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Coyotes spotted in Winter Park
LIGHT Gliding Stars of Central Florida helps children with disabilities find their place on the ice.
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Coyotes can thrive in urban environments, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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A small dog was killed by coyotes last week. TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Center for Independent Living hosts annual gala at Leu Gardens. SEE PAGE 10.
YOUR TOWN HAVE A ‘LATTE’ ON YOUR MIND?
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Coyotes are on the move in Winter Park — and small pets are the prey. That was the case for Winter Park resident Chris Sullivan’s Maltese and Yorkshire Terrier mix, Walle, who was killed by coyotes near their home on Lander Road last week. This isn’t the first time coyotes have taken the life of a pet in Winter Park. In 2014, Marguerite Dykes lost three cats to wild canines near her home along Palmer Avenue. Although Winter Park may not be a place residents would expect to see coyotes, they can live almost anywhere, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Greg Workman said.
sheet of ice were proof enough of happiness. Some skaters streaked across the ice on their own, while others were in specialized wheelchairs — but regardless of physical ability, no one was disappointed. For that one hour, they were liberated and
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The first CoffeeTalk of the 2017 season, featuring City Manager Randy Knight, will be held at 8 a.m. Friday, July 28, at the Winter Park Welcome Center, 151 W. Lyman Ave. Now in its 12th season, CoffeeTalk has become the place for citizens that have “a latte beans to grind” or who simply want to “espresso their thoughts.” The purpose of CoffeeTalk is to give the community an opportunity to talk to their city leaders in a more casual, informal environment and avoid the stage fright often experienced at large meetings.
Maitland businessman purchases Jacksonville Armada Football Club Robert Palmer, CEO of Maitland-based Robert Palmer Companies, has high hopes for his newest endeavor. TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Rollins golf standout Barry Babbitt once ruled the hardwood. SEE PAGE 12.
There is no greater desire for a sports fan than running his or her own team. Just imagine walking around with unlimited access to the facilities and team, taking in all the behind-the-scenes moments you want.
During games, you are treated like royalty as you sit in your own suite and enjoy all types of amenities — it is the ultimate job. The only problem with that desire, however, is that it generally takes a lot of money and effort to fulfill. Fortunately for Maitland busiSEE PALMER PAGE 4
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Robert Palmer plans to develop the Armada into a top-notch soccer organization.
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SAT HACKS AT THE WINTER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. Students in grades eight through 12 will have a chance in this class to learn specific math strategies that will help them read and translate the questions accurately, avoid careless mistakes and traps, filter irrelevant information, and strategically answer the questions to ensure a higher score. The workshop will focus on easy, medium and hard questions to assist all attendees. Presented by SENSA Educational Systems. Registration required. For more information, call (407) 623-3300 or visit wppl.org.
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POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park. This film series features classic films for the whole family. Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends and come see a viewing of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Free popcorn. Call (407) 6290054. SPOTLIGHT CABARET SERIES: DEEJAY YOUNG 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Deejay Young debuts in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series with his latest original solo cabaret, “Waving Through a Window.” This unique form of entertainment showcases a different professional singer each month up front in the beautiful lobby bar. A truly “New Yorkstyle” cabaret, each performance is about 55 minutes in length with no intermission. General admission tickets are $20 plus a one drink minimum. For more information, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org.
SATURDAY, AUG. 12
FIFTH ANNUAL LUAU BY THE POOL 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Come out to the annual end-of-season luau. Enjoy family,
fun, and friends in the community as the community center celebrates a summer of fun. There will be games, contests, prizes and a drawing for a punch pass. For more information, call (407) 599-3275.
SUNDAY, AUG. 13
FILMSLAM AT THE ENZIAN THEATER 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland. Experience the best local indie film showcase and vote for each month’s winner. Usually held every second Sunday, FilmSlam is a monthly indie film showcase and competition open to Florida filmmakers and students. This series empowers audience members to select each month’s winner, who then advances to participate in Enzian’s Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase. For more information, visit enzian.org or contact Jen Vargas at filmslamjen@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, AUG. 19
CORNHOLE CLASSIC 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Miller’s Ale House, 1251 Lee Road, Winter Park. The Winter Park Breakfast Rotary is presenting a cornhole tournament, which will benefit college scholarships. Teams of two will compete for the grand prize of $500 to be donated to the college chosen by the team. Cost of entry is $50 per team. For more information, visit (321) 439-1007.
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hildren — everybody wants them … until they get them. Having children is an iffy business — a road with lots of curves and bumps. The trouble with children is that they are people, and people come in packages labeled every way from Jesus Christ to Al Capone. The terrible school crimes we learn about on TV news are committed by kids who went to school with your and my kids. These naughty kids didn’t look any different from anyone else until their faces began to appear on police posters. Have you ever thought of committing a crime? Something a little more colorful than fudging on your income taxes? Can you even imagine taking someone else’s property? Or his wife? Or his life? To almost all of us, big-time crime is way out there in left field, and we never commit it or become victims of it in our lives, thank goodness! Being alone and unprotected can make one fearful of all kinds
of imaginary crimes. There were many uneasy moments when I found myself alone very late at night walking through deserted parts of New York or London. People who ask, “What’s to be worried about?” may be asked, “Why do we have so many uniformed police officers on the street and in their roving cars?” And in how many houses is tucked away a pistol, a rifle or a shotgun — surely not to shoot quail in this day and age! Protection of children perhaps is among our most worthy concerns. I remember the kidnapping of the Lindberg baby back in 1932 made people with small children afraid to leave their kids in the house at night. Now on TV, nightly programs brings us unhappy circumstances of crimes. Today’s homes often are supplied with fancy protective electronic devices — some that even allow parents to watch their children on TV monitors from afar. My parents used to leave me often at age 8 or 9 to look after my 2-year-old younger sister in Forest Hills, our lonely neighborhood in Winter Park. Our community was then almost literally crimeless, but because I had no gun, I could have done little to protect myself or my sister. I guess most of us kids got used to being in the house without our parents when our parents went out with other parents for the evening. Anyhow, nothing untoward ever happened within memory.
But I felt better when my uncle gave me a .410-gauge shotgun for my 12th birthday. Notice how kids dress these days, with torn shirts and jeans, bare midrifts and short shorts — or pants that are at half-mast showing one’s underwear? Even in the 30s, with no money, my mother would never permit me to go out of the house dressed like that! Children find many ways to get into trouble as they grow older, especially with drugs and drink easily available. The first time your kid takes a car out at night by himself is a scary occasion for any parent. The first time I was allowed to use the car on a date, I had to promise not to drive more than 15 mph! I took Jane Gary to a high-school dance at the Winter Park Women’s Club. Jane kept looking at me as though she were wondering if I did not know how to shift out of second gear. Jane and I laughed about that incident when I returned to Winter Park to live in 1981, when I was 60. Kids have their own wheels today. It’s a far cry from my youth, when no kid was allowed to drive more than a bicycle to Winter Park High School. An international opera star for more than 40 years, Louis Roney has entertained on stage and on screen. He founded and directed the Festival of Orchestras.
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Commission OKs first reading of city dispensary ban Winter Park is on the verge of closing its doors to medical marijuana dispensaries — a decision the majority of the commission feels is the right choice for the city. TIM FREED
Big Zax snack attack The popular Georgia-based chicken franchise opened Monday on University Boulevard in Winter Park. IF YOU GO ZAXBY’S 6503 University Blvd., Winter Park PHONE: (407) 8534329 HOURS: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays
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If you’re a lover of all things chicken, then here is some good news for you: Winter Park now has its own Zaxby’s. Chicken fingers, wings with a variety of sauces, chicken sandwiches, and Zaxby’s “Zalads,” it all can be found on the eastern side of the city. The Georgia-based franchise has found a nice home on University Boulevard, just a block east of Full Sail University. Although the restaurant opened at 10:30 a.m. Monday, it held a soft opening July 21 as a way of introducing the restaurant to the surrounding area. “It’s ZIP night, which is Zaxby’s Important People, which is people in the community — firstresponders and people like that — we’ve invited them all to come out and eat,” said Tiffany Bolton, the restaurant’s general manager. “It’s actually like a training event for our employees, and they (the community) get a sneak peek at what we offer.” The soft opening gave employees, who started training the previous Tuesday, a chance to get a feel of how the restaurant will operate during a regular day. The restaurant currently employs 45 to 50 staff members, and a managerial team of five, said Bolton, who has been working for Zaxby’s for the last five years. The location sits between Sonny’s and Baskin-Robbins, and use to be the site of Pollo Tropical before it closed. The process of finding a space to build the restaurant came fairly easily, and it makes sense why
Zaxby’s would choose Winter Park. University itself is a busy stretch of asphalt, and with Full Sail a block away and the University of Central Florida only six miles down the road, the restaurant expects to attract plenty of hungry college kids. “We are very excited about this location,” said John White, area development manager. “This is our fifth corporate location in the Orlando area, but this one is a good spot, so we expect it to do very well here. It’ll be very busy.” After tearing down the old Pollo Tropical building, construction started a few months ago. Although that process took longer than expected and delayed the store’s opening by two months, everything now is in good shape and the business is ready to serve the community, White said. As a part of the grand opening Monday, the restaurant gave out what they call the Zaxby’s Deck of Dealz, which consists of a deck of 52 cards that feature free food, to the first 100 visitors. White said at some stores, people will camp at the location overnight just to be able to grab a pack. With the expectation of being a busy spot for hungry locals, White also hopes the restaurant can provide more than just chicken to the people around the area. “We are excited to join the community and one of the things Zaxby’s loves to do is get involved in the community,” White said. “So, we like to work with schools, nonprofit groups (and) churches, and do what we can in order to help out our neighbors the best we can.”
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Winter Park city leaders on Monday, July 24, took the first step toward banning medical marijuana dispensaries by endorsing the first reading of an ordinance that would keep them out of city limits. It was the city’s first response to medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of Gov. Rick Scott signing the medical marijuana bill into law last month. The state legislation on medical marijuana preempts any local regulations in place but gives cities the opportunity to ban dispensaries if they choose to do so, Planning and Community Development Manager Jeff Briggs said. Unless the facilities are banned outright, the city has little control over where the dispensaries go or how many can be established in the city, Briggs said. They would be allowed anywhere a pharmacy is allowed, which includes commercial streets such as U.S. 17-92, Aloma Avenue, Fairbanks Avenue, New England Avenue, Orange Avenue and Park Avenue. “We don’t know what the other cities in Orange County are going to do, but if we were the only one not to prohibit and everyone else prohibited, all the dispensaries and treatment centers would be coming to Winter Park,” Briggs said. “Certainly, the prudent thing to do — and you can always amend later — is prohibit now and see what others are going to do.” The majority of the city commissioners agreed the ban made sense and said they believe the city should have control over where the dispensaries are placed. “The entire thing is a political play, and frankly, I’m very disappointed in the state for throwing this political banana under our feet,” City Commissioner Peter Weldon said. “Perhaps someone at the state might want to assume responsibility for their job and not throw it at us. I’m not for or against medical marijuana as a political issue. I’m for what’s right in the city of Winter Park.” The ordinance also has a safeguard in case the current state law is changed or overturned in court: an automatic moratorium within the city for a year. “That would give the city time to understand the impact of the court ruling and to devise an
■ The City Commission tabled discussion on the Ravaudage Road Reimbursement Strategy. ■ Commissioners approved the second reading of the ordinance authorizing the conveyance of 301 W. Comstock Ave. ■ The Conditional Use approval request of Interplan to build a 2,782-square-foot, PDQ restaurant with a drivethru on the current vacant Seacoast Bank site at 925 S. Orlando Ave., on the southwest corner of Minnesota and Orlando avenues, was withdrawn by the applicant.
alternative ordinance that would comply with whatever the court ruling was, otherwise we’d be in a limbo where we had no rules,” Briggs said. “They could locate anywhere.” The state law passed by the voters last year will eliminate regulations Winter Park had put in place in 2014. That ordinance limited potential dispensaries to industrial areas. However, that language will be removed from the charter because it no longer is permitted, Briggs said. Commissioners voted to pass the ban on first reading by a count of 4-1, with Commissioner Sarah Sprinkel dissenting. Sprinkel reasoned that state voters had spoken and that local municipalities should acknowledge that desire. “Seventy-one percent of the voting public said we should make medical marijuana legal,” Sprinkel said. “It’s hard for me to vote against 71% of the public. I voted on what I believe. I believe that my job is to make (medical marijuana) available to the public. It’s not about me.” MILLAGE RATE
Winter Park commissioners also voted keep the city’s tentative millage rate the same for the 10th consecutive year. The rate of 4.0923 has been in place for the past nine years and represents $4.09 in property tax for each $1,000 of taxable value. Weldon moved to lower the operating millage rate to “a number that reflects a reduction in total property tax revenue of “The entire thing is a political $500,000 from the presented play, and frankly, I’m very disap- budget.” That motion failed in a vote, pointed in the state for throwwhile the current millage rate ing this political banana under passed 3-2. our feet.” The rate still can be lowered prior to the approval of the budget, — City Commissioner Peter Weldon which is scheduled for Sept. 25.
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This group, comprising kids and teens with a range of disabilities, was brought to the rink at the RDV Ice Den to participate in the nonprofit Gliding Stars of Central Florida in Winter Park. “We want to give our special needs Stars an opportunity for inclusion, social interactions with people,” said chapter coordinator Terri Miskiv. “A lot of them don’t really have an opportunity to show off their skills in a performancetype setting — some of them have never done that, and some of them have.” Gliding Stars started in 1977 as The Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped. According to the nonprofit’s website, in 1994, the Buffalo, New York-based organization was incorporated to address requests of replicating the program around the country. Miskiv has lived in Florida for eight years but became active in the organization last March when her son, who has autism, participated in the program. It was also during that time that the nonprofit was having some financial struggles and needed help — so Miskiv stepped in. With a background in running a few organizations, Miskiv joined on to help in marketing. Each chapter of Gliding Stars is its own entity, so all the funding is raised individually without the help of the national headquarters. “We were very close to just calling quits, which was scary for a lot of our parents,” Miskiv said. “And I said, ‘We are just going to try to do this; let’s see what we can do.” Not knowing what to do, Miskiv reached out to the national founder of the organization. After multiple discussions, she was flown
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nessman and sports fanatic Robert Palmer, he had the means to make that dream a reality. Palmer, founder and CEO of Robert Palmer Companies — which include RP Funding, HomeValue.com and Listing Power Tools — purchased the Jacksonville Armada Football Club. The purchase was announced July 18. “They called us about a sponsorship, because we are one of the largest TV and radio advertisers — we just finished doing one of the largest sponsorships in the history of the NBA G-League — so we have sports teams reaching out to us all the time,” Palmer said. “Usually, I ignore the emails, but this one caught my attention, because I feel like soccer really is growing.” Founded in 2013, the Armada plays in the North American Soccer League, which is the second tier of American soccer. The league is actually one of two that play at the second level — includ-
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up along with her ice rink captain to monitor how Buffalo was operating. After returning to Winter Park, the organizers went over some ideas and since then, the nonprofit’s health is improving steadily. The biggest challenge last year, because of the unknown future of the group, was a dwindling of participants. Only about 20 to 25 kids participated. One of the goals for this upcoming season, which starts in August and ends in April, is to boost that number up to between 30 and 35. Miskiv said she doesn’t see participant attendance being an issue, but finding volunteer help will be.
“We’re in Florida, and unless someone can ice skate — because they came from the North or they are somehow involved in the ice skating programs at RDV — it limits the amount of volunteers that we have, because you do need to have a little bit of general ice skating experience,” Miskiv said. “We need to have at least one volunteer for every Star that is on the ice in case they need help.” The Stars will be fitted for specialized ice skates Aug. 12, before the season starts on Aug, 20. Kids and teens will participate in 26 lessons from 5 to 6 p.m. Sundays throughout the school year. For the lessons, kids are separated into three different groups — beginner, intermediate and advanced — and participate in short, 15-minute sessions on different skills, working through each group as they develop their skating abilities. “It builds core muscle strength, it provides them with confidence building and just gives them the opportunity to feel good about
themselves and accomplish something,” Miskiv said. At the end of the season, the Stars will be a part of a special show on the Olympic rink at the Ice Den. The kids will participate in small-group, solo and largegroup skating performances. Each year features a new theme. This year, the group plans to do a special around Dr. Seuss’ “Oh the Places You Will Go.” Along with helping give children an outlet for developing social skills and a place where they can be themselves, the organization also works to strengthen family bonds. “Parents can get on the ice, and we encourage that with the children,” Miskiv said. “When they come out onto the ice with their kids and they watch their children sort of grow and learn these skills, and they’re learning them with their child, it really creates that sense of family for our organization.”
ing the United Soccer League — while the Major League Soccer sits at the top of the American soccer pyramid. Although soccer is a quickly growing sport in the United States, the lower tier leagues have struggled financially. The NASL lost two teams to the USL at the end of the 2016 season. Despite the loss of clubs, the NASL was able to keep its Div. II status. Being aware of the issues the league faced, Palmer met with the club to discuss specifics about the club and get reassurance the organization maintained a longterm view of the future. During conversations, Palmer learned the previous owner had just dropped the team and handed it back to the league. In the span of six weeks, Palmer went from looking at the sponsorship possibilities to taking over as owner. “One of the things I had proposed early, was that if we are going to make this big commitment to put our name on the jersey and make a multi-million-
“Obviously, I am very interested in following the growth path that City (Orlando City Soccer Club) did, and I think that I absolutely want to have my own stadium and would love to build a brand where 20,000 fans come out and support us for our games.” — Robert Palmer
dollar investment, then I want to have a piece of ownership in the team so I can help control the future and the destiny,” Palmer said. “As we got to those conversations, the commissioner’s like, ‘Hey, the entire team is for sale,’ and from that point on, we really changed how we looked at it — we started looking at the economics differently.” Palmer already had taken a dive into sports marketing, with RP Funding being the founding partner of the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G-League and sponsors the RP Funding club level at the Citrus Bowl. He is currently finalizing a deal with the Orlando Magic, while also looking at working out deals with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With a population of more than 880,000, the city of Jacksonville is one of the biggest markets in the Southeast. Palmer already has his sights on working on the team’s branding to bring people to the stadium and get eyes glued to the TV. “Hodges, where the team plays right now, we believe we can fit between 6,000 and 7,000 people in there,” he said. “Currently, the team draws about 3,000; so over the next year, we will create enough demand in the market to sell out the stadium. Because we have been able to elevate the
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Mike Miller to run for Congress The former Florida District 47 state representative is focused on state’s rights and housing. TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR
After holding the District 47 seat for the last three years, Florida State Rep. Republican Mike Miller is hoping to move up the political ladder. Miller on June 29 announced he would be running for Congress, which could mean taking on incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a resident of Winter Park and a Democrat. Inspired by a desire to bring a focus on smaller government and people-based politics to Washington, D.C., Miller decided his best bet would be representing Florida’s Congressional District 7. “When I got elected to the Florida House, I really learned a lot about the state politics versus the national politics,” Miller said. “I really believe in what the Founding Fathers did — that the states are really the places where things happen — and that the national government should be limited in size and scope, because the states are really closer to the people. I’m watching now a Congress and a federal government that is really out of touch.” Before Miller can run against Murphy in the general election, he’ll first have to beat Scott Sturgill in a primary. Sturgill, a Republican and businessman in Seminole County, previously
ran for the District 30 seat in the Florida House in 2014 and lost to current Rep. Bob Cortes. Miller is focusing his campaign on two different policies — downsizing government and advocating for affordable housing. State’s rights always has been an important concept to Miller, who believes the federal government is way too involved regarding legislation and regulation. Regarding housing, Miller served for 17 years on the Winter Park Housing Authority. “I truly believe in our country, people should have the ability to have a safe place to live,” Miller said. “You should have a safe place to live, because … then you have a safe place to do your homework, you have a safe place to get a good night’s rest, you have a safe place to have a meal. A lot of the challenges I hear in schools and in communities are kids that are struggling, because they can’t get a decent meal or can’t get a good night’s sleep.” Born and raised in Washington, Miller initially made his way to Florida after transferring from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the University of Florida to play baseball. After graduating in 1990 from Florida, and knowing he wouldn’t make it playing baseball professionally, Miller decided to return to D.C. to explore his interests in politics. “I did what a lot of people in D.C. do when they don’t know what is going on at Capitol Hill — they go up there and get a job to see what’s going on,” Miller said. “My
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first job out of college was working for U.S. Sen. Connie Mack, and it was a fantastic experience.” Along with working for the popular former senator from Florida, Miller also worked under other congressmen before he met Nora, the woman who would become his wife. Looking to get back to Florida, Miller suggested possibly moving to Winter Park. During the time the two were discussing the move, Mack retired and Bill McCollum put his name into run for senate — Miller saw his chance to help. The couple moved and bought a house, the same one they have lived in for the last 21 years, and Miller began his ride in Florida politics. McCollum lost, but the Millers loved Central Florida so much that they decided to stay.
“You should have a safe place to live, because … then you have a safe place to do your homework, you have a safe place to get a good night’s rest, you have a safe place to have a meal.”
After working under multiple politicians, including Marco Rubio when he won his U.S. Senate race, Miller took a break from politics and worked at Rollins College. During his time at the school, Miller worked on his master’s degree and graduated with an MBA in 2008. Although he enjoyed his time at the college, there was still a yearning to return to the political arena. “I missed being a part of the conversation, and that’s why I ran for the State House,” Miller said. “I wanted to be a part of the conversation about, ‘What are we doing in the state government to make it better for Florida? Make it better for families like mine?’ And so I ran and won in 2014.” Since that win, Miller has enjoyed his time working for the people of Florida in the state capitol in Tallahassee but hopes to accomplish more with this run for Congress. “People ask, ‘Is this about Orange County or Seminole County?’ No, this is about the region; this is about our state; and this is ultimately about our country,” Miller said. “The conversation (that) I have been having in the State House is, ‘How do we represent Central Florida, and make it better for families?’ I feel like I can have that conversation in Congress. I feel like I can relate to the average American family.”
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“There are enough wooded corridors for them to survive,” Workman said. “That’s all they need. Even some of the drainage ditches for water control are enough to harbor them. They could be just about anywhere. They’re very adaptable to urban living.” Workman said residents should avoid leaving dog food and cat food outside as well, adding that rotten fruit near fruit trees could also attract coyotes. The commission also advised that if someone sees a coyote, he or she usually can drive them away by “hazing” them — waving arms and yelling to scare them away. They warn pet owners to not allow pets to roam freely, walk small dogs on short leashes and ensure fences are high enough (about 6 feet) and don’t have holes toward the bottom. Increased development in Central Florida likely would explain the coyote sightings, but Workman said the commission doesn’t know for sure. “They’ve been around for years,” he said. “It’s just that certain areas are getting a lot more now, whether they’re being forced out of the areas where they were or the numbers may be increasing.” Winter Park Director of Communications Clarissa Howard said there haven’t been any other reported incidents this year.
CAN COYOTES BE REMOVED? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said capturing and relocating the coyotes is not an effective resolution. “Removing coyotes is an inefficient and ineffective method to control populations,” the commission states on its website. “New coyotes move into areas where others have been removed. When there is pressure (such as trapping) placed on coyote populations, the species can actually produce more pups per litter in response and populations can quickly return to original size.”
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Good deeds matter Winter Park Land Company is kicking off its 100th year with 100 days of community service.
TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR
A Winter Park-based corporation is celebrating 100 years of business in the city — and it is paying it forward. The Winter Park Land Company will celebrate its centennial this month by serving the community with its “Good Deeds Matter — 100 Days of Service” project, giving back through a variety of charitable events. It all kicks off with a school supply drive outside the Winter Park Community Center on Saturday, July 29. The 30 agents in the corporation hope to reach a goal of 800 hours of service over the 100 days. “We were trying to sit down and brainstorm about what we could do for our 100th year that would be really meaningful,” said Winter Park Land Company Broker Pitt Warner, who joined the corporation in 1992. “The idea boiled up of 100 days of community service.” The 100 Days of Service will continue with several other projects. Agents will be teaching workshops at the Coalition for the Homeless to help struggling families transitioning to apartments and homes, giving them an explanation of their rights as tenants and the basics of healthy and safe home upkeep. The company also is working to fulfill wishes through New Hope for Kids, adopt meal delivery routes for seniors, serve as bingo hosts in care facilities and provide breakfasts for veterans. The corporation has a long history of giving back to numerous organizations, Warner said. “As long as I’ve been here, every year, we contribute, whether it’s to the library or the Rotary Club,” he said. “Whether it’s supporting
“The business has changed a little bit, and obviously we’ve changed with it. We’d like to get ahead of the curve and grow with it.” — Pitt Warner
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Winter Park Land Company Broker Pitt Warner said the community is welcome to join his company July 29 for its school supply drive.
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high-school football teams or little league baseball games, we’ve done that for years.” The Winter Park Land Company traces its roots back to a time when Theodore Roosevelt sat in the Oval Office and a speed limit of 8 mph had just been mandated in Winter Park, which had yet to be incorporated as a city. In 1904, Charles Morse bought all the stock for the corporation and named it the Winter Park Land Company. In 1917, it moved to its current location along Park Avenue. Despite the building moving up and down the street over the years, the Winter Park Land Company has always stood on that same block along the iconic Winter Park street, Warner said. “Winter Park Land Company is the original development company of Winter Park,” he said. “Similar to cities that pop up today like Baldwin Park or Avalon that are planned cities, Winter Park was a planned city.” From its vantage point in Winter Park, the Winter Park Land Company has seen the real-estate
Members of the community are welcome to join Winter Park Land Company agents and help fill 150 backpacks at a school supply drive on Saturday, July 29 at the Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave. Items include composition notebooks, 24-pack crayons, two-pack glue sticks, 12- to 24-count packs of pencils, large boxes of facial tissue and hand sanitizer. Donors can bring supplies for the backpacks to the company’s offices, 122 Park Ave., Winter Park. For more information, visit GoodDeedsMatter.com.
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business change and evolve over the years, Warner said. Technology plays a critical role today, and buyers come to them with knowledge from their own research. The company has continued to thrive as a small, independent real-estate agency in the world of larger entities competing with them. The key is a wealth of local knowledge and commitment to service, Warner said. “The business has changed a little bit, and obviously we’ve changed with it,” he said. “We’d like to get ahead of the curve and grow with it.” Central Florida is expected to have a tremendous population boom in the next 25 to 30 years, Warner said. Whatever changes are in store for Central Florida, the Winter Park Land Company hopes to keep one thing consistent internally: integrity. “Our motto has been handshake integrity for over 100 years,” Warner said. “We feel like that’s been our watchword here. We don’t squeeze every last nickel out of a transaction. We say, ‘Leave a little something for the other guy, too.’ We try to carry that forward today and get ready for the next 100 years of the company.”
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Maitland city leaders continued discussion on how to best revitalize downtown to make it a destination.
It’s been in the works for years, but progress is being made toward making Maitland’s revitalized downtown a reality. During the City Council’s July 24 meeting, the council approved a resolution to adopt the newly updated downtown revitalization master plan. The update was brought up by a Request for Proposals & Qualification from the city in October 2015 and sought to add the Maitland Avenue Special District and the Cultural Corridor Special District to the existing plan. Before this new addition, the plan had not been updated in more than 12 years. GAI Community Solutions Group was hired January 2016 to work on the update. In the last 16 months, GAI met with residents, stakeholder groups, business and property owners, and citizen boards. During that time, the update has been through 25 different reviews and public hearings. During the presentation of the new plan, Peter Sechler, senior director for GAI, said the group had identified specific inputs from the community that would help the city build the downtown it wants. “There is a handful of key things — there is a desire for a real downtown that gives you a sense of place, a little bit of sense of urban activity; there are places to go; you can see friends, and maybe friends can see you,” Sechler said. “There is a sense that we don’t quite have that yet. It’s just a little too separated and just a little too car-oriented.” The idea is to develop what Sechler called a “park-once environment,” in which residents can simply park their car and explore the downtown area on foot or bike. By setting up a downtown in that fashion, people will be more willing to visit other stores — boosting the economy, Sechler said. The executive summary on the vision for the master plan included multiple categories — guiding principals, development frameworks, and action — while input was added on in this recent update. After taking suggestions from the community, GAI focused on seven specific topics to help the city develop its downtown. Those included: a desire for a downtown; lack of clear identity; transportation challenges; city of arts and culture; no public anchor; livable connections to downtown; and scale of development. “What is your identity?” Sechler said. “We got some input that we are not really sure what downtown is, and I think that kind of runs with that same theme of having some land uses, some businesses, some activities that are just kind of fractured and splayed apart. Certainly, a couple of the roadway situations don’t help that, because it is hard to cross 17-92 and so forth. We have a drive-through environment, and we are trying to create a drive-to environment.” The issue of examining the roadways to help make the downtown better was the biggest concern
IN OTHER NEWS ■ The City Council set proposed millage rate, date, time and place for public hearing relating to the tentative budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. ■ City leaders reappointed Vance Guthrie to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a three-year term. ■ The council approved a petition for 635 N. Maitland Ave. to allow construction for additional parking. ■ The City Council introduced the first reading of an ordinance amending the Downtown Maitland Zoning District and scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 14. ■ City leaders introduced an ordinance on first reading to establish a temporary moratorium that would prohibit the establishment and operation of medical marijuana treatment center dispensaries during the 180day moratorium period. The public hearing will be held Aug. 28.
among council members. Councilman Mike Thomas said finding a “sane way” to allow people to cross 17-92 is an absolute “must” as it relates to helping make the downtown area more pedestrian friendly. “Define sane,” asked Mayor Dale McDonald jokingly during the meeting. “I’ll put it this way, so I wouldn’t have a heart attack escorting my 9-year-old across 17-92, because right now, that’s not something you do lightly,” Thomas said. Councilman John Lowndes followed up with questions on the plan not addressing transport between downtown and the SunRail station, stating the usual option people take is traveling down the always-busy Maitland Avenue. “This doesn’t contemplate that, and that seems to me like an important thing,” Lowndes said. “It’s not just about getting to the trail from here to there. It’s important, because these folks don’t have an easy way to get there. … They just will get in their car and add to the traffic.” Sechler said the group has been paying attention to Maitland Avenue and is leaving options open regarding traffic solutions. He also reminded the council that the plan was a concept and can be adapted. Although the process as a whole is ongoing, the current plan is to develop the downtown in incremental steps as a means of creating a more naturally organic city. “The Maitland community has taken a couple of runs at ‘can we just take it all down and build a downtown all at once,’ and it hasn’t really worked out,” Sechler said. “We really think the real game is going to be a deal at a time, a block at a time, and that is how you build a fabric of real cities and places that are authentic.”
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Macey Baker, center, got makeup done by teacher Lisa Armstrong, left, as others worked on their own makeup.
Greyson Grider, 4, pretended to be a lion as other children look on during an acting class.
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Leighton Pritchett, Sanaa Hazzard, and Greyson Grider practiced showing off emotions in front of a camera.
inter Park-area kids learned all about acting, makeup and working in front of a camera during Maile School’s recent acting summer camp. The camp included lessons on emotion, facial expression, makeup and more. — TROY HERRING
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Goldenrod resident Ken Viles, center, led the group through a few songs with his electric guitar.
Goldenrod jams in July Goldenrod resident Tim Rice kept the beat going with a set of bongos.
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ocal residents and musicians gathered at the Goldenrod Station and Museum on Friday, July 21, as the Goldenrod Historical Society hosted an open Jammin’ in July event. All were welcome to bring instruments and play songs together. — TIM FREED
Goldenrod resident Scott McAbee played a few songs on his own at the event.
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THROUGH AUG. 6
“SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL” “Oh the thinks you can think when you think about Seuss!” Horton hears a noise coming from a speck of dust; Jojo, who “doesn’t think normal thinks,” finds his place in society; and Gertrude McFuzz tries to catch the attention of her love. With some help from the Cat in the Hat, these characters come to realize they are not “alone in the universe.” Runs July 21 to Aug. 6 at Osceola Arts. Call (407) 8466257 or visit osceolaarts.org.
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‘THE MUSIC OF PIXAR’
Celebrate more than 20 years of music that made cinematic history. Woody, Buzz and the gang are back at The Theater of the Stars at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a live orchestral retrospective of the most memorable music from Disney/ Pixar films. This all-new, nightly concert showcases unforgettable soundtracks from “Cars,” “Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story” and more, performed by a live orchestra, all while giant screens feature movie montages and outtakes. Performances are nightly with valid theme park admission.
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UNITED NATIONS’ INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY The International Day of Friendship is recognized by the United Nations for the “importance of friendship as a noble and valuable sentiment in the lives of human beings around the world.” To mark the day, the UN encourages governments, organizations and civic groups to hold events and activities that promote a dialogue among civilizations for mutual understanding and reconciliation.
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‘LA BAYADERE’ In this very special climax to their Summer Intensive training, the Russian Ballet Orlando will present a full production of “La Bayadere.” Set in India, “La Bayadere” tells the story of the doomed love between Solor, a warrior, and the temple dancer Nikiya, who is murdered by a jealous rival. In one of the most beautiful of all ballet scenes, Solor’s grief brings him to the heavenly “Kingdom of the Shades,” where he and Nikiya are joined “beyond the reach of man.” This ballet classic will be presented at 5 p.m. with all new costumes and guest artists from the Ukraine. Call (407) 896-0309 or visit russianballetorlando.org.
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AUGUST WILSON’S ‘FENCES’ Winner of the Pulitzer, Tony, and Drama Desk Award among many others, “Fences” is August Wilson’s 1950s chapter in his 10-play “Pittsburgh Cycle” chronicling the evolving African-American experience through the 20th century. In Mad Cow’s first production of a Wilson play, the universally relevant themes of freedom, family, and the ‘American Dream’ are conveyed in this landmark production. The New York Times wrote, “This is not theater, this is life.” Tickets are available online at madcowtheatre.com or by calling (407) 297-8788, Ext 1.
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SABRINA CARPENTER In 2015, singer/actress Sabrina Carpenter, unveiled her debut album, “Eyes Wide Open,” which reflects Carpenter’s rise to fame playing Maya Hart on the Disney Channel. “EVOLution” encompassed more growth. “I’m living in an adult world,” notes Carpenter, now 17. “I put all my feelings and all these stories into the songs I’ve made.” VIP tickets are available for this 7 p.m. performance at the Dr. Phillips Center. Call (844) 513-2014 or visit drphillipscenter.org.
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‘OPERA ON PARK’ Opera Orlando’s second season of “Opera on Park” features world-class artists up-closeand-personal at the University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave. The performers include multiple-award-winning Juilliard Grad Soprano Kenneithia Mitchell Aug. 6; Grammy Award-winning Baritone Daniel Belcher Aug. 13; and Metropolitan Opera Soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer Aug. 27. Each of the singers enjoys a critically acclaimed career and “the generosity of spirit that only great performers can embody.” All performances begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 per recital or $75 for the series and available online at operaorlando.org/opera-onpark. Call (407) 512-1900.
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COIN AND CURRENCY SHOW Admission is free for then Coin and Currency Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6. The Maitland Civic Center, 641 S. Maitland Avenue will be busy with 25 coin dealers and vendors buying and selling historical and/or foreign coins. This family-friendly event will find several dealers offering free coins to children 12 and younger, while other vendors offer free appraisals. Call (407) 730-3116 or visit orlandocoinexchange.com.
On-stage debut The Winter Park Playhouse will host the first Florida Festival of New Musicals in August. ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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FLORIDA FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS The six musicals featured at the festival combine to create an eclectic mix. Each will be performed in one-hour run times with just the script and singing (no costumes, blocking or choreography).
n “The Impossible Club,” written by Winter Park resident Ned Wilkinson, is a youth musical that focuses on the issue of bullying through the eyes of students at Versailles Middle School.
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Roy Alan and Heather Alexander founded the Winter Park Playhouse more than 15 years ago.
said. “We felt very strongly that that’s something we should try to organize, launch and host. ... These are brand-new musicals. This is the way that the big Broadway musicals get started. They all start with some type of reading, and then they go into workshop and development, and then those that are most fortunate get to be on the big stage in New York.” In addition to the performances themselves, the series also will give audience members a chance to contribute in 15-minute talkback session following each performance. The writers and composers will seek feedback on character development and other various aspects of the show. “Some of the writers have very specific questions,” Alexander said. “For example, if they’re not
“There’s never been a new musical festival in Florida. We felt very strongly that that’s something we should try to organize, launch and host.” — Heather Alexander
sure about a particular character, they may ask the audience what they think of that character, what did you think about that song that this person sang? They’re listening to the audience to get feedback so they can make their production better.”
MAINSTAGE SERIES 2017-18 This series kicks off Friday, July 28, with the opening of “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” The musical, which runs through Aug. 20, features the work of creative giants Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, including beloved songs from Broadway classics such as “Carousel,” “Cinderella,” “The King and I,” “Oklahoma,” “South Pacific,” “The Sound of Music” and more. “It’s basically a compilation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook,” Winter Park Playhouse Artistic Director Roy Alan said. “It’s a celebration of their music from all of their Broadway musicals and being really the legendary composing team that have written ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘Carousel’ and ‘South Pacific and all of these great warhorses of Broadway.” From Sept. 18 through Oct. 8, the playhouse will feature “Life Could be a Dream,” a high-energy musical comedy about a doo-wop singing group, preparing to enter
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n “Gigalo” is a musical revue featuring the music of Cole Porter. It is juxtaposed to tell the tale of a handsome playboy and his affairs with four beautiful women.
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They will come from as far away as California, Connecticut and New York — aspiring writers and composers who will have their newly written musicals presented on stage for a local audience at the Winter Park Playhouse. Locals will have a chance to witness musicals from up-andcoming creative minds as the Florida Festival of New Musicals takes the stage at the Winter Park Playhouse from Aug. 24 to 27. It’s a showcase of six compositions that haven’t been produced, chosen out of 16 entries after the call for submissions was made last September by the playhouse. Each musical will be performed three times over the four days. Many great musicals get their start at events just like this, Winter Park Playhouse Executive Director Heather Alexander said, and this is an event the community won’t want to miss. “It’s been in the process for (more than) five years,” Alexander said. “We are one of two professional musical theaters in the state. ... As such, we feel really strongly about the fact that there need to be platforms for composers and writers to be able to present works outside New York. “There’s never been a new musical festival in Florida,” she
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the Big Whopper Radio contest to help them realize their dreams. “Daddy Long Legs” is a gorgeous off-Broadway musical based on the classic novel which inspired the 1955 movie. It tells the story of a witty and winsome young orphan, her mysterious benefactor and the deep friendship that develops. It runs from Nov. 30 through Dec. 17. “We saw it in New York a couple of years ago and thought it was probably one of the most beautiful shows we had ever seen,” Alan said. “It’s just stunningly beautiful music.” “Babes in Hollywood” will run from Jan. 26 through Feb. 24, 2018. It’s a magical musical about the legendary careers of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, from the soundstages of Hollywood to the stages of Broadway. “Nunsense A-Men” is the hysterical original off-Broadway musical “Nunsense” with all of the characters portrayed by men. The Little Sisters of Hoboken discover their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally
poisoned 52 of the sisters, so they put on a variety show to raise funds for their burials. This runs from March 16 to 25 and April 5 to 21, 2018. The series concludes with “The Honky Tonk Angels,” a musical comedy by the creator of “Always ... Patsy Cline,” about three gutsy gals determined to better their lives and follow their dreams to Nashville. It runs May 11 to 20 and May 31 to June 10, 2018. This year has marked a unique milestone for the Winter Park Playhouse, which is celebrating its 15th year in the community. The playhouse has operated as a nonprofit since its inception, with the goal of bringing joy to residents and fans of musicals. “We founded this theater out of love for the art form and love for Winter Park and this community,” Alexander said. “We wanted to make this world a better place. As a nonprofit, our whole mission is to entertain, uplift and inspire residents and visitors. That’s what it’s all about.”
n “Love on Ice” tells the story of Dr. Charles Martin and his new bride, Marie. Fearing that, if he dies prematurely, they won’t have their full share of time together, Charles asks Marie to promise him to have him cryogenically frozen. The plot thickens when Marie suffers a mortal accident. n “Section 60: The New Ghosts of Arlington” follows the arrival of a deceased Marine Private first class L.E. Nott at Arlington Cemetery, where he is greeted by the other ghosts of Section 60 who share their stories of how they got there. n Set in 1870s New York society, “The Age of Innocence” tells the story of Newland Archer, a young attorney engaged to the loving — but conventional — May Welland. When he encounters her European cousin, the beautiful and mysterious Countess Olenska, his life is forever transformed. n “Propaganda! The Musical” follows young, naïve Rookie as he takes over a secret government bureau devoted entirely to covering up the gaffes, blunders and occasional lightto-heavy treason of politicians. On his first day, the biggest scandal in the bureau’s history falls into Rookie’s untrained hands, and he is forced to pull off the most innovative (and musical) coverup the bureau has ever attempted.
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Barry Babbitt, a 2013 graduate of Windermere Prep and current Rollins College student, believes he has found his identity as a golfer.
