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Alonso: COVID-19 Death Rate Flattening, Cases Coming Down

Volume 43, Number 3 February 11 - February 24, 2022

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LOCAL SCHOOLS WIN BIG AT GCC

The number of deaths per 100,000 from COVID-19 are starting to come down, following an earlier reduction in the number of cases per 100,000, Florida Department of HealthPalm Beach County Director Dr. Alina Alonso told the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Page 4

Provident Jewelry In Wellington Hosts B&G Club Fundraiser Event

Provident Jewelry in Wellington Town Square held a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County on Thursday, Jan. 27. During the store’s Wellington Season Kickoff Party, a portion of sales went to the nonprofit, while guests enjoyed refreshments and an exciting raffle. Page 8

Hate Ends Now Tour Cattle Car Experience

The Hate Ends Now Tour brought ShadowLight’s Cattle Car Experience program to the Wellington Amphitheater on Monday, Feb. 7. It features a 360-degree, immersive 3D multimedia experience that takes place inside a replica of a cattle car used by the Nazi regime to transport Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust. Page 19

The Great Charity Challenge, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, returned Saturday, Feb. 5. In whimsical fashion, 33 teams of equestrians and their mounts, representing local nonprofit organizations, took to the ring dressed as childhood storybook characters to compete for a share of more than $1.7 million in prize money. In the end, Wellington’s school children were the big winners, with the Wellington PTA/PTO/PTSA taking the top prize of $100,000. Shown above, the winning team of riders — Caroline Mawhinney, Mia Albelo and Jessica Mendoza, sponsored by Sexton Engineering and Triple M Farms — celebrates with local school officials. STORY & MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Village Council Seat 2: Incumbent Siskind Faces Two Challengers

By Callie Sharkey Town-Crier Staff Report After serving six years on the Wellington Village Council, incumbent Councilwoman Tanya Siskind is seeking re-election to the council’s Seat 2. She faces two challengers in Tony Nelson and Karen Morris-Clarke. Seat 2 is one of two seats up for election on the Tuesday, March 8 ballot. The other is the Seat 3 race between incumbent Vice Mayor John McGovern and local businessman Johnny Meier. The winners will serve four-year terms on the council. TANYA SISKIND After being appointed to the council in 2016 and winning the full four-year term in 2018, Tanya Siskind is now running for reelection. Siskind said she has found success on the council during the past four years through flourish-

ing community partnerships, in addition to keeping taxes low and strong efforts to protect the community during the COVID-19 crisis. “We’ve partnered with Feeding South Florida, during the pandemic, to make sure all our families had food on their tables,” Siskind said. “We have an ongoing partnership with our public schools to keep them A-rated and to ensure that every child gets the best education possible. This included adding new, state-ofthe-art public sports facilities and expanding sports programs.” Siskind is proud of her role in “funding capital improvement projects to upgrade our infrastructure and ensure our residents are safe, including a state-of-the-art water plant providing safe, highquality water to our residents,” and “working closely with our police and fire departments to lower the

crime rate for the fourth-straight year, making Wellington one of the safest communities in Florida.” While Siskind has her priorities, she understands that many of those are ongoing projects that will continue to evolve. “While no place is perfect, Wellington is a great place to live. Many issues stay the same: keeping taxes low, our residents safe, our schools A-rated, and continuing to provide exceptional cultural, recreational and sports activities for residents of all ages,” she said. “The pandemic has been a top issue. Hopefully, we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and will be able to get back to a new normal.” With all the changes going on in the world around us, Siskind believes that local stability is very important. “I believe that my experience See WELLINGTON, page 4

Divided County Commission OKs Transmittal Of GL Homes Land Swap

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Commission in a 4-3 vote on Wednesday, Feb. 2 agreed to transmit a controversial privately initiated amendment to the county’s comprehensive plan. The GL Homes proposal would relocate some of its residential rights at Indian Trails Grove, west of The Acreage, to the Agricultural Reserve west of Delray Beach. In exchange, GL Homes will dedicate 1,600 acres within Indian Trails Grove to Palm Beach County for water resources. The transfer would reduce the number of homes there by 1,285 from 3,897 to 2,612. In exchange, the transfer would allow GL Homes to build residential units on the Hyder West property it owns off State Road 7 west of Delray Beach. The commissioners spent more than five hours discussing the pros and cons of the plan, while also receiving public opinion on the proposal. District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay pointed out that she, not the developer, had proposed the privately initiated amendment. The transmission approval does not approve the proposal itself. Planning Director Ramsay Bulkeley explained that it gives staff direction to research details of the land swap it had not yet had the ability to do. “There are some technical questions,” Bulkeley said. “Part of the process to move us forward is to really dig in deep with staff and do all the hard research.” Mayor Robert Weinroth said transmission would not be a commitment, but an opportunity to figure out whether the proposal is realistic. Bulkeley said researching the proposal would be time consuming for staff but not beyond its capability. During public comment, many residents, homeowners and environmental groups spoke both for and against the proposal, with some asking for more research. Indian Trail Improvement Dis-

trict Vice President Betty Argue pointed out that the ITID board had voted to support the proposed land swap in 2016 and again more recently, noting that the proposal has regional benefits, not just for ITID. District 5 Commissioner Maria Sachs said she did not favor having a private developer use county staff to do research she felt the developer should be doing. “My position is we can’t do this,” Sachs said. “We should not do this. We’ve been here all day for one reason, because a commissioner wanted, and it is her right to do so, and I think she had a very good purpose. There is a very important water issue here.” She pointed out that 1,000 Friends of Florida had agreed with McKinlay that there is a water resource issue in Indian Trails Grove. “If a developer wants to initiate a process for us to review their land swap, we’re here, that’s what we’re doing, that’s our job, but right now, we’re here about water,” Sachs said. “We do not need to have a land swap to teach us about water. We need to make sure our water resources are taken care of. I would encourage us as a county to use our authority to get to the solution to the problem. We have the money to do it. Let’s move forward and not swap land to initiate a review of water resources in Indian Trails Grove.” McKinlay said she was trying to balance preservation with change going on in the county. “The idea of a plan is it’s a living, breathing document that sometimes warrants change,” she said. McKinlay noted that Indian Trails Grove is being actively farmed now. “Although they are talking about giving us 1,600 acres, their very preliminary proposal, you’re talking 2,682 acres that is farmland right now, and GL Homes will be paying more than a half-million dollars to even initiate and file this text amendment,” she said. “For them to do the work and explore projects that could happen on this See LAND SWAP, page 7

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EQUESTRIAN TRIATHLON RPBHS Hires Jeff Schaum As New Football Coach

Royal Palm Beach High School has hired a new head football coach. It’s Jeff Schaum, who will be relocating to the area from New Mexico. He’s expected to be in Palm Beach County by March 1. In addition to his role as the school’s head football coach, Schaum will teach physical education. Page 23 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 20 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 7 SPORTS......................... 23 - 25 SCHOOLS.......................26 - 27 PEOPLE......................... 28 - 30 BUSINESS............................. 33 COLUMNS............................. 35 CLASSIFIEDS................ 34 - 36 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

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County Allows Pet Boarding At Two Acreage Locations Before Enacting Moratorium

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At a zoning meeting on Thursday, Jan. 27, the Palm Beach County Commission approved conditional use applications to allow limited pet boarding at two locations in The Acreage. The approvals were made on 4-2 votes, and immediately after approving the applications, the board voted 6-0 to enact a zoningin-progress moratorium to tempo-

rarily halt any further applications until county staff has written an ordinance placing limits on pet boarding. Commissioner Melissa McKinlay, who pulled the items from the consent agenda, said they had been the subject of several contentious e-mails that commissioners had received and asked staff to make a presentation on it. Kevin McGinley, representing the property owner, said this was

the first pet boarding facility that had ever been discussed before the board. “I’ve been taken through eight of them before, and it has always been on consent. It has always gone through without neighborhood opposition,” McGinley said. “They have always had unanimous support from the zoning commission.” He said that pet boarding faSee BOARDING, page 7

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s World Championship Equestrian Triathlon returned to EyeCandyLand Farm in Wellington on Monday, Feb. 7. World-renowned athletes gathered to compete in a thrilling equestrian competition to benefit the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington. The teams were made up of one polo player, one hunter jumper and one dressage rider. The competition included a big twist — the athletes did not compete in their field of expertise. Shown above, Event Chair Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome watches as Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Valencia Jean addresses the attendees. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 20 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Town-Crier To Host RPB Candidate Forum Feb. 22

The Town-Crier newspaper will host a televised Royal Palm Beach candidate forum on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Royal Palm Beach Village Meeting Hall council chambers. The two candidates seeking the Group 1 seat on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council in this year’s election have been invited to participate in the forum. In that race, education activist Julie Highsmith is challenging incumbent Councilman Jeff

Hmara. The race is the only item on the Tuesday, March 8 municipal ballot. The Feb. 22 forum will last approximately two hours and will be moderated by Town-Crier Executive Editor Joshua Manning with questions posed by Town-Crier staff members and the community. All residents are invited to attend the forum. For those who cannot make it in person, the forum will be broadcast on the village’s Channel 18 and streamed live on

the village’s web site and YouTube channel. The forum will be broken up into two 50-minute sessions with a 10-minute break in between. Each candidate will provide an opening statement before being asked a series of questions by Town-Crier staff members. Residents will be invited to submit questions during the first half of the forum. Moderator-chosen questions from those submitted will be asked during the second

half of the forum. Each candidate will also be given time to make a closing statement. “We’re excited to once again stage this event for the Royal Palm Beach community,” Town-Crier Publisher Barry Manning said. “We look forward to a very informative candidate forum. Our mission at the Town-Crier is to keep residents informed on important local issues, and crucial to that is helping to keep voters informed on election issues.”

The Royal Palm Beach Village Meeting Hall is located at the southeast corner of Okeechobee and Royal Palm Beach boulevards. Residents not attending the forum in person are invited to submit a question in advance. Questions can be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Confidential/Candidate Forum” and dropped off at the Village Clerk’s office prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

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Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat 2: Incumbent Laura Danowski Challenged By Former Councilman Todd McLendon

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Don’t be surprised if the candidates vying for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council seem familiar. They are the same two candidates who faced off against each other in 2019, the last time the seat was up for election. Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Laura Danowski is being challenged by former Councilman Todd McLendon, who lost the Seat 2 race to Danowski three years ago. Now, Danowski is the incumbent, and McLendon is the challenger. It is one of two races on the Tuesday, March 8 municipal ballot, with the other being the Seat 4 race between incumbent Mayor Robert Shorr and challenger Paul Coleman. The winners will get three-year terms on the council. In 2019, Danowski took just under 60 percent of the vote to oust McLendon from the dais. She is proud of the work she has done over the past three years on behalf of town residents.

If re-elected, Danowski said she would seek to lower the town’s taxes in some manner, either through the millage rate or the per-acre assessment. “As the town moves forward and fixes some of the long-standing problems, it would be a great goal to be able to reduce some of those charges,” Danowski said. She also wants to clean overgrowth from roads that cut the line of sight for drivers and reduce shrubs that hang out into the road and scrub against vehicles. “That needs to be fixed,” Danowski said. She is also looking forward to the execution of to the town’s canal refurbishment plan. “Management is working on that, and it’s focused on clean water, re-sloping banks and trash removal,” Danowski said. “I also want to keep our rural nature… and hold developers to the Southern Blvd. corridor.” She feels commercial uses on Okeechobee Blvd. needs more thoughtful discussion. Danowski’s campaign bro-

chure questions whether longestablished businesses along Okeechobee Blvd. should be called “illegal” since many were located and operating long before the town incorporated. She suggests that an overlay could address legacy land use and give strength to code enforcement. While more than three years of research and opinion have gone into the structure of a potential Okeechobee Blvd. overlay, Danowski believes that more input is needed from residents, staff and planning before the council votes on it. Danowski is quick to note that the town’s accomplishments over the past three years are not solely to her credit, but to the council majority with town staff support. One of the biggest accomplishments was the unanimous enactment in November 2021 of a four-year road improvement plan that does not add extra taxes to residents, she said. Other achievements by the current council include term limits for council members, five-day-a-week

access to town hall, retirement of all long-term town debt, an inhouse building and code enforcement department, and the purchase of new equipment for the utilities department, Danowski said. During her term, the town has also held numerous community events, cleanups, parades and fundraisers. Danowski’s election brochure lists supporting Okeechobee Blvd. improvements, including a horse trail, crosswalks and a roundabout, but not at the expense of town infrastructure funding or residential tax dollars. “We have replaced a culvert at C [Road] and Collecting Canal, and we are working on two others,” she said, explaining that the project was quoted years ago at $300,000 by the town’s engineering contractor, but the town was able to get the project completed for about $138,000. Danowski said she is focused on the road resurfacing plan because if one council seat changes, it could be defunded.

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“If [Mayor] Robert [Shorr] and I do not get re-elected, that road resurfacing plan can be brought up again and defunded,” Danowski said. “I’m very concerned about that.” Her brochure asserts that paving can be done before installing drainage, but a lack of available easements is a town-wide chal-

lenge to drainage. Town management and public works are working on a master drainage plan to bring to the council. The four-year road plan approved 5-0 by the council last November calls for $1,114,000 to be spent in fiscal year 2022; $1,148,000 in fiscal year 2023; See LOX SEAT 2, page 13

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat 4: Incumbent Robert Shorr Faces Challenge From Longtime Resident Paul Coleman

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Longtime Loxahatchee Groves resident Paul Coleman is challenging Mayor Robert Shorr for Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. It is one of two races on the Tuesday, March 8 municipal ballot, with the other being the Seat 2 race between incumbent Vice Mayor Laura Danowski and former Councilman Todd McLendon. The winners will get three-year terms on the council. Coleman’s goal if elected is to have a more global view of the infrastructure of the town — not just paving roads but having a broader vision so the town can move forward in a more sustainable manner. “By global, I mean talking about drainage, water quality, trash in the canals and cleaning the canals,” he said. “These canals haven’t been dug in decades.” Coleman wants to move forward with a plan that encompasses trails, canals and roads.

“That’s not just throwing some asphalt on the road, and make sure those roads are going to last well past what the warranty is,” he said, explaining that the town has a three-year warranty on the surface of roads that were paved recently, or in the plan to be paved. “It doesn’t cover any of the rest of the road.” His vision for the town is for it to be more sustainable and utilize whatever extra funding that can be found and build up relationships with neighboring communities. “We can do things through ILAs [interlocal agreements] between the county, Royal Palm Beach, Indian Trail and Wellington, and work together as the western communities and sustain our way of life,” Coleman said. “I think working with neighboring communities can help shore up our borders as well. It’s not just about getting things done within our community but securing our way of life and the way we do things by solidifying our borders and making sure

everybody’s on the same page. I think it’s imperative that we work with neighboring communities to make this happen. The drainage and infrastructure are all part of this global vision.” He noted that drainage and infrastructure have been neglected in Loxahatchee Groves for decades. “The powers that be neglected roads for decades,” Coleman said. “I hate to go back to paving roads because that’s not the only problem. Just paving to pave without any thought to infrastructure is an issue.” He said the current paving policy of putting in catch basins where they are available is a shortcoming of the plan, while paving the whole length of the road is not taken into account. “Each individual catch basin is put in in its own merit, whereas if we designed a road with the infrastructure in place, we could do it all at once,” Coleman said. “It might cost a little bit more money, but if you put the roof on before

you do the foundation underneath, it’s going to cost you more money. We’re going to have to go back and repave where we didn’t put in catch basins.” He added that the cost of putting in road rock before paving has not been publicized, thereby reducing the apparent cost of the project. “The reality is it’s not costing $200,000 a mile because we had already put down the subsurface,” he said. Coleman has been a building inspector for Palm Beach County for the past five years and in facilities management for three years before that. “I deal with everything from detached structures and fences to multimillion-dollar commercial buildings,” he said. “We ensure that the contractors are following the Florida Building Code. Part of the thing that we deal with, especially with the change in the FEMA maps, is property drainage and ensuring that when you build on a piece of property, you’re not

Robert Shorr letting your stormwater drain off onto your neighbor’s property. I’ve learned a bunch about drainage, flood plains and things like that.” Coleman added that there is a lot of conflict resolution involved

Paul Coleman with his job. “I’ve been able to see at the ground level how some of these governmental processes work, the way things run, and the way things are done,” he said. “I See LOX SEAT 4, page 7

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Alonso: COVID-19 Death Rate Flattening, Cases Coming Down

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The number of deaths per 100,000 from COVID-19 are starting to come down, following an earlier reduction in the number of cases per 100,000, Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach County Director Dr. Alina Alonso told the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 8. “The number of deaths is coming down a bit,” Alonso said. “National deaths are also going down.” Displaying a graph recording the number of deaths, Alonso showed that the latest peak appears to have flattened out at about 2,400 deaths per day nationally as of Feb.

6. The highest number of deaths per day was recorded in late January 2021 at about 3,500. “Here in Palm Beach County, we are doing very well, and the hospitals are also doing very well,” she said. “There are no problems in terms of capacity. However, everybody is still short on staff. That’s nationally, and I think all the sectors are suffering from people being out sick.” The entire country, with the exception of some small sectors, is still in the “high” category with more than 100 new cases per 100,000 the past seven days, and more than 10 percent of tests positive the past seven days.

Alonso said she hopes the county will get to under 100 new cases per 100,000 by the end of February or early March. The Omicron variant appears to have taken over virtually all of the new cases at 99.9 percent with Delta at 0.1 percent, she said. “[Omicron] is the variant that is causing all the problems with a lot of transmission. It is very contagious, and that is what is causing so many people to get sick, even over and over again,” she said. The county’s vaccination rate has gone down with only 1,403 between Jan. 28 and Feb. 3. “Out of that 1,403, our mobile van, the mid-county site and FAU

are doing about 25 percent of those vaccinations,” Alonso said. “We have not been busy like we were before, but we have definitely continued to vaccinate.” She said that her department has had volunteers going out into the community in advance informing those not yet vaccinated that the van would be in their neighborhood. “That has helped us to have more people coming to a site and us being able to do more vaccines, and that has been very helpful,” Alonso said. People with one dose of the vaccine is at 76 percent for ages 5 and older.

“Unfortunately, the number for complete vaccination is down [in the 60th percentile], so we still have a long way to go before we get a little bit more vaccination for a little more protection,” Alonso said. The new case positivity is currently at 15.1 percent, which has gone down almost five points. “That’s going down slowly, but we want to get below 10,” Alonso said. “I think that will be in another couple of weeks.” She reminded commissioners that in November 2021, the county was in the moderate category, with a daily positivity rate of 2.3 percent and 48 cases per 100,000.

“We want to at least get to that point so we can be a little freer in the community,” Alonso said. The highest number of cases was between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6 when the number of cases was at 1,962 per 100,000 and new cases were at 34 percent. “We’re at that [389 cases per 100,000] mark right now, so transmission is high, and people need to be careful,” Alonso said. “If we continue to be careful… we should be there [below 100 cases per 100,000] in March.” Learn more about Palm Beach County’s efforts to battle the pandemic at www.pbcgov.com/ coronavirus.

Lox Council Gives Staff Leeway To Address Town Center Delays

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 1 regarding delays at the Groves Town Center Project on Southern Blvd. The project has been delayed largely due to a dispute over an equestrian bridge that the developer has promised but was stalled due to the COVID-19 crisis. There has also been discussion over an equestrian trail and a tree mitigation permit, which has held up site clearing. Dan Zimmer, representing property owner Solar Sportsystems, was joined by Case Bethel, who owns a parcel in Groves Town Center where he plans to build a Culver’s restaurant. Those plans have been held up due to construction delays. “I’ve been working as a lineman on the power lines to keep the lights on and build the money to invest in this business and get a very large SBA [Small Business Administration] loan,” Bethel said, “The delays in this project have stressed this endeavor to the max, and my SBA loan is in danger of being lost.” He said that Culver’s franchisees are members of the local community and try to make mean-

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continued from page 1 and knowledge of Wellington makes me the best person for this seat,” she said. “We have a council that works well together for what is best for our community. In 2024, there will be three open council seats due to term limits. Now is not the time to change our council.” Siskind is focused on the continuation of good things currently happening in Wellington. “I would like to move forward on new phases of the town center project, including possible pool renovations and expansion of the amphitheater area,” she said. “This area is very popular with our residents and provides numerous and free entertainment opportunities on a weekly basis. I want to continue to keep our taxes low, our crime rate low and continue to work closely with our schools.” In this race, Siskind has racked up a long list of endorsements from organizations all across the county. Of particular local interest, she has been endorsed by three of her fellow council members, Vice Mayor John McGovern, Councilman Michael Drahos and Councilman Michael Napoleone, along with former Wellington mayors Tom Wenham and Kathy Foster. Siskind believes that her experience on the council and her extensive community involvement make her the best candidate for the seat. “I served six years as PTA president at Binks Forest Elementary School, three years on the Palm Beach County Council of PTA/ PTSA and the Wellington Education Committee,” she said. “I have been on the council since 2016, when I was appointed out of 30 applicants. My most recent community involvement includes serving on the Government Affairs Committee of the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors and on the board of directors with the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County.” Despite the challenges of the

ingful differences in lives through sponsorships and donations. “Culver’s is always looking for ways to support schools, community organizations and agriculture, to name a few,” Bethel said. “I ask that the council consider the small businesses that are being hurt by the delays in this project.” Zimmer said that from his perspective, there has been progress on the project but it has been slow. “It has been a challenge for everybody involved,” he said. “We’d like to see it move faster, and we’re here to help the process move faster.” He said he would like Pod B, where Culver’s is, to proceed concurrently as the developer works on permitting and approvals. “That would be an important piece from our perspective, and we ask that the council assist in that,” Zimmer said. He added that the equestrian trail, which has received criticism from some residents as having poor footing and containing metal debris, is being maintained and is in regular use. The equestrian bridge is fully designed and was approved for the spot requested by town staff some time ago, Zimmer said. “The town was very involved a couple of years ago when the

bridge was being located, and we relied on that earlier decision for our planning and development efforts, so we’re inclined to keep it right where it is,” he said. The tree mitigation plan complies with town requirements to the favor of town preferences for live oaks, bald cypress, slash pines and other native species. “We’d like to respectfully ask that the town allow the clearing and vegetation removal permit administratively without the need to come back to the council,” Zimmer said. Planning Consultant Jim Fleischmann said one of the points of contention was a possible redesign and relocation of the equestrian bridge. “Both of the alternatives were looked at during the process,” Fleischmann said. Time extensions for the project were granted by the state due to the pandemic. “The extension, which was granted by the governor’s executive order, is now June 20, 2026,” he said, adding that the equestrian bridge also received an automatic extension from Dec. 21, 2020, to Oct. 29, 2023. “The town really has no ability to say yes or no on those extensions, but by state law, as long

as the town is notified within the appropriate time frame, the extensions are automatically in effect,” Fleischmann said. “We don’t approve them, and we can’t deny them.” Mayor Robert Shorr said there are some issues, such as maintenance of the equestrian trail and removal of exotics, that do not come under the purview of the extension. “What I’m trying to understand is things that should have been done, holding their feet to the fire, getting them done,” Shorr explained. Vice Mayor Laura Danowski asked Zimmer what he wanted from the council, and Zimmer said he would like to see a faster permitting process. “We’ve got contractors lined up to do the infrastructure work,” he said. “These things are all in place from our perspective.” Kayla Parker, the developer’s engineer, said the equestrian bridge had been designed based on plans submitted a year and a half ago. “We are now being told that everybody wants this bridge to be constructed, but that the location is in question. So, for us to go back right now and redesign that bridge, we have to get a new survey,

because it’s not in the area where we have our bridge currently designed,” Parker said, adding that she has had to meet with different town representatives with differing opinions. She said an immediate solution to the delays would be for the town to grant a mitigation plan for clearing the site. “We can get out there and start clearing the site and preparing for all of the infrastructure to be installed,” Parker said, adding that the developer has permits in place from Palm Beach County for water, and permits from the South Florida Water Management District for the drainage system. What has been holding up the developer is issues with the town over the location of the bridge and the canal outfall. She added that businesses such as Culver’s are all dependent on the developer receiving an infrastructure permit. “They don’t have water and sewer to connect to, they don’t have a drainage system to connect to, so it’s imperative that we get started on all of that as soon as possible so as not to leave them sitting with a building they cannot occupy,” Parker said. Shorr said his concerns are to remove exotic plants, remove a

section of barbed wire and a large piece of metal from the equestrian trail and get the footing up to specifications. Town Manager Jamie Titcomb acknowledged that the process is taking too long, but he felt the town could work with the developer to find a happy medium to move them along and still hold them accountable to issues that need to be resolved. “I think what they’re asking for is to give the planner and administrative staff some latitude in helping facilitate what can move forward but won’t jeopardize coming into compliance with what you have expressed is important to you,” Titcomb said. Danowski said she was sorry that progress had been muddied by disagreements over the location of the equestrian bridge and the footing. “In 2017-18, not one person who sat up here was an equestrian,” Danowski said, referring to when the bridge was originally approved. “I don’t want to take away from what we did accomplish tonight. I think the consensus of the council up here is it needs to move.” Zimmer asked for 30 days to come back with options on construction of the bridge.

past few years, Siskind is proud of her work on the council. “I have a passion for local government and truly enjoy serving the residents of Wellington,” she said. “I believe an elected official can often accomplish more at the local level than any other level of government. We see our constituents daily, whether in the grocery store or the school pickup line, and we can hear their concerns in person.” To learn more about Siskind’s campaign, visit www.facebook. com/tanyaforvillagecouncil or e-mail tanyaforvillagecouncil@ gmail.com. TONY NELSON Longtime Wellington resident Tony Nelson has been involved in the community behind the scenes for many years, working with civic groups and businesses, but he found himself triggered into political action after his granddaughter went through an incident of racial profiling in her own community. “My background is in risk management, and I’ve spent my entire life stopping bad things from happening. After the incident, my first concern was her and my family,” Nelson said. “My second concern was stopping bad things from happening in Wellington. I went back and examined all the things I’d been doing here and realized that I could be more effective educating people about certain things internally working within the Wellington Village Council as opposed to working from the outside.” Reflecting on his work in the community led Nelson to feel he was not only inspired to help bring about positive change, but that he is also the most qualified person to do so. “I think an accomplishment is based on how it affects others,” Nelson said. “If you are serving, and if you’ve done well for others, then that’s an accomplishment. I don’t care how rhetorical it sounds. My biggest personal accomplishment is being a parent to two kids who have grown up to be incredible.” Professionally, Nelson notes that the Village of Wellington considers its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an accomplishment

and that he has played a significant part in that work. “I would respectfully agree with that [accomplishment] because Premier Family Health — my team — was chosen as the first responders,” he said. “We set up the first successful testing site in all the western communities. I’ve always measured an accomplishment by what I’ve done with others.” Nelson is fully aware that the existing council has multi-year plans in place and has made it his goal to work his priorities into those plans. “I would hope that the things that are on my platform will augment the current plans in place by working with the current council,” he said. “I would like to add specific things, like improve medical services for our residents in Wellington, especially seniors and underserved communities. What goes hand in hand is making improvements in the marginal housing developments in Wellington and maximizing the initiatives for veterans in our community.” Nelson expanded that Premier Family Health is already working on that initiative as a Veterans Affairs community partner, where veterans can come into the urgent care center for medical treatment without going all the way to the VA Medical Center. “You can’t depend on government for everything. Shame on us if we expect the government response to be the most inclusive response,” he said. “The key to improving veterans’ medical benefits is with community responders.” Nelson is convinced that community businesses should respond to the needs of its community instead of relying solely on government action. “I’ve been fortunate enough to walk into good environments. Wellington is a wonderful village, that’s why I moved here. I’m blessed enough to have the skills to make things better — to take something good and make it exceptional,” Nelson said. “The measure of what we do is how we respond to a crisis. I’m not going to sit by and do nothing. The best way to represent yourself, your community, your company is to do

something. My campaign theme is ‘Do Something.’” Being a Wellington resident for 35 years has given Nelson a deep connection to the community he calls home, but his perspective is shaped by more than just his time in Florida. “I grew up on military bases. I never lived in a civilian community until I went off to college,” he recalled. “My mother was an employee for the Veterans Administration for 23 years. My mother spent most of her career in Washington, D.C., then moved here to Florida.” To learn more about Tony Nelson’s campaign, visit www. votetonynelson.com or e-mail tony@votetonynelson.com. KAREN MORRIS-CLARKE A newcomer on the Wellington political scene is Karen Morris-Clarke, a 22-year Wellington resident and successful business owner who has also entered the race for Seat 2 on the Wellington Village Council. She has worked extensively in both the fields of real estate and travel. This experience has led to a deep connection with her community. “I choose to run for this council because I am ready to be the voice, the liaison for families, individuals and small businesses oftentimes not represented in council matters,” Morris-Clarke said. “Residents ask for a change, new people that are in tune with their needs, and I am committed to do so.” Morris-Clarke has set out clear goals that she believes mirror the priorities of Wellington’s residents. One of these top issues is road safety. Her family suffered a devastating loss in a traffic accident in 2016. “I want to find creative ways to expand and improve the safety of our roadways and neighboring ones,” she said. “I also plan to advocate for a small business directory and workshops to help our small businesses succeed. We need a strong infrastructure, including upgrades, and to bring new ideas and regularly maintain our existing infrastructure, such as solar for lighting and heat.” Morris-Clarke is also concerned

with the way local taxes and fees are assessed and managed, and she understands the importance of keeping them low. “I want to preserve Wellington by protecting the equestrian, aeronautical uniqueness, green space, safety and family friendliness of Wellington,” she said. Morris-Clarke added that she is proud to be “a dedicated wife, mother of five and the first in my family of immigrants to earn a college degree. I am a proven service advocate for individuals in crisis. As a proud citizen and devoted community member for the past 22 years, if elected, I will bring variety, resilience, a new outlook on council, unparalleled leadership skills, an ability to listen, and learn what matters most to all and not just some of our residents.” She also wants voters to know she shares their goals and concerns. Morris-Clarke is focused on

keeping Wellington clean and safe, but also on tough code enforcement for issues such as landlords who leave property maintenance up to their tenants. “I will bring integrity and a unique set of values to the council, a new approach, unparalleled, efficient leadership skills, fresh ideas that come from the community and not just my own ambitions,” she said. “I will be accessible and work very hard for our residents. I commit to working with fellow community leaders, our HOAs, condominiums, leaders in non-gated communities and tenants too, often forgotten. This will take collaborative efforts by all to solve complex problems in our village, and I am ready to be a part of an integrated solution.” To learn more about Morris-Clarke’s campaign, visit www. votekarenmorrisclarke.com or e-mail votekarenmorrisclarke@ gmail.com.

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It’s Election 2022 in Loxahatchee Groves. I was elected to my seat March 2021. I was serious then and now about making our roads a top priority. I was voted in, and the town council had discussions, made a plan, took action, and road paving became a reality in Loxahatchee Groves. Robert Shorr and Laura Danowski were onboard with me and instrumental in getting paving started to not keep the residents waiting any longer. Money was allocated from the budget, and the roads got paved by the town without raising taxes, special assessments or getting the town into debt for years. Robert Shorr and Laura Danowski have proven that they can work with the other council members, discuss issues, make a plan and agree to take action to get things done. The five seated council members have voted on a four-year road paving plan that began

shortly after I got elected that can be added to with available funds. However, that plan can be stopped if the council members are changed, and those new council members don’t want to follow through with paving they didn’t approve. I support Robert Shorr and Laura Danowski for re-election. I look forward to continuing to work together with them. There is always more work and improving that needs to be done when you live with diversity such as ours in Loxahatchee Groves. Our town meetings have good discussions and cooperation that result in moving forward to get things accomplished. Let’s keep going. If you like traveling on our quiet, dust-free, hole free, safer paved roads, then help others get the paving they would like by re-electing Laura Danowski and Robert Shorr on March 8, 2022. Marianne Miles Loxahatchee Groves

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Over $1.7 Million Distributed To Nonprofits At Great Charity Challenge

The Great Charity Challenge, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, welcomed back supporters and enthusiasts on Saturday, Feb. 5 to the Winter Equestrian Festival’s biggest night of philanthropy. In whimsical fashion, 33 teams of equestrians and their mounts, representing local nonprofit organizations, took to the ring dressed as childhood storybook characters to compete for a share of more than $1.7 million in prize money.

In the end, Wellington’s school children were the big winners, with the Wellington PTA/PTO/PTSA taking the top prize. Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington for the past 13 years, the GCC has become a highlight of the winter season and has distributed a stunning $17.5 million to 292 local nonprofit organizations. It is an exciting show jumping See GCC, page 16

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Lucienne and Mark Bellissimo with GCC Executive Director Anne Caroline Valtin.

This Waste Management group was part of the Pet Parade & Costume Contest.

Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone, Wellington Regional Medical Center CEO Pam Tahan, Wellington Village Manager Jim Barnes, Councilman Michael Drahos, Vice Mayor John McGovern, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind and Councilman Michael Napoleone.

Students from Elbridge Gale Elementary School perform for the crowd.

Mayor Anne Gerwig, Mark and Lucienne Bellissimo, and County Commissioner Gregg Weiss with a county proclamation given to Mark Bellissimo.

Caroline Mawhinney rides Ballerine de Ravel as part of the winning team.

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The top three teams at this year’s Great Charity Challenge rode for the Wellington PTA/PTO/PTSA (first), the Friends of Palm Beach (second) and the Friends of Foster Children.

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The Wizard of Oz team was sponsored by Madison Hills Farm and rode for Grandma’s Place.

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Groves Funding Requests Making Their Way Through Legislature

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council got an update Tuesday, Feb. 1 on the progress in Tallahassee on town funding requests and other local bills. Legislative Liaison Mary McNicholas informed the council that the bills for the North Road trail and the Okeechobee Blvd. improvements have cleared the Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee favorably and are on their way to the Appropriations Committee. Two bills for canal rehabilitation and stormwater repairs have cleared the Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. “Right now, all four of these have gone on to appropriations,”

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continued from page 1 cilities sometimes work in concert with the training of animals, but they cannot be kept overnight without a pet boarding conditional use approval. “These are seven animals, typically on an acre of property,” McGinley said, explaining that the scale goes up depending on the size of the property, and the owners can have three of their own. “Seven of them are restricted. They have to have a restricted play area, and they have restricted hours in which they can come out.” He added that some clients care

McNicholas told the council. Another bill for funding to repair the town’s public works building and a bill for road improvements have gone through first reading but have not advanced as far as the other four bills. “The last bill I have is the local bill for fireworks,” she said. “We had our first reading on this, but Southwest Ranches also filed a very similar bill. We were very smart in watching what Wellington did and, therefore, didn’t want to recreate the wheel.” Wellington’s bill, which passed last year, placed restrictions on fireworks in the village’s equestrian areas. McNicholas said there is potential opposition from the fireworks lobby.

“We are working very hard trying to get it through committees,” she said. “There is a lot of backchanneling going on right now.” The other bills that are on the Appropriations Committee docket have only two committees to go through. She noted that three of the bills had been funded last year but were vetoed. Appropriations requests from Loxahatchee Groves for 2022-23 include: • House Bill 3421, North Road equestrian/multiuse trail. The requested amount from the state is $45,000, with local funds of $50,000 available. This request was funded last year but vetoed. • House Bill 3431, canal system rehabilitation. The requested amount is $1.1 million with local

funds of $368,000. It was funded last year but vetoed. • House Bill 3427, stormwater system repair. The request is for $1.8 million with local funds of $1.4 million. • House Bill 3423, Okeechobee Blvd. improvements. The requested amount is $1.2 million (33.8 percent) with federal funding of $1,990,991 (56 percent) available, state DOT funding other than amount above of $53,352 (1.5 percent) and local funds of $310,000 (8.7 percent). • House Bill 3425, public works equipment facility rehabilitation. The town has requested $800,000 with no local funding. • House Bill 3429, road improvements. The requested amount is $6,625,920 with local funds of

$3,309,780 available. This was funded but vetoed last year. • House Bill 1425, a local bill on fireworks, would request to create a partial exemption for the town from the Florida Statutes to permit the town to regulate fireworks within its agricultural residential zoned areas on certain designated holidays. “We put a big ask in here, and I had recommended that perhaps we pare it down a bit,” McNicholas said. “We have six appropriations bills, and that’s more than $11.2 million for a 12-square-mile area with 3,200 residents.” She pointed out that the bills that progress more quickly are those that have matching funds or are related to issues that are a higher priority this year, such as water-

related bills. “Two of our waterrelated items have progressed,” McNicholas said. “This a little bit of a different year in that, one, it’s a huge re-election cycle at the state level. On top of that, there is a lot of federal funding coming down the pike, which is, of course, helping us locally, but everybody in the state is also fighting for the same money.” She said that if the bills make it through the Appropriations Committee, they must then pass both houses of the legislature and escape an executive veto after the legislative session ends in March. “It doesn’t mean that each one of these is going to get the actual amount that’s up there,” she said. Funding, if approved, would become available July 1.

for only tiny lap dogs or dogs that require medication, or dogs that were trained for aggression and are being trained for de-escalation. “I don’t have any clients that train for aggression or drug sniffing or things like that,” McGinley said. “Those tend to be ones that you buy from the owner as puppies, and they are trained by someone in a training facility, but not in a pet boarding facility.” Palm Beach County Mayor Robert Weinroth asked what kind of protection the county has for neighbors, and Animal Care & Control staff said there is a nuisance ordinance that applies to everyone. It requires an affidavit to be filed that proves that there is a nuisance.

Site Planner James Borsos said the 1.15-acre subject property in The Acreage is located on a site with agricultural residential zoning. The single-family home with a detached garage has a proposed 1,560-square-foot outdoor area for animals. It is on the south side of 77th Place North, just east of Hall Blvd. The applicant requested a Class A conditional use permit to allow limited pet boarding as an accessory use to the existing single-family residence to board a maximum of seven cats or dogs within the home. “Comments from the public were received with a recommendation of approval from three, and one is opposed,” Borsos said.

The zoning board recommended approval unanimously. Staff recommended approval with conditions that the outdoor area is limited for use to between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. unless on a leash, and the owners or handlers must comply with Animal Care & Control requirements and be subject to inspections at any time. McKinlay said the property has received numerous code enforcement complaints. “This owner has already had a hard time abiding by the existing rules in our local codes,” she said. “What assurances do we have that if we give this approval that he is actually going to abide by that?” Staff explained that the condition is included to ensure that the

animals are kept in the primary residence and not in the accessory structure. McKinlay said she pulled the items from the consent agenda because she felt it was never the intent of the county to allow dog training opportunities. “I feel that some of these coming before us, this one and the other one, are fully encroaching on commercial operations, rather than a pet boarding operation,” she said, adding that while she does not expect to have the votes to stop the items before the board that day, changes are necessary. “Moving forward, I would like to

put a moratorium on approving these until staff can go back and tweak our regulations. I think this one, after number two, will be the sixth of this type of operation in The Acreage alone.” Commissioner Maria Sachs made a motion to approve the conditional use, which carried 4-2 with McKinlay and Commissioner Mack Bernard opposed and Commissioner Dave Kerner absent. A motion to approve the second pet boarding request also carried 4-2. McKinlay then made a motion to enact a zoning-in-progress moratorium regarding the pet boarding ordinance, which carried 6-0.

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continued from page 1 particular land, it’s up to us to decide whether or not we want to approve that.” McKinlay pointed out that the proposed swap of 670 acres in Hyder West for 1,600 acres in Indian Trails Grove is a net increase in farmland production of 922 acres. “If we don’t do a water project

on this, we’re still going to have more farmland if this swap goes through,” she said, pointing out that the land is farmed by John Hundley, one of the best farmers in the country. “It’s not swampland, and anybody who came forward and said it is swampland, it is not swampland. It’s actually under agricultural production. You’re probably buying those products that are grown on that land.” After hours of discussion, the commissioners voted to approve transmission 4-3. Sachs was joined in opposition by commissioners Mack Bernard and Dave Kerner.

Shorr Versus Coleman

approved by the council in November 2021. If re-elected, he wants to finish what was started, which includes paving the rest of the lettered roads, Collecting Canal, North Road, G Square, Tangerine Blvd., East Citrus, 25th Street North and Folsom Road. “We’ll replace failing culverts, install more swales and catch basins for road drainage, and we will lower the taxes for homesteaded residents by shifting the tax burden to the existing commercial properties,” Shorr said. “We already started doing that in a recent addendum to the hauler. We increased the franchise fee that commercials pay for garbage, and that money now goes into the budget as a supplement to the fee that is paid for residential waste, so we’ll be able to lower the garbage assessment for residents.” Shorr said he will continue to look for ways to lower taxes for

residents. “My biggest goals are to complete paving, keep improving drainage and lowering taxes,” he said. His goals include reducing the garbage assessment to $350 annually per can, in 2023 to reduce the per acre assessment to $150 annually, and in 2024 to lower the millage rate. “In two years, after the paving is done, and we’ve replaced these culverts, we will be at the point where we can plan our maintenance for the rest of the infrastructure — the canals, the canal banks, the guard rails,” Shorr said. Among other goals he has are to retain a rural lifestyle, keep zoning at one residence per five acres and keep Okeechobee Blvd. a rural, two-lane road. During his term in office, Shorr has been central in initiating many town events. “I will continue to do the community events that we started since I took office,” he said.

These events include a Fourth of July parade, Veterans Day parades, veteran ceremonies, several town cleanups, a council chili cookoff, coffee with the mayor, coffee with the sheriff, holiday food baskets and an equestrian scholarship poker run. Shorr noted that he has donated a lot of money into these events. Another accomplishment he listed is the dedication of the Ron Jarriel Memorial Trail on Okeechobee Blvd. from E Road to D Road. “It’s along the south side of the canal on town property, it’s not on county right of way, so this trail will be there forever, no matter what happens to Okeechobee [Blvd.],” he said. “That was a huge effort of volunteers and financial commitment to help fence that trail off and clean it out and mow it.” Shorr pointed out that town trails are multipurpose. “Every trail in town is for hikers, bikers

and horses,” he said. “They are for people to walk on, ride bicycles on non-motorized.” Among other accomplishments of the council during his time in office are opening town hall five days a week and initiating all permitting and inspections through town hall rather than a process through the county. “It’s going to be an efficient process that is going to benefit everybody in the town,” he said. Shorr added that the town has paid off all of its debt, and all the tax rates have remained the same over the past three years. “We have built up a reserve of almost a million dollars,” he said. “We have spent our money efficiently in getting things done and not by consultants.” Shorr has served two years as mayor and also serves on the South Florida Fair board of directors. He is president of the Florida Environmental Balancing Bureau

board of directors, vice president of the Phipps Park Baseball board of directors and past chapter president of the National Board of Directors Association for Facilities Engineering. He said he is proud of his military service as a U.S. Navy nuclear plant supervisor on a cruiser out of San Diego, where he was awarded Navy Achievement and Good Conduct medals. Shorr was born in Lake Worth General Hospital, grew up in Greenacres, attended John I. Leonard High School and graduated from Palm Beach State College. His profession is to provide certified state reports for commercial air-conditioning systems. Shorr is married to his wife Francine. They have two children and four grandchildren. His daughter is a teacher in Palm Beach County, and his son is in the same line of work as he is, having started his own company.

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continued from page 3 think that would be beneficial if I get elected.” Married to wife Kristi for 23 years, they have a 15-year-old daughter, Keelin. He has lived in the same house in Loxahatchee Groves since he was two years old, having moved there in 1976. Coleman’s father, Tim, who passed away several years ago, served on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors, which is now the town’s public works department. Wrapping up his first three-year term on the council, Shorr, 57, wants to complete the four-year paving process now underway,

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Village of Royal Palm Beach will host a Kids Yard Sale on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Veterans Park at 1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Register at the Cultural Center by Feb. 18. Call (561) 790-5196 for more information.

Festival Of Joy At You Farm

The public is invited to a Festival of Joy on Saturday, March 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at You Farm (16651 Rembrandt Road, Loxahatchee). Enjoy the incredible music of the Lubben Brothers, a popular South Florida folk band. Admission includes music, dancing, hayrides, animal interactions and fun. Food trucks, barbecue, face painting and vendors will be selling on site. Entry is $8 in advance if paid online, or $10 at the gate; kids 5 and under are free. For tickets, visit www. youfarmgreens.com and click on tickets and info.

Garden Club Offering Scholarships

The Wellington Garden Club is once again offering academic scholarships to students from Palm Beach County whose area of study is horticulture, environmental science, botany or related studies. For detailed instructions and the application form, visit www. wellingtongardenclub.org/academic-scholarships. Applicants will be asked to furnish a letter of recommendation from an educa-

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throughout the day as appointments times are released.

Wellington Test Site Offers Free At-Home PCR Test Kits

The Wellington Art Society has opened its scholarship application process for the current year. In 2001, the Wellington Art Society Scholarship Program was established to provide scholarships to talented young artists living and attending school in Palm Beach County for art-related expenses and college tuition costs. In 2018, the scholarship program added the opportunity for Florida Atlantic University students to apply for a scholarship in their sophomore or junior year. Since 2001, the Wellington Art Society is proud to have awarded more than $100,000 to students within the community. Applications are now open for one or more awards of $1,500 scholarships. The application deadline is March 18 at 11:59 p.m. To be eligible, students must be starting their freshman year of college in 2022. Winners will be notified by April 11. For consideration of a Wellington Art Society scholarship, students must apply via www. callforentry.org. There is no charge to apply for a scholarship. Once registered, applicants should search for the Wellington Art Society Scholarship and complete the online application. Up to six images of the student’s 2D or 3D work may be uploaded in JPEG format only, with each image no smaller than 1,920 pixels on the longest side. The resolu-

The Village of Wellington, in partnership with Synergy Diagnostic Laboratories, now offers free at-home PCR kits at its drivethrough COVID-19 testing site at Wellington Green Park (2175 Wellington Green Drive). Patients may pick up at-home, self-administered test kits during regular test site hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tests must be dropped off at one of the designated Synergy drop-off locations for processing. For more information on at-home kits and drive-through kits, visit www.synergydx.com. The drive-through test site continues to offer COVID-19 tests with results available in 24 to 48 hours. Appointments are not needed. Wellington, in partnership with Curative Testing & Health Services, also continues to provide free COVID-19 Rapid PCR testing in the parking lot near Village Hall at 12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd. This testing location is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. This site is open by appointment only. Scheduling can be done at www.curative.com. Check

Art Society Accepting Scholarship Applications

tion for each image must be 72 dpi (standard web resolution) and each file size must not exceed 5 megabytes. In addition, applicants must upload their unofficial high school transcript in a Microsoft Word or PDF file format. For additional information, contact Scholarship Chair Liza Karsai at liza.karsai@gmail.com.

Wellington Postpones Bridal Show

The Village of Wellington has decided to postpone its inaugural Bridal & Wedding Show until April due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in Palm Beach County. Rescheduled for Sunday, April 10, the show will be hosted in the Grande Ballroom of the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) from 1 to 5 p.m. and is expected to feature more than 30 vendors from the wedding and event industry, food, live music, bridal fashion, giveaways and more. The village continues to accept vendor applications for DJs, bakers, caterers, entertainers, photographers, planners and other service professionals in the wedding and event industry. The cost for vendor space is $250 and includes a 10-foot-by10-foot space (unless otherwise specified), a six-foot table with a tablecloth and two chairs. Vendors interested in participating in the bridal show are asked to submit a vendor interest request form online at www.wellingtonfl.gov/ bridalshow. For additional information or sponsorship inquiries, contact

Klezmer Music At Temple Beth Tikvah Feb. 20

Temple Beth Tikvah at 4550 Jog Road in Greenacres invites the community to be in sync with the beat of the incomparable Aaron Kula and his Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra at a high-energy concert on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. Maestro Kula and the orchestra will musically captivate guests. Experience the orchestra’s reimagined traditional Klezmer music punctuated with stylized arrangements and improvisations. Concert tickets can be purchased at $18 per person by calling the temple office at (561) 967-3600. You can also become a concert sponsor. Silver Sponsors are $36+, Gold Sponsors are $72+ and Platinum Sponsors are $200+. COVID-19 protocols will be in place, and masks are required.

Garden Club Shredding Event Feb. 19

The Wellington Garden Club will host a document shredding fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington). Shredding of documents will be performed for a per box donation of $5 for smaller boxes and $10 for larger boxes. Only cash or checks will be accepted. Your confidential

Show Jumping Hall Of Fame Induction

Tickets are now available for the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, which will take place on Sunday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the conclusion of Nations Cup week at the Winter Equestrian Festival. It will be held at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is celebrating its 35th anniversary and for the first time is holding a sit-down dinner for its annual induction ceremony. Inducted will be the Class of 2020 — Margie Engle and Sapphire, McLain Ward’s two-time Olympic gold medal horse — together with the Class of 2021, which will be elected this winter. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum is a not-forprofit charity that was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. For more information, and the link to order tickets, visit www.showjumpinghalloffame. net.

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PROVIDENT JEWELRY IN WELLINGTON HOSTS B&G CLUB FUNDRAISER EVENT

Provident Jewelry in Wellington Town Square held a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County on Thursday, Jan. 27. During the store’s Wellington Season Kickoff Party, a portion of sales went to the nonprofit, while guests enjoyed refreshments and an exciting raffle. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Gemma Maxime, Jules Sacks and Patti Bouchard.

Provident Store Manager Jayne Hernandez, Managing Partner Geoff Fear and Boys & Girls Club Development Director Elena Corsano.

Elena Corsano, Tim Tracy, Lisa Marchitto and Nicole Miranda.

Wellington Boys & Girls Club Board Member Grace de la Gueronniere, Equestrian Triathlon Chair Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Vice President Tim Tracy and Boys & Girls Club Development Director Elena Corsano.

Santi Gahona, Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome, Elena Corsano, Hugh Welton, Grace de la Gueronniere and Andy Lott.

Gillian Lieberman and Scott Diament.

Mary Bryant McCourt with fashion designer Caryna Nina.

Alex and Hanna Suarez.

Chris Victor and Sheryl Lieberman.

KICKOFF SETS THE STAGE FOR UPCOMING RELAY FOR LIFE AT FAIRGROUNDS

The American Cancer Society held a kickoff event for its annual Relay for Life on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Palm Beach Central High School. This year’s theme is “Not All Heroes Wear Capes.” Information on fundraising and fun ideas were discussed. The relay is scheduled for Saturday, March 26 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. For more info., contact Lisa Noel at lisa.noel@cancer.org or (561) 614-2835. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Event organizers Lisa Jones, Angie McLaughlin Kitt, Lisa Noel, Jessica Higgins and Nicole Nie.

Bea Tremblay, Team Captain Shelley Jordan and Zachary Jordan from Crestwood Middle School.

Maureen and Tracy Meiners of the Palm Beach Central Raindancers.

Riley, Tyler, Jessica and Norman Higgins of the Cookies Cancer Fighters team.

Michelle Bonfiglio and Shannon Lisoski of the Royal Palm Beach Elementary School team.

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Raja Indian Cuisine 855-2765

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ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIR

Children’s House of Wellington 790-3748

Dr. Michael Harris 204-3242

Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce 790-6200

Wheels of Wellington 795-3038

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Edward Jones & Co. 798-6184

Woody’s of Wellington 798-1440

Villari’s Studios of Self Defense 792-1100

South Shore Title, Inc. 798-9092

Glamorous Nail Spa 422-8882

AeroGear Telemetry 223-2590

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PC Pros of Wellington 420-0554

Barron & Kogan, CPAs 795-4448

JDC Development 790-4471

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Andrea Rusher, LCSW

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La Mundial 459-1629

Tom Wenham, Inc. 333-9843

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NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS

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#1 Education Place 753-6563

Town-Crier Newspaper & Wellington The Magazine

Wellington Collegiate Academy 701-3462

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

RESTAURANT

PEDIATRICIAN

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Raja Indian Cuisine 855-2765

Dr. Rosa Fernandez, M.D. 793-3232

Dr. Steven Miller, DDS 798-8023

CHILDREN’S PRE-SCHOOL

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIR

Children’s House of Wellington 790-3748

Dr. Michael Harris 204-3242

Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce 790-6200

Wheels of Wellington 795-3038

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING COMPANY

GENERAL INSURANCE

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

SYNAGOGUE

ENGINEERING SERVICES

VETERINARIAN

CHIROPRACTOR

Advanced Imaging Specialists 800-354-6868

Chris Barker Insurance 242-3603

Children’s Pediatric Dentistry 793-7515

Temple B’nai Jacob 793-4347 www.templebnaijacob.com

Alan Gerwig & Associates, Inc. 792-9000

Animal Medical Clinic 798-2900

Taylor Chiropractic Center 793-5050

ENGINEERING SERVICES

MORTGAGE BROKER

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

BOOT & SHOE REPAIR

MARTIAL ARTS

TITLE INSURANCE

NAIL SALON

AEROSPACE COMPONENT SALES

RJ Behar & Company 333-7201

Sunvest Mortgage Group 337-4848

Edward Jones & Co. 798-6184

Woody’s of Wellington 798-1440

Villari’s Studios of Self Defense 792-1100

South Shore Title, Inc. 798-9092

Glamorous Nail Spa 422-8882

AeroGear Telemetry 223-2590

COMPUTER SERVICE & REPAIR

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

SURVEYOR

EQUINE INSURANCE

JEWELER

PSYCHOTHERAPIST

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

REAL ESTATE

PC Pros of Wellington 420-0554

Barron & Kogan, CPAs 795-4448

JDC Development 790-4471

Marshall & Sterling Insurance 318-5604

Wellington Jewelry 798-6110

Andrea Rusher, LCSW

www.therapyofwellington.com 444-7230

Dunamis Capital Consulting 313-0535

CUSTOM BOOTS & SHOES

WELLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MEN & LADIES ALTERATIONS

CAREGIVER SERVICES

MED SPA, REJUVENATION & SEXUAL WELLNESS CENTER

BARBERSHOP

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Spillane & Zahul, CPAs 790-1488

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La Mundial 459-1629

Tom Wenham, Inc. 333-9843

Nutinfits 795-3278

True Angel Care Services Inc. (954) 326-8551

Calla Genics 252-5398

Arturo Fashion Cuts 328-7176

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Cleveland Clinic Florida Surgeons Use New Device to Help Mitral Valve Patients Without Invasive Surgery Sometimes called a “heart murmur” or a “leaky valve,” mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart disorder. It usually is caused by an overstretched or degenerative mitral valve, a condition in which the mitral valve doesn’t work properly and blood leaks backwards through it. Because of this, the heart fails to pump blood effectively into the rest of the body. Often, people have no symptoms. However, many people experience shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling of the ankles and palpitations (extra or skipped heart beats). If left untreated, mitral valve disease can result in congestive heart failure or irregular heartbeats (arrythmias). Medications are often used to treat mitral valve disease. The damaged valves also can be repaired (rather than replaced) in more than 95 percent of patients. However, open surgical repair can be too risky for some patients. In that case, a newer treatment option, called the MitraClip™, is an excellent alternative option.

New treatment for leaky valve means no invasive surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida Heart & Vascular specialists have extensive experience in MitraClip, a minimally invasive procedure in which a catheter containing the clip is inserted into the groin and guided through the femoral vein into the mitral valve. The clip is put into place to allow the valve to close tightly and then the catheter is removed. The procedure is performed while the patient is under general anesthesia. Because MitraClip is minimally invasive, it provides the benefits of a faster recovery, less pain,

reduced need for blood transfusion and a better cosmetic result. Most patients are discharged home the following day. “MitraClip is an excellent alternative option for patients with mitral valve disease who are high risk for traditional open surgery,” says Emad Hakemi, MD, a Cleveland Clinic Florida cardiologist who sees patients in Weston and Wellington. “Mitraclip offers similar benefits as the open surgery, but the risk is minimized. For patients whose medical therapy has failed, this can be lifesaving.” MitraClip is the first percutaneous device approved by the FDA to treat high-risk patients with degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation. Cleveland Clinic participated in the COAPT clinical trial for MitraClip, which has shown the device provides a tremendous benefit and improvement in survival and quality of life when used in patients with reduced heart function. At Cleveland Clinic Florida, we evaluate each patient for minimally invasive surgery and work with that patient to choose the best and safest approach in each case.

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IPC Event Supports Reuniting Military Working Dogs With Service Members “American Humane is thrilled to have assembled such an exceptional Wellington audience in support of our efforts to reunite American’s brave military K-9s with their beloved handlers,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, American Humane’s president and CEO. “After serving our country, many brave military working dogs are tragically left alone overseas, and military handlers often face the heartbreaking reality of parting

ways with their K-9 counterparts after forming an incredible bond through service on the battlefield.” Guests savored delicious hors d’oeuvres and signature cocktails poolside at the Jan. 13 event, and enjoyed the contemporary rhythms of world-renowned musician Victor Espinola and his electric Paraguayan harp. A silent auction featured notable prizes, from a scenic helicopter tour of Palm Beach and the

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continued from page 3 $944,000 in fiscal year 2024; and $700,000 in fiscal year 2025. Danowski, 55, manages a 10acre farm with an equestrian boarding facility. Originally from New York’s Long Island, she has lived in Loxahatchee Groves for 14 years. Before her council service, Danowski was elected to the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors in 2015, replacing 15-year incumbent Robert Snowball. “Part of the reason that I ran for the water control district is I worked on a dredge barge for two years, and our biggest client was the Reedy Creek Improvement District,” she said. “They take care of all the canal banks and waterways in Walt Disney World,

so I know how drainage works.” Danowski believes that part of being a good leader is to like people and engage with them whether the subject is tough or easy. “You have always got to remain positive,” she said. “I will never bully anybody. I will never disparage anybody. It’s uncalled for, and it’s unproductive.” She added that she loves her service with the town. “I love being part of something bigger than any one action,” Danowski said. For more information about her campaign, Danowski invites residents to call her at (561) 889-2344. After three years off the council, McLendon sees a town government that is spiraling out of financial control. “We have to get our costs under control,” he said. “The council in the last three years has continued to raise our taxes every year. They’ve raised it, however our reserves have gone down, so we’re clearly spending too much money.” He said the assessment for trash

Florida coast, to a two-night stay at Caerula Mar Club, Bahamas, with private jet transportation by Verijet. Proceeds will assist in bringing military working dogs (MWDs) back home to be reunited with their handlers. Additionally, the money will provide free, specialty and preventative medical care for retired MWDs. For more information, visit www.americanhumane.org.

Michael Steponovich and Stan Pichneveeny with MWD Popeye.

Brendan Cabey with MWD Ramos. collection is projected to be a quarter of a million dollars higher next year than it was three years ago. “And we’re getting less service than we were,” McLendon said. “Those kind of costs need to be straightened out.” Opening equestrian trails while he was in office is something he is particularly proud of. “Every single candidate always promised to open equestrian trails, and I was able to successfully do it,” McLendon said. “I understand why it hadn’t been done before. It was a difficult process, and it took many major tasks to get it done. However, I was able to get it done and no other candidate can say that. That was a pretty big accomplishment.” He explained that in order to open trails, the council had to make the LGWCD dependent to the town, and the district had to get ownership of the land, because the water control district had only an easement. “It took some major doing to have that happen,” McLendon

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said. “I was very proud of that.” If elected he hopes to rein in unpermitted commercial enterprises. “We have a lot of industrial sites in town that have never been allowed there,” he said. “We’re getting more and more of them. That needs to be cleaned up. We’ve got to put an end to that.” McLendon added that some of the recently paved roads are already starting to deteriorate. “One of the things that I’m not looking forward to is the recent roads that have been paved are already failing, and we’re going to need good leadership to repair these roads in a short period of time,” he said, pointing out that large pieces of D Road have crumbled since the recent paving. “The white stripe along the edge of the road is gone because the road has been eaten away all the way to it. That’s happened in a two- or three-month period of time, and these roads are supposed to last 20 years.” McLendon said the roads are deteriorating due to shortcuts in

the process that reduced the cost of construction. “They should have brought the dirt up to the edge of the asphalt, but they didn’t,” he said. “You’ve got this two-inch lip that the tire of your vehicle peels away at every time you drive off the road. If the sand had been brought up to the top of the asphalt, you wouldn’t have that happen. It didn’t get done because they wanted the cheapest job they could get with the intention of doing it two or three months before the election, and hoping that people would fall for it.” McLendon asserted that in the past three years, the council has approved in excess of $1 million in expenditures that have never been on the agenda. “That’s not transparency, and that’s pretty aggravating,” he said. “When I was on the council, I don’t think we voted on anything, even over a dollar, that wasn’t on the agenda. It’s like that rule has gone out the window.” McLendon added that when he was on the council, there were two

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opportunities for public input at the beginning of the meeting and at the end of the meeting. “They removed the second one, so they’ve removed 50 percent of free public comment time,” he said. “I’m not happy with that.” During his term in office, McLendon noted that the council created a monthly workshop to allow better council-resident communication, streamlined procedures to expedite code changes, strengthened the town’s code of ethics, expanded town hall hours at no additional cost, adopted a policy allowing residents to come into compliance with codes, purchased a new grader and implemented changes reducing traffic on Okeechobee Blvd. McLendon, 48, is a third-generation Floridian with two sons. He works in the computer and air conditioning industries, while also raising exotic birds. For more information about his campaign, contact McLendon at (954) 931-4634 or metasystech@ gmail.com.

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VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON HOSTS MEET-AND-GREET WITH LOCAL EQUESTRIANS The Village of Wellington held a meet-and-greet with members of the local equestrian community on Friday, Feb. 4 at the Wellington Community Center. Volunteers from Wellington’s boards and committees were invited, along with the Wellington Village Council and leaders from the local equestrian venues. The council presented a proclamation in honor of the 2022 equestrian season. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Anders Bech of Global Equestrian Group, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone, Vice Mayor John McGovern and Councilman Michael Napoleone with the proclamation.

Mayor Anne Gerwig, Equestrian Sport Productions Executive Vice President Vaneli Bojkova and Public Safety Committee Member Jacqueline Hutman.

Vice Mayor John McGovern, Assistant Village Manager Ed de la Vega and Village Manager Jim Barnes.

Mayor Anne Gerwig, show jumper Kate Steenberg and Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee Member Haakon Ganges.

Jeanette Myers, Councilman Michael Napoleone and Mary Kastner.

Diane Demrick, Anders Bech of Global Equestrian Group, Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone, ESP Executive Vice President Vaneli Bojkova and Sponsorship Director Lenore Phillips.

Members of the Alpha Alpha Upsilon Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., also known as the Crowned Pearls of Wellington.

YOUNG AT HEART CLUB HOSTS LUNCHEON AT THE RPB CULTURAL CENTER

The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club held its monthly luncheon on Friday, Feb. 4 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The color red was featured in this year’s Explosion of Color theme. Arlen Mathewz sang songs in the style of Sinatra, Paul Anka and more. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Cultural Center Manager Steve Poyner, Beryl Harrison, Program Coordinator Terry Major, Barbara Patterson, Lillie Snell, Kathleen Vermillion and Seniors Program Supervisor Shakeera Thomas.

Susan Smith of Healthy Partners presents a Young at Heart Club board members Mary Ellen Paulton, waffle maker raffle Francine Bryant, Dolly Hughes, President Sandy Rubin, Councilman Jeff Hmara, Shakeera Thomas, prize to Beryl Harrison. Rhonda Ninfo, Mary Ann Robinson and Lee Messina. Carolyn Hmara, Barbara Stafirn and Sandy Rubin.

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CK Shack’s Resilience Rewarded With Ylvisaker Cup Victory

Capping off a spectacular 18goal season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, La Fe and CK Shack faced-off in front of eager spectators on the U.S. Polo Assn. Stadium Field to battle for the coveted Ylvisaker Cup. The

tournament’s exciting final match was held Sunday, Feb. 6. Faced with the adversity of injuries and an ever-changing roster, CK Shack leaned on the firepower of Keko Magrini and distance shooting of Joaquin Panelo to set

Scoring nine goals in the 2022 Ylvisaker Cup Final, CK Shack’s Keko Magrini was named Most Valuable Player.

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continued from page 5 event that combines equestrian sports and philanthropy, bringing hope to more than 50 Palm Beach County charities every year. Each team is made up of junior and amateur riders competing side-byside with top professionals, with all teams paired with randomly selected Palm Beach County charities. In addition to the 33 charities that were part of the GCC competition, an additional 40 nonprofits received funding through grants that were awarded leading up to

the event. Thanks to many new sponsors in 2022, charities benefited from exciting new initiatives like the Pet Parade and Costume Contest, which awarded $24,000 in grants, as well as the #BootsforBooks campaign, which will award at least $70,000 in grants to charities that will be announced on Feb. 14. For a full list of benefiting nonprofit organizations, visit www.greatcharitychallenge. com. “Seeing the resiliency our community has shown over the past two years has been both humbling and inspiring. While helping to meet the immediate needs of those in our community, these challenging times have also proven to us the importance of long-term sustainable change,” GCC co-founder Mark Bellissimo said. “Bringing

an early tone and kickstart the scoring. A determined and cohesive La Fe team led by Francisco Elizalde fought back, and the neckin-neck match went down to the final seconds of play. Ultimately CK Shack’s advantage from the penalty line made the difference, letting them hang on to a narrow lead in the dying seconds and hoist the Ylvisaker Cup 12-11. Fielding their fourth consecutive lineup change in as many games presented a continuous challenge throughout the Ylvisaker Cup for CK Shack, but the final roster was composed of familiarity in the brother duo of Keko and Santino Magrini, and cousins Bautista and Joaquin Panelo. Facing off in bracket play in the Ylvisaker Cup, La Fe and CK Shack entered the final evenly matched with each team holding a 2-1 record, and La Fe narrowly taking their previous meeting 8-7. CK Shack relied on a strategy to remain relaxed and keep the ball in constant rotation to meet the challenge of another close match with a familiar foe. CK Shack was awarded the first scoring opportunity of the match as Joaquin Panelo hit his first Penalty 4 of the day. Taking advantage of La Fe’s early foul troubles, CK Shack was able to dominate in the first chukker on three consecutive goals from the penalty line, switching between Keko Magrini on two undefended Penalty 2’s and another Penalty 4 from Joaquin Panelo, for an early 4-0 lead. Heating up in the second, La

Fe mounted a strong response with Elizalde accounting for three goals, including two from the penalty line and another on a brilliant drive to find the goal. Keko Magrini found his second from the field, but La Fe continued to apply pressure in the third with another successful goal from distance off the mallet of Elizalde, followed by the horsepower of Robi Bilbao on a breakaway to take a 5-5 tie into halftime. Emerging from the break, a thundering Keko Magrini hit the goal to pull CK Shack back into the game for their first scoring drive since the second chukker. Keeping the game tight, Elizalde answered immediately for La Fe on back-toback goals, while Keko Magrini bookended the chukker from the field to re-tie the game 7-7. Generating positive field position on their knock-ins throughout the day, Bilbao was able to retake the lead for La Fe on a nearside neckshot in traffic. Just as momentum began to swing toward a driving La Fe, foul troubles emerged once more, sending Keko Magrini to the penalty line twice, while Santino Magrini scored his first of the day to take a tight 10-8 lead for CK Shack into the final chukker of play. Scoring the first two goals of the sixth chukker and completing a run of five unanswered goals, CK Shack left little time for a La Fe comeback. Two penalty goals by Elizalde gave La Fe hope as they raced back to the throw-in line with a chance to tie the score but time expired, and CK Shack

celebrated the hard-fought 12-11 victory. Relying on the strong play of family and friends enabled CK Shack to emerge victorious despite the unique circumstances of playing without a team owner on the field. “It’s different,” Joaquin Panelo said. “The pressure is always there, they’re not with you but watching everything you do from the outside.” Keko Magrini compared playing on CK Shack without an actively playing team owner to an Argentine style of polo where, “everybody plays for fun and for the sport.” Leading his team with nine

goals on the day for an impressive total of 30 overall in the Ylvisaker Cup, Keko Magrini was named Most Valuable Player. Best Playing Pony was awarded to Dolfina Mayor, an 11-year-old Argentine bay mare played and owned by Francisco Elizalde. Action at IPC has now turned to the Gauntlet of Polo’s first leg of play in the C.V. Whitney Cup, with Keko Magrini teaming up with the father-son duo of Adolfo and Porto Cambiaso on Scone, while Lucas Escobar will be joining SD Farms, and the remaining members of La Fe will return to play once more with Lucas Diaz Alberdi. Visit www.internationalpoloclub.com to learn more.

everyone back in a bigger and better fashion not only brings our community even closer, but also sets up those organizations serving our community for long-term success.” Many groups deserved thanks this year, including the Ziegler Family Foundation, a significant supporter since their creation of the Grand Prix Society in 2016; the Doyle Family Foundation and their dedication to supporting volunteerism; the Postage Stamp Farm Foundation for encouraging a younger generation to find the fun in giving back; Artemis Farms and Swede Ventures for generously supporting the #BootsForBooks movement; Evergate Stables; and new this year, Francoise Rambach for changing the lives of many with the largest donation ever

facilitated through the GCC. “The fact that Equestrian Sport Productions and Global Equestrian Group cover all costs associated with the event makes the GCC quite unique,” GCC Executive Director Anne Caroline Valtin said. “One hundred percent of the funds raised go straight back to work in our community, creating long-term impact.” The winning team of riders — Caroline Mawhinney, Mia Albelo and Jessica Mendoza, sponsored by Sexton Engineering and Triple M Farms — came in the ring representing “The Ugly Duckling” and finished with a time of 93.779 seconds. Their strategy and teamwork paid off for the Wellington PTA/PTO/PTSA, a local nonprofit organization that helps all schools in Wellington,

earning them the top prize of $100,000. Team sponsor Sexton Engineering has been involved with the Great Charity Challenge since its inception. “I’d like to congratulate the young ladies on this winning team tonight and just say that it’s truly incredible to see young people striving to be on top of the world and help our charities that need it,” said Mike Sexton of Sexton Engineering. Coming in second place was the team for Friends of Palm Beach, sponsored by the Lignelli family and La Victoria Farm. The team consisted of Grace Debney, Alexa Elle Lignelli and Evan Coluccio, who were just over a second shy of the win in 94.885 seconds, earning $90,000 for their charity. Friends

of Foster Children finished third and won $80,000 with a time of 95.075 seconds. The team was made up of Lindsay Tomeu, Olivia Sweetnam and Shane Sweetnam, sponsored by Spy Coast & Preston and Merryburn Farm. “Fidelity Investments is committed to making a difference in the communities where we work and live, and we are proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Winter Equestrian Festival and the 13th edition of the Great Charity Challenge,” said Dave Cvercko, regional head of Fidelity’s South-Central Investor Centers. “This important event distributed over $1.7 million to more than 50 charities in the Palm Beach community, which will help assist populations most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

PUBLIC NOTICE Village of Royal Palm Beach GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 POLLING PLACES OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Election for Council Group Seat 1 Precincts and Polling Places Precincts 6102,6106

Polling Places RPB Recreation Center 100 Sweet Bay Lane 6098,6116 H. L. Johnson Elementary School 1000 Crestwood Blvd. North 6122,6124 Cultural Center 151 Civic Center Way 6120,6128,6132,6138 Royal Palm Beach High School 10600 Okeechobee Blvd. Royal Palm Beach High School *6114 10600 Okeechobee Blvd. 6134,6142,6144 Christ Fellowship Church 6148,6172,6176 9905 Southern Blvd. 6126, 6136 Calypso Bay Waterpark 151 Lamstein Lane 6104,6112 Crestwood Middle School 64 Sparrow Drive 6118 RPB Library 500 Civic Center Way *6100 Madison Green Country Club 2001 Crestwood Blvd. North *Denoteschange change Precinct Location *Denotes in in Precinct Location

_____________________________ Diane DiSanto, MMC Filing Officer/Village Clerk

NOTICE OF PRECINCT LOCATION CHANGES FOR THE VILLAGE OF ROYAL PALM BEACH MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON MARCH 8, 2022 This notice applies to electors of Precinct 6100 and Precinct 6114 residing within the Village of Royal Palm Beach boundaries who are voting in its municipal election on March 8, 2022.

Keko Magrini, Bautista Panelo, Santino Magrini and Joaquin Panelo of CK Shack claim the 2022 Ylvisaker Cup.

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AVISO PÚBLICO AVISO PÚBLICO Village of Royal Palm Beach

Village of Royal Palm Beach ELECCIÒN GENERAL ELECCIÒN GENERAL MARTES, 8 DE MARZO, 2022 MARTES, 8 DE MARZO, 2022

LOS LUGARES DE VOTACTIÒN ABIERTAS DESDE

LOS LUGARES VOTACTIÒN ABIERTAS DESDE las 7:00DE A.M. hasta las 7:00 P.M.

las 7:00 A.M. hasta las 7:00 P.M.

Elecciones para Escaños del Consejo 1 Elecciones para Escaños del Consejo 1 Distritos electorales y Lugares de votación

Distritos electorales y Lugares de votación

Distritos electorales

6102,6106 6098, 6116 6122,6124

6120,6128,6132,6138

*6114 6134,6142,6144

6148,6172,6176 6126, 6136 6104,6112 6118 *6100

Lugares de Votación RPB Recreation Center 100 Sweet Bay Lane H. L. Johnson Elementary School 1000 Crestwood Blvd. North Cultural Center 151 Civic Center Way Royal Palm Beach High School 10600 Okeechobee Blvd. Royal Palm Beach High School 10600 Okeechobee Blvd. Christ Fellowship Church 9905 Southern Blvd. Calypso Bay Waterpark 151 Lamstein Lane Crestwood Middle School 64 Sparrow Drive RPB Library 500 Civic Center Way Madison Green Country Club 2001 Crestwood Blvd. North

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AVISO DE CAMBIOS DE LUGAR DE DISTRITOS ELECTORALES EN EL MUNICIPIO DE ROYAL PALM BEACH PARA LAS ELECCIONES EL 8 DE MARZO DEL 2022 Este aviso se aplica a los electores del Distrito 6100 y del Distrito 6114 residentes dentro de los límites del Municipio de Royal Palm Beach que estarán votando en sus elecciones municipales del 8 de marzo del 2022.

For this municipal election only, Precinct 6100 has been moved to: Madison Green Country Club 2001 Crestwood Boulevard North Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411

Para estas elecciones municipales únicamente, el Distrito 6100 ha sido mudado a: Madison Green Country Club 2001 Crestwood Boulevard North Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

For this municipal election only, Precinct 6114 has been moved to: Royal Palm Beach High School 10600 Okeechobee Boulevard Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411

Para estas elecciones municipales únicamente, el Distrito 6114 ha sido mudado a: Royal Palm Beach High School 10600 Okeechobee Boulevard Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

Thank you for your cooperation.

Gracias por su cooperación.

By: Diane DiSanto, Village Clerk (561) 790-5101

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Hate Ends Now Tour Brings ‘Cattle Car Experience’ To Wellington

The Hate Ends Now Tour, a project of Southern NCSY, brought ShadowLight’s Cattle Car Experience program to the Wellington Amphitheater on Monday, Feb. 7. The Hate Ends Now Tour features a 360-degree, immersive 3D multimedia experience that takes place inside an exact replica of a cattle car used by the Nazi regime to transport Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust. Throughout the day, small groups made their way inside the

cattle car to watch the powerful multimedia experience narrated by Holocaust survivors, who shared what it was like to spend days in these cattle cars on their way to the concentration camps. Hosted by the Village of Wellington, the program was supported by Temple B’nai Jacob, Wellington Pediatrics and Temple Beth Torah. To learn more about the Hate Ends Now Tour, contact Evan Levitt at levitte@ncsy.org. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA MANNING/TOWN-CRIER

Attendees watch projections of Jews being forced into the cattle car as Holocaust survivors share their memories.

Jori Reiken of ShadowLight, which developed the exhibit, introduces the presentation.

A group from sponsor Temple B’nai Jacob attends one of the screenings.

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The exhibit takes place in a replica of a cattle car used by the Nazi regime during World War II.

American Heritage Schools Summer Programs To Run June 13 Through Aug. 12

The prestigious American Heritage Schools, voted one of the Best Private Schools in America by Niche, recently announced that its summer programs, including its day camp and Summer Institute, will be offered in-person or online. The summer programs will run for nine weeks starting June 13 and continuing through Aug. 12. The American Heritage Summer Institute is a summer educational program that offers more than 120 enrichment and reinforcement courses specifically designed with student interest and engagement in mind, to students from PK3 through 12th grade. American Heritage Schools’ course offerings are often viewed as the gold standard in college-preparatory education, and the Summer Institute continues that standard.

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The summer camp programs are designed for children ages 3 to 14. In addition to the day camp, specialty camps vary by campus, and include robotics, art, science, musical theatre, video production and sports camps. Each camper enjoys age-appropriate activities supervised by American Heritage Schools’ highly qualified staff. Cabins for ages 3 to 5 are co-ed, while ages 6 to 13 have separate cabins for boys and girls. All cabins, which are classrooms during the school year, are air conditioned, and campers take pride in decorating them to reflect the cabin’s theme. To expand the number of recreational activities available to campers ages 8 to 13, age-appropriate field trips are scheduled. All field trips are supervised by off-campus directors, as

well as an appropriate number of counselors. Prior to starting camp, campers will receive a schedule of activities. American Heritage offers free bus transportation from central locations throughout the tri-county area. The summer camps are directed by state-certified teachers and college or high school students who have been carefully screened by American Heritage Schools. They are well-trained in safety and camp policies. For more information, or to sign up, https://online.ahschool. com/pages/day-camp, call (888) 490-7467 or e-mail summeronlineinquiry@ahschool.com. Ahead of the summer programs, American Heritage Schools will host virtual open houses on March 10, April 28 and June 2.

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Casino Night Fundraiser On Feb. 25 At St. Matthew Parish

Are you tired of being cooped up with no fun things to do? Here is a solution! St. Matthew Catholic Parish will be holding its 10th annual Casino Night on Friday, Feb. 25 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. in the Parish Center at 6090 Hypoluxo Road in Lake Worth. The community is invited to come out for a fantastic night of fun, games and raffles with numerous prizes, including two big-

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s World Championship Equestrian Triathlon returned to EyeCandyLand Farm in Wellington on Monday, Feb. 7. World-renowned athletes gathered to compete in a thrilling equestrian competition to benefit the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington. Event Chair Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome led a committee that also included Jennifer Schecter, Julie Khanna, Grace de la Gueronniere, Mariana Savage, Marie Fraisse, Pauline Watterlot and Robert Dover. The teams were made up of one polo player, one hunter jumper and one dressage rider. The competition included a big twist — the athletes did not compete in their field of expertise. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Riders and Boys & Girls Club supporters gather on the field.

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Kerstie Allen rides with the flag.

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RPBHS Grad Fred Johnson Headed To The Super Bowl With The Bengals

Royal Palm Beach High School graduate Fred Johnson now plays as #74 on the Cincinnati Bengals.

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report Football fans in the western communities who plan to watch the Super Bowl should keep an eye on #74 of the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s former Royal Palm Beach High School football player Fred Johnson, a 2015 graduate. Johnson is an offensive lineman for the Bengals. He should be easy to spot as he stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 325 pounds. According to RPBHS Athletic Director Eric Patterson, Johnson had never played football until he stepped foot on the RPBHS campus as a freshman. “He was an inexperienced student-athlete who eventually blossomed into a good football player by his senior year,” Patterson recalled. The football coach who had the most influence on Johnson’s life was the team’s offensive coordinator, Robb Wilgoren. In fact, the two still stay in touch on a weekly basis. Wilgoren is now coaching receivers for the football team at Vista Ridge High School near Austin, Texas.

According to Wilgoren, Johnson was encouraged to play football as a freshman, which he did, but he didn’t play at all as a sophomore because of some academic issues. Johnson returned to the gridiron as a junior, where he played for the junior varsity team. But things changed during spring practice of his junior year, just a few months away from the beginning of his senior year with the Wildcats. “Fred decided to take a leadership role on the team as a senior,” Wilgoren said. “We had a great season during Fred’s senior year, and we lost in the Class 7A regional final of the state playoffs to St. Thomas Aquinas.” After that, Johnson accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Florida, where he played four years for the Gators as an offensive lineman. He was then signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers on May 2, 2019. He made the team that year, but he was waived by the Steelers on Oct. 11, 2019. Three days later, he was signed by the Bengals and has remained a key

Fred Johnson, then a Royal Palm Beach High School student, signs to play with the Florida Gators back in 2015. part of Cincinnati’s offensive line oren said. “He’s a super young ever since. Now he’s playing in man who truly cares about other people. When I look at Fred, it the Super Bowl. “Fred has grown from a little makes me feel proud about the role boy to a fine young man,” Wilg- I have had in his life as a coach.”

Royal Palm Beach High School Hires Jeff Schaum As New Football Coach

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report Royal Palm Beach High School has hired a new head football coach. It’s Jeff Schaum, who will be relocating to the area from New Mexico. He’s expected to be in Palm Beach County by March 1. In addition to his role as the school’s head football coach, Schaum will teach physical education. Both RPBHS Principal Michelle Fleming and Athletic Director Eric Patterson feel that Schaum’s previous experience at various high schools in Florida will serve him well as he joins the School District of Palm Beach County and Royal Palm Beach High School. In his coaching career, Schaum has coached football at Creekside High School in St. Johns, Victory Christian Academy in Lakeland, Robert F. Munroe Day School

in Quincy, the Maclay School in Tallahassee and Jefferson County High School in Monticello. Schaum was also the head football coach at Warner University in Lake Wales for the first season of that program’s existence, back in 2013. “Coach Schaum has a proven track record of taking over a program and rebuilding,” Fleming said. “More importantly, he works tirelessly with his players and establishes relationships that will benefit the student-athletes of Royal Palm Beach High School.” Patterson is delighted that Schaum is the new leader of the Wildcats’ football program. “We are very excited to have an individual of coach Schaum’s experience join us here in Royal Palm Beach,” Patterson said. “He will look to rebuild our-proud Wildcat football program and assemble a quality coaching staff.”

Last year, in his one season as the head coach of the Kirtland Central High School Broncos in New Mexico, Schaum’s team was 5-6 overall and 3-1 in district games. Schaum has 36 years of coaching and teaching experience that includes mentoring, counseling and assisting student-athletes as they have been recruited by colleges. Schaum has also spent 15 years coaching college football. As a college football player, he played as a tight end, defensive end and offensive lineman at Colgate University and on the scout team at Florida State University. He started as a graduate assistant at FSU under head coach Bobby Bowden in 1984-85. At FSU, he worked with linebackers under defensive coach Wally Burnham. Schaum is thrilled to be returning to Florida to coach high school

football. He feels his years of experience as a football coach are a big plus for the program at RPBHS. “Coaching football is all about building relationships,” Schaum said. “You need to let the kids know that you care about them. It’s not about how much you know, it’s about getting the players to know that you care about them. Being a football coach is all about teaching.” According to Patterson, Schaum will coach spring practice, which starts in late April. The school will play its spring game on May 13 at home against Miami Beach High School. Schaum knows that a successful spring football season will bode well for a strong fall season. “Spring practice will be big for us,” Schaum said. “It will be 17 [practice] opportunities to get to know the players.”

New Royal Palm Beach High School head football coach Jeff Schaum on the sidelines with his former team in New Mexico.

SRHS Kicker Hayden Gray Accepts College Scholarship Offer

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report The football career of Seminole Ridge High School placekicker and punter Hayden Gray will continue past high school graduation. Gray has signed a scholarship with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. RPI, which is an NCAA Division III institution, is considered one of the preeminent science and engineering schools in the nation. Last fall, the RPI Engineers reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III playoffs. Head coach Ralph Isernia likes what he sees in Gray. “He’s got a strong leg, and his mechanics are really good,” Isernia said. “He will have a chance to compete for the job as the starting placekicker this summer.” Isernia will also give Gray a chance to earn the job as the starting punter. “If he’s the best at placekicking, punting and kickoffs, he’ll play next fall,” Isernia said. Isernia heard about Gray

through Gray’s local kicking coach, Tony Bugeja. “Tony kicked for me in college at Methodist, and we have remained in touch over the years,” Isernia said. “He told me about Hayden’s ability in football and his success in the classroom.” In the classroom, Gray continues to excel with a 3.96 GPA and 5.05 HPA. When he enrolls at RPI, he plans to major in engineering. Based on Gray’s successful senior year at Seminole Ridge, it’s not surprising that he will be kicking a football in college. Following his recently completed senior season with the Hawks, Gray was named the 2021 recipient of the Lou Groza Kicker of the Year Award by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. He was also named to the South Florida SunSentinel’s All-Palm Beach County team. This past football season, Gray successfully kicked 30 out of 33 extra points, and he made seven out of nine field goal attempts. Two of those field goals were

Hayden Gray signs his offer letter from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. last-minute, game-winning kicks. “He was an excellent punter Last fall, his longest field goal was who did a great job of getting punts from 44 yards. to finish inside the red zone. He Outgoing Seminole Ridge head helped us win the field possession football coach Rick Casko has battle in many games,” Casko said. strong words of praise for Gray. “Hayden is intelligent, respectful,

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TKA Girls Basketball Team Chasing Glory After Winning District

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report For the second consecutive year, the King’s Academy girls varsity basketball team has won its annual district tournament. That tournament win has propelled the team into the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A tournament. The goal for TKA and the other 31 teams in the statewide Class 3A field is to win a state championship. Based on the seedings, TKA is one of the top teams in the field. There are five games left on TKA’s schedule. There are three Region 3 playoff games, followed by two games on Feb. 23 and Feb. 25 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, the site of the

FHSAA’s Class 3A final four. No girls basketball team from TKA has ever advanced to the final four. But this year’s team is focused on making history. The three-game run through the regionals for TKA began on Thursday, Feb. 10 at home against the West Shore Wildcats (11-8) from Melbourne. As the No. 1 seed in Region 3, the TKA Lions (21-5) were heavy favorites to win and advance to the regional semifinals on Feb. 15 against either Cardinal Newman High School or Avon Park High School. The winner of that regional semifinal will play in the Class 3A regional final on Friday, Feb. 18. As long as TKA wins, it will play every regional game at home. Should TKA earns its way to

Lakeland as the Region 3 champion, it will take a true team effort from every member of the squad, according to head coach Chris Race. “I think for us to win the Region 3 title, it will take the girls being locked in and focused on one game at a time,” Race said. “There are plenty of really tough teams that we will have to get past in order to get to Lakeland.” According to Race, the winner of every game will be the team that has the best defense and wins the rebounding battle. “We need to play really good team defense and rebound the ball well,” he explained. Race added that his team is committed to getting better and learning how to improve.

Wellington Roller Hockey Update

The Wellington Roller Hockey Association is continuing its season at Village Park. Shown below are capsule summaries from WRHA Week 13 games. Wellington Prowlers 5, Dusters 2 — The Wellington Prowlers traveled to Stuart for the Echo Classic on Feb. 5, the team’s first travel tournament in three years. After dropping the first game to the Dusters in overtime 3-2, the Prowlers bounced back by defeating the Jax Lemonheads 4-0 in roundrobin play, and then again in the semifinal round 5-1. This set up a rematch against the Dusters in the final, which the Prowlers won 5-2 to become the Echo 2022 Winter Classic Champions. Prep Rangers 3, Prep Panthers 1 — In regular season Sunday action, the Prep Rangers scored a goal in all three periods to edge the Panthers 3-1. Rangers’ goals came from Valentino Olivas (two goals) and Tomas Uribe (one goal). Jordan Candela (one assist) and Rimon Ghiwali (one assist) rounded out the scoring for the Rangers. The Panthers’ goal came from Logan Stepp (one goal). The Wahl siblings were stellar in goal, while facing 19 shots (Panthers) and 18 shots (Rangers), respectively. Junior Bruins 5, Junior Panthers 4 — On the Juniors circuit, the Bruins and Panthers went overtime in a see-saw battle settled in a shootout. The Bruins jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead, with Aiden Ruderer (three goals in game) scoring a pair. The Panthers

“The good thing for us is that I feel like we are still improving every day in practice and in games,” he said. Race also believes that his team is battle-tested and ready for any team that it plays. “We played a really tough schedule to prepare us for this stretch run,” he said. While the attention is on winning games, Race realizes that it’s important for his players to relax and relish the moment. “I want the girls to enjoy the ride, because they have earned every ranking, accolade and any publicity that our team has received,” Race said. “The girls are also aware that the next practice or game could be the last one for our seniors, so I try not to put any extra pressure on them. We would love it if their last game was the championship game in Lakeland.”

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WRESTLERS WIN AT COUNTY EVENT

The Wellington Prowlers are the Echo Winter Classic Champions.

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New Horizons’ Connie Leonardi Honored As School-Related Employee Of The Year

EMERALD COVE DEBATERS BRING HOME AWARDS

The Emerald Cove Middle School speech and debate club has attended various tournaments this school year through the Palm Beach Middle School Forensics League. The organization provides a wonderful opportunity for each member to hone their skills in research and public speaking and have a better understanding of how an actual congress works. Recent awards include: Hanna Masudi received a first-place trophy and ribbons for fourth and fifth place; Jaidyn Rosenzweig-Shapira received a second-place trophy and ribbons for fourth and sixth place; Valentina Ulrich received a third-place trophy; and Max Floyd received two sixth-place ribbons.

LOX GROVES SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS

Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School recently held its annual spelling bee. The school congratulates spelling bee champion Romero Mejia Ramirez-Manuel and second-place winner Ryan Dookie. They are shown here with Principal Richard Myerson.

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Connie Leonardi of New Horizons Elementary School with her award.

The School District of Palm Beach County, along with the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, recently held its inaugural “Celebrate the Great” awards ceremony. At the ceremony, Connie Leonardi of New Horizons Elementary School was honored as the district’s School-Related Employee of the Year. Leonardi has worked at New Horizons in varying roles for more than 20 years. Throughout her tenure at the school, she developed a reputation as a dedicated employee who routinely goes above and beyond in her duties. Her principal describes her as positive, organized and energetic, referring to her as an irreplaceable part of the school staff. “I came to New Horizons 22 years ago when I enrolled my twin boys in kindergarten,” Leonardi said. “I immediately fell in love with the school. It changed my life.” Also honored were: Robera Walker Thompson of Belle Glade Elementary School as Principal of the Year, Amber Saunders of

Jupiter High School as Assistant Principal of the Year and Annabel Wagner of Greenacres Elementary School as Teacher of the Year. The winners were announced during an outdoor awards ceremony at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium. The winners will represent the district as they go on to compete at the state level as part of the Florida Department of Education recognition programs. “Dedicated. Hardworking. Enthusiastic. Going above and beyond. These are the kinds of traits and characteristics that not only make our employees special, but it’s what keeps this district running, through ups and downs and all the challenges we may face,” Superintendent Mike Burke said. Education Foundation President & CEO James Gavrilos agreed. “Palm Beach County is home to the finest, most dedicated and most impactful educators anywhere,” he said. “They are worthy to be celebrated, and deserving to be honored. Congratulations to each of our winners!”

Feb. 22 American Academy Program Features Test Prep Expert Sara Kohn

American Academy, a program within American Heritage Schools, will host “Conquering the New SAT for Students with Learning Differences,” a virtual event via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. This event is part of American Academy’s monthly program, “Experts in Learning Differences: A Speaker Series.” The expert speaker for the February event is Sara Kohn, director of standardized test preparation at American Academy’s Broward and Palm Beach campuses. Kohn is an expert at motivating students to maximize their potential on standardized tests. She will uncover key strategies for the new SAT, as well as testing accommodations, timelines and goal score expectations for students with learning differences. Kohn is responsible for writing curricula and implementing test preparation programs for all types of learners. She has been teaching test preparation courses for 15 years and oversees a team of instructors at American Heritage Schools and the American Academy. “I truly value the chance to share my knowledge and experience regarding test preparation,” Kohn said.

“I know how intimidating this process can be for parents, and I love having the opportunity to help ease some of that stress by helping to lay out a clear path to student success.” The speaker series is streamed live virtually, as well as available for viewing following each event. The purpose of the speaker series is to educate families about topics that relate to mild learning differences and are relevant today. Limited spots are available for this free, online and live event. For more information about the speaker series, visit www.ah-americanacademy.com/ speaker-series. American Academy is a college preparatory program for advanced students with mild learning differences, such as dyslexia, ADHD and auditory processing. The program is on the campus of American Heritage Schools, the class sizes are smaller, and the teachers are licensed and certified in teaching special education for students with mild learning differences. For more information, visit www.ah-americanacademy.com or e-mail admissions@ahschool.com.

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ECMS FBLA TEAM ADVANCES TO STATE

Emerald Cove Middle School’s FBLA students came back strong with 25 students advancing to state competition in Orlando after competing in this year’s FBLA District Competition. Students competed in categories such as Business Etiquette, Digital Citizenship, Web Development, Exploring Economics, Exploring Computer Science and more. Emerald Cove Pirates weighed in heavily, bringing home 12 trophies at the FBLA District Awards Ceremony on Jan. 25.

Wellington El Nominates Teachers For Dwyer Award

Wellington Elementary School recently announced its nominees for the William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. The Dwyer Awards is an annual program by the Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation recognizing outstanding educators from public and private

schools in Palm Beach County. Wellington Elementary has nominated three teachers based on their exemplary teaching and their high standards of excellence in education. They are Jennifer Allen in the category of Elementary School Teacher, Lisa Kuperman in the category of Student Achieve-

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EMERALD COVE ROBOTICS UPDATE

Emerald Cove Middle School’s Pre-IT and STEM students recently partnered up to kick off the Robotics season during the First Lego League scrimmage at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Students felt a little pressure during their timed matches as they adapted their programs to different conditions to help make the robots’ mission successful. Students also gained invaluable insight into the various questions that may be asked during the actual competition that takes place in a few weeks.

Polo Park Middle School’s Cyberstallions Robotics Teams Victorious

The Polo Park Middle School robotics teams understand that hard work pays off. They practiced five days a week, two hours each day. Under David Grad’s leadership, with 16 new team members this year, all three Polo Park teams have earned a string of victories in recent competitions.

Team 36112 was recognized as Overall Champion in the Coral Springs Charter Qualifier with a top Robot Run score of 440. Team 44893 was recognized as the Innovative Project Award Winner in the Glades Middle School Qualifier with a top Robot Run score of 380.

Team 16113 was recognized as Overall Champion in the South Florida Fair Qualifier, with a top Robot Run score of 360. As a result, all three teams have qualified to compete in the regional tournament on Feb. 26 at Palm Beach Gardens High School. Also, First Lego League requires

all teams to come up with a project solution to solve the following problem: “Everyone depends on the transportation of goods to meet their daily needs. As more demands are placed on transportation systems, we will continue to face challenges unless we find new ways, or improve existing ways, to

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Local resident Jim Cummings, a lifelong educator, has a longstanding passion for combating climate change and involving younger generations, both here in the United States and in Kenya. When Cummings discovered the Kenyan government’s plan to plant two billion seedlings by 2022 and the United Nations sounded “code red for humanity” on climate change in August 2021, he began to generate ideas for how his nonprofit organization, the Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative, could be a part of the solution. Cummings then spearheaded and

achieved a massive initiative to plant 500,000 trees. Kijana operates in the U.S. and in Kenya, promoting and cultivating youth empowerment through educational development, cross-cultural dialogue, and sustainable and environmentally friendly economic growth. Thanks to the financial support from philanthropists, schools, businesses and churches in the U.S, Kijana has served a pivotal role in transforming education and lives in Kenya by investing in more than 30 schools since 1998. One such funding effort cata-

pulted Cummings’ tree-planting endeavor. Kijana received support in March 2021 to develop an environmentally centered program at the Kijana Global Innovation School, an independent school that Kijana is in the process of building. The unique, experiential environmental education program aims to protect and value life on earth — human, non-human and plant. “At its core is the idea of getting students out exploring into the local and regional environment. The grant also included funding to plant trees, develop a pollinator garden, get environmental books, a few

Students at Kijana School holding seedlings that they grew from seeds.

computers and other resources for exploratory trips,” Cummings said. As the founder and president of Kijana, Cummings spends his time straddled between two continents, mostly raising money and developing relationships in the U.S. and then overseeing the execution of Kijana’s programs on the ground in Kenya. On a recent trip to Kenya last summer, Cummings and some of his team members engaged in collaborative discussions related to tree-planting and how to best implement the $6,000 budget to acquire 6,000 seedlings and distribute the trees. “I discovered that the Kenyan government had a plan to plant two billion trees. So, I wondered how far they had gone,” Cummings said. He wondered how Kenya could meet its goal, which had a target of increasing the country’s forest cover from 7 percent to 10 percent. He researched the number of sublocations in Kenya and found that when the 6,612 sublocations were divided into two billion, each sublocation would need to plant 302,480 trees. Thanks to Kijana’s recent hire of Mercy Chepsuge, a young environmentalist, new ideas emerged for the Kijana team to exceed its original goal of planting 6,000

trees and achieve the goal of planting 302,480 trees in the Buchenya sublocation. Chepsuge explained that a small sachet of seeds, one kilo, could produce around 30,000 seedlings and cost about $50. “If we planted our own seedbed, we could generate 30,000 or so seedlings,” Cumming said. “Then to get 300,000, we would need nine other entities in the sublocation to do the same.” Their goal quickly shifted course: build a community alliance with the six churches and three other schools in the area, and each would plant one seedbed and generate 30,000 trees. Kijana would pay for the seeds, the netting and the sleeves for holding the seedlings once they emerged from the ground; the church or school would fund the soil/sand and wood or brick frame for the seedbed and water the seedlings. One church and two primary schools agreed to participate. Chepsuge led the tree planting efforts. All 130 students from Kijana School participated in learning every aspect of tree planting in order to develop different skills, including reliability, responsibility, curiosity, exploratory nature, teamwork, creativity and growing the love for nature. Concurrently, Cummings de-

ployed teams in Kisumu, Luanda, Nairobi and Tassia to do the same. Once again, a new tree planting goal sprouted. “We embarked upon an ambitious plan to grow 500,000 trees by Dec. 15, 2021, to show that it is possible to contribute significantly to global reforestation and canopy building through community teamwork,” he said. The Kijana team members reached out to more than 30 schools, churches and other non-governmental organizations throughout Kenya. Through much work and persistence, they succeeded in growing more than 500,000 seedlings from seed in five months. Cummings hopes “this will be a model and inspiration for other communities globally to take immediate and collective action to mitigate climate change and build better communities, as well as set an example for young and old to work together to green our planet.” He noted that climate change will not be solved from a topdown government approach alone. Cummings encourages all citizens to take initiative, and “with a concerted, organized effort by small institutions on the ground, we can make something significant happen.”

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Popular Radio Broadcaster Tim Byrd, ‘The Byrdman,’ Dies At Age 68

Longtime veteran radio broadcaster Tim Byrd, known as “The Byrdman,” passed away peacefully on Jan. 27 at the age of 68 due to pneumonia. Tim is survived by his wife of 19 years, Sally, and two loving stepchildren, Rola and Adie, and his mother Bethany. From a young age, Byrd was interested in radio, having lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then moving to North Carolina. He knew he wanted to be a big city radio and TV personality, and he got his first break at the age of 15 at a family-owned station in Johnston, South Carolina. Byrd’s radio stops included Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where at 21 he had the distinction of being the youngest program director in the state. Next was Cleveland, Ohio, where he simultaneously held the

No. 1 afternoon radio show and hosted the nation’s first daily hourlong dance TV show for NBC’s WKYC-TV. From there, Byrd went to New York City, and his first stop was at WNBC, where he worked with Don Imus and Howard Stern. Then it was on to WPIX, where he did both the afternoon and morning drive time shows and was listed among the top 25 morning men in America. VH-1 was the next stop, where he was the original prototype “VJ” for the channel and was the only VJ to work with the first and second set of VJs. After more than 11 years in New York City, he headed to Phoenix, Arizona, and Washington, D.C., before landing in South Florida. Byrd enjoyed No. 1 ratings at WRMF-FM, WEATFM and KOOL 105.5-FM. After living in the Palm Beaches for more than 15 years, it was ev-

ident to Byrd that he was always discovering interesting new people, places and things about the county he lives in, and realized it was time to share the information with people internationally, across the nation, and as a way to remind the locals of the big variety of things to do here. So, he created www.palmbeachliveworkplay. com. This site shows why Palm Beach County is the best place to live, work and play. Byrd created an outlet for his voice-over business called Voxpower.com. Through Voxpower, his voice could be heard on commercials, and he became the voice of many local businesses and organizations. He was also the co-founder, along with friend Neil London, of the exclusive auto enthusiast event, SuperCar Week, held every January in Palm Beach County.

Byrd joined VCMG Live on the True Oldies Channel 95.9-FM in the Palm Beaches and 106.9-FM on the Treasure Coast as the morning show host in 2019. He was a morning favorite with his energy, love for music and his listeners, every morning on the “The Get up and Go Show.” “I am deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved ‘Byrdman.’ Tim was the captain of our team, the Big Brother we looked up to at the True Oldies Channel, and the voice that welcomed our listeners to our airwaves each morning during his ‘Get Up and Go’ morning show. He was a staple in the West Palm Beach community, the backbone of our organization and his memory will live on,” said Vic Canales, president of VCMG Live. Byrd always made the time to help others, and for decades hosted galas, balls, fundraisers, tree light-

ings, benefits and walks. He was especially proud of his affiliation with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. He was known not only to promote the nonprofit causes but frequently volunteered and participated. Longtime manager and agent Brian Morrow met Byrd in 1997 and they became close friends. “Tim kept his audience as if they were friends every day,” Morrow said. “If anything happened in your life, you knew Tim Byrd would be there. He was a true professional, and a giant in charitable work.” Byrd met his wife Sally in 2003 at the annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man and Woman of the Year event. It was love at first sight. He cherished his bride each day throughout their 19-year marriage and was not shy about telling others about his love for Sally.

Tim Byrd God was important in Byrd’s life. His father was a pastor and instilled the power of faith and prayer. Along with his wife, Byrd was an active member of Beacon Baptist Church in Jupiter. Services were held Wednesday, Feb. 2 the church.

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There will be fun, there will be flair and, most importantly, there will be celebration for the difference being made in the sporting community thanks to the efforts undertaken by the Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, since it was founded in 2006. The Gay Polo League’s five days of festivities will come to a head in a majestic match, only rivaled by the creative competitions from the tailgaters, when the event returns to the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington from April 6 to April 10. Founded in 2006 by Chip McKenney, the event has grown in popularity, creativity and impact with nearly 3,000 players, attendees and merrymakers from around the world attending the event annually. Created to generate awareness and to move the needle forward for LGBTQ athletes, the event works

to ensure athletes not only have the same opportunities, but also a safe place to learn, grow and excel in their sport. Since its inception, the priority has remained to raise a significant amount of money in support of diversity and inclusion initiatives for other LGBTQ organizations. Since forming a tax-exempt organization, GPL has donated more than $30,000 to such groups as the Compass Youth Program and SAGE. The 2022 event will benefit the OnePulse Foundation, an organization born after the tragic events that unfolded at the Pulse Nightclub, where 49 people lost their lives in 2016. The foundation’s mission is to create a sanctuary and build a national LGBTQ museum to honor the victims. After a brief break due to the pandemic, the event is back and gearing up with a jam-packed itinerary, including the Polo Players Welcome Reception (by invita-

tion) on Wednesday, April 6; the GPL Stick & Ball Practice and VIP Sponsor Reception (by invitation) on Thursday, April 7; the GPL Senator Cup Preliminary Matches and GPL Polotini Charity Event on Friday, April 8; the GPL Senator Cup Finals, FPL Founder’s Cup Finals and GPL Tailgate Competition on Saturday, April 9; and the GPL Brunch on Sunday, April 10. Tickets and more information on each event can be found at www. gaypolo.com. Though some events are by invitation, attendees are invited to support through open events and even some light-hearted competitive camaraderie during the iconic, world-famous tournament tailgate competition for a chance to be recognized in one of five categories: Best in Show, Best Cuisine, Best Cocktail, Best Single Tailgate and Best Multiple Tailgate. Be a part of the sophisticated and spirited competition, where no detail is

overlooked, in the viral-worthy social scenes, decor and carefully selected servings. Highlights from past participants recreated moments from Steel Magnolias, Gray Gardens, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the Gay Polo League Yacht Club, Gert’s 1950s Beauty Salon, the Wizard of Oz and more. The rolling thunder of majestic ponies only complements the lighthearted laughter from the tailgaters as they race up and down the field in the event’s culminating match featuring elite athletes from around the globe. And, although each day has its agenda, it remains focused on the desire to grow equality in the sporting world. “We are so grateful to be back this year with an exciting lineup and support,” tournament founder Chip McKenney said. “We are anticipating our biggest year yet, and we are thrilled to see the greater impact our event has had. From

The Arc Of Palm Beach County Acquires Seagull Industries And Habilitation Center

The Arc of Palm Beach County is joining forces with Seagull Services and the Palm Beach Habilitation Center to create the most comprehensive range of services for people with disabilities in South Florida. The new Arc of Palm Beach County will support nearly 3,500 individuals from birth through their life span. Over the last year, the board of directors at all three organizations explored the best ways to serve the disability community. The leaders found a need to expand the continuum of care, eliminate barriers for people seeking services, and provide more programs that promote individual independence. Their vision resulted in pooling expertise and resources to offer expanded educational, vocational, residential and social programs for people with developmental disabilities. “All three organizations share a vision to see the whole person,” said Kimberly McCarten, the Arc’s president and CEO. “Changing the world for the people we serve means supporting their independence, inclusion and acceptance. The expertise of our combined teams and our collective dedication to building a brighter future will allow us to elevate the tal-

ents, strengths and contributions of those with disabilities, giving them a voice throughout the community.” Seagull Services in Riviera Beach and the Palm Beach Habilitation Center in Palm Springs now operate as arms of the Arc, creating a north and south campus for adult services. The Arc’s current headquarters in Riviera Beach will become the children’s education and therapeutic hub, allowing for seamless transitions from preschool through high school. The addition of a pre-K program will provide an inclusive education for local children — with and without disabilities — creating awareness, tolerance and acceptance at the earliest ages. The north and south campuses will allow the Arc to provide robust and vital programs for adults closer to their home communities, ensuring access to services that foster growth, independence and personal goal achievement. The Arc’s new mental health therapy program will optimize these services, enhancing clients’ ability to live, learn, work and thrive. “The Arc continuously demonstrates outstanding community leadership and pursues every

The new Arc of Palm Beach County team celebrates the merger. opportunity to improve lives for people with disabilities,” Board Chair Kurt Gehring said. “The strength of their team and services has enabled them to achieve incredible outcomes for clients that even a pandemic could not stop. The new Arc is poised to foster greater inclusion for the disability community with bold plans for reimagined business engagement, residential living, and the arts and culture. I am proud to serve on the board of an organization with a team that recognizes community

needs, creates innovative solutions rooted in their experiences, and successfully turns their collective dreams into realities.” The three agencies bring more than 165 years of dedication to improving the lives of people with disabilities and supporting their families. The enhanced team includes nearly 300 members with a goal of supporting each person’s quest to live a life of meaning and dignity. Learn more about the Arc of Palm Beach County at www. arcpbc.org.

The International Gay Polo Tournament features amazing athletes on the field and a party-like atmosphere on the sidelines. polo to football, the world of sports is becoming visibly more diverse, and more inclusive and safer for all athletes. We hope to see new faces this year and look forward to seeing old friends on the field!” To experience the excitement,

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Eccleston New Chair Of The Florida Commission On The Status Of Women

Sophia Eccleston of Wellington was selected to serve as the 2022 chair of the Florida Commission on the Status of Women during the commission’s first quarterly meeting. The FCSW is a non-partisan state government commission dedicated to improving the well-being of Florida women and girls, through collaboration, education and celebration. Eccleston, a U.S. Army veteran, currently works as a senior external affairs manager at Florida Power & Light. She was appointed to the FCSW in 2018 by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. Eccleston has chaired the Public Policy Committee for the commission and previously held roles as treasurer and vice chair. “It’s truly an honor to be selected as chair of this statewide organization and to serve alongside 21 other dynamic leaders of our state,” Eccleston said. “Last year, the commission celebrated its 30-year history, and my goal is to continue the mission by working to help highlight new opportunities

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Healthy Candy Manufacturer Opens Facility In Wellington

The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB) recently announced the expansion of Essential Candy, a manufacturer of healthy candy infused with essential oils and other plant botanicals. The company opened a new 2,900-square-foot facility at 3220 Fairlane Farms Road, Unit 6, in Wellington to manufacture candies in-house as it expands its domestic and international footprint. It will house new manufacturing equipment and employ 12 people over the next year. The company was founded in 2018 by local residents Tracy and Dean Ernst, after wanting to help a friend battling cancer. Tracy developed a solution to ease nausea and the various side effects of chemotherapy treatments, creating a hard candy using essential oils that has no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or sweeteners. The product line now offers a long list of functional blends that focus on

different areas where the body needs support. All products are organic, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, soy-free, low-calorie and low-carb. In addition, the company has been inspected and approved by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, with product lines that are third party tested. The Business Development Board assisted with resources for the expansion and connections to CareerSource Palm Beach County for workforce training programs. This new facility will meet the growing consumer demand for healthy hard candies, as well as position Essential Candy for expansions into new countries. “We are so thrilled to be welcomed by the wonderful community of Wellington,” Tracy Ernst said. “In the coming year, we hope to make available more healthy candy blends and other confections that support the body.

It fills my heart to be able to help so many people through our mission of giving back to those battling cancer.” Dean said that they are grateful for all the help and support provided by the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County. “Through their various programs, we have been able to grow our offerings by ramping up production at our new manufacturing facility,” he said. “We look forward to the coming year as we launch new products, increase national distribution and retailers, and move into international marketplaces.” The Business Development Board is the official public/private economic development organization for Palm Beach County and Enterprise Florida. “Essential Candy started as a small startup just two and a half years ago to help a friend battling cancer. It has now purchased new manufacturing equipment and is

Essential Candy co-founders Tracy and Dean Ernst of Wellington with their family. starting its domestic and interna- Candy offers different blends that president and CEO of the BDB. tional expansion into Australia and will continue to contribute to the To learn more about Essential Canada. In a world where health health of both people and the local Candy, visit www.essentialcandy. is now a top priority, Essential economy,” said Kelly Smallridge, com.

New Luxury Home Models By Westlake Listed Among Top 50 Lennar On Sale Now At Arden Master-Planned Communities

Arden, Palm Beach County’s first master-planned agrihood by Freehold Communities, recently unveiled a new collection of paired villas by national homebuilder Lennar Homes. Coming in at just over 1,900 square feet under air, these spacious three-bedroom, two-bath villas offer enticing curb appeal with a single-family home feel. The Twin Homes Collection features two innovative floorplans, the Buttonwood and the Juniper, each offering three different elevation styles. Every home features Smart Home technology, energy-conscious features and lavishly modern interiors. Pricing starts in the mid-$400,000s. “The Twin Homes Collection by Lennar is an exceptional series of single-level homes. We are excited to add these new homes to our existing portfolio of premium homes at Arden,” said Michael Meyers, Lennar’s division president. “As all homes built by Lennar, our paired villas offer considerable value and exceptional craftsmanship, and we know that our homebuyers will love and enjoy these homes for years to come.” Suzanne Maddalon, senior

Buttonwood is among the designs in the Twin Homes Collection. vice president of marketing at Homes, already available at Arden. Freehold Communities, said that As more homebuyers prioritize she is thrilled to start the new year healthy living and modern luxury, by expanding Arden’s selection Arden is the perfect community of homes. for those seeking fresh air, fresh “Whether you’re looking for a food and a fresh way of life. Arden one-of-a-kind community with a residents enjoy stunning views, 20 farm-to-table lifestyle and a strong miles of nature trails, a bi-level connection to nature, a home resort-style pool and community located near top-rated schools, or Lakehouse, and a five-acre farm endless activity and entertainment that provides families with organic options, you will find it all at Ar- produce, helping them lead healthden,” she said. ier lifestyles. The new Twin Homes CollecLennar’s new Twin Home Coltion joins Lennar’s Providence, lection is currently available to Stanton, Arcadia and Waterford tour virtually at Arden. For more Collections, as well as the 70’ Col- information, visit www.ardenfl. lection by national builder Ryan com.

Minto Communities USA recently announced that three Minto master-planned communities have been named by two prestigious national ranking sources among 2021’s top 50 master-planned communities in the U.S. The highly ranked Minto communities include Latitude Margaritaville locations in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Westlake in Palm Beach County. The communities were recognized by both the prestigious John Burns Real Estate Consulting list of 2021 Top 50 Master-Planned Communities, and the RCLCO Real Estate Consulting list of the 50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2021. On the John Burns list, Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach and Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head ranked 19 and 36 respectively, and Westlake ranked 33. On the RCLCO Real Estate Consulting list, Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach ranked 16, Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head ranked 35, and Westlake ranked 30. Westlake is located in Palm Beach County’s newest city by the same name. Minto Communities,

the primary homebuilder and master developer of Westlake, is approved to build 4,500 homes and more than two million square feet of non-residential space in the 3,800-acre master-planned community. The Westlake Adventure Park amenity includes a lagoon-style pool with a waterslide, splash pad, poolside The Westlake Adventure Park. concessions, a BMX pump park, a playground, an ex“Minto is honored to again pansive lawn area with a concert be recognized among the top 50 pavilion and food truck court for Master-Planned Communities community events, plus bocce ball in the U.S. for Westlake and our courts and a dog park. Minto is Latitude Margaritaville communiunderway with phase two amenity ties in Daytona Beach and Hilton construction, including an adult Head,” Belmont said. “We continlap pool, a multi-purpose building ually strive to build upon Minto’s and basketball courts. Minto offers reputation for quality, innovation townhomes, single-family homes and value. Our growing success and estate homes ranging from is in great part attributable to our the $400s to mid $800s in several team of dedicated and seasoned neighborhoods within Westlake. professionals who share Minto’s According to Minto Communi- commitment to providing an ties USA President Mike Belmont, outstanding customer experience Minto had a record-setting 2021 while meeting and surpassing the with 2,267 sales in their commu- expectations of our home buyers.” nities located in Florida and South Learn more about Minto ComCarolina. munities at www.mintousa.com.

Jerome “Jay” Norman Mann Jerome “Jay” Norman Mann, age 91, passed away peacefully and painlessly on January 28, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband, doting father and grandfather, astute businessman, avid athlete, proud veteran, and generous community member. He was warm and outgoing, always smiling, and “never met a stranger.” He was born in Brooklyn, NY, graduated from Brooklyn College, and, during the Korean conflict, was stationed in Brownsville, Texas, in the Air Force. In the 1950’s and 60’s, Jay was a Partner-General Manager of a chain of 15 bowling centers in New Jersey and Connecticut. On July 14, 1957, he married Flora “Flo” Jean Weissman – a marriage that would last nearly 59 years. They had three children – Leslie, Barry and David. Jay was an active and fun-loving father, coaching sports teams, frolicking in the pool, hosting amazing birthday parties to ballgames and museums, and taking the kids on rides on his motorcycle or outings on his boat. In 1968, he became a stockbroker, rising to the level of Vice President of Investments with Prudential Securities. The family lived in Oradell, New Jersey; in 1972, they escaped the cold to the Western Communities, first Royal Palm Beach and then Wellington, where he lived for nearly five decades. For years, Jay wrote a financial column in the Wellington Town-Crier. He loved golf, tennis, bowling (of course), and, later in life, yoga and pickleball. Jay was an active volunteer, and a longtime member of the Optimists Club. With retirement in 1995, he was far from inactive: he volunteered, delivered food, worked golf tournaments, and served as an elections precinct captain. Concurrent with retirement came grandparenthood – he loved visiting New Orleans and Atlanta to play with and dote on his four grandchildren. In mid-2021, facing health concerns, as well as the challenges of the pandemic, Jay relocated to Atlanta to be near his sons and grandchildren. He enjoyed life in his new retirement community, remaining active in social events, movies, and weekly Shabbat gatherings, until his health waned. Jay was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Hazel Mann; his brothers Robert and Leonard Mann; his wife Flora Weissman Mann; and his daughter Leslie Mann Celik. He is survived by his sons Barry Mann of Atlanta, GA, and David Mann (Carrie Leavitt) of Sandy Springs, GA; grandchildren Rachel Mann, Ethan Mann, Tendal Mann, and Royce Mann, all of Atlanta, GA; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Services were held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at IJ Morris at the Star of David Cemetery of the Palm Beaches in Palm Beach Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions are welcome to the Optimist Club of West Palm Beach or Weinstein Hospice in Atlanta. Online condolences may be offered at www.starofdavidfunerals.com

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Hoarding Is A Disease, But Now It’s Making Me Some Money!

Have you ever watched that TV show, Hoarders? It’s about people with a driving need to keep everything, even if it’s old, broken or bug-infested. Hoarding is a mental illness, usually triggered by a feeling of loss. The show focuses on getting hoarders the help they need. But, before they help, they tour the home. And seeing how these people live can make a non-hoarder’s skin crawl. But we antiquers love that show. We understand why they keep stuff. We share many of the same obsessions. So, while the camera zooms in to focus on the emotional struggle, we antiquers are scanning the background for things that have value. Was that a Pez collection in that dust-encrusted case? How old is that chair they’ve uncovered from the stack of newspapers?

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The Sonic BOOMER What is the actual extent of damage to the 56 cars abandoned out back? Let’s be clear — I’m not a hoarder. My house is neat as a pin. My two antiques stores are well-organized. But, when I got a call in late October asking if I’d pay $1,500 for the contents of a deceased hoarder’s home, the answer was, “Yes!” By court order, I was given eight weeks

to do this, and you can bet I was there10 hours a day, seven days a week, trying to make my money back. The power had been shut off, so it was cold and dark, but I didn’t care. Using the flashlight on my phone, I cleared a path into one room and got started. When that room was done, I had somewhere to put the trash (which ended up taking three rooms) and continued on as fast as I could. I methodically went through every single item in the house — whether it had been thrown into closets, drawers, tubs, boxes or just left lying around. I called it “The Nightmare Before Christmas” because, in among the tattered magazines and empty food containers, there was a seemingly unending supply of valuable and quirky antiques. Sure, they were cov-

ered in dust and grime, but (silver lining) I only came across one dead rat! By pulling out the 1950s Christmas stuff, cleaning it, pricing it and getting it onto the shelves of my store ASAP, I broke even on my $1,500 before the eight weeks was even up. From here on in, it’s pure profit. And I’m not the only one making money. My grandson Skippy asked if he could have a jar of clear blue marbles (the kind you put in the bottom of vases), and I handed them over. When I got home later that evening, Skippy was set up in my driveway and, under Grandpa Mark’s watchful eye, had already made $60. “Selling marbles?” I asked. “No,” Mark said. “For selling $1 chances to ‘Guess How Many Marbles in the

Jar.’ The last guy was one marble off at 937 and Skippy told him, ‘Sorry.’” Meanwhile, the salesman of the century was dancing around on one foot because another victim — er, customer — was approaching. I watched in astonishment as he conned this innocent out of three bucks with “Five Guesses for $3!” “Skippy!” I yelled. “What do they get if they win?” And, without batting an eye, the little entrepreneur gone bad yelled back, “A marble every day for a month!” It took me a minute. “But I don’t want a stranger coming to my door at 7:30 every morning to claim a marble!” I whined, adding poutily, “For 30 days in a row...” “31,” Skippy corrected. “March has 31 days, Grandma.”

I’m Not That Impressed By The Netflix Series ‘Emily In Paris’

Welcome back to the world of the ugly American. Well, actually, the adorably cute person behaving like an ugly American that we see in Emily in Paris on Netflix. Devised by Darren Star, creator of Sex in the City, he’s moved away from middle-aged fashionistas in New York to young ones in Paris. We find Emily (Lily Collins), an adorable twenty-something gal who specializes in social media, being sent to Paris to help a marketing firm get an American point of view. We can understand that she comes knowing no French since the setup is that she is sent over when her far-better-prepared boss (Kate Walsh) finds herself unable to go because of an unexpected pregnancy. Armed with a really bad phone translation app, she immediately begins to “teach” the lazy, chain-smoking, over-sexed French how

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler to get more “likes” on Instagram. And she stomps all over the feelings of her colleagues quite casually but always with a cute expression. Within a short time, her boss Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) hates her and goes out of her way to be obnoxious instead of the usual path of simply stabbing her in the back. Her best friend Mindy (Ashley Park) works as a nanny. There is also her downstairs neighbor Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), a chef

who she meets by going into the wrong apartment. (The French do not count the ground floor as first floor, so you walk up the steps to the first, meaning you can be on the wrong floor if you are ignorant of this fact.) To differentiate this from older “fish out of water” shows, Emily used her 120-volt vibrator and blows all the power in the neighborhood. And so it goes, on and on. When she sees a commercial that will use a nude model to sell perfume, she gets a “me too” moment, annoying everyone there. By the way, the French frown on things like that as much as we do now. And they do get to work on time as a general rule. They do smoke more than Americans, but generally ask permission. And not all French have sex all the time, although Emily seems to get around a lot. And somehow, even after spending a lot of time in a city and country

that expects at least some proficiency in French, she has learned almost none of the language. She might have, in the real world, spent some of her time at classes in the language. But those would be boring. That does not mean the show is awful. It is escapist attempt at romantic comedy. And Emily’s wardrobe is beyond extensive. It seems she’s wearing a different designer outfit in every scene. It looks nice, but she would need an entire apartment to hold all the clothes just from the first 20 episodes. And her apartment is incredible. While most affordable apartments in the area she lives in are tiny, she lives in what would be a good-sized place in America. Another nice point of the show is that it is actually filmed in Paris. The scenery is spectacular with some of the finest views in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

The cast, on the other hand, is not spectacular but does the job. Collins manages to make a self-centered character rather charming. In most cases, a character like her would actually be a villain, but she has enough charm to carry things off. I really like Parks, who has an excellent singing voice and a charming manner. Most of the French are more than a bit stereotyped, a reason the French do not care for the show. But as a sort of fun vacation, one where you disconnect your brain from all of the horrors of a pandemic, this really works. If you like fashion, you’ll have an even better time. For those of us with fond memories, or even the wish for fond memories, of Paris, this is a real treat. For the rest, well, there are hundreds of other choices.

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