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New Member Appointed To Board Of Supervisors

By Katie Roundtree, Finance Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
The Northern Palm four-year term. Baker replaces John Cohen who served She is active and holds
Beach County Improvement on Northern’s Board since November 2012. Cohen leadership positions
District (Northern) Board resigned from the Board in July due to moving outside in various local, civic,
of Supervisors appointed a of Northern’s jurisdiction, a requirement of the seat. charitable, and political
new member to its Board on Baker is a special education teacher with approximately organizations. She is a
Aug. 26. Ellen Baker was 20 years of experience in the Palm Beach County School Connecticut native who
appointed to Seat No. 4 on District. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in special has traveled to three
the Board of Supervisors. education from the University of Connecticut, Storrs and other continents. As a
She is unopposed in the has taken graduate courses locally at Nova Southeastern long-time resident of
November election for the University. Ellen previously served as vice president Palm Beach County
seat and will be sworn in of the Classroom Teachers Association, was a Peace and with almost three
on Nov. 18 for her first full Corps volunteer, and a Capitol Hill congressional intern. decades in Palm Beach
Gardens, she has seen
the community grow.
Ellen is a devoted single Ellen Baker
mother and grandmother
who’s looking forward to being a part of an organization
that serves the community that she calls home.
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Surfing The Pink

Wave! Rosé

By Laura Berrio, Freelance Writer/Blogger
Rosé is on the rise!
The market for rosé wines
has more than doubled in
the last decade. There is a
whole new group of wine
drinkers who pick “pink”
for their preferred wine.
Who is this group of
consumers? Millennials.
Younger consumers
prefer sweeter rosé. This
reminds me of the pink
wine cooler days of my youth! The Millennials have
played a large role in creating the “pink” image in social
media for rosé wines. The popularity of this segment
led Italy to create a National Rosé Day. It is all the rage
right now to get all wine enthusiasts to think pink!
Another reason for the rise in popularity is that rosé
works well in spring and summer. It can be enjoyed
anywhere and can be mixed into cocktails.
A decade ago rosé only consisted of sweeter wines.
Now the variety of rosé spans bone dry to sweet,
cheap to expensive, and simple to complex. The color
and source has also changed. The “pink” wine from
California is now very pale pink and primarily from
Provence.
I recommend trying a variety of rosé to find your
favorite. A couple of my favorites rosés under $20 are
Rosa di Germina (dry) and Rosa Regale (sweet).
Pick up a rosé for your next occasion
and “surf the pink wave!”
~Cheers
~Keep the conversation going
and the wine flowing
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