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Hand-Painted Venetian Carousel Awaits PBIEC VisitorsBy Lauren Miró

Town-Crier Staff Report

A stunning, hand-painted Vene-tian carousel now sits as a warmwelcome to the entryway of thePalm Beach International Eques-trian Center, and show promotershope the whimsical fixture willserve as a beacon for the childrenand families of Wellington.

“It’s really amazing,” said MarkBellissimo, CEO of EquestrianSport Productions. “We thoughtit would be a great opportunity notonly to have it as an entrance fea-ture, but also to try to create amagnet that will bring families tothe facility.”

The carousel will be open tothe public during the SaturdayNight Lights events at PBIEC as

CELEBRATE DR. KING’S LEGACY IN RPBSEE STORY, PAGE 3

WOMEN WIN WEF’S BATTLE OF THE SEXESSEE STORY, PAGE 19

Teacher Eyes Run ForRoyal Palm Council

See SALLENBACH, page 20

By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report

The Loxahatchee Groves Wa-ter Control District Board of Su-pervisors offered former ClewistonCity Manager Steve A. McKowna contract as its new district ad-ministrator Monday pending abackground check.

McKown asked for three daysto review the conditions of thecontract.

McKown also answered ques-tions regarding allegations abouthis tenure in Clewiston, includingaccusations of misuse of his citycredit card as well as an investiga-tion by the Florida Department ofLaw Enforcement regarding anaccusation that McKown imper-sonated a police officer.

Supervisor Don Widing said hehad engaged in conceptual con-tract discussions with McKownas he had been instructed by theboard, although he did not haveauthority to give final approval.

“My direction was to get theframework of a contract to find outwhat range of salary and benefits

may or may not be acceptable,”Widing said.

Supervisor John Ryan passedout information that he said wasnot available when McKown wasinterviewed Dec. 22.

“At that time, the City ofClewiston had not posted theirspecial meeting minutes of Nov.26 and Dec. 3,” Ryan said. “Therewere some questions, seriousquestions, that were raised fromthose minutes that I was very con-cerned would not leave us in aposition to proceed without a de-tailed background check and a re-lease for discussions with all thecommission members of the Cityof Clewiston.”

Ryan said he was particularlyconcerned that on Nov. 26, theClewiston City Commission hadterminated McKown for cause. “Itreferred to several issues and con-cerns; some were working relation-ship concerns, some were seriousconcerns including misuse of acredit card,” he said.

The only item of concern that

By Lauren MiróTown-Crier Staff Report

Wellington businesses locatednear residences will continue to belimited in their hours of operationafter members of Wellington’sPlanning, Zoning & AdjustmentBoard struck down another staffproposal Monday aimed at “lev-eling the playing field” amongbusinesses in Wellington.

At present, businesses locatedwithin 300 feet of homes may beopen only from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.,while businesses outside of thatdistance are not limited to suchhours.

Long Range Planning DirectorTim Stillings noted this often caus-es businesses in the same plaza tohave different hours.

“Some buildings nearer tohomes are restricted by the codewhile others aren’t,” he explained.“You could have two businessesnext to one another and they couldhave different regulations.”

Last year, questions about hoursof operation in Wellington aroseafter some businesses said theywere at a disadvantage because

of the code. At the council’s re-quest, village staff looked into theissue and proposed a solution inDecember to the PZA board thatwould lift the restriction on hoursof operation for indoor activities,instead using code enforcement togovern noise or other issues.

But board members asked staffto reconsider the measure. Stillingstold members Monday that his rec-ommendation remained largely thesame.

“These hours of operation havenot been enforced and there hasnot been an overabundance ofabuse,” he said. “We have not hadextensive issues related to noiseor other business-related issues.”

Several board members wereconcerned with public safety, es-pecially following a robbery at theMcDonald’s on Greenview ShoresBlvd. last year.

But Stillings said that deputiesfrom the Palm Beach County Sher-iff’s Office said it was the type ofbusiness, not the hours of opera-tion that is an issue. “They saidit’s the type of business that pri-marily affects safety,” he said.

But PZA Board Member PaulAdams said he knew from his ex-perience in corporate real estatethat was untrue.

“I don’t buy your argument thatafter midnight things don’tchange,” he said.

Furthermore, he did not envi-sion Wellington as a “24-hourtown.”

Stillings offered several optionsto board members, including allow-ing these businesses to operatesimilar to hours of liquor sales:from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday and from 7 a.m. to3 a.m. on Saturday through Mon-day. Another option would be togrant hours of operation by busi-ness type.

“Staff has found that option tobe the most problematic,” he cau-tioned.

Other options included using athreshold — like a road or canal— to provide exemptions, or tokeep hours of operation the sameand require businesses to come infor exemptions.

Currently there are 13 business-

Wellington Zoning Board AgainRejects Changes To Biz Hours

See BIZ HOURS, page 20

well as for events during theweek. “We plan to have nightswhere it is open for a small fee,and the net proceeds will go tocharity,” Bellissimo explained.“For the next couple of weeks,the proceeds will go to the GreatCharity Challenge.”

The carousel also goes hand-in-hand with a newly installed Ital-ian wood-fire pizza oven that isserving up delicious slices for at-tendees.

“During the week, we hope todo a pizza night where the carou-sel is free and families can comeout, enjoy a slice of pizza and ride,”Bellissimo said. “We really wantto engage the community withsomething that is fun and acces-sible. We want to work it out so See CAROUSEL, page 20

that it’s open more often, maybewith special events in the after-noon so families have a place togo.”

Exact dates for the pizza nightsand other events will be postedonline at www.equestriansport.com, Bellissimo said.

The carousel is imported fromItaly, made by Bertazzon, one ofthe oldest and highest-qualitymanufacturers in the world, hesaid.

“I’ve always had a dream ofhaving a carousel on the proper-ty,” Bellissimo said. “Then, twoyears ago, my wife and I were inFlorence when we saw this beau-tiful Bertazzon carousel in one ofthe plazas. There were hundreds

CAFCI INSTALLATION

Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) in-stalled its 2013 officers at a general membership meeting onSaturday, Jan. 12 at the Harvin Center in Royal Palm Beach.Pictured above is the 2013 CAFCI board with County Commis-sioner Jess Santamaria. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5

PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

The Palm Beach/Martin Counties Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America spon-sored the inaugural Wounded Warriors of South Florida Golf Classic on Monday, Jan. 14 at theMadison Green Golf Club. Pictured above are sports celebrities Robert McKenna, Kijana Carter,Jon Saxx, James McKnight, Robert Patterson, Roy Hinson, Jef f Conine and Jackie Langer.

MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 11PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

WOUNDED WARRIORS GOLF CLASSIC

OPINIONDr. King’s Message OfPeace And ToleranceResonates Year RoundAs people throughout the coun-try celebrate the legacy of Mar-tin Luther King Jr. this Monday,we hope they take the time tothink deeply about King’s mes-sage of peace and how it canbe carried forward today.Though the national observancelasts only one day, the messageis something that should reso-nate all year long. Page 4

See HAY SALE, page 20

Groves Town Council DividedOn Residential Hay Sale Rules


In a 3-2 decision Tuesday, theLoxahatchee Groves Town Coun-cil gave preliminary approval to anordinance that would amend thetown’s Unified Land DevelopmentCode to regulate the sale of hayand other agricultural products onresidential property.

Final approval to change theULDC would require at least a 4-1vote.

The amendment arose out ofcode enforcement citations givento several residents alleging thatthey were selling hay without prop-er approval.

Residents Gerald and JanetEick, who have engaged in haysales for many years, were amongthose cited. They hired an attor-ney to represent them at a specialmagistrate hearing, and in June2012 asked the council for relief.

In the meantime, council mem-bers suspended further enforce-ment until they could address theissue.

The first hearing of the ordi-nance was held Dec. 4, but waspostponed so Councilman TomGoltzené could propose changesto the ordinance.

Planning consultant Jim Fleis-chmann said the issue arose outof four code enforcement com-plaints, and the council directedstaff to offer measures to remedythe problem.

The proposed amendmentwould allow limited sales of hayand other related productsthroughout the town.

Under the proposal, the opera-tions would be limited to propertyowners, and vested with residentsand not the land, Fleischmannsaid. Sellers also would need tohave a business tax receipt; hay

sales must be an accessory use tothe principal, residential use; andbusinesses that use truck trailersand semis for delivery would haveto receive special exception ap-proval from the council.

Goltzené objected to that formof approval for deliveries by se-mis and trailers. “It makes every-thing more complicated with a spe-cial exception,” he said.

Fleischmann said it was includ-ed because the trucks would of-ten be crossing culverts. “We justwant to make sure that productscan be safely delivered,” he said.

“I think that’s excessive on thepart of the town,” Goltzené said.“Semis go back and forth to nurs-eries and other agricultural ven-ues. I don’t think we need to getinto that.”

Councilman Ron Jarriel agreed.“I don’t think we need to baby-sit


Teacher Justin Sallenbach plansto run for the Group 4 seat on theRoyal Palm Beach Village Council,challenging Vice Mayor Fred Pin-to, who intends to seek re-elec-tion.

The election will be held Tues-day, March 12. The qualifying pe-riod runs from noon Tuesday, Jan.29 until noon Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Aside from the Group 4 seat, theGroup 2 seat held by Councilwom-an Martha Webster is also up forelection this year. Webster hasdrawn a challenge from formerCouncilman David Swift.

Sallenbach is a teacher of alter-native-education students withbehavior issues at Turning PointsAcademy. He has been a residentof Royal Palm Beach since July2009.

“I’ve had a passion for gettinginvolved with the community eversince I was young,” he said. “I’vebeen teaching since I was 23. I’llbe 29 in February.”

This will be the first time he hasrun for public office, although Sal-lenbach said he has always hadan interest. “The more I got in-volved learning about the commu-

nity and learning about the resi-dents where I live, the more I havewanted to get involved and servevillage residents to the best of myability,” he said.

Sallenbach volunteers throughschools and local businesses, in-cluding at Fit 2 Fight martial artsstudio just east of the village. “Iwork as a volunteer because I lovethe martial arts,” he said. “Themore I started working with thekids and parents, the more I had apassion for being a public ser-vant.”

He also does volunteer tutor-ing with kids at his school and areaelementary schools.

Part of his platform as an edu-cator is to support the village’sscholarship program, run throughthe Royal Palm Beach EducationAdvisory Board. “My goal is totry to get as much money fundedthere as possible,” he said. “Themore scholarships you give out,the better opportunity you givetoward the residents, which is go-ing to better the value of homes.It’s going to better the well-beingof the citizens, and it’s going tocreate better job opportunities.”

Sallenbach said he would like

LGWCD Offers JobTo Former Clewiston

Manager McKown

Wellington OKs MoreBeds For Senior FacilityThe Wellington Village Councilgave the green light last weekfor a senior housing facility tomore than double its occupancyfrom six residents to 14. On Jan.8, council members approveda development order petitionfor the New Age of Senior Carefacility, located on the corner ofGoldenrod Road and HyacinthPlace. Page 3

See MCKOWN, page 7

Mark Bellissimo in front of the new carousel at the Palm BeachInternational Equestrian Center. PHOTO BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Boys & Girls Club KidsGet Free Payless ShoesThe Wellington Boys & Girls Clubbused 70 children to the PaylessShoe Source store in the Mallat Wellington Green on Wednes-day, Jan. 9. Kids could get shoes,socks and other items totaling$20. Page 9

Lobbyist Updates ITIDOn Goals For SessionTallahassee lobbyist Dave Ram-ba updated the Indian Trail Im-provement District Board of Su-pervisors last week on issueshe considers important for TheAcreage in the upcoming legis-lative session, including the sta-tus of State Road 7 and Gov.Rick Scott’s planned review ofspecial districts. Page 7

Emily Aronoff TeckReleases Music CDCombining her love of music,children and her faith, singerand Jewish educator EmilyAronoff Teck released her sec-ond album, Miss Emily Cel-ebrates: Every Day, on Saturday,Jan. 12. Page 13

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The Wellington Village Councilgave the green light last week fora senior housing facility to morethan double its occupancy fromsix residents to 14.

On Jan. 8, council membersunanimously approved a develop-ment order petition for the NewAge of Senior Care facility, locat-ed on the corner of GoldenrodRoad and Hyacinth Place.

Long Range Planning DirectorTim Stillings told council membersthat the application was only be-fore them because the facility waswithin 300 feet of single-familyhomes.

“The code requires we comebefore you if it’s within 500 feet,”he explained. “It meets all the oth-er standards of the code.”

Stillings pointed out that thefacility is separated from thosehomes by a canal, which was re-cently connected when Welling-

ton closed Goldenrod Road at thatsite.

“We believe it provides an ade-quate buffer, as is the intent of theseparation requirement,” he said.The facility has three units, includ-ing one that would be rented tostaff.

Stillings noted that New Ageinitially wanted to apply for a des-ignation to allow up to 21 beds,but needed to make some improve-ments first.

“That was the original request,”Stillings said. “They met most ofthe standards but were not able tomeet some fire safety standardsthat would require the relocationof a fire hydrant.”

Stillings said he expected themto return to apply for higher occu-pancy at a later date.

Councilman Matt Willhite askedhow the facility planned to meetthose fire safety standards in thefuture.

Kim Glas-Castro, agent for the

facility, said that it would be notonly adding a fire hydrant butalso updates to the sprinkler sys-tem.

“This makes it financially infea-sible at this time,” she said. “It willbe a long-term goal to convert it.They’re talking maybe 10 yearsout.”

Owner Antonio Borges agreed.“We would have to update to acommercial sprinkler instead of theresidential one we have now,” hesaid. “That would mean getting ridof what we have, and we don’thave the funds to do that yet.”

Glas-Castro noted that the fa-cility is already operating with sixresidents who live together in afamily-style environment. “Theseare seniors who are basically ableto live independently with someassistance,” she said.

Councilman John Greene askedhow parking would work with ad-ditional residents.

Glas-Castro answered that resi-

dents are prevented from havingcars.

“The residents are prohibitedfrom having personal vehicles onthe property,” she said. “Visita-tions will be scheduled so that fam-ilies don’t all come at the sametime, and employees are encour-aged to carpool. There is sufficientparking to meet the village park-ing codes.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwigasked about the end unit used forstaff rental. “Will a staff memberbe living on site?” she asked.

Glas-Castro said there is a staffmember living in the unit but thatit may be used for office space orstorage instead.

Gerwig said she wanted to besure it would be used only by staffof the facility, not rented out forother purposes.

Glas-Castro said it would be foruse or rental only by New Agestaff.

Vice Mayor Howard Coates said

he supported the project, notingthat it wouldn’t even have had tocome to the council if it were far-ther away from single-familyhomes.

“I think there is a lot of supportin the community for this type offacility,” he said, making a motionto approve the resolution.

Greene seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.

In other business, council mem-bers gave final approval to the cre-ation of a registry for foreclosedproperties in the village in hopesof tackling abatement issues.

Dubbed the “Real PropertyMortgage Registration Ordi-nance,” the measure requires lend-ers to register with Wellington,pay an annual fee and maintain theforeclosed properties to Welling-ton’s code.

The ordinance requires lendersto register with Wellington’s ven-dor, vacantregistry.com, within 10days of foreclosure.

The item was unanimously ap-proved on its preliminary readinglast month, but Vice MayorHoward Coates wanted some ofthe language cleaned up to reflectwhen a home would officially en-ter the program.

Code Compliance ManagerSteven Koch told council mem-bers that the language had beenupdated to require that theremust be a pending suit againstproperty owners due to failureto pay for it to be considered indefault and eligible for the pro-gram.

Coates noted that the point ofthe registry was to make sure thehomes are maintained.

“We want to make sure that thelenders who hold these propertiesare registered so that… we canhave someone to contact for main-tenance,” he said.

The registration fee is expectedto be set at the council meetingTuesday, Jan. 22.

Wellington Council Approves More Beds For Senior Care Facility


The terms of LoxahatcheeGroves Mayor Dave Browning andCouncilman Jim Rockett are up thisyear, and both plan to seek re-elec-tion in March.

As of now, no one has comeforward to challenge Browning orRockett, but prospective candi-dates have until Feb. 5 to file thenecessary paperwork. If challeng-ers do come forward, the electionwill be held Tuesday, March 12.

Browning, who holds Seat 4, hasserved in the council-appointedrole of mayor since the town in-corporated in 2006. One of his pri-mary concerns is to fine-tune thecomprehensive plan and the Uni-form Land Development Code toreflect orderly development.

“We’re still experiencing somegrowth pains with some of theuses of the land out here, and hope-fully we can get those smoothedout,” Browning said.

Palm Beach State College stillfaces challenges to its plans tobuild its fifth campus on SouthernBlvd. A second petition drive wasfiled with the town on Jan. 7 tooppose the college, after oppo-nents’ first attempt failed to holdthe 10 committee members re-

quired for a referendum petition.The council approved develop-

ment of the campus severalmonths ago after almost a year ofpublic hearings and workshops. “Ihope to get this resolved with thecollege so there’s no cloud hang-ing over our head, so they can goahead,” Browning said.

Browning also hopes to im-prove resident participation sothese types of conflicts don’t arisein the future. “My hope is that inthe next few years, communicationcan be a little better, that there willbe more people who will partici-pate and understand what’s go-ing on, and that we all pull togeth-er for the sake of our community,”he said.

In his next term, Browning alsowants to keep a close eye on thebudget. “I think we are at a cross-roads right now where it would bevery easy to think we’ve got mon-ey in the bank and we can spend alot more,” he said. “I want to do itwisely, so that in the long run, wekeep taxes very low, and we keepour quality of life high.”

Rockett, who holds Seat 2,shares a similar outlook.

“There’s unfinished businesswe have, and I want to be a part ofbringing it to a conclusion, so I’m

going to run again to follow upand get those things done thatwe’ve started,” he said. “Certain-ly, one of them would be to getthrough the challenge to the col-lege.”

Another of his goals is to get atraffic light on Okeechobee Blvd.that would create traffic gaps sothat people can enter and leave theroad safely. “Things that are a ben-efit to the town are high on my list,and there are a lot of benefit thingsthere,” he said.

The Uniform Land Develop-ment Code still needs a great dealof work that he wants to seethrough.

“It’ll take another year or so togo through it, so I feel like I needto stay around and be a part of it,”Rockett said. “I think the secondpart of it will be more appropriatefor the town. We had to put some-thing in place so we could sepa-rate ourselves from the county,and we did that. Now we have adocument that we can kind of gothrough the trials and tribulationsof tuning it and getting it betterapplicable to the town and the ru-ral lifestyle we’re trying to pro-tect.”

As for capital projects, Rockett

By Jessica GregoireTown-Crier Staff Report

To honor the legacy of the Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Carib-bean-Americans for CommunityInvolvement and the Village ofRoyal Palm Beach will host their11th annual Martin Luther KingDay celebration Monday, Jan. 21at the RPB Cultural Center.

This year’s theme is “An Inspi-rational Legacy” and will feature avariety of local talent and guestspeakers. The free event is opento the public. The morning beginswith a continental breakfast servedfrom 8:45 to 9:30 a.m., followed bythe ceremony starting at 10 a.m.

King was one of the most influ-ential leaders of the civil rightsmovement, known for his famous“I Have a Dream Speech” givenfrom the steps of the Lincoln Me-morial denouncing racism and seg-regation.

For the past 11 years, the RoyalPalm Beach event has been theoccasion for a series of inspiration-al guest speakers joined by localofficials who show their supportin the observance of Dr. King’slegacy. This year’s keynote speak-er is Urban League of Palm BeachCounty CEO Patrick Franklin.Palms West Presbyterian Church

Pastor Ruffin Stepp will give theinvocation.

Performances will be providedby various local talent, includingthe Ebony Chorale of the PalmBeaches, the Youth Orchestra ofPalm Beach County, Jade and DemiMasters, Malik Williams, PerryStokes, Copeland Davis and theVSA SpotLighters.

CAFCI Cultural Director EletCyris has organized the event formany years as part of a missionthat she believes is a necessity inthe community. “We are the onlyones out here doing somethinglike this to honor the memory ofDr. King,” she said.

Cyris also came up with thisyear’s theme. “I came up with itafter President Barack Obama wasre-elected,” she said. “It’s a real-ization of one of Dr. King’s dreams,so it’s a time for all Americans tobe proud.”

CAFCI and Royal Palm Beachstarted the event 11 years ago, andit has grown significantly over thattime. “Last year, we had standingroom only because we had hun-dreds of people attend,” Cyris said.“I believe everyone enjoyed it.”

The event is a way to celebratethe life of Dr. King and what hestood for. “It’s also good for our

community, and the village part-ners with us because of how im-portant it is,” Cyris said. “We livein a diverse community, and thisevent brings everyone together,which is amazing.”

The event will also be held onthe same day as PresidentObama’s official inauguration.There will be a screening of theinauguration after the ceremony.

“It all ties in because this is whatDr. King stood for, what he foughtfor and what he believed in,” Cyrissaid. “We are a part of the legacyas well as witnessing it as one na-tion together.”

Organizer Elet Cyrisat last year’s event.

CAFCI, RPB To Honor Dr. King’sLegacy At Jan. 21 Observance

Browning, Rockett Will SeekNew Terms On Groves Council

See LOX ELECT, page 20


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OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITORFinally, A Good

Council DecisionAfter months of endless litiga-

tion and lawsuits, acrimony andmicro-management, staff termina-tions, and trying to gut our eques-trian industry, the Wellington Vil-lage Council has done what it issupposed to do: plan positivelyfor the village’s future. I am talk-ing about the positive decision tomove forward on a new home forthe Wellington Tennis Center.

As the first step in planning forthe possible new community cen-ter and its current site, the councilhas made a decision to look at anew home for the tennis center.

Tennis pro Tommy Cheathaminherited a center that was out ofdate in 1995 and even worse to-day. He is correct in stating thatmaintenance costs could be cut inhalf by a new facility, but also thata facility with at least 24 courtscould be a financial windfall for thevillage and a huge draw for play-ers and tournaments. CouncilmanJohn Greene was correct in stat-ing that a new facility would be awin-win for the village, as it wouldopen the lake for use for a futurecommunity center, but would al-low the tennis program to offermore youth and adult programs,including team tennis. Mayor BobMargolis also was correct in not-ing that a new center would en-hance tournament and specialevent activities that would en-hance the financial picture.

A new tennis center would takeonly about 8 to 10 acres and wouldnot affect a long-term plan to usethe K-Park site for other uses, es-pecially using the frontage acresfor commercial sale. A K-Park sitewould allow marketing the centerto a much larger audience in thewestern communities.

I feel Councilwoman Anne Ger-wig questioning about percentageof resident use was out of line,especially since most of the youthactivities that use village resourc-es is closer to 50 percent of theresidents, and they are given freeuse of the village facilities. Tennisprograms have the highest resi-dent percentage of use consistent-ly in the Leisure Services Depart-ment. Great job, council! Now fol-low through with your decision inthe form of action.

Steve HaughnWellington

Groves PetitionGathering

MomentumThe front page of this newspa-

per Jan. 4 carried a questionablyresearched piece by Ron Bukley,in which he gave significant voiceto the worst proponent of the Lox-ahatchee Groves Town Council’santi-democratic and arrogantly au-tocratic nature (“Campus Work ToRoad Projects, Busy Year In LoxGroves”).

Vice Mayor Jim Rockett seemedto have told Ron the petition toreverse the council’s approval ofthe college was losing momentum.Ron swallowed it hook, line andsinker, and duly had Rockett’sopinion published. Seriouslywrong on two major counts, Ron.

First, the petition isn’t to havethe council’s decision reversed. Infact, it’s to determine if the peopleof Loxahatchee Groves would likea referendum as to whether thecollege should be in the Groves ornot.

Second, had you been at themeeting of Thais Gonzalez’s com-mittee members Saturday, Jan. 5 asI was, then you wouldn’t haveeven considered taking Rockett’sself-serving propaganda serious-ly.

Despite outrageous intimidationand threats of code violation be-ing used as punitive measures bymembers of the council, the com-mittee is at full strength with back-up members ready to take the placeof anyone the council’s threatscause to falter.

If the sense of empowermentand determination in the room Jan.5 is anything to judge by, thatwon’t happen. One committeemember even suggested he wouldbe fully utilizing his rights underthe Second Amendment were heto be visited by anyone from thecouncil. Quite right, sir!

The movement is very strongindeed. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s amovement to preserve democra-cy, and this is still the UnitedStates, right?

In case anyone is in any doubt,here’s what happened. The five-man council approved the build-ing of 60 acres of concrete in theheart of “Love it or leave it alone.”They didn’t consult the townsfolk,produced limited public noticesand made no attempt to communi-cate directly with the people. Andof course, no referendum.

A Martian here 24 hours wouldunderstand that on a matter soimportant and with such far-reach-ing potential effects on the com-munity, a referendum was the onlyway to go.

The problem was that it wouldbe too costly for the college ad-ministration to persuade everyone,so the council slipped it past thedisinterested electorate in July andAugust last year when no one wasaround. Best not ask what madethem do that.

Thank heavens for brave Thais,who’s showing the council theycannot get away with it and willget the townsfolk the referendum,with your help.

Let us be in no doubt. Theremust be a referendum. The peoplemust be allowed to speak. Eventhough the council is doing its lev-el best to gag us. I urge all free-thinking and true patriots to con-tact Thais and sign the petition.

Again, let me be clear: Signingthe petition does not signify youare opposed to the college. (I per-

sonally am not.) It signifies youare a true American, a true sup-porter of free speech and a trulyfree human being. Remember this:“All that is needed for evil to thriveis for men and women of goodcharacter to do nothing.”

If you would like to do some-thing good, demonstrate your free-dom of will and help maintain de-mocracy, sign the petition to getus a referendum, contact Todd at(954) 931-4634 or Thais at (561) 603-1313 or [email protected]. She’ll explain why she feelsthe townspeople should be givena voice through referendum, andthen you can decide for yourself.

In the meantime, disregard“quotes” from despotic local poli-ticians, even if they are in this finenewspaper!

Tim Hart-WoodsLoxahatchee Groves

Domb RespondsTo Phelps LetterI read the letter you published

last week from public relationsconsultant and part-time residentMason Phelps (“Let’s Get OurChamber Back”). His letter seemedodd coming from someone whowas invited to join our chamber asa member of the board of directorsbecause of his public relationsskills, who shortly thereafter soldout to Jeremy Jacobs, disclosedprivate information discussed at achamber board of directors meet-ing, and was given the option ofresigning or being terminated. Hechose to resign.

In terms of Mason Phelps, Idon’t have a problem with some-one earning a living. But don’t takeJacobs’ money, violate our trust,then run over to the other cham-ber and offer to set up a compet-ing equestrian committee out ofspite, and believe that you haveanything to say about the Well-ington Chamber of Commerce. Wedon’t need a lecture from youabout the role of the chamber.

The Wellington Chamber hasbeen out front trying to make ourlocal leaders understand that theyhave a responsibility to the busi-ness community and all of our res-idents to support the Internation-al Polo Club and the Palm BeachInternational Equestrian Center.These venues bring a huge finan-cial benefit and help support prop-erty values in this community. It isjust as important to the restaurantowners, dry cleaners and retailestablishments as it is to membersof the equestrian community. Forany member of our council to sup-port going to war with Mark Bel-lissimo as a tool of Jeremy Jacobsconstitutes malfeasance in office.

Speaking of misfeasance, mal-feasance and nonfeasance in of-fice, please don’t blame me, thechamber, or the Palm Beach Postfor writing stories about our elect-ed officials. Try blaming MayorBob Margolis for violating thepeople’s trust by taking $2,500 from

Neil Hirsch, the wealthy owner ofthe Players Club, on May 19 andthen voting on May 22 to revokethe approval for the Global Dres-sage Festival. Or voting to sup-port the Players Club’s monopolyon late-night closings against theGrille, a competing restaurant. Inall, Margolis received over $6,500in gifts from wealthy individuals,each of whom has had businessbefore the council, for a “legal de-fense fund?” Shame on you, Bob.

And while we are on the sub-ject of taking money, I find it as-tonishing that Councilman JohnGreene requested an approvalfrom the Commission on Ethics tomove into Neil Hirsch’s house onMay 21, and then voted againstthe Global Dressage Festival onMay 22. Mr. Greene eventuallymoved into Hirsch’s guest house,accepting the gift of free lodgingin the amount of $2,948, as calcu-lated by state law. He also receiveda free vacation with a value of$3,189. Mr. Greene also accepteda gift check in the amount of $5,000from an officer of the corporationthat operates the Players Club.That’s $11,000 from the owners ofthe Players Club.

I’m not making this up. ThePalm Beach Post doesn’t make upstories. These are facts obtainedfrom reviewing the state gift dis-closure forms these elected offi-cials filed. Also, why didn’t Mr.Greene file his mandatory gift dis-closure form until Dec. 26 whenhe started taking gifts from Hirschin June? Maybe he didn’t want usto know about these gifts?

Mr. Phelps is correct about onething: I did write a letter to the gov-ernor. I asked him to look into thesevery shady goings on in our vil-lage, and I did so in my capacityas the chairman of the chamber’spolitical action committee, and notthe Wellington Chamber of Com-merce.

I think we should all be con-cerned about why these councilmembers have become so cozywith the very rich people in thiscommunity who have lined upagainst the dressage facility. Whyhave we seen $496,000 in campaigncontributions from Solar Sportsys-tems Inc., a Jacobs company, andwatched quietly while people fromJacobs’ hometown of Buffalo,N.Y., contributed thousands ofdollars to the campaigns of thesethree council members. Why areour council members accepting“legal defense fund” contribu-tions from local millionaires, andthen voting on issues that matterto them? When did this form ofbehavior become acceptable?

I have been told by an investi-gator employed by the Commis-sion on Ethics that they will soonneed a full-time investigator justfor Wellington. (I hope he was jok-ing.) I’m afraid that “CorruptionCounty” has found a new home inWellington, and the chamber PACwill continue to shine a light inevery corner of our community,

because the people have a rightto know. Mason, I don’t wish tobe rude, but I’m not the least bitinterested in hearing anythingabout what the Wellington Cham-ber should be doing from a non-chamber member on Jeremy Ja-cobs’ payroll.

Alexander Domb, PresidentWellington Chamber

of Commerce

People DeserveRight To Vote OnCollege CampusCurrently, there is a petition to

allow the people of the Town ofLoxahatchee Groves to vote on amonumental development beingallowed in this town. Whether youare for or against developmentdoes not matter. Being in the Unit-ed States of America, the majorityunderstands it is a right to vote,not a privilege. Our current towncouncil is unanimously fightingthe right of the people to vote.

Up until now, the people havehad the chance to ask the councilmembers to not allow the devel-opment of Palm Beach State Col-lege in our rural town. The councilhas since said they do not want totake the chance on allowing thepeople to have a binding vote withregard to this matter. We are de-manding the people have the op-portunity to tell the council whatthey want.

For our patriotism in asking fora vote, we have been threatenedwith code enforcement action bythe town, legal action by the townand downright slander.

Councilman Jim Rockett hasstated we have been disingenu-ous. Well, let’s talk about “disin-genuous.” The councilman hassaid the state college has “privateproperty rights.” Since when doesthe State of Florida own “privateproperty?” This property alreadybelongs to us and the rest of Flor-ida. There has been talk that everylandowner will have to pay $4,713to purchase the property. Resi-dents in town 3,200 times $4,713equals $15,081,600. Did the valueof the property increase from $4.5to over $15 million? It was also stat-ed that a referendum could costover $100,000. To add two ques-

tions on a normal election, thiswould be the cost? Councilmenwho live in glass houses shouldnot throw stones.

Here is what we have stated asfact:

1) The college is a monumentalchange to the town.

2) The college will bring com-mercial development.

3) According to professionalplanners, the town must incorpo-rate affordable housing for thecommercial activity.

4) Affordable housing is not 5-acre home sites.

5) The people should have theright to vote on such a monumen-tal impact to our community.

Someone please explain how thecouncil is being open and honest,and how we are not being. To signthe petition so you can either votefor or against the college, call me.All we have ever asked for is toallow the people to vote.

Todd McLendonLoxahatchee Groves

More RepublicanIntransigence

The Republican Party’s credibil-ity is lost. The talk in political cir-cles regarding “re-branding” islaughable.

Simply wrapping the party in ashiny new box doesn’t do onething to change its content. TheAmerican people spoke clearlyand succinctly during November’selection by overwhelmingly reject-ing the destructive messages per-petrated by Romney, Preibus,Rove, Cantor, McConnell and therest.

The Republicans have made iteasy to forget that theirs was theparty of Abraham Lincoln. Theyhave become a group of insularthugs whose only apparent pur-poses are to protect the wealthy,demean the poor and profess theliberties of freedom while at thesame time dictate morality.

The next goal for the party of“real Americans” is to shut downthe government and once againmake this great country the laugh-ingstock of the world. They sim-ply don’t get it.

J.R. PisaniWest Palm Beach

SEND IN YOUR LETTERSThe Town-Crier welcomes letters to the editor.Please keep letters brief (300 words). Submit let-ters, with contact name, address, and telephonenumber (anonymous letters will not be pub-lished), to The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest HillBlvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414; fax themto (561) 793-6090; or you can e-mail [email protected].

tions, keep in mind that one por-tion of meat should be no largerthan a deck of cards. Along thoselines, one serving of cheese isthe size of six dice.

Then again, snacking can begood for you. If you try and keepbetween-meals munching to fruitor raw vegetables, it can keepyou from overeating at your next

meal while supplying importantvitamins and nutrients.

Also, try to keep a wary eyeout for whole grain imposters.The general impression is that“multigrain and stone ground”probably are not whole grain.

Get ready to say bye-bye tothe old standby check paymentof Social Security benefits.

Starting on March 1, with veryfew exceptions, new governmentregulations require recipients toreceive payments electronicallythrough direct deposit or directexpress prepaid debit card.

To sign up for direct depositof your benefits, visit www.godirect.org or call (800) 333-1795.

ac disease. However, avoidinggluten provides no proven ben-

Even before this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day was on the horizon, his name wasmentioned often in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Though theNewtown, Conn., tragedy should have been a moment that brought the nation together, it hasmostly become a heated war of words regarding gun control. So as people throughout thecountry celebrate King’s legacy this Monday, we hope they take the time to think deeplyabout King’s message of peace and how it can be carried forward today. Though the nation-al observance of his legacy lasts only one day, the message is something that should resonateall year long.

King lived in a different time, within a very different cultural climate. But the challenges hefaced were rooted in the same fears and hostilities that divide Americans today. Perhaps thedifference is that today there is no national uniting figure like King, who exists beyond politicsand corporate interests. Maybe if there were a national figure both sides will listen to andtrust, there could actually be a conversation.

Many people looked to President Obama to fill such a role. However, that’s just notpossible in today’s political climate. Even if Obama devised a foolproof plan to make Amer-ica safe and protect the rights of all gun owners, by default he is associated with one side of

the issue, and many of his opponents simply don’t want to trust him. That is why a King-likefigure from outside the realm of today’s politics could really help get everyone on the samepage.

King’s immediate goal was equal rights for all, but it was part of a larger vision he had forthe future. His vision was broad and all-inclusive. Though he was a leading figure in the civilrights movement, he wasn’t fighting for a just single cause. He wanted to see a future in whicheveryone could coexist peacefully. For every step he took toward achieving that goal, henever lost focus of what he was ultimately fighting for.

This coming Monday, Jan. 21, Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAF-CI) and the Village of Royal Palm Beach will present the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. Celebration at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. (See story on 3.) The program runsfrom 10 a.m. to noon, with continental breakfast from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Call CAFCI’s EletCyris at (561) 791-9087 for more information.

In the meantime, we recommend taking some time to read up on King’s legacy. Visit theMartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service web site at www.mlkday.gov to learn about King aswell as ways in which you can carry on his words and deeds in your own community.


NEWSJESS SANTAMARIA ON HAND AT CAFCI MEETING TO SWEAR IN 2013 OFFICERS

First Vice President Genieve White issworn in as Dennis Wright looks on.

CAFCI Past President and current First Vice PresidentGenieve White gets a clock from President Dennis Wright.

Nadine Boyd-White is sworn in as recording secretary.County Commissioner Jess Santamaria accepts a certificate

of appreciation from CAFCI President Dennis Wright.Steve Higgins of Stoosh Productions

proposes a fundraising idea.

County Commissioner Jess Santamaria swears in PresidentDennis Wright as First Vice President Genieve White looks on.

Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) installed its 2013 board of officers at a general membership meeting onSaturday, Jan. 12 at the Harvin Center in Royal Palm Beach. County Commissioner Jess Santamaria spoke about the need for positiverole models in the lives of children and urged all CAFCI members to further that cause. Past President Genieve White and Santamariareceived certificates of appreciation. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Palm Healthcare Foundation Chair John Lacy, Nicky Tesserand Kelly Lawrence of Covelli Enterprises, and Palm

Healthcare Foundation CEO Andrea Bradley.

Panera Bread Nets Over $12K For Palm Healthcare FoundationPanera Bread’s Operation

Dough-Nation recently presenteda check for more than $12,000 tothe Palm Healthcare Foundation.All 13 Panera Bread locations inPalm Beach County collected do-nations through in-café canistersfrom May through August lastyear. The money is earmarked fornursing education and advance-ment in Palm Beach County.

Panera Bread has been a stead-fast partner of the Palm HealthcareFoundation in its nursing initia-tives. Panera has supported theNursing Distinction Awards in thepast and created “Panera parties”for each of the award winners. Pan-era Bread has also hosted NursesNight Out at CityPlace.

“Thanks to the generous dona-

tion from Panera Bread’s Opera-tion Dough-Nation and the con-tinued support of Panera Bread,our nursing initiatives can thrivein our community,” said JohnLacy, chair of the Palm HealthcareFoundation Board of Trustees.

Andrea Bradley, the founda-tion’s new CEO, was thankful forthe support. “As someone wholoves Panera Bread’s healthy foodchoices, I am so pleased to seePanera support our work,” shesaid.

Nicky Tesser, director of market-ing and public relations for Covel-li Enterprises, franchisee of Pan-era Bread, explained the company’sphilosophy. “At Panera Bread, webelieve in giving back to local com-munities,” Tesser said. “We are

excited to support the Palm Health-care Foundation and the importantwork they do in Palm Beach Coun-ty, including being at the forefrontof nursing education and advance-ment.”

Chartered in 2001, the PalmHealthcare Foundation Inc. is PalmBeach County’s leading publichealthcare foundation. Believingthat, “Together we can do more,”the foundation’s mission is to in-spire and fund solutions to im-prove health in Palm Beach Coun-ty. Since 2001, the foundation hasdistributed $49 million to morethan 95 nonprofit organizations inPalm Beach County.

The Palm Healthcare Founda-tion is the leading public health-care foundation in Palm Beach

County. The foundation bringsthe community together to identi-fy common goals and implementtransformative healthcare solu-tions. It invests in the people andorganizations that make thehealthcare system stronger.

The Palm Healthcare Founda-tion developed its insight throughtrusted relationships with everyhospital and healthcare agency inPalm Beach County to understandthe community’s greatest needs.For more information, visit www.palmhealthcare.org.

In the western communities,Panera Bread is located at 10540W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington(561-333-1330) and 11131 South-ern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach(561-204-3012).


CRIME NEWS

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach Countyis asking for the public’s help in findingthese wanted fugitives:

• Andrew Brushway is a white male,6’0” tall and weighing 160 lbs., withbrown hair and brown eyes. He has atattoo on his left arm. His date of birth is06/13/83. Brushway is wanted for vio-lation of probation on charges of bur-glary and grand theft. His occupation isunknown. His last known address was83rd Lane North in The Acreage.Brushway is wanted as of 01/10/13.

• Jennifer “Jenna” Jacobson is a whitefemale, 5’7” tall and weighing 125 lbs.,with brown hair and brown eyes. She hasmultiple tattoos. Her date of birth is 06/10/82. Jacobson is wanted for dealingin stolen property, grand theft and falseverification of ownership. Her occupa-tion is CPA assistant. Her last knownaddress was East Grand National Drivein Loxahatchee. Jacobson is wanted asof 01/10/13.

Remain anonymous and you may beeligible for up to a $1,000 reward. CallCrime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS(8477) or visit www.crimestopperspbc.com.

Andrew Brushway

Jennifer JacobsonTHE INFORMATION FOR THIS BOX IS PROVIDED BY

CRIME STOPPERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. CRIMESTOPPERSIS WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT SHOWN HERE.


JAN. 10 — A Royal Palm Beachman was arrested last Thursdayon charges of drug possessionand obstruction of justice follow-ing an incident on Misty Lane.According to a PBSO report, adeputy from the Royal Palm Beachsubstation was conducting a traf-fic stop at approximately 11:11 p.m.in front of a home on Misty Lane.The deputy called for backup af-ter 22-year-old Jenard Govan cameout of the home and began yellingat the deputy. A second deputyarrived on scene and made con-tact with Govan, asking him to re-frain from yelling. According to thereport, Govan told the deputy hewas on his own property and thenplaced his hand into his sweaterpocket, which had a bulge. Thedeputy said he was worried Go-van might have a weapon andheld Govan’s hand in place whilepatting him down. According tothe report, the search revealedGovan had a glass pipe with co-caine residue on it in his pocket.Govan was arrested and taken tothe Palm Beach County Jail, wherehe was charged with possessionof cocaine, drug equipment pos-session and obstructing an offic-er.

JAN. 11 — Two West PalmBeach men were arrested early lastWednesday morning on drugcharges after they were stoppedfor racing on Southern Blvd. nearState Road 7. According to a PBSOreport, a deputy from the RoyalPalm Beach substation was onpatrol on Southern Blvd. at ap-proximately midnight when heheard several cars racing from Lam-stein Lane eastbound on South-ern Blvd. According to the report,the deputy was using radar andobserved between eight and 10cars traveling at a high rate ofspeed. The deputy engaged theradar on the front three cars anddiscovered they were traveling

between 97 and 98 miles per hourin a 50 mph zone. The deputypulled behind the vehicles, caus-ing them to split up. According tothe report, the deputy chose tofollow some of the vehicles ontothe off ramp at SR 7. The deputyinitiated a traffic stop on a whiteAcura Integra, which attempted toaccelerate away from the deputy,passing other vehicles at a highrate of speed and weaving betweenlanes. The vehicle eventuallystopped on SR 7, and the deputymade contact with the driver, 24-year-old Jason Prieto, and his pas-senger, 20-year-old Adner Carrion.According to the report, the dep-uty could smell marijuana comingfrom the vehicle. A search of thevehicle revealed a clear plastic bagwith 4 grams of marijuana in thepassenger-side door pocket, aswell as a bag containing marijuanaresidue and rolling papers in thedriver’s-side door pocket. Prietoand Carrion were both placed un-der arrest and taken to the countyjail. During a search at the jail, Pri-eto was discovered to have a hy-drocodone pill in his pocket. Prie-to was charged with reckless driv-ing, possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug equipment andsmuggling contraband into a de-tention facility. Carrion wascharged with possession of mari-juana under 20 grams.

JAN. 14 — A deputy from thePBSO substation in Wellingtonwas dispatched Monday to ahome in the Lakeside Shores com-munity regarding a residential bur-glary. According to a PBSO report,sometime between 6 a.m. and 5p.m. someone shattered the vic-tim’s side window to gain entry tothe home, stealing several piecesof jewelry and a Miami Dolphinsjacket. The stolen items were val-ued at $250. According to the re-port, the deputy was able to pull afingerprint from the sliding glassdoor handle, suggesting that the

Drug Arrests In RPB,Thefts In Wellington

JAN. 9 — A West Palm Beachman was in critical condition fol-lowing a traffic collision last Wed-nesday afternoon near the inter-section of Forest Hill and South-ern boulevards.

According to a Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office report, 59-year-old Robert Kahl was ridinghis 1985 Harley-Davidson motor-cycle northbound on Forest HillBlvd., approaching the intersec-tion. Meanwhile, 36-year-oldKeely Burton of Wellington was

driving a 2010 Mercedes BenzS400 westbound on SouthernBlvd.

According to the report, Kahlturned left onto Southern Blvd.under a green arrow, but Burtonpassed through the red light andcontinued into the intersection,striking Kahl’s motorcycle.

Kahl was ejected from the bikeand landed on the roadway, incur-ring injuries. He was taken to St.Mary’s Medical Center for treat-ment. Burton was not injured.

Motorcyclist InjuredIn Crash On Southern

JAN. 8 — An Acreage man diedlast Tuesday morning following atraffic collision at the intersectionof Seminole Pratt Whitney Roadand Seminole Ridge Drive.

According to a Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office report, atapproximately 10:41 a.m. a 2011Toyota Tundra being driven by79-year-old Lorjuste Madeus wastraveling eastbound on SeminoleRidge Drive and attempted to turnleft on Seminole Pratt.

At the same time, a vehicle driv-en by 73-year-old Elaine Charbon-

neau was traveling southboundon Seminole Pratt, approaching theintersection. As Charbonneau en-tered the intersection, Madeusturned into the vehicle’s path,causing a collision. A passenger,73-year-old Donald Charbonneau,was not wearing a seat belt andsustained injuries at the scene. Hewas taken to St. Mary’s MedicalCenter, where he died three dayslater as a result of his injuries.

The two drivers also sustainedminor injuries and were taken toPalms West Hospital.

Sem Pratt AccidentClaims Acreage Man

See BLOTTER, page 20


NEWS


Tallahassee lobbyist Dave Ram-ba updated the Indian Trail Im-provement District Board of Su-pervisors last week on issues heconsiders important for The Acre-age in the upcoming legislativesession, including the status ofState Road 7 and Gov. Rick Scott’splanned review of special districts.

Ramba, who has been represent-ing local governments in Tallahas-see for the past 20 years, and ITIDfor the past 10, said he haswatched ITID change dramatical-ly during that time, growing be-yond the confines of the drainagedistrict first created in 1957.

“Currently, it is more like a com-munity development district,” hesaid. “With this, you have a lot ofgrowing pains, and I have seen thisthroughout the state. As county

services are not provided out here,then you guys are responsible. Youare almost a general-purpose lo-cal government for any and all is-sues.”

Ramba said he serves in a simi-lar role in Tallahassee as chairmanof the Capital Region CommunityDevelopment District.

“We deal with roads, water,sewer, parks and recreation — alot of the same things as you do,”he said.

Committee meetings are alreadyunderway for the legislative ses-sion starting in March. A numberof issues of concern to The Acre-age are likely to come up, Rambasaid.

The recent flooding from Trop-ical Storm Isaac is one of thoseissues.

“As an example of what we do:When you sent that letter to Gov.

Scott, he’s going to send a letterto the South Florida Water Man-agement District,” Ramba ex-plained. “You guys wrote the let-ter; we make sure it gets to the rightpeople and gets a response. Wemake sure attention is being paidto them and make ITID a priorityup in Tallahassee.”

Ramba said he’s concentratingon four major issues this session.

“The first issue is that nearly ayear ago, Gov. Scott issued an ex-ecutive order to do a comprehen-sive review of all the special dis-tricts in the state,” he said. “Thereare over 1,600 of them, and eachhas its own unique options andabilities.”

Ramba said ITID has virtuallynothing in common with other spe-cial districts, such as some in theGlades designed just to take careof sugar cane areas. In talks with

the governor’s office, he explainedthe powers and flexibilities thatITID has, as well as its challengesin representing an area that hasthousands of residents looking tothe district as a general-purposegovernment.

“We explained to the gover-nor’s office those issues — that aone-size-fits-all type of 30 percentbudget cut might not work for you,but it could work for those guysout in the Glades,” he said. “Thoseare the challenges that we dealwith on a regular basis.”

The fight is not over to see theSR 7 extension to Northlake Blvd.through to reality, Ramba said, ex-plaining that he helped see thedelivery of several thousand re-sponses from a survey of residentswanting SR 7 completed from thegovernor’s office to the Departmentof Transportation to show the im-

portance of the project. He alsocreated a database from the re-sponders.

“If there is an update to be donein the future, we’ll be able to pro-vide that to those people,” he said,explaining the value of keeping incontact with ITID’s supporters onthat crucial issue.

Ramba said he also maintainscontact with other governmentagencies involved in the SR 7project, including Palm BeachCounty, the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers and the Florida Fish &Wildlife Conservation Commis-sion.

“The City of West Palm Beachhas hired a firm that has state andfederal lobbyists attempting to dothings to impair the extension ofthis road,” he said. “We are work-ing to provide the necessary in-formation, the historical value, the

easement that is there, the planthat has been there for many years,to keep them from stopping theconstruction of this road in thefuture.”

Ramba noted that his staff hasalso been involved with the ac-quisition of a $500,000 cultural fa-cilities grant for the constructionof the planned community centerat Acreage Community Park.

“We’re listed at No. 17 for thisyear,” he explained. “We want tomake sure that at least No. 17 getsfunded and nobody changesaround the order of those appro-priations. It’s nice to believe thateverybody was ranked through acompetitive process. When it getsto the legislature, they can renum-ber them any way they want.”

Ramba is also working to seethat district bonds retain tax-ex-empt status.

ITID Lobbyist Updates Board On Goals For Legislative Session


Eric Gordon, chairman of theCentral Palm Beach County Cham-ber of Commerce’s EducationCommittee, told the Royal PalmBeach Education Advisory Boardon Monday that because a freecollege planning workshop held inSeptember was so successful, an-other is planned to be held at theRoyal Palm Beach Cultural Centeron Monday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Another workshop is set forTuesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at theWellington Community Center.

Gordon said his committee hadmet earlier that day and that aboutseven workshops are planned sofar. Aside from the events in Well-ington and Royal Palm Beach,workshops are planned with

groups such as the Girl Scouts,Boy Scouts, Palm Beach CountySheriff’s Office, the Firefighters &Paramedics of Palm Beach Coun-ty and Greenacres Christian andLake Worth Christian academies.

“I’m very happy,” Gordon said.“They’re all hosted by the cham-ber.”

Gordon also discussed a newinternship program the committeeis organizing. “We’re getting thecommittee organized right now,and that’s going to be job intern-ships available to the high schooland college students, culminatingin hopefully an internship careerday,” Gordon said. “We’re goingto have them come in dressed, withrésumés, and be interviewed likefor a real job so they get the expe-rience, and have breakout ses-

sions for résumés, interviews,maybe even how to dress.”

He noted that many business-es are looking for interns, addingthat the program will likely takeplace next summer or fall.

The committee also has a YouthCitizens Police Academy plannedwith the PBSO for the fourWednesdays in May. “They’regoing to be running it,” Gordonexplained. “It is a session for thestudents to get an idea of whatgoes on in the background. I did itas an adult a few years ago, andthey put you in different units. Theschool district is going to be in-volved. We’re going to take fivestudents from every high school,and we have 11 high schools inour footprint.”

Gordon added that he is putting

together a speakers bureau forbusinesspeople to come in andspeak to students. He is also de-veloping a program to collect oldcomputers to clean up and give tofamilies of students in need.“We’re going to be working withthe school district on that pro-gram,” he said.

All the chamber education pro-grams are at no cost to the recipi-ents, Gordon said.

Meanwhile, the chamber hasincreased its number of $1,000scholarships awarded to graduat-ing seniors from nine to 16.

“We have covered every highschool in our footprint, plus wehave a special one for anybodywho wants to go into the health-care field from a pharmaceuticalcompany. We have another one

that we’re working on with PalmBeach State College, and I havetwo at-large that cover homeschool, private schools or magnetschools.”

The recipients will be selectedin March and awarded at the cham-ber’s monthly luncheon in April.Students interested in applying forthe scholarships should visitwww.cpbchamber.com. Applica-tions are due by March 5.

In other business, RPB Educa-tion Advisory Board ChairmanLynn Balch reported that the com-mittee has received four applica-tions for full scholarships beingoffered by the new nursing schoolabout to open in the village. Theschool will open in March. Thedeadline is Jan. 25 to submit ascholarship application.

Daniel Splain of Shaker HealthHoldings has offered a nursingscholarship worth about $15,000each year to a qualifying studentof the village.

Splain asked the village to se-lect the method of granting thescholarship, and Mayor MattyMattioli assigned the task to theEducation Advisory Board.

The council approved Splain’sapplication in June to establish anursing school at 500 Royal PalmBeach Blvd. in the former CVSPharmacy building in the RoyalPlaza shopping center.

The practical nursing programlasts a year, and those who passthe exit examination are eligible totake the licensing test in any stateor territory of the United Statesthat recognizes the examination.

RPB, Chamber Hope To Work Together On Education Initiatives


Members of the Wellington Se-nior Advisory Committee got anupdate on the status of seniorhousing in the village at their meet-ing Thursday, Jan. 10.

Having more affordable seniorhousing was among one of therecommended priorities that cameout of a senior citizens task forceback in 2005.

Wellington Principal Planner BillNemser told committee membersthat Wellington has been makingchanges to attract senior housingto the area.

“We’ve been taking baby stepstoward some housing initiatives,specifically senior housing and

how we can foster it in Welling-ton,” he said.

Though he said Wellington hasno plans to construct its own fa-cilities, it has been trying to en-courage private entities to investin local senior housing.

Nemser said the goal is to makeWellington a community whereseniors can stay for their goldenyears.

“The philosophy behind this iswe wanted people to have the op-tion to age in place,” he said. “Wewant to encourage people to beable to remain in their home as longas possible.”

He said Wellington has madethree important moves toward at-tracting senior-friendly housing to

the area: giving density bonusesto developers who build seniorhousing, allowing for congregateliving facilities and encouragingsenior communities.

Nemser noted that in order toencourage reinvestment in someof the village’s aging neighbor-hoods, developers who includesenior housing could get up to 20percent more units allowed.

“It would be mixed develop-ment,” he said. “But it would haveto have some portion dedicatedtoward seniors.”

Committee Chair Tony Franset-ta said he was concerned that themeasure benefits developers.

“I have been advocating forseniors for half of my life,” he

said. “I always say you don’t mixseniors with young people in ar-eas that are depressed to startwith.”

But Nemser said the goal is togive seniors options.

“The idea is that the area won’tbe depressed once it’s been rein-vested in,” he said. “My researchsays that it’s important for a com-munity to give options to seniors.If they want to live in a communitythat is mixed, that should be fine.If they want to live in a senior com-munity, there are those, too. Offer-ing the maximum options is theideal way to go.”

Congregate living facilities,which allow for group home–styleliving, are also an option. Nemser

pointed to Wellington Elder Care,which was recently approved fora 21-bed facility, as well as a sec-ond facility that was approved for14 beds.

The designations are new andspecifically to encourage seniorhousing.

“A small home can accommo-date up to 21 beds, but it’s exclu-sively for seniors,” Nemser said.“As far as I know, we’re the firstmunicipality in the area to comeup with such a designation. It’simportant because we allowsmaller facilities that seniors en-joy. It’s a more home-style carefacility.”

Several committee memberswere concerned that the facilities

were filled with seniors who werenot originally Wellington resi-dents. But Nemser said that wassomething the village couldn’t reg-ulate.

“If they are coming here fromout of the area, there must be areason why,” he said. “Maybethey have family here.”

Nemser said the desire was togive seniors options when theycannot stay in their own homes,other than moving into mother-in-law suites with their families ormoving out into a group home orsenior community elsewhere.

“We want to see how we caninfuse the philosophy of aging inplace into everything we are do-ing,” he said.

Wellington Committee Gets Update On Senior Housing Programs

McKownLGWCD

Decisioncontinued from page 1

the LGWCD supervisors wereaware of before the Dec. 22 work-shop was an incident at a barwhere McKown had been ac-cused of impersonating a policeofficer, which the Florida Depart-ment of Law Enforcement had de-cided not to pursue.

“I felt we wouldn’t be in a posi-tion to proceed without some moredetailed investigation,” Ryan said.

LGWCD Attorney Mary Viatorsaid Ryan had spoken to her re-garding his concerns and did notwant to go through the additionalexpense of a background checkwithout board approval.

Human resources attorney LaraDonlon suggested they make anoffer pending the backgroundcheck, but Ryan said that he wasconcerned about the action takenby the Clewiston commission.

“When you have three commis-sion members who voted for causetermination and listed four or fiveareas of concern, without a releaseto have full and frank discussionswith these people as part of a back-ground check, I don’t want just acriminal record check, but a judg-ment in different jurisdictionscheck,” Ryan said. “This back-ground check to me in light of theminutes is a serious consider-ation.”

Ryan pointed out that there wasa settlement stipulation that nei-ther McKown nor commissionerswould make disparaging remarks,and said he would like a releasefrom McKown to have frank dis-cussions with the Clewiston com-missioners.

“It wasn’t a unanimous vote,but I think that background checkshould include factual discus-sions with each one of those com-mission members as part of ourconsideration,” Ryan said. “If wedon’t have a release to do that, ifthat separation agreement is a bar-

rier, I’d just as soon we go to alter-nate number one tonight.”

Supervisor Frank Schiola agreedwith Ryan because he had alsogone through the minutes of theClewiston commission. “We needto go ahead and investigate thesebefore we think about making a joboffer,” Schiola said.

Chairman David DeMarois saidthe fact that the allegations werein the Clewiston commission min-utes does not make them factual.“It doesn’t mean any accusationsmade against the man have beenproven,” DeMarois said. “Therewas just an agreement that theydecided to part ways.”

Ryan added that upon review-ing the proposed contract of an$84,000 base salary (about $89,000with benefits including health,auto and phone allowances), hethought the terms were beyondwhat he was prepared to offer.“The combination of those factorspretty much in my mind said let’sbe sure we don’t lose touch withthe second and third alternates,

regardless of what we do tonight,”Ryan said.

Widing pointed out thatMcKown had been asked aboutthe FDLE investigation and hesaid it had decided not to proceedwith any charges. “I’m not tryingto overly defend Mr. McKown,other than I understand the pub-lic arena, and I know how thingscan get sometimes,” Widing said.“If we’re going to be here in a pub-lic meeting talking about some-thing that may influence his ca-reer and his livelihood, if he’s hereand he wants to speak about that,I would honor that request.”

McKown said there had been agreat deal of political discord onthe Clewiston commission forsome time.

“That did present problems, andit was with a lady that has been onour commission for many years,”he said. “She has been mayor forover 10 years. The current com-mission that I went to work for,when they decided it was time tomove on, have a new mayor, that’s

when the stuff started.”He said the conflicts had been

going on for about a year and ahalf before the commission termi-nated him in a split decision.

McKown said he had no prob-lem with the supervisors investi-gating the circumstances further.“Fortunately, the city attorney isin the same office with Ms. Viator,and I encourage them to have aconversation because CharlieSchoech was at every meeting thatyou have those minutes of,” hesaid.

McKown said his terminationwas more of a reflection of the elec-tion that had just taken place.

“Please understand this, I didnot have three city commission-ers who I worked with for threeyears suddenly decide to terminateme,” he said, explaining that a newcommissioner took the dais afterthe recent Clewiston election. “Iworked for him for 24 minutes; thatwas it. He was elected, he came tothe meeting, and he voted to ter-minate me.”

McKown characterized his ter-mination as the culmination of ayear-long witch hunt. “I have ab-solutely nothing to hide, and Ihave no problem with anyone ask-ing any questions of anyone,” hesaid.

McKown added that allegationsabout credit-card misuse had beendropped after a $3,000 investiga-tion found he owed nothing to thecity, and allegations that he wasnot a good communicator camefrom the former mayor who hadbeen trying to get him terminated.

After more discussion aboutspecifics of the contract, the boardasked whether McKown wouldagree to an offer of an $84,000 basesalary, about $89,000 with bene-fits. After a short recess, Donlontold the board that McKownwould like several days to reviewthe proposal.

Supervisor Robert Snowballmade a motion to authorize staffto conduct a background checkon McKown, which carried 4-1,with Ryan opposed.


NEWS BRIEFSNext LGLA

Meeting SetFor Jan. 24

The Loxahatchee Groves Land-owners’ Association will meetThursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at PalmsWest Presbyterian Church (13689Okeechobee Blvd., LoxahatcheeGroves).

The meeting’s guest speakerwill be a representative from theSolid Waste Authority who hasbeen asked to discuss the PalmBeach County recycling programand explain how the county bene-fits from it. The SWA representa-tive will also talk about the trash-to-energy incinerator plant that isbeing built instead of buying moreland for landfill use.

This is an open meeting duringwhich residents will get a chanceto discuss issues of concern theymay have related to things that aregoing on in the town. The meet-ing is open to the public, but onlyLGLA members with 2013 paiddues can make motions and voteon them. For additional informa-tion, contact LGLA President Mar-ge Herzog at (561) 818-9114 ormarge@ herzog.ms.

Temple BethTorah Mitzvah

Day Jan. 27Members of Temple Beth Torah

in Wellington are taking action toimprove their community by part-nering with Wellington for Mitz-vah Day on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 9a.m. to noon.

Approximately 150 volunteerswill participate in a variety of ser-vice projects, including beautify-ing Section 24 in Wellington, sort-ing buttons for Hugs & Kisses,sewing teddy bears for children,making no-sew blankets for highschool graduates, and baking anddelivery of cookies for firefightersand law enforcement officers.

“Mitzvah is a Hebrew word thatmeans doing a good deed,” Tem-ple Beth Torah’s Rabbi StephenPinsky said. “Our congregationaleffort to do good deeds for ourcommunity can make the commu-nity a better place for all of us andfor our children.”

This is the fourth year TempleBeth Torah is partnering with Well-ington for Mitzvah Day. The tem-ple is located at 900 Big Blue Trace.For more info., call (561) 793-2700.

Join Women OfNote Chorus

At PBCHSWomen of all ages who enjoy

singing are invited to visit theWomen of Note Chorus on Mon-days throughout the month of Jan-uary at Palm Beach Central HighSchool at 7 p.m.

The Women of Note is a chap-ter of Sweet Adelines Internation-al, a nonprofit music educationorganization of nearly 25,000 wom-en worldwide who sing four-parta cappella harmony, barbershopstyle. All over the globe, SweetAdelines International chorusesare joining together to teach theworld to sing.

If you join the Women of NoteChorus during January and audi-tion successfully, your firstmonth’s dues will be waived. Bringa friend who loves to sing; if sheauditions and joins the chorus,you get an additional month freeand your friend gets the firstmonth’s dues waived.

The Women of Note share alove for music and singing barber-shop harmony. As a member, youtoo can experience the exhilaration

of performing and singing. Anywoman of average singing ability,with or without vocal training, willfind a part that fits her voice rangewith the help of the chorus’ musi-cal leaders and director.

The chorus performs regularlythroughout the community, offer-ing its talent for entertainment atcivic events and charitable func-tions. The chorus also presents anannual show each year and par-ticipates in regional competition.

The award-winning Women ofNote Chorus is made up of teach-ers, nurses, lawyers, legal assis-tants, bookkeepers, artists, busi-ness owners and homemakers,among others. The choral groupdelights audiences with four-parta cappella harmony, innovativechoreography and dazzling cos-tumes. Visit the Women of Noteweb site at www.womenofnote.com or call (877) 966-7464, ext. 2,for more information.

Rare SpeciesConservatory ArtShow Feb. 10-12The Rare Species Conservato-

ry Foundation will host the “Wild

Things” art show and sale Sun-day through Tuesday, Feb. 10-12at Pferdekamper Studio (14281Collecting Canal Road, Loxa-hatchee Groves). The opening re-ception will take place Sunday,Feb. 10 from 5 to 10 p.m.

The artists of Wild Things in-vite the community to celebratetheir seventh annual wildlife-themed art show and sale benefit-ing the Rare Species Conservato-ry Foundation.

This show brings together avariety of artists presenting worksin all media inspired by nature. Theshow is a celebration of all thingswild and free interpreted in paint-ings, photography, sculpture, pot-tery, fine jewelry, mixed-media andmore. This show will be hosted byGisela and Howald Pferdekamperin their private studio. Sales pro-ceeds benefit RSCF’s global wild-life conservation programs.

Artists participating in the showinclude Norman Gitzen, MelindaMoore, Anthony Burks, RollinMcGrail, Janet Heaton, Gisela Pfer-dekamper, Jean Hutchison, MindyColton, Donatella Linari, SashaLickle, Jill Elisofon, Karen McGov-ern, Jackie Harris, Maria Hayden,EarthART and more.

Opening night special guestsand sponsors include New YorkTimes best-selling author TamiHoag, wild animal guests cour-tesy of the Busch Wildlife Sanc-tuary, delicious “light bites”courtesy of the InternationalPolo Club Palm Beach and theWanderers Club in Wellington,and live music provided by LakeWorth artist and musician RickCohen.

Live art demonstrations will beperformed throughout theevening, including a raku ceram-ics firing by Jackie Harris. The raf-fle table will be filled with originalartworks donated by participatingartists and assorted gifts from lo-cal businesses.

Raffle tickets will be availableopening night for $5 each or fivefor $20. If you cannot attend theopening night reception butwould like to purchase raffle tick-ets, contact Karen McGovern [email protected].

The show will remain openMonday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 12 by ap-pointment.

For further information, callMcGovern at (561) 790-5864 or visitwww.rarespecies.org.


NEWSWELLINGTON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CHILDREN GET FREE SHOES FROM PAYLESS

Shannon Love picks out a pair of flats. Tatiana Martin and Arlette Cortez like these shoes.

WEEKEND OF FAMILY FUN (AND ANIMALS!) AT BEDNER’S FARM FRESH MARKETBedner’s Farm Fresh Market held a weekend of festivities for children Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12 and 13. There was much to do forthe whole family, with food and craft vendors, a strawberry U-pick, hay and pony rides, and a petting zoo provided by Pet N Parties.Bedner’s is located off State Road 7, west of Boynton Beach. For more info., visit www.bedners.com.

Johan Saintil tries on a pair of athletic shoes. Stephon Allen found a pair of shoes he likes. Kids wait in line to purchase their new shoes.

Hudson, Logan and Joshua Amarnick pet a bunny.Garry, Hailey and Shannon Richards enjoy ice cream

and corn from some of the many food vendors.

Laurdhana Dorleans and Linda Desrosier pick out some socks.

The Wellington Boys & Girls Club bused 70 children to the Payless Shoe Source store in the Mall at Wellington Green on Wednesday,Jan. 9. Payless has a partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and clubs across the country, along with other organizations, wereinvited to apply for the shoe giveaway. The vouchers were valued at $20 each. Kids could get shoes, socks and other items totaling$20. A total of 400 vouchers were spread throughout the clubs in Palm Beach County. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Madison Calhoun getscomfy on a bale of hay.Justin Laine pets a goat.



NEWSMADISON GREEN GOLF CLUB HOSTS INAUGURAL WOUNDED WARRIORS CLASSIC

Madison Green General Manager Mike Brady and first-placewinners Mike Gulker, Terry Lishen, Jerry Gulker and ReedLishen with Madison Green owner Todd Schoenwetter.

Madison Green General Manager MikeBrady with 50/50 winner Rich Russo.

Carl Bergener, George and SandraKinoshita, and Barbara Johnson.

MOAA Past President Paul Loshiavo, former astronautRobert Crippen and MOAA President Mark Oliveri.

Former Florida Marlin Jeff Conine was one ofthe sports celebrites on hand at the luncheon.

Former Florida Marlin Jeff Conine receives an Army duffelbag from Madison Green General Manager Mike Brady.

The Palm Beach/Martin Counties Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America sponsored the inaugural Wounded Warriors ofSouth Florida Golf Classic on Monday, Jan. 14 at the Madison Green Golf Club. A total of 152 golfers took part in the tournament, whichwas followed by a buffet lunch and awards ceremony. Speakers included former astronaut Robert Crippen and Medal of Honorrecipient U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Robert Patterson, as well as sports celebrities. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Nominations For WILA Due By Feb. 1excelled in her job or profession.

• Public Sector — A woman who isemployed by a not-for-profit businessor organization or by a municipal, coun-ty, state or federal government, and hasexcelled in her job or profession. (Nom-inations cannot be accepted for judges,state legislators or employees of legis-lators, due to their restraints.)

• Volunteer Sector — A woman witha history of outstanding commitment toher community through unpaid leader-ship positions.

A nomination form and a 4” x 6” pho-to are all that is needed to nominate afriend or coworker. The form is avail-able online at www.ewpb.org. Those in-terested may also e-mail [email protected] call (561) 684-9117 for information.Sponsorship inquiries are also welcome.Awards will be presented at the WILAluncheon on May 2. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

American Legion Post 12 baseball player James Lovett was recognized by theWellington Village Council Tuesday, Jan. 8 after he was named to the 2012American Legion All-Academic Team. Lovett is one of nine players nationally toreceive the honor. He received a $2,500 scholarship. For more info., visitwww.legion.org. Shown here is Lovett and his family with representatives fromAmerican Legion Post 12 and Wellington Village Council members.

JAMES LOVETT RECOGNIZEDExecutive Women of the Palm Beach-

es is seeking nominations for its 30thannual Women in Leadership Awards.

The awards are given to three PalmBeach County women who have madeoutstanding accomplishments in thevolunteer, private and public sector, rec-ognizing outstanding achievement, gen-erosity of spirit, and a commitment tointegrity and diversity. Nominationsmust be received on or before Friday,Feb. 1.

The nominee must have lived orworked in Palm Beach County for atleast five years, excel in the categoryfor which she is being nominated andmust have made a demonstrated differ-ence in Palm Beach County. A descrip-tion of each category follows:

• Private Sector — A woman who isself-employed or is employed by a for-profit business or organization and has



NEWS

MUSICIAN DR. LAZ PERFORMS HIS SONGS AT THE WELLINGTON JEWISH CENTER

Mordy Benchetrit and Robert Kline.Menachem Shlomo, Jennifer Freedland, Marc

Solomon, Livna Nativ and Julius Lampert.

Wellington Jewish Center’s Rabbi Mendy Muskal and hisson, Mottel, lead the opening ceremony as guests look on. Sheila and Toby Lewis with Howard and Elise Levine.

Dr. Laz (David Lazerson) sings his first song of the night.

The Wellington Jewish Center hosted “Kumzitz with Dr. Laz” on Saturday, Jan. 12. The event included dinner and entertainment by Dr.Laz, who has entertained international audiences with an eclectic blend of rap, rock, Hassidic, blues, reggae, jazz, bluegrass andgospel. For more about the Wellington Jewish Center, call (561) 333-4663. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Sylvia Rosenwassersigns in guests. Ada and Eric Curkin.

Jewish Educator Emily Aronoff Teck Releases A New Music CDBy Jessica Gregoire


Combining her love of music,children and her faith, singer andJewish educator Emily AronoffTeck released her second album,Miss Emily Celebrates: Every Day,on Saturday, Jan. 12.

Teck, a Wellington resident,hosted several album release par-ties last weekend throughout PalmBeach County. The largest tookplace at Temple Shaarei Shalom inBoynton Beach, where more than100 people attended to watch herperform.

Children and their familiesdanced and sang as “Miss Emily”got them out of their seat with herlive band and sing-along-style lyr-ics. Many of the attendees weresupporters who attend the JewishCommunity Center in Boynton

Beach, one of the places whereTeck performs monthly.

Music has always been a sig-nificant part of her life. While grow-ing up in Georgia, with parentswho encouraged her talent, Teckfound she had a keen interest inmusic. As a teenager, she startedworking as a song leader.

“That’s when I first learned howto song-lead young people,” Tecksaid. “Judaism and music have al-ways been in the forefront of myinterests ever since.”

Teck moved to Wellington twoyears ago from Boynton Beachwith her husband, Jason, who co-ordinates the business side of hercareer. She began her career work-ing as a music teacher at a pre-school five years ago.

“I really enjoyed it and foundthat I had a passion for it,” Teck

said. “So I started writing my ownmusic and working as a consult-ant and performer.”

“Miss Emily” now travels toschools throughout the countrydoing musical performances thatget children engaged while teach-ing them about Judaism. “I try toinfuse Judaism with joy and fun incommunities where sometimes theprayer service gets a reputation forbeing a little bit dull and boring,”Teck said.

Making upbeat, fun music wasa way for her to reach young chil-dren. Two years ago, she releasedher debut album, Miss Emily Cel-ebrates: For Shabbat. “I did itbecause I thought it would be funto go into the studio,” Teck said.“I was right, and I had a terrifictime.”

For Teck’s first album, she put

her own spin on traditional reli-gious music. But for her secondalbum, Teck decided to write allnew material and took inspirationfrom My People’s Prayer Book,Volume 3. “I felt like there weremany fundamental concepts thatare important for young Jewishfamilies to be learning,” she said.

Teck has found a lack of mod-ern Jewish music that young fam-ilies and their small children canrelate to.

“There are a lot of songs aboutShabbat and Hanukkah, but I per-sonally would argue that joy andthanking God are much more foun-dational to Judaism than Hanuk-kah,” she said. “My goal is to cre-ate music that brings that to fami-lies.”

Teck wants to get children andEmily Aronoff Teck performs for a crowd of children.See MISS EMILY, page 20


SCHOOL NEWS

The King’s Academy Hosts Senior RetreatRecently, seniors from the

King’s Academy traveled to Ockl-awaha for a three-day Senior Re-treat at Southwind Camp. The pur-pose of the retreat is to strength-en class unity while challengingstudents with regards to leader-ship and spiritual commitment.

The seniors’ days at camp con-sisted of team building activities,leadership training, and fun free-time sports and activities includ-ing braving the chilly waters toswim and go down the water slide.They also enjoyed a friendly com-petition between advisory groupsin an “Amazing Race” format. Stu-dents were challenged throughoutthe weekend to embrace thisyear’s retreat theme “Bold inChrist.”

TKA faculty members chal-lenged the seniors to be bold asthey head off to college next year,using examples of bold Christiansfrom the Bible. TKA President JeffLoveland also addressed the stu-dents about the boldness of thewise men. In one session in which

the boys were separated from thegirls, Chaplain Gary Butler spoketo the boys about boldness in sex-ual purity, and the female leadersspoke to the girls from Jeremiah29:11, explaining that God’s plansare much better than ours. Theyalso presented an acronym forBOLD: Bless others, Offer our-selves, Love others, Daily devo-tional.

“The senior retreat is always amajor highlight of our students’senior year, allowing them time forteam building, personal reflectionand fellowship,” Secondary Prin-cipal Soya Jones said.

The King’s Academy is a na-tionally recognized private Chris-tian school serving approximately1,200 students from preschoolthrough 12th grade and is accred-ited by the Southern Associationof Colleges and Schools, the As-sociation of Christian Schools In-ternational and the Florida Asso-ciation of Christian Colleges andSchools. The King’s Academyserves students and their families

across Palm Beach and Hendrycounties at its main campus atBelvedere Road and Sansbury’sWay in West Palm Beach, itsClewiston campus on Caribbean

CHARACTER COUNTSAT NEW HORIZONS

Each month, New Horizons Elementary School students focus ona different character trait. Students learn how to demonstrate eachone through classroom guidance lessons. Teachers nominate twostudents who exemplify each of the character traits, and they arehonored with “Character Counts” certificates. Pictured here is guid-ance counselor Lynne Bray with students receiving Caring, Respectand Trustworthy awards.

Panther Run Receives Playground Sunshade

Principal Pamela Strachan (second from right) withAssistant Principal Edilia De La Vega (right), PTA Parentsand their children under the new playground sunshade.

The students at Panther RunElementary School will now be ableto enjoy a newly shaded, sun-safeplayground, thanks to the work ofthe school’s Parent Teacher As-sociation, local businesses and themany parents who donated bothtime and money to fund the sun-shade project.

PTA Vice President of BusinessPartnerships Amy Roberts andPrincipal Pamela Strachan led theribbon-cutting ceremony at theschool. Some of the school’s ad-ministration, along with membersof the school’s PTA and their chil-dren, joined together to dedicatethe sunshade to the school onMonday, Jan. 7.

“It’s amazing to see the projectcompleted,” Roberts said. “It’s agreat feeling to know that our com-munity came together to fund this

sunshade to protect our childrenfrom the sun and heat, and en-hance their outdoor playtime sothey remain active. The manyhours we donated to raise moneyand fund the project are all worthit.”

The school’s PTA has heldfundraisers over the past threeyears, supported by local busi-nesses and community members,to raise 100 percent of the moneyto fund the construction of thesunshade.

“Our PTA and parents haveworked hard fundraising over thepast few years,” PTA PresidentMelodie Brockway said. “It’s greatto have a permanent contributionlike this to show what we can ac-complish.”

“The sunshade is such a greataddition to our school grounds,”

Strachan said. “I can say that weare truly blessed by the families atPanther Run and the dedication ofour parents and our community to

improve our school.”For more information on busi-

ness partnerships, contact Rob-erts at [email protected].

#1 Education Place To Host Open House Feb. 1To celebrate National School

Choice Week, #1 Education Placeinvites the community to an openhouse Friday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. Families may visit the facili-ty in the original Wellington Mall(12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite23) to learn about program offer-

ings for students in grades onethrough 12 and to see students atwork.

#1 Education Place offers an ac-credited curriculum in an alterna-tive school environment, open toall students and specializing inmeeting the needs of equestrian

families, students whose profes-sional obligations require a flexi-ble school schedule and familiesthat want a small group setting fortheir children.

National School Choice Weekhighlights effective education op-tions for every child. It also fea-

tures hundreds of events acrossthe country to celebrate what themedia have called “the largest cel-ebration of education reform inU.S. history.”

For more information, call (561)753-6563 or visit www.1educationplace.com.

Coordinated by New Horizons Elementary School physical educa-tion teacher Sue Duncan, students practiced pedestrian and bi-cycle safety. With the blacktop area set up like a street, completewith stop signs and crosswalk areas, students spent a month dur-ing their PE time practicing safely walking and riding bikes. Pic-tured here is Duncan with fourth-grade bikers.

NEW HORIZONSSTRESSES SAFETY

Avenue and its satellite preschoolcampuses in Greenacres, PalmBeach Gardens and Royal PalmBeach. For more information, visitwww.tka.net.

Joe Gustafson, Shelley Locke and Ethan Stern take a break.




PALMS WEST PEOPLE

Nunez GraduatesAir Force Training

Air Force Airman RosamariaNunez has graduated from basicmilitary training at Lackland AirForce Base in San Antonio, Tex-as.

Nunez completed an intensive,eight-week program that includ-ed training in military disciplineand studies, Air Force core val-ues, physical fitness, and basicwarfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basictraining earn four credits towardan associate’s degree in appliedscience through the CommunityCollege of the Air Force.

Nunez is the daughter of Os-car Nunez and Katiuska Narvaez,both of Wellington. She is a 2011graduate of Wellington HighSchool. Rosamaria Nunez

December saw 120 children’slives brightened with 340 gifts, asfamilies who are facing the deathof a loved one received gifts ofevery shape and size. The gift fren-zy began Dec. 15, as children re-laxed with pizza and games atGreenacres Bowl, only to be inter-rupted by the Ladies of Harley-Davidson “Santa and Elves” mo-torcade stacked with presents.

“The Ladies of Harley make thistheir mission every year,” said RexFord, president of the HospiceFoundation of Palm Beach Coun-ty, which sponsors the bowlingparty and pizza each year. “Theybrought iTunes gift cards for 45children, and Walgreens spon-sored with gifts for everyone aswell. Each year I’m amazed at thefrenzy of faces lit up and wrappingpaper torn off by little hands.”

Hospice of Palm Beach Countyemployees finish off the gift drive

to make sure that every child re-ceives at least one present tobrighten a difficult time in their life.This year, employees donated 250gifts by the gift drive’s end on Dec.22.

“The joy of giving becomescontagious,” said ChelseaJohnson, supportive care manag-er at Hospice of Palm Beach Coun-ty. “We want each family to beoverwhelmed with gifts from us,and I think we enjoy it as much asthe children do.”

Hospice of Palm Beach Countyis a leading provider of hospicecare in the community. When acure is no longer an option, Hos-pice puts the needs of patients andfamilies first and is committed todoing whatever it takes to providecompassionate care and ensurethe highest possible quality of life.

For more information, call (561)228-5140 or visit www.hpbc.com.

‘Santa & The Elves’ Surprise Hospice Families

“Santa” Chuck Flanders and his “elf” CherylGathagan with Mary Dee and John Paul Condic.

The Sidekicks, a young three-piece band from the western com-munities, will perform Friday, Jan.25 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the2013 South Florida Fair.

The Sidekicks lineup featurestwo siblings. Ryan Medina, a mul-titalented 13-year-old who startedperforming at the age of 11, is thelead singer and lead guitar player.Melanie Medina, his 17-year-oldsister, plays bass. Rounding outthe band is 20-year-old drummerJean-Paul Lemos.

The band performs a variety ofmusic, from classic rock to alter-native and punk.

The band is currently develop-ing and recording original songs.Recent performances include atMurphy’s Law at the Hard RockHotel & Casino, the Acreage Mu-sic & Chili Cookoff, Bru’s Room inRoyal Palm Beach, the 2012 SouthFlorida Fair, cancer benefits andprivate events.

For more information, visit www.sidekickband.com.

The Sidekicks: Jean-Paul Lemos, Melanie and Ryan Medina.

Popular Area Band ToPerform At The Fair

The Wellington Art Society held a reception Wednesday, Jan. 9 for the artists chosen to exhibit their work in the eighth annual Art inPublic Places Program sponsored by the Village of Wellington. This successful program celebrates local artists by exhibiting their workthroughout Wellington. Ten artists were selected to showcase their talents in oils, watercolors and photography. The 33 pieces vary inthemes ranging from animals to landscapes and transition from the realistic to the abstract. (Left) Talia Fradkin, Jeannette Parssi,Joanne Baker MacLeod and Hildegard Donavan pose in front of their artwork. (Right) Mika Berlic, Robert Mariani, Fradkin, MacLeodand Donavan enjoy the reception.

THE WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY HOSTS RECEPTION

Schwartzberg,Grove GraduateArmy Training

Army Pvt. John-Michael Groveand Pvt. Alexus Schwartzberghave graduated from basic com-bat training at Fort Sill in Lawton,Okla.

During the nine weeks of train-ing, Grove and Schwartzberg stud-ied the Army mission and receivedinstruction and training exercisesin drill and ceremonies, Army his-tory, core values and traditions,

military courtesy, military justice,physical fitness, first aid, riflemarksmanship, weapons use, mapreading and land navigation, footmarches, armed and unarmed com-bat, and field maneuvers and tac-tics.

Grove is the grandson of MarryGrove of West Palm Beach. He is a2012 graduate of Seminole RidgeHigh School.

Schwartzberg is the daughter ofDawn Schwartzberg of Loxa-hatchee. She is also a 2012 gradu-ate of Seminole Ridge HighSchool.

Garner GraduatesMarine TrainingMarine Corps Pfc. Shaun Gar-

ner, son of Penny and Mark Gar-ner of Loxahatchee, has earned thetitle of United States Marine aftergraduating from recruit training atMarine Corps Recruit Depot inParris Island, S.C.

For 13 weeks, Garner stayedcommitted during some of theworld’s most demanding entry-level military training in order tobe transformed from civilian toMarine instilled with pride, disci-

pline and the core values of hon-or, courage and commitment.Training subjects included close-order drill, marksmanship with anM-16A4 rifle, physical fitness,martial arts, swimming, military his-tory, customs and courtesies.

One week prior to graduation,Garner endured the Crucible, a 54-hour final test of recruits’ mindsand bodies. Upon completion, re-cruits are presented the MarineCorps emblem and called Marinesfor the first time.

Garner is a 2010 graduate ofSeminole Ridge High School.

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POLO & EQUESTRIANLa Herradura Defeats Coca-Cola 12-11 In Overtime Match At IPC

Everyone was out of their seatsSunday, Jan. 13 at the Internation-al Polo Club Palm Beach in Well-ington as polo legends Carlos andMemo Gracida led their La Herra-dura polo team to its second con-secutive Joe Barry Memorial Cupvictory with a 12-11, sudden-deathovertime win over the 2012 defend-

ing champions Coca-Cola.The Gracidas are well known in

the polo community, with Memoboasting a record 16 United StatesOpen Championship wins, andCarlos being credited with a record10 British Open Championship vic-tories. Both brothers have beeninducted into the Polo Hall of Fameyet continue to compete at polo’shighest levels.

La Herradura charged out to anearly 4-0 lead in the opening chuk-ker of play before Coca-Cola couldrespond. A single goal from Coca-Cola’s Sugar Erskine ended thechukker with La Herradura defend-ing a 4-1 advantage.

The brakes were put on the of-fense in the second period, withMemo Gracida being limited to theonly goal of the chukker. After twoperiods of play, La Herradura helda 5-1 lead.

Two more goals from La Herra-dura in the third period had themahead by six goals, 7-1, whenCoca-Cola finally responded.Scores from American 9-goaler

Women Win Again In The $55,000 Nespresso Battle Of The SexesMore than 3,500 fans packed the

stands Jan. 12 at the Palm BeachInternational Equestrian Center onthe opening Saturday night towatch the women beat the men forthe fifth year in a row in the $55,000Nespresso Battle of the Sexes atthe FTI Consulting Winter Eques-trian Festival in Wellington. It wasthe closest race yet in the three-phase competition between themale and female teams, but the la-dies pulled out another victory inthe end.

Eric Hasbrouck was the coursedesigner in the International Are-na and set the tracks for last Sat-urday’s classes. In the highlight$55,000 Nespresso Battle of theSexes, the three-phase contest in-cluded speed rounds, match rac-es and six-bar competition.

The women’s team was cap-tained by Georgina Bloombergand also included riders LauraKraut, Margie Engle, Marilyn Lit-tle, Maggie Bracco, Nicole Bellis-simo, Debbie Stephens, BrianneGoutal, Candice King and SchuylerRiley.

Charlie Jayne led the men’s team,which included riders ShaneSweetnam, Richie Moloney,Daniel Bluman, Luis Larrazabal,Ramiro Quintana, Steve Schaefer,Darragh Kenny, Alex Granato and

Nick Skelton.The first round of competition

in the Nespresso Battle of the Sex-es was the speed round, with a 6-4 win for the men. The match rac-es followed, with the men andwomen competing side by sideover identical courses. The wom-en were the winners of that roundwith 6 points over the men’s 4,bringing the total team points to a10-10 tie.

The final six-bar competitionwould be the deciding factor of theevening. Four men and four wom-en returned from each team, withthe opportunity to earn 2 pointsper clear round. The competitionstarted at 1.60m (5’3”) in heightand moved up to 1.80m (5’11”)through three rounds.

Following the first six-barround, only three riders continuedfrom each team after MaggieBracco and Shane Sweetnam eachhad rails. In round two, CharlieJayne, Laura Kraut and Daniel Blu-man all had rails. Nick Skelton wasthe only member of the men’s teamto advance to the third round, com-peting against Candice King andGeorgina Bloomberg. The sixjumps were taken down to fourwith the larger height, and with themen on 18 points and the womenon 20, all three riders jumped clear.

The final tally was 24-20, a victoryfor the women.

Bloomberg, captain of the win-ning team, was thrilled to be a partof the women’s fifth consecutivevictory in the event. She was lastto jump in the final round aboardher horse Highrise and gave thewomen the solid 4-point lead.

“Everyone was amazing,”Bloomberg said of her teammates.“We really form a team becausewe all work together every day. Weknow each other so well. It is niceto do a team competition and not

be riding against each other andto really be rooting for each oth-er.”

In addition to the winning prizemoney, a few special awards werepresented last Saturday night.Darragh Kenny won a gift certifi-cate from the Brazilian Court Hotel& Beach Club for the overall besttime in both the speed and matchrace rounds aboard his mount Van-otrouska. This was Kenny’s firsttime competing in the Battle of theSexes.

A $1,000 prize was also to be

awarded to the rider with the mostclear rounds in the six-bar compe-tition. When Skelton, Bloombergand King all cleared the final roundand decided not to continue anyfurther, the money was split amongall three riders.

The $25,000 Suncast Champion-ship Jumper Classic was held inthe International Arena last Satur-day afternoon with a win forMcLain Ward riding Ilan Ferderand Missy Clark’s Zhum CW. In aclass of 18 entries, nine jumped thefirst round course without fault to

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LILA PHOTO

Julio Arellano and Erskine endedthe first half with La Herradura ontop by four goals, 7-3.

Coca-Cola team captain GillianJohnston and Arellano opened thesecond half with single goals, cut-ting the La Herradura lead to two

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SPORTFOT

goals, 7-5. Alberto Fernandez andCarlos Gracida quickly matchedtheir scores, but Coca-Cola’s Tom-my Collingwood ended the chuk-ker with his first goal of the day.La Herradura continued to lead, 9-6.

Carlos Gracida and Collingwoodexchanged the only two goals inthe fifth period, and La Herraduracontinued to protect its three-goalcushion.

Coca-Cola blew the lid off thegame in the sixth chukker, outscor-

ing La Herradura 4-1 and tying upthe match. Erskine scored three ofCoca-Cola’s four goals in the chuk-ker, with Johnston accounting forfourth goal. La Herradura was lim-ited to a single goal from Carlos

Coca-Cola blew the lid of f the game in the sixth chukker,outscoring La Herradura 4-1 and tying up the game.

Dr. Lawrence Weinstein of sponsor BethesdaHealth (center) with La Herradura’s Jose Donoso,

Carlos Gracida, Memo Gracida and Alberto Fernandez.

jump off, and Ward and Zhum CWcompleted the fastest double clearround in 38.663 seconds.

Finishing in second, Peter Wyl-de and Lewin 5, owned by SocieteCivile De L’ecurie Meutry, jumpedclear in 39.118 seconds. ShaneSweetnam and Sweet Oak Farm’sSolerina were third in 39.146 sec-onds.

McLain Ward first rode ZhumCW in November and immediate-ly won the $10,000 Holiday & Hors-es Welcome Stake one day later in

“Fashion on the Field” winnerAllie Vayner and Carl Petetti. See POLO, page 20

Suncast 1.50m Championship JumperClassic winner McLain Ward aboard Zhum CW.

See WEF, page 20

The winning women’s team from the Battle of the Sexes.


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the pair’s debut in the show ring.Ward has now shown the nine-year-old KWPN gelding a fewmore times and is getting a betterfeel for the ride.

Parkland and Lillie Keenan re-ceived championship honors inthe Small Junior 16-17 Huntersduring the first weekend of WEFcompetition. The 8-year-old DutchWarmblood gelding, owned byJennifer Gates and trained by Ger-ardo Escalara, placed first and sec-ond over fences on day one ofcompetition. Keenan rode Park-land to first and second over fenc-es during day two, tying with Lyleand Taylor Sutton going into theunder saddle. Parkland andKeenan placed second under sad-dle, earning them the division cham-pionship.

Lyle and Sutton placed fourthunder saddle to pick up the re-serve championship prize for thedivision. The pair was edged outby Parkland and Keenan afterstrong jumping performancesearned them first and second placeribbons during day two. The pairwas also first and second in dayone’s over fences classes, jockey-

ing for first place with Keenan andher mount.

Owner/rider championship hon-ors were also awarded at the endof the division. The award is de-signed to promote junior ridersowning and riding their own hors-es. Genuine and Cloe Hymowitztook home the prize after solidjumping rounds and finishing thirdunder saddle.

The pair kicked off their showcareer this month in Wellingtonafter starting the winter at home inNew York. They’re yet anotherfreshly matched team off to a greatstart at WEF. Parkland was SmallJunior Hunter 16-17 champion atthe A-T Children’s Benefit HorseShow Jan. 3-6 before securing thetitle again during WEF’s openingweek.

Parkland and Keenan will returnto the hunter ring during week two,hoping to keep their champion-ship momentum rolling in the SmallJunior Hunters 16-17.

The Winter Equestrian Festivalfeatures 12 weeks of competitionthat conclude on March 31. Forfull results, visit www.showgroundslive.com.

The Palm Beach InternationalEquestrian Center is located at14440 Pierson Road, Wellington.For more information, visit www.equestriansport.com or call (561)793-5867.

PoloExciting

Overtimecontinued from page 19

Gracida, and the match was dead-locked at 11-11 when time expiredin regulation time.

After a brief recess, both teamsreturned to the field for the sud-den-death overtime period. Playwas fast and physical as bothteams struggled for control of theball.

Races up and down the fieldfailed to result in a goal when aCoca-Cola player fouled in thearea of their own goal. La Herra-dura was awarded a penalty hit,which Carlos Gracida convertedfor the winning goal, 12-11.

Earlier matches that day result-ed in wins for Orchard Hill (12-7over Audi) and Zacara (14-10 overPiaget).

The high-goal polo action takesplace every Sunday through April21 at the International Polo Club.Ticket prices for Sunday polorange from $10 general admissionto $120 box seating. Tickets forSunday brunch at the Pavilion andits reception start at $55, upwardto $330 for the Veuve Clicquotbrunch package for two.

Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.internationalpoloclub.com, or by calling (561) 204-5687. Find IPC on Facebook, fol-low on Twitter at @SundayPoloor visit www.ipcscoreboard.comfor up-to-date scores, schedules,rosters and all other polo info.

Dressage Olympians Debbie McDonaldand Adrienne Lyle with Chukker.

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perpetrator(s) attempted to enterthe home that way before break-ing the window. There were nosuspects or witnesses at the timeof the report.

JAN. 15 — An employee ofGrandma’s Pizza on BelvedereRoad contacted the PBSO substa-tion in Royal Palm Beach on Tues-day to report a delayed case offraud. According to a PBSO report,sometime last weekend, someoneused two counterfeit $10 bills andthree counterfeit $5 bills to makepurchases at the restaurant. Therewere no suspects or witnesses atthe time of the report.

JAN. 15 — A Wellington resi-dent called the PBSO substationin Wellington on Tuesday after-

noon to report a vehicle burglary.According to a PBSO report, thevictim parked her vehicle outsidea gym in the Wellington Market-place at approximately 3:10 p.m.When she returned 20 minutes lat-er, she discovered that someonehad broken a window and reachedinside, grabbing her designerpurse from a gym bag. Accordingto the report, the purse containedher designer wallet, driver’s li-cense, credit cards and gift cards.The stolen items were valued atapproximately $315. There were nosuspects or witnesses at the timeof the report.

JAN. 15 — A deputy from thePBSO substation was dispatchedTuesday to the Village Shoppeson State Road 7 regarding a vehi-cle burglary. According to a PBSO

report, a witness called the RoyalPalm Beach substation after ob-serving an unknown man lurkingnear a Saturn Vue parked in theparking lot. According to the re-port, the suspect fled when heobserved the witness. The depu-ty approached the vehicle and dis-covered that the front passenger-side window had been shatteredbut was held in place by the win-dow tint. According to the report,the deputy made contact with thevictim, who said she left her pursein the vehicle. The purse was nottaken, and the deputy did not be-lieve the suspect was able to makeentry. The suspect was describedas a black male, approximately 5-foot-9 with a thin build, wearing ablack sleeveless shirt and darksweat pants. There was no further

information available at the timeof the report.

JAN. 15 — A deputy from thePBSO substation in Wellingtonwas dispatched Tuesdayevening to the Pointe at Welling-ton Green regarding a vehicleburglary. According to a PBSOreport, the victim parked her ve-hicle outside LA Fitness at ap-proximately 6:45 p.m., leaving herpurse under the driver’s seat.When she returned at approxi-mately 8:20 p.m., she discoveredthat someone had smashed outher driver-side window and sto-len the bag, which contained twopassports and a credit card. Thestolen items were valued at ap-proximately $160. There were nosuspects or witnesses at the timeof the report.

Miss EmilyNew CD

Availablecontinued from page 13

families excited about praisingGod. “They’re surprised when Iwant them to dance and jumparound during a prayer service,”she said. “Most kids are reallymoved when they hear that it’s rock’n’ roll music and not guitar classi-cal style music.”

Teck does not want to replacetraditional Jewish music; shewants to add to it. “I think that theclassic Jewish music still plays animportant role in teaching thesechildren,” she said. “I’m not try-ing to replace cantorial music; I justwant to introduce a different typeof music.”

Her music is typically for chil-dren younger than age 10. “I fo-cus on pre-readers and their fami-lies, but most children under 10like it,” Teck said. “I’m hoping thatmy music will become more inclu-sive as I go along, but for now myfocus is on young children andtheir families.”

As an avid educator of Jewishchildren, Teck is planning on con-

tinuing her education by begin-ning her studies toward a doctor-ate in Jewish education. “I’m hop-ing that I could revolutionize theway that children and their fami-lies become engaged in their con-gregations, she said.

Teck performs at Temple B’naiJacob in Wellington at 6 p.m. onthe third Friday of every month.

There are 12 tracks on the newalbum, which is either available fordownload online for $10 or on CDfor $15. For more information, orto purchase the album, visit www.missemilycelebrates.com.

Emily Aronoff Teck signsa CD for Blair Peleg.

Lox ElectTwo Seats

Are Upcontinued from page 3

favors paving more roads and im-proving equestrian trails. He alsowants to see a smooth transfer ofpaved roads from the LoxahatcheeGroves Water Control District tothe town. He noted that districtand town attorneys are currentlyworking on the legal aspects of thetransfer.

“That process is going to takesome doing, and some clearheads, and, I presume, a little bit

of work to get it done,” Rockettsaid.

Rockett also looks forward toworking more with the sitting coun-cil members. “We’ve put togethera good group, and I’d like to be apart of it,” he said.

Seats 2 and 4 are elected at largefor three-year terms.

Any resident who wishes tobecome a candidate for a councilseat must qualify with the townclerk between noon Tuesday, Jan.29 and noon Tuesday, Feb. 5. Formore information, contact TownClerk Susan Eichhorn at (561) 793-2418 or [email protected].

CarouselAt PBIECEntrancecontinued from page 1

of kids and families riding andhanging out around it. We thoughtit would be perfect to go with theWinter Equestrian Festival.”

It will be part of the children’sarea that springs to life each Sat-urday night, supplementing thetemporary attractions such as thepony rides, bounce houses, pet-ting zoos and other fixtures thatare available for families to enjoyeach weekend.

“The children’s area is goingto be bigger this year,” Bellissi-mo said. “We’re still going tohave live pony rides, but there’sjust this magical impact that acarousel has on small childrenand adults, too.”

Already it has drummed up someinterest.

“People are calling us every dayand asking about it,” he said. “Ithink it’s going to be a big hit. It’samazing the level of attention itreceived this past Saturday night.We had hundreds of kids ridingit.”

Bellissimo hopes the carouselwill be a draw that gets familiesinterested in finding out moreabout the equestrian community.

“I think it will be a great oppor-tunity to have an attraction forpeople to come out to,” he said.“Then, hopefully, they will find outwhat’s out here and continue toexplore other areas of the venue.”

The attraction is part of Bellissi-mo’s desire to involve the greatercommunity in equestrian sport, hesaid.

“It’s a fun and very unique ex-ample of what we’re trying to

The hand-painted carousel is availablefor members of the public to enjoy.

do,” he said. “We want to showour dedication to families andyoung children in Wellington. Ihope every child gets a chance

to come out and enjoy it.”For more information, visit

www.equestriansport.com or call(561) 793-5867.

Biz HoursPZA BoardDisagrees

continued from page 1es that don’t comply with thecode, Stillings said.

PZA Board Member Carol Cole-man asked how these hours couldbe enforced. “If code enforcementisn’t able to enforce them now, howwould they do it if we changedthem?”

Stillings said that was why vil-lage staff wanted a simple, blanketsolution.

Coleman disagreed. “I’d ratheryou specify the type of businessthat could benefit from being open24 hours rather than allow it carteblanche,” she said.

During public comment, sever-al business owners spoke in sup-port of staff’s recommendation toallow the 24-hour opening.

Charles Pace said he has beenwith the Shell gas station on Well-ington Trace since 1996, but thatit had been there since the early1990s. “We’ve been open 24 hourssince the beginning — that’s 25years,” he said. “We support youallowing us to remain to do so. Ithas gone very smoothly.”

He said his customers are usu-ally people who are getting out ofwork late or getting up early andneed gas and snacks when otherstores are closed.

Radosevich asked if he wasaware he was operating illegally,and Pace said he had not been. “Ididn’t know we weren’t supposedto,” he said. “When I purchasedit, we were open 24 hours. I onlyrecently found out it was a prob-lem.”

She then asked if he would bewilling to come before the boardto ask for an exemption, and hesaid he was concerned that it

wouldn’t necessarily be an easyprocess and that his exemptionwas not guaranteed.

Jon Nolli of JoJo’s Raw Bar &Grill in the Wellington Marketplacehad similar concerns.

“I’ve been there five years with-out incident,” he said. “Not every-one works 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We getlate-night customers from otherbusinesses. I make more moneyfrom food after 9 p.m. than I dobefore. If you say I have to closeat 11 p.m., I’m going to be in for aworld of hurting.”

Radosevich also asked Nolli ifhe’d be willing to come in for anexception. “I don’t think I shouldhave to,” he said. “I went to thevillage when I bought the place,and they gave me differenthours.”

Coleman noted that he may havebeen advised under a 2007 ordi-nance that limited the hours of al-cohol sales in the village.

After several minutes of discus-sion, Radosevich made a motionto reject staff’s recommendationand keep the hours of operationthe same — 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

She also said, however, thatshe’d like to see a task force withmembers of the community, staffand a board member to find a fairsolution for the 13 businesses thathave been operating outside ofthose hours for many years.

“I’m not saying everyone willget everything,” she said. “I’d liketo see something reasonable andfair come back before us.”

Adams seconded the motion,noting he was displeased withthe staff’s recommendation. “Wetold you last time that we don’twant a 24-hour village,” Adamssaid.

Radosevich suggested PZABoard Member Mike Drahos leadthe task force, and he agreed. Themotion carried unanimously.

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truck drivers who have been do-ing it for years,” he said.

Goltzené made a motion to re-move that provision, which carried5-0.

Goltzené also objected to a pro-vision setting a maximum of twonon-residential employees to helpwith unloading. “Often you usemore than two people to help un-load a trailer,” he said. “I don’t seea public purpose. I really think thisis a lot of government intrusion.We started out trying to facilitatesomething, and now we’re tryingto tweak every little part of how

people do their business.”Jarriel agreed. “Right now, a lot

of people are looking for work outthere,” he said. “There’s a lot ofhigh school kids who work forthese mom-and-pop businesses.To tell people they can’t work therebecause they are limited, we don’tneed stuff like that.”

Fleischmann said the provisionhad been included to be consis-tent with other residential acces-sory uses. Town Manager MarkKutney said allowing more em-ployees strays from the idea of amom-and-pop use.

Goltzené said hay sales and op-erations should not be comparedwith other accessory uses. “We’retalking about unloading a trailerfor an hour and a half,” he said. “Idon’t understand why we would

be against people employing peo-ple.”

Such special exceptions makethings unnecessarily complicated,Goltzené said.

“I don’t understand the nitpick-ing,” he said. “I think it’s whatcauses resentment to government,especially to this town becausepeople just want to do their job…and this is really ridiculous.”

Goltzené made a motion to de-lete that provision, which also car-ried 5-0.

The ordinance would allow onesign of a maximum 12 square feet,primarily to advertise hours ofoperation, Fleischmann said.

After discussion, the council setmaximum hours of operation as 8a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.Resident Howard Voren said he

thought the ordinance was inap-propriate in light of plans to hold aforum on changes to the ULDC.

“This whole thing is poorlythought out and is wrong right outof the gate,” Voren said. “What weall wanted to do, and what we allagreed to, was to keep existingbusinesses that had been operat-ing prior to incorporation and finda way to allow them all to stayhere.”

Voren said it should not be han-dled through piecemeal ordinanc-es. “You need to handle them all atonce so we don’t have to spendthousands of dollars writing ordi-nances for each individual mom-and-pop operation,” he said.

Jarriel said the council was try-

ing to give hay sellers immediaterelief while they study the ULDCmore carefully. “This needs to betaken care of now, and we need toget it off our plate,” he said.

Jarriel made a motion to givepreliminary approval with thechanges recommended, which car-ried 3-2 with Goltzené and MayorDave Browning opposed.

Browning said he voted againstthe ordinance because he thoughtit should go to the ULDC commit-tee.

In other business:• Kutney said a new petition had

been filed Jan. 7 to bring about areferendum reversing the council’sdecision approving Palm BeachState College’s plans to build a fifthcampus on Southern Blvd. Theoriginal petition had lost the re-quired number of committee mem-bers.

Attorney Michael Cirullo saidthe new petition is on the samesubject that was filed in the initialpetition from November 2012.

“It raises the same legal con-

cerns that were outlined earlier,”Cirullo said. “The college is awareof this petition. They had sent aletter with the initial documenta-tion back in November outliningtheir concerns about the petition.Nothing is different today thanthere was in November except thecouncil did take action in adopt-ing a resolution putting its posi-tion on this subject on the record.”

Cirullo said there is a similar cir-cuit court case originating fromBoca Raton regarding a state lawthat would permit a referendum onthat type of issue if a successfulpetition is filed. An appeal hasbeen filed by the city and the de-veloper there, and that decisionwould be binding on the town,Cirullo said.

• In a 3-2 decision, the councilalso approved a motion to draftan ordinance that would pay fu-ture council members $500 amonth. Council compensation isprovided for in the town charter,but final approval would requireat least a 4-1 vote.

Justin Sallenbach

NEWSSallenbachChallengingFred Pinto

continued from page 1to see money allocated toward lo-cal schools not only for emergen-cies but also in case financing driesup for certain programs.

“School funding comes andgoes, whether it be federal orstate,” he said. “I want myschools around me to not haveto worry. If something happens,I want to have a fund availableso that we don’t have to dropthe drama club, if you will, or oth-er services that make education

so valuable for the students.”He also has ideas to improve the

local economy. “I’m researchingthe permit fees and how to keeptaxes at a low rate for our citizens,but at the same time maximize ser-vices with those taxes in a mannerthat promotes businesses,” Sallen-bach said.

He also has fundraising ideasfor educational and recreationalpurposes, such as getting the Rec-reation Advisory Board to collab-orate with the Education Adviso-ry Board on fundraisers to raisemoney for both entities.

“Royal Palm has a lot of parksand recreation,” he said. “Every-where you go, you’ll see a park or

a baseball field. My goal is to uti-lize those resources.”

He would like the village to spon-sor various athletic tournamentssuch as softball, kickball or, hisfavorite, jiu-jitsu tournaments.

Sallenbach’s goal is to ensurethat local residents have represen-tation on the council. “That’s whymy platform is putting the citizensfirst and working for the citizens,”he said. “If I’m going to look good,I’ve got to make the citizens lookgood. I’m not looking to buildmyself up; I’m looking to buildothers up.”

Sallenbach initially planned torun for the Group 2 seat againstWebster but switched to Group 4.

“When I looked for what seatto run in, the best way I could servethe citizens was to run for Seat 4,”he said. “Seat 2, I feel Martha isdoing a really good job. She’s al-ways on the ball as far as gettingthings done for the citizens andworking on progress for RoyalPalm.”

Sallenbach said he was con-cerned about a recent investiga-tion of Pinto by the Palm BeachCounty Commission on Ethics re-garding his involvement in theleasing of a property owned by hisboss, County Commissioner JessSantamaria. Although the commis-sion found no wrongdoing, it ad-vised Pinto to avoid appearances

of conflicts of interest.“I feel Councilman Pinto has

done a lot for the village, and I havea lot of respect for him, but basedon what I’ve seen, I think there issome sort of conflict of interestbetween working for the countyand working for the Village of Roy-al Palm Beach,” Sallenbach said.

Sallenbach, who was born inWest Palm Beach, is a third-gen-eration Floridian. He has beenmarried one year. He received hisbachelor’s degree in social sciencefrom Florida Atlantic University in2006 and his master’s degree ineducational leadership from theAmerican College of Education in2011.



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BusinessLittle Place Offers EducationalChildcare For Pre-K And YoungerAs generations of students come and go, the LittlePlace has kept its tradition of providing excellent child-care in the western communities. With two locationsin Wellington, the school accepts children from sixmonths through pre-kindergarten, and also offersvoluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK). The school’s suc-cess is due to its inclusive approach to teaching. Allteachers at the Little Place work hard to keep thechildren engaged. Page 27

SportsBronco BasketballGirls Defeat SeminoleRidge Hawks 78-47The Palm Beach Central HighSchool girls varsity basketballteam traveled to battle rivalSeminole Ridge on Thursday,Jan. 10, defeating the Hawks78-47. The Hawks scored im-mediately at the tip-off, butthe Broncos galloped to thelead, which they would notgive up. Page 37

George Morris Horsemastership Class A Great DayA dozen very lucky and talented young riders spent the better part ofJan. 2-6 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center with famedtrainer George Morris. The aim: develop a pipeline of young “horse-masters” for future U.S. Equestrian Teams.

Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 25

Wellington Boys Basketball Defeats P.B. CentralThe Wellington High School boys varsity basketball team defeat-ed cross-town rival Palm Beach Central 62-46 on Friday, Jan. 11on the Broncos’ home court. At the game’s start, the teamstraded baskets and leads, but the Wolverines shot out to a 10-point lead in the second quarter and didn’t look back. Page 37



FEATURESGeorge Morris Horsemastership Class A Fascinating Day

Tales FromThe Trails

By EllenRosenberg

Imagine being an up-and-coming rider in-vited to spend five days in the presence ofone of the truly great names in riding — andin the fabulous environs of the Palm BeachInternational Equestrian Center in Wellington.Now check to see if you’re just dreaming. Fora dozen very lucky and talented young riders,this was no dream.

They spent the better part of Wednes-day, Jan. 2 through Sunday, Jan. 6 doingjust that.

These were no ordinary equestrians. Theyincluded the USHJA North American Juniorand Young Rider Individual Jumping Champi-ons at the 2012 Adequan/FEI North AmericanJunior & Young Rider Championships, Cham-pion and Reserve Champion from the 2012USEF/Platinum Performance Talent SearchFinals both East and West, Individual Cham-pion at the 2012 Randolph College/USEF Na-tional Junior Jumper Championship, two rid-ers from the USHJA Emerging Athlete Pro-gram, and three wild cards chosen by famedtrainer George Morris.

The sessions included both mounted clin-ics with Olympians George Morris and AnneKursinski, and related classes covering top-ics such as stable management, veterinary andfarrier care by experts such as Dr. Tim Ober,U.S. Show Jumping Team veterinarian, and

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farrier Dean Pearson. The aim: develop a pipe-line of young “horsemasters” for future U.S.Equestrian Teams.

This was the seventh time the clinic wasoffered by USHJA and Adequan. TheUSEFNetwork.com presented by Smartpakhosted wall-to-wall coverage, and the publicwas welcome to audit all mounted and educa-tional sessions at no charge.

I watched most of the second group of rid-ers (six rode at a time) on Friday, Jan. 4 from 10until a bit after noon. About 50 people sat onchairs in the covered areas beside the ring,watching and listening.

They started, as always, with flat work, pro-gressing to cantering serpentines with flyingchanges. Morris had specific advice for eachrider.

“Stretch your spine, rather than bracingyour back in the downward transition,” hetold her.

Some of his pronouncements seemed to beoxymorons, which he himself pointed out.

“Turning exercises help get a horsestraight.”

“Whatever you teach a horse, he’ll lateruse against you.”

“Martingales don’t help the horse, they’reonly there for the rider.”

“Everything in riding is a paradox, a contra-diction.”

The jumping began with a gymnastic exer-cise: a serpentine through a series of six cav-aletti. “The beauty of gymnastics is that theyteach us to see every situation, such as a shortor long distance,” he said. “You can set jumpsup and let the horse use them to learn. Ridersmust learn to trust in their horses.”

Morris explained that jumps should not bebeyond a horse or rider’s ability, but theyshould also not be comfortable. “Practicewhat’s not comfortable,” he said. “That’s howyou learn and grow. If it’s comfortable, don’tpractice it.”

The riders were soon jumping sizable fenc-es, doing them first one way, then another, indifferent order, sometimes stopping in the mid-dle of a line and facing the horse into the railsurrounding the ring. When the riders wereinvited to create their own courses, using thejumps set up in the ring, they were sometimesallowed to continue, sometimes asked to re-peat a jump, and sometimes stopped.

“Start simple, with a single fence, and thenget more complex by doing a combination,”he advised. “Always, simple to complex. Don’tstart too ambitious.”

The last jump the riders practiced over wasa wide water jump. By the end of the session,everyone had successfully negotiated it. The

riders took their well-deserved rest, headingtheir mounts back to the barn.

“Holding these sessions and teachingthese youngsters each year is very enjoy-able,” Morris said. “I find it very rewarding.These are not ordinary riders; this is like col-lege, post-graduate work. These are the riderswho will take our sport forward and be thenext professionals representing us.”

Even for those of us who will never aspireto such heights, the clinic was fascinating,informative and inspiring. I’ll definitely sit inagain next year.

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If you read any of the home magazines, youknow that January is the month we are sup-posed to clean up our living spaces and paintall our walls and floors white. This is the pub-lishing world’s way of thumbing their collec-tive noses at us for listening to them last monthwhen they told us to buy anything red or greenand that “more is more.” Evidently, color anddecorative objects are “so last month.”

But, this month, it’s minimalism all the way.And don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a

clean environment as much as the next per-son, but getting there is a lot of work.

So I’m starting small. I’m going to throwout any ballpoint pen that no longer writes.Monumental, right? Maybe not for you, but itis for me. I’ve enjoyed a lifelong love affair

As I Strive Toward Minimalism, I’ve Got To Start Small...

with writing implements, and I find it hard topart with them. They’ve kept me out of thera-py and provided me with enough money tobuy a computer. And that, in a way, is theproblem. Except for writing out the occasionalcheck, I type everything. So a non-function-ing pen really is just taking up space. Out!

But I’m not going to stop there. All the sin-gle socks? Out! The squeaky shoes? Out!The combs with teeth missing? Out! Myhoarder side argues: “Those single sockscould be made into puppets! Those squeaky

shoes could be fixed with Super Glue! Thatcomb could be put into your glove compart-ment as a spare!”

Then, thank goodness, my lazy side pipesup with “Nahhh.”

The magazines are showing furniture thatlooks like it has been pieced together fromgiant matchsticks. I suppose we’re sup-posed to toss out everything we got fromMom and Grandma and replace it with thisstuff. Hmmm.

As an experiment — to see if I could do it— I took the orange crushed velvet swivelchair that had been universally hated by bothGrandma and Mom (before they got the brightidea of “gifting” it to me) and set it out on thecurb. After all, the next day was “large pick-up” trash day.

No matter — it was gone in five minutes,picked up by a truckload of giddy college stu-dents.

Hmmm.

So I bravely took the olive green ottomanwith the gimpy leg and set it out there. Goneby lunchtime.

This was kind of fun! Next to go was a deskI had never liked, three kitchen chairs and awastebasket.

The desk and chairs were gone in a matterof hours, but not the wastebasket. It is virtu-ally impossible to discard a wastebasket. No-body’s ever sure about your intentions, noteven the garbage men.

By the next day, I had achieved the perfectminimalist household. It was so clean and neatit looked like I lived in Denmark. Light flowedfreely in through the windows, the floors andcountertops shined, the coffee table sportedone bonsai in a flat square dish. It was maga-zine-perfect.

Unfortunately, I have nowhere to sit, sleepor eat. To type, I sit on a cushion in the cornerwith my laptop. So here’s what I’ve learned:minimalism is uncomfortable.

Zero Dark Thirty is an exciting depiction ofthe eventually successful search for Osamabin Laden. Hiding in Pakistan (one of our al-lies of dubious loyalty), he had been able toavoid detection by limiting contacts with al-Qaeda through a single courier. An extremelydriven CIA operative, Maya (Jessica Chastain)begins to search for the courier as a way ofeventually finding the extraordinarily elusivebin Laden. It is a tough movie; director Kath-ryn Bigelow lets us see it and judge for our-selves whether it should have happened.

A large part of the early section of this longmovie focuses on the internal politics withinthe CIA as different factions focus on a widespectrum of elements that might lead to crush-ing al-Qaeda. At first, Maya is an obviouslysofthearted neophyte as she watches veter-an Dan (Jason Clarke) using extreme methodsof interrogation to get information. Later, sheis ferocious in her pursuit of Abu Ahmed, thecourier, which becomes a dead end when shelearns that he is deceased. Shortly thereafter,her colleague and reasonably-close-to-being-a-friend Jessica (Jennifer Ehle) is killed whena plan to recruit a high-level mole inside theterrorist organization leads to betrayal anddeath. After an attempt on her life, Maya is

assigned to Washington, D.C., where shelearns that the messenger was one of eightbrothers, and it might have been anotherbrother who was killed.

Dan gets the phone number of the man’sfamily by bribing (with a Maserati) a key Ku-waiti official, and Maya and an increasinglylarge team discover that key calls are beingmade with excellent trade craft from a coupleof neighboring cities. Through a lot of work,they find the courier and trace him first toRawalpindi and then to a large compound inAbbottabad, a suburban Pakastani town.Eventually, Seal Team Six is sent in, and theykill bin Laden and bring his body back forMaya to identify.

Bigelow keeps the tension tight through-out. This is one of those very long movies

where you feel you can’t leave for a moment.The end sequence, depicting the Seals goingthrough the large house in the compound, isvery taut. We know what happened there, atleast in the overall picture, but we still wind upon the edge of our seats.

Chastain is excellent, a perfect focal point.A woman, one of relatively few in a sea ofmen, she winds up surviving and leading be-cause of her toughness. When the head ofthe CIA asks, almost scornfully, who she is,she replies, “I’m the mother$#&% who foundbin Laden.” The rest of the cast is also strong.Most interesting is that when the skulkingand planning are being done, as opposed tothe combat, the women were the ones whotook the major leads.

The film has become controversial. Therewere reports that it was originally planned asa testament to President Barack Obama andset to come out just before the election. Even-tually, it was released after the election, andObama is seen only briefly on a televisionscreen.

More controversially, the people behind theraid provided a lot of inside information toBigelow and Mark Boal, the screenwriter.Much of that attention to detail comes out in

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Features Great Acting And Directing‘I’ On

CULTUREBy LeonardWechsler

the movie, but it also raises questions becauseof the film’s focus on waterboarding in earlyscenes. The CIA has denied using those tech-niques, and the filmmakers — after stressingtheir attention to accurate detail — have said,“Well, this is not a documentary.”

That is too often a real problem in this kindof movie. If you use a documentary style, peo-ple assume you are giving them the facts.Another new movie, Promised Land, abouthydraulic fracking to get oil, was supposed tostart off claiming to be based on a real case.That had to be changed when a court deci-sion decided that the whole case was essen-tially fraudulent. And, of course, Django Un-chained, while a fun film, had only a tenuousconnection with history.

But Zero Dark Thirty does connect. It is astrong film, moving quickly between officespaces where Americans planned their ma-neuvers to the streets of the Middle East. Thefinal sequence, focusing on the raid, is as tightas could ever be done. This is a really goodmovie, one of the best we have seen all year. Ithas been nominated for a lot of awards andalready has won a few. It provides a goodpseudo-historical view of a long campaign todestroy an American enemy. See it.

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Paralegal Association Donates $10,000 To Meals On Wheels

Members of the Paralegal Association with Meals onWheels volunteers about to deliver holiday gifts and

meals to seniors in the West Palm Beach area.

Meals on Wheels of thePalm Beaches, which servedmore than 11,000 meals tohomebound seniors in 2012,recently received a $10,000donation from the ParalegalAssociation of Florida, PalmBeach County Chapter.

“Every year we support anonprofit organization thatserves Palm Beach Countyresidents and addresses oneof the greatest needs in ourcommunity,” said DeniseRock, chair of the local para-legal association’s holidaycommittee. “Meals on Wheels

of the Palm Beaches doesboth, and that’s what made itso attractive to our commit-tee.”

In addition to providing the$10,000 gift to the organiza-tion, which helps to offset thecost of meals for homeboundseniors who are struggle tomake ends meet financially,members of the association’sholiday committee also do-nated gifts for about 50 home-bound residents.

The gifts were deliveredduring ride-along visits withMeals on Wheels volunteers

a few days before Christmas.“We’re extremely grateful

to the Paralegal Associationof Florida, Palm Beach Coun-ty Chapter, for the generouscontribution to our organiza-tion and for the gifts they pro-vided to our meal recipients,”Meals on Wheels ExecutiveDirector Charles Ring said.“For some, those gifts werethe only presents they re-ceived this holiday season.”

Money for the gifts andthe contribution to Meals onWheels came from donationsfrom law firms and others in

the legal community to theParalegal Association’s holi-day fundraising effort.

“The legal community is avery generous community,”Rock said. “Our committeeand those who contributedto the effort were all very ex-cited to help an organizationlike Meals on Wheels.”

For more about Meals onWheels, visit www.mealsonwheelspalmbeaches.org.

For more on the ParalegalAssociation of Florida, PalmBeach County, visit www.pafinc.org.


BUSINESS NEWS

Little Place OffersEducational ChildcareFor Pre-K And Younger

Little Place teachers with Assistant Director JenniferRussell (far left) and Director Ana Villoldo (far right).

By Jessica GregoireTown-Crier Staff Report

As generations of students come and go,the Little Place has kept its tradition of provid-ing excellent childcare in the western commu-nities.

With two locations in Wellington, the schoolaccepts children from six months through pre-kindergarten, and also offers voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK).

Owner Susan Russell opened the first LittlePlace location in 1978, followed by the LittlePlace Too in 1987. For more than 30 years, theschool has seen its alumni grow and returnwith their own children. “We even have a fewteachers here who are alumni,” Director AnaVilloldo said.

Villoldo has been with the school for morethan 20 years. She started as a teacher andworked her way up to become school director.“I just kept climbing up the ladder until I gotto where I am now,” she said.

Assistant Director Jennifer Russell comesfrom a primary school teaching background,which gives her added insight as to what thechildren need to learn to be prepared oncethey graduate from the school.

The school’s success is due to its inclusiveapproach to teaching, Villoldo said. Parentsare encouraged to participate in activities withthe children. “Parents can always volunteerthrough our parent volunteer sign-up sheet,”she said. “They can come and read a storyanytime, or help the teachers. It’s an open-door policy.”

The Little Place and the Little Place Tooteachers all have different styles, but all teach-ers work hard to keep the children engaged.“They’ll do the lesson plan during circle time,”Villoldo said. “The teachers also take smallgroups of children away, depending on theirage, to explain them the lesson plans a littlebetter.”

Most of the teachers have worked at theschool for more than 10 years. “We have nine

teachers and each one of them has assistants,”Villoldo said.

For parents with busy schedules, theschool is extremely accommodating. “Wehave an open-door policy,” Villoldo said. “Weoffer two-, three- or five-day-a-week options.”

The school also has many seasonal chil-dren whose parents are equestrians. “Theyrun a crazy schedule, and we understand that,so we try to accommodate everybody,”Villoldo said.

The Little Place and the Little Place Toooffer activities and events to make the envi-ronment fun for the children.

“We have parties, like our Christmas party,and extracurricular activities like karate, whichare held here and included in the program,”Villoldo said.

The program also includes foreign lan-guage such as Spanish once a week and sci-ence by High Touch High Tech. “We alsohave the company Giggles ’n’ Groovin’ comein, where the woman who owns it gets thekids moving with a different theme everymonth,” Jennifer Russell said.

The curriculum is very traditional, and stu-dents learn math, social studies, science andreading.

“We are pretty flexible with our teaching aswell,” Jennifer Russell said. “If we are doing alesson about the rain forest and a child asksabout parrots, then we will do a lesson onparrots.”

The school also offers summer camp. “Wetry to make it as fun as possible,” Villoldosaid. “We have Snow Cone Day, where we’llbring a snow cone machine, and then we’llhave Water Day on Friday, where we’ll haveslip and slides.”

The Little Place is located at 1040 Welling-ton Trace, near Wellington Christian School,and the Little Place Too is located at 2995Greenbriar Blvd., near the Aero Club. For moreinformation, call (561) 793-5860 (WellingtonTrace) or (561) 790-0808 (Greenbriar).

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BUSINESS NEWSPremier Family Health Brightens Holiday For Area Students

Elite Networking Pros Welcomes New Member Michael Horwitz

Indian Ridge middle school students,wearing their new T-shirts, with Premier staff.

Physicians and staff at Pre-mier Family Health & Well-ness, an innovative familymedicine practice located onState Road 7 in Wellington,know the joy of giving.

For the second consecu-tive year, physicians, staff andpatients helped raised fundsto brighten the holidays forstudents of the Indian RidgeSchool in West Palm Beach.

The Indian Ridge Schooloffers academic programmingfor students, elementarythrough high school, whohave been identified withemotional/behavioral prob-lems.

In addition to academics,

educators promote the socialskills necessary for studentsto progress to post-second-ary education, productive cit-izenship, employment and in-dependent living.

“We chose to support thestudents of the Indian RidgeSchool because wanted tomake certain that these chil-dren experienced the joy ofChristmas. We wanted themto know that we believe inthem and care about them,”said Elizabeth Lofaso, a pro-vider at the practice.

On Dec. 20, followingweeks of fundraising activi-ties, Premier staff membersvisited the Indian Ridge

School to personally presentthe gifts — T-shirts, toys andgift cards — to all 115 stu-dents and educators.

“It was gratifying to seethe joy our visit brought tothe students that day,” Lo-faso said. “We are proud ofthe collective efforts of ourteam at Premier. It was ourpleasure and privilege to sup-port the extraordinary educa-tors at Indian Ridge who arededicated to making a differ-ence in the lives of their stu-dents.”

“We are very fortunate tohave Premier Family Health &Wellness as part of our chil-dren’s lives,” said Stacey Oak,

who works at Indian Ridge.“This not only broughtsmiles to their faces but willhelp teach them the impor-tance of caring for others.”

From primary care to chron-ic disease management, Pre-mier Family Health & Well-ness provides a full continu-um of care offering the con-venience of an urgent carecenter, on-site diagnostic test-ing center and a Center forHealthy Aging all integratedthrough an electronic medi-cal record system.

Premier patients receive thehighest standard of care fromstaff that remains at the fore-front of the latest research

findings on health, wellnessand aging. For more info., call(561) 798-3030.

Elite Networking Pros hasannounced Michael Horwitzas a new member.

Horwitz has been helpingbuyers, sellers, tenants andlandlords with their residen-tial real estate transactions inPalm Beach County for morethan 10 years.

With a background in bank-ing and financial manage-

ment, Horwitz’s success inhelping his clients achievetheir goals is often driven byfinding the opportunities thatmake sense financially whilemeeting the needs of the fam-ilies.

Because today’s market isdominated by distressedproperties, this fundamentalunderstanding is a key ele-

ment that has made so manyof Horwitz’s clients winners,and has led to many referralsfrom families and friends.

Elite Networking Prosbrings together a group ofPalm Beach County businessowners and professionalswho are truly best-in-class intheir respective industries. Itsmembers bond together to

help each other succeed.Belonging to Elite Net-

working Pros is like having ateam of salespeople workingfor you. Every member inter-acts with friends, clients andbusiness associates whocould use your products orservices. Elite NetworkingPros members will refer youwith confidence because of

the trust that builds as a re-sult of being a part of EliteNetworking Pros.

Elite Networking Prosmeets every Friday morningfor breakfast from 7:30 to 9a.m. in Royal Palm Beach. Formore information about theclub, or to attend one of itsweekly meetings, visit www.elitenetworkingpros.com.

The Indian Ridge School islocated at 1955 Golden LakesBlvd. in West Palm Beach.

Michael Horwitz


BUSINESS NEWS

Health Care DistrictReceives Federal Grant

Supreme Lending Joins Wellington Chamber Of Commerce

Ribbon Cutting — Michela Perillo-Green, Bob Salerno, Larry Skarsten,Mark “Boz” Bozicevic, Denise Carpenter and Carmine Marino duringthe ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Wellington Chamber of Com-merce has announced that SupremeLending has joined as a new mem-ber. Supreme Lending, a Dallas-based national mortgage lender, re-cently opened a new location at12230 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 208,in Wellington. The company hasmore than 57 branches nationwideemploying more than 500 people.Senior loan officer Larry Skarsten isin charge of the Wellington branch.

Skarsten was born and raised inFlint, Mich. After graduating fromhigh school, he worked in the night-club industry as a DJ and lighting

technician. He moved to West PalmBeach in 1994 and became a mort-gage broker in 1997.

Skarsten decided to step awayfrom the nightclub industry in 2000and focus on the mortgage busi-ness exclusively. He was recruitedby Homebanc Mortgage Corpora-tion and worked with it for two years.In 2002, Skarsten began workingwith Priority Mortgage, a joint ven-ture between Illustrated Propertiesand Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.At Priority Mortgage, Skarsten ranthe in-house mortgage division andwas a top producer.

Skarsten did so well with WellsFargo Home Mortgage that in 2006,the company gave him a branch inNorth Carolina to open and workfrom the ground up. So he and hisfamily moved to Greenville, N.C., andthe business opened its doors in2007. While in North Carolina,Skarsten served on the board of di-rectors for the local chamber of com-merce and the Pitt County HomeBuilders Association for two years.In 2008, he won the Affiliate of theYear award by the Pitt County Boardof Realtors. A few years later, in 2011,Skarsten was given an opportunityto return to Florida. He opened theWellington Supreme Lendingbranch last September.

Supreme Lending provides resi-dential mortgages. “We underwriteand fund our own loans,” Skarstensaid. “We have in-house process-ing and underwriting, which stream-lines the process. A lot of your big-ger banks might take 45, 60, some-times 90 days to close a loan, whileit takes us 26 days from start to fin-ish. In the mortgage business, big-ger is not better.”

Skarsten noted that large banksare currently inundated with theHarp 2.0 Refinance Program and thatthey are spending a lot of time refi-nancing their current customer base.

His business is 98 percent purchasebuyers, which this allows for fasterservice.

Skarsten said that another featurethat sets Supreme Lending apartfrom the others is their desire to ca-ter to the customer. He noted thatSupreme Lending is completely pa-perless, which adds to the efficien-cy and convenience of the loan pro-cess. Loan applications are doneelectronically in the comfort of thecustomer’s home and at their cho-sen time. “It’s all about when it’sconvenient to the client; maybe

that’s after tucking in the kids,” hesaid.

Skarsten said the days of pack-ing up the kids after work to go visitthe loan officer’s office are over. Thepaperless process is what allowsSupreme Lending to have a loanready in 26 days. Skarsten said therehave been cases in which a buyerhas been fully approved in 10 days.

For more information on SupremeLending, call Skarston at (561) 370-5224, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.homeloansbylarry.com.

The Health Care District of PalmBeach County has been awarded aU.S. Health Resources and Servic-es Administration grant that will sup-port the district’s new role as a pro-vider of primary care services at thePalm Beach County Health Depart-ment’s four public health clinics.

This is the first step in a collabo-rative process between Health CareDistrict and the Health Departmentthat will allow nearly 64,000 adult

and pediatric patients each year tocontinue to receive primary care atthese federally qualified health cen-ters.

Transition plans include the im-plementation of an electronic healthrecord system as well as the hiringof a 78-member medical team, includ-ing doctors, nurses and related sup-port personnel, to serve the primarycare needs of existing and futurepatients.



DINING & ENTERTAINMENTMotionhouse Presents ‘Scattered’ Jan. 22-23 At Kravis

A production still of performers in Scattered.

After four highly successful toursto venues across the United King-dom plus performances in Macau,Romania, Belgium and Portugal, thecritically acclaimed dance-theatercompany Motionhouse comes toNorth America for the first time withScattered at the Kravis Center forthe Performing Arts on Jan. 22 andJan. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Scattered is directed by Motion-house Artistic Director KevinFinnan, and it combines Motion-house’s trademark highly physicaldance theater and mesmerizing im-agery in a unique interaction be-tween film and live performance, cre-ated in collaboration with filmmak-ers Logela Multimedia from theBasque region of Spain.

Scattered explores our relation-ship with water and how it sur-rounds us in different formsthroughout our lives: in birth water

Comedian Margaret Cho Performs At Kravis Center Jan. 27

ties us to life and on a more elemen-tal scale, in ice, floods and tides, itcan sweep lives away. Scattereddelves into both the majesty andsavagery of water, a fundamentalforce in our lives as seven dancersplunge into an ocean, wrestle a rag-ing tide and slide on an avalancheto a frozen landscape of arctic beau-ty.

Performed on a huge curved floorthat disappears skyward, Scattereduses projection technology, daringdancing plus aerial harnesses andbungee cords to create an extraordi-nary world in which the dancersmove seamlessly in, on and throughthe image.

The performers are at one momenton the stage then suddenly sprint-ing up the upstage curved wall(which is like a half pipe ramp inskateboarding or snowboarding),immersing themselves in sensation-

al images of cascading waterfalls,rainstorms and swimming pools.They hang suspended over a fro-zen landscape of arctic beauty at thevery top of the curve before divingonto the stage through the ice floesand frozen waters; they hurl them-selves into tidal waves, they strideup projected escalators, they flingthemselves onto projected deck-chairs and they catch, throw andhold each other in impossible em-braces.

Motionhouse takes over theKravis Center’s Marshall E. RinkerPlayhouse on Tuesday, Jan. 22 andWednesday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets cost $28 and may be purchasedat the Kravis Center box office (701Okeechobee Blvd., West PalmBeach), by calling the box office at(561) 832-7469 or by visiting theKravis Center web site at www.kravis.org/motionhouse.

Critically acclaimed comedianMargaret Cho brings audiences herunflinching brand of comedy withher new show Mother. The show of-fers up an untraditional look at moth-erhood and how we look at mater-nal figures and strong women inqueer culture.

It’s probably Cho’s edgiest showto date. Nothing is sacred. A part ofthe PEAK (Provocative Entertain-ment At Kravis) Series, MargaretCho: Mother takes place Sunday,Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Centerfor the Performing Arts.

Tickets start at $15 and are on salenow. The show is recommended formature adults.

The cornerstone of Mother re-volves around Cho’s long-sufferingKorean mom and a staple of hershows, Seung-Hoon Cho. “It’s greatbecause I get to put a lot of empha-sis on my own mother,” Cho ex-plained. “My mother did not prepareme for the world. First, I was namedthe poetic Korean name ‘Moran,’

which was perfect for the kids atschool to call me ‘moron’ and set meup for a good quarter-century oftherapy. However, I can clean a fishwith my bare hands. So there are prosand cons of being from an Asianimmigrant family.”

Cho toured various U.S. and U.K.markets in late 2012 with Bust maga-zine attending her show in Paris.“Ms. Cho put on a hysterically fun-ny 90-minute set,” Bust declared. “Itwas the most explicit and painfullyhonest performance I’ve ever seenfrom her giving it 100 percent.”

Cho was also nominated for herthird Grammy Award recently. ChoDependent: Live in Concert nabs aGrammy Award nomination in theBest Comedy Album category. Inaddition, Cho was nominated for aGrammy Award for her 2010 musicCD release Cho Dependent and for2004’s concert CD release Revolu-tion. The Grammy Awards will behanded out on Sunday, Feb. 10.

In addition to her live performanc-

es, Cho is making various televisionappearances in January, includingLate Late Show with Craig Fergu-son on Thursday, Jan. 10, ComedyCentral’s The Burn With Jeff Rosson Tuesday, Jan. 22 and The RickiLake Show in mid-January.

Cho’s performance is part of theKravis Center’s PEAK Series. PEAKfocuses on ethnic diversity and con-temporary themes, to elevate the cre-ation and understanding of artisticexpression, with an emphasis onperformers drawn from diverse cul-tural backgrounds and communities.

PEAK is made possible by a grantfrom the MLDauray Arts Initiativein honor of Leonard and SophieDavis.

Margaret Cho: Mother takes thestage at the Kravis Center on Jan.27 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $15 andare on sale now. Tickets may be pur-chased at the Kravis Center web siteby visiting www.kravis.org/marga-retcho; by calling the box office at(561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471; in

person at the Kravis Center box of-fice located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd.in West Palm Beach; and at all Tick-etmaster outlets.

Group orders of 10 or more receivea discount and may be placed bycalling (561) 651-4438 or (561) 651-4304.

The Grammy-nominated Margaret Cho brings hernew show Mother to the Kravis Center Sunday, Jan. 27.

As a follow-up to its successfulrun of cabaret shows this past fall,the Plaza Theatre in Manalapan isbringing back some of its fan favor-ites for another run this winter.

Kicking off with A Tribute to JudyGarland, the theater will produce afun-filled and moving tribute to oneof the greatest singers of all time.Melissa Jacobson, one of South Flor-ida’s top cabaret performers, willcommand the stage in this perfor-mance that runs Tuesday, Jan. 29and Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m.each night. The show features hits

such as “The Trolley Song,” “GetHappy,” “You Made Me Love You”and “Somewhere Over the Rain-bow” as well as many more.

Next up is The Music of AndrewLloyd Webber and Friends, whichfeatures music from Phantom of theOpera , Joseph & The AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat , JesusChrist Superstar , Song & Danceand more. Jody Langel, who starredin several Andrew Lloyd Webbernational tours and recently wasawarded a Silver Palm Award for the-ater excellence, will help audiences

fall in love all over again with theseclassics. Performances are Monday,Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 18 at 7:30p.m. each night.

Rounding out the cabaret perfor-mances is If They Could See MeNow: A Broad’s Way With Broad-way! Featuring Missy McArdle, aseven-time Carbonell Award nomi-nee and favorite on the South Flori-da theater scene, this performancewill include a hit parade of Broad-way belt and comic songs, includ-ing “Everything’s Coming UpRoses,” “Send in the Clowns,” “If

They Could See Me Now,” “Any-thing Goes,” “When You’re Goodto Mama,” “And the World GoesRound” and “Don’t Rain on MyParade.” Performances are sched-uled for Monday, March 4 and Mon-day, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.

The Plaza Theatre, a not-for-prof-it 250-seat theater, is home to a vari-ety of light-hearted shows, with anoccasional gripping drama, that aimto please every show-goer. The the-ater was opened in early 2012 byAlan Jacobson, a Palm Beach Gar-dens resident who ran the Florida

The Plaza Theatre Announces Additions To Winter LineupJewish Theatre for five seasons inthe 1990s and then became an inde-pendent producer of cabaret shows,musical revues and comedies suchas If You Ever Leave Me... I’m Go-ing With You and Down the GardenPath, which played at the RoyalPoinciana Playhouse.

The Plaza Theatre is located at 262S. Ocean Blvd in Manalapan. Tick-ets cost $30 for each show and $75for all three shows.

For more information, or purchasetickets, call (561) 588-1820 or visitwww.theplazatheatre.net.

Send entertainment news items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. Fax: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: [email protected].





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SPORTS & RECREATIONThe Town-Crier WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM January 18 - January 24, 2013 Page 37

Wolverine Nick Arena tries to stop Bronco Javierre Betts.

Wellington Boys Basketball Squad Tops P.B. Central 62-46By Lauren Miró


The Wellington High Schoolboys varsity basketball team defeat-ed cross-town rival Palm Beach Cen-tral High School 62-46 on Friday, Jan.11 on the Broncos’ home court.

At the beginning of the game, theteams traded baskets and leads, butthe Wolverines shot out to a 10-point lead in the second quarter anddidn’t look back.

Though the Wolverines took anearly lead, Bronco Tommy Beaubrumnailed a 3-point basket with 4:32 leftin the first quarter to give PalmBeach Central a 9-8 lead. JavierreBetts extended the lead with a lay-up and two foul shots to make thescore 13-8.

Wellington’s Dondre Duffusnailed 2 points shortly after, but PalmBeach Central responded with a 2-point basket from Abdul Dial to make

the score 15-10 with just over aminute left in the first quarter.

The Wolverines weren’t goingdown without a fight. Stephon Gor-don put in a basket for the Wolver-ines, and then, with two seconds lefton the clock, Duffus nailed a three-pointer to tie the score 15-15.

In the second quarter, Wellingtonstepped up the heat and were ableto pull away. Dial broke the tie earlyin the second quarter with a two-point basket for Palm Beach Cen-tral, but Gordon responded with abasket for the Wolverines, tying thescore again.

The Wolverines took the lead forthe first time since early in the firstquarter when Duffus nailed a bas-ket to make the score 19-17.

With 5:20 left in the half, the Bron-cos tied the game again, but Duffusput in a basket and a foul shot toput Wellington on top 22-19. Wol-

verine Alex Peavler nailed a three-point basket and helped Wellingtonbegin to pull away, 25-19.

The Wolverine domination con-tinued with two more baskets, jump-ing out to a 10-point lead with aboutthree minutes left in the half.

Wellington’s Arthur Strappazzonadded another 2 points, butBeaubrum responded with a basketfor the Broncos to make the score31-21. Betts added another basketfor Palm Beach Central with just un-der a minute left in the game, butGordon sank another two points forWellington to keep a 10 point lead,33-23.

With 12 seconds on the clock,Betts put in a basket and two foulshots, but seconds later Nick Arenaanswered with a 3-point basket forthe Wolverines that sent Welling-ton into halftime with a 36-26 lead.

The second half of the game sawthe Broncos struggling to make upfor missed opportunities, while theWolverines continued to pull ahead.Wellington allowed Palm BeachCentral only 20 more points in theentire game, taking the win 62-46.

The Broncos traveled to WilliamT. Dwyer High School on Thursday,Jan. 17, but results were not avail-able at press time.

Meanwhile, Wellington hostedJupiter High School on Tuesday,Jan. 15, falling to the Warriors 54-43. The Wolverines will travel toPalm Beach Gardens High Schoolon Saturday, Jan. 19 for a 7:30 p.m.game.

The teams will meet again on Fri-day, Jan. 25 when the Wolverineshost the Broncos for a rematch.

Bronco Girls Basketball Holds Down Seminole Ridge 78-47By Gene Nardi


The Palm Beach Central HighSchool girls varsity basketball teamtraveled to battle rival SeminoleRidge High School on Thursday, Jan.10, defeating the Hawks 78-47.

Seminole Ridge may have drawn

first blood by scoring immediatelyat the tip-off, but the Broncos gal-loped to the lead, which theywould not give up for the rest ofthe game.

Although the contest was closeearly on, the Palm Beach Central of-fense constructed a healthy advan-

tage by the end of the first period,leading 25-12.

The Palm Beach Central defenseheld Seminole Ridge to just 5 pointsin the second quarter and closed outthe half with a commanding lead, 43-17. Despite several turnovers in thesecond half by the Hawks — theymanaged to put 30 points on theboard — it was not enough to thwartthe relentless Bronco offense, whichput up 35 second-half points, earn-ing the decisive victory, 78-47.

Top performers for Palm BeachCentral were sophomore JasmyneMartin with 21 points, and seniorKensha’Dra Smith, who scored 19points and shot three 3-pointers. Forthe Hawks, Junior Kaitlin O’Harascored 16 points and two 3-point-ers. Senior Kelli Lees also put uptwo 3-pointers, and sophomore Jes-sica Cody is credited with 10 points.

Palm Beach Central hosted Will-iam T. Dwyer on Monday, losing 65-54. The Broncos traveled to Well-ington to face the Wolverines on

Bronco Kemar Downer and WolverineNick Arena race after a loose ball.

PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Thursday, but the score was un-available at press time. SeminoleRidge hosted Boca Raton on Mon-day, falling to the Bobcats 64-48. The

Hawks traveled to Village Academyon Wednesday and hosted Santa-luces on Thursday, but results werenot available at press time.

Hawk Kelli Lees battlesfor possession of the ball.

Hawk Kennice Rodneylooks for an opening.

Bronco Jasmyne Martinmoves in for a score.

Bronco Kensha’Dra Smithshoots while Hawk

Cristina Richards defends.

PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

Danny Prudhomme looks to pass while Abdul Dial guards.


SPORTS & RECREATIONLocal Golfers Can Enter Allianz

Championship At Open QualifierJack Mitchell SignsTo Play Volleyball InThe Czech Republic

A known player in the local vol-leyball community, Jack Mitchellhas signed to play professionalvolleyball in the Czech Republic.

Mitchell is a 2007 graduate ofSeminole Ridge High School,where he played volleyball. He wasselected to the Palm Beach Coun-ty All-County team and was instru-mental in Seminole Ridge’s firstdistrict championship. Mitchellwas awarded a volleyball scholar-ship to Lindenwood Universitynear St Louis, Mo., where heplayed for four years, finishing inthe top 10 in career scoring cate-gories.

Mitchell graduated from Linden-wood in 2012 with a double majorin business, corporate communi-cations and web design. He spentthe summer teaching private les-sons to several local high schoolvolleyball players, as well as coach-ing at the Boys & Girls Club andplaying in Florida Beach Volleyballtournaments.

Mitchell will return to the Unit-ed States in April, when he will

again teach private indoor andbeach volleyball.

Mitchell plans to return to Eu-rope in the fall. He is the son ofKeith and Deb Mitchell of TheAcreage.

Allianz Championship Tourna-ment Director Ryan Dillon has an-nounced that the PGA ChampionsTour tournament will be giving allprofessional and local amateurs 50or older one chance to qualify forthe tournament, scheduled to beheld Feb. 4-10 at the Old Course atBroken Sound.

This Allianz Open Qualifier, heldat the Seagate Country Club in Del-ray Beach (formerly Hamlet Coun-try Club), will be conducted Tues-day, Feb. 5 and will be available toall touring and club professionalsalong with local amateurs who areall 50 or older and carry a USGA In-dex of 3.5 or lower.

“This is a rare chance for localamateurs and professionals to catchlightning in a bottle and test theirmettle against the most serious golf-ers in the area for the grand prize ofteeing it up with the legends of thePGA Tour,” Dillon said.

The Allianz Open Qualifier signup deadline is Friday, Jan. 25, hav-ing a maximum field of 84 and a min-imum field of 40 participants with acost of $400 per participant. Ama-teurs who qualify for the AllianzChampionship will have to give up

their amateur status for one year butcan reapply after that term.

The Allianz Championship has apurse of $1.8 million with an eco-nomic impact of $15 million to theSouth Florida area. Last year’s win-ner at the Allianz Championship,Corey Pavin, defeated Peter Senioron the first hole of a sudden-death

Jack Mitchell

The Allianz Open Qualifier will be held Feb. 5at the Seagate Country Club in Delray Beach.

playoff. The Allianz Championshipwas Pavin’s first Champions Tourvictory.

For additional information, in-cluding Skybox tickets and otherhospitality, call (561) 241-GOLF(4653) or visit the Allianz Champi-onship web site at www.allianzchampionship.com.


SPORTS & RECREATIONMangini Signs To Play Softball At George Washington U.

Marissa Mangini with Dave Hir, who coached her for sevenyears on the now-defunct Wellington Wicked, and Kevin

Drake, her coach at American Heritage High School.

George Washington Universitysoftball head coach StaceySchramm has announced the sign-ing of six student-athletes to Na-tional Letters of Intent for the 2014season. Among them is outfielderMarissa Mangini of Wellington,who committed to George Wash-ington during the early signingperiod.

“We’re so thrilled to have thesesix student-athletes join the Colo-nials’ softball family,” Schrammsaid. “They are great young wom-en from great families and will beterrific student-athletes at GW.The 2014 class will bring a lot ofathleticism and talent to our line-up on both sides of the ball. Weexpect this group to have a tremen-dous, immediate and long-termimpact on our program.”

Marissa Mangini is a two-timeAll-State outfielder from AmericanHeritage High School in DelrayBeach. A native of Wellington, the5-foot-7 Mangini batted .361 andslugged .485 with nine extra-basehits, 21 RBIs and 18 stolen basesfor the Florida 3A state championPatriots in 2012.

The previous season, Mangini

was named Florida’s 2A DefensivePlayer of the Year while earning herteam’s Best Offensive Playeraward after hitting .467 with eightdoubles, five triples, three homeruns, 23 RBIs and 24 steals as thePatriots won the 2A state title.

“Marissa is a dynamic player onboth sides of the ball,” Schrammsaid of Mangini. “She is an elitedefender in center field, with theability to dramatically impact agame from that position. Offen-sively, she can really run and is atriple-threat, left-handed hitter whocan handle the bat and drive theball with power.”

The other five student-athletesto sign letters of intent were catch-er/first baseman Jillian Galich, thirdbaseman/pitcher Paige Kovalsky,middle infielder Megan Linn, out-fielder Monica Macchiarulo andcatcher/outfielder Madison My-ers-Cook, who committed toGeorge Washington University for2014 during the early signing peri-od.

The George Washington Uni-versity Colonials open the 2013season Feb. 8-9 at the HamptonInn Invitational hosted by Camp-

bell University in Buies Creek, N.C.For additional information about

softball or other sports at GeorgeWashington University, visit theschool’s athletics web site at www.gwsports.com.

Marissa Mangini in action.

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


COMMUNITY CALENDAR

See CALENDAR, page 41

Saturday, Jan. 19• The Wellington Green Market will take

place Saturday, Jan. 19 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Call(561) 283-5856 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Mili-tary Trail, West Palm Beach) will host “UrbanFarming: Vegetables & Fruit Growing” onSaturday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m. Admission is $30for members and $40 for nonmembers. Formore info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington(2635 State Road 7) will host “Pillar PowerClass: Whole Foods, Plant-Strong, HealthyFats, Nutrient Dense” on Saturday, Jan. 19at 1 p.m. Learn how to ditch processed foodsand enhance some of your favorite foods toget more of a nutritional bang for your buck.There is no charge. Call (561) 904-4000 formore info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host Lego Builders Club for ages 6 to 12on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Meet fellowbuilders and work on cool creative projectsevery month. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal FernDrive) will host a Chess Club Meeting forage 8 and up Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2:30 p.m.Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561)790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 CivicCenter Way) will host a Teen Advisory Possemeeting for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Jan.19 at 2:30 p.m. Find out what’s coming andshare your ideas for future teen programs.Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 CivicCenter Way) will host Anime Club for ages12 to 17 on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. Watchanime, eat pizza and check out the library’snewest manga titles. Snacks will be provid-ed. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The monthly Acreage Community ParkJam will take place Saturday, Jan. 19 from 5to 10 p.m. at Acreage Community Park(6701 140th Ave. North). For more info.,visit www.acreagelandowners.org.

Sunday, Jan. 20• The International Polo Club Palm Beach

(3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) willcontinue its 10th anniversary season onSunday, Jan. 20 with the Joe Barry MemorialCup. For tickets, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host “Presidents and Their First Ladies,Dramatically Speaking: Ike and MamieEisenhower” for adults on Sunday, Jan. 20at 3 p.m. William and Sue Wills bring theEisenhowers to life. Call (561) 681-4100 topre-register.

Monday, Jan. 21• Caribbean-Americans for Community In-

volvement (CAFCI) and the Village of RoyalPalm Beach will present the 11th annual Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Mon-day, Jan. 21 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultur-al Center (151 Civic Center Way). The pro-gram runs from 10 a.m. to noon, with conti-nental breakfast from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Formore info., contact Elet Cyris at (561) 791-9087.

• More than 25 area chefs will join togeth-er for the ninth annual Taste of Compassion,a gourmet event to benefit Quantum House.The food and wine tasting will take placeMonday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Harriet Him-mel Theater in CityPlace. A VIP reception willbe held at 6 p.m. For more info., call NatalieCarron at (561) 494-0515 or visit www.quantumhouse.org.

Tuesday, Jan. 22• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic

Center Way) will host “Oatmeal Play Dough”for ages 6 to 9 on Tuesday at Jan. 22 at 3:30p.m. Celebrate Oatmeal Month by makinggooey play dough. Dress to get messy. Call(561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal FernDrive) will feature “Frosted Notes” for grades6 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. Bringthe current book, graphic novel or mangayou’re reading and share it while snackingon ice cream. Call (561) 790-6070 for moreinfo.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington(2635 State Road 7) will host “Understand-ing Fibromyalgia the Natural Way” on Tues-day, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Find out the threekey factors to fibromyalgia health and revo-lutionary recommendations for each. Thereis no charge. Call (561) 904-4000 for moreinfo.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal FernDrive) will host the adult book discussionseries “Between the Covers” on Tuesday,Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Sara Harris will discussDaughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. Call(561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington Village Council will meetTuesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington


COMMUNITY CALENDARCALENDAR, continued from page 40Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest HillBlvd.). For info., call (561) 791-4000 or visitwww.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, Jan. 23• The World Dressage Masters Palm

Beach CDI5* will take place Jan. 23-26 atthe Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, in con-junction with the Wellington Classic DressageSunshine Challenge CDI3*. Learn more atwww.wellingtonclassicdressage.com.

• The next Wellington Chamber of Com-merce Luncheon will take place Wednes-day, Jan. 23 at the Wanderers Club featuringCrime Stoppers of Palm Beach County Pres-ident John Shwiner. The cost to attend is $20for chamber members with RSVP, and $30for nonmembers and the general public.Registration takes place at 11:30 a.m., andthe luncheon begins promptly at noon. ToRSVP, visit www.wellingtonchamber.com orcall (561) 792-6525.

Thursday, Jan. 24• The Palm Beach County Commission

will hold a zoning meeting Thursday, Jan. 24at 9:30 a.m. in the government center’s JaneM. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N.Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach).For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

• Johns Hopkins Medicine will host its an-nual Women’s Health Conference & Lun-cheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. at the Palm Beach County ConventionCenter. Registration costs $150. For moreinfo., call (561) 659-1155 or visit www.hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host “Marvelous Mosaics” for ages 5 to12 on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. Use yourgeometrical imagination to make an amaz-ing mosaic and discover the history of thisancient abstract art. Call (561) 681-4100 topre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 CivicCenter Way) will host “Presidents and TheirFirst Ladies, Dramatically Speaking: Ikeand Mamie Eisenhower” for adults Thurs-day, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. William and Sue Willstell the story of the Eisenhowers. Call (561)790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host “Growing & Using Herbs” for adultson Thursday, Jan. 24 at 4:30 p.m. led by AdaMedina-Solorzano from the Cooperative Ex-tension Service. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Wellington’s Food Truck Invasion will takeplace Thursday, Jan. 24 from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W.Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 orvisit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal FernDrive) will host “Let It Snow!” for age 5 andup Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. Create a uniquesnow globe. Call (561) 790-6070 for info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal FernDrive) will host “Presidents and Their FirstLadies, Dramatically Speaking: Ike andMamie Eisenhower” for adults Thursday, Jan.24 at 6 p.m. William and Sue Wills bring tolife the Eisenhower story. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington(2635 State Road 7) will host a presenta-tion titled “Whole Horse, Whole Rider” onThursday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Presented bythe Equestrian Science Institute and Well-ington equestrians, the series discusses thebody, mind and spirit of horses, people andequestrian sports. There is a $5 donationper person. Call (561) 904-4000 for moreinfo.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington(2635 State Road 7) will host a Gluten-FreeShopping Tour on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6:30p.m. There is no charge. Call (561) 904-4000for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host “Charming Charms” for ages 12 to17 on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Createadorable charms and bookmarks from poly-mer clay. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-regis-ter.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.)will host “Test Resources for College-boundStudents” on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.Learn about the tools that are available tohelp prepare you for the SAT, ACT and otherstandardized tests. Call (561) 681-4100 topre-register.

Friday, Jan. 25• Whole Foods Market in Wellington

(2635 State Road 7) will host “Mom’s Morn-ing Escape” on Friday, Jan. 25 from 9 to 11a.m. Moms will receive a free coffee or tea,and muffin from the coffee bar. There is nocharge. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W.Forest Hill Blvd.) will present a free screen-ing of the movie The Dark Knight Rises onFriday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier,12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Well-ington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: [email protected].

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FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT— Pool home - will share bath with2 male roommates. Internet/cableincluded. Access to home. Washer/Dryer included. $550/mo. Annualor Seasonal. 561-386-5568

16 STALLS FOR RENTFull or partial board

available.Located Jupiter Farms

701-230-0555Ask for Tracy.

HANDYMAN AND CLEANINGSERVICES — Caza Services for allyour handyman and cleaning needs.18 years experience. No job is toosmall. Call us today. Insured 561-802-8300 or 754-242-3459

ANMAR CO .—James’ All AroundHandyman Service. Excellentcraftman Old time values. Onceyou’ve had me! You’ll have me back!Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contrac-tor CRC 1327426 561-248-8528

HOUSECLEANING — 20 yrs expe-rience. Excellent local references.Shopping available. 561-572-1782

HOUSECLEANING — affordablecleaning services, Royal PalmMaids. 561-666-7738 “For all yourcleaning needs”

HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&MCONTRACT ORS — ACCORDIONSHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclo-sures, siding, sof fits, aluminumroofs, Serving the Western Commu-nities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

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RJA PAINTING & DECORATING,INC. — Interior Exterior, Faux Fin-ish, Residential,Commercial.Lic.#U17536 Rocky Armento, Jr. 561-793-5455 561-662-7102J&B PRESSURE CLEANING &PAINTING, INC. — Established1984. All types of pressure clean-ing, roofs, houses, driveways, p a-tios etc. Commercial & Residential.Interior & Exterior painting. Certifiedpressure cleaning & painting con-tractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch309-6975 or visit our website atwww.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI P AINTINGINC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaintspecialist, pressure cleaning, pop-corn ceiling, drywall repair & roofpainting. Family owned/owner op-erator . Free Est. 798-4964 Lic.#U18473

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COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./Ext. residential painting, over 20 yrsexp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est.Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Oper-ated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. WellingtonResident

S T OP SCRA TCHING ANDGNAWING — Promote healing &hai r growth. St amp outITCHAMCALLITS! Shampoo withHAPPY JACK ® itch No More. Ap-ply Skin Balm add Tonekote todiet. Goldcoast Feed. 793-4607www.happyjackinc.com

JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING —Licensed plumber, legitimate esti-mate. Water heaters, new construc-tion. CFC1426242. Bonded In-sured. CFC1426242. 561-601-6458

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING &PAINTING, INC. — Established1984. All types of pressure clean-ing, roofs, houses, driveways, pa-tios etc. Commercial & Residential.Interior & Exterior p aint ing.Certified pressure cleaning & paint-ing contractor. Lic. #U21552 CallButch at 309-6975 or visit us atwww.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

CALL THE TOWN-CRIERCLASSIFIEDS TODAY

793-7606

MINOR ROOF REPAIRS DONHARTMANN ROOFING — Roofpainting, Carpentry. Lic. #U13677967-5580

ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOF-ING — Specializing in repairs. Freeestimates, Bonded,insured. Lic.#CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763.ROOFING REPAIRS REROOFINGALL TYPES — Pinewood Construc-tion, Inc. Honest and reliable. Serv-ing Palm Beach County for over 20years. Call Mike 561-309-0134 Lic.Ins. Bonded. CGC-023773 RC-0067207

SECURITY — American owned lo-cal security company in business 30plus years. Protection by officersdrug tested. 40 hour course. Li-censed & Insured. 561-848-2600

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

ACCORDION SHUTTERS — Gut-ters, screen enclosures, siding, sof-fits, aluminum roofs, Serving theWestern Communities. Since 1985.U-17189 561-791-9777

AQUATIC SPRINKLER, LLC —Complete repair of all types of sys-tems. Owner Operated. Michael561-964-6004Lic.#U17871 Bonded& Ins. Serving the Western Commu-nities Since 1990

EXPERIENCED TAX PREPARER— With expertise with individualsand small businesses - Hack Taxand Accounting Services 561-214-6171

SPECIALIZING IN BATHROOMREMODELING — Free estimatesserving South Florida since 1980.Quality you expect, service you de-serve. Lic. bonded & Ins. U21006561-662-9258

TREES TRIMMED AND REMOVED— 561-798-0412 D.M. YOUNGTREE SERVICE. Family Owned &Operated Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 V isit our website atdmyoungtreeservice.com

PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Pro-fessional Installation,Removal. Re-pair of Paper. Neat, Clean & Reli-able. Quality work with a woman'stouch. 30 years experience. No Jobtoo big or too small. Lic. & Ins. Ref-erences available. 561-795-5263







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