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Parking problems Winter Park residents shared their concerns about downtown parking last week. TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

Consulting firm Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. was on an information-gathering mission as it hosted a downtown parking summit June 8 at the Winter Park Welcome Center. The firm gave residents a chance to share concerns about parking on Park Avenue. SEE PARKING PAGE 4

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THE MAN WITH THE PLAN Winter Park residents can meet library architect Sir David Adjaye — named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People — during a public forum next week. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4.

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Fairbanks property hits market Winter Park looks to sell former Bowl America property. TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

Winter Park is selling another piece of land. A city-owned piece of property at 1111 W. Fairbanks Ave. was officially put out to bid as of the Winter Park City Commission meeting Monday, June 12. The property, the former site of the Bowl America, was put up for a notice of disposal, opening it to potential buyers.

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Maitland Public Library, 501 Maitland Ave. S. in Maitland. Shop at the monthly BOGO sale to benefit the Friends of the Library. The event is held in the Community Room. Shoppers can get great bargains on books, movies and magazines. For more information, call (407) 647-7700. MISS JACQUELINE JONES CONCERT 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts located at 1905 Kentucky Ave. in Winter Park. Diva to the max, Miss J. graces the stage yet again with her fantastic band. Don’t miss the fun. Cost is $15. For more information, call (407) 636-9951.

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SAVE THE RAIN FOREST 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 19, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. See the Amazon rainforest come alive as puppeteer

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and storyteller Katie Adams recreates the lush jungle setting and tells the survival story of amazing, endangered animals. Inspired by the book “The Great Kapok Tree” by Lynne Cherry. Registration is required. For more info or to register, call (407) 623-3300, Ext. 4, or visit wppl.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

PUBLIC DIALOGUE FOR NEW LIBRARY & EVENTS CENTER 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park. Internationally acclaimed architect Sir David Adjaye will lead a public discussion regarding the Winter Park Public Library & Events Center project. Attendees will be able to share their vision for the design of this project by participating in a series of intimate public roundtable discussions that will focus on themes central to the role and scope of libraries and occasion venues in 21st-century communities. For more information, call (407) 599-3341.

MONDAY, JUNE 26

BOOK DISCUSSION AT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WINTER PARK 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, at the University Club of Winter Park, located at 841 North Park Ave., Winter Park. Participate in a book discussion of “Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill,” by Candice Millard. Imperialism and courage are on display in this narrative of the young Winston Churchill’s exploits during the Boer War. The New York Times called the book, the third from Millard, “tremendously readable and enjoyable.” For more information, call (407) 644-6149 or visit uclubwp.org.

our planet without leaving the library. You might even meet emperor scorpions, a red-billed hornbill, a bearded dragon or a sugar glider. Registration required; register both adults and children who will attend. Presented by the Central Florida Zoo. For more information or to register, call (407) 623-3300, Ext. 4, or visit wppl. org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 ZOOM AROUND THE WORLD 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. Meet animals from the far corners of

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WATERMELON 5K 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, at Park Avenue in downtown Winter Park. Start your Independence Day the right way with a 5K. Join friends, family and neighbors for a morning celebration featuring ice cold watermelon and American pride. Cost is $30 to $38. Military personnel and family receive a

$10 discount (through July 2) and a special bib. For more information, call (407) 896-1160.

THURSDAY, JULY 13

POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park. Enjoy a free screening of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” This film series features classic films for the whole family. Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends. Free popcorn for everyone. Call (407) 629-0054. ST. MARGARET MARY ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13; Friday, July 14; and Saturday, July 15, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 560 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. This rummage sale is like attending hundreds of garage sales or yard sales under one roof. Rain or shine, we are dry, cool and shaded in the air conditioning. All proceeds benefit the church’s brothers and sisters in Haiti. For more information, call (407) 647-3392.

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Winter Park to install lights on Cady Way The city will place two flashing beacons on the Cady Way Trail. GIA DOXEY STAFF INTERN

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Luciano Cortes, left, chatted with Deborah Hayes and Paula Burns after serving them wine in downtown Winter Park during the Sip, Shop & Stroll.

found is that there are restaurants where we really enjoy the food, so we’re going to go visit those.” Visiting from Boston, Paula Burns and her friend, Deborah Hayes, stumbled upon the wine walk after they decided to make a quick stop to the area. “We just parked the car and asked the girl if this was a tasting, and she told us it was a sip and stroll, so we just went off and found it,” Burns said. “We knew that’s what we would like — it’s a good concept.” Contact Troy Herring at therring@orangeobserver.com.

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ays of sunlight peeked through the trees on Park Avenue, falling upon visitors as they perused downtown. All along Park Avenue, business doors are propped wideopen and chalkboard signs on the sidewalk welcome customers to come inside. The Sip, Shop & Stroll, organized by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Park Avenue Merchants Association, has become a fun quarterly event for visitors to enjoy a glass of wine and take in what downtown has to offer. The most recent event was held Thursday, June 8. The main goal of the wine walk, said Ally Stricker, director of events for the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, is to get visitors to explore the downtown area, which in turn would lead to people supporting the local economy. “We want to bring people on to Park Avenue to be able to see what the Park Avenue merchants have to offer the community,” Stricker said. “We want people to see the beauty that Winter Park has to offer.” Some participants grabbed a glass of wine and enjoyed sitting out on benches under the shade of trees, while others took a casual stroll down up and down Park Avenue. “This is our first one,” said David Alderman, who was taking in the wine walk with his wife, Suzie. “What we really have

Following reports of several close calls, Winter Park will install warning lights at the Cady Way Trail. Public Works Director Troy Attaway said most issues relate to trailer-users not stopping or using caution as they approach or cross the roads. “The city is waiting for a receipt of a shipment of the materials; it could take a couple of months,” Winter Park Communications Director Clarissa Howard said. “We will be installing rapid flashing beacons at the two crossings of the trail, on Cady Way and Summerfield Road.” Popular destinations via the trail include Baldwin Park, Mead Gardens, Brookshire Elementary School, Cady Way Pool, Cady Way Park and Winter Park High School past Summerfield. Commissioner Sarah Sprinkel said at a recent City Commission meeting she also wants the commission to consider both the safety and the aesthetic of Winter Park. She said she does not like the traffic poles currently on Cady Way. “How will Winter Park look and feel in 2050, or even 2030?” she asked. This led to another discussion regarding how to maintain the nature and beautification of the city. “This is not just about green space; it’s also about connectivity,” Sprinkel said. Commissioner Carolyn Cooper and Mayor Steve Leary said there needs to be a multi-department discussion regarding both parks and transportation to achieve Sprinkel’s request. “Denning ’s (community playground) will be a long linear park,” Leary said. “Some parts will be nicer than others, because there’s more right of way to do landscaping. It’s … becoming one and the same.” Kyla Abad, who lives in the Summerfield area, hopes the Cady Way Trail crossing gets safer. “People and bike riders don’t really know where to stop,” she said. Cady Way Trail isn’t the only area of the city with safety concerns. The intersection of New York and Lyman avenues has long been in need of fixing due to the positioning of stop signs. Leary said the intersection was a “free-for-all and nobody stopped.” The commission agreed to schedule a workshop for longterm planning on these issues. “We all want the same thing,” Sprinkel said. “We just need to figure out how to get there.”

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Last year, Winter Park used CRA funds to purchase the land at U.S. 17-92 and Fairbanks Avenue just east of the Walgreens. Its appraised value is $2.96 million, and the city will accept offers for the next 45 days starting June 13. Winter Park will not be accepting offers for the construction of drive-thru banks, fast-food restaurants, car lots or gas stations, among other businesses. Some residents believe the city should hold on to the property because of its close proximity to Martin Luther King Jr. Park to the north. More than a dozen residents stepped forward during Monday’s meeting to voice disapproval of the city’s decision to sell the property. “It’s premature,” former mayor Joe Terranova said. “We should look at this very carefully before we dispose of it, to be sure it could not fit in a park situation.” City Commissioner Carolyn Cooper concurred. “Open expanses of green space reduce your blood pressure, create a sense of community and are valuable,” she said. “As we grow, they become even more valuable.” But other commissioners believed the land was not suitable for a park. City Commissioner Peter Weldon said the money acquired from the sale of the property should go toward improving existing park space instead. Mayor Steve Leary agreed a sliver of road along Fairbanks Avenue doesn’t make sense as park land. “It’s a commercial corridor,” he said. “It’s too small to turn into a playing field, and we’re not going to vacate streets that serve other businesses to have a patch of green in the middle of our commercial corridor that people really can’t walk to.” Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

IN OTHER NEWS n Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance to revise permitted uses in office zoning districts to allow veterinary clinics. n The commission delayed a vote to replace a policy governing city use of social media and external internet.

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The Moscow School of Management at the Skolkovo Innovation Center is just one of Adjaye’s projects.

Adjaye to design library TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

He designed the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. He designed a home for actor Ewan McGregor. He designed the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. He’s done work in Europe, Asia and Africa. And his next project: Winter Park’s new library. Residents will get a chance to meet Sir David Adjaye, of Adjaye Associates — the man behind the design of the new Winter Park Public Library — at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center. There, residents will be able to share their input on what the city’s new house for books will look like. “Winter Park’s vision for this project truly embraces the continued evolution of the library in the 21st century,” Adjaye said. “With a diverse program that recognizes it as a critical piece of cultural infrastructure, this will be a dynamic space for shared education, recreation and interaction. I am thrilled to be working with the city on a design that I hope can become a true beacon for its neighborhood, with resonance for the entire community.” Adjaye started his company in 2000 and has offices in London and New York. His work has gar-

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nered him numerous accolades, including being named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People.” According to his firm’s website: “Adjaye Associates believes that architecture presents opportunities for transformation — materially, conceptually and sociologically. Driven by the desire to enrich and improve daily life, the practice’s buildings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the communities they serve. Inspiration is drawn from many influences around the world and the work clearly articulates this enthusiasm for issues of place and identity.” Adjaye Associates also will be working with HuntonBrady Architects, with Adjaye’s firm taking the lead on the design. Winter Park knows the prestigious résumé that Adjaye brings, making him the perfect fit for designing a special building. “We’re incredibly fortunate to have somebody of his stature to consider this,” Mayor Steve Leary said. “Talk about creating an asset, a structure, a building,

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A total of 56 residents, business owners and city staff came to the event and were asked everything from how they would rate the current parking availability to what might be the best way to fix the potential parking problem. When asked to describe the parking conditions on Park Avenue, the most popular answer at 36% was that the Avenue is packed but that they can still find a parking spot of they need it. Many attendees said the city needs more off-street parking and that it is important for the city to maximize the use of existing parking. “This is the first step in a process that will allow us to explore — in a little bit more detail — what you are all experiencing as a community,” Kimley-Horn Vice President Stephen Stansbery said. The parking may be a sign of Park Avenue’s continued growth.

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Winter Park is taking a long hard look at its parking situation downtown.

There have been 1,400 new restaurant seats added since 2003, according to city statistics. “We can see that the perception from both groups is parking is challenging,” Kimley-Horn consultant Brett Wood said. “We have to do something to make it a little bit better.” He added that there are multiple strategies to handle a potential parking problem — one of which

is increased enforcement of parking signs and rules, which would improve the turnover of spaces. Winter Park currently has only one employee who monitors the entire downtown area for parking violations. But it’s a careful balance, Wood said. “You don’t want it to become perceived as over-regulatory or over-enforcing,” he said. “We

a property for future generations designed by one of the greatest architects of our time. How special is that?” The design phase for the library is a welcome sight for the city. A yearlong legal battle over the location of the new library caused delays. It began during the March 15, 2016 election, when the bond referendum to allow the city to finance the project passed narrowly with 5,416 votes in favor and 5,202 opposed. A group of residents — a political action committee — challenged that the city didn’t properly notice the intended location of where the library would be built, which eventually put the issue in front of a judge. It wasn’t until Dec. 7 when Orange County Judge Margaret Schreiber issued a final judgment that validated the city’s desire to finance a $30 million bond to fund the demolition of the city’s existing civic center and construction of a new municipal complex including a new events center, library and parking garage — all within Martin Luther King Jr. Park. A second legal action taken by the political action committee was later dismissed. Design work for the new library/civic center is expected to start this month. Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

don’t want to go from 2,500 tickets to 5,000 tickets, because then we’re just driving people away. We have to do it in a way that’s meaningful and changes behavior, but doesn’t over-restrict people.” Other options include making private garages more open to the public and creating a smart phone app that keeps track of where available parking is located. Two last resorts are paid parking and building parking structures, Wood said. Residents were given a chance to speak on their concerns at the end of the summit. Jack Rogers said the city has squandered multiple opportunities to add more parking spaces, including the recent sale of the Blake Yard property. “We could have put approximately 50 cars on that property,” Rogers said. “We’ve got to be smarter than this. … We must look at those opportunities.” Kimley-Horn plans to host a second parking summit in August. Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

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Maitland leaders embrace free market for trash collection The City Council will make its final decision at its next meeting June 26.

