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Gotta catch ’em all!
As luck would have it, West Orange is a perfect place for Pokémon Go players to play. PAGE 4
YOUR TOWN
COOLING OFF
STUDENT EMBARKS ON NEW ADVENTURE Hannah O’Malley, of Orlando, a master’s degree student in the Global Field Program from Miami University’s Project Dragonfly, is traveling to Thailand this month. She will study emerging models in conservation and education, as well as spiritual connections to nature. She is an education coordinator at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
Local family salvages luggage from plane crash Courtesy of Warren Kenner
In this heat, even the local wildlife needs a lazy afternoon at the pool. Keene’s Pointe resident Warren Kenner recently caught this curious armadillo taking a dip in his swimming pool. “You know it’s hot outside when you come home from church and find this in your pool cooling off,” Kenner said.
ARTS & CULTURE
THRICE AS NICE
Courtesy of Kristin O’Brien
Emily O’Brien, 9, is the daughter of Windermere Councilman Jim O’Brien.
Nine-year-old Emily O’Brien urged her family to retrieve and return the luggage from a plane crash at Lake Down to its owners. BY GABBY BAQUERO
Brazilian native pours faith, soul into new coffee house.
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Three teams from Windermere Little League will continue on to the Section 5 Tournamants this weekend at Lake Mary Little League. See page 17
The daughter of Windermere Councilman Jim O’Brien, 9-year-old Emily O’Brien, reacted to the plane crash in Lake Down that occurred July 8, by collecting and returning luggage found at the crash site. Although the plane was pulled out of Lake Down on Monday SEE COUNCIL PAGE 4
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CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Table Top Catering, 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive, Suite 503, Orlando. Mingle with other business men and women; and don’t forget your business cards. Cost for West Orange Chamber of Commerce members is $5 in advance, $10 at the door; non-members pay $25. (407) 656-1304. LIVE MUSIC: MISHEE 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Bella Tuscany, 13424 Summerport Village Parkway, Windermere. (407) 656-2355.
VINTAGE MOVIES: “MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS” 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tickets are $6 general admission. Themed attire welcome. (407) 877-4736.
FRIDAY, JULY 22
CULT CLASSICS: “WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S” 7 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tickets are $6 general admission. Themed attire welcome. (407) 877-4736. FAMILY FOOD TRUCK NIGHT 5 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. Scheduled trucks include Barnwood BBQ, SMAC, It’s All Greek, BemBom, Curbside Chef, Two Little Birds, El Cubanito Subs, El Cactus Azul, Simply Divine, Tamale Co., Cajun in a Truck, VooDoo Kitchen, Chi Phi — A Taste of Two Cities, 900 Degreez, Cousins Maine Lobster and Cowboy Jim’s Cookies. For more, visit thefoodtruckbazaar.com. LIVE MUSIC: DIEGO DE CACERES 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Bella Tuscany, 13424 Summerport Village Parkway, Windermere. (407) 656-2355.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
ITSY BITSY SPIDER 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Tibet-Butler Preserve,
LIVE MUSIC: MIKE PETROVICH 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Bella Tuscany, 13424 Summerport Village Parkway, Windermere. (407) 656-2355.
O’Connor. The true story of Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who fought the Austrian government to recover the Gustav Klimt painting the Nazis seized from her family in Vienna at the outset of World War II; how and why the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case; and how the court’s decision had profound ramifications in the art world. Inspired the movie “Woman in Gold” starring Helen Mirren. Ages 18 and older. The book club meets monthly. (407) 835-7323.
MONDAY, JULY 25
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8777 County Road 535, Orlando. Realize the beauty and wonder of these eight-legged web weavers, learn the difference between spiders and insects and take a closer look at a variety of common Central Florida species. Ages 7 and older. Space limited to 30. (407) 254-1940.
SUNDAY, JULY 24
BOOKS TO BOOGIE 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 25, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Shake, rattle and roll with picture books and engage in dance and movement activities. Ages 2 to 5. (407) 835-7323. WINDERMERE BUDGET HEARING WORKSHOP 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, July, 25, at Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. For more, visit town. windermere.fl.us.
MAGIC & MAYHEM PRESENT IMAGINIZE 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn how to stretch your minds and discover the possible in the impossible with friends from Magic & Mayhem, along with a surprise visit from ChaChing the Amazing Bunny. Ages 6-12. (407) 835-7323.
TUESDAY, JULY 26
SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Join the club to discuss this month’s selection, “The Lady in Gold,” by Anne-Marie
THURSDAY, JULY 28
HOW TO BRAID 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. ‘Tweens and teens, learn braided styles and how to style hair. Recommended for ages 9 to 17. For information, visit glamourkidsbraids.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
WHEN BUTTER FLIES 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Tibet-Butler Preserve, 8777 County Road 535, Orlando. Learn about the biology of butterflies and go through a learning metamorphosis by meeting some of Central Florida’s common butterflies. Ages 7 and older. Space limited to 30. (407) 254-1940.
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PRO Dr. Phillips resident and former major leaguer James Parr’s company, PRO4MER, connects aspiring athletes with the pros. DANIELLE HENDRIX
STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS For an aspiring ath-
lete, quality coaching and sports lessons can be crucial to his or her progress and performance. This was something Dr. Phillips resident and retired Atlanta Braves pitcher James Parr knew to be true — so he did something about it. Earlier this year he founded and launched PRO4MER, a platform that streamlines the process of connecting parents and young athletes with current and former pro athletes for private sports lessons and guidance. Through PRO4MER, both parties can connect, communicate, book those lessons and process payment. Having played in the major leagues previously, Parr got to know many of the professional players and noticed that some of them wanted to find a way to market themselves for lessons. Parr, the 131st overall pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Braves, made his Major League debut in 2008. PRO4MER stems from as far back as 2010, when Parr ended up having Tommy John surgery,
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PRO4MER and partnering professional athletes held a summer camp with Dr. Phillips Little League earlier this summer. From left: Former pitcher Adrian Martin, former major leaguer Randy Ruiz and PRO4MER founder James Parr.
a graft procedure that replaces an injured elbow ligament with a tendon taken from another part of the body. “I was becoming a bit disconnected from the game, and I would’ve loved to just stay involved with doing lessons for kids while I was going through the whole rehab process,” Parr said. During the recovery process, he took notice of how big of an asset the other pros he was working with were to the game of baseball and it sparked an idea. “Most of them have been actively giving lessons and wanting to do so but not knowing how to let people know they’re available,” Parr said. “As a young kid, I would have loved to have been able to work with a major leaguer — or someone who was just drafted — and I know my parents would have paid for it for me.” Parents and aspiring athletes can visit PRO4MER’s website,
select their sport and type in their ZIP code or city to find professional athletes offering lessons in their area. Each athlete’s profile has facts about his or her background and location and prices of lessons. Each first lesson is guaranteed, and if the client isn’t happy, PRO4MER will refund the cost. Currently, PRO4MER’s focus is on athletes and lessons located in Florida — and on baseball. Parr said he hopes to have its services expand nationwide. In July alone, Parr said PRO4MER has processed between 50 and 60 lessons. Professional athletes interested in being listed on the platform can create a free profile in less than 10 minutes, and there are no monthly charges. PRO4MER takes a small percentage of the profit from each lesson given. Prices range depending on market and prominence of the professional athlete, but Parr said in
Orlando, about a dollar per minute is about average. Some athletes who currently endorse and work with PRO4MER include Matt Moore, of the Tampa Bay Rays, and Rafael Palmeiro, of the Baltimore Orioles, along with some first-round draft picks. Parr’s ultimate vision for PRO4MER is that parents of the next generation of athletes are able to learn from the top 1% of athletes and that they not only would improve in sports but also build character. “There’s nobody better prepared to teach the game than those who have played it at the highest level,” he said. “(We have) a lot of guys with credible experience, and I think that’s one of the things — the talent, knowledge and experience from real-life experience.”
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Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
Southwest Middle names new principal Matthew Arnold has transferred to Apopka High school, leaving a vacancy enthusiastically filled by Arnold’s own right-hand man: Chuck Yockel. GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS After
his six years at Southwest Middle School conducting the school orchestra dressed as Darth Vader, playing a kazoo at an orchestra concert, being in the dunk tank for a walk ’n’ roll-a-thon, dressing up like the band KISS and riding go-karts with his students at Fun Spot America Theme Park, Matthew Arnold, the former principal of Southwest Middle, is saying goodbye. Arnold, who has 23 years of education experience, has accepted a position as Apopka High School principal, a position for which he feels adequately prepared after his experience at Southwest Middle. Although Arnold will miss his interactions with the kids and relationships with the Southwest Middle staff, he wishes the best of luck to his successor: Chuck Yockel. “Chuck Yockel was kind of my right-hand person for the last three years, so I know the staff is very excited that he’s the new
principal,” Arnold said. “He’s very reliable, knowledgeable and great with relationships.” With 17 years of experience in the education field, you can bet Yockel knows exactly what he wants to improve at Southwest Middle and the steps to make it happen. Yockel first launched his career in education by working as a teacher at various elementary schools, including MetroWest and Thornebrooke. His first administrative position came when he was hired as the assistant principal at Palmetto Elementary, followed by his role at Southwest Middle, where he served as the assistant principal of instruction for three years. Now, he’s ready to serve Southwest Middle and the community in the role of principal — an aspiration he’s held since he first started in middle school. “It’s fantastic,” Yockel said of his new role. “It had been a goal of mine since I started in middle school to become a middle-school principal. And I just absolu-
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After three years serving as the assistant principal, Chuck Yockel is now the new principal at Southwest Middle School.
tely love the community around (Southwest Middle). … The students here are such eager learners. The staff here is outstanding. … I’m just super excited, I guess that’s the best way to describe it.” Although Yockel has spent the majority of his career working in elementary schools, he did not initially foresee his career in elementary education until his college years. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Central Florida, Yockel obtained a job working with
children. “I started working with children, and I found out I had a great love for working with children and how children learn,” Yockel said. “And that’s what got me into it, that’s why I finished my psychology degree and went right into elementary education.” Once he finished his first degree, he earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and went on to acquire a master’s degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. He now applies his knowledge
from psychology and education to his personal approach when handling students’ academic success, which is to meet students at an individual level to figure out where their learning needs are in order to move them forward. With his new role at Southwest Middle, Yockel hopes to improve the school in three ways: continue to develop its college and career readiness program, which encourages students to take higher-level courses and advanced courses; grow its performing- and fine-arts programs to offer the opportunity of a well-rounded education; and become a “digital transformation school,” which would result in all the teachers conducting their classroom instruction using a digital platform. “You have to look at it like scaffolding for a building,” Yockel said regarding his approach to helping students succeed. “What pieces of the scaffold do we need to add; where do we need to reinforce some of the steel; where do we need to put a piece that’s missing? Doing that and just watching the kids blossom with their learning is imperative.” Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.
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afternoon, the luggage belonging to the father and his daughter still remained. Emily O’Brien’s brother, 15-year-old Jacob O’Brien, noticed the luggage on the shore and told his family. Upon hearing the news of the plane crash, 9-year-old Emily O’Brien grew sad but urged her family to help her retrieve the luggage to wash, dry, fold and return the clothes back to the family. Kristin O’Brien, Emily’s mother, said the clothes had a strong odor of lake water, and Emily O’Brien said it took two days to eliminate the stench. They folded the clothes again and placed it inside the luggage, returning it to the grandfather of the girl, who wept from gratitude. Emily O’Brien’s kind deed did not pass without notice. She was recognized and applauded for her thoughtfulness at the Windermere Town Council meeting on July 12. MOVING INTO THE DIGITAL AGE
The Town Council has authorized the purchase of a software contract with Konica Minolta Business
Solutions U.S.A. Inc. for $50,000. Council members put out a bid to attract the company with the best features and highest value, and Konica Minolta fit the town’s needs. The company will digitize a portion of Windermere’s public records — as much as $13,000 can afford. The bulk of the $50,000 allotted to the project is just for the software contract with Konica Minolta, which costs $37,000. The remaining $13,000 is for scanning costs. The council’s end goal is to create an electronic database of all the documents since 1925, when Windermere was incorporated and became an official government body. However, it will take quite some time to complete. “I have seen, quite frankly, some of these papers, and back then — remember — it was on old typewriter, and the paper was almost like tissue paper,” said Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn. All the documents currently are stored as hard copies in boxes scattered both in buildings within Windermere and in offsite facilities under the care of Iron Mountain, a company that specializes in documentation storage.
Given the scanning costs, the problem the council faced was one of a significant unknown variable: How many pages do they have in total? “I don’t like going into something and not knowing what the total cost is going to be, but we can’t (know the total cost) because we don’t know how many documents we have,” Bruhn said. Given the unfathomable amount of pages the documents total, commissioners have no idea how much it will cost to digitize all the documents since 1925, which caused some reluctance when deciding how much money to allot for the scanning costs. With Konica Minolta, the price to scan a single 8.5-inch-by-11inch page is 13 cents but can cost up to $1.38 for larger documents such as blueprints. Because of the unknown number of pages contained in storage, the commissioners decided to allocate $13,000 for scanning costs at 13 cents per page. “The question was: Well, how many pages are there? But we don’t know, I mean, there’s so many. It’s just in boxes,” Bruhn said. “So, my thought was, we go ahead and do the $13,000 worth
of scanning, and when we get to that point, (Konica Minolta) can tell (the council) whether that’s 25% (or) 50% of it, and that’s where we’ll go from there. … So that’s what we’re doing. We’ll take a chip out of it and then see where we’re at.” With the hope that the $13,000 price tag will allow for a high percentage of scanned documents, council members will evaluate how much more money they’re willing to spend during this budget cycle after Konica Minolta reaches the price quota. If the project is fully completed, it will allow individuals access to the recorded minutes and documents from previous decades without having to file a records request. An additional bonus, as Councilman Jim O’Brien pointed out during the meeting, is that going electronic could save the town from lawsuits related to public-records requests. “With this new software contract, people will be able to find any public-record document using the search tool,” Bruhn said. Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.
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anxiety and depression,” largely in part for giving them a fun reason to get outside and socialize. “It truly has brought my family closer together,” Crader said. “At Jessie Brock and in downtown, it is surreal to see the throngs of people of all races, creeds, colors and socioeconomic backgrounds out socializing in the Florida heat — and all to play this game.”
DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER
ince the release of the new Pokémon Go app, the cartoon creatures have been taking the world — including West Orange — by storm. Pokémon, short for “pocket monsters,” initially became
popular in the 1990s but is making an exploding
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comeback in the form of Pokémon Go. The free app — developed by Niantic and published by The Pokémon Company — released for iPhone- and Android-operating systems at the beginning of July. Since then, it has been able to garner 21 million daily active users — besting even Twitter — according to TechCrunch. CATCH THEM ALL
With Pokémon, the monsters roam freely and the objective is to find, catch and train them. What sets Pokémon Go apart from the traditional Pokémonfranchise games is its use of augmented reality — a technology that uses a device’s GPS to detect a player’s location in the game. Depending on time and location, different types of Pokémon will “pop up” around the player on his or her screen. With the augmented-reality aspect of the game, users are encouraged to walk and travel around with the game. Also along the way are “PokeStops,” set physical locations that players can travel to get supplies within the game. Then there are gyms, in which players can train and battle Pokémon. In the Winter Garden area, there are dozens of such Poke-
Stops and two gyms. Paul Tang, a Winter Garden resident who runs the Central Florida Pokémon GO Facebook group, suggested Pokémon trainers head to downtown Winter Garden. “A great place to capture Pokémon there is between the fountains and swing sets, and the heritage museum,” Tang said. “Fowler Groves has several PokeStops, usually with lures. Nighttime is best time to capture Pokémon.” For Horizon West and Windermere residents, Pokémon hot spots include The Grove Orlando, as well as Summerport Village, which held a “PokeMeet” July 17. A COMMUNITY AFFAIR
Many users have enjoyed the way the game encourages players to get out of the house and get active, with the incentive of catching Pokémon anywhere and everywhere. Chris Buker, a Winter Garden resident and owner of The Bronzing Palace Tanning Salon on Marsh and Avalon roads, said his salon sits between two PokeStops. “We have recently been seeing an uptick in the number of rare Pokémon in front of our salon,” Buker said. “We have had Pikachus and Charmanders. This has
Sarah Selvarengaraju hosted a Pokémon in her house.
driven incredible business to our plaza. Not only is it fun for the kids, it’s a great way to connect with the local community.” David Crader, a Winter Garden resident and father of four, said he got into the app after his 17- and 19-year-olds downloaded it and talked him into it. In the span of a couple of days, Crader said he walked 13-and-one-half miles. “I’m a little on the heavy side and a smoker,” Crader said. “I don’t usually do much after I get off of work other than veg out on the couch … until this app came out. My 19-year-old son is just like me, only instead of the couch, he’s at his PC on Skype and YouTube for hours on end with his friends. Those same friends that he usually plays games with online have all been out in groups literally nonstop except to sleep, out hunting Pokémon.” PsychCentral reported recently many players have taken to all forms of social media to share how Pokémon Go “has helped their mental health, mood, social
Although there have been many positives to the app, safety concerns still exist when players get too into the game and stop paying attention to their surroundings. In Wyoming earlier this month, a 19-year-old girl stumbled upon a man’s dead body in a river while attempting to catch a water Pokémon. Other reports have said that a group of teenagers used the app’s “lure” feature, which attracts Pokémon to a specific area, to draw people close by and rob them. Windermere Police Chief David Ogden said one of his officers witnessed a person abruptly pull a car to the side of the road, jump out and run toward some bushes to catch a Pokémon. “We have seen an increase in people hanging out in certain areas of our town and recently late at night, which is not really common for us,” Ogden said. “Parents need to be advised that there have been some inappropriate location for stops identified. Graveyards, nightclubs (and) abandoned areas outside are quite honestly no places for our youth to be hanging out. Like anything else in life, we want to exercise a good balance with our technology and our safety.” Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
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Business leaders brace for Tragedy sparks new impact of new regulations boater-safety law New regulations affecting overtime pay for salaried workers were the topic of discussion at last week’s “Business Before Hours” event, hosted by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WINTER GARDEN Business own-
ers from around West Orange gathered at Bella Room in Winter Garden for a “Business Before Hours” breakfast July 13. The topic at hand was one that may have a profound impact for the economic landscape of the local business community — new regulations regarding overtime pay for salaried workers. The regulations, and their varying implications, were discussed at length by David Billsborough, of DRB Benefits, a Winter Garden-based firm specializing in employee benefits solutions. After Billsborough gave his presentation, he mingled with audience members — many of whom he said are business owners who will be affected by the new regulations. “Every employee in America — if they’re not making $913 a week — they’re subject to these new overtime rules,” Billsborough said. “What was the general response? ‘Oh my goodness, I realize that I’m ill-prepared and I’ve been ill-advised.’ … For a lot of folks, it was their initial wakeup call.”
Estimates suggest that upward of 4.2 million white-collar workers across the country will be affected by the new regulations, which are a modification upon the Fair Labor Standards Act and take effect Dec. 1. The changes focus mainly on the threshold at which employees become exempt salaried workers — taking the benchmark from $455 per week currently to $913 per week, or $47,476 annually. For employees who do not get a raise to meet the new threshold, there will be reclassification options that will ultimately involve more oversight of when employees are and are not working — to compound the obvious monetary effects of the regulations. “More than mathematically, I think the invasion for most employers is a cultural invasion,” Billsborough said. “You’re going to have to go to a group of people and say ‘I’m sorry, this has nothing to do with what I think about you and your work, but I’m being told that I have to watch when you come to work and when you leave — and I have to monitor when you do and don’t work from home.’”
That particular element of the new regulations is one that may particularly rankle employees who now will need to comply with more oversight of when and where they are working — some of whom also will be reclassified to hourly employees. “They feel like, in many ways, it’s a demotion to their skill set.” Billsborough said. Paramount for any local business that will be dealing with the new regulations is education — for the business owner, for managers working with employees and for the employees themselves, he said. A growing area of litigation involves employers having to contend with employees suing them if they don’t believe they are living up to their end of the compensation package. “If you have a small company and you have 20 employees — you have 20 potential whistleblowers,” Billsborough said. “The incidences of employer intrusion by regulatory bodies is much greater with this type of regulation.” To offset these occurrences, training and education is stressed and Billsborough says it is important for local businesses in West Orange to start taking steps now, ahead of the Dec. 1 start date for the new regulations. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.
The law makes Florida boat owners eligible for a registration discount if they equip their boats with emergency locator devices. GABBY BAQUERO
STAFF WRITER ORANGE COUNTY Orange County
enacted a new boater-safety law July 1 aimed at encouraging boat owners to purchase emergency locator devices. The law allows boat owners to receive an annual vessel-registration discount if they purchase a Position-Indicating Radio Beacon or Position Location Beacon. Once equipped, the beacons essentially function as emergency locator devices that have the potential to save lives. The new law, sponsored by Rep. MaryLynn Magar and Sen. President Designee Joe Negron, was created in response to a July 2015 tragedy with two teenage boys. Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, two 14-year-olds from Florida, disappeared after their boat capsized. The boat finally washed ashore in Bermuda almost a year later. “As a father, my heart goes out to the families of the two young boys whose lives were lost,” said Tax Collector Scott Randolph. “I’m hopeful that something good can come from this tragic incident, and I encourage every boat owner in Orange County and across the state to equip their
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boats with these potentially lifesaving devices.” The emergency locator device is meant to increase boaters’ safety by reducing the chance of such tragedies happening again. The devices are activated by water and send signals to the Coast Guard, alerting them to the location if a boat capsizes, said Orange County Tax Collector’s office spokesman Eddie Ayala. For boaters to receive the discount, boat owners must register their locator device with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and then provide proof of purchase to a tax collector office. There are more than 22,000 vessels in Orange County to date — more than half of which measure 16 to 25 feet in length, making them eligible for an annual $3.92 discount. Depending on the size of their vessel, boat owners will be eligible to receive discounts of up to $22.62, according to a press release. Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com. A water-activated beacon sends a signal to the Coast Guard.
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From Bray to Ace: 110 years of hardware Now Bray Ace Hardware, the company had its humble be-
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ginnings as McMillan-Bray Hardware Company in 1906 in downtown Winter Garden. Owners Walter and Patti Toole are celebrating with sales and giveaways this weekend.
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wo brothers-in-law formed a partnership in 1906 and opened a small hardware store in downtown Winter Garden. Today, 110 years later, the establishment then known as McMillan-Bray Hardware Co. is still selling paint, tools and other hardware supplies as Bray Ace Hardware on South Dillard Street. In the beginning, the company, located at 126 W. Plant St., was founded by George W. “Buttles” Bray and his brother-in-law, M.Y. McMillan. After several years, Bray sold his interest to McMillan, who continued in the hardware business until he sold out to the Joseph Bumby Hardware Co. In 1920, Bray, who had been in the fruit and vegetable brokerage business for several years, went back into the hardware business under the name Bray Hardware Company. The store and its contents were destroyed by fire in December
1934, when the theater next to Pounds Motor Company (now Birket Engineering) burned down. But Bray was able to purchase the building next door (now the alFresco restaurant), and the store quickly reopened. During World War II, Bray’s wife assisted him in the store. When he died in 1949, his children, George Bray Jr. and Evelyn Bray Lease, took over the family business. At the time, the business attracted attention because of its unusual dimensions: 20 by 177 feet. A story in “The Winter Garden Times” in 1976 recognized the store’s 70th anniversary. “There are many reasons that can be cited for the long and continuous success of Bray Hardware,” the story read. “One key reason is that the owners know the hardware business inside out and they stock a wide variety of items. Second, they handle quality merchandise and stand behind everything they sell. Perhaps the most important factor is that the Bray Hardware folks are friendly and courteous. They do their best to help everyone who comes into the store.”
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Bray Ace Hardware owner Walter Toole, center, is flanked by his two vice presidents, son Thomas Toole, left, and Neil Asma.
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In 1983, Walter and Patti Toole bought Bray Hardware from Evelyn Lease after her brother and longtime business partner died. “I was selling the Brays’ merchandise, and after George died, Evelyn was running the store by herself, and she was over 65,” Toole said. “We met at her house, and I just talked to her (about buying the business). She said, ‘It sounds good to me.’ And it was done. It was a handshake deal, and that’s the way we did it. She was a great person, and she gave me a fantastic opportunity.”
A year later, the business joined Ace Hardware. In 1987, the Tooles moved the business into a new and larger space on South Dillard Street. A tornado struck Winter Garden in February 1998, destroying Bray Ace and 12 other businesses. The hardware store was out of business for five months until a new, larger facility could be built. It reopened June 1, and a grand-reopening celebration was held two months later. Over the years, the store has grown and prospered, adding eight locations in Central Florida. Bray
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To celebrate its 110th anniversary, Ace Hardware in Winter Garden is holding a multiday sale with giveaways and special prices. Customers who spend $5 on a five-gallon plastic bucket can get 20% off everything they can fit in it. The $5 will go to Children’s Miracle Network and be distributed to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Shands Hospital. Ace Hardware is at 500 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden.
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Ace Hardware is part of the Toole’s Ace Hardware chain of stores. In 2012, the company bought the former Hatley Pest Control building at Story Road and Dillard and the Tanner Building property on Dillard next to the hardware store, giving Toole an entire city block on which to operate his business. The company headquarters and offices were relocated to the old Hatley building. Toole has added a steel structure behind the Tanner Building for repair work and storage plus another storage warehouse behind Hatley. IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE
Toole said part of the reason he has the ability to grow is because he has experienced employees who have been with the company for a long time, including Bill Ogletree, who worked for the Brays before
Toole bought the business. Two vice presidents help run the business, too: Toole’s son, Thomas, and Neil Asma. “We’ve been fortunate to have really good people work for us all these years, and I think that the fact that we’ve had good people represent us and our family has helped to make our business last,” Toole said. “I’ve always said it’s all about the people. … It’s not about the merchandise on the shelf. Retail is about people. You can have the fanciest stores in the world, but if you don’t have the right people in there, you will fail. “Also, having inventory and the right price, but I think the thing that we say we’re never going to be beat on is the service, and I think we’re known for that,” he said. Contact Amy Qusinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.
Fischetti-Watkins doesn’t get a lot of rest at night. While her daughter, Haven, sleeps, the Windermere mother lies on the floor beside the crib, holding her 22-month-old’s hand through the crib rails in case the toddler has another epileptic seizure. A recently diagnosed congenital brain abnormality in the toddler has the worried family raising funds to get a service seizure-assistance dog, which would alert the parents when their daughter has another episode. When Haven seizes, her oxygen level rapidly dips to dangerously low levels. She has focal cortical dysplasia and needs constant supervision because of it. As of this week, $2,100 of the $15,000 goal had been raised at the YouCaring.com website. Several fundraisers are being planned, including one on Monday, July 25. A wine glass-painting event at Melts on Main, 108 S. Main St., Winter Garden, will offer two sessions at 6:30 and 8 p.m. The cost is $20. In addition, the restaurant will donate 10% of
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A hedgehog was among the exotic guests. Left: Samantha Canon, Samantha Zotti, Makayla Bonneville, D’Ora Spottswood and Priyana Bhatta pose with Iesll Yi and the iguana.
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ampers at Windermere Preparatory School’s Lake Cypress summer camp got a taste of the wild side Thursday, July 14, when the zoo came to them. Central Florida Zoo employees brought an owl, snake, hedgehog, gecko and iguana to meet the campers. The kids got to pet the snake and also learned about each individual creature, including its origin, habitat and diet.
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OLD FLORIDA LANDSCAPE 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 22, at The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere. Paint a 16-inch-by-20inch wrapped canvas of an old Florida landscape. Instruction and all materials included. $35. (407) 909-1869. “ZOOTOPIA” 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the Roper YMCA Family Center, 100 Windermere Road, Winter Garden. Hope Church hosts a showing of the movie “Zootopia” on the soccer fields at the YMCA. JAZZ JAM WEEKEND 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 22, to Sunday, July 24, at Pilars Martini, 146 W. Plant St., Suite 120, Winter Garden. Join Pilars for a Jazz Jam weekend, featuring Jack Wilkins, the director of jazz studies at the University of South Florida. (407) 369-8900.
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SHOT While living in Brazil, Lilian Hentz loved her coffee breaks. When she moved to the United States, she decided to recreate the experience for her new neighbors. JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS
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her faith in the name of her first American business — a new coffee shop in Dr. Phillips. She picked the word “Holy,” because she wanted her first business in America to be blessed. She decided to name the business “Holy Bean Coffee Shop,” but she made a small mistake when translating the word “bean” from Portuguese.
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Thus, Holy Grain Coffee Shop was born. “I was surprised when I discovered that no one had this name,” she said. “Later, I discovered I translated it wrong; that’s why nobody had it,” she said, laughing. By the time she realized the error, most of the signs already had been installed with the name “Holy Grain Coffee Shop.” But in the end, it worked in her favor. Many people have come to know the shop because of its name. The shop — a first for the budding entrepreneur — is just one of several huge life changes Hentz has tackled in the last 18 months. Although she came to the U.S. knowing English, she still is working on fluency. And, of course, there is the culture shock that comes with moving to a new country.
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Hentz and her husband, Cleber, came to the U.S. after his company moved his position to Florida. Following the move, Hentz tried to continue working remotely for a family business in Brazil. When
Lilian Hentz’s Christian faith inspired some of the decorations and the name of the shop. Jennifer Nesslar
she realized that wasn’t working, she decided to follow a lifelong dream — owning her own coffee shop. While in Brazil, she took several coffee breaks each day with her husband at a local coffee shop. In the afternoons, she enjoyed coffee with her mother. “I always love coffee, because for me, coffee is associated with relaxing, with friends, with time to think about something important,” she said. After moving, she missed the frequent coffee outings but enjoyed locally owned coffee shops. Although she enjoyed coffee, she didn’t know much about making it, so she attended the
Texas Coffee School to learn. As she improved her grasp of the language, learned more about U.S. culture and worked to open her first business, she learned about making good coffee. Later, she hired chef Sueli Fleury to plan the menu, and she ordered bread from local bakeries in Orlando and Winter Garden. A friend, Marilene Auge, helped her find the space for the business and plan the décor. BUSINESS MIXER
There are some cultural differences she adopted into her coffee shop to appeal to U.S. culture. In Brazil, 12-ounce drinks were usually the largest size. In the U.S.,
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the 12-ounce size is normally the smallest. Ultimately, the shop blends some drinks and food from Brazil with coffee shop favorites that those more familiar with U.S. coffee shops will enjoy. Patrons can purchase large coffees, as well as the smaller Brazilian cappuccino. In the U.S., Hentz has looked to local coffee shops such as Axum Coffee and Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen for inspiration and hopes her shop will provide another local option for drinking coffee and spending time with others. Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.
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Healthy, homemade fun The Kids Cooking Connection, based in Horizon West, teaches children how to make healthy choices and prepare their own meals. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one third of American children and adolescents are overweight or obese. It’s a statistic Winter Garden resident Tracy Mohr is aiming to reverse. A seasoned chef with a passion for cooking and educating others about healthy habits, Mohr started up her business, The Kids Cooking Connection, in October 2015. Mohr, a self-proclaimed foodie, decided to channel her passions for teaching children and cooking into The Kids Cooking Connection after finding out about the Healthy Hands Cooking Curriculum. “I always liked working with kids, and I’ve been cooking since I was probably 8 years old,” she said. “I was completely self-taught until I became a certified instructor. I just have a passion for cooking and noticed there was a real problem with obesity in this country with this next generation. A lot of it can be turned around by getting people back in the kitchen.” KCC has partnered with ScribbleSpace — a shared office and community space in Summerport Village — to house the
THE KIDS COOKING CONNECTION WHERE: ScribbleSpace, 13790 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd. Suite 1080, Windermere PHONE: (407) 791-3346 WEBSITE: kidscookingconnection.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ kidscookingconnection
classes, which take place primarily on Fridays and Saturdays. At KCC, children of all ages gather for classes that not only teach them to make their own meals but also how to buy locally, shop for good foods and ingredients and, consequently, avoid the “drive-through dinner table.” In each class, all ingredients are whole and organic foods. Because kids love having treats, Mohr also makes it a point to teach them that they still can have those foods but also can prepare them at home, which enables them to know what goes into them. Classes vary from week to week, but the “mini chef” class — which caters to children ages 2 to 5 — normally takes place on Saturday mornings, and classes for ages 6 to 10 typically take place that same afternoon. Mohr initially began KCC with a few of her daughter’s friends, and by word of mouth, the project began to grow. With the help of some Facebook marketing, the
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program is now large enough that she is looking for a second location. Currently, Mohr and her business partner, Carol Rodriguez, are examining some potential spots in Winter Garden and hope to have a second location to open by spring 2017. In the meantime, KCC offers private classes and team-building events. Mohr has hosted various groups, from Girl Scout troops to mom groups, and she and Rodriguez have a new curriculum in the works. Once the new location is open, she hopes to add summer camps to the lineup of programs. And although her classes cater to children, she’s had adults ask for
KIDS’ KITCHEN FAVORITES Mohr said Italian-style foods are some of the most popular among the children, but they also make everything from Greek to Indian and more. Here are some of the dishes the kids to enjoy making and eating: n Made-from-scratch pasta n Potato gnocchi n Mini baklavas with nuts and local honey
cooking classes, as well. “There seems to be a generation of people that have kind of missed out of that skill (cooking),” Mohr said. “It’s been beyond my wildest dreams, the amount of interest we’ve had in these classes. We just want to get kids and their families back in the kitchen. If you start the kids young you teach them life skills they’ll have for the rest of their lives.” To view upcoming classes, pricing, special offers and to register for a class, visit kidscookingconnection.com. Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY How would you like to live on your own private island? A July 3, 1986, advertisement in The Times promoted a unique island community called Deer Island. Residents could live on one-acre lots, all with access to Johns Lake, as well as tennis and racquetball courts. The lakefront estates started at $45,000. The private subdivision also included street lighting and underground utilities. Deer Island is located on West Colonial Drive across from the west end of Tubb Street in Oakland.
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Frank Dudley has purchased a pontoon boat he will use to take passengers on cruises on Lake Apopka. The new craft will accommodate about 15 people, and parties can be arranged anytime during the day or evening. The Kentucky Gentlemen is a real rock ’n’ roll band made up of local boys who claim they produce a “mellow blend of 100 proof music.” Successfully completing an engagement at the Windermere Youth Center were Pat Loucks, lead guitar; Wade Bradford, rhythm guitar; Ricky Moore, drums; and Jerry Fay, bass guitar.
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Bob Matheison, of Windermere, vice president of operations at Walt Disney World, was honored by the U.S. Secret Service for “invaluable assistance and
FROM THE ARCHIVES a grocery bill and then adding $50 in exchange for property fronting on Lake Down. Windermere was named after an English lake of the same name by John Dawe, an Englishman from Boston. He
The Mc Murtrey Store in Windermere is featured in this photograph from 1919. The store was owned by John William and Amelia McMurtrey (pictured). “J.W.” arrived in about 1909 from Georgia after paying off
came to Central Florida and became general manager of the Florida Midland Railroad, which arrived in the Windermere area by 1887. Dawe platted the town in 1889.
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. cooperation” in handling the many Secret Service “protectees” and other visiting dignitaries since the opening of WDW in 1971.
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SARAH FRANCES WATSON DIED JULY 4, 2016.
Mary E. (Weihl) McGrew, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Health Central Park, where she resided for five years after suffering a stroke in 2011. Surrounded by family, Mary left this earth in the same manner she lived her life — with peace, dignity and grace. Mary was born May 24, 1930, in Marietta, Ohio. She now joins her husband, Robert “Bob” McGrew; her father and mother, John J. and Glena C. Weihl; and her two brothers, John C. and David U. Weihl, who preceded her in death. After attending Marietta College, Mary married Bob McGrew, of Bartlett, Ohio, in 1948. They were married nearly 41 years until Bob’s death in 1989. She is survived by five children: Heather Loden, of Springfield, Tennessee; Mike McGrew (Edie), of Fresno, California; Ben McGrew, of Reno, Nevada; Matt McGrew (Teresa), of Windermere, Florida; and Chris McGrew, of Sacramento, California. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Mary had many occupations over her lifetime: a stewardess with Continental Airlines; a bookkeeper with Koscot Cosmetics; a data-processing clerk with Orlando Regional Medical Center; and most importantly, a homemaker.
Sarah Frances Watson, age 84, of Ocoee, Florida, passed away at home with family, on Monday, July 4, 2016. She was born July 31, 1931, in Daleville, Alabama. Frances was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ada Worthington. She was a longtime member of Vineland Road Christian Fellowship Church. She worked at Sunland Hospital for many years and retired from Orange County Health Department. She was a hard worker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, affectionately known as Granny and Gigi. She loved her family and
At the age of 53, she graduated from the police academy and became a corrections officer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office/Orange County Corrections Department, where she retired with the rank of corporal. Upon retirement, she spent her time working part-time at the Lighthouse in Ponce Inlet, shooting pool at the local billiards club, dancing, playing bingo at area senior centers and pampering her dogs, Minnie-Pearl and then ViennaLouise. She loved to travel the high seas, having sailed more than 20 times, enjoying almost every cruise line. A Celebration of Life in honor of Mary will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden, 125 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, Florida 34787. Flowers are welcome but not necessary; pink is her favorite color. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mary’s name can be made to USO.org/ donate or Vitas.com/community-connection/donate. The family can be reached at matt.mcgrew@hotmail.com.
JENNIE LEE BITNER, 95, of Winter Garden, died Monday, July 4, 2016. All Faiths Funeral Alternatives & Cremation Services, Orlando. RAYMOND PAUL BLOCHER, 77, of Winter Garden, died Thursday, July 7, 2016. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Clermont. MICHAEL THOMAS BRANCHE, 65, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, July 2, 2016. DeGusipe Funeral Home and Crematory, Ocoee. MURIAL BROWN, 99, of Orlando, died Thursday, July 7, 2016. DeGusipe Funeral Home & Crematory, Ocoee.
GLADYS THOMPSON SANDERS DIED JULY 11, 2016
Gladys Thompson Sanders, 84, Windermere, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was a longtime member of the West Orange Church of Christ. She is predeceased by her husband, Edward “Buck” Sanders; a baby girl who died at birth; her sons, Clyde Greggs and Mike Newberg; her parents, Hurtis and Alpha Thompson; and her first husband, Chapman Greggs. She is survived by her daughters, Glenda Grant and Alpha Newberg; her daughter-in-law, Patricia Greggs; her grandchildren, Thomas
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JASON LAMONT CARTER, 30, of Winter Garden, died Thursday, June 2, 2016. Unity Memorial Funeral Home East, Apopka. JUDY ANN HENRY, 73, of Winter Garden, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016. DeGusipe Funeral Home and Crematory, Ocoee. DORTHY M. PLOSKEE, 82, of Windermere, died Thursday, June 23, 2016. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden. MARY FRANCIS KEITH, 95, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, July 2, 2016. Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka.
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Two weeks ago, Willie Fullmore read in the West Orange Times that Matthew’s Hope Ministries was in need of new facilities to continue serving the needs of the homeless of West Orange County. He put down the paper. Drove over to Matthew’s Hope. And asked for the non-profit’s founder, Scott Billue. “I just retired, and put Willie’s Bar-B-Q on the market,” said Fullmore. “I’ve always supported their work, and I saw they were running out of time to find a new home for themselves. I thought the location would be a perfect fit.”
Thank you, Willie. Matthew’s Hope new Administrative Offices will be located at 523 S. Woodland in Winter Garden and our Firm Foundation Preschool and Outreach Center will be at 740 9th Street, also in Winter Garden, after we complete the renovations. We will be making some changes inside, and then we will be up and running with our food pantry; pre-school; access to medical and dental services; rehabilitation; counseling; personal services including showers, haircuts and clothing; and other tools necessary in becoming independent and self sufficient.
A STRONG COMMUNITY “Matthews Hope has an opportunity to relocate to a permanent home that the organization will own. I hope others will join me in supporting this effort to continue to enhance the quality of life for our area’s homeless, as well as the community overall.” – Winter Garden Attorney Ron Sikes presenting Scott Billue with a $1,000 contribution.
MATCHING FUNDS CHALLENGE Bruce Knox, owner of Winter Garden’s Knox Nursery, has issued a matching funds challenge of $5,000. “Our family business started in 1962, and we have grown with the Winter Garden community. Matthew’s Hope strengthens our community, which ultimately helps our local economy. They give the homeless a second chance, keeping them off the streets, and help them move forward,” he said. Bruce has also issued a community challenge to other businesses – to offer a matching funds challenge of their own, for whatever dollar amount they can. “Together, we can raise these funds quickly to ensure continuing service to these community members in crisis,” he said.
THANKS, MA! Melts On Main Owner Matthew Erickson and Head Chef Jessica Belcher presented Scott Billue with $500 for Matthew’s Hope.
Your support means the world to the homeless of our community. We are committed to providing uninterrupted services to the homeless men, women and children we serve in West Orange County. To date, we have raised $7,510 of the $25,000 needed for our relocation.
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The Orlando Scorpions 2017 Black team won the Perfect Game 2016 17U BCS National Championship July 17 in Fort Myers. The team includes West Orange High standouts Justin Holmes and Matt Rinks.
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Cody Burgess had four hits and three RBIs for the Winter Garden Squeeze July 14 during a 10-0 win against Altamonte Springs.
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Pablo Cabrera had three hits and three RBIs for the Squeeze July 12 in a 12-5 victory against Sanford.
Will Ross delivered an impressive pitching performance in the Windermere Little League 12U National All-Star team’s district championship win. Page 18
Remarkable run highlights DPLL softball rebound The 10U All-Star team’s run to the state tournament has been emblematic of the program’s overall growth after hitting a low-point a few years ago. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
Just more than two years ago, when Matt Grant took his daughter, Grace, to sign up for softball at Dr. Phillips Little League, he was confronted with a bit of a problem — the league’s softball program had fewer than 10 girls. The program, which had seen better days in the past deca-
de, was near rock-bottom so far as participation. Grant, who is now the program’s player agent, remembers worrying whether the league would be able to field a team for the regular season — let alone an All-Star team. What a difference a couple years and an increase in participation can make. Last weekend, the DPLL 10U
Softball All-Stars completed an impressive run in the Florida Little League Softball 10U State Tournament. After consulting people who have been involved with the league over the years, Grant believes it is the first time that a softball team from Dr. Phillips made it to state. SEE DPLL PAGE 18
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Campbell Romero cleanly fields a ball at third base for DPLL.
Sweeping up at Sectionals! All three Section 5 Tournaments that took place at Lake Mary Little League this past weekend — 12U and 14U baseball and 12U softball — were won by teams from Windermere Little League.
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Windermere’s Victoria Greider is ready to field any ball hit to her at second base July 16 against Conway Little League.
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NFHS mandates pitch-count restrictions The National Federation of State High School Associations announced July 12 that high school baseball rules will now restrict pitchers based on pitch counts, as opposed to number of innings pitched. Per a release, the decision emphasizes “the risk that occurs when pitchers overuse their throwing arm,” according to Elliot Hopkins, the NFHS staff liaison for baseball. Each member state association, including the Florida High School Athletic Association, will be required to develop its own pitching policy. Major League Baseball praised the decision. “We are pleased to see the NFHS taking this significant step towards curtailing pitcher use and fatigue,” Chris Marinak, senior vice president of league economics and strategy at MLB, said in a release. “The health of high school pitchers is critical to the future prosperity of our sport.”
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Jarret Bambei races home to score a run for Windermere’s 14U All-Star team July 16.
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Tell us about limiting Dr. Phillips to just one run in the district championship. My team really helped me out in the field, making some good plays. I just wanted to get ahead in the count against every batter. What’s it like preparing for All-Stars after you’ve all been on different teams during the regular season? It’s hard in the beginning, but we’ve all been around each other for so long, so we all know each other pretty well. Once we start going through practices and stuff, we all start bonding together.
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After that, WLL defeated teams from St. Cloud and Delaney Park (Orlando) by a combined margin of 19-6. Windermere will compete in their respective state tournament beginning Friday in Fort Pierce. Finally, Windermere’s 14U baseball team scored definitve victories against Maitland/ Northwest (11-1) and Union Park (9-5) on July 16 before facing off in a winner-takes-all thriller against St. Cloud — which had also won its first two games — on July 17. The boys from WLL edged St. Cloud in a close one, 4-3, to book a trip to their respective state tournament at nearby Azalea Park Little League in Orlando.
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Coach Jes Willis looks to pump up her team between innings at the state tournament in DeLand.
What’s your favorite memory from the past season? Probably the championship game (against Dr. Phillips). We all played together as a team.
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“It’s kind of hard, because record-keeping has been spotty — but the collective memory of the people involved is that this is the first time,” Grant said. The team, coached by Jes Willis, topped Windermere in a best-of-three series to decide the District 14 title and later swept through three games at the Section 5 tournament. Beating Windermere, considered a powerhouse of sorts here in Central Florida (WLL’s 12U team currently is preparing for the state tournament this weekend), was a significant accomplishment in its own right. The team went 0-3 at the state tournament in DeLand. DP’s run, though it ended at the state level, is emblematic of the turnaround for the program. DPLL softball now has five teams across three age divisions, and last summer marked the first time the program had fielded an All-Stars team in at least five years. This summer, it fielded two. Many of the girls also are competing for travel teams outside of Little League. “(Making state is) a big accomplishment for the girls
What do you love about the game? Just being outside and you don’t have to think about anything — you just play. What’s the most interesting thing you learned about in school this past year? Probably world history. We learned about ancient Egypt. What’s your dream job? Probably to be a sports broadcaster or something. What is your least favorite chore around the house? Mowing the yard — it’s the heat. If you could be any type of animal, what animal would you be? A cheetah, so I could run fast — because I can’t run fast right now. What’s your favorite television show? “American Pickers.” It shows the history of objects, and I find that pretty interesting.
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Here is a quick glance at the numbers behind Windermere Little League’s weekend in Lake Mary and a look ahead to the state tournament. Records and runs for/ runs against include district and section tournaments. WINDERMERE 12U SOFTBALL (4-0) Runs for: 71 (38 at Section 5) Runs against: 0 (0 at Section 5) State tournament location: 39835 Chancey Road, Zephyrhills First game: 7:30 p.m. Friday vs. Land O’Lakes WINDERMERE 12U BASEBALL (8-0) Runs for: 84 (25 at Section 5) Runs against: 31 (11 at Section 5) State tournament location: 2501 Delaware Ave., Fort Pierce First game: 7 p.m. Friday vs. Section 4 Champion
Molly Sheridan pitched for DPLL at the state tournament.
and it’s also just a big accomplishment for the program,” Grant said. “We’re to the point where we’re viable and competitive.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver. com.
WINDERMERE 14U BASEBALL (8-0) Runs for 86: (24 at Section 5) Runs against: 30 (9 at Section 5) State tournament location: Union Park - 10107 Flowers Ave., Orlando; Azalea Park 1 Carol Ave., Orlando First game: 7:30 p.m. Friday vs. Section 4 Champion
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‘If I die, it’s gone’ West Orange High wide receiver Naquan Renalds was shot in the neck during a drive-by shooting June 3 — an ordeal that nearly cost him his life. Just under two months later, though, Renalds is cleared for fall practice and approaching the game he loves with a new appreciation of how precious it all is. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WINTER GARDEN
The scar running along the base of Naquan Renalds’ neck is the physical reminder of the moment when the rising senior on the West Orange football team nearly lost everything — including his life. A week to the day after the standout wide receiver scored two touchdowns in the West Orange Warriors’ 38-28 spring game victory against Gainesville May 27, Renalds was hanging out with friends at Zander’s Park, in the East Winter Garden neighborhood of Winter Garden. At some point between 7 and 8 p.m. June 3, shots rang out. When the dust settled and the drive-by shooting had ended, friends of Renalds’ realized the star wide receiver had been critically wounded by a bullet that had entered his neck and exited through his shoulder. In the chaos that ensued, Renalds remembers two overriding thoughts: To stay calm and control his breathing — as he had once been cautioned by a friend who had been shot — and the thought of losing the football career that means so much to him. “When I was in the ambulance,
I was thinking about football — I was thinking that, if I die, it’s gone,” Renalds said. In the aftermath of the shooting, as doctors frantically worked to stabilize the Winter Garden teen, word spread quickly through the community and especially the football team. For someone such as Joe Light, an assistant coach for the Warriors, the speed with which the news came — and the varying degrees of accuracy — was a lot to handle. “I was hearing different things,” Light said. “I heard he was OK and then I heard he was in critical condition and wasn’t going to make it. … I’ll be honest, I broke down and I was crying — there was a wide range of emotions there.” For West Orange head coach Bob Head, the barrage of calls and text messages brought back the worst kind of memories. Head was the head coach of the football team at Olympia when, in April of 2006, standout offensive lineman Dereck Parker was shot and killed. “The first thing I thought about was just that feeling of how horrible (losing Parker) was and how it impacted our team,” Head said. “It’s just startling when you get a call like that.” Players, coaches and other
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Wide receiver Naquan Renalds has been cleared to practice and will be ready for the start of his senior season this fall.
members of the community joined Renalds’ family in the waiting room that night, anxiously awaiting word on whether their teammate and friend would survive. After a successful emergency surgery, doctors informed him that he was in the clear — and also how close the bullet had been to being fatal. “They said it was very close — that if it would have hit something in my neck, I probably wouldn’t have made it,” Renalds said. The news that Renalds was going to be OK was delivered by his mother to the dozens of people waiting downstairs at Orlando Regional Medical Center around 1:30 a.m. It was a relief for all gathered — but not the end of the story, as teammates and coaches knew they would need to be there for Renalds and his family in the days and weeks to come.
“Our team is close — Naquan is a huge member of our team and a huge member of Winter Garden,” Head said. “He stands for a lot of the things our team stands for. Those kids rallied to him immediately. It was pretty impressive.” That knowledge, that he had dozens of supporters cheering him on, was a source of strength for Renalds in the moments and days to follow. “I felt like I was important and I had people behind me,” Renalds said. At first, visitors beyond his immediate family were not allowed. Then, even once they were allowed and teammates began to cycle in and out of his room, Renalds was unable to talk while he was healing. “I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to talk again — I was trying to talk and nothing was
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coming out,” he recalled. Renalds spent eight days in the hospital before being released. Once home, he had to wait only an additional two weeks before — remarkably — he was cleared to return to the field for conditioning. In spite of how close he had come to being fatally wounded, the after-effects of the incident — at least regarding his athletic ability — were non-existent. “He has this big scar all the way down his neck — and he’s out there running around and diving for balls like it never happened,” Head said. “It’s really a miracle that he’s recovered like he has.” As such, Renalds’ recruiting stock has not taken a hit. To the unaware observer, it’s almost as if nothing happened. To those who know Renalds, though, there is a subtle change in the young man who, even before the incident, was a leader for the program. “I see a whole different spirit around him now,” Head said. “He’s not taking one day for granted. A lot of kids feel like they’re invincible — he just seems like he has a different spirit about him right now. … “I’m telling you what — he looks better than ever.” For the team, Renalds’ journey and his return to the field has been a rallying cry ahead of a season where new leaders — including Renalds — are being asked to step up and avoid a dip in production after a historic season in 2015. For Renalds, the knowledge of how close he came to losing everything has left him with a perspective beyond his years. “I’m very motivated now that I was in that situation and made it out of that situation,” Renalds said. “I’ve got to keep pushing myself.”
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SouthWest Aquatics’ Katie Schorr swam in front of about 14,000 people at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, as part of the U.S. Olympic Trials. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
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Der’Renae Freeman, a West Orange High alum and student-athlete at Florida State, made herself right at home at her first USA Olympic Trials. Entering as the 15th seed, Freeman posted the top two marks of her career — good enough to finish sixth in the nation. Freeman recorded a windaided mark of 6.70 meters (21-11.75) and another leap of 6.61 — the former exceeding the jump that won the NCAA Championship this past season. Although only the top three performers advanced to Rio for the Summer Games, Freeman made quite an impression and likely will be a familiar face in the future. — STEVEN RYZEWSKI
The real gravity of it all didn’t hit Katie Schorr until she had arrived at the CenturyLink Center. Sure, the standout swimmer for SouthWest Aquatics’ SouthWest Stars team and rising junior at Montverde Academy knew she was traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, for the United States Olympic Trials. But it wasn’t until she took in the 14,000-seat venue she would be competing in that the magnitude set in fully. “It’s a completely different environment than normal swim meets,” Schorr said. “It was definitely big and overwhelming. When I first got there, it was kind of confusing figuring out where I was supposed to go.” Schorr, of Ocoee, competed for a spot on the United States Olympic Team in the 100-meter freestyle, registering a time of 26.49 in her official heat. Although the time did not put the local star within striking distance of a spot on the team, the value of the experience is something SouthWest Stars coach Justin Correia said he and his colleagues at the Winter Garden-based program cannot teach.
“(Olympic trials are) not like any other swim meet out there … there’s nothing we can do (as coaches) to prepare our athletes for a meet like that,” Correia said. “The best way I can describe it is like going to a Magic game, but instead of seeing a basketball court down there, you see a swimming pool. Same arena.” For Schorr, a two-time state champion, the new challenges she faced were numerous. There was, of course, the size of the crowd, but also a wide-open field of competition that included veteran swimmers of all ages. And, although she got some of her nerves out participating in a time-trial event in front of a smaller crowd, there was little to prepare her for her official heat — which included plenty of pomp and circumstance as the competitors were all walked out ahead of the race. “I tried not to look up to see the amount of people watching so I could just focus on my race,” Schorr said. Things line up nicely for Schorr for the next two Olympic cycles. The 16-year-old standout will be preparing for her junior year of college at the time of the 2020 Olympic Trials and will likely be in contention again in 2024 when
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she will be 24 years old. In addition to the natural improvements that will come with more work and entering her physical prime, the mental preparation should come easier — especially with the likelihood that she will have a few high-profile college meets in front of large crowds under her belt by that time, as well.
“I’m glad I got the experience this year of getting to go to Trials and swim,” Schorr said. “I think for 2020, I’ll definitely be more prepared.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.
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This is Toby. Lost July 3rd when fireworks scared him. No collar. Reddish brown lab/chow mix. Neutered. Near intersection of Hennis Rd and Plant St, Winter Garden. He is skiddish.
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Contact 407-274-8495
13178 W. Colonial Dr. Winter Garden
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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016
ANNIVERSARY
SALE
THURSDAY, JULY 21 THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 25
HARDWARE
BRAY HARDWARE WINTER GARDEN, FL
Established in 1906, Bray Hardware was a staple on Plant Street in historic downtown Winter Garden, FL. Walter Toole purchased the small hardware store in 1983, eventually moving it into a much larger store on Dillard Street. The hardware store stands strong and continues to serve the West Orange community 110 years later, and the company has grown to include 8 other community hardware stores. Thank you for your continued patronage!
Friday Only!
Saturday & Sunday Only!
$10 40 off
with purchase of or more $
% 50off Car ChipKeys & FOB Remotes
Offer valid only at Toole’s Ace Hardware stores on July 22, 2016. Limit 1 per customer. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid on sale, discounted and clearance priced merchandise, rental, in-store services, Ace gift cards, lumber and building materials, fuel, previously purchased merchandise, Weber® branded products, outdoor power equipment, YETI®, ammunition, or in conjuction with any other coupon. Additional exclusions may apply; see store for details. No cash value. Can’t be combined with other offers.
Valid only at Toole’s Ace Hardware stores. Limit 2 ChipKeys or FOBs per customer. Valid on Saturday & Sunday, July 23 & 24, 2016 only.
Saturday, July 23, ONLY!
520%
Make a
$
donation to our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital® for a limited-edition five-gallon bucket and receive
100%
off
of your donation will benefit our local CMN Hospitals.
everything* that fits in the bucket.
Kasey, Age 14, 2016 Ace All-Star, CMN Hospitals Patient
1503390 See store associate for details. *Power tools and small appliances qualify for a 10% discount. Offer valid July 23, 2016, only. Discount applies to the regular price of in-stock merchandise that can fit inside the bucket at one time. Merchandise placed in the bucket must remain in its original packaging. Not valid on grills, lumber and building materials, fuel, bagged fertilizer, sale and clearance priced merchandise, online purchases, rental, in-store services, Ace gift cards, outdoor power equipment, previously purchased merchandise, Weber® branded products, Stihl®, Yeti®, ammunition, and other items that each store may designate, or in conjuction with any other coupon, excluding Ace Rewards. Discount does not apply to phone orderes, special orders or store
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YETI® Tundra 110 18”x37”x20” 8399321
Enter to win a YETI cooler. One winner only!
SALE
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rawer an® 6‑D Craftsm earing Tool Ball‑B & Cabinet Chest 2 239208
Enter to win a Craftsman tool chest. We’ll pick a winner at every store!
No purchase necessary. 7/21/16–7/25/16. Sponsored by your local participating Ace store. See store to enter and for official rules.
Find more giveaways in store!
Buy Any Large Egg & Receive
$200 in
FREE Eggcessories $250 for XL $100 for Med.
500 S. Dillard Street Winter Garden, FL 34787 www.toolesacehardware.com
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