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Winter Garden Little League officially kicked off the 2016 season at its Opening Ceremonies March 5 on its home field. After each team was introduced, the kids and their families enjoyed a day of celebration — and finally, the return of baseball. Steven Ryzewski
Combat veterans Brandon Wittwer, left, Steve Tovet and Marcus Griffin threw out ceremonial first pitches to Winter Garden Little League’s Cameron Takacs, left, Caleb Eagon and Isaac Griffin. For more coverage on West Orange-area Little Leagues, see page 19.
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Ocoee welcomes spring with its annual fling This year, Saving Young Hearts will provide free heart screenings for children ages 5 to 18. AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR OCOEE Flora, children’s
West Orange couple combines fun and fitness with new workout concepts for the whole family. Page 19
activities, educational booths and music are just a portion of what will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the city of Ocoee’s 11th Annual Spring Fling. It takes place at Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, and admission is free. The event is paid for through police forfeiture funds, Police Chief Charlie Brown said. “The enforcement aspect of our job doesn’t always provide a setting for the educational services we provide,” he said. “This
event gives the public the opportunity to speak with officers in a non-enforcement setting to learn more about our agency and these services. We are fingerprinting children, and everyone can learn more about educational opportunities such as handgun safety, women’s self-defense and our combined police and fire citizen public safety academy.” Dozens of vendors will showcase community services available in the area. The event will offer food, door prizes and fun activities such as a bike rodeo and SEE FLING PAGE 4
YOUR TOWN Spring forward! Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13, so be sure to move your clocks forward one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
Shaving for solidarity The Winter Garden Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4947 is hosting a benefit for the St. Baldrick’s organization, which helps fund the fight against childhood cancer. Participants will have their heads shaved at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Crooked Can in the Plant Street Market, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. To see who’s participating, go to stbaldricks.org/ events/WinterGarden2016.
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WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. The guest speaker is U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, who will provide an update on Washington. Doors open and buffet begins at 11:30, and the meeting is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch is $20. RSVP to Carolyn Sparks at (407) 2489559 or (407) 230-3856. For information, worw.federated@ gmail.com. WHEN CITRUS WAS KING: THE HISTORY OF WINTER GARDEN CITRUS 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Winter Garden was the largest citrus shipping center in the world in the 1940s. Today, the face of West Orange County no longer features land covered with citrus groves stretching miles in every direction. Enjoy a trip through the history of the citrus industry presented
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SCIENCE TOTS 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Children love to explore their world and are natural scientists. Science Tots introduces basic science concepts while having fun and making exciting discoveries. Ages 3-5. Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
PREVENTATIVE HEART SCREENING FOR CHILDREN 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. Hosted by Saving Young Hearts, the program is free for students 5 through 18 years old and consists of a family heart health questionnaire, blood-pressure reading, electrocardiogram and more. A boardcertified pediatric cardiologist will review
the results. To register, go to SavingYoungHearts.org. ONP BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES HIKE 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail. Join expert birders Mary and Randy Keim from Orange Audubon Society for a guided hiking tour. Learn how to identify birds, bird calls, butterflies and their host plants. Binoculars available on loan. All ages are welcome. Cost is free for ONP members, $5 for others. Register at oaklandnaturepreserve.org or (407) 905-0054. IT’S A M.E.S.S. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Curious minds can have fun at the library with a math, engineering and science spectacular filled with fun activities. Ages 6-12. (407) 835-7323. EAGLE LADY AT ONP 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Have you ever seen a bird of prey up close? Here’s your chance. Meet the “Eagle Lady,” Doris Mager, of S.O.A. R. (Save Our American Raptors). She is a dedicated raptor rehabilitator and educator. Learn
about these magnificent birds of prey and meet Mager and a few of her feathery friends in person. Meet in the classroom. Free for all ages. Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. (407) 905-0054.
MONDAY, MARCH 14
FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN OCOEE PUBLIC MEETING 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive. Ocoee residents can let their voice be heard at this meeting, which is free and open to the public. The city is seeking feedback about the development of downtown Ocoee. (407) 905-3100.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
MAXIMIZING GOVERNMENT RESOURCES 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Learn about local elder help lines, programs and resources of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the network of nonprofits and government resources focused on supporting elders. This is part of the LIFE Information for Elders series presented by the Orange County Library System and Orange County’s Commission on Aging. Call (407) 836-7446 or e-mail officeonaging@ocfl. net to register.
SPRING INTO FUN 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Enjoy silly spring crafts and seasonal preschool activities. Ages 3-5. (407) 835-7323.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
U.S. GENEALOGY: PENNSYLVANIA 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Explore the rich research resources and collections that are held in a variety of archives and repositories in the Keystone state. (407) 835-7323.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
WEST ORANGE WOMEN LUNCHEON 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at Orange Tree Country Club, 7540 Woodgreen Drive, Orlando. There will be a fashion show courtesy of Dress Barn. Cost is $25. To RSVP, contact dotansel@aol.com or (407) 258-8155 between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELTIC FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17, through 11 p.m. Friday, March 19, at the Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Large beer garden, Celtic food, Highland games, live Celtic music, vendors and more. (407) 395-9520.
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GRAPEVINE BASIC WINE PAIRINGS If you’re not sure which of your favorite wines to pair with a nice meal, here is a basic guide that will help you make the best choices for your taste buds. Cabernet Sauvignon Goes well with red meat. Champagne Goes well with anything salty. Chardonnay Goes well with fullflavor fish or fish in a rich sauce. Dry Rosé Goes well with flavorful, cheesy dishes. Off-Dry Riesling Goes well with sweet or spicy dishes. Pinot Grigio Goes well with light fish dishes. Pinot Noir Goes well with smoked, grilled or sautéed dishes. Sauvignon Blanc Goes well with tart dressings and sauces. Zinfandel Goes well with fullflavored, spicy dishes or with mousses.
JOIN THE CLUB THE ATTIC DOOR 28 W. Plant St., Winter Garden (407) 877-0266 EMAIL: jrsatticdoor@aol.com WEBSITE: jrsatticdoor.com MELTS ON MAIN STREET 108 S. Main St., Winter Garden (407) 65-MELTS WEBSITE: meltsonmain.com
The Attic Door’s wine club delivers specialty wines straight to customers’ front doors each month. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN
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ine enthusiasts: Imagine having fine wines delivered to your doorstep every month. With The Attic Door’s wine delivery club, this dream can become a reality. The club, affectionately named the “A.D.D. Club” — or Attic Door Delivery Club — goes by the motto “A wine club that really delivers, from our door to your pour.” Lori Gibson, owner of The Attic Door, has always run a wine club, but the delivery option is relatively new. Matt Erickson, Gibson’s good friend and owner of Melts on Main Street, said although people were signed up for the wine club, they often forgot to pick up their monthly bottles of wine, leaving Gibson with excess wine and not enough space to store it. Erickson said because MOMS and The Attic Door are “pseudo sister restaurants,” Gibson enlisted him to help with the club and launch the delivery option in March 2015, which helped raise the club to a new level. “Each month for $39, you get two bottles of wine delivered to your door, you get tasting notes on the wine and (you get) a recipe that a sommelier selected that perfectly matches the wine,” Erickson said. “You can get two white wines, two red wines or a red and white wine, hand-delivered.” What’s more: Each wine is considered highly allocated, single-vineyard estate wines and are not sold in retail stores. As an example, for last
month’s wine pairing the sommelier paired a Peirano Estate Sirah from the Lodi vineyard with beef tournedos in a green pepper sauce. Another pairing featured an Uruguayan Sauvignon Blanc with noquis de garza, a gnocchi dish. Although the sommelier — a wine steward or specialist — is often the one providing recipes and wine pairings, Erickson said he knows the tastes of the wine club members, so sometimes he’ll take it upon himself to choose the wines. “I meet with different wine distributors and taste the wine,” Erickson said. “We typically avoid merlots, chardonnays and cabernets. We try to get different wines the consumer doesn’t normally get, and none (is) available to purchase retail.” The club currently serves local customers in Winter Garden, Windermere, Ocoee, Oakland and Gotha. Anyone interested in joining can register in person at either The Attic Door or at MOMS, or by downloading and filling out a form on The Attic Door’s website. Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
“I love delivering because nobody’s angry when you show up with wine at their front door.” — Matt Erickson
The wine each month is wrapped in tissue paper and hand delivered in a custom A.D.D. Club paper bag.
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Special meeting will determine fate of proposed charter school Ocoee city commissioners granted Charter Schools USA’s request for action to be delayed. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER OCOEE As far
as elections go, the last eight months have been an odd set of circumstances for Ocoee, which will elect a mayor and a District 3 commissioner March 15. Joining the voting spree that night in another unorthodox twist will be the Ocoee City Commission, which decided during its March 1 meeting to wait until a special March 15 meeting to consider amending its Arbours at Crown Point PUD. This amendment specifically regards the fate of a Charter Schools USA facility for kindergarten through eighth grade. Officials from CSUSA asked for a continuance based on traffic data from Orange County that were not complete for the March 1 meeting. Although commissioners had decided to cancel their regularly scheduled March 15 meeting, they ultimately reached a unanimous choice to hold a special meeting March 15 for just this issue, suggesting a typical 7:15 p.m. start. District 4 Commissioner Joel Keller said the current commissioners had spent the most time on this issue and received an abundance of community feedback about it, so they should be the ones to decide its fate. Moreover, it would be unfair to put a new District 3 commissioner and possibly a new mayor on the spot in their first meeting, he said. District 2 Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen said she wanted to address the issue March 1, whereas District 1 Commissioner John Grogan said a special meeting should not be needed for this. Parcel B of the PUD, which CSUSA seeks, currently is reserved for 97,000 square feet of light industrial commercial use with an entrance on West Road, near the Fountains West Shopping Center. CSUSA officials have proposed a 68,000-square-foot schoolhouse with an unlighted recreational field and a tot lot. A city of Ocoee traffic study indicated 3,433 trips under the plan as it could have been amended with the school, less than a maximum of 5,161 trips. The study also showed a need for a dedicated U-turn lane at the intersection of West and OcoeeApopka roads. Parcel A consists of the majority of 28.1 acres on the lot, now undergoing construction for 240 multi-family dwellings, Arbour Apartments. VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Commissioners approved an annexation and initial commercial zoning of 6.95 acres on State Road 50 — just east of State Road 429 — next to Paws & Play Pet Resort. The Development Review Committee recommended this action based on an understatement of fitting in with the surrounding area — Tony and Mary
IN OTHER NEWS n The commission passed a temporary moratorium for its side of the State Road 429 Study, preceding an evaluation period for possible ordinances amending development regulations therein. Until July 31 — unless altered by the commission — no new development items pertinent to that area will be accepted. n Commissioners approved a four-year lease-purchase agreement with American Capital Financial Services for vehicles and heavy equipment. Two Ocoee Fire Department pickups, a fire pumper truck, a bucket truck, two garbage trucks and one Public Works pickup are included. A loan for the purchases is worth $1,146,860.38, with an interest rate of 1.35%. n A first reading of an annexation of 0.48 acres at 833 Pine St. occurred. The applicant has no intent to build on the property, only to combine it with adjacent property. n West Orange Healthcare District representatives Jennifer Riesco, Tracy Swanson and Wilsen accepted a proclamation of March as Healthy West Orange Month.
Ray wish to start a veterinary hospital called Daniels Veterinary Services at that location with Dr. Herbert Daniels. Mike Cavinder, the founder of Paws & Play, said he welcomed any neighbor sharing his mission of terrific care for pets. Tony Ray said about 4.3 acres of property would still be available, with no definitive plans yet for what commercial entities would occupy that space. A previous owner had sought two hotels and a restaurant before plans fell through, he said. City Planner Mike Rumer said a subdivision would be one possibility in that area. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@orangeobserver.com.
A city of Ocoee traffic study indicated 3,433 trips under the plan as it could have been amended with the school, less than a maximum of 5,161 trips. The study also showed a need for a dedicated U-turn lane at the intersection of West and Ocoee-Apopka roads.
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West Orange High raised $31,281.58 for Children’s Miracle Network during its recent Warriorthon. It’s the highest total in the state.
Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”
AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR WINTER GARDEN They
stood for six hours — sometimes dancing, sometimes singing karaoke or playing a round of ping-pong but always on their feet — while attempting to meet their goal in raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network. More than 600 students at West Orange High School participated in the second Warriorthon, held Feb. 18 in the gymnasium. This year’s event nearly doubled the funds brought in at last year’s dance: $31,281.58 compared to $18,277.61 in 2015. The total was announced at midnight at the conclusion of the six hours. Orange County Public Schools announced this was the highest amount raised for a high-school dance marathon in the state. The Student Government Association sponsored the West Orange dance marathon, and seniors Lauren Cobb and Paige Gravely co-chaired the event.
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Contests were held throughout the evening, and winners were declared in doubles pingpong (Adam Seybold and Matt Cobb), Hula Hoop (Jamie Sabella) and karaoke (Nikita Velkamin). Michelle McKenna was the high-
est fundraiser, with more than $1,200 collected. Katie Karp, a senior at West Orange who has battled bone cancer, shared her story, as did another family whose two young daughters have autoimmune dis-
eases. All have been impacted by Children’s Miracle Network and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.
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balloon artist for families to enjoy. Trees, plants and rain barrels will be given to Ocoee citizens who show proof of residency. To preregister for the rain barrel workshop, call (407) 905-3159. Several safety-related presentations and demonstrations will be presented throughout the day, including an educational road obstacle track. A 9/11 display will be set up, as well. “The great thing about the overall event is we bring together
multiple safety service providers,” Brown said. “A family may come to see Ocoee Police officers and learn about the dangers of texting and driving from FDOT or get all of their children heart screenings provided by Saving Young Hearts. This event focuses on kids but will be great for the entire family. Along with learning something new, there will be food, fun and prizes.” New this year will be free heart screenings for ages 5 to 18. The
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heart screenings, sponsored by Saving Young Hearts, will consist of several diagnostics, including a personal and family heart health questionnaire, height and weight, a blood-pressure reading, an electrocardiogram and auscultation. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 300 students. Visit SavingYoungHearts.org. SYH was started by Andy Anderson and Martha LopezAnderson following the death of their 10-year-old son, Sean, of
cardiac arrest. “One of the most difficult things is we learned that he died from something that could have been prevented,” Lopez-Anderson said. “It was like we lost our son again. It’s preventable either through detection or through the availability of AEDs.” For more information, visit ocoee.org or call (407) 905-3100. Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.
Sounds like a job for … Field Trip Dad!
MICHAEL ENG EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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erhaps it’s generational, but there seems to be more pressure on dads these days. Just take a look at all the daddy-daughter dances that took place recently in our schools. It’s not enough simply to throw on a tie and strap a corsage on your baby girl’s wrist. You’ve got to get up and shake your booty, too, lest you be labeled as one of the lame wallflower dads on the side. Then, for dads of sons, there’s kiddie soccer, Little League baseball, pee-wee football — you name it, they have a youth league for it. And then, of course, there’s our occasional Active columnist, Cory Warren, aka Lean Green Dad. How could I ever compete with him? He runs marathons and triathlons. He has muscles. His kids eat vegetables! The bar is high — especially for a dad like me. I’m not
sporty. I’m not handy. And with the exception of being a musician (which only occasionally impresses my two kids), my coolness quotient is quite low. Which is exactly why I jumped at the chance to chaperone my son’s recent field trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I needed to make some bank for the cool column. Of course, my own dad lectured me as a child about never doing anything just because it would make me “cool.” But did I ever listen? Heck, no! At the time the field-trip sign-ups came home, I thought, This can’t be too hard. Hanging out with my boy all day at Disney? Easy-peasy, lemon squeezy. But those delusions all came crashing down in a deluge of internal panic when I arrived to school that morning. So, are you comfortable with an EpiPen? the teacher asked me. Whaaat? One of the kids in your group has a severe peanut allergy. It’s just in case. Oh, sure! I said. I had given my wife vitamin B shots a few months back. Nothing to it! OK, great! she said, as she handed me a gallon-sized Ziploc full of allergy meds and a sheet with instructions. Oh, and also, one of the other chaperones backed out, so we’re going to add two girls from
another class to your group, she continued. Oh, uhhh … OK! Great! Until now, I had assumed all of us would be migrating throughout Animal Kingdom together. It hadn’t crossed my mind that I’d be in charge of a group. On my own. And yes: I was the only dad chaperone from my son’s entire class. I looked over at my boy. He smiled and waved at me. When I had told him I was coming on his field trip, his eyes lit up. He counted down the days. I knew what I had to do. So what if I wasn’t Lean Green Dad? This sounded like a job for … Field Trip Dad! Bring on the 7-year-olds! On the bus ride over, I read and re-read the directions for the medicines in my pack. I double-checked for each kid’s lunch and also their tickets. And when we arrived, I reminded them: Whatever we do, we do as a group. It’s all of us or none of us. They looked like they understood. We headed in. This is a newspaper, so we print only the facts. So here it is: I am the greatest chaperone dad in the world. No, that’s not hyperbole. In. The. World! My four kids and I slayed Animal Kingdom. We endured a 75-minute wait for the African Safari ride, took a train to Conservation Station, trekked back to Africa, crossed
Discovery Island and ended the day at DinoLand U.S.A. We collected 21 stamps along the way for the kids’ workbooks, stopped at a souvenir shop and even brushed some goats in the petting zoo. The kids under my watch were fed and hydrated, and when necessary, we took potty breaks. I helped retrace one kid’s steps to find a misplaced $20 bill. There was nary a tear. No bloodshed. By the end of the day, my Fitbit was showering me with praise and badges for all the steps I took. As we regrouped with the rest of the field trippers, my wife texted me. Throughout the day, I had told her about the EpiPen, the extra kids, the penchant for one of them to wander off. Still have four? If you made it back with four, that’s a victory. I grinned as I collapsed into a seat at the front of the bus. Everyone knows that’s where the cool dads sit. It’s a good thing, too. Because after about 20 minutes, I looked up and realized we still were on the Disney campus. The bus driver was lost. Field Trip Dad sprung into action. Make a U-turn here! Left up there! Go 1.8 miles and turn once more! I hid my GPSenabled iPhone from view. That night, I went in to kiss our son goodnight. He wrapped his arms around my neck. Best day ever, he said.
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Passion for the pen Two West Orange High students are set to represent Winter Garden at a journalism conference this summer in Washington, D.C. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WEST ORANGE A knack for writing
has landed two West Orange High students spots as youth correspondents for a prestigious journalism conference this summer. Kathryn Andrews and Connor Suglia, both juniors, were chosen as two of only 250 students nationwide who will attend the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University in Washington, D.C. The program, which will be held for two weeks in July, brings high school sophomores and juniors nationwide — who are nominated by educators based on their academic performance and a demonstrated interest in journalism and media — together to receive hands-on experience in the field.
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Communications and media have been a staple in 17-year-old Kathryn’s life for as long as she can remember. In fact, she recounted going to New York City and meeting “TODAY Show” hosts Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie for her 13th birthday. Even now, her passion for the communications industry continues to pay off. Her journalism teacher, Kimberly Poor, nominated her for the program, to which Kathryn then submitted a piece
of writing — an editorial — for review. Her favorite stories to work on, however, are features, but she hopes to expand her horizons by writing about global and local events or getting involved with any area of sports coverage. Although she’s always loved writing, she discovered her love for the camera when she took a TV production class in seventh grade. She planned to continue with TV production as a freshman in high school, but because West Orange High restricted the class to sophomores and older, she took journalism instead. “I took TV my sophomore and junior years and loved the whole experience, and that’s what I want to major in,” Kathryn said. She will graduate early — in December rather than in spring 2017. She plans to move to Atlanta in January, where she hopes to either start school at the University of Georgia in the spring or work on getting an internship. “A lot of people I look up to as anchors went to college there,” Kathryn said. “(Additionally) I look up to Erin Andrews and all of the ‘TODAY Show’ cast.” As for her personal goals at the conference, she said she hopes to learn how to write better and learn more about being on screen and behind the scenes, as well as getting tips on better interacting
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West Orange High junior and journalism student Kathryn Andrews holds a copy of the school’s magazine, The Blade.
and communicating with people. “It’ll be fun to see big names out there talking to us about how they got started or how they got into being in journalism or communications,” she said. “I want to get my name out there.” CONNOR SUGLIA
A passion for writing and media is what led Connor to take a TV production class in middle school, where he would anchor and report. From that moment, he was hooked on the camera. “At high school level I anchored as well and I did more behindthe-scenes things, such as directing and editing,” he said. “I like being a talent on there and being a reporter; I like the speaking positions.” Connor’s TV production teacher, Kiah Arnold, was the one who recommended him for the program. When he researched it on his own, he knew immediately it was something he wanted to do. Although Connor — who plays
West Orange High junior and journalism student Connor Suglia was one of two local students selected to attend the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference.
football for West Orange and volunteers at A Cause for Paws animal rescue — always has wanted to be a veterinarian, he said journalism presents many new opportunities and his current experience is spurring his interest in broadcast journalism. Watching the “TODAY Show’s” Al Roker and Matt Lauer every morning with his mom also inspires him to become better at broadcast journalism. “I hope to learn to be a better speaker (at the conference); I think that’s a really important thing,” he said. “I think learning more proper etiquette for broadcast journalism, taking the experience from the higher people and being able to adapt to that and learn it myself (will help me) become better at it.” While at the conference, Connor will have the opportunity to meet congressional members, journalists and anchors, as well as tour the Smithsonian Institution. He said he is most looking
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“The effect that (digital technology) has had on our campus is stunning. Our students are all issued MacBook Airs. …The students take very good care of their devices.” — William Floyd
Ocoee High School has existed in its current form for just 10 years, it has been at the forefront in implementing digital technology. This includes becoming the first Orange County Public Schools 1-to-1 digital high school, one of the reasons the Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders named Principal William Floyd its Innovative Principal of the Year. “The effect that (digital technology) has had on our campus is stunning,” Floyd said. “Our students are all issued MacBook Airs; the loss rate among these devices was incredible the first year: We had a less than 1% loss rate. The students take very good care of their devices.” While embracing digital technology, Ocoee High has had a 59% decrease in discipline offenses and a 14% increase in Advanced Placement course participants, according to OCPS reports. All work is submitted via a site called Edmodo, which has rated Ocoee High best among its Florida schools for two straight years, Floyd said. “As evidenced by Ocoee High School’s experience, digital curriculum has the power to enlighten, engage, inform and — perhaps
most importantly — inspire students to reach their full potential,” he said. Under the leadership of Floyd, who is in his sixth year as principal of Ocoee High, the Knights also have hosted educational delegations from around the world to demonstrate implementation of digital curricula. Floyd said mandatory application for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program for seniors as a collective has been a major help, and so many seniors at Ocoee High applied that they once crashed the state server. In classrooms, teachers implement digital technology to quickly gain immediate feedback from all of their students on questions the teachers create, catered toward proper curricula, he said. Digital platforms help school officials inform parents, as well, with weekly updates for all and an easy chain of communication among school staff, parents and even students to maximize educational benefits, he said. “We are finding a great deal of success with our digital pilot,” Floyd said. “I am so proud to have led that charge.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@orangeobserver.com.
at Ocoee. After completing the course, which consists of 90 hours of instruction, students will be able to receive their certification to operate robotic arm trainers as they receive their diplomas. This could mean jobs for students right after high school, as robotic arm operators can earn $30,000 to $40,000 per year. Robotics instructor James Jones is ecstatic about this new learning tool, especially because Ocoee is the only school in its district with an arm trainer in the classroom. “It’s one thing to build a robot, but I wanted to do something for the students that had real significant value for their future,” Jones said. “Even if you don’t want to be a robotic arm operator, having that certification going into college and studying mechanical, electrical or computer engineering, that’s always a nice thing to have in your résumé.”
