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Friends Of Thai Daughters Visitors In Wellington

Visitors from Friends of Thai Daughters were in Wellington area recently to experience the community and help promote the organization, which is changing lives half a world away. Joanne Weiner of Palm Beach International Academy, who sponsors one young...

Valiente Executes Winning Strategy To Capture USPA Gold Cup

Driven by an ambitious desire to sweep the “Triple Crown of Polo,” powerhouse Valiente rode to victory in the USPA Gold Cup Final on Sunday, April 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Untouchable throughout tournament play,...

Annual Egg Hunt Brings Large Crowd To Village Park

The Village of Wellington held its annual Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 at the Village Park softball fields. Children from ages 2 through 10 were welcomed to participate in the hunt, as four fields were designated for the...

Margie Engle Claims $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix At WEF

Margie Engle of Wellington was victorious with Gladewinds Farm Inc.’s Royce in the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* in the final Saturday Night Lights event of the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival on Saturday, March 31. Forty top combinations vied...

HomeSafe Holds ‘Jump For HomeSafe’ At PBIEC

On Saturday, March 31, HomeSafe hosted its eighth annual Jump for HomeSafe at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center with local competitive rider Emma Heise serving as the event chair. HomeSafe provides comprehensive programs preventing new cases of violence,...

Grand Champions, Valiente Create New World Polo League

The Grand Champions Polo Club and Valiente Polo Farm have joined forces to form the World Polo League, which will make its debut in 2019. Co-founders Marc and Melissa Ganzi of Grand Champions and Bob Jornayvaz of Valiente Polo Farm...

Officials: Additional School Safety Resources Are On The Way

By M. Dennis Taylor Lots of resources are on the way for school safety — that was the message at a joint meeting of the Wellington Education Committee and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday, March 28. Some 45 audience members, many...

Burssens Preparing For Central American & Caribbean Games

Growing up in Wellington since the age of 10, dressage rider Monica Burssens is currently traveling to Mexico City with two horses to qualify in the selection trials for the XXIII Central American & Caribbean Games. Born in Mexico City,...

Fire-Rescue Official Details Higher Wellington Call Volume

Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue District Chief William Rowley presented his annual report on fire-rescue services in the community at the Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, March 26. Rowley’s report detailed the services provided throughout Wellington from Oct. 1, 2016...

School Safety A Hot Topic At Wellington Chamber Installation

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual installation luncheon on Wednesday, March 28 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Aside from the installation of the chamber’s 2018-19 board of directors, attendees also heard from keynote speakers School Board...

Forum Highlights Positives, Negatives Of Equestrian Impact

On Monday, March 26, Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee held an open forum at the Wellington Community Center as an attempt to provide Wellington residents the opportunity to voice opinions about the overall equestrian impact on the village. With the end...

Local Students Recognized For Winning ‘Drop Savers’ Contest

The Wellington Village Council recognized the local winners of the Drop Savers Water Conservation Poster Contest on Tuesday, March 28. The Florida section of the American Waterworks Association sponsored the Drop Savers contest, in which students from local elementary...

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Event At Mall Celebrates More Than 150 Educators

The Mall at Wellington Green, in partnership with the Wellington Community Foundation and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach...