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Volume 33, Number 25 June 22 - June 28, 2012

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Cynthia Szuka: An Inspiration To All

Cynthia Szuka was born with cerebral palsy, is visually impaired and needs a power chair to get around. She is also a college graduate (magna cum laude), a skydiver and the person responsible for getting more than 10,000 wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and canes donated to those in need. Page 2

Gannon Versus Carney In The August Primary

Former Palm Beach County Tax Collector Peter Carney is challenging his successor, incumbent Tax Collector Anne Gannon, in an Aug. 14 Democratic primary. Carney argues that Gannon has been running the office in an unfriendly manner, while Gannon counters that the office has made significant improvements in the six years she has been in charge. Page 3

Youngsters Get An ‘Agu-Cation’ At S.F. Fairgrounds Day Camp

A total of 42 youths age 7 and older enjoyed Agu-cation Camp June 11-15 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Field trip locations included a sugarcane research center, rice mill, dairy farm, fruit and vegetable farms, mango farm and more. Page 12

OPINION Landing Games Would Be A Win For Wellington

There has been mixed reaction to news that Wellington is one of five cities from across the globe in contention to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games. Although it will be a difficult bid to win and a challenge for Wellington to stage, we feel the village is up for the challenge. Should Wellington be chosen to host, it would be a major win for the community with long-lasting rewards far beyond a few weeks of competition. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 3 - 14 OPINION .................................4 CRIME NEWS .........................6 NEWS BRIEFS........................ 8 SCHOOLS ............................ 15 PEOPLE ........................ 16 - 17 COLUMNS .................... 23 - 24 BUSINESS .................... 25 - 27 ENTERTAINMENT ................ 29 SCHOOLS SHOWCASE . 30 - 31 SPORTS ........................ 35 - 37 CALENDAR ...................38 - 39 CLASSIFIEDS ................ 42 - 46 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

Rotary International District 6930 held an induction of district governors, area governors and officers Saturday, June 16 in the main ballroom at the Madison Green Golf Club. Royal Palm Beach’s Terri Wescott was inducted as district governor. Shown here, District Governor Nominee Dr. Juan Ortega, District Governor-Elect Arthur Hodge and District Governor Terri Wescott are inducted by Past District Governor Betsy Owen. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Ken Hendrick Challenges ITID Incumbent Michelle Damone By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Acreage resident Ken Hendrick is challenging incumbent Michelle Damone in the race for Seat 4 on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. The race will be on the November general election ballot, and the winner will claim a four-year term on the board, which manages drainage, roads and parks in The Acreage. Damone serves as president of the board, which is a designation chosen annually from among the five supervisors. In speaking with the Town-Crier this week, Hendrick went over a litany of concerns he has with how ITID is being run. For example, Hendrick said he can’t understand why three mowers purchased a year ago have sat unused.

“These are the type that hook up to a tractor, and the mowers are still sitting in the same place as when they bought them, and yet they’re outsourcing the mowing to other companies, and they’re not doing the mowing themselves. I’d like to know why,” Hendrick said. Hendrick said he has been told the district was offered training by the manufacturer, John Deere, but that has not happened. “The person who would come out and give the seminar would be from John Deere itself, and they’ve never taken advantage of that,” he said. “To this date, no one has ever contacted John Deere about how to use that equipment.” Further, Hendrick also disagrees with the outsourcing that is taking place. “They’re outsourcing so much stuff out of our community when they could be doing it

themselves, or outsourcing it to someone inside the community,” he said. Another gripe he has is that horse trails are not being maintained. “There’s hundreds of trails around here. I went by, and they have screen line going across the trails, a post sticking up out of the trail, brush on the trails, and the people with the horses have to ride the horses on the road,” he said. “Some time ago, when [former Supervisor] Mike Erickson was in office, it was voted on that the board maintain the trails. Nothing has ever been done. More attention is being paid to garbage in somebody’s yard than the horse trails. Garbage in yards should be handled by Palm Beach County Code Enforcement, not Indian Trail.” He also takes issue with mainSee ITID ELECTION, page 18

Local Meteorologist Provides A Hurricane Season Update By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce learned important facts about hurricanes and what to look for this hurricane season at a luncheon Wednesday, June 20 at the Wanderers Club. Meteorologist Kait Parker of WPTV NewsChannel 5 was the guest speaker, offering her expertise on hurricanes. “We got a bit of an early start this year,” she said, noting that a third storm had been named last week. “Hurricane season starts whenever it wants to. It’s a statistical average, so that’s why we say June 1 through Nov. 30. But they can occur before or after then.” Parker noted that the Atlantic hurricane season peaks in September. “That’s when we see the peak activity in the Caribbean and the Gulf [of Mexico] that can impact the U.S.,” she said. Hurricane seasons are affected

by patterns in the atmosphere and temperatures in the water. “For June, we see the most development in the Gulf of Mexico and near the Yucatan Peninsula,” Parker said. “That’s where we have the warmest water.” In July, she said, typically there is more development out in the Atlantic, which can swing up the east coast or into the Gulf of Mexico. Then, in August, hurricane activity begins to ramp up with developments in the Caribbean. “It’s really August and September when we start to watch the thunderstorms forming off the coast of Africa,” she said. “Those are the ones that pick up speed, start to get a little spin, and that’s often when they gain a lot of strength. They have the entire Atlantic to cross with plenty of time over warm ocean waters.” Parker noted, however, that the most hurricane strikes on Florida occur in October. “We’ve had 19

Kait Parker hurricanes that have struck Florida in October since 1859,” she said, adding that it has been seven years since even a Category One hurricane affected the area. “This is our seventh year since we’ve seen a Category One or greater. See PARKER, page 3

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Wellington In The Running For World Equestrian Games By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington is in the running to play host to the 2018 World Equestrian Games. The village was named last week with four other communities around the world as a contender to host the event. Held every four years, the World Equestrian Games are considered the world championships of international equestrian disciplines. Since being founded in 1990, the World Equestrian Games were held every four years in a European city, until the games made their U.S. debut in 2010 when they were staged in Lexington, Ky. The 2014 games will be held in Normandy, France. Wellington joins Rabat, Morocco; Bromont, Canada; Budapest, Hungary; and Vienna, Austria on the short list for the 2018 games. “We’re very excited to be selected as a candidate,” Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone said. “In the horse world, this event is considered bigger than the Olympics.” Equestrian Sport Productions initially announced its intent to bid in 2010. Stone said that the selection would be made next spring. “It’s a very long process,” Stone explained. “The first stage is to be accepted as a bidder, make your

bid and then be accepted as a candidate. That’s where we are now, where we are preparing the nittygritty details.” Though Wellington is uniquely qualified to host the games, Stone stressed that it would take the support of the entire community and local officials to rally behind it. “There’s no way the international governing body will allocate the games to us if we don’t have full support from the local government,” he said. Some officials, however, have expressed concern about hosting the event. “I think to have the Olympics of the equestrian world in Wellington would be a great thing if we could handle it,” Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis said. “One concern I’ve heard from the equestrian community is that the games are held during hurricane season. I don’t know how comfortable the FEI will be with the possibility of bad weather.” Margolis said that he and Village Manager Paul Schofield met with Stone on Monday to discuss the issue. “Mr. Schofield believed that there were several obstacles to overcome, like finding parking for See WEG, page 18

NEW WOMEN’S CLUB OFFICERS

Women of the Western Communities held its annual installation of officers Thursday, June 14 in the main ballroom at the Madison Green Golf Club. Four scholarships were awarded to high school essay contest winners, and WPTV NewsChannel 5 anchor Kelly Dunn was the guest speaker. Shown here are the newly installed WWC board members. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

County Keeps Roebuck Road On Five-Year Plan By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Commission approved midyear amendments to the county’s Five-Year Road Plan on Tuesday, retaining the extension of Roebuck Road from Jog Road to the State Road 7 extension. The approval was under the eye of two Royal Palm Beach council members and the village manager, who asked that the planned road not be deleted, lest opponents, the City of West Palm Beach and the neighborhoods of Andros Isle, River Walk and Baywinds south of the road’s right-of-way, should seek to eliminate it entirely.

But don’t expect the road to take shape anytime soon. It is currently slated for the tail end of the road plan and could be delayed further. Royal Palm Beach Councilman Jeff Hmara spoke in favor of the Roebuck Road extension project. “I understand that staff has made a recommendation that it be retained in the five-year plan,” he said. “I would like to support that and ask for your continued support for that project. I believe it to be a prudent planning measure. I think we all know that good, effective road networks are necessary to have well-managed roads, and See ROEBUCK, page 18

Town-Crier Debuts Redesign Of Newspaper’s Web Site This week the Town-Crier unveiled a major redesign of the newspaper’s web site, found at www. gotowncrier.com. The change brings a number of new features to the site, including a sliding image opener linked to slideshows from major social events covered that week, easierto-find lead news stories broken out by community, more complete social media integration, and a focus on signature Town-Crier content such as our featured columnists and web-only Town-Crier videos. While we made cosmetic changes to the site three years ago, the changes rolled out this week mark the first major reboot at gotowncrier.com since 2004. Internet technology has changed dra-

matically since then, and our newly formatted site is designed to take advantage of those changes and provide readers with a modern, easy-to-navigate, feature-rich web experience. Our new format also allows news stories to be cross-linked into multiple categories, letting readers more easily find content they are interested in. Stories are categorized by both subject and topic. For example, an equestrianrelated Wellington story can be found under the Wellington category with other Wellington articles, and under the Equestrian category with equestrian-related articles from all communities. Behind the scenes, the changes are also dramatic. The site is built on the popular Wordpress

programming package, which allows gotowncrier.com to be fully customized with its own unique theme. Wordpress also offers tools for search engine optimization, easy sharing of stories across social networks and the ability for users to more easily comment on articles. And the change will also make our own lives easier here at the Town-Crier by providing better email service and more in-depth statistical details on how readers are using the site. While it might take some time for regular readers to get used to the new site, we believe it will be a positive experience. All the popular sections remain, even if they have been moved around. For exSee WEB, page 18

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August Primary Will See Gannon And Carney Facing Off (Again) By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Former Palm Beach County Tax Collector Peter Carney is challenging his successor, incumbent Tax Collector Anne Gannon, in an Aug. 14 Democratic primary. Carney argues that Gannon has been running the office in an unfriendly manner, spending money wastefully and letting tax dollars leave the county for some of its contractual services. Gannon counters, however, by saying the office has made significant improvements in the six years she has been in charge. Running as a Republican, Carney lost to former Tax Collector John K. Clark in 2004. He was appointed to the job in early 2006 by Gov. Jeb Bush when Clark resigned due to health reasons. He lost to Gannon in that year’s general election, taking 40 percent of the vote to Gannon’s 60 percent. A real estate title attorney, Carney switched his party allegiance from Republican to Democratic last year. He will face Gannon in a closed primary due to the filing of write-in candidate Allison Schuler. With no Republican in the race, the winner of the primary will be the only name on the general election ballot. “The tax collector’s office is being run in an inefficient, unfriendly manner,” Carney told the Town-

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continued from page 1 On average, it’s every six years that we see a storm.” Parker pointed out that some years can be much lower, while other years, like 2004 and 2005, see far more than six storms in the area. “We have had seven quiet years,” she said. “It could be 10 years. It could be 20 years. It could be this year.” Though the National Hurricane Center puts out data each year about how many storms are expected to form each year, Parker said the important factor is where the storms go. “The fact that we have three named storms already doesn’t mean anything for the rest of our season,” she said. “All that matters is where they go.” Parker noted that most people

Crier on Tuesday. “It’s spending tax money wastefully, and tax dollars are going out of the county where it once wasn’t because of the printing and mailing, which can equate to taxpayer jobs going out of the county.” In his brief tenure in office, Carney said things were going better. “During the time I was there, we brought in e-checks, we made the web site more user-friendly and accurate,” he said. “We were in the final stages of accepting debit and credit cards. When the incumbent tax collector took over, that got shelved… She decided to go to an outside computer system and not continue to use the county system. That computer system has caused most of the problems she has blamed the county for.” Carney said he uses the system on a daily basis in real estate business. “This Manatron system has been very costly and hasn’t done what it promised to do, at least promised to taxpayers of the county,” he said. “The tax collector’s job is to make government more efficient and less costly; well, that hasn’t been the case because costs have gone up.” Carney is also critical of Gannon’s decision to hire a company in Orlando to do its printing and mailing. “I’m talking about sending taxpayer dollars out of the

county, which I view as sending jobs out of the county, because she now has a firm in Orlando doing all the printing and mailing for the tax collector’s office,” he said. “That used to all be done by the county; they handled it, they kept the money in the county.” Carney said he wants the tax collector’s office to pool resources with other county agencies in order to save money, rather than function independently. “You have an office, yes, it is independent, but whether you like it or not, you’re a part of the county because you turn over your excess fees at the end of the year, so the more money you turn over to the county, the better it is for the county taxpayers,” he said. Gannon said she is trying to run a positive campaign that dwells on efforts to improve services to customers. “We have done a number of changes internally because we had to change the culture in here so that we could focus on our customer,” Gannon said, explaining that the office was highly compartmentalized when she took office. “When I took over, people really ran their own little department and didn’t communicate and understand how what they did affected someone else’s job, particularly our clients.” Two years ago, tax collector’s

couldn’t name one or more storms from 2011 or 2010, even though both years had an above-average number of named storms. “In 2010, we had a record number of named storms,” she said, “but we can barely recall a storm from it.” But in 1992, when Hurricane Andrew caused devastation throughout South Florida, there were only six named storms total, she said. Hurricanes are affected by atmospheric patterns such as jet streams and the Bermuda High, she said. “If the high is further to the south, it will direct the storm toward us,” Parker said. “If it’s to the north, it will send it up and along the east coast. Where this area of high pressure is located is one of the most important things when forecasting where a storm will go.” She said that dry air coming down across the U.S. from the jet

stream helps keep hurricanes from forming. “Hurricanes need a very warm, moist atmosphere to form,” she said. “This dry air will tear them apart.” Parker noted that when it comes to severe weather, local news stations are often better informed than national stations. “We know the area,” she said. “We know what information is going to be important for you and your family to stay safe during the storm.” She encouraged everyone to pick up a hurricane guide and prepare an action plan early. The plan, she said, should include provisions for pets, food, water and more. The time to prepare is before the storm, she said. “When we issue a hurricane watch, that’s when you should be putting up your shutters and making sure you have all your supplies,” Parker said. “By the time it’s a hurricane warning, you should be getting ready to hunker down.”

offices statewide were required to take over driver’s license testing and renewal. “While that was a huge undertaking, I think our agency handled it well,” Gannon said. “We had some issues when we first took on driver’s license issuing, but you also had employees who had three weeks of training put out in the field with a six- to nine-month learning curve.” Gannon said that in general, her employees get high praise for customer service. Furthermore, she has given employees additional training opportunities, including last October when the Disney Institute did a workshop on customer service. “They really are the experts in the world,” she said. “We figured we could learn something from them, and I think we did.” Gannon said her office purchased the Manatron property tax software system because the old system was not getting the job done. “Our tangible tax, our business receipts tax and our tourist development tax were all additional systems that you actually had to get out of one to get in another,” she said. Currently, the system will process e-checks, credit cards and debit cards online, but not in the offices. This is due to a lawsuit over fees with one of the credit card companies, she said. Gannon

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explained that credit card fees would have to be passed on to the customer. “That’s part of what they don’t understand, and they are not cheap fees,” she said, explaining that the fees are based on a percentage of the transaction. She said her office is developing an in-house system so her customers do not have to pay that fee. “We’re working on that, but that’s going to be in the next year because it takes a long time to write that and test it,” Gannon said. Regarding printing services, Gannon said her office put out a bid for printing because she had made a commitment to cut costs

wherever possible. “The way it worked previously is we paid the county to do our printing,” she said. “It cost us 14-and-a-half cents per page, and we still had to send our printing to a company in Martin County to do the mailing. When we went out for [bid], there’s a printing company that bid on it and we actually pay 7-and-ahalf cents, half of what the county charged us. For me, as far as maximizing our tax dollars, it was worth it.” To learn more about the candidates, visit Carney’s campaign site at www.petecarney2012.com and Gannon’s campaign site at www. reelectannegannon.com.

Luncheon sponsor Dr. Randy Laurich and meteorologist Kait Parker are recognized by members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. PHOTO BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

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Landing The Equestrian Games Would Be A Big Win For Wellington There has been mixed reaction to recent news that Wellington is one of five communities from across the globe in contention to host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. Also bidding for the honor are Rabat, Morocco; Bromont, Canada; Budapest, Hungary; and Vienna, Austria. While those in favor of Wellington being chosen are gung-ho about the idea, others are wondering if it’s even feasible.And though it will be a difficult bid to win and a challenge for Wellington to stage, we feel the village is up to that challenge and should be ready to do what it can to make it possible. Should Wellington be chosen to host the games, it would be a major win for the community, leading to a years-long boom as planning takes place, with the possibility of major sponsors taking root in Wellington, many of whom could stick around for the winter season moving forward. Held every four years, the FEI World Equestrian Games take place in the middle of the Olympic cycle. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of spectators, the games bring in hundreds of the world’s top equestrian athletes and horses, as well as loads of media attention. According to estimations by Equestrian Sport Productions — which manages the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center — World Equestrian Games visitors would spend 260,000 bed nights in South Florida. Of course, all of this assumes Wellington is even chosen, which is a big if. After all, it was only two years ago that the United States hosted the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Some have suggested it is unlikely the games will return to the U.S. so soon. Perhaps, but

as Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone pointed out, Wellington does offer unique qualifications that no other bidding venue can match. Wellington has the majority of the necessary equestrian infrastructure already in place, and has a decades-long track record of hosting the longest-running horse show in the world. What this bid needs is backup support, and not just from Wellington. Palm Beach County, and even the State of Florida, need to come out strongly in favor of this in order to strengthen Wellington’s hand in the bid process. A study of the 2006 games held inAachen, Germany revealed an economic impact of $291 million. This is $41 million more than Super Bowl XLIV brought Miami in 2010. Because Florida’s economy is still heavily reliant on the tourism industry, this is exactly the kind of thing we need. One thing that separates Wellington from other host cities is that it already is a worldclass equestrian destination. When Olympians left Calgary in 1988, that was it — most had no reason to return. When the World Equestrian Games leave Wellington in 2018, there are liable to be many European riders, trainers, horses and even equestrian brands who had heard about Wellington but had never been here before, and decide they want to stay. That is the very definition of an investment. So, yes, we know this won’t be easy, but as a community we should try to rise to the challenge. Wellington didn’t become synonymous with horses by accident. The Winter Equestrian Festival didn’t just come here by chance. Wellington became what it is because people were willing to take a chance on it. And this is one of those opportunities.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Xtreme Tae Kwon Do Director Thanks The Community As my 10th anniversary as the director of Xtreme Tae Kwon Do approaches, I find myself reflecting on a decade filled with rewards and wonderful opportunities. I came to Wellington unfamiliar with this area that was just beginning to sprout and grow. None of the communities that now line State Road 7 existed back then, and Southern Blvd. had just two lanes of traffic in either direction. I was an unknown in town. It didn’t take long, however, for me to be welcomed into this community and accepted as one of its own. Over the years, I have been invited to participate in many special community events, from Japan Day at Binks Forest Elementary School, to career days at New Horizons Elementary School, to the yearly kick-athon we hold at the gym to raise money for various organizations in need. It is so fulfilling for me to see my students want to get involved to help others less fortunate. Ten years after starting out with just a few students, I now run a full program that includes toddlers, teens and adults. Some of my students started with me as little dragons and have progressed to black belts. Some are now in college, one is in the Marines, and many are honor students in middle school and in high school. They help out in class and pass on what they have learned to the next generation of students. We are truly a family and I am so proud of all of them. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of my students for allowing me to do what I love to do and the Merrell family for giving me the place to do it in. I look forward to another wonderful 10 years. Gustavo Pope-Guerriero Director, Xtreme Tae Kwon Do Wellington

Eicks Respond To Lisa Hyslop Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to last week’s letter by Lisa Hyslop titled “Calling Out Red Barn Was Not Fair.” It is unfortunate that Mrs. Lisa Hyslop has to justify Red Barn’s prices and compare our hay with theirs. As to the damage to the fence of my neighbors, well, let me see; I recall that was 10 years ago, and we repaired the damage, and those same neighbors buy hay from us. The trucks that deliver us hay come 10 to 15 days apart, certainly not the impact that Mrs. Hyslop’s letter indicates. The Oak

Hammock Farm is a commercial horse-boarding business which on any one day certainly generates more traffic than our 18 wheelers do. To speak about what Red Barn does for the community in time of need, well, we give all the time, not just when there is a hurricane (six years ago). We give hay to the needy horse people who cannot afford the prices Red Barn charges. We support many horse rescues, and without our donations, these rescues would not be able to feed and help the abandoned horses. Mrs. Hyslop also mentions the additional insurance in case a horse gets sick. Of course we carry all kinds of insurance to protect ourselves and that of the horse owner. The 4 J Ranch is a small concern, only here to supply the backyard person with a great product that is affordable. Our motto: “Are you tired of mortgaging your house to feed your horses? We have the solution.” and “Great hay for a reasonable price.” So please, Mrs. Hyslop, we are not your enemy nor do we want to put you out of business. We just want to make our little bit of money and continue to help the community. Janet and Jerry Eick 4 J Ranch Hay Loxahatchee Groves

Parks: Why I Am Running For LGWCD I am running for Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District supervisor because I am not satisfied with how our Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District operates. When elected to Supervisor Seat 1 on June 25, I hope to make a difference. We have problems that are not addressed, and residents who are not listened to. This historic election is your opportunity to have your voice heard by electing someone who wants the job and wants to listen and help. Our roads, while some are now improved, do not have proper traffic-calming devices. Studies report speed humps slow down emergency vehicle response. National Fire Academy research report emergency response time is slowed by 10 seconds per hump for fire trucks and even more time per hump for ambulances with patients onboard. Patients in emergency transport can also be further injured due to shifting and jolts while traveling over speed humps. Recently my neighbor fell and broke two bones in his leg and was painfully emergency transported over C Road’s 22 speed humps. Residents with disabilities, including ones with back disorders, find it very painful and may suffer

additional injury because of speed hump travel to and from their homes. Additionally, these speed humps, while reducing car speed to 10 to 20 mph, have a much lesser effect on heavy sedans, trucks and SUVs. Instead as an alternative, our 30 mph primary emergency response routes should consider standardized 22-foot-wide speed tables that reduce car speed to 20 to 30 mph and lessen jolts. This solution maintains posted speed limits instead of slowing cars more significantly. Please help show the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District that your point of view is important and vote. Roy Parks Loxahatchee Groves

Rockett Supports Robert Snowball Do you know why there is a special election Monday, June 25 at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to elect one supervisor to Seat 1? While I support re-electing Robert Snowball to three more years added to his already 12 years of service to the residents and landowners of Loxahatchee Groves, I wondered what you have heard as to why we need a special election this year. Have you heard the one about “the water control district is controlled by large landowners?” Have those same storytellers bothered to tell you that of the current supervisors, three live on twoand-a-half-acre parcels, Mr. Snowball on 5 acres and the fifth lives and works on a 20-acre nursery. That doesn’t sound like large landowners to me. Or maybe you heard about the storytellers’ claim that Loxahatchee Groves is really part urban like those cities so many of us have left to enjoy the rural country life. I don’t see anything urban about where we live, do you? Then there is the story that it wouldn’t cost us anything if we change to “popular” voting. Not so fast! All property owners did have to pay a cost of over $100,000, which resulted in an increased assessment to all property owners of $13.50 per acre. Maybe those storytellers didn’t know the price to be paid would be so high, or maybe they didn’t want that to get out before the votes were cast. I say if they didn’t know, they should have, and that was a disservice to the voters. If they did know and didn’t inform all affected property owners, then that was far worse. Also, you were told “it will be a popular vote versus an acre vote.” Well, those storytellers again sold you a bill of goods in that the Florida state statute they pushed to have adopted does not allow for a popular vote. Instead, the eligible voter definition mandated by this

Florida statute (not the water control district) allows less than half the registered voters to participate in this special election. Once again, if they didn’t know all the consequences of adopting the state statute, then that was a disservice to you and as the saying goes, “being ignorant of the law is no excuse.” As you can now come to understand the storytellers’ efforts amounted to: A) no “popular vote”; B) shut out some landowners and residents from this voting; and C) cost all of us unnecessary money. I ask you to stand with me along with so many others and cast your vote for Robert Snowball on June 25 between 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the water control district at D Road and Southern. You have already paid a high price for this special election. You should now come out and vote for someone working to keep your assessments low and at the same time let those who have needlessly spent your money know that you are tired of all the storytelling! Jim Rockett, Councilman Loxahatchee Groves

Support For Roy Parks I am writing in support of longtime resident Roy Parks, who is a candidate for a board seat on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. Mr. Parks and I have served together for several years on the board of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’Association, and I know him to be a responsible individual who cares deeply about our community. Mr. Parks has three years’ experience working with the South Florida Water Management District and has an understanding of the water issues facing our community and South Florida as a whole. He has a degree in business administration as well as a master’s of science degree. Mr. Parks is certainly well qualified for this position. Last year, our residents voted to change up the 95-year-old voting system of voting by proxy according to acres owned. This is the first time that a seat on the water board will be determined by popular vote. Votes will be cast by a one person/one vote system instead of the number of acres a property holder owns. This is the only seat (out of five) that qualifies for this popular vote method. All other seats remain on the old system whereas large landowners get more votes. Some of the LGWCD board members have sat in their seats for a dozen years. I do not think a seat on the LGWCD board should become a lifetime career. This is an historic election, and I believe it is time for a change. If you are a registered voter and a landowner in

Loxahatchee Groves, please join me in voting for Mr. Roy Parks on June 25 at the LGWCD headquarters at 101 West D Road. Claus von Grote Loxahatchee Groves

Educate Us On Horse Riding Dos And Don’ts Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to last week’s letter “Horses And Drivers Must Share The Road,” written by Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Jennifer Hager. As a resident of The Acreage, I thank you for the informative letter. I was wondering if you or someone could answer some questions regarding the laws and rights of riders on horses who do so on our community road, right of ways and sidewalks. I see signs on several of our streets that indicate an equestrian trail. For example, on Grapeview, the signs are posted at most major intersections on the west side of Grapeview, so I presume the swale area of the west side of Grapeview is the designated trail and that any riders on horseback should use the swale area for their travels and not be using the road, or the sidewalks? On Grapeview I have seen horse riders using the swale, and also seen them on the road and sidewalks, so it confuses me when I see riders not using the designated trail. Is the trail designation just a suggestion, and the rider has the legal right to choose their path, or does it mean the entire road, rights-of-way and sidewalks are the equestrian trail? What about on roads not designated as equestrian trail, like Temple or 140th Avenue. Should horse riders be using the swales, the road or the sidewalks? If they use the road , are they to ride with or against traffic? I ask these questions because I have seen riders on horses on the both mentioned roads, riding both with and against the traffic and also riding on the sidewalks and wonder, what is the lawful and correct method? I have lived in The Acreage since 1996 and have no issues with horses or other livestock; that’s the beauty of living out here with

no deed restrictions or HOA, so I fully get it. But I do utilize the sidewalks and finding horse droppings covering the sidewalks to me is disgusting. I also find it disgusting when certain folks have so many horses, goats, hens, chickens or other assorted livestock on their property, but they don’t maintain the waste byproduct and the stench blows on the wind for all the neighbors to share, but that is getting off topic. Are horses allowed to be in our parks that are not designated equestrian? Can they be brought into the parks where baseball, football and soccer games are played, into the parks with children’s playgrounds and such? What about county properties such as the library or schools? How about commercial property like Publix or Walgreens? Please help educate us to the rights of horse riders, what is the legal way to ride a horse in our community, and where they are permitted to be. I would think by understanding the laws and rights it will help promote a safer, more tolerant atmosphere for all. Tim Palmer The Acreage

Don’t Look To Brits As Gun Exemplars Editor’s note: The following is in response to last week’s letter by Karl Witter titled “Recent Shootings A Terrible Trend.” I am constantly amazed at the naiveté some people display, especially when one writes, “In England they strongly believe ‘the pen is mightier than the sword.’ Our trigger-happy cops could learn a lot from British cops.” I lived in Surrey, England for three years, so I am well aware that British bobbies do not carry firearms as a general rule. There’s a reason for that; it’s called strict gun control. When England was settled, there were no firearms. You had to use a sword or a spear against your enemies, and they have never allowed the general population to own guns. English criminals do not carry guns. Here in the USA, our ancestors came into a hostile land. Native See LETTERS, page 18

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WOMEN OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES INSTALLS NEW SLATE OF OFFICERS

Kelly Dunn (fourth from left) with the new club directors.

Outgoing co-presidents Stacy Kaufman and Laurie Piel receive gifts from the outgoing board members.

Stacy Kaufman and Lauie Piel present a $4,000 check to YWCA CEO Suzanne Turner to benefit the Harmony House.

Evelyn Regan buys raffle tickets from Laurie Piel.

Scholarship committee members with scholarship recipients.

(Seated) Joan Manning and Pauline Parlato; (standing) Allyson Samiljan and Maggie Zeller.

MID-COUNTY DEMOCRATS MEET AT TREE’S WINGS & RIBS IN ROYAL PALM BEACH The Mid-County Democratic Club held its monthly meeting Monday, June 18 at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach. Guest speakers included Palm Beach County School Board members Marcia Andrews, Chuck Shaw and Frank Barbieri, District 1 candidate Christine Jax, and Classroom Teachers Association President Debra Wilhelm. For more info., visit www.midcountydems.com. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Mid-County Democratic Club members Janet Sciarrino and Steven Zuckerman.

School Board Member Marcia Andrews with Club President Allen Mergaman.

CTA President Debra Wilhelm discusses public education.

Mid-County Democratic Club members Jodi Young, Brian Hanley and Steven Licari.

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Thieves Target Homes In RPB Neighborhood By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report JUNE 18 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home in Counterpoint Estates on Monday evening regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., someone entered the victim’s home and stole approximately $2,530 in jewelry. According to the report, the victim believes that the perpetrator(s) made entry to the home through a broken garage door. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JUNE 19 — A resident of Counterpoint Estates contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach Tuesday evening to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m., someone stole an Xbox gaming console and several video games from the home. According to the report, the victim said it’s possible he left the rear doors open. There were no signs of forced entry. The stolen items were valued at approximately $900. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. ••• JUNE 14 — ARoyal Palm Beach man was arrested last Thursday on felony charges of fleeing from a deputy following a chase through Royal Palm Beach. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol in La Mancha last Wednesday when he observed a black Suzuki motorcycle traveling along Ponce De Leon Street at a high rate of speed. Ac-

cording to the report, the driver was described as a heavyset black male wearing a backpack and helmet. The deputy followed the motorcycle and observed it turn west onto Okeechobee Blvd. without stopping at the red light. According to the report, the deputy initiated a traffic stop, but the motorcyclist accelerated away at a high rate of speed. The deputy attempted to keep up, traveling approximately 70 miles per hour in a 40mph zone. However, the motorcycle turned north onto Royal Palm Beach Blvd., cutting off several cars and running a red light to speed away. The deputy again was on patrol last Thursday afternoon when he observed the same motorcycle traveling north on Crestwood Blvd., driven by the same suspect. According to the report, the deputy followed the motorcycle as it pulled into the Village Royale shopping plaza and pulled in front of the vehicle. According to the report, the deputy made contact with the driver, 32-year-old Rodney King. The deputy said that King attempted to walk his motorcycle backward as if to flee, but complied with the deputy’s verbal commands to stop. King was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with fleeing and eluding an officer at a high rate of speed. JUNE 14 — A resident of Royal Ascot Estates called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Thursday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m., someone stole the victim’s propane tank and four orange nylon tie-down strips. According to the report, a neighbor said that at approximately 1:15 p.m., a light See BLOTTER, page 18

The PBSO is seeking the identity of these suspects and their two accomplices.

Wellington Robbery Suspects Sought JUNE 3 — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying suspects wanted for theft after stealing a woman’s wallet Sunday, June 3 at a food store in Wellington. According to a PBSO report, the victim was shopping when unbeknownst to her, a black male and female close by were watching her. At one point, the victim turned away from the stroller she was pushing, and a black male grabbed her wallet and fled from the store with a second black male and two black females.

A witness who observed the theft followed the suspects as they left the store. The witness attempted to run after the suspect who stole the wallet. When the suspect discovered he was being followed, he ran through the parking lot and attempted to hide in the bushes behind a gas station. The other three suspects entered a beige Mazda MX6 and left the area, picking up the fourth suspect from the gas station. Anyone who can identify these suspects is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS or text to tips@cspbc.com.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Jesus Flores is a white male, 5’8” tall and weighing 150 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his abdomen. His date of birth is 11/25/ 87. Flores is wanted for sale of marijuana. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Chariot Circle in Greenacres. Flores is wanted as of 06/21/12. • Scott Williams is a white male, 5’10” tall and weighing 200 lbs., with gray hair and blue eyes. His date of bir th is 07/ 31/64. Williams is wanted for violation of probation on a charge of burglary. His occupation is laborer. His last known address was at large. Williams is wanted as of 06/21/12. 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.

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Central Palm Beach Chamber Honors Businesses Of The Year By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce recognized its businesses of the year at a luncheon Monday held at the Wellington Community Center. CEO Jaene Miranda said that each year the chamber gives awards to businesses in two categories: those that have gross sales of less than $2 million and those with gross sales of more than $2 million. To qualify, nominees must be chamber members, have demonstrated their commitment to the community and the chamber, and maintain a presence in the chamber’s service area. “This was another tough year for the selection committee, which decided that there should be two awards for each category,” Miranda said, adding that the committee also created a new national corporate member category. The winners for businesses with sales of less than $2 million were KPA Promotions of West Palm Beach and Quigley Marketing Group. Joel Dowley of Two Men and a Truck, who won the award last year, introduced the winners. Dowley said KPA Promotions owner William Brasmar attributes the success of his company to his hardworking staff. Brasmar sits on the board of the Sweets Foundation, a local nonprofit that helps children. He has volunteered for the Little Smiles annual golf tournaments and the Stars Ball. He also volunteers for other charities, but in 2010 he created his own, Ride for Charities, which produces bicycle rides to help raise money for local charities. Brasmar is a member of the chamber’s ambassador committee and is about to graduate from the chamber ’s leadership program. Sandi Quigley of Quigley Marketing Group can be seen around town helping out with the marketing needs of various charities, Dowley said. “She is very active in helping out with our local area public school initiatives and is a

dedicated volunteer at her church,” he said. Quigley also spends time volunteering with the chamber, helping with the visioning of the organization and leading in the branding initiative when the merger of the Palms West and Lake Worth chambers was announced last year. She is also on the marketing and ambassador committees, and has been previously named Ambassador of the Year. The recipients of the award for businesses over $2 million were the Dr. Harvey Montijo of the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches and Roger Manning of Banyan Printing. Jackie Cesaretti of the Palm Beach Post said Manning has supported the community for 35 years. “Charities like the Kiwanis, Relay for Life, Place of Hope and Adopt a Family are just a few of the organizations that benefit from his support,” Cesaretti said. “He is always there to lend a hand at our events. He is a board member and served on the merger transition team for six months this past year to ensure its success.” Montijo has been co-chair and chairman of the Boys & Girls Club gala in Wellington. “He became a minister and is now ministering for Stronghold, a Christian-based youth athletic outreach mentoring ministry,” Cesaretti said. “He provides summer job training internships in the healthcare business and clinical pathways for high school youth. As a member of the chamber, he served as committee chairman for Salsafest since its inception five years ago and is that event’s major fundraiser.” The recipient of the business of the year in the new national corporate category was Republic Services, which provides recycling and solid waste collection services and solutions for residential, commercial and industrial businesses and municipalities throughout Palm Beach County. Miranda said the organization sponsors many local events but is highly involved with the Lord’s Place, a nonprofit fighting home-

Willliam Brasmar of KPA Productions receives an award for Business of the Year under $2 million gross sales.

Sandi Quigley of Quigley Marketing Group receives an award for Business of the Year under $2 million gross sales.

Roger Manning of Banyan Printing receives an award for Business of the Year with gross sales over $2 million.

Dr. Harvey Montijo of the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches receives an award for Business of the Year for over $2 million in gross sales.

lessness in the county, as well as the Wellington Rotary Club, where David Unversaw, the regional manager, will serve as president this coming year. “This organization is also a member of four chambers but chooses to be most active with the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce,” Miranda said. “The financial support of this organization has been invaluable to the success of many of our local signature events. Their municipal services manager serves on many committees, has been a board member for four years and is currently in line to serve as chairman

of the board of directors in two years.” The chamber also presented the Chairman’s Choice Award to attorney Frank Gonzalez of Gonzalez & Shenkman for his work the past year on the merger transition team to bring together the Lake Worth and Palms West chambers. “His legal expertise was critical to the success of the merger, and his volunteer hours were invaluable and crucial for the continued growth of this organization,” said Dr. Jeffrey Bishop, chairman of the chamber. Gonzalez is also the chamber’s chairman-elect.

Representatives of Republic Services, recipient in the new national corporation category, with chamber officials. PHOTOS BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER

Economic Task Force Concerned ‘Anti-Biz’ Label Could Spread By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Task Force were concerned Wednesday that anti-development sentiment in Wellington could have repercussions for development in nearby municipalities. Vice Chair of Economic Development Carol O’Neil updated the task force on the situation with the controversial Equestrian Village project, noting that the contentious commercial component had been removed from the project.

No task force members from Wellington were present. Task Force Member Nat Roberts said he was concerned that businesses looking into the area might assume that the western communities are “anti-business.” “Some people don’t even realize that there are office parks and other businesses out here,” he said. “I don’t want people getting the impression that we are against business development.” The task force was also concerned about a proposed charter

referendum that would require a unanimous vote by the Wellington Village Council for land development regulation changes in and around the Wellington Equestrian Preserve. Vice Chair Frank Gonzalez noted that the opposition to the commercial development of Equestrian Village and areas surrounding the preserve was not ordinary opposition. “The opposition had very deep pockets,” he said. But Roberts said that fact made it even more important to stress that central Palm Beach County is

business-friendly. “We need to contain the anti-business message to one small location,” he said. Greenacres Mayor Sam Ferreri agreed. “Unfortunately, that message is already spreading,” he said. Gonzalez said that the task force should promote business successes such as Aldi coming to Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach State College in Loxahatchee Groves and more. “We need to focus on the things that are working,” he said. Roberts agreed. “We need a message emerging from this area

saying that you can invest here, you can bring your business here, and you will certainly have support,” he said. In other business, the task force welcomed representatives from the City of Lake Worth to the committee. Representatives include City Manager Michael Bornstein and Economic Development Manager Dolores Key. Key said that she would be looking to the task force to help support Lake Worth in getting an urban enterprise zone declaration. “We have a high unemployment

rate,” she said. “Ninety-nine percent of our students are on free or reduced [price] lunch.” Key said that an urban enterprise zone designation would mean that investors who bring business to the area would get tax and regulatory relief. “Those are two things that could be conduits to help encourage businesses to come to the area,” she said. Though there is space available, Key said that the area needs additional help attracting business and hoped the task force could be of help.

Revisions To County Livestock Rules Have ITID Officials Upset By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week agreed to send a letter to Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria asking him to arrange a presentation on proposed revisions to the county’s livestock ordinance. The changes under consideration by the county would severely restrict if not prohibit the keeping of livestock on less than 2 acres of property.

The ordinance revision requires a 25-foot setback to keep livestock, which would all but prohibit keeping livestock on property of 2 acres or less. The issue arose when a resident of Jupiter Farms complained about a neighbor who was keeping roosters, which resulted in county staff drafting an ordinance that would prohibit raising livestock on smaller parcels. ITID President Michelle Damone said she and Supervisor Jennifer Hager attended a Land Use

Development Committee meeting on June 13 where they reviewed language that would establish the setbacks in the agricultural and exurban areas. “I found out at the end of the meeting that there is really more to it than what’s written,” Damone said. “We really need to discuss this as a board because it’s moving rather quickly and going in front of the county commission in July and August.” Damone said she felt they need to write a letter to Santamaria and the Land Use Development Com-

mittee asking for a presentation at the ITID office. “In the land use code, they found a glitch that doesn’t allow anyone under 2 acres to have livestock,” Damone said, noting that horses are exempt. Damone said that the Jupiter Farms woman was cited for the crowing rooster but that Commissioner Karen Marcus looked into the ordinance more deeply and found that there was no provision allowing livestock such as goats, pigs, poultry or sheep for anyone

in the agricultural residential area on less than 2 acres. “The language that they are writing is somewhat unclear, and some of it needs to be rewritten or reworded,” said Damone, who added that one provision would prohibit the retail sale of eggs or other animal products on site. “This board really needs to take action to protect our residential ag, because we’re really the ones most affected because most of us are under 2 acres. We need to be part of the process.”

Hager said she did not understand why the issue had come up so abruptly. “All of a sudden, if you have less than 2 acres you can’t have any animals,” she said. “That’s not going to fly out here.” Supervisor Carlos Enriquez made a motion to write a letter to Santamaria asking for a presentation, and it carried 5-0. ITID Attorney Charlie Schoech pointed out that the district has no land use authority, but Damone said she was merely asking them to make a presentation for residents.

‘This board really needs to take action to protect our residential ag, because we’re really the ones most affected because most of us are under 2 acres. We need to be part of the process,’ ITID President Michelle Damone said.

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NEWS BRIEFS Amateur Radio Week Observed In Wellington Severe weather, including hurricanes and tornadoes, can leave modern communications such as cell phones and e-mail in the dark. But when infrastructure fails or is overloaded, amateur “ham” radio operators step in. Wellington is recognizing the week of June 18 as Amateur Radio Week, coinciding with a nationwide annual emergency preparedness exercise. Mayor Bob Margolis will present the Mayor’s Recognition to the Wellington Radio Club Saturday, June 23 at 1:30 p.m. at Wellington’s satellite Emergency Operations Center located at the Public Works Facility at 14001 Pierson Road. “Wellington has technology safeguards in place in the event we are faced by a hurricane or other natural disaster, but the Wellington Radio Club is always prepared to volunteer their services to ensure we never lose communication,” Margolis said. Beginning Saturday, June 23 at 3 p.m. and around the clock until 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, the

Wellington Radio Club will man the satellite Emergency Operations Center to test the village’s emergency communications equipment. Residents are encouraged to visit to see how ham radio works and learn about how to get their own FCC radio license. To learn more about the Wellington Radio Club, visit www. qsl.net/k4wrc. For further information, call Operations Supervisor Jesse Wright at (561) 791-4078.

Next LGLA Meeting June 28 The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association will meet Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. at Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). The meeting will be an opportunity for Loxahatchee Groves residents to bring in a show-and-tell item that in some way brings in a connection to Loxahatchee Groves, such as a special object used in the community, a picture reflecting a local event or a story about an experience that you want to share with the other members attending the meeting. Watermelon slices will be served to give a

good, old-fashioned back-home summertime feeling. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call LGLA President Marge Herzog at (561) 818-9114.

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The only thing hotter than the South Florida temperatures are the bargains inside the air-conditioned Summer Garage Sale at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, June 30. Arrive early and be among the first to get a crack at thousands of attic treasures on display aisle by aisle. Make your best offer. Dozens of vendors will be ready for you beginning at 8 a.m. and available until 2 p.m. with everything from clothing, books and equipment to household items, tools and all kinds of working order trinkets deeply discounted. Find something useful for yourself, a family member or friend. Admission to the Summer Garage Sale costs $3. Parking is free. For those who are looking to sell, booth space is available for $70 to $180 per space. For additional information, call (561) 790-

Groves is offering its free 13-week DivorceCare series on Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. It’s a place where you can be with people who understand what you are feeling, while hearing valuable information that will help you move on. Videos of family counselors together with discussion guided by trained facilitators help participants heal from the hurt of a broken marriage. Community of Hope Church is located at 14101 Okeechobee Blvd., just west of E Road. The public is welcome to attend any sessions without being required to attend all of them. For more information or to register, call (561) 753-8883 or e-mail info@gocoh.com.

Divorce Recovery Support Group Starts July 9 Garage Sale June Beginning July 9, Community of 30 At Fairgrounds Hope Church in Loxahatchee

Wellington Urges Fireworks Safety This July 4 Wellington and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are urging residents to think about safety as they make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, approximately 8,500 people in the United States wind up in the emergency room each year due to fireworks-related injuries; 40 percent of those injured are children under 15. Wellington receives numerous calls each year from residents concerned over the private use of fireworks not only related to personal injury but also injuries to household pets or property damage. In some cases, animals injure themselves or become very ill as a result of this activity. As in past years, Wellington will also place “Fireworks Free Zone” signs at various locations in the equestrian areas to remind residents of the danger of personal fireworks use. In Florida, it’s illegal to buy, sell or explode consumer fireworks, even on your own property, unless you have a permit for a public

display, will use the explosives to scare off birds from a farm or fish hatchery, or you work on a railroad and need to light or clear a path for a train. Some of the illegal fireworks prohibited for normal resale are standard fireworks, projectile fireworks, bottle rockets and M-80s. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, residents should not sign waivers in order to circumvent the law and purchase fireworks. Using fireworks illegally is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. There is still a risk of injuries with “legal” sparklers, novelties and noisemakers. For a safe Fourth of July alternative, attend Wellington’s annual “A Family Fourth Celebration” from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Village Park. This free event includes bingo sponsored by Humana Inc., traditional games, inflatable rides, face painting and live music. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m., presented by Zambelli Fireworks International. Free shuttle service will be available from the Palm Tran bus stop at the Mall at Wellington Green beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 791-4005.

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REGIONAL ROTARY DISTRICT HOLDS INDUCTION CEREMONY AT MADISON GREEN

Rotary International District 6930 held an induction of district governors, area governors and officers Saturday, June 16 in the main ballroom at the Madison Green Golf Club. Terri Wescott was inducted as district governor. District 6930 covers Titusville to Boca Raton. There was a bountiful buffet dinner, as well as a DJ and lots of dancing. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

District Governor Terri Wescott receiv es flowers from Rotary Executive Secretary Joan Scherer.

Terri and Glenn W escott with Master of Ceremonies Timothy Schwab and his parents Tanya and Thomas.

Larry Lavadie, Mike and Betsy Owen, Scott Armand and Terri Wescott.

Irmgard Lee, Karen Hardin and Faye Ford.

Eric Gordon, Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce CEO Jaene Miranda and Dr. Juan Ortega.

Nellie Mollison, Douglas Hewlett and Claudette Williams enjoy the evening.

Sally Balch, Michael Fehribach and Lynn Balch.

Patricia Reybold and Joe Whitmore.

Royal Palm Beach Councilwoman Martha Webster with Al and Marcia Berwick.

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AMTRUST BANK BRANCH IN WELLINGTON HOSTS AFTER-HOURS MIXER EVENT AmTrust Bank held an after-hours mixer Wednesday, June 13 at its Wellington branch. Rob Jager of Hedgehog Consulting gave tips on how to be more productive and manage time more ef ficiently. AmTrust’s Wellington branch is located at 2625 Stat e Road 7. For more info., call (561) 795-3240. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Rob Jager, AmTrust Branch Manager Andrea Kalina and Regional Executive Director Brian Lynott.

AmTrust’s Caudine Pontrelli, Helen Kuenzner, Kendra Rosenfeld, Andrea Kalina, Brian Muehlenbeck, Brian Lynott and Kurt Valmond.

Sherrie Austin, John Spillane and Susan Warmington.

John Spillane, Rob Jager and Brian Feliciano.

Jared Petlev, Charlie Plaia and Stuart Tucker.

Nasya Duncanson and Abigail Tiefenthaler.

YOUNGSTERS GET AN ‘AGU-CATION’ AT SOUTH FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS DAY CAMP A total of 42 youths age 7 and older enjoyed Agu-cation Camp June 11-15 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Field trip locations included a sugarcane research center, rice mill, dairy farm, fruit and vegetable farms, mango farm and more. Campers also learned about animals and Paws 4 Liberty presented guide dogs. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Taylor Lamerson guides Jackson Pelton and Timothy Fain as they ride on Tootsie.

Campers gather with the teen counselors.

Juliana Baxter and Daisy Coates brush Kit Kat.

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GUITAR PLAYERS SHOW THEIR SKILLS AT MONTHLY ACREAGE COMMUNITY JAM The Acreage Landowners’ Association and the Indian Trail Improvement District held the Acreage Community Park Jam on Saturday, June 16 at Acreage Community Park. A variety of entertainers came out to perform for the audience, while local restaurants served up delicious food. Guests also had the opportunity to win in the 50/50 raffle. For more info., visit www.acreagelandowners.org. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Buck Deal performs some classic rock.

Bill Potter performs for the crowd.

Kriss, Bill and Gina Potter with Steve Roberts.

Guitarist Alex Foster plays a Metallica song.

The Gaines family of Granny’s Seafood Shack dishes out meals.

Local musician Bobby Jay and Pam Shelp enjoy the show.

P.B. SKATE ZONE CELEBRATES FATHER’S DAY WITH PLENTY OF FUN ON THE RINK Palm Beach Skate Zone on Lake Worth Road honored dads with a Father’s Day special on Sunday, June 17. Dads got to enjoy a day of skating on the house for both ice- and roller-skating sessions. For more info., visit www.pbskatezone.com or call (561) 963-5900. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Stuart Rubenstein with Leo, Laila and Henry.

Sean and Abigael Kilby enjoy the day.

Dean and Colton Duran take a spin around the rink.

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JustWorld International Launches Its Adopt A Project Campaign JustWorld International recently launched a new campaign aimed at making it even easier for supporters to get involved and to choose exactly which programs they would like their donations to fund. JustWorld International is a not-for-profit humanitarian organization which funds life-changing programs for impoverished children in Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil. The “Adopt a Project” campaign identifies opportunities to support a number of highly successful nutrition, health and hygiene, education, and leadership and cultural development programs, and allows donors to choose which of JustWorld’s numerous initiatives they would like to support. The new campaign is a great opportunity for individuals, groups and businesses to get involved by taking on an entire project, helping to provide critical operational support to JustWorld projects. JustWorld rider ambassador Angela Covert-Lawrence did just that three years ago, committing to pay for the annual salary of a doctor at a medical clinic at the Los Patojos site in Jocotenango, Guatemala. “During my second visit to Guatemala, I had the opportunity to meet the doctor in person,” said Covert-Lawrence, a Grand Prix show jumping rider representing Canada. “He explained to me what he wanted to do, and how he was going to be able to provide the much-needed medical care for the children. I asked how much, and

agreed to adopt the project right there on the spot, while standing in the middle of the clinic.” It was a decision that would prove to be life-changing, both for Covert-Lawrence and the community at Los Patojos as a whole. “The clinic has grown so much,” Covert-Lawrence explained, having just returned from her third visit to Guatemala. “Now the doctor is helping a lot more people. And it’s not just the kids anymore. It’s also their families and the entire community, which is huge. I would like to keep focusing on the medical clinic, helping them make it even bigger, and to provide as much support as I can in the future.” Covert-Lawrence said that adopting a project is a great way to combine riding and competing with helping a worthy cause. “So many times we say we don’t have the time to participate, we’re too busy, but JustWorld has made it so easy for everyone to get involved. There’s really no reason not to,” she said. JustWorld technical official ambassador Gerald Kuh of Hong Kong agrees. Kuh, who is the chef d’équipe for the Hong Kong Equestrian Team, worked with the team members to “adopt” two teachers at a school in Cambodia, paying for their annual salaries. “The Hong Kong Team has been associated with JustWorld International for a while now, and has been actively promoting JustWorld and its cause throughout Asia,” Kuh said. “The adoption was initiated by Hong Kong Olympic rider Samantha Lam, who took the lead and called up Patrick Lam,

JustWorld Technical Of ficial Ambassador Gerald Kuh visits with children at the JustWorld project site in Cambodia. Julie Leichle, Raena-Leunt and Milena Pappas individually to make a donation to this project in Cambodia. Donating as part of a group made the project donation comfortably affordable to each of us and reinforced our team spirit.” The Adopt a Project campaign offers a number of different initiatives across JustWorld’s project sites. All are focused on enhancing and increasing JustWorld’s work in the areas of education, health, nutrition, and leadership and cultural development.

Examples of projects available for adoption include the PIO Lunch Program, which helps provide daily meals for a year to more than 650 children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for $76,000 per year or $112 per child; the Compartir Mobile Library Project Literacy Development Program, which provides instruction for more than 2,000 children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for $20,000 or $10 per child; the Natalie Johnson Center Supplies Program, which provides school supplies and textbooks to more

JustWorld Rider Ambassador Angela Covert-Lawrence at the project site in Guatemala, where the Canadian Show Jumping Team member sponsors the doct or’s annual salary. than 130 students in Tomabé, Honduras for $8,000 or $53 per child; and the Los Patojos Children’s Clinic Support Program in Jocotenango, Guatemala for $7,500 or just $27 per child. To learn more about Adopt a Project, visit www.justworld international.org/adopt-a-project. Canadian, French and American donations are all tax deductible. Founded in 2003 by Jessica Newman, JustWorld International is a Wellington-based not-for-profit, humanitarian organization

which funds life-changing programs for impoverished children in Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil. There are currently more than 500 rider and technical official ambassadors representing 40 different countries, whose efforts to support JustWorld’s projects have helped raise more than $4.5 million to date. For more information on JustWorld International, or how to support the Adopt a Project campaign, visit www.justworldinter national.org.

Wellington Chamber Hosts Monthly Small Business RoundTable The Wellington Chamber of Commerce presented the third session of its Small Business RoundTable series Tuesday, June 12 at Whole Foods Market in Wellington. This series was created to help area businesses by providing the latest tools and knowledge for them to attain their business and financial goals. Attorney Alec Domb presented and discussed the many different types and forms of business ownership. He reviewed the pros and cons of each one and shared the legal implications of the various

forms, which was informative to all attendees. Jonathan Rubins and Kevin Shapiro made a presentation together that was light-hearted and educational. They discussed and defined the various types of business, commercial and retail spaces that a business owner has to choose from. They examined how to negotiate a lease or purchase contract and areas to be addressed before signing on the dotted line. Diane Brockway discussed alternative options for business locations. Geared for small or startup businesses, she reviewed the

positive features of virtual offices and the many different packages they have to fit one’s business needs. Blanca Greenstein of Morris Laing Evans Brock & Kennedy was the moderator. The Small Business RoundTable meets on the second Tuesday of each month, and the cost is $10. The next session is set for July 10. The sessions cover many aspects of business, including accounting, legal and financial matters, government assistance, traditional marketing, digital (Internet) marketing, market research, public relations, branding, manag-

ing employees, business planning, etc. Experts in these particular fields share their knowledge in an informative and interactive atmosphere. All businesses are invited to attend. For additional information about the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Small Business RoundTable series, visit www. wellingtonchamber.com or call (561) 792-6525. (Right) Jonathan Rubins, Alec Domb, Diane Brockway and Kevin Shapiro were this month’s featured speakers.

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Creativity Now Permanently On Display At Crossroads Academy City officials, school administrators and Abrakadoodle art leaders convened with student designers Wednesday, May 30 at Crossroads Academy in Belle Glade to reveal a new, student-designed school crest for Crossroads Academy. The new crest was the culmination of a year-long school art project sponsored and led by Abrakadoodle-Greater West Palm Beach. Student artists Hayley Lopez, Ron’Shae Graham and Devonte

Lawrence were presented with an Abrakadoodle certificate of achievement for their efforts. South Bay Mayor Shirley Walker-Turner spoke to the students from the heart. “I encourage each of you to take advantage of this opportunity now because you will not have this day again,” she said. “What’s gone is gone.” As a result of such great talent these students demonstrated, Abrakadoodle hopes to continue to provide an ongoing art educa-

tion program to the Crossroads Academy for the upcoming school year. In addition to Walker-Turner, celebrating words were shared by Belle Glade Mayor Steve Wilson and Pahokee Mayor J.P. Sasser. Abrakadoodle Director Gillian Gordon offered a heartfelt expression of gratitude to her instructor, Cayla Coco. Closing remarks were provided by Crossroads Academy Principal Derrick Hibler and assistant principals Jeremiah Stew-

art and Anne Dorsey. To learn more about Abrakadoodle’s creative classes, camps, parties and face painting, contact Gordon at Abrakadoodle-Greater West Palm Beach at (561) 793-3541 or ggordon@abrakadoodle.com, or visit www.abrakadoodle.com/ fl10. (Right) Abrakadoodle instructor Cayla Coco, Ron’Shae Graham, Devonte Lawrence and Hayley Lopez.

Panther Run VPK Students Finish The Year On Top As the pre-kindergarten students at Panther Run Elementary School finish up the school year, they are looking forward to the future. Approximately 55 students are leaving VPK (voluntary prekindergarten) and moving on to kindergarten. Some will remain in Panther Run, and others will attend another elementary school. The students practiced hard to learn the songs they performed at the end-of-the-year preschool cel-

ebration. They sang songs such as “The Florida Alphabet Song” and “We All Sing in the Same Voice.” The students were presented with certificates stating that they are now prepared for kindergarten. Parents and family members were present for the celebration. The Panther Run VPK staff is Kim McPherson, Jamie Fletcher, Michelle Guercio, Leslie Starr, Jill Gardner and Ysteb Mattei-Torres.

CAMP INVENTION AT NEW HORIZONS

Lacie Novack receives her certificate from teacher Michelle Guercio.

VPK teacher KIm McPherson presents Jayden DelVecchio her certificate.

SMALL FISH BIG FISH VISITS TBZ PRESCHOOL

RPBHS speech and debate team members celebrate their victories.

RPBHS Debaters End A Successful Year New Horizons Elementary School recently hosted Camp Invention. A total of 125 area elementary students enjoyed a week of hands-on science-related activities. Taught by local teachers, the campers learned about magnetism, created ingenious games, built prototype inventions from recycled appliances, etc. A great time was had by all. Shown above are the students who took part in the camp.

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Temple Beth Zion Preschool in Royal Palm Beach recently hosted Melissa Taylor from Small Fish Big Fish Swim School to teach the students about water safety as the summer season has arrived. Taylor entertained the students as they learned not to go into lakes, ponds, etc. Also, she showed them how to properly fit a life jacket. Taylor also showed the students how to help throw and pull someone out of the water. The students learned a lot to take home with them to be safe over the summer. For more information about Small Fish Big Fish Swim School, visit www.smallfishbigfish.com. For more information about TBZ Preschool, call (561) 798-3737 or visit www.tbzpreschool.com. Shown above, Taylor teaches students how to rescue someone using a water noodle.

The Royal Palm Beach High School speech and debate team competed at both national tournaments against thousands students from across the nation with outstanding results. Again, the Wildcats rose to the top of ranks in the district, state and nation. At the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament at Baltimore, Md., the following students placed among the top in the nation: Anthony

Nadeau, Octo Finalist in Oral Interpretation; Delisa Stephenson, Octo Finalist in Dramatic Performance; and Luis Hernandez, Quarter Finalist in Dramatic Performance. At the NFL Championship Tournament at Indianapolis, Ind., the following students who qualified from the district placed: Luis Hernandez, Top 60 in Dramatic Interpretation, and Delisa Stephenson, Top 30 in Dramatic Interpretation.

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Marshall Foundation Hosts Reception At Via Flora In Palm Beach Nancy Marshall, president of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, said that more than 100 supporters attended a reception June 5 at Via Flora in Palm Beach. The festive event included live music by steel drummer Ed Stephen, courtesy of Marshall Foundation Advisory Council Member Paul Suschak. “This was the first of several social events that the Marshall Foundation will be hosting this year in Palm Beach, culminating with our seventh annual River of Grass Gala, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Colony Hotel Pavilion,” Marshall said.

“I’m pleased to announce that at the Via Flora Happy Hour, we raised several thousand dollars to help fund our critical education programs.” River of Grass Gala Committee members Phyllis Verducci, Barbara McDonald and Linda Wartow hosted the happy hour reception. Based in Palm Beach County, the Marshall Foundation champions the restoration and preservation of the greater Everglades ecosystem through science-based education and outreach programs. Annually, more than 25,000 el-

ementary and high school students in Palm Beach County actively participate in the Marshall Foundation’s various education programs. Founded in 1998, the nonprofit organization has in recent years awarded more than $450,000 in scholarships and internships, planted nearly 100,000 native Florida trees in wetland areas, and involved more than 5,000 volunteers in hands-on restoration projects. For additional information about the Marshall Foundation, call (561) 233-9004 or visit www. artmarshall.org.

Area Students Make Dean’s List At Northwood

Private, nonprofit and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in Southern Florida, mid-Michigan and Northern Texas. Adult degree programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including online. The DeVos Graduate School offers full-time, evening and industry specific master’s degree programs for entrepreneurs and executives in Michigan, Texas and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center on the Midland, Michigan, campus specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through terms abroad and in program centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bahrain. Northwood University

also operates the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Maine. Northwood University’s Florida campus is located in West Palm Beach. To learn more about the school, visit its web site at www. northwood.edu.

Northwood University’s Florida campus has announced that Wellington residents Camila Rodriguez-Ramos and Christopher Simonson were among the students named to its dean’s list for the 201112 spring term. In order to achieve dean’s list status, students must have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the term. Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Rachel Walker Completes Navy Basic Training Navy Seaman Recruit Rachel Walker, daughter of Mychelle Walker of West Palm Beach and Robert Walker of Chula Vista, Calif., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Walker completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical

Barry and Mary Ann Seidman. instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. Battle Stations is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly Navy flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor. Walker is a 2011 graduate of Palm Beach Central High School.

Dia DeVary, Norm Gitzen, Linda Marchese and Ann Zobel. PHOTOS COURTESY CORBY KAYE’S STUDIO PALM BEACH

Bailee Bonick Named Baby Miss Heart Of The USA Wellington resident Darlene Capparelli has announced that her granddaughter, Bailee Bonick, recently was awarded the title Palm Beach County 2012 Baby Miss Heart of the USA. Bonick lives in Palm Beach Gardens with her parents Vikki and Michael. Bonick will enjoy a fun-filled year of making appearances and being involved in her community on behalf of the Miss Heart of the USA organization. She will represent Palm Beach County at the 2012 South Florida State Miss Heart of the USA, where she will compete for $2,000 in scholarship money. Winners of the pageant will advance to the Miss Heart of the USA nationals in Orlando, where

Bailee Bonick they will have the opportunity to compete for a $5,000 Supreme Beauty scholarship. For more, visit www.missheartoftheusa.com.

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Jacobs Named A Certified District Official

Carol Jacobs

The Florida Association of Special Districts held its annual conference in Estero, Fla., June 4-8 and presented Indian Trail Improvement District Vice President Carol Jacobs with the Certified District Official (CDO) designation as part of their annual graduating class. The Certified District Officials (CDO) Program is offered through FASD and is open to all elected officials from special districts in Florida. The CDO designation requires the completion of

32 hours of training in contract management, strategic planning, board relations with district manager and staff, public relations, intergovernmental affairs/agreements, financial management and audits, the legislative process, and election, ethics and sunshine law. In addition to her role on the ITID Board of Supervisors, Jacobs operates C&R of Palm Beach Land Development in The Acreage. She has served as chair of the American Cancer Society’s

Acreage/Loxahatchee Relay for Life, member of the Acreage Landowners’ Association and president of the Acreage Horseman’s Association, as well as other organizations serving The Acreage and the western communities. Jacobs participated in the FASD Certified District Official program along with other elected officials and attended the Florida Association of Special Districts meetings throughout the year.

WELLINGTON GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS TOUR LOXAHATCHEE RIVER

John F. Kennedy Jr. and Jaclyn Pereira.

Kennedy, Pereira To Wed In October Joyce Kennedy of Valencia Lakes in Wimauma, Fla., has announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of her son, John F. Kennedy Jr., to Jaclyn Pereira, both of Orlando. John is the son of Joyce Kennedy and the late Jack Kennedy, formerly of Wellington, and grandson of Grace Mantel and the late Gerald Mantel of Kings Point, Sun City Center, Fla. Jaclyn is the daughter of Debra King and Jack Pereira of Long Island, N.Y. John and Jaclyn met their final year of college while attending the University of Central Florida in one of their financial classes. Their relationship blossomed from what was once a “funny thought” to one day be “John F. and Jackie Kennedy” to what will now become a reality on Oct. 7. Upon graduation in 2009, John followed his passion to help peo-

ple plan for their financial freedom by becoming an advisor with Mosaic Wealth Management Group in Winter Springs. Mosaic Wealth is a firm devoted to helping its clients focus on all aspects of wealth planning. Jaclyn also went into a similar field, and is now the finance director of Alpha EMC, a firm dedicated to environmental and energy solutions. John proposed in a very special way. Staging a business meeting with the CEO and fellow co-workers in Jaclyn’s office, John interrupted the meeting to take Jaclyn “out to lunch.” While her boss was discussing the importance of family and loved ones, John began his speech, got down on one knee and to Jaclyn’s surprise asked, “Jaclyn Leigh Pereira, will you marry me?” The wedding date is Oct. 7, with a marital mass and reception to follow in the Orlando area.

On June 6, 50 members of the Wellington Garden Club drove to Jonathan Dickenson State Park in Hobe Sound for a riverboat ride on the Loxahatchee River and a tour of Trapper Nelson’s proper ty that is featured there. They saw several alligators, many osprey and their gigantic nests, a yellow-headed night heron, and a yellow-bellied slider turtle resting on a log. The guide pointed out all the riverbank flora: cypress, swamp lilies and many huge leather ferns. Another guide led the group through Trapper Nelson’s selfbuilt home and outbuildings far upriver, and described his life and history. Shown above, the boat glides along the Loxahatchee River.

Jennifer and Adam Rabin

Rabin Sworn In As PBC Bar President During the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s annual installation banquet at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Wellington resident Adam Rabin of McCabe Rabin, P.A., was sworn in as the association’s 90th president. Federal Judge Kenneth Marra administered the oaths of office at the event attended by more than

500 guests. The Palm Beach County Bar Association is a local volunteer organization with 3,100 local members including attorneys, judges and certified paralegals. For additional information about the Palm Beach County Bar Association, visit its web site at www.palmbeachbar.org.

LAUREN, MATTHEW PHILMUS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

PHOTO COURTESY SANDY SKLAR

Christine Hwa Graduates From Tulane University Tulane University awarded degrees to approximately 2,700 graduates on May 19 in the MercedesBenz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Among those to receive a degree was Wellington resident Christine Hwa, who graduated with a juris doctor degree. The ceremony’s featured keynote speaker was Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. Honorary degree recipients included civil rights icon

Ruby Bridges and mathematician Peter D. Lax. Hwa and her fellow class members were honored at the ceremony, which included all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional commencement but with a New Orleans twist, including bagpipes, herald trumpets and a second-line jazz procession. For more information about Tulane University, visit www.tulane. edu.

Matthew Philmus and his twin sister, Lauren, both have received $1,000 scholarships from the Delray Medical Center. The scholarships were awarded based on academic performance, community involvement, and recommendations from their teachers and employers. Both are 2012 graduates of Wellington High School. Lauren (3.98 GPA) will attend Florida State University, and Matthew (3.77 GPA) will attend the Univ ersity of North Florida.

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continued from page 1 25,000 cars and where to put the events since only three of the venues are built,” he said. But Stone said that for such large events, the majority of spectators stay throughout the area and are bused in to limit traffic. “That’s what all major events do,” he said. “They have satellite parking. They bring in spectators from hotels. They organize shuttles and bring people in.” Stone said that Wellington’s experience in hosting international shows would set it apart from the competition. “We have a very experienced team to organize the event, which is a weakness in all of the other bids,” he said. “No one has run anything of this scale. We have experience running major events.” Additionally, Wellington’s exist-

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continued from page 1 tenance of swales. “The swales were done, for instance, on 46th Court North, on the north side of the street but not the other,” he said. “When I asked them why wasn’t the other side of the road done, because there was standing water right there when the guy was here, and he asked, ‘Did you call to complain?’ and I said, ‘No, I did not.’ He said, ‘Well, we can’t do anything without a complaint.’ There should not have to be a complaint. If there’s someone here doing the swales on one side, and they can see standing water on the other side of the road, they should have reported that and made arrangements to do the other side of the road.” He added that he felt that the outsourcing of the mowing of the swales is excessive because 90

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continued from page 1 I think this will serve the residents of Royal Palm Beach very well.” Councilwoman Martha Webster also spoke in favor of keeping the Roebuck Road extension. “I want to thank you all as we’ve gone through this process,” Webster said. “As you know, we are here.

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ing world-class equestrian facilities mean that little will need to be built in preparation. “All the equestrian facilities are already here,” he said. “We would just have to construct a crosscountry course. A big problem the other venues have had is they have to spend a lot of money to make it happen. We don’t. We have the footing. We have the arenas. We have three-quarters of the facilities we need.” Building a cross-country course, he said, would cost about $500,000, but Stone stressed that Equestrian Sport Productions is not asking for any government money for the event. “We’re not asking for any financial commitment,” he said. “We just want the understanding that [Wellington] will support it.” Councilman John Greene expressed concern about the community’s infrastructure. “My concern is about the current infrastructure we have in place in Wellington, and the impact the event will have on that infrastructure,” he said.

Greene said he is generally in favor of the idea but wanted to be sure it was the best decision for Wellington. “I think it would be great for Wellington, but I’m concerned about the volume of people and the overall impact on the community,” he said. Stone noted that Wellington plays host to thousands of horses during the winter and is equipped to handle those that would come to the community during the event. “We have an average of 2,500 horses showing each week during the Winter Equestrian Festival,” he said. “The number of horses for the games is 730 total over two weeks.” Though the event would draw more spectators than Wellington normally sees, he said it is spread out throughout the different days and events. “The spectators vary,” he said. “The biggest days could have 40,000 and the smallest could have between 10,000 and 20,000.” George Linley, executive direc-

tor of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, said that he is very excited about the prospect of Wellington hosting the event. “I think it is outstanding,” he said. “It would be an incredible, world-class event for Palm Beach County.” Linley said that the equestrian industry is one of the county’s greatest assets. “The equestrian season is one of the premier events,” he said. “It’s one of the largest events of any kind that take place in the county.” He said that the sports commission worked with Wellington to study the industry’s economic impact and found that all of the venues together generate approximately $120 million in economic impact for Palm Beach County, with the Winter Equestrian Festival garnering about $100 million alone. But the county would see a bigger economic impact from just the World Equestrian Games, Stone said. According to an economic impact study for the Kentucky Tour-

percent of them are maintained by the property owners. “They’re only mowing the areas where there is a vacant house,” he said, adding that he thinks the mowing should be charged to the homeowner or the bank that holds the title. Hendrick, 72, is married with one grown daughter. He has lived here since 2002 and has a home-based sign business. He is also active with the Acreage Rotary Club. He said he has no personal issues with Damone specifically and intends to run a clean campaign. Damone said she is pleased with the progress ITID has made in the past several years. “This will be my third term, and one thing I’m proud of is that I still feel as passionate for the position as I did the first time around,” she said. “I started with Indian Trail as a parks advocate. We’re approaching the expansion of Acreage Community Park, which has been in discussion for more than a decade. I’m very proud to be a part of the

expansion. I’m looking forward to getting together with all the organizations to develop a program for the community center.” Damone is also proud of the fiscal responsibility the district has shown after years of turmoil. “We now have a solid board of supervisors,” she said. “I’m proud that we were able to hire the caliber of district administer in Tanya Quickel, and to have our reputation in the community restored.” She is also proud of the quality of the park system overall, such as Kidscape Park, which was recently remodeled and made more accessible to children with disabilities. “I am proud of the situation that occurred when we developed Coconut Park, that one with the water retention, and I was proud to be a part of the team that developed that into one of the most used passive parks in the community. You see adults and young adults, and even see young children exercising at Coconut Park.”

Yet Damone said there are still things left to be done. “I want to be a part of the completion of the community center,” she said. “I want to be a part of the ribboncutting ceremony when State Road 7 is connected to Northlake Blvd.” While those are big projects, the small projects are also important, she said. “The thing that I’m most comfortable with is the constituency I have met along the way, and the small tasks we have accomplished, even when it’s finding funds to pave a road or when we add sidewalks to our roadway system so that children have safe paths to walk on,” Damone said. She is also proud of her involvement with Nicole’s Law, approved by the state requiring children under 16 to wear a helmet while riding a horse. “The people of the western communities were able to be part of a law that was implemented throughout the State of Florida,” she said. “I am very proud of

We have honored all the meetings that you have asked us to attend. It’s an important road for us, and we will continue to support it. We’re asking you to support it in the five-year plan.” Webster pointed out that deletion of the extension could lead to the undesirable and more expensive alternative of overpasses on Okeechobee Blvd. at State Road 7 and Jog Road. “We are already suffering the overpass at State Road 7 and Southern,” she said. “The overpass has made us have to provide

variances because of the economic impact to those businesses that are along that overpass.” Keeping the Roebuck Road extension will stop that from happening in other locations, Webster said. Village Manager Ray Liggins was also supportive, and thanked the county for securing all the rights-of-way necessary to build the extension. “We are pleased to see that the county has procured all the rightsof-way necessary for Roebuck Road,” Liggins said. “We believe

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shoving things down our throats is OK if it brings in tax money. Fortunately, the voters of Wellington didn’t agree and voted their beliefs. Carmine recently stated in the Palm Beach Post, “It’s a devastating event… here was an opportunity for us to get a substantial tax base added to the community,” even though a majority of voters voted against those who tried to force their views on all of us. Carmine’s term “devastating” is described in my dictionary: “To lay waste, war or fire… to confound... to crush.” Personally, I don’t see that. Funny, earlier Carmine wanted to give away the K-Park property to an entity where the village would lose about $7 million and get no property taxes. Carmine has a history of things that I question, and if rumor is true, he is trying to get appointed to the State Ethics Committee. Here is why it bothers me: When I first arrived in Wellington, I noted that Carmine was on the Acme Board (which ran Wellington as we know it). He voted to take taxpayers’ money as an Acme official, and then as a Boys & Girls Club board member, accept the funds with his other hand. If that isn’t an ethics issue, what is? Of course we had no ethics board then, and this is only my opinion. More recently, he appointed a family member to the most powerful committee in the village. This committee decides planning and zoning and then passes it to the council. I question the ethics of that. Granted, these are just my opinions.

Last, but just wrong, Carmine sat on the council that allowed Wellington Regional Medical Center to have a prohibited sign for years. Then when the sign said “now hiring,” it became an issue. To resolve the issue, the council allowed the huge banner to remain (no one else in Wellington can have anything like it) by creating a special district/area. The sign, unlike every single sign in Wellington and in at least two violations, was permitted by the council, not the prevailing sign-responsibility committee, which was conveniently bypassed. I guess the adage “we are all equal, but some of us more so” prevails here. No, Carmine, there is no “devastating,” only in your mind. The people voted, a more homeownerfriendly board is in place, and moderation will lead to the equestrians and our village board to come together on something other than a commercial/hotel over-development of our pristine equestrian preserve. Four-laning South Shore, a huge hotel and a huge commercial element does not benefit us unless taxes is all you care about, as you mentioned in your recent quote. Cooler minds will prevail, the equestrians will probably get what they need, not what the developer wants, and our wonderful equestrian preserve will remain a preserve, for it is the jewel of Wellington, offering sport, green space and visiting equestrians that assist our businesses. George Unger Wellington

the inclusion of the Roebuck Road construction plan will hopefully postpone those overpasses just mentioned by Councilwoman Webster. When you look at those interchanges, they take out the restaurants, the gas stations and Walgreens between the turnpike and Jog Road on Okeechobee Blvd., and completely expose the River Walk development to the 80,000 cars per day by eliminating their buffer. While there are impacts with any road construction, the impact of the construction of this Roebuck Road would be less.” Commissioner Karen Marcus asked why the construction of the Jog Road extension along the east side of the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area, which has also been opposed by West Palm Beach, was slated for deletion. “We’re keeping Roebuck, but we’re deleting Jog?” Marcus asked. “Is there any way to keep it in?” County Engineer George Webb said that the change is at the discretion of the commission. “I don’t know why we would take it out if we’re going to keep Roebuck in,” Marcus said. “My only objection is deleting Jog Road.” Commissioner Burt Aaronson agreed with Marcus. “I don’t see any reason why we should take Jog Road off,” Aaronson said. Commissioner Priscilla Taylor

Letters continued from page 4 Americans were not all that pleased to have us illegal immigrants arriving by the boatload, but they didn’t have laws or a coast guard to keep us out. Guns became as American as we all became. My brother is buying me a 14-gauge double-barreled shotgun as a housewarming gift. “Here you go, Sis!” This American attitude toward firearms is well expressed by the old saying, “God made big people, and God made little people. Colt made the 45 and evened things out.” The English don’t think that way. They also think you should bake steak. Gone to many great English restaurants over here? There are things, both recipes and laws, that you cannot and should not import. Let’s suppose the American police forces are taken up by the idea that if they didn’t carry guns, they’d never shoot an innocent person. No officer would have to worry that he/she might someday kill an innocent individual. What a wonderful solution — that is, right up until they came up against our criminals who are not English subjects and who do carry AK47s. Try pulling out a pen on those guys and see who wins. Catherine St. Clair The Acreage

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Blotter continued from page 6 blue Chevy suburban with a silver stripe dropped off an unknown white male at the corner of 168th Terrace North and West Duran Blvd. The male walked to the victim’s front door and returned carrying an unknown orange object. According to the report, the neighbor confronted the suspect and asked him what he was doing; however, a crème-colored truck driven by a heavy-set white male drove up at that time. According to the neighbor, the suspect got in the vehicle and fled the area. The suspect was described as a white male approximately 18 years old, wearing a blue T-shirt and crèmecolored shorts. The stolen items were valued at approximately $75. There was no further information at the time of the report. JUNE 15 — AWest Palm Beach man was arrested early last Friday morning on drug charges following a traffic stop near the intersection of Wellington Trace and Forest Hill Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was conducting a traffic stop on Forest Hill Blvd. near Stribling Way at approximately 1:10 a.m. when a white Monte Carlo traveling at a high rate of speed passed his car, nearly hitting it. A second deputy observed the car traveling on Forest Hill Blvd. and initiated a traffic stop

ism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet released last June, visitors to the 2010 event generated more than $201.5 million for the Kentucky economy. And Wellington doesn’t face some of the challenges Kentucky did, Stone said. “Kentucky did a great job hosting the games,” Stone said. “But Kentucky had to do a lot. They don’t typically run international shows. They spent about $80 million to prepare for the games.” Not only does Wellington have the venues already, but the village won’t need to kick in any financing, Stone said. Wellington also benefits from being closer to Miami, where international horses and riders come in. “We already have relationships with the [U.S.] Department of Agriculture,” Stone said. “We have relationships with facilities for quarantine. We had 40 foreign horses come compete last year.” Councilwoman Anne Gerwig said that bringing the games to Wellington is something the

whole community needs to rally around. “I think it’s an exciting opportunity for us,” she said. “It would require a lot of planning on our part and a lot of cooperation from the equestrian community. This might be the thing that brings them together. I’m hoping it might. We don’t get this opportunity very often.” Though she expressed similar concerns about Wellington’s capacity to hold such an event, she said she didn’t want to see the opportunity squandered. Margolis said that he has asked for a presentation about the event at the next council meeting to bring council members up to speed on the issue. “At the end of the day, we told Mr. Stone that we think it’s a good idea,” he said. “We want to review the data and make a decision. I don’t think the village will be an obstacle to the games. There are a lot of challenges that have to be taken care of, but I think it’s a great opportunity for us. I hope it can work out.”

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Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park and the expansion that we have done over there. I’m looking forward to the opening of Hamlin House so that equestrians have a place to meet when they’re doing their horse shows.” Damone said she still wants to work on safer trails throughout the community and interconnectivity for the equestrian community.

She is also happy that The Acreage finally has its own library. “Just to be able to partner with the county and be able to provide the library — that was over a decade in the making,” Damone said. Aside from the Seat 4 race between Damone and Hendrick, the November ballot will also have incumbent Carlos Enriquez facing off against challenger Gary Dunkley for Seat 2.

said she would also prefer that the Jog Road extension be put back in. Webb explained that the Jog Road project requires the purchase of right-of-way from West Palm Beach. “They are refusing to sell us right-of-way,” Webb said. “We met with them twice over a twoyear period, and they said, ‘No, we’re not interested.’ We need West Palm Beach’s cooperation totally to get it built. We can’t even use our powers of eminent domain to go after this property because the property is structured in an environmental permit.” Webb said that the Roebuck Road approval is different than the Jog Road extension because the county controls the right-of-way, although he anticipated that West Palm Beach will continue to fight Roebuck Road by throwing up permitting objections. Commissioner Jess Santamaria reaffirmed the commitment of the western communities — Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves — that the contractual agreement for Roebuck Road between the county and West Palm Beach, which was a condition of approval for the three communities along the rightof-way, be adhered to. “The central western communities, comprised of over 200,000 population, insist that that commitment be adhered to by the coun-

ty and West Palm Beach,” Santamaria said. Commissioner Paulette Burdick said she would not support inclusion of the Jog Road extension because clean drinking water is more important than new roads. Aaronson, however, said that he believes that West Palm Beach’s opposition has nothing to do with clean drinking water. “I think what it has to do with is, if we were to take Roebuck Road off completely, I think the City of West Palm Beach would give us the right-of-way on Jog Road,” Aaronson said. “It becomes a political thing, and the fact is we’re supposed to have Jog Road, we’re certainly supposed to have Roebuck Road, and I’m supporting it because the City of West Palm Beach has [refused] almost everything that we’ve asked them for, including a meeting with the parties involved.” Santamaria said he would want scientific documentation that the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area would be compromised before he would consider water quality as a reason to stop construction of the Jog Road extension. A motion by Marcus to approve the road plan with the Jog Road and Roebuck Road projects included, carried 5-1, with Burdick opposed and Commission Chair Shelley Vana absent.

near Wellington Trace. According to the report, the deputy made contact with the driver, 20-year-old Errick Roberts III. The deputy said that he was able to smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and observed what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette rolled in tobacco paper under the driver’s seat. According to the report, the deputy voiced his concern, and Roberts admitted that there were two bags of marijuana behind the driver’s seat. A search of the vehicle revealed the bags along with the cigarette. Roberts was issued a citation for failure to move over for a police vehicle and a notice to appear in court. JUNE 15 — A resident of the Isles at Wellington contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to the report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Thursday and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a 15-inch Dell laptop computer and $10 cash. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,500. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home on Hyacinth Place last Friday morning

regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 10 a.m., someone removed a blue Megan bike from the victim’s porch. The stolen bike was valued at approximately $100. JUNE 16 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a home on Shoma Drive last Saturday evening regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home through the east window and stole a 42-inch television, a PlayStation 3, an HP laptop computer, several pieces of jewelry and a medium-sized safe containing $3,000 cash, passports for the family, banking information and more. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. JUNE 18 — A resident of Hamlin Blvd. called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday afternoon to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Sunday and 3:55 p.m. the following afternoon, someone entered the victim’s bedroom and stole an Xbox game console. The stolen item was valued at approximately $450. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

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Andrea Tanner Seeks Help With Business Venture

For Wellington resident Andrea Tanner, life changed at the blink of an eye after a horse-riding accident in 1999 left her paralyzed. Now she is hoping to run a small horse brokerage firm and seeks sponsorship to help build a listing of horses, trainers, riders and breeders. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 23

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Lacrosse Athletes Compete In Casey Powell Classic

The second annual Casey Powell Orange Classic lacrosse tournament was held Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17 at St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton. A total of 48 teams from Jacksonville to Miami traveled to compete in the two-day event. Athletes from the western communities participated in the event as well. Page 35

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Business Many Procedures Offered At Wellington Centre For Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

The Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is a state-of-the-art facility. Dr. Michael Mauck took over the practice 21 years ago, and he has been expanding ever since. Mauck also works out of Palms West Hospital for surgical procedures such as facial fractures, head traumas and to work on patients who have major medical issues and need intense treatment. But 99.5 percent of surgeries are done at his Wellington facility. Page 25

Sports Royal Palm Beach To Continue Basketball Academy On July 9

The Village of Royal Palm Beach held the first session of its Summer Basketball Academy June 18-21 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. Coach Rob Long taught campers the fundamentals of the game and more. The camp returns for its second session on Monday, July 9. Page 35

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Andrea Tanner Seeks Help With New Business Venture Life changes in the blink of an eye. It’s something we all know, somewhere in the back of our mind, but something we don’t consciously think about or always consider. Until, one day, fate catches up. Such was the case with Andrea Lea Tanner of Wellington. “I was an FEI Level IV ranked rider,” Tanner recalled. “I’ve been riding since I was a baby. I did Pony Club, then classical dressage, taught by an instructor controlling your horse on a lunge line. I found it frustrating, but I learned a lot.” Growing up in horse country, her love of riding grew. “My family moved to Fairfax, Va., beautiful big horse country. Then we moved to Orlando, and finally Wellington in 1988. I was in middle school,” she said. “I started competing in dressage at 15, then took and passed the Young Riders test at 16. I started riding in Grand Prix classes. I figured I had plenty of time to learn more, improve and move up.” She also had her pick of horses. “We had five or six horses, mostly jumpers. I love jumping. It feels like a plane taking off, but much better, but I never competed in jumpers, only dressage,” Tanner said. “I’m a total perfectionist, and dressage was a sport I had to work at in order to be perfect, which is what I loved.” Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/ HorseTalkFL or stop by the Tales from the Trails page on Facebook and click “like.”

Tales From The Trails By Ellen Rosenberg So that was Tanner’s life, fairly normal, as far as riding in Wellington goes — horses, shows, the usual. And then, one day, nothing was usual. Nothing at all. Dec. 6, 1999. She was almost 20 years old and thought she had all the time in the world. “A friend down in Boynton Beach called me up and asked me to hack a horse out on the trail for him,” Tanner said. “She was a beautiful chestnut Thoroughbred mare, and I’d never ridden her before. He had two horses. He rode one, and I rode Scarlet, the mare. She was quite green, but I didn’t know that. She’d never been out on a trail before.” Looking back, there were some red flags. “She did seem antsy. I asked if he had a lunge line, so I could lunge her a bit before mounting and let her work off some of that excess energy, but he didn’t have a lunge line,” Tanner recalled. “I asked if there was an empty paddock where I could turn her out and let her run, but there wasn’t a spare paddock, either. Besides, he told me, she’s not a hot horse. So we mounted up, and off we went.” They were about two miles from the stable

Andrea Tanner with her former GPX Oldenburg, Bon Temps. when Scarlet started acting agitated. “Then a dog barked and set her off, running at a fullout gallop. We were in a wooded area, but she deviated into a residential neighborhood, still running at speed,” Tanner said. “I grabbed her mane and tried turning her in a circle to regain control. She bucked me off. I hit the

ground at a high velocity, but somehow my boot got stuck in the stirrup. She dragged me a quarter of a mile down the dirt road before my boot finally got untangled. My back was all bloody. My body felt numb but tingly at the same time, like when your foot falls asleep. See ROSENBERG, page 24

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As A Kid, When Summer Arrived, I Worried About My Toes Summer has arrived! This may be difficult to ascertain here in sunny Florida, but it is official — the equinox has crested (or whatever happens). When I was growing up in Wisconsin, we knew it was summer when they chipped through the ice on the pool at McGovern Park so we could go swimming. No, just kidding. The ice had melted on its own two or three weeks before. McGovern Park was about 3 miles from my house, but back then kids used a form of transportation called the “bi-cy-cle” to get around. This unmotorized vehicle was essential in the days before two-car families were common. And, even in families that had two cars, chilGet your Sonic Boomer humor every day! Follow Deborah Welky on Twitter at twitter.com/TheSonicBoomer. On Facebook, stop by “The Sonic Boomer” page and click the “Like” button.

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The Sonic BOOMER dren who asked for a ride anywhere were simply told no. (The word “no” is not used as much anymore, either.) But back to my story. When Wisconsin’s ice melted, my best friend, Bonnie, and I would roll up our bathing suits in towels, hop on our bikes and pedal on down to “McGovern” — but then came the hard part, at least for me. For some reason, the City of Milwaukee had decided it was absolutely necessary that each person entering the pool first let a lifeguard check between their toes for, I don’t

know, athlete’s foot? You could have a rash across your back, cold sores obliterating your mouth, rampaging scalp disease and one ear falling off, but, if you had anything between your toes, you were not getting into the pristine and icy waters of the McGovern Park pool. And I had something between my toes — one freckle. This freckle, located between my big toe and the one next to it, caused me more anguish than is humanly possible. I would start worrying about it the moment Bonnie suggested we go swimming. I worried about it during the whole 3 miles I was pedaling toward the park. I worried about it in the changing room while I was getting into my suit, and I’m sure my preteen blood pressure skyrocketed as I approached the lifeguard at the entrance. I didn’t want the line of kids behind me to see me cast out, a pariah. And I certainly didn’t want to pedal home alone. The only thing working in my favor was the

lifeguards themselves. These burly teenage Adonises had signed up to spend the summer wearing cool shades and sitting atop tall chairs in order to scope out the chicks — not to examine the feet of squirmy little kids. A pretty girl couldn’t have drowned at McGovern if she had tried. The rest of us? Eeh. So it turned out I was let in, week after week, free to swim next to the kid with the ear hanging by a thread. Until one day it happened. A particularly alert lifeguard asked, “What’s that?” and pointed to it. “A f-ff-freckle,” I stammered. The world stopped rotating. The breeze dropped off. A dark cloud covered the sun as I waited for the executioner’s ax to fall. “OK,” he answered. “Next!” From that day forward, I knew I would be fine. But some people think kids have nothing to worry about. They don’t know of the treachery summer can hold.

A Tale Of Two Movies: One Is Excellent, One Very Mediocre This week we saw the best of the summer’s movies (so far) and the worst. One came in with a lot of fanfare; the other snuck in. One had a lot of big stars; the other had far lesserknown people. One got mentioned on the all the TV shows with cast members preening; the other was not mentioned at all. Being the way show business now is, not surprisingly, it was the bad movie that got all the hype. There is a small movie called For Greater Glory that slipped in, got almost no notice and played at only a few theaters in Palm Beach County. It featured Hispanic actors in a movie about Mexican people fighting for religious freedom. Andy Garcia was the biggest name, although Eva Longoria had a small role as his wife. Garcia led a ragtag group of people struggling to keep the Roman Catholic Church alive when the radical Mexican government of the 1920s outlawed it. Also known as Cristiada, the movie was more or less accurate historically, at least in terms of the overall history of the Cristero

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continued from page 23 I couldn’t move. I didn’t understand what had happened.” Tanner hadn’t been wearing a helmet. Between the fall and getting dragged, she’d been severely injured; she’d fractured her neck between the C-6 and C-7 vertebrae. She was paralyzed. “I couldn’t talk. I didn’t know it was because my diaphragm had become partly paralyzed, making it hard just to breathe. I remember seeing fire ants on my left shoulder,” she said. “I was being bitten by the ants, but I couldn’t brush them off. I couldn’t do anything. I was in shock.” Tanner was airlifted to the Delray Medical Center. She stayed there, in rehab, for five and a half months. The results: She can wiggle her toes, curl her fingers, and she can use her left thumb. She doesn’t have full use of her arms. She can’t walk. She’s hoping to improve her

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler War. Mexican actor Mauricio Kuri plays a young boy who sees his father and brother murdered and then fights for his beliefs and refuses to recant his faith, knowing he will be immediately murdered if he does not. In a rough, passionate scene, he dies rather than give in. He has been beatified by the pope. My wife cried; I was moved. Everyone in the theater was deeply moved. It is the kind of movie the critics hate: people standing up for their religious principles. But it is one to see although you may have to wait for the DVD. On the other hand, Rock of Ages is a fond

core strength enough to be able to start therapeutic riding at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center in Loxahatchee Groves this summer, and maybe, eventually, compete in para-equestrian classes. In the meantime, she’s trying to start a business. “I’m hoping to run a small horse brokerage firm,” Tanner said. “I’d like to bring together some good riders and top-line imported dressage, jumping and/or endurance sport horses in the $85,000 to $150,000 range. Right now I’m actively seeking sponsorship to help me build up a listing of horses, trainers, riders and breeders. My goal will be to connect my clients with just the right horses. I want to do a really good job and find some perfect matches. I’m very good with people, and I really know horses. I just need a little help getting this new business up and running.” Visit www.andreatannerdressage.com or www.facebook.com/WCDHElite for more information. Anyone interested in helping Tanner start her new venture can call her at (305) 213-3684.

reminiscence of a time in the music world that made disco sound good, the late 1980s. The plot is cobbled together. A couple of guys (Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand) who own a seedy music club get rock ’n’ roll icon Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) to come for a night in hopes that it would bring more people in and save their business. Cruise is the best thing in the movie: a true movie star playing a rock star, more or less becoming Axl Rose. If you don’t know who Rose is, well, this movie is definitely not for you. When Cruise is singing “Wanted, Dead or Alive,” it comes alive… a bit. Aside from that, the jokes are about what you would expect from a rogue junior high school show done without a teacher’s oversight. In other words, a lot of off-color jokes that do not do much for the plot. Tom Cruise singing “I Want to Know What Love Is” while staring from a few inches away at the backside of reporter Constance Sack (Malin Akerman) brought a few snickers from the audience. The cast is sort of OK. The two young lovers, the central characters Sherrie (Julianne Hough) as the country girl wanting to hit it big in L.A. and Drew (Diego Boneta) as the city boy who helps her along, are so bland that they actually get in the way of the plot, which supposedly centers on them.

It is the supporting players who get the flashy roles. Baldwin and Brand are fine doing caricatures of real people. Their desperation might have been better if they were complete characters. Akerman as a reporter is very pretty but gets relatively little to do. Mary J. Blige does a couple of numbers but little else. Paul Giamatti and Bryan Cranston sort of do their own kinky selves. Catherine Zeta-Jones as the antirock and anti-sex crusading mayor’s wife is far sexier than all the younger women combined. The film is OK if you like the music, big hair and the general era. This is another in a series of films that might have worked if anyone had focused on writing a good script. And those are increasingly difficult to find these days. So, when it comes to Rock of Ages, think of it as all hype and no hip. Cruise is very good and so is Zeta-Jones, but together, they still don’t make the film worthy of the price of admission. On the other hand, that little For Greater Glory had no hype, was essentially not reviewed by most of the major reviewers, and those who did seemed to hate the idea that it was pro-Catholic, so it was essentially buried. When it comes out on cable and on DVD, see it. It deserved better than its current reception.

Maid Brigade Expands To Western Communities With new management and ownership, Maid Brigade of the Palm Beaches has expanded its complete green cleaning services in the Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Greenacres, Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens areas. New owner Marcel Lumaban is a longtime area resident who recently took over ownership of the local franchise location. Maid Brigade is the nation’s leading maid services company with more than 400 franchise locations throughout the United States.

It is the only Green Clean Certified house cleaning company in the world, which means that the cleaning equipment, products and processes used are approved by Green Seal and are safer for its customers, maids and the environment. Maid Brigade is ranked a Top 100 Franchise by Entrepreneur magazine and has a customer quality rating of more than 90 percent. For more information on Maid Brigade of the Palm Beaches, visit www.palmbeach. maidbrigade.com or call (561) 537-5761.

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Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery’s Monica Pazos, Jeanne McMahon, Felicia McEner y, Tami Hatfield and owner Dr. Michael Mauck. PHOTO BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Many Procedures Available At Wellington Centre For Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is a state-of-the-art facility. Dr. Michael Mauck took over the practice 21 years ago, and he has been expanding ever since. In 1986, Mauck received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry in Richmond, Va. “I then went to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where I did my oral and maxillofacial surgery training, and I did a year of anesthesia training as well there,” he said. Mauck worked for a private practice on Miami Beach at Mount Sinai for five years. He then moved to the western communities in 1991 and took over the practice after its founder died in a tragic accident. “My roommate was killed in a small plane crash,” Mauck recalled. “He was Dr. Mark Wein, and he started the practice in 1988.” After the accident, Mauck decided to visit Wellington with his wife-to-be Sherri, and they fell in love with the area. “We liked the community, and loved the people in the area,” he said. “So I bought the practice from the estate and moved here in July of 1991.” When Mauck first bought the practice, it was located in the Wellington Professional Center, the first building built at the corner of Forest Hill Blvd. and State Road 7. In 2006, the Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery relocated up the road to the Wellington Reserve at 1051 State Road 7, Building G, Suite 1. “We do 99.5 percent of our surgeries here,” Mauck said. “I built the office that way. In the back, I have a mini operating room, where we can pretty much do everything.” Mauck also works out of Palms West Hos-

pital for surgical procedures such as facial fractures, head traumas and to work on patients who have major medical issues and need intense treatment. “That’s the extent of what I do at the hospital,” Mauck said. “The majority of our surgeries are done here at the center, where we make our patients feel as comfortable as possible.” Some of the other procedures done at the Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery include dental implants, fractures, trauma and extractions mostly on wisdom teeth, which is the practice’s specialty. “My new associate, Dr. Christian Rouleau, has done a cosmetic facial fellowship,” Mauck said. “He does plastic surgery procedures from face lifts to eyelids.” Most of the patients who come to the Wellington Centre for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery usually have a pain in their tooth from a failed root canal or an abyss in their tooth from an infection. “Most of the time we are taking out teeth,” Mauck said. “We also have our younger kids, who come in to take out their wisdom teeth.” At the office, the patients are sedated and the wisdom teeth are removed. “That is about 60 to 65 percent of what we do,” Mauck said. “But we also see babies for things like frenectomies, where their tongue is tied.” The practice also does biopsies on patients with a need for that service, and dental implants are another common procedure. Over the years, Mauck has added two other oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, one in Boca Raton called the Boca Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Center and the other one in Lake Worth called Mauck Oral & Facial Surgery Center. For more information, visit www.drmauck omfs.com or call (561) 790-0206.

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ABWA To Host Chapter Member Showcase June 30 In Tequesta

Dr. Matthew Tavolacci outside the Wellington Health and Wellness office.

Tavolacci Joins Wellington Health And Wellness Team Wellington Health and Wellness recently announced the addition of Dr. Matthew Tavolacci to the practice. Tavolacci is a board-certified doctor of chiropractic who in addition to treating traditional musculoskeletal ailments has a special interest in sports-related injuries as well as extremity injuries. Tavolacci prides himself on treating every patient as a unique individual, therefore uses a wide variety of chiropractic adjusting and soft tissue techniques to ensure the patient gets the best care possible.

Tavolacci is a native of Wellington and graduate of Wellington High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and then went on to graduate from Life University in Atlanta, Ga., with his chiropractic degree. Wellington Health and Wellness office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. To schedule an appointment with Tavolacci, stop by the office at 12797 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite B, or call (561) 7935550.

The Northern Palm Beach chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) invites professional women within the community to attend its “Member Showcase Extravaganza,” providing an innovative networking opportunity on Saturday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lighthouse ArtCenter (373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta). Refreshments will be served. “The economy is such that members of the Northern Palm Beach chapter wanted a light-hearted, yet impactful way to tap into our resources to share leads and opportunities with the community at large,” Chapter President Kandyce Key

said. “We are excited to share the many new benefits of ABWA membership, such as its Women’s Instructional Network (WIN). Our group expects our event to draw a sizeable crowd of professional women — and potential new members — to our meetings.” The event will also feature a showcase by chapter members and their businesses/employers: BeautiControl, CEO Financial Services, Janney Montgomery Scott, the Law Office of Allen H. Kalish, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Meyer Law Firm, Miche, Scentsy, Seacoast National Bank, Sparkle of Life and Village Interiors. This event is part of the chapter’s

Kandyce Key biannual membership campaign designed to invite businesswomen from the community to learn more about the organization. For more information, call Key at (561) 908-4798.

Sylvia Schaefer Promoted At Lia Sophia With an approach that offers its sales managers a foundation for success, fashion show jewelry company Lia Sophia has announced the promotion of Sylvia Schaefer from unit to division manager. As a celebration of entrepreneurship, Schaefer has met or exceeded personal sales and recruiting goals to achieve this prestigious level of

leadership. Schaefer has earned this level through personal sales accomplishments and by motivating others to achieve success. This promotion offers the opportunity for special benefits such as additional earnings, overrides, monthly bonuses and jewelry premiums. “This company has given me an awesome opportunity,” Schaefer

said. “I’ve been able to be my own boss, build my own team and help other people be as successful as I have been. Lia Sophia is really committed to helping its people reach their fullest potential.” For more information about Lia Sophia, visit Schaefer’s company page at www.liasophia.com/sylvia schaefer.

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Pin Point CEO Woody White Joins Elite Networking Pros Elite Networking Pros has announced the addition of its newest member, Woody White. White is the CEO of Pin Point Strategic Solutions. Pin Point specializes in business advisory services that include financial/strategic practice planning and modeling, P&L/ profit management, staff leadership training and development, business startup and compensation modeling. Pin Point serves clients in all business lines with the goal of forming a lasting relationship that will help your business develop a strong bot-

tom line. Pin Point has a mission of “providing proven solutions for today’s challenges.” White has over 30 years of experience in finance, strategic planning and business development. He has served as the chief financial officer at several hospitals with direct responsibility for financial operation and budgets up to $500 million. He also previously served as the executive director for a 35-member employed physician practice including the day-to-day management of 10 clinics. White has extensive experi-

ence in planning and developing several growth projects including business startup, building expansion, economic development and strategic modeling. Elite Networking Pros brings together a group of Palm Beach County business owners and professionals who are truly best-in-class in their respective industries. Its members bond together to help each other succeed in business. Belonging to Elite Networking Pros is like having a team of salespeople working for you. Every

member interacts with friends, clients and business associates who could use your products or services. They will refer you with confidence because of the trust that builds as a result of being a part of Elite Networking Pros. Elite Networking Pros meets every Friday morning for breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information about the club or to attend one of its weekly meetings, visit www.elitenetworking pros.com.

Woody White

Delgado Named Treasurer Of Bar’s Young Lawyers Section

Luis Delgado

Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith attorney Luis Delgado has been inducted as treasurer of the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section. Elected by his peers, Delgado will serve a one-year term, responsible for supervising the finances of the Young Lawyers Section, working closely with the association’s executive director, members of the executive board and executive committees. Prior to his election, Delgado served in various YLS leadership positions, including chair of the 2012 YLS Young Lawyers Judicial Lun-

cheon Committee and other section committees that coordinate service projects for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Habitat for Humanity. The Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section is an active group of young attorneys with the mission of encouraging networking via community outreach and public service activities. The Palm Beach County Bar Association’s YLS was recently recognized by the American Bar Association’sYoung Lawyers Division, winning first place in the Awards of

Achievement Program Comprehensive category. Delgado is the current presidentelect of the Hispanic Bar of Palm Beach County and a graduate of the Leadership Palm Beach County Class of 2012. He also serves as a member on the University of Florida Law Alumni Council, a select group of alumni whose primary function is nationwide outreach to continue to build upon the success and traditions of the College of Law. Delgado focuses on the practice areas of personal injury, automobile accidents, premises liability and

products liability. Prior to joining LLL&S, Delgado served four years as a prosecutor for the State Attorney’s Office, during which he filed charges against defendants using Florida’s “Career Criminal” and “Violent Career Criminal” statutes. As prosecutor, he handled thousands of court hearings ranging from simple thefts to serious cases such as gang crimes, drug sale, drug trafficking, attempted murder and murder, taking approximately 100 cases to verdict. For additional information on LLL&S, call (561) 655-2028 or visit www.lesserlawfirm.com.

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‘Clubs, Joints & Honky-Tonks’ On Display At Norton Museum A fitting description of the Norton Museum of Art’s new summer exhibition “Clubs, Joints and HonkyTonks: Photographers Experience the Music Scene” would be “the music seen.” The exhibition opened Thursday, June 21 in conjunction with the museum’s rocking Art After Dark Summer Soulstice party celebrating the summer solstice. “Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks” will run through Sept. 30. Curated by Tim B. Wride, the Norton’s William and Sarah Ross Soter curator of photography, “Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks” features work by photographers who have immersed themselves in the places, spaces and energy of concerts, shows and spontaneous live performances. More than 75 images provide a long-overdue insight into the waves of performance, participation, adulation and energy that migrate toward the stage from audiences and, indeed, from the venues themselves. There will be

plenty of illumination into the worlds of rock ’n’ roll, country music, hiphop, and the blues, including images and essays from photographers Jeff Dunas, Lynn Goldsmith, Henry Horenstein, Elliott Landy, Moby (who as a performer had a unique perspective from center stage) and David Scheinbaum, as well as Heavy Metal Parking Lot, the 1986 video documentary by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn about Judas Priest fans. “All too often in most music imagery, the overriding visual emphasis is placed upon the notoriety of the performer rather than the performance and energy of the music,” Wride said. “The photographs that dominate ‘Clubs, Joints and HonkyTonks’shift the focus of the experience away from the dominating celebrity and personalities of the performers toward the often overlooked participation of the listeners who give the music meaning — and the not-so-passive spaces and places in which performances take place.”

Harmonica Player by Henry Horenstein.

“Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks” opens with works that document one of the great revolutions in music, performance and audiences — the iconic images taken by Eliott Landy, whose visual record of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in August 1969 inspired generations of music utopians. “Each of the artists featured in the exhibition brings his or her unique pictorial sensibility as well as their own understanding of the music genres they have chosen to portray,” Wride said. “The interplay between the artists’ vision and the character and style of the music provides a fertile opportunity to expand our awareness of the potentials of intertwining the visual and performing arts.” Among the other participating artists in the exhibition are: • Santa Fe-artist and educator David Scheinbaum, whose unlikely intersections into the worlds of hiphop and house music cast a classical eye upon an often-anarchic experience. With a sensibility that recalls that of the great jazz images of Roy deCarava and his penchant for experimentation and interpretive styling, Scheinbaum unleashes in his images the energy and barely restrained chaos of the nightclubs he prowls. • Californian Jeff Dunas’ photographic odyssey “State of the Blues” is the source for the stunning and evocative suite of images that recalls the straight-forward simplicity of Walker Evans, and the sensuous tonalities and sly observations that have made Dunas’ more widely known celebrity works so idiosyncratic. His images of the humble spaces and unassuming venues that marked the route of the genre from its southern roots to its northern boundaries are elegantly rendered and meticulously charted, but also seem to channel the plaintive wail of the music itself. • A radically different odyssey is charted in the vast seas of audiences pictured from center stage by musician and performer Moby. From

Henry Horenstein’s photograph of a jukebox inside Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, Tenn., 1972. his privileged position as a touring frontman, Moby’s expansive views afford an unadulterated experience of communal energy while freezing the momentary experiences and character studies of multitudes of individual audience members. • Henry Horenstein’s homage to the faces and spaces of country music — a body of work that provided the impetus and partial title for the Norton’s exhibition — leads us on a journey of quite a different kind as do the raw insider perspectives of the rock ’n’ roll scene chronicled by Lynn Goldsmith. Of these artists and their varied approaches, Wride explained that, “In all of the works that are featured in ‘Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks,’ there is a sophisticated, yet seemingly effortless merging of music genres and performance with the strategies and techniques employed by the photographers. This complex

interweaving and reconciliation of performance, environment and image-making could only be achieved by photographers whose understanding and passion for the music is matched by the creativity and courage of their talent.” The Norton Museum of Art is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. It is closed on Mondays and major holidays. General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for members and children age 12 and under. Special group rates are available. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, call (561) 832-5196 or visit www.norton. org.

Downtown Boca Friday Night Live To Host Patriotic Event July 6 Continuing its Independence Week celebration, the Downtown Boca Friday Night Live monthly entertainment series presented by JM Lexus will host a free, open-tothe-public patriotic in-the-park picnic-style evening Friday, July 6 at Sanborn Square. The event will feature the NHL’s Florida Panthers “Panthers Patrol” playtime, complete with an 88-footlong street hockey rink, live Americana-infused entertainment and the

family film Miracle starring Kurt Russell. The ever-popular Gourmet Truck Expo will be serving up streetside easy-to-grab picnic-style culinary fare with café seating, including American barbecue favorites such as hamburgers, hot dogs and more. The Panthers Patrol will lead the fun with interactive activities for children, including its unique Panthers obstacle course, the alwayspopular bounce house and the Par-

ty Mobile, a “tricked-out” interactive gaming mobile fully equipped with flat-screen TVs and PlayStation 3 gaming systems. Local talent Kendra Fulmer, a former winner and finalist in the annual Boca Raton Future Stars Performing Arts Competition, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. to pump up national pride with family sing-along patriotic songs. At dusk, Miracle, the true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team victory over the seemingly invincible

Russian squad, will take center screen. Monthly Friday Night Live evenings include gourmet truck dining with café seating, extended hours at participating businesses with special sidewalk tastings, samplings, trunk shows, dining specials, menu items and discounts and often late night “after parties” for exploring and enjoying the destination, from Mizner Park to Royal Palm Place, includ-

ing the signature collection of shops and boutiques, restaurants and galleries along Palmetto Park Road and Plaza Real South. Sanborn Square is located at 72 N. Federal Highway (one block north of Palmetto Park Road) in Boca Raton. Admission is free; chairs are available for rental for $2. For more information, visit www. downtownboca.org or call (561) 367-7070.

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Local Lacrosse Athletes Compete In Casey Powell Classic By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The second annual Casey Powell Orange Classic lacrosse tournament was held Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17 at St.Andrew’s School in Boca Raton. A total of 48 teams from Jacksonville to Miami traveled to compete in the two-day event. Teams in the U-9 to high school boys divisions played in a threegame points system to advance to the playoff round for a chance to play in the championship match. Local lacrosse athletes from the community participated in the event as well. The tournament’s namesake, Ca-

sey Powell, is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Hamilton Nationals in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse). He is in his second year with the team. Powell is from the New York area and is a 25year veteran of the popular sport. Having coached for 14 years, Powell started Team 22. In its second year, the club has grown so much that it has drawn players of the game from all over Palm Beach and Broward counties. “Lacrosse is actually a NativeAmerican sport that has gained popularity of the years,” Powell said. “Lacrosse has received publicity on television since the MLL started in

2000 which has helped the sport tremendously.” The MLL All-Star game will take place Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University. Players who started in the MLL from 2001 to 2008 will represent team Old School, and players from 2009 to 2012 will play for the Young Guns. The event also will feature activities and a jamboree-style tournament on campus that will draw many local lacrosse teams for the competition. The all-star game will be televised on ESPN 2. For more information on the three-day event, visit www.major leaguelacrosse.com.

Tyler Kuhlman of Wellington dives for the ball to regain possession for Team 22.

Florida Elite’s Ryan Smolchek attempts to intercept a pass.

A.J. Blouin of Florida Elite winds up for a shot.

Colby Sullivan defends for Team Headstrong in the high school division. PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

ROYAL PALM TO CONTINUE SUMMER BASKETBALL ACADEMY JULY 9

The Village of Royal Palm Beach held the first session of its Summer Basketball Academy from Monday, June 18 through Thursday, June 21 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. New Royal Palm Beach High School Coach Rob Long taught campers the fundamentals of the game as well as tips for shooting, passing and dribbling. The camp returns for its second session on Monday, July 9. Sign up by calling (561) 790-5124 or visit www.royalpalmbeach.com. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Joseph Guarnieri lines up a shot.

Brandon Jean gets ready to go for a basket.

Peyton Mainolfi dribbles the ball.

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The Gators celebrate a perfect season.

The Acreage Hawks players and coaches after their win.

Blake Weger, Kyle Beck, Ethan Rogge, Ariel Mendez, Silvo Gonzalez and Ryan Kennon.

Perfect Season For Acreage Hawks First Weger Takes Third WLMS Boys Volleyball In Ocala Tournament In BFK Tournament The Wellington Landings defense was led by Ethan The 7 & 8-year-old Acre- Erickson, Andrew Maag, Middle School boys volleyball team recently finished their season 13-0 to win the Palm Beach County Championship for the second consecutive year. The Gators played previously undefeated Palm Springs, and the score was 25-18 and 25-18. Outstanding blocking and hitting by eighth-graders Richie Ellis and Richie Green were crucial in the win. The

Shinn, Anthony Grnja and Giani Forgione. Outside hitters Logan Peluso and Adam Aqua added hitting and serving power. The game MVP was setter Christian Shinn, whose leadership and athletic dominance were instrumental in the win. In the past eight years, coach Maureen Witkowski has led the Gators to five Palm Beach County championships.

age Hawks all-star baseball team participated in the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken Rookie Division Tournament last weekend in Ocala. Nearly 50 teams from all over Florida participated, and the Hawks came in first place in their respective division. The Hawks will move on to the Florida State Championship beginning June 28 in Palm Beach Gardens. The Hawks are Andrew

Bryson Hadden, Brad Hart, Brandon Bouker, Dylan Singh, Wyatt Devaul, Landon Emmons, Jake Haggard, Pascual Sanchez, Jayden Fontalvo and T.J. Willson. The coaches are Eric Devaul, Pat Hart and Ray Singh. Acreage Athletic League Baseball is an all-volunteer league composed of 300 players and families. For more information, visit www.aalbaseball.org.

Bass Fishing Kids Palm Beach County held a fishing tournament Saturday, June 9 at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. The results were as follows: • Small Fry Division — First place, Ethan Rogge of Weston, 3.48 lbs.; second place, Kyle Beck of Coral Springs, 3.47 lbs.; and third place, Blake Weger of Wellington, 2.63 lbs.

• Junior Division — First place, Ryan Kennon of Margate, 5.46 lbs.; second place, Ariel Mendez of Pembroke Pines, 5.27 lbs.; and third place, Silvo Gonzalez of Homestead, 4.48 lbs. The Big Fish winner was Mendez with a fish weighing 2.61 lbs. For additional information, or to register for the next tournament, visit www.bass fishingkids.com.

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Stars Shine Bright At Heath Evans Foundation Tourney The seventh annual Heath Evans Foundation 7-on-7 Flag Football Championship was a tremendous success, on and off the field. The invitation-only tournament featured many of the top programs in the state, current Class 8A champion Tampa Plant, Miramar, the Class 8A finalist, Miami Central, Dwyer and Miami-Booker T. Washington. Acknowledged as one of the premier summer 7-on-7 tournaments in the country, the event provides a glimpse at more than 75 major college prospects. Other teams who participated were Tampa Wharton, Miami-Carol City, Oakland Park-Northeast, Ely, McArthur, Palm Beach Central, Palm Beach Gardens, Vero Beach, Wellington, John I. Leonard and host King’s Academy. The event was called off just before the semifinals began because of lightning and a series of thunderstorms moving through the area. Dwyer, Miami-Booker T. Washington, Miami-Carol City and Miami Central had advanced to the semifinals. Wellington provided one of the major upsets of the tournament, upsetting fourth-seeded Tampa Plant in the Round of 16. Tampa Plant, the reigning Class 8A cham-

pion, won the Heath Evans Foundation 7-on-7 tournament in 2011. The Wolverines lost their first game to Miami-Booker T. Washington 34-8 before tying Tampa Wharton 14-14 to earn the 13th seed. While the on-the-field exploits were electrifying, Evans was most proud of the interaction between the high school players and the NFL players attending the event. “This is a great opportunity for some of the best high school players in the country to showcase their skills and for all of the players to become better leaders, to become men of leadership, integrity and character,” Evans said. “We had more than 600 players here, the most we’ve ever had. I’m proud to see how far this has grown.” Evans, Miami Dolphins firstround draft pick Ryan Tannehill and Cleveland Browns veteran tight end Ben Watson spoke to the athletes during the lunch break. Tannehill, the quarterback from Texas A&M who was the eighth overall pick, encouraged the athletes to make the right choices. Watson, whose father was a deacon, spoke for about 15 minutes about his faith and his beliefs and how important they were in making him the man he was.

In addition to the skill players showcasing their talents, high school linemen had their own competition, making it a complete team event. Miramar won the Chick-fil-A Linemen’s Challenge team title with 3,850 points, Booker T. Washington placed second with 3,425 points, and two-time defending champion Tampa Plant finished third with 3,400 points. The events featured a combine-style 185-pound bench press, an agility course and a head-to-head tire flip over 30 yards. The final event was the five-man sled. Mike Miranda of Miramar won the individual bench press event for the second consecutive year, pumping 185 pounds a tournament-record 38 times. The Fastest Man Challenge, a 40-yard dash held after the lunch break, was won by Dalvin Cook of Miami Central. That, along with the Chick-fil-A Linemen’s Challenge, helps set the Heath Evans Foundation 7-on-7 apart from others. The combination of events is one of the key ingredients in bringing in many of the best teams in the state, according to Evans. “This is the best tournament we’ve had in the seven years,” Evans said. “We have the best tal-

Ryan Tannehill, Heath Evans and Ben Watson. ent, the most talent that we’ve ever had and not just in the seniors. The number of talented juniors and even sophomores is amazing.” Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the not-for-profit Heath Evans Foundation, which is dedicated to fostering hope and healing in the lives of children and families affected by sexual abuse. It is committed to breaking the cycle of abuse through healing the psychological, physical and spiritual wounds in-

flicted on innocent children; to bring hope and healing to the young victims of sexual abuse. Major sponsors included Hulett Environmental Services, United Franchise Group, Chick-fil-A, Gatorade, Cheney Brothers, King’s Academy, Wanderers Golf Club, Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Batten Construction. For more information about the Heath Evans Foundation, visit www.heathevans.org.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, June 23 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike in Apoxee Park in the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area on Saturday, June 23 at 8 a.m. Call (561) 616-8790 for more info. • The Palms West Amateur Radio Club will host a Field Day demonstration Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24 at Okeeheelee Park’s Micanopy Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 23 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 24. To learn more about amateur radio, visit www.emergency-radio.org. • The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will present the Mounts Tropical Fruit Festival on Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival is a culinary journey around the world focusing on delicious tropical fruit. Activities will include cooking demonstrations, a tropical fruit display, fruit samples, exhibits and live music. For more info., call (561) 2331757 or visit www.mounts.org. • The Acreage Avengers will meet Saturday, June 23 at 2 p.m. at the Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.). Teenagers, bring your ideas to make the library a better place. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will present “Mystery at the Library” for ages 10 to 15 on Saturday, June 23 at 2 p.m. Figure out whodunit in this interactive mystery. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • Nature’s Center (5301 State Road 7, Lake Worth) will hold a class on water gardens Saturday, June 23 at 2 p.m. Call (561) 434-5777 or e-mail info@thenatures center.com to register. The program is free and walk-ins are welcome. Visit www. thenaturescenter.com for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Chess Club for Kids for age 8 and up on Saturday, June 23 at 2:30 p.m. Chess fans can practice strategy skills with others. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will hold a Jam Session for teens Saturday, June 23 at 2:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register and for guidelines. • A “War on Cancer Street Team Party” to benefit Christopher Bradley will be held Saturday, June 23 from 3 to 10 p.m. at World of Beer in Wellington. There will be raffles, live music, a chicken-wing-eating contest and more. For more info., visit www.firefighters againstmelanoma.com.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Canvas, Crudités and Cocktails with Bobbin” on Saturday, June 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. In two hours you will create your own masterpiece painting with acrylics on canvas. No experience is necessary and all supplies are included, as well as a light fare and wine tasting. The cost is $20 per person. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free concert featuring Ramble On: The Raw Zeppelin Experience on Saturday, June 23 at 8 p.m. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info. Sunday, June 24 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike the trails behind the Solid Waste Authority administration building off Jog Road on Sunday, June 24 at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast after ward. Call Alan Collins at (561) 586-0486 for info. Monday, June 25 • The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District will hold its first direct election of a supervisor Monday, June 25 from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the district office (101 West D Road). The ballots will be tabulated at the LGWCD’s annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 793-0884 or visit www. lgwcd.org. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Paper Bag Journals” for ages 10 to 15 on Monday, June 25 at 2 p.m. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Who Wants to be a Minion?” for ages 8 to 12 on Monday, June 25 at 4 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Tuesday, June 26 • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a workshop Tuesday, June 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Wii Love Games” for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, June 26 at noon. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Teen Game Day” for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, June 26 at 3 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register. See CALENDAR, page 39

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CALENDAR, continued from page 38 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a lecture by Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher on Tuesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. She will speak on the 2012 election and what voters need to know. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will feature a Gluten-free Shopping Tour on Tuesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. • The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at the municipal complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For more info., call (561) 791-4000 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Bam! Pow! Superheroes!” Tuesday, June 26 at 7 p.m. for ages 6 to 8. Choose a hero name, secret identity and powers. Make a costume, take a hero test and get your custom hero license. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register. Wednesday, June 27 • The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Business Tune-up Series will take place Wednesday, June 27 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the chamber west office (13901 Southern Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). For more info., call Mary Lou Bedford at (561) 790-6200. • Palm Beach Executive Network will meet Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 a.m. at Friendly’s Restaurant (1001 State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach). For more info., call Kendra Rosenfeld at (561) 795-3240. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Welcome to Hogwarts” for ages 8 to 12 on Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host a “Garlicky Goodness Dinner and Demonstration” on Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. Learn how to make the most delicious garlicky plate of linguini with clam sauce, and how to roast a whole head of garlic. All class guests will enjoy a dinner-sized portion with wine. The cost is $10 per person. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. Thursday, June 28 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Night Sky Science” for ages 9 to 12 on Thursday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Perform an astronomical science experiment. Call (561) 790-6030 for info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will feature “CPR for Pets” for adults on

Thursday, June 28 at 3 p.m. Learn lifesaving methods from firefighter/paramedic Bob Smallacombe. Call (561) 681-4100 to preregister. • Elite Networking Pros invites local business owners to its networking happy hour Thursday, June 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lake Wellington Professional Centre (12230 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Anyone interested in becoming a member is welcome to attend. Light snacks and beverages will be served. RSVP to Chris Zeller at chris.zeller@ gatewayins.com or (561) 253-1664. Visit www.elitenetworkingpros.com for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Teen Game Night” for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to preregister. • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Are You Running on Empty?” Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. Learn the seven things you can improve on to increase your energy throughout the day. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. Friday, June 29 • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a Zoning Meeting on Thursday, June 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach). For info., visit www.pbcgov.com. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Go Club event Friday, June 29 at 4:30 p.m. for ages 8 to 17. A local member of the American Go Foundation will teach how to play this ancient Asian strategy game. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will present a free screening of the movie Aliens in the Attic Friday, June 29 at 8 p.m. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info. Saturday, June 30 • The 32nd annual South Florida Fair Scholarship Golf Classic will take place Saturday, June 30 at the Breakers West Golf Course with golf, gifts, prizes, food and fun. The day will begin at with a continental breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m., a shotgun scramble at 8:30 a.m. and awards lunch at 1 p.m. For an entry form or sponsor info., contact Lorie Stinson at (561) 790-5245 or lorie@southfloridafair.com. Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. Email: news@gotowncrier.com.

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Academy for Child Enrichment — Summer Camp Children will enjoy field trips and activities such as swimming, bowling, skating, science museum, movies and picnics. Tuition includes camera surveillance, creative curriculum, computers and all meals. Registration is now being accepted for Summer Camp. Registration is free for new customers only. Se habla Español. Visit the Academy for Child Enrichment at 700 Camellia Dr., Royal Palm Beach. For more info., call (561) 798-3458 or visit www.small worldpbc.com. High Touch High Tech/The Lab — The Lab is happ y to announce that it is expanding into a larger facility located near State Road 7 and Lantana Road. Science is presented by High Touch High Tech, the leader in hands-on science education for the last 17 years. Each day will be a new adventure from interacting with “lab critters” to launching rockets and panning for gems. The program offers affordable pricing, experiments with lots of cool science take-homes, art, physical activities and more. The Lab taps into children’s natural curiosity and provides them with safe and fun activities that help them learn about the world around them. Expect awesome fun as kids make slime, erupt volcanoes, make ice cream, tie dye t-shirts and more! Call (561) 444-3978 for info. Noah’s Ark Summer Camp — Children will enjoy field trips and activities such as swimming, bowling, skating, science museum, movies and picnics. Tuition includes camera surveillance, creative curriculum, computers and all meals. Registration is now being accepted for both Summer Camp. Registration is free for new customers only. Se habla Español. Noah’s Ark is located at 14563 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves. For more information, call (561) 753-6624 or visit www.smallworldpbc.com. Tiny Tikes — Tiny Tikes camp is geared toward the elementary-age camper. Daily activities are sure to keep the campers happy, busy and engaged. Trips include bowling, skating and movies weekly, as well as special trips including the zoo, science museum and much more! They have three conveniently located centers which open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Activities occur throughout the day, both at the center and out on the bus. Meals are included. Call (561) 790-1780 now to reserve your space or visit Tiny Tikes at 16245 Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee.

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JOHN C. HUNTON AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC.—Service & new installation FPL independent participating contractor. Lic. CAC 057272 Ins. "We are proud supporters of the Seminole Ridge Hawks" 561-798-3225. Family Owned & Operated since 1996. Credit Cards Accepted

WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured. Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-252779

MOBILE-TEC ON-SITE COMPUTER SERVICE — The computer experts that come to you! Hardware/ Software setup, support & troubleshooting www.mobiletec.net. 561-248-2611 D.J. COMPUTER — Home & office, Spyware removal, websites, networks, repairs, upgrades, virus removal, tutoring. Call Jeff 561-3331923 Cell 561-252-1186 Lic’d Well. & Palm Beach. We accept major credit cards. HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER — in Wellington needs EXAM PREP COORDINATOR Bachelors Degree- Demonstrate Solid Performance on SAT and ACT (either verbal or math sections) Available to work evenings and Saturdays. Also needed: EXAM PREP TUTORS Now Hiring SAT/ACT Preparation Tutors. Must have a 4 year degree preferably in Mathmetics or English. Be available to tutor on Saturdays. Please e-mail your resume to marlenegiraud@hlcwellington.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — 14 years and over for community service. Have fun with animals & kids 792-2666 ENTRY LEVEL RECEPTIONIST — Computer literate. Heavy phones & filing. Fax resume 561-333-2680 WINDOW INSTALLERS WANTED Subcontractors only. Top Pay. No Brokers. Call Matt 561-714-8490 FRONT DESK — Loxahatchee/ Boynton Beach. Busy Dermatology practices, full-time, experience preferred, must be available for flexible hours, evenings and weekends. Fax resume to 561-790-7568

FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT/ SHORT OR LONG TERM — situated in a cul-de-sac and 5 minutes away from Spruce Meadows, this 2000 sf. 2 story newer house in Shawnessy has hardwood floor throughout and 2.5 bathrooms. Leather furniture, 48” TV and a Piano in main floor. Master bedroom has Jacuzzi. 2 large size bedrooms and bonus room. Wireless Internet, double attached garage, fenced backyard with BBQ. Weekly housekeeping, linen service and lawn cutting plus all utilities included. For more details call (403) 808-7254 OR (403) 700-2065 TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS CALL 793-7606 TODAY

MEDICAL ASSISTANT NEEDED IN LOXAHATCHEE/BOYNTON BEACH — Busy Dermatology practice, full-time, experience preferred, must be available for flexible hours, evenings and weekends. Fax resume to 561-790-7568 FRONT DESK – small Doctors office, Loxahatchee, part-time must be available for flexible hours, weekdays, Healthcare/Medical office experience, Bilingual/Spanish preferable, Fax resume to 561-7981121. HELP WANTED DRIVERS — Dedicated account! Top Pay, benefits, miles weekly hometime and more. Werner Enterprises. 1-888-567-4854 DRIVERS WANTED — Full-time, Part-time, Day & Night Shifts. Retirees welcome. Clean drivers license required. Wellington Towncar/Cab 561-333-0181.

HERBICIDE APPLICATOR/ SPRAY TECH — Earth Balance® is seeking an Herbicide Applicator/Spray Technician for work in SE Florida/West Palm Beach area. Experience in control technologies in aquatic and/or natural areas categories preferred. Valid Florida driver’s license and a clean driving record required. Ability to operate 4WD trucks, spray equipment, and small boats. Ability to work under adverse physical and weather conditions, including high temperature and humidity. Starting pay rate is $15/hour or higher depending on experience. earthbalance® is an Equal Opportunity Employer, an E-verity company, and a Drug Free Workplace. Send resumes/inquiries to info@earthbalance.com

BENGAL CAT — Free to first good family, purebred, adult male, declawed and neutered,raised indoors, very affectionate owner relocating. 561-358-5006

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DRIVEWAYS — Free estimates A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING commercial and residential. Patching potholes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money all work guaranteed. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

FREELANCE GRAND PRIX SHOW JUMPING RIDER/ TRAINER — available for lessons, clinics, training, and horse sales. Will even come to you. Qualified students for Equestrian finals. (917) 912-4709 www.eng-land-farm.com

HOUSECLEANING — 20 yrs experience. Excellent local references. Shopping available. 561572-1782 HOUSECLEANING — affordable cleaning services, Royal Palm Maids. 561-666-7738 “For all your cleaning needs” FAMILY OWNED CLEANING BUSINESS IS EXPANDING — We are honest, reliable and dependable. Over 20 years experience in the Western Communities. Call today to get started. Norma 561-3555044

HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&M CONTRACTORS — ACCORDION SHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

BOB CAVANAGH ALLSTATE INSURANCE — Auto •Home • Life• Renters •Motorcycle •RV • Golfcart • Boat Serving the Western Communities for 24 years Call for a quote 798-3056, or visit our website. www.allstateagencies.com/ rCavanagh

STOP SCRATCHING AND GNAWING — Promote healing & hair growth.StampoutITCHAMCALLITS! Shampoo with HAPPY JACK Itch No More. Apply Skin Balm add Tonekote to diet. Goldcoast Feed 793-4607 visit our website www.kennelvax.com TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS CALL 793-7606

THE MASTER HANDYMAN — All Types of Home Repairs & Improvements. No job too big or small done right the first time every time 40 yrs of satisfied customers. See me on Angies List. Tom (561) 801-2010 or (954) 444-3178 Serving Palm Beach and Broward Counties. BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood repair, door installation, minor drywall,kitchens/cabinets/ countertops, wood flooring. Bonded and Insured U#19699. Call 7919900 or 628-9215 HANDYMAN AND CLEANING SERVICES — Caza Services for all your handyman and cleaning needs. 18 years experience. No job is too small. Call us today. Insured 561-802-8300 or 754-242-3459

ANMAR CO.—James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craftman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back! Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC 1327426 561-248-8528 TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS CALL 793-7606

RJA PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. — Interior Exterior, Faux Finish, Residential,Commercial.Lic. #U17536 Rocky Armento, Jr. 561793-5455 561-662-7102 J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./ Ext. residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident \ JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bonded Insured. CFC1426242. 561-6016458

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 at 309-6975 or visit us at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

MINOR ROOF REPAIRS DON HARTMANN ROOFING — Roof painting, Carpentry. Lic. #U13677 967-5580 ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Specializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,insured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763. ROOFING REPAIRS REROOFING ALL TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Honest and reliable. Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-3090134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC023773 RC-0067207 JOHN C. BEALE BUILDING & ROOFING — Additions, remodeling, roof repairs & replacements, screened porches. Licensed & Insured. Call for Free Estimates. 561798-6448 ccc1326383 ccc1250306

SECURITY — American owned local security company in business 30 plus years. Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

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

ACCORDION SHUTTERS — Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

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

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

STEAMPRO TILE & CARPET CLEANING — Residential & Commericial. 561-818-8635 (office) 561-255-9098 (cell) Licensed, Bonded and Insured.

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

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 TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 793-7606 TODAY

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