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After an attack killed John and James Savey and hospitalized Lisa Savey in the hospital, residents are doing what they can to help.

Orange County Public Schools held a virtual design meeting Tuesday, July 28, to share progress on a new middle school planned for the community of Horizon West. One unique feature is it will be built on land SEE RELIEF PAGE 4

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The town of Windermere continues to reel from the tragedy that rocked the West Orange town last weekend. Two residents were killed and one woman seriously injured

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aleb Foarde’s senior year will not be how he envisioned it, but it’s for a reason other than the coronavirus pandemic. The Windermere High School trumpet standout will be taking classes through Orange County Virtual School while he fights cancer for the next 12 months. Caleb, 17, a resident of Independence, was diagnosed in June with medulloblastoma — a cancerous brain tumor in the lower back part of his brain. The next day, he was in surgery. Plagued with headaches and loss of vision, Caleb and his mother, Cindy Roper, visited an ophthalmologist June 25. The doctor took one look into his eyes and told the teen and his mother to eat something, get a change of clothes and go straight to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. “I was feeling off-balance,” Caleb said. “Things were blurry. It looked like I was looking through a cloudy glass.” He received the diagnosis that evening and was scheduled for brain surgery the following morning. Courtesy For Roper, this was an emotionCaleb Foarde and his mother, Cindy Roper, celebrated his release al day — while her son was under from the hospital following brain surgery. the knife, her daughter, MacKenzie Pleus, of Winter Springs, was delivering a baby. “He pushes himself; he’s a self-motivator. I Caleb’s surgery was successful, his tumor was removed, and he could easily get him a wheelchair and take spent a total of 23 days in the hospital. A second surgery had to be him into PT, but he said, ‘I want to walk.’” July 3; a shunt was put ORHE-0204 ER_ObserverMedia_Halfpg_HW_PRESS.pdf 1 5/6/20 9:39performed AM — Cindy Roper in place to reduce swelling because

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the tumor had blocked his spinal fluid from flowing through his body. Roper said the shunt level was set too high, and Caleb had a seizure. He said he remembers the few seconds before he started seizing but nothing afterward. He then slept the rest of that day and the next, his mother said. “The next day, he was like, ‘Mom, I’m ready to get in the chair,’” Roper said. “He was like a new kid. He was ready for the physical therapy. He had an appetite all day.” Inpatient rehabilitation took place at Orlando Health’s Orlando Regional Medical Center, so he was transferred there for physical, occupational and speech therapy. He is using a walker to get around while he remasters walking, and he has had to relearn everyday tasks such as brushing his teeth. Balance also is an issue. This is typical after surgery in this part of the brain. “Overall, I feel like I get better every day,” Caleb said. He has started radiation treatments, and after six weeks of that, he will take a four-week break before starting nine rounds of chemotherapy. He will be in treatment for one year. “He pushes himself; he’s a selfmotivator,” Roper said. “I could

easily get him a wheelchair and take him into PT, but he said, ‘I want to walk.’” Caleb is home now, and he is temporarily living and sleeping downstairs until he can gain the strength and balance to climb the steps. “I have to be fully mobile before I can be back upstairs,” he said. Caleb has another, loftier goal: to walk with his friends and classmates at graduation next spring. This is a special graduating class; it’s the first one that will include students who have attended Windermere High from ninth through 12th grades. Last year, Caleb was one of the marching band’s drum majors, but he had decided he wanted to play with the trumpet section for his senior year. He also had been selected to march in the 2020 Drum Corps International and said he was one of the first trumpets to be picked. However, DCI was canceled because of COVID-19. Roper said that was a blessing in disguise. If he had been with DCI this summer, his brain tumor might not have been diagnosed as early, and his outcome could have been much different. But the tumor has been removed, and Caleb is facing his treatment and recovery with determination. “They expected me to still be in the hospital,” Caleb said of the medical staff. He has been recovering and relearning walking and day-today tasks much quicker than doctors expected, Roper said. One of the next steps is to meet with a neuro-ophthalmologist to deal with the double vision Caleb is experiencing. “My plan is to get better, graduate school and figure out what college I’m going to,” he said.

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Chelsea and Eric Romano say they were never told the green, open space just north of their home in Arden Park North was supposed to have three homes built on it.

Ocoee residents Eric and Chelsea Romano say the lot they built their home on in the Arden Park North community is not the lot they were promised. ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As they stand outside their new home and look to the north, Eric and Chelsea Romano take in the dirt lot with a partially built home sitting on it. The Romanos’ green lawn abuts the dirt lot, creating a stark contrast between their home — one of the last in Phase Three of Ocoee’s new Arden Park North community — and the beginning of Phase Four. The problem, the Romanos said, is that they were never told the new house next to theirs — and the other two directly north of it — were going to be there. In fact, Eric Romano said, they chose their lot specifically because it abuts a conservation area to the east and because the three homes directly north of it were supposed to be open green space. PREMIUM PAID

Last July, the Romanos decided to sell their Winter Garden home and began house-hunting in Arden Park North, a community built by Lennar Corporation. They set up an appointment at the sales office and were presented with maps of available lots and price ranges. “We had kind of narrowed our search down to three different houses in that neighborhood — one of which was a corner lot that was a little closer to the entrance of the neighborhood, and the other was just a normal interior lot that had two neighbors on each side and one behind,” Eric Romano said. “The third lot was basically the last house of Phase Three before they started building Phase Four. After

looking at the prices, we really liked the last house. … We had a nice view of trees and a lot of open land — there’s a lake back there, so a really nice view. On the north side of the house … according to the maps that we had, it showed green space there. “The sales guy really pushed it as a premium lot,” he said. “You only have one neighbor next to you, because they can’t build in the back, you’ve got green space next to you and just one neighbor on the south side of your house. We really liked that.” Not long after closing on the home in November, the Romanos learned there were supposed to be three lots rather than open space all along. The problem, they said, was the plats were not shown on any maps they were shown, nor were they disclosed to them. Eric Romano said they paid about $10,000 more for the lot than their neighbor on an interior lot because of the open space. He sent a complaint to Lennar, he said, and got a reply a few weeks later. “I finally get a reply saying essentially that, ‘Per your contract, we essentially have the right to change mews and lots and this and that,’” Eric Romano said. “I then reach out to the city of Ocoee to see if there’s anything that they can do, because this clearly was not what we just paid a pretty (large) amount of money for.” Upon meeting with the city’s land development director, Eric Romano said, he asked to see paperwork to determine whether the three lots were approved by the city and when. “The approval from the city

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will tell me whether those lots had been there the whole time and they just didn’t tell us and still took the extra money for the lot from us, or if those were approved after we signed our contract and they just failed to let us know that something’s changing,” he said. “That second scenario, per our contract, technically they did have the right to change that.” Eric Romano said the paperwork showed the three home sites were approved by the city in May 2019, two months prior to him and his wife walking into the sales office. “None of their sales people were telling the potential buyers that they were going to be there,” Eric Romano said. LITIGATION

The Romanos have hired an attorney and have been negotiating with Lennar since the end of December. Eric Romano said the builder has not been willing to accept any responsibility for the situation. Rather, he said, Lennar told him they already had given them plenty of incentives upon buying the house — including a marked-down price and payment of closing costs. “Our rebuttal to that was, ‘Well, that wasn’t specific to my family,’” Eric Romano said. “Everyone who walked in to buy a house got those incentives. … Essentially, all we were originally asking for them to do was just give us back that $10,000 difference that essentially makes my lot no different from my neighbor’s. ... We just wanted what we were owed.” Representatives from Lennar declined to comment due to pending litigation.

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The Oakland Town Commission held a one-hour budget workshop Tuesday, July 28, prior to approving the tentative budget and proposed millage rate at its regular meeting later that night. The town has set the Fiscal Year 2020-21 tentative budget at $13,906,827 and is proposing a millage rate of 6.5 that supports that budget, Town Manager Steve Koontz said in his report. It is the same rate as last year. Millage rates are the tax rates used to calculate local property taxes. The rate represents the amount per every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. The millage rate is multiplied by the total taxable value of the property to calculate the property taxes. Municipalities can lower their millage rate after setting the rate, but they cannot raise it. “We can go down if we see the opportunity,” Mayor Kathy Stark said. “But with the lack of sales tax, this is where we’re sitting right now.” “This is a tentative budget based on the most current information available,” Koontz said. “There is a lot of uncertainty with sales tax revenues and revenue sharing from the state of Florida. There may be some changes and adjustments prior to the approval of the budget at the public hearings in September.” Oakland’s budget is divided into two categories. The proposed budget for the General Fund is $5,625,254; the Utility Fund is proposed at $3,132,896; and impact fees are $3,656,719. This does not include the budget for Oakland Avenue Charter School, which was approved in June. Public hearings for the budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Tuesday, Sept. 22.

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IN OTHER BUSINESS Pam Dwyer, principal at Oakland Avenue Charter School, presented the OACS mental-health plan to the commission. “The plan’s focus will be on student wellness, which encompasses students’ social, emotional and mental well-being through additional dedicated resources which include personnel, training and curriculum,” she said. Dwyer also presented a review of what has taken place for the reopening of the school. Parents were given the option of traditional classroom learning or virtual school. Dwyer said 275 respondents wanted the in-school learning model, 123 opted for the OACS at Home distancelearning program, and several families responded that they were withdrawing their child from OACS. The first day of school for OACS students is Friday, Aug. 21, regardless of which option was selected. All students are to report to school in January. The commission passed the second reading and public hearing of a Comprehensive Plan Future Land-Use Map amendment and rezoning for 102 W. Oakland Ave. The applicant, Cheri Kent, intends to establish a small tailoring business, Uptown Stitch Alterations. The zoning was changed from R-1A singlefamily residential to C-1 commercial. Kent, who has been tailoring for more than 30 years, wants to hold smallgroup sewing classes for children and maintains traffic will be minimal. Commissioners voted to vacate a 5-foot utility easement between lots 1 and 2 of Oakland Park Unit 6A so the applicant, J&J Builders Inc., can build one single-family home on the two lots. The lots are at 1001 and 1007 Celadon St. Elected officials approved a request by Lake Apopka Sound 2/Eagles Landing to exempt the development from the town’s design-district regulations. The applicant is building a subdivision with 102 single-family home lots in Lake County; the development continues into Orange County/Oakland with 19 lots. Commissioners were hesitant to vote in favor of the request for fear of it setting precedence, but Assistant Town Planner Jeff Richardson said this is an isolated case.

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overnight Thursday, July 30, in an apparent burglary and battery in the gated Lake Crescent Reserve community in Windermere. At about 11:09 p.m., a 10-yearold boy, who lives at the home with his grandparents, called 911 to report a burglary while he hid in a bathroom. According to Windermere Police Chief David Ogden, the suspect, Ezekiel Emanuel Hopkins, 34, attempted to steal a vehicle from the home. The homeowners, John and Lisa Savey, confronted the defendant; Hopkins attacked and killed John Savey with a baseball bat. Lisa Savey retreated into the house and yelled for her grandson to get to a safer part of the house. Hopkins followed her inside and attacked her. Then, Hopkins attacked John and Lisa Savey’s son, James Savey, the boy’s uncle, and killed him inside the home. Lisa Savey survived the attack; she was transported to the hospital, where she was admitted with serious injuries. She is in stable condition. Officers from the Windermere Police Department, Ocoee Police Department and Oakland Police Department, as well as deputies

from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the burglary in progress. The joint team began communicating with Hopkins through a closed door and made a decision to enter the home through a bathroom. Hopkins was located and arrested. He was transported to Health Central Hospital; he appeared to have ingested bleach and was not responsive at the scene. Hopkins has been charged with two counts of murder and aggravated battery. “It’s a horrific situation,” Ogden said. “This is a small, quiet town. Certainly, we do not have a lot of crime, but we are not immune to crime. We know that crime has happened here in the past and, unfortunately, has reached our doorsteps one more time. We don’t know why he did what he did. I just couldn’t tell you.” COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER

Most residents — including Troy Schmidt — weren’t aware of the situation until the morning after the crime. Schmidt, campus pastor at Family Church — Windermere Campus, awoke to texts about the news. “The minute you hear, you

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immediately try to picture the situation, and it’s so shocking to think about it — to know that John tried to confront the attacker at the door of his house,” Schmidt said. “That’s the John I know — someone who would stand up and defend and risk his life for his family; all of those things are very characteristic (of him). “What’s hard to imagine is him lifeless and not a part of this earth anymore,” he said. “I immediately thought of Mason, Lisa and Ashley — who is their other daughter — and I just immediately could feel the weight and hurt of what they were going through.” The Saveys are longtime members of the church, and they always had a spot where they sat every Sunday for services, Schmidt said. Almost immediately, the church set up a page on takethemameal. com to find people to donate meals to the Savey family — who have

seen many relatives steadily arrive to the home. Within the span of an hour, all 22 possible reservations were filled and continue through Thursday, Sept. 10. “That says something about people really wanting to help, but beyond that, the focus is healing,” Schmidt said. “First of all, we want to make sure Lisa gets the best medical treatment she is able to … and then there is the emotional, mental and spiritual healing that need to occur. These are things that are hard to do anything about, except to be available and to pray.” Along with the help from the church, Windermere Little League — for which Mason Cardy plays — teamed up with Orange County Public Schools to set up a fundraiser for the family. Krista Kirk — who serves on the PTO at Windermere Elementary and vice president of operations for WLL — said a single fund will make it simpler for people to donate. “We decided, ‘Well, let’s just put as much money we can into this one fund and allow them to draw it out for whatever purposes they need it for — whether it’s Mason’s education or groceries,’” Kirk said. “We just didn’t want to do 15 different funds; we thought if we could lump it into just one that that would just be so much easier for the family. “We just want to kind of get this family set up here,” she said.

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shared with an elementary school. The school, currently known as Site 132-M-W-4, will relieve overcrowding at Bridgewater Middle School. It will be located within Town Center Village — west of Avalon Road, north of Lake Ingram Road and south of McKinney Road. The design is at the 60% stage. The middle school will be adjacent to an elementary school, and each will have its own parking lot and stacking lanes for parent pick-up and drop-off. However, they will be connected and can be used jointly — with a total of 170 parking spaces and room to stack 291 vehicles — to handle more volume at peak school times. Middle schools typically start later and end later than elementary schools. Pam Gould, Orange County School Board member for District 4, said she loved the idea of taking advantage of the staggered start times for shared parking and stacking spaces. Both schools will open in fall

2022; the elementary school has a shorter construction timeline and will be started later. Officials said the design should be completed by November; construction is slated to begin in February 2021. Community meetings will be held during the rezoning process in the spring. Parents have expressed concern about the possibility of their children being rezoned multiple times as the area continues to grow and more schools are needed. “(OCPS officials) are aware there is another middle school coming another year later, and that will be incorporated into the rezoning process so students don’t have to move twice,” said Lauren Roth, senior manager for facilities communications at OCPS. The school should be completed in June 2022 and welcome students that fall. HuntonBrady is the architectural firm, and Welbro Building Corporation is the builder. Design principal Maurizio Maso, of HuntonBrady, said two

new roads — still unnamed — will be built to provide access to the site. Street A will run west from Avalon Road, and Street B will run north as a spur to connect buses to the joint bus loop. There will be room for 25 buses. The developer is designing a traffic signal for Avalon and Street A. Maso said the campus is designed to have the departments with more public functions — food services, administrations, media center and gymnasium — together on the south side. Classrooms, labs, the music room and other academic departments are all located on the north side. Additional classrooms and labs will be located on the second floor. Susan Pendergraft, HuntonBrady project manager, addressed the interior details, such as large classrooms, technology resource centers at the end of each classroom wing that can be used by all teachers, a variety of seating arrangements and space for group projects in the media center, a multipurpose dining room that

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Teen expected to recover following hit-and-run Avery Barnes, 16, sustained severe injuries after being dragged by a car driven by 16-year-old Ryan Colom, of Winter Garden.

Avery was flown to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando in critical condition and has since been transferred to Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center. She is expected to fully recover within 18 to 24 months but now faces “dozens of reconstructive and painful surgeries, skin grafts, lengthy hospital stays and extensive physical therapy,” Jacobs wrote on Avery’s GoFundMe page. “Avery is making so much progress; every day seems to get better and better,” Jacobs wrote. “She still has a long road ahead of her, but we are thankful for the positive direction in which she is recovering.” As of press time, Avery’s ventilator and

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A 16-year-old girl is facing a long road to recovery after being critically injured in a DUI hit-and-run crash July 22. According to family friend Karen Jacobs, Avery Barnes — a student at Bishop Moore Catholic High School — is suffering from multiple internal injuries, broken bones, serious skin injuries and burns over 30% of her body. Polk County Sheriff’s officials said four 16-year-olds — including Avery — were injured in the crash, which occurred outside a house party in the Loughman area of Davenport. Deputies initially responded to calls about a loud house party in the neighborhood around 9:37 p.m. Upon their arrival, teenagers began to quickly disperse. Deputies said the four victims were standing at the edge of the driveway when Ryan Colom, 16, of Winter Garden, struck them with a black 2020 Kia Stinger. Three suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but Avery was dragged under Colom’s car. It is estimated she was dragged about 450 feet. Colom has been charged with various felonies and misdemeanors as a result of the hit-and-run.

feeding tubes have been removed, Jacobs said. Her parents are working with her doctors to determine her treatment plan for the severe skin injuries on her abdomen, pelvis and arm, which will require skin grafts. Additionally, physical therapists will be working with her this week. Jacobs wrote that friends and family have been gathering each day at 12:17 p.m. to pray for Avery. T-shirts and wristbands are being sold, as well, and proceeds will go toward her medical bills. At press time, the GoFundMe page had raised $193,293 of the $200,000 goal. “Pray she continues to heal physically and mentally, but also that she will emotionally be able to accept her injuries,” Jacobs wrote.

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ith Orange County’s August primary elections around the corner, candidates for various offices are working to earn the votes of the constituents they hope to serve. This week, the West Orange Times & Observer and Southwest Orange Observer introduces the two candidates running for Orange County Commission District 1. Candidates’ responses have been edited for space and grammar. Unedited answers can be viewed in their entirety online at OrangeObserver.com. — DANIELLE HENDRIX

BETSY VANDERLEY Why do you want to represent District 1 on the Board of County Commissioners? District 1 is a very dynamic district. It contains Disney, Universal and SeaWorld, and is one of the fastest-growing areas in the county. My background as a former contractor and working with architects and engineers uniquely qualifies me to serve in an area where we need to ensure that the growth is supported by infrastructure, and that we make wise decisions that ensure that we protect our environment while addressing the pressing need for affordable/achievable housing for the many new residents that move here weekly. Why are you the best candidate? District 1 has been my home for nearly 30 years (Central Florida for over 50). I have been actively involved in this community for decades and have a proven track record of helping this community address many of its needs. As a commissioner, I have held the line on taxes, supported balanced budgets and voted to increase public-safety budgets to keep pace with population growth. I have helped move road, infrastructure and school projects schedules up to address the growth. I have protected rural lands and added hundreds of acres of wetlands into conservation. I initiated the efforts to develop a master plan and

begin design for the 220-acre Horizon West Regional Park and additionally earmarked $10 million in park-impact fees to begin construction. I have helped Orange County (Library System) secure property for a new library in the community. ... I have a proven track record of effectiveness and responsiveness, as evidenced by the broad-based, bipartisan support I have received in this campaign. COVID-19 has largely affected Central Florida’s tourism sector, much of which is housed in or near West Orange. What is the county’s role in helping those affected? The county received its allocation of CARES Act funding in the amount of $243 million. I, along with my fellow board members, worked with staff to allocate those dollars in the form of grants to individuals and businesses to assist them in paying rents or mortgages; assisting with medical bills; offering educational opportunities through job retraining; assisting with personal protective equipment and the extra cleaning required for day cares to assist with stopping the spread of the virus; working with food banks to get food out into the community at no cost to the recipients; and providing business grants to assist businesses so they can make payroll and keep their doors open. Additionally, I have personally distributed tens of thousands of masks and hand sanitizer into the at-risk community.

West Orange County is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country. What has gone well? What can be done better? West Orange has grown very quickly. Clearly, we are in a very desirable place to live! While that is a wonderful compliment to our quality of life, it also puts a strain on infrastructure (such as) roads and schools. There is a natural disconnect between how quickly a house is built and occupied and how long it takes to widen roads and build schools. And, while Florida has been growing for some time, the latest numbers of new residents have been unprecedented. The good news is all of these new neighbors invest in our community — emotionally, starting new businesses and sharing their creativity — thus making it a better place to live. We welcome them. The challenge is the rapid pressure the increasing population puts on our infrastructure, and as noted above, I have worked to help address that pressure.

to help address the problem. Orange County and Oakland are partnered on a new roundabout — currently under design and approval process — at the western end of town that will make traffic and the West Orange Trail function more smoothly and safely. I have also been working with Windermere to assess the impact and assist with the cost of a new roundabout at the Chase Road/Main Street intersection, which will assist with traffic throughput. I have collaborated similarly with Ocoee on projects that were stalled on the county side.

Traffic and roads continue to be challenging in District 1 — particularly through the town of Windermere. What needs to be done to improve this area of West Orange? There are inherent challenges, because the roads in Windermere are constrained by a beautiful chain of lakes. ... Oakland has seen much the same challenge, as well. I have worked with the local municipal governments of both

How will you advocate for the municipalities in District 1 — Oakland, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden — as a member of the County Commission? I am grateful to have strong relationships with all four municipalities in my district, as evidenced by the endorsements I have received from every single mayor in the district. I hold quarterly mayors/managers lunches

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West Orange County is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country. What has gone well? What can be done better? My vision for our community includes an abundance of green space, walkable/bikeable areas and sustainable transportation options. It always puzzles me when I hear the establishment politicians say, “We didn’t expect this kind of growth,” when asked about lagging infrastructure. They absolutely know that a change to high-density zoning means lots of people on roads and lots of kids in schools. It has always boggled my mind that a builder has to make sure irrigation is installed to get a certificate of occupancy, but there is no thought put into whether there is a seat in a classroom or a safe intersection at the entrance of the neighborhood. Also, I would prioritize protecting the environment by retaining more forests, re-treeing lost forests, scrutinizing any projects that would impact our waterways and holding polluters accountable. Traffic and roads continue to be challenging in District 1 — particularly through the town

of Windermere. What needs to be done to improve this area of West Orange? The existing Orange County leadership rubber-stamped growth. ... There is no mystery to what will happen on local roads when you approve thousands of new homes in an adjacent rural community. Going forward, I would require developers to invest in the infrastructure needed for residents, including sidewalks and bike lanes. We need walkable/bikeable communities — not mega-developments surrounded and cut off by highways. What is your long-range plan for public safety (police, fire, etc.) in Horizon West? When the sitting county leadership approves residential development but ignores the need for fire and rescue for those residents, you have to ask yourself, ‘Who (were they) considering while handing out approvals?’ I’ve heard from residents who were very concerned about their own safety in the event of a fire or medical emergency, and they have gone unheard. How will you advocate for the municipalities in District 1 — Oakland, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden — as a member of the County Commission? The Orange County Charter provides that “county government be reflective of the people of the county and should serve them in achieving

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Why are you the best candidate? I have no ties to any business receiving large county contracts or construction deals. I would serve Orange County with transparency, accessibility and accountability. I pledge to restore the public trust in our local government. With my combination of legal

COVID-19 has largely affected Central Florida’s tourism sector, much of which is housed in or near West Orange. What is the county’s role in helping those affected? Even before COVID, our service workers lacked sufficient wages to afford housing in Orange County. Many service workers need to work 96 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Central Florida. Our local government had the opportunity to increase wages but didn’t. Our local government had an opportunity to expand affordable options for working families, and they passed on that, too. The County Commission had the opportunity to protect workers with paid sick leave and, surprise: They did not take any action. I would oppose any handout to a large, profitable business entity without having some assurance that the employees of that entity get a benefit. I would link all tax breaks and subsidies offered to big businesses with

the opportunities and benefits offered to workers of those businesses. I oppose the $700 million Orange County Convention Center expansion and think those tax dollars should be used for infrastructure projects and other post-COVID tourism drivers.

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Why do you want to represent District 1 on the Board of County Commissioners? I love my community and the amazing, diverse people (who) live and work here. We chose this amazing area (more than) 20 years ago and raised a family here. I believe our best days are still ahead, but we have to have thoughtful, compassionate leadership moving forward. I’ve been in front of the commission dozens of times over my years as a resident and have more recently been disappointed by the incumbent’s lack of interest in residents and their concerns. I’ve been dismayed by the incumbent’s betrayal of the public trust by voting to destroy taxpayerpurchased conservation land for the benefit of private developers and voting to spend 700 million tax dollars on extra ballrooms in an empty convention center. And I have been disgusted by recent revelations of unpaid taxes and personal benefits from public contracts. I want to represent all of the people of Orange County — not a select powerful few.

and social-service education and experience, I believe I am uniquely qualified for the job of a county commissioner. In addition to my professional qualifications, I have been a community activist volunteering with the League of Women Voters, Lawyers for Election Protection and the American Constitution Society. I’ve also been involved locally as a Girl Scout troop leader, PTO president and marching band booster.

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Minorville was a quick stop on the Florida Midland Railway line that traveled north and south from Apopka to Kissimmee. Jack Minor gave the depot its name in the late 1880s.

he name Minorville won’t sound familiar to most of today’s youngest generations, but longtime West Orange County residents know

it well. It’s the name of a long-ago train stop that predates the city of Ocoee by about 25 years.

William J. “Jack” Minor arrived by boat via the St. Johns River and settled in the area north of West Colonial Drive and east of Bluford Avenue in Ocoee in 1882. He built a home for his wife, Lide, and their family with lumber harvested from the property and milled at the sawmill they constructed on the site, according to “A History of Ocoee and its Pioneers,” by Nancy Lillian Maguire. The Florida Midland Railway snaked through from Apopka to Kissimmee, and when a sta-

tion was built in the Ocoee area, Minor was named depot agent and asked to name it. To honor the family, he called it Minorville. The station existed for about 50 years — although there is some question as to the exact location. Some history documents place it near the southwest corner of Colonial and Bluford, where Thrift Mart (and before that, Scotty’s) is located. Others say it likely was further south on Bluford Avenue closer to Old Winter Garden Road.

The Hawthorne house is in the center of this 1994 aerial photo. The family said this is Minorville in its “modern” heyday. The real heyday was when the Eckleses, Minors and Hawthornes all lived there and the train tracks were still running through the intersection of West Colonial Drive and Bluford Avenue.

The 1890s Fries map depicts the Florida Midland Railway line that made a stop in Minorville.

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ernor, and was an Ocoee mayor and commissioner. Tiger Minor Park, on East Geneva Street near Minorville, is named for him. The Minor and Hawthorne families were merged when Eliza Griffin “Lide” Hawthorne married William J. “Jack” Minor, and Mary “Lucy” Farmer (whose mother was Daisy Minor) married Thomas “Claude” Hawthorne.

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An undated photo of all the Hawthorne family members who grew up on the old homestead in Minorville: Thomas Claude Hawthorne, Mary Lucy Hawthorne, Charles Edward Hawthorne with Gretchen, William Henry Hawthorne, Grace Brown Hawthorne with Chuck Hawthorne, Betty Frances Hawthorne Shuman, and Louise G. and James Thomas Hawthorne with Sharon. Also pictured are Mary Hawthorne’s parents, Charlie and Daisy Minor Farmer, at right.

Minorville was never incorporated and had, at most, eight families living there — but it was considered a community to the few people who lived there. The train depot was demolished in the late 1930s. Maguire wrote that when the station was torn down, the sign remained, and it eventually made its way to the northeast corner of the intersection. The sign was maintained for years by Washie Hudson in memory of her father, Jack Minor. She reportedly removed the original sign periodically to repaint it. She later had a new metal sign painted and erected.

At some point the sign disappeared. Malba Hudson, Jack Minor’s grandson, was said to have placed a Minorville sign, as well, on the Minor estate on Lake Pritchard (now Lake Bennet). Hudson lived across from the station where his parents and grandparents had houses, which are now long gone.

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Multiple generations of Minors played a prominent role in Ocoee’s history. Americus Miles Minor and his wife, Sarah Edney Maguire, moved to Ocoee in 1885 after the birth of their sixth child

and built a two-story home at the corner of Bluford Avenue and Delaware Street. Americus was a farmer and ran a store with his brother, Tyranus Judson “T.J.” Minor, in Ocoee. Thomas Linton Minor, the second son of Americus and Sarah, was a flagman for the railroad at the Minorville depot. He and his wife, Susan “Sudie” Hennes Minor, had five children: David “Elmer,” Lloyd B., Mary “Edna,” Miles “Tell,” and John Thomas “Tiger.” Tiger played with the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm team, was a charter member of the Ocoee Lions Club and a district gov-

James Patterson Hawthorne bought land along Maine Street east of Bluford Avenue, and he and his wife, Emma Maguire Hawthorne, lived in a home there by 1889. He planted citrus groves on the land along Maine, once a historic brick road that was the original route to Orlando. According to James Hawthorne’s great-great-grandson, Winter Garden resident Will Hawthorne, the family amassed close to 40 acres of land in the Minorville area. In the 1940s, the Hawthorne family donated about 10 acres to the city of Ocoee for a cemetery. The remaining land was in the Hawthorne family for more than 75 years. The firstborn child of James and Emma was Thomas “Claude” Hawthorne, in 1891. He was an original member of the Ocoee Citrus Growers Association. Thomas Claude and Lucy’s home was at Maine Street and Chicago Avenue. The original house built in 1919 was destroyed in a fire and replaced around 1924. Thomas Claude’s son was William “Billy” Hawthorne, and Billy’s son was Milton “Claude” Hawthorne, all of whom have lived on the family property. Another home was built in 1983

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for Milton Claude and his wife, Jan, and their family. The last Hawthorne to live there was Milton Claude, the great-grandson of James and Emma, who remained there until his death in 2016. His son, Will Hawthorne, also was a resident of Minorville.

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Multiple branches of the two families have lived as neighbors in the area. Many purchased land next to their parents or siblings, so the properties belonged to Minor and Hawthorne descendants for generations. The farm soil was rich and produced both fruit and vegetables. Thomas Claude and Lucy — and subsequent generations — operated Tomahawk Nurseries and Pepper Hill Farms for decades on the property. Developers now own the Hawthorne property and are planning City Center West Orange, a 14-acre project that calls for retail, restaurants, office and medical office space, a hotel and convention center. Already built are a gas station and restaurant at the northeast corner of Bluford and Colonial and apartments to the north. City Center West Orange will be located between Bluford and Lake Bennet, right where generations of Minors and Hawthornes called home.

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St. Luke’s feeds the needs of artists At a time when people are being furloughed or laid off, one local Methodist church is reaching out to the entertainment community. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is situated close to the heart of Florida’s entertainment industry, and when the pastor and congregation learned of a big need nearby, the church joined forces with others to make sure the artists had food. The church and Feed the Need Florida, as well as local arts community leaders, have come together to support the artists, technicians, and freelance creative and production staff who have been financially affected by COVID-19. Feed the Need Florida is a public-private collaboration to feed people struggling to obtain healthy food during the pandemic. It is led by Orlando nonprofit 4Roots and the 4 Rivers Restaurant Group, along with a network of local restaurants and hospitality industry organizations. According to United Arts of Central Florida, more than 8,000 professionals in the nonprofit arts sector alone lost work due to the pandemic. This includes people who work at concerts, theme parks and theaters. Many have not been able to return to their jobs. One local arts advocate, R.K.

Kelley, said the arts and entertainment community has been impacted, both financially as well as by not being able to showcase its talents for the public and getting audience appreciation in return. “Many in the Central Florida arts community are connected to St. Luke’s (UMC’s) music and theater ministries, and we consider this group and their colleagues part of our church family,” said the Rev. Jennifer Stiles Williams, lead pastor at St. Luke’s UMC. “Feed the Need Florida and our collaborative partners are extending (the) St. Luke’s core values of community, hospitality and service to help us provide support at a critical time.” The pandemic has had a negative impact on a large percentage of the community, and while the food program is geared toward workers in the arts and entertainment field, it is not limited to them. “We support anybody who has lost either their job or their income due to the pandemic,” said Mariam Mengistie, executive director of missions at St. Luke’s. “If individuals come to any of the sites, we serve them with dignity and love.” St. Luke’s started food distribution in mid-April at multiple sites — at St. Luke’s in partnership with 4Roots Foundation for the Arts Community and with mission partner residents in east Winter Garden in response to food insecurity. Another Feed the Need drive-thru is held Fridays at The Plaza Live, in Orlando. “St. Luke’s pulled together more than a dozen community partners and businesses to do the food dis-

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tribution in a meaningful way,” Mengistie said. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., entertainers can pick up packages provided by 4 Rivers Smokehouse. A team from 4Rivers prepares meals according to guidelines issued by the Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mengistie said the food preparers from two restaurants were creative with the menu. Those picking up meals received packages filled all sorts of cooked meals — ham and vegetables, pulled pork with beans and rice, chicken with mashed potatoes, and spaghetti. There is fresh produce, baked goods and, when available, milk and eggs.

Specific non-perishable food items were provided for a specific demographic in West Orange County to support residents who have limited storage or food-prep capacities, Mengistie said. In east Winter Garden, the food was expected to supplement meals for at least three days for a family of four. The church plans to continue distribution through this month, she said. In recent weeks, volunteers have transitioned into targeted distribution to support fewer families, all whom expressed an extreme food need.

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Orange County urges pet owners to prepare for disaster When making your hurricane preparations this season, make sure you don’t forget about your pets. COURTESY OF ORANGE COUNTY

No matter the season, pet owners should be prepared with extra supplies and a plan of action for their pets in the event of an emergency. “It is vital for pet owners to have a written disaster plan that includes their pets,” said Dil Luther, division manager of Orange County Animal Services. “In Florida, of course, we immediately think of hurricanes as the most likely scenario. Under no circumstances, however, should pets be left behind.”

To help prepare your pets for hurricane season, and all year, Orange County Animal Services offers the following tips. GETTING READY

First, schedule an appointment to talk to your pet’s veterinarian about planning for a disaster. Ensure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date and secure a copy of their medical records. Assemble a “Pet Disaster Kit.” The kit should be stored in an accessible location in the event someone else has to transport your pet. Keep the kit updated. Suggested items include: One-gallon zipper storage bag to hold the contents Sandwich-size bags for pet treats and a small toy Pet Health Record (each pet should display a current rabies tag at all times) Current picture of your pet (also include a picture of you and your pet) with your name, address and phone numbers Collar and leash

for dogs, and an adjustable collar for cats An extra identification tag Any special information on your pet Because you may not be home when an evacuation order is announced, find a trusted friend who is willing to pick your pets up and meet you at a prearranged location. This person should be comfortable with your pets, know where the pets should be, know where your disaster supplies and kits are located and have a key to your home. Share your plan with friends and relatives. If forced to evacuate your home, your pet should not be left behind. As the disaster approaches, bring all pets in the house so you won’t have to search for them if you have to leave in a hurry. Pets are not permitted in American Red Cross shelters (except for service dogs for people with special needs). Plan to go to a friend or relative’s home, or a hotel/motel where your pet is welcome.

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Making sense of math Matrix Advanced Math Academy near Windermere is open and ready to help students reach their full potential with mathematics. DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

For some students, learning and understanding math can be a struggle that leads to frustration. That’s why the staff at Matrix Advanced Math Academy is passionate about helping children learn not just to solve math problems but also to understand the reasoning behind them. Matrix Advanced Math Academy — which opened this summer near Windermere — is an after-school/weekend math-enrichment program for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Yael Margalit, Matrix’s president and general manager, said the purpose of the program is for students to discover the wonders of math. “After years of research, we’ve honed a curriculum and teaching methodology that cherry-picks the best of proven math programs from around the world, and we’ve brought the results to Florida,” Margalit said. “We build a solid math foundation and get every stu-

dent to realize their full potential through interacting with like-minded peers. We have classes that are up to 10 students grouped by age and level of challenge, and each one is led by a professional instructor. They meet weekly for up to three hours a week — two on average.”

Margalit said Matrix is the type of program she always wanted for her boys when they were growing up, but it was important to her to find the right person to jump on board as the head teacher. She found that in Mirit Golberg, who holds a bachelor’s degree in math and physics, as well as a master’s degree in school management. Golberg has experience in a classroom teaching gifted students, as well as experience in a mathenrichment program — two of those years were spent in a virtual setting. “We started classes this summer, and I had such a great time,” Golberg said. “It was so awesome to see the kids’ excitement as they tackled difficult equations. There were days when the lesson was over, but they didn’t want to go. They would stay and keep talking about the lesson. That is very gratifying and makes me really happy. I feel really grateful for having the opportunity to teach them.” Margalit said Matrix finds the gaps in each student’s understanding and teaches ahead of the school to be proactive rather than reactive.

“We have a unique method made of two pieces,” she said. “One is the curriculum we built, and the other is the learning environment for how we present our curriculum. … We believe in starting as young as possible with the goals of building a math foundation, math intuition and a love of math.” Matrix’s goals are different for each age and level, Golberg said, and staff is proactive in offering summer programs to prepare for the upcoming school year while also preventing regression. The program works with students on their math skills and learning to search for solutions, but it also includes interesting math concepts not covered in school to develop a love of math. There’s even an opportunity for advanced students to compete. “We have different levels of challenge, and the highest level is math-competition level,” Margalit said. “That’s for students who have been with us for a while, have progressed and we feel they’re ready. We provide a

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THROWBACK THURSDAY JULY 31, 1980 AND AUG. 14, 1980 Win Pendleton was well known in Windermere for his passion for the Rotary Club and his weekly quips in The Times. His jokes ran on the front page for about 30 years as “A Bit of Sunshine,” and he was known as the Sage of Windermere. Anytime you saw Win and Gladys Pendleton out in public, they were wearing matching outfits.

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Mrs. George Bailey (Anne) drove to Atlanta to fetch sons Andrew, 11, and John, 9, who were visiting cousins. The Calvary Baptist Church Christian Day School was officially launched. It expected to open Sept 8 with grades one through six. The planned enrollment was 84 students.

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The Florida Auto Auction of Orlando, which has been located on Mission Road in Pine Hills for the last 10 years, moved to its new $3 million facility just west of the Orange County Services Building in Ocoee. Minnie Kline, 93, of Windermere was laid to rest. She moved to the town in 1911 with her late husband, Ralph, and they were the owners of the first store and inn in Windermere known as “The Little Inn.” She was the first postmaster of Windermere and was a retired citrus grower and the last surviving charter member of Windermere Union Church.

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More than $1 million worth of damage was done by an earlymorning fire at Giant Recreation World. The four-alarm blaze destroyed the dealership’s showroom and offices, as well as seven campers and a mobile home.

FROM THE ARCHIVES It’s National Root Beer Float Day, and nothing sounds more appealing than diving into a cool beverage during these dog days of August. These Lakeview High School students are gathered at Davis Pharmacy, Winter Garden’s “go-to” after-school hangout, in this 1958 photograph. From left, David “Buddy” Berry, Judy Roberson, Faye Moran, Judy Winkler, Mary Frances Irrgang, Ellen Dobson, Rosemary Laney, Charlotte Dickerson, Connie Britt, “Scotty” Vandergrift, David Wilson, Buddy Schmidt, Sarah Nell Rogers and Ann Banks. Davis Pharmacy opened in 1934 and served the community until closing in 1992.

The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history. Palm Lake Elementary School was preparing for school to start for its red track. The school’s other year-round track colors were blue, green, orange and yellow. In the real estate section, a

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Windermere Prep alumnus Chase Haney’s career at FSU has had its ups and downs, but it hasn’t stopped the Winter Garden native from loving baseball.

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ife as a collegiate athlete often leads to interesting moments. This was one of those instances. It’s Friday, July 31, and Chase Haney — a right-handed pitcher for the Florida State University baseball team — is chilling in his apartment in Tallahassee. This is a big night for him, as the Windermere Prep alumnus sits and watches FSU’s virtual graduation ceremony via a virtual stream. Tonight, he’s being awarded his master’s degree in sports management, but the moment didn’t feel quite right. “We were supposed to be playing during this graduation,” said Haney, a redshirt senior. “Not playing, it was kind of weird — I actually got to tune into the graduation, and usually I’d have a game Friday night. “It was definitely a weird experience — I expected to probably be in the sixth inning, warming up to come in,” he said. “Instead I’m sitting on my couch, FaceTiming my family and watching graduation.”

This was Haney’s second graduation — he earned a bachelor’s degree in commercial entrepreneurship in 2019 — and the latest achievement in his long FSU career that has had its share of peaks and valleys. RIDING THE ROLLER COASTER

After graduating from Windermere Prep in 2016, the Winter Garden native arrived at FSU with big hopes and dreams — which paid off almost immediately. In his first two seasons with the Noles, Haney had racked up stats on the mound, which garnered appreciation from his teammates, as well as legendary head coach Mike Martin — who retired in 2019. As a freshman, Haney had the most appearances on the mound (31 games) and worked with an ERA of 2.78 while going a team-best 5-0. The following year, Haney continued his dominant performance on the field and helped lead the Seminoles to the College World Series in Omaha. Right as Haney was riding that wave of success, an injury during SEE HANEY PAGE 20

Taekwondo student earns fifth-degree black belt, master degree Chris Meyer earned the accolades during the U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association’s National Championships July 24 at the Daytona Beach Oceanfront resort.

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Chris Meyer, 29, stood — socially distanced, of course — alongside a roomful of other martial artists during a graduation ceremony held during the U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association’s National Championships July 24 at the Daytona Beach Oceanfront resort. In that moment, he was feeling wave after wave of emotions as he

reflected on what was happening. The art — or in his case, lifestyle — of taekwondo always has been his passion, but when he was awarded his fifth-degree black belt and his master’s degree on that day, he knew his hard work had paid off. “I was nervous to do it,” Meyer said. “(But) I thought it was great, and I was very excited to do it. I felt like it was a dream come true, because it was one of my dreams to attain a master’s degree — it was

one of my big accomplishments.” The ceremony also honored three other martial artists — Nicholas Rolland, who earned his seconddegree black belt; Russell MacGregor, first-degree black belt; and Michael Escano, first-degree black belt. All have trained under the sister duo of Chief Master Nickie Wisdom and Chief Master Annika Thomas, who have taught taekwondo at the Dr. Phillips YMCA for nearly three decades.

Although each level requires different components, for Meyer, the fifth-degree black belt and master’s degree are the culmination of five years of work. Meyer logged in more than 90 hours just completing the project portion for the degree. He also took a three-andone-half hour exam that tested not only what Meyer had learned over the past five years but also SEE THROUGH PAGE 20

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As a pitcher for head coach Dean Spinogatti’s Tennessee Mojo 12U team, Nevaeh Williams has excelled at the highest level. Recently, she was named Most Outstanding Pitcher at the 2020 USSSA Space Coast World Series in the 14U division.

When did you first get into softball? When I was 4, I started T-ball, then when I was 7, I started travel (ball). I think my mom just signed me up one day, and I started liking it a lot, so I just kept going with it.

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Since you first started playing, what has been your favorite part about playing softball? I like hanging out with my friends, but I also like pitching, because I like being on the field.

Have you always played at the pitcher position? Usually, on my old team — when I didn’t play pitcher — I played outfield, because I didn’t usually play. But then one day, I decided to just to start doing it with my mom. We didn’t have any lessons or anything, but me and my mom worked on it for a while, and then I finally got to pitch in a game. There is nothing like it.

What is your favorite part about pitching? My favorite thing about pitching is being able to have the power — I like being able to control the game. What is the most challenging part about pitching? You just have to work really hard, like every day.

Haney ready to work a summer ball game in July 2017 forced him to have Tommy John surgery — a setback that meant 16 months of rehab. “Having a surgery like that is something that you never expect to happen to you,” Haney said. “At first, I was devastated, and then I sat down and talked to my parents about it, and I saw it as a great opportunity for me to make an impact off the field.” After being granted a medical redshirt for his junior season, Haney came out the next year on fire. He finished with a 2-2 record and a 2.41 ERA in 31 appearances out of the bullpen in a season that saw the Seminoles make it to another College World Series. CORONAVIRUS AND UNCERTAINTY

The Seminoles were cruising in the early part of the 2020 season — FSU posted a 12-5 record. Haney was sitting at 3-0 with

a cool 1.29 ERA following a win over Illinois State on March 11. Then, things came to a screeching halt. “We were all just kind of sitting in the locker room — we just played Illinois State, and we had a good win against them — and that night is when everything started coming out,” Haney said of COVID-19. “The next day, we were supposed to have a game that day, and we all just met in the locker room and had a team meeting, and the whole day was just a waiting game. One hour after the other, it was bad news.” That day — March 12 — the NCAA officially canceled the remaining winter and spring events, and it threw Haney and his teammates into a world of uncertainty. But then came relief, in a sense, from the NCAA as the organization announced it would allow all spring athletes an extra year of eligibility. The announcement forced Haney to

Do you have a favorite pitch that you like to throw? My favorite pitch right now is a rise. Even though I just learned it, it’s still my favorite pitch.

Have you always been a pitcher? Not always. The first couple of years of me playing — maybe two — I wasn’t a pitcher at all. But about three years ago, I started pitching, and then I stuck with it, because I really liked it.

What would you say has been the biggest change you’ve seen in your own game since you first started pitching? I started working less on fielding and hitting, and I started more on pitching when I started. I still work on other things, but I work mostly on pitching, because it takes a lot of work. You were named the Most Outstanding Pitcher at the 2020 USSSA Space Coast World Series not long back. What does it take to achieve such high honors? I just work really hard with pitching. I work so hard trying to pitch and get better every single day. Is there anything you’re working on this summer? I’ve been trying to get better with my riser, and I’m trying to get stronger. I started going to this training place to get stronger. I’m trying to get my rise down — I’m just trying to get a new pitch every year to be really good. — TROY HERRING

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