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Shannon LaRocque Leaves County For Wellington Utilities Job

Volume 37, Number 37 September 23 - September 29, 2016

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CLEANING UP WELLINGTON STREETS

Assistant Palm Beach County Administrator Shannon LaRocque will become Wellington’s utilities director as of Sept. 29 after 11 years with the county, replacing Bill Riebe, who resigned recently. Page 3

Wellington American Legion Post Hosts Golf Tourney At Wanderers

The Wellington American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 hosted its sixth annual Future Heroes Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Wanderers Club. Awards were given out at a buffet after the event. Page 5

Garden Club Teams Up With Village To Plant Shrubs At Preserve

The Village of Wellington and the Wellington Garden Club are partnering to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24. Page 7

Latin Music & Food Festival Of The Palm Beaches At Fairgrounds

The inaugural Latin Music & Food Festival of the Palm Beaches took place on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Latin music and folkloric dances were featured.

Reggaeton duo Angel y Khriz, mambo and charanga musician Tito Puente Jr. and salsa singer Eddie Santiago were the headliners. Page 11

OPINION It’s Not Easy Finding Peace In Our Angry, War-Weary World

We remember — or, perhaps, like to think we remember — a time when our society was better capable of actually discussing and resolving disputes in a civil manner. But every day, the national headlines become more frustrating and disappointing, as seemingly trivial issues get blown out of proportion and cooler heads are unable to prevail. But for all of this, there are still individuals who still retain a sense of hope. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 11 OPINION.................................. 4 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 6 PEOPLE................................. 12 SCHOOLS.............................. 13 COLUMNS.......................14, 21 BUSINESS..................... 22 - 23 SPORTS..........................27 - 29 CALENDAR............................ 30 CLASSIFIEDS.................31 - 34 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

The Village of Wellington held an International Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, Sept. 17 along Greenbriar Blvd., Greenview Shores and the Folkestone/Yarmouth community. Dozens of volunteers patrolled the streets in groups to clean up Wellington’s roads. Shown above, Inara, Ugo and Megan Drainville take part in the cleanup. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 PHOTO BY BRIANNE SIMONE/TOWN-CRIER

Indian Trail Engineer Reports On Flood Control Progress

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Indian Trail Improvement District Engineer Jay Foy gave a presentation last week to the ITID Board of Supervisors on a new, larger bypass line recently completed on the M-1 Canal to add to the drainage of an old 84-inch pipe built in 1993.

The Sept. 14 presentation was at the request of Supervisor Michelle Damone, who said residents had asked her what the construction activity was for and how much it cost, which was about $1 million.

The new bypass at 71st Place North and the M-1 Canal will allow the reversal of stormwater flow to the south rather than the north, as had been conceived years ago.

The second bypass project

involved the installation of more than 350 feet of a 7-foot-high by 9-foot-wide concrete box culvert, which, under certain conditions, will allow for the gravity flow of stormwater past Pump Station No. 2. The pump station pushes water north into the upper basin when needed.

“We realized that the drainage was inadequate and only a small benefit to allow water to flow from the upper basin to the lower basin,” Foy said. “We changed the entire direction of flow. In order to get water to Pump Station 2, we had to help it.”

After the rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac in 2012, water levels fell after a week in the lower basin, but the water in the upper basin didn’t come down for 14 days, and the existing Pump Station 2 bypass was a major restriction

for post-storm drawdown of the upper basin.

“What we have constructed is a much bigger bypass,” Foy said, explaining that the second bypass will allow the transfer of three times as much water as the old bypass.

The construction required a coffer dam to be built in order to dewater the trench where the bypass was to be built.

The rectangular duct was built with 7-foot by 9-foot by 8-foot precast concrete sections that were set in place in the trench with a crane and aligned so they could be pulled together. Sections that had angles had rebar installed and concrete poured onsite, Foy said.

The finished pipe was then backfilled and compacted.

The gated structure will provide See ITID, page 15

FPL Working To Strengthen Electrical Grid In Wellington

By Jason Stromberg Town-Crier Staff Report The Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) was busy at work last week, which is no different than any other week.

With the hurricane season in full swing and several systems swirling in the tropical Atlantic, an FPL crew was at the Shell gas station on the corner of Wellington Trace

and Greenview Shores Blvd. last Thursday. There, the project included installing a stronger power line that is designed to withstand winds of up to 145 mph. It was done to speed up power restoration following storms.

This upgrade is part of FPL’s ongoing work to build a grid to deliver electricity customers can count on in good weather and bad.

An FPL crew works to install the new concrete power poles in Wellington.

PHOTO BY JASON STROMBERG/TOWN-CRIER

“FPL is committed to building a stronger and smarter grid for our customers to deliver reliable service,” FPL spokeswoman Florencia Contesse said. “The work we are doing in Wellington here today includes installing a new concrete power pole designed to withstand winds of up to 145 miles per hour.”

Why was this particular power line identified?

“This power line is a main power line serving Wellington, including more than 2,500 local residents and businesses and critical facilities, such as Palm Beach County Fire-Station 20, Wellington Landings Middle School, gas stations and businesses in the local area,” Contesse said. “The reason it is important is because following a major storm, these facilities help our community get back up.”

Not only the gas station, but nearby banks and the local Publix store are essential in giving community members that comforting feeling that everything will be all right when living through the aftermath of a hurricane.

Kellen Lewis, an FPL line speSee FPL, page 15

Extension Of SR 7 Remains The Top Priority For MPO

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Sept. 15, Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara reported on the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting earlier that day, saying that completion of the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd. remained the MPO’s No. 1 goal in its 2018-22 work plan.

Hmara, who is the village’s alternate member on the MPO, said completion of the SR 7 extension from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. has been an MPO priority for several years, but it has been so over the objections of the two West Palm Beach representatives who sit on the board.

West Palm Beach has been a vocal opponent of the SR 7 extension due to its decades-old road plan that runs on the west side of Ibis.

“There were two major actions this morning, and the most significant one to my way of thinking was the approval of the fiscal year 2018 to 2022 work plan,” Hmara said. “The priority list… becomes the basis for the Florida Department of Transportation’s work

plan. That becomes construction in our area.”

Hmara pointed out that the village had recently sent out a letter to local media signed by Mayor Fred Pinto explaining why the council believes the extension is important, also posing a serious question whether the extension is a legitimate environmental threat, as stated by the City of West Palm Beach.

“I was prepared to provide copies to everybody and take them through a couple of the highlights,” he said. “Lo and behold, the members from West Palm Beach seemed to have acquiesced to the inevitable outcome of the votes, which have historically been two or three against, and everybody else in favor of maintaining the top priority as State Road 7.”

Hmara said the comments from the West Palm Beach representatives were very brief, so he decided not to agitate the situation and refrained from distributing copies of the letter.

“I think the recognition is that the MPO is not the environment with which to persuade people See STATE ROAD 7, page 15

PONIES AT THE HOSPITAL

Magic Man and Cookie Face, two special therapeutic ponies from Personal Ponies Florida, came to visit children at Palms West Hospital on Monday, Sept. 19. The ponies met with emergency room patients, pediatric patients and staff as they toured the hospital, bringing pony cheer. Shown above, Cookie Face visits with Rose Roger. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 17 PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Implementation Of Lower Speed Limits Divides Lox Council

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Town of Loxahatchee Groves has ordered 30-mileper-hour speed limit signs for Okeechobee Blvd. and Folsom Road, but the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council is not united about how to implement the change.

The council unanimously approved a resolution in June reducing the speed limit on the two roads from 45 to 30 mph.

On Tuesday, Town Manager Bill Underwood said he is still working on details of implementation, including an agreement with Palm Beach County on the responsi-

bilities of the town regarding road maintenance.

Although the signs are ordered, about 30 in all, Underwood said additional financing may be necessary if the county imposes other responsibilities on the town, such as maintenance of caution lights at the fire station and elementary school, currently being handled by the county.

They also are still negotiating other issues, such as road striping.

Councilman Todd McClendon said he had read through County Engineer George Webb’s e-mails See SPEED LIMITS, page 7

Suitor Who Met Match On Field Executes Sneak Play

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The lives of a young couple, William “Billy” Munker and Paulena Vanna Wermuth were forever changed last Friday, Sept. 16 at Royal Palm Beach High School during the school’s homecoming game halftime festivities.

“I started planning this back in May,” Munker said.

That’s when he found the perfect ring for his bride-to-be, and set the wheels in motion for a surprise proposal to his high school sweetheart.

“I got with her mom, I got with my parents, and that’s how it worked,” he said.

Munker coordinated with his former coach, Eric Patterson, now

the athletics director at the school, to orchestrate a surprise proposal.

Munker was the center on the football team, wearing jersey No. 60 from 2006 to 2010, while Wermuth was the captain of the cheerleading team. They met on the football field.

He told Wermuth his jersey was going to be retired, and he was going to receive an award.

“He asked me to walk on the field with him so he would have support, because he was scared,” she said. “And then, the huge thing happened.”

It didn’t take much for Munker to convince Wermuth that he needed the support, he said, explaining that he really is nervous in front of crowds — an irony he

is well aware of as a star football player both in high school and in college.

Lori Deutsch, Wermuth’s mother, and Munker’s parents helped orchestrate the event, which completely surprised Wermuth.

Less than two months ago, Deutsch and the Munker family really got to work.

“It was the most amazing thing to be involved in,” Deutsch said.

She reached out to the cheerleading coaches, and was able to get the cheerleaders to dance by while Bruno Mars’ “Marry You” came over the sound system and Munker proposed.

“I couldn’t be happier. She couldn’t have a better man and a See PROPOSAL, page 15

William “Billy” Munker proposes to Paulena Vanna Wermuth at Royal Palm Beach High School on Friday, Sept. 16.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

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CAFCI’s Friendship Ball: An Incredible Affair To Remember!

Submitted by Cynthia Beckles and Junette Powell

If you missed CAFCI’S 27th Annual Friendship Ball, which was held on Saturday, Sept. 17, you missed an awesome event. From the moment you stepped into the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel Ballroom adorned with the unique illuminated blue and white floral arrangements, you knew you were in for a treat. The room was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious and Master DJ Markie Mark did an outstanding job. Mistress of Ceremonies Sophia Jackson Nicholson was funny, professional and kept the crowd entertained. It was an evening of amazing meeting and greeting of old friends; truly an elegant affair. CAFCI’s 27 years of experience in presenting the ball was on full display. This year’s theme was “Celebrating 27 Years of Cultural and Intellectual Enrichment.”

The Friendship Ball, CAFCI’s signature event, raises funds for the Student Assistance Program and got off to a festive start with the President’s Reception hosted by Dennis Wright. The reception featured a silent auction presented by CAFCI and the Vivian A. Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The Honorable Frederick Pinto welcomed the guests, who brought words of greetings. They included Lisa Wilson of Palm Beach County, Wellington Vice Mayor John McGovern, and the Honorable Kent Hippolyte, Consul General of Saint

Lucia. Proclamations marking Sept. 17, 2016 as Caribbean American for Community Involvement Day were issued by the villages of Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. This was the first time that Pinto, a longtime CAFCI member, presented the proclamation as the newly elected mayor of Royal Palm Beach. Keynote Speaker Donald Kelly, 2016 District 47 Toastmasters Speech Champion, gave an award-winning speech, which reminded us that “we were born to fly.” It was a fitting speech for this special event at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel.

Dr. Elaine Ealy, former board member and former chair of the Student Assistance Committee, was recognized as CAFCI’s 2016 Outstanding Citizen. Ealy was presented with an award and roses. In Ealy’s honor, her daughter Khamilah Brown did a beautiful dance performance to the music of Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up.” The Honorable Jess Santamaria was esteemed for giving a lifetime of public service to Palm Beach County, and to the western communities in particular. He is by far the largest financial contributor to CAFCI. Not only does Santamaria contribute financially to CAFCI, but he also offers advice and moral support.

Special thanks to the entire Ball Committee for all their professionalism, hard work and dedica-

tion. The committee gathered weekly for months to make this memorable event a success. In addition, thank you to the CAFCI members, family, sponsors and friends who supported the event and made it possible. Sponsors included: Jess Santamaria of the Royal Inn Hotel Resort; the Kravis Center; William Caler of Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen, Porter & Veil PA; Ellis, Ged & Bodden PA; and the Port of Palm Beach.

The evening culminated with Caribbean Airlines Sales Executive Kay Chong donating a trip for two to the Caribbean. Door prize sponsors also included: Duffy’s Sports Grill, the Hilton Palm Beach Airport, Home Depot Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Majestic Princess Cruises, Trader Joe’s Delray Beach and Whole Foods Market.

Dance music was provided by the Sweet Justice Band and DJ Markie Mark. The dance floor was crowded right through the last song. The evening was truly an “Incredible Affair to Remember,” which embraced the past, celebrated present community involvement and built a bridge to the future through raising funds for student assistance.

Don’t miss CAFCI’s Annual New Year’s Eve Celebration on Dec. 31, 2016. For more information about CAFCI, visit to www.cafcipbc.org.

Patricia Forde, Kathleen Lannaman and Barbara Walker.

Brian and Mary Anne Hanley, Mayor Fred and Donelle Pinto, and Carolyn and Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara.

Sam Baxter and Perceval Woods.

Inez McCallum, Pam Fraser and Audrey Gordon.

Dr. Winston and Rhonda Davis with Michelle, Jess, Victoria and Christopher Santamaria.

Olga Webb, Elet Cyris, Jeff Webb and Audrey Gordon.

Junette Powell, Lima Lewis, Bridgette Waldermar and Nadine White Boyd.

Palm Beach County School Board Member Marcia Andrews with Genieve White.

The Hon. Kent Hippolyte, Counsul General of St. Lucia.

Mayor Fred Pinto presents the Royal Palm Beach Proclamation to CAFCI President Dennis Wright.

Barbara Walker and Lisa Wilson present the PBC Proclamation to Dennis Wright.

Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara, Liscent Hampton, CAFCI 2016 Citizen of the Year Dr. Elaine Ealy and Dennis Wright.

Toastmaster Donald Kelly.

Mistress of Ceremonies Sophia Elaine Jackson Nicholson with Barbara Walker.

Craig and Bridgette Waldemar, Kareem Ali and Audrey Campbell.

The Special Recognition award was given to outstanding CAFCI supporter Jess Santamaria.

Kim Brown’s dance tribute to the Citizen of the Year.

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LaRocque Leaves County For Wellington Utilities Director Job

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Assistant Palm Beach County Administrator Shannon LaRocque will become Wellington’s utilities director as of Sept. 29 after 11 years with the county, replacing Bill Riebe, who resigned recently.

Village Manager Paul Schofield said that LaRocque, whose many duties with the county included utilities, will be a welcome addition because there are numerous capital projects planned at the village’s utilities department.

The change will also mean a significant pay cut for LaRocque, going from her county salary of $182,861, to $150,000 annually

with the village. “I’m not sure of the circumstances. I’m not sure why she came, but I am grateful that she applied,” Schofield said.

“She was head-and-shoulders the best applicant that we saw, and we offered her the job very, very quickly. I’m enormously pleased that she’s coming to work for us.”

LaRocque was an internal candidate last year for the county administrator job along with Verdenia Baker, who was ultimately selected as the administrator at the recommendation of outgoing County Administrator Bob Weisman, who retired in August 2015.

LaRocque joined the county in 2005 as the Scripps program

manager. She had worked in private consulting as a professional engineer and in municipal government prior to joining the county. She currently manages the Department of Economic Sustainability, Palm Tran, Water Utilities, the Scripps Program, Max Planck and the Convention Center hotel project. She serves as liaison to the Housing Finance Authority, the Workforce Development Board, the Business Development Board, the Westgate CRA and the Community Land Trust. She submitted her resignation to the county on Sept. 13, effective Sept. 29.

“What most people don’t realize is what her background is actually

in,” Schofield said. “She had been an assistant county administrator for a long time, but she is an engineer, and her background is actually utilities, and we’ve got some significant utility projects going for the next several years, so I’m grateful to have someone with her experience.”

Schofield said that the village has a major renovation at the water plant that is currently under design.

“She’s going to finish the supervision of its design,” he said.

“She’s going to oversee its construction.”

The village also has the amendment of its consumptive use permit with the South Florida Water

Management District coming up, as well as a long-term water supply issue.

“One of the things I want her working on is how we’re dealing with some of our federal water quality issues,” Schofield said.

“It’s just really hard to find anybody with the kind of experience and contacts that she has. There are a lot of good utility engineers out there. There are not a lot of utility engineers who have the state and federal regulatory contacts. Her contacts in Tallahassee are probably better than mine.”

The fact that LaRocque lives in Wellington is an added bonus.

“Everything that she works on

here, every decision that she puts her hands on, every decision that she makes in upping that utility system, she’s not just the utilities director, she’s also a customer, and that helps,” Schofield said.

Schofield said LaRocque has been one of the more capable public administrators that he has seen with the county over the past decade. “She gets things done; you give her a task, she does it, and she does it very well,” he said. “I like the fact that when I found myself looking for a utilities director, I found one who is such an exceptional and outstanding leader, so well-respected. You just can’t pass up those opportunities.”

Preschool Children Become Toy Testers At The Goddard School

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Preschoolers at the Goddard School in Wellington have spent the past week working hard at what many might call a dream job.

There are more than 430 Goddard School locations in the United States, and 50 schools each year are chosen for a unique toy testing opportunity.

The children, ages 6 months to 5 years old, get to be toy testers for a week.

Local Goddard School on-site owner Patricia Weisz is excited that her school was chosen to be one of the 50 testing schools this year.

“Goddard School has been doing this since 2008,” she said.

“This is the first time that we have been chosen to do it, and the kids are loving it; we’re loving it. They’re testing different toys, some that are in the market and some that are going to be in the market.”

The students, with the help of their teachers, have been testing the educational-themed toys to evaluate what the children enjoy, what keeps their attention, what is truly age-appropriate, and if the toy is fun and engaging.

“After that, each class has to choose two toys from the ones that they tested that they like more,”

Weisz said. “They give it to us, and we put it in the system. All locations are going to choose two toys per class.”

Goddard then chooses the top 10 toys for the year. After all of the voting has taken place, Goddard corporate sends 100 of the most popular toy to Toys for Tots.

There are different toys for every age group. Each day, different classes tested out different toys.

Teachers are given observation forms and ballots to see what toys are well-received by the children.

Student Alazhay Husson, from a pre-k class, was testing a sensory steppers toy where the children jumped from one textured bal-

Caden Harris tries out LeapFrog’s Learn & Groove Musical Mat.

Anna Tenman and Anna Terrill test Magnutto’s Make A Mood.

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ance disk to another. Her favorite texture was the bumpy one.

Husson’s teacher, Walmar Diaz, has enjoyed testing the games with the children.

“They did pretty good. They like to be jumping and feel the different textures,” she said. “They’re really engaged in what they’re doing, and they’re having a good time.”

On Tuesday, Diaz’s class learned about the heartbeat, and on Monday, they raced vehicles down ramps.

“They’re really enjoying it and really liking it,” Diaz said.

“They’re having a good time. They like to test new toys and do different things every day.”

Some toys have gone over better than others in different classrooms, Weisz said. “In general, they’re liking the toys, and they like that each day they have another toy to test. It’s like having new games every day. They’re very educational,” she said, pointing out that the school received about 26 toys from companies including LeapFrog, the Manhattan Toy Co., VTech, PlayMonster, Alex Brands, Beleduc USA and more.

Every year, different schools are chosen, and different toys go to the schools. The testing took place from Monday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Sept. 23.

Wellington’s Goddard School is

holding a bonus community day Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during an open house, where children 6 months to 5 years old are invited to test toys and have their preferences added to those of the Goddard students.

“It’s something new for the kids and the parents,” Weisz said. “It’s an honor to be able to test toys that later are going to be going to other kids. Toys being tested by kids and not by adults; we can see what is really good for them by what we’re doing here.”

The Goddard School is located at 2665 State Road 7 in Wellington. For more info., call (561) 333-2020.

Dominic O’Neal (left) and Alazhay Husson (right) balance on the Hedstrom Sensory Stepperz.

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OUR OPINION

It’s Not Easy Finding Peace In Our Angry, War-Weary World

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa once opined, “If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

But with Democrats and Republicans seemingly at constant odds with one another — ranging from political debates to passionate meme wars online to finger pointing accusations across the spectrum — and their party members and voters following suit with wars of words that often times seem so outlandish and childish, one wonders if there was any rational thought which took place before words were tossed into the fray. In this atmosphere, the concept of “talk to your enemies” seems like a mirage.

Tracking the elusive pot of gold at the end of a Florida post-thunderstorm rainbow seems more likely.

We remember — or, perhaps, like to think we remember — a time when our society was better capable of actually discussing and resolving disputes in a civil manner.

But every day, the national headlines become more frustrating and disappointing, as seemingly trivial issues get blown out of proportion and cooler heads are unable to prevail. Every day, people “defriend” individuals on social media sites over differences in political opinion, ranging from disputes over their choice for president to disputes over the proper level of respect for the national anthem.

But for all of this, there are still individuals who still retain a sense of hope — a belief that people with countering viewpoints can still get together over coffee with-

out throwing a hot beverage in each other’s face over some political difference. And luckily, we here at the Town-Crier believe these positive forces are still the majority of mankind.

This weekend, strong people with vision and courage will celebrate the 10th annual Rotary Club of Wellington’s Peace Initiative Project, which includes the annual Wellington Peace Ceremony. It’s a local version of the United Nations International Day of Peace, which was observed on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The U.N. version was created some 35 years ago as a day to recognize the basic tenet that peace is necessary for all people to experience full human rights.

This year’s Wellington Peace Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Rotary Club’s Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive off Forest Hill Blvd., near the Wellington library. The ceremony is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wellingtonrotary.org.

Ceremonies are only a small part of the quest for peace. But at the local level, they are important, as it is vital to retain a grasp on basic decency in a world which seems headed the opposite way. As we mark the 2016 International Day of Peace, may we be reminded that we can never truly contribute in the pursuit of peace for our country and the world unless there is peace within us. As John Lennon famously sang, “All we are saying is give peace a chance.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Closing 60th Street North Hurts Community

I speak to the community regarding the closing of 60th Street North. We have been adversely impacted by the closing of this street. Remember those words.

Did anyone who does not back up to 60th Street get notice the road was closing? No! Please get involved by contacting the appropriate people to help us get this situation resolved. I will provide you with the phone numbers to allow your voice to be heard. Now is the time to stand together. We have one year to address this; don’t wait. I can’t fight by myself. If we stand together, we have a better chance of success.

Indian Trail is not the place to be heard. Indian Trail is the entity that offered to have the road closed to settle the lawsuit without getting input from the surrounding community and how it would impact them. They have not stood up for the interest and safety of the people. They have been presented with petitions, letters and all opposing issues but did nothing.

We received a scare tactic by Indian Trail suggesting improvement culvert installation in July 2005. In essence, it created bridges over our canal to open all roads from 60th Street to 64th Place North. Our canal dead-end streets would be opened from 180th to Mandarin.

This was voted down at a special meeting at the Indian Trail office.

We’ve been told by Indian Trail that GL Homes would be putting in a bridge at 180th to 60th. It is documented at the Sept 14, 2016 meeting at Indian Trail by GL Homes that they will not be putting a bridge to connect 180th to 60th, but rather west of 180th at the elbow of the paved 60th road by 190th. Also, per Scott Kelly from the West Palm Beach mayor’s office, that will never be allowed to happen. Indian Trail’s representatives will have to stop taking that stance now since they all heard it themselves.

The judge that made the final decision in the Garrity vs. WPB lawsuit was not advised that people did not know about the closure west of Mandarin and how it would adversely impact the community. Two schools were added to the area after the lawsuit started.

The judge should know that Indian Trail did not perform its duties for the safety of the people and, along with the attorneys, did not inform all parties effected by the closure of the road. Without adequate information, the judge was not aware of the entire situation before he made his judgment. The only thing that needed to be adjusted on the lawsuit was to leave open the strip

of road from Mandarin to 180th, which allows enough room for the road and the M Canal widening.

There are three original remaining property owners west of Mandarin involved in the lawsuit, and they settled financially for property lines lost, when surveyed go to the end of the swale grass at the dirt road edge. One person lives east of the canal and has access to Mandarin; one wants the road open. They were paid for their loss, and also got a road closure. Why are we, the community, paying for it again, and more than likely a threat again by Indian Trail to add culverts opening our roads from 180th to Mandarin?

We are also being forced to drive illegally due to school traffic at Tangerine and 180th. We now have multiple safety issues. We need to have connectivity through 60th Street.

Please call West Palm Beach Utilities Attorney Nancy Urcheck at (561) 822-1350. Contact the correct people and get involved, since numbers speak. We need communication with the judge, because Indian Trail did not do anything to prevent the closing.

You can contact the department in charge of Palm Beach County traffic control at 180th, Tangerine, etc. by contacting County Engineer George Webb at (561) 684-4018, 2300 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 or (561) 684-4000 or eng-actioncenter@ pbcgov.org. You can also contact Assistant City Administrator Scott Kelly, P.E., at (561) 822-1400, Mayor’s Office, City Administration, 401 Clematis Street, Second Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 or sdkelly@wpb.org.

Sheryl Sample The Acreage

Concerns About Septic Tanks

It seems that there is little or no regard for the people living south of Lake Okeechobee. In addition to being made the scapegoat to nearly all of the water problems facing South Florida, some activists have resorted to mocking Glades citizens for being “backward,” living in “homes on wheels” and calling us “those people.” Our attempts to speak up for ourselves are ridiculed by our more affluent neighbors on the coast.

Despite these attempts to paint us as poor, uneducated and unsuccessful — and even one suggestion that a breach in the Herbert Hoover Dike would put us out of our misery — there is a lot the Treasure Coast can learn from us here in the Glades.

Over 40 years ago, the cities here in the Glades converted to centralized sewer systems. Be-

cause of this commitment to our environment, we have partnered with both the South Florida Water Management District and Palm Beach County to continue to remove all remaining septic tanks and connect everyone to modern centralized sewer systems. We are also upgrading our stormwater collection systems as well. Palm Beach County and Hendry County have invested heavily in our infrastructure, and we are justifiably proud of these accomplishments.

The results of these partnerships has greatly reduced the number of septic tanks in our region and produced cleaner surface water — a real benefit to the environment. If these policies were implemented along the Treasure Coast, I guarantee you it would make a significant cut in the pollution contributing to the water quality problems like toxic blue green algae that hit the Treasure Coast this summer.

For all of the hysteria blaming the sugarcane farmers south of the lake for all of the pollution — claims not supported by science — our region has not experienced the stinking, thick, toxic blue green algae that was seen on the Treasure Coast, and we received discharges as well. In fact, our farmers assured that 90 percent of that water met the government mandated 10 ppb standard for phosphorus.

Back in 1970, there were fewer than 75,000 septic tanks in the counties along the Indian River Lagoon. Today Volusia, Brevard, Indian River and Martin counties have more than 300,000 documented septic tanks. This is according to the Florida Department of Health. It is no coincidence that your water quality problems are getting worse with this growing number of septic tanks, most of which are not inspected or properly maintained.

A 2015 study by Martin County’s own Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute found that the septic systems located along the Indian River Lagoon are the leading source of pollution and dump 4.4 million pounds of nitrogen into the lagoon each year.

The Florida Department of Health in Martin County has observed high levels of enteric bacteria on several occasions this year, warning residents to avoid the water near the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart and Leighton Park by the Palm City Bridge. We all know that enteric bacteria live in the intestinal tract of humans and animals and it being found in the water proves it’s fecal pollution.

Even if you add the Lake Okeechobee discharges, local basin run off still accounts for 87 percent of the total phosphorus load to the St. Lucie estuary according to the South Florida Water Management District.

While some pseudo-environmental groups continue to work overtime falsely blaming farmers south of the lake for water quality problems closer to the northern end of the lake, our residents have been taking meaningful and documented steps to improve the water quality in our region. We have given up more than 120,000 acres of productive farmland for water storage and treatment, spent more than $400 million of our hard-earned money on cleanup programs like best management practices and removed septic tanks to reduce ground water pollution.

We can support these accomplishments on cleaning up our backyard with solid facts and figures. It is past time for the coastal communities to clean up their backyards.

J.P. Sasser Former Mayor of Pahokee

My Amazing Dog Bailey

When my husband was dying of cancer and I was so desperately looking for something to hold on to, as he was all skin and bones, this seven-year-old, five pounds of love named Bailey came into our lives.

It wasn’t long when it became apparent that she sensed when my husband was having a bad day, as she would leave my side and go to him, which always cheered him up. She officially became his emotional support dog until my husband died, then she became mine to emotionally help me get through each lonely day.

Now, my “Baby Bailey” is not only old, estimated about 15, but, she is almost totally blind, and can only hear if you put your mouth right up to her ear. She has a bad heart, has thyroid problems and dislocated back knees.

She doesn’t do her “happy dance” anymore and sleeps most of the time. Somehow, she has taught me what her needs are. As seeing she was never a barker, it wasn’t an easy task to always know when she needed to go out, etc. One night while I was sleeping, I heard her feverishly scratching away at the pillow she sleeps on. In the beginning, when she started doing the constant scratching, I thought that she was having anxiety attacks, and after a week of on-and-off scratching and practically destroying her pillow, I took her to her vet to be examined.

The vet told me that it is not uncommon for dogs to have anxiety attacks, like humans, when they can’t see or hear, and she prescribed both an anxiety pill and a sleeping pill to give her.

It seemed to help somewhat, but not as expected; the scratching of

her pillow continued on and off several times a day and at night.

To add to all the frustration, she started scratching her right side then her left side of her body. Both myself and the vet were clueless as to why.

Then one day during one of her episodes, I got down on the floor with her and asked, “Why?” At that moment, she started licking her upper lip. A light went off in my head, and I immediately went to her water bowl, which was stone dry.

After drinking a huge amount of water, her meds make her very thirsty, she settled down on her pillow and went to sleep.

About an hour later, the scratching started again, and though I had paper-trained her a year before, she still prefers to go outside. So, on a hunch, I took her out for a walk at 5 a.m., and after she was done, she again fell asleep like a contented baby.

Over the months, she and I have bonded in a very special way. Now, whenever she scratches on her pillow, I know she needs something — water, food, out, loving.

There is always a reason, and it is usually one of those four things.

When her needs are met, back to sleep she goes.

She is off her anxiety and sleeping pills but still takes five pills a day for her other medical problems. I am now her “emotional support person,” and her ability to both physically and mentally let me know what she wants or needs with her pillow scratching, has made us both much happier.

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County Is Aerial Spraying Naled On Our Area

Why is it that other South Florida counties and cities are cautiously weighing the risks of using the Naled pesticide to combat Zika, while the Palm Beach County commissioners and administration are allowing Robert Robbins, the director of Environmental Resource Management and his

Division of Mosquito Control, to routinely aerial spray Naled on the western communities?

There have been a lot of protests and controversy in the news regarding the recent aerial spraying of Naled over the City of Miami Beach. The Miami Beach area has been reported to have found mosquitoes that tested positive for Zika. It also appears that the decision was to spray only specific areas twice. Broward County is conducting aerial spraying of a biological, VectoBac WDG, to combat Zika, which they say is safe and can also be used to spray for pests in organic farming. Broward County chose this option, while Palm Beach County chose to spray us with Naled every time they aerial spray. How long has the county been doing this? Who decided to use Naled, and why was the public not part of the decision?

What logic did the county use to determine which communities to aerial spray with Naled? Per Mosquito Control’s FAQ sheet on chemical treatments, the chemicals used on the ground in other areas of the county are more natural choices, while Naled is the choice for aerial spraying, which only occurs in the western communities.

According to an Aug. 22 Palm Beach County Mosquito Control press release, “the coverage area (for aerial spraying conducted last month) of approximately 162,000 acres will target west of State Road 7 including Jupiter Farms, Caloosa, Loxahatchee, The Acreage, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and the Glades.” Why choose to use Naled pesticides only west of State Road 7 and only the communities mentioned, when the aerial spraying coverage was previously all areas west of Military Trail?

When did the target area for aerial spraying change and why?

As for notifying the public of the dangers and precautions required for Naled aerial spraying, the county has failed miserably.

People need to be removed from office, fired and prosecuted for reckless endangerment of the public and the environment.

Anne Kuhl The Acreage

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WELLINGTON AMERICAN LEGION POST HOSTS GOLF TOURNEY AT WANDERERS The Wellington American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 hosted its sixth annual Future Heroes Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Wanderers Club. There were raffles and goody bags. Awards were given out at a buffet after the event. For more info., e-mail wellingtonlegion390@gmail.com.

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Golf Committee Member Ed Portman, Wanderers Club General Manager Justin Thompson and Golf Committee Chair John Isola.

The first-place team of Conor Martling, Earl Sarver, Joe North and Chowda Levins.

The second-place team of Dale Sisson, John Young and George Forman with Ed Portman.

Post 390 board members Charles Carroll, Bob Dugre, Tom Wenham, Max Nelson, Mike Pancia, Al Ziker, John Isola and Dennis Masch.

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Citizens Justice Academy To Begin Oct. 17

Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) is about to start its 30th annual Citizens Justice Academy. The 10-week program begins on Monday, Oct. 17, and runs 10 consecutive Mondays, ending on Dec. 19. The sessions run from 6 to 9 p.m.

The program is open to all county residents who wish to learn more about the criminal justice system. The program is free.

Lectures will be provided by local, state and federal law enforcement professionals.

This year, the CJC will have greater collaboration with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s

Office. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his staff are committed to educating citizens and providing them with knowledge to be informed members of the community. The expanded line-up will include cybercrime, homeland security, the interior of a police car and more.

There will be demonstrations and opportunities to see high-tech equipment first hand.

Participants will learn about local law enforcement, including PBSO Special Operations. Tours will be given of the Main Detention Center, the Medical Examiner’s Office and a courthouse. Most of the program is classroom-style lectures with interactive presentations and opportunities for questions and answers.

The first month of classes will be held at the West Palm Beach

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Police Department at 600 Banyan Street in the first floor community room. Subsequent classes will be in other locations in the greater West Palm Beach area.

This program is sponsored by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners as a service to residents.

Registration closes on Friday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. To register, visit www.pbcgov.org/criminaljustice.

Because of space limitations, only 50 people will be able to enroll.

Call (561) 355-4943 for more info.

Women’s Only Self-Defense Seminar

Palm Beach Combat Hapkido, in cooperation with the Village of

Lorin Moran, Dino Gavazza, Roger Hawkins and Jeff Knight.

Wellington’s recreation Hapkido program, will host a Women’s Only Self Defense Seminar with Master Trina Pellegrini on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road).

Pellegrini has 25 years of martial arts experience and has conducted seminars in the United States, Europe and New Zealand. She founded the TRU (Trained-ReadyUnafraid) System for Women.

This is a women’s-only class and will focus on techniques women can use to protect themselves.

The cost is $50 per participant, or participants can take advantage of a two for one special for mother and daughter pairs.

For more info., visit www. palmbeachcombathapkido.com/ seminar or call (561) 818-5537.

KCF Event Sept. 24 At Lands End Farm

The Kids Cancer Foundation invites the community to celebrate National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lands End Farm, located at 13065 55th Street South in Wellington.

Bring family and friends to Lands End Farm to celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with some of the foundation’s young patients and families.

There will be horseback rides, face painting, tie dye, arts and crafts, games, a petting zoo, a dressage demonstration by childhood cancer survivor Amy Speck-Kern, food catered by Park Avenue BBQ

and lots of horses. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes.

The Kids Cancer Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that provides hope and support to local children and families battling cancer and/or a blood disorder.

The foundation provides children and families with compassionate, easily accessible, supportive care services. The foundation educates families about their child’s diagnosis and treatment, and provides physical, emotional and financial support.

To learn more about the Kids Cancer Foundation, or to make a donation, visit www.kidscancersf. org or send checks to: Kids Cancer Foundation, 246 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411. For more info., call Michelle O’Boyle (561) 371-1298.

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RPB Fall Fest Set For Oct. 28-29

The Village of Royal Palm Beach will hold its annual Fall Fest on Friday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 10 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park.

Activities include live entertainment by a variety of tribute bands on Friday and Saturday night. Throughout the weekend, the festival will be filled with food vendors, craft vendors and a selection of domestic and craft beers.

Kids of all ages can enjoy a weekend of activities, such as interactive carnival rides in the Kids Fun Zone, a pumpkin patch and a petting zoo. Kids can trickor-treat each night at the park from 5 to 9 p.m. and jump aboard Blackbeard’s Pirate Ship for a memorable photo opportunity.

Bring your pet along to join in the pet costume contest on Saturday at 2 p.m., and then join the costume contests for children and families at 3 p.m. for all ages.

Registration opens up at 1 p.m. for all costume contests on site.

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Parking is available throughout the park. Avoid traffic and come early. Expect traffic delays. Bring lawn chairs and a blanket for a day of fun for all ages. Off-site parking will be available at Royal Palm Beach Village Hall.

For more info., visit www. royalpalmbeach.com or call (561) 790-5149 prior to the event. On event days, call Commons Park at (561) 753-1232.

Garden Club To Meet On Oct. 5

The Wellington Garden Club will meet Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Lakeview Room at the new Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). A social light breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a business meeting at 10:30 a.m., and a program at 11:30 a.m. on the “History of Tropical Fruits in South Florida,” presented by Larry Grosser.

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Also included will be fruit-related histories about some local communities, such as Wellington and Atlantis, and the Henry Flagler connection to the big freeze of 1894-95.

Grosser is a past president of the Rare Fruit Council, a master gardener and a longtime member of both the Mounts Botanical Garden and the Fairchild Tropical Garden.

He is a retired environmental scientist who is a docent with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.

Guests are welcome, but seating is limited. RSVP to Membership Chair Doreen Baxter at doreenspot@comcast.net or (561) 7936013. For more info., e-mail info@ wellingtongardenclub.org.

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Wellington Home Show Oct. 15

The Wellington Home Show will take place at the Wellington Amphitheater on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will include dozens of home product and service experts to fix, remodel and beautify your home. There will also be dog adoptions, celebrity radio appearances and more. Beer, wine, soft drinks and food will be available for sale. For more info., visit www.mainmeetevents.com.

Dance Arts Conservatory’s Broadway Stars will present their production of The Wizard of Oz, Young Performers’ Edition on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 5 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1 and 3

p.m. Performances will be held at Dance Arts Conservatory Center for the Performing Arts, located at 11120 South Crown Way, Units 3 & 4, in Wellington.

Join Dorothy and her dog Toto as they are caught in a tornado’s path and somehow end up in the magical Land of Oz. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Seating is general admission. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call Randy at (561) 296-1880 or e-mail info@ danceartsconservatory.com.

Halloween Fun At The Mall

The Mall at Wellington Green will host two Halloween-themed events for children 10 years old and under. Both events are free.

The MallStars Costume Party will take place Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Children are invited to dress up in their favorite costumes and enjoy fall festival games, dancing, posing for Halloween photos and more.

MallStars Mall-o-Ween is set for Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kids can have a fun time trick-or-treating throughout

the mall at participating retailers.

Before, during or after the events, families can also register children to join the MallStars Kids Club Program. Once registered, children 10 years old and younger will enjoy fun activities and free entertainment at club meetings inside the mall. For more information, visit the events page at www. shopwellingtongreen.com.

Green Market Returns To RPB

The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will return for its fourth season at Veterans Park on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market will run each Sunday through April 2017.

Support your community by shopping for locally grown plants and organic products. These include a wide selection of produce, along with fresh flowers, homemade salsa, baked goods and all-natural honey. In addition, enjoy artisan foods and pastries, along with a unique selection of artists and crafters.

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Lox Council Moves To Hire Two Magistrates On A Rotating Basis

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council entered contract negotiations Tuesday with two firms that responded to requests for proposals for special magistrate code hearing services.

The council heard presentations from private-practice lawyer Paul Nicoletti and attorney Keith Davis of Corbett, White, Davis & Ashton. Another respondent, Gary Brandenburg of Brandenburg & Associates, did not attend the meeting.

Nicoletti, a member of the Florida Bar since 1983, was in private practice for almost 20 years before becoming city attorney in Stuart.

“During that time I’ve been in small firms and larger firms, but I’ve always had municipal clients,” he said, adding that he has been doing special magistrate work since 2001 as part of his practice, including the Town of Lake Park, the City of Jupiter and the Village of Palm Springs.

Nicoletti said he started off as a

city manager before going to law school.

“Even as a magistrate, I’ve had people appear before me and they have very practical problems,” he said. “Sometimes it’s just the grass got too tall, but why did it get too tall?”

Nicoletti said he tries to fashion practical ways for respondents to solve their difficulties.

“Sometimes it is the letter of the law,” he said. “Sometimes if it says the grass has to be 8 inches, then it has got to be done. At the same time there is latitude.”

Nicoletti has been board-certified in local governmental law since 1996, the first year that board certification was offered by the Florida Bar. He added that he has tried environmental cases, especially in Martin County.

“Driving around before the meeting tonight, I got a chance to look at some of the beauty of your community,” he said. “My guess is that you all are concerned about the environment as well.”

Councilman Todd McLendon

asked Nicoletti how he would deal with conflicting language in the Uniform Land Development Code, explaining that the town is in the process of cleaning up its ULDC, and Nicoletti said he tries to follow the most recent iteration of the code, or reach a compromise between the two versions.

Vice Mayor Tom Goltzené asked Nicoletti about his familiarity with the Freedom to Farm Act, and Nicoletti said he had some experience in Martin County, including livestock and building construction without permits.

He added that he has a home in Palatka where his neighbors are farmers. “I don’t farm, I garden,” he said.

Davis, the managing shareholder of Corbett, White, Davis & Ashton, said that firm has existed since the 1980s. He has been with the firm for 14 years and is certified in local government law.

Prior to that he was an assistant state attorney for almost 10 years.

He grew up in the Jupiter/Tequesta area.

He said that his firm is small,

without a lot of overhead. “I do have a partner, Jennifer Ashton, and we have an associate attorney as well, so there’s backup and support at my disposal,” he said.

He said his work is only legal service to municipalities and special districts.

“We don’t represent private individuals against governments,” he said. “You would never see me or my firm representing a respondent in a code enforcement case, or representing a developer.”

Davis’s firm currently provides magistrate services for six municipalities, including the City of West Palm Beach, the Town of Juno Beach and the Town of Ocean Ridge, as well as the Palm Beach County League of Cities and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.

“We’re very well-versed in municipal government work,” he said. “We know it from the magistrate’s side and from the local government side. We understand how it impacts your residents, and we know the role of being fair and impartial, as well as standing on

this side of the dais and prosecuting the cases.”

His firm also trains code enforcement officers.

“We will train our code enforcement officers in towns that we are general counsel for,” he said. “We’ve written procedural manuals for code enforcement for our cities to keep them current and updated with the state of the law.”

By virtue of the fact that they train and write manuals, Davis said his firm does well in seeing contested cases through the system.

“We understand the process extremely well,” he said. “Our orders have been challenged by respondents. We have successfully defended them all the way through the Florida Supreme Court.”

Davis pointed out that his firm had quoted the lowest rate for the service, and that their office is nearby, which gives them closer access and backup to emergency enforcement if it becomes necessary.

McLendon asked Davis about his familiarity with the Freedom to Farm Act, and he said he was

aware of it but not prepared to have a discussion about it because the municipalities they represent do not have agricultural areas.

McLendon recommended they score the three, and he ranked Nicoletti first, with Davis second and Brandenburg third.

Councilman Ron Jarriel favored Davis because the firm is nearby, offered the lowest rate and had two potential magistrates on board. “If one can’t make it, the other can,” Jarriel said.

Goltzené said one way to solve the issue might be to have a magistrate and a backup magistrate.

Mayor Dave Browning said both firms had made good presentations. “I am in agreement with Ron from the standpoint of location and travel,” Browning said. “It is kind of a toss-up to me.”

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said the council could use both on a rotating basis, and McLendon made a motion to contract Nicoletti with Davis as backup and rotate every month between them. That motion carried 4-0 with Councilman Ryan Liang absent.

RPB Changes Evaluation Method For Scholarship Applicants

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara reported on the village’s first Education Advisory Board meeting of the season on Sept. 12.

Hmara, who is liaison to the board, said he and Village Manager Ray Liggins had met with the board prior to the meeting in response to direction from the council to talk about roles and responsibilities and to correct some misunderstandings about the board’s role.

At the Aug. 18 council meeting, Councilman Dave Swift had commented that he thought some members of that board had been disrespectful to the council, and specifically Hmara, who had tried to give direction to the board on the

coming year in a planning session held Aug. 8.

“They tried to buck him on that,” Swift said. “They believe that it is their role to determine everything that is going to happen in the next year. That is not what we have directed Jeff to do.”

At the Sept. 15 meeting, Hmara reported that the decorum of the Sept. 12 meeting had improved.

“I can report that the results showed,” he said. “[The] meeting was a definite improvement over the Aug. 8 meeting.”

The board’s work plan approved for the coming year includes a more rigorous review for the scholarships awarded by the village to graduating seniors that gives a more uniform method for evaluating the applicants.

“One of the individuals who is a member of the Education Advi-

sory Board also happens to be the dean of students at Palm Beach Atlantic University, and with that great resource, he was the one who provided us with this new set of guidelines for the scholarship interviews,” Hmara said. “I think that’s a positive step.”

Hmara said the Education Advisory Board highlights one school at each meeting, and this year’s focus will be on STEM academies.

“Oftentimes they do it with students,” he said. “Sometimes they do it strictly with the principal, and the point is it’s an opportunity for the school to showcase itself and also to have the school answer some questions from both the board and the public.”

Hmara said the board adopted a policy two years ago to focus on a particular aspect of education.

“This year’s focus is on sci-

ence,” he said, explaining that all Royal Palm Beach schools have Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs that continue through elementary, middle and high school. “This is an opportunity to pursue some additional details in that regard.”

Swift said he was particularly interested in a presentation planned by School District lobbyist Vern Pickup-Crawford.

“I always found that meeting very interesting,” he said. “I’m just wondering if you might consider a council/education board meeting with that because there are a lot of questions that come out there, and, as usual, we would have our school board representative there, and often we have the assistant superintendent there.”

Mayor Fred Pinto asked about the change in format for interview-

ing scholarship candidates.

“This just provides a basis for evaluating the presentations by each one of the applicants,” Hmara said, explaining that the format is in four areas — leadership capacity, academic achievement, civic involvement and future goals — with a certain number of points assigned to each category.

“It becomes a quantitative evaluation rather than a highly subjective one, so this is what is being proposed,” he said, adding that the board had come up with the recommendation itself.

Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said the board and council can use whatever method they choose for the evaluations.

“If they think this is the criteria that they’d like to use, this is similar to what we use in our procurement process,” Ashton said.

“I think this is good,” Swift said.

“I think this helps the interviewees more.”

Councilwoman Selena Smith agreed. “It’s kind of like going to a job interview where you don’t know the questions you’re going to be asked ahead of time,” she said.

“This is one of the things that’s going to prepare them, especially when they go to college.”

Councilwoman Jan Rodusky also approved of the change in the evaluation method.

“I think a rubric in this regard is terrific,” Rodusky said. “It helps all the panelists to see how they’re evaluating them.”

She suggested a bigger point spread than 1 to 5.

“The more applicants you have, the closer the scores are going to be with a scale of 1 to 5,” Rodusky said.

Garden Club Teams Up With Village To Plant Shrubs At Preserve

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The Village of Wellington and the Wellington Garden Club are partnering to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24.

With the assistance of Wellington Garden Club members and Wellington staff, Palm Beach Central High School Environmental Club students and faculty, Boy Scout Troop 222, Cub Scout Troop 222 and Girl Scout Troop 22222, along with their leaders, parents and other volunteers, the group will plant approximately 350 native Walter’s viburnum shrubs.

Involving the students and

Speed Limits

Okeechobee And Folsom

continued from page 1 to the town and didn’t agree with some of the things he wrote.

“These things like striping on the road, it just doesn’t make sense that that could be accurate,” McLendon said, adding that if the town assumes responsibility, it should get the gas tax money.

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said gas tax money can’t be shared.

“Right now, the county’s vision is that we only have traffic control

scouts helps teach the next generation to care for the environment, Wellington Landscape & Forestry Operations Supervisor Brian Hopper said.

This is the third year that the groups are collaborating to celebrate the day and improve Wellington’s habitat. The first year, 1,100 native slash pines and mahogany trees were planted. Last year, 700 pine trees were planted.

This weekend, about 350 shrubs will be planted.

“National Public Lands Day came to our attention through Brian Hopper,” former Wellington Garden Club President Twig Morris said. “This started a couple of

years ago when he had 1,100 pine seedlings that he needed to have planted. He asked the garden club to help, and we said we’d love to.

It was a great success.”

National Public Lands Day, Hopper explained, is a day when groups from all over the nation get together and do environmental restoration projects on publicly owned land.

“We wanted to be a part of that. It’s a worthwhile endeavor,” Hopper said.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat was chosen for the village’s focus because of its vast amount of space and ability to be enhanced.

The Walter’s viburnum shrubs will fill in a lower area, and be beneficial to wildlife in the preserve, Morris said. They are native shrubs that can tolerate both dry and wet weather. The shrub has white flowers and berries, which add to the habitat by offering visual interest and food for birds, butterflies and other pollinators. The shrubs can grow up to 10 feet, but will most likely stay around 8 feet.

Because so many trees were planted in the past, the focus is shifting toward filling the underlying areas, Hopper explained.

The shrubs were actually leftover seedlings from Wellington’s Earth Day seedling giveaway.

Hopper had the extras potted by local nurseries, and they have been growing steadily for the last few months.

“Public lands are so important… particularly the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat,” Morris said, calling the area a hidden gem. “A lot of people don’t know about it, and they really should come out and learn about the wildlife that is there, the native plants that are there, the open space that is there.

It really is a special place, and as a public space, we are happy to support it.”

For Hopper, partnering with the Wellington Garden Club has

provided a knowledgeable group to have on hand.

“It’s a great partnership and a great opportunity. They’ve been wonderful partners for the past three years doing community projects, and we’re appreciative of their assistance,” he said.

The Wellington Garden Club is working with the Palm Beach Central High School Environmental Club and the scout troops on various projects. To learn more about the Wellington Garden Club, e-mail info@wellingtongardenclub.org or visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.

Additional volunteers are not needed for this event.

jurisdiction, but not maintenance jurisdiction,” Cirullo said. “That is one of those things that is going to be part of the discussion.”

Council members also discussed taking ownership of the road, which would entitle them to additional gas tax money, but Vice Mayor Tom Goltzené said he would like to remain on the topic of the speed limit signs.

Underwood said he does not have an arrival date for the signs, but he wanted to work with Webb regarding the transition, so he knows who is responsible for certain things, such as maintenance of caution lights.

“We need to go ahead and put up these signs now, because you may never get that resolution,” Goltzené said. “I think Mr. Webb has gone as far as he’s going, and we need to put the signs up, move forward with that and discuss it with county staff, not George Webb.”

Mayor Dave Browning said they should probably look into informational signs advising motorists of the coming speed limit change.

Goltzené said they also need to make arrangements with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for enforcement.

Councilman Ron Jarriel said

he had heard residents complain about the coming speed limit change, and objected to the possibility of losing planned traffic lights in return for the speed limit change. “It doesn’t bother me that we’re reducing it to 30 miles per hour,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll bring in some revenue, but when we weigh the fact that the red light at Folsom and Okeechobee, which the county had agreed to, and the developer, we give that up according to the county.”

Jarriel suggested meeting with the county’s elected leadership.

“The county staff works for the county commissioners. We hav-

en’t even approached the county commissioners, but we’re willing to give up the red light at D Road, the red light at Folsom to reduce the speed limit down to 30 miles per hour?” Jarriel asked. “It’s unbelievable what we’re fixing to put on our residents as far as trying to make it a safer road.”

Jarriel also pointed out that a letter from the county stated that it reserved its right to widen Okeechobee Blvd. to four lanes when it becomes necessary.

“We don’t have any say-so, so is it worth the sacrifice to reduce it down to 30 miles an hour to give up the other things that we

possibly could have gotten for the residents?” he asked.

Browning said he was not ready to give up on the traffic light promised as part of the Minto/Westlake agreement.

“I talked to the mayor of the new town out there and he has assured me that they’re not going to do just what Minto wants, so we still have a chance of them honoring the commitment that they made to the county commission to pay for that light at D Road, so it’s not a done deal,” he said. “We’re in a chess game, and I agree we need to sit down with the county commissioner.”

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Study sounds building alarm Report calls for conservation paired with development to save Florida’s open spaces

By Andy Reid | Staff writer

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Re-Print From The Palm Beach Post, September 16, 2016

Fla. in ’70: Without planning, Report urges push for higher density all sprawl development to keep green space.

By John Kennedy Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau

Development at the current pace

“We can accommodate more people ...

people to live on less land.

could gobble up too much of Flor-

and protect more land.”

■ Concentrating development in cer-

ida’s farm land and natural areas

In southeast Florida, the biggest

tain areas, making it easier to foster

over the next half century, accord-

development threat to farmland and

transportation alternatives, such as

ing to a report released Thursday.

remaining open spaces is in west-

bike trails and public transit.

Suburbia threatens to cover near-

ern Palm Beach County — which

■ Including a variety of housing types

ly double the amount of land now

still has hundreds of thousands of

in new development — from houses

claimed by neighborhoods and

acres of active farming.

to apartments — to help make homes

shopping centers, according to the

Unless changes to development

more affordable.

Florida 2070 report.

patterns are made, more develop-

■ Providing incentives for landowners

The study calls for allowing more

ment would push onto western Palm

to keep their land in agriculture opera-

intense development within or near

Beach County farmland and other

tion.

already urbanized areas and also

counties ringing Lake Okeechobee,

■ Investing in preserving more land for

setting aside more land, through

according to the study’s projec-

farming and conservation.

government land buys or other mea-

tions.

Agriculture is a key part of the

sures, to be preserved for farming

More development could also

state’s economy and future develop-

and conservation.

extend onto farmland west of Delray

ment affects its economic viability,

“We are talking about [building] com-

Beach and Boynton Beach, where

according to Cori Hermle, a planning

pact development. We are not talking

development pressures are already

consultant for the Florida Department

about doing away with development,”

growing in the Agricultural Reserve.

of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

said Vivian Young, spokeswoman

While much of the open spaces are

“This is very important for Flor-

for the growth watchdog group1000

already spoken for in Broward and

ida’s future and helping to drive

Friends of Florida.

Miami-Dade counties, the study also

which direction we want our state to

1000 Friends teamed with the

envisions intensifying development in

go,” Hermle said about the report.

University of Florida and the state’s

western areas there.

The idea behind the report is to

agricultural department to produce

To avoid losing as much farmland

show elected leaders and other pol-

the report.

and natural areas, the report recom-

icymakers how the decisions they

Changing building patterns now

mends:

make on new building plans have a

would help preserve more farming and

■ Encouraging more redevelopment

serious, cumulative impact, accord-

natural areas while readying for the

within cities and towns to make better

ing to 1000 Friends.

15 million more residents expected

use of land in places where people

in Florida by 2070, according to the

already live.

The results of the report show that

study.

■ Allowing more intense development

“We absolutely believe we can do

within or near urban areas. That would

better,” said Margaret Carr of the Uni-

put new homes near existing roads,

versity of Florida, who helped produce

water lines and other infrastructure

long-term ramifications,” said Young,

the report.

needs while also enabling more

of 1000 Friends.

“what may seem like small conservation and development decisions we make today have significant,

TALLAHASSEE — Florida in 2070 will be a state brimming with almost 34 million residents — 70 percent more than today — but it doesn’t have to be covered in concrete stemming from urban sprawl, a report released Thursday shows.

1000 Friends of Florida, a statewide growth management organization, is urging government planners to promote a shift toward more infill development and higher densities in current urban areas.

Nature preserves can be expanded and farmland maintained, the Florida 2070 Project concludes.

“We’re talking about compact development, not doing away with development,” said Vivian Young, a spokeswoman for 1000 Friends The report’s release comes even as Florida is experiencing a building boom — a pent-up explosion of massive development that follows a recession-fueled freeze of several years.

Palm Beach County’s unincorporated western area is the site of almost 14,000 new homes planned in coming years, spread across four new communities, including Westlake, the county’s 39th city.

Similar,multi-thousand-acre projects also are in the works across remote stretches of scrub and wetland — virtually in every corner of Florida.

Such megaprojects as Babcock Ranch, Plum Creek, Lake Pickett and Deseret Ranch are poised to add thousands of houses, millions of feet of commercial space and swell the state’s population through the next decade by converting vast amounts of rural land.

Fostering these fresh megaprojects, some analysts say, is Gov. Rick Scott’s overhaul in 2011 of the state’s three-decades-old growth management laws.

The changes approved by Scott and the Republican-led Legislature eliminated regulatory hoops developers formerly had to clear to advance building projects 1000 Friends said that cities and counties should remember that planning decisions made now will shape future development across many communities.

But the report also offers alternatives to reducing urban sprawl — mostly keyed to assuring that current timber and mining land across Florida isn’t turned into future housing developments.

Florida’s current trajectory has it on course to having one-third of its land mass fully developed by 2070, up from the 19 percent devoted to houses, stores roads and businesses in the report’s 2010 baseline year.

If many residents already are feeling the pressures of crowded roads, neighborhoods and schools, there is certainly more to come in the next half-century, the report shows.

But 1000 Friends argues that by embracing a more compact pattern of development and boosting the state’s protected land holdings, the percentage of Florida under development can be held to 28 percent by 2070.

“We absolutely believe we can do better,” said Peggy Carr, a professor at University of Florida’s GeoPlan Center, which also partnered with the Florida Agriculture Depart-

ment on the 2070 report.

South Florida, so long home to rapid growth, is projected as seeing slower development in coming years, relative to the rest of the state.

Within South Florida, the most dramatic potential changes by 2070 will be south of Lake Okeechobee, where development could continue its relentless drive across Palm Beach, Hendry and Glades counties, as well as in Lee and Collier counties, analysts said.

Still, land devoted to cities and suburbia in South Florida should top out at 30 percent of the region — below the state’s 34 percent average, the report found.

The broad, protected acreage which includes the Everglades, combined with the expected continued strength of the region’s vegetable and sugar growing industry, should withstand any serious encroachment by developers, 1000 Friends predicted.

The state’s region of most overwhelming growth in the years ahead?

Central Florida.

By 2070, almost half the region from Tampa to Daytona Beach will be devoted to roads, homes and the other trappings of development, 1000 Friends forecasts. Marion, Sumter and Lake counties, already home to The Villages retirement mecca, will continue to boom, analysts said.

That’s almost double the Central Florida region’s 26 percent of land now occupied — and even in the bestcase scenario, could be restrained to 41 percent developed, still well above the statewide rate.

“More land will be taken up to reflect the population growth,” Carr said.

BROWARDIZATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

CONTINUES AT AN ACCELERATED PACE THANKS TO RECENT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OVERLY FRIENDLY ATTITUDE TOWARD GREEDY DEVELOPERS WHO TOTALLY IGNORE THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION OF RESIDENTS. THE RESULTS OF THE LAST PRIMARY ELECTIONS HAS BEGUN TO SHOW WHAT “WE THE PEOPLE” THINK OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGING OVER DEVELOPMENT.

1. “1000 Friends teamed with the University of Florida and the state’s agricultural department to produce the report.”

2. “Development at the current pace could gobble up too much of Florida’s farmland and natural areas over the next half century.”

3. “In southeast Florida, the biggest development threat to farmland and the remaining open spaces is in western Palm Beach County.”

4. “Palm Beach County’s unincorporated western area is the site of almost 14,000 new homes planned in coming years, spread across four new communities, including Westlake.”

5. “More development could also extend onto farmland west of Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, where development pressures are already growing in the Agricultural Reserve.”

6. “If many residents already are feeling the pressures of crowded roads, neighborhoods and schools, there is certainly more to come in the next half-century, the report shows.”

- Compliments of Jess Santamaria -

7. “Agriculture is a key part of the state’s economy and future development affects its economic viability.”

8. “The idea behind the report is to show elected leaders and other policymakers how the decisions they make on new building plans have a serious, cumulative impact.”

The above concerns and warnings were often expressed

by Jess Santamaria (2006 - 2014) during his eight years as a Palm Beach County Commissioner, but was repeatedly out voted by his fellow commissioners.

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Re-Print From South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 16, 2016

Study sounds building alarm Report calls for conservation paired with development to save Florida’s open spaces

By Andy Reid | Staff writer

The Town-Crier

www.gotowncrier.com

September 23 - September 29, 2016 Page 9

Re-Print From The Palm Beach Post, September 16, 2016

Fla. in ’70: Without planning, Report urges push for higher density all sprawl development to keep green space.

By John Kennedy Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau

Development at the current pace

“We can accommodate more people ...

people to live on less land.

could gobble up too much of Flor-

and protect more land.”

■ Concentrating development in cer-

ida’s farm land and natural areas

In southeast Florida, the biggest

tain areas, making it easier to foster

over the next half century, accord-

development threat to farmland and

transportation alternatives, such as

ing to a report released Thursday.

remaining open spaces is in west-

bike trails and public transit.

Suburbia threatens to cover near-

ern Palm Beach County — which

■ Including a variety of housing types

ly double the amount of land now

still has hundreds of thousands of

in new development — from houses

claimed by neighborhoods and

acres of active farming.

to apartments — to help make homes

shopping centers, according to the

Unless changes to development

more affordable.

Florida 2070 report.

patterns are made, more develop-

■ Providing incentives for landowners

The study calls for allowing more

ment would push onto western Palm

to keep their land in agriculture opera-

intense development within or near

Beach County farmland and other

tion.

already urbanized areas and also

counties ringing Lake Okeechobee,

■ Investing in preserving more land for

setting aside more land, through

according to the study’s projec-

farming and conservation.

government land buys or other mea-

tions.

Agriculture is a key part of the

sures, to be preserved for farming

More development could also

state’s economy and future develop-

and conservation.

extend onto farmland west of Delray

ment affects its economic viability,

“We are talking about [building] com-

Beach and Boynton Beach, where

according to Cori Hermle, a planning

pact development. We are not talking

development pressures are already

consultant for the Florida Department

about doing away with development,”

growing in the Agricultural Reserve.

of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

said Vivian Young, spokeswoman

While much of the open spaces are

“This is very important for Flor-

for the growth watchdog group1000

already spoken for in Broward and

ida’s future and helping to drive

Friends of Florida.

Miami-Dade counties, the study also

which direction we want our state to

1000 Friends teamed with the

envisions intensifying development in

go,” Hermle said about the report.

University of Florida and the state’s

western areas there.

The idea behind the report is to

agricultural department to produce

To avoid losing as much farmland

show elected leaders and other pol-

the report.

and natural areas, the report recom-

icymakers how the decisions they

Changing building patterns now

mends:

make on new building plans have a

would help preserve more farming and

■ Encouraging more redevelopment

serious, cumulative impact, accord-

natural areas while readying for the

within cities and towns to make better

ing to 1000 Friends.

15 million more residents expected

use of land in places where people

in Florida by 2070, according to the

already live.

The results of the report show that

study.

■ Allowing more intense development

“We absolutely believe we can do

within or near urban areas. That would

better,” said Margaret Carr of the Uni-

put new homes near existing roads,

versity of Florida, who helped produce

water lines and other infrastructure

long-term ramifications,” said Young,

the report.

needs while also enabling more

of 1000 Friends.

“what may seem like small conservation and development decisions we make today have significant,

TALLAHASSEE — Florida in 2070 will be a state brimming with almost 34 million residents — 70 percent more than today — but it doesn’t have to be covered in concrete stemming from urban sprawl, a report released Thursday shows.

1000 Friends of Florida, a statewide growth management organization, is urging government planners to promote a shift toward more infill development and higher densities in current urban areas.

Nature preserves can be expanded and farmland maintained, the Florida 2070 Project concludes.

“We’re talking about compact development, not doing away with development,” said Vivian Young, a spokeswoman for 1000 Friends The report’s release comes even as Florida is experiencing a building boom — a pent-up explosion of massive development that follows a recession-fueled freeze of several years.

Palm Beach County’s unincorporated western area is the site of almost 14,000 new homes planned in coming years, spread across four new communities, including Westlake, the county’s 39th city.

Similar,multi-thousand-acre projects also are in the works across remote stretches of scrub and wetland — virtually in every corner of Florida.

Such megaprojects as Babcock Ranch, Plum Creek, Lake Pickett and Deseret Ranch are poised to add thousands of houses, millions of feet of commercial space and swell the state’s population through the next decade by converting vast amounts of rural land.

Fostering these fresh megaprojects, some analysts say, is Gov. Rick Scott’s overhaul in 2011 of the state’s three-decades-old growth management laws.

The changes approved by Scott and the Republican-led Legislature eliminated regulatory hoops developers formerly had to clear to advance building projects 1000 Friends said that cities and counties should remember that planning decisions made now will shape future development across many communities.

But the report also offers alternatives to reducing urban sprawl — mostly keyed to assuring that current timber and mining land across Florida isn’t turned into future housing developments.

Florida’s current trajectory has it on course to having one-third of its land mass fully developed by 2070, up from the 19 percent devoted to houses, stores roads and businesses in the report’s 2010 baseline year.

If many residents already are feeling the pressures of crowded roads, neighborhoods and schools, there is certainly more to come in the next half-century, the report shows.

But 1000 Friends argues that by embracing a more compact pattern of development and boosting the state’s protected land holdings, the percentage of Florida under development can be held to 28 percent by 2070.

“We absolutely believe we can do better,” said Peggy Carr, a professor at University of Florida’s GeoPlan Center, which also partnered with the Florida Agriculture Depart-

ment on the 2070 report.

South Florida, so long home to rapid growth, is projected as seeing slower development in coming years, relative to the rest of the state.

Within South Florida, the most dramatic potential changes by 2070 will be south of Lake Okeechobee, where development could continue its relentless drive across Palm Beach, Hendry and Glades counties, as well as in Lee and Collier counties, analysts said.

Still, land devoted to cities and suburbia in South Florida should top out at 30 percent of the region — below the state’s 34 percent average, the report found.

The broad, protected acreage which includes the Everglades, combined with the expected continued strength of the region’s vegetable and sugar growing industry, should withstand any serious encroachment by developers, 1000 Friends predicted.

The state’s region of most overwhelming growth in the years ahead?

Central Florida.

By 2070, almost half the region from Tampa to Daytona Beach will be devoted to roads, homes and the other trappings of development, 1000 Friends forecasts. Marion, Sumter and Lake counties, already home to The Villages retirement mecca, will continue to boom, analysts said.

That’s almost double the Central Florida region’s 26 percent of land now occupied — and even in the bestcase scenario, could be restrained to 41 percent developed, still well above the statewide rate.

“More land will be taken up to reflect the population growth,” Carr said.

BROWARDIZATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

CONTINUES AT AN ACCELERATED PACE THANKS TO RECENT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OVERLY FRIENDLY ATTITUDE TOWARD GREEDY DEVELOPERS WHO TOTALLY IGNORE THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION OF RESIDENTS. THE RESULTS OF THE LAST PRIMARY ELECTIONS HAS BEGUN TO SHOW WHAT “WE THE PEOPLE” THINK OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGING OVER DEVELOPMENT. 1. “1000 Friends teamed with the University of Florida and the state’s agricultural department to produce the report.”

2. “Development at the current pace could gobble up too much of Florida’s farmland and natural areas over the next half century.”

3. “In southeast Florida, the biggest development threat to farmland and the remaining open spaces is in western Palm Beach County.”

4. Palm Beach County’s unincorporated western area is the site of almost 14,000 new homes planned in coming years, spread across four new communities, including Westlake.”

5. “More development could also extend onto farmland west of Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, where development pressures are already growing in the Agricultural Reserve.”

6. “If many residents already are feeling the pressures of crowded roads, neighborhoods and schools, there is certainly more to come in the next half-century, the report shows.”

- Compliments of Jess Santamaria -

7. “Agriculture is a key part of the state’s economy and future development affects its economic viability.”

8. “The idea behind the report is to show elected leaders and other policymakers how the decisions they make on new building plans have a serious, cumulative impact.”

The above concerns and warnings were often expressed by Jess Santamaria (2006 - 2014) during his eight years as a Palm Beach County Commissioner, but was repeatedly out voted by his fellow commissioners.

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VOLUNTEERS CLEAN UP WELLINGTON AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

The Village of Wellington held an International Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, Sept. 17 along Greenbriar Blvd., Greenview Shores and the Folkestone/Yarmouth community. Dozens of volunteers patrolled the streets in groups to clean up Wellington’s roads.

PHOTOS BY BRIANNE SIMONE/TOWN-CRIER

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office community policing deputies Jen Baker and Martin Casarez.

Madelyn Dupuis and Sara Formanek.

Erica Pamatmat, Cathelene Castellucci and Faith Crews.

Volunteers gather after cleaning up Wellington streets.

Councilwoman Tanya Siskind with daughter Scarlett, Abby Eidelman and Vice Mayor John McGovern with daughter Victoria.

Rachad Gowie, Mouray Hutchinson and Adriana Oms team up to beautify Wellington.

Scott Campbell and John Salas with some of the trash collected.

RPBHS CROWNS 2016 HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN DURING FESTIVITIES

Royal Palm Beach High School crowned its 2016 homecoming king and queen on Friday, Sept. 16. Homecoming Court couples included freshmen Rebecca Nivard and Mason Chamberlin, sophomores Angel Joseph and Anthony Benedict, juniors Lian Bessieres and Joeh Joseph, as well as seniors Sabrina Agramonte and Dexter Dixon, Dellisa Lewis and Joseph Chua, Natalie Rovira and Drew Matias, and Nathalee Medrano and Jules Jasmin. Sabrina Agramonte and Drew Matias were crowned queen and king. PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Homecoming King Drew Matias and Homecoming Queen Sabrina Agramonte with Principal Jesus Armas.

Seniors Dexter Dixon and Sabrina Agramonte.

Seniors Joseph Chua and Dellisa Lewis.

Seniors Drew Matias and Natalie Rovira.

Seniors Jules Jasmin and Nathalee Medrano.

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LATIN MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL OF THE PALM BEACHES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS

The inaugural Latin Music & Food Festival of the Palm Beaches took place on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Latin music and folkloric dances were featured. There were food vendors and food trucks. Soccer and rides kept the kids busy. Reggaeton duo Angel y Khriz, mambo and charanga musician Tito Puente Jr. and salsa singer Eddie Santiago were the headliners. For more info., visit www.latinfestivalpb.com.

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Columbian music with Vallenato De Rafa Vargas.

Roger Ruano on the bungee cord.

Angelina Wilson climbs the rock wall.

Rachel Ramirez and Hannah Olsen at the South Florida Fair booth.

Maria Sostre with Bullet, who models a raincoat from Puttin on the Dog owned

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Nitrogen ice cream made by Enzo Fanzi and owners Sabine and Vilguins Louissaint.

Vivienne Athmer emerges from a bounce house.

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Wellington Man Overcomes Dyslexia To Find Business Success

When Wellington resident Frank LaCosta was a boy, he wanted to write the number 25, but the paper reflected the number 52. He would tell himself to write the letter D, but the paper reflected the letter B. While minor mistakes like this may be common for some children, for LaCosta it was a sign of a larger challenge — dyslexia, a condition that makes it difficult for a person to read, write and spell, yet does not affect their general intelligence.

Diagnosed at the age of four, LaCosta was one student among the 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population who has a language-based learning disability, according to the Dyslexia Center of Utah. Dyslexia is the most common of the language-based learning disabilities, but many people aren’t aware that they have it.

LaCosta spent most of his childhood working to overcome this challenge.

“While in the first grade, a teacher’s assistant at Saint Luke’s Catholic School in Lake Worth would spend hours with me working on techniques and exercises that really shaped me into who I am today,” he said.

These days, LaCosta still finds himself double-checking his work, considering his job relies heavily on his accuracy with numbers. A banking executive with Bank of America for 14 years, LaCosta

currently serves as a corporate wealth specialist, working closely with corporate and business banking partners to provide financial literacy training for employees.

While LaCosta has dedicated his career to helping employees live better financial lives, he still finds himself having to implement processes and techniques to keep errors and challenges associated with his dyslexia at bay.

“It’s a detail-oriented job that

Student-Created Worldizen Offers A Site Full Of Student Volunteer Opportunities

Between extracurricular activities, clubs and school, teenagers often have to find time to volunteer. Nowadays, many communities in the Palm Beach area are laden with volunteer opportunities for all ages. There is increasing variety in the nonprofits available to area teens, whether it is working with Jupiter’s El Soul soup kitchen or making bracelets to support cancer patients at Hugs & Kisses in Royal Palm Beach.

Going into the community to

volunteer is extremely beneficial.

It teaches volunteers how to look beyond themselves and work in the service of a noble cause. However, many teenagers who want to give back to their communities struggle to find organizations in their area. Oxbridge Academy student Alex Wong is no stranger to volunteer work. Along with a group of fellow Oxbridge students, Wong established Worldizen.org, a volunteer directory.

Worldizen works to provide

students with local nonprofit volunteer opportunities in their area.

The network includes 12 categories with 90 volunteer opportunities, each containing a different range of service, depending on the student’s area of interest. Worldizen works closely with student volunteering organizations in 16 schools, including both middle and high schools throughout Palm Beach County, to raise awareness of local community service projects.

“Having experienced a volunteer program fail from a lack of awareness, I am personally invested in solving this issue. With our unique focus on the volunteer experience, Worldizen is our solution to this gap of knowledge,” Wong said.

The Worldizen team prides itself on finding and making volunteer opportunists available for viewing on the web site.

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Top Invictus Farm Prospect Fierralusa Takes First At Recent Palm Beach County Mounted Posse Show

Invictus Farm, a premier sport horse facility, was proud to take the champion title with an up-andcoming prospect at a recent show.

Invictus Farm’s owner Jennifer Moskal piloted her six-year-old Hanoverian mare Fierralusa to top placings in the 2’6” division at the Palm Beach County Mounted Posse Hunter Jumper Show.

Moskal was delighted to earn the blue ribbon on her home-bred Fierralusa at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.

Moskal guided Fierralusa through the division under the direction of Grand Prix international dressage trainer Rick Rockefeller-Silvia. The duo of Moskal and Rockefeller-Silvia work together at Invictus Farm using their skills to bring hunter, jumper and dressage horses through the levels in an upbeat, fun atmosphere.

A specialized program that combines dressage and jumping training has proven to be key in Fierralusa’s success. Rockefeller-Silvia said that it was Fierralusa’s

fundamental dressage training that helped her perform so well in the hunter division at the show. “Fierralusa’s solid dressage basics allow her to stay more balanced, subtle and soft; giving a relaxed feeling to the trips, which is important in a successful hunter,” he said.

Moskal was especially pleased with Fierralusa’s success, since breeding and training her own horses is her passion. Originally from Illinois, Moskal has been dedicated to horses since childhood and was instrumental in her family’s Warmblood breeding program at their farm, Legacy USA Equestrian Center. The breeding program produced top Hanoverian foals that were recognized throughout the United States.

Moskal’s mission is to continue breeding quality horses and instilling the proper training needed to reach the highest levels of their disciplines. For more information on Jennifer Moskal, Rick Rockefeller-Silvia and Invictus Farm, visit www.invictusfarmfl.com.

Jennifer Moskal piloted Fierralusa to top placings in the 2’6” division at the Palm Beach County Mounted Posse show.

doesn’t have much room for error, so I have to be mindful every day of what I do, being deliberate to move at a steady pace,” LaCosta explained. “Even though I have overcome a lot of the challenges that come with dyslexia, I still need to remain aware of it.”

There is no cure for dyslexia, but many suffering from it can learn techniques to manage it through special instruction and support.

“I have become accustomed to creating structure when there is none,” he said. “Many of the positions I have taken in with my job have been new roles for the company with no path blazed. This has allowed me to set a plan in place to adapt to a role, something that I learned at a very young age.”

LaCosta doesn’t consider his disability a setback. Instead, he said he owes his professional success to how this has differentiated him and is hopeful that it inspires others.

“I like to see it as having a different perspective on things.

I look at everything I do from a unique angle,” he added. “I don’t want others suffering with this condition to think that there are certain careers you cannot pursue.

With what I do, numbers are very important — and that was always one of my main challenges — but I made a promise to myself to not let it stop me from being successful.”

(Above) Frank LaCosta is an executive with Bank of America.

(Below) LaCosta at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Royal Palm Beach Pastor Releases Her Third Murder Mystery Novel

Rev. Lee M. Sapp’s book Pastor June and the Witness: Billie’s Story is the third installment in the Pastor June’s Murder Mystery series.

The series revolves around the day-to-day life of June Harris, pastor of St. Mark Church and a former homicide detective. The series exposes the realistic joys and challenges of her life as a pastor, and her relationships with family, friends and community, and how they all intertwine with her gift for solving murder mysteries.

The book appeals to all adults and race demographics. After reading her books, the reader will gain a new perspective about romantic, familial and spiritual relationships.

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Pets Are Family, Too!

By Randall S. Dugal, D.V.M.

ON CATS AND CLIPPED EARS

Why do some cats have one ear clipped shorter than the other?

Isn’t that cruelty towards animals? Doesn’t it hurt? The answer is much more humane than some might think. Feral cats are often caught, treated for common medical problems, spayed or neutered and then released back into their environment. Before they are set free, their left ear is clipped, or tipped about 1/4 of an inch down.

Tipping the ears makes identifying altered animals much easier.

Workers can tell at a distance which animals have been captured previously. This means that a feral cat is less likely to be caught again and undergo trauma, shaving, and anesthesia before the veterinarian realizes that surgery has already been performed.

Ear tipping does not hurt the cat because it is done under anesthesia and in sterile conditions. Feel free to call us at COMMUNITY ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF ROYAL PALM BEACH if you have any questions concerning your pet’s health.

We are conveniently located 1/4 mile east of R.P. Beach Blvd., at 11462 Okeechobee Blvd. We are veterinary experts, and we are dedicated to customer service and the best possible animal care so that you and your pet can have a happy and healthy life together.

As part of the care we provide, we can advise you regarding all aspects of pet ownership. For appointments or emergencies, please call 798-5508.

P.S. Some parts of the West Coast practice clipping a feral cat’s right ear, although the left ear is most common.

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SRHS Thespians Host Summer Drama Camp

Dozens of kids ages 5 to 14 participated in a production of Seussical The Musical Jr. as part of Seminole Ridge High School thespians’ mid-July drama camp at Palms West Presbyterian Church.

The one-week camp raised about $3,000 for the SRHS theater program. Drama teacher Ryan Lee plans to continue the camp in summers to come.

SRHS Joins Area Schools in Chick-fil-A Challenge — This year’s Chick-fil-A Challenge, running through Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Royal Palm Beach and Wel-

lington Chick-fil-A locations, pits four local high schools — Palm Beach Central, Royal Palm Beach, Seminole Ridge and Wellington — in competition for the highest number of sales during this twomonth period. When you visit the Chick-fil-A locations, say “Seminole Ridge” to help the school, or use the Chick-fil-A mobile app — simply type “Seminole Ridge” in the “Special Instructions” field.

The school with the highest sales credit among the four will receive three percent of the two locations’ sales during the challenge.

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in NJHS. I think together, we can make NJHS the best ever.”

Ng is now the community service coordinator. “I am so honored

by Rylan’s gesture, and I won’t let him down,” Ng said.

Ng and Gonzalez, along with NJHS Vice President Jenna Brooker and NJHS member Justin Beauchesne, along with Gonzalez’s brother Grayson, recently visited MorseLife for art time with the residents. Art supplies were sponsored by Andrea and John Stark.

ship and presentation skills, and through developing and executing philanthropic programs; provide philanthropist-investors a platform for direct action in the actual work of their students’ community betterment projects; and benefit the community through authentic, sustainable community betterment projects that operate long after the awards have been announced.

“Philanthropy Tank is an opportunity for local philanthropists to work directly with motivated young people from our community. We know from past participants — students and philanthropist-investors alike — that the Philanthropy Tank is proving a uniquely rewarding and fundamentally inspiring way to make meaningful change in our community,” Philanthropy Tank Co-Chair Evan Deoul said. “Our immediate challenge is getting students to apply, and our Oct. 9 workshop will guide

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Wellington Elementary School’s Fine Arts Academy fifth-grade safety patrols recently had their first meeting of the year. Teacher sponsors Jessica Myerscough, Melissa Perry and Jennifer Allen talked about the importance of giving back to the community.

The students and sponsors decided to create thank-you goody bags for local law enforcement officers. Several patrols delivered the bags to the Wellington sheriff’s substation. The students had a great time making the goody bags, but even better, getting to meet the police officers and thanking them for their service to the community. Shown above are students Sydney Lopez, Brianna Eddy and Carly Laborde with Deputy Marie Steakin, Lt. Eli Shaivitz and Capt. Rolando Silva.

Rylan Gonzalez, Amanda Ng, Rabbi Nason Goldstein, Justin Beauchesne and Jenna Brooker at MorseLife.

Apply Now For Palm Beach Philanthropy Tank

The 2016-17 Palm Beach Philanthropy Tank program is now underway and accepting applications. Philanthropy Tank challenges Palm Beach County students in seventh to 12th grade to develop sustainable community betterment projects.

Winners receive a year of oneon-one mentoring from a local philanthropist-investor, and up to $15,000 in project funding. The deadline for application submissions is Dec. 9.

Finalists will be announced Jan. 25, 2017 and will “pitch” their community betterment projects to a panel of four local philanthropist-investors. The Philanthropy Tank main event will take place March 8, 2017 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

Philanthropy Tank’s objectives are three-fold: benefit students through the process of the competition, by developing leader-

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Drama students Sasha Velardi, Deja Gamble, Alex Whittington and Rowan Pelfrey with drama teacher Ryan Lee and PWPC Pastor Ruffin Stepp.

Crestwood NJHS Off To A Great Start

What Crestwood Middle School National Junior Honor Society President Rylan Gonzalez did, after he was elected, shows the level of honor and integrity Crestwood is teaching its students.

Gonzalez turned his win into a double win. Defeating Amanda Ng for the position of Crestwood Middle School NJHS president, he approached his teacher advisors and his parents and said, “Amanda had a lot of great points in her speech, and I almost wanted to vote for her myself. She should be an officer

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them in how to submit a winning application.”

Students, parents, educators and community advocates considering the 2017 competition are encouraged to attend a free informational workshop, taking place Sunday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Community Foundation for

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Attendees should RSVP for the workshop by Oct. 7 by e-mailing rsvp@philanthropytank.org.

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Male Role Models Take Kids To School Sept. 28

The School District of Palm Beach County, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education, has recognized Wednesday, Sept. 28 as “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.” But you don’t have to be a dad to make a positive influence in a child’s life. Research shows that having a father or active male role model increases a child’s

self-esteem and academic success.

Grandfathers, uncles, brothers, cousins — anyone who serves as a role model — is encouraged to take a child to school on Sept. 28.

Many schools are planning gatherings for the fathers once they arrive to further foster involvement in the child’s school. For more info., check with your child’s school for activities they may have planned.

The Emerald Cove Middle School Special Olympics bowling team, shown above, had a successful first outing at the Palm Beach County Special Olympics competition on Saturday, Sept. 10. Jason and Rachel Subrani took first place, Anas and Afreen Mashadi took second place, and Mackena Gerard and Carver Johnson took third place in their divisions.

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My Granddaughter’s Birthday Party Will Be A Girly-Girl Fantasy

I am in Kansas City today where, tonight, I will enjoy the kickoff event for my granddaughter Tess’s two-year birthday. This will consist primarily of a quick dinner featuring all of her favorite foods, a sugar-infused birthday cake with piles of sugar-infused icing, and then a trip downtown where a twinkle-lit coach and horses will be summoned to cart her (and us!) around the main square. I can hardly wait.

Tomorrow is her Cinderella-themed birthday party. She has only had two years to make friends, so one would assume the guest list would be rather small, but her mother has had 38 years to make friends

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The Sonic BOOMER and, fortunately, many of those friends have two-year-olds.

My daughter Jen, Tess’s mother, is really biting the bullet to give this child the party she has been babbling about for months. It is quite a departure for her

because, when Jen was small, her life consisted primarily of tree forts and fishing and robots, so parties evolved along those lines. We lived in rural Loxahatchee so, if Jen was out of her blue jeans, it was because she was either going to church or performing in a school play.

But children, I have long believed, inherently know they must be a departure from their parents in order to make their own mark in the world. Plus, it’s hard to experiment and make mistakes with an experienced and over-zealous role model at your side. So Tess is the girliest-girl you ever did see. She loves hats, necklaces, purses and socks with ruffles. We’ll be

walking down the street, and she’ll stop dead in her tracks to point out another little girl’s flouncy skirt.

“Me have that,” she’ll say, nodding her head decisively. It took me a while to realize that she didn’t mean she had a skirt like that but that she had to have a skirt like that.

Shoes are very big. That’s understandable, as most of what enters her field of vision is knee-height or lower, but the number of shoes I have had to stop and admire! And when did we start embellishing children’s shoes like this? I suppose the answer is “for some time,” but fashion is something I seldom notice, while one

of the first words Tess ever spoke was, “sparkly.”

So Saturday’s party will be quite sparkly. With embellishments. And (poor lip-biting daughter of mine) pinkness. We will festoon the living room with metallic streamers, hand out glittery plastic jewelry to everyone and, I suppose, play games like “pin the crown on the princess.” I hope Jen can handle it. I know she’s worried that Tess will become a frou-frou girl instead of a determined young lady but, as I had to point out, it was Tess’s determination that got her a Cinderella party in the first place.

So she’s going to be OK. More than OK. OK with sparkly shoes.

New ‘Bridget Jones’ Movie Is A Great Addition To The Series

Sometimes a sequel can be a good thing, as demonstrated by Bridget Jones’s Baby.

The original film focused on a young British girl searching for love and just about always being disappointed. Then there was a sequel in which she found love with the man of her dreams. In this second sequel, time has gone by, and it turns out that love was not perfect.

Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is now 43, single and content. She lives in her old apartment but now is doing well on the job, and being alone no longer scares her.

She produces material for a TV show that is more interested in sleaze than accuracy, something that is played for great humor.

The great love of her life, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), has left her for another woman, but she does not regard that as a tragedy. She has changed her life and is more complete. She no longer smokes, no longer is out of shape, no longer self-pitying. Even when she bumps into Darcy and

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Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), the man who always seemed to get in the way of her being with Darcy, has died… Grant is not in the film.

Then a friend invites her for a weekend away and the fun begins. Not knowing she is going to an outdoor music festival, she dresses wildly inappropriately for the event and — hey, this is a comedy — falls flat into the mud. She is rescued by a handsome, single, relationship guru Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey), who is wealthy

because of a dating app he created, and has what essentially is a one-night stand with him. Shortly afterward, Darcy comes back, having separated from his second wife, and she has another brief affair with her ex.

And, since this movie is about a baby, you may assume that Bridget becomes pregnant. Her problem is that there are two possible fathers. Both men vie for her affection, going further than any normal person ever would.

Since this is also a romantic comedy, we can easily follow all the problems of misunderstandings, love gone wrong, petty arguments that are clearly nonsensical, all done in the name of love. Commenting on all these things is her seen-it-all obstetrician, Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson, who is also lead writer for the film).

Zellweger seems to really understand Bridget now. They have grown into each other. The filmmakers allow her to be thin,

really thin. There is no cover-up of the fact she is past 40. Unlike in the past views of her life, she is now a real person, and the film celebrates her independence. Bridget knows who she is and is content. And then, of course, to elicit the laughs, the script kicks her feet out from under her.

The cast, almost all of whom were in the early films, is good. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones as her parents provide not only humor but real support. Firth is a solid leading man. Dempsey, in essence taking over the role that Grant played, comes across as sincere and caring. Either leading man plays the part of someone who would be a good father and, presumably, husband. I liked Sarah Solemani in a small role as a friend, Miranda.

One of the best things about the film is that as a sequel, it turns the previous films totally around. That is the best way to handle these things. We did not need another movie about a woman who

absolutely messes up her life in pursuit of a man who would take care of her.

And the film works better by doing the opposite: it is the men who scramble. In our time of almost zero creativity where a good portion of films are either sequels or remakes of earlier good films, this serves as a good model.

It reminds me of how the best sequel this year, Captain America: Civil War, handed the issue. The first film was an anti-Nazi World War II drama, the second a 1970s Cold War flick, and the third, a real superhero grouping. We can only hope that we saw more of these changes in these new repeats.

In the meantime, Bridget Jones’s Baby is a nice, warm, funny film. It is not brilliant or even wildly funny, but it is a nice romantic comedy that is a welcome change from the violence in most of the movies out this time of year. Go with someone you love.

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FPL Production Lead Marlon Font and FPL Chief Line Specialist Mark Cleghorn.

FPL

Hardening Power Lines

continued from page 1 cialist, believes putting a stronger power line in at the Shell gas station was imperative to residents’ well-being and safety during hurricane season and throughout the year.

“We are hardening the lines, making it stronger,” Lewis said.

“We are strengthening the system here by putting in thicker and taller concrete poles. It is so important for us to strengthen the feeder because this power line serves 2,500 customers.”

State Road 7

Top MPO Priority

continued from page 1 because over the years that hasn’t happened,” he said. “It has stayed number-one and will stay numberone until it’s completed.”

He pointed out that there is still an administrative law hearing underway brought by West Palm Beach challenging the construction of the SR 7 extension on environmental grounds that may be followed by an appeals process.

Last week, West Palm Beach representatives at that administrative hearing were put on the defensive when it was revealed during testimony that Ibis, which is inside the city’s borders, is discharging excessive nutrients such as phosphorus into the Grassy Waters Preserve, contributing to the growth of nuisance vegetation.

During the hearing, the city pre-

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continued from page 1 an improvement to conveyance after storm events. Also included in the scope of the project was bank stabilization, canal grading, a canal gate and actuator, fencing and roadway reconstruction.

“The bypass is complete,” Foy told the Town-Crier on Wednesday. “It’s functional if needed, but I would say there’s no real need to use it right now.”

He said the old bypass will remain in operation, and the new bypass will enhance the drainage capacity when needed.

Foy said the next weakest link in conveying runoff through the lower basin from the upper basin will be construction of a new inverted siphon under the M Canal owned by the City of West Palm Beach.

One of the existing inverted siphon heads is within the M Canal easement and will need to be completely rebuilt, he said,

Lewis and the FPL crews have been installing stronger lines throughout Wellington this month.

Also last Thursday, a new, 55-foot concrete pole was installed in a nearby area. A crane lifted the 18,000-pound pole high in the air and lowered it into the ground, surrounded by a bucket truck and the FPL crew guiding the pole.

Since 2006, FPL has invested more than $2 billion to make its system stronger, smarter and more resilient against storms. Hurricane Hermine was the first hurricane in more than a decade to affect FPL’s service area.

Due to the FPL crews’ work to improve the local power lines, the investment paid off for customers sented evidence that the sediment and nutrient problem was caused by a lack of routine maintenance in the Ibis community lakes, an issue that was previously unknown.

The Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District’s permit requires it to perform routine maintenance of the lakes.

The administrative law judge suggested that the South Florida Water Management District take appropriate action to correct these issues.

As a result, the SFWMD issued two administrative complaints and orders for corrective action.

Hmara said he was encouraged that the MPO kept the SR 7 extension in the work plan with less resistance than before. “The good news is the money is in 2017,” he said. “We’ll see construction begin hopefully next year.”

Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said the administrative law judge is expected to render an opinion within six weeks. explaining that the design is 80 percent complete and the district would need a permit from West Palm Beach to construct it.

Foy added that ITID is trying to time the construction with the city’s plan to widen the canal.

“We don’t know when they’re going to widen the canal,” he said.

“You might as well do them both at once and you can save construction money.”

Foy noted that ITID has two inverted siphons under the M Canal.

The other is east of the inverted siphon to be rebuilt.

“We did the other one when they widened the canal over there,” he said. “Because the project was let all at once, they didn’t share the cost, but they cooperated and we saved money. We would hope to have that relationship here and save money again. The city would probably save money, too, on the canal widening.”

Foy said the inverted siphons are necessary because the city holds its water at a higher level than ITID does.

“We’re for drainage, and they’re for water supply,” he explained.

A new concrete power pole is lowered into place. because there were fewer outages and faster restoration times.

“All of our workers here have a heart of gold,” FPL Safety Specialist Cheryl Burson said. “They want to get our customers’ lights and electricity back to normal; however, their training teaches them that they have to take the necessary safety precautions to perform their work and protect themselves, as well as the public, which is what they are doing today.”

A safety meeting is held between the foreman and the crew every workday morning, Lewis said.

“Safety for our team and for the public is the most important,” Lewis said. “It brings attention to

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continued from page 1 better family for all of us,” Deutsch said.

The proposal, complete with a banner, left Wermuth in tears — happy tears, of course, as both of their families came to the sidelines to congratulate the couple.

As they exited the field, the Town-Crier was able to learn more about the high school sweethearts.

“I was completely shocked, and it was the most beautiful proposal ever,” Wermuth said.

Their story began almost a decade ago.

“They met on the field while Paulena was the captain of the cheerleading team and Billy was the star football player. She was cheering, and he was playing football, and he winked at her on the field — and that was all she wrote,” Deutsch said.

After the two graduated, Munker continued on, with a full-ride

the job stuff that we have on the table. We are closer to the intersection than we have been with this project, so we are constantly aware of the vehicles around us. There’s good situational awareness. Our focus has been on the traffic on the ground, while watching the line workers in the air.”

Strengthening power lines helps make the FPL system more stormresilient. By strengthening the lines, FPL has found that it improves the nearby area’s electrical reliability by 40 percent, according to Contesse.

“In total, in the local Wellington area, FPL is installing more than 140 poles,” Contesse said. “The installation process is going on football scholarship to Tusculum College, where he graduated with an accounting degree in 2015.

Wermuth currently attends Florida Atlantic University and is studying elementary education.

They’ve been together for sixand-a-half years as a couple. Now, they are fiancés, with new adventures in store for them.

“She needs to graduate, and then after that we’ll plan a wedding,” Munker said.

An engagement party was held Saturday, Sept. 17 for the couple.

The romantic mastermind behind the evening, Munker had advice for other couples, especially those meeting in high school.

“Know that even though sometimes it can be puppy love, it does last as long as you want it to,” he said.

“High school love,” Wermuth added.

“We did long-distance for five years, and we made it last. No day was not worth it. Every day was worth it,” Munker said.

“It works if you work it,” Wermuth said.

FPL Senior Line Specialist Richard Lawrence works to connect the new power pole.

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through the end of the year. We are constantly doing this strengthening of our system. Aside from the installation of new poles, we clear vegetation from thousands of miles of power lines every year. It is 15,000 miles of clearing vegetation across 35 counties that we serve. Vegetation growing in the power lines is one of the main causes for power outages.”

When a storm is projected to hit South Florida, Florida Power & Light never wants its customers to panic. They will be doing everything in their power, so to speak, to help restore electrical power, or even prevent it from going out.

“All of the construction work

we do is important because it helps us deliver reliable service to our customers,” Contesse said. “As part of strengthening our system, we also inspect existing power poles to make sure they are strong.

We replace the poles that no longer meet our criteria for strength. We inspect our power lines with infrared technology, so we can detect any issues that may be missed by the naked eye.”

Last Thursday was no different.

“These guys do this job day in, day out,” Burson said. “The traffic control that we have out here [last Thursday] is not only for our workers’ protection, but also to ensure that the public can safely maneuver around us.”

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Friday Food Truck Invasions In RPB

Come out to a food experience for all ages to enjoy on select Fridays every month when food trucks will be lining up at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.).

The next Food Truck Invasion is set for Friday, Oct. 21 from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

This is a huge outdoor picnic where food trucks of different cuisines prepare food that is cooked to order. Be sure to bring folding chairs or blankets to picnic at the park.

For more information, call the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center at (561) 790-5149.

Women’s Group To Meet On Oct. 6

The next meeting of the Women of the Western Communities will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Wanderers Club (1900 Aero Club Drive, Wellington) with a “meet and mingle” beginning at 6 p.m. Be sure to arrive by 6:30 p.m. to check in and be seated for dinner in the newly renovated ballroom.

The guest speaker will be Kelly Kerr, from the Guardian Ad Litem program. She will be speaking about how important this human services program is to many children and families in the area.

The monthly donation for Harmony House is health and beauty aids. Some examples of this would be: shampoo and conditioner, deodorants, body lotions, pain

relievers, bath soaps, shower gels, nail files, clippers, cold medicines, razors and vitamins (especially for children).

The club is also planning a Chinese auction in December.

All items donated must be in very good and clean condition, preferably with the packing box, if possible. Some great items to donate would be: housewares, cookbooks, home decor, gift cards, perfume, frames, jewelry, purses, kitchenware and candles. Do not bring these items in until the November meeting.

Guests are welcome at the meetings. The guest fee is $30. RSVP to Mair Armand by Saturday, Oct. 1 at mair@wwc-fl.com or (561) 635-0011.

Screenings Available In RPB During Bone & Joint Awareness Month

William “Billy” Munker proposes to a surprised Paulena Vanna Wermuth.

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A woman’s risk of breaking a hip is equal to her risk of developing breast cancer, uterine and ovarian cancer combined, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation web site.

This is why Chabad of Royal Palm Beach is hosting Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading provider of preventive health screenings, on Thursday, Oct. 13.

The screenings provided include an ultrasound of the heel, which is a first-rung osteoporosis risk test.

This is an important test to take during October, a month dedicated to recognizing bone and joint disorders such as osteoporosis.

Screenings include tests to check for blocked carotid arteries,

atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure, which are the three leading risk factors for stroke. Nearly 800,000 strokes will occur this year.

Other tests check for abdominal aortic aneurysms and PAD, also called “hardening of the arteries” in the legs. Many events also offer blood tests, including cholesterol, glucose and c-reactive protein screenings, as well as take-home colon cancer early detection tests.

Screening packages start at $139. Single tests cost around $70.

For more information regarding the screenings, or to schedule an appointment, call (888) 653-6441.

Pre-registration is required.

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THERAPEUTIC PONIES VISIT PATIENTS AND STAFF AT PALMS WEST HOSPITAL

Magic Man and Cookie Face, two special therapeutic ponies from Personal Ponies Florida, came to visit children at Palms West Hospital on Monday, Sept. 19. The ponies met with emergency room patients, pediatric patients and staff as they toured the hospital, bringing pony cheer. To learn more, visit www.personalponies-fl.org.

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Magic Man and Cookie Face with emergency room staff.

Cookie Face visits with Director of Pediatric Services Caren Bock and Director of Marketing Kathryn Walton.

Feast Of The Sea In WPB Oct. 22

The third annual Feast of the Sea will be held Oct. 22 in the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach.

This year’s Feast of the Sea will be a two-part one-day seafood festival. The first portion of the festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes a free general admission seafood extravaganza featuring 24 local chefs and restaurants providing guests the opportunity to enjoy delicious seafood dishes from some of the area’s best culinary talents. In addition to the daytime public ‘feastivities,’ there will be limited available experiences for purchase providing exclusive tastings, seating and service. Passes

Cookie Face with Adam Aparico.

Magic Man visits with Jacob Andrade.

Cookie Face plays with Gabriel Medina.

Magic Man and Cookie Face visit with Demauri Blackmon and his favorite nurse, Nurse Lori Marlowe.

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Following the daytime portion of the event, Feast of the Sea will transition into a fully ticketed event. The Chef’s Challenge series will return for one night, filled with interactive entertainment where 16 local celebrity chefs will battle it out in the Meyer Amphitheatre through multiple rounds of intense competition to reach the finals, when one will be crowned the 2016 Maestro del Mar. The winning chef will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize.

Twenty-four of Palm Beach County’s best chefs will represent their respective restaurants offering culinary demonstration stations that will allow guests an opportunity to experience the hottest

dishes from community insiders and brands utilizing state-of-theart culinary equipment. Unique nautical art vendors will display beautiful artworks as live musical performances entertain guests.

Feast of the Sea is expected to host approximately 8,000 guests.

“The producers of Feast of the Sea have always maintained their efforts in showcasing not only great chefs and restaurants in downtown West Palm Beach, but also the culinary talent throughout Palm Beach County.” said Raphael Clemente, executive director of the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority. “We expect this year will be even better, and we are very excited to see the new additions.”

One of the new additions is a

partnership with the Els for Autism Foundation. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the foundation.

“Having recently launched our culinary classes for continuing education with children and adults of the spectrum, we are excited about this partnership with Feast of the Sea,” said Nicole Poundstone of the Els for Autism Foundation.

Prior to the start to start of Feast of the Sea, some of the participating chefs will work directly with the Els for Autism Foundation by teaching cooking lessons to the students at the Els Center. “With our upcoming expansion of the Els Center campus, we look forward to the support of the Feast of the Sea in helping us achieve our fundraising and programming goals,” Poundstone said.

The ponies with Eli Helvasto, Rebecca McDonnell, Stacy Hopkins and Sandra Seiden from Personal Ponies Florida.

Magic Man with Pediatric Critical Care Dr. Alberto Marante and the PICU team.

For more information on Feast of the Sea, visit www.feastofthesea.com.

Race To Equity Summit Oct. 7-8

Registrations are now being accepted for the 2016 My Brother’s Keeper Race to Equity Summit, set for Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

Hosted by the My Brother’s Keeper Network of Palm Beach County, the theme for this year’s summit is “Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Boys and Young Men of Color.”

In Palm Beach County, thousands of youth face persistent

“opportunity gaps” that prevent them from reaching their potential.

This not only affects the individual young people and their families, it also prevents them from contributing fully to the community and the economy, impacting everyone.

In order to successfully compete in today’s global economy, all youth in Palm Beach County must have the opportunity to be safe, healthy, educated and prepared to succeed.

The public is invited to attend the 2016 MBK Race to Equity Summit. To register, and to view the list of available workshops, visit www.pbcgov.com/youth services. For more information, contact James Green at (561) 2425702 or ysd-mybrotherskeeper@ pbcgov.org.

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Sem Ridge Falls To Palm Beach Gardens 30-12

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Who says spelling bees are just for kids? The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is now registering teams for the 25th annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, which takes place Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. Proceeds from the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee will help finance the many programs provided by the Literacy Coalition. Page 22

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Comeback Puts Wolverines Over The Broncos 31-28

The Wellington High School varsity football team traveled to take on crosstown rival and district foe Palm Beach Central High School on Friday, Sept. 16. The Wolverines orchestrated a secondhalf rally to overcome the Broncos 31-28 in a thriller to claim the Wellington Cup. Page 27

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Group Seeks To Bring More Horse Trails To The Acreage

Not that long ago, large tracts of Palm Beach County were horse-friendly. Really horsefriendly. Riders thought nothing of heading out from their homes down the dirt roads, dogs trailing in a pack, meeting other riders along the way until they ended up among a large group of horses, riders and dogs stretching straight across the road. There were empty lots, soft dirt roads and not too much traffic.

The Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, Okeeheelee Park and the River Bridge development were open riding areas of scrub and sand. The Lowe’s shopping center on State Road 7 had a stable on it, and you could ride a trail through the orange groves behind it all the way to Wellington. For that matter, I remember going on a fox hunt through parts of Wellington.

Well, you know what happened. Progress, they call it, and I suppose it is. Riders in The Acreage are especially concerned these days because of several large developments on the way. As a result, a group of horse owners, primarily from The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves, decided to band together and form a group called Trail Riders Unlimited. They had their first meeting last June at The Acreage library.

“We’re looking to preserve our equestrian way of life,” said Tonya Rector. “We want to ensure that we’ll still have places to ride our

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By Ellen Rosenberg horses and coexist with these big new developments like Westlake. They’ve successfully done it in Jupiter Farms, Ocala, Caloosa, Fox Trail, Deer Run, Wellington and Davie, where they have excellent trail systems. We’d like to take an active role and have our voices heard as these developments move forward, to be part of the decisions that will be made. It’s possible, but we have to start now, or it’ll be too late.”

The group of eight people discussed such amenities as horse safety signs to educate drivers, a mapped and marked trail system, and safe horse crossings of busy roads with buttons mounted high enough on poles so a mounted rider could push them to call for a light change.

There was a lot of discussion about which areas were safer to ride in, which are more dangerous, the uses of the Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park, which currently hosts many shows, and other related issues. Some ideas included having group members wear bright yellow shirts with “Slow Down” printed on the back to remind drivers to be careful when passing horses, and the possibility of real trails,

Trail riders Desireee Vaughn, Harold Sykes, Dakotah Thiery and Tonya Rector similar to the ones in Wellington, with dirt equestrian activities, not just shows.” footing suitable for horses and wooden rails The group decided to talk with the Indian to give horses a bit more safety.

Trail Improvement District, which is sancThere was also some concern that the people tioned to construct, improve and maintain moving into the new developments might ob- roads necessary to provide access to and ject to the rural feel of the rest of The Acreage. efficient development of certain areas. ITID As someone said: “People buying suburban is also empowered to buy, develop and homes in the country may not like living near maintain recreational areas. But, as someone horses, cows and goats, and the attendant mentioned, “Politics and horses can be a smells and flies. We’re interested in staying tough mix.” an equestrian community, which is why a lot The group decided to post information on of us moved here in the first place. In order to its Facebook page, hold monthly trail rides continue as such, we should offer a variety of See ROSENBERG, page 29

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Literacy Coalition Seeks Teams For Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee

Who says spelling bees are just for kids? The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is now registering teams for the 25th annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, which takes place Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace in West Palm Beach.

The entry fee for a team of three is $1,200. Nonprofit teams can compete in the bee at a discounted rate of $1,000. The cost includes a table for eight at the event, light refreshments and a listing in the coalition’s newsletter and on its web site. In this election year, participants will also enjoy a surprise patriotic word bank.

Co-chairs for this year’s event are Matt Turko with Haile Shaw & Pfaffenberger P.A. and Dr. Rob Gingras of Palm Beach State College. Committee members include

Bernadette O’Grady of WPTV, Amanda Lundergan of Ice Legal, Kathleen Slattery of NextEra Energy, Ken Montgomery of Barnabus Consulting Group, Katrhy Metzger of Florida Crystals, Kimberly Lea of Keiser University and Kristin Calder of the Literacy Coalition.

Sponsorship opportunities include: Presenting Sponsor: $15,000, Nectar Sponsor: $10,000, Bee Hive Sponsor: $5,000, Honeycomb Sponsor: $2,500, Alphabet Letter Sponsor: $350 and Program Ad Sponsor (full page, $400; half page, $200). Detailed benefits of each sponsorship level can be found at www.literacypbc.org.

Proceeds from the Great GrownUp Spelling Bee will help finance the many programs provided by the coalition, including: Adult Litera-

cy, After School Reads, Budding Readers, Glades Family Education, Building Better Readers, Turning Bullies into Buddies, Literacy AmeriCorps, Parent-Child Home, Reach Out & Read, Village Readers Family Education and Workplace/ Community Education.

The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County works to improve the quality of life in the community by promoting and achieving literacy.

One in seven adults in the county is unable to read and understand information found in books, newspapers and manuals, and nearly half of all third-graders are not reading at grade level.

Through extensive outreach and collaboration with a network of community partners, the Literacy Coalition strives to ensure that

Committee members are (L-R): Bernadette O’Grady, Amanda Lundergan, Kathleen Slattery, Matt Turko, Ken Montgomery as Buzzby Book Bee, Rob Gingras, Kristin Calder and Kimberly Lea. individuals who need to improve their literacy skills receive the help they need. By providing services to more than 27,000 adults, children

and families each year, the Literacy Coalition’s goal is for every child and every adult in Palm Beach County to be able to read.

Patient Appreciation Day At HealthSource Chiropractic To Benefit Make-A-Wish

On Saturday, Oct. 15, HealthSource Chiropractic Progressive Rehab & Wellness will host a community/patient appreciation day to honor its patients and to thank the community for the welcome that has been extended.

The event will include drawings,

giveaways and games, plus free health checks in exchange for a $20 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Throughout the day, there will be tours and festive activities for all ages. The goal of the community/ patient appreciation day, which is open to the public, is to encourage

residents and patients to visit and learn how chiropractic treatment can be beneficial.

The office is located at 125 S. State Road 7, Suite 103, in Royal Palm Beach. Dr. Sandra Hernandez, owner of HealthSource Chiropractic of Royal Palm Beach, is a proud

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The community/patient appreciation day runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Allstate Foundation Awards Four AT&T PIONEERS PET FOOD $1K Grants To Local Nonprofits DRIVE AIDS PEGGY ADAMS

Two Allstate agency owners in Wellington recently secured $1,000 grants to support nonprofits in their community.

These longtime volunteers join thousands of Allstate agency owners around the country who care for their communities by supporting important local causes, such as promoting safe driving habits among teen drivers, raising money for domestic violence programs, and supporting programs that provide youth with team-building, conflict resolution and leadership skills.

Allstate agent Thomas Neumann secured grants for the Rotary Club of Wellington Foundation and Dream Sponsors.

Allstate Agent Michael Reynolds secured grants for the Street Painting Festival and the Big Heart Brigade.

These organizations are among

3,500 organizations this year that will receive the Allstate Foundation Helping Hands in the Community grants secured by agency owners on behalf of organizations for which they volunteer.

This year, the foundation will grant up to $7.5 million to nonprofits across the country.

“As a small-business owner in Wellington, I see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing our area,” Neumann said.

The Helping Hands grants are one example of Allstate’s legacy of service. In the past 20 years, Allstate employees, agency owners and their staffs have donated more than $368 million and more than 4 million volunteer hours to charitable causes.

“Giving back to my local community is tremendously rewarding

and gives me a sense of purpose,” Reynolds said. “I believe that when we help others, our communities are stronger and healthier, which is why I’m proud to support the community.”

Sixty-three percent of Allstate employees participated in the company’s Bring Out the Good Month 2016 workplace giving program, which raised more than $7.1 million in contributions.

Established in 1952, the Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization with a focus on building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, empowering youth and celebrating the charitable community involvement of Allstate agency owners and employees, For more information, visit www. allstatefoundation.org.

Corvette Show On Oct. 29 To Benefit Quantum House

The Corvette Club of the Palm Beaches will host a car show Thursday, Oct. 29 at AutoNation Chevrolet (5757 Lake Worth Road, Greenacres) from 2 to 4 p.m. to celebrate Halloween on four wheels.

The show will highlight Palm

Beach County’s finest Corvettes, and the club will give awards for best costume, best decorated car and AutoNation Chevrolet’s Choice. A Quantum House’s guest will choose one of the best-in-show winners.

Registration for each car is $20 before Oct. 19 and $25 the day of the show. The Corvette Club of the Palm Beaches will donate all proceeds to Quantum House. E-mail Mark Skelton at corvetteclubpb@gmail. com to learn more about the show.

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Comeback Puts Wolverines Over The Broncos 31-28

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School varsity football team traveled to take on crosstown rival and district foe Palm Beach Central High School on Friday, Sept. 16. The Wolverines orchestrated a second-half rally to overcome the Broncos 31-28 in a thriller.

The two schools resumed the rival game last season, with Wellington winning 35-7 to reclaim the Wellington Cup, which has been at Palm Beach Central for most of the past decade.

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Palm Beach Central running back Camron Mann finds running room to the outside.

the stadium. The game had more at stake than just the Wellington Cup, though, since both teams are in District 9-8A. The win would notch a top spot in the district, with the loser facing the pressure of staying in contention.

The Broncos took advantage early, intercepting Wellington quarterback Ben Schmickle four times in the first half, and forcing a fumble that was scooped up by Nicholas Johnson and returned for a touchdown. Running backs Anthony Wynds and C.J. Stewart each scored in the first quarter to give the BronSee WHS VS PBCHS, page 29

The Wellington High School football team celebrating with the Wellington Cup.

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Wellington receiver Sage Chen-Young sprints to the end zone for the touchdown after a reception.

Palm Beach Central running back Anthony Wynds plows through the Wolverine defense.

Hawks Fall To P.B. Gardens 30-12 In District Matchup

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Friday, Sept. 16, the Seminole Ridge High School football team hosted Palm Beach Gardens High School in a District 9-8A matchup and fell to the Gators 30-12.

The Hawks were coming off a bye week after a dominating performance in Orlando against Sulphur

Springs Texas. Palm Beach Gardens entered the contest at 1-2 after a disappointing performance against state-ranked Vero Beach.

Both teams started the game knowing that they needed to come out with a win to get the edge in the district. The Hawk offense clicked in their last performance, scoring 49 points, and proved equally as

Seminole Ridge running back Jeremiah Brown runs to the outside for a big gain.

dominating on defense, allowing just 10 points.

Early on, the Hawks appeared as they would continue to pour it on, carrying over into district play. Seminole Ridge cornerback Stefano Napolitano intercepted a Palm Beach Gardens pass in the first quarter to give the Hawks possession. The turnover gave the Hawks the oppor-

Hawk quarterback Michael Adeyanju rolls out, looking for an open receiver.

tunity to strike first, and they did just that, capping a 75-yard drive with a 14-yard run by Jeremiah Brown.

The Hawks’ point-after attempt was no good, but the Seminole Ridge quickly grabbed an early 6-0 lead.

On the Gators’ next possession, with a fourth-and-one, the team elected to attempt to move the chains, being down 6-0 and at the

Seminole Ridge 25-yard line. Cornerback Tremayne King stopped the Gators quarterback behind the line to turn over the ball on downs.

But the Hawks could not capitalize on the defensive stand. The Gators eventually responded with a 44-yard touchdown pass and with the point-after kick stole the lead See HAWKS, page 28

Seminole Ridge free safety Kaleb Costain sacks the Palm Beach Gardens quarterback.

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Wellington Wrestling Club Competes At Palm Beach Central Tourney

The Wellington Wrestling Club recently competed at Palm Beach Central High school in an AAU

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division) and Robert Saldarriaga (130 pounds, high school varsity division). Joining them were the following medal winners: Anthony Wojciechowsky (third place, bantam, 65 pounds), Ryan Finkelstein (third place, midget, 90 pounds), Ethan Howard (second place, schoolboy, 95 pounds), Anthony Nicolosi (second place, schoolboy, 106 pounds), Joseph Nicolosi (third place, schoolboy, 106 pounds), Chad Arnold (second place, schoolboy 120 pounds), Aaron Sandlofer (third

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The Wellington Wrestling Club will next be attending a tournament on Oct. 1 at Olympic Heights High School. For information on joining the club, contact Travis Gray at travis.gray@palmbeachschools.org.

Jake Margolis (left) and Robert Saldarriaga (right).

Loss To P.B. Gardens

The second half started slow offensively for both teams. Both defensive units made it difficult to sustain a drive long enough to carve out some points onto the scoreboard. The Gators and the Hawks combined for 20 points in the fourth quarter, but Seminole Ridge had trouble outscoring the Gardens offense, as big plays continued to haunt the Hawks.

Quarterback Antoine Williams ran the last Hawk touchdown in on a sneak up the middle. Palm Beach Gardens did just enough in the final quarter of play to take the 30-12 victory.

Brown had eight carries for 50 yards and a score, and running back Dylan Mohl had six carries for 29 yards for the Hawks. Receiver Leroy

Woods had two receptions for 36 yards for the Hawks.

The loss marks the second of the season for the Hawks (1-2, 0-1).

District games pay large dividends when won, making it easier to secure a playoff berth. District games are still looming against Jupiter, Palm Beach Central and Wellington, which still give the Hawks a chance to secure a playoff spot.

Until district play resumes, the Hawks will host Royal Palm Beach High School on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. Although the game is not a district contest, the game between the two schools has developed into a rivalry where they play for the “Best of the West” trophy. Royal Palm Beach defeated the Hawks last year and currently retains the trophy.

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The Royal Palm Beach Strikers U12G team is off to a great start. In August, the all-girls competitive team competed in the 2016 Vero Cup Tournament. After four games in the extreme heat and pending tropical storm weather, the team advanced to the finals, placing second in the division. The U12G Strikers are currently playing in the Palm Beach Soccer League Early Season. On Sept. 10, the Strikers played against Jupiter United Blue Team, tying 2-2. Early season games continue through October. (Front row) Kelly Riordan, Amanda Rivera, Olivia Smith, Rylie Cisson and Hannah Pahl; (back row) coach John Riordan, Elysia Glover, Ashley Ruddick, Katelyn Nuzzolo, Selena Slaughter, Courtney Reid, Caylee Krause and coach Jeannine Swart.

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continued from page 27 7-6. Seminole Ridge drove down the field into Palm Beach Gardens territory, but a stubborn Gator defense forced the Hawks’ field-goal unit onto the field to attempt a 40-yarder that fell just short to close out the second quarter.

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continued from page 27 cos a comfortable 20-0 lead going into the second quarter.

Before the end of the half, Wellington finally clicked on offense.

Schmickle connected with Mark Anthony Richards and Jymetre Hester for touchdowns to close the margin, making it 20-14. The Wolverines closed out the half picking up some momentum.

The second half was equally as intense, with the teams slugging it out on both sides of the ball.

The Wolverines knocked out 17

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continued from page 21 open to everyone, and start thinking of ways to move forward with plans to gain traction and visibility with both the equestrian community and local political powers.

“If we encourage everyone with a horse to get out there and ride, we’ll definitely make a statement,” Tonya said. “We’re not trying to compete with any local horse showing

second-half points to come back, while putting together a more solid defensive stance to hold the Broncos to just one touchdown. Both defenses were able to force a safety, with Wellington’s coming near the end of the game to stop the Broncos on their final drive.

Schmickle gave the Wolverines their first lead of the game when he found receiver Sage Chen-Young on a 44-yard touchdown pass that made the score 21-20. What Wellington could not do was stop Wynds, who had 30 carries for 252 yards. Wynds ran it in from 1 yard out to give the Broncos back the lead 26-20.

Then Wellington’s offense went back to work through the air.

Schmickle linked up with Hester

for a 70-yard scoring pass. He found Hester again for the two-point conversion, giving Wellington a 29-26 lead.

“We need to work on our pass defense, as well as eliminating mental mistakes,” Bronco head coach Tino Ierulli said. “Penalties killed us and ended up costing us a win.”

Wellington was forced into a punt situation from the 5-yard line; the Bronco defense pressured the line, forcing a high snap out of the end zone for the safety. The Broncos thus cut the margin to 29-28. The Wolverines defense needed a big play, and they got one when they stripped the ball from Wynds, the Bronco running back. Wellington drove to midfield, only to punt, but

groups. We enjoy riding with and meeting our neighbors, plus it’s safer to ride as a group, not to mention more fun. It’s a great opportunity for the equestrian community to come together and get to know each other. Trail rides promote horsemanship, friendship and the equestrian lifestyle.”

The first community ride was held in late July. Four riders and six other members, who weren’t able to bring their horses, met at a member’s house on West Allen Black Blvd., parking along 168th Terrace North.

The ride started out a bit after 7

p.m., a cooler part of the day. The parking was easy for horse trailers to get in and out without having to back up, and the road was soft dirt.

There was also a wide grass swale beside the canal. People brought covered dishes and snacks to enjoy afterward. “The response was pretty good,” Tonya said. “A lot of people couldn’t make it because school started soon and they were on vacation with the kids.”

For more information, or to check for upcoming events, visit the group’s Facebook page at www.facebook. com/groups/905191066277402.

still forced the Broncos to travel the distance.

On fourth-and-long, the Broncos had to attempt to move the chains with less than a minute to play.

Chen-Young pressured Bronco quarterback Michael Moreland to get the safety and extend the Wellington lead to 31-28. The Wolverines then ran out the game clock for the win. The victory allows Wellington to retain the cup another year, and it puts the team at 3-1 (1-0

Wellington’s Mark Anthony Richards finds running room through the Bronco defense.

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in division play) on the season.

“Palm Beach Central is a tough, tough football team; they came out and smacked us right in the mouth,” Wellington head coach Tom Abel said. “Good teams win ugly, and I don’t know if we’re a good team yet until we can put two halves together.”

For Wellington, Schmickle totaled 316 yards and four touchdowns through the air but threw five interceptions. Richards had 65 yards receiving and a touchdown. Hester recorded two scores. Chen-Young is credited with a touchdown, the safety, a fumble recovery and an interception.

For Palm Beach Central, Moreland was 13 of 30 for 109 yards and one interception. Wynds scored two touchdowns. Running back Lakevious Simmons had seven carries for 75 yards. Camron Mann had four rushes for 61 yards, and Stewart had one touchdown. Linebacker Ben Panitz had eight tackles and an interception returned 21 yards, plus a pass deflection on defense.

Cornerback Nick Hollis had two picks, and Johnson had the fumble recovery for a score.

The Broncos continue to look for their first win and will host Glades Central High School on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. Wellington is on the road against Fort Pierce Central High School this week.

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Saturday, Sept. 24 • The 26th annual Gigantic Garage Sale is set for Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. For more info., call (561) 793-0333 or visit www. southfloridafair.com.

• Feeding South Florida will host its second annual Outrun Hunger Palm Beach County 5K on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Okeeheelee Park (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.). Participants can pre-register at www.eventbrite.com or the day of the race starting at 6 a.m. The run/walk will start at 7:30 a.m.

For more info., visit www.feedingsouthflorida. org or contact Arelis Ferro at (954) 518-1835 or aferro@feedingsouthflorida.org.

• Celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping reforest a portion of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach) on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. Volunteers are needed to plant native cypress trees on the eastern edge of the refuge.

For more info., visit www.loxahatcheefriends.com or call (561) 734-8303.

• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike nine miles at the Apoxee Wilderness Trail (3125 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach) on Saturday, Sept. 24. at 8 a.m. Call (561) 859-1954 for more info.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Orchid Care 101: Repotting Your Orchid on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sandi Jones of Broward Orchid Supply will guide people through the repotting process. For more info., visit www. mounts.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Space Invaders: Avoiding Plant Thugs in the Landscape for adults on Saturday, Sept.

24 at 10 a.m. Discover how to identify and manage some of the worst invasive exotic species.

Participants will receive a voucher for two free three-gallon native plants. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Discover 4-H Open House for ages 5 to 18 on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Explore the fun of the 4-H Youth Program. Come see a wealth of fun, hands-on activities covering topics such as science, technology, health and citizenship.

From robotics and aerospace to cooking and gardening, there will be something for everyone.

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

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Teen Wii U Gaming & More for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. Meet your friends for some Wii gaming and classic board game fun. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Kids Cancer Foundation will celebrate National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lands End Farm (13065 55th Street South, Wellington), with horseback rides, face painting, tie dye, arts and crafts, games, a petting zoo, a dressage demonstration by childhood cancer survivor Amy

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Speck-Kern, food and lots of horses. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes. Visit www.kidscancersf. org or call Michelle O’Boyle at (561) 371-1298 for more info.

• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will walk the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Boynton Beach on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for info.

• The Village of Wellington will host its Murder Mystery Dinner Theater “Murder at the Masquerade” on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• Soaring Beyond Our Limits will sponsor a fashion/talent show for youth with special needs ages 3 to 25 on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Tickets are $5 for children three and older, $7 in advance for adults and $10 at the door. For more info., or to purchase tickets, call Brianna Williams at (646) 262-6403, e-mail soaringbeyondourlimits@gmail.com or visit www. soaringbeyondourlimits.com.

Sunday, Sept. 25 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike in the Seacrest Scrub and High Ridge Scrub Natural Areas in Boynton Beach on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 a.m. Call Alan Collins at (561) 586-0486 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Book Chat: Banned Books Week Edition for adults on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. Did you know that The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon was one of the 10 most challenged books in 2015? Staff will lead a discussion of the book and why it was challenged. Light refreshments will be served.

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

• The Rotary Club of Wellington’s annual Wellington Peace Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Rotary Club’s Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive off Forest Hill Blvd., next to the Wellington library. For more info., e-mail larry.kemp@comcast.net.

Monday, Sept. 26 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Nitromania!” for ages 5 and up on Monday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. If you’re interested in the “coolest” science around, check out this liquid nitrogen demonstration by the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Election Time 2016: Know the Issues” on Monday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Assistant County Administrator Todd Bonlarron will provide a clear explanation of state constitutional amendments and local ballot questions. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 • The Women’s Wellness Luncheon at Bethesda Hospital West (9655 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach) will take place Tuesday, Sept. 27 starting at 11 a.m. featuring guest speaker Leeza Gibbons. The luncheon

highlights women’s health and wellness issues and features a wellness expo. For tickets, or more information, call (561) 737-7733, ext. 84445, or visit www.bethesdahospitalfoundation.org.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Storytelling: I’ll Tell You Mine, If You’ll Tell Me Yours” for adults on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Art Society will host a reception on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the art galleries located at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) and on the first floor of the new Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

• The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium (4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach) will hold GEMS Club for girls in grades 3 to 8 on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. A $5 registration fee is required per session. September’s theme is “Pet Mania” and will include a special presentation from a woman in the industry, along with an animal enrichment activity and pet toy crafts. Visit www.sfsciencecenter.org/gems to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Teen Takeover for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. Enjoy Wii games, board games and more. Snacks will be provided.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Tropical Rhythms: Salsa on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. Enjoy tropical rhythms while learning basic salsa steps with instructor Javier LaTorre. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Seminole Ridge High School will hold its annual fall senior parent night on Tuesday, Sept.

27 at 6 p.m. in the Dr. Lynne K. McGee Auditorium. Seniors and their parents are welcome to learn more about applying to college and applying for financial aid. A number of college representatives will be on hand. For more info., call (561) 422-2610.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Club Pokémon for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards to battle, trade and make new friends, or try your hand at a Pokécraft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Arturo Romay: Enchanting Melodies on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Master guitarist Arturo Romay will perform music from Spain, the Caribbean and his native Venezuela.

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

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host an Adult Book Discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Join in a lively discussion of Karen Russell’s first novel,

The Town-Crier Swamplandia. Pick up a copy of the book when you register at the research services desk. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Tween Crafternoon & Coloring Club for ages 9 to 17 on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.

Take a homework break and work out your creative side with coloring, rubber band creations, paper bead necklaces or Zentangle doodle art.

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

• Wellington will hold a Neighborhood Watch Meeting for the Aero Club Community on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Aero Club Clubhouse. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or call (561) 791-4764 for more info.

Thursday, Sept. 29 • The Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics will hold a training seminar for pro bono volunteer advocates on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Vista Center (2300 Jog Road) in the hearing chambers (Room 1W-47) conducted

by Executive Director Mark Bannon and General Counsel Christie Kelley. The program allows members of the Florida Bar to take active roles in ethics reform in Palm Beach County. For more information, call (561) 355-1915 or visit ethics@ palmbeachcountyethics.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Craftapalooza for ages 2 to 8 on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m. Create multiple crafts from fun selections. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Nitromania!” for ages 5 and up on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. If you’re interested in the “coolest” science around, check out this liquid nitrogen demonstration by the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. with a free concert by the Solid Brass band at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Book Life Presents: Mini Paper Bag Scrapbook Class” for adults on Thursday, Sept.

29 at 6:30 p.m. Learn to create a mini paper bag scrapbook. Bring six to eight photos to crop.

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

Friday, Sept. 30 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Toddler Art Time on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. Bring the little ones to this experiential art class designed just for tiny artists. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Join in for an evening of shopping, while enjoying time with friends, at LuLaRoe Girls Night Out on Friday, Sept. 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hamlin House Community Center (14893 89th Place North). Call (561) 248-6284 for more info.

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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 JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./Ext. Residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-578-2873. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

PET DOCTOR - MOBILE/HOME CARE TIRED OF HOLDING YOUR CAT IN THE WAITING ROOM? — Call Critter Home Care and Stay Home Dr. Don Denoff. 561-517-8705

PET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS HAPPY JACK LIQUIVIC ® — Recognized safe & effective against hook & roundworms by US CVM... Grand Prix 561-792-2853. Kennelvax.com

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

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 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 PLACE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AD HERE CALL 793-3576

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 S E RV I C E . F a m i l y O w n e d & O p e r a ted Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 Visit our website at dmyoungtreeservice.com

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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

MAKE $2000 A WEEK— Sales exp a plus, great networking skills, valid drivers license. Mature and or retired candidates are encouraged to apply. Join our team call Mark 561-352-0298.

PART-TIME ACCOUNTANT ASSISTANT — Part time, flexible, assistant to accountant.

Must be organized self-starter, computer literate (Excel, MS Word), to answer phones, do filing, do scheduling. Must be willing to learn new tasks. Royal Palm Beach. REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED. Respond to arnoldsachs1@att.net No phone calls.

PART TIME, FLEXIBLE LEGAL SECRETARY/ASSISTANT. — Computer Literate (WordPerfect). Answer phones, schedule hearings, filing, assist with document preparation, etc. ONLY APPLICANTS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED. Respond to j.a.abrams@att.net No phone calls.

H E L P WA N T E D E X P E R I E N C E D — All Phases Screen Enclosures/Shutters/Gutters WESTERN COMMUNITIES. P&M Siding 561-791-9777.

PA R T- T I M E C L A S S R O O M T E A C H ER — 3-5 year olds. CDA/40 hours - 6 hours per week - $13 per hour. Call 561856-5202. Royal Palm Beach Location.

NOW HIRING CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENTS — NOW HIRING! Shell Contractors looking for experienced superintendent for custom and production homes. Must be proficient in ALL phases of shell construction.

Slab, block, beam and roof carpentry. Great benefits and salary. Call 954-444-4664.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE — Experienced Home Health Aide seeks new position. Flexible hours, full time or part time, day or night. I am a Licensed CNA who has worked as a home health aide and also as a nanny. I have many years of experience taking care of the elderly at home. Price negotiable, references provided upon request. Call Pat at (561) 294-1423.

SEEKING POSITION: Companion to elderly person, non-medical position, college educated. Please call 561-324-5807.

BOOKKEEPER WANTED WELLINGTON AREA

Part Time, experienced in Quickbooks, flexible hours.

Please fax resume to 561-793-1470 or email to: wellingtoncompany.bookkeeper@gmail.com

located in Wellington off Forest Hill Blvd.

• Large conference room with Apple TV

and White Board • Kitchen and Storage

• Private side entrance • Plenty of safe parking • $800 per month includes high speed Comcast Internet

• Sublet, no lease signing Call or text Gregg at (561) 309-4346

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION DISTRICT COURT DIVISION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HOKE COUNTY FILE NUMBER 12 CVD 563

DERRIS SMALL , Plaintiff -vsCONSTANCE SMALL , Defendant

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:

MOTION AND NOTICE OF HEARING FOR MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than 40 days from August 30, 2016 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 14th day of September 2016 Angela J. Carter Attorney for the Defendant Carter Law, PLLC PO Box 399 Raeford, North Carolina 28376

Publication Dates: September 16, 2016; September 23, 2016; September 30, 2016

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A-1 Qualified Appliance Repairs, Inc. Serving Palm Beach County Since 1982 Air Conditioners • Refrigerators Appliances • Water Heaters Repairs on All Makes and Models

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Wellington Regional Medical Center:

Celebrating 30 Years of Service

Join Wellington Regional Medical Center (WRMC) as we kick off the next 30 years of meeting the community’s healthcare needs.

Anne Gerwig, Mayor of the Village of Wellington, will deliver a proclamation establishing Wellington Regional Day in honor of the hospital’s dedication to the community.

Wellington Regional Medical Center 30th Anniversary Event Sunday, September 25 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on the WRMC campus near the ER Department 10101 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington

For more information, please visit wellingtonregional30.com

Food and Fun for the Whole Family The 30th Anniversary Event will feature walk-through, inflatable educational displays and: • Health information booths • Hands-Only™ CPR demonstrations • Health screenings — FREE! • Kona Ice® snow cones • Picnic fare (hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages — FREE!) • Temporary tattoos

Free!

• Face-painting • A DJ spinning tunes … and more!

We hope to see you there!

Connect with us at WellingtonRegional.com Physicians are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Wellington Regional Medical Center. The hospital shall not be liable for actions or treatments provided by physicians. 162315

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