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August, 2013 – Botanical Garden Tropics

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Mounts Botanical Garden presents TOPICS IN TROPICALS:

SAGES, BAMBOOS & CROTONS FOR THE SUB-TROPICS on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Mounts Auditorium. Robert Saporito will speak on non-invasive, clumping bamboos, Mark Peters on unusual crotons, and Dr. Scott Zona on rare salvias that attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the yard. Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase many of these plants at the sale. Mounts members: $30; Non-Members: $35. Please pre-register by calling 561-233-1757. Mounts is located at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

August, 2013 – Palm Beach Zoo Sends Tapir to La

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August, 2013 – Palm Beach Zoo Sends Tapir to La

Timmy the “Tipping” Tapir Arrives at New Home

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Timmy the “tipping” tapir has arrived at his new home at the Los Angeles Zoo, after being shipped from the Palm Beach Zoo. The ultimate goal of his new, permanent residence, is to meet a future mate for the survival of his species, as part of a specialized breeding program.

Timmy in his new digs

The sixteen-month old, 300-pound Baird’s tapir arrived in California, after a 15-hour journey that took him 2,670 miles from coast-to-coast within one day. Accompanied by two of his caretakers, he left the Fort Lauderdale International Airport early Friday morning, and arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport Friday evening. He will remain in standard medical quarantine for thirty days.

Timmy exploring his facility in the Los Angeles Zoo

Timmy rose to fame after he was abandoned at birth by his mother, and then inexplicably began falling over. After extensive medical testing, it was discovered that he suffered from a double ear infection, which has since been cured.

Palm Beach Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Genevieve Dumonceaux accompanied Timmy all the way from Florida to California.

“The staff at the Los Angeles Zoo already love him,” said Dr. Dumonceaux. “He seems very happy.”

Timmy will eventually become part of the Los Angeles Zoo’s “Rainforest of the Americas” exhibit, which is set to open later this year. He will also meet his future girlfriend, Tootsie, who is also a native Floridian, currently living at the Brevard County Zoo.

In his new forever home, he will provide a resource for the public to learn more about endangered tapirs. Accredited zoos move animals around to strive for 90% genetic diversity, to help ensure they don’t go extinct.

“Healthy zoo populations mean that they can be ambassadors for their wild cousins,” said Jan Steele, General Curator for the Palm Beach Zoo. “Timmy’s move, and his new permanent home, can help to teach our guests how they can affect conservation by making simple changes in their buying habits and behaviors.”

About the Palm Beach Zoo

The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches exists to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat, and to inspire others to value and conserve the natural world. We advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education, health and wellness, field research, and conservation medicine. Our sustainable and responsible business practices and local, national and global partnerships enable the Palm Beach Zoo to support national and international conservation, species survival, and habitat preservation.

The Palm Beach Zoo is located at 1301 Summit Boulevard, just east of I‐95 between Southern and Forest Hill Boulevards. The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, visit www.palmbeachzoo.org.

August, 2013 – Lutheran Church School Supply Drive

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Lutheran Church School Supply Drive Is On! August 4-11th

The Outreach Ministry of St Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington will be collecting school supplies and school uniforms for two schools: Belle Glade Excel Charter School, a new school supported by Lutheran Services Florida, and Greenacres Elementary where ninety-six percent of the students are on the free-lunch program. In addition, the church is collecting gently-used uniforms for the children at Greenacres. The public is invited to participate in this collection.

Collection of these items begins July 28 and runs through August 11 and will be accepted at St. Michael Fellowship Hall offices on 1925 Birkdale Road, Wellington Monday through Thursday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. For more information call the office at 561- 793-4999, Karen, 561-333-5947 or Carol 954-579-8830 or visit www.stmichaelelc.com

August, 2013 – Whole Foods Market

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Whole Foods Market Wellington August 2013 Calendar of Events

Wellington, Fla. –

All events, dates, and times are subject to change. For the most current info, please visitwww.Facebook.com/WholeFoodsMarketWellington page or our websitewww.wholefoods.com/events

Open 8:00am to 10:00pm Mon-Sat. 9:00am-9:00pm on Sundays

2635 State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414

Events are held at 2635 State Road 7, in the Lifestyle Center and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Pre-Register for events at the customer service desk or by phone (561-904-4000)for Free Classes Only. Refunds, credits, or transfer of classes will not be honored for no-shows or cancellations made fewer than 24 hours before event. All events are subject to change. Classes with low registration may be cancelled. Any classes cancelled by Whole Foods Market will be refunded. Space is limited.

Events, Cooking Classes, and Lectures

The Sushi Stop

Look for Lina in our Prepared Foods Department to taste Genji’s featured sushi prepared fresh daily! No registration necessary, just stop by during the times below:

Thursday, August 8th 5:00-6:30 PM, Free

Featuring: Green Dragon Crunch Roll with Brown Rice (Vegetarian)

Wednesday, August 21st 5:00-6:30 PM, Free

Featuring: Yellow Spice California Roll with Brown Rice

Toothpaste Swap Out

Wednesday, August 7^th, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, in the Whole Body Department

Be good to your whole body by swapping out your old conventional toothpaste for a FREE full-size tube of Himalaya Neem and Pomegranate Toothpaste! Please ask a Whole Body Team Member for assistance. (While supplies last, please bring in your old tube to receive a new one. Limit 1 per household.)

5^th Annual Back to School Bonanza

Saturday, August 10^th 11:00-1:00 PM, Free

Join Whole Foods Market, The Village of Wellington, Fire Rescue, and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) to kick off the school year right!

· Free ID Cards for children in the back of our café compliments of PBSO (first come, first served and supplies are limited).

· Children’s FREE lunchbox samples around the store

· Emergency vehicles to explore in our parking lot

· Resource Depot craft table in the back of the café

· Whole Body product FREE samples and giveaways

Whole Foods Market reusable lunch bags, ready to fill with samples, will be available at the front entrance for a $5 donation to PAL (Police Athletic League) to purchase school supplies for local children in need. No Registration Necessary, just come on by!

Reducing Stress through Meditation

Wednesday, August 14^th 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

John Bednarik will introduce you to basic meditation and how it can improve the quality of everyday life, by reducing stress, improving health, and looking at life….possibly in a different way. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: John Bednarik, Meditation Expert

Gluten Free Cooking: Back to School Treats

Thursday, August 15th 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Come and join Chef Joe as he demonstrates how to prepare treats your child is sure to love and are Gluten Free too. You’ll taste Gluten-Free Morning Glory Muffins, Flourless Double Decadent Chocolate Cookies, and “Ants” on a Log. NOTE: all ingredients used are gluten free; however, our facility is not certified gluten free. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Chef Joe, Demo Specialist

Local Artist Celebration: Judy Eisinger

Friday, August 16, 6:30-8:00 PM, $5 Donation/Person

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Meet our current Wellington Art Society local artist, Judy Eisinger, and join us as we celebrate her beautiful paintings that are displayed in our café. Wine tasting, cheese, and refreshments will be served, with live music. 100% of the event entrance fees will benefit the Wellington Art Society Scholarship Fund. Cash donations will be accepted at the entrance. Held in the café and Lifestyle Center.

Mac & Cheese Charity Block Party: Benefitting Team Molly

Tuesday, August 20^th 5:30-7:00 PM, $10 Donation/ Person

Taste a slew of creative mac & cheese recipes around the store and vote for your favorite! Donations will be accepted at the Produce Department Entrance. All participants will receive a plate, fork and voting ballot to enjoy the most creative mac & cheese recipes of the year! 100% of donations will go to Team Molly of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Déjà Moo

Wednesday, August 21st 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

What did the farmer call the cow that wouldn’t give him any milk? An udder failure! We just call her a smarty. Learn how to make your favorite foods sans dairy. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Amanda Fernandez, Healthy Eating/Green Mission Specialist

Modern Mediterranean with Mohila

Thursday, August 22^nd, 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Join Mediterranean cooking expert Mohila Neteghi to make her mouth watering Herb Soufflé, Yogurt Sauce, and Tabbouli. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Mohila Nateghi, Bakery Team Member and Previous Restaurateur

One-Pot Meals

Friday, August 23rd 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Let us help you continue to make delicious home cooked meals while coordinating your busy work/school schedule. Our one-pot meals will help you to cook in bulk and be ready for the week. Featuring: Mexican Pork Soft Tacos and Spinach and Sausage-stuffed Shells. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Suzanne Redmond, Lifestyle Center Specialist.

Gluten Free Shopping Tour

Tuesday, August 27th 6:30-7:30 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Let us help you make gluten free shopping a cinch! Our gluten free guru will show you where to find gluten-free products, teach you best practices for cooking gluten free meals, and provide you with samples of our top picks. Meet at the Customer Service Desk.

Instructor: Chef Joe, Demo Specialist

Healthy Eating Road Map

Wednesday, August 28th 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Ditch processed foods, enhance your favorite foods with nutrient packed plant superstars, embrace healthy fats, and get more of a nutritional bang for your buck! Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Amanda Fernandez, Healthy Eating/Green Mission Specialist

Kids’ Club: Chicken Enchiladas

Thursday, August 29th 3:00-4:30 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Kids won’t know they’re eating a variety of veggies, when we make Baked Chicken Enchiladas, followed by a Banana Multigrain Bar for dessert. For Kids ages 6-12, with Suzanne in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Suzanne Redmond, Lifestyle Center Specialist

*All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Mom’s Morning Escape

Friday, August 30th 9:00-11:00 AM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Moms will receive a free coffee or tea, and muffin from the Coffee Bar. Please check in at the Customer Service desk to pick up your Mom’s Morning Escape Voucher, then make your way to the Coffee Bar for your treats. Dr. Laura Valhuerdi DLMV of Practical Wellness Solutions will be offering free 5 minute chair massages in the back of the café (first come first served).

*All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Award Winning Domestic Artisan Cheese Class

Friday, August 30^th 6:30-8:00pm, $5/Person

Join us in the Lifestyle Center to taste a selection of domestic artisan cheeses from this year’s award winning producers. Each cheese will be paired with a wine or beer that will excite your pallet and enhance the flavor of the cheese. This class is a must for all cheese and wine lovers! Pre-registration required with Customer Service.

The Evolution of Seasonal Beers

Saturday, August 31st 6:30-8:00 PM, Free

Pre-Registration Required. Stop by the customer service desk or call 561-904-4000 to reserve your spot.

Join beer expert Christopher Whaley as he introduces different beer styles and food pairings for your tasting enjoyment. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Christopher Whaley, Specialty Team Member

Coming in September:

The Seductive Wines of Italy

Friday, September 6^th 6:30-8:00 PM, $10/person

Pre-Registration Required at the Customer Service Desk.

Come join us for an evening of various red and white wines from the region of Italy. Each wine tasted will feature a different food pairing. Held in the Lifestyle Center.

Instructor: Joe Kudla, Specialty Team Member

August, 2013 – Submit Your Dream

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About State of Dreams

State of Dreams explores the universe of dreams and the power they contain. It illustrates how it affects us on many levels in our everyday lives and as a human society at large. Passion is the fuel for our dreams. Through them we can imagine and create. Also, it enables us to utilize our energy from passive to active and obtain a life that is fulfilling and satisfying.

Dream Submissions

Have a dream that you want to share with the world?

E-mail to: dreams@stateofdreams.com

For Pictures:

Scan photographs at a high resolution

For Video:

Upload On YouTube, title and tag the video with State Of Dreams – My Dream

Include the following information with your submission:

Your age, name, and location (city, state)
Someone that inspires you and why?
(If applicable) Identify the people in the photo (names, relationship)
What year was it when the photo was taken?
And tell a brief story about yourself and why you think the photo is great example of your dream

Disclaimer:

By submitting images, text, video, and personal information for possible inclusion on this site, you are agreeing to the following Terms of Submission. We reserve the right to publish your photos and text at our own discretion. We also reserve the right to use and modify submissions as standard procedure. When you email House of Maverick you are granting us the right to a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, exclusive right to use, reproduce, modify, translate, adapt, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, and delete such content in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed. You represent and warrant that you have all of these rights to grant to us and that no other rights from any third party will be necessary.

August, 2013 – Maraschino Lemonade Pops

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Maraschino Lemonade Pops

From Stella’s Kitchen

In our house, we have one person who LOVES maraschino cherries and one who hates them! So we made these pops two ways – the cherry way and the plain lemonade way*.

1 jar of maraschino cherries
Getting the ice pops ready to go into the freezer.
8 (3-oz) paper cups (little Dixie cups)
16 oz. Lemonade (can be from a mix or your own)
8 popsicle sticks

Drain the cherries, keeping the juice. Place one whole cherry in each paper cup. Coarsely chop remaining cherries. Add chopped cherries, lemonade and remaining maraschino cherry liquid to blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Fill paper cups with mixture, almost to the top.

For fun, you can add jokes or facts on your popsicle sticks ahead of time (with a permanent marker). Insert the popsicle sticks, one in each cup. Secure with Press n Seal plastic wrap, so that the popsicle stick stays straight up. To serve, peel away the paper cup.

*For the plain lemonade pops, just skip all of this maraschino cherry business. Freeze your lemonade in cups (almost filled to the top). Insert the popsicle sticks. These pops are yummy either way!

Yum! One lemonade pop and one cherry-lemonade pop! — Yum! One lemonade and one cherry-lemonade pop!

PS Hey kids, do you have a great recipe that you like to make? Send it to us atEditor@AroundWellington.com, subject “Yummy Treats,” along with your contact information to share your recipe with our AroundWellington audience!

August, 2013 – Bless the Broken Road

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“Bless the Broken Road”

(Recorded by Rascal Flatts, originally written by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn’t see how every sign pointed straight to you

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I’d like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You’ve been there you understand
It’s all part of a grander plan that is coming true.

Now I’m just rolling home
Into my lover’s arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.