Celebrate with Faith Farm’s 60th Anniversary Sale!
November, 2010 – Community Chats for Action Presents . . .
Community Chats for Action
Presents
“Race in the Movies”
An evening of movie clips from Mainstream Hollywood with feedback from Local Community Panelists.
Join us as we explore the portrayal of race and stereotypes in movies. You will view major films in a different light and see scenes as you’ve never seen them before.
Caroline Breder-Watts, Film Historian and host of WXEL’s “Listening to Movies”, will lead the discussion and our notable panelists will respond through the eyes of the diversity that is Palm Beach County.
A “sneak preview” of some of the featured clips:
Crash, Do the Right Thing, The Godfather, The Birth of a Nation, Gentleman’s Agreement, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Scarface, Touch of Evil, Revenge of the Nerds, The Visitor, Deliverance, Borat, and more………
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue ~ Lake Worth, FL
Free Admission
To RSVP or for additional Information, call (561) 640-0050 ext. 137
January, 2011- Wycliffe Stiff’s Ninth Annual Hall of Fame Event
Wycliffe Stiffs
Stick ball League
You are cordially invited to be our guest at the
Wycliffe Stiffs’ Ninth Annual
Hot Dog, Egg Cream, and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,
as well as our Games for Week No. 7
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Time: 12 Noon – 2 p.m. for Hot Dogs & Egg Creams
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Place: Wellington Village Park
11700 Pierson Rd. (Stribling)
Wellington, Florida
Park Telephone – 791-4005
Please RSVP now to Marty Ross, Commish
Wycliffestiffs@aol.com
or
Harry Klaff, Director of Operations
hsktax@aol.com
November, 2010 – ArtStart at GreenMarket
For Immediate Release (November 3, 2010)
Contacts:
Bill Underwood (561) 267-2632
Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi (561) 635-2037
GreenMarket Located at Waterfront Commons,
downtown West Palm Beach on Clematis Street and Flagler Drive
Wellington, FL – ArtStart, a Palm Beach County nonprofit dedicated to making the arts accessible to everyone, invites parents to bring their young artists to the West Palm Beach Green Market on
“CANS FOR CAKE” – Bring a Canned Good and Decorate a Cupcake
Market goers are asked to donate a canned good in exchange for a cupcake to benefit NewsChannel 5 WPTV Food For Families Thanksgiving Food Drive. And you are ‘cake boss,’ so bring your best decorating ideas along with a canned good.
ABOUT THE WEST PALM BEACH GREENMARKET
Now in its 16th season, the West Palm Beach GreenMarket’s new location is at the Waterfront Commons, downtown West Palm Beach on Clematis Street and Flagler Drive. The GreenMarket is open every Saturday between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm until April 23rd, 2011. Local vendors offer a variety of farm fresh fruits and vegetables, tropical and native plants, fresh-cut flowers, artisan foods, and much more.
The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is dog-friendly, and offers free parking in the Banyan Street and Evernia parking garages during market hours. For more information about the West Palm Beach GreenMarket, please call 561-822-1515 or visit www.wpb.org
November, 2010 – Whole Foods Events
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lauren Belinsky
561-904-4000
Lauren.Belinsky@WholeFoods.com
November, 2010 Events @ Whole Foods Market Wellington
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. Register by phone at 561.904.4000 or at the customer service desk. 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.
Announcements:
Build Your Own Burrito Station! Stop by our burrito station from 11-7pm everyday to enjoy all natural and fresh ingredients in a classic flour tortilla or a salad bowl for only $7.99. Chips and salsa included at no additional cost.
Specialty Saturdays 12:00-3:00pm
Enjoy tastings in our specialty department every Saturday! Discover something new, exciting and delicious every Saturday. No registration necessary.
Stop by our Holiday Ordering Table, located next to customer service, November 9th-21st to see what we’ve got cookin for you this Thanksgiving! Pick up this year’s Thanksgiving Menu and let us know if you have any questions. Hours of operation will vary. Please visit WholeFoodsMarket.com/shop for more information or to place your orders online!
Donate Your Dime! Customers who bring their own shopping bags receive a 10 cent refund per bag or can choose to donate the refund to one of two charities; the local Pine Jog Environmental Education Center or the Whole Planet Foundation. Please ask a cashier for details on the charities or visit: www.PineJog.fau.edu and www.WholePlanetFoundation.org.
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Whole Foods Market Wellington 2nd Anniversary Celebrations!
There is no charge for our anniversary events November 5th -7th. Participants are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items at all events during our anniversary weekend food drive, benefiting Palm Beach Harvest.
Anniversary Wine Tasting
Friday November 5th 6:00-8:00pm Free Wine Tasting in the Specialty Department with live music, delectable wine & cheese pairings, and silent auction benefiting Palm Beach Harvest. Please Pre-Register by Calling Customer Service at 561-904-4000.