Rollins golfer embraces new identity on the links When one door closed on Barry Babbitt’s college basketball career, another opened on the golf course. Now a senior golfer for Rollins College, Babbitt just won a prestigious tournament in Virginia. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
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ollins senior golfer Barry Babbitt went to high school not far from his Winter Park college at Windermere Prep, a private school in southwest Orange County. There, coaches and members of the school’s athletic community remember fondly Babbitt’s time on campus. But those memories have nothing to do with golf. Instead, Babbitt was a star basketball player for the Lakers in high school, and Windermere Prep basketball coach Ben Wilson still considers him one of the best players ever to pass through the program. He did play for the Lakers golf team in the fall — but Babbitt will be the first to tell you his play at the varsity level was nothing special. Even the scholarship offer he accepted to Brown University was for basketball. So, it might come as a surprise to many of those same people that Babbitt’s most significant athletic achievement since graduating from high school in 2013 has come on the golf course — and it happened just a few weeks ago. Babbitt won the Eastern Amateur Golf Tournament in Virginia earlier this month, finishing at 16 under par for the tournament and
shooting a 65 on the final day — including six birdies and just one bogey — to secure the win. The event is a 72-hole stroke play with a field of some of the best amateur golfers in the nation. Several past winners went on to careers in the PGA Tour. “To be in the same conversation as some Hall-of-Famers is pretty unique, and not a lot of people can say it,” Babbitt said. “I was just hitting my driver really well. It was a short course, and everybody was hitting irons, and I was hitting my driver. It just made it so much easier.” Babbitt counts the win at the Eastern as his biggest achievement yet, noting it has opened some doors for his budding career. However, the road to this point has involved some twists and turns few would have predicted in the summer of 2013, when Babbitt left Central Florida to begin his college basketball career. First, after arriving at Brown, Babbitt was told he likely would have to sit out his first year on campus — a prospect that didn’t sit well with him. As a result, he transferred to a Division III program in Kentucky, where he could play right away, but the move to a small school in a more rural area of the country never felt right. “I felt so out of place, and that’s when I realized I needed to come home and focus on academics,”
Babbitt said. “I picked up golf for fun at first, but then I realized I was making some progress.” Indeed, Babbitt’s reunion with golf in the summer of 2014 largely coincided with the free time he gained because he no longer was training for basketball. As the summer went on, he liked what he saw and figured he would inquire about trying out for the team at Rollins, where he had transferred to study math. Getting the staff at Rollins, a Division II program, to take him seriously might have been harder had he not already had a friend on the team. That said, he was allowed to try out and did well enough to make the team. Babbitt had to redshirt during the 2014-15 school year, but in the fall of 2015, he made his debut as a collegiate golfer for the Rollins Tars. “(I remember) walking up to that first tee — it was unlike any pressure I’ve ever felt before,” Babbitt said. He surprised himself by playing well in that first tournament. But that did not mean everything was smooth sailing after that. The level of play of Division II golf was better than he expected, and he struggled. In addition, he continued to wrestle mentally with the idea that he was no longer playing basketball. One turning point that helped Babbitt wrap his head around his
new path was when he qualified to play in U.S. Open Sectional tournament in June 2016. Although he did not advance to the U.S. Open, he played a round with professional legend Vijay Singh, and the experience whet his appetite for more. Making the field for the U.S. Open is now one of Babbitt’s top goals. Another turning point happened more recently, when Babbitt was able to channel the type of golfer he wants to be — an aggressive golfer, much the same as he was on the basketball court. “For a while, I just didn’t have an identity on the golf course,” Babbitt said. “Everybody knew who I was when I played basketball — I had a certain style. I’d say it has taken me a good three years to find my swag (on the golf course).” As he prepares for his senior season at Rollins — and hopefully a professional career beyond it — Babbitt is focused on improving his short game and his putting to pair with his strong abilities off the tee. He keeps tabs on the Lakers baseketball team, marveling at the growth of the program that won just eight games when he was a sophomore, and is still friends with Wilson, his former coach. As he moves forward, he said the support group at home and on campus has helped him make the transition. “I’ve had a lot of really helpful people in my life (who) have pushed me in the right direction,” Babbitt said. “For me to see (my career progress) so fast, it’s just surreal.”
“I felt so out of place, and that’s when I realized I needed to come home and focus on academics. I picked up golf for fun at first, but then I realized I was making some progress.” — Barry Babbitt
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Find a fun game your dog Make sure your dog has 4 9 likes to play indoors. Play proper identification in case that game during the storm to he escapes. take his mind off the storm. You also can work on reinforcing his commands (sit, down, etc.) and reward him appropriately during a storm to take his mind off the storm.
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Is your dog afraid of thunderstorms and other loud noises? Does he begin to pace, pant, drool or want to hide in the closet the moment there’s a hint of a storm brewing? Experts don’t know why dogs develop noise phobias, but they say it’s real and shouldn’t be ignored. It’s not known what specifically triggers storm phobias, but many veterinarians suspect dogs react to a number of triggers, such as sounds of wind, rain, and thunder, lightning, changes in barometric pressure, static electricity or smells that precede the storm. Dogs know bad weather is coming long before we do. According to one study, some breeds, such as border collies, may be predisposed to the problem. With summertime thunderstorms back in full swing, what can you do to help reduce your dog’s anxiety if he suffers from noise phobias? Here are some suggestions.
Try a snug-fitting shirt such 5 as a Thundershirt. Anecdotal evidence suggests these
shirts have a calming effect on dogs, similar to cuddling a baby.
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Consider a calming collar (collars filled with herbs that soothe the dog) or other type of aromatherapy. Consult a holistic veteri7 narian about homeopathic, herbs, Bach Flower and other
natural remedies to relieve your dog’s stress. Give your dog plenty of 8 exercise, high energy, if possible. Studies indicate
high-energy exercise relieves stress and produces serotonin, which helps to reduce the fear response.
If the stress is severe, 10 consult with an animal behaviorist. You can find one
through the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. A behaviorist can help establish a desensitization or conditioning program. Because noise phobias can often become worse over time, it’s important to take action when you first begin to notice symptoms. If you don’t, it may become a serious problem that will affect your dog’s quality of life. By working with your dog regularly, you can improve this condition and have a happier, healthier dog in return. Sherri Cappabianca, an expert in the field of canine health and fitness, is the author of two books on canine health and co-owner of Rocky’s Retreat, an intimate and personal boarding, day care, hydrotherapy and fitness center; and Barking Dog Fitness, Fitness for Dogs. For more, visit rockysretreat.com or barkingdogfitness.com.
Chyna (A373312) is 2 years old and is looking for a home. She is a very friendly dog and was brought to Orange County Animal Services because her owner could no longer keep her. Her previous owner said she is leash-trained, housebroken and does well on car rides. The owner also said she gets along with other dogs and cats, as well as with children. She knows basic commands and is ready to go to her new home. Through the end of July, Orange County Animal Services is reducing dog and cat adoptions to $10, thanks to the Freedom Felines and Patriotic Pooches adoption promotion. Fees include sterilization, vaccinations and a microchip. Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, please call (407) 836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com. Critter Corner showcases local animals available for adoption. If you run a shelter or animal rescue and wish to participate, contact Staff Writer Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
Give your dog a safe place 1storm. where he can go during a This could be an open
crate (away from windows or doors), a bathtub or an interior room. Let your dog decide and give free access to the place he chooses. If possible, play calm music in that room.
Don’t cuddle or reassure 2 your dog during the storm, because it will only reinforce
the fearful behavior. Likewise, don’t punish him either. Just be calm. Practice calm behavior and 3 teach your dog to settle on command. Do this when there
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