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Winter Park triathlete Chris Sadowski endured back-to-back extreme challenges to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Irma relief, millage rate dominate meeting
Communities return to normalcy after Irma
TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Although Hurricane Irma has come and gone, it has left a myriad of questions and concerns in its wake. Maitland’s first City Council meeting since the storm went for more than three hours, and much of the discussion centered on the storm and relief efforts. City Manager Sharon Anselmo shared information regarding how the city had been handling issues surrounding hurricane prep and recovery, which included communication issues with Duke Energy. “We were in constant talk
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4 Rivers Smokehouse is giving back to those affected by Hurricane Irma. To raise funds, the restaurant has announced a new special sandwich, “The Big Ham,” which will be available through Sept. 30. For every sale of “The Big Ham,” 4 Rivers will be donating $1 to The Irma Relief Fund. For first-responders, this sandwich is free.
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Maitland residents talked about their disappointment with Duke Energy, while the city moved to adopt a tentative operating millage.
Despite some leftover clean-up, Winter Park and Maitland are on the way to recovery following the hurricane.
It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Irma tore through Central Florida, but Winter Park and Maitland are in much better shape than other communities. Both cities have faced similar issues regarding damage from the storm — including power outages, downed trees and some structural damage to businesses and other buildings. The process in evaluating costs relating to damages is still in the early stages, Maitland Community Development Director Dan Matthys said. “We have a damage assess-
Winter Park-based Hope and Help Center preps for annual Headdress Ball.
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BUDGET BREAKDOWN
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magine doing a 48-mile run. Now imagine doing an IRONMAN event — a
2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a 26.2-mile run — the very next day. Winter Park resident Chris Sadowski doesn’t have to imagine it. He lived it this summer.
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“It all kind of clicked, and when I told my wife she just goes, ‘You’re insane.’” — Chris Sadowski
Orange County Public Schools adopts 2017-18 annual budget. SEE PAGE 5
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HOPE AND HELP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ‘HEADDRESS BALL 2017 — IMAGINARIUM’ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Marriott World Center, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando. Headdress will feature entertainment by “America’s Got Talent” illusionist Drew Thomas, whose “Transparent” show complements the evening’s Steampunk-Rouge theme. Other notable talents include Orlando’s own BLUE and writer Michael Wanzie, among several local dancers, acrobats and singers. This year, Headdress is a strolling affair, where guests are free to enjoy custom cocktails and French cuisine at food stations, interact with performers, dance, network and bid on high quality silent- and live-auction items. Guests are encouraged to join the fun and wear their own steampunk outfit and hat or headdress. General admission is $250, and VIP admission is $500. VIP ticket-holders receive exclusive access to the VIP pre-party, gift bag, special dessert and more. For tickets and more information, visit HeaddressBallOrlando.org or call (407) 645-2577.
COPTIC BOOK BINDING CLASS AT CREALDE 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23, at Studio 7 at Crealde School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park. The course will cover the texture study to transform abandoned materials into a functional book, as well as covering tips on craftsmanship and production. Coptic stitching is the most popular form of book binding and one of the easier forms of stitched bindings, making it a great way to start learning, and it is one of the most intriguing with an exposed spine and intricate, visible stitching pattern. Students will learn to create a one-of-a-kind copticstitch book and quality craftsmanship and skill. They also will learn to dive deeper into the world of bookbinding. The class lasts eight weeks. Cost is $130 for members and $150 for non-members. Supplies included. For more information, call (407) 671-1886.
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Winter Park approaches final budget approval City commissioners cut police body cameras, add Aloma traffic signal improvements to budget. TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Hope, help & Headdress The Hope & Help Center of Central Florida Inc. will be hosting their major fundraiser to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR
It’s a disease that many people still don’t largely understand, but in Florida, it has a far reach. The Sunshine State currently has the highest rate of new HIV/ AIDS transmissions in the entire country, while Orlando is sixth among cities in the United States. The Winter Park-based Hope & Help Center of Central Florida is looking to shine a light on the subject — and raise money for research — with its annual Headdress Ball — Imaginarium! Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Marriott World Center. “What Headdress really does for us, is it’s our signature fundraiser and it helps us get our message out there about HIV awareness and prevention,” said Joshua Myers, community development director at Hope & Help Center of Central Florida. “What we really want the community to know is where Central Florida stands and where the state of Florida stands as it relates to HIV.” The fundraiser is in its 28th year as the organization’s go-to money raising event. This year, Headdress will be a bit different than the previous 27 years. Hope and Help is labeling it as a “strolling affair,” where guests can freely move about and enjoy the festivities — which will include cocktails, French cuisine and entertainment that will come in the form of master magician and illusionist Drew Thomas and Orlando writer Michael Wanzie.
This year’s theme for the ball is referred to as “steampunkrouge,” and guests are invited to wear their steampunk costumes and actively participate in the night’s events. In addition to the entertainment, Hope and Help will be giving awards to those helping with the fight against HIV/AIDS. There also will be a segment called “The Faces of HIV,” which will allow those fighting the disease to educate people as they discuss their battle — something Myers believes would greatly help prevent the spread of HIV. “It’s all about education when it comes to that (sexual health), and if people don’t have the knowledge about all the different resources out there, or if they don’t have confidence within themselves to demand their partners to use condoms and practice safer sex with them, we are going to be at risk,” Myers said. Hope & Help, Central Florida’s largest and oldest HIV/AIDS testing, prevention and care organization, was founded in 1988. The organization provides a number of different programs and services to prevent the disease — such as free HIV testing, education and awareness — and even has handed out more than 75,000 condoms. Along with prevention, Hope & Help also offers care to those living with the disease, offering up case management to help find resources to help their 1,500 clients. Although the organization has been working hard to counter the growing HIV/AIDS issue in Florida, there have been difficul-
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ties — including a lack of funding and failing to educate people on the risks of unsafe sex, Myers said. “We don’t have funding from a top-down approach like many other states like California, New York and even Washington, D.C., — they have much better funding to where their ASOs are really empowered to stop the spread of the illness,” Myers said. “But in Florida for some reason, there is a lot of stigma attached to it, and plus we are living in the Bible Belt — a lot of people, including parents, don’t believe their kids are having sex.” That stigma and lack of information, Myers said, has hampered the efforts to best deal with HIV/AIDS, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Although there is no cure, Hope & Help believes the best means of defense now is to simply educate people and try to shed that notion of stigma that surrounds the disease. “Our overarching goal is to continue spreading awareness about the numbers in Florida, and we want to continue educating the Central Florida community on the dangers of the illness and to empower them as well with the resources to stop the spread,” Myers said. “We want to continue that, but on a much larger scale.”
The Winter Park City Commission took its first step in approving its 2017/18 Fiscal Year budget during a meeting Friday, Sept. 15. City commissioners approved the budget on first reading, which included several changes since City Manager Randy Knight first presented the tentative budget earlier this year. One of those amendments was the removal of police body camera funding, which as a result adds about $22,000 back to the city’s general fund and over $100,000 to the forfeiture fund. Mayor Steve Leary — in the minority — said the city should consider keeping the funding for the devices. “I would like to see the funding in the budget this year for body cameras,” he said. “Body cameras can help protect officers, identify suspects and provide clarity/ detail to tense situations after the fact. This is about protecting good officers and good people, from those attempting to do harm.” Other changes included adding $150,000 toward traffic signalization improvements along Aloma Avenue and reducing the employee merit pay percentage by one-half of a percent, which saves the city about $60,000 across all funds. Winter Park resident and Public Art Advisory Board member Jan Clanton praised the City Commission for setting aside $25,000 in funding for a subcommittee of the arts and culture, meant to enhance and elevate the awareness of arts in the city “I think we would all agree that arts have always been part of this city since its founding, but it really came to the forefront last year during your visioning process,” she said. “There were so many ideas and so much enthusiasm. … Arts literally became the third vision theme that the city adopted.” MILLAGE RATE COULD REMAIN THE SAME
Winter Park City Commissioners made a preliminary vote on Friday to keep the city’s operating millage rate at 4.0923 mills for the 10th consecutive year. That was after City Commissioner Peter Weldon motioned to reduce the millage rate and offer residents $1 million in property tax relief. “We have a very strong city with very strong financial circumstances,” Weldon said. “We’re looking at valuation
increases from dear Mr. (Rick) Singh (Orange County property appraiser) that will raise property tax almost regardless of what millage rate is agreed to here tonight.” “(The city) is so strong that I believe we can afford to lower the millage rate so as to recoup a million dollars for the benefit of our property owners.” City Commissioner Sarah Sprinkel said she was in favor of lowering the millage rate as well, adding that it allows the city to “make a statement.” The rest of the City Commission felt differently however, voting that proposal down 3-2. “I appreciate your gesture and I think it’s fiscally responsible, but I got a feeling that the residents want the (electric) undergrounding more than they want to get $30 or $40 back in their pocket from their taxes,” City Commissioner Greg Seidel said. “I can’t support that now.” A second proposal by Weldon was to lower the millage rate to 3.9942 mills, reflecting $500,000 in property tax relief. Mayor Leary said the city should first have staff analyze how the $500,000 difference would affect the city. The Winter Park City Commission voted to keep the current millage rate, but the rate still can be lowered at a second reading scheduled for the next meeting on Sept. 25. LIBRARY/EVENT CENTER TASK FORCE
City commissioners also voted to establish a library/event center task force. Mayor Leary initially proposed implementing the task force during the Aug. 28 meeting — putting an entity in place that would focus on communicating what’s happening with the project and advise the City Commission on both the library and the event center aspects. “The new library/events center, as imagined, is more than a structure,” Leary said. “We need to create a unique user experience to maximize the community investment. There are many stakeholders, many questions, many decisions yet to be made. “The task force is an organizing body to take the thoughts and ideas of all of these interested parties (and) create a framework and the context for the project to be a successful experiential facility that not only looks amazing inside and out, but functions for the individual and the community as a whole,” he said.
“Body cameras can help protect officers, identify suspects and provide clarity/detail to tense situations after the fact. This is about protecting good officers and good people, from those attempting to do harm.” — Mayor Steve Leary
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sadowski, 44, put his endurance skills to the test in July when he completed the Swissalpine Marathon and the IRONMAN Switzerland events on back-to-back days. It was more than just an extreme test of physical endurance and mental fortitude. Sadowski was doing it for a cause. He chose to do it for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, representing a local nonprofit and asking neighbors and friends to pledge donations through a GoFundMe page. The ongoing fundraising effort already has raised $5,600 as of Wednesday morning. Sadowski called the staggering endurance endeavor Combo2Feed, named after the combo of two grueling events he’d be doing back-to-back. Between the two events on July 29-30, Sadowski only got twoand-a-half hours of sleep — a result of the logistical nightmare of completing the Swissapline in Davos, Switzerland, taking a train to Zurich and then checking in for the IRONMAN the next morning. But the seasoned veteran of long-distance running and biking woke up relieved that second day in Switzerland. The ultra-marathon of 48 miles was behind him — he knew the rest was doable, he said. “This is the only time I’ve ever thought, ‘I only have to do an IRONMAN,’ because I was so worried about doing the Swissalpine and injuring myself,” Sadowski said. “My body was tricked into thinking, ‘It’s two days, and it’s one long race.’ When you look at extreme events, if you just keep going and going and going and don’t stop, that may be the only way you can do stuff like this.” ‘YOU’RE INSANE’
Sadowski has been familiar with Second Harvest for some time, but it wasn’t until January that he saw the organization’s inner workings and warehouse during a
Corporate 5K team captain event. The Winter Parker said he was impressed with Second Harvest’s efficiency and how far its reach supported other food banks. “The process that they have for taking donations and then being a working business is impressive,” Sadowski said. “Their underlying philosophy is to help the community, to stop starvation.” Meanwhile, a rare phenomenon was about to take place on the other side of the globe. The Swissalpine Marathon and IRONMAN Switzerland would be taking place on back-to-back days, which rarely ever happens, Sadowski said. The lightbulb went on for Sadowski, who wanted to challenge himself with both events while also supporting a good cause. Second Harvest’s mission to fight hunger melded beautifully with the grueling challenge, Sadowski said. “When you’re doing an IRONMAN or any distance, when you’re racing, you’re always hungry,” he said. “If you’re actually happy and satisfied with your body and you’re full, in a couple miles your race is going to go to hell.” The training began at least five months out from the two events. Sadowski began to ease his way into a rigorous training schedule with the help of coach Sean Hendryx. He’d run, bike and swim for several hours over the course of four days each week before taking three days of rest. The triathlete also chose to add another difficult factor to the IRONMAN Switzerland event by using an unusual bike: a Cannondale Hooligan, a smaller bicycle used by couriers looking to move quickly through urban environments. It was the perfect bike for someone moving through Second Harvest Food Bank’s 100,000-square-foot warehouse. To tie his Combo2Feed endeavor even further to the nonprofit, Sadowski chose to ride his own Hooligan for the 112-mile biking segment of IRONMAN Switzerland, though that took away some speed
and made the bike more difficult to control along the race. “It all kind of clicked, and when I told my wife she just goes ‘You’re insane,’” Sadowski said. “That insanity just kept developing over the five months.” Watching Sadowski take on the Combo2Feed was Sadowki’s wife, Kim, who also has competed in several marathons and triathlons. She was proud to see her husband support such a worthy cause. “What Second Harvest does for the area is fabulous,” Kim said. “I 100% supported him to raise money for them.” THE ROAD AHEAD
But the fundraising effort isn’t over yet. The triathlete is still raising money on the GoFundMe page and hopes to spread awareness about Second Harvest through his own event on Sunday, Sept. 24 — the Small Wheels Race at the Second Harvest warehouse. The race will be made up of numerous laps on bike and on foot in and out of the warehouse facility, with a children’s race taking place as well. “It’s an awareness thing,” Sadowski said. “When I did my races, I was starving the whole time, which plays in sync to how (Second Harvest is) against starvation.” The combo of the Swissalpine Marathon and the IRONMAN Switzerland was exhausting, but Sadowski found a way. After a 2.4mile swim, he ran and rode his bike through forests, cow pastures, goat trails, small towns, quarries, and over mountains and bridges. Sadowski’s training and preparation paid off, but the fact that he was running for a cause helped make the journey much easier. “You can’t just say, ‘I’m sick or I’m hurt,’” Sadowski said. “You have people counting on you.” Today, Second Harvest Food Bank also has its own Hooligan bike, donated as part of Sadowski’s Combo2Feed fundraising effort.
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MILLAGE RATES n Required local effort: 4.222 n Discretionary: 0.748 n Additional voted millage: 1.000 n Capital Projects: 1.500 n Total: 7.470
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES n Instruction: $1.1 billion n Pupil Personnel Services: $49.7 million n Instructional Media Services: $16.1 million n Curriculum Development Services: $72.1 million n Instructional Staff Training: $19.1 million n Instructional Technology: $15.6 million n Board of Education: $4.7 million n General Administration: $7.1 million n School Administration: $121 million n Site Acquisition: $8.2 million n Financial Services: $7.9 million n Central Services:$18.8 million n Student Transportation: $64.5 million n Plant Operations: $127 million n Plant Maintenance: $30.3 million n Administrative Technology: $58.6 million n Total Expenditures: $1.7 million n Reserves: $366 million n Total (including reserves): $2.1 billion
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Orange County school district adopts $2.1B budget for 2018 Orange County Public Schools formally adopted the school district’s proposed budget and millage rate for the 2018 fiscal year. GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR ORANGE COUNTY During its Sept. 12 meeting, school board members authorized the adoption of the 2018 budget intended to keep the district operating smoothly for the following fiscal year. The $2.1 billion operating budget, which makes its revenue projections based on a 7.470 millage rate this year, includes a 3.9% increase in total operating expenditures compared to the 2017 budget. Although it is 2.11% more than the rolled-back rate, the 7.470 total millage rate is a slight decrease from last year’s 7.811 total rate. The rolled-back rate is the rate that would have generated the district the same amount of property tax revenue earned last year and is made possible by an 8% increase in property values as reported by the Orange County property appraiser. The all-important millage rate plays a large role in the district’s
annual budget process, particularly in the general fund budget. The general fund budget, which stands at $2.1 billion this year, is the budget for the school district’s day-to-day operations, which is primarily fed by the Florida Education Finance Program, state sales taxes, local property taxes and revenue generated by the additional voted millage rate of 1.000. According to budget documents, about 74% of the appropriations from the general fund budget is directed toward costs for instruction and instructional support. But OCPS Chief Financial Officer Dale Kelly also said the district-paid portion of health insurance premiums for OCPS employees is projected to increase by 3.6% and the required contribution rates to the Florida Retirement System recently was increased by the state Legislature, resulting in a $3.6 million hit to the board’s budget this year. Also included in the budget as projected expenditures are $2 million on the addition of rubberized tracks at high schools over the next four years; $102.2 million for the expansion of the digital curriculum program; $65.2 million for the purchase of land for future schools; $25.1 million for school bus replacements over the next 10 years; $22.2 million for the moving and leasing of portables; and $6.4 million on capital funding for charter schools.
CAPITAL PROJECTS The primary sources of revenue for the capital projects fund, which is $1.71 billion this year, are the sales surtax, property tax and impact fees levied by the school district. The fund is primarily used for comprehensive renovations, the construction of new schools, capital renewal and debt service. n Comprehensive needs: 34.22% n District-wide Capital: 20.50% n Additional Schools: 10.63% n Educational Technology: 10.07% n Debt Service and Operations: 9.36% n Site Acquisition: 5.95% n Ancillary Facilities: 2.73% n Buses and Equipment: 2.29% n Portables: 2.03% n Safety and Security: 1.64% n Charter Schools: 0.58%
FUNDING REVENUE PER STUDENT OCPS expects to receive $7,940 in revenue per student during this upcoming fiscal year from federal, state and local sources – $3,796 of which comes from local revenue. Compared to last year, this entails a $212 increase in per-student funding. “We are still $78.17 below where we were in state funding back in July 2007,” said OCPS Chief Financial Officer Dale Kelly. “Fortunately, our citizens have voted in the special millage … which adds another $630 to the current year. So, overall, if you look at our per-student funding from last year to this year including the special millage, it’s a 0.2% increase.”
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ment team going through, and they did go to all the city’s facilities and take pictures and mark damages,” Matthys said. “As far as non-city-owned buildings, our department did set up a community response team that went out and surveyed damages in different zones. “I think overall, we fared off better than what we could have, and better than what I expected,” he said. “There were some houses that had trees fall on them or clip them, but I think overall, this city got very lucky.” The hardest hit area, Matthys said, was in the northeastern part of the city, where some of the bigger and older trees still are. Along with issues of damages, the issues of power outages are still on the city’s radar, because some in Maitland are still without power as of press time Wednesday. About a dozen or so individuals without power made their displeasures known at the City Council meeting Monday night. While many are returning to their routines, the city is still doing a lot of work to return the community to normal. “Crews have been out there day and night, police are working double shifts — we’ve definitely had a presence out there,” Matthys said. In Winter Park, Mayor Steve Leary and the local government
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have been dealing with many of the same issues — except for power. With the city incorporating undergrounding of electric utilities, many Winter Park residents within city limits had power back fairly quickly. Currently, the only people without power are the ones who had some kind of damage done to their private property — such as their meter or power heads — which will require a private electric contractor for full restoration. Much like Maitland, Winter Park has been in the assessment phase since the storm passed, and the current damage stimation is $500,000. Downed trees and branches that caused building damage also have become a priority of clean-up in general, though Leary said it will take 30 to 45 days for everything to be removed. “Right now, we are in competition for crews with the entire state of Florida and Texas for clean-up,” Leary said. “So we have contracts and we have agreements in place leading into the storm, but at the end of the day, there are also groups that oversee assignments of some of these contractors - so right now, they are pushing all their efforts to South Florida, which was devastated so much worse.” Once those crews are available, some will come to help Winter Park, he said.
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with Duke, but unfortunately that’s a communications person that I was speaking to, and they can only release to me what they are told they can release,” Anselmo said. “I’ve been texting all day and calling — at one point, we were just calling the outages in ourselves.” The lack of communication between Duke and those in the Maitland area was so bad that Mayor Dale McDonald discussed the issue with Gov. Rick Scott by phone. Those issues were discussed even further during a public period during which 13 Maitland residents, many of whom still were without power, voiced their displeasure with Duke’s inability to reach their self-imposed Sunday deadline. “It became very apparent about midweek that Duke’s so called ‘coordination and public outreach strategy’ was nonexistent — that they were caught flatfooted for this storm,” said Maitland resident Eddie Baird. “God forbid if we had a Category 3 or 4 over this town, what all we would be facing right now.” Most of the discussion about fixing the problem, from both residents and the council, came in the form of looking to underground the electrical system — much like Winter Park has done. The city is currently in a 30-year franchise agreement contract with Duke Energy that will end in 2035 — which was put into place back by a previous council back in 2005. Currently, the city, in coordi-
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nation with Duke, will be undergrounding at Greenwood Gardens in October, which will cost just north of $500,000. The next for undergrounding is planned to be Dommerich, which will cost more than $2.1 million — an estimate that was taken in 2003, which means it could double, Anselmo said. Although it is a pricey commitment to underground electric utilities, it’s a necessity to help strengthen the city’s foundation and invest in long-term solutions to the electrical problem, McDonald said. “I get very emotional about this, but at some point in time, it is important for us to impress our grandchildren — Steve (Leary) is doing it in Winter Park, it takes character and it takes commitment,” McDonald said. “This is an interesting time for us, and it’s coming.” TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES ADOPTED
The council made three separate moves to adopt the new tentative millage rates for the fiscal year 2018. After setting the proposed tax rate of 5.00 at the July 25 meeting, the City Council moved to tentatively set the millage rate at 4.34. The rate is a 9.77% increase from the current millage rate of 4.15. Along with the millage rate, the rollback millage was tentatively set to 3.95, while the tentative budget for the general fund was set to the amount of $25,584,109. Although each move was adopted, it did not come without argument. Councilman Mike Thomas was opposed to raising the rate and wanted to keep it the same, while Councilwoman Bev Reponen saw the increase as a means of helping
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n The council approved the consent agenda, which included a resolution establishing the Employee Grievance Recommendation Board and suspending certain building/ permitting fees for Hurricane Irma restoration. n The council introduced an ordinance to approve the fiscal year 2018-2022 Capital Improvements Program.
the community by covering the projects that the city is looking to do. “One thing I think we keep forgetting is that we are going to have a lot of new people, we’re going to have a lot of things going on that we need spending money on — including this park, this street, and a million other things around town,” Reponen said. “I admire that you want to keep things the same, but we did that for years, and now we are paying the repercussions for it.” All three moves passed in a 4-1 vote, with McDonald being the lone dissenter for each. The budget will be heard and discussed in full during the Sept. 25 meeting.
“One thing I think we keep forgetting is that we are going to have a lot of new people, we’re going to have a lot of things going on that we need spending money on — including this park, this street, and a million other things around town,” — Councilwoman Bev Reponen
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hat nasty hurricane may have messed with your planning, but the shows do go on, and here is an overview of performances and events, which we are so fortunate to have as “Culture for our Calendars” here in Central Florida.
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‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’ When Rob Winn Anderson brings the community together to produce a big musical at the Garden Theatre — it’s a touch of Broadway in Winter Garden. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s awardwinning musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is the brilliant rock opera that follows Christ’s story with lyrics adapted from the Gospels. From Jesus’ meteoric rise to popularity to his crucifixion, this production is a testament to the level of talent to be found among our friends and neighbors. Call (407) 877-4736 or visit gardentheatre.org.
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‘OF MICE AND MEN’ The multi-talented Central Florida Community Arts brings us John Steinbeck’s theatrical adaptation of his classic novel in which two migrant field-hands find work on a farm during the Great Depression. Lennie is strong but mentally challenged, and his innocent lack of under-
THROUGH SEPT. 30: ‘SPACE’
The Buehler Planetarium, on the campus of Seminole State College in Sanford, will partner with Dark Side of Saturn Productions to present a live science-fiction drama called “Space.” Written by Florida’s own Corey Volence, “Space” premiered at the 2016 Orlando Fringe Festival. The play follows the fourperson crew of the Genesis IV as they colonize a new planet. A discussion, hosted by planetarium director Derek Demeter, will be held after each performance. Tickets are $10 and $8 at seminolestate. edu/planet. standing brings him too close to the wife of the boss’ son. The inevitability of fate follows Lennie as his innocence spirals down to tragedy. Call (407) 937-1800 or visit CFCArts.com.
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‘LIFE COULD BE A DREAM’ Life often is a dream at the Winter Park Playhouse, but this Florida premiere is “super dreamy” as it calls up those doo-wop days of the 1960s. A singing group prepares to enter the Big Whopper Radio Contest, and winning would, of course, launch them to stardom. With
a score of classic hits including “Fools Fall in Love,” “Tears on My Pillow,” “Earth Angel,” “Unchained Melody” and more, this promises to be classic Winter Park Playhouse fun. Call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org.
THROUGH OCT. 22
DISNEY’S ‘NEWSIES THE MUSICAL’ The Orlando REP proudly announces the opening of its new season as the first theater in the southeastern United States
to present the Drama Desk and Tony Award-winning “Newsies the Musical.” Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this Disney musical tells of publishing guru Joseph Pulitzer raising the price of newspapers … at the newsboys’ expense. Against all odds, one young leader rises up to help “the little guys” stand up and “seize the day.” For your thrilling dose of inspiration, call (407) 896-7365 or visit orlandorep.com.
‘BACH, BRITTEN, BRAHMS & GAGA’ In a reschedule courtesy of Irma, enjoy an afternoon concert by the always-unique Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Maitland as it performs selections including: “Bach’s Brandenburg No 3,” “Britten’s dynamic Simple Symphony,” “Brahms Hungarian (Gypsy) Dance No. 6,” and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” (arranged in the style of a Bach fugue). Conducted by Alvaro Gomez, admission is $10 at the door at 4 p.m. at the Maitland Civic Center at 641 S. Maitland Ave. Call (321) 303-1404 or visit pamaitland. org.
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BEETHOVEN’S 9TH SYMPHONY For its season opener, the Orlando Philharmonic will present the masterwork known throughout the world as the greatest piece of classical music ever written. All the more extraordinary, because it was created when Beethoven was completely deaf, Symphony No. 9 rapturously reaches out to all mankind asking us to believe in the “brotherhood of man.” Conducted by the world-renowned Eric Jacobsen, these two performances — at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 and 2 p.m. Oct. 1 — are the most highly recommended of the season.
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Maitland native Max Moroff got the call up of a lifetime, and now he’s doing work in the Big Leagues. TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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n his first at-bat of the game, and with runners on second and third, it was Max Moroff’s chance to end the night. Just a little more than 60 feet away was Milwaukee Brewers’ pitcher Jared Hughes — a former teammate whom Moroff had seen pitch many times before. Moroff knew Hughes would try to drop in his heavy sinkerball, so it was just a matter of waiting and trying to stay inside the ball and avoid the groundout. Just as he had predicted, Moroff saw the sinker coming, and while he got jammed up a bit, was able to get enough to drop the ball right in front of the centerfielder to give the Pirates a 3-2 win at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. “I ran to first base and put my hand in the air — I looked back and the whole team was running after me,” Moroff said. “I threw my helmet up in the air, and I think (Gregory) Polanco picked me up and everyone was smacking my helmet. It was crazy.” It was the first walk-off for the
Maitland native, who was born in Winter Park, and a highlight of his young MLB career so far. Through the 46 games he has played in since early May, Moroff has 19 hits in 100 at-bats — accounting for 13 runs, three dingers and 14-RBI. His stat line with a bat in his hand currently sits at .190/.274/.584. MOVIN’ ON UP
Since he graduated from Trinity Prep in 2012, Moroff has seen his share of time in the Pirates’ farm system after being drafted in the 16th round (496 overall). Right out of school, Moroff was sent to Bradenton to play rookie ball for the GCL Pirates, where he won a championship in his first year. Not only was it his first taste of professional ball, but also served as an introduction to the diverse culture of the players themselves. “That was a cool experience — I was one of only five guys that was speaking English on the team, so that was a little culture shock, but that’s just how baseball is,” Moroff said. “I learned some Spanish my first year so I could talk to those guys.” The following season, Moroff set off to play Class-A ball in West Virginia. Although he struggled a bit defensively, that did not stop him from moving up in his third year of minor league ball — which proved to be a turning point for the young player.
It was the move to High-A Bradenton in 2014 that Moroff was moved over to second base from shortstop, a position he had been utilized in his entire baseball career. “I think that was a good move for me and the organization,” Moroff said. “I didn’t really know what to expect, but I had a really good defensive season that year and I hit OK.” From Bradenton, Moroff found himself in Altoona playing for the Pirates’ Double-A squad for the 2015 season, which would be a big year for him as he was added to the Pirates’ 40-man roster — the group of players who are eligible to be added to a team’s active 25-man roster. Moroff followed his successful season in Altoona with a season long stint with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, during which he was called up to the Bigs for the very first time. After a short four-day stay as a Pirate where he was not able to manage a single hit, Moroff was sent right back to Indianapolis. It was a pretty big disappointment for him, but at the same time, it provided a good kick in the gut to get better. “It’s just a mindset that when you’re down there — you just have to do everything you can to get back up,” Moroff said. “Work on whatever you need to work on, or if the coaches up here had any sug-
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gestions I’d work on that. This is the highest level of baseball, so you have to do everything you can.” That drive to improve his game pushed him to his best Minor League season to date and saw Moroff brought back up back in June where, outside of 10 days of Triple-A ball, he has played ever since. Instead of living the hard life of a Minor League player, he now gets to play against future Hall of Famers such as Ichiro Suzuki and AllStars such as Giancarlo Stanton, while playing alongside high caliber talent in Andrew McCutchen and David Freese in front of stadium packed crowds. TEAM PLAYER
So far through the Major League season Moroff has been able to live the dream of many kids, but the job also has come with some changes – most notably going from a starter to a utility player coming off the bench. Despite the challenges faced, Moroff hasn’t let that get in the way of enjoying the game that he grew up loving since his playing days with Maitland Little League. “I want to help this team in whatever way I can, whether that’s coming off the bench or going out there every day,” Moroff said. “It honestly doesn’t matter to me — it’s whatever the team wants, and I’m going to do my best at whatever position that I am in.”
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Irma’s mess persists for high-school sports programs Hurricane Irma may be no more, but its effects linger. With Orange County Public Schools closed from Sept. 8 through Sept. 15, no games or practices were held. Only local volleyball teams returned to action last weekend, with a handful competing in the Winter Park Classic at the Orlando Sports Center and others competing at a tournament in Tampa. Given the once-a-week nature of its schedule, football is the sport that has been most dramatically affected by the storm and its corresponding scheduling challenges. With few exceptions, no football games were played in Central Florida last week. This latest round of postponements compounds what has already transpired this season. Many teams were unable to play during Week Two because of a band of thunderstorms that rolled through Central Florida Sept. 1 — and many of the games
that were played were called final at halftime. As for Week Three, many teams were able to successfully move their games up one day ahead of Irma, from Sept. 8 to Sept. 7, but not all were. As a result, there are teams around Central Florida and the state that, despite it being Week Five, are preparing to play just their second or third game of the fall. Trinity Prep, for instance, has played just once this season. FEW GOOD OPTIONS
This has created a myriad of issues, including the need to make sure district games are played despite the cancellations throwing off the new point system environment. Coaches and administrators want to do their best to make sure the student-athletes get as close to a complete season as possible. One option suggested by some as a solution — adding an extra week to the regular season and moving the entire FHSAA State Series Playoffs back a week — will not work because of availability issues with Camping World Sta-
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This means Winter Park (3-0) and Edgewater (2-1) will be playing their own respective minigauntlets between Oct. 5-9. Winter Park will play Olympia Oct. 5, Colonial Oct. 9 and
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Poinciana — originally scheduled for Sept. 15 — has been moved to Monday, Oct. 16, the first day of its bye week. Although there has been discussion about adding a game later that week on Friday, Oct. 20, for now, the Hornets (2-0) are readying to play two games in a span of four days, with a game already scheduled for Oct. 13 at Tavares. “It’s better to play than not to play — that’s how I feel,” Hornets head coach Matt Hedrick said. Both coaches acknowledged the scheduling update will present a challenge. “It’s just hoping you stay injuryfree during that time and that guys can get enough rest,” Duke said. But each also said the kids, themselves, will respond. “The kids generally are more excited about playing games than practicing,” Hedrick said. “So it puts them in a pretty good frame of mind when they have an opportunity to get ready for games — there is more of a sense of urgency, and they’re more excited about it.”
“It’s not like somebody is getting more of an advantage than the other, so it is what it is, and it’s something that we can’t control. We’re just going to focus and get better each day.”
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