Ocoee High School is always setting the stage for new advancements in learning technology. From the implementation of Smart Boards in every core classroom to every student receiving a MacBook Air (and more recently, Think Pads), OHS holds true to its mantra, “Every student will graduate college and career ready,” as students head into a world of ever-changing technological advancements. And now, thanks to Orange County Public Schools and FANUC America Corporation, students have a new career opportunity to be preparing for throughout high school. The robotics program at the school received its own FANUC LR Mate 200iD arm trainer, which is used in factories and plants around the world for tasks such as sorting pills for pharmaceutical companies or laying on a new paint job in automotive industries. The new arm will be a part of the Robotics Capstone program
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Bergstein thinks about the future of Ocoee, the word “exciting” comes to mind. Bergstein, of BeatCreative Marketing, hopes the public will catch wind of that excitement March 14 at The Future of Downtown Ocoee Public Kickoff meeting. The meeting will serve as the beginning of the dialogue between consultants and the residents of Ocoee on what they would like to see in their downtown. “Nobody knows the city of Ocoee like the residents and business owners of city Ocoee,” said Andrew McCown, planning manager at GAI Consultants. The downtown area of Ocoee is one of the focus areas of the State Road 429 land-use plan, a joint plan between the cities of Ocoee and Winter Garden. For the Ocoee portion of the plan, BeatCreative Marketing has been hired to do marketing and social media efforts as well as working with the project consultant, GAI Consultants. The meeting will include a brief session on downtown planning
There are two chances to participate in walking audits, in which consultants walk with residents to take a look at the pedestrian experience on the street and get residents’ opinions. These audits will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, before the food truck event; and at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 19.
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creating pedestrian-friendly streetscape there. Many neighboring communities, such as Winter Garden, have experienced a boom in popularity from the revitalization of downtown areas. Bergstein is eager to see residents shape Ocoee’s downtown to that level of success. “This is that initiative that is going to take Ocoee to that level and make it an attractive destination locally for people to come out to,” Bergstein said. Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.
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MARCH 5, 1981 A guest editorial in the March 5, 1981, issue of The West Orange Times explained the Florida Legislature’s upcoming regular session, which was to include a vote to adopt new boundary lines for congressional and state legislative districts.
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The Ocoee City Council voted to send Mayor Bud Owens and City Clerk W.H. Wurst to the school for municipal finance officers to be held in Gainesville. The new Winter Garden Elementary School will be erected on 10 acres on the southeast corner of the L.W. Tilden estate at Dillard and Tilden streets. School Board Member Hugh Lassiter said all three buildings — the new one, the old Winter Garden Elementary and Tildenville School — would be used. “We are growing, and I don’t see how we can abandon classrooms anywhere,” Lassiter said.
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The first to qualify by selling more than 25 subscriptions in the Winter Garden Times BikeO-Rama Contest is Johnny Harrell, a fourth-grader at Dillard Street Elementary. He hasn’t decided whether he wants the cash or a new bike, but he’s still out selling subscriptions.
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“Having 81 of 120 State House members and 27 of 49 State Senate members, as well as a clear majority on the Selection Committee on Reapportionment, the Democratic Party is clearly in the driver’s seat.”
FROM THE ARCHIVES All ages are represented in this 1916 photograph of packinghouse workers. In the early days of local agriculture, practically every available hand was employed in shipping produce and citrus from Winter Garden. “Picture day” seems
to have ensured that everyone wore their best outfits; notice the large, fashionable bows on the women’s dresses and the plethora of hats. Only one person has been identified: Elwood Mitchell “Doc” Tanner, who is standing sixth from left.
Tanner went on to serve as Winter Garden city clerk from 1930 through 1963 and then as city manager from 1963 until his retirement two years later. He died in 1975.
The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrating its third decade with the debut of its new History Research and Education Center. Starke Lake in Ocoee is drawing more than 200 entries from the United States and Europe.
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A 6,800-seat outdoor entertainment venue has been proposed to be built at the intersection of Plant Street and the Western Beltway (State Road 429) interchange. A similar venue was built in Pennsyl-
vania and has hosted national acts such as Britney Spears, N’Sync, Kenny Rogers, Bob Dylan, Eminem, KISS, Third Eye Blind and REO Speedwagon. Hilda Yarvi was named Citrus Elementary’s first Teacher of the Year by Orange County Public Schools.
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ALEX COLE 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13 at the Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W Plant St, Winter Garden. Grab a beer and kick back for a Sunday afternoon with Alex Cole. (407) 395-9520. Zhen can paint all sorts of subjects, from people to this boat.
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WINE NIGHT 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 at Tim’s Wine Market Windermere, 428 Main St.. Wine lovers can hear from the owners of Far Niente Winery and Nickel & Nickel Vineyards, as well as taste some high-end wines — estate chardonnays, single-vineyard cabernets and pinot noirs. $30 for Wine Club; $35 others. (407) 876-9463.
“This is my career. I like it very much. I’m (one of) a few of the lucky artists that can make a good living doing what I’m doing.” — Lian Quan Zhen
HEATHER D. KELLEY Rave: Maguire Publix. My dad and I were over that way visiting my sister last week, and the seafood guy came out to tell us all about these special crabs they were getting in and that they’d be doing a huge promo on them this week. I forgot, but my dad remembered and went back for them. He showed up to my house with two bags of shrimp and a giant bag of tanner crab, and we had an improv steam party. The crab was amazing, and I am impossible to please when it comes to seafood. It was sweet without being too sweet. The texture was perfect. Awesome service, and quality crab made for a great family night.
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It all began for him when he looked over to see his classmate drawing. The figures his classmate made were very good, and Zhen was fascinated. He decided he wanted to become an artist and began to teach himself how to draw and paint. As time went by, Zhen kept up the hobby, but attended medical school and became a family physician, practicing for four years. During that time, he kept painting. Chinese painting, which uses water-soluble colors and less ink on paper, was the popular form in his home country. The art form had some similarities to watercolor, which Zhen took classes on when he immigrated to the U.S. In 1985 — and speaking no English — he immigrated to the United States. “I needed to start my life again,” he said. His entire family had already moved to the U.S.; nearly half the people from his hometown also had moved to the U.S. He also saw the U.S. as an opportunity for freedom from socialism in China during the 1980s. For a time, he worked as a bus boy and a waiter. In the evenings, he attended school to learn English. In three years, he learned enough of the language to attend college at City College of San Francisco. “I was going to go back to the medical field, but it was too diffi-
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IF YOU GO CHINESE WATERCOLOR WITH LIAN ZHEN WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12 and 13 WHERE: The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere COST: $250 workshop with lunch; $35 imported workshop supplies. RESERVATIONS: The workshop will fill quickly. Reserve your spot at artroomorlando. com.
