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New World Celts celebrates culture in Winter Garden. PAGE 13A
Area heavyweights West Orange, Dr. Phillips prep for Ol’ Orange Crate Rivalry. PAGE 1B
+ Alex Simon turns the big 8-0 Alex Simon, of Ocoee, celebrated his 80th birthday with a surprise party thrown by his wife, Irene, Sept. 5, at Olive Garden. Attendees included Theresa Simon, of Orlando; son Steve Simon and wife, Susan, of Orlando; Wesley Simon, of Orlando; Kevin Simon, of Winter Park; and other friends from throughout the state.
IN MEMORIAM by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
1911-2015: Dr. Albert Gleason The popular West Orange County physician, who played an important role in the opening of a hospital in Winter Garden, practiced medicine until his retirement at age 92. WINTER GARDEN — Medicine was Dr. Albert Gleason’s life, and his compassion and dedication to his field, as well as each individual patient, is what set him apart and made him a favorite local doctor
for nearly 60 years. Winter Garden lost an iconic member of the community Sunday, Sept. 6, with the death of Dr. Gleason. He was a month shy of his 104th birthday. The physician and surgeon
was known for many feats in West Orange County. He was instrumental in bringing the first hospital to the area, he helped establish Resurrection Catholic Church in Winter Garden, and he was an original
member of the West Orange Country Club. He was also a citrus grower and board member of South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers’ Association. Messages about Dr. Gleason started appearing on Facebook soon after the news of his death. People reminisced about the house calls he made in his early days as a doctor
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by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Olszewski files for District 1 Winter Garden District 3 Commissioner Bobby Olszewski announced his run for Orange County commissioner.
+ 9/11 anniversary events scheduled Several municipalities and organizations are holding remembrance services Friday, Sept. 11: WINTER GARDEN. The city of Winter Garden is holding a brief ceremony at 8:30 a.m. to dedicate a permanent monument that remembers the actions of Sept. 11, 2001. Four years ago, the city secured a 700pound, four-foot section of steel beam from the World Trade Center, and the piece was on display at City Hall. It now rests in the small park adjacent to the Winter Garden Fire Department Administration building, 1 E. Cypress St. It is displayed on a black granite post that includes a round etched emblem depicting the WTC and three first-responder patches. The city’s fire and police honor guard will be present, as well as local officials. The four police and fire personnel who drove to New York City in 2011 to retrieve the beam will be there, too:
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Albert Gleason was a physician to multiple generations of patients.
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Vamari Bostic was among the most animated players for the West Orange Wildcats Junior Pee Wees as it faced visiting Avalon Sept. 5. After trailing 26-12 early in the second half, a total team effort helped the Wildcats rally for a 30-26 win. For more photos, visit wotimes.com.
REMEMBRANCE by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Memorials set for two slain officers Roadway dedication ceremonies for Windermere Officer Robbie German and Orange County Deputy Scott Pine will be held Sept. 14. WINDERMERE — “How sad is it that we can walk from one area where an officer is memorialized to another area where an officer is memorialized … literally on the (same) lot?” Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn asked. Bruhn referred to Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Pine and Windermere Police Officer Robbie German, who were shot and killed Feb. 11,
2014, and March 22, 2014, respectively, within about onehalf mile of one another near South Apopka-Vineland Road (County Road 435), not far from Olympia High School. Moreover, the officers knew each other and worked together regularly. “There was definitely a relationship, because Deputy Pine
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Windermere Officer Robbie German
Orange County Deputy Scott Pine
INDEX Arts & Culture.......................15A Classifieds..............................8B
Community Calendar..............2A Crossword...............................7B
324 Moore Rd. Ocoee, FL 34761
Obituaries.............................19A Real Estate.............................5B
Sports.....................................1B Weather..................................7B
WINTER GARDEN — District 3 Winter Garden Commissioner Bobby Olszewski said there was no better time than last week to go for a constant goal — serving as District 1 Orange County commissioner. “With my family’s history and my commitment to public service, looking at all that we were able to Olszewsi accomplish in Winter Garden, the time was right to be able to give back even more to Orange County,” he said. Olszewski grew up in the Orange Tree neighborhood of Dr. Phillips, right next to Dr. Phillips Elementary, where his parents — Bob and Rosie — provided an amazing example of commitment and service for Olszewski and his brother, Matt, he said. “My family was one of the original season-ticket holders for the Orlando Magic,” Olszewski said. “It was always a special time for my dad, my brother and I to attend Magic games together.” But baseball was the constant sport for Olszewski as a child, given his father’s roles in Dr. Phillips Little League, from coach and umpire to president. At Dr. Phillips High, he became the backup catcher to current Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski and a team-
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COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 Windermere Garden Club — 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Plant doctor Tom MacCubbin will present ideas for “What to Plant for Fall” and share gardening tips and tricks for gardening in Florida. Guests interested in gardening, flowers and plants are welcome. Coffee is served at 9:30; program is at 10. For more details, call (407) 9091461. Lead and Feed Networking Lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Fresh Made Kitchen, 8965 Conroy-Windermere Road, Orlando. The cost for West Orange Chamber of Commerce members is $15 in advance and $20 at the door; for others, $20 in advance and at the door. For information, call the chamber at (407) 656-1304. Pastfinders Genealogical Society Meeting — 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in Room 108 at Cooper Memorial Library, 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont. Guest speaker Ralph Jordan will talk about research into his family and how he became involved with other Jordan researchers. A short business meeting will follow. Guests are welcome. For details, call (352) 242-9805.
6500 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando. This is the fourth public hearing. The CRC is still gathering information from residents regarding possible changes to the county charter. Citizens are invited to attend and provide input. For more information, call (407) 836-7300 or go to occompt. com/Charter2016. Skeletons: Animals Unveiled! — 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Look at various adaptations that help animals survive. Presented by the new Skeletons: Animals Unveiled attraction on International Drive. For details, call (407) 835-7323. Smart Fitness Grand Opening — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Smart Fitness, 324 Moore Road, Ocoee. Event will include a ribbon cutting by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, food, beverages and entertainment. (407) 8774044.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 Bubble Playtime — 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Southwest
Orange County Charter Review Commission Meeting — 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Dr. Phillips High School North Campus cafeteria,
Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Have fun while helping your child improve motor-development skills in this interactive bubble class. Recommended for toddlers and preschoolers. Call (407) 835-7323 for details.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 Greater Orlando Heart Walk — 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the University of Central Florida at Memory Mall, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando. The benefit for the American Heart Association will include a kid’s zone, hands-only CPR demonstrations, onsite fitness and health experts, entertainment and meet-and-greets with television and radio talents. To register, go to greaterorlandoheartwalk.org. Take a Hike: Wild Edible Plants — 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Join education and wildlife specialist Savannah Mulvey for a hike to learn about wild edible plants. Admission is free and open to the public. For details, email information@oaklandnaturepreserve.org or call (407) 905-0054. Pop-up Engineering: Castles — 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Pop in and use your engineering skills to build a castle using straws and connectors. For more information, call (407) 8357323.
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Annual Rummage Sale — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Fellowship Hall of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando. It is hosted by the United Methodist Women. Donated items can be placed outside the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Debbie McNary at (407) 719-1199 or dsmcnary@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 Branching Out to Find Your Roots: Genealogy, The Very Basics — 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Learn how to complete an ancestor chart and how to garner information from living relatives and household sources. A brief discussion of sources that can be used for family history research will be covered. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
MONDAY, SEPT. 14 SMART Start — 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Get hands-on early-learning adventures observing science, math and art in a sensory-rich environment. Dress for a mess. Ages 2-4. Seating is limited. Register by calling (407) 835-7323. Lifestyle Choices for Healthy Aging — 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Learn about the latest scientific research on healthy aging and discover lifestyle principles that promote max-
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imum independence, health and wellness through moderation and variety. Presented by James Pasquinelli, president and owner of Home Care Assistance, in Dr. Phillips, and registered nurse Diana Brown, administrator. To register, go to HomeCareAssistanceOrlando. com.
N. Dillard St., Suite 103, Winter Garden. This month’s topic, presented by Julie Wolf, licensed mental health counselor, is Kids and Anger: Tantrums, Meltdowns and Power Struggles. Learn practical tips to help your child and yourself. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited. RSVP to (407) 654-5700 or info@hopecounsel.com.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
Southwest Book Club — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, join the club to discuss “My Beloved World” by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In 2009, she became the first Latina to be appointed to this high judicial office. Her book offers a portrait of her gritty neighborhood and her extended Puerto Rican family and details of the challenges she has faced. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome. For more information, call (407) 8357323.
Healthy Lunches for Kids — 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn to pack simple, healthy and balanced lunches and how to save time during those busy mornings and how to avoid the PB&J lunch rut. Food samples will be provided along with a children’s activity. For more information, visit awholenewlife.net. Genealogy Rocks — 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Family history comes alive. Learn about genealogy with games and a craft. Ages 6-12. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Church Courses — 6:30 to 9 p.m. for five weeks, starting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Presbyterian Church of the Lakes, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Orlando. The classes are Parenting Teenagers, for parents of teens or ’tweens, and the Alpha Course, designed for people who want to learn more about the Christian faith. Free childcare and dinner are provided. To register, call the church office at (407) 291-2886. For more information on the courses, go to pcol.org. Parent Workshop — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Hope Counseling Clinic, 410
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Creating a Tranquil Zen Garden from Scratch — 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Winter Park Garden Club, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Dr. Lezlie Laws, professor emerita of English at Rollins College and a certified yoga teacher, will share how to develop one’s creativity through the creation of a Zen garden. (407) 6445770. Mark Alan Magic — 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Southwest library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Watch Mark Alan amaze and amuse with magical fun. (407) 835-7323.
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REAL (ESTATE) TALK by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
IF YOU GO
Rick Singh and a panel will discuss the current West Orange development boom.
STATE OF WEST ORANGE COUNTY REAL ESTATE WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 WHERE: West Orange High School Performing Arts Center, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden REGISTRATION: ocpafl. org/signup.aspx
Property appraiser will address state of West Orange real estate WINTER GARDEN — As one of the fastest-growing areas in the state — maybe the nation — West Orange County has a lot of questions facing its future and present development. Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh aims to answer some of those questions in his State of West Orange County Real Estate presentation Sept. 17 at the West Orange High School Performing Arts Center. “We will look at the entire area,” Singh said. “We will define that area from a geographic standpoint, look at the market evaluations, the tax evaluations. We will look at what’s creating that growth,
how fast it’s growing, the volume of growth … average sale price of properties. We’ll basically tell the whole real estate story from start to finish for West Orange County.” He hopes the public will make every effort to attend for education about the area and to get answers to their questions, with more than 600 registered, he said. Helping to answer those questions will be a panel of seasoned area experts in various subjects, Singh said. The panel includes Boyd Development Corp. President Scott T. Boyd, Tavistock Group President Mark Hayes, Orange County Public Schools District Demographer Tom Moore,
FBC Mortgage Co-CEO Joe Nunziata and Windermere Medical Center founder Dr. Niral Patel.
MANAGING THE BOOM
Singh said 25% of all homes and market value in the county are in West Orange, although it represents 16% of the total properties. “It’s a great area from an investment standpoint, and that’s why it’s so important,” Singh said. “One of the things that is contributing to the boom of West Orange County is the availability of developable land. That’s not similar in Winter Park. That’s not similar in College Park. … Progressive growth management policies
(in municipalities) such as Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland — those all are appealing.” Low interest rates, population growth, foreign investment, strong economic recovery and local climate are other major factors in this boom, Singh said. A record $3 billion in new construction occurred in 2014 — $8.8 million per day — with 2015 on track to exceed that, he said. “Growth is fostered when you’ve got entrepreneurs willing to take the risk, good public policy and consumers who are essentially going to aid sustainability,” Singh said. The potential in West Orange is larger than other
booming areas such as Lake Nona, he said. Because West Orange is less limited by geographic area, it still holds significant development potential, he said. Singh said recent the national epidemic of poor lending practices created a bubble sparking a downfall in the economy, but he does not see it happening in West Orange because of more stringent lending policies. “But above and beyond that, you have a better quality buyer,” he said. “You don’t have the mom and pop that are venturing into the flipping of homes and hoping to make a quick $20,000 or $30,000
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BEAM
+ Lightning destroys Winter Garden home
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Jason Morgan, center, project manager from Charles Perry Partners, led the crowd in construction motions to lift the beam.
Orlando Health and West Orange leaders celebrated the completion of vertical construction. patient rooms, making every bedroom private, Health Central Hospital President Greg Ohe said. “Twenty-two of these rooms will be used to enhance or develop specialized care units,” he said. “The room additions on the second floor will be used for our post-cardiac and vascular catheterization patients and the continued expansion of technology in our cardiovascular service line. The third
and basically willing to buy anything to make it work. You have prudent investors … that are more sophisticated in their investment practices. Those … will help sustainability in this particular area.” Monitoring transportation, schools and similar infrastructure issues is important to sustain growth, as well, and Orange County has handled those properly, Singh said. Along the lines of environmental sustainability, Singh said that would be more of an economic development question while land is still available. “It’s becoming scarcer as it comes, but there is land still available, and whenever that opportunity presents itself, you’re always going to have growth, especially in a robust market like we have,” he said. “Responsible development — X amount of property for people living needs X amount of property for where they play — parks, recreation area, green area — that’s just good future planning. I think there’s a good mix of that in the West Orange County area.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
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OCOEE — Myriad Orlando Health officials and community members gathered at 10 a.m. Sept. 3 for the topping-off ceremony at Health Central Hospital. This milestone indicates finished vertical construction on the hospital’s expansion construction from its northern side. The ground floor will become part of an emergency department triple the size of the prior one, and the other floors will house 40 new
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floor will be home to the stepdown unit for our orthopedic and spine patients.” The emergency department will expand, becoming more than 50,000 square feet with 52 beds in one area, whereas it now has 42 beds in two areas, Ohe said. The fourth floor will be an oncology unit for cancer care, and the fifth floor will house general surgery patients be-
fore and after operation, especially those with multiple chronic conditions, Ohe said. Tracy Swanson, executive director of the West Orange Healthcare District, mentioned how a $13.8 million grant for this project was the second largest in District history, funding 75% of total expansion costs, in addition to a $25 million award to expand the emergency department.
Orlando Health funded the rest. About 1.3 million pounds of steel, more than 1,200 pieces of steel and about 30,000 man hours went into the vertical construction of the tower, project manager Jason Morgan, of Charles Perry Partners, said. The scheduled completion time is fall 2016. — Zak Kerr
Although the scent of smoke still lingered in the air days after a lightning strike destroyed a Winter Garden home, a campaign to restore the displaced family to normalcy already is enjoying tremendous success. In just three days, the West Orange community has raised more than $17,000 for the mother and daughter whose house was destroyed by a lightning strike last week. The home, in the Westfield Lakes community in Winter Garden near West Orange High School, was struck by lightning Sept. 4. The strike ignited a fire that consumed the home. No one was home at the time; both the mother and daughter who lived there are safe. Although the house was covered by insurance, there will be expenses that policy will not cover, wrote GoFundMe campaign creator Jackie Henley Kelley. “We are setting up this account to help with these additional expenses,” she wrote. “Any donations would be appreciated. We will report out on donations collected. If there are any unused funds, they will be donated to charity or another family in need.” To make a donation, visit gofundme.com/tw3h3fzk.
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GOVERNANCE by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Ocoee City Commission passes bid for charter school City commissioners have discussed three such schools in the past year. OCOEE — The Ocoee City Commission unanimously approved a $2,613,000 sale of about 12 acres of property in the northeast quadrant of North Clarke and A D Mims roads to Charter Schools Development Corp. at its Sept. 1 meeting. The buyers intend to build a K-8 charter school and an adjacent commercial development. This would be the second approved charter school in Ocoee within about a year. Kids Community College — Orange relocated to Lake Olympia Square from Gotha to start this school year. Red Apple Development Inc. had entered an agreement with the commission for a similar purchase from the city Dec. 2 in the same area, but that school has not materialized.
Discussions between the commission and Charter Schools Development Corp. had been ongoing for months, beginning with the corporation’s unsolicited offer at the May 19 commission meeting. Although commissioners had initial reservations, especially in finances, recouping money lost from an overpayment to acquire the property was among the reasons they ultimately accepted this offer.
FIRST READINGS
Two first readings occurred for public hearings scheduled for the Sept. 15 commission meeting. One involves amending the Ocoee Crown Point PUD agreement with Mattamy Homes to modify the 30-acre park tract for residential use. Other proposed modifica-
tions to this plan include: increasing the maximum number of single-family dwelling units from 264 to 333; making all internal roadways private and gated; limiting vehicle access points on Ocoee Crown Point Parkway for the elementary school site to the school tract; restricting public pedestrian trail access to the conservation tract adjacent to Lake Apopka; changing rear setbacks from 25 feet to 20 feet on all lots with 120 feet in length; and modifying lot sizes to include 45-foot, 55-foot and 65-foot sizes. The other reading pertains to amending the Ocoee City Code to provide for negotiated settlement of code enforcement fines and liens through an administrative process. Proposed changes would allow the city manager to modify the basic process or waive requirements for unusual circumstances and property conditions.
IN OTHER NEWS • Commissioner Rusty Johnson announced he had submitted his tentative resignation letter to make himself eligible to run for mayor. Wilsen reminded citizens that the qualifying period for those interested in running is Sept. 4 to 14.
Inc. for the public sale of Ocoee’s surplus property, with an auction of items scheduled to occur at 9 a.m. Sept. 19. • Johnson said Lowe’s had been looking into constructing exercise stations or a swing around Starke Lake.
• The commission approved contracting with George Gideon Auctioneers
• District 4 Commissioner Joel Keller said the Human Relations Diversity Board could reconsider relocating the city’s African American Memorial. He said the idea to simply move it behind the fence it currently rests before had arisen, but the board would need to further examine the matter, including what would happen to
Also pertinent to code enforcement, Interim Mayor John Grogan again raised the idea of sunsetting the Code Enforcement Board, asking
staff to examine pros and cons of it. District 2 Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen and District 3 Commissioner Rusty Johnson said they would prefer to
• No motion arose from the commission to waive the residency requirement for Barbara Anne Boudokhane to reappoint her to the Human Relations Diversity Board, effectively denying it.
the property without the monument. • The commission passed a staff recommendation of a one-year pilot program of plug-in charging stations in support of electric vehicles as Ocoee grows. • The Ocoee Fire Department received approval to use its savings to upgrade its stretchers and exchange its health data with local hospitals participating with ESO Solutions. • The city recognized Robert Godek for “visionary leadership from 19 years as chairman of the Code Enforcement Board.”
keep the volunteers and personal feeling of getting residents involved. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
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Winter Garden Fire Battalion Chief Brian Sanders, Winter Garden police detective James Cox, Belle Isle Police Officer Tren Trendafilov and former FDNY firefighter Jimmy Brown (who was on duty at nearby Station 10 during 9/11 and is now with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and living in Winter Garden).
in West Orange County. They called him a cornerstone of the community and a “good-ol’ country doctor.” One resident said he must be rejoicing in heaven with former longtime Winter Garden physicians Charles Carter and Edward Bradford. In some families, Dr. Gleason had treated four and five generations. He delivered his first great-grandchild, Michael Guard, and he delivered Dr. John Cappleman, a Winter Garden physician who in recent years was Gleason’s doctor. “It was certainly a role reversal and a humbling honor to be his doctor,” Cappleman said. “He was a great man. He was so humble and so quiet, but yet he … had that air of intelligence and calm; whether it was medical or hospital politics, he knew the answer. It was just wisdom; not just knowledge, but wisdom.”
WINDERMERE. The town of Windermere is holding a service at 7 p.m. to honor the people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, as well as a celebration of America, all at the 9/11 Memorial at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Participants will include Mayor Gary Bruhn and other elected officials and local Boy Scout troops. Members of the First Baptist Church of Windermere will provide music. “I can think of no better way to honor the innocent people who lost their lives that day than a memorial service at dusk before a piece of the World Trade Center that is now an everlasting memorial in their memory,” Bruhn said. “We are going to make this a moving event and also an uplifting experience of hope and healing.” Eagle Scout Jeff Cox was instrumental in having the 680-pound steel piece brought to Windermere. It sits on a granite pedestal; its perimeter is decorated with tiles, painted by Central Florida Boy Scouts, that represent all the countries that lost someone on Sept. 11. OCOEE. The New York City Fire Department gave the city of Ocoee a 50-pound piece of steel that has been transformed into a memorial education display. FX Design Group created the piece, and the top can be removed and taken to schools in Ocoee. The display, when together, stands at 5 feet, 2 inches tall. The base offers 12 different color buttons accessible by remote. It hits more than 16 million different light variations. This Friday, it will be on display at the Orange County Convention Center. Ocoee Interim Mayor John Grogan will read a 9/11 proclamation at the Sept. 15 City Commission meeting. GOLDEN POND. Golden Pond Communities is holding a cookout from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to say thank you to first responders for the services they provide the community and residents. Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, military personnel and health care providers are invited to enjoy chicken wings and hamburgers at the assisted-living facility, 402 Lakeview Road, Winter Garden. For more, call (407) 654-7217. MONTVERDE ACADEMY. Montverde Academy will hold a 9/11 memorial service followed by an international flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. on the grounds of the school’s Centennial Plaza. The public is invited to join in acknowledging and celebrating the diversity of students at MVA. The service will include a moment of silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. During the flag-raising ceremony, students from around the world, representing more than 70 countries and 26 American states, will collectively raise their nations’ flags during the outdoor ceremony.
TAKING FLIGHT
Dr. Gleason was born in The Bronx borough of New York City on Oct. 22, 1911, and spent much of his childhood on a dairy farm 40 miles north of Albany. He graduated in 1934 from Fordham University in New York, and in 1938 from Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia. He began his practice in New Jersey before moving to Florida in 1940 with his new wife, Georgia. Dr. Gleason served as a flight surgeon from 194245 with the Army Air Corps’ 92nd Bomb Group in Europe during World War II.
Maggie Guard has many fond memories of spending her childhood with the man she called Granddaddy. “Anything that I needed, he took care of me,” she said. He taught her to play golf at West Orange Country Club. He showed her how to efficiently work in an office. He taught her to be a strong person. He took her to his Gleason Groves on State Road 545, and she picked fruit with him. “He used to have this Swiss Army knife that he kept on his keys,” she said. “He never went anywhere without that knife. … So many times we would walk through the grove and pick an orange and cut it open with that Swiss Army knife and check if it was ripe. He had that old El Camino, and I always said, ‘We’re going to get stuck,’ and we did, so we’d have to call my dad.” In 1945, the Gleasons moved to Winter Garden, and he established his medical practice. His first office was upstairs in the Black Building on Plant Street. For many years after that, he saw patients in his office on North Boyd Street. There was no hospital in Winter Garden at that time, so Dr. Gleason campaigned for one, and West Orange Memorial Hospital was opened in 1952. He helped secure the medical
equipment, which came from an old hospital and cost $15 for the operating table, $15 for the operating light and a few dollars apiece for all of the beds. Dr. Gleason served as chief of staff at this facility, and when Health Central Hospital was built in 1993 in Ocoee to replace WOMH, he was chief of staff there, as well.
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Dr. Gleason practiced medicine in an era when house calls were normal routine, and he even accepted house calls at his own home. He was also known to “work something out” if a patient couldn’t pay a medical bill. For 52 years, the doctor stepped outside his Winter Garden home each morning and walked across the street to the hospital to see his patients and perform the surgeries. “He did what he wanted to do,” his daughter, Frances Grubbs, said. “He practiced medicine and made house calls and did whatever he had to do for this community.” Grubbs remembers as a child that the family supper was always eaten late — after her father made his evening rounds at the hospital. Dr. Cappleman worked with Dr. Gleason as a medical student one summer and was amazed by his commitment. “Patients worshipped him … and listened to what he said,” Cappleman said. “That made a big impression on me. … His manner and his calm and his reassuring manner was just wonderful.” He remained active in the
community through his final years, and it was a rare occasion when he was not approached in public by former patients, each of whom remembered his tending to their medical needs or those of a loved one. “He was greatly appreciated by a lot in the community,” Grubbs said. “He supported anything the city wanted him to support.” When Resurrection Catholic Church started, services were in his medical office on Boyd Street. He later helped fund an expansion of the church, now on County Road 535 in Winter Garden, and Gleason Hall is named for him. Health Central Hospital also named the Gleason Room in his honor. Richard Irwin, the former CEO of Health Central, said Dr. Gleason made a great impact on him when he began with the hospital in 1987. But the two had a connection that started before that. Irwin was born at Hahnemann, where Dr. Gleason and Irwin’s father both attended medical school. He recalls listening to the two men reminisce about med school and the professors they both had. “It was so much fun seeing that they had so many of the same experiences in their training and their philosophy of medicine and the importance of their patients,” Irwin said. “I admired my dad, and I admired Dr. Gleason, and they were both cut from the same cloth. “It was amazing that he had such a full life, but it was ap-
propriate because he had so much passion for so many people in West Orange County,” Irwin said. “It’s a different place and a better place because of Dr. Gleason.” Greg Ohe, president of Health Central Hospital, said: “A medical professional well-respected by all he encountered, Dr. Gleason put the care of his patients above everything else. His loss will be deeply felt within our hospital, as well as throughout the West Orange community.”
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Dr. Gleason is survived by his five children, Barbara G. (John) Taggart, of Orlando, Frances G. (Robert) Grubbs, of Winter Garden, Thomas A. (Annette) Gleason, of DeLand, Jennifer G. (Richard) Brinner, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Gleason, of Princeton, New Jersey; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Georgia H. Gleason; his parents, Thomas A. Gleason and Frances Ward Gleason; and his brother, Ward T. Gleason. A funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Resurrection Catholic Church, 1211 Winter Garden-Vineland Road. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cornerstone Hospice, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation or an organization of one’s choice. Services are under the direction of Loomis Family Funeral Home, 420 W. Main St., Apopka. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Developers show locals full Sunset Park relief plan HORIZON WEST — Orange County Public Schools officials, including District 1 School Board Member Pam Gould, revealed 100% design plans for the relief school of Sunset Park Elementary Sept. 2, at Sunset Park. Site 117, the relief school location, is between Silverlake Park Drive and Vermillion Avenue to the southeast and northwest, as well as between Powder Ridge and Iron Mountain trails to the southwest and northeast, a stone’s throw from Lakeside Village Center. A county park will be to the north, with a day care to the east. SchenkelShultz Architecture partner Dave Torbert, one of the lead designers, presented a new layout of the site with both the entrance and exit for non-bus traffic along the Vermillion Avenue side, based on community feedback regarding traffic previously on the Silverlake Park Drive side, near the roundabout at its intersection with Reams Road. Buses would enter from that side at the
OLSZEWSKI / PAGE 1A mate of retired MLB outfielder Johnny Damon. Joey Fatone of ‘NSYNC and Florida State Rep. Randolph Bracy were in his graduating class, he said.
TIME OF TRANSITIONS
Olszewski’s wife, Allison, and his other family members have been the most integral people in his life. Meeting Allison was part of a series of unexpected turns for Olszewski, none bigger than the death of his father from a hip-replacement surgery in 2003, the same year Olszewski moved to Winter Garden. “We were never expecting that result, and that has truly been the greatest tragedy of my life,” he said. “I know in
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This is the latest rendering designers have revealed for a relief elementary school in Lakeside Village. west end near the retention pond on the western edge of the property, driving out to Silverlake Park Drive thereafter. Cars would enter near the north corner of the site, stacking as many as 275 and parking as many as 242 along the winding drive to the parent drop lane before looping back to the Vermillion Avenue side to exit. Community feedback also helped designers relocate the tot lot and playground about 75 feet north of the two-story school building in the center of the site, so that a shade structure could legally be built over them if
desired, Torbert said. Kevin Miller, a member of county traffic engineering staff, presented an action plan involving speed studies of the roundabout and Reams Road running south from it. The plan includes warning devices at every entry to the circle, several school crossing signs, possibly added school crossings on the north side and as many as three traffic guards, if available. Resident Tamara Forrester, whose previous feedback played a role in the changes, asked whether any of this would be deemed hazardous to get children courtesy bus-
my heart things happen for a reason. But to lose my dad at such a young age, I don’t know whether I have the perfect answer for why that happened.” But Olszewski believes everything happens for a reason, and Allison persisted in generous help to Rosie when Rosie returned to teach at Dr. Phillips High, he said. “I heard all these stories about this Allison, who was so nice and doing so much for me, so sweet,” Olszewski said. “Well, my mom decided to go back to Stetson University to get her master’s degree. Allison was earning her undergraduate degree at Stetson at the same time.” Allison attended Rosie’s graduation, where she met Olszewski.
“I feel that is very special, because it seems like my dad brought us together, and as they say, the rest is history,” he said.
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Themes from Olszewski’s upbringing are easy to spot in his current life. His passion for sports has gone from being an agent for PGA golfers to supporting the Winter Garden Squeeze and efforts to build a stadium near historic downtown. His Catholic heritage remains present in his and Allison’s faith, attending services each week. His learned commitment to service has grown to involvement with many community organizations, including the Roper YMCA Center, where he recently became
es. Miller said construction could be deemed hazardous, but a lack of sidewalk connectivity is generally not considered hazardous. A sidewalk will line the entirety of the property’s borders, with entrances along all sides but Powder Ridge Trail, leading to one bike rack near the front entrance facing Silverlake Park Drive and another near the northern corner of the school, Torbert said. Forrester said the standing water of the retention pond would be a concern, and staff said sprays would occur, which concerned many parents in attendance. Forrester also said the physical education space looked too small. Torbert said designers would examine the possibility of enhancing physical education space as costs allow. East of the bus entrance will be a service lot, basketball courts and a play field with room for future expansion. In general, the school is just like the newest public school in West Orange County, Gould said.
“Independence (Elementary) is really the same school as you’re seeing tonight (in plans),” she said. The main difference from Independence Elementary is about 8,000 more square feet, mostly used to enlarge each classroom to a more appropriate size with the newest technology, Torbert said. Pirtle Construction Company’s Jacob Katz said construction would start in mid-September and entail about 20 to 100 workers at a time, with the walls of the school up by Christmas and move-in for staff by July. Work will occur 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days, including Saturdays, and occasionally last longer, such as when early-morning concrete pours must happen, he said. Construction updates will be on the company’s Facebook page, and Gould said she would provide updates, too, such as on the zoning process, which begins with a Sept. 28 meeting in downtown Orlando. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
chairman of the board of directors. “When I’m not serving the people, you can find me working out at the Roper YMCA, as I am there every morning at 5:30 during the week and will grab an occasional workout on the weekend, if I’m not busy,” he said. “My wife and I volunteer at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe on Sundays, in addition to attending Mass at Resurrection Catholic Church in Winter Garden or Holy Family Church in Dr. Phillips.” Faith has strengthened their resolve to serve, primarily the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, based on the love they have for their three beagles, he said. “I am a true softy when it comes to animals,” Olszewski
said. “Unfortunately, we just lost our 14-year-old beagle this year. It pains me to this day, because our beagles are like family members.” Although Olszewski said politics become the hobby of any elected official, he and Allison find time to try different restaurants and spend time with each other’s family, such as on a boat at Allison’s family’s Clermont lake house. “My wife is truly my best friend,” he said. “I can’t think of anyone else I would rather spend my life with than her, because we truly complement each other in so many different ways and are a great team. God knew what He was doing when He brought us together.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
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It Takes a Village
DEDICATIONS / PAGE 1A would back up our officers, and our officers would back him up,” Bruhn said. “This really just became available because the (Orange County) Board of County Commissioners actually moved forward with setting a procedure to put the roadway in. I can’t speak for the county, but I believe this may be the first two individuals that are receiving the recognition.” This is under the Orange County Memorial Roadway Program, which county commissioners enacted only a bit
HOW TO HELP To volunteer at Dillard Street Elementary School, call Kelley Bell at the school, (407) 877-5000, Ext. 3242262; or sign up online as an ADDitions volunteer through Orange County Public Schools at volunteer.ocps.net. just wants to come in and help. These are products of our community, and we want to say that Winter Garden produces some of the best. And we definitely need a village.” Bell is also the coordinator of the school’s ADDitions and Partners In Education programs, both of which bring members of the community together with DSES staff and students. Bell is reaching out to everyone on the PIE list, focusing on re-establishing or strengthening relationships with the businesses and discussing how they can be of assistance. There are currently 17 on the list. The most active, Bell said, are Papa John’s, Chick-fil-A and the Castillo family, which uses sno-cones as incentives and helps decorate for school events. “We are getting some new more than two months ago, Bruhn said. Roadway dedications will occur Sept. 14 within a small strip of Conroy Windermere Road at Windermere’s eastern edge. Pine’s will occur near the intersection with South Apopka-Vineland Road — the northeast corner of The Grove Shopping Center — and then German’s will be near the intersection with Horizon Circle — the northwest corner of the shopping center. “Scott Pine’s is going to be at 8; ours is going to be at 9 — we just decided to move them together,” Windermere Police
ones as well, so this list is growing,” Bell said. Mentors are important in raising students’ potential, too, she said. She is hoping to hear from people such as youth pastors, retired teachers and business leaders. “We have approximately three to four different levels of commitment, and we’re looking for men and women to come in weekly to work with scholars,” Bell said. Monthly mentor breakfasts are being planned, where community members speak to the students about academic goals and career goals. “Overall, my position is to strengthen the home and school relationship and keep that community engagement,” she said.
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The Orange County Public Schools website has added a place for volunteers to sign up. They click on Dillard Street Elementary and then have access to a list of all the classrooms or activities requiring assistance. People without computer access also can obtain information on all the opportunities at the school’s open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Volunteers can sign up to
work with a specific grade level, Bell said, or they can work in the media center, checking books in and out. They can work at home, putting together packets for teachers or cutting out projects. Or they can go into the classroom, helping students with their flashcards and reading. Karen Hausmann, the par-
ent of a kindergartner, logged 320 hours at DSES last year. She has helped children with their reading skills and watched them succeed in the Accelerated Reader programs. “It’s really exciting the first time a child says, ‘I read the book by myself,’ ‘I took the test by myself,’ ‘I passed the test by myself,’” she said.
Bell said there is no limit to the number of volunteers who can sign up. “If we can allow our scholars to know that it’s not just us who believe in them but the community, I think that will be great.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
Chief Dave Ogden said. “All of the families know each other real well; we get along … so I think that works best, anyway.” The ceremonies will be relatively short, but officials are preparing for large crowds, Ogden said. “It’s actually going to be on the roadway,” Ogden said. “We’ve gotten permission to block this roadway off … in and out of the (shopping center), and we’re going to have officers there to direct traffic, so the only lane of traffic that’s going to be closed is the deceleration lane.” The cutoff on that roadway
will be about 80 yards for safety, turning a two-lane piece of roadway into one by temporarily blocking the turn lane, although drivers will be able to turn from the remaining lane into the shopping center. “That time of the morning, it really shouldn’t have any kind of traffic flow,” Ogden said. “I don’t anticipate any problems, but we’re going to have officers stationed here also to assist.” Amid turbulent relations for some U.S. police forces with their communities, Ogden said the appreciation Bruhn and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs have shown with re-
spect to Pine and German has been refreshing. “I give the county kudos, too, because typically government works slow, and they came up with … a protocol to kind of allow this to happen as a memorial sign,” Ogden said. “I think it was a smart way, because renaming a road is just such an arduous process — it’s typical government red tape — but they really have … found a way to expedite the process, and it just proves that we can do that.” For Pine’s ceremony, his wife, Bridget, is scheduled to speak, as well as Jacobs and Orange
County Sheriff Jerry Demings, Ogden said. Ogden, Bruhn and Tim German, Robbie’s father, will speak at the German ceremony, Ogden said. The Windermere Town Council, Windermere Police Deputy Chief Jennifer Treadwell and District 1 Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd also are scheduled to attend, Bruhn said. Bruhn said the departments’ honor guards had been working to coordinate something, too. Parking will be available in The Grove Shopping Center. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
Kelley Bell, the music teacher at Dillard Street Elementary School for five years, has a new position and is actively seeking community volunteers.
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WINTER GARDEN — Music teacher Kelley Bell spent five years teaching the students at Dillard Street Elementary how to sing and play instruments and how to distinguish different musical genres and the songs of various cultures. This year, she passed the baton to Jalessa Andrews. Bell is still working with the students but says she has a chance to make an even bigger impact on their education and future as the parent resource teacher. This new staff position at the Winter Garden school was created by Principal Katie Boyd and uses Title 1 funding. “She also knew I was working on my master’s (degree) in leadership,” Bell said. “She gave me the opportunity to better the school. She knew it would be a good fit because I know so many of the parents at the school.” As the parent resource teacher, Bell can arrange parenting classes and share parenting resources to support the moms and dads of the Dillard Dragons. She also wants to see the community get involved. Who is she looking for? “Everyone,” she said. “Not just parents. Not just those whose baby goes to the school. Retired teachers, anyone who
Dillard Street Elementary is looking for members of the community to volunteer in the classrooms and give some children a better chance at success.
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DEVELOPMENT by Catherine Sinclair | Staff Writer
Bella Vita developers hear community’s concerns As proposed, Bella Vita would include 11 single-family homes on the south side of Park Ridge-Gotha Road just east of Maguire Road.
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The planned development is on Park Ridge-Gotha Road near Maguire Road. especially because they enhance property value. “I’m a big tree-save guy,” he said. There were also questions about whether the architecture would fit in with the historic character of the Gotha Rural Settlement, but Eric Ross from the Orange County Planning Division said there weren’t any standards in place for architecture in rural settlements in particular. Some residents had seen construction crews moving sand near the site for Bella Vita, but District 1 Commissioner S. Scott Boyd said that a South Florida Water Management District water filtration project there has been planned for years and unrelated to any plans for Bella Vita. “There is a series of ponds that are a primary source for a lot of nitrate that gets put into Lake Down,” Boyd said. “(The project) is to help reduce a lot of nutrients that flow into the Butler chain.” Standard Pacific Homes will be merging soon with The
Ryland Group and then operating under the name CalAtlantic Group. The company is currently building in about 20 communities in the Orlando area, the closest of which is Waterside on Marsh Road in Winter Garden. There are three models open in Waterside that will give residents a good idea of what the homes in Bella Vita will look like. “It’s going to be almost identical,” Polachek said. “Compared with some of the other large-scale builders, we spend significant time and resources on design upfront, so you’ll see that.” Kathleen Klare, a local historian, encouraged changing the name of Bella Vita to something more familiar. “This isn’t Italy,” she said. “It would be nice to come up with something that has to do with our community.” She suggested naming the development after the Fischer family, who owned the land for three generations. Mary Fran Fischer Howard sold the land for development, but her grandfather, who was the minister of Gotha’s first Lutheran church, had first purchased it in 1894. There will be a public hearing regarding Bella Vita at a Board of County Commissioners meeting in four to six weeks, but an exact date has not been set. After the public hearing, the county commissioners will review construction plans and then permits. Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.
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GOTHA — Residents of Gotha attended a meeting Sept. 2 to learn from county representatives and project leaders about a preliminary subdivision plan for a future property in their area. The subdivision, located on the south side of Park Ridge-Gotha Road just east of Maguire Road, is tentatively named Bella Vita. The property covers 13.81 gross acres and will accommodate 11 single-family residential dwelling units. Each house will be a minimum of 3,000 square feet, but most will be around 3,800 square feet, and each lot will be at least onehalf of an acre. Pricing will start in the low $600,000s for each home. “I anticipate that some of these homes will sell up closer to a million,” said Stephen Polachek, vice president of land operations for the Orlando Division of Standard Pacific Homes, which is developing the subdivision. Residents expressed their concerns about the subdivision at the meeting. “I don’t think that you should put in new houses with septic that are that close to the lake,” said William Waymier, a board member for the Windermere Downs HOA. City officials said septic is the only option because it would be expensive to construct sewer lines in that area. Trees were also a conservation-related concern. Polachek said builder Standard Pacific typically goes to great lengths to keep trees around,
This isn’t Italy. It would be nice to come up with something that has to do with our community. — Kathleen Klare, a local historian
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1500 block of East Silver Star Road. Drug possession. At about 9 p.m., an officer noticed a sedan near the back of a fitness center. The officer approached the car, so the driver lowered his window, causing much marijuana smoke to emerge. The officer repeatedly asked him and the passenger whether cannabis was in the car, to which they said, “No, we smoked it all already.” The officer found a half-rolled blunt weighing a half-gram between the driver’s seat and side panel and arrested the driver.
OCOEE FIRE The Ocoee Fire Department (stations 25, 26, 38 and 39) reported 121 calls for assistance from Aug. 20 to 26: Fires: 2 EMS: 76 Vehicle accidents: 10 Hazardous materials/conditions: 4 Public service: 25 False alarms: 4
OCOEE POLICE The Ocoee Police Department reported 420 calls for service from Aug. 13 to 19: Arrests (adult): 20 Arrests (juvenile): 1 Assault/battery: 7 Burglary (residential and business): 4 Burglary (vehicle): 5 Child abuse: 1 Criminal mischief: 1 Drug violations: 1 DUI: 2 Robbery: 2 Sexual battery: 1 Thefts: 14 Vehicle accidents: 22 Vehicle thefts: 2
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Silver Bend Boulevard. Resisting an officer. An officer stopped a man who made an illegal U-turn while driving in an evasive manner at 11:43 p.m. The driver yelled, “What the (expletive) are you pulling me over for?” They recognized one another, causing the driver to shut his door. He refused requests to lower his window or exit the vehicle until the officer threatened to break the window, at which point the driver opened the door but still refused requests. The officer removed him with an arm bar, which he resisted. Officers arrested him on resisting an officer without violence charges and cited the illegal U-turn.
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West Colonial Drive and Good Homes Road. Drunken driving. A car without lights on at 12:37 a.m. was subject to a traffic stop. The driver said he had been at work but forgot where that was. He found insurance proof and asked, “Is this what you need?” before providing his license. He randomly guessed from many papers until an envelope held the registration. A payroll stub showed his Or-
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lando workplace, from which he said he had left 10 minutes prior. He said he was going to his Orlando address via Vineland Road, which made no sense. He did not know how a fresh cut on his hand happened and frequently repeated himself, including asking how many of his lights were off. An unopened beer was on the passenger seat. He moved the can to the floor in the back while officers checked his records. He repeatedly said he would take a breath test and pass. For sobriety tests, he lost balance three
WINDERMERE POLICE The Windermere Police Department reported 114 calls for assistance from Aug. 24 to 30.
WINTER GARDEN FIRE The Winter Garden Fire Department (stations 22, 23 and 24) reported 77 calls for assistance from Aug. 16 to 22: Fires: 2 EMS: 53 Vehicle accidents: 4 Automatic fire alarms: 8 Public assistance: 2 Hazardous conditions: 1 Calls for service: 7
WINTER GARDEN POLICE The Winter Garden Police Department reported 442 calls for service from Aug. 13 to 19: Arrests (adult): 31 Arrests (juvenile): 7 Assault/battery: 9 Burglary (residential and business): 5 Burglary (vehicle): 7 Criminal mischief: 1 Drug violations: 4 DUI: 6 Robbery: 1 Thefts: 9 Vehicle accidents: 22 Vehicle thefts: 1
times during the instructions and started before they were over. He swayed and failed to count past 16 on the 30-second one-leg stand. He said he had no impairing substances and had moved the beer so police would not think him drunken. His breath registered as sans alcohol. He fell asleep in a holding cell before taking a urine test, which he left on a urinal instead of the floor as told. He also left the faucet running. Police took him to jail on DUI charges with a citation for car lights off.
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GOD’S TIME by Catherine Sinclair | Staff Writer
Holy Family Catholic unlocks faith in local prisons Groups from the Windermere church form relationships and offer hope and love to incarcerated people.
er school even find ways to get children involved in the ministry. The students sometimes decorate placemats to send to the prisoners to use during the retreats. They sign the placemats with their first names, which has been an emotional point for some inmates who received placemats with the same names as their own children. One of the prisons with which Holy Family has a relationship is Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont, with the help of parishioner Ron Flak, who serves as a liaison and volunteer assistant to Chaplain Jeff Sackett. “Every inmate that attends that, they do come away
Sometimes it’s overwhelming. … You can see the flood of emotions that go over these guys. Pretty soon, you’re seeing some of the most hardened guys dancing around the room. — Ken Derick, a leader of Kairos retreats for Holy Family
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The men spend many hours together preparing for each retreat. changed,” Sackett said. “It helps them develop a much more positive outlook on their life here in the institution.” Associate Chaplain John Kalange said it is important to reach the “negative leaders” of the prison through Kairos, whose changed attitudes after the retreat tend to have a big effect on other inmates as well. Kalange said there were a few specific strategies of Kairos that make it an effective program. On the first night of a retreat, inmates who never had interest in spiritual programs are enticed to the chapel with outside meals and the cookies from the church. Another key part of the program is that it gets the inmates to recognize that they have done something wrong and had an effect on their families and society at large. But after establishing a basis for right and wrong, Kairos
introduces the inmates to forgiveness, which is a powerful concept for them. They are asked to make a list of everyone they need to ask for forgiveness, as well as everyone they need to forgive. Kairos teams from various churches service 30 prisons in Florida and each has two retreats per year. Kalange estimated that more than 50,000 prisoners in Florida have completed a Kairos retreat. Holy Family always welcomes new Kairos volunteers. They do not need to be members of the church, nor do they need to be Catholic. Kairos focuses on the commonality of belief in Jesus and ignores the differences. “It’s not something I planned,” Flak said about his Kairos service. “You’re called to do something, and you just do it.” Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.
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A piece of artwork at the prison ministry’s table at a recent ministry fair references Jesus’ teaching that when Christians visit those in prison, they are serving him.
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world are involved with Kairos and support one another. For example, every hour the Holy Family team is at a prison, another team — whether in Florida, Australia, Peru or anywhere else that Kairos is active — is praying specifically for Holy Family. Before a retreat, Kairos teams spend about 40 hours together in prayer and preparation. They also get together after the retreat to discuss their experience. Every week, they go to the prison for a reunion and worship service with inmates who have attended a retreat. It’s a big commitment, but it’s worth every hour. “Kairos means God’s time,” Derick said. “We have chronos, which is man’s time, where we keep track of the minutes and the seconds, but kairos is God’s time.” There are three aspects of Kairos, which allows everyone at the church to support the ministry in some way. Kairos Inside is the group that goes into the prison for retreats. At Holy Family, the men are more active inside than the women because there is not a women’s prison nearby. But the women are more active in Kairos Outside, through which they care for the wives and children of incarcerated men. The third branch is Kairos Torch, which is a ministry for juvenile offenders. The church and its low-
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As men from Holy Family Catholic Church pack for a weekend retreat, there are two necessities they can’t forget: plenty of Bibles and cookies to go around. They also can’t forget to pray as a group before they go, because unlike other retreats for which they might have gone to a lake or the woods for spiritual rest and relaxation, this one is going to be a little different. They’re headed to a prison. As members of Kairos Prison Ministry, an international, interdenominational organization, the men from this Windermere church go to Central Florida Reception Center in Orlando a few times a year to lead inmates in four days of prayer, worship and Bible study. The goal is to change the inmates’ hearts, helping them learn love, trust and hope. “Sometimes it’s overwhelming. … You can see the flood of emotions that go over these guys,” said Ken Derick, who is a leader of Kairos retreats for Holy Family. “Pretty soon, you’re seeing some of the most hardened guys dancing around the room.” Derick said for inmates who did not have a spiritual experience such as Kairos while incarcerated, there is a 70% return rate to prison after they are released. But for those who did have such an experience, the return rate is about 30%. Churches throughout the
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Hail the Celts The sound of bagpipes resounded in downtown Winter Garden last Saturday, as a parade of pipers, drummers and flag-bearers made its way down a portion of the West Orange Trail. The Orlando chapter of the New World Celts hosts an event in Winter Garden each year, and the parade is a key part. Afterward, the Rosie O’Grady’s
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Highlanders pipe and drum band performed in the Garden Theatre. The audience even had a chance to see a Highland dance. Next, “How Green Was My Valley,” a 1941 film about a coal-mining family in a Welsh village, was screened in the theater. The evening concluded with Celtic food and more live music in the Garden Room.
Julie Talley was one of the drummers in the band.
Mick Dunlap carried the Australian flag. The parade started at the Garden Theatre and went along the West Orange Trail. Left: Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders pipe and drum band performed in the Garden Theatre.
CHURCH DIRECTORY To advertise in the Church Directory call 407-656-2121or email sfelt@wotimes.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 Sundays 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary Awana - Wednesdays - 6pm Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: “FOUNDATION WORSHIP” Sundays 9:45 am - All Ages at Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Road - Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407.730.1867 STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH 611 West. Ave., Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 Email: starkelakebaptist@gmail.com
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+ DPHS’s Chery receives honor
+ OCPS Parent Academy returns Registration is open for the first Parent Academy event of the new school year. This is a free event for parents to learn more about the district and how to help their child be successful in school. During the Parent Academy events, parents can attend several breakout sessions to learn how to become full partners in their child’s education. The first event theme is “Leading Our Students to Success: A Parent’s Guide to OCPS.” It will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Edgewater High School, 3100 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. This Parent Academy will provide an array of sessions, including Elementary Standards and Assessments, the Value of OCPS Tech
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Humphreys Junior High students Finn Wright, left, Preston Santo and Ben Guettler are ready for the new school year.
HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS ENJOY PARTY Students at Humphreys Junior High jumpstarted the school year with a back-toschool party at Rebounderz Orlando where they met new friends and renewed old Centers, Digital Resources, Financial Literacy and a Survival Guide for the Beginning of School. There will be activities for the entire family. The Parent
friendships. This year they will study world history and geography and will write research papers about countries of the world and famous peo-
ple from world history. HJH students are homeschooled by their mothers and attend classes one day a week at Pine Ridge Church on Hiawassee Road.
Academy is free, and lunch is included. An interactive childcare is available for children ages 4 to 12. Parents can register electronically at ParentAcademy.
ocps.net, obtain a registration form from the main office of their child’s school, or call (407) 317-3300. Registration is also available on-site the day of the OCPS Parent Academy.
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Samantha B. Chery, of Ocoee, has been selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. She is a student at Dr. Phillips High School. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. NSHSS members become lifetime members. At each step along the way, from high school to college to career, NSHSS connects outstanding young scholars with the resouces they need to develop their strength and pursue their passions.
+ College Board honors MVA scholars The College Board has recognized 53 Montverde Academy students for their outstanding performance on the 2015 Advanced Placement examinations held in May. Troy Urquhart, dean of the upper-school, said several stu-
dents received special distinction with their excellent scores on the spring AP exams: • Twenty-two students were recognized as AP Scholars after receiving scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. • Seven students were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor. These students received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams. • Twenty-one students were recognized as AP Scholars with Distinction. These students received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and they received scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams. Three MVA 2014-15 students also were recognized as National AP Scholars: Skylar Knight, Class of 2015 valedictorian, who earned scores of 4 or 5 on eight AP exams; and Shuya Zhan, Class of 2015 salutatorian, and Qiannan Zhu, who each earned scores of 4 or 5 on 10 AP exams.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 The Glass Slipper — 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. It’s time for a royal movie. Watch “Cinderella” and make regal crafts. For ages 4 to 12. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
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SAT., SEPT. 12 Between the Brushes — Children’s class will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12, at The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere. Children in grades kindergarten and up will create this angel fish on a 12-inchby-16-inch wrapped canvas. Cost is $35. Reservations required, (407) 909-1869. Black Tie Charity Gala — 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive, Orlando. The benefit for The Gift of Life includes live entertainment from local celebrities, dinner and auction. Advance tickets are $45 for adults, $25 for children; group and VIP rates are available. Prices at the door are $65 and $45. To learn more, visit thegiftof life27.org. Painting a Poppy Workshop with Cheri Riechers — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at SoBo Art Center, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. If you enjoy SoBo’s Paint Parties and would like to take your skills to the next level, please join our latest workshop with Cheri Riechers. Basic instruction in painting an image of a poppy. Students will use a template and learn to choose brushes, apply paints and use various strokes to create effects. This class is suitable for new artists. Learn more about Riechers at cheriart.com. Cost is $100 for members and $125 for non-members. (407) 347-7996 or wgart.org.
WED., SEPT 16 Stress Buster Coloring Hour for Adults — 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Life got you stressed? Unwind at the library. Adults are discovering the relaxing, stress-reducing and meditative benefits of coloring. All supplies are provided, or participants can take their favorite supplies. For men and women ages 18 and older. For details, call (407) 835-7323.
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SIX-STRINGED SCULPTURES by Catherine Sinclair | Staff Writer
STAY TUNED A series of guitar sculptures will be showing up around Winter Garden in anticipation of MusicFest next month. WINTER GARDEN — You might notice something new when you’re walking around Winter Garden’s historic downtown this month. And if you’re a musician or a patron of the arts, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. In honor of Winter Garden MusicFest’s 10th annual event this year, 10 oversized guitar sculptures will be appearing throughout downtown, unexpectedly and one at a time. The first sculpture made its outdoor debut Sept. 5, and they will continue to pop up without warning until Oct. 3. “10 Guitars” is the brainchild of Joe Alarie, owner of Alarie Design Associates on Plant Street. Alarie designs marketing materials for MusicFest, and last year, he got the idea to take this responsibility to the next level by getting fine artists involved. Alarie built the 10 identical guitar forms, and WGAA announced a call for artists to submit their ideas. Ten finalists were chosen to bring their ideas to life. The project is a collaboration of the city of Winter Garden, the Winter Garden Art Association and the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, and each sculpture has its own story to tell.
1. “Jazz Up My Blues” by Colleen Ardaman
Colleen Ardaman is a Winter Park-based artist whose work has appeared in exhibits and galleries throughout Greater Orlando. “My mission is to sell and donate my art for God’s callings and helping organizations raise charitable funds for their needs,” Ardaman said. She plans to donate the money from her guitar sculpture to the Winter Garden Art Association. Ardaman’s guitar is an ode to jazz and blues. She created an online survey and featured the top 10 jazz artists and the top 10 blues artists that her friends voted for, including Stevie Ray Vaughn, Muddy Waters and Miles Davis. There is one musician whose portrait is on the front of the guitar whom Ardaman knows personally: Lennie E. Yarbrough. When Yarbrough’s sons were in a car crash, Ardaman was asked to allow the family to stay with her. While Ardaman housed Yarbrough’s family in her mansion, she got to know Yarbrough as a musician and friend. He later commissioned her for a custom piece of artwork, and Ardaman honored him in return by giving him a prominent spot on her guitar.
2. “Keeping the Sweet Sound Flowing” by Kristina Bryant
Kristina Bryant is a Winter Garden-based artist and art teacher, as well as a rock enthusiast. She put some of her favorite musicians and their album artwork on her guitar, including Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. “Everybody knows who they are,” Bryant said. “They’re pretty important musical figures in history,
and so that’s where I wanted to go.” Bryant had first created a guitar sculpture with a different idea, but it didn’t feel personal to her. So she changed the entire concept and created a second guitar to submit for the exhibition. “I listened to all those (musicians) growing up, so I put those on my guitar so I could feel connected, and I was hoping that the audience would feel connected to that, too,” she said.
3. “A Dotted Melody” by Angee’ Ferrin
Angee’ Ferrin’s artwork is usually characterized by its bold and bright colors, and her piece for 10 Guitars fits perfectly with that signature style. Ferrin said she was inspired by the idea of a symphony, in which many instruments and notes come together to form an overall work of art — similar to the idea of connecting the dots to form a bigger image. Ferrin said she loves music and wanted her piece to represent the process of creating a work of music, more than an ode to any specific musician. “A Dotted Melody” took her about a month to complete, and she made the dots with the back end of her paintbrushes. The Winter Garden Art Association has displayed Ferrin’s work before. Last month, she was the featured artist for the animal-themed exhibition “Beauty of the Beasts.”
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“Jazz Up My Blues” by Colleen Ardaman. Wood, vinyl, acrylic, steel, copper, brass, plastics, resin.
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4. “Dia de los Muertos — El Flaco” by MarcoAntonio Garcia
MarcoAntonio Garcia’s piece was inspired by his Mexican heritage. Though he grew up in Colorado, he remembers observing the Day of the Dead when he was a child. “On that day, it’s first and foremost a celebration of someone you love that has passed on,” he said. “Here in our house, we made their favorite food, and we put pictures up of them, and we lit candles. We set it up with flowers and things, and we just talked about them and celebrated their life.” Garcia is a caricature artist at Walt Disney World, and his guitar was influenced by his cartoon style. But he has also made paintings of Mexican towns and cultural elements, and he wanted the guitar to look more like folk art. Garcia lives in Winter Garden, and some of his paintings have been in past WGAA shows.
5. “Acoustic Fruitfall” by Pearse Kelly
Pearse Kelly is originally from Ireland but came to the United States 35 years ago. He has worked with mosaics for about 15 years, but three years ago, he put his engineering career on hold to pursue mosaics full-time. Kelly lives in Sarasota, but used oranges in his guitar because of Winter Garden’s agricultural history. But oranges
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6. “Ode to Winter Garden” by Patty Kuzbida
After Patty Kuzbida retired from her career as a lab technician, she took a job at an art museum in Baltimore. Her experience there inspired her to consider herself an artist and start expressing herself in creative ways. Years ago, Kuzbida found out about the Winter Garden Art Association and entered her first piece in an event at South Boyd Gallery. “SoBo Gallery has been so nice to me, and I’m so impressed that the town supports the arts,” she said. To honor Winter Garden’s beauty and history, as well as the way it has welcomed her time and time again, Kuzbida decided to literally dedicate her piece to the town. While in Baltimore, she made a 6-foot crab sculpture for an outdoor exhibition. “I think public art is the best thing since buttered bread,” she said. Kuzbida has made pieces similar to this guitar in the past: two ukuleles, a theremin and a different guitar, all covered with mosaic.
When Alarie asked his good friend Mike Malloy to consider doing a piece for 10 Guitars, Malloy was glad for the opportunity to support the WGAA. “It took a lot of work by all the artists in making this happen, and I hope that the public recognizes this effort and demonstrates respect for it,” Malloy said. “I would like to see it become an annual happening.” Malloy has a bachelor’s degree in illustration and design. He has built a career as a freelance artist and print broker and owns a graphic arts printing business. In the 1980s and 1990s, he owned Times Printing in downtown Winter Garden. Watercolor and acrylic are Malloy’s usual media of choice for paintings, and he used acrylic for his guitar. But he combined them with found objects to create depth and texture. His other connections to the area include Friends of Lake Apopka, the West Orange Chamber of Commerce and the West Orange Times, for which he was an award-winning editorial cartoonist.
8. “Homage to Sgt. Pepper” by Mark Seppala Mark Seppala spent 25 years as a Disney artist, designing merchandise for the parks, resorts and cruise line. It had been his dream to work for Disney since he was a child. He still is involved at Disney, but he now works with his partner, John Sullivan — who also created a piece for 10 Guitars — at Sullivan and Seppala Studio, producing photography, illustrations and paintings. Seppala describes himself as a big Beatles fanatic and has seen the band three times, so the idea for his guitar was obvious for him. He used a cartoon style to depict the band as seen in the album artwork for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Seppala added depth by putting a laser-cut submarine in relief and adding a drumhead-like feature on the front of the guitar. He also put crystals on Ringo Starr’s rings for texture and shine.
9. “Rock n’ Roll’s Most Famous Covers” by John Sullivan
Sullivan had never made a collaged sculpture before, but he decided to try out the technique in order to saturate his guitar with pop and rock album covers. “I wanted people to reminisce about their favorite albums,” Sullivan said. “I tried to get a spattering from Elvis and the Beatles, up through Metallica and AC/DC, and some pop, like Madonna … and there’s even some Lady Gaga.” Sullivan was once a singer and performed frequently, so the music-related project was naturally relatable for him. But his background as a designer is in landscape architecture, specializing in theme park and resort design. He has worked for local attractions such as Discovery Cove and Aquatica.
10. “Light of Shards” by Holly Tharp
Holly Tharp decided to dedicate her piece to one musician in particular: Stevie Nicks. “I knew I wanted to paint a woman artist,” Tharp said. “I think Stevie Nicks has stood the test of time and is really one of the best ‘songbirds’ in the industry.” Because of Nicks’ song “Rhiannon,” Tharp put Celtic symbols and birds on her guitar, which symbolize the Welsh goddess Rhiannon. Tharp is an avid fan of music and has been painting some of her favorite musicians for various shows and commissions in the past few years. “I have been working on loosening up my style more, but keeping my love for textures and mixed media,” she said. Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.
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Sophomore trio anchors DP girls team As freshmen, Jennifer Jung, Carlye Moore and Emma Hallson all competed in the state tournament for Dr. Phillips, which placed fourth. Now, they are the core of a young team with high hopes. DR. PHILLIPS — A season ago, the Dr. Phillips girls golf team placed fourth in the state in Class 3A, just ahead of the Panthers’ biggest rival, West Orange.
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“It was pretty great, actually,” Moore said of her experience at state as a freshman. “There’s mostly seniors (at state), I think, so it felt great to go as a freshman. It was pretty awesome.” Their journey in 2014 — from wide-eyed newbies to forces to be reckoned with — is a transformation that has
excited veteran coach Tony Wilson about having the trio in the program for this season and two more after. “I’d say they have grown by leaps and bounds,” Wilson said. In addition to their abilities, the journey through districts, regionals and to state in 2014 has helped the
three standouts progress in handling increasingly bigger stages. “I struggle with (the pressure) a little,” Hallson admitted. “But now I know that if I can go that far and handle that much pressure, I can do bigger and better things.”
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SIDELINES + Bergner, USA Baseball win title The USA Baseball 18U National Team won its third consecutive world championship Sept. 6, topping Japan in the final of the 2015 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup — and a West Orange area player was among those representing the red, white and blue. Austin Bergner, a senior pitcher for Windermere Prep committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina, made the National Team this summer for a second time after being named to it in 2014. The tournament took place in Osaka, Japan.
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+ Sawyer making impact at Rollins It hasn’t taken long for former Dr. Phillips volleyball star Rachel Sawyer to make her presence felt in the college game. Sawyer, a freshman outside hitter for the Rollins Tars in Winter Park, played her best game to date on Sept. 5 in a loss to Sioux Falls. Sawyer accumulated 11 kills, 19 digs and three blocks in the contest. So far this season, the 2015 Dr. Phillips grad has 35 kills, 40 digs and 5 blocks. Rollins is 1-3 so far this fall and travels to Illinois this weekend to participate in the Lewis University Flyer Festival.
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RIVALRY For the first time since 2010, West Orange and Dr. Phillips will play one another in football in one of the most high profile matchups in the state — renewing the Ol’ Orange Crate Rivalry. WEST ORANGE — Rodney Wells doesn’t mince words when talking about how big of a deal Friday’s non-district matchup between his Dr. Phillips Panthers and the West Orange Warriors in Winter Garden will be. It’s the renewal of a signature rivalry in Central Florida he knows all too well. Wells played for the Panthers during his varsity career, taking on the Warriors each year in the Ol’ Orange Crate Rivalry. “It’s something the whole city of (greater) Orlando is excited for,” Wells said. “All of their kids, all of our kids are excited about the rivalry.”
Friday’s game, which is expected to produce a capacity crowd at West Orange High School, will perhaps have a different feel from any of the games in the rivalry’s past. Never before have both the programs been so highly regarded on a statewide level, and each team has a host of Division I-level recruits and commitments. In addition to the financial benefits for the host team given projected gate revenue (Dr. Phillips will host the contest in 2016), the scheduling of one another ensures an early-sea-
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HISTORY LESSON • West Orange and Dr. Phillips played for 24 consecutive seasons, dating back to Dr. Phillips’ opening in 1987. • Dr. Phillips leads the all-time series, 15-9. • The Panthers won the last two games before the series’ fouryear hiatus, handily: 49-6 in 2010, 41-7 in 2009. • Without a regular-season game the past four years, the only way the two teams could have met would have been in the Class 8A State Semifinals — something that seemed like a possibility during the 2014 season but did not materialize.
VOLLEYBALL by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Titans tally up early-season wins Olympia High School opened the fall with four consecutive wins before suffering its first loss of the season Sept. 3. OVIEDO — After racing out and earning four fast wins — without losing a set — to open the regular season, Olympia volleyball faced its first true test Sept. 3 when it traveled to take on the Oviedo Lions. Although the Lions — state champions in 2013 and a playoff team in Class 7A last season under coach Jen Darty — best-
ed the Titans (4-1) in four sets (25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 25-18), Olympia coach Mitch Sadowsky felt optimistic coming out of the match. Within the one match, the veteran coach got to see where his team needs improvement and also how good it can be — the Titans looked more than formidable in a second-set victory.
“Oviedo is a really good team; we just weren’t as crisp in the third and the fourth set, and part of that was Oviedo,” Sadowsky said. “This is a match that we needed to have. The girls needed to get out and see where we need to focus more of our energy.”
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Olympia’s Johnna Shamley goes up for a kill against Oviedo on Sept. 3.
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JACKSON BURTTRAM Rivals across all sports, the boys golf teams for Olympia and Dr. Phillips took to the course on Sept. 2. It was the Titans that would emerge victorious, 311-359, and leading the way was senior Jackson Burttram. Burttram shot a 5-over-par 77, the high score for Olympia. How are you and the team feeling after defeating Dr. Phillips? We’re really pleased — not just about the victory, but more about how we did as a team. We shot 311, which is solid, but I think the scores will only improve from here. For myself, I shot 77, which is, again, solid, but I’m working to get down to even par as the season goes on.
niest kids that I know on my team; I love the team thing.
Part of what makes the Dr. Phillips-Olympia rivalry what it is is the familiarity between teams. Do you know any of the golfers for the Panthers? I do; I’m good friends with Zack Justice, actually. We grew up together, and I know a couple other guys, too.
What element of your game are you most focused on right now? Putting, definitely. We’re out here learning a putting style right now. It’s definitely the key component, because yesterday, my five strokes from even par came from the putting green.
Looking at the schedule, is there a match, team or event you are particularly excited about? Next week, we play over in Orlando Country Club, and we really want to win that tournament. I think Bishop Moore shot like a 307 yesterday, so we need to beat them and also Lake Mary — we really need to beat them. We think they’re our main competition.
How old were you when you picked up the game, and at what point did you become serious about it? So I started playing when I was 4, my dad would take me out. I played my first tournament when I was 9. Just played tournaments until high school, and I just got serious about it.
What do you enjoy about playing at the varsity level and representing your school? It’s just a different feeling than being an individual out there. You know that if you’re not playing well, your teammates are out there working hard, and it motivates you to play harder and save your score. Off the course, just hanging out with your teammates — we work out together, we practice together. Those are some of the fun-
GOLF / PAGE 1B Of the three, Jung placed the highest at the state tournament, tying for 18th place — not too shabby, considering the now-sophomore only moved to America from South Korea before her freshman season at Dr. Phillips. Having Lee, who is also Korean, on the team during her freshman year was a great aid to Jung, who said the language barrier has been her greatest challenge but that participating on the team has been very rewarding and helpful with her transition. The girls shared an experience of playing in state as freshmen and also shared a common focus in the offseason of improving on their respective short games. “That’s atypical — most players want to work on their full swing, but two-thirds of
How fortunate do you feel to live in an area where where golf is so prominent with so many pristine courses nearby? Oh gosh, I’m so fortunate. I mean, Florida is hot, but you can play all year round, and that’s what’s so great about it. I couldn’t have been blessed with a better family — we all play golf. … Yeah, Florida’s great. What other sports on campus do you enjoy supporting? Probably football. We get a big crowd for that. Basketball is always fun, and the volleyball games rank up there.
the game is short game,” Wilson said. “That’s abnormal for them to want to do that (focus on their short game), so that tells us that they understand what they’ve got to do to get better.” Dr. Phillips opened the season with a win against Ocoee and then placed fifth at an invitational tournament at MetroWest Golf Club this past weekend. It has done so, so far, without Hallson, who is rehabbing an injury to her left wrist — though she has found other ways to help the team. “It’s been good for her to observe — she’s almost an assistant coach for me,” Wilson said. “She’s done wonders with the newbies. She should be back shortly — we don’t have a timetable, but I would expect that she’ll be fine.” Hallson may be growing into an extension of the
VOLLEYBALL / PAGE 1B Olympia’s first four wins came over Ocoee, Edgewater, International Community School and Wekiva, respectively. After the Titans defeated Edgewater in straight sets to improve to 2-0 on Aug. 27, Sadowsky spoke about how this year’s squad has an all-handson-deck mentality, needing different players to step up on different nights and noting the roster’s lack of a true star player. “We’ve got to really spread the wealth around a little bit,” Sadowsky said. “We can’t get into an outside battle — we’re going to have to spread the
What are your college prospects? If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll consider golfing in college. It just depends on how I finish up this season. If I have the chance to, I might take it. But I’m definitely more focused on academics. My top two choices would be the University of Florida and Clemson University.
COURT CHATTER
FORE! GOLF RETURNS FOR FALL SEASON Boys players to watch: Dr. Phillips — Zack Justice, Ryan Goonen; Ocoee — Mahindra Lutchman; West Orange — Trevor Grant; Windermere Prep — Sully Zagerman, Manola Girona, Eric Berggren Girls players to watch: Dr. Phillips — Carlye Moore, Jennifer Jung, Emma Hallson; West Orange — Linna Brooks, Keona Evans, Aly Moya, Michelle Bagsic; Windermere Prep — Gaby Coello coaching staff, but all three girls still have a great deal of respect for the team’s cap-
Park Showcase at Orlando Volleyball Academy. After a bit of a layoff following their first match, a victory over Jones on Aug. 27, West Orange returns to action with two away matches this week before participating in the LHP/ WP Showcase at OVA. The Warriors took on Wekiva on Tuesday after press time and will take on rival Apopka on Thursday, Sept. 10.
After opening the season with a loss against area powerhouse Bishop Moore, Dr. Phillips has won three of its past four matches to improve to 3-2. The Panthers defeated Ocoee, Edgewater and Evans, respectively, by a combined 9-0. Dr. Phillips will be in action on Friday and Saturday at the Lake Highland Prep/Winter ball around and get a lot to our middles. The more balanced an offense we are, the better we’re going to be.”
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While the Titans may lack a dominant outside hitter, the team does have a very talented setter in senior Lorissa King. King is one of just two seniors on the team, and Sadowsky has described her abilities as “phenomenal.” The Titans’ relative youth — Olympia has six freshmen and
tain, Jovani Culver, who provides necessary senior leadership on the roster. “She is the rock of the team,” Wilson said. “Jovani is a three-sport athlete, so she understands the concept of team chemistry.” With Hallson recovering from injury and two departures from last year’s roster, Wilson is not approaching this season as one where a state championship is the expectation. Rather, he said he hopes to see the team get through regionals to compete at state again and, more importantly, to see his talented core of sophomores continue to grow. “Big picture is what coaches look at,” Wilson said. “The outcome, longterm, is favorable. The future is bright, as they say.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com. sophomores to pair with its senior duo and a large junior presence — is why, in part, the match against Oviedo was so important. Freshman middle Mya Wilson, for instance, had a breakout game with seven kills. “Mya Wilson was incredible tonight,” Sadowksy said. “Callie Montgomery was a huge pickup for us off the bench.” Sadowksy also has high hopes for sophomores Gabby Nye and Alix Polk, among others, and Olympia should be tested again in an upcoming match against rival Dr. Phillips (Sept. 15) and in tournaments in mid- and late September. “I saw a lot of things that I really liked, and I saw some things we’re going to work on in practice,” Sadowsky said. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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Jennifer Jung, left, Carlye Moore and Emma Hallson all competed at the FHSAA Class 3A State Tournament as freshmen for Dr. Phillips in 2014.
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WEEK THREE PREVIEW OLYMPIA (1-1) AT COLONIAL (1-1), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: Titans look to win consecutive games for the first time since 2012. SCOUTING REPORT: Can Olympia’s offense get it going against a Grenadiers defense that gave up 24 points in a loss to Jones in Week Two? CFCA (1-1) AT ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-1), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: Eagles look to win consecutive games while hitting road for first road game of the season. SCOUTING REPORT: Will CFCA’s Judah Stone, who scored four times in Week Two, have continued success against a Rams defense that allowed 56 points last week? FOUNDATION ACADEMY (0-2) VS. CARROLLWOOD DAY (2-0), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: Lions try to get into win column against a formidable Patriots squad. SCOUTING REPORT:
A matchup of talented running backs with Foundation’s Gabe Walker, who registered a touchdown against The First Academy, squaring off against Carrollwood Day’s Yahsin Wooten, who rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-21 victory over Seffner Christian. LEGACY CHARTER (2-0) AT OCALA CHRISTIAN (1-1), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: The Eagles look to continue their undefeated start up the Turnpike in Ocala. SCOUTING REPORT: Both teams have played The First Academy-Leesburg, with different results. Legacy won 29-12, but Ocala Christian fell, 26-12 — although the Crusaders did bounce back with a 45-20 victory in Week Two over Mount Dora Bible. WINDERMERE PREP (1-1) AT CANTERBURY (0-2), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: The Lakers travel to St. Pete for first road game of the season. SCOUTING REPORT:
Windermere Prep’s offense has scored a combined 89 points through the first two games and doesn’t figured to be slowed much by Canterbury. BYES Ocoee (1-1): The Knights return to action on Sept. 18 at Edgewater.
ORANGE CRATE / PAGE 1B son test with a playoff-like atmosphere. The Panthers and the Warriors each went undefeated in 2014 before falling in the regional playoffs, and both Wells and West Orange coach
GAME OF THE WEEK DR. PHILLIPS (2-0) AT WEST ORANGE (2-0), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: Get there early. The Panthers and Warriors are returning to the gridiron with the Ol’ Orange Crate — currently in Dr. Phillips’ possession — at stake. SCOUTING REPORT: West Orange has a prolific offense, and Dr. Phillips has a ruthless defense. Although the Warriors showed some promise running the ball against Winter Park, the Panthers’ run defense has been stout through two games. With that in mind, the most intriguing element of Friday’s game will be how Dr. Phillips’ secondary handles West Orange’s aerial attack. Quarterback Woody Barrett, an Auburn commit, will look to elude a formidable pass rush while Panthers cornerbacks Tanner Ingle and Chance Bush will be charged with the task of trying to cover blue chip receiver Eddie McDoom.
WHAT WE LEARNED by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Five thoughts from Week Two Week Two was good to the coverage area — and it was a lot less stormy than Week One. Seven of eight coverage-area programs scored a victory in Week Two, offsetting some disappointing defeats in Week One.
Meanwhile, the two most high-profile programs — Dr. Phillips and West Orange — scored important victories ahead of their clash on Friday. Here are five quick takeaways from the Sept. 4 results.
NEW COACHES GET FIRST WINS ON SAME DAY
Week Two was good to new coaches. After respective defeats in Week One, Ben Bullock (Ocoee), Kyle Hayes (Olympia) and John Davis (CFCA) all earned their first victories as head coaches at their new programs. Two of those, for Ocoee and Olympia, came on the road after suffering defeat at home in their respective openers.
WINDERMERE PREP BOUNCES BACK
After losing for the first time in more than a year in Week One, Windermere Prep bounced back in a way that befits a team that still has its sights set on repeating as Sunshine State Athletic Conference champions — by blowing out visiting All Saints Academy. Parker Davis passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Lakers debuted new red jerseys. It was a good look.
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Warriors head coach Bob Head pretty much said it all after the Warriors concluded a 42-14 thumping of Winter Park. “We owed them something, and we got it back,” Head said. Winter Park ended a breakout season for the Warriors in 2013 in the FHSAA Class 8A State Playoffs — and on Friday, West Orange got a sweet taste of revenge. Again, the Warriors were favored, but there could not have been many people who predicted that West Orange would be quite that dominant in dispatching the Wildcats.
FOUNDATION SHOWS PROMISE IN DEFEAT
Sure, Foundation fell to The First Academy, 28-14, and dropped to 0-2 on the season. To be honest, that was probably expected. Brad Lord scheduled a tough opening to the regular season so that he could see his Lions improve week-to-week, and that they did in going from a blowout loss to West Orange to a game that saw them tied with the Royals at 14-14 before letting it slip away. Lord said his team still needs to cut down on mistakes and penalties, and he’s right, but considering the 45-8 beating the Lions took at the hands of TFA in 2014,
Bob Head are hoping to better prepare their teams this fall during the regular season. Then, of course, there is the history. Dr. Phillips holds the alltime advantage in the series, 15-9, and won the last two games of the series — in 2009 and 2010 — by blowout. No players remain from that last meeting, but that doesn’t mean the importance of the game to the fan bases and the value of the Orange Crate is lost on anyone. “We’ve been holding on to the crate for a while, so I’m sure they’re excited to try and get that crate back,” Wells said.
ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Although 45 points against Foundation Academy didn’t surprise many in the Warriors’ opener, racking up 42 points against a Winter Park team ranked right in line with them with relative ease demonstrated West Orange’s explosiveness on offense. Beyond dual-threat quarterback Woody Barrett’s two long scampers for scores and receiver Eddie McDoom’s 22-yard touchdown catch against Winter Park, running backs Darian Williams and Darlens Mathieu put the game out of reach with long runs and three touchdowns combined. Finding a weakness in this unit during its first two games has proven arduous, although Head had concerns with turnovers ahead of the clash with Dr.
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Olympia head coach Kyle Hayes was among the three new coaches who scored their first wins with their new programs. 28-14 is certainly not a result to hang their heads over.
OLYMPIA’S DEFENSE STEALS SHOW
Of the five touchdowns Olympia scored in a 35-0 blowout of East River, four came by way of the defense
or special teams units with the scoring getting started after senior Doug Howard blocked a punt. Sure, the Titans offense still has some work to do, but anytime your defense holds an opponent to a reported 28 yards, that is something to feel good about.
EXTRA POINTS: So often, it’s a game of inches. One minute, it looks as though Lake Mary is going to complete a scoring drive and take a lead over Dr. Phillips with minutes to play; the next, the Panthers force a fumble. What’s more, Amo Louis wrestled the ball away at the bottom of the scrum, making a play that — even though it’s only Week Two — could be one of the most important of the season for the Panthers. Olympia’s win over East River came at a good time, with the possibility of sparking a winning streak. The Titans’ next three opponents are Colonial, Cypress Creek and Evans — all programs who struggled in 2014 — meaning there is a good chance Olympia will get a second victory and eclipse its win total from a season ago.
WEEK TWO SCOREBOARD
Here are the scores and highlights from Week Two action: Dr. Phillips 27, Lake Mary 17* A 99-yard rush from Dr. Phillips’ 1-yard-line by D.J. Charles tied a school record and proved to be the deciding factor in a big victory for the Panthers. Dr. Phillips is 2-0. West Orange 42, Winter Park 14* A long kickoff return for West Orange High set the tone in its 42-14 blowout of Winter Park, which head coach Bob Head said was a measure of revenge from a 2013 playoff loss. Running back Darian Williams and quarterback Woody Barrett each had two rushing touchdowns. Long returns on Antonio Owens’ fumble recovery and Decary Croaker’s interception were among many momentum-shifting Warrior takeaways. Olympia 35, East River 0 Defensive touchdowns got the Titans going early, spurred by a big play from senior Doug Howard, and they never looked back en route to this blowout victory. Olympia is 1-1.
Phillips, and the Warriors racked up penalties and missed both field goal attempts versus Winter Park. “I don’t like turning the ball over,” Head said. “I just want to protect the football and make sure — if we got to punt the ball, we punt it. We don’t turn the ball over. Make that team earn it. That’s the main thing I want to do.” The defense has forced plenty of three-and-outs and turnovers, including long returns on Antonio Owens’ fumble recovery and Decary Croaker’s interception to negate some of the few drives the Wildcats started to put together. Winter Park’s offense relied heavily on rushing in the first half, banging its heads against the wall that was West Orange’s defense. But when the Wildcats opened their passing game,
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Legacy Charter’s dual-quarterback approach is working. The Eagles are a perfect 2-0 after a win over TFA-Leesburg. Windermere Prep 48, All Saints 8 Lakers respond to their first loss in more than a year with a complete-team victory. Windermere Prep is 1-1.
CFCA 32, St. John Lutheran 0 Judah Stone scores four touchdowns as the Eagles improve to 1-1 with a win at home.
Ocoee 20, Lake Nona 7 Ben Bullock gets his first win as the Knights’ head coach, and Ocoee bounces back in a big way after last week’s blowout loss. Knights are 1-1.
The First Academy 28, Foundation Academy 14 Brad Lord’s Lions fall to 0-2 but look dramatically improved while giving Royals a run for their money on the road. Score was tied 14-14 before TFA pulled away.
Legacy Charter 29, TFALeesburg 12 The dual-quarterback approach continues to prove successful for Legacy as the Eagles improve to 2-0 with a home victory.
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Russell selected for U.S. team WINDERMERE — Mason Russell is going to Jerry’s World. Russell, a freshman fullback and linebacker for Windermere Prep who has scored three touchdowns in the Lakers’ first two games, learned Aug. 28 that he had been named to the 16-and-Under USA Football National Team. As a result, Russell, 15, will get to participate in the International Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Texas — also known as “Jerry’s World” for the Dallas Cowboys’ owner. The game pits the USA against Canada and will be broadcast live on ESPN3/ WatchESPN. The Windermere Prep freshman is excited, to put it mildly. “I was just overjoyed,” Russell said. “I really have no way to describe it other than shock.” Russell participated in a regional camp in the spring and, through that camp, was selected for a national development camp in the summer in Canton, Ohio. A select number of players from that national camp were named to the national team and will get to participate in the 2016 International Bowl week from Feb. 1 to 5. International Bowl week culminates with an official International Bowl Game against Team Canada at 1 p.m. Feb. 5. The accomplishment was celebrated by Russell’s friends and family — and also his football program and school. “It’s very big for our program to have a kid go represent Windermere Prep down at Jerry’s World on TV,” head coach Jacob Doss said. “He’s going to get coached by some of the best coaches in the country.” Doss has coached his 6-foot-1, 199-pound fullback/linebacker for just two games but has been impressed with his demeanor and believes his future is plenty bright, saying Russell might be one of the best freshman football players in the country. “Mason has obviously got the physical tools, but the greatest part about Mason is his mental tools,” Doss said. “This kid has a desire to be great. … I think he’ll pull a couple college offers early as a freshman.”
they nickeled and dimed the Warriors downfield quickly a few times before costly turnovers negated their efforts. A more balanced, secure and dynamic Dr. Phillips offense could give West Orange problems by keeping defenders guessing, not crowding the box every down as they did through their first three halves of competition. Head said he wanted better tackling from his players, too, a tougher order against stiffer competition.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
A third of the way through a six-game gauntlet, Dr. Phillips has looked formidable as ever through its first two wins — both on the road. After an impressive dismantling of Wekiva, 27-0, in Week One, the Panthers survived an upset bid from host Lake
Woody Barrett ran for two touchdowns and threw the ball well in the Warriors win over Winter Park.
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Alvin Bryant eluded a Lake Mary defender en route to a touchdown for the Panthers. Mary and made the big plays necessary to win. Dr. Phillips forced and recovered a fumble as the Rams were looking to take the lead in the fourth quarter, and two plays later, D.J. Charles scored on a 99yard touchdown run to secure the victory for the Panthers. “(The team is) young, and they’re just really, really resilient,” Wells said. “They’re not very emotional — they don’t get too high on the highs or too low on the lows. … There were many times in that game that we could have got sad with a young team, could have just buckled. They just play, and I like their enthusiasm, and I like their toughness.” Dr. Phillips has now won a school-record 35 consecutive regular-season games dating back to 2011. Although much has been
said about the team’s talented junior class, a pair of sophomore cornerbacks on defense — including Tanner Ingle, who has 3 interceptions in two games — has made one of the biggest impacts. “Tanner Ingle makes plays all over the field, and Chance Bush — we’re very excited to have sophomores making plays like they are,” Wells said. “It’s kind of rare. At Dr. Phillips, you don’t really see sophomores taking the lead and making plays like that.” Although Wells expressed pleasure with his team’s resolve and its performance in several facets of the game against Lake Mary, he knows that against a team like West Orange that passes so well, the Panthers will have to shore up some areas of weakness and prevent big plays.
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The home at 8317 Lake Serene Drive, Orlando, sold Aug. 19, for $425,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,843 square feet. The price per square foot is $149.49.
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The home at 7904 Fernleaf Drive, Orlando, sold Aug. 19, for $320,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 2,408 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.89. The home at 10330 Pocket Lane, Orlando, sold Aug. 20, for $734,900. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,967 square feet on .84 acres on the Butler Chain of Lakes.
LAKE FISCHER ESTATES
The home at 9345 Lake Fischer Blvd., Gotha, sold Aug. 14, for $362,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths, a pool and 2,852 square feet. The price per square foot is $126.93.
OAKS OF WINDERMERE
The home at 10342 Oakview Pointe Terrace, Gotha, sold Aug. 14, for $393,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,515 square feet. The price per square foot is $111.81.
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The home at 69 Shipyard Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $277,000. Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,552 square feet. The price per square foot is $77.98. Courtesy photo
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The home at 482 Mickleton Loop, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $230,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,619 square feet. The price per square foot is $142.06.
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The home at 465 Bridge Creek Blvd., Ocoee, sold Aug. 17, for $239,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,239 square feet. The price per square foot is $106.74. The home at 572 Darkwood Ave., Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $232,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,875 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.73.
HAMMOCKS
The home at 3666 Seminole St., Gotha, sold Aug. 18, for $405,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,806 square feet. The price per square foot is $106.41.
The home at 815 Rosemist Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $275,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,683 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.50.
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The home at 3254 Furlong Way, Gotha, sold Aug. 14, for $287,100. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths,
The home at 126 Olympus Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 17, for $355,000. Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-
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The home at 607 Caborca Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $183,000. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,082 square feet. The price per square foot is $87.90.
RESERVE AT MEADOW LAKE
The home at 1389 Plumgrass Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $276,000. Built in 2010, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,947 square feet. The price per square foot is $93.65. The home at 1402 Plumgrass Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $230,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,973 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.57.
RICHFIELD
The home at 2102 Richfield Cove Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $205,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,109 square feet. The price per square foot is $97.20.
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The home at 1958 Rachels Ridge Loop, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $275,000. Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,991 square feet. The price per square foot is $91.94.
ENCLAVE AT WINDERMERE LANDING
The home at 6385 Swanson St., Windermere, sold Aug. 20, for $545,000. Built in 2014, it has six bedrooms, four baths and 4,479 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.68. The home at 11762 Hampstead St., Windermere, sold Aug. 114, for $494,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,934 square feet. The price per square foot is $125.57.
WESMERE
The home at 320 Crofton Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $359,900. Built in 1993, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,616 square feet. The price per square foot is $137.58.
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The home at 7110 Calm Cove Court, Windermere, sold July 29, for $518,886. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,044 square feet. The price per square foot is $170.46.
The home at 11347 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 18, for $432,500. Built in 2002, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,270 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.26. The home at 11115 Ledge-
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The town house at 8338 Tangelo Tree Drive, Orlando, sold Aug. 14, for $210,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,491 square feet. The price per square foot is $140.85.
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The home at 9403 Comeau St., Gotha, sold Aug. 17, for $132,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1989, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 996 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.53. The home at 9402 Daney St., Gotha, sold Aug. 14, for $116,000. Built in 1992, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 985 square feet. The price per square foot is $117.77.
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The home at 8433 Granada Blvd., Orlando, sold Aug. 19, for $265,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,115 square feet. The price per square foot is $125.30.
The home at 533 Johns Landing Way, Oakland, sold Aug. 18, for $274,900. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,190 square feet. The price per square foot is $86.18.
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LAKE DOWN COVE
The home at 9549 Hempel Cove Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 17, for $680,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,205 square feet. The price per square foot is $212.17.
LAKE SAWYER SOUTH
The home at 13322 Riggs Way, Windermere, sold Aug. 14, for $330,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,745 square feet. The price per square foot is $120.22. The town house at 12852 Salamon Cove Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 14, for $208,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,644 square feet. The price per square foot is $126.52.
RESERVE AT BELMERE
The home at 1323 Glenheather Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 17, for $379,900 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,689 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.28.
TILDENS GROVE
The home at 13336 Bonica Way, Windermere, sold Aug. 14, for $955,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths, a pool and 5,090 square feet. The price per square foot is $187.62.
WHITNEY ISLES
The home at 1420 Whitney Isles Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 17, for $370,900. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,234 square feet. The price per square foot is $114.69.
WICKHAM PARK
The home at 12986 Calderdale Ave., Windermere, sold Aug. 17, for $210,000 (Auction/ REO). Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,010 square feet.
The home at 7921 Iceland Gull St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 18, for $295,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,193 square feet. The price per square foot is $134.52. The home at 8142 Tropical Kingbird St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $300,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,464 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.75. The home at 15649 Porter Road, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 20, for $293,990. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,169 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.54.
WINDERMERE SOUND
The home at 13285 Penshurst Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 14, for $380,140. Built in 2015, it has six bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,777 square feet. The price per square foot is $100.65. The home at 13231 Penshurst Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 19, for $362,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,921 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.93.
WINDERMERE TRAILS
The home at 9185 Outlook Rock Trail, Windermere, sold Aug. 14, for $442,165. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 4,057 square feet. The price per square foot is $108.99.
WINTER GARDEN ALEXANDER RIDGE
The home at 1960 Pantheon Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $325,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,919 square feet. The price per square foot is $111.34.
BELLE MEADE
The home at 15434 Firelight Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $370,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,106 square feet. The price per square foot is $119.12.
BLACK LAKE PARK
The home at 729 Rainfall Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $265,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,365 square feet. The price per square foot is $112.05.
COURTLEA OAKS
The home at 464 Forest Haven Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $375,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,697 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.04. The home at 456 Spanish Wells Court, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $350,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms,
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This Courtlea Oaks home, at 464 Forest Haven Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $375,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,697 square feet of living area. two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,430 square feet. The price per square foot is $144.03.
COVINGTON CHASE
The home at 733 Parkmont Place, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $298,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,480 square feet. The price per square foot is $120.16.
CROWN POINT SPRINGS
The home at 1059 Spring Landing Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $160,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,737 square feet. The price per square foot is $92.11.
FULLERS LANDING
The home at 621 Monte Vista Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $232,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,814 square feet. The price per square foot is $82.44.
HICKORY HAMMOCK
The home at 16070 Johns Lake Overlook Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 17, for $943,014. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 4,700 square feet. The price per
square foot is $200.64.
INDEPENDENCE/ SIGNATURE LAKES
The home at 14461 Avenue of the Rushes, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $310,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,315 square feet. The price per square foot is $93.51.
JOHNS LAKE POINTE
The home at 15111 Dragon Fly Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 18, for $341,990. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,098 square feet. The price per square foot is $110.39. The home at 15121 Owls Perch Court, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $324,053. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,619 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.73.
OAK PARK AT WINTER GARDEN
The home at 628 Stevelynn Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 20, for $177,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,220 square feet. The price per square foot is $145.08.
OAKS AT BRANDY LAKE
The town house at 845 Bend-
ing Oak Trail, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 20, for $245,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,417 square feet. The price per square foot is $101.37.
STONEYBROOK WEST
The home at 15067 Spinnaker Cove Lane, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $416,500. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 4,137 square feet. The price per square foot is $100.68. The home at 13945 Eylwood Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $320,000. Built in 2002, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,108 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.96.
SUBURBAN SHORES
The home at 13115 S. Sunset Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $216,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,765 square feet. The price per square foot is $122.38.
SUMMERLAKE
The home at 15643 Porter Road, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 18, for $330,990. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,727 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.38.
The home at 13560 Sunset Lakes Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 17, for $620,500. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,518 square feet on Lake Roper. The price per square foot is $176.38.
VERDE PARK
The home at 17966 Gourd Neck Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 20, for $420,000. Built in 2014, it has six bedrooms, five baths and 4,700 square feet. The price per square foot is $89.36.
WATERLEIGH
The home at 8739 Bayview Crossing, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 18, for $352,968. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,765 square feet. The price per square foot is $127.66.
WINDWARD CAY
The home at 14060 Zephermoor Lane, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 14, for $345,000. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,377 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.16.
WINTERMERE POINTE
The home at 2640 Grove View Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 17, for $322,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,738 square feet. The price per square foot is $86.28.
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Ken West is a nationally recognized shoe technician. He can re-sole and recondition your shoes for less than it costs to replace them. sells Apex shoes for men and women, which are made with extra depth for custom made orthopedics. In addition to providing complete shoe repair and modification services, Ken at Custom Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners also operates one of the area’s best dry cleaning services. They do outstanding dry cleaning and are
able to clean delicate special items that require greater care and handling. In addition, Ken does alterations with fittings by appointment. Custom Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners is located at 1575 Maguire Road in Ocoee (in the plaza right in front of West Orange 5), phone 407-877-8889.
it all, serving thousands in the area – homeowners, businesses, HOAs, industrial centers, municipalities and more. Surveillance Plus is a leader in the community. Surveillance Plus is located at 67 South
Dillard St. in Winter Garden, phone 407877-3500. Online, go to www.SurveillancePlus.com.
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“West Orange Roofing” Solves Roof Leak Problems Walk outside and look up at your home’s roof. Are some of your roof shingles coming off or missing? If so, don’t take chances with a roof leak and get the problem fixed right away. The longer you wait, the greater the risk of serious water damage inside your home and a more costly repair later on. Here in this area, there’s an excellent roofing contractor you can contact for help – West Orange Roofing (phone 407-6568920). Established in 1978, West Orange is one of the area’s oldest and most trusted roofing companies. Owner Bobby Swindle and his staff do an outstanding job and are state licensed to solve roof leak problems on any style of roof. West Orange Roofing specializes in leak repairs and re-roofing and does both residential and commercial roofing projects. The first thing to do is call Bobby at West Orange Roofing and ask him to come out and inspect your roof. He’ll provide you with a free on-site estimate and explain in detail what needs to be done and what it will cost. At West Orange Roofing, they are strictly dedicated to doing quality work. They use the finest, most durable roofing materials and products. Also, they’re one of
Established in 1978, West Orange Roofing is one of the premier roofing companies serving West Orange County.
the few roofers in Central Florida who are HAAG certified. Best of all, they charge affordable prices. West Orange Roofing is one of the very best roofing firms around. They come
highly recommended and provide the professionalism and high quality you’re looking for. They do a superb job. Call 407-656-8920 for a free on-site estimate. [RC29027533]