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Kayla Messier, a cashier at a Winter Garden Walgreens, creates origami pieces for his customers.
STORY ON PAGE 6 Lynn E. Newman and Charlotte “Sue” Reed Newman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Aug. 6. They were married in 1966 at First EUB Church in Willard, Ohio. They both grew up in the Willard area and graduated from Willard High School. In 1980, they transferred with R.R. Donnelley & Sons to Virginia.
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Commission delays vote on apartments — again If the sale is approved at the next meeting, the city will sell the land to Tremaine Boyd for $152,000, waiving about $409,000 in fees. JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN
Orlando Ballet brings first-class education to West Orange.
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BATES TEAM MVP
For a second time, commissioners have postponed the vote on the city’s sale of the property at 109 S. Boyd St. to Tremaine Boyd LLC. Tremaine Boyd LLC hopes to develop the downtown Winter Garden property into a three story mixed-use development, with the first floor being commercial space and the second and third floor becoming 22
apartment units. Rent would begin at about $1,000. Because of the city’s belief the apartments ultimately will benefit the city of Winter Garden, city staff recommends the sale of the property for $152,000, waiving $174,177 in transportation impact fees and $235,484 in other fees. At the last meeting, commissioners postponed the vote over SEE DELAY PAGE 8
The woman behind the Bates clan keeps this West Orange baseball family on track. See page 15.
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AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. TnT Paranormal Investigators LLC will take participants through a virtual tour of some of the most haunted locations in America, local gems and other locations they have investigated. For information, visit tntparanormal.com. CHAMBER HOB NOB AND STRAW POLL 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Manheim Orlando, 11801 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee. This West Orange Chamber of Commerce gathering is presented by Orlando Health and is the last political event and chance to talk with candidates before the primary. Cost is $26 in advance, $31 at the door, and includes dinner, beverages and a vote in the Straw Poll. (407) 656-1304 or wochamber. com.
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ESTATE PLANNING 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. No matter what your age or net worth, you need an estate plan to protect you, your loved ones and your assets. Learn about important estate planning documents and 10 things everyone should know about beneficiary designations. Presented by Sherlyn Keegan of Keegan Wealth Management & Retirement Strategies, LLC. (407) 835-7323. MINECRAFT MADNESS 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 11 A.M. at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Blast, creep or dig your way to the library and celebrate the world of Minecraft with games, crafts and activities. Take a laptop or mobile device to play with friends. The whole family is welcome. Seating is limited. Registration at (407) 835-7323.
SELF (A) STEAM 3 p.m. Thursday Aug. 4, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Learn about amazing women who have made a difference in our lives. Experience how each one of these women has helped advance science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Ages 6-12. Seating is limited. Call (407) 835-7323 to register. VINTAGE MOVIES: “GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES” 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tickets are $6 general admission. Themed attire welcome. (407) 877-4736.
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CULT CLASSICS: “CHICAGO” 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tickets are $6 general admission. Themed attire welcome. (407) 877-4736. SALVATION ARMY SENIOR FAIR 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at 440 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando. Bread of Life Fellowship, of Ocoee, will be among the vendors at this senior fair and will provide
food boxes. Information will be provided on safety, health care, transportation, utilities, elder law, fitness, nutrition and benefits. Open to the public. (407) 295-9311.
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INTRODUCTION TO DRONES Noon Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Flying drones is a growing hobby. The Drone Academy in conjunction with Graves RC Hobbies presents this introductory look into what drones are, how they work, real world applications and how to take part in this trend. (407) 835-7323. PAPER CRAFTS FOR ADULTS 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Transform an old book into a personalized journal or scrapbook featuring your own creative artwork. (407) 835-7323. SAVVY SAVERS 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Join in the back-to-school savings. Become a savvy saver by sharing coupons and savings tips at this monthly meeting. (407) 835-7323.
STINGING INSECTS 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Join entomologist Christy LeDuc for a lecture about stinging insects and then an insect safari to learn how to identify and encounter insects around the preserve. Free for members, $5 for others. Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. (407) 905-0054. “ZOOTOPIA” 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Watch a kids movie matinee and create movieinspired crafts. This movie is rated PG. Ages 6-12. (407) 835-7323.
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ACTIVE 50+: AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 8, and Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden. This insurance reduction and driver refresher course will garner up to a 10% discount after completion of the course, depending on the insurance provider. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for others. Advanced registration is required at wintergarden-fl.gov or (407) 656-4155.
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n the weeks before the 2016 primary and general elections, the West Orange Times & Observer will examine the candidates for several races. This week, we feature candidates for both Orange County sheriff and Orange County property appraiser (see page 4).
Sheriff candidates include incumbent Jerry Demings, former Orange County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Spike Hopkins and
write-in candidate Thomas B. Hill. Hill did not respond to multiple requests seeking comment before press time. In the race for property appraiser, incumbent Rick Singh will face two challengers: write-in candidate Christopher Graham Casler and Edward DeAguilera, president and CEO of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida. Voters will make their selections in both of these races at the primary election, Aug. 30.
JERRY DEMINGS
ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT: DEMINGS: In July, I was unanimously elected by Florida sheriffs as president of the Florida Sheriffs Association for the coming year. I made improving police/community relations one of my top priorities for all of Florida in 2016-17. … My plan is to host several community forums throughout the state during the coming year that will engage Florida law enforcement and communities in productive discourse aimed at improving public perception about law-enforcement use of force.
Age: 57 Family: Wife, Val; three children Experience: Two-term Orange County sheriff; former Orlando police chief; former Orange County deputy county administrator/public safety director; former interim Orange County jail director “I am proud to have been elected sheriff in my hometown and to have been given the privilege to have been the first African-American elected as Orange County sheriff after serving as Orlando’s first African-American police chief.”
SPIKE HOPKINS
Age: 49 Family: Wife, Shelby; son, Quintin, 6 Experience: Former Orange County deputy sheriff, supervisor/commander in several divisions; firefighter/EMT, Orange County Fire Rescue “As your sheriff, I will empower your deputies to make a difference in your safety. I will coach, mentor and ‘steer the ship’ toward safer streets and a strong bond between the community and their deputies.” — SPIKE HOPKINS
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HOPKINS: When we have an incident (that) has brought concern to a particular community or group, I will immediately release information (body-cam footage, investigation updates) that will shed light on the incident. I want the community to hear and see the evidence from me — not individuals who were not present and heard statements through the grapevine. … My motto is, “Don’t fight evil with evil, fight evil with good.” I will demand your deputies treat you this way. Your deputies should treat people the same way they would like law enforcement to treat their family.
ON BEING ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF WEST ORANGE’S GROWING POPULATION: DEMINGS: The Sheriff’s Office has been able to keep pace with the countywide growth as overall crime has declined by 22% during my tenure as sheriff from 2009 through 2015. Crime in West Orange has followed the same trend. Since becoming sheriff, I increased the number of first-response deputies assigned to the area by creating “Problem Oriented Policing” squads in East and West Orange County. ... We also have a West Orange Narcotics Task Force in partnership between the sheriff, Winter Garden Police Department and Ocoee Police Department to combat illegal drug activity.
HOPKINS: Unfortunately, Orange County now has 120 deputy vacancies. These positions are already fully funded by the county commission. There are currently 60 recruits in training. (That) takes six to nine months before they are on their own patrolling the streets. This process currently can take up to a year to complete. That is too long. I will speed up our recruiting process without lowering the standards. … What worries me is West Orange County — from 6 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. — only has two to three deputies. After 2:30 a.m., there is only one deputy who serves everything west of Windermere. My plan will immediately place 40 deputies from other sections of the agency and into the patrol section. We need deputies in your community patrolling your streets.
WHAT IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY AS SHERIFF? DEMINGS: My first priority upon being re-elected will be to continue fighting crime and begin negotiations for the 201718 fiscal year budget to include pay increases for my deputies agreed upon through labor negotiations.
HOPKINS: I will take the violent crime epidemic head-on and place deputies where they need to be — in your neighborhoods. … My plan will bring 65 more deputies to the streets where the crime is occurring. … Most people believe violent crime only occurs in Pine Hills, along Orange Blossom Trail or South Apopka. This is not true. There have been many violentcrime incidents throughout all of Orange County (that) affect all residents.
ON GUN CONTROL: DEMINGS: I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment that allows Americans the right to bear arms. However, I believe Congress must enact new legislation that improves required reporting of persons with mental illness into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and Congress should revise the list of those ineligible to purchase firearms to include suspected terrorists.
HOPKINS: I am proSecond Amendment. Our Founding Fathers believed this to be so important. … As sheriff, I will provide gun safety classes at the OCSO range (that) will count toward a concealed weapon permit. I want my firearm experts to inspect your gun for operability and teach you proper safety. Your deputies will aggressively target those who illegally possess or use firearms. I will work with Crime Line to offer a monetary reward for those who turn in those who illegally possess firearms.
ON THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES FOLLOWING THE PULSE SHOOTING: DEMINGS: I believe the historic training exercises between the first-response agencies adequately prepared them for a mutual response to what became an active-shooter situation. The threat of global terror remains significant. Federal funding for counterterrorism efforts — including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery — needs to be restored for Central Florida. The regional asset of the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange proved beneficial to the sharing of intelligence information between all levels of law enforcement. The interoperability of our public safety radio system worked as designed. The relationship between the federal, state and local agencies will continue to improve as we work together on counterterrorism efforts and our all-crimes approach in sharing criminal intelligence information through CFIX.
HOPKINS: First and foremost, open communication between all agencies and intelligencesharing is paramount. I believe training exercises between all agencies is necessary so all agencies work with the same Incident Command principals and understand this technique taught around the country. There is no doubt Orlando/Orange County is still a large target for terrorism. I will work to form a local joint agency anti-terrorism task force to assemble which would work hand-in-hand with federal agencies and regional law enforcement.
ON THE BIGGEST CRIME ISSUE IN WEST ORANGE: DEMINGS: I believe the biggest law enforcement issue for West Orange remains trafficking in narcotics and the crimes of violence associated with it. We will continue our collaborative efforts with the West Orange Narcotics Task Force, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration to combat the problem.
HOPKINS: The biggest issue is the lack of deputies which patrol your neighborhoods. West Orange does not have many deputies on patrol. The West Orange residents pay millions of dollars every year in taxes but do not get their money’s worth in protection.
For complete, unedited responses from the candidates to these and other questions, visit OrangeObserver.com
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Property Appraiser ON WHY PEOPLE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OFFICE:
Age: 68 Family: Married with two children Experience: Assisted in developing an airline in the Pacific that served Micronesia; founder and owner of a minor league football team, The Florida Crusaders “I bring a record untainted by previous political baggage and will do my level best to be an accessible, fair, and dedicated public servant.”
EDWARD DEAGUILERA
Age: 41 Family: Wife, Freda; two children, Delaney, 11, and Edward, 7 Experience: President/CEO of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida; Orange County Charter Review Commission; former Chairman of the City of Orlando Criminal Nuisance Abatement Advisory Board “I was born and raised in Orange County and have dedicated my life to public service. For the past two decades, I have worked in the nonprofit field and understand the importance of being a good steward of our funds.”
RICK SINGH
Age: 54 Family: Wife, Debbite; two children, Amrita and Avinash Experience: Orange County Property Appraiser since 2013; licensed real-estate broker; statecertified residential appraiser “As a proud veteran, I am honored to serve Orange County residents, just as I am honored to have served the United States.”
CASLER: The Orange County Property Appraiser is responsible for evaluating and discovering the value of all real property in the county. … People should care because it enables them to determine the fair market value of their homes and other property based on its current condition and the prevailing conditions in the overall market.
DEAGUILERA: The property appraiser is an administrative role whose duty is to value property that will determine your tax to be paid to local government. The office also is crucial in educating the population on important exemptions such as Save our Homes, widow/widower, disability, military/veterans, among others.
SINGH: Orange County has one of the most complex and unique tax rolls in the world. That’s why it is important to have an experienced professional serving in this office. When I was first elected, I became the first state-certified appraiser to be elected as the Orange County Florida property appraiser.
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ON RICK SINGH’S PERFORMANCE: CASLER: The office can be run more efficiently by eliminating such things as vehicle wraps that feature the current property appraiser’s portrait. The office calls for an honest, efficient and impartial means to evaluate properties. DEAGUILERA: Our current property appraiser has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of good moral judgment as a steward of our tax dollar. He’s used our taxes to sue the citizens of Orange County because he wasn’t happy with their vote. ... He’s utilizing office staff to campaign for him under the guise of door-to-door “information” canvassing.
In addition, he has continuously used the office of the property appraiser as a political department. The role of the property appraiser is administrative; politics has no business in this office. SINGH: One of my first priorities after being sworn in on Jan. 13, 2013, was to ensure efficiency. Using the integration of new technologies and innovations, property appraisal assessments are now more accurate. Thanks to mobile technology, real-time property assessment is done more quickly and efficiently in the field.
ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER’S NAME FEATURED ON DEPARTMENT VEHICLES: CASLER: The property appraiser’s name should not be on the office’s vehicles as this smacks of political selfaggrandizement. A true public servant would seek to manage an office that serves the public and not himself. DEAGUILERA: The sheriff doesn’t have his name on any of his vehicle fleet. Why should the property appraiser have it on his? The vehicles are not his personal property; they belong to that office. This is another example of poor moral judgment and utilizing tax dollars for political purposes.
SINGH: Each employee is provided an environmentally friendly hybrid vehicle that is well-marked and easily identifiable as a vehicle belonging to the Orange County Property Appraiser. Each vehicle has the property appraiser’s direct email address prominently displayed so the community knows we are active in their neighborhoods and from the top of our agency through each employee, we care about the services we provide to the community, and I am held accountable.
ON A POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN: CASLER: Should there be a downturn in the economy, it will likely affect appraised property values and subsequent tax receipts. A method should be sought to make adjustments to property values, even if that means retroactive adjustments. DEAGUILERA: As witnessed, Orange County is fueled by growth and expansion of property value. These values determine the taxing process. Downturn, especially in the real-estate market, has a direct effect to valuations of property and could lead to lower tax collections. These lower tax
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collections could mean less service to Orange County. This is why it is imperative that the office of the Orange County Property Appraiser must be efficient and respectful to the public funding it receives. SINGH: As a state-certified appraiser with both private and public appraisal experience, I have experienced both the ups and downs of our economy. To prepare for those downturns, we have hired and trained the best appraisal staff in the mass appraisal business.
ON CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OFFICE:
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CASLER: I propose a complete audit of the current process to find more efficient, cost effective and accurate means of determining property values and to improve the appeals process.
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DEAGUILERA: A full audit. The office of the Orange County Property Appraiser needs to become fully transparent. Recently, the office has made purchases on the backs of the Orange County taxpayer. We need to make sure that efficiency and full transparency is the norm for this office. SINGH: During my first year in office, OCPA returned more than $51 million to the Orange County tax base by vigorously pursuing fraudulent claims through improved compliance investigation work. Between Homestead fraud and Tangible Personal Property audits, more than $550 million has been given back to Orange County taxpayers as of July 2016. That number continues to grow.
ON CHANGES TO THE APPRAISAL PROCESS: DEAGUILERA: Full transparency and open access. We need to set standards for all properties in Orange County and operate under the sunshine. Let us follow the law and not use the office as a political hot potato. SINGH: Part of my vision is to make (the office) more customer-focused and user-friendly. Delivering essential services faster, increasing efficiency to save taxpayers money and electronically updating maps and records are among the many improvements the office has undertaken. I value full transparency, citizen feedback and our office has also adopted an opendoor policy. This all means better service delivered at lower costs to residents of Orange County.
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Blue 42 employees face financial struggles after abrupt closing The owner of the Winter Garden sports grill said he does not know what happened to the money set aside for payroll. GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN
Somehow, $15,000 owed to about 15 employees of the recently closed Blue 42 Sports Grill in Winter Garden has disappeared. Now, as the former employees face unpaid bills, home evictions and car repossessions, everyone is left with the question: What happened? Blue 42 employees, who all were fired via an unexpected email, were left puzzled after the sports bar closed down. None of them were informed the business was closing down. Instead, they were told it was getting a new name and going to be renovated. “It was a complete surprise,” said Danny Dow, who hosted entertainment activities. “They told me the bar was going to be reopened under a different name. But that’s what everyone was saying, so I guess everyone was told the same story.” THE FALLOUT
While Dow did not have to suffer from missing paychecks because he was paid immediately after hosting cornhole, others were not so lucky.
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The Blue 42 Sports Grill in Winter Garden closed down after weeks of not paying its employees.
“Single moms are getting evicted from their homes here, and cars are getting repo-ed, and yet the investors are too busy rebranding,” said Mindy Hungerford, a former waitress and general manager at Blue 42. Hungerford, now the owner of an event-planning firm called Panache Events, is upset about the situation — especially because of her role in handling social media for restaurants. She personally is owed $500, which she was banking on to pay for her son’s school tuition. “I have defended that place for the past two years …. and now I just feel like such a fool,” Hun-
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gerford said. “I really I feel like it ruined my credibility because I handle the social media for restaurants. … It’s just embarrassing.” Some former employees, such as Lydia Sierra, a head server who worked at Blue 42, are owed much more. Sierra said she is owed more than $1,000 and she does not have a secondary source of income. “I have two children,” she said. “Everything I made from Blue 42 pays for the utilities for my house and the essentials for my children. I am now going on six weeks without a paycheck, because I have to wait another two weeks to get one from my new job.”
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Sierra now works part-time at Michael Ali’s Coal Fired Pizza in Winter Garden. Sierra opened her home to Heather Daughtry, another former Blue 42 employee who was evicted from her home in Grapevine Apartments. Sierra lives with her kids in a two-bedroom apartment. Before the last weekend Blue 42 was open, the managers called for a meeting and requested that the employees hang in there and work that last weekend, promising they would get paychecks shortly after. “We had a meeting on Wednesday right before that night and they told us the owner (Douglas Sellergen) is basically out of money,” Sierra said. “They said that weekend was going to be a big weekend so we needed to work. And that by Sunday at the latest, if not, Monday, we were all going to see a paycheck. But they needed that weekend to go good and be able to afford paying everybody. And that’s exactly what every single one of us did: We worked our butts off Friday and Saturday.” Sellergren refused to publicly comment on the specifics of the situation and said he has “been completely out of the loop,” and has no “absolutely no idea” what happened to the money he sent Mike Ellis, the general manager. Sellergren, however, did mention he plans to pay everyone eventually, once he gets ahold of the payroll information.
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Until then, the former employees will have to rely on finding new jobs and the mercy of a church in Ocoee called Church at Oak level, led by pastor Jason Cooper. After stumbling upon a post on Facebook from Hungerford, Cooper saw an opportunity for his church to serve the community. “I’ll be honest with you, at first I just thought, ‘Oh, well that’s really terrible; I hope something gets done for them,’” he said. “But I believe God would not let me get past it. On my timeline, I kept seeing this post. So I just prayed and said, ‘OK God, I don’t know what you want me to do, but I’ll try. I’ll try and do whatever I can.’” So Cooper decided to relay the situation to his nearly 300 church members, proposing they try to help the employees. At the time, they were not aware of how many employees had lost their jobs nor how much they were all owed collectively. Once his congregation agreed, he asked Hungerford for a list of the employees and how much each person was owed, with the aim of asking his church for donations to help provide the Blue 42 employees with paychecks. “Our goal is to somehow come up with the $13,000,” Cooper said. “That way we can actually pay all of the money that is due to those employees. It’s an effort that our church has committed to keep in front of us until those employees get their paychecks back in full.” To date, the church has raised a little more than $2,500 for the Blue 42 employees and will be asking for donations every Sunday until it reaches $13,000. To donate, visit churchatoaklevel.org. Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.
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f you walk into the Walgreens at West Colonial Drive and Winter Garden-Vineland Road, you might leave with more than your prescription. In fact, if you’re lucky, you’ll receive an original piece of art. Kayla Messier, a cashier at the Winter Garden store, uses his longtime love of origami to create gifts for children — and even some adults — he encounters while at work. It all started in his school’s library in Rhode Island. “I learned (origami) in third grade,” Messier said. “I used to be really into art, and back in the day, we had to use the Dewey Decimal System to find books. So I was looking up books in the art section, and I accidentally took out a book on origami and just thought it was cool and started learning stuff.” He used origami as a distraction to occupy his time in school, keeping extra paper in his pockets to stave off boredom. At 26, the old habit still remains and he now creates origami projects dur-
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Kyle Messier, a Walgreens employee who prefers to be called Kayla, gifts origami animals to kids when they visit the store.
ing his down time and gifts them to kids. “I make them mostly to occupy my time,” Messier said. “I have a lot of free time between customers up at the front, so I bang out a lot of origami and the kids really like it. So I give it to them.” The origami enthusiast began
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this custom during a work shift at Disney, where he worked as an outdoor attractions attendant at Epcot. Messier spotted a kid who seemed upset, and to calm the child down, he made a paper frog. Going on his third year of employment at Walgreens, Messier has continued the tradition. “The first year or so I was there it was mostly just frogs and cranes for the kids,” Messier said. “When (the kids) would come up to the front, I would ask, ‘Have I made you anything before?’ And they’d say, ‘Yeah, the frog and the crane,’ and I was like, ‘Now, I’ve got to learn more stuff.’ So that’s when I learned how to make a boat and a seahorse and all of those.” Messier has since learned how
to create boats, seahorses, whales, hearts, bears and boxes, using a little drawer near his register to stash extras in. He recycles the thick glossy paper photo the store would otherwise trash, as well as the non-adhesive paper sale tag stickers adhere to for all his origami projects. Some of his coworkers have even taken to saving them for him. “(My coworkers) love it,” Messier said. “Sometimes I make stuff for my managers. One of the girls who works in photo, every time I learn something new, I have to make it for her so she can bring it home to her kids.” Although some of the kids he gifts his projects to enjoy them, not all are impressed. “Some kids have been oversaturated with video games and stuff, and so they’re like, ‘Oh that’s not a toy; I don’t want that,’” Messier said. “But then other kids think it’s the coolest thing ever that I’m making stuff out of paper.” Messier doesn’t mind those who remain unimpressed. His intention is simply to amuse the unlucky kids who are dragged along on boring errands with their parents. “I’m just looking to entertain them for a little while,” he said. “I remember being a kid and shopping with my mom — it’s just so boring. You’re just following someone around for 30 minutes while they pick stuff up and pay for it. As a kid, there’s not really much you can do unless they let you play with their phone or something like that.” Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.
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The water oak that fell on Laurie Tarter’s home left holes in the roof and her SUV totaled.
Laurie Tarter’s SUV was totaled and her roof perforated when a water oak tree fell on her home in a summer storm. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN
Winter Garden resident Laurie Tarter was home alone July 22, when she heard a boom outside. Outside, she saw a large water oak tree on top of her Hyundai Santa Fe SUV. Then, she heard the water coming in through her kitchen. “I had been in my car 15 minutes prior so that’s a little scary, it happened very fast,” said Tarter, who owns The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater restaurant on Plant Street. “My Santa Fe seemed to have taken a big hit, but in doing so it kind of kept the tree from falling any more into or onto the house. I think the damage would
have been worse had the car not been there to take one for the team.” The summer storms that evening were enough to cause some damage and knock debris to the ground. Tarter said someone told her there had been 45 mph winds recorded, but the tree company told her they were surprised the tree fell, because it seemed to have been healthy. “The hardest thing is, when something happens, I certainly wasn’t thinking straight,” she said. “When water is coming in your house, and you’re looking out your window to see your car smashed, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I don’t even know who I can call right now.’”
WHO TO CALL In life-threatening emergency situations, call 911. For non-lifethreatening cases, the following agencies may be able to help. n Oakland Police Department: (407) 656-9797 n Ocoee Fire Department: (407) 905-3140 n Ocoee Police Department: (407) 905-3160 n Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department Headquarters: (407) 877-5175 n Winter Garden Police Department: (407) 656-3636 n Orange County Office of Emergency Management: (407) 836-9140
Two weeks later, Tarter and her husband, Kevin, still have holes in their roof and are picking up the pieces of the aftermath. Their car insurance already has processed the claim, and Tarter has a rental car as they search for a replacement. The restoration company and adjuster came and went, and the Tarters are now waiting on quotes for necessary repairs. Since then, the Winter Garden community and the couple’s friends have come together to offer support in any way needed. From offering shelter and the use of their vehicles, Tarter said the outpouring of love and support has been what makes her proud to call the town home. “We’ve lived here for 10 years and owned the restaurant for eight years, and this community has the best bunch of people,” she said. “If catastrophe strikes and you’re in Winter Garden, chances are, your neighbors in this town will help take care of you. If it wasn’t for our friends and our neighbors, this wouldn’t be as easy as it has been for us.” After it all, Tarter has two major takeaways: Find a reputable restoration company right away, and find an insurance agency who lives locally. Restoration companies will come in and measure levels of moisture in the home so they can identify problem areas and dry them out, which minimizes further damage. “I’ve been a homeowner for 27 years and never used my home insurance once until now,” she said. “I really don’t know what I could have done to have been any more or less prepared.” Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
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WHAT TO DO If your home, vehicle or other property sustains damage due to a storm or other natural disaster, the first thing to do is ensure that everyone is safe and OK. If the property feels unsafe, leave as soon as possible. If wires are down, call the police and the power company. Do not try to mess with electric circuits, power poles or downed wires. If you can do so safely, take pictures or video of the damage. After this is done, it’s time to call the insurance company to file a claim and figure out your next steps. Insurance companies also can provide assistance in finding contractors, restoration companies and other entities who can help get the damage fixed or under control. Had the downed tree in the Tarters’ yard been old or dying and not taken care of, the homeowners insurance could have decided that the loss was attributed to negligence, which can compromise the claim process. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep all trees properly maintained and remove those that are unhealthy or that could pose a threat in severe weather. Many insurance companies have a preferred vendor list of contractors whom they have prescreened and approved. To be better prepared in advance, ask your insurance company if it has such a list. Most also can give advice on the first steps to take in such a situation.
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Oakland approves tentative millage rate If the town continues its trend, the rate will drop back to 6.75 after the final budget is set. AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR OAKLAND Following
their typical course of action, Oakland officials set the town’s tentative millage rate for Fiscal Year 2016-17 at 7.75 — one mill above the current rate of 6.75. The commission typically raises the proposed rate one mill higher to allow for flexibility when planning the next year’s budget. Elected officials set the rate at the July 26 commission meeting. “We have no intention of raising the millage rate,” Mayor Kathy Stark said. “This is a practice budget.” The town also set dates for its budget hearings: Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 27. The current assessed value is $230,133,795, up from $211 million last year. QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance pertaining to quasi-judicial proceedings. The town’s commission, Appearance Review Board and planning board will be dealing with numerous land-use decisions that have legal implications regarding quasi-judicial hearings in the near future.
Mayor Kathy Stark had asked for clarification on ex-parte communications, which is discussing or hearing a discussion on a matter that will go before the commission for a decision. “I get calls often (from people saying), ‘We want to talk to you prior to the meeting,’” she said. “I say, ‘I can’t talk to you about that.’” In addition to verbal communication, it also applies to visual contact, such as looking at drawings or driving by a location. “I don’t think anyone should be discouraged to do their homework,” Stark said. “They just don’t want to talk to anyone. … We are committed to be completely transparent.” NEW LAND
Leaders voted to accept a strip of land between Oakland Avenue and West Colonial Drive donated by the Catherine Ross Revocable Trust. The property contains the Motamassek Ditch, also called the John’s Lake Outfall Ditch, a critical element of drainage infrastructure that provides flood relief to the portions of Orange and Lake counties that lie within the John’s Lake Drainage Basin. The stipulation is that the town vest the .62 acres of land area of the ditch into the remainder of the property with regard to future development density. Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.
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SOBO GALLERY OPENING 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at SoBo gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Join the Winter Garden Art Association for an unveiling of its new gallery, “Wings.” The gallery features wingthemed art from local artists. (407) 347-7996.
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AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. The TnT Paranormal Investigators will take you through a tour of some of the most haunted places in America, as well as other places they have investigated. For more information, visit tntparanormal.com. (407) 835-7323.
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MY GENERATION IN CONCERT 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Suite 100, Windermere. Come see five friends who love classic rock ’n’ roll and good music. Grab some food and enjoy the show. (407) 258-7028.
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HANK! 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 6, at The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere. Bring children kindergarten and up to paint Dory’s friend, Hank. $35. RSVP to (407) 909-1869.
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A senior summer intensive class works on a dance for the showcase.
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Orlando Ballet School’s South Campus allows students of all levels to get dance training from highly trained instructors — right in Dr. Phillips. ORLANDO BALLET SOUTH CAMPUS Dellagio Town Center Orlando Dr. Phillips, 7988 Via Dellagio Way No. 204, Orlando (407) 352-9733 WEBSITE: orlandoballet. org TRIAL CLASSES Children up to age 6 can attend a free trial class at the South Campus to see if they are interested in signing up to dance. 3- to 4- year-olds: 4:30 to 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16 5- to 6-year-olds: 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16
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MEN’S CLASSES Men dance in the same program as women, but they sometimes will have separate classes to focus on strength training, while the women work on pointe. The school hopes to give men the opportunity to become professional, because the competition from men sometimes isn’t quite as fierce as it is for women at the professional level.
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“It’s a residential area for year-round residents,” said Marion Tonner, the principal of the South Campus. “It is full of subdivisions — Windermere and the surrounding areas in Dr. Phillips. Their families choose this area to raise their children. We have lots of very good schools in this area. I’ve noticed a popular explosion in this area just in the short time that I’ve been involved, which is about six years. It’s just an amazing array of cultures.” The campus draws families from Winter Garden, Windermere and Clermont, and even as far away as Polk County. Instructor Amy Seawright, a faculty member for Orlando Ballet School, has taught a wide range of classes — from young children
ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL PREPARATORY CLASSES Before joining the company at Orlando Ballet School, there are a few levels of training students can try. While the South Campus does not offer these classes, it offers a preparatory program that students interested in the company — but not ready for the beginning stages — can join.
The senior summer intensive program is geared toward students who hope to join a company.
at the South Campus to classes for the professional company. Seawright has professional experience herself — she danced in the company at Miami City Ballet and in Suzanne Farrell Ballet, the company at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. “Ballet gave me such a wonderful career and taught me so many lessons — not just in ballet but life lessons,” Seawright said. “I love
passing that on.” Orlando Ballet School is one of few schools certified by American Ballet Theatre, and it strictly follows ABT curriculum. Once students are about 8 years old, they audition to be placed in preprofessional classes, which sets the student on track to progress to the professional level. The school also offers classes for young children and adults. And even if dancers don’t have professional aspirations, they are learning technique and form from highly accomplished performers and instructors. It’s not all about ballet. The South Campus offers classes in everything from tap to Pilates. Seawright said it’s essential students get the level of training Orlando Ballet School offers, whether they plan on becoming professional dancers or they are dancing for recreation. Younger dancers also get the opportunity to perform. In addition to the showcase held at the
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end of each year, dancers can audition for smaller roles in the company’s performances of shows such as “The Nutcracker.” Orlando Ballet sees the opportunity to perform as essential to student’s learning. “It’s so important for the children to understand that it’s not just a class,” Seawright said. “In any sport, baseball and football, you have practice and you have a game — you say, ‘oh, OK, I get it.’” To stay certified at ABT, the school undergoes a rigorous examination period. A professional from ABT comes to observe each classroom, scoring the instructor on both how the class is taught as well as the form and technique of the students. It’s a nerve-wracking experience for teachers, but the result is a connection to an elite school few other dance studios can offer. Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.
“It’s so important for the children to understand that it’s not just a class. In any sport, baseball and football, you have practice and you have a game — you say, ‘Oh, OK, I get it.’”
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The future of Winter Garden’s past Cynthia Cardona is the new executive director of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, and she is eager to build on the great work that has already been done there. AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR WINTER GARDEN By
the eighth grade, Cynthia Cardona knew she wanted to work in a museum. “I like the interpretation of it more than the actual study of it,” the new executive director of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation said of her love of history. “Beyond the study and the characters that history provides us, it was taking it and interpreting it and sharing it. … When I was a teenager I was really drawn to museum work. I loved to be able to go there and not just read about it but interpret how different museums interpreted the history and displayed it.” She became the new face of the organization after Kay Cappleman retired in the spring. Cardona oversees the administration and operations of the foundation, which includes the Heritage Museum, Central Florida Railroad Museum and the new History Research and Education Center. Cardona, an Orlando resident, moved to St. Cloud as a child in 1982 when her father took a job with Walt Disney World. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history, both from the University of Central Florida. Through the history department, she obtained an internship at the Orange County Regional History Center. After graduation, she
stayed, eventually becoming the curator of collections. Before coming to Winter Garden, she spent two years as director of operations at Art and History Museums – Maitland. Hired in March, Cardona already was familiar with the WGHF and some of its current and previous employees, including Program Director Jim Crescitelli, who managed the Urban Think Bookstore in Orlando, and former Museum Director Rod Reeves, who donated some of his sketches to the county history center. She also consulted with Cappleman on a conservation assessment project in 2011. When it came time to hire her replacement this year, Cappleman called the county’s history center and reconnected with Cardona. “My role now at the foundation is to build on the great work it has already done of preserving its history,” Cardona said. She envisions programs and cultural experiences that will promote the diversity of the city’s history. “Because the community is getting big, and the people who are moving here aren’t from around here, and maybe they might not be interested in the citrus history, (but) they might still be interested in hearing a historian speak or hear a children’s author speak,” she said. “Or maybe the brewmaster comes here and makes a
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“Part of my vision is to provide programming and cultural events for the community so it doesn’t feel like it has to go to Winter Park or Orlando to do something really cool and exciting.” — Cynthia Cardona
Cynthia Cardona always has been fascinated with history, which will suit her well in her new position with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
presentation.” She is looking at the possibility of a holiday historic homes tour, as suggested by her WGHF team. Future plans include a buildout of the courtyard as an extension of the research center. Winter Garden artist Mary Keating is creating a tile mosaic that will depict the history of Winter Garden. “Part of my vision is to provide programming and cultural events for the community so it doesn’t feel like it has to go to Winter Park or Orlando to do something really cool and exciting,” Cardona
said. “What is happening here and what the foundation is doing here is really unique. And coupled with offering great historical experiences here, I think that’s what we will do best. We have theater with the Garden Theatre, and we have art with SoBo, and we have history with the heritage foundation. We have great theater, great art and great history — all within a mile of each other.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.
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Terri Pickles, a longtime resident of Winter Garden, has been fighting cancer for a long time. Pictured with Terri , on the left, is Andy Crabtree and Terri’s husband, John Pickles.
Rafael Rosario lives in Winter Garden with his wife, Dawn. Rafael has oral cancer. Pictured left right: Karen Crabtree, Rafael Rosario and his wife Dawn and Sue Crabtree.
Celebrating R.C.Stevens’ 90th Anniversary
T he West Orange Chamber of Commerce (wochamber.com) recently celebrated the 90th anniversary of R.C. Stevens Construction Company, accompanied with the June Business After Hours event. At R.C.
Stevens, the spirit of innovation can be found in each and every project. Each employee strives daily to uphold the founding principles of quality and integrity as have long been a company tradition since 1926.
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Jessica Aquino a Leukemia patient lives in Orlando. She is a teacher with OCPS. Pictured left to right: Lorie Crabtree, Jessica Aquino and Mattie Crabtree.
Brian Delatore has pancreatic cancer. He lives in Winderemere with his wife Gerri. Pictured Left to right: Jacob Crabtree, Lorie Crabtree, Brian Delatore and his wife Gerri and Bailee Blaylock, Mattie Crabtree and Kim Blaylock. Brian was referred to JCCF by Kim Blaylock.
Celebrating Grand Opening of M/I Homes Summerlake
T he West Orange Chamber of Commerce (wochamber.com) recently celebrated the grand opening of M/I Homes Summerlake, featuring four new decorated model homes in the new phase 4! These singlefamily homes feature amazing views of the Orange County National Golf Course and offer the latest trends in interior design. Photo courtesy of WOCC.
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The Bates family enjoys keeping a busy schedule. From left, Harper, 4; Shea, Adam, Wrigley, 9; and Jackson, 12.
With Adam Bates’ side jobs as general manager of the Winter Garden Squeeze and an umpire, and the boys’ budding careers as talented Little Leaguers, it takes a starring role from mom to keep the family going.
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s general manager of the Winter Garden Squeeze, Adam Bates leads a busy life — but overseeing the third-year franchise in the Florida Collegiate Summer League is only part of the equation. In addition to his position as general manager, Bates works for Momentum Marketing as a sales representative and is also a partner in American Sports Officials, a company that recruits and assigns sports officials, where he is a veteran umpire. SEE FAMILY PAGE 16
Football fall practice begins new restrictions New rules set by the FHSAA will limit how often and for how long teams can stage live contact drills at practice. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WEST ORANGE Although
the effects won’t truly be felt until players put on pads beginning Saturday, Monday’s first day of fall camp for high-school football marked the beginning of a new chapter for the sport in Florida. New guidelines set in June for live contact during practices went into effect Monday, further regulating how often teams can engage in live contact and for how long. The rules restrict live contact to 40 minutes each day through the Monday of the first game of the regular season and to 30 minutes each day after that. Live-contact drills — defined as drills with game-like conditions where players are taken to
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the ground — also cannot occur on more than two consecutive days and will be capped at 80 minutes in a given week.
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Dr. Phillips football had a pair of highprofile commitments last week, with senior wide receiver Emare Hogan committing to USF and senior linebacker and defensive end Nick Smith committing to North Carolina State.
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Cody Burgess, a West Orange alumnus, went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs while also earning a save for the Winter Garden Squeeze in a playoff-clinching 7-4 victory July 30.
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The Winter Garden Squeeze clinched a playoff berth at nearly the last possible moment, defeating Winter Park 7-4 July 30 in the second-tolast game of the regular season. With the victory, the third-year franchise in the Florida Collegiate Summer League returns to the FCSL Playoffs after missing the postseason in 2015. Winter Garden, the No. 5 seed, took on No. 4 Leesburg Aug. 2 after the time of press in a onegame play-in. The winner of that contest is scheduled to faced the No. 1 Sanford River Rats in a best-of-three series, beginning Aug. 3.
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Torey Baum West Orange volleyball sophomore Torey Baum, a libero and defensive specialist, made history of sorts last week when she committed to play her college volleyball at the University of Southern California. Athletic Director Adam Miller believes the commitment to USC is a first for any Warrior athlete.
What was it that sold you on USC? The coaches are amazing, and it’s a family-oriented program. The girls are always outgoing and play at a high level — they’re always competing for a national championship every year. How about the campus location in Los Angeles? Are you excited about that? The campus is beautiful — 20 minutes away from everything. With L.A. traffic, probably 45 (minutes). After the success the program had in 2015, are you especially excited for this coming season? I’m very excited. Making history last year was amazing, and we’re looking forward to doing it this year — going to
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When the Squeeze are in season during the summer, Adam works nearly 70 hours a week. On top of that, he is a father to three children — Jackson, 12; Wrigley, 9; and Harper, 4. Both Jackson and Wrigley are ballplayers themselves at Winter Garden Little League. They’re pretty good, too, with both boys making their respective All-Star teams, one of which Adam helped coach. Altogether, it can make for some hectic scheduling, and his wife, Shea Bates, certainly has made sacrifices along the way to be the family’s glue. Despite this supportive role, she is by no means less accomplished. When the Bates had their third child, Shea decided to quit her job in corporate training and finance to be there for the kids. “After having (Harper) and going back to work, it just kind of tipped me over with home life and work life and balancing it all,” Shea said. “We kind of just made an off-the-cuff decision to see if it could work.”
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states and pushing through. Have you always played libero? What do you enjoy about the position? I was a hitter when I was younger, but now I’m a libero. It’s really fun and I like it because if you make a mistake, you always get another chance. You just kind of shake it off and go to the next one. Your brother, Tyler, had plenty of success on the baseball team and is now a freshman for North Carolina. Have you two had a friendly competition during your athletic careers? It’s a friendly competition. Learning from him through the recruiting process has been a lot of fun and he’s helped me a lot. He’s just someone I really look up to.
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If Adam’s long weeks during the summer are becoming the stuff of legends within the baseball community in West Orange County, then Shea is quietly writing her own tale worthy of baseball-mom folklore. Shea is home when the kids come home from school and helps get them to their activities that go beyond baseball: drama club, piano, flag football and dance. In addition to caring for the kids, she is a Realtor with Remax Prime Properties, on the CGI Guys team. She also helps with administration in Adam’s job in Momentum Marketing if things get too busy for him. Having Shea stay home wasn’t an easy decision for the Bates, but they are glad they did it. “It’s a financial sacrifice to have me home, but being home when they get home from school has been a really big blessing,”
What is a class you are looking forward to this school year? I’m really looking forward to (Advanced Placement) Psychology because it’s something that I’m interested in and that will help me with my career. If you could be any animal, what animal would you be? Probably dog, just so you would still have the family atmosphere and really get loved on. What’s your favorite show? “Grey’s Anatomy.” I want to be a physical therapist, so learning about nursing and all of that will help me.
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she said. “So many parents don’t have a choice. It’s not easy for us to do that. There’s a lot that we go without so we can do that.” The couple, who met while attending Auburn University, married Nov. 3, 2001. In 2002, they returned to the Orlando area, ultimately making Winter Garden their home. The family tries to be at its children’s events as much as possible but finds it helpful to come alongside other parents they trust. The families help each other get their children to practices, games, school and sporting events. They call it “co-parenting.” “You have to have partners,” Adam said, noting the family has made friends that they enjoy spending time with, sometimes outside of the kid’s activities. Shea also benefits from the help of her parents, Jack and Kay Summers. Recently, the Bates and the Summers purchased a home together, so her parents could live with them and help out. Her parents are also there to help the kids go to all their activities. PERFECT PAIR
In between all these things, Shea and Adam are faced with the challenge of spending time together. “It’s not always easy,” Shea said. “We haven’t always been
“It’s a financial sacrifice to have me home, but being home when they get home from school has been a really big blessing. So many parents don’t have a choice.”
Do you have any non-volleyball hobbies? I really enjoy surfing, paddle boarding, going out on the lake — just anything outdoors.
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Squeeze intern thrives in double life as FWL pitcher Casey Wright handled the play-by-play duties for Winter Garden Squeeze games broadcasts via the web at night this summer while pitching for the Winter Park Freedom of the Futures Wood-bat League during the day. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WINTER GARDEN On their
own, an internship with a Florida Collegiate Summer League team or playing in the Futures Wood-bat League each can make for a busy summer. One involves plenty of late nights at the ballpark, working as an intern in a broadcast, journalism or operations capacity, while the other is about showing up to the ballpark during hot summer afternoons to try to improve your craft. Doing both together, at the same time, could arguably border on insane — but, somehow, Casey Wright made it work. Wright, the broadcast intern for the Winter Garden Squeeze, has been the play-by-play announcer for each of the team’s games this summer. In addition, the sophomore on the Rollins J.V. baseball team also pitched for the FWL’s Winter Park Freedom. “There were some games where I would pitch seven innings
“There were some games where I would pitch seven innings (during the day), and then I’d leave right after that and have to come straight to the field. It’s a lot on the body, but I liked it because it kept me busy all summer — playing and broadcasting the game.” — Casey Wright
(during the day), and then I’d leave right after that and have to come straight to the field,” said the Long Island native. “It’s a lot on the body, but I liked it because it kept me busy all summer — playing and broadcasting the game.” Wright, who graduated from Lake Mary Prep before heading to Rollins, compiled a 3.38 ERA on the season. The aspiring sports-media personality saved his best for last, though, pitching a complete game in the FWL Championship to lead his team to a 3-2 victory July 29 against DeLand. It was his first complete-game outing in nineinning competition. “What a time to do that,” Wright said with a smile. Wright also does a sports talk show on local radio — “Just a Man & Sports” airs from 10 a.m. to noon each week on 91.5 WPRK. As someone who wants to find any role he can in sports broadcasting out of college, the Squeeze internship was right up his alley. As a player for the J.V. team at Rollins, Wright is less driven by the idea of becoming a big-leaguer than he is just happy to continue his playing career — something with which the FWL has helped.
“I love the Futures’ League, because for me, it’s just to get better,” Wright said. “All these kids are the same ages as me and they’re all trying to get better.” Pitching games by day and calling them by night might seem to be a tall order, but Wright said if he has his way, it’ll be an experience he will duplicate. “Next year I’m hopefully planning to do the same thing,” Wright said.
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Media reports suggest some coaches worry that reduced live contact time will compromise those efforts. Bullock said Monday he believes that — although it can require some creativity at times — teaching proper tackling can be done in spite of less livecontact time. “The way we teach tackling — we don’t need to take guys to the ground to teach them how to tackle properly,” Bullock said. For smaller programs, the effects may be wholly negligible, thanks to the realities of a smaller depth chart. “I don’t think the tackling regulations are a huge deal for us,” Windermere Prep coach Jacob Doss said. “With our depth as it is — we don’t have a ton of it.” Doss also believes his staff can teach proper tackling, citing success the Lakers had during the spring season while using moving tackling dummies and other innovative methods. “The best we ever tackled was in the spring this year — by far,” Doss said. “Obviously (tackling dummies are) not ideal, because it’s not a human, but I think you can teach a lot of the fundamentals there.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.
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All Orange County school children have to be within the boundaries of the county two weeks before the opening of school because of polio and other diseases.
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Ocoee High School will increase its enrollment because of a reassignment of students. The largest increase will come from the Windermere area, which has no high school; students entering the seventh grade will be transported to the Ocoee school. Parents have until Aug. 8 to request reassignment of their children or try to assure them they will receive just as good an education as they have been receiving at Lakeview High. The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the exclusive zoning of 105 acres of land on the perimeter of Lake Down in Windermere. This is to provide an area that will be developed into estates for gracious living.
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The West Orange Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees voted unanimously to purchase the 117-bed nursing home, Medic-Home Health Center, located across from the hospital on North Dillard Street.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES This Oakland gem was constructed by the Orange Belt Railway company in the late 1880s and is one of four residences still standing that were built to house company employees. The house exhibits many of the architectural details characteristic of the
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cooperative whose buildings still stand off Tildenville School Road at the West Orange Trail. Pierson is buried in the Oakland Cemetery, located a halfmile west of the house. Thanks to Ms. Westbrook for sharing this photo with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
THROWBACK THURSDAY AUG. 6, 1970 The front page of the Aug. 6, 1970, issue of The West Orange Times announced that Winter Garden policewomen were being trained to communicate from cars to the station to assist the police staff. Below, policewoman Patricia Owens, center, receives a message that will be relayed to the police officer on assignment and away from the car. With her are Olivia Lollis, left, and Dorothy Dicker, dispatchers and part-time policewomen. Female officers also were being trained in marksmanship at the police firing range. “If the situation ever arises where it’s necessary for them to use firearms, they will be prepared and qualified,” the article read. Police Chief Charles R. Nelson said they will be especially helpful in dealing with women prisoners, a growing problem in the city.
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.
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A temporary office for Principal Bill Spoone was set up on Wallace Road. The $25 million Dr. Phillips High School is scheduled to open with a projected enrollment of 2,100.
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Road north of Silver Star Road, four miles from the year-old Ocoee High and at the edge of the city’s eastern boundary.
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Keene’s Pointe estate sells for $4.2 million HORIZON WEST
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The home at 7912 Iceland Gull St., Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $297,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,444 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.52.
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n estate in the Keene’s Pointe community near Windermere topped all West Orange-area residential real-estate sales from July 15 to 21. The home at 9349 Tibet Pointe Circle, Windermere, sold July 15, for $4.2 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, six baths, two half-baths, a pool and 7,529 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $557.84.
The home at 2004 Curia Road, Winter Garden, sold July 21, for $289,640. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,971 square feet. The price per square foot is $146.95.
The home at 7779 Purple Finch St., Winter Garden, sold July 20, for $284,500. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,184 square feet. The price per square foot is $130.27.
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The home at 14597 Whittridge Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $289,900 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,793 square feet. The price per square foot is $103.80.
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This Keene’s Pointe home, at 9349 Tibet Pointe Circle, Windermere, sold July 15, for $4.2 million. It features many amenities, including a full gym, aquarium, a pool deck and open-air lanai, and lake frontage.
The home at 6759 Pasturelands Place, Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $282,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,698 square feet. The price per square foot is $104.52. The town house at 5636 Water Rose Road, Winter Garden, sold July 18, for $229,240. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,617 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.77.
The town house at 15447 Avenue of the Arbors, Winter Garden, sold July 18, for $205,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,751 square feet. The price per square foot is $117.08.
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The home at 4088 Green Orchard Ave., Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $399,015. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,737 square feet.
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The home at 15520 Waterleigh Cove Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $346,300. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,924 square feet. The price per square foot is $118.43. The home at 15764 Marina Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 19, for $334,816. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,924 square feet. The price per square foot is $114.51.
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Don’t wait to look at this home or it will be gone!!! Just remodeled 3 bdrm.2Ba. Split plan with formal living/dining, family room with wood burning fireplace, kitchen has quartz counter tops, solid wood cabinets that have smooth closing doors and pull out drawers, stainless steel appliances. Bathrooms have granite counter tops, home has been freshly painted inside and out. Large covered and screened lanai 32x13. No hoa great neighborhood minutes from downtown W.G. West Orange Trail, 408,429 & Turnpike. Nothing to do here but move in!!! Asking only $265,000
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The home at 806 Johns Point, Oakland, sold July 20, for $460,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,546 square feet. The price per square foot is $129.72.
The home at 365 Lake Amberleigh Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 18, for $235,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,713 square feet. The price per square foot is $137.19.
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The home at 102 S. Tubb St., Oakland, sold July 20, for $215,000. Built in 1923, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,484 square feet. The price per square foot is $144.88. OAKLAND HEIGHTS
The home at 309 E. Henschen Ave., Oakland, sold July 21, for $275,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,325 square feet. The price per square foot is $118.28.
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The home at 1792 Slough Court, Ocoee, sold July 15, for $305,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,202 square feet. The price per square foot is $138.51. FOREST TRAILS
The home at 2256 Laurel Blossom Circle, Ocoee, sold July 21, for $226,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,047 square feet. The price per square foot is $110.41.
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The home at 1304 Ocoee-Apopka Road, Ocoee, sold July 15, for $450,000. It features coffered ceilings illuminated by crystal chandeliers, travertine tile and a granite staircase.
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The home at 1016 Ginger Spice Lane, Ocoee, sold July 18, for $309,000. Built in 1991, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,182 square feet. The price per square foot is $97.11. MCCORMICK WOODS
The home at 3402 McCormick Woods Drive, Ocoee, sold July 19, for $299,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,901 square feet. The price per square foot is $103.07. MEADOW RIDGE
The home at 511 Douglas Edward Drive, Ocoee, sold July 18, for $410,000. Built in 2011, it has five bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths and 2,998 square feet. The price per square foot is $136.76. OCOEE
The home at 1304 OcoeeApopka Road, Ocoee, sold July 15, for $450,000. Built in 2007,
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The home at 1210 Stonewater Circle, Ocoee, sold July 15, for $234,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,874 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.87. WESTYN BAY
The home at 647 First Cape Coral Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 19, for $321,900 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,694 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.14.
The home at 817 Torgiano Drive, Ocoee, sold July 18, for $394,000. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 4,075 square feet. The price per square foot is $96.69.
The home at 12149 Rebeccas Run Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 18, for $395,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,364 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $117.42. GROVEHURST
The home at 12832 Grovehurst Ave., Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $263,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,956 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $134.46. JOHNS LAKE POINTE
The home at 15126 Owls Perch Court, Winter Garden, sold July 20, for $363,500. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,930 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.06. The home at 733 Marsh Reed Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $310,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,581 square
feet. The price per square foot is $120.11. LAKE COVE POINTE
The home at 429 Lone Heron Way, Winter Garden, sold July 19, for $350,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,476 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $141.36. OAKLAND PARK
The home at 866 Rhett St., Winter Garden, sold July 21, for $429,900. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,219 square feet. The price per square foot is $193.74. STONEYBROOK WEST
The home at 1324 Marble Crest Way, Winter Garden, sold July 19, for $375,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,094 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.20. The home at 13309 Fox Glove St., Winter Garden, sold July 20, for $289,764 (auction/ REO). Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,836 square feet. The price per square foot is $75.54. The home at 15062 Masthead Landing Circle, Winter Garden, sold July 21, for $213,675 (auction/REO). Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,198 square feet. The price per square foot is $97.21. TWINWATERS
The home at 16689 Broadwater Ave., Winter Garden, sold July 15, for $814,879. Built in 2016, it has seven bedrooms, five-andone-half baths and 5,188 square feet. The price per square foot is $157.07.
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The home at 819 Cura Court, Oakland, sold July 20, for $260,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,336 square feet. The price per square foot is $77.94.
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