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First Officers from the Women's Club of Palm Beach Gardens
These were the First Officers from the Women's Club of Palm Beach Gardens. From left to right, Inge Bowdre, Natalie Snyder, Barbara Bruce, Josephine Saad, Mrs. Bruce Weller, and Thurza Branstrom. For more than 40 years, the Palm Beach Gardens…
Fire House Rededication
Palm Beach Gardens' first pumper truck breaks the ribbon to rededicate the town's first firehouse.
{Photo by Klein; Originally published through North County News; Article Preserved by Kathie Arrants}
{Photo by Klein; Originally published through North County News; Article Preserved by Kathie Arrants}
Ernie Els Wins the Honda Classic, 2008
The Honda Classic was founded in 1972 as Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. Since 2007, the tournament has been played at PGA National Resort. Pictured is Ernie Els, the 2008 champion. The Honda Classic is a PGA Tour event benefiting the Children's…
Entrance to the City - Waterfall
The city's first historic district starts at the entrance to MacArthur Boulevard. The great banyan trees that were planted in 1961 and 1962 are in the center of the oval, framed on both sides of the road with waterfalls flowing over a large rock…
Entrance to the City - Banyan Tree and Waterfall
The city's first historic district starts at the entrance to MacArthur Boulevard. The great banyan trees that were planted in 1961 and 1962 are in the center of the oval, framed on both sides of the road with waterfalls flowing over a large rock…
Entrance to the City - Banyan Tree
John D. MacArthur, founder of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, took great strides to uphold the "garden theme" and the beauty of his new community. He envisioned winding streets without sidewalks named after flowers and trees and lush native and…
Emergency Operations Center - Inside
2004’s Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne may not have been Category 5 hurricanes when they hit this area, but they were threatening enough for the city of Palm Beach Gardens to start researching options for a Category 5-protected emergency…
Emergency Operations Center - Hurricane HAVOC Drill (2)
With hurricane season now underway one local city is doing what it can to make sure it's prepared for possible storms. Emergency officials with Palm Beach Gardens held a mock hurricane drill scenario and practiced the roles that everyone would have…
Emergency Operations Center - Hurricane HAVOC Drill (1)
Packing category 3 winds, Hurricane Havoc slammed into Frenchman's Reserve on Monday morning, flooding streets, damaging homes and knocking out power in the residential community off Hood Road.
That was the simulation faced by city police, fire and…
Emergency Operations Center
The new Emergency Operations Center (EOC), dedicated on June 7, 2011, provides a secure, high-tech, 10,000-square-foot fortress. It was designed to withstand hurricane force winds of up to 205 mph so as to house all government and emergency response…