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Something quite uncommon happened in Wellington during the first week of October. There was not one precautionary boilwater notice in effect, but two.

The first, affecting residents of Pond View Drive in Palm Beach Polo, was the result of a water main break, Utilities Director Shannon LaRocque said. Page 3

Loxahatchee Groves Welcomes Town’s Five New PBSO Deputies

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held an installation ceremony for the five deputies of the town’s new Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 17 substation during a town hall workshop meeting Friday, Sept. 29. Deputies Tifani Liming, John Walker, George Campbell, Alice Alfonso and Alex Concepcion were recognized for the commitment they have made to the town. Page 5

St. Michael Church Hosts ‘Paws For A Blessing’

The ninth annual “Paws for a Blessing” was held Sunday, Oct. 1 at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington. People brought their pets, mostly dogs, for a blessing, but there was also a gerbil and a bird in need of spiritual support. Pet food was donated to Big Dog Ranch Rescue. Page 11

OPINION

New PBSC Dental Building Belongs At Lox Groves Campus

When the new Palm Beach State College campus opened in Loxahatchee Groves earlier this year, it was billed as a campus that would grow over the next 50 years with a focus on the health sciences. Now, the college has a chance to prove if that was just rhetoric or reality.

Later this month, the leadership at PBSC will decide between the Loxahatchee Groves campus or the Lake Worth campus for a new building to house its dental technology program. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 11 OPINION.................................. 4 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 6 PEOPLE................................. 12 SCHOOLS.............................. 13 COLUMNS.......................14, 21 BUSINESS..................... 22 - 23 SPORTS..........................25 - 27 CALENDAR............................ 28 CLASSIFIEDS................ 29 - 32 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

The Kids Cancer Foundation held a Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 30 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington. September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Park Avenue BBQ catered the buffet, while a DJ kept the dance music booming. There were face painters, characters, rock painting, bounce houses, a petting zoo and more. Shown here is Emma LaPaglia and her entourage of relatives. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN /TOWN-CRIER

PBSC Hears From Public On Location Of Dental Building

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach State College officials conducted a community discussion Wednesday evening at the Loxahatchee Groves campus regarding the location of the school’s planned new dental programs building.

A decision will be made shortly whether to build the state-ofthe-art dental facility at the new Loxahatchee Groves campus or at the Lake Worth campus, where the current dental building is located.

The meeting was well-attended by community leaders, educators and health professionals in the western communities. Those attending Wednesday’s forum encouraged the college to make the dental building the next addition to the Loxahatchee Groves campus.

One of the main messages voiced by those who made public comments came from State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86). He expressed his shock that the site is now being disputed between two locations.

“When you had your grand opening, and I sat in this room with you, everyone said that spot right out there, that clear spot out there,

is the spot for the dental campus,” Willhite said. “This was going to be a health science campus.”

That continued to be the discussion in the state capital, he said.

“Fast-forward to 2017 in Tallahassee, and Palm Beach State College comes, and they start asking for funding,” Willhite said. “And as you talked about funding this year and support in the future, and I have been and will be supportive, I was on the assumption that the money that was being asked for the dental building, it was no question where it was going to be built.”

At this point in time, the college is expected to seek local funding to support the construction project. It currently has $5 million received from the state for the dental building, which covers design but not construction, and there is no local funding going toward the project, according to Richard Becker, PBSC’s vice president of administration and business services.

In order for the college to receive financing for a new building from the state, it completes a survey conducted every five years, then uses a state formula to measure forecasted enrollment rates in each area there is a

campus. The space needed for a proposed facility is generated, and that information goes into a capital improvement plan submitted to the state. The state ultimately decides which projects it will fund for the college.

“The revenue from those monies are shrinking,” Becker said.

“We’re not bonding currently, so we’re only using the cash that comes in from those revenues’ source, not the bonding compounding component of that.”

Nevertheless, the school hopes to have the necessary funding in place to complete the new dental programs building over the next several years. It would replace the aging structure on the Lake Worth campus that is the current home to degree programs in dental assisting and dental hygiene.

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto continued to echo the room’s consensus regarding the desire to have the services and growth that the new addition to the college would bring the western communities.

Pinto said the original idea for the Loxahatchee Groves campus sent a message to the community See PBSC DENTAL, page 7

Halloween Fun At Fall Fest, Trunk Or Treat In Wellington

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Things are about to get spooky in Wellington. The Wellington Fall Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 21 from 3 to 10 p.m. at Village Park on Pierson Road, and the popular Trunk or Treat will take place the following weekend, on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Wellington High School student parking lot.

Wellington’s Fall Festival is going to be bigger and better than ever.

“This year, we listened to suggestions made by people who attended last year, and we’ve extended the time of the event. It will be from 3 to 10 p.m.,” Community Programs Manager Michelle Gar-

vey said. “We’re encouraging the earlier time for the younger kids, so that way they can enjoy it, and hopefully it won’t be so crowded, as it has been in years past.”

Different attractions will be starting at different times. The bounce houses, face painting, petting zoo, pony rides and trickor-treat doors open at 3 p.m. Pony rides will close at 6 p.m. The Haunted Hallways, for those 10 or older, will open at 5 p.m., an hour earlier than in the past, and stay open until 10 p.m.

New to this year’s Fall Festival is laser tag, which will take place outside from 4 to 9 p.m. There will be two costume contests, at 4 and 7 p.m., as well as pumpkin pie eating contests for children and adults at

8 p.m. The layout will be similar to how Wellington does its Fourth of July event, with more activities taking place in the field areas of the park.

Many sponsors and vendors are joining in on the fun. The featured sponsor is the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial; the costume contest sponsor is Wellington Urgent Care; the shuttle and bus sponsor is Wellington Regional Medical Center; the Haunted Hallways sponsor is Southern Septic; the petting zoo sponsor is Bright Horizons; the trick-or-treat doors sponsor is Promise Life Chapel; and the face painting sponsor is Christ Community Church.

Parking is free, but limited. AtSee FALL FEST, page 15

Equestrian Board Skeptical Of Palm Beach Polo, Polo West Requests

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee considered two amendments Wednesday to the Wellington PUD Master Plan requested by the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club and Polo West.

At a quasi-judicial hearing, board members heard the requests and approved some of the changes, while rejecting others, after hearing from attorneys representing several groups and many members of the public.

The meeting opened with the Palm Beach Polo Property Owners Association requesting to be considered an interested property, to which attorney Alec Domb, representing the applicant, disagreed.

“The properties in question

tonight are not part of the properties governed by the declaration of bylaws,” Domb said. “They have no jurisdiction with respect to this and cannot be interested parties.”

Wellington Village Attorney Laurie Cohen disagreed.

“They may not have ownership interest in the property, but they are impacted in some way by the proposed land use change,” she said.

Cohen advised the committee to err on the side of caution and allow the POA to be considered an interested party.

The first of two requests was a Wellington PUD master plan amendment that made a number of changes to the Palm Beach Polo property. The changes would: create two new pods within Palm Beach Polo, to be known as Pod 80 See PUD CHANGES, page 15

SCHOOL CULTURAL APPRECIATION DAY

Wellington Collegiate Academy held a cultural appreciation day at the original Wellington Mall on Friday, Sept. 29. Students enjoyed walking about the mall courtyard area with passports, visiting each culture’s booth to taste different cuisines. The event was highlighted by musical performances from the students, a guest singer and Choral Conductor Jessica Valdez.

Shown above, Jimmy Kappes and Gianna, Tracy, Taylor and Bjoern Priske serve German cuisine. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 17 PHOTO BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

Lox Council OKs Budget Amendment After More Haggling

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A resolution reinstating the town’s code enforcement budget after the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gutted it at its previous meeting was approved Tuesday, Oct. 3 after council members debated where other budget cuts would come from.

The council haggled over what departments to take from in order to cover the shortfall before finally approving the resolution.

On Sept. 19, council members had wrangled to reach a final tax rate of 2.15 mills, below the staff recommendation of 2.6 mills, in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-18, which began Oct. 1. The budget is up about $300,000 from the current year, largely to pay for higher contract costs with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Approving a 2.6 millage rate

would have required a unanimous 5-0 vote, and Councilman Dave DeMarois held out at first for the current tax rate of 1.47 mills before finally consenting to 2.15 mills.

As a result, the council set upon where to make cuts to balance the budget, which is required by state statute, starting by cutting code enforcement in half.

On Tuesday, Town Manager Bill Underwood told the council that the resolution was being presented as a result of the council’s action at its previous meeting arbitrarily reducing the contracted code enforcement amount by $18,000, which he said had to be put back in.

“What is presented to you is a proposed budget amendment reinstating code enforcement back to its prior amount of $53,840,” Underwood said.

Councilman Todd McLendon See LOX BUDGET, page 4

Community Service Second Nature For Mickey Smith

By Ray Burow Town-Crier Staff Report Growing up in Williamson, W.Va., there were two things that Michael “Mickey” Smith knew from an early age: he would grow up to be an attorney, and he would always be called Mickey.

From the first grade, his mother insisted that he remember to request to be called Mickey, since he was named after his uncle.

Smith’s parents were even more insistent concerning a college education. His father, a World War II veteran, didn’t get the luxury of attending college. Neither of his parents attended college, but their children would.

Smith loved the people of West Virginia, but had big plans that didn’t include living in small-town

America. He set out on a circuitous journey that led to living out his dream of becoming a notable attorney.

While he was studying engineering at Virginia Tech, he met his wife-to-be, Lizz; she was an education major. After earning his engineering degree, graduating with honors, Smith received a merit scholarship and continued his education at the Duke University School of Law, where he graduated in the top six percent of his class.

In law school, Smith was elected to the Order of the Coif, an honor society for law school graduates.

Smith is also a member of Mensa International, the International High IQ Society.

Though Smith has received

accolades for being incredibly intelligent, he is also incredibly humble.

“I don’t consider myself to be especially smart, but I do think I am hardworking. I have always been hardworking, and I like school. If I won the lottery, I think that I would go back and be a professional student. I like to learn,” Smith said. “You know the old saying, ‘The harder I work, the luckier I become.’ I think there’s a lot of truth in that. I’ve always been blessed with good partners and support people to work with.”

Education is important to the Smith family. Lizz, a recently retired school teacher, discovered that retirement wasn’t for her.

She missed teaching and eventuSee SMITH, page 7

Attorney Mickey Smith is a longtime Wellington resident.

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RPBHS Principal’s Annual Report To Ed Board Mostly Glowing

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Royal Palm Beach High School Principal Jesus Armas gave his annual report to the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board on Monday, Oct. 2.

Armas began his report by focusing on the high school’s vision, relating to board members new and old that it continues to be the instrumental guide that the school’s faculty and students follow.

“To me, the most important thing here is the fact that at Royal Palm Beach High School, we’re dedicated to meeting the holistic needs of our students. It’s not just about test scores. It’s always about the whole child,” Armas said. “We have them for four years. We get them as 14-year-old children, and we graduate them as young adults.

And we take that responsibility very seriously.”

Safety was a key focus for Armas in his report. The school is kept safe through the commitment of three student services assistant principals, two full-time police officers, a police aide stationed at the front of the school’s gate, six full-time personnel for security purposes, one dean of student services and an 18-member crisis response team.

“First and foremost is our school supervision plan, as to where we have our adults on campus and when and where they are,” Armas said. “[And] a fully operational, duty-specific crisis response plan that we have, our evacuation drills, our safety committee meetings and the use of 40 surveillance cameras.”

To ensure safety, relationships between students and faculty are what Armas said he strives to maintain and continue to create.

He said it is the highest goal to form those relationships between students and staff.

“Why?” Armas asked rhetorically. “Because when the adults create relationships with kids, when the adults make the students feel safe, when every student has an adult that they can go to in times of trouble, that’s when you know that you have a safe campus.”

Armas said the relationships formed not only ensure immediate safety, but they will also create a higher likelihood that students will trust in staff to help in times of trouble.

“We always tell our students that if you tell us when something is wrong, 999 times out of 1,000, we will fix it and get it right for you,” he said.

Royal Palm Beach High School faculty and students, friends and family stand together outside Royal Palm Beach Village Hall.

Armas did not show up alone at the board meeting. He brought evidence of the relationships that exist on campus between students and staff.

One by one, parents, faculty, students and children walked up to opposite microphones, as they introduced themselves to the education board, detailing their roles

at the school and the relationships they share with each other.

“What we have here today are 19 Royal Palm Beach High School staff members who have a child or grandchild going to the school,” Armas said. “What we have here are 16 employees who are Royal Palm Beach High School alumni.

They love the school so much

that they not only graduated there, they’re back, and they’re working with us and for us.”

As a parent/faculty member stepped to a podium and spoke, there was a student/child of that parent who stood opposite them in the room. If the faculty member didn’t have a child at the school, they were alumni of the school, so

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there was a long-standing Royal Palm Beach connection.

“This is really the family of Royal Palm Beach, isn’t it?” Board Member David Kendle said.

As the family at the school continues to grow, so does its graduation rate. The projected numbers for the graduation percentage for See RPBHS, page 15

Wellington Water Utility Issues Two Rare Boil-Water Notices

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Something quite uncommon happened in Wellington during the first week of October. There was not one precautionary boil-water notice in effect, but two.

The first, affecting residents of Pond View Drive in Palm Beach Polo, was the result of a water main break, Utilities Director Shannon LaRocque said.

“This was due to an FPL subcontractor hitting one of our water mains with a directional drill machine. It included 35 units,” she said. “That was out of our control.”

The second, affecting residents on Sunset Point Circle, Sunset Point Lane, Sunset Point Drive, Sunset Point Court and Sag Harbor Court, was also a result of a water main break and affected 138 units.

“That was a traditional water main break. That’s a water main that’s close to 30 or 35 years old, and there were two holes in

the bottom of the water main,” LaRocque said. “Sometimes that happens over time, if you get some settling, or a rock or something that sits on the water main — this is PVC pipe — that can actually puncture it over time.”

In both instances, residents were alerted to the notice through yellow door hangers placed on their doors Monday, Oct. 2.

When there is a boil-water notice, it is reported to the Palm Beach County Health Department.

The notice is a precautionary measure, LaRocque added.

“What we have to do is take samples for two consecutive days.

We take samples and run bacteriological tests, and if they pass, they can stop the boil water,” LaRocque said.

By Wednesday, Oct. 4, the precautionary notices were lifted, and green door hangers were placed on residents’ doors to let them know that the water was indeed safe.

“All bacteriological samples

have passed and the boil water order has been lifted with health department approval,” the village announced Wednesday afternoon.

“The water is safe to drink.”

Though Wellington doesn’t frequently have precautionary boil-water notices, LaRocque said that they are not uncommon in the utility business.

“This is normal for utilities.

Utilities have water main breaks.

Sometimes it’s within our control, sometimes it’s not within our control,” she said. “Our job is to make sure we’re prepared to address the issue as soon as possible and minimize the outage, and obviously avoid any contamination to the drinking water.”

Wellington, she said, is wellprepared for any instances that may occur.

“There are utilities that aren’t well-maintained, but Wellington’s is very well-maintained,” LaRocque said. “We’re doing a very aggressive condition assess-

ment with the water and wastewater system, underground water and wastewater system, collection piping and distribution piping, to prioritize areas.”

The two breaks, she stressed, are not in any way an indication of a systemic problem.

Wellington is conducting studies on its water mains, she said, and is using the results to better its system.

“We’ll start to see some construction projects move forward where we’ll actually start replacing water mains,” LaRocque said.

“That happens in a utility. The cycle is continuous.”

As piping gets to be 30 to 40 years old, utility departments get more aggressive in the replacement of water mains.

Wellington, LaRocque said, did a great job sharing the notice on social media and notifying residents of the potential issue.

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It’s also possible to puncture a water main with a shovel while digging.

Fortunately, she said, the recent effects of Hurricane Irma did not have a major impact on the village’s utility system, or the water main by Sunset Point Circle and Sag Harbor Court.

As a result of Irma, there were approximately 25 service turnoffs where uprooted trees damaged private plumbing, LaRocque said, but there wasn’t any damage to the village’s plumbing.

One of the two Oct. 2 water main breaks could have been prevented, she said, but the other was not easily preventable.

“We do an excellent job at maintaining our systems,” LaRocque said. “This certainly doesn’t indicate that the village has been lacking with respect to maintenance of those systems.”

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Boiling water is the best way to kill possible contaminants.

For areas without power, eight drops, or 1/8 of a teaspoon, of unscented household bleach can be mixed with a gallon of water and left to stand for a half-hour. If the water is cloudy after that time, 16 more drops, or 1/4 teaspoon, of bleach can be added, waiting an additional half-hour.

There are a few things residents can do to help avoid a water main break. First, LaRocque said, is to contact the village anytime work such as putting in fence posts or planting a tree is going to be done. Those shouldn’t be done in utility easements, but it is best to make sure that work won’t be done near anything underground thatr could be punctured.

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New Dental Building Belongs At Loxahatchee Groves Campus When the new Palm Beach State College campus opened in Loxahatchee Groves earlier this year, it heralded a milestone in higher education here in the western communities. It was billed as a campus that would grow over the next 50 years with a stated focus on the health sciences. Now, the college has a chance to prove if that was just rhetoric or reality.

Later this month, the leadership at PBSC is expected to decide between the new Loxahatchee Groves campus or the long-established Lake Worth campus for a new building to house its well-known dental technology program, home to degree programs in dental assisting and dental hygiene.

In June, the Florida Legislature allocated $5 million for the new facility, far short of the $21.7 million requested for the entire project. While it is enough to get the project underway with design work and planning, college leaders will need to pursue the remaining funds from the state in future years. Meanwhile, school officials held public forums this week gathering input on which campus to build the new, state-of-the-art building.

The new Dental and Medical Services Technology Building will replace the 55-year-old structure on the Lake Worth campus and provide a new home for the college’s degree and adult vocational certificate programs in dental fields. The programs are the only such programs in Palm Beach County accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation, and graduates have been a mainstay of the dental health workforce in the county for decades.

The program is currently housed in Lake Worth, which wants to retain the operation and get a brand-new medical building as part of the process. Which is nice, and speaks to

history and tradition. But at face value, there shouldn’t even be a debate; the new campus in Loxahatchee Groves was designed to be a medical technology hub. This alone should make the decision clear.

Loxahatchee Groves has a distinct advantage when it comes to available space. Lake Worth’s campus is built out; the existing structure would need to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. But the Loxahatchee Groves campus isn’t handcuffed by this issue; there’s currently only one building on the campus, with room to build a dozen more.

Not surprisingly, elected officials in Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves have thrown their full support behind locating the program here in the western communities. That support has been joined by local dental and other health professionals.

And Dr. Maria Vallejo — provost for the PBSC campuses in Loxahatchee Groves and Belle Glade, as well as vice president for growth and expansion at the college — noted recently that construction of the future academic building could be more effective at the Loxahatchee Groves location.

“It would not disrupt the program, because if you’re building a building, you have to tear down what you have. I would never want to have the students be on hold for a year or two until a new building is built,” Vallejo said at a recent Wellington Village Council meeting. “So, it’s easier to build a building on a different site, and then just have those students as soon as they’re ready to move forward into that new site.”

We couldn’t agree more, and encourage Palm Beach State College to move the program to Loxahatchee Groves.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Schiola: Time To Unincorporate?

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves was founded almost 12 years ago. When the town was incorporated, the people were told that incorporation meant access to money to improve roads and drainage. Horse trails along the canals would separate animals and riders from traffic. There would be limited development along Southern and Okeechobee, and let’s not forget, the chance to govern ourselves for the betterment of the community at large.

In the last 12 years, how has the town progressed? The paved roads have potholes or are in disrepair.

The dirt roads that the town is responsible for are only graded once a month, and these roads have not been graded in the last two months. The town just agreed at its last meeting to take over the remaining 10 miles of dirt road from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District, but also stated that there was no money budgeted to maintain these roads. The roads throughout the town have not been budgeted to be maintained. The roads throughout the town have not been hedged in two years, and with the recent hurricane, this has created more vegetation on the road rights-of-way. Signs are either completely missing or falling into canals. The town has done an about-face on constructing the equestrian trails by stating that

the town doesn’t have the money to start, let alone finish the trails.

Due to the recent hurricane, there are piles upon piles of vegetation on every road in Loxahatchee Groves. The town has stated that its debris contractor is not available, but isn’t that the town’s responsibility to secure another contractor? Culvert pipes under F Road and Marcella Blvd. and at C Road and Collecting Canal Road are collapsing. These are just two examples of a growing and expensive problem. The town’s response is either ignore the problem or dump dirt in the hole until the next storm, as the problem worsens.

The town’s code enforcement has gone from complaint driven to proactive code enforcement.

That means that the code officer drives around now and looks for code infractions. The town and the water control district just raised taxes, plus the town receives gas tax money and the one-cent sales tax increase voted on last year to improve our infrastructure.

Most of our tax money goes to pay for professional services like the town manager and his management company, the town code enforcement (also owned and managed by the town manager), engineering and surveying firms, the town law firm and the town planner. Paying all these professionals leaves little tax dollars to maintain and improve our infrastructure.

Mayor Dave Browning and most of the town council thinks that the town is running and looking good. So, it’s time to add this up. Paved roads are in disrepair.

Dirt roads aren’t being graded. The vegetation isn’t getting moved.

The roads aren’t being hedged.

Signs are missing or falling into the canals. Code enforcement is out looking to catch you, and the trails have set with the sun in the west.

Now, I ask you again, in the last 12 years, how has the town progressed? How has the Town of Loxahatchee Groves improved you and your family’s quality of life? Deep down, we all know the answer to these questions. I voted for incorporation, but seeing this town’s infrastructure deteriorate over the years, and the broken promise of equestrian trails, maybe it’s time to say we tried, but just couldn’t make it work. Maybe it’s time to unincorporate.

Frank Schiola Loxahatchee Groves Editor’s note: Mr. Schiola is a former member of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors.

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GOP policy: No gun control, no regulations and no American lives matter. GOP policy kills, as demonstrated by the current mass

murder of citizens in Nevada by one American terrorist armed with a legally sold military assault weapon: 58 killed and 500-plus wounded.

This is the same shameful GOP administration that is currently insulting and neglecting Puerto Rican citizens while disease, illness and death surrounded everyone there for lack of any help or supplies for days from this administration. Whereas their favored GOP states, Florida and Texas, immediately got tons of supplies, medicine, clothes and help before the hurricanes even hit. Puerto Rican citizens are still waiting as Mr. Trump assails these suffering Americans daily with a barrage of cold-hearted insults.

I am more frightened by the extensive damage and suffering caused by GOP policy on American citizens than I ever was of any foreign terrorists.

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Anthropogenic Global Warming

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to the letter from Dr. Bill Louda (Yes... Check The Facts On ‘Global Warming’) published last week.

Dr. Louda begins his response to my letter about the superstition that AGW (anthropogenic global warming) is the cause of the putative increasing rates of hurricanes

by observing, “The letter regarding global warming (Check the Facts on ‘Global Warming,’ Sept. 22) strays from facts a lot.”

The doctor then identifies several floats in the persistent parade of progressive religion that is sempiternally seeking out non-believers, but that parade is comprised of gaudy gewgaw floats that are as gnostic as they are insistent that only those garnish floats represent science and, thus truth, and claims that the doctrines of the progressives and collectivists are facts is exercised before the doctor delivers his rhetorical dismount from his performance by gainsaying those he labels “naysayers.”

But the claims of the collectivists are not scientific facts that are settled, but the claim they are settled facts is a dead giveaway that what is being promoted is a progressive religious doctrine, not science.

Well, yes, science skeptics do exist and, many times, they are the ones who lead science in the right direction.

Now, I certainly am not a naysayer about the doctor’s devotion to the gnostic doctrines of

AGW progressivism as they are currently cast in climate change claims. (Has he and his ilk ever considered a climate change catechism for the public schools, which promote progressivism?)

But his religion is not mine, and there are an increasing number of legitimate scientists who are not only skeptical about the many confusing, and even contradictory, claims masquerading as facts in the climate change collective, but who offer reasonable alternative explanations for what we think we are observing.

One such scientist is Dr. Roy Spencer, who has posted a primer on anthropogenic global warming that can be viewed at https:// tinyurl.com/kwm8l85. Just copy and paste that into your browser and make up your own mind about this controversy and understand, my AGW friends, that my scientist can beat up your scientist. (OK, I suppose I will have to make sure readers know that line was written in jest, because AGW is far too serious not to be taken lightly).

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Invasive Coyotes Finding Homes In The Western Communities

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The presence of coyotes in the western communities is once again becoming a concern as rural areas become more populated.

Social media pages, such as Loxahatchee Groves Lost and Found Pets on Facebook, have had discussions on coyote sightings.

Several members reported seeing them in Loxahatchee Groves, The Acreage and Jupiter Farms.

Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning, a longtime resident, said that he is aware that there are active coyote dens in Loxahatchee Groves.

“It’s one of those things that people have to deal with,” Browning said. “It’s mostly about protecting the goats and things like

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continued from page 1 made a motion for discussion, seconded by Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel, to approve the resolution, but ultimately wound up voting against the motion, which failed 3-2 after McLendon objected to gutting the planning and zoning budget to reinstate code enforcement.

“Where some of this money is going to come from is the planning and zoning contract, which helps us modify the [Unified Land Development Code] and the comp plan and that sort of thing,” McLendon said. “The reason for incorporation was to preserve Loxahatchee Groves, and those

that. There are people who put donkeys out with them, or a llama, and those will control the coyotes. There are also trappers who will come in. We have not done anything as a town. We had some discussion at one time, but it really didn’t go any further than that.”

Browning said that it is not unusual for coyotes to make homes under the porches of houses, in sheds, or to expand the burrows of gopher tortoises and other animals.

“They can live very close to humans,” he said. “There’s plenty of places for them to live out there.”

Even so, coyotes are quite shy and avoid direct contact with humans, but can be a menace to small domestic animals.

“They’re survivors,” Browning

said. “Normally they will go after house cats, small dogs, and other pets and farm animals.”

He does not recall coyotes ever being a threat to humans.

“I’ve only seen them two or three times in Loxahatchee Groves,” Browning said. “I know that they’re here. I’ve seen their tracks.”

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Public Information Coordinator Carol Lyn Parrish said coyotes are present in every Florida county.

“They’re considered an invasive species because they’re not native, they’re not indigenous to the State of Florida,” Parrish said. “Because they are an invasive species, they are not protected the way native species are protected.”

Parrish, who lives locally, said she knows they are out there.

“You have some livestock, some farming communities, some rural communities,” she said. “Coyotes, for the most part, do like open prairieland when they’re existing outside residential communities, but inside residential communities, they do become accustomed to the area. They are opportunistic feeders, so we try to educate folks to not allow their pets to roam free.”

The average coyote weight is about 28 pounds, but they can run up to about 45 pounds, Parrish said. “They’re common,” she added. “They’re in residential areas.”

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission web site has information on controlling coyotes at www.myfwc.

com/conservation/you-conserve/ wildlife/coyotes.

They rarely pose a threat to people, especially adults. They can be curious, but are also timid and generally run away if challenged.

If a coyote approaches too closely, they can be frightened away if you make loud noises and act aggressively, although those tactics’ effectiveness can wane over time.

“Making loud noises, yelling at the coyote, making sure that they know you are there and present [can] deter them from coming into that area, but it really is about managing that environment,” Parrish said.

Coyotes can be removed from a resident’s own property by legal and humane methods, and this is allowed by state law, she said.

The FWC does not trap coyotes, but there are professional trappers for hire who can capture and relocate them.

