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2015
Volume 35, Number 45
November 7 - November 13, 2014
Your Community Newspaper Serving Palms West Since 1980
TOWN-CRIERTHE
WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE
INSIDE
DEPARTMENT INDEX
NEWS ................................3 - 9
OPINION ................................. 4
CRIME NEWS ......................... 6
NEWS BRIEFS ........................ 8
PEOPLE ................................ 13
SCHOOLS ......................14 - 15
COLUMNS ..................... 16, 25
BUSINESS .....................26 - 27
SPORTS .........................31 - 33
CALENDAR ...........................34
CLASSIFIEDS ............... 35 - 38
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OPINION
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Indian Trial Improvement
District Board of Supervisors
will decide officially Nov. 10 on
whether to go to court to fight a
county decision last week granting
Minto West a density increase, but
the count at a workshop on Mon-
day showed that board members
are divided, opposing more litiga-
tion by a 3-2 vote.Attorney Marty Perry, repre-
senting ITID on the Minto West
project, said the Palm Beach
County Commission basically
approved everything Minto asked
for.“There are, in my mind, some
issues with regard to some condi-
tions that were discussed, includ-
ing the protection of Persimmon
Blvd.,” Perry said, explaining
that conditions made at the end of
the meeting not to connect or im-
prove Persimmon Blvd. until the
development has 3,000 residential
units, and to install traffic control
devices, did not get into the final
approval.Perry plans to ask the county
commission for a motion to recon-
sider those. “We’re not going to
let that lie,” Perry said. “As far as
I’m concerned, we don’t have final
resolution to the zoning.”He said that litigation, if the
board decided to go that route,
would be against the county, not
Minto. “The action, if anything,
would be to challenge the comp
plan amendment,” Perry said,
estimating that the cost would be
between $250,000 and $500,000.
Perry also pointed out that the
county action is not effective until
30 days after the state reviews it,
which will leave the board about
60 days to decide what action to
take, if any.“The opportunity always pres-
See ITID MINTO, page 19
To Sue Or Not To Sue: Indian Trail Officials Divided
ELBRIDGE GALE EXPANDS ITS GARDEN
SEE STORY, PAGE 7REP. MARK PAFFORD WINS FINAL TERM
SEE STORY, PAGE 3
The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar is underway
after opening the new season Sunday, Nov. 2. Now through
April 26, the market will be open every Sunday from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park.
Shown here, Jay Berlin displays his wooden masterpieces.
MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 20PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
GREEN MARKET IN RPB
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Loxahatchee Groves Town
Council approved the preliminary
reading of ordinances Tuesday to
allow low-density commercial
development on the Day property
at the southwest corner of Folsom
Road and Okeechobee Blvd.The council approved a small-
scale land use change and zoning
for the 10-acre parcel owned by
Willy and Franklin Day, which
sits east of the 10-acre Red Barn
property. The zoning changes the
land use from rural residential, one
unit per 5 acres, to commercial low
to accommodate future develop-
ment to a maximum of 5.3 acres
of commercial use.Mayor Dave Browning ex-
plained that the changes were the
result of litigation between the
town and the property owners
after the council initially refused
to approve commercial develop-
ment on the land, although town
staff had advised that under the
comp plan and land use code, the
Days were entitled to commercial
development there.“You go back to the Neighbor-
hood Plan, you go back to our
comprehensive plan, we always
indicated a low-impact residential
along Okeechobee,” Browning
said, explaining that he had been
surprised that staff had recom-
mended approval of an FAR
(floor-area ratio) of .10 when the
Days came forward with their first
presentation.“I did not understand how that
fit at all, low-impact non-residen-
tial,” Browning said. “I found out
that because of not having the right
advice when we put the compre-
hensive plan together, we did not
put an FAR number on there.
Therefore, we had a problem.”
As a result of negotiation in
closed sessions, the council, town
staff and the property owners
reached a compromise FAR of
.074 for that property only, Brown-
ing said.“It fits a certain criteria,” Brown-
Lox Council OKs Commercial UseFor Day Property
See DAY, page 4
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
Democrat Melissa McKinlay
secured the District 6 seat on the
Palm Beach County Commission
on Tuesday, defeating two chal-
lengers.According to unofficial results,
McKinlay took 25,073 votes (46
percent), to 16,238 (30 percent)
for Republican Andy Schaller
and 13,049 (24 percent) for in-
dependent candidate Michelle
Santamaria.McKinlay will replace term-
limited County Commissioner
Jess Santamaria, Michelle Santa-
maria’s father.McKinlay and her team were
surrounded by supporters at World
of Beer in Wellington as they
watched the numbers come in
Tuesday night.By Wednesday, she was ready
to get down to business.“I woke up this morning and
came to work,” she told the Town-
Crier. “It feels great. It was a
wonderful victory, tremendous
support. I’m very proud to be the
new county commissioner for
District 6. I look forward to getting
to work on Nov. 18.”McKinlay has been working in
Palm Beach County’s Legislative
Affairs Office with Legislative
Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron,
who looks forward to working
with her in a new capacity.“I know she’s really excited
about it,” Bonlarron said. “I obvi-
ously am super-excited for her, for
us and for the county, for her to be
a county commissioner, but at the
same time, a little sad that on the
day-to-day in our office, I won’t
have her here working with us all
the time.”The connections that McKinlay
has made through that position
are among the key strengths she
stressed during her campaign,
along with her focus on family. At
her party on Tuesday, her children
and friends were in attendance
to cheer her on and offer hugs at
every turn. With their new roles,
as the children of a commissioner,
they look to their mother and her
accomplishments with pride.“They’re so excited,” McKinlay
said. “My daughter told me last
Melissa McKinlay Wins Seat
On The County Commissionnight how proud she was of me.
My son was all smiles this morn-
ing. They’re very proud of their
mom.”That sense of confidence can
be also be seen in those who work
with her.“Melissa always calls me her
boss around the office,” Bonlarron
joked, “but I’m really not. We’re
both equal parts of our team. I
know that now that she’s going to
be one of my bosses, we’re both
going to continue to work together
as a team. It’s what makes our
legislative office successful, and
I think that’s why Melissa’s going
to be a phenomenal county com-
missioner.”One of McKinlay’s goals is
giving every area of the district
a voice, and her campaign focus
has been on improving the Glades
area.“Opening an office in the Glades
is the first thing I plan on doing,
and getting that position filled
so that they have a full-time staff
member in the community, then
getting to work on some of the
See McKINLAY, page 17
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
In a split 3-2 decision Wednes-
day, Wellington’s Planning, Zon-
ing & Adjustment Board voted
to approve amendments to the
Wellington CountryPlace Planned
Unit Development master plan
primarily designed to improve
access points and road alignments
in and around the Palm Beach
International Equestrian Center.
The amendments pertain to a
250-acre area on the west side of
the CountryPlace PUD, which is
dominated by the PBIEC.The amendments request the
addition of a road connecting Gene
Mische Way to 40th Street South,
a road for planned residences to
Palm Beach Point Blvd. and a road
giving access to the future 40th
Street/Lake Worth Road align-
ment. The changes also transfer
18 dwelling units from one sec-
tion to another, realign an interior
roadway and modify one condition
of the 2011 master plan changes.
PZA Board Member Elizabeth
Mariaca asked why the Equestrian
Preserve Committee voted 6-1 to
deny the request on Oct. 8.“What was not clear to them?”
she asked. “I’ve read through this
material. It seems clear to me. I
don’t know who is the appropriate
person to address that.”Engineer Michael Sexton spoke
for the applicants.“I can’t speak for the EPC, but
it’s my opinion that the EPC would
have liked to have been approving
site plans that were showing the
lot configurations, how big each
lot would be, how many units on
each street; the details. We’re not
there yet. So, they were looking
for more detail. The master plan
provides an environment that
gives us the ability to design the
next phase,” he said. “They were
also asking a lot of questions as
to how they could use some of
this information with their future
equestrian master plan.”Village Attorney Laurie Cohen
explained that with phased devel-
opments, each phase is considered
Wellington Zoners Favor Road
Changes Near Show Grounds
See PZA BOARD, page 17
Voters Return All Three ITID Incumbents To Office
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
Incumbents Ralph Bair, Jennifer
Hager and Carol Jacobs retained
their seats Tuesday on the Indian
Trail Improvement District Board
of Supervisors.Seat 1 incumbent Hager took
6,178 votes (53.5 percent), de-
feating former Supervisor Mike
Erickson, who took 5,361 votes
(46.5 percent).Seat 3 incumbent Bair took
6,316 votes (57 percent), defeat-
ing Alan Ballweg, who took 4,761
votes (43 percent).Seat 5 incumbent Jacobs, cur-
rently serving as ITID president,
took 5,755 (51.5 percent), defeat-
ing Betty Argue, who took 5,413
votes (48.5 percent)Bair, who is now entering his
fifth term as a supervisor, said he
is ecstatic about the win.“I was facing a good candidate
who at least had a good idea of
what was going on in the district,”
he said. “He did a good job. I felt
like I had the upper hand, though,
with my knowledge of the district
and the fact that I’ve lived here so
long. I love the area so much that
I just couldn’t say no to one more
time. I tried to, but I couldn’t do it.”
Bair said he truly appreciates the
support shown by voters. “They
were very kind, and even the
ones who I didn’t agree with were
respectful, and I respect them,”
he said.Bair said he thought the cam-
paign was clean, for the most part.
“I don’t talk about the candidate
that I’m running against because I
just don’t feel that that’s up to me,”
See ITID VOTE, page 19
Remember To Honor
Vets On Veterans DayAmerica will observe Veterans
Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to
honor the sacrifices made by
those who have fought for our
freedoms. It is a holiday that
dates back nearly 100 years
to the end of World War I. Be
sure to take some time out that
day to honor those who served,
and perhaps even pay your re-
spects by attending one of the
local community observances.Page 4
(Left) Supervisor Jennifer Hager campaigns on horseback. (Right) Candidate Mike Erickson
and supervisors Michelle Damone and Carol Jacobs campaign together in The Acreage.PHOTOS BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER
on its own with its own master plan
amendment and site plan.“I think it was really just the
Equestrian Preserve Committee
felt they would have liked to have
more information with respect
to the overall plan for the entire
PUD,” she said.Attorneys for neighboring resi-
dents expressed concern over
their quality of life in the area,
the potential increased traffic and
increased residential density as the
growth of the area continues.PZA Board Member Paul Ad-
ams asked to hear the staff’s re-
sponse about the concerns brought
up by residents.“Horse people are drawn here
by the beauty and the acreage and
the other things that you have to of-
fer, but the central thing is, they’re
drawn here by the horses, and the
horses, by their very nature, cre-
ate traffic,” he said. “It’s growing,
industry. So, the lifestyle gets af-
fected by the success.”Wellington planner Cory Lyn
Todd Bonlarron, State Senator Joe Abruzzo and State Representative Kevin
Rader celebrate with Melissa McKinlay as the results came in Tuesday night.PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
Wellington SeekingLocation For HorseWaste CollectionThe Wellington Village Council
is trying to find a central loca-
tion to temporarily store the
enormous amount of animal
waste generated by the eques-
trian industry in order to get it
hauled away economically and
legally. The council held a work-
shop on the topic Wednesday.Page 3
RPB Zoners OK Pioneer
Road Commercial PlanA new commercial development
site on State Road 7 is moving
forward after the Royal Palm
Beach Planning & Zoning Com-
mission approved a number of
variances but denied another.
The 10.6-acre property up for
discussion at the Oct. 28 meet-
ing is located on the southeast
corner of Pioneer Road and SR
7 north of Toys ‘R’ Us. Page 7
Palms West Hospital
Hosts Its ‘Pink Fling’Palms West Hospital held its
Pink Fling on Wednesday, Oct.
29 to honor those affected
by breast cancer. There were
manicures, makeovers, mas-
sages, snacks, special treats
and more. Page 9
Young ProfessionalsOf Wellington Hosts Wicked At WanderersThe Young Professionals of Wel-
lington presented Wicked at the
Wanderers on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The evening was a costume and
casino party to benefit Horses
Healing Hearts. Page 17
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Volume 35, Number 45November 7 - November 13, 2014Your Community Newspaper Serving Palms West Since 1980
TOWN-CRIERTHE
WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE
INSIDE
DEPARTMENT INDEXNEWS ................................3 - 9OPINION ................................. 4CRIME NEWS ......................... 6NEWS BRIEFS ........................ 8PEOPLE ................................ 13SCHOOLS ......................14 - 15COLUMNS ..................... 16, 25BUSINESS .....................26 - 27SPORTS .........................31 - 33CALENDAR ...........................34CLASSIFIEDS ............... 35 - 38
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OPINION
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Indian Trial Improvement District Board of Supervisors will decide officially Nov. 10 on whether to go to court to fight a county decision last week granting Minto West a density increase, but the count at a workshop on Mon-day showed that board members are divided, opposing more litiga-tion by a 3-2 vote.
Attorney Marty Perry, repre-senting ITID on the Minto West project, said the Palm Beach County Commission basically approved everything Minto asked for.
“There are, in my mind, some issues with regard to some condi-tions that were discussed, includ-ing the protection of Persimmon Blvd.,” Perry said, explaining that conditions made at the end of the meeting not to connect or im-prove Persimmon Blvd. until the
development has 3,000 residential units, and to install traffic control devices, did not get into the final approval.
Perry plans to ask the county commission for a motion to recon-sider those. “We’re not going to let that lie,” Perry said. “As far as I’m concerned, we don’t have final resolution to the zoning.”
He said that litigation, if the board decided to go that route, would be against the county, not Minto. “The action, if anything, would be to challenge the comp plan amendment,” Perry said, estimating that the cost would be between $250,000 and $500,000.
Perry also pointed out that the county action is not effective until 30 days after the state reviews it, which will leave the board about 60 days to decide what action to take, if any.
“The opportunity always pres-See ITID MINTO, page 19
To Sue Or Not To Sue: Indian Trail Officials Divided
ELBRIDGE GALE EXPANDS ITS GARDENSEE STORY, PAGE 7
REP. MARK PAFFORD WINS FINAL TERMSEE STORY, PAGE 3
The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar is underway after opening the new season Sunday, Nov. 2. Now through April 26, the market will be open every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Shown here, Jay Berlin displays his wooden masterpieces.
MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 20PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
GREEN MARKET IN RPB
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of ordinances Tuesday to allow low-density commercial development on the Day property at the southwest corner of Folsom Road and Okeechobee Blvd.
The council approved a small-scale land use change and zoning for the 10-acre parcel owned by Willy and Franklin Day, which sits east of the 10-acre Red Barn property. The zoning changes the land use from rural residential, one unit per 5 acres, to commercial low to accommodate future develop-ment to a maximum of 5.3 acres of commercial use.
Mayor Dave Browning ex-plained that the changes were the result of litigation between the town and the property owners after the council initially refused to approve commercial develop-ment on the land, although town staff had advised that under the comp plan and land use code, the
Days were entitled to commercial development there.
“You go back to the Neighbor-hood Plan, you go back to our comprehensive plan, we always indicated a low-impact residential along Okeechobee,” Browning said, explaining that he had been surprised that staff had recom-mended approval of an FAR (floor-area ratio) of .10 when the Days came forward with their first presentation.
“I did not understand how that fit at all, low-impact non-residen-tial,” Browning said. “I found out that because of not having the right advice when we put the compre-hensive plan together, we did not put an FAR number on there. Therefore, we had a problem.”
As a result of negotiation in closed sessions, the council, town staff and the property owners reached a compromise FAR of .074 for that property only, Brown-ing said.
“It fits a certain criteria,” Brown-
Lox Council OKs Commercial UseFor Day Property
See DAY, page 4
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
Democrat Melissa McKinlay secured the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, defeating two chal-lengers.
According to unofficial results, McKinlay took 25,073 votes (46 percent), to 16,238 (30 percent) for Republican Andy Schaller and 13,049 (24 percent) for in-dependent candidate Michelle Santamaria.
McKinlay will replace term-limited County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, Michelle Santa-maria’s father.
McKinlay and her team were surrounded by supporters at World of Beer in Wellington as they watched the numbers come in Tuesday night.
By Wednesday, she was ready to get down to business.
“I woke up this morning and came to work,” she told the Town-Crier. “It feels great. It was a wonderful victory, tremendous support. I’m very proud to be the new county commissioner for
District 6. I look forward to getting to work on Nov. 18.”
McKinlay has been working in Palm Beach County’s Legislative Affairs Office with Legislative Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron, who looks forward to working with her in a new capacity.
“I know she’s really excited about it,” Bonlarron said. “I obvi-ously am super-excited for her, for us and for the county, for her to be a county commissioner, but at the same time, a little sad that on the day-to-day in our office, I won’t have her here working with us all the time.”
The connections that McKinlay has made through that position are among the key strengths she stressed during her campaign, along with her focus on family. At her party on Tuesday, her children and friends were in attendance to cheer her on and offer hugs at every turn. With their new roles, as the children of a commissioner, they look to their mother and her accomplishments with pride.
“They’re so excited,” McKinlay said. “My daughter told me last
Melissa McKinlay Wins SeatOn The County Commission
night how proud she was of me. My son was all smiles this morn-ing. They’re very proud of their mom.”
That sense of confidence can be also be seen in those who work with her.
“Melissa always calls me her boss around the office,” Bonlarron joked, “but I’m really not. We’re both equal parts of our team. I know that now that she’s going to be one of my bosses, we’re both going to continue to work together as a team. It’s what makes our legislative office successful, and I think that’s why Melissa’s going to be a phenomenal county com-missioner.”
One of McKinlay’s goals is giving every area of the district a voice, and her campaign focus has been on improving the Glades area.
“Opening an office in the Glades is the first thing I plan on doing, and getting that position filled so that they have a full-time staff member in the community, then getting to work on some of the
See McKINLAY, page 17
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
In a split 3-2 decision Wednes-day, Wellington’s Planning, Zon-ing & Adjustment Board voted to approve amendments to the Wellington CountryPlace Planned Unit Development master plan primarily designed to improve access points and road alignments in and around the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
The amendments pertain to a 250-acre area on the west side of the CountryPlace PUD, which is dominated by the PBIEC.
The amendments request the addition of a road connecting Gene Mische Way to 40th Street South, a road for planned residences to Palm Beach Point Blvd. and a road giving access to the future 40th Street/Lake Worth Road align-ment. The changes also transfer 18 dwelling units from one sec-tion to another, realign an interior roadway and modify one condition of the 2011 master plan changes.
PZA Board Member Elizabeth
Mariaca asked why the Equestrian Preserve Committee voted 6-1 to deny the request on Oct. 8.
“What was not clear to them?” she asked. “I’ve read through this material. It seems clear to me. I don’t know who is the appropriate person to address that.”
Engineer Michael Sexton spoke for the applicants.
“I can’t speak for the EPC, but it’s my opinion that the EPC would have liked to have been approving site plans that were showing the lot configurations, how big each lot would be, how many units on each street; the details. We’re not there yet. So, they were looking for more detail. The master plan provides an environment that gives us the ability to design the next phase,” he said. “They were also asking a lot of questions as to how they could use some of this information with their future equestrian master plan.”
Village Attorney Laurie Cohen explained that with phased devel-opments, each phase is considered
Wellington Zoners Favor Road Changes Near Show Grounds
See PZA BOARD, page 17
Voters Return All Three ITID Incumbents To OfficeBy Ron Bukley
Town-Crier Staff ReportIncumbents Ralph Bair, Jennifer
Hager and Carol Jacobs retained their seats Tuesday on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors.
Seat 1 incumbent Hager took 6,178 votes (53.5 percent), de-feating former Supervisor Mike Erickson, who took 5,361 votes (46.5 percent).
Seat 3 incumbent Bair took 6,316 votes (57 percent), defeat-ing Alan Ballweg, who took 4,761 votes (43 percent).
Seat 5 incumbent Jacobs, cur-rently serving as ITID president, took 5,755 (51.5 percent), defeat-ing Betty Argue, who took 5,413 votes (48.5 percent)
Bair, who is now entering his fifth term as a supervisor, said he
is ecstatic about the win.“I was facing a good candidate
who at least had a good idea of what was going on in the district,” he said. “He did a good job. I felt like I had the upper hand, though, with my knowledge of the district and the fact that I’ve lived here so long. I love the area so much that I just couldn’t say no to one more time. I tried to, but I couldn’t do it.”
Bair said he truly appreciates the support shown by voters. “They were very kind, and even the ones who I didn’t agree with were respectful, and I respect them,” he said.
Bair said he thought the cam-paign was clean, for the most part.
“I don’t talk about the candidate that I’m running against because I just don’t feel that that’s up to me,”
See ITID VOTE, page 19
Remember To Honor Vets On Veterans DayAmerica will observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to honor the sacrifices made by those who have fought for our freedoms. It is a holiday that dates back nearly 100 years to the end of World War I. Be sure to take some time out that day to honor those who served, and perhaps even pay your re-spects by attending one of the local community observances.
Page 4
(Left) Supervisor Jennifer Hager campaigns on horseback. (Right) Candidate Mike Ericksonand supervisors Michelle Damone and Carol Jacobs campaign together in The Acreage.
PHOTOS BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER
on its own with its own master plan amendment and site plan.
“I think it was really just the Equestrian Preserve Committee felt they would have liked to have more information with respect to the overall plan for the entire PUD,” she said.
Attorneys for neighboring resi-dents expressed concern over their quality of life in the area, the potential increased traffic and increased residential density as the growth of the area continues.
PZA Board Member Paul Ad-ams asked to hear the staff’s re-sponse about the concerns brought up by residents.
“Horse people are drawn here by the beauty and the acreage and the other things that you have to of-fer, but the central thing is, they’re drawn here by the horses, and the horses, by their very nature, cre-ate traffic,” he said. “It’s growing, industry. So, the lifestyle gets af-fected by the success.”
Wellington planner Cory Lyn
Todd Bonlarron, State Senator Joe Abruzzo and State Representative KevinRader celebrate with Melissa McKinlay as the results came in Tuesday night.
PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
Wellington SeekingLocation For HorseWaste CollectionThe Wellington Village Council is trying to find a central loca-tion to temporarily store the enormous amount of animal waste generated by the eques-trian industry in order to get it hauled away economically and legally. The council held a work-shop on the topic Wednesday.
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RPB Zoners OK Pioneer Road Commercial PlanA new commercial development site on State Road 7 is moving forward after the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Com-mission approved a number of variances but denied another. The 10.6-acre property up for discussion at the Oct. 28 meet-ing is located on the southeast corner of Pioneer Road and SR 7 north of Toys ‘R’ Us. Page 7
Palms West Hospital Hosts Its ‘Pink Fling’Palms West Hospital held its Pink Fling on Wednesday, Oct. 29 to honor those affected by breast cancer. There were manicures, makeovers, mas-sages, snacks, special treats and more. Page 9
Young ProfessionalsOf Wellington Hosts Wicked At WanderersThe Young Professionals of Wel-lington presented Wicked at the Wanderers on Saturday, Nov. 1. The evening was a costume and casino party to benefit Horses Healing Hearts. Page 17
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