FROM THE EDITOR
Happy June and Happy Father’s Day!
Welcome to summer! I hope you and you’re families are having a happy month of June! And if this is your vacation time of the year, I hope you’re making the most of it. Don’t forget Father’s Day, coming up on 21st.
First I would like to tell you to watch the videos on our home page! You will be amazed at the talent coming from 10-year-old Emily and 8-year-old Alex, both taking music lessons at Boomer’s Music in Wellington. The song that Emily sings “One More Day” is beautiful and poignant, especially if you know the story behind it. See “AW Spotlight.”
A few months ago when it seemed like almost every other business around Wellington was shutting down or downsizing, I heard that Boomer’s Music was more than doubling the size of its facility and expanding its programs. It was interesting to see the transformation of the closed real estate office next door into a perfect place for practicing music. These former real estate offices have now been converted into eleven practice rooms for Boomer’s Rock School. I’m pleased to bring a little window into the rockin’ world of Boomer’s Music for this month’s AW Spotlight article.
Each month our columnists offer a little bit more from each of their areas of expertise. And there are also a handful of “AW Stories of the Month,” feature stories about things happening in our community.
This month we focus on the new “Solar Day,” which is set for June 21st; mark your calendars. We hear about the undefeated local champions of flag football, the Prep Seminoles. We get a sample of what’s going on in high school politics with a story and photos from a Wellington High School Young Democrats meeting. And we hear about an award-winning small business named Sprouts!, founded by Sharon Quercioli, an entrepreneur from the recycling industry. Her innovative greeting cards and other products come with embedded seeds, which can be planted.
As for our monthly columns, here’s a quick look at what’s new this month! A few of our regular writers are taking a break this month, but they will be back next month.
- As I Was Saying
- Astrology at Work
- Buzz on Business
- By the Numbers
- Cantankerously Yours
- Cultural Corner
- Health & Fitness
- Kids’ Corner (new word search game)
- Mommy Moments
- The Neighborhood Scoop (all about Buena Vida)
- Pet Talk
- Poem of the Month
- The Space Room
- Teen Talk
- Travel with Terri
THANKS to all of you who sent in kids’ birthday photos this month! Keep it up!! I hear from dear readers when I’m out and about that people love the Birthday page. If you have kids’ birthdays coming up in July and August, please send in those photos!
And I can tell from just a bit of research that one of the most popular pages to click on is our Calendar page! THANKS for your interest in local events!!
THANKS to our terrific advertisers! You make this online publication possible and make our community a better place with your goods and services! Thanks to our readers for the great response to our contests! Don’t forget to enter to win in this month’s Contest (going on from June 1st to 10th). THANKS to the Palms West Chamber for providing those 10 tickets to the 12th Annual Taste of the West event for one of our recent contests! Don’t miss the Taste of the West & Chocolate Lover’s Festival, happening June 4th, by the way! A chance to be around a whole lot of chocolate…need I say more?
By the way, the July/August issue will be a “combined issue” in terms of the regular articles. However, we will still be updating the site with new photo galleries, new press releases, and new contests, so keep checking back!
Best Regards,
Krista Martinelli
Editor