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OUR TOWN never forget by Tony Judnich | Staff Writer
Vigil to honor 9/11 victims The annual 9/11 Candlelight Memorial Service will take place at the town’s 9/11 Memorial Monument.
+ Duo celebrates silver anniversary Ron and Teresa (Brenner) Lemons, of Winter Garden, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a special evening with 50 close friends and family at the Woman’s Club of Ocoee. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner provided by Not Just Ribs and a delicious three-tier double-chocolate cake and cupcakes from Sweet Ashley Rae’s, both of Winter Garden. Music and entertainment was provided by Master Bradley J. A video screen displayed photos from the past 25 years, including memorial photos of Joan Lemons and Richard “Buckeye” Brenner. Guests received a miniature princess carriage with personalized chocolates.
WINDERMERE — Candles will burn softly as Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn leads the town’s annual service that honors the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The event, which also will celebrate America, starts at 7 p.m. next to the town’s 9/11 Memorial Monument. It is
situated between the Franklin W. Chase Memorial Library and Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. The monument features a 650-pound scarred section of a steel beam salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York. Colorful, glazed tiles top a border that encircles the
base of the memorial. This striking monument was the 2009 Eagle Scout Leadership Service project of Jeff Cox, who was a member of Boy Scout Troop 6. With the support of Bruhn, the then-15-year-old Cox wrote a letter to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, requesting a piece of
the World Trade Center for the memorial project. Bruhn said a judge took seven months to approve the donation of the steel beam section, which at one time was considered crimescene evidence. The beam includes more than a dozen protruding bolts, many of which are bent at different angles. In addition to other tasks
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GOVERNANCE
SOULFUL SOUND by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
by Amy Quesinberry Rhode Community Editor
W.G. City Commission axes opening prayer At the beginning of each meeting, city commissioners now will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence.
+ Calendars help Matthew’s Hope Sales of a new calendar, called “Places and Faces of Winter Garden,” will benefit Matthew’s Hope, a homeless ministry. The calendars will be available for this month at Sweet Traditions/Cafe Artisan, 126 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; or Wheel Works, 101 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. They cost $10, and all proceeds will go to Matthew’s Hope.
Sisaundra Lewis will entertain MusicFest guests Oct. 10 in downtown Winter Garden.
Dr. Cornelia Franz will host a class on vaccines, titled, “Immunizations: The Untold Facts,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at The Birth Place, 213 S. Dillard St., Suite 340, Winter Garden. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For reservations, call (407) 857-8860
Sisaundra Lewis rose to stardom after performing on Blake Shelton’s team in Season Six of NBC’s “The Voice!” She will be the featured headliner for Winter Garden’s MusicFest 2014.
WINTER GARDEN — Sisaundra Lewis fans should be pleased: The powerhouse singer is headlining MusicFest 2014, the free three-day outdoor musical festival that takes over downtown Winter Garden every fall. Lewis will perform Friday,
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+ Doc to host vaccine class
A guided hike winding along the trails of Oakland Nature Preserve will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the preserve, 747 Machette Trail.
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Windermere’s 9/11 Memorial Monument includes a 650pound piece of a steel beam from the ruins of the World Trade Center.
Oct. 10, on the Main Street Stage. The ninth annual event is produced by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and attracts more than 20,000 attendees each year. It showcases a diverse collection of Central Florida performers and their
musical styles, including country, jazz, Americana, classic rock, Southern rock, bluegrass, alternative, pop, folk, classical, choral, rhythm and blues, Zydeco, Native American, Japanese, African and Celtic.
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tragedy by Tony Judnich | Staff Writer
Final report issued on murder of Windermere police officer A committee is working to create a memorial for Windermere police officer Robert “Robbie” German, who was killed March 22. WINDERMERE — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released last week its final investigative report on the March 22 murder of Windermere police officer Robert “Robbie” German. The report states that
WINTER GARDEN — A prayer will no longer be said to open the meetings of the Winter Garden City Commission, but the Pledge of Allegiance still will be recited. And everyone in attendance has the option of standing or remaining seated during the pledge and the newly agreed-upon moment of silence. The City Commission called a special meeting Sept. 5 to discuss the issue that has been the topic of conversation among residents since Joseph Richardson refused to stand at the Aug. 28 meeting during the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance and was escorted out at the request of Mayor John Rees. In the end, the motion was made to continue the pledge but change the time of prayer to a moment of silence. The vote was 3-2, with commissioners Colin Sharman, Bob Buchanan and Kent Makin voting in favor of the measure and Rees and Commissioner Bobby Olszewski dissenting. The mayor opened the special meeting by saying the elected officials were having the discussion and vote on this day to avoid any potential discord during the regularly scheduled commission meeting Sept. 11, which he called “a day of reflection.” He also issued an apology to those who were offended by his direction to Police Chief George Brennan to walk Richardson out of the commission chambers on Aug. 28.
German, 31, was shot and killed by either Brandon Goode, 18, or his 17-yearold girlfriend, Alexandria Hollinghurst, at the southeast corner of Horizon Circle and Conroy Windermere Road.
The Davenport teens had been sitting on a curb at the intersection. Video footage from a nearby Walgreens showed German exiting his patrol car next to the pair at
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COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 9/11 Memorial Service — 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 Memorial behind Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. The town of Windermere will hold its annual 9/11 Memorial Service to honor those who lost their lives. Mayor Gary Bruhn will help lead a candlelight service at dusk before the memorial that holds a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. For more information, contact Bruhn at (407) 876-1732. “Divergent” Screening — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Winter Garden Branch Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. (407) 835-7323. Intro to Jewelry Making with Elizabeth McKinney — takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Winter Garden Art Association, 127 S. Boyd St. Cost is $20 per member; $30 per non-member. (407) 3477996. Seniors Tai Chi Class — 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at 1701 Adair St., Ocoee. The West Orange Seniors are invited to learn this martial arts form and gain the positive effects of meditation. The class is free for all seniors. For more information, call (407) 592-4498.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 AARP Foundation Finances 50+ Program — takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, 19 and 26, at Cypress Room at the Marks Street Senior Center, 99 E. Marks St., Orlando. This financial capability program comprises three 90-minute workshops that cover budgeting and goal-setting, taking charge of credit and debt, and developing a savings plan and protecting your assets. Class size is limited to 15. Pre-register by e-mailing your name and phone number to
Michelle Sawko, mesawko@ yahoo.com. Between the Brushes — 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at The ArtRoom, 709 Main St., Windermere. Join instructors for a “Girls’ Night Out” and learn to paint a customized portrait of you and your friends to take home. The cost is $35. For more information, call (407) 909-1869. Fall Book Sale — takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Windermere Branch Library, 530 Main St., Windermere. Browse a wide range of materials including books, CD books, DVDs and CDs. (407) 835-7323. Fin-tastic Tales — 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at West Oaks Branch Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee Come for a swim-sational time with songs, stories and activities inspired by Nick Jr.’s Bubble Guppies. Ages 3 to 5. (407) 835-7323. Mommy and Me Yoga — 10:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Mom, dads and nannies with children are invited for this unique yoga class led with movement and songs with certified YogaKids teacher Lisa Finestone. Infants and children up to 2 years old welcome. Registration required. (407) 835-7323.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 “Dance, Dream & Inspire” — show begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios, 6050 Universal Blvd., Orlando. Eight pairs of local ballroom dancers will compete and be judged on routines ranging from salsa to swing. The event will raise money for child foster care. Tickets start at $26.20 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. For more information, visit DanceDreamInspire.com. Ocoee High School Class of
To publicize your event in our Community Calendar, please send by mail: 720 S. Dillard St. Winter Garden, FL 34787; or by email: news@wotimes.com. Photos are welcome. Deadline is noon Thursday. Drive, Orlando. Join a new book club at Southwest Library to discuss great lives and times. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend. The book club meets quarterly at the Southwest Branch Library. No registration needed. (407) 835-7323.
1974 40th Reunion — 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13th, at MetroWest Country Club, 2100 S Hiawassee Road, Orlando. Cost is $85 per person; send payment to OHS Class of 1974, 1678 Malcolm Point Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787. Vicky WhitehurstWalker, elegantV@cfl.rr.com; Andrew Jenkins, (407) 4564997; or Jeff Griffin, (407) 694-0320. Ocoee Middle School FFA Garage Sale — takes place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Vignetti Park, 1910 Adair St., Ocoee. All proceeds will benefit students who are attending the National FFA convention in Louisville, Ky. Savvy Savers — 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at West Oaks Branch Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Become a savvy saver by sharing coupons and savings tips. (407) 835-7323. Take a Hike — 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machette Trail. Enjoy a relaxed hike and learn about ONP’s history, search for September blooms and discover restoration projects. This free hiking program is open to the public. For more information, call (407) 905-0054.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 Foundation Academy Archery Club — begins Sunday, Sept. 14, at Joseph Steed’s Archery, 17804 County Road 455, Clermont. Children and adults of all abilities are welcome. All archery equipment is provided. For more information and to register, call Coach Alicia at (352) 874-4363. Lobster Luau — 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at 3409 Maguire Road, next to Lake Down. The Rotary Club of Windermere will provide food, drinks and live music with an island flair. Participants
BEST BET “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” — 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. The shows will take place at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. The production kicks off the season to tell a tale of revenge by an unjustly exiled barber returning to 19th-century London with a thirst for blood. Tickets are $25 for seniors and students; $29 for adults. To purchase, visit gardentheatre.org. are encouraged to wear their best island attire and bid on unique items in the silent and live auctions. Tickets are $50 online; $60 at the door. Proceeds will be donated to West Orange charities. To purchase tickets, visit windermererotary.org.
MONDAY, SEPT. 15 Bad Art — 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Windermere Branch Library, 530 Main St. It’s been said that bad art is better than no art at all. The library will provide all the supplies necessary to create your own piece of “bad art.” Registration required. (407) 835-7323.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 Home-Buying Help: Mortgages 101 — 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at West Oaks Branch Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Jeff Hess, licensed mortgage broker with Blue Stripe Mortgage, shares what you need to know before
buying your next home. (407) 835-7323. Southwest Book Club — meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. This month’s book is “Out of Order: Stories from the Supreme Court” by Sandra Day O’Conner. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend. The book club meets monthly at the Southwest Branch Library. No registration needed. (407) 835-7323. Turtle and Tortoise Lecture — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machette Trail. Join the club to hear guest speakers discuss these ancient creatures. The lecture is free to the public. Turtles are welcome. For more information, call (407) 905-0054.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 Got a Life Book Club — meets at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips, 7255 Della
Holocaust Exhibit — opening ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Orlando Christian Preparatory, 500 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando. “The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945” traveling exhibit hopes to combat trends of intolerance and hatred. The ceremony is free and opening to the public. To RSVP, email Ted Gover at ctr1.tg@gmail. com. Maker Mayhem — 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. Winter Garden Branch Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Join the D.I.Y. maker movement. Ages 11 to 18. (407) 835-7323. Parenting Workshop — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. The church will offer this free workshop for parents raising infants to age 5. (407) 876-4991, Ext. 278.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 Drive-In Movie — 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Windermere Branch Library, 530 Main St., Windermere. Turn the library into a drive-in movie theater. Create your very own car and watch the new blockbuster, “Muppets Most Wanted.” Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323. EcoNight at the Movies — showing of “My Life as a Turkey” begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machette Trail. This event is free to the public. (407) 9050054.
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money matters by Tony Judnich | Staff Writer
Council reviews fiscal 2015 budget WINDERMERE — The town of Windermere’s proposed fiscal 2015 budget does not contain any big-ticket capital projects. That’s because officials have decided to wait until a study of the town’s facilities is completed. The Town Council in August approved paying $70,000 to two firms that will create a long-term master facