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HORSING AROUND AT THE FAIR

The Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization is conducting a survey of residents to see what they think is needed, or not, in the county’s transportation plan. The Directions 2040 survey is part of a 25-year forecast based on regional needs to project travel demand. Page 3

WRMC Honors MLK Day With Ceremony

Wellington Regional Medical Center held a ceremony Monday, Jan. 20 to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ervin Owens from Christ Fellowship Church led an invocation, and local students recited the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Page 5

The South Florida Fair opened Friday, Jan. 17 and will run through Sunday, Feb. 2. Now in its 102nd year, the theme is “New York City: Be A Part Of It!” Fairgoers will be welcomed with the sights and sounds of Manhattan. There are plenty of events and attractions planned this year. Shown here in the horse arena are Princess Miss Rodeo Palm Beach County Alex Ortiz with Payton Bristow and horse Little Boy Jones. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 11 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Country Star Hunter Hayes To Perform At GCC In Wellington

Gun-Slinging Good Time At The Wild Wild West Show In Wellington

The Wild Wild West show was held at Equestrian Village in Wellington on Friday, Jan. 17, offering guests some exciting western fun. There were performances by rodeo clowns, trick riders, trick ropers and gun slingers, as well as a barrel racing exhibition. Page 9

OPINION Sochi Controversies Risk Spoiling Spirit Of The Olympic Games

For more than 100 years, the Olympic games have brought nations together to celebrate the spirit of competition, captivating audiences across the world with amazing stories of success and heart-wrenching moments of failure. But the climate surrounding the 2014 Sochi Olympics has changed. The Olympic story of glory and defeat has been overshadowed by the political overtones of the location. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 3 - 11 OPINION .................................4 CRIME NEWS .........................6 NEWS BRIEFS........................ 8 PEOPLE ............................... 13 SCHOOLS ............................ 15 COLUMNS .....................16, 25 BUSINESS .................... 26 - 27 CALENDAR .......................... 30 SPORTS ........................ 31 - 33 CLASSIFIEDS ................ 33 - 37 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Country music star Hunter Hayes will top off an evening of charitable giving on Saturday, Feb. 1 as the 2014 FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments distributes more than $1.75 million to 34 local charities. Hayes, a multi-platinum recording artist and four-time Grammy nominee, will perform a full concert during the event, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Tickets cost $35, a parking pass costs $20, and both are available online by visiting www. equestriansport.tix.com. “Hunter Hayes is a great entertainer and is very generous in taking time out of his busy schedule to support this event,” Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo said. In its fourth year, the Great Charity Challenge is offering more money to more charities than ever before. Founded in 2010 by Bellissimo, wife Katherine and daughter Paige, the event has distributed more than $4.2 million to more than

90 charities in Palm Beach County. The event pits teams of three riders against each other in a relay race. Each team is sponsored by a local family or organization and paired with a charity. The fastest team puts one of the charities in the running for $150,000 in prize money. The remaining funds are distributed on a sliding scale, with each participating charity guaranteed at least $15,000. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the event will offer plenty of activities for families, including a petting zoo, magicians, street performers, face painters, carousel rides, a children’s fair and more. Currently, the event is slated to distribute $1.75 million, but Bellissimo said that number could be larger by Feb. 1. “With the addition of Hunter Hayes as a performer, we may even beat $1.75 million,” he said. Additionally, some grants will be offered to several charities up for the wild-card slots — two charities will be picked on the day of the event to compete for the prize money. “We’ll be giving away

Hunter Hayes about $75,000 to some of the charities in our list of candidates for the wild-card slots,” Bellissimo said. Bellissimo said he asked Hayes to perform as a way to highlight the event and the great work of the numerous charities. “The event has been well-attended in the past, but we wanted to bring more energy this year,” See CHARITY, page 20

Attorney General’s Office: No Comment On Minto West By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report An opinion from the office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in response to a recent request from the Town of Loxahatchee Groves on Minto West’s interpretation of “surrounding communities” puts the onus on Palm Beach County to ask that question. The 3,800-acre Minto West property north of the town has been determined to be an Agricultural Enclave, which grants it the ability to develop in the same manner as communities that have grown up around it, with conditions. Loxahatchee Groves residents and members of the town council, however, have taken umbrage that the developer has reached as far as Royal Palm Beach and Wellington to include in its definition of

“surrounding communities,” while ignoring the low-density, rural character of Loxahatchee Groves, next door to the south. Minto West is preparing to ask for up to 6,500 homes and about 1.4 million square feet of workplace and community-serving commercial uses. The land currently has a future land-use approval for up to 2,996 dwelling units and up to 235,000 square feet of nonresidential uses. The town council, after discussion at its November meeting regarding Minto West’s plans, decided to have its legal staff write a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for the state’s legal definition of “surrounding communities.” The office’s response was that it was inappropriate to respond to Loxahatchee Groves because the

county is the jurisdictional entity for Minto West. A letter to Town Attorney Michael Cirullo from Senior Assistant State Attorney Gerry Hammond stated, “After reviewing the information you have submitted, it does not appear that this is a matter upon which this office may comment.” Hammond wrote that the attorney general is statutorily limited to providing legal advice and opinions to governmental agencies and officers on questions relating to their own duties and responsibilities, and the issue the town raised — that the owner of a parcel of land and a local governmental entity are to negotiate in good faith to reach consensus on the land uses and intensities of use that are consistent with the surSee MINTO WEST, page 20

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Wellington Could Reconsider Water Fluoridation Policy By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report An old debate has been rekindled in Wellington as council members prepare to discuss the necessity of fluoride in the village’s drinking water. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, council members will discuss a resolution to eliminate fluoridation of Wellington’s public drinking water supply. The village has added fluoride to its drinking water since 1999, when council members at the time voted to install equipment and fluoridate the water. Council members directed staff last week to put the issue on the agenda following comments from the public about the necessity of fluoride in the drinking water. “I think the issue merits public discussion,” Vice Mayor Howard Coates said. The issue of fluoridation in public drinking water has long divid-

ed communities across the country since the idea was introduced in the 1940s. Fluoridation has been supported by many major health organizations in the United States, including the Centers for Disease Control, the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association. Proponents argue that adding fluoride to the water is beneficial for teeth and helps reach populations that do not regularly receive dental care. Other organizations, such as the Sierra Club and other citizen groups, have opposed fluoride, claiming it could have unintended consequences, introduces unnecessary additives into the water and is unnecessary in affluent communities where the population typically can afford dental services. According to a Wellington staff report, the village’s utility departSee FLUORIDE, page 7

BUCK OFF TOURNAMENT BENEFITS VINCEREMOS

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce and Eques Solutions hosted the first preliminary round of the 2014 Vinceremos Buck Off & Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament on Thur sday, Jan. 16 at White Horse Fashion Cuisine. Shown here, the Enchanted Amigos team of Meghan Watt, Kya Endreson, Jaime TopinkaNunn and Rachel Chowanec get ready to compete. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 19 PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Margolis, Greene Drop Request For Election Money By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis and Councilman John Greene have dropped their pursuit of repayment for legal fees incurred in the aftermath of the 2012 municipal election, but discussion of the issue raised questions about how much council members can participate in endorsing and supporting candidates when also expected to sit on the Wellington Canvassing Board. A similar issue will be raised again next week when the Wellington Village Council will consider whether to repay both Greene and Margolis for legal costs accrued as they defended ethics violation complaints as sitting council members. Last year, council members voted to seek outside opinions before deciding whether to repay legal fees stemming from the March 2012 election. Last week, Councilman Matt Willhite noted that both Margolis and Greene decided to withdraw their requests. “I’d like to thank both the mayor and Councilman Greene for withdrawing their requests,” he said.

The issue stems from the March 2012 election, which saw the wrong voter tallies assigned to candidates on election night. The votes were certified before an audit of the votes discovered the discrepancy. After Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher said state law would not allow her to perform a hand recount without judicial intervention, lawsuits were filed and several candidates sought legal representation. The hand recount resulted in Margolis, Greene and Willhite being certified as the victors, but each hired legal representation for the matter. Willhite did not seek reimbursement. The council had originally voted to seek the opinion of the Florida Attorney General’s Office, because Margolis and Greene were not sitting council members when the fees were incurred. “They had to get legal representation to make sure that the residents who voted for them would be represented by them,” Willhite said. “I thank both of them for withdrawing [their requests for See ELECTION, page 20

RPB Might Allow Earlier Sale Of Alcohol On Sundays By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council decided last week to place an item on its next agenda to change its ordinance prohibiting the sale of alcohol before noon on Sunday for off-site consumption. Village Manager Ray Liggins said the council had placed the item on the agenda after Costco representatives had requested the change in hours for the sale of alcohol after noticing changes in Greenacres and Delray Beach. “Alcohol sales are regulated by the state,” Liggins said. “They

have hours established by state law, but they also allow cities to establish their own hours if they want to do it differently than what the state allows.” The state regulates the sale of alcohol, prohibiting sales from midnight to 7 a.m. “If you want to do times different than that, you have to have your own ordinance, which is permissible,” Liggins said. “Our current ordinance prohibits the sale of alcohol for consumption on or off property Monday through Saturday from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m., and on Sunday from 2 a.m. to noon.

Costco had requested that the Sunday time be moved back to 10 a.m. to be the same as the other six days of the week in Royal Palm Beach.” Liggins provided a summary of hours for alcohol sales in surrounding areas. “It’s a little bit different for every city, and the county is a little bit different than that, but I would say as far as Sunday morning is concerned, Wellington and Royal Palm Beach seem to be the strictest as to the prohibition of purchasing it prior to noon.” During public comment, former Councilwoman Martha Webster

said a similar request had been made three years ago. “At that time, the council as a whole denied it, but I think that times have changed, and as we begin to look at the way the village grows and the region grows, we see things change,” she said. “I think that looking at this now, something that’s very important is the health of our village and our tax base, and the success of our businesses is important. I don’t believe that two hours would make a difference in the perception of our village.” Councilman Fred Pinto, however, wasn’t sure about changing the

hours. “When this came up several years back, we really didn’t discuss it,” he said. “I have very mixed thoughts on this request.” Pinto said that if it was going to be a convenience for citizens, he would favor it. “If people come to Costco to shop at 10 o’clock when they open, and then choose to buy alcoholic beverages while they’re on a shopping trip at Costco, this is a convenience for them to not have to go to another store or not have to wait until noon to do that part of their shopping,” Pinto said. He added that he would not See ALCOHOL, page 4

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NEWS

MPO Traffic Study Invites Residents To Offer Project Input

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization is conducting a survey of residents to see what they think is needed, or not, in the county’s transportation plan. The Directions 2040 survey is part of a 25-year forecast based on regional needs to project travel demand, evaluate system alternatives and select options that best meet the mobility needs of the county, with consideration of financial, environmental and social constraints. “The MPO is tasked with deciding at a local level how to invest federal and state transportation dollars in projects we want to include in our long-range plan, and build in our short-range plan projects that our communities love and our economies need,” Executive Director Nick Uhren told the Town-Crier Wednesday. “In order to gauge the projects the communities love and the ones that they really want, we’re doing

this transportation survey to solicit public input.” The input sought is not limited to projects that can be done in the next 25 years. “These are projects that we could be potentially funding as early as next year and constructing in the next five to six years, depending on the magnitude of the project,” Uhren said, explaining that looking forward 25 years helps see that the projects fit together. “Our job is to predict revenue over 25 years and then identify projects that we can afford to build with that revenue projection — but that’s the first step in determining how to spend money next year.” Both the long-range and shortrange plans must not only fit together, but also be affordable, he said, explaining the connection with long-range planning and short-term implementation, first by putting projects into the plan that are deemed important enough to spend money on, then deciding

which projects to implement and start spending money on. “Sometimes the MPO people’s eyes glaze over because we say it’s a 25-year long-range plan, and they think, ‘Well, I’m not going to be in Palm Beach County in 25 years,’ or ‘It’s hard for me to see value in that exercise,’” Uhren said. “This is not merely a longrange exercise. This is a short-term funding document that determines what we can spend money on as early as next year.” He explained that the county maintains a five-year road program that determines what it is going to build with local-option gas tax and impact-fee dollars, and how it is going to use those revenues to build projects. “In addition to that, the MPO adopts what is called a Transportation Improvement Program,” he said. “That’s the federal and state five-year program for how we’re going to invest those revenues in transportation projects in our community.”

Tom Goltzené Will Seek Re-Election To Lox Council

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Tom Goltzené has picked up his filing packet to run for reelection in March. Goltzené’s Seat 5 is the only one up for election this year. As of Tuesday, no challengers have come forward to contest the seat. After three years on the council, Goltzené is proud of his record of fully studying the matters that have come before him. “I’m concerned about the issues,” he said. “I do my homework, and I know what I’m talking about, whether you agree with me or not. I’m really not trying to antagonize people. I’m just trying to do the right thing and make sure we work toward consensus.” He noted that sometimes, the consensus is not quite what he originally had in mind. “That’s what democracy’s about, and that’s good with me,” he said. Goltzené unseated four-year incumbent Dennis Lipp in 2011, running on the promise that he would listen to residents. “I’m very happy with the way things

are going in the town,” you take a critical look he said. “I’m happy at something. I think I with the improved realprovide that.” estate values.” The most recent Goltzené pointed out clash came when counthat recent real-estate cil members disagreed reports have values goon how to move foring up in Loxahatchee ward with a resurfacing Groves after a surprise project on three roads. devaluation last year, Some council members when other municipaliwanted to move ahead ties saw their property without an engineering values starting to come report. Goltzené, who Tom Goltzené back. “I’m very happy wanted the engineering with the way things are, and if report, was in a 3-2 minority. people are, too, then I would think However, Goltzené played a we want to stick with what we lead role in the recent passage of an have,” he said. “But there’s always ordinance allowing the operation politics. I’m not living in a fantasy of golf carts on town roads, which world.” passed by a 3-2 vote. Goltzené has not hesitated to He was also able to get the express his opinions, even though council to include canal easements they sometimes are not in step with for the development of equestrian the council majority. He said he trails in two local bills to transfer believes that in order to properly ownership of roads and easements decide issues, the council should from the Loxahatchee Groves hear both the pros and cons. Water Control District to the town, “I think I do bring that to the which were approved recently by table,” he said. “Maybe there the Palm Beach County Legislaare people who would like to see tive Delegation. things go more smoothly, but I Goltzené, 51, was born in Mithink that it’s often important that See GOLTZENÉ, page 20

The latest TIP plan was adopted in June, and information is available at www.palmbeachmpo. org/tip. “I think the key to the survey [is that] it’s somewhat open-ended in the beginning, and that’s because we want to know if there is something we are doing poorly today and something to fix it,” he said. “We want that kind of input, and it can be as simple as, ‘Man, the lights are so poorly timed’ — we can put in a system to make the lights work better — or: ‘I go west on Southern, and there should be a right-turn lane to go into Costco. There’s no right-turn lane going into Costco today, and I’m always afraid someone’s going to rear-end me’ — we can build you a rightturn lane. Those are the kind of projects that we would like people to give us input on.” The MPO also seeks input on multi-modal transportation, such as dedicated bike lanes or pedestrian paths that will make local facilities more accessible.

“We’re looking for community input so we can do good things,” Uhren said. He said projects that have been identified by the MPO as desirable include the widening of Okeechobee Blvd. from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to Crestwood Blvd. and the construction of a flyover at Okeechobee Blvd. and State Road 7. “The other one that continues to be popular is the State Road 7 extension up to Northlake,” he said. “Those are projects that on a regional scale were all identified as good ideas last time, and we’d be happy to hear comments on whether those are still good ideas. We ask the board members to provide that type of input as well.” Uhren added that a total of four flyovers on Okeechobee Blvd. and the construction of Roebuck Road, a proposed traffic alternative to Okeechobee Blvd., are all in the long-range plan. “Roebuck is shown right now in the county’s five-year program as being con-

structed with bond revenue in year five, but it has been in year five for several years. Every time they come up with a new program, they push it back a year, so it’s not advancing, but it’s not disappearing, either.” He said the MPO’s long-range plan shows a need for both Roebuck Road and a flyover at SR 7 and Okeechobee. “That’s one of those questions for Royal Palm Beach and residents of the western communities — would you like to see one instead of the other?” Uhren said. “Are either of those so egregious to you that you want to say, ‘Even if we’re stuck in traffic, we don’t want to build these projects?’” The Directions 2040 survey is available online in English at www.palmbeachmpo.org/survey. Printed copies in English and Spanish are available at Palm Beach MPO, 2300 N. Jog Road, 4th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33411, or by calling (561) 6844170.

FOLK TRIO RETURNS TO WELLINGTON

Popular New York-based folk-rock trio Gathering Time made its fourth annual appearance at the Wellington Amphitheater on Thursday, Jan. 16. The concert was part of a four-day Florida tour promoting the trio’s latest CD, When One Door Closes. Aside from the visit to Wellington, the group also headlined the South Florida Folk Festival in Fort Lauderdale. Shown here are Gathering Time members Gerry McKeveny, Hillary Foxsong and Stuart Markus on stage in Wellington.

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OUR OPINION

Sochi Controversies Risk Spoiling The Spirit Of The Olympics

For more than 100 years, the Olympic games have brought nations together to celebrate the spirit of competition, captivating audiences across the world with amazing stories of success and heart-wrenching moments of failure. It has long been a way for the world to set aside differences and focus on the accomplishments of extraordinary men and women across the globe — for each country to show the world what it is made of. Often it brings camaraderie, as the world roots not only for their own athletes, but for those who have struggled long and hard to make it to the games. But the climate surrounding the 2014 Sochi Olympics has changed. From the start, the location of the games has been embroiled in controversy — controversies which are now overshadowing the accomplishments of our athletes. Seven years ago, the International Olympic Committee selected Sochi, Russia to host the Winter Olympics in a process that had some calling foul. The city beat out Salzburg, Austria and Pyeonchang, South Korea for the honor, though both cities are better acclimated for winter sports and would require less funding to host the games. Many claimed it was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence that swayed the IOC in its favor, as Pyeonchang was ranked higher than Sochi in the first round of bids. The 2014 Olympics got off to a controversial start, and things have only escalated since. The Olympic story of glory and defeat has been overshadowed by the political overtones of

Can’t Compare Community Center With Village Hall

During the Jan. 14 Wellington Village Council meeting, several council members compared their desire to replace the existing Wellington Community Center and tennis facility to the decision to build the Wellington Village Hall building. There is absolutely no basis for the comparison of these two decision processes. Construction of the village hall met a totally obvious, serious need of the Wellington community that had grown and outgrown all of its available facilities during the decade leading up its construction. Village officials and employees were scattered all around the community, mostly in commercial space, rented at premium prices, during a period of rapid growth and increasing real estate (and rental) prices. Inefficiencies of employees and inconveniences of residents were endemic, with residents forced to drive back and forth among different locations to conduct business. Village employees often were not even sure which office, in which shopping center or office building, contained a specific function that a resident might need. Even the council had no permanent office or meeting chamber, having to preempt resident usage of the community center when council meetings were held. Thus, the capital expenditures for the village hall had a clear value in time, money and efficiency associated with its construction. In addition, once some of the village functions were centralized in the new village hall, some of the facilities occupied previously by village employees were turned over to

the location. Not only was the selection process controversial, but since it won the bid, Russia has faced threats of terrorism from within its country, as well as accusations that Putin is trying to use the Olympic games primarily to boost his political image. The entire world is talking now not about the athletes who have worked long and hard to represent their countries, but instead about the “what ifs” of the games. Activists around the world have opposed Russia as the host of the games, citing horrendous human rights violations, most specifically about the rights of gays and lesbians. This has left questions of what will happen in the Olympic village — will openly gay and lesbian athletes be safe? Will we see a protest in support of Russia’s LGBT community? Will a homegrown Russian terror group spoil the world’s party? But an athlete’s sexuality should not be at the forefront of our discussion, nor should concerns about safety (be it from persecution by the host country or terrorist threats). By this time, we should be gearing up to cheer on our favorite athletes, watching as they qualify to compete and enjoying a spirit of camaraderie. If the Olympics is to maintain its spirit and see the focus turn once again to the competition, the IOC will have to more carefully consider who it awards Olympic bids to. Otherwise, we could see the future destruction of the Olympic games embroiled in controversy that dissuades participation. We can only hope that once the games begin, nothing overshadows the importance of the Olympic spirit and the Olympic athletes.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR other governmental functions, further adding to cost savings and efficiency. For example, relocation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Wellington substation to a location just off Greenbriar Blvd. permitted the elimination of the expense of the PBSO office in the Wellington Mall. Despite the obvious need and benefit of the village hall, several of the council members felt it necessary to brag about how they opposed that decision at the time, and are now glad that the project went ahead anyway. Great. They were wrong then, and now they are wrong again with regard to the community center and tennis court project. Unlike village hall, there is no economic benefit arising from building a new community center and tennis courts. The best that the council members could do was cite some ephemeral aesthetic benefits of the beautiful lakefront and more modern, architecturally pleasing buildings. They even tried to draw additional parallels to construction of Village Park on Pierson Road. They claimed that many residents were opposed to that and now they are glad that it is there. Again, this is faulty logic. Village Park provided facilities that simply did not exist before the park was built. The capital expenditure for that park provided for a wide range of activities within the village that simply could not take place before it was built. Replacing a fully functional community center and tennis courts, with ones that are prettier and more modern, does not add any functionality. Everything that we will be able to do after $14 to $20 million is spent on this reconstruction can be done perfectly well today. The council members also cited

some vague argument that it will cost more to do this project in the future than it will today. Maybe… maybe not. Maybe there will be another recession, and if a future council acts more efficiently and expeditiously then, they will capture the lower prices that might exist at that time. Maybe, 10 or 15 years from now, when it might be more critical to replace today’s facilities, there will be newer technologies that will reduce construction and maintenance costs. Perhaps, in the future, the village might have grown in such a way that additional community center and tennis facilities will be needed in other locations, rather than concentrating all of the resources at one site each. There is simply no way to plan and build today for a future 10 or more years away with any confidence and assurance that those dollars will be well spent. In the meantime, locking in a commitment to spend $13 million or more on replacing fully functional existing facilities, when $4 or $5 million in renovations is all that is required is fiscally, economically and morally irresponsible. Roy Daniel Rosner Wellington

A Flawed Candidate

I read with interest your recent profile of Wellington Village Council candidate Sharon Lascola (Seat 2: Sharon Lascola to Challenge Gerwig, Jan. 17). The article pointed out that Ms. Lascola originally moved to Wellington in 1980 and is a 26-year, full-time resident of Wellington. The article also said she moved away to Central Florida in 2005 and only recently returned to Wellington in 2012 — not a great selling point for

someone running for the council. More telling is what the article didn’t say. Here are some facts. Despite moving here in 1980, Ms. Lascola didn’t even register to vote until 1995 — that’s 15 years later! Even more disappointing, she has not voted in a village election in the past 11 years. In fact, she has only voted in one village election in the past 15 years. And, in all that time, Ms. Lascola has had limited involvement in our community. Thomas Jefferson said, “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” While I admire Ms. Lascola’s willingness to enter public office, I believe she should get more involved in our community before running for the Wellington Village Council. Jack Mancini Wellington

Student Wants To Save WCS High School

I have been attending Wellington Christian School since I was in kindergarten. Being a sophomore now and being so close to graduating, the news of closing the high school shocked me as well as many others. I am devastated, but I am willing to do as much as I can to keep WCS high school open for many years to come. I love attending this school, and it is too valuable to lose. The relationships I have made throughout the years, not only with my classmates but with my teachers and the faculty working at WCS, are incredible. The teachers are devoted to teaching us and actually care about the students. The school means so much to so many people. All I want is to be able to graduate from the school that has taught me so much and

has strengthened my relationship with Christ, and for students who come after me to have the same chance as I have had. We need help from individuals and businesses in our community who understand that school choice for students in Wellington is important and who also may be able to help us get over this urgent short-term hurdle to save our high school and ensure there is a plan in place to keep our school open for students for years to come. Mckennie Peters Royal Palm Beach

The Wealthy Do Not Pay Their Fair Share

Do the wealthy pay their fair share and more? The wealthy clearly show their contempt for the middle class as well as a lack of elementary math education. The 5 percent uber-wealthy share 95 percent of the country’s wealth and pay less than 45 percent of the nation’s taxes. While the 95 percent of the rest of the Americans share 5 percent of the country’s

wealth and pay over 55 percent of the nation’s taxes. People should not confuse the tax rate with the reality of what the wealthy and corporations actually do pay. Thanks to numerous tax shelters available only to the wealthy and corporations, the many tax deductions and write offs that the rest of us do not get, untaxed hidden wealth in their offshore accounts, cheating employees and consumers, false reporting on some of their income tax returns and rampant lying in general, the greedy 5 percent pay no taxes, or a much lower percentage of their income than you and me. Since they have more than 90 percent of the wealth, they should pay more than 90 percent of the taxes. Case closed! Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower had the right idea and ordered a 92 percent tax on the wealthy. Today, the middle class pays the bills so that the uber-wealthy can pile up the cash, and that’s plain wrong. Don’t be confused by their blathering smokescreen spin. It’s so simple. You do the math. Jude Smallwood The Acreage

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OPINION

Do You Need To Get More Vitamin D? The Answer Could Be ‘Yes’ Increasingly vitamin D has become part of discussions about nutrition and general health. Do you need more of this “sunshine vitamin?” Let’s take a look. Vitamin D strengthens your immune system, helps move your muscles and aids nerve impulses

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in traveling through the brain and body. It may also lead to less weight gain, fewer problems with regular daily activities, lower blood pressure, a reduced risk of autoimmune disorders and some cancers, and a longer life when combined with calcium.

The United States government recommends that adults get 600 IU daily until age 70. After that, 800 IU should be the daily standard. However, few foods naturally contain Vitamin D. How do you get it?

Think about cod liver oil — yes, mother was right! There are some 1360 IUs in one tablespoon of cod liver oil. Also, try swordfish with 566 IU in three ounces, salmon with 447 IU in three ounces and canned tuna with 154 IU in three ounces.

Plus, check your morning orange juice or milk… usually the label will boast of having 100 IUs added in eight ounces. Checking the possible problem is individual and simple. A solution, if necessary, can also be relatively simple.

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Alcohol

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continued from page 1 consider moving it earlier than 10 a.m. “That way we could at least say that it is consistent with the other days of the week,” he said. “My challenge comes if I do look at Sunday, as a Christian, as a special day of the week. That’s not the basis that I should be making this determination on. My basis is on something that is a convenience for the citizens who choose to shop at that time of the morning on Sunday and want to be able to complete their shopping at one place.” Councilman David Swift also had mixed feelings about changing the hours. “I think we may have to look at it a little bit larger,” Swift said. “If we make this change, we’re mak-

ing this change for every grocery store or supermarket that sells alcohol in our town, so it’s more than just Costco. I understand Costco’s issue, but I have been out here for quite a while and never had a resident come up to me and ask me, ‘Gee, we need to change our hours.’” Swift said that he would welcome input from residents. “I’d love to hear from you if you think this is a good idea, a bad idea, or it doesn’t make any difference, because I’ve had no input other than Costco,” he said. From a long-term standpoint, Swift said he would look to see whether amending hours for alcohol sales would move forward the council’s strategic vision of making the village a premier residential community with a hometown feeling and the choice for families. Councilman Richard Valuntas, who asked that the item be placed on the agenda, said he had many Jewish friends and grew up with

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Jewish children who did not celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday. “Surprisingly, we have no prohibitions on [alcohol] sale on the Jewish Sabbath,” he said. “We do on the Christian Sabbath. There’s no explanation for that.” Valuntas added that the ordinance seems bad for village businesses, because purchasers of alcohol can go across State Road 7 and buy it in West Palm Beach at all hours of the night. “They can’t do it here, so for whatever reason, we are creating a disincentive for [sales at] our shopping establishments,” he said. Valuntas added that he did not understand how it’s family friendly to pick one religion and recognize its Sabbath and prohibit alcohol sales, but not another. “I don’t think that’s right,” he said. “This is something that I think is bad for businesses, and I think we should do away with the establishment of this ordinance altogether.” Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara said

he conducted a mini-survey and found support for extending the alcohol sale hours to 10 a.m. on Sunday. “I heard what Councilman Valuntas said, and that makes perfectly good sense, because that was one of the things that struck me, too,” Hmara said, adding that he would like to see a more complete survey. Mayor Matty Mattioli said his home state of Pennsylvania had strict blue laws that were troublesome and subject to abuse. “They’re not worth the paper they’re written on,” he said. Pinto agreed with Swift that more public input is needed, but Valuntas said he thought the reason it was on the agenda was to invite participation. Liggins said that if a motion were made to change the ordinance, it would go through two advertised public hearings. Valuntas made a motion to put an item on the next council agenda, which carried 5-0.

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More Services Are Now Available At Clerk’s Office In Royal Palm Beach

Residents in central Palm Beach County are now able to save a trip to West Palm Beach to record documents in the county’s official records or file documents in existing county civil court cases. Starting this week, the Midwestern Communities Service Center in Royal Palm Beach is accepting documents for recording, such as deeds, liens and marriage licenses. The office will also accept documents to be filed in existing county civil cases, such as small claims and eviction cases. “Palm Beach County’s western communities continue to grow, which is why I’m committed to expanding our services at our

Royal Palm Beach office,” Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock said. “In the past year, we opened our Royal Palm Beach office five days a week and began offering marriage licenses there. I look forward to bringing additional clerk’s services there.” Last year, the clerk’s Royal Palm Beach office expanded its hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and began offering marriage licenses. The office, located at 200 Civic Center Way, Suite 500, was previously open twice a week for traffic ticket payments only. For more info. about the clerk’s office, visit www.mypalmbeach clerk.com or call (561) 355-2996.

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WELLINGTON REGIONAL HONORS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY WITH CEREMONY Wellington Regional Medical Center held a ceremony Monday, Jan. 20 to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ervin Owens from Christ Fellowship Church led an invocation, and local students recited the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Guests also watched a PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER video of Dr. King’s life. The ceremony ended with the release of doves and balloons.

Hospital CEO Robbin Lee and CFO Joe Paul (right) with members of the event committee.

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Jannard Jackson, Makayla Johnson, Zoe Paul, Chloe Paul and Lauren Bennett prepare to release the doves.

Makayla Johnson, Jannard Jackson and Zoe Paul recited the “I Have A Dream” speech for guests.

Ervin Owens of Christ Fellowship Church discusses the meaning of Martin Luther King Day.

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SONS OF ITALY MEETING IN ROYAL PALM FOCUSES ON PROTECTING SENIORS

The Sons of Italy Michelangelo Lodge 2864 in Royal Palm Beach met Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Seniors vs. Crime Regional Director Wayne Picone shared ways to protect yourself from scammers. For more about the club, call Pat Devivo at (561) 249-1298 or e-mail c.devivo@comcast.net. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

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John and Elaine Nunes enjoy the evening.

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By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report JAN. 12 — A resident of the Deer Run community called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation on Sunday, Jan. 12 after someone tried to steal her dog. According to a PBSO report, the victim was outside at approximately 9:30 a.m. taking care of her horse. When the horse suddenly became alert, the victim turned around to find an unknown man attempting to lift her 100-pound Pyrenees dog over her fence. The victim said the suspect was holding onto the dog’s neck and tail, and the dog was crying in distress. When discovered, the suspect dropped the dog and fled the area in a 1970s-model faded blue Ford pickup truck with a white tailgate and green spray paint on the passenger side. The vehicle’s license plate was white in color, but not a Florida tag. According to the report, the suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’10” with a stocky build wearing a black baseball cap, blue jeans, black boots and a hoodie. There was no further information available at the time of the report. ••• JAN. 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on A Road on Sunday, Jan. 12 regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s vacant property by cutting a wire fence. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) forced entry into a locked shed and removed several tools and a water pump. The stolen items were valued at approximately $750. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 12 — A resident of C Road called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation on Sunday, Jan. 12 to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 and 6:15 p.m. the following evening, someone stole the victim’s mailbox and its wooden post. The victim said the mailbox had the street address numbers in reflective stickers and the family’s name in yellow on the side. The stolen mailbox was valued at approximately $50. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a home in the Willows II community last Wednesday afternoon regarding a delayed home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s sister has been watching her home and had not checked the house since Wednesday, Jan. 1. When the victim’s sister arrived last Wednesday at approximately noon, she discovered that the rear guest room window had been propped open and that someone had left muddy footprints on the carpet. According to the report, someone entered the home and stole a 40-inch television and PS3 game system. The deputy observed that the rear guest room window had been forced open and the locking mechanism was broken off. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,400. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 16 — A resident of Kings Way called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 and 8 a.m., someone broke the victim’s mailbox, which is located on the swale in front of his home. The victim said

the suspect broke the pole holding the mailbox and damaged the box itself. The damage was estimated at approximately $25. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 16 — An employee of Petsmart on State Road 7 called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday afternoon to report a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a woman entered the store and approached the employee. The customer asked to see several grooming clippers that were locked in a display case. According to the report, the employee said the woman asked several questions about the clippers and requested to bring them to the grooming area to ask the Petsmart groomers about the products. The employee secured the display case and escorted the suspect to the grooming area. According to the report, while the suspect was talking to the groomers, another customer approached the employee and asked for assistance. When the employee returned to the grooming area at approximately 2:45 p.m., a groomer asked if the suspect had purchased the clippers and noted that she had walked out of the store with them. According to the report, the employee went outside and observed the suspect leaving in a gray Mazda 6. He was able to identify the license plate number. According to the report, the suspect is described as a white female in her early 50s, approximately 5’3” with blonde hair. The stolen clippers were valued at approximately $434. There was no further information available at the time of the report. JAN. 18 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home in Olympia last Saturday night regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:15 and 9:15 p.m., someone pried open the rear sliding-glass door of the home with an unknown blunt object and gained entry to the victim’s house. The victim said the perpetrator(s) removed several pieces of jewelry from the master bedroom on the second floor of the home and also entered an unlocked safe. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 19 — A resident of 74th Street North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday afternoon to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone egged the victim’s house. The victim said no damage was caused. According to the report, the victim lives on a dead-end street and there are no children or teenagers in homes nearby. The victim did not know who would have wanted to egg his home. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 20 — A resident of Hyacinth Place called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim went outside from approximately 4 to 4:45 p.m. leaving his front door and the outer gate to his apartment’s courtyard area unlocked. According to the report, when the victim returned to the apartment, he discovered that his 32-inch television was missing from his bedroom. The victim said nothing else was taken, and there was no sign of forced entry. The deputy observed that several other items, including another television, a game console, jewelry and watches were left undisturbed. The stolen television was valued at approximately $300. There were See BLOTTER, page 20

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding this wanted fugitive: • Mackenson Olibrice is a black male, 6’5” tall and weighing 230 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is 06/05/79. He has a tattoo on his chest. Olibrice is wanted for false verification of ownership and possession of a counterfeit, blank or forged motor vehicle title, registration or bill of sale. His last known addresses were Northlake Blvd. in North Palm Beach and Old Hammock Way in Wellington. Mackenson Olibrice He is wanted as of 01/09/14. Remain anonymous and you may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward. Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or visit www. crimestopperspbc.com. THE INFORMATION FOR THIS BOX IS PROVIDED BY CRIME STOPPERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. CRIMESTOPPERS IS WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT SHOWN HERE.

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RPB Making Changes In Planned Development Building Rules

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance last week that would drop the existing requirement that at least 50 percent of parcel owners in planned developments must approve building applications. At the council’s meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, Planning & Zoning Administrator Bradford O’Brien said that under current regulations, owners submitting development petitions for parcels of land

within a planned development must obtain consent from owners of more than 50 percent of the parcels under separate ownership. “This amendment will remove the development order mentioning the written consent requirements to require that written consent is obtained only from the owners of the parcels in the planned development that are subject to the development petition,” O’Brien said. Councilman David Swift asked why they were considering the change, and O’Brien said village

staff had an instance where a property owner of an outparcel within a planned commercial development, consisting of four parcels, was having trouble getting consent from more than 50 percent of the owners. “This is essentially removing that requirement from our code,” O’Brien said. “We have the feeling that the property owners’ association documents should be designed to protect owners from each other, and that’s not necessarily our responsibility.” Councilman Fred Pinto said

the amendment is an indication of how the needs of the village have changed as time has gone by. “When this was originally crafted, it was designed to help us control the explosive growth that the village went through many, many years ago,” Pinto said. “Now that we’re really built out, we’re going through a different phase now. We have sub-developments within these PUDs, and they want to make modifications and upgrades. This [rule] is really inappropriate in the more developed areas and areas

that are under redevelopment. I think the situation has become a hardship for residents who have to make these modifications.” Councilman Richard Valuntas made a motion to approve the ordinance, which carried 5-0. In other business, the council also gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that would increase allowable green market items to include arts and crafts, flowers, plants and shrubbery. The ordinance currently allows for the sale of fresh, unprocessed fruit and vegetables, flowers and

consumable items such as coffee, bread and prepared food. No secondhand goods may be sold on site as part of the village green market. The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar takes place every Sunday through April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Commons Park. It includes locally grown produce and organic vendors, with live music and entertainment. Potential vendors may visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com or call (561) 792-9260 for more information.

CAFCI CELEBRATES DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AT RPB CULTURAL CENTER Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) and the Village of Royal Palm Beach presented the 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Themed “A Dedication to Our Youth,” the PHOTOS BY DAMON WEBB/TOWN-CRIER program featured an array of talent from youth in the community.

Frances Pickney, Rhonda Ferrin-Davis and Robert Pickney.

RPB Councilman Fred Pinto shares his thoughts on the day.

Sean H. Adams, CAFCI President Dennis Wright and Kareem Ali.

The Young Singers of the Palm Beaches on stage.

Keynote speaker Tamyla Fisher addresses the crowd.

Marsha Elliott, Danielle Nelson and Dr. Katherine Harvey.

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continued from page 1 ment has not had any incidents adding fluoride to the water and has not received any complaints documenting negative impacts. Wellington spends about $34,000 a year for fluoridation. During public comment at the Jan. 14 meeting, resident Charlene Arcadipane asserted that Wellington had not received confirmation from its fluoride provider that the substance is safe for drinking water. “Two council members have sent out letters to the supplier of hydrofluoric acid, the fluoridation chemical that we are forced to drink and bathe in,” said Arcadipane, who led the opposition to fluoridation when the issue was last discussed 15 years ago. The letters requested confirmation that the manufacturer claims the product is safe for consumption and that it helps fight tooth decay. “More than a year has gone by without a response,” Arcadipane said. “They have chosen to ignore their due diligence.” Further, Arcadipane said Village Engineer Bill Riebe has submitted documents to the village that say the arsenic content has exceeded what the water additive can contribute. She added that although she had been told workshops were planned to discuss the matter, none had been held. Coates said that he was one

of the council members who requested the information. “I will tell you... much of this is beyond my comprehension level,” he said. “I have relied on [Riebe] to tell me if there has been compliance. I don’t have the independent engineering background to make those determinations.” He said that Riebe has said that the chemical is difficult to work with. “In my conversations with the village engineer, the one thing that has been a constant is his assessment is that the fluoride is a very nasty chemical and one of the most difficult chemicals they deal with here in the village,” Coates said. The issue of fluoridation has supporters and opponents with passionate views, he acknowledged. “The reason I have been a supporter of having a workshop is to give both sides an opportunity to air their issues before this council,” Coates said. “It’s the only way we can get the information presented in a structured, organized manner.” But Coates said he was skeptical of the necessity of fluoride in Wellington’s water supply. “I have significant reservations if fluoridation is necessary in communities like Wellington,” he said. He said he hadn’t made a firm decision whether or not he supports fluoridation. “I haven’t made a decision yet, but I will say I have respect for the initial argument that this is a nasty chemical we’re ingesting into our bodies,” he said. “At the end of the day, if there’s not much

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of a benefit to a community like Wellington — and there are those who say the socioeconomic status of the community doesn’t make a difference, but I tend to disagree — then why are we putting it in?” Councilman John Greene also wanted to have a workshop on the issue. “I tend to agree with you,” he said. “My understanding is that a workshop has been scheduled and cancelled.” Village Manager Paul Schofield said it had been postponed because there was not an entity willing to debate against fluoridation. “The concept was to have a public debate with both sides represented,” Schofield said. “A lot of people will come in and tell you fluoride is a wonderful thing. Hardly anyone wants to represent the other side.” Schofield noted that Wellington’s water supply is heavily regulated and has remained in compliance with all regulations. “If we weren’t, we would have been cited long ago,” he said. He said he is prepared to hold a discussion on the matter at the Jan. 28 meeting. Greene said he supported having a discussion then. “I think the proper way to have this debate would be to bring all sides in,” he said. “I think there are some socioeconomic advantages for some communities to have fluoride, but in a community like Wellington with more affluence — where residents are more likely to have proper hygiene and visit the dentist — it might not be necessary.”

Clerk’s Office: Palm Beach County New Foreclosure Cases Lowest Since 2006

The total number of new foreclosure cases filed with the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller is at its lowest point in seven years, with new foreclosures down 36 percent in 2013 compared with 2012. There were 9,857 new foreclosures filed in 2013, compared with 15,419 filed in 2012. “The biggest contributors to our decline in foreclosure cases in 2013 were the improving economy and changes to Florida’s foreclosure laws,” Palm Beach County Clerk Sharon Bock said. “This is a positive sign for Palm Beach County, and one that I believe will continue throughout 2014.” The number of new foreclosure cases filed in December followed the trend, with 587 new foreclo-

sures filed in December, an 8.7 percent decrease from 643 cases filed in November, and a 49.2 percent decrease from 1,155 cases filed in December 2012. There were 75,661 deeds recorded in 2013, an 18 percent increase from 64,097 deeds recorded in 2012, and 46,384 mortgages recorded, a 20.3 percent increase from 38,553 mortgages recorded in 2012. There were 6,221 deeds recorded in December, a 17.2 percent increase from 5,310 deeds recorded in November, and a 7.7 percent increase from 5,774 deeds recorded in December 2012. There were also 3,055 mortgages recorded in December, a 23 percent increase from 2,484 mortgages recorded in November, but

County Mayor To Party For The Homeless

Just two months into her new role as Palm Beach County mayor, Commissioner Priscilla Taylor is throwing a party with a purpose. The inaugural Mayor’s Ball on March 8 will benefit the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County. The ball is a new idea, as is the role of a countywide mayor. Since the role of mayor helps raise awareness, Taylor wants to start with the issue of homelessness. “Every person should have the opportunity to have a home, have

a roof over their head and be able to have a meal,” Taylor said. Taylor first began working on issues involving the homeless in 2004 while serving in the state legislature. According to a 2013 point-in-time count, there are more than 2,500 homeless people on any given day in Palm Beach County. “Housing is our most critical need in Palm Beach County. We need more interim housing, supportive housing, apartments and houses to offer our families,”

Homeless Coalition Executive Director Marilyn Munoz said. “If this ball makes that possible, Mayor Taylor has made a lasting impact on our area.” The “Be Dazzled” gala includes dinner, a silent auction and dancing at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Tickets for the event are $250. Purchase tickets, learn about sponsorship opportunities or sign up to volunteer by calling (561) 308-6880 or visiting www.homelesscoalitionpbc.org.

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a 6.3 percent decrease from 3,259 mortgages recorded in December 2012. There were 10,220 properties sold at foreclosure auction out of 16,084 scheduled for sale in 2013, according to statistics from Grant Street Group. In December, 795 properties were auctioned, according to Grant Street. Of those, 631 were sold back to the plaintiff — typically a bank or mortgage company — in the foreclosure proceeding, and 164 were sold to a third party. There were 445 sales canceled in December, out of 1,240 scheduled for sale. The cancellation rate was 35.9 percent, compared with 37.8 percent in November. For more info., visit www.my palmbeachclerk.com.

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NEWS BRIEFS Father Daughter Dance Feb. 1

Wellington’s popular Father Daughter Dance returns Saturday, Feb. 1. The event will be held at Village Park and is expected to bring over 125 young ladies ages 5 to 14 to spend an enchanted evening as a special princess with their very own prince charming. The evening will include dinner, music, dancing and plenty of fun. The Wellington Preservation Coalition and the Jacobs family are proud sponsors of the highly anticipated event. “This is a great tradition to keep in the village. We are hoping that dads come out on this special event with their little princesses for a night of fun,” Wellington Preservation Coalition Executive Director Tom Wenham said. “I am certain that the wonderful memories captured will last a lifetime, and these are priceless.” Tickets are available for purchase until Jan. 31. Get them by visiting the Wellington Community Center at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. or Village Park at 11700 Pierson Road. Call (561) 791-4005 for more information.

British Feed Co. To Host Block Party On Feb. 7

The British Feed Company is holding its second annual Birthday Block Party Bash on Friday, Feb. 7 from 2 to 9 p.m. in and around the store in Palms West Plaza at 14589 Southern Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves. Tim and Loring Hart-Woods want to thank their customers and suppliers for being so supportive over the last two years. There will be supplier exhibits with expert advice from Manna Pro, Kentucky Equine Research and Nutrena, RFD-TV horse feed superstar Dr. Harry Anderson, face painting by Nina, a massage chair with Lisa, a tack exchange, a dog rescue exhibit, a horse rescue exhibit and a bounce house for children. Additionally, there will be door prizes, raffles, giveaways, special offers and freebies. There will also be live music from Big Dick & The Extenders. There will also be karaoke with “Triple D” and country music, along with a pig roast outside the store and beer, wine and soda inside the store. The British Feed Company has

some new things to unveil: a radio station and a rendition of what will be a new 12,000-foot store. For horses who trot over with riders in tow, there will be a hitching rail, a water trough and free hay. There will even be a prize for the best turned-out horse. There will also be parking available for horse trailers. For more information, call (561) 633-6003 or visit www.thebritish feedcompany.com.

ter, and this is an opportunity to offer a service to our patients that allows them to feel better about themselves,” said Kylie Rowlands, director of obstetrics and the NICU at WRMC. For more information about the hospital, call (561) 798-8500.

WRMC To Launch New On-Site Spa

The fourth annual Equestrian Aid Foundation “Who Reins Supreme?” gala on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center (7500 Forest Hill Blvd.) will bring the Old West to the Palm Beaches for a fun-filled evening. There will be a reining competition between two teams, each with a diverse variety of riders, including Ashley Holzer, Nick Dello Joio, Peter Pletcher and Nicole Shahinian Simpson. Team captains will be World Equestrian Games gold medalist Tom McCutcheon and Tim McQuay, one of the all-time leaders in the sport of reining. Former Equestrian Aid Foundation presidents Robert Dover

Wellington Regional Medical Center is introducing a new way to make patients feel better by offering spa and salon treatments at bedside and on the hospital campus in a salon setting. The fee-based service is called Beauty on the Spot, offering hair styling, nail treatments, massages and facials by appointment. On Thursday, Jan. 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., patients, employees, physicians and more are invited to attend the launch party and experience the new service by receiving free hand paraffin treatments and massages. “Wellness is about feeling bet-

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and Mason Phelps Jr., along with current president R. Scot Evans, with be honored for their dedication to the equestrian community and role in providing support for those in need. The evening will also feature a cocktail hour, dinner, live and silent auctions, and more. For 17 years, the foundation has delivered financial assistance to equestrians, horsemen and equine-related professionals suffering from catastrophic illnesses or injuries throughout their time of need. For more info., visit www. equestrianaidfoundation.org.

Art Society Scholarships Available

The Wellington Art Society is accepting applications for its onetime $500 to $1,000 college art scholarships for graduating seniors who live in and attend high school in Palm Beach County. The scholarship is available to students planning a college major in the visual arts at either a two-year or four-year institution. Applications may be obtained from school art teachers or from the Wellington Art Society by

contacting Suzanne Redmond at sredmond75@comcast.net. Requirements for the scholarship are as follows: Students must reside in and attend high school in Palm Beach County. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in visual arts and an overall GPA of 2.0. Three art classes in high school must have been completed. An artist’s statement and career goal must be submitted along with 7 to 10 photographs for viewing, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and the transcript of the student. The application package for the scholarship is due March 9 and should be sent to the Wellington Art Society, P.O. Box 212943, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33421-2943. The Wellington Art Society Scholarship, established in 2001, has provided 25 talented young artists with funds for their art-related expenses, such as art/photographic supplies and books or tuition for visual art classes. Proceeds from the society’s annual art exhibitions and sales support the scholarship fund. For more about the Wellington Art Society Scholarship Program, e-mail Redmond at sredmond75@ comcast.net.

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A GUN-SLINGING GOOD TIME AT THE WILD WILD WEST SHOW IN WELLINGTON

The Wild Wild West show was held at Equestrian Village in Wellington on Friday, Jan. 17, offering guests some exciting western fun. There were performances by rodeo clowns, trick riders, trick ropers and gun slingers, as well as a barrel racing exhibition.

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Gena Cox shows off some trick riding.

Alex Cenizo, Caroline Moran, Havens Schatt, Frederic Commissaire, Shaw Johnson Price and Bruce Duchossois.

Loop Rawlins displays his lasso skills for the children.

Vaneli Bojkova, Mark and Katherine Bellissimo, Paul Regal and Anne Caroline Valtin.

Guy McLean demonstrates the bond between him and his horses, who follow him without the use of ropes.

Phyllis Finn celebrates her birthday with daughter Marsha Dammerman.

WOMEN OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES MEETING FOCUSES ON HEALTH

Women of the Western Communities held its monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Guest speaker Adam Lax, a registered dietician, spoke about eating healthy foods in moderation. Attendees collected food for the YWCA Harmony PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER House. For more info., contact Mair Armand at (561) 635-0011 or e-mail mair@wwc-fl.com.

Registered dietician Adam Lax spoke about healthy eating.

Lynda Chicano and Donna Kuebler.

Michelle Haines, Carol O’Neil and Lisa Schwartz.

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SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR OFFERS FAMILY FUN, RIDES, LOCAL TALENT AND MORE

The South Florida Fair opened Friday, Jan. 17 and will run through Sunday, Feb. 2. Now in its 102nd year, the theme is “New York City: Be A Part Of It!” Fairgoers will be welcomed with the sights and sounds of Manhattan. There are plenty of events and attractions PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER planned this year. For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www.southfloridafair.com.

Fair directors share a toast with milk.

The Broadway Belles Jean Price, Dottie Wright, Deb Amedee and Erin Brandt.

Youth Pet Costume Contest winners Jordyn Katz with Hershey and Brenden Christmas with Tequila Rose and judge Jim Cox.

Bob Jarriel thanks everyone after being inducted into the South Florida Fair Hall of Fame.

Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis and his wife, Linda, in the Mayors Parade on Sunday

Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe (Alvis and Dee Maeyens).

JUSTWORLD INTERNATIONAL GALA CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

The 11th annual JustWorld International Gala was held Friday, Jan. 17 at Belle Herbe Farm in Wellington. The red and gold gala celebrated the 2014 Chinese year of the horse. JustWorld International’s mission is to create a positive change in the developing world PHOTOS BY JAYME SALERNO/TOWN-CRIER by working with local partner organizations to provide basic education, nutrition, health and hygiene.

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Brahman Motorcars Hosts Kickoff For Cancer Society’s ‘Main Event’ On Wednesday, Jan. 8, sponsors of the American Cancer Society’s Island of Palm Beach Gala were honored at Braman Motorcars in West Palm Beach as a kickoff for “The Main Event,” which will take place at the Mar-a-Lago Club on Saturday, Feb. 1. Hosted by gala co-chairman Vince Cerone and Braman Motorcars, this gala precursor recognized individuals and corporate sponsors who are supporting the 56th annual Palm Beach Gala, which raises funds to finish the fight against cancer. “Our pre-event is a way to show our most sincere gratitude to all of the sponsors who have helped make the American Cancer Society’s gala a huge success,” said Thomas Quick, the American Cancer Society Island

(Top left) Arlette Gordon, Vince Cerone and Elizabeth Bowden. (Bottom left) Dang Dinh, Andres Toro, Thomas Esparza and Luis Martinez.

of Palm Beach Unit board chairman. “Because of their support, the American Cancer Society is able to work tirelessly to eliminate cancer as a major health problem, take steps to prevent cancer, or find it at its earliest, most treatable stage, and fund research that helps us understand, prevent and cure cancer.” Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cerone, Mark Cook, Helen Berstein, Dr. Elizabeth Bowden, Helaine and Eddy Cantor, George Cloutier, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dupuis, Susan Furman and Bob Holuba, Arlette Gordon, Carol Jenkins-Jaeger, Doug Luce and Crissy Poorman, Thomas C. Quick, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Spero, and James Zahringer. This year’s gala will feature a guest appearance from former WBA Lightweight Champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, who held the title from 1982 to 1984. For more information, tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Michelle Jaminet at (561) 655-3449.

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ORSENIGO, MILLS WED

Derek Orsenigo of Belle Glade and Lauren Mills of Wellington were married March 23, 2013 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Palm Beach. The reception was held at Frenchman’s Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens, and the couple honeymooned in Vail, Colo. The bride’s sister, Kristen Hobgood, was the maid of honor, while Daniel Courtney served as best man. Lauren and Derek are both graduates of the University of Florida. She is currently teaching at Glades Day School, while Derek is employed by Growers Management Inc.

Ballet East Students Receive Top Honors

Students of Ballet East were honored at the Youth America Grand Prix semifinal competition this month in Tampa. Among the top finishers were Jules Mabie, who won second place in classical ballet in the junior men category, and Madison Russo, who took second place in the contemporary dance junior women’s category. Student Carley Anderson was among the top 12 highest scores in the junior contemporary women’s division. In addition, an ensemble piece titled Tabula Rasa, choreographed by director Chelsea Nasby, was one of seven pieces selected to perform in the Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala held at the 2,600-seat Carol Morsani Hall. Ballet East students danced alongside numerous principal dancers from leading companies such as Ashley Bouder, Daniel Ulbricht, Beckanne Sisk, and Veronika Part. Both Mabie and ensemble piece Tabula Rasa will advance to the New York finals in April. Ballet

Amanda Ng with a resident of Royal Manor.

Amanda Ng And Friends Visit RPB Nursing Home

Ballet East Youth Ensemble members include (left to right) Erica Borden, Aspen Bohn, Tara Brigham, Bianca Napolitano, Breana McGhee, Jules Mabie, Madison Russo, Carley Anderson, Leah Wilson-Griffith, Paige Lewis, Daisia Pulz, Evelyn Borden and Sydney Sheldon. East is accepting sponsors to help the make the trip to the New York finals possible for the students. Ballet East, located at 2635 Vis-

ta Parkway, Suite 7, is now accepting students ages 3 and up for its spring season, which will end with a production of Cinderella June

14 and 15 at the Eissey Campus Theatre. For more info., contact Ballet East at (561) 683-0096 or BalletEastFL@gmail.com.

Children’s Miracle Network Pageant Ambassador Amanda Ng recently made her annual trip to the Royal Manor Nursing Home with friends dressed as elves to cheer up the elderly. Ng has been visiting the Royal Manor for the past five years, ever since her great-grandmother passed away there. “There are so many people

thinking of kids during the holidays, but no one remembers the elderly,” she said. The kids sang holiday ballads while wishing holiday cheer to the residents in English and Spanish. “It’s so sad to see them get old, but one lady held my hand because I was able to speak Spanish to her, and she blessed me for helping others,” Valentina Sanchez said.

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Musical Benefit Concert

Rosco Martinez

International Recording Artist

Michaela Paige

Emily Brooke

Country Singer/Songwriter

(from The Voice)

Meet & Greet by the Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders

Discover the Hidden Gem in Wellington 1000 Wellington Trace, Wellington, FL Saturday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. Gates Open at 5:00 p.m. Onsite Parking Available Food, Vendors, and Children’s Activities Don’t Forget your Blanket/Chairs

$20 Admission to benefit the Save our High School Fund

For Event Information, please contact lainiebrian@yahoo.com Want to know more about WCS, but can’t make it to the concert? Visit us at our Open House on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. For more information contact Jennie Peters, Admissions Director at jpeters@wellingtonchristian.org or call (561) 793-1017

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SCHOOL NEWS

AUTHOR VISITS LOX GROVES STUDENTS

NEW HORIZONS HONORS PBCHS SCIENCE FAIR HIGH HONOR ROLL FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Canceling school on Friday, Jan. 10 due to flooding didn’t stop some second graders from meeting with their favorite children’s poetry author, Bruce Lansky, who was scheduled to visit their class that day at Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School. Teachers Amy Buswell, Jonna Recchio and Ashley Orozco rounded up as many students as they could and met with Lansky at the Wellington library. He performed several poems, watched the children perform their favorite poems and involved them in a multi-character performance using his guitar. Lansky also personalized and signed all of the students’ poetry books.

Fifty New Horizons Elementary School High Honor Roll students in grades two through five earning straight As on their report card were treated to breakfast recently with Principal Betsy Cardozo. Students received gold medals for their hard work. The event was sponsored by the PTA. Pictured here is Cardozo with High Honor Roll students.

County Students Receive Scholarships

The School District of Palm Beach County’s annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HIS) Recruitment Tour held recently at the Palm Beach County Convention Center attracted more than 600 high school students. The most impressive aspect is that students were awarded a total of $616,224 in scholarships. This year, the recruitment effort was expanded to include all high

schools, allowing some students to even be accepted to more than one university. An impressive 620 students attended, and 823 admissions were offered. All representatives who have attended previously stated that this was the best recruitment tour ever. They were able to meet with students who they would have never been able to meet before. Parents were able to attend their own learning sessions, obtaining

first-hand knowledge from representatives and getting financial aid and FAFSA information. “We were very excited to be able to expand the HBCU/HSI recruitment tour this year to include all high schools,” said Eunice Greenfield, high school counseling specialist. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities include public and private, two-year and fouryear institutions, medical schools

and community colleges. Many of them offer doctoral programs and provide graduate degree programs at the master’s level. Hispanic-Serving Institutions are defined as colleges, universities where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment. For more information contact Greenfield (561) 434-8820 or e-mail eunice.greenfield@palmbeachschools.org.

SRHS Debate Team Shines

‘Super-Congress,’ placing fourth overall in legislative assembly.

for the Center for Family Services. For more info., e-mail montcella@ aol.com.

The application is available on the Property Appraiser’s web site (www.pbcgov.com/papa). The deadline to submit a 2014 application is March 31. An employee scholarship committee selects the five winners. The scholarships are awarded in May. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a resident of Palm Beach County and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The college or junior college the student plans to attend must be accredited. Funds are raised through volunteer employee donations from participants in Friday Casual Dress Day. For more information, call (561) 355-3230.

The Seminole Ridge High School Speech & Debate Team competed Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12 at the Sunvitational National Tournament. “After two harrowing days of intense competition, we had a number of students perform remarkably well,” coach Mierka Drucker said. Jaqueline Campos broke to semi-finals, placing in the top 12 out of 100 in dramatic performance; Landen Fresch and Erika Thompson placed 35th with a record of 3-3 in public forum; and Wayne Selogy made it to finals and

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Binks Forest WEF Fundraiser

Binks Forest Elementary School will host a fundraiser for the Kids Cancer Foundation and the Center for Family Services on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center during the Saturday Night Lights event at 7 p.m. The school will raffle two one-day passes to Universal Studios Florida to raise money for the Kids Cancer Foundation, and use the space that night to hold a donation drive for pajamas, duffle bags, toiletries and other supplies

Property Appraiser Scholarship

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary R. Nikolits recently announced that the Property Appraiser’s Office is now accepting applications for its 2014 college scholarship program. The Property Appraiser’s Office presents $1,000 scholarships each year to five college-bound students. Since 1993, the office has awarded $114,000 in college scholarships.

Send school news items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. E-mail: news@goTownCrier.com.

Palm Beach Central High School has announced its State Science Fair finalists. The following students were recognized: Anthony Olive, first place, computer science; Goda Graudinis, first place, botany; Alex Naum, first place, zoology; Tristen Wise, second place, botany; Amy Polen, second place, zoology; Brooke Liebman, second place, earth science; Carle Dugan, second place, earth science; and Ishmam Ahmed, second place, chemistry. Pictured here are the finalists. Teacher Rob Bartenslager not pictured.

STUDENTS LEARN COMPUTER SKILLS

The Wellington Elementary School’s after-school program serves 180 children, who have an opportunity to work in the Tech Lab once a week, where they can improve their computer skills. Students are able to go on approved Palm Beach County School District web sites and brush up on their typing and academic skills. Pictured here are Lindsay Oerter, site director of the after-school program, and counselor Debbie Flicker assisting the children on their programs.

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington welcomes the Israeli Emissaries for Israeli Education, Nir and Shani Boneh, for a three session program where they invite us to travel to Israel through Bible stories. Come and learn where your favorite Bible stories took place!

“Travel with the Bible In the Holy Land”

Israeli newlyweds Shani and Nir Boneh have

joined us here in Palm Beach County for the

next two years. ShaNir’s mission is to bring their love and knowledge of Israel to all of

Jewish Palm Beach -- from young children

January 31 • February 7 • March 21

to seniors…and everyone in-between! For

more information about the speakers, visit

Each session will begin at 7:00 PM,

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during Shabbat Service

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Originally A January Baby, My Daughter Moved Her Birthday

On New Year’s Day, my daughter announced that she had officially moved her birthday from Jan. 3 to March 3. Well, not officially. You can’t do anything “officially” without yards of red tape, months of waiting and several people along the way explaining why you can’t do what you want to do. So it’s unofficial, but she did it nonetheless. I can’t blame the kid. January is the very worst month in which to have a birthday. Everyone is just plain tired of celebrating. Frankly, we were all kind of relieved at her announcement. Of course, as her mother, I texted her a “Happy (real) Birthday” that day, but it was about 2 o’clock before I remembered.

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The Sonic BOOMER For years, Jen has been the beneficiary of January-type gifts. Those include anything on sale after the holidays because no one else wanted it, or previously delivered expensive Christmas gifts with a tag that said, “This is for your birthday, too.” Great fun on Christmas morning;

rather dismal on birthday morning. And parties? Forget that. It’s usually the first day back at school after a long break, and if there is one thing the teacher is not going to do, it’s interrupt her day to have everybody sing “Happy Birthday” or make construction paper cards. Even at home, it was tempting to simply stick her candles into stale fruitcake: “There. Happy Birthday.” This year, on March 3, I am pretty sure she will be expecting a party. Unfortunately, March 3 is a Monday this year. No one starts their work week with a birthday party. She should’ve changed it to March 1 or, better yet, “the first Saturday in March.” I wonder how you track your horoscope

in that situation. (Sample horoscope for those born on the first Saturday in March: You love to have control over your life. You don’t shy away from shattering traditions. Oh, yeah, and you love parties.) I am sure we will put something together for her on either March 1 or 8. The latter might be more fun, since she’ll be expecting it on former. Plus, I’m out of town on March 1. I’ll send a card: “Happy Birthday. Sorry that even your new date is no good for me.” It makes me wonder how I fit in her birth at all. Who took the tree down that year with me in the hospital? Or maybe it was the strenuousness of doing it that caused her to be born. Or maybe I had

danced on New Year’s Eve. Or scrubbed the kitchen floor. I do remember doing that the day before she arrived. The only thing worse than a January birthday is a leap year birthday. You only get one shot every four years. Plus, people continually argue how many days February has. It’s hard to plan a party for a day that might or might not exist. You might assume that this year, 2014, has to be a leap year. But no. That was 2012. I feel sorry for the leap year babies. On the other hand, they sort of get to choose when they would like to celebrate. I bet they all choose Friday night or Saturday. But never, ever Jan. 3. That would just be crazy.

‘Jack Ryan’ Reboot A Fun Time Despite An Unbelievable Plot

The new movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is the fifth film using Tom Clancy’s hero. It is also a reboot of the franchise, becoming an origins story. Ironically, the writer actually uses bits thrown into the “origin” book in the series, Patriot Games, as the opening section. It works, as does the movie. It has some big flaws: A number of elements are beyond belief, such as the CIA using someone totally untried as a way of staving off a nationwide disaster. But the film is entertaining. Ryan (Chris Pine) is first shown as a graduate student during 9/11. We see him as a Marine lieutenant badly injured in Afghanistan. Following that, he goes through physical therapy with Cathy Muller (Keira Knightly) and is recruited into the CIA as an “undercover financial analyst” by grizzled veteran Cmdr. Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner). The film jumps 10 years and Ryan is living with Muller and doing

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler well on Wall Street while secretly tracing terrorist financing. He discovers a whole group of money market accounts from Russia that he cannot access one day, large enough to be of concern, and his CIA handlers order him to suggest to his boss that he go to Moscow for an audit. All of this makes his girlfriend suspicious that he’s having an affair. Things get wild in Moscow as his bodyguard attempts to kill him and he winds up meeting his old recruiter, Cmdr.

Harper. He meets with Viktor Cherevin (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed the film) and quickly is over his head in terms of espionage. To complicate matters, Muller decided to drop in on him and winds up in the middle of things, eventually kidnapped. Ryan manages some extraordinary espionage, followed by an amazing car chase through Moscow and topped off by riding a motorcycle after a terrorist through lower Manhattan. But, as expected, he saves the country. The plot is essentially ludicrous. The notion that a single terrorist attack combined with a selloff of even billions in U.S. currency would permanently take down the country is not realistic (currency trading tops $4 trillion a day). Second, Ryan has gotten almost no training but manages to take on a huge bodyguard, slide into a heavily guarded and secured business area, survive a gun battle with trained

thugs, drive in stunt-driver fashion through Moscow, figure out where the key terrorist has been living as well as the villain’s relationship with other agents and his boss, figure out where the key bomb is hidden and ride through incredible Manhattan obstacles to be able to stop the terrorists. Imagine what he could have done if they actually spent a few months training him. But the action moves swiftly, and Pine plays an excellent hero. He is fit, handsome and charming. Costner was great as the handler. He got a chance to toss out lines almost as good as he did back in Bull Durham. At one point, while Ryan and Muller are bickering, he simply interrupts, saying, “This is geopolitics, not couples counseling.” Branagh makes his character far more complex than the usual villain. Knightly, however, is miscast. Part of it is because the script makes her seem like a bit of an

idiot, and she has no chemistry at all with Pine. Her real chemistry seems to be over dinner with Cherevin, where she is supposed to charm him. She seems far more attracted to him than to her fiancé, despite the fact that soon after, Cherevin will kidnap and threaten to torture her to death. Though the film moves quickly, it is a bit choppy, moving from Britain on 9/11, to Afghanistan, then to physical therapy, and then jumping 10 years. Then we see a few New York scenes, followed by a series of set pieces in Moscow that take up about half the movie and then, finally, back to America. But sitting back and watching the film, I had no time to worry about details. This is a January treat. Many movies coming out this month are ones that are not considered good enough for the end of the previous year’s top films. But this one is fun, and certainly worth the price of admission.

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Polo Season Continues With Joe Barry Memorial Cup Finals Sunday Los Machitos upset Coca-Cola last Sunday after six chukkers of nose-to-nose combat in 20-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup action at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. American 9-goaler Julio Arellano scored the opening goal of the day for Coca-Cola, but Los Machitos team captain Steve Lefkowitz leveled the score at 1-1 in the low-scoring first period. A pair of penalty goals from Matias Magrini had Los Machitos in front 3-1 in the second. CocaCola drew close with a goal from Jeff Hall, but continued to rail 3-2. Mariano Aguerre and Gillian Johnson traded goals in the third as Los Machitos guarded a narrow 4-3 halftime lead. Fourth chukker goals from Hall and Nick Morrison gave Coca-Cola a 5-4 edge, but Magrini scored the final goal of the chukker

for a 5-5 tie. Aguerre opened the fifth with a goal from the field, but Coca-Cola fired right back. A score from Hall and a well-executed goal from Johnston had Los Machitos trailing 7-6 with one chucker to play. Los Machitos took the day with a pair of goals from Magrini as Coca-Cola was unable to generate any last chukker offense. The hard-fought game went to Los Machitos 8-7. Magrini’s five goals led the Los Machitos attack. Aguerre scored twice and was named MVP. Hall led the Coca-Cola attack with three goals. Gillian Johnston’s Blue Duck garnered Best Playing Pony honors. The Joe Barry Memorial Cup finals will be this Sunday’s featured match at IPC. It’s also an exciting year on the See POLO, page 20

(Above left) Lauren Duffy of Piaget with IPC President John Wash. (Above right) Fashion on the Field winner Lucia Ballestrin. (Right) The victorious Los Machitos receive prizes for winning the match. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LILA PHOTO

POPULAR POKER, BUCK OFF TOURNAMENTS RAISE MONEY FOR VINCEREMOS

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce and Eques Solutions hosted the first preliminary round of the 2014 Vinceremos Buck Off & Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 16 at White Horse Fashion Cuisine. Additional rounds will be held Thursday, Jan. PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER 23 and Jan. 30 before the final event on Friday, Feb. 7. For more info., visit www.vinceremos.org.

Maressa Levy, Sarah Menor and Dr. Arianne Weiss of the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center.

Buck Off judges Julie Kasle, Kirsten Braden, Dr. Bryan Dabynsky and David Marcus scored the bull riders.

Will Piper, Josh List, Thomas Ravenel and Thomas Schweizer from the “Men of Fabulous Cowboys” bull-riding team.

Rosie Powers on the mechanical bull.

Carmine Marino, Frank O’Brien III, Erin Downey and Dr. Steven Miller.

Dr. John Bruno, Dr. Elizabeth Bruno and Dr. Randy Laurich.

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Adolescents Aging Out Of Foster Care Benefit From NCJW Shower At Wycliffe

The Palm Beach Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, in partnership with Vita Nova, held a shower recently at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club, netting hundreds of household items that will go to adolescents aging out of foster care on their 18th birthday. Hosted by Wycliffe residents Liz Greene and Shelley Wortman, the event brought together more than 50 Wycliffe women, who brought sheet sets, pillows, blankets, towels, dishes, flatware, glasses, pots, pans and kitchen tools. These items, all new, will be packed into suitcases, laundry

hampers and storage containers, and given to foster care youth who leave the system on their 18th birthday to begin life on their own. In the past, they have had to leave the foster home with their few belongings in garbage bags and start anew. NCJW works on this project with Vita Nova, which provides independent living skills to youth ages 16 to 23. “NCJW’s LIFT program provides the necessities these young adults need to start living on their own,” said Elizabeth Smiley, independent living coordinator for Vita Nova. “The NCJW LIFT project fills a huge gap for these

young adults. It is so rewarding to watch them unwrap new items for their apartment and see their faces light up as they realize they are not getting hand-me-downs.” Smiley noted that the project has received the Department of Children & Families Partners for Promise Award for making a difference in the community. Darianne T., one of the first recipients, attended the shower and thanked NCJW and the women for caring for the children in foster care. Darianne has graduated from high school and is enrolled in college, studying to become an EMT. Christene Campbell-Gabor,

an NCJW volunteer, unveiled its newest project. NCJW volunteers will provide life skills once a month to foster care youth older than 18 now living independently. NCJW welcomes community support for these project. For more info., call (561) 790-7440 or visit www.ncjwpalmbeach.org. Learn more about Vita Nova at (561) 689-0035 or www.vita novainc.org. (Right) Jessica Joy, Darianne T., Elizabeth Smiley, Judy Traub, Shelley Wortman and Liz Greene with some of the items gathered at the shower.

Palm Beach Symphony To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Feb. 3

The Palm Beach Symphony’s Feb. 3 concert “Tubes & Pipes” will be held at the historic Bethesda-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. It will highlight a Nico Muhly fanfare especially commissioned to celebrate the symphony’s 40th anniversary season. The present-day composer’s work will reflect his fast-pace and bold style as the symphony’s brass and percussion section delivers its pomp. The premiere will feature trumpets as the motor behind the piece, while the percussion

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Election

Canvassing Board Rules

continued from page 1 reimbursement] because now they’re not putting the village through what seemed to be a very contentious issue.” Greene said the intent was not just to get reimbursement, but to show residents that they should not be discouraged by the threat of legal fees if an election is contested. “It was really about protecting the process,” Greene said. “That’s what is sacred about democracy — making sure that the people’s votes count. We were financially burdened with having to defend what was a clear problem with the election. We didn’t challenge the election. We were named as defendants.” But, in the end, Greene said he did not want to spend money to solicit other opinions. “This is not about spending taxpayer dollars to throw good money after bad or bad money after good, however you see it,” he said. “This was not a mission for me to spend more taxpayer dollars for what I thought was an important part of this process.” The discussion raised concerns about whether canvassing board members — defined in Welling-

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continued from page 19 sidelines at IPC with the debut of the new Veuve Clicquot Airstream Lounge at the Pavilion, offering a fresh alternative to the veranda champagne brunch and polo package provided every Sunday. Sporting the Veuve Clicquot signature yellow-orange color as décor accents, the exclusive area offers premium field-side seating in clear Lucite chairs, offset with black and white brocade linens, along with plush sofa settings and, of course, a private Veuve Clicquot bar. A personal concierge greets each ticket holder as guests indulge in a lavish buffet featuring over 80 culinary selections. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne is served up in a trendy, contemporary ice bucket designed

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continued from page 1 rounding area — was not in the town’s purview. “It appears that the local government involved in the scenario you have presented is Palm Beach County,” Hammond wrote. “A response to your letter would nec-

and trombones offer rude and somewhat menacing interjections. Toward the end of the short salute, drums and bells begin to imply that there are two different tempi at work. Appropriate for the seaside location, trumpet fanfares, loosely borrowed from Debussy’s La Mer, will rush the piece to its close. An American contemporary classical music composer and arranger, Muhly has worked and recorded with classical and pop/rock musicians. He has composed a wide scope of

work for ensembles, soloists and organizations, including the American Ballet Theater, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall and the Chicago Symphony, and collaborated with the Icelandic pop singer Björk and rock musician Usher, among others. He is perhaps best-known for his score for The Reader, the 2008 Stephen Daldry film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. Last fall, Muhly made his Metropolitan Opera debut with the cybersaga Two Boys, and his music is

already on Broadway as a part of The Glass Menagerie. “We are excited to perform the current work of Muhly in marking the 40th year of the Palm Beach Symphony,” said Artistic & Music Director Ramón Tebar, who will also be conducting the anniversary performance. “The mix of old and new perfectly relates to the celebration of our history and the mission to engage our audience. The tempo of the concert will express our sincere desire to do so and is sure to entertain.”

“Tubes & Pipes” will be held on Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and will also feature Harold Pysher on the Bethesda-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church’s grand organ. General admission tickets are now on sale for $50, and student tickets are $10. Memberships are also still available for Palm Beach Symphony’s anniversary season. For more information on tickets and membership opportunities, call (561) 655-2657 or email info@palmbeachsymphony. org.

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of these organizations.” A 35th team was added to compete on behalf of Hayes’ charity, MusiCares, an organization that offers resources for people in the music industry who are in need. The $35 ticket cost was implemented to keep attendance to a manageable level, Bellissimo said. Tickets are expected to sell out. “We don’t want to overwhelm the place,” Bellissimo said. “We want to keep the perspective on what is important: the work of

these great charities. We want the focus to be on charities first and the concert second.” Knowing that many supporters will want to cheer on their favorite organizations, Bellissimo has arranged to give away tickets to make sure each charity is represented in the stands. “We are giving away thousands of tickets for charities, sponsors and local schools for their supporters to attend,” he said. “We are subsidizing the cost of the concert.

The goal is to raise awareness and engage the community.” Hayes is a performer, musician, producer and writer whose self-titled album released three consecutive No. 1 singles. He has sold more than 8 million singles, and his album has been certified platinum. He is currently nominated for a Grammy — his fourth nomination — for his hit single “I Want Crazy,” and is scheduled to perform at the 56th annual Grammy

Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26. He has been featured as one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” and recently wrapped up a sold-out tour across the U.S. and Canada. Bellissimo said he hopes to include other artists in the future in hopes of raising even more money to give away. “Our goal is to be giving away $2 million to $3 million,” he said. “I think the inclusion of artists like Hayes will elevate the status of our event and help to highlight the missions of

all of these charities. We hope it will bring new contributors to the event and increase the number of donations.” Supporters can vote online for their favorite charity to win an additional $25,000 by visiting www.ftigreatcharitychallenge. com. Voting closes Feb. 1, and the top three charities will win a portion of $50,000 total. For more about the event, visit www.ftigreatcharitychallenge. com or call (561) 784-1133.

ton’s charter as council members who are not up for election, along with the village clerk — can endorse candidates in elections. Margolis raised the issue and said he had done some research into the matter. “I know that the three of us [Willhite, Greene and himself] will be sitting on the canvassing board in the next election,” he said. “I wanted to see what the responsibilities of the board are under Wellington’s charter and what is in the state statutes.” He said that a provision in the state charter prohibits canvassing board members from openly supporting any candidate. Margolis said he interpreted the statute to mean that council members cannot endorse candidates in the elections for which they will sit on the canvassing board. “We all get people asking us for endorsements, asking for us to come to fundraisers, to hold signs for us, to wear T-shirts to endorse a particular candidate,” he said. “I interpret this to mean that we can commit to giving them some campaign funds and nothing else — no campaigning for them, no holding signs, no endorsing them. It would disqualify those members from sitting on the canvassing board.” Margolis said this information should have been given to council members in previous elections. “I believe if this information

was transmitted to them by our previous village attorney, there may have been some decisions made as to whether some people on the canvassing board should have sat,” he said. “I think it was someone’s responsibility to see when previous canvassing board members were campaigning for other candidates, going to fundraisers and endorsing them. Those canvassing board members should have been disqualified.” Margolis said he has consulted several other opinions on the topic from Village Attorney Laurie Cohen to Bucher’s office and even the Florida Division of Elections. Greene said he believes the statute makes sense. “If you’re sitting as a member of the canvassing board, you have to be impartial when you’re looking at this,” he said. “When you’re faced with a decision where you have to make tough decisions and you’ve publicly campaigned for somebody for whom you have to certify an election... You can no longer be impartial.” Had he known about the statute, Greene said he would have sought to disqualify some council members from the canvassing board. “It would have gone to the courts to appoint people, and we never would have had to retain legal representation,” he said. Councilwoman Anne Gerwig, however, said that Wellington’s

charter dictates the makeup of the canvassing board, not state statute. “Our charter comprises how we do things,” she said. “It says if you’re not in the upcoming election, you’re automatically on the canvassing board. If our charter said we couldn’t do those things, then I would agree with you. But I cannot sit here and let this be said over and over that I did not do my job properly because I had a preference.” Gerwig noted that although she supported some candidates over others, it did not stop her from pointing out the critical error in the tabulation that eventually saw Margolis, Willhite and Greene named to the council. “I worked with the board to determine what the actual vote was,” she said. “I didn’t put my personal desire into this. I was the first person to find this error. The entire time I worked on this, it was to determine what actually happened. I never put my personal preference above the facts of this case, regardless of who I wanted to win.” Margolis said he wasn’t accusing council members of deliberate violations but, rather, pointing out that council members should have been advised of the code. “You didn’t know this,” he said. Margolis said that Wellington’s charter does not provide a code

of conduct for canvassing board members. “Because it does not, I believe this statute applies to municipalities,” he said. Gerwig said Wellington might need to take a look at its policies. “Maybe we need to have a policy about this, even if it requires a change in the charter,” she said. “But I take it as an accusation when you say these things.” Margolis said he wasn’t looking to accuse anyone of misconduct. “I don’t believe any of us knew the proper procedures,” he said. “That is why I brought this up.” Council members asked Cohen to evaluate the code before the upcoming election. Council members will take a look at a related issue at their Jan. 28 meeting, when they consider whether to reimburse legal fees

relating to ethics complaints about Margolis and Greene. Margolis is requesting $20,835, while Greene is requesting $1,304. Both council members were brought before the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics last year on complaints that they received improper gifts. The Commission on Ethics determined that the complaints against Greene had no probable cause and dismissed the case. The commission found that although probable cause existed for Margolis’ violation, the violation was unintentional. Greene and Margolis are seeking repayment of legal fees under provisions that allow municipalities to cover legal fees of officials who are acting in their official duties.

exclusively by Veuve, and the “Love Stream” (a refurbished vintage 1971 Airstream) completes the amenities. Selecting the weekly “Fashion on the Field” winner from thousands of well-heeled fashionistas is almost as challenging as the polo competition on the field. Last Sunday, Lucia Ballestrin prevailed with her camo-trending trousers, laid-back denim shirt, sporty hat and gold flats. Ballestrin takes home a gift card from the Gardens Mall and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot for her fashionforward style. If you are seeking a spirited afternoon of fashion, polo competition and social mingling, then reserve your Sunday Brunch and Polo in the new Veuve Clicquot Airstream Lounge at www.internationalpoloclub.com. The high-goal winter polo season runs through April 20 at IPC, located at 3667 120th Ave. South in Wellington. For tickets, call (561) 282-5334. essarily involve comment on the ongoing process involving Palm Beach County and an applicant for an amendment to Palm Beach County’s comprehensive plan. In the absence of a request from Palm Beach County… it would be inappropriate for this office to comment.” Former Councilman Dennis Lipp, who is chairman of the town’s Planning & Zoning Board and also a member of the Palm

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continued from page 3 ami Beach, where his father was the city’s fire chief. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Defiance College in Ohio and spent nine years in the building business doing accounting and financial work. He moved to Palm Beach County in 1987 and, in 1991, moved

to Loxahatchee Groves. In 1992, Goltzené started his own lawn care company, which he later sold to pursue his environmental contracting business, growing and restoring natural areas throughout South Florida, as well as eliminating invasive exotic plants. In 2005, Goltzené sold that company and chose to concentrate on growing native plants. Since then, he has run a native plant nursery and worked for Waste Management, doing environmental restoration. Goltzené lives in southern Loxahatchee Groves with his wife, Irene. They have six children. Filing for the March 11 vote opens noon Tuesday, Jan. 28 and closes noon Tuesday, Feb. 4.

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continued from page 6 no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JAN. 20 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in the Palm Beach Point community Monday regarding a delayed burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim said she left her home last Friday at approximately 9 a.m. and returned Monday to find the drawers in her master bedroom open. The victim said she believes someone entered the home through an unlocked door and went through her things. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) attempted to open a locked closet and broke the door handle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

(Above) Guests enjoy the new Veuve Clicquot Airstream Lounge. (Right) Jay and Kelly Cashmere WPTV spend Sunday at polo. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LILA PHOTO

Beach County Planning Commission, said he will talk to county planners and legal staff about the issue. “I think ‘surrounds’ is pretty straightforward,” Lipp said. “If they go out five miles, why not 10?” Lipp led the opposition to a proposed land-use amendment submitted by Callery-Judge Grove, former owners of the site, in 2008 that was shot down by the Palm Beach County Commission. That

proposal asked for up to 10,000 homes and 4 million square feet of non-residential space. He said that application reached out in a radius of 5 miles to pick up developments such as Madison Green, while ignoring Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage. According to Lipp, the Growth Management Act has changed with the demise of the Department of Community Affairs, which was replaced by the Department of

Economic Opportunity, but it still leaves a great deal of the decisionmaking at the county level. “I think it’s going to be who convinces who the loudest,” he said. “This being during an election cycle, with three districts in the county up for re-election, there’s going to be a lot of money spent on campaigns, because when you boil that all down, it’s four votes.” The Palm Beach County Planning Division will present the

proposed text amendment to the planning commission on April 11 for a recommendation, and to the county commission for initiation on April 28. The application will be before the planning commission in a public hearing on May 23. It will be on the county commission transmittal hearing agenda June 9. To stay up to date on the Minto West process, visit www.pbcgov. com/pzb/minto.htm.

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Good Times At South Florida Fair’s Horse Tent

The excitement flowing through the South Florida Fair last Friday evening were as evident as the smells of barbecue and fried dough. Opening night couldn’t have been more perfect. Eager crowds packed the midway, and things were also hopping over at the horse tent. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 25

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Patterson, Connor Join WRMC Leadership

Two new employees have joined the leadership team at Wellington Regional Medical Center: Chief Operating Officer Michael Patterson and Associate Administrator Brian Connor. Patterson and Connor will be integral parts of Wellington Regional’s leadership team. Page 26

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Village Music Wellington Nominated For Prestigious National Industry Award

Since 1986, The Music & Sound Retailer has hosted the Music & Sound Awards, honoring the best manufacturers and dealers in the industry. This year, Village Music Wellington has been nominated in the single-store category, as Best New Music Dealer in the United States. Village Music owners Steve and Donna Willey are thrilled by the recognition. Page 27

Sports

Seminole Ridge Boys Basketball Falls To Jupiter

The Seminole Ridge High School boys varsity basketball team hosted Jupiter High School in a district match-up Friday, Jan. 17 and fell to the Warriors 60-21. The Hawks never established a rhythm during the game and trailed the entire game. Page 31

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Good Times At The South Florida Fair’s Horse Tent

The excitement and energy flowing through the South Florida Fair last Friday evening were as clearly evident as the smells of barbecue and fried dough. Opening night couldn’t have been more perfect — cool but not too cold, no wind, clear skies. Eager crowds packed the midway, everyone bundled up in coats and jackets. I skirted through Yesteryear Village, enjoying the laid-back ambience as always, then cut through the Sundy Feed Store, where foodstuffs of a different variety were offered for sale: peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, corn; all farm-fresh and locally grown. The bee people had honey, the Rare Fruit Council’s display was mobbed, and children ran their hands through the large baskets of rice and flour set on the floor for just that purpose. I followed an older couple out the front door. They looked left and saw the large tent. “Horses!” said the woman, spying the sign identifying it as the horse tent. “Let’s go look at the horses.” I, too, was there to look at the horses, and with some trepidation, I walked alongside them, thinking back to horse tents of the past. Not the distant past, when the horse tent had been filled to overflowing with horses from all corners of Palm Beach County and beyond, horses of every color and type and discipline, riders jockeying for schooling space in the

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Tales From The Trails By Ellen Rosenberg ring, shows and competitions scheduled every night and all day on the weekends. In the recent past, the horse tent had more resembled a ghost town, where one searched in vain for a horse. Which would it be this year? The floor was invitingly covered in a thick bedding of fresh shavings, and right off the bat, I spied some horses. Three stalls on the left were occupied by a small bay, three minis, and a bay and palomino. Despite the alarming signs, prominently displayed on every stall — “Warning: Horses will Bite / Stand Back From Rail” — these horses all seemed of the non-biting type, and people were risking life and limb to reach through and pet them. The 30 stalls at the back of the tent were identified as though they were parts of New York City, in line with this year’s fair theme. The four aisles dividing them were Upper Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, Broadway and Grand Central Station. Kids had made signs for each stall highlighting the various sights to be seen in each locale: Lincoln Center, Chelsea, different playbills, and track

Heidi Speaker and Alexandra Ortiz with Angus. numbers and times of the next train’s arrival or departure. And there were horses in the stalls! Many horses, along with people milling about, riders and visitors. I relaxed and found myself smiling. This was a lot more reminiscent of the old tent, a lot more welcoming to the visitors

who wandered into the horse tent expecting to see horses. And, this year, they certainly did. Heidi Speaker and her 11-year-old daughter, Alexandra Ortiz, of Boynton Beach, were busy tacking up Angus, their 9-year-old pony. Ortiz is part of the Charismatic Cowgirls 4-H Drill See ROSENBERG, page 33

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Patterson, Connor Join Leadership Team At WRMC

Two new employees have joined the leadership team at Wellington Regional Medical Center: Chief Operating Officer Michael Patterson and Associate Administrator Brian Connor. As chief operating officer, Patterson will be an integral part of Wellington Regional’s leadership team, leading patient satisfaction and quality initiatives. With more than 20 years of administrative experience, Patterson brings extensive healthcare management and leadership skills to Wellington Regional’s team. He has had an extensive career in healthcare, most recently as director of operations of Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, Ga., and chief operating officer at Palms West Hospital.

A Georgia native, Patterson earned dual master’s degrees in business and healthcare administration at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He began his career at the Florida Hospital System in Orlando. Throughout his career, he has earned numerous honors and awards, and has served on various community boards. As associate administrator, Connor will also be an integral part of Wellington Regional’s leadership team. Connor brings more than 10 years of clinical and administrative experience, along with strategic vision and tactical execution to Wellington Regional’s administrative team. Most recently, he held the position of administrative director at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. He

also was the manager of the Children’s Hospital in Greenville, S.C. Prior to that, he held clinical and administrative roles with Tenet of South Florida. Connor earned his master’s degree in healthcare administration and a bachelor’s degree in respiratory care from Independence University in Salt Lake City, Utah. He also holds leadership roles in community organizations in Florida and Palm Beach County. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a progressive, 233-bed acute care facility and medical center that has served Palm Beach County since 1986. A thriving community hospital, Wellington Regional is proud to offer the advanced technologies of a big-city hospital and the personal-

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Brian Connor hospital at (561) 798-8500 or visit www.wellingtonregional.com.

Pike & Lustig Gives Back, Helping Feed Families During The Holidays Over 400 local families enjoyed a delicious holiday dinner with the help of the attorneys of Pike & Lustig LLP Turnpike Lake in West Palm Beach. Through a donation of more than 24 turkeys and hams, Mike Pike, managing partner, and Daniel Lustig, firm partner, contributed to a delicious Thanksgiving Day feast,

and served scrumptious fare to families of the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club in West Palm Beach. During the feast, which took place Tuesday, Nov. 26, Pike and Lustig joined volunteers to serve dinner, which included the donated turkeys and hams, in addition to all of the Thanksgiving trimmings. “We were honored to play a role

in helping the families of the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club celebrate the holidays,” Pike said. “We thoroughly enjoyed taking time to connect and break bread with our neighbors. We are proud to be part of the Palm Beach community, and were humbled to spend the afternoon with the families of the Boys & Girls Club at their annual

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Village Music Wellington Nominated For A Prestigious National Industry Award

Since 1986, The Music & Sound Retailer has hosted the Music & Sound Awards, honoring the best manufacturers and dealers in the music industry. This year, Village Music Wellington has been nominated, along with three other stores, in the single-store category, as Best New Music Dealer in the United States. Village Music owners Steve and Donna Willey are attending the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention, Jan. 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif., where the awards will be presented. “Whether or not we win, just being nominated for this award is an amazing honor,” Steve

said. “To be recognized alongside companies like Fender, Taylor and Yamaha is an incredible commendation.” “This proves to us that following your dreams and working hard at what you love to do will bring success,” Donna added. “We came to Wellington with a vision of sharing our love for music and providing a musical education platform for the community, and it seems that our dream is coming to fulfillment. We are profoundly grateful to this community for their trust in us and support of our business.” Village Music Wellington opened in November 2012 and has since developed

a music-lesson program serving more than 200 students, as well as a flourishing retail business. The growth of the business has been so dramatic that plans for expansion are already in the making. The company plans to continue to grow its involvement in the community by broadening its musical education programs as well as its brand offerings. Village Music Wellington is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The store is closed Sunday. For more information, call (561) 798-5334 or visit www.villagemusicwellington.com.

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White Horse Fashion Cuisine Opens Near Show Grounds In Wellington

Wellington’s equestrian scene just got even more “fashionable” with the latest addition to the menu of dining options at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. White Horse Fashion Cuisine opened for the start of 2014 season at 3401 Equestrian Club Drive, with well-known Wellington restaurateur Juan Gando and chef Dustin Parfitt at the reins. The pair are co-owners of a list of successful eateries, including Oli’s

Fashion Cuisine in Wellington and downtown West Palm Beach. “Partnering with Juan and Dustin aligns perfectly with our mission to provide a premier experience for our riders and guests,” said Katherine Bellissimo of Equestrian Sport Productions. “The Fashion Cuisine brand is synonymous with exceptional service and top quality, and will certainly complement the other luxury brands featured on the property, like Rolex and Gucci.”

White Horse Fashion Cuisine was specially designed to cater to the horseman’s lifestyle. A casual weekday buffet allows riders and trainers to step directly out of the show ring and into the restaurant for a bite to eat, riding boots and all. An adjacent fine dining room offers a more formal menu with upscale sit-down service, rounded out by a daily happy hour and signature cocktails that are sure to please the spectator crowd.

White Horse Fashion Cuisine takes its name from the well-known former tenant, White Horse Tavern, which was once a favorite among locals. After giving the space a thorough renovation, Gando hopes to offer diners the same inviting atmosphere of the earlier establishment with a chic, fresh feel. The restaurant is open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The opening coincides with the start of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival — the world’s largest and longest-running horse show — going on now through March 30 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. For more information about the Winter Equestrian Festival, visit www.equestriansport.com. For reservations at White Horse Fashion Cuisine, call (561) 3331150.

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Saturday, Jan. 25 • The 2014 South Florida Fair continues through Feb. 2. For more info., visit www.southfloridafair.com or call (561) 793-0333. • Palm Beach SCORE will host the small-business symposium Show Me the Money on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Keiser University (2085 Vista Pkwy, West Palm Beach) Register at www.palmbeach.score.org. • ArtFest on the Green, the Wellington Art Society’s eighth annual juried fine art and craft show, will take place Saturday, Jan 25 from 9 am. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info. • Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will feature Urban Farming: Sustainable Backyard Vegetable Growing on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. The cost is $35 for members and $40 for non-members. Call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org for more info. • The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Call (561) 2835856 for more info. • St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church (1925 Birkdale Drive, Wellington) will host a Contemporary Music Workshop Saturday, Jan. 25 starting at 9 a.m. Contact Ryan Arnold at r.arnold@stmichaelelc.com for more info. • Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Camouflage Animals for families and all ages Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. For more info., call (561) 233-1400. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host Modern Mediterranean with Mohila on Saturday, Jan 25 at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Register at customer service, or by calling (561) 904-4000. • The St. Therese de Lisieux CCW will host a ’50s Sockhop on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at the American Polish Club (1725 Lake Worth Road) with dinner, dancing and a special appearance by Elvis. Classic cars will be on display. Admission is $30 per person. For more info., call Elizabeth Gesacion at (561) 352-9991. • Howlin’ Hoedown 2014, benefiting A Second Chance Puppies & Kittens Rescue, will take place at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 714-0887 or visit www.asecondchance rescue.org. • The Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will host Step Afrika! on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. This energetic and mesmerizing art form uses the body as an instrument. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org for more info. Sunday, Jan. 26 • The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.). For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com.

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• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.shopgreenmarkets.com or call (561) 929-0237. • The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue its 2014 season Sunday, Jan. 27 with the Joe Barry Memorial Cup finals. For tickets, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687. Monday, Jan. 27 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer Legos for ages 8 and up Monday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. Builders create vehicles or buildings out of Lego pieces. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host The Science Behind the Catapult for ages 8 to 14 on Monday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will feature Photographing the Garden at Sunrise on Monday, Jan. 27 starting at 5:30 a.m. The cost is $35 for members and $40 for non-members. Call (561) 233-1757 or visit mounts.org for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “It’s Pajamarama Time!” for ages 3 to 6 plus siblings Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Welcome to a night of “clowning around” with stories and activities about the circus. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present Johnny Mathis on Monday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis. org for more info. Tuesday, Jan. 28 • The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present Dixie’s Tupperware Party from Tuesday, Jan. 28 through Saturday, Feb. 1. Call (561) 8327469 or visit www.kravis.org for more info. • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a workshop meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host Pre-Game Block Party on Tuesday Jan. 28 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy free samples of the ultimate football party appetizers and vote for your favorite departments’ dish. For a $10 donation to Wellington High School Project Graduation, receive a tasting mug to enjoy wine and beer samples. No registration is necessary. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Club Pokémon for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your 3DS, DSi or Pokémon cards to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive)

will offer Craft Night: Pop-up Greeting Cards on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Bring scissors. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel with conductor Boguslaw Dawidow on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org for more info. Wednesday, Jan. 29 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Kansas Day for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. Call (561) 7906070 for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host It’s Game Time for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Have a snack and play Wii games, board games or card games. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer Heart of the Cards for ages 12 and up Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and get ready to battle, trade and make new friends. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host a free introduction to the Engine 2: 28-Day Challenge on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. This action plan was created by Rip Esselstyn, former professional triathlete, firefighter and author of The Engine 2 Diet. Register at customer service or call (561) 904-4000 for more info. • The Wellington Jewish Center (13860 Wellington Trace Suite 4) will host the next segment of its Jewish Perspectives public lecture series on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The event will focus on a uniquely Jewish perspective on the topic “Is there a Jewish Satan?” RSVP to Rabbi Mendy Muskal at (561) 333-4663 or rabbim@bellsouth. net, or visit www.wellingtonjewishcenter.org. • The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature Jackie Mason on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis. org for more info. Thursday, Jan. 30 • Actor John Lithgow will be the keynote speaker for Palm Beach State College Foundation’s STEAM Initiative fundraiser at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts. Individual tickets are $125. Sponsorships are available at various levels. For more info., call (561) 868-3450. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Early Out Fun for ages 6 to 12 on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. School is out early, so play board games and puzzles, and make crafts. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sticker Stories for ages 4 to 7 on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. Create your own story with character stickers. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

The Town-Crier • Wellington’s Food Truck Invasion will take place Thursday, Jan. 30 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer Teen Game Night for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. Play Nintendo Wii and board games. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Writers Live! on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Florida novelist Elaine Viets will talk about her latest book, Fixing to Die. A book signing will follow. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host Gluten-Free Resolutions on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Learn how to create easy gluten-free meals. Register at customer service or call (561) 904-4000. Friday, Jan. 31 • Palm Beach Dramaworks will present Harold Pinter’s Old Times from Friday, Jan. 31 through March 2 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach). For ticket info., contact the box office at (561) 514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host Mom’s Morning Escape on Friday, Jan. 31 from 9 to 11 a.m. Moms will receive a free coffee or tea, and a muffin. Register at customer service or call (561) 904-4000. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Say “Ni Hao” to Chinese New Year for ages 2 to 5 on Friday, Jan. 31 at 2:30 p.m. Celebrate with exciting Chinese stories and a fun craft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • Royal Palm Beach will host its Food Truck Invasion on Friday, Jan. 31 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Bring folding chairs or blankets to picnic. For more info., call (561) 790-5149. • The fourth annual Equestrian Aid Foundation “Who Reins Supreme?” Benefit will take place Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center (7500 Forest Hill Blvd.), with reining competition between two teams comprised of top hunter, jumper and dressage riders. Learn more at www.equestrianaidfoundation.org. • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host a Craft Beer Dinner on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m., with a four-course tasting menu, each dish paired with a craft beer. The cost is $30 per person. Register at customer service or call (561) 904-4000. • Wellington’s Temple B’nai Jacob will welcome Israeli emissaries Nir and Shani Boneh for a three-session Israeli Education Seminar beginning Friday, Jan. 31 and continuing Feb. 7 and March 21 at 7 p.m. during Shabbat services. RSVP to (561) 793-4347 or visit www.templebnaijacob.com for more info. Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@ gotowncrier.com.

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Seminole Ridge Boys Basketball Falls To Jupiter 60-21

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Seminole Ridge High School boys varsity basketball team hosted Jupiter High School in a district match-up Friday, Jan. 17 and fell to the Warriors 60-21. The Hawks never established a rhythm during the game and trailed by as much as 16 points during the first half. Jupiter jumped out to a quick 7-point lead and had 12 points on the board before the Hawks finally scored with a 3-point basket by Thomas Hollandsworth. The Hawks (1-15) closed the gap and came within 7 points, but Jupiter won several rebounds to add

to their lead and closed out the first half 29-11. Seminole Ridge started the second half stuttering with possession, turning the ball over five times in the third quarter. By the end of the quarter, the Warriors had more than doubled their lead over the Hawks and eventually put the game out of reach, winning the contest 60-21. Jupiter limited the Hawks to just 11 points in the second half. Seminole Ridge tried to battle back but found it difficult to put consistent pressure on the Warrior defense. Hollandsworth and Pleasant combined for 11 points for the Hawks,

and Hollandsworth is credited with a 3-pointer. The Hawks had back-to-back road games against Palm Beach Central and Glades Central high schools on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Thursday, Jan. 23, but results were not available at press time. Seminole Ridge travels to Pahokee High School on Wednesday, Jan. 29 for a 7:30 p.m. game.

Miguel Dominguez of Seminole Ridge leaps up for a score. Hawk Jackson Yohn tries to get around the Jupiter defender. (Above) Jackson Yohn battles the Jupiter defense for a score. (Below) Denzel Pleasant goes in for a score.

Nick Ryan of Seminole Ridge pushes through for two points. Photos by Gene Nardi/Town-Crier

Hawk Denzel Pleasant gets inside the Jupiter defense.

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RPB Panthers 14U Softball Team Helps Young Players

Wellington JV Wrestlers Win County JV Championship

On Jan. 18, the Royal Palm Beach Panthers girls 14U travel team sponsored a skills camp for the Royal Palm Beach Youth Softball Association at Ferrin Park. The Panthers team is led by manager Kevin Linardos and assistant coaches Scott Hill, Rob Hill and Joe Alba. The skills camp was a great success among the 40-plus participants. The entire girls team displayed techniques and skills, which helped aid in the knowledge and development of these young players. Royal Palm Beach hosts a fantastic softball recreation program, as well as a strong travel program. For more information, visit www.royalpalmbeachpanthers.com.

The Wellington High School junior varsity wrestling team recently won the Palm Beach County JV Championship. Leading the way for Wellington were champions Kevin Judd, Kevin Bell and Elroy Taylor. (Front row, left to right): Tyler Davis, Quentin McCauley, Elroy Taylor, Kevin Bell, D.J. Dobkins, Steele Holman and Robert Kessler; (middle row) Roland Kupoluyi, Alex Korum, Gary Everett, Michael James, Max Baerson, Jacob Treanor, Jordan Morin and Chase Denhart; and (back row) Adrian Gomez, Anthony Pata, Jeremy Linton, Jonathan De Laura, Giovani Fundora, Chad Lenzi, Paul Ancene, Eric Reid, Juan Arango and Parker Evans.

Send sports news items to: The Town-Crier Newspaper, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. Fax: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@goTownCrier.com.

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Noted Karate Master Visits Wellington’s Genbu-Kai

Master Instructor Shihan Fumio Demura (9th Dan Shito-Ryu Karate) recently visited the Florida Genbu-Kai Headquarters in Wellington for training seminars. Many participants for the weekend events traveled to Wellington from across Florida, Miami to Jacksonville, and also included Genbu-Kai members from New

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continued from page 25 Team, which was getting ready to present a demonstration ride. “This pony was a rescue,” Speaker said. “We got him in 2009, and he’s a great pony, so safe. Alexandra has done very well with him. They were 4-H State Champions in Hunter/Jumper, and High Point Grand Champion in the 2013 Horseman’s Children’s 2’ Pony classes. They carry the flag in the drill team.” Speaker explained that the Palm Beach County 4-H Equestrian Team had helped set up the horse tent, placing the festive American flags around the small arena’s rail and spreading the shavings. “The drill

York, Georgia, North Carolina and Indiana. Students trained in basic techniques, forms, weapons, sword and self-defense applications. During the awards banquet, students who recently tested were awarded their next ranks directly from Demura Shihan. Demura Shihan is credited with

being the first person to introduce Shito-Ryu Karate and Okinawan Kobudo (weapons) outside mainland Japan. In 1965, he settled in southern California and has since grown his organization to include 20 branch locations within the U.S., as well as Canada, South America and beyond.

Along the way, Demura Shihan has amassed more than 4 million air miles in his quest to spread his teachings, visiting current and new locations. Not known to many, Demura Shihan was Pat Morita’s stunt double in the original Karate Kid movie series. Over the past few years, HBO has produce a documentary

on Demura Shihan’s life called The Real Miyagi. The documentary is scheduled to be aired this February. The premise of the original Karate Kid movie is based on Demura Shihan’s teachings and beliefs. For more information on Genbu-Kai classes in Wellington, call (561) 804-1002 or visit www. floridagenbukai.com.

team and 4-H are good for kids,” she said. “They need this kind of nurturing, especially if you’re a single parent. It helps ground them before they get swept away in all the other things life has to offer.” It is 4-H Team Director Shelly LeConte’s eighth year bringing 4-H kids to the fair. “We’re very proud of our kids,” LeConte said. “We currently have 22 members. The club is open to all kids, ages 8 to 18, and you don’t need to have a horse. We meet twice a month and do a lot fun things, like the drill team, a pre-vet program, horsemanship school and riding. It’s a good, wholesome program, and helps keep kids out of trouble.” LeConte laughed as she explained that she has never actually seen the fair. “I never get out of the horse tent, except sometimes to get ice cream

in Yesteryear Village. “We’re really looking forward to Sunday, Jan. 26. It’s 4-H Day in the Horse Tent. We’re having a show with English, Western, trail and jumping from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., just for 4-H members. We’re expecting 30 to 50 entries. It should be a great day of fun. We hope everyone comes out to watch and support us.” The crowds had gathered around the larger arena in the tent next door, where horses and riders milled about, getting ready for the evening’s activities. Jacqi Murray of Weston watched, along with her husband, Brian, and two children. “We came to check out the horses,” she said. “They’re pretty. The kids are very intrigued. I don’t see a pony in their future, but definitely pony rides.” The drill team members wheeled

about, ready to present their eight-minute choreographed ride. They had been practicing twice a week since August. The crowd whistled and applauded loudly.

The horse tent was a success. For more information about the Palm Beach County 4-H Equestrian team, call LeConte at (561) 252-1432.

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SPECIALIZING IN BATHROOM REMODELING — Free estimates serving South Florida since 1980. Quality you expect, service you deserve. Lic. bonded & Ins. U21006 561-662-9258

TRIPLE QUALITY PAINTING, INC. — The finest materials, service & price. Painting Exterior & Interior, Pressure Cleaning, Roof, & Patios, Roof Cleaning, Wood Repair & Faux Finishes Lic. # U21140 7 5 4 - 2 4 5 - 0 8 5 9 o r 5 6 1 - 5 5 7 - 3 11 3

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J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painti n g c o n t r a c t o r. L i c . # U 2 1 5 5 2 C a l l Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www. jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

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

COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./Ext. residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

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WALLPAPERING PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper. Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience. No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References available. 561-795-5263

WATER TREATMENT NEED A NEW WATER SYSTEM! — Let us come out and give you an estimate. Call Mike 561-792-5400

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606 TODAY

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