Competition and Vendor Fair
Saturday November 6th
12:00-1:00pm Ready, Set, Cook, Anniversary Throwdown! 2 Teams, 1 Featured Ingredient and 45 minutes…Who’s Dish Will Be the Best?
The Cooking Competition will take place on the front patio and there is no charge. Come root on our Seafood and Prepared Foods Teams! Seating is limited, please arrive early to reserve seats if necessary.
1:00-5:00pm Anniversary Vendor Fair, Enjoy Free Store Wide Sampling.
1:00-3:00pm Anniversary Cookout- Choice of Burger or Fish Sandwich, Salad and a drink for $5
3:00pm Anniversary Cake Cutting Ceremony, all are welcome.
Kids Cooking & Special Guest Speaker
Sunday November 7th
12:00-1:00pm Kids Cooking with Pumpkin, by Dianne Morin, Free
Pre-registration Required by Calling 561-904-4000
2:00-3:00pm Why Eat Organic and Local? By Noel Ramos, from Slow Food Glades to Coast, Free. Pre-registration Required by Calling 561-904-4000.
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November Events, Classes, and Seminars
Thanksgiving Block Party Tasting!
Tuesday, November 9th 5:30-7:00pm, Free
Join us for this One Night Only Block Party! Enjoy free samples of our favorite holiday dishes around the store and vote for your favorite. Pick up your voting ballot at the Produce sample station and enter to win a $100 Whole Foods Market Gift Card when you are done, No Purchase Necessary. Ballots/entries will be collected at our Holiday Ordering Table (next to customer service) where you can pick up our new Thanksgiving Menu.
“Want Less Stress this Holiday Season?”
Thursday, November 11th 6:30-7:30pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Meet Dr. Laura Valhuerdi, a chiropractic physician and massage therapist with a degree in kinesiology. Dr. Valhuerdi has been helping people manage stress for years and is passionate about bringing patients to the next level in mind and body. Participants will learn how to recognize & manage stress in order to have a less stressful holiday season.
Thyroid: Thinking Outside the Drugs
Monday, November 15th 6:30-7:30pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
If you take medications for your thyroid OR suffer from fatigue after meals, headaches, poor digestion, weight trouble or get shaky, lightheaded and irritable when missing meals, this is for you. Join Dr. Tim DeCanio, a board certified chiropractic neurologist and renowned speaker to learn more about the thyroid and ways to improve its function.
Deliciously Raw for the Holidays
Tuesday, November 16th 6:30-8:00pm, $20/Person
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000, Payment Collected upon Registration
Join Raw Foods Chef, Renate, as she shares her secrets to living a raw foods lifestyle even during the holidays. This class will include three delicious holiday recipes all with plant-based ingredients full of nutrients. This is the perfect class for the amateur, novice or expert!
Dinner with a Gourmet Chef
Thursday, November 18th at 7:00pm $35/Person
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000, Payment Collected upon Registration
Join us in our Lifestyle Center for our monthly series Dinner with a Gourmet Chef as master chef Chris Paul, of the popular Wild Orchids Fusion restaurant in Village Walk creates a multi-course meal using Whole Foods Market’s all natural ingredients and expertly paired wines from our Specialty Department. Come with friends, or make new ones, for this interactive evening of food, wine and fun. Space is limited to the first 22 reservations.
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America’s first national certified organic grocer, was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & WildTM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats® and Capers Community MarketTM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.
November, 2010 – MDA Lock-Up
Contact: Liz Coffey, Fundraising Coordinator
Muscular Dystrophy Association
(561) 742-3748
ecoffey@mdausa.org
MDA IS PUTTING WEST PALM BEACH LEADERS BEHIND BARS FOR GOOD
[WEST PALM BEACH, FL, OCTOBER 29, 2010]— The Muscular Dystrophy Association will be hosting the West Palm Beach Lock-Up beginning 9 a.m., Thursday, November 4th, at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in City Place. At the event numerous local business and community leaders will be volunteering to go behind bars for MDA.
These participants will be raising funds to provide services for local families living with muscular dystrophy, according to the Executive Director of MDA, Brandy Miller.
“The Lock-Up is one of my favorite events,” Miller said. “It’s a great opportunity for community leaders to show their support for all the children and adults that MDA serves. The best part is that they get to take an hour of their day to come out and have fun with other local business leaders all for a great cause.”
Approximately 300 “jailbirds” are expected to participate in the annual MDA Lock-Up. Representatives from various industries will be present, including city officials, realtors, doctors, attorneys, bankers, and members of the auto and leisure business to name a few.
During the event jailbirds will have the opportunity to continue to raise bail, dine and have a good time set to the music of DJ Carlos Leon from World Class Entertainment, who will be there keeping everyone motivated and having fun.
As an added incentive, those who raise their bail will get to do a live check presentation during the Annual MDA Telethon in September. Those who raise over $5,000 become eligible to be in the Jailbird All Star Club, which receives national recognition.
Jailbirds are raising bail by receiving donations from friends, family and business associates. Bail for the jailbirds is set at $3,200—the cost to help send four children to MDA summer camp. Last year’s West Palm Lock-Up grand total was over $90,000. This year, with the incredible support of the Sales Manager Heyden Hernandez of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, who is graciously hosting this event, the bar has been raised and the goal has been set at $100,000. The money raised at the MDA Lock-Up will help fund MDA services in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through worldwide research, comprehensive services and far reaching professional and public health education. For more information regarding the West Palm Beach Lock-Up or MDA please call Liz Coffey at (561) 742-3748 or visit www.mda.org.
November, 2010 – St. Peter’s Coat Drive
St.Peter’s United Methodist Church’s
Coat Drive
WANTED: Your Child or Adult outgrown jackets, coats or sweaters
Clean out your closet and make a difference! We are collecting coats and jackets for Families in Belle Glade who might not have a jacket this winter without your generosity. Please launder before dropping them off. They will be distributed through a Belle Glade Elementary School.
We will be collecting new or used coats and sweaters in good condition through November 30th.
You may drop your coats off at:
St. Peters’s United Methodist Church
12200 W Forest Hill Blvd
Wellington, Fl 33414
For more information, contact John Sullivan at 793-5712 ext 29 or jsullivan@stpeters-umc.org
Thank you and may God Warm your heart for sharing!
“Share with God’s people who are in need”
Romans 12:13
November, 2010 – Night Sky Events for November
The Space Room
Night Sky Events for November 2010
by Anna Sanclement
Moon Phases for October 2010
The New Moon this month will be on Saturday the 6th, then the First Quarter Moon will occur on Saturday the 13th. The Full Moon will come on Sunday the 21st, and the Last Quarter Moon on Sunday the 28th.
Planet Lineup for November 2010
November will see the return of Saturn, which will be visible early in the morning before sunrise. The gas giant’s rings will be in an increasingly tilting position and will make for some stunning sights of the ringed planet.
Also in the morning sky is Venus as it shines brightly in the low eastern sky. You can begin to see it at the end of the first week in November just below the star Spica.
Jupiter continues its shiny spectacle being quite visible just as the sun goes down. By 8:00 p.m. it is pretty high in the southern sky and lies just below the Pegasus constellation.
Jupiter’s magnitude will decrease slightly by the end of November, but nonetheless, the planet will remain a big highlight of the night sky throughout the month.
Mercury and Mars can be found, preferably with binoculars, by looking to the low western horizon before the sky gets fully dark. The two can be seen close together on November 20th when they will be just 1.7 degrees apart.
Stars, Constellations and Galaxies to view in October
The Saggitarius Constellation can be spotted low in the southwestern sky at sunset on November 20th. Looking just below it you may be able to spot the Scorpius constellation as it lies just to the left of Mars and Mercury.
The great square of Pegasus is quite relevant high overhead by mid-month at about 8:00p.m. and it can be easily detected by its big square shape.
The Pleiades star cluster is coming back to the night skies this month appearing on the lower eastern skies at around 10 p.m. in the beginning of November. By mid-month it is a bit higher in the east and easier to spot. It looks like a very small dipper that becomes more apparent the more you look at it.
Look to the east of the Pleiades by mid-month to catch the Orion constellation as it begins to make its way back to its winter sky. It will be on the lower eastern horizon at around 8 p.m. by November 18th and by 10 p.m. it will be quite apparent to the southeast.
Look on up and smile!
This will be the last column of Night Sky Events for the month and I want to thank everyone who came back each month to catch up on the monthly sky events.
You can read more of Anna’s articles at:
The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/space-news-in-national/anna-sanclement
http://www.examiner.com/science-news-in-national/anna-sanclement
http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/anna-sanclement
http://www.examiner.com/chuck-in-national/anna-sanclement
http://www.examiner.com/cw-network-in-national/anna-sanclement
Suite101:
http://www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/annasanclement
And check out the children’s book she co-published with mom:
November, 2010 – Peace Prize Awarded to Dr. Wes Boughner
PEACE PRIZE AWARDED BY WELLINGTON ROTARY CLUB
The Wellington Rotary Club has its Annual Peace Initiative which involves local schools, organizations and businesses in the promotion of peace and understanding, not only within the community but throughout the world. The local club has been a leader in the promotion of the Peace Initiative within Rotary International. Prizes are awarded to students, boy and girl scouts and community members who sponsor peace, multicultural understanding and conflict resolution. The separate annual Peace Award is always reserved for a person who, in the opinion of the club, has most greatly contributed to these noble goals.
The recipient is usually notified ahead of time and is presented with a plaque on U.N. World Peace Day as the person most epitomizing the peace initiative. This year the person chosen was not informed ahead of time as a surprise was necessary. This year, for the first time, a member of the Rotary Club was presented with the award at the ceremony.
Dr. Wes Boughner, a long time Wellington resident and past president of the Rotary Club, was deemed the Peace Award winner for 2010. Wes is the guiding light behind the Rotary Peace Initiative. He works tirelessly, but not quietly, on this project and has achieved much with the program that started back in 2002 with the first International Peace Program when he helped arrange for twelve Russian bankers to come to Wellington to learn our banking system. He helped promote the Rotary Peace Toast program where clubs around the world are toasted at Rotary gatherings. The International Humanitarian project and the Peace Pole initiative have all seen Wes at the center of the planning and implementation. Wes’ late wife was also a leader in establishing the Peace Pole project. Upon her sad death Wes vowed to continue on and has grown the Peace Initiative to what we see today including the Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive in Wellington. Peace Poles are on display at the park and other areas in Wellington.
Wellington is also a designated Peace Community and helps lead the way in the establishment of other Peace Initiatives around Florida and the United States.
The Rotary Club could not be prouder of the work of one of its own in the arena of the promotion of World Peace,
Dr. Wes Boughner is definitely a most worthy recipient of the Rotary Club’s Peace Award, as Person of the Year.
Larry Kemp
Wellington Rotary
larry.kemp@comcast.net
November, 2010 – Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
Living Green
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
By Jathynia Garcia
The taste of drinking water is one of the first clues to a homeowner that there may be a problem with the water.
Primary treatment method used to handle taste, smell, odor, or color problems may include filtration, filtration through a carbon filter, softening, reverse osmosis, chlorination and distillation and/ or a combination of such.
Water purification may remove: particulate sand; suspended particles of organic material; parasites, Giardia; is a germ that causes diarrhea. -is found in infected people’s stool and cannot be seen by the naked eye. …
bacteria; algae; viruses; fungi; minerals such as calcium, silica, and magnesium; and toxic metals like lead, copper, and chromium.
Governments usually dictate the standards for drinking water quality. Quality standards in many countries require specific amounts of disinfectant (such as chlorine) in the water after it leaves the water treatment plant (WTP), to reduce the risk of re-contamination while the water is in the distribution system. But think about all the effects in chlorinated water
If it cleanses your water, then what is the problem right? Well here’s the scoop, health officials are concerned with the chlorinating by-products, also known as “chlorinated hydrocarbons” or trihalomethanes (THM’s). Most THM’s are formed in drinking water when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring substances such as decomposing plant and animal materials. Risk for certain types of cancer are now being correlated to the consumption of chlorinated drinking water. The President’s Council on Environmental Quality states that “there is increased evidence for an association between rectal, colon and bladder cancer and the consumption of chlorinated drinking water.” Suspected carcinogens make the human body more vulnerable through repeated ingestion and research indicates the incidence of cancer is 44% higher among those using chlorinated water.
Even though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted new regulations in 1980 for cities to lower the chlorination by-products in water to level not exceeding 100 parts per billion, experts believe that it still doesn’t provide proper safeguards and should be strengthened. Unfortunately, there is a little likelihood that the use of chlorine will be discontinued since it is currently the most economically acceptable chemical for bacterial control at this time.
It is ironic that the process of chlorination, by which we cleanse our water of infectious organisms, can create cancer-causing substances from otherwise innocent chemicals in water.
It is not possible to tell whether water is safe to drink just by looking at it. Simple procedures such as boiling or the use of a household activated carbon filter are NOT sufficient for treating all the possible contaminants that may be present in water from an unknown source. Even natural spring water – considered safe for all practical purposes in the 1800s – must now be tested before determining what kind of treatment, if any, is needed.
At Hi-Tech Plumbing we offer a complete analysis of your home’s water system and will recommend the best suited system for your home, we even offer monthly maintenance plans to continue providing you with clean, crisp, great tasting drinkable water & peace of mind.
At Hi-Tech Plumbing we offer the most advanced technology in water filtration & purification systems. From water conditioning systems by http://www.easywater.com (Hi-Tech is proud to be the Authorized Dealer for this revolutionary no-salt water system here in Palm beach county), to reverse osmosis, even ultraviolet filtration systems, we will accommodate a system that suits your family’s needs, from single filters to whole house systems. We’re your one stop shop for water pureness & cleanliness.
Please visit our website or call to schedule your water analysis today. http://www.hi-techplumbing.com/Water-Filters.htm
Hi-Tech plumbing is a local plumbing contractor in the Wellington/ Royal Palm Beach area who specializes in all facets of plumbing service utilizing the latest & up-to date technology. For more information visit our website at www.hi-techplumbing.com or call our office at 561-790-6966. And remember Don’t fret… just call Hi-Tech!