COLOR PALETTE Blue, yellow and red are the only three colors Zhen uses in his watercolor paintings. He blends the colors together to create vibrant paintings. In his watercolor classes, he teaches his students to do the same. “They learn to paint with minimal colors to get the maximum effects,” he said.
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her husband in 1980 and her son, Dennis Eugene, in 2011. Margaret is survived by her son, Michael, of Windermere, Florida; and daughter, Mary Kathleen, of Eugene, Oregon. She was rewarded with six grandchildren, Kristi and Kara of Portland, Oregon, daughters of Michael and Linda Dowling; McKenzie, Mandy and Josh Dowling, children of Dennis Dowling, all of Eugene Oregon; and Lisa Dowling, also of Eugene, daughter of Mary Kathleen Dowling. In addition, she is survived by her brother, James “Jim” Taylor, of Eugene; and five greatgrandchildren, Mikel Octavio, Jax Alexander, Lukas, Freya and Eva Marie, all residing in Oregon. Memorial services and celebration of Margaret’s life will be held in Eugene, Oregon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Kenneth Armston “Rooster” Morrow, 54, passed away Feb. 25, 2016. Ken worked for the City of Ocoee in the parks and recreation department. He lived on five acres of land in Groveland, Florida, surrounded by all the things he loved. He enjoyed going to flea markets, listening to country music and rocking in his chair with a cold glass of sweet tea, cracking jokes. Ken loved the simply life. He had a heart full of kindness and was always there for his family and friends. We miss him and love him more than words could ever say! He was a husband to Carol Morrow; a father to Blake and Kyle Morrow; a son to Hueld Morrow; a brother to Maryann Brown; a brother-in-law to David Brown; a father-in-law to Tami Morrow; an uncle to Parker and Nicholas Brown; and a grandfather to Maggie, Clayton and Annika Morrow. Our lives have changed forever, and our hearts will always feel that void, but his memory will always be with us.
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Joseph L. Marbais Sr. of Ocoee, Florida, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was born in Adena, Ohio, on March 7, 1937. Joe relocated his family to Ocoee in 1978 and had lived in Ocoee since that time. Joe and his son, Steve, have been the owners of Joe’s Auto Repair and Marbais Enterprises Used Cars since 1986. He is survived by his wife, Bertha L. Marbais; and four children, Joseph Marbais Jr., (Terri Marbais) Steven Marbais (Leslie Marbais), Brenda Ricotta (Michael Ricotta) and Stacy Carroll (Shawn Carroll). He has 10 surviving grandchildren, Haley Rushing, Jacob Marbais, Brianna Marbais, Zachery Zeisloft, Brian Ricotta, Kimberly Ricotta, Mitchell Marbais, August Carroll,
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What was most upsetting was the display of photographs at the end of the exhibit — the pictures of small children with smiling faces and a sense of longing in their eyes. These were the children who lacked a sponsor, someone to share comforting words, send daily necessities and give them hope. I was one of thousands of people who experienced Compassion International’s immersive exhibit that was set up at West Orlando Christian Center, Church of God in Christ on a recent weekend. After receiving a set of headphones and an iPod, I parted the printed bed sheet that acted as a doorway and my journey into the poverty-stricken lives of Jey and Yannely began. Replicas of their home life stared back at me: an aged mattress where siblings fought for space to sleep, interior walls stained with rainwater, “dolls” made of hardened mud, makeshift cooking spaces and meager meals, a small window with a glimpse of the destitute neighborhood outside. Jey’s story was first. A young boy’s voice told me the story of
growing up in one of the poorest Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya. His family made and sold moonshine to bring in a few extra dollars. As a child, he and his family moved into his grandmother’s small house, forcing 15 people to live and sleep together. He was sent to jail when he was 9 after getting caught stealing; conditions weren’t much better there. In Yannely’s story, food is scarce. She talks about looking out her window in her Dominican Republic town and wondering if any of the men walking by could be her father. He rejected her so she has her mother’s last name, but without her father’s name, she can’t finish school. When she finally learns his identity, she passes his house frequently and eventually gets enough nerve to knock on his door. He again rejects her. Yannely says she has frequent stomachaches, but her town lacks doctors. She thinks she might want to be a doctor someday. Their stories had happy endings, though I’m sure those of many of the children in their towns do not. For Jey and Yannely, hope came in the way of Compassion International sponsorships. During my short journey with the children, the walls became brighter as their lives took a positive turn. Leaking walls turned into colorful classrooms, and by the end of the tour, I was glad to see Jey has become a
successful disc jockey and youth minister and Yannely did, indeed, become a doctor. As I finished their stories, I entered a room where dozens of children were waiting for someone to brighten their future. SPONSOR A CHILD
The disturbing reality is that more than 2,400 children on the Compassion International website lack a sponsor. Glancing through the pages and pages of photos of little children, I was stung by the reality that most of the faces were older boys. As Jey said in his journey, “I know who gets a sponsor; the youngest, cutest get sponsored first.” Many people are drawn to the images of pigtails and pillowcase dresses. If I were in a position to sponsor someone, I would search for the oldest boy and include him in my family circle.
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The Compassion Experience is returning to Winter Garden April 1 to 5 at Church of the Messiah, 241 N. Main St. The exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, and Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5; and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 3. Walk-ins are welcome; reservations can be made online at compassionexperience.com.
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Growth and decline in local Little Leagues Myriad factors have contributed to rising and declining participation rates around the area. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WEST ORANGE
Most Americans remember a time when Little League was one of a select few major children’s athletic programs in the United States, with widespread high participation numbers. But in recent years, a growing number of youth athletic options and the descent of baseball from atop America’s collective athletic consciousness have contributed to a general decline in Little League popularity. In West and Southwest Orange County, results have been polar, from dwindling or even defunct leagues to growing leagues that might produce a new one.
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Jackson Hodor, an eighth-grader at Bridgewater Middle School, had a tackle on defense and was targeted once as a receiver on offense during the USA Football Under-15 Stars vs. Stripes Game at AT&T Stadium in Texas. The game was a part of the 2016 International Bowl.
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Gehrig Chambless tied a national record for triples in a single game March 1 when he clubbed four against Wildwood, part of an 11-RBI performance for the Legacy baseball standout. The Eagles won 32-0.
Winter Garden will be fine with keeping the growth as long as they have places to play, but … they’ll go to a division format at some point, just like Windermere.”
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West Orange girls lacrosse’s Shea Moran had five goals and four assists for the Warriors during a 19-13 win over Creekside March 4.
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While shifts in culture have caused declines in Little Leagues closer to north Orlando, the development boom in Horizon West has led to increased participation in Winter Garden and Windermere — to the point some wonder whether a Horizon West Little League will emerge. “That just depends on the individual people within that area,” said Debbie Dobbs, District 14 district administrator overseeing Dr. Phillips, Ocoee, South Lake, Windermere and Winter Garden Little Leagues. “It’s all about vol-
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Bobby Head went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored for the West Orange baseball team during a 10-0 win against Apopka March 4.
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Ocoee softball’s Kylie Stewart plated three RBI for the Knights in a 5-2 district victory against East Ridge March 3.
3 TO WATCH GIRLS LACROSSE Dr. Phillips (8-1) at West Orange (9-1), 7:30 p.m. March 14 BASEBALL Ocoee (7-5) at Lake Minneola (5-4), 7 p.m. March 11 SOFTBALL West Orange (12-1) at Apopka (8-4), 7 p.m. March 11
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George Schanck George Schanck is a two-sport standout for the Ocoee Knights. This past weekend he became the first wrestler from the school to have competed twice in the state tournament. After winning the district championship at 182 pounds and finishing second in the region (another first for the program), Schanck went 1-2 over the weekend at the state wrestling meet. Schanck, who plays defensive end on the football field, is a junior and will look to make it three consecutive state appearances next spring.
How did it feel to compete in the state tournament for a second consecutive year? I was happy to make state again, and I feel like I could go again next year. For me to make it, and to be the only person (from Ocoee High) to wrestle in the state tournament twice, I feel like that’s an accomplishment. What’s your favorite varsity sports memory so far? I think it was probably the Lake Minneola game during football season (Oct. 28, 33-28 victory). It was just a fun game — we just balled out.
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What are some of the differences you’ve noticed between playing football and wrestling at Ocoee? In football, you can be doing your best and still come out losing. In wrestling, it’s all up to you. You win or lose because you tried hard enough or you didn’t try hard enough. Football is a team sport. You get to be with your boys and do your thing and win games together. Ocoee’s wrestling program seems to be improving. What’s your outlook for next year? All the freshmen we have — we had a lot of freshmen this year — so I think that next year, since they wrestled so tough, we’re going to have a lot of state placers and state qualifiers. I think we’re going to be a lot better. What’s your least favorite chore around the house? Washing dishes. I just don’t like washing dishes. It’s a lot to do. What’s the best advice you’ve received? Coach (Mike) Shultz told me to take things one match at a time. It helped me a lot. … I’ve always got another match ahead of me. Who is your favorite superhero? My favorite superhero is Superman. He flies, and he’s strong — he pick up cars and stuff. I’m excited to see “Batman v. Superman.” — STEVEN RYZEWSKI
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Marissa runs Garage Mama Fitness — which caters to women looking to get in shape and learn about working out, nutrition and cooking — while Kim runs Trinity Sports Performance, which serves middle- and high-school students training for sports, as well as men who want to get in shape. ADVANCING IN ATHLETICS
The two met through friends at a Super Bowl party in 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, but Kim was playing in the NFL at the time and was only in Florida for a month during the off season. He eventually left to go back and train, and the two didn’t meet again for another year. Kim, an avid Tottenham Hotspurs fan, got started in athletics by playing soccer. He played on the Adidas Select Team at 13 years old, but when his family moved to Cleveland, he switched to football. “I’d never played football until high school,” he said. “I was mostly a running back on offense, and I played that for one year in college (at Penn State) before they switched me to defense my second year.” That time at Penn State led to a nine-year career in the NFL that included stints with the Baltimore Ravens, the St. Louis Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.
“We want to raise our family healthy because they watch what we do, and we just want to reiterate that with the community, that the kids are watching and it filters down.” — Marissa Herring
Marissa was a competitive gymnast until she was 14 and later cheered for both Florida State University and Florida International University. Additionally, she has competed in the Tri Fitness Challenge and won her age division four times. For her, competing started when she was trying to lose 40 pounds of baby weight and Kim suggested she go see a trainer. She came back the first day telling him she was going to compete in the 2007 Tri Fitness Challenge seven months later. “I did real estate by day and training in between,” she said. “My trainer suggested I get certified because I had a background in athletics.” FITNESS FOR A LIVING
From that point, Marissa started training her cousins and friends and used whatever she had lying around in her garage. “We’d push the car, and I’d slowly buy used equipment on Craigslist,” she said. She believed everyone could be helped in some way to better their health. She watched her friends struggle with energy, while she was bouncing off the wall with it. And as a selfproclaimed foodie, she noticed they were not eating, while she was eating all day. “There was such a fluctuation with emotions with women, and I said, ‘You know, this really can be conquered with food and exercise,’” she said. “I knew there was a way to tackle people’s habits, and I’m going to give it to them straight, but at least you know what you get when you come here.” After Kim tired of seeing people in his garage, the two decided it was time to find a facility. He jumped on board with Marissa and added a turf area for sports training, thus creating Trinity Sports. “When we first began, we did boot camps together,” Kim said. “I would take part of the group, and she’d take the other part, and then we’d switch. We’re great doing that, those are fun workouts, and we like coming
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up with the workouts together.” For the most part, each runs their own programs. Marissa is certified in balanced habits nutrition coaching and teaches people how to cook and eat balanced meals. She also offers private- and small-group training. Kim focuses on sports training and mentoring kids by building their character and preparing them for more than just a college scholarship. He also offers “man camp,” which caters to men who want to get stronger and have a good time. In the end, it all comes down to raising a healthy family and educating the community on proper fitness and nutrition. “We want to raise our family healthy because they watch what we do, and we just want to reiterate that with the community, that the kids are watching and it filters down,” Marissa said. “It’s really a family affair.” Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
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unteers and people to start those programs. Winter Garden will be fine with keeping the growth as long as they have places to play, but … they’ll go to a division format at some point, just like Windermere.” Windermere currently has the largest Little League in District 14. It had to be split into two divisions based on the number of players or teams in its Majors Division (11and 12-year-olds), and officials at Little League headquarters in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, will determine when Winter Garden is at that point, Dobbs said. Matt Eidelmann, president of Winter Garden Little League, said 3- to 8-year-olds have represented the biggest spike in participation. The increase in players by almost 70 this spring tops the district by far, and it should cause that divisional split next summer, he said. The starkest contrast to this is eastern neighbor Ocoee, which President Gary Hood said has consistently had 200 to 250 players, based on league lines he would like to see readjusted but that Dobbs said Williamsport officials froze in 2007. “At one time, District 14 went all the way out to Eustis … and then reduced us down to our current five, plus Rolling Hills and Pine Hills,” Hood said. “In Rolling Hills and Pine Hills, you have other sports that have picked up in the area.” Those Pine Hills and Rolling Hills leagues died in part because of children seeking other sports and sedentary activities, Dobbs said. Although MLB has invested in its Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program and seen some results, urban communities have overwhelmingly transitioned from 1980s peaks in youth baseball participation to football and basketball — which are also declining. But Dr. Phillips, a more suburban area on the city’s edge, has not followed that trend. Todd Hockenberry, Dr. Phillips Little League president, said his league has grown from 225 children in fall 2013 and 353 players in spring 2013 to 390 participants in fall 2015 and 413 registrants so far for this spring. He said expanding programs and facilities has helped
COMPLEX COMPLEXITIES To even out populations for District 14 leagues, the likeliest scenario would be the formation of a Horizon West Little League, at which point boundaries naturally would need to be examined. But this depends on having fields in that area — namely the Tiny Road Sports Complex the West Orange community has counted on for years to match similar facilities in Apopka, East Orange and South Orange, said District 14 Administrator Debbie Dobbs. “I want to get that sports field on Tiny Road built — not 10 years from now — they’ve been talking about it for 10 years,” she said. “Having something like that is great for when you have tournament time. It’s supposed to be a multi-sport complex, so it would benefit ... other sports, too. It’s just sad to see it’s taking so long to get up.” District 1 Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd has said protected sand skinks and funding have been issues delaying that project.
to meet a growing demand. From Dobbs’ perspective, leagues thrive or wither based primarily on volunteer support, citing MetroWest as another locale where numbers dwindled. Parents are less willing to volunteer in general today. “I wish they understood how important it is, because people say they’re too busy, but I can recall being a single parent and being (heavily involved) and this job and worked, too, full-time,” she said. “I have a staff of 11, and a lot of them are past presidents and have been with me for a long time. But at some point, I’m going to retire ... and I can’t find anyone to take it over for me.” Ed Simonetta, Windermere Little League president, attested to volunteers keeping that league so populated despite having the smallest area in the district.
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softball team has won 10 consecutive games as of March 6, and the winning streak can be summed up adequately in one word: offense. Through 11 games, the Eagles (10-1) have scored 171 runs — an average of 15.5 runs per game. Led by senior Aubrey Muench, CFCA is on a roll at the plate, surprising even some of its players. “(This season is) going a lot better than I expected,” Muench said March 3, after the Eagles had
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Yager also credits his two assistant coaches, who he said have worked hard to drill the girls on swinging the bats well. Beyond Muench, Yager said the Lawrence sisters — senior Kristin and sophomore Halina — have played particularly well, as has Aubrey Muench’s younger sister, sophomore Alyssa Muench. CFCA’s only loss came in the season opener Feb. 8 against Mount Dora Christian — a district opponent. The Eagles are hopeful to avenge that loss and continue to play strong ahead of the district tournament, which begins April 11 at Mount Dora Christian. The team’s young roster — the Eagles have just three seniors and one junior to go with several underclassmen and three middleschoolers — means there still will be a learning curve as district competition draws nearer. “It speaks well for the future,” Yager said of his team’s youth.
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ALEXANDER RIDGE The home at 2400 Alexander Ridge Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $363,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,265 square feet. The price per square foot is $111.18. ORCHARD HILLS The home at 14436 Brushwood Way, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $352,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,690 square feet. The price per square foot is $130.86. SUMMERLAKE The home at 7846 Summerlake Pointe Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 22, for $430,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,484 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.42. The home at 15359 Porter Road, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 23, for $384,990. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,791 square feet. The price per square foot is $101.55.
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The home at 7524 Bluejack Oak Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $334,490. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,727 square feet. The price per square foot is $122.66.
The home at 7612 Bluejack Oak Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $282,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,184 square feet. The price per square foot is $129.12.
The home at 8131 Laughing Gull St., Winter Garden, sold Feb. 22, for $310,000. Built in 2012, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,773 square feet. The price per square foot is $111.79.
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WESTON PARK The home at 2311 Blake Way, Ocoee, sold Feb. 22, for $171,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,687 square feet. The price per square foot is $101.36.
STONE CREEK The home at 15175 Harrowgate Way, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 25, for $212,500. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,648 square feet. The price per square foot is $128.94.
COUNTRY LAKES The home at 14242 Country Estate Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 24, for $378,000. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,428 square feet on 1.01 acres. The price per square foot is $155.68. CROWN POINT SPRINGS The home at 1022 Autumn Leaf Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 23, for $166,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,760 square feet. The price per square foot is $94.32.
TUCKER OAKS The condo at 1566 Scarlet Oak Loop, No. 662, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $160,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,576 square feet. The price per square foot is $101.52. The condo at 1562 Scarlet Oak Loop, No. 671, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 19, for $135,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,216 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.02.
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