“Many [trappers] throughout the state provide live trapping services for a variety of different animals, coyotes being one of them, but not every trapper will take a coyote,” Parrish said. “Coyotes are a little bit more difficult to trap because they’re not like a raccoon that will enter into a cage. A coyote is not as easy to trap. They’re pretty smart and pretty elusive.”

Coyotes are primarily nocturnal, although it is not uncommon to see them in daylight hours, especially in residential areas.

“When they’re moving, and when they’re mating, is at night,” Parrish said.

are the primary core of doing that, but now we’re going to seriously cut the money, spending on less important things for the town. Our ULDC and comp plan are the only things that gives us the tools to do that, but we’re cutting $18,000 from that. I don’t think that’s a good place to take it from.”

McLendon said approving the resolution to hold up the code enforcement contract would put the council back to where it was a month ago when it scrambled to take money from other accounts in order to approve a tax rate lower than staff’s recommendation.

“We had one council member who didn’t want to go with the rate that would have allowed us to do all of this,” he said. “I question again, are we going to ignore the most important things in our

town for the following year by not trying to preserve and protect, by removing that money from the ULDC and comp plan changes?”

Councilman Ryan Liang said not approving the resolution as presented would raise the question of where to cut the budget, and McLendon said the council would need to again scrutinize where to take it from as it did previously.

“I didn’t get us in this situation,” McLendon said. “Ryan, you didn’t get us in this situation. We need to hear from the person who did.”

Mayor Dave Browning said the recommendation was from the town manager. “We maybe don’t like it, but we’ll live,” he said.

Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said he had spent two hours that day with Underwood discussing the budget, and agreed that the planning and

zoning cut was the best option.

“Bill made these suggestions,” Jarriel said. “He feels like these are the best places that we can cut and still survive. I support my town manager. I think we have a higher priority than just [planning and zoning]. I think the top priority should be the roads in this town, and they’re getting worse and worse every day.”

McLendon said he agreed that the roads are also a major issue, but pointed out that there are code enforcement cases coming up that need to be addressed.

“We’ve got all these issues that are coming to light because of code enforcement, and we need to fix these codes,” he said. “I don’t want to take the position that we should just ignore these codes. I have a problem enforcing a rule

book that we all know has major mistakes in it, and we’re not going to do anything to fix it because of this budget.”

Jarriel said the council and manager could make additional budget changes as they go through the year to see that departments remain in operation.

During public comment, former Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor John Ryan, a staunch opponent of the town’s management firm, said he was disappointed that a 3 percent increase for town management had not been looked at for cuts.

“I’ve always had concerns about Bill’s contract and the amendment to the contract, but setting that aside… Bill left in his 3 percent increase, which is $14,500,” Ryan said. “I think, given the problems

that we’ve had in the last year and the mistakes town management has made, I’d rather see the $14,500 increase in his compensation cut out, and some of the other items that the council would look at as more important restored.”

The question was called, and the motion failed 3-2 with McLendon, DeMarois and Liang opposed.

The council once again set out to remove money from other departments, reducing council travel expenses from $7,000 to $6,000, election expenses from $10,300 to $5,300, CERP’s budget of $2,000 to $500, and cutting $2,000 from brand marketing and $9,000 from planning and zoning.

After they balanced the budget once again, McLendon made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.

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Loxahatchee Groves Welcomes Five New PBSO Deputies

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held an installation ceremony for the five deputies of the town’s new Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 17 substation during a town hall workshop meeting Friday, Sept. 29.

“This is a wonderful day for the town and certainly for the sheriff’s office. We are very proud to be here. It has been a long time coming, and a lot of work has gone into it,” District 17 Commander Lt. David Combs said. “I think

we have assembled a first wave of deputies that you are going to be very proud of. I think that it is a wonderful, eclectic, group. This is a step forward in being able to provide the town with the finest possible law enforcement services that we can, and I think that we are well on our way.”

Deputies Tifani Liming, John Walker, George Campbell, Alice Alfonso and Alex Concepcion were recognized for the commitment they have made to the town.

“The one thing I can promise you is commitment to the town,”

PBSO Col. Antonio Araujo said.

“You’re not only going to get what you see here. You’re going to get the 4,200 employees that come with the PBSO and all the uniforms. And, when those times come, you’re going to get what you can see, and what you can’t see. They’re going to be here.”

The town recently signed a new contract with the PBSO that gives Loxahatchee Groves a dedicated corps of deputies for the first time.

Mayor David Browning welcomed all the new deputies to the community, sharing his support

and the support of the town to do their jobs moving forward.

“In our 10-year history as a town, we started out with this idea of deputies 24-7 in our town. And at that time, we were approached by your department, and they said, ‘We can give you the same service with less people and just combine you with the Acreage,’” Browning recalled. “It worked very well for us as a young town. Now, we are back to what we originally had thought of with the incorporation… I know you guys are going to do a great job.”

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Loxahatchee Groves Mayor David Browning, Councilman Todd McLendon, Town Manager Bill Underwood and Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel with the new Loxahatchee Groves deputies.

Deputies Tifani Liming, John Walker, Alice Alfonso, Alex Concepcion and George Campbell.

Lt. David Combs recognizes Deputy Alice Alfonso.

Deputies Ronell Barrios and Brian Daly, with horses Liberty and Tonka, join in welcoming the new Loxahatchee Groves deputies.

PBSO Col. Antonio Araujo addresses town officials.

Deputies Alex Concepcion, Tifani Liming and John Walker are introduced.

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This can’t be happening. Now there is now another way for my clients to lose their money and their identities and it isn’t even because of some fraudster. No, this time, the “perp” is a legitimate business failing miserably to protect its “people”.

I’m speaking, of course, about the Equifax breach.

For 35 years, I’ve seen a lot of scams out there; people trying to sucker us out of some hard earned cash. This, however, takes the cake.

So what do we do? Do we give up our credit cards and go back to the barter system? Should we start taking chickens to the store to pay for our groceries? Or should we just start carrying sacks of gold and silver with us when we’re running errands about town? Perhaps we should start trading animal pelts again.

When my clients starting to call me two weeks ago for advice, I offered these alternatives. They didn’t seem to think these options were feasible. Most of them had no chickens to trade.

So what is practical? Call the credit bureaus and freeze your credit. No one will have access to your information without your permission. It is going to be a hassle in the future, sure, but unless you have some spare animal pelts lying around, there isn’t an easier way to handle the situation.

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NEWS BRIEFS Kids Cancer Foundation Golf Tourney Oct. 27

The 11th annual Kids Cancer Foundation Golf Tournament in memory of Jenna McCann will take place Friday, Oct. 27 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington.

This golf tournament is not only a fun day of golf, but also includes a luncheon, awards presentation and silent auction. All proceeds from the event will go to the Kids Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to provide hope and support to local children and families battling childhood cancer.

The golf tournament is named in memory of Jenna McCann, who lost her battle with cancer at the age of four. McCann touched the lives of so many people in the community and continues to work her magic through events like this.

The hope of the Kids Cancer Foundation is that no family will have to endure the difficulty that the McCann family experienced, but until then, the nonprofit eases the struggle for these valiant families.

Those interested in playing in the tournament or being a sponsor should contact Michelle O’Boyle at (561) 371-1298 or michelle@ kidscancersf.org.

FLARA To Host Rep. Hastings

The western communities chapter of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans will meet Monday, Oct. 9 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church (12200 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington).

The business meeting is at noon, and new members are welcome.

The program, from 1 to 3 p.m., will feature U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-District 20) discussing the debt ceiling. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call Nancy Tanner at (561) 319-6192.

Mindful Parenting Night Out

This month’s Mindful Parenting workshop will be held Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Kontiki Wine & Raw Bar (13860

Wellington Trace, Wellington).

There will be a cash bar and menu-limited seating.

This event will be facilitated

by Wendy Soderman, a certified mindfulness teacher. Mindful Parenting is an innovative program that integrates positive parenting strategies with researched-based mindfulness practices, which helps parents manage stress and create deep and lasting connections with children.

There will be a $20 per couple donation to the Teacher Professional Education Fund. RSVP to www.mindfulparentingworkshop. eventbrite.com. For more info., e-mail soderman@learnideal.com.

Relay For Life Kickoff Oct. 18

The Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County will host a kickoff party to gather anyone who wants to know more about the 2018 relay on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.).

The Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County includes everyone from The Acreage,

Loxahatchee, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and West Palm Beach, joining together to raise money to fight cancer.

Building on last year’s successful merger, this year’s event will again take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 10 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

This year’s theme is “Decades: A Blast from the Past for a Future Without Cancer.” Everyone is welcome to attend the kickoff to learn more about the 2018 relay. There’s no commitment and no cost.

Funds raised through Relay for Life go to the American Cancer Society for research and to provide services for cancer patients, along with their families and caregivers.

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Shulamit Hadassah will hold a “Knives and Nutrition” event with registered dietitian Lorna Dubinsky on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach County

Sheriff’s Golf Classic Oct. 9

The sixth annual Sheriff’s Scholars Golf Classic is set for Monday, Oct. 9 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. The tournament benefits the scholarship program for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with an 11:30 a.m. lunch and a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

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County Waives Permit Fees To Repair Irma-Related Damages

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County has waived permit and expedited review fees for residents who incurred damage from Hurricane Irma.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Palm Beach County Commission was one of the first in the state to approve a resolution in response to Gov. Rick Scott’s executive order empowering counties to take appropriate actions to protect residents and facilitate recovery efforts from Hurricane Irma.

The resolution will authorize the county building division to expedite reviews and issue permits to begin recovery and repair without charging any fees for these services for six months.

“We took that upon ourselves to go ahead and do that to try to help people take care of their hurricanerelated affairs,” County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay told the

Town-Crier on Tuesday. “It was the right thing to do.”

McKinlay said residents must bring in an explanation of the damage and be able to relate the damage to the hurricane.

At the Sept. 26 meeting, County Administrator Verdenia Baker said planning staff had acted quickly to put the resolution before the commissioners.

“This is government at its best where we recognize that there are circumstances in eliminating the fees and waiving the permit fees so that we can go ahead and move forward and repair some of our buildings, residences and businesses,” Baker said.

Patrick Rutter, executive director of Palm Beach County’s Planning, Zoning & Building Division, said the resolution will authorize county staff to work with people coming with photographic evidence or insurance settlements to

show that the damage is hurricanerelated.

“We can work with them and offer this little bit of help along the way as they repair damage that has occurred,” Rutter said, explaining that his department will provide the commissioners with how many permits it issues and which fees are waived at the conclusion of the six months.

“I think it’s a great thing to do, and we look forward to getting it going,” he said.

The waived fees will be for six months, but with all the hurricane-related damage across the state, McKinlay said that she is concerned about having enough contractors to repair the damage within that timeframe.

“Do we have flexibility as we start to move forward on this to extend it, maybe from six months to nine months, if we see that people are having a hard time finding a

licensed contractor to do some of this repair work?” McKinlay asked Rutter.

“We can come back to you,” he replied. “If we see that the volume is still occurring as we’re well into this, we would take that into consideration. We will keep track of that, and yes, that’s a possibility.”

McKinlay said counties have been under constant attack from leaders in the state legislature about county response to Hurricane Irma.

“We do the best we can,” she said. “I think we’ve done a tremendous job. We haven’t lost any lives in that whole evacuation process.

Our primary responsibility is to protect lives first and foremost, and we did our job, and we are making a recovery tremendously quick, in my opinion.”

McKinlay added that recovery will be as fast as some of the

partnerships that the county has to depend on in order to make things move forward.

“This is an example of local government done right,” she said.

“I think that it deserves some attention among our leaders in the legislature that we are doing things to help people bounce back and recover quickly from this hurricane.

I really commend you and your staff for bringing this forward to us so quickly.”

During public comment, Carol Bowen with Associated Builders and Contractors thanked commissioners for putting the item on the agenda.

“ABC represents commercial contractors from the Keys up to Brevard, and as soon as these storms ceased, we began participating in the emergency response private-sector calls under the leadership of Gov. Scott,” Bowen said.

“We’ve been on some subsequent

calls to try and identify ways to expedite and move forward those individuals and businesses who suffered damage and need to rebuild and repair.”

Bowen said ABC holds up Palm Beach County as an exemplary government for its continued insistence and focus on utilizing licensed contractors.

“Nobody benefits when you use unlicensed [contractors],” Bowen said. “That’s what we see in this item going forward to further support today. It’s not contractors who pay permit fees, it’s owners, and so if you think of your small residential homeowner or your small business owner who may be frustrated or overwhelmed with the potential cost, they could be enticed by those unscrupulous actors to move forward with an unlicensed contractor promising faster, cheaper and quicker.”

ALA’s Rocktoberfest Set To Be Held At Friedland Park Oct. 21

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The Acreage Landowners’ Association will host its annual Rocktoberfest event on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 5 to 10:30 p.m. at a new location this year, Samuel Friedland Park, located at 18500 Hamlin Blvd.

Typically, Rocktoberfest takes place at Acreage Community Park, which is currently under construction, noted ALA President Timothy Sayre. The event has instead been moved to Samuel Friedland Park in the northwest corner of The Acreage.

However, the fun and activi-

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continued from page 1 ally returned to the classroom as a substitute teacher.

Learning from her experience, Smith doesn’t ever plan to retire.

“I think if you like what you do, I wouldn’t be in a rush to find some other thing that you might not like,” Smith said. “I think with a lot of people, your job is you.

I mean that’s who you are, and if you enjoy it, why would you want to?”

It may seem as though Smith can do anything he puts his mind to, but, he is a self-proclaimed terrible golfer. In fact, he said there are many things he isn’t great at.

However, his job is one thing he does exceptionally well.

“I like helping people. I like talking to people and working with

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continued from page 1 about what would happen to the campus as it developed.

“It painted a picture of this becoming the epicenter of the western communities, really moving forward and providing services and opportunities for all the young people who are going to be growing up in the western communities,” Pinto said. “I’m not only talking about my village. I’m not only talking about [Loxahatchee, The Acreage] and Wellington. I’m talking about all the way out west to the tri-cities, having a place to come to that’s easier to reach, giving hope and opportunity to those children.”

Judy McCauley, chair of the

ties are only going to be bigger and better.

“We’re really excited about this one,” Sayre said. “We’re hoping it will be the biggest event ever that we’ve had, as far as attendance.”

As the music fests have grown, they’ve gained interest from wellknown bands, including Pine Island Express, a bluegrass band, and the Petty Hearts, a Tom Petty tribute band. Joining them will be local band Seven Fly. G.B. Sound will provide sound equipment.

The event, Sayre said, is about enjoying the music, food trucks and activities. While it will have a Halloween theme, it is not a

scary event. Rather, it will be a family-friendly event suitable for younger children.

Children and adults alike can compete in costume contests that will have cash prizes for first, second and third place. There will be a raffle, as well.

“The raffle is going to be run by Horses That Help, which is a local nonprofit organization that uses horses to help challenged children,” Sayre said. “Any money made on the raffle will go to their nonprofit.”

There’s no need to bring food, as food trucks such as Dough Dough Donuts, Holy Cow, Gran-

ny’s Kitchen and more will provide great eats. Attendees are invited to bring their own beer.

However, no glass containers will be permitted.

Vendors from near and far will come with their wares, including goods such as jewelry and items for children.

Vendor opportunities are still available. Vendor spaces are $25 for a spot, and $30 for a spot with electricity. Anyone looking to be a vendor should fill out the form at www.acreagelandowners.com/ vendapp.html by the Sunday, Oct. 15 deadline.

The Kids Zone, once again

sponsored by Connect Church, will include three bounce houses, face painting and other fun activities.

Additionally, there will be a car show under the lights where car enthusiasts bring their classic cars to show off and let people learn about them. Spaces are still available for those interested in participating in the car show, Sayre said.

Volunteers are needed for the event. The ALA needs volunteers to help let cars in for the car show, organize parking, coordinate people coming in, help out at the Kids Zone and more. Horses That

Help will also need volunteers to assist with the raffle.

Because the ALA is a nonprofit, Sayre said, teens who volunteer will be able to receive community service hours. To apply to be a volunteer, visit www.acreage landowners.com/volapp.html.

The Indian Trail Improvement District is co-sponsoring the event, providing the stage and other items that are needed for the back end to make Rocktoberfest great, Sayre added.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more info., visit www.acreagelandowners. com.

people,” he said. “I don’t view it as drudgery. It’s a joy most of the time, not all of the time, but most.”

Smith is driven by his passion for his work, which has fueled his success.

“I think you have to have a passion for what you do,” he said.

“Law is a job that requires a lot of hours, and usually young lawyers who aren’t passionate about it don’t last very long in the profession. It becomes a drudgery to put in the work.”

In the early years of his law career, Smith represented large corporations, in particular, insurance companies. That ended in 2002, when he changed his practice.

“It just wasn’t rewarding any more. Contrary to the media, not all cases are fake and phony, so if you’re an insurance defense attorney, your job is to minimize what they pay out, sometimes to the detriment of people who are deserving,” he said.

Now he works on the other side of the same type of issues. In 2004, he, along with friends Gary Lesser and Joe Landy, formed the law firm Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith.

“Now, we’re on the offense; trying to get money for deserving people,” he said. “The easiest way to think of it is like in football; offense versus defense. It’s the same sort of cases. In the criminal context, we’d be the prosecutor.

It’s not called that in civil [law], but we’re the one bringing the case. We’re presenting the case.”

What people see on television dramas versus real life courtroom drama, he said, is actually the opposite. It’s far more preparation and less performance.

“It’s kind of totally flipped from TV, meaning on TV, they’ll prepare for 10 minutes and the flashy stuff is 50 minutes,” Smith explained.

In his personal life, Smith is

a doting husband. For their 30th wedding anniversary, he surprised Lizz with a visit to his alma mater, which included renewing their vows in Duke University’s chapel, where they were married.

Smith arranged for them to arrive at the chapel 30 years to the day later, and at the exact hour of their nuptials. A friend of the couple, a law professor at the university, completed the surprise event by assisting in the vow renewal. “She had no idea,” he said.

Smith has since hung a photograph commemorating the event in the entranceway of their Wellington home. Many of Lizz’s friends have commented on the thoughtful gesture, noting that their husbands would never have done such a thing, he said. However, Smith isn’t taking credit for the concept; someone else shared it with him, and he took the idea and ran with it.

“Running with it” is a com-

mon theme for the Smiths, who have traveled to every continent with the exception of Antarctica.

But Antarctica is on the couple’s radar. They will visit the earth’s fifth-largest continent at the end of this year.

Smith’s adolescent dream drove him from small-town America, but his heart has kept him in Wellington, where he uses his passion and drive to help the community.

Two of the many organizations that receive his attention are the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington and the Wellington Community Foundation. He serves on both of their boards and finds it an honor to help serve the community he loves.

Smith was smitten with the Boys & Girls Club as soon as he toured its facility.

“I knew about it. I knew that it existed, but I didn’t really know,” he said. “I guess like a lot of people, I didn’t realize the extent

of the need. I really think that the organization is wonderful. It appeals to people who look at things from the heart and to people who look at things in dollars and cents.”

There is a sign in the club mentioning that it is easier to build strong young people rather than fix broken adults.

“That’s what appeals to me. It’s a great mission,” Smith said.

Community service is important to Smith, who tends to focus on the elderly, as well as the youth of the community. Both are the goals of the Wellington Community Foundation, where he is a founding board member.

It all fits into his life’s goal to help others better their lives.

“I would like for folks to be able to say that I was someone who gave back to the community,” he said. “I am a huge fan of Wellington and have been for 25 years.

I want to devote my time trying to help.”

dental hygiene program at the Lake Worth campus, spoke out in support of keeping the program in Lake Worth.

“We, as a department, were asked to come together and give our comments and our thoughts as to why we think that our dental health building should stay on the Lake Worth campus, and we have 54 years of good reasons,” McCauley said. “From the excellence of education we’ve provided, to the service to the community, to the outreach programs we do.”

Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning said he fully supported the addition of the Loxahatchee Groves campus to his town, and he supports it further with the development of the dental facility.

“One of the obvious things that I want you to realize is the support you have for this campus in this community,” he said. “My colleagues from Royal Palm Beach,

from Wellington, from The Acreage, are here in support of this campus.”

Browning said that having the dental building in Loxahatchee Groves will make it more accessible to more parts of the county.

“This campus, besides being very beautiful and being very well-located, is right next to a great road that has excellent transportation,” Browning said.

“It’s a smooth run, there are a lot less lights, it’s wide.”

A similar community meeting was conducted at the Lake Worth campus on Monday, Oct. 2.

“What we’re interested in is gathering facts, so we can make a decision and recommendation to our board as to which campus — Loxahatchee Groves or Lake Worth,” Becker said.

Visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/ programs/dentalhealth to learn more about dental health programs at Palm Beach State College.

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KIDS CANCER FOUNDATION MARKS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH The Kids Cancer Foundation held a Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 30 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington. September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Park Avenue BBQ catered the buffet, while a DJ kept the dance music booming. There were face painters, characters, rock painting, bounce houses, a petting zoo and more.

Kids, including many young cancer patients, had several jam-packed hours to have fun. For more info., visit www.kidscancersf.org.

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WELLINGTON’S ST. MICHAEL CHURCH HOSTS ANNUAL ‘PAWS FOR A BLESSING’ The ninth annual “Paws for a Blessing” was held Sunday, Oct. 1 at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington. People brought their pets, mostly dogs, for a blessing, but there was also a gerbil and a bird in need of spiritual support. Pet food was donated to Big Dog Ranch Rescue, which brought three dogs in need of adoption.

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Dreyfoos in White 2017 committee members Kris Lidinsky, Tiffany Faublas, Nick Kassatly, Sarah Yansura Cooke, Jessica Vilonna, Stefanie Kochanski, Laura Romeo Nuttle, Cole Lozier, Camila Helander, Kimberly Ramia, Heather Graulich, Kremer Shell and PHOTO COURTESY WORDSMITH COMMUNICATIONS Darlene Dzuba.

Dreyfoos Committee Planning An Oct. 21 Night To Remember

Dreyfoos in White 2017 promises to be a night to remember at this year’s white themed pop-up dinner party at a secret location to benefit the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation. Set for Saturday, Oct. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m., the fifth annual Dreyfoos in White will feature all of the fun and festivities that have made this a must-attend event of the social season.

At Dreyfoos in White, guests dress in all white and host their own al fresco dinner party within the grand event — bringing simple fare, an extravagant feast or by purchasing their meals from the prix fixe menu provided by Sandy James Fine Foods.

The Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation does the rest — providing tables, chairs, sparklers to light up the night, and entertainment by Dreyfoos students and alumni. Dreyfoos in White also includes a prize drawing with tickets available at $25 each or three for $50. Partygoers will compete for great prizes awarded to the best tablescapes, with décor ranging from wild creativity to exquisite elegance. Tickets for Dreyfoos in White are $50 and are available at www.soafi.org.

This year’s Dreyfoos in White Committee includes Sarah Yansura Cooke, Mary Beth Crane, Darlene Dzuba, Tiffany Faublas, Jessica Fontaine Swift, Heather Graulich, Allison Rogers Haft, Camila Helander, Nick Kassatly, Stefani Kochanski, Jason Lowe, Laura Romeo Nuttle, Amy Price, Kimberly Ramia, Alice Randolph, Kremer Shell and Jessica Vilonna.

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This year’s prize drawing will include a Mexican resort stay and a Palm Beach staycation. Prize drawing tickets are available at the event or prior to the event at www.soafi.org.

Funds raised through Dreyfoos in White help support vital educational programs that would otherwise not be funded. Last year, the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation provided $1.2 million in support to the School of the Arts. Many of the school’s alumni have gone on to great success in their art areas, including communication arts, dance, digital media, music, theatre, and visual arts because of the resources and opportunities that Dreyfoos was able to provide.

On Sunday, Sept. 24, more than 300 people sat in tented shade to witness the Rotary Club of Wellington’s annual peace ceremony.

The ceremony takes place at the Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive. The park was established in cooperation with the Village of Wellington and provides the backdrop for thoughts of conflict resolution and multicultural understanding.

Throughout the year, Rotary volunteers visit all local area schools to promote competitions in the creation of posters, poems and essays on these two concepts.

The student winners from all schools are then presented with certificates of achievement and reward checks. Contact is also made to local places of worship and to local businesses and organizations.

The ceremony started with the presentation of the colors by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard. Speeches by members of Rotary and the Wellington Village Council, including Mayor Anne Gerwig, were then followed by the presentation of the prizes to student winners.

Annually recognition is given to

a student as part of the club’s student mediator award. This year it was presented to Jayme DeRamus from Palm Beach Central High School. Also presented was the Rotary Community Peace Award, which went to Kathy Foster, Wellington’s first mayor and founder of the Wellington Cares charitable organization.

The attendees were also entertained by the Traditions Choir from Palm Beach Central High School with renditions of “We are the World” and “Let There be Peace on Earth.” Village residents spoke the words “May Peace

Prevail on Earth” in eight separate languages. As is usual, the ceremony concluded with the release of white peace doves.

Larry Kemp, chairman of the Rotary Peace Initiative, brought the ceremony to a close by thanking all students, teachers and parents, the council and the many Rotary Club volunteers who made the initiative and ceremony a success.

For more information on the peace initiative, or information on the activities of the Rotary Club of Wellington, e-mail Kemp at larry. kemp@comcast.net.

Todd Barron Of UBS Earns Chartered Advisor In Philanthropy Designation

Wellington’s Todd Barron, a vice president with UBS Financial Services, has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) professional designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Penn.

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Barron is a portfolio manager with the Barron Group of UBS Financial Services Inc. Very active in the Palm Beach community, Barron currently is the immediate past president of the executive board of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington.

He also sits on the executive board of the Young Friends of the Palm Beach Symphony.

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Michelle Phillips Joins Wycliffe As The New Director Of Marketing And Communications

Michelle Phillips has been appointed director of marketing and communications at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club.

Most recently, Phillips held various marketing roles, including marketing manager, assistant marketing director and her more recent appointment being the director of branding at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. As the director of marketing and communications, Phillips will oversee the marketing team while assisting with the development and implementation

of the club’s marketing plan.

Phillips will also collaborate on the branding, public relations and strategic planning initiatives related to marketing.

“Phillips is a key asset for our club going forward,” Wycliffe General Manager Rob Martin said.

“Her vast understanding and expertise of hospitality and lifestyle marketing will help elevate our club and assure continued, longterm success for Wycliffe.”

Phillips has 15 years’ experience in the hospitality business, holding positions in marketing and special

events in the Starwood Hotel group, as well as Sunstream Hotels and Resorts. Phillip’s skill set is focused on cross promoting all aspects of the lifestyle experience — from restaurants, activities and spa through curated and branded messaging and strategies. Phillips has a master’s degree in integrated marketing and management communications, with an emphasis in advertising, marketing and public relations.

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WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CONDUCT FIELD TESTS WITH MODEL AIRPLANES

Rosanne Tatti’s third-grade class at Wellington Elementary School recently learned about “why scientists use models” during a science lesson. The class made model airplanes, then made hypotheses as to what would happen if they flew the planes, measured the distance they flew, then added a paper clip to the plane and discovered what kind of an effect it had in the distance the plane flew. Tatti often utilizes hands-on-learning when teaching lessons.

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(Above and below) Students test their model airplanes.

Students with their model airplanes.

EQUESTRIAN TRAILS WINS BOX TOPS AWARD

Equestrian Trails Elementary School families deserve a huge congratulations. They worked hard to win $10,000 from the Lysol Million Box Tops Giveaway. That, combined with the Box Tops donations, made Equestrian Trails the top school in the nation this school year. (Front row) Chloe Shaw, Isabella Regalado, Brinlee Fogarty, Alison Wheeler and Zoe Averkamp; (middle row) Jeffrey Lewis, Bridey Davis, Alyssa Muudi, Hannah Densen and Ariella Lewis; and (back row) Sarvesh Amatya, Aiden Moore, Steven Lee, Sade Thomas, Gabriella Giuliano, Nathaniel Zaky and Marlowe Davis.

Palm Beach Atlantic Ranked Among Top Colleges In The South

Palm Beach Atlantic University is ranked 57th among the best universities in the south, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2018 edition released Sept. 12.

The publication includes rankings of more than 1,800 schools nationwide.

The 2018 ranking places Palm Beach Atlantic tied with Colombia College in South Carolina, Brenau University in Georgia and the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the top tier of regional universities in the south.

“As Palm Beach Atlantic University enters its 49th year, we are grateful to remain as one of the best universities of the south,” President William M.B. Fleming Jr. said. “Palm Beach Atlantic has much to look forward to in the coming year, with the opening of the Rinker Sports Center and the Titus Center for Franchising.

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ous growth comes from the amazing faithfulness of our faculty, staff and students.”

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New Horizons Elementary School hosted its annual Curriculum Night on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Parents of students in grades pre-kindergarten through second grade attended the event from 6 to 7 p.m. Parents of students enrolled in third through fifth grades attended from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event allowed teachers to share information regarding curriculum, school policies, classroom rules and procedures, and information regarding state testing.

Many parents and families attended the event and benefited from the opportunity to visit classrooms, meet with teachers, view student work, learn more about special programs, and engage in constructive conversations with teachers regarding any concerns or questions they may have had at this point of the school year. New Horizons is grateful for the support of the surrounding community and for the parents’ participation in Curriculum Night.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER PAINT NIGHT AT EQUESTRIAN TRAILS

Equestrian Trails Elementary School recently held its first mother-daughter paint night. It was a huge success, as mothers and daughters enjoyed a wonderful evening and special time together. The event was sold out, and another fun night is coming in October. The school thanks business partner Splash Art Class for hosting the event. Shown above are mothers and daughters with their artwork.

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Worried About Immigrants? Not Me... It’s Part Of Our History

Let me apologize in advance for getting into politics, but I simply do not understand the problem this country is having with immigrants, particularly Hispanics.

I can only speak for myself, but I have yet to run into a Spanish-speaking person who is anything but friendly and helpful.

Today, I went to throw some trash into the Dumpster, and the people who own the Mexican restaurant next door rushed to my aid. I didn’t need aid; I didn’t ask for aid; they just did it.

In fact, other than jumping in to help whenever they can, the Hispanics I know seem to be minding their own business, which is a big plus in my book.

Perhaps I should be minding my own business instead of blathering on about it, but maybe these people could use a little

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER white bread like me speaking out on their behalf. After all, the chances of me being deported are slim. And why? Because my grandparents came over by boat when the inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty still meant what it said. They didn’t speak the language; they didn’t know the customs; they just knew they had to get the heck out of where they were.

Of course, little did we Americans know how popular America was to become.

America was, is and always will be great.

I’ve visited other countries. Loved them.

Couldn’t wait to get home.

The United States, being one of the newer countries, took what it learned from the immigrants who were pouring in and cobbled it together into this amazing, unique nation. Did the Pilgrims say, “Love it and leave it alone?” No. Were there bumperstickers on every covered wagon saying, “We don’t care how you did it in the old country?” No. We were fortunate enough to be able to learn from other nations’ mistakes. Nevertheless, today we feel threatened by other cultures. Not love but fear makes the world go round.

We’re scared of Arabs while eating couscous. We’re worried about Hispanics while they’re pruning our hedges. And don’t get me started on Asians. Having an Asian kid turn up at a math competition strikes terror in our hearts.

Is it just possible that we could acknowledge that another country’s thousands of years of traditions and culture might just enhance our own? People say that the French hate us, but I have had nothing but positive experiences with the French people I have met, both here and in France.

And who doesn’t love French fashion and design?

The biggest argument I can see, assuming of course that downright racism does not exist, is that immigrants put a strain on our social services. We got too

big, too fast. Our advertising campaign outdid itself.

Well, folks, that is our problem. We Americans have to solve that problem, and the answer is not to stem the tide of hopefuls. If there’s one thing I’ve learned by living in Florida, we always want the gate to swing shut behind us. Once we’re in, no one else should be allowed, because we want things to stay just like they were when we chose to live here.

I’m sure the people who got here right before us, the ones who worked to make things so attractive, felt the same way. But here we are. And here they come.

Welcome to our country, and as FP&L told me post-hurricane, we are working on a solution and appreciate your patience.

‘American Made’ Entertains But Also Offers Moral Puzzles

Many critics seem to like American Made, but frankly, I think it might be more because they like the political message in it than because it is an exceptional movie. There are some good moments, but the message is so compromised that it becomes a strange moral puzzle.

The hero works for drug dealers, for gun runners, and we are supposed to be cheering him on. There are times when moral ambiguity works, but here it is clearly a setup.

Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) is a bored pilot working for TWA who is recruited by a CIA operative. The operative comes to him one day in 1978 with an offer for much more fun flying a fast private jet over Central and South America to shoot reconnaissance photos of guerrillas. Of course, he has to lie about it, and he even has to pretend he’s working for a business.

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By Leonard Wechsler Although he’s supposed to be clever, he tells his wife (Sarah Wright) that he works not for the CIA, but for the IAC. And right from the start, she pretty much understands there’s something wrong. One of the better jokes in the movie is when she tells him the name sounds made-up and he looks back (with a great Tom Cruise look), “It does?”

And so it goes. He starts doing far more. After a while, he begins to move

drugs and money for the Medellín Cartel.

Since the mean police people do not like drug running, he winds up having to pack up and hide in Arkansas. Even though there is no doubt he’s doing the wrong thing, we see the government arranging to let him go.

Seal gets in deeper, running guns to Nicaragua and bringing in teams of Contras, who seem to be more interested in enjoying girlie magazines, shooting off guns and eating pizza than fighting. Seal becomes more important, bringing his wife down to Colombia to meet his friends and have a romantic interlude, while setting up front businesses to handle all the money coming in. And then the mean old government steps in and tries to ruin everything.

Is any of this true? The ads say the film is “based on a true story.” But the man portrayed never actually worked for the CIA

and, according to him, never had the great times we see in the film. Of course, then again, he is not Tom Cruise. And the film really wants to make its political points.

When you present the drug runners as good guys and have a charming star such as Cruise, using his trademark grin and generally rumpled hair, as a key part of the pact, things get confused. Escobar, the head of the drug cartel, comes off better than most of the American government representatives. Cruise at one point crashlands a plane in a suburb and, covered with cocaine, bicycles away. So much for cocaine poisoning.

Yet the picture is entertaining. Tom Cruise still can be incredibly charming and can carry the film. His casting was probably vital in carrying out the movie, and many stars have revived flagging careers by playing villains. But playing a villain

as a hero is a bit strange, particularly for someone with his charisma.

Most of the rest of the cast just hangs around, not allowed to be much more than stereotypes. Of course, the women are all beautiful and are far more age-appropriate to play Cruise’s daughters than anything else, but stars can avoid aging.

Again, this film is somewhat entertaining, as long as the nasty undertones don’t bother you. I was more bothered by the lack of some of that at places, but then again, I am not a fan of cocaine.

Should you see the movie? It was not awful, but at around $10 a ticket, it is not a great buy. Narcos on Netflix is far better.

I enjoyed Kingsman more, and next week we have Blade Runner 2049. According to very early reviews, that one is spectacular.

See that and wait for this to show up on demand in a few weeks.

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Wellington Halloween

continued from page 1 tendees are encouraged to utilize the free shuttle and bus service from 2:30 to 10 p.m.

“People can hop on the buses at the Mall at Wellington Green outside Nordstrom, or they can get on the 30-person shuttle at the polo grounds on 120th Avenue right across from Village Park,” Garvey said.

Bracelets are available for presale at Village Park and the Wellington Community Center and are $7 for ages 3 to 17. Children 2 or younger get in free. Adults 18 or older will need $10 bracelets to participate in the hay ride, laser tag or Haunted Hallways. Tickets are $10 the day of the festival.

“We’re very excited since we are changing it to fit the needs of our residents, offering more things, growing it each year, making it bigger and better,” Garvey said.

“We’re super-excited that we have more sponsors than we ever have had in the past, and it’s really bringing together the community through the vendors, through the sponsors and through the residents.

PUD Changes

Equestrian Board Has Concerns

continued from page 1 and Pod 81; remove the reference to the “Wellington Clydesdale Facility” to the land known as the Powerline Property; add an access point along Forest Hill Blvd., along Royal Fern Drive to access Pod 80; add two access points along Polo Club Drive and one access point along Sunnydale Drive to access Pod 81; add two access points along Stribling Way to provide access to the Powerline Property; and to modify the master plan for Pod 80 and Pod 81, as well as the Powerline Property and the entire Palm Beach Polo Golf Course, to change the designation to “open space – recreation/golf course/field sports and equine sports” from its current designation as “open space, recreation golf course.”

According to Wellington Senior Planner Kelly Ferraiolo, village staff does not support the access

It’s going to be a great event.”

Sponsorship opportunities and vendor spaces are no longer available. For future events, call Garvey at (561) 791-4082.

The following week, Trunk or Treat, put on by Wellington’s Community Services Department in conjunction with the WHS DECA Club, will take place at the high school.

The free event allows children in the community to trick or treat in a fun, safe atmosphere at the high school parking lot. Vehicles are set up in tailgate fashion, and children go car to car trick-or-treating.

“I think it’s special because it also gives the kids who maybe can’t trick or treat around their neighborhood, or don’t have somewhere else to go, the trick-ortreating Halloween experience. It’s unique because you go to cars,” WHS senior and DECA student Ashley Ferguson said.

Decorating the cars is a fun activity for the students, she said, and DECA is working to obtain more sponsors for the event.

Sponsors and businesses are invited to participate and decorate vehicles in unique, family-friendly Halloween decorations.

WHS senior and DECA student Paige Davis enjoys the feeling of

community during Trunk or Treat.

“Trunk or Treat is special, especially because it’s the whole community coming together to do something special not only for kids, but the teenagers around the community come for community service,” she said. “We all dress in costumes and decorate our cars.

It’s just special.”

The event is fun for the whole family, Davis added. Seeing children in costumes, along with friends, teachers and their children, along with others in the community, is a great experience for the teens, she said, noting that she even had the opportunity to meet with Mayor Anne Gerwig last year.

During Trunk or Treat, there will be food trucks, music, bounce houses and costume contests. This year, the costume contest has expanded to include best animal, along with best costume and best vehicle.

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To learn about opportunities for decorating your car and passing out candy, contact the WHS DECA Club at (561) 795-4919.

points along Birkdale Drive and Royal Fern Drive, as those are proposed access points on public property to benefit a private entity, with no benefit to the village.

Also, she said, the Birkdale Drive access does not provide sufficient room between property lines and will have a negative impact on residential properties.

Staff recommended approval to remove the reference to the “Wellington Clydesdale Facility,” as well as add one additional access point along Forest Hill Blvd., two access points along Polo Club Drive and one access point along Sunnydale Drive. Village staff also supported the open space designation change, with conditions.

Domb noted that the application was not to change zoning, not to build anything, but just to change the definition of open space recreation to add field sports and equine sports. He explained that for the last two years, special use permits had to be applied for, and issued, by the village, for a number of various events. The change in designation would eliminate the need to obtain those permits.

Attorney Laura Manning-Hud-

son expressed concerns on behalf of the Palm Beach Polo Property Owners Association.

Manning-Hudson expressed concerns about access points utilizing privately owned roads, problems with events occurring without permits, resident privacy and safety, and applications being brought through the village pipeline while there are still active code enforcement cases, liens or fines.

Cohen explained that the planning director has the option to suspend processing, but if an application is intended to cure a code violation, which this one is, it should be processed.

“This board has no jurisdiction to determine whether to process such an application,” she said, explaining that the decision was made by the planning and zoning director.

During public comment, Carolyn Tribble, a resident of Chukker Cove in Palm Beach Polo, said that she is concerned with gate access and security, because various crimes, some serious, have been committed in relation to the soccer events that occur over the weekend.

RPBHS

continued from page 3 the Class of 2017 was 91.5 percent, exceeding the school district’s goal for public high schools, according to Armas’ report, with a class size of 527 and a graduation total of 482.

The report also showed there were three diplomas counting against graduation, which Armas said would see changes within this school year, and there were nine students who received certificates of completion, but did not earn a diploma because they failed to pass the FSA reading exam.

“All nine of those were students who have English as a second language,” Armas said. “So, we have nine students who did everything and really should graduate because they did everything else — credits, GPA, everything else — and they just couldn’t pass what I deem an unfair, biased test.”

The dropout rate for the school came in at 5.3 percent for its 2017 graduating class.

“When you look at non-completers and dropouts at five and 28, that’s the one place where we

don’t have that quite right,” Armas said. “The state will sometimes call a non-completer a dropout and vice versa. But we know that those kids, that 6 percent, are kids that got away from us somehow, and it wasn’t for lack of effort or because our people don’t know what they’re doing. They just got away from us.”

Among regular academics at the school are different programs that include the newly added Navy and JROTC program, the newly established IB program, AICE, AP and AVID, among other college and career academies.

Further reaching out to build the network at the high school, Armas shared a text alert feature that the school is offering to parents of students and members of the community. Text @rpbhsinfo to 81010 to receive alerts about the goings-on around campus. You can also follow the school on Twitter @RPBHSOfficial. For more information, visit www.rpbhs.org.

“I encourage you to sign on there,” Armas said. “I send out messages in the community to anyone who wants to know, and that’s a way that we also institute our safety plan through that kind of communication.”

The school is also offering an

app available in Apple and Android app stores. There are safety features that help to drive home the vision of the school. “Let’s say [the students are in] a class,” he said. “There’s a substitute, and the substitute has lost control of the class. A student can then send us a message. We get an immediate e-mail, and we will go up and handle the situation right away.

The kids use it, and it really has worked out to be a very good tool for us.”

Committee Chair Kevin Abel applauded Armas and his contingent of RPBHS representatives for their accomplishments over the past school year.

“You are correct that there is no greater testimony than having employees from your school be able to trust the culture that you all have built at Royal Palm Beach High School, so congratulations on that,” Abel said. “The focus on relationship-building prior to a crisis is critically important. It is one of the first rules I learned in crisis management. You don’t build relationships in the middle of a crisis. You build it before for both preventative and response measures, so I applaud you and your staff for having that as a philosophy.”

Committee Member Dr. Sergio Guerreiro suggested a border surrounding the area where soccer is being played to protect residents from players coming on to their properties.

After considering multiple options, the committee rejected most of the requested changes, accepting only the new access points on the Powerline Property and the expanded open space definition.

Committee Member Dr. Rachel Eidelman made the motion, which passed 4-1, with Committee Chair Jane Cleveland opposed.

The accompanying Polo West amendment would add an access point on Greenview Shores Blvd. and modify the designation of the Polo West golf course from “open space, recreation/golf course” to “open space – recreation/golf course/field sports and equine sports.”

The access point on Greenview Shores Blvd. would align with the intersection leading into Wellington High School, Ferraiolo said.

Polo West resident John Lacy said that various actions by the property owner, such as building a barn facility at night and failing

to obtain permits, demonstrates neglect and disregard for those living within the community.

Lacy objected to the soccer games, noting that people have been caught urinating on his property and changing their clothes in front of his young daughter.

“Wellington has the capacity to hold people compliant and abide by rules and regulations,” he said.

“This is a ploy to get access to the road to develop it.”

Michael Bach, a resident of Greenview Shores, expressed concern about traffic near the high school. As a golfer, he does not see a way to create an entrance without eliminating the Par 3 hole, effectively killing the golf course.

Ken Valdespino, president of the homeowners’ association at Polo West, expressed concerns about problems with soccer games, noting that he received many phone calls the Sunday that a soccer game occurred on the property. The goal, he asserted, is to eliminate golf and open the restaurant.

Domb pointed out that his client purchased a dead golf course, spent money constructing a new golf course, and is the rightful

owner to the green space, not the nearby residents.

Committee Vice Chair Dr. Kristy Lund said that she didn’t think an access road was appropriate, and that the applicant didn’t prove satisfactorily why it was needed. The biggest complaint she noted from residents was the change to include field sports.

Committee Member Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome said she understood where residents were coming from, complaining about sporting events in their back yard.

“But how many times can you play polo? You can’t do it more than two times a week, then its unsafe for the horse and rider,” she said, suggesting that since soccer seems to be the main concern, it could be eliminated.

Lund made a motion to approve the amendment without the access point on Greenview Shores Blvd. and removing “field sports” from the open space designation, which was seconded by Gannon-Ledsome and passed 5-0.

The Palm Beach Polo and Polo West requests next head to the Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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WELLINGTON COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HOSTS CULTURAL APPRECIATION DAY

Wellington Collegiate Academy held a cultural appreciation day at the original Wellington Mall on Friday, Sept. 29. Students enjoyed walking about the mall courtyard area with passports, visiting each culture’s booth to taste different cuisines. Students were involved themselves, serving fellow students and friends to commemorate the day. The event was highlighted by musical performances from the students, a guest singer and Choral Conductor Jessica Valdez. For more info., visit www.gowca.org. PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

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Smart Couples Program Will Start Oct. 16

The Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension will offer a five-part workshop on relationships titled “Elevate: Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level” on Monday evenings from Oct. 16 through Nov. 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Office (559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach). Registration is required.

This free course is designed for couples who are married, dating, cohabiting or engaged. The fun workshops will help couples improve their communication skills

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A light meal will be provided, and participants may be eligible to receive gift cards.

For more information, or to register, visit www.smartcouples.org and click on “Classes and Events,” or call (561) 233-1742.

Help YWCA With Purple Purse Challenge

The YWCA of Palm Beach County is taking part in the Allstate Purple Purse Challenge 2017. The fundraising campaign allows charities benefiting domestic violence survivors to compete to raise the most money, with the top team

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This year’s event got underway Oct. 2 and will continue through Oct. 31.

The community is invited to help the YWCA win much-needed funds to continue providing domestic violence services to residents of Palm Beach County through Harmony House and outreach counseling.

To create a fundraising page, visit www.crowdrise.com/ywcaof-palm-beach-county-inc-purplepurse2017 and click on “Fundraise for this Community Partner.”

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Event At Oak Bistro To Benefit Semper Fi Fund

Oak Bistro & Wine Bar in Royal Palm Beach will host its Third Anniversary Party & Fundraiser benefiting the Semper Fi Fund on Friday, Dec. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Proceeds from the $35 entry fee will go directly to the Semper Fi Fund. Tickets can be purchased at the door or prior to the event or at Oak Bistro starting Nov. 1.

The fundraiser will feature an assortment of samples from Republic National Distributing, Stacole Fine Wines, Wölffer Estate Vineyards, Hollywood Brewing, Accomplice Brewery & Cider-

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works and Honor Brewing. Honor Brewing partner David Keuhner will be on hand to speak with guests. There will be an assortment of food and non-alcoholic beverages available as well. A silent auction will help raise additional funds for the Semper Fi Fund.

Oak Bistro & Wine Bar is located at 11051 Southern Blvd., in the Southern Palm Crossing shopping center on Southern Blvd. between Rack Room Shoes and SteinMart.

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New Location For RPB Fall Concert Series

The free Royal Palm Beach Community Band fall concert series continues with concerts Tuesday, Oct. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 5. Concerts will be held at 7 p.m. at a new location, the Crestwood Middle School cafeteria. Refreshments will be served during intermission. For more info., call (561) 753-1232.

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For more than 40 years, Wandering Trails has impacted hundreds of lives. Run by Jane and Greg Schrein since 1975, the land they currently lease has been sold. The Schreins have leased 200 acres in Martin County, but it’s raw land, not ready for humans or horses. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 21

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Royal Palm Beach High School varsity football team hosted district foe Palm Beach Lakes High School and fell to the Rams 19-0. The district match-up was a must-win for both teams. The Wildcats had an arduous task in attempting to break through the Rams’ defense. Page 25

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This open letter to our fellow members of the Wellington community is regarding Polo West and the proposed Master Plan Amendment application under consideration in the hopes of clarifying a few miscommunications that have been circulating.

Several years ago our company, PGPW Holding Company LLC made an arrangement with Polo West Golf Inc. to lease and purchase 7.5 acres of land at Polo West. Our plan is to create a positive family friendly activities center with an equestrian and dog friendly community clubhouse and restaurant in the heart of Wellington at Polo West.

Additionally, we wanted to relocate our 26-year-old Wellington-based retail business, PoloGear to the Polo West maintenance building.

We envisioned restoring and renovating the existing aging buildings and transforming them into a focal point for Wellington and Polo West.

Our business, Polo Gear, is a global supplier to the polo and equestrian community and is a low traffic, recognized business that would enhance any community. Since that time, we have diligently worked to make that vision a reality despite many obstacles and challenges.

Our vision for Polo West has not differed since its inception and we have openly shared our plans, as we are proud of the contribution we are building for our community. In addition to our escrow lease/purchase agreement of the 7.5 acres, our company leases and operates the golf course and polo fields from Polo West Golf Club, Inc. It seems there is a great deal of misinformation circulating about our activities, intentions and plans for Polo West as well as our relation to the property owner Polo West Golf Club Inc. It has been suggested that we are associated with Polo West Golf Club Inc. We have no ownership or affiliation with Polo West Golf Club, Inc, which is owned by the Straub family. Polo West is part of a number of Straub family properties that are included in the Master Plan Amendment application. There also seems to be a great deal of misinformation being circulated about the master plan amendment, which is currently being considered.

It is our hope that this this letter will clarify our involvement and intentions and provide an ongoing forum to ask and answer questions that may pertain to our involvement with, plans for and association with Polo West. Our agenda is clear, straightforward and transparent and based on a foundation that is good for the community.

We feel it is important to note that the master plan amendment is submitted by the property owner of record and not by our company. It is simply asking to define Commercial Recreational as including the other activities authorized originally when commercial recreational zoning was first created. The plan is to encourage as much recreational use as possible from our limited open spaces and to preserve those open spaces. We support the idea that commercial recreational property should allow for all reasonable commercial recreational uses as the founders of Wellington originally envisioned, including those asked for in the application. We do know for a fact that the golf business is not commercially viable as a stand-alone business and that alternative uses must be sought if we hope to keep open spaces in Wellington. We all agree that maintaining as much open space as possible is important. We prefer to see recreational use of this open space rather than the high-density developments that surround the Polo West property.

We are extremely proud of the Clubhouse restaurant that will be re-opening shortly as the Polo Bar and Grill. It will feature farm fresh cuisine and local farm to table produce prepared by Executive Chef Victor Irizarry and his exceptional staff. The restaurant will be managed by general Manager Leslie Hill, whose experience includes positions at Seasons 52 and Farmers Table. Chef Irizarry’s extensive background includes Disney, Seasons 52 and Hard Rock CafÊ.

The restaurant will serve the equestrian and golf commercial recreational uses of the property as well as the Wellington community and neighbors. It will serve great tasting, reasonably priced fare with great service and in an immaculate setting. In the 45-year history of this building, we do not believe that it has ever hosted a restaurant of this caliber run by a committed, experienced team of restaurant professionals. It is a major transformation for the property. Its success benefits the community, neighbors, as well as neighboring property values. The restaurant will be open year round to serve our community.

We are also excited that the property has been approved to host community events including Polo, Western in Wellington, Dogs Night Out, and other family and community activities. We will again apply for our annual SUP to continue those activities in 2018. There is no charge for these events and they are open to the public. Neighbors can walk to these events with their families and pets and enjoy them at no charge.

Charity events are supported and encouraged. These fun events have been well received by the community and we are thrilled with the positive reaction of all who have attended.

The Polo West Golf and Equestrian Club property includes 9 holes of golf, 3 polo fields and a multi use equestrian arena all of which have been approved uses of the property and are not contingent upon the current master plan amendment under consideration nor are they dependent upon it. Access to the golf course is an unrestricted right to ingress and egress. The golf course is one of the few remaining public golf courses in the area and we encourage community support.

A dispute exists between Polo West Estates and Polo West Golf Club Inc. over maintenance of the access road. We are not a party to that dispute and controversy. In fact, our Company has repeatedly offered to participate in maintenance costs and payments for the access road and adjacent property. We have always offered to pay our share of road and entry maintenance costs and the repaving, even though we have no legal or contractual obligation to do so.

In part because of the equestrian activities and improvements on Polo West, over one third of the residents of Polo West Estates now have equestrian ties. Property values have increased since Polo West Estates changed its name from Greenview Cove Estates and embraced an equestrian identity. Adjoining communities are also benefitting from the equestrian association. Our vision for Polo West will only continue this trend to improve the quality of life and the property values of our neighbors.

Our vision for the Polo West clubhouse and buildings is for low impact, high quality facilities with the involvement of proven community people and businesses. Our wish is that this will be positive for all. Our activities have been widely supported by the community and the Village of Wellington government and staff. We have a proven track record and always strive to be good neighbors and to do what we promise.

To provide an additional conduit for information and discussion, we have hired long time friend and respected community member, Johnny Robb to make sure that an open line of communication exists between all interested parties and Polo West Golf and Equestrian Club and Polo Bar and Grill, the entities which we represent. We are setting up a website and blog and there will be a concentrated effort to make sure all community members including residents, elected officials and town staff are clearly informed about our activities and intentions and the positive impact they should have on the surrounding neighborhoods and the Village of Wellington in general. We are confident all community members, when apprised of the facts, will support what we are trying to do at Polo West as it is a sensible, positive and attractive use of the property that benefits the entire community.You may contact Johnny Robb at 561-753-4608 or Gary Fellers at 561-795-1719 if you have further questions or discussion.

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Wandering Trails Needs Help Getting New Home Ready

For more than 40 years, Wandering Trails has quietly impacted hundreds of lives. Owned and run by Jane and Greg Schrein since 1975, they began taking in unwanted or abandoned horses while creating a Christian-based riding and boarding facility. In 1978, they leased 800 acres at their current location, 5705 Hood Road in Palm Beach Gardens. The land got sold off, bit by bit, leaving them 50 acres, and now that has been sold as well. Soon, the stable land will sprout houses, and the horses will have to go.

The Schreins have leased 200 acres in Martin County, but it’s raw land, not ready for humans or horses. Meanwhile, the deadline to leave looms closer.

Courtney Scianandre, a close friend and part of the Wandering Trails family, helped coordinate a fundraising event to defray costs for preparing the land. Unfortunately, the first date was Sept. 9, the Saturday before Hurricane Irma. The event was rescheduled for Sept. 23.

“I started coming here a few summers ago,” Courtney said. “My daughter, Kaylee, was 5, and she loved their summer camp. The relaxed atmosphere was so lovely, she had a great time and learned traditional values. They get out of the modern world a little, take a step back in time. When this problem came up about losing the land, a lot of families got involved.”

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By Ellen Rosenberg at its new location. “Everyone’s planning to move their horses with them and to keep riding at the new barn, but there’s so much work to do to get it ready,” Courtney said. “This event seemed like a good way to help raise funds so they can get the new place up and running.

They’ll have access to 1,600 acres of trails.

It’ll be wonderful. But they need barns and pastures and all sorts of things.”

Unfortunately, Sept. 23 was an on-again, off-again rainy day. The fundraiser kicked off at 11 a.m. with family fun for all: live music, pony rides, a silent auction, games, horse finger-painting, a bounce house and food trucks. The suggested donation was $12 for children and $20 for adults.

Greg Schrein was glad to see so many people show up.

“I feel overwhelmed by all this support from everyone,” he said. “We’ve been here so long and done so much. We’re an old-fashioned kind of barn, all about the kids and pleasure and trail riding, rather than shows. We’ve done beach rides and camp-outs, parades and summer camps — all the things the kids

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Then there’s where to put the horses.

“We still have 12 horses here, and now I have no place to move them,” Greg said.

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BrightStar Uses Music To Fight Alzheimer’s

BrightStar Care of Wellington/ Palm Beach is now sponsoring a music therapy program to help patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, music has a profound effect on people with Alzheimer’s disease because rhythmic and other well-rehearsed responses require little to no cognitive or mental processing.

With that in mind, BrightStar Care, a home care agency that also provides medical staffing solutions, is supporting a music therapy program to help its residents.

“People with Alzheimer’s or dementia are influenced by the motor center of the brain that responds directly to auditory rhythmic cues,” said Nick Matzirakis, owner of BrightStar Care of Wellington/ Palm Beach. “Our residents express happiness and gratitude for the music program.”

BrightStar Care sponsors music therapy provided by the Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute at the Carlisle Legacy Court Community. The sessions are provided weekly.

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which elderly participants engage in making music, singing and dancing along,” Matzirakis said.

“Music helps stimulate their cognitive awareness, enables memory recall, and enhances their mood and emotional state by relieving stress.”

Music also offers a sense of control, provides movement and vocal fluency, and fosters social interaction.

“I can see an instant change and improvement in their moods as soon as the music starts,” Matzirakis said. “Some residents who are traditionally less active will even get up and start dancing, clapping and playing simple musical instruments.”

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AT&T Pioneers Donate Supplies To Palm Beach School For Autism

Students at the Palm Beach School for Autism recently received some much-needed items, including tech gadgets.

The Palm Beach County AT&T Pioneers recently donated an iPad with a protective screen and case; an iPod Touch; Vibe earbuds; an HP laptop computer; an Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet; a Kindle Oasis e-reader cover; and various arts and crafts and school supplies.

The Lake Worth nonprofit charter school provides a loving, nurturing environment for children with autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities.

The AT&T Pioneers is a network of active and retired AT&T employees, who dedicate their time and money to improving their local communities.

The Palm Beach School for Autism is a nonprofit tuition-free charter school that serves children ranging from preschool age to 12th grade on the autism spectrum through individual education plans using teachers and therapists who are highly trained. The school focuses on independence, education, arts and more. For more info., visit www.pbsfa.org.

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PWH RESIDENTS DONATE TO PUERTO RICO RELIEF EFFORT Pediatric residents from Palms West Hospital recently pooled together more than $2,000 to purchase supplies that are being flown to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria relief efforts. The hospital is very proud of its group of residents and their compassion for others. Shown right, pediatric residents gather with supplies that will be brought to Puerto Rico to help small children in the storm’s aftermath.

Mall At Wellington Green Welcomes Several New Retailers

The Mall at Wellington Green continues to bring in new retailers that enhance the shopping experience for its patrons, including ones that showcase heritage American brands, innovative Italian fashion and fast, fresh food choices.

The mall welcomed three new retailers in September. Two clothiers opened on Friday, Sept. 1.

Carter’s, the most trusted name in

baby, kids and toddler clothing, is located on the upper level near Macy’s. Carter’s celebrates childhood with colorful prints and cute characters that build on the company’s heritage of quality and innovation.

Think & Believe is also now open on the mall’s upper level near Paragon Theaters. A specialty store featuring women’s clothing from Italy, Think & Believe dresses today’s

woman to feel as though they’re in Rome, savoring a gelato and feeling bellissima. Fine fabrics, exquisite detailing and innovative designs are among Think & Believe’s signature approaches to women’s apparel.

Fitness-minded guests have already given an enthusiastic welcome to Shoe Palace, now open on the lower level near Dillard’s. This is Palm Beach’s first Shoe Palace,

which complements the mall’s array of athletic shoe choices with brand merchandise for everyone from tots to adults.

On the food front, Joe & Ray’s Table will open in early October across from the Food Court, bringing fresh fast food to guests in a casual setting. Diners can order from their international buffet, featuring everything from chicken parmesan,

ribs and beef wellington, to gyros, burgers and sushi.

The Mall at Wellington Green’s two levels feature more than 160 stores and restaurants. Stores include Macy’s, Nordstrom, Brighton Collectibles, Chico’s, Express, Forever 21, H&M, Loft, Pandora and Helzberg Diamonds.

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Hawks Unbeaten After Big Win Over Rival Wellington

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Seminole Ridge High School football team shut out rival Wellington High School 19-0 on Thursday, Sept. 28 to remain unbeaten (4-0) on the season.

The much-anticipated district match-up between two of Palm Beach County’s top teams was an important game for both, but the Hawks came out on top.

Seminole Ridge head coach James Parson, in his second year,

was pleased with his team’s performance.

“We’re really excited just to be able to take one step forward,” he said. “It didn’t matter what we did the three games before. Our next goal is to win every game.”

The Hawks have notched one district win, which puts them in the driver’s seat so far, being undefeated on the season, and in district play.

Wellington falls to 2-2 and will have to rebound to contend for a playoff spot, considering their one district

Wolverine running back Jadien Durant attempts a stiff-arm to grind out additional yards.

loss and the new FHSAA point system in place. District runners-up are no longer guaranteed to advance to the postseason.

“We were up and down, but it happens,” Wellington coach Tom Abel said, referring to his backup quarterback having to leave the game with an injury. “I think we’re going to be fine. It’s business as usual. We’ve got to get these guys to believe in themselves and go from there.”

Wellington has lost both of its

starting quarterbacks early in the season, and may have to rely on running back Mike Massamino to step in and take snaps. “We’ve been grooming him, so it’s still business as usual,” Abel said.

Seminole Ridge played a near-perfect first half, and that was all they needed to notch the victory.

Both teams struggled early, moving the ball through most of the first quarter. The Hawks took the lead at the end of the first quarter when running back Corey Polk drove

Wellington running back Mark Anthony Richards tries to hurdle a Hawk defender as he approaches the goal line.

the ball in from a yard out. Daniel Freire’s point-after kick lifted the Hawks to a 7-0 advantage entering the second quarter.

The Wolverines could not get anything going offensively, while Seminole Ridge used deception to its advantage, fake punts and field goals to keep Wellington off balance.

The Wolverines drove inside the See SRHS VS WHS, page 26

Hawk defensive end Zachary Cohen sacks WHS quarterback Austin Wallace.

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Wildcats Fall To District Foe Palm Beach Lakes, 19-0

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Royal Palm Beach High School varsity football team hosted district foe Palm Beach Lakes High School and fell to the Rams 19-0. The district match-up was a must-win for both teams.

Wildcat running back Jerry Griffin tries to hold onto the ball as he runs to the outside.

The first half was a dogfight, as both teams struggled to muster consistent offense, but credit goes to the defensive squads for locking down any sustainable drives. Both defensive units would bend on occasion but not break, until late in the second quarter.

Palm Beach Lakes created some

momentum after a series of turnovers, and reached pay dirt for the game’s first score to go ahead 6-0.

The lone score was all the points totaled in the first half.

The Wildcats had an arduous task in attempting to break through the Rams’ defense and create scoring opportunities.

Royal Palm Beach cornerback Ketron Hadley tackles the Palm Beach Lakes running back for a loss.

The second half opened with more opportunities for the Rams than the Wildcats.

Palm Beach Lakes took the momentum it gained going into the locker room at the half and carried it through for the remainder. The Rams added another score midway through the third quarter to extend

their lead to 13-0.

The Wildcats gained some momentum via their defense, which placed the offense with good field position to close the margin. Twice in the second half, Royal Palm Beach sustained drives beyond midfield, but a stingy and aggressive See WILDCATS, page 27

Wildcat running back Curtis Bunche Jr. tries to break free from a Ram defender.

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Wellington Wrestlers Qualify For National Event

The Wellington Wrestling team recently competed in the annual Super 32 Qualifier tournament held at Osceola High School. The top four finishers all qualify for the Super 32 Preseason National event in Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 28-29.

Sophomore Chris Difiore and senior Eric Saber both qualified for the event by placing third in their 64-man brackets.

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Difiore and Saber took a very different path to their third-place finishes. Difiore advanced to the semifinals, where he lost a 3-0 match to the eventual champion, and then finished with two wins.

Saber lost the first round and then rallied off six straight victories, including his third-place match against the same opponent he lost to in round one.

Chris Difiore and Eric Saber

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Big Win For Hawks

continued from page 25 Seminole Ridge red zone once in the first half but could not convert the drive into points.

Seminole Ridge capitalized on Wellington miscues in the second quarter. Hawk defensive end Zachary Cohen sacked the Wellington quarterback in the end zone for a safety. The defensive points extended the Hawk lead to 9-0.

Seminole Ridge would pile on another 10 points in the second quarter before the end of the half. Kaimyn Castilla connected with receiver Jeremiah Brown on a 44-yard scoring pass, and Freire’s 27-yard field goal lifted the Hawks to 19-0 entering the locker room.

Wellington’s defense kept the Hawks out of the end zone the rest of the game, but the Wolverine offense could not capitalize. Wellington drove twice, deep inside the Hawks’ 10-yard line, but came up empty. The miscues continued for Wellington offensively. Low snaps and dropped passes proved costly.

The Hawk defense continued to pressure the Wellington offense through the second half and did not allow a score. They limited the

Wolverine offense to just 113 total yards and five first downs. Castilla completed 12 of 18 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown.

Seminole Ridge traveled to Palm Beach Gardens High School on Monday, Oct. 2 for a make-up district game, defeating the Gators 2118 in overtime. Wellington hosted

Palm Beach Central High School for its second district match-up, falling to the Broncos 34-20.

The Hawks celebrate homecoming Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. against Palm Beach Lakes High School, while Wellington travels to William T. Dwyer High School for a non-district game at 7 p.m.

Seminole Ridge receiver Jeremiah Brown caps a Hawk drive with a 44-yard touchdown pass.

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continued from page 21 “The new land is still too wet for pasture, so I have to find a barn or even a pasture where I can keep them for a few months. There’s a lot of anxiety.”

Jane agreed. “I feel anxious about what’s gonna happen,” she said. “We need a big machine, an excavator, to clear even just a few acres of the new land so we can start building. We’re also considering a partner, someone looking

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to share the land and help us get it ready. Many of our boarders will be coming with us, but we need barns and fences. We’re trying to move as quickly as we can. The new owners are putting a lot of pressure on us to leave. It’s very frustrating.”

Allison Banitt, 10, rides at Wandering Trails and came out to help at the fundraiser.

“This is a very good place,” she said. “They teach you so much and let you help with everything. It’s a fun kind of place. I’m very sad they have to go away. I’m glad they have a new location, but it’s so sad to think of all this being destroyed, the land and trees, for houses. I’m

Members of the Wandering Trails family at the recent fundraiser.

going to keep riding at the new place, especially Harley, she’s my favorite horse.”

Rachel Okolichany was another volunteer/attendee.

“I’ve boarded my horse here for six years,” she said. “Now I have her up in Jupiter Farms, but my goal is to bring her to the new barn when it’s up and running. I love this place.

I grew up here. Jane and Greg are my second family. Jane always gets Mother’s Day cards from me. The fact that they have to move…I’ve been crying all day.”

Kathryn Haines, 13, was also upset.

“I’m definitely coming back when the new place is ready,” she said. “I love it. They’ve taught me everything. Now it’s so sad, all the memories, the trail rides and summer camps. I pray everyone sticks together and we can be a big family again at the new farm.”

Due to the rain, the fundraising event wasn’t as well-attended as Courtney had hoped. “The weather definitely spooked some people who had planned to attend,” she said. “We raised about 50 percent of our goal, but everyone had a blast, especially the kids. It was a nice kind of homecoming, but we still need a lot of help.”

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money, a temporary home for 12 horses that the Schreins will feed and care for daily, and someone with an excavator. There’s a GoFundMe page www.gofundme.com/wan-

deringtrails. You can contact them directly at (561) 622-8130, or visit them online at www.wanderingtrails.com or www.facebook.com/ wanderingtrailsridingacademy.

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could not collect enough offense to build a late rally and fell 19-0 at the final whistle.

The game left Royal Palm Beach still searching for a win. District competition continued for the Wildcats as they traveled to unbeaten Forest Hill High School on Monday, Oct. 2 to make up a game delayed

by Hurricane Irma, falling to the Falcons 31-7.

Wildcats

continued from page 25 Ram defense denied the Wildcats any score.

The Rams would add one more score in the fourth quarter to put the icing on the cake. Royal Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach kicker Roland Tyson attempts a field goal.

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Saturday, Oct. 7 • The Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach will host an Exotic Plant & Orchid Sale and Indoor Arts & Craft Show on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• The Green Market at Wellington will open for the season on Saturday, Oct. 7 and be open Saturdays through April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. For more info., visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com.

• Audubon of the Everglades will drive in STA-1E in Wellington on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 a.m. to noon. Advance registration is required.

Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.

• St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington will hold three community events for all ages for its annual October Pumpkin Patch Saturdays: Painting in the Patch on Oct. 7, Gardening in the Patch on Oct. 14 and Movie in the Patch on Oct. 28. For more info., contact Samantha Scott at sscott@stpeters-umc.org or call (561) 793-5712.

• Superheroes ages 3 months to adult will rally, celebrate and “battle” on Saturday, Oct. 7 in a show of ongoing strength, support and commitment to the fight against cancer. The event, a 5K run/walk, is set to begin 7:30 a.m. at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, sponsored by the Pediatric Oncology Support Team. To make a donation, or to learn more, call (561) 882-6336 or visit www.postfl.org.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host an Acoustic Java Jam for adults on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided.

Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host its Teen Anime Club for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. Meet other teens who enjoy watching and talking about anime. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host its Arthur’s Jam “Sports Themed Tailgate” on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Palm Beach Polo & Country Club in Wellington. It will be a spirited event where revelers wearing their favorite team’s gear can attend the best tailgate of the season. Highlights include a catered tailgate, open bar, dancing and unique live and silent auctions. Don’t sit on the sidelines. Get your tickets today at https://arthursjam2017.eventscff.org.

• The Binks Forest Elementary School PTA will host a special fundraiser to help provide students with much-needed laptop computers. This year’s “Party with a Purpose” will take place Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Romeo’s Italian Cuisine, located in the Wellington Marketplace at 13889 Wellington Trace. The event is for adults only, and each ticket includes unlimited tapas, soft drinks and $20 in casino chips. Plus, enjoy a chance to win great prizes. To purchase tickets, visit www.bfespta.cheddarup.com.

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• The Wellington Amphitheater will hold a free concert featuring Brass Evolution on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Sunday, Oct. 8 • The Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach will host Yoga in the Garden on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. Refresh and reflect by practicing yoga in a tropical landscape. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• Audubon of the Everglades will hold a hawk watch at MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sahaja Meditation for adults on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Sahaja meditation is a simple, time-honored technique that reduces stress and increases wellness. It brings focus and helps people become more centered and balanced.

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

Monday, Oct. 9 • The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation will hold its sixth annual Sheriff’s Scholars Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 9 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Contact John Flanagan at (561) 714-9058 or e-mail John.Flanagan@pbcsf.org for more info.

• The western communities chapter of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans will meet Monday, Oct. 9 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church (12200 W. Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington) with a business meeting is at noon and program from 1 to 3 p.m. with U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings discussing the debt ceiling. For more info., call Nancy Tanner at (561) 319-6192.

Tuesday, Oct. 10 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Beginner’s Series/Lines, Shapes & Sketching for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Learn to draw from scratch by attaining and practicing the fundamentals of sketching. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Intermediate Series/Exquisite Corpse for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. Drawing experience is required. Take part in an artistic game of consequences brought into fashion by Surrealists. Use your imagination to create unexpected images.

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

• The Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach will host a Literary Garden Book Discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. The featured book is The Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. To pre-register, call (561) 233-1751.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Tween Gaming for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Bring a friend for Wii gaming and board game fun. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Beaded Daisy Chain class for

adults on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Create a beautiful daisy chain bracelet using beads, a needle and thread. Materials will be provided.

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

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Pizza Chat for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Chat with the group about a book, movie, game, anime or show that you loved or hated while enjoying pizza and drinks.

Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. For more info., visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, Oct. 11 • The YWCA of Palm Beach County will hold its 100th Anniversary Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 11:45 a.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. For more info., or to make a reservation, contact Carol Henry at (561) 6400050, ext. 134, or chenry@ywcapbc.org.

• The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium host Silver Science Days on the second Wednesday of every month from 2 to 5 p.m. for ages 60 and older. October’s theme is archaeology and will feature an interactive presentation from the Palm Beach County Archaeological Society. Visit www.sfsciencecenter.org/silver-science-days for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Crafternoon: Tie-Dye Coasters for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. Decorate a set of ceramic tile coasters with beautiful tie-dye patterns using permanent markers. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Art Society will feature Stuart artist Chris Kling as demonstrator at the Wednesday, Oct. 11 meeting held at the Wellington Community Center. Kling will do a plein air demonstration before the meeting, beginning at 6 p.m., in order to catch the evening light.

Members and guests are invited to paint along with her. Refreshments will be available during the painting demo. At 7 p.m., there will be a brief meeting, followed by the member spotlight and raffle. Visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Anime Nation for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. View new anime titles. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Teen Trivia for ages 12 and up on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. How well do you know pop culture, movies and more? Test your knowledge and your teamwork skills. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

Thursday, Oct. 12 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Scherenschnitte: Haunted House for ages 16 and up on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. Apply paper-cutting skills to create spooktakular 3-D haunted houses. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

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• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Lego Bricks for ages 5 to 10 on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. Play, imagine and create with Lego bricks. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Celebrate the Spooky Cookie Season for ages 6 to 12 on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m.

Make and decorate monster sugar cookies with frosting, sprinkles and candy. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sit ’n’ Stitch for ages 9 and up on Thursdays, Oct. 12 and Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. Meet new people and share your ideas and knowledge with others. Some materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will hold a free concert featuring the Gypsy Lane Band and a food truck invasion on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Kravis Center for Performing Arts will host “Shopkins Live!” in the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.kravis.org.

• Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor in Boynton Beach will hold a unique celebration of Simchat Torah on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. For more info., call (561) 968-0688 or e-mail info@ldorvador.org.

Friday, Oct. 13 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “The Fire Trucks Are Here” for children under age 5 on Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. October is Fire Safety Month and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue will share fire safety tips and bring a real fire engine. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach will host Stories in the Garden: Spiders for ages 2 to 6 on Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. To pre-register, call (561) 233-1751.

• The Village of Royal Palm Beach will host its ninth annual fashion show on Friday, Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane). Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more info., visit www.royalpalmbeach.com or call (561) 790-5149.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host After-School Game Time for ages 8 to 12 on Friday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. Have a blast indoors with board games, card games and video games.

Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will hold a free screening of the movie Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Yes featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman will be at the Kravis Center’s Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall on Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. For more info., visit www.kravis.org.

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LEGAL SECRETARY/PARALEGAL-MATURE — part to full time for solo practitioner, small office, heavy phones, client contact, scheduling, preparing documents, etc. Must be experienced. Timeslips, ProDocs, Word Perfect or Word. Probate, estate planning, guardianship and Medicaid planning. Please fax resume to (561)333-2680. References required.

MODERN TOUCH HAIR SALON — looking for shampoo person 1 - 3 days per week. Must be someone who is energetic and loves working with people. Call 795-8937 ask for Valerie or Stop In! 1165 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Winn-Dixie Plaza.

AUTO BODY REPAIR

CLEANING - HOME/OFFICE WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured. Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-25277

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

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

CLEANING LADY — I can help get your house cleaner than ever! Try me once and you will not be disappointed! 561-657-0420 Patrycja

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

Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

SINGER ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC. — Electrical work you can trust at an affordable price, Fully Licensed and Insured. EC#13007941 561-425-5409

FOR SALE - WELLINGTON

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LOT FOR SALE - ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE ACREAGE LOT — on paved road with sidewalk, close to shopping and other conveniences. $117,900. Halina Sledz, Broker, Ameron Realty. Call/Text 561-596-9727

OCALA LOTS FOR SALE OCALA LOTS FOR SALE — 1/4 Acre to 1 Acre lots from $25,000 to $50,000. I can assist you with builders who will build a house for you (plans, prices, finishes, etc.) Move to Ocala and live in a brand new 3BR/2BA home from about $135,000 (Including Land) Call Steve 561-329-5499.

NORTH CAROLINA REAL ESTATE FOR SALE COOL OFF IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA! — Immaculate 4026 SF Home on 20 acres, 8 stall barn, fenced pasture, in Leatherwood Equestrian development near Boone and airport. $1,395,000. Call Margo Lenmark (828) 260-0873

FOR RENT - WELLINGTON FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT — Wellington. Seeking Mature Adult.$300 per month.

All Utilities Included. Small Pets only. Call 561-324-9839

FOR RENT - ROYAL PALM BEACH

EFFICIENCY FOR RENT — Royal Palm Beach , Furnished. No Smoking - No Pets 561-790-3836

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606

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

ROOFING REPAIRS RE-ROOFING ALL TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Honest and reliable. Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-309-0134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC-023773 RC-0067207

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

SPACIOUS LIVING IN SPANISH STYLE COURTYARD HOUSE ON CUL-DE-SAC — in prestigious Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. Split bedroom floor plan, 4 bd. 4 ba. overlooking courtyard/pool with view of lake/ golf course. $425,000.00 Sold as is. Seller motivated. Wendy G. Perlman 561-818-3398 wgperlman@gmail.com

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INSURANCE INSURANCE — Medicare supplements - Medicare Advantage Plans - Life Insurance - Dental - Vision - Hearing - Long Term Care - Home Care - Cancer - Critical Issue - Disability - Retirement Planning Lifetime Income. SENIOR SOLUTIONS INSURANCE Call Sherry 561-370-5142

PAINTING J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified -pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

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

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

SA0031137 SR0111696. 561-689-1555

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE

WHITE

GLOVES

Sherry Stevens Licensed Agent

cleaning service

Patrycja Jaskolski (561) 657-0420

11194 61st North West Palm Beach, FL 33412

piwanska@yahoo.com

References, Experience, Professional Service

(561) 370-5142

sstevens@seniorsolutionsinsurance.com www.seniorsolutioninsurance.com

Homes | Apartments | Offices

Commercial/Residential

Is your roof leaking?

Are you hurricane ready?

Call us for all your roofing needs!

Licensed & Insured

Re-Roofing & Repairs

• Drain Fields • Lift Stations • Septic Tanks • Grease Trap Pumping • Drain Cleaning

(561) (561)

689-1555 West Palm Beach 357-9292 Fax

dannysseptic@comcast.net dannys-septic.com

Lic.#057261

ENTERPRISES INC.

561-741-8919

4704 Dolphin Drive Lake Worth, FL 33463

Laura Camhi Owner

SA0031137 • SR0111696

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HERE’S MY CARD Residential Commercial

Knockdown Textures Interior - Exterior Carpentry Repairs

W.H. BROWN,LLC PAINTING

Free Estimates

Lic. #U-16274 Bonded Insured Wallpaper Removal

Ph: (561) 649-5086 Cell: (561) 313-0409

Drywall Repairs

Protect Your Pet Mosquito Season is here!

Medicare Solutions

Dr. Maria Esvel Yanguas - DVM Practicing Medicine From The Heart

561.600.8406 • Fax: 561.600.8407 AFTER HOURS CALL 561-307-1770

14579 Southern Blvd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470 www.loxvet.com • lgvc60@yahoo.com

Elisa Lamar

Licensed Sales Agent

7600 Corporate Center Dr. Miami, FL 33126

Direct: 754.263.7841 Office: 828.337.9601 Fax: 754.263.7841 lamare@peoplepc.com FL License #A313776

Bottled Water Home and Office Delivery

JL Water & Coffee Services, Inc. “Better Water, Makes Better Coffee, Makes Better Sense!”

Office: 561-996-3525 Cell: 561-985-3336 Joey@jlwaterandcoffee.com

Joey Lakatos President

www.jlwaterandcoffee.com

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HERE’S MY CARD Available Locally in Palm Beach County. Call Today!

Can be converted to Guest Quarters, Mother-in-Law suite, Office, College Students, Starter Home

Deluxe Lofted Barn Cabin with Optional 3x3 Windows

FREE DELIVERY & FREE SETUP!* *Within a 50 mile radius of dealer

Shedheads143@gmail.com

The Good Earth Farm 2141 B Rd Loxahatchee

more than just a zoo on Sundays...

• Daily Horseback Riding Lessons - beginners and advanced (for kids 3 and up to adult and seniors) 2 trainers • Trail Riding - safe and no drama (for adults) • Miniature Horse Club Sundays - for kids

something new and amazing...

Pre-k mommy and me classes in the petting zoo FRIDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS 9:30 TO 11:00

taught by a curriculum specialist for ages 2.5 to 5 Call today 561-792-2666 Loxahatchee Groves Fl

Is Your Roof

Hurricane Ready?

Call us for all your Roofing Needs!

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Licensed & Insured

RE-ROOFING AND REPAIRS

Refer A Friend

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JUPITER:

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WE WILL MEET OR BEAT ANY OTHER LIQUOR STORE’S LOCALLY ADVERTISED PRICES! Offer valid only when presenting local competitors print ad

Wellington

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561-790-2432

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TEQUILA Jose Cuervo...............................$33.99 1800 Tequila (Silver/Reposado) ..$29.99 Espolon (Light/Dark)...................$29.99 Sauza Tequila (Light/Dark) ..........$29.99 Patron Silver .............................$39.99 Partido Blanco Tequila ...............$35.99

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1.75L 1.75L 1.75L 1.75L 1.75L 750ML

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Dewars Scotch Whisky ..............$29.99 1.75L COORS LIGHT J.W. Red Label Scotch ...............$29.99 1.75L 12 PACK Chivas Regal .............................$49.99 1.75L BOTTLES ONLY Clan MacGregor Rare Blended ...$19.99 1.75L J&B Scotch ...............................$33.99 1.75L Ballentine’s Scotch ...................$25.99 1.75L Seagram’s VO............................$24.99 1.75L Jameson’s Irish Whiskey ............$43.99 1.75L MILLER Courvoisier VS Cognac...............$19.99 750ML LITE 12 PACK Crown Royal ..............................$39.99 1.75L Canadian Club ...........................$19.99 1.75L CANS/BOTTLES $10.99 Glenlivet 12 yrs. ........................$79.99 1.75L Wild Turkey Honey Liquor ...........$19.99 750ML Jaegermeister............................$19.99 750ML VICTORIA Jim Beam Red Stag ...................$14.99 750ML BEER 12 PACK Jim Beam .................................$24.99 1.75L

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Captain Morgan Rum .................$21.99 1.75L Bacardi Rum (Light & Dark) ........$19.99 1.75L Brugal Anejo Rum ......................$37.99 1.75L Appleton Rum............................$25.99 1.75L Ron Rico (Light & Dark) .............$15.99 1.75L Mount Gay Rum .........................$39.99 1.75L Don Q Rum (Light & Dark) ..........$21.99 1.75L Sailor Jerry Rum ........................$26.99 1.75L Malibu Rum ..............................$19.99 1.75L Admiral Nelson 80 Rum .............$16.99 1.75L Cruzan Rum (Light & Dark) .........$18.99 1.75L Ron Zacapa Rum ......................$39.99 1.75L

$14.99

STOP IN AND SHOP WE CARRY A WIDE VARIETY OF FINE WINES ALWAYS AT

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These prices good with this ad only. Good thru 10/31/2017. Photos are for illustrative purposes only. We are not responsible for Typographical errors.

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