“This way, we are actually able to control (dumping) … we know where they take these items and we make them report annually where they take them.” — City Manager Sharon Anselmo

under non-exclusive franchise agreements with other municipalities to let them know the city had done away with exclusive agreements related to C&D removal. In the past, the public had been limited to only one service with which the city had negotiated, and it was this lack of free market options that led the city to adopt the non-exclusive program in late 2013. Another issue that brought the program into being was the lack of oversight regarding where companies were dropping off their waste. “Back in the ’90s, they had a problem with people not going to

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home thinking, ‘Oh I didn’t like them, but I just wont say anything,’ and then the next guy faces the same consequence,” Reponen said. “I want to provide the means that if there is a problem, then someone knows to come and complain.” Anselmo assured Reponen the city had not yet had any complaints from anyone in the community since the program started. The city itself also collects both monthly and yearly reports from the garbage companies. It was also noted by Anselmo that locals could take their own trash if they wish. “Self-haul is not regulated,” Anselmo said. “So if they want one of those bagsters or something like that ... they can take it right to the landfill themselves.” Contact Troy Herring at therring@orangeobserver.com.

n Robert Allen was approved to fill the vacancy on the Lakes Advisory Board. n Scott Zornek was approved to fill the vacancy on the Transportation Advisory Board because of the elimination of the Planning and Zoning Commission Liaison. n 2017 Evaluation and Appraisal Report and EAR-based CDP Amendments for CDP 2035 were approved. This authorizes the city manager to execute the contract for Urban Planning Services for the EAR for the 2017 fiscal year.

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Maitland leaders took steps they believe will save the city money on its trash collection. At its June 12 meeting, the City Council introduced an ordinance granting a non-exclusive franchise to Keller Outdoor Environmental Services LLC. A public hearing to approve the ordinance will take place June 26. “What they will enable is garbage companies to compete against each other — who are used to having an exclusive franchise,” said City Manager Sharon Anselmo. “So trying to build up a bunch of non-exclusives so that there is competition and lowers the price.” In 2013, the city signed an exclusive franchise agreement with Waste Pro of Florida Inc., which collects single- and multifamily residential waste, yard waste and commercial solid waste. However, this agreement did not include the disposal of solid waste, construction and demolition debris. Anselmo said the city currently has 12-different C&D disposal companies signed up as part of the non-exclusive program, which allows customers the ability to pick and choose the service they want to use. To increase the number of options, the city mailed applications to C&D vendors already

the landfill — dumping where they shouldn’t be dumping,” Anselmo said. “This way, we are actually able to control it, because there is so much environmental awareness, we know where they take these items and we make them report annually where they take them.” Besides having to be approved by the city and the general public, companies also must have agreements with transfer facilities before being able to freely operate. During the discussion on the motion, Councilwoman Bev Reponen said she was concerned about how to deal with companies that don’t do their jobs properly and whether people in the general public are satisfied. “I don’t want people sitting at

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CFCARTS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S ‘AMERICAN ROAD TRIP’ The 155-member CFCArts Symphony Orchestra invites us to join them on a “Great American Road Trip” to experience the sights, sounds, history, and grandeur of America. The music “travels” from New York to Hollywood and the Grand Canyon to Washington, D.C. Coming “home” to Orlando, we’ll hear patriotic music performed by Central Florida’s largest symphony orchestra. At Calvary Assembly in Winter Park; tickets are $10, $15 and $25; Children 12 and under are free. Call (407) 937-1800, Ext. 710, or visit cfcarts.com/roadtrip.

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FATHER’S DAY AT LEU GARDENS Leu Gardens honors dads by opening the gardens for free on his special day. Even if every day is special with Dad, the gardens invite the whole family to stroll the pathways that cover 50 acres. Then, stop by the historic Leu House to take a tour of the home and learn about the families who once lived there. General admission is $10 adult and $3 children (5 to 17) and free for dad (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Visit leugardens.org.

JUNE 23 AND 24

MASCOT GAMES Returning to the Amway Center, the Mascot Games feature 30 mascots from sports teams across the country, competing in a variety of games. These family-friendly games create real sports competition, as mascots from the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA and Arena Football League battle like gladiators to become champion of the mascot world. Proceeds benefit New Hope for Kids, which provides support to children grieving the death of a loved one. Tickets start at $12. Visit mascotgames.org or newhopeforkids.org.

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JUNE 9 TO 19: ‘GEEZERS’ The Tommy Lee Johnston play, “Geezers,” introduces us to some wonderful people enjoying their “golden years” in a retirement home. Jack, a pathologically shy, 27-year-old man, begins a job there, but it’s the “geezers” who wind up helping Jack. On the road to his epiphany, Jack learns from this wise group of mentors in this heartwarming drama about growth, learning, wisdom and love. At the Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park, 419A W. Fairbanks Ave. Call (407) 920-4034 or visit breakthroughtheatre.com.

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Outfielder Christian Harris is also a force in the batter’s box.

Starting pitcher CJ Monnar brought the heat during a matchup against Lake Mary.

A shot at the championship Maitland Little League’s 9U All-Stars face Oviedo for the 2017 crown.

Maitland Little League’s 9U AllStars punched their ticket to a championship game Saturday, June 10, with a 19-9 win over Lake Mary. The boys from Maitland have showcased a high-octane offense so far, scoring 60 runs through their first four games of the tournament.

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“Everybody is extremely proud; this team has exceeded everyone’s expectations,” coach Steve Carney said. “We’ve run the bases really well. We’re disciplined at the plate. We’re not swinging at bad pitches. The pitches we’re getting, we’re hitting them.” A team effort by all of Maitland’s players has been rewarded with a shot at the championship. “Everybody’s contributing,” Carney said. “Everybody’s made some kind of play or a hit or a stolen base.”

It starts with CJ Monnar, who has been a star pitcher for the team, Carney said. Preston Carey also has been an ultimate utility player, excelling in whatever position he’s given. Other players have been stepping up to different positions too, including CJ Nassar, who played second base; Chase Garrison, who played first base; and Jack-

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Stay dialed in.” “They’re getting their big toe wet in this tournament.” Carney said that he’s confident Maitland has what it takes to win it all. “They’re full of confidence,” he said. “I know they’re going to win, and if they don’t, we won already. They’ve learned a lot and exceeded everybody’s expectations.” Maitland will face Oviedo in a final showdown for the championship, looking to take revenge on a team that handed them their only loss of the tournament. A game set for Tuesday evening was postponed because of inclement weather. The game was tentatively set for Wednesday, June 14, at the Lake Mary Sports Complex, after press time.

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son Carney, who played first base as well. “Wherever I put them, they’re playing like they’ve played (there) all season,” Carey said. The coach also credited Ari Lanxner for being a vocal leader on the team. Jack Benson has been growing in the catcher position as well, while outfielders Max Anderson, Christian Harris and Grayson Wallis have been developing their game. The team put together a 3-1 record with wins against Forest City, Apopka and Lake Mary. Carney added that the team’s greatest strength is the chemistry among the players. He also credited the team for not getting discouraged with errors or mistakes. “Our motto on the team is, ‘Next pitch,’” Carney said. “Forget about what just happened.

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here’s more to health and well-being than just the body and the mind. There’s the spirit — something we can’t see but surely feel. Something that you can’t reveal with an MRI or X-ray but often needs healing or recovery. “I feel like we need somebody that helps us connect to our feelings, our heart, our faith and what’s in our soul,” said Winter Park Memorial Hospital Senior Chaplain Donna Burske. “As our patients process unexpected diagnosis or unexpected loss of a baby or a sudden loss of a parent, what is life without our soul?” Burske is one of seven chaplains at the hospital. Instead of healing broken bones and curing diseases, she treats grief and loneliness. She tries to encourage hope and the will to keep fighting. But Burske wasn’t always a chaplain. Prior to 2002, she was working in the business development side of the hospital — a time she calls her “previous life.” It was that year that she felt a desire to do something more meaningful in her work. She said it was her 18-month fight with cancer that gave her this renewed perspective. “I had a moment driven by things going on in my life when I realized work was fine, supporting me and I enjoyed it, but there wasn’t a lot of meaning,” Burske

Winter Park Memorial Hospital’s team of chaplains offer spiritual guidance for patients, families and even staff members.

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Winter Park Memorial hospital chaplains Donna Burske, Brad Kurlinski, Danny Kyei-Donkor, Igor Melnik, Lucile Wiseman, Ray Christman and Coco Ramos all look to heal the soul on a daily basis.

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said. “I knew my heart was with people.” After earning a new master’s degree, logging 1,600 supervised clinical hours, receiving a minister certification and completing clinical training, she became a chaplain. It’s a job that sometimes is more about listening than knowing what to say, Burske said. A chaplain ultimately wants a patient to find whatever consolation that brings them peace and to get through to them in whatever way is most meaningful, she said. “When you spend some time with someone and they came hopeless and I see even just a touch of hope dawn, it’s very fulfilling,” Burske said. “I’m trying to help them access what’s underneath, the dissonance underneath the story. At the same time, I help them find and notice whatever brings

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them meaning. I hope it’s God. Everyone has something inside them that reaches for the divine.” In hospitals, people can reach their highest highs and their lowest lows. In no area of the hospital could this be more true than at the Dr. P. Phillips Baby Place and the neonatal intensive care unit. In one room, a mother may be meeting a healthy baby for the first time. Down the hall, another mother could be suffering the shattering blow of losing a child. Chaplain Lucile Wiseman spends most of her time here. She had consoled a family who lost a little one just hours ago, blessing the spirit of that child that resides somewhere we cannot see or fully understand. “You have a whole gamut of emotions,” Wiseman said. “My day is varied but very meaningful.” Winter Park Memorial Hospital has seen the impact of pastoral care. A survey answered by patients following their stay at the hospital asked if their emotional and spiritual needs were being met. Previously, the scores were low — in the 50% range. But starting in January, the hospital began a new pro-

gram in which the chaplains made rounds with the nurse leader in each unit three times a week, integrating spirituality as the nurse was assessing the care of patients. The average spiritual health of patients has been up by 40 points ever since. It’s not only patients but also staff members who receive pastoral care, Burske said. “I came in this morning knowing that in one of our patient beds is a longtime employee (who is) dying today,” she said. “I drove in this morning realizing I need to reach out to everyone she worked with.” The chaplains sometimes even find themselves on the receiving end of a blessing or a realization. For Burske, the healing is mutual, and the faces of countless patients run through her mind — in particular an older man in palliative care over 10 years ago, and his perspective on life in his final days. She still sees him. “I could not articulate for you why, but his enthusiasm for life as he was dying … I think about it all the time,” Burske said. Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

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A healthy heart keeps pumping efficiently day and night. How you live your life has a profound impact on the health of your heart. A few simple choices on how you care for yourself can boost your heart’s health significantly. None of this is new, but a reminder and review can help everyone stay on the right path to health. Easier to write about than to do, but we all can contribute to creating a culture of health. Each step in the right direction is a step forward. BE ACTIVE. Walking, biking, sports, swimming, dancing and even mowing the lawn (not the ride on mowers) can help. As the body moves, blood flows better, cells get more oxygen, you feel better, and a slew of other good things happen. EAT HEALTHY. Follow Michael Pollan’s three rules for eating. Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Put vegetables center stage in your food life. Use whole grains. Change to fat free or low fat dairy. Read labels and aim for more fiber, less sodium, less fat. Use spices instead of salt. Enjoy fresh meals and fresh vegetables instead of canned, frozen or prepared. Choose food that comes from a farm, not food that comes from a factory. Check out our local farmers markets and produce stands. KEEP YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE RIGHT. High blood pressure wears out your blood vessels and kidneys. High blood pressure also raises your risks for heart damage and strokes. Healthy eating, exercise and minimizing sodium intake can help lower your blood pressure. When needed, blood pressure medications work well. Your annual checkup is a great time to get

GET YOUR CHOLESTEROL ON TARGET. Don’t clog up your arteries with cholesterol. Like blood pressure, cholesterol can be controlled by choosing foods with low or no fat and foods with more fiber, being physically active and when needed, taking medication. Cholesterol can be checked with a simple blood test, often part of your annual checkup. KEEP YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IN RANGE. High levels of blood sugar hurt the heart, kidneys and more. If you have diabetes, know your hemoglobin A1C level and keep it in range, with healthy eating, exercise and the right medications if needed. A blood sugar test is also usually part of your annual checkup. KEEP, OR GET TO, A HEALTHY WEIGHT. Extra pounds make more work for your heart, lungs, knees and more. A good weight helps your blood pressure too. The healthy eating you need to lose weight can help lower your cholesterol. DON’T USE TOBACCO. If you are a tobacco user, take advantage of TobaccoFreeFlorida.org (877-UCANNOW) to break up with tobacco. It will help your lungs and heart, lower your heart attack and cancer risks and save you money. You can calculate what your tobacco habit is costing you (it may be enough to buy a boat) at tobaccofreeflorida.com/costcalculator. FIND POSITIVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH STRESS. We know stress can be destructive. Stress can lead us to eat, smoke and drink too much, but stress also can do its harm to the body by releasing harmful stress hormones. Check out local yoga classes, go for a walk in our great parks, go to the beach, reframe your approach to the stressors — find what works for you. Dr. Nancy Rudner, local workplace nurse coach with HealthAction.biz, was a caregiver for several years and learned many tips from kind people along the way. Send your questions to Nancy@ HealthAction.biz.

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Instead of taking the bus or being dropped off by their parents, some students opted for a healthier option. On May 10, more than 2,000 students from 10 local schools walked and biked to school as they participated in Healthy Central Florida’s Walk ’n’ Roll Program to celebrate National Bike to School Day — a health initiative to encourage physical activity for kids. The 2,008 children participating in Winter Park, Maitland and Eatonville broke a participation record that had stayed just under the 2,000 mark since the program’s start five years ago. The

last event in October featured 1,832 participants. Finally hitting HCF’s participation goal came as a welcome sign of progress for Executive Director Jill Hamilton Buss. “We had been inching up on the average, like five percent per year,” Buss said. “But we were always shy of 2,000, so it was just that ceiling we just couldn’t seem to get over.” When HCF was created in 2012 as a partnership between the Winter Park Health Foundation and Florida Hospital, Buss found her inspiration for Walk ’n’ Roll down the road in Maitland. Three local moms in Maitland had developed a walk/bike initiative at Dommerich Elementary, where their children attended. “So I start with a blank piece of paper, the organization didn’t exist, and I was looking around for best practices, and I knew that I wanted walking and biking to be one of the cornerstones of whatever we did,” Hamilton

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Local school children participated in the 2017 National Bike to School Day/Walk ’n’ Roll on May 10. Organized by Healthy Central Florida, more than 2,000 students from the area walked or biked to school as a part of the organization’s health initiative to get kids active.

Buss said. “We had to get people moving — the obesity crisis and diabetes, and people are much too sedentary, including children.” In the last 50 years, the number of students walking or biking to school has fallen significantly. According to a report by researcher Byoung-Suk Kweon at the University of Michigan, in 1969, almost 50% of students walked or biked to school. By 2009, that number sat at just 13%. The biggest factors for such a big drop-off are the convenience and safety issues related to America’s car culture, Buss said. “The suburbs have risen up, and communities have had their lanes widened,” Buss said. “Streets are busy, and parents are frankly afraid that their kids are going to be run over. So fewer and fewer are walking and biking to school, and many of them are in back seats, and car lines are ridiculously long, and the whole culture has changed.” Every fall, HCF hosts a workshop that features a panel of traffic engineers, principals, advocates and local law-enforcement officials who discuss current

In 1969, almost 50% of students walked or biked to school. By 2009, that number sat at just 13%. — Byoung-Suk Kweon at the University of Michigan

problems and potential solutions. Solving the biggest problem — keeping kids safe while promoting walking and biking to school — has proven difficult for HCF. The organization’s main effort has been to concentrate on changing the infrastructure, including roads, walkways and traffic safety. This year, as part of receiving HCF grant money, each school was required to conduct what Buss calls a “walking audit.” A group comprising school officials, transportation officials, traffic engineers and others evaluated the conditions surrounding the school and made suggestions

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for improvements. “It was the right strategy,” Buss said. “In some cases, on the spot, we made changes.” Buss and others discovered a popular spot where parents were dropping children off that had no safe crosswalk. As soon as the path was found, the organization, along with local authorities, quickly painted a safe walkway for students to use. Although the organization hopes to see the participation grow, its main goal for the future is to better adapt the environment to accommodate walking and biking. “What we are shifting to is really … on those built-environment metrics,” Buss said. “More crosswalks and more sidewalks, because that will result in more students, and more families, being able to walk — and more connectivity among schools, parks and neighborhoods.”

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Maitland resident Bruce Grossman stepped outside of the building at 1901 N. Orange Ave. in Orlando and raised his hands up in victory. The man sporting a Grateful Dead shirt had a thick pair of sunglasses and smile on his face. He just made a purchase from the first medical marijuana dispensary to open in Orlando. Knox Medical took a step forward for Central Florida patients fighting chronic pain and other ailments Friday, June 2, as it opened its Orlando dispensary. It’s the latest Knox storefront to open in Florida after a Gainesville location opened last month. The Miami-based company, which also operates Knox Nursery in Winter Garden, plans to open locations in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, St. Petersburg and Fort Worth as well. Each dispensary will sell cannabis oils, drops and capsules for medical purposes to qualified patients with a prescription. Currently, the company services close to 1,000 patients who have a variety of illnesses, including cancer, epilepsy and Crohn’s disease, COO Bruce Knox said. Although the expansion is part of the company’s overall growth plan — which Knox said may involve branching out to sur-

rounding states and countries in the future — the decision of where to locate the dispensaries is based on population and politics. “It’s really also about the jurisdiction and who doesn’t have the zoning moratoriums,” he said. “The city of Winter Garden, the town of Windermere, Orange County — they all have moratoriums in place forbidding it, so it’s really about who has crafted reasonable zoning regulations to allow cannabis dispensaries.” The medical marijuana is a godsend for patients such as Grossman, a five-time cancer survivor with only one lung. “I’ve had four recurrences in the past six years,” Grossman said. “They chopped me open like this, opened me up with a car jack and pulled out giant tumors. What I’m hoping is that I can relieve some of the suffering and the pain that I continue to have from all of those surgeries with this product.” Medical marijuana users in Central Florida now will be able to step inside a building and see the products they are buying. That means they can get it much faster — and have more information and control over what they’re purchasing. “It’s the convenience of being able to come into a dispensary and see what’s available,” said Dr. Terel Newton, a physician with the Holistic Cannabis Cen-

ters’ Orlando location, which prescribes medical marijuana to patients who need it. “It’s great to come in and connect with a person (who) can answer certain questions on availability, whereas with a delivery person they can’t answer any questions. They don’t even know what the patient is getting when they get their deliveries in a white, unmarked package.” The location doesn’t make it any easier for patients to become certified users, said Grossman, adding that the laws need changing. A patient must go through a three-month process to be approved for a medical marijuana card. “I had to drive two hours to Lady Lake to see a prescribing doctor,” Grossman said. “If they don’t do away with this three-month rule, we just need to get rid of the management in this state, because they don’t listen to the people. Gov. (Rick) Scott was told by 72% of the voters that they wanted this and that they supported this. They continue to blockade and stop it because of their own misinformation and misdiagnosis. They must have been brought up wrong or something.” Grossman said the products cost him $190 for about a week’s worth of medicine. Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

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Gina Jacobs Thomas and her husband moved to Winter Park from Columbus, Ohio, to open Goldfish Swim School.

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With the official start of summer comes the seemingly neverending heat and humidity. Kids frantically make their ways to local pools and swimming holes to cool off, while parents keep a watchful eye from a distance. Although splashing around in a refreshing pool of water is fun for kids of all ages, if they’re not properly versed in swimming and water safety, then there are real dangers — such as accidental drowning. Avoiding such incidents is one of the main goals of the new Goldfish Swim School that opens this month in Winter Park. “It’s a vital important life skill that everyone needs to have — especially in Florida where we are surrounded by pools, and lakes, and there is water everywhere,” said Gina Jacobs Thomas, coowner of the new facility with her husband, Jon. “Every child needs to learn how to swim.” The two began looking into opening their own Goldfish franchise in Winter Park for personal reasons. Along with having friends who own multiple franchises and having family in the area, Jon Thomas at one time was a swimmer and lifeguard, and Jacobs Thomas was once a retired dancer and instructor who took an interest in teaching swimming as a way to continue her love for education. The desire to educate on swim safety specifically comes from her time as a child who had difficulty learning to swim. “I was that kid that was 7 and 8, and was screaming from the side of pool, terrified to get in the water,” Jacobs Thomas said. “So I always had a soft spot in my heart for those kids, because I understand that emotion really well.” Located on Lake Howell Road, the indoor facility will consist of one large, heated pool and features swim lanes for both swim lessons and for the recreational swim team that participates in intra-squad meets. There is also a

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climate-controlled viewing room for parents to watch. Goldfish breaks up its yearround swim lessons into four different groups depending on age. The early-infant programs are all adult-assisted, so parents are in the water actively participating with their children. Although some parents may be anxious about having their toddlers in the water, Jacobs Thomas said introducing a child

to the water as early as possible is a good way to ensure that they become comfortable more quickly. “We recommend starting as early as possible — starting at 4 months,” she said. “Developmentally, they are ready at that point. They can hold their head up, and they are able to have some body control in the water.” Once a child gets to the 3- to 4-year-old group, also known as

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the junior group, he or she learns swim fundamentals, including breathing and stamina exercises. Kids also are taught basic water safety skills — such as learning how to roll over onto their back for a breath or how to turn around and get out of the water. “It’s more of an educational/ developmental/progressional type of curriculum,” Jacobs Thomas said. “So all of the skills they learn, even at the infant level, will be built upon and used as a foundation for those more advanced levels.” Goldfish also offers a recreational swim team, called Swim Force, which swims in low-level intra-squad meets. The goal for the team is to help develop swimmers who want to go on to compete in more advanced swim competition, while helping to further develop their swim distance and speed. With the programs in place and facilities finished and ready to go for a June 20 opening, Goldfish currently is booking for lessons, and Jacobs Thomas hopes her classes will help both children and their parents. “As vigilant as parents can be, we can’t be there every single second of the time that our kids are in the water, so accidents do happen,” Jacobs Thomas said. Contact Troy Herring at therring@orangeobserver.com.

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