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ROYAL PALM BEACH - About 50 local vendors will be presenting their homemade and handmade crafts at the eighth annual Fall Fantasy Craft Show that takes place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Park, 1036 Royal Palm Beach...

Jason Parsley www.theplaidbow.com for more information. Another vendor Vicki Hargraves of West Palm Beach and owner of Awesome Bows of the Palm Beaches has been making custom children and pet bows for 26 years. "It's the job I do and I love it. It's a very nice business. I like designing and creating," she said. "These are something that never goes out of style. I make custom bows to order, whatever somebody wants I can do." She said she's done bows for entire Christmas shows at Kings Academy, her bows have appeared at the White House on a whole school group of children, and they have even adorned a dance troop traveling to Russia. "I have something for everybody," she said. More about Awesome Bows can be found at www.awesomebows.com. Agnieszka Adamus of West Palm Beach will be there selling her magnet wear for kids, which are T-shirts that have magnets sewn inside of them and have magnetic toys that attach to the shirts. "It looks like magic for [the children] because it just sticks to the shirt," she said. Visit www.magnetwear.net for more information. While Barbara Hedman will be there selling little flower arrangements inside of silicone cupcake cups with traditional sayings like "Happy Birthday" and "It's a girl" on them. She'll also be selling handmade decorative plates. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221907 2009-11-18T20:51:07Z 2009-11-20T18:42:05Z

WELLINGTON - Operation Christmas Child's national collection week began Monday and ends Nov. 23. They're looking for shoe boxes filled with school supplies, toys, necessity items, hard candy and letters of encouragement. Those boxes will be sent to children in...

Jason Parsley WELLINGTON - Operation Christmas Child's national collection week began Monday and ends Nov. 23. They're looking for shoe boxes filled with school supplies, toys, necessity items, hard candy and letters of encouragement. Those boxes will be sent to children in more than 100 countries. The organization also sends stories from the bible with the boxes in order to introduce the children to Christianity. Last year the organizations collected more than 8 million shoe boxes and since 1993 they've delivered more than 69 million shoe boxes to needy children in 130 countries. Tyla Morris, who is co-owner of Apple of His Eye Teacher Supply Store, 880-2 S. State Road 7, is a drop-off point again this year. They are the only drop-off location in Palm Beach County. Last year they collected more than 2,500 shoe boxes. This year's goal is 3,500. To make the process even easier Apple of His Eye is giving out free shoeboxes. "This will help not just [the kids] physical but their spiritual needs as well," Morris said. "One lady that came in here…she packed 200 boxes herself. She shopped all year. She doesn't have kids of her own and this is how she has kids. This lady made me cry. Every one of these boxes were immaculate. It is such an amazing testimony of kindness." Visit www.samaritanspurse.org to learn more information about Operation Christmas Child. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221854 2009-11-18T17:42:43Z 2009-11-18T19:59:57Z

LOXAHATCHEE - The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, 13300 Sixth Court N., in Loxahatchee, will be hosting its annual Holiday Horse Show and Picnic from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. There will be 65 riders expected to show...

Jason Parsley LOXAHATCHEE - The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, 13300 Sixth Court N., in Loxahatchee, will be hosting its annual Holiday Horse Show and Picnic from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. There will be 65 riders expected to show off their skills at this year's event, which will also feature a potluck lunch. VTRC will provide pizza and soda for the event, while family members and spectators are encouraged to bring a dish to share. Spectators are also encouraged to bring folding chairs to setup during the show and picnic. The VTRC is a nonprofit organization that provides recreational and therapeutic riding instruction to people of all ages with varying developmental, physical, and psychological disabilities. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221832 2009-11-18T16:16:01Z 2009-11-18T19:58:52Z

WELLINGTON - The following parks are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, and Nov. 27: Village Park, 11700 Pierson Road Olympia Park, 9840 Pierson Road Community Park (Boys and Girls Club), 3401 South Shore Blvd. Tiger Shark Cove Park is...

Jason Parsley www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221665 2009-11-17T15:44:49Z 2009-11-17T21:40:56Z

GREENACRES - More than 12,000 people are expected to celebrate Hispanic culture this weekend at the Palms West Chamber of Commerce's third annual SalsaFest from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Greenacres Community Park, 2095 Jog Road. Admission is...

Jason Parsley If You Go Box What: 3rd Annual SalsaFest presented by The Palms West Chamber of Commerce Where: Greenacres Community Park 2095 Jog Road; Park is located on Jog Road, one block north of 10th Ave. When: Saturday, Nov 21 Time: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission: $10; children under 7 free; free parking Mini Schedule: Noon salsa showdown with mayors; 1 p.m. salsa showdown with fire rescue and domino competition; 3:00 p.m. Chihuahua Race; 4:30 p.m. Anthony Cruz; 5:30 p.m. dance competition; 6:30 p.m. Lalo Rodriguez; 8:30 p.m. Rey Ruiz. Contact: 561-790-6200 Web site: www.salsafest.net ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221291 2009-11-13T17:54:49Z 2009-11-13T19:07:22Z

WELLINGTON - Local director/actress Keri Lurtz premiers her film "Lost Angel" at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mos Art Theatre, 700 Park Ave., in Lake Park. At 6:15 p.m., hors d'oeuvres will be served. "Lost Angel" follows three aspiring actors...

Jason Parsley Mos Art Theatre, 700 Park Ave., in Lake Park. At 6:15 p.m., hors d'oeuvres will be served. "Lost Angel" follows three aspiring actors who move to Los Angeles in hopes of finding stardom, but instead their lives take drastically different paths. Besides just directing the film Lurtz also plays Samantha, a small town Christian girl who finds success early, but ends up in a downward spiral of sex and drugs. Some of the filming took place in L.A. and Boston, but more took place in South Florida. Visit www.lostangelthemovie.com for more information about the movie and more information about Keri Lurtz can be found at www.kerilurtz.com.]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.221267 2009-11-13T15:42:38Z 2009-11-13T19:05:46Z

THE ACREAGE - The Acreage Fall Fest takes place Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. at the Acreage Community Park, 6701 140th Ave., in Loxahatchee. Admission is $10; children ages 4 to 10 are $5 and younger than 3 are...

Jason Parsley Bucky Covington. Since being booted from Idol he released a self-titled album in 2007 that topped the U.S. country charts and has a second album "I'm Alright" that's due out next year. He is expected to take the stage at 9 p.m. Other entertainment includes Steve Azar, Trailer Choir, Tim Dugger, Chili Chicks, Cecilia Lauren, Casey Raines & CO, The Electric Hearts, 10-year-old Emily Brooke and The Frictionator. Visit their Web site for more information. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220824 2009-11-10T21:19:06Z 2009-11-11T18:53:00Z

WELLINGTON - The deadline to donate new or gently used shoes to Soles4Souls, a charity that collects shoes for the needy is Nov. 15. Soles4Souls will distribute the shoes to children and adults around the world, including several places in...

Jason Parsley www.soles4souls.org to learn more about Soles4Souls. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220805 2009-11-10T19:23:57Z 2009-11-11T18:51:43Z

WELLINGTON - The village of Wellington along with help from the Citizens Volunteer Organization and local schools collected 935 pounds of aluminum cans in October for the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge. The Cans for Cash challenge is sponsored...

Jason Parsley WELLINGTON - The village of Wellington along with help from the Citizens Volunteer Organization and local schools collected 935 pounds of aluminum cans in October for the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge. The Cans for Cash challenge is sponsored by the United States Conference of Mayors in partnership with Keep America Beautiful and Novelis. It pits like-sized cities against each other to see which can collect the most aluminum cans. The winners will be announced in January. Programs Manager for the U.S. Conference for Mayors Susan Jarvis said one of last year's winners Hesperia, Calif., collected 951 pounds. The four $5,000 awards will be divided up by the city's population so like-sized cities will compete against each other. In Wellington the village sponsored a local challenge to see which schools could collects the most cans. Wellington Elementary won the challenge, second place went to Polo Park and third place went to Wellington Landings. Jarvis said the challenge started because they wanted to bring more awareness to recycling. She said it made sense because they already had a relationship with Novelis, a company that claims to be world's leader in recycling of aluminum beverage cans. Jarvis said the company recycles 35 billion cans a year. "Aluminum cans are 100 percent recyclable," she said. "We just wanted to raise awareness. There's no reason aluminum cans should be sitting in landfills. So we dedicated the month of October to recycling." Jarvis said last year more than 3 million cans were collected. Last year the winners were Milwaukee, Wis.; Fontana, Calif.; Hesperia, Calif.; and University City, Mo. Jesse Wright, Solid Waste and Recycling Supervisor for Wellington, had said he hoped the challenge would get people interested in recycling, but also noted that Wellington already has a strong and vibrant recycling program. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220785 2009-11-10T18:12:42Z 2009-11-10T19:41:12Z

WELLINGTON - In honor of Veterans Day Motor City Car Wash, 135 State Road 7, is giving away free car washes to veterans at all three of its Palm Beach County locations. Any retired or current member of the U.S....

Jason Parsley WELLINGTON - In honor of Veterans Day Motor City Car Wash, 135 State Road 7, is giving away free car washes to veterans at all three of its Palm Beach County locations. Any retired or current member of the U.S. Armed Forces who visits Motor City Car Wash will receive a complimentary car wash on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Veterans only need to inform the staff verbally that they are veterans in order to receive a free wash. The Grace for Vets program was started by a car wash company in Pennsylvania six years ago to show support for veterans and thank them for their service. Since then the Grace for Vets has grown into a national program sponsored by participating car wash companies. Motor City's other two locations are in Boynton Beach off of Hypoluxo Road between Military Trail and Congress Avenue and in West Palm Beach off of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Tamarind Avenue, north of the Kravis Center. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220783 2009-11-10T18:09:10Z 2009-11-11T18:49:52Z

WEST PALM BEACH - The South Florida Fairground's annual garage sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Fairground's Americraft Expo Center, 9067 Southern Blvd. More than 150 local vendors will display everything from...

Jason Parsley WEST PALM BEACH - The South Florida Fairground's annual garage sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Fairground's Americraft Expo Center, 9067 Southern Blvd. More than 150 local vendors will display everything from clothing, books and equipment to household items. Parking is free. Admission is $1. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220765 2009-11-10T16:54:28Z 2009-11-10T19:40:08Z

WELLINGTON — Palm Beach Atlantic University will host an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at its Wellington Campus, 1047 State Road 7, Building H, for prospective students to learn about its accelerated evening and graduate degree programs....

Jason Parsley http://www.pba.edu call 561-803-2850 for more information.]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220294 2009-11-06T05:19:29Z 2009-11-06T22:15:18Z

The Grace Fellowship Acreage Campus' Clothes Closet has been renamed to the Grace Acreage Trading Post. It will be open Nov. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m at Seminole Ridge High School, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, on the...

Jason Parsley The Grace Fellowship Acreage Campus' Clothes Closet has been renamed to the Grace Acreage Trading Post. It will be open Nov. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m at Seminole Ridge High School, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, on the sidewalk by the gym. They're also looking for donations such as preemie baby clothes/items, newborn items, a twin size box spring, vehicles in good working order that are safe for families to drive, 3T girls clothing, and gift cards for thanksgiving dinners, groceries, and gas for local families. Call Cathy Hamilton at 753-0315 or e-mail her at cuzimthemama4@aol.com. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220290 2009-11-06T03:51:18Z 2009-11-06T22:14:24Z

After taking a year off the Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run & Walk is back. Co-chair Terri Priore said it will be the same great community event that Wellington residents have come to love. "This is truly a community event…and...

Jason Parsley After taking a year off the Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run & Walk is back. Co-chair Terri Priore said it will be the same great community event that Wellington residents have come to love. "This is truly a community event…and it was missed," she said. The Palms West Community Foundation took the event over this year and it will become the organization's first community event. "This will be our inaugural event," said Maureen Gross, director of development for the foundation. "We've had so many sponsors step up and fund this event. It really shows that Wellington really wanted it. Despite the economy businesses are coming out in a big way." While Priore added: "We've been overwhelmed with people wanting to get involved. I hope that the Palms West Community Foundation will keep the event going for many years to come." The event is taking place 7:30 a.m. Nov. 7. Participants will gather at the Wellington Plaza. Runners and walkers will head west along Wellington Trace, turn south onto Big Blue Trace until they reach the half-way point and then loop back around to the Wellington Plaza. The fitness run features a USTAF certified 5k Run and a noncompetitive walk. This year Priore said they're anticipating about 800 runners and walkers and decided to not set a fundraising goal. "Our goal was just to bring it back," she said. "It wasn't necessarily designed to be a fundraiser, just a fun time. We want to encourage fitness and healthy lifestyles." Call Maureen Gross at 561-790-6200 for more information. tag:blogs.trb.com,2009:/community/news/wellington_forum//311.220289 2009-11-06T03:45:37Z 2009-11-06T22:13:01Z

Dream Sponsors is holding its largest fundraising event since its formation in 2006 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Whole Foods Market, 2635 U.S. Highway 441. The Wellington based group helps sponsor orphans in Kenya providing them with...

Jason Parsley Dream Sponsors is holding its largest fundraising event since its formation in 2006 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Whole Foods Market, 2635 U.S. Highway 441. The Wellington based group helps sponsor orphans in Kenya providing them with the necessities, such as food, shelter and education. The event will feature a sampling of Kenyan culture with coffee, tea, wine, appetizers, artwork, crafts, photography and jewelry. There will also be music and dance performed by the group Positively Africa. Admission is $10. The group currently sponsors 11 children and founder Carla Neumann said it takes about $1,000 a year to meet each child's needs. So far the group has raised about $25,000 since its inception. Palm Beach Central High School's Interact club has sponsored one child through Dream Sponsors for the past 3 years. "The Dream Sponsors is one of our biggest events. We've held a bunch of car washes," said President of Interact Senior Samantha Yorke. "We've adopted one of the little girls. Now she's at the top of her class. It's really cool to be able to change someone's life so much." Before Palm Beach Central's Interact adopted the 8-year-old she had nothing, Neumann said. In fact, she had never even owned a pair of shoes. But despite having no shoes, the girl walked back and forth two miles each day to school in her bare feet. Visit www.dreamsponsorsinc.org for more information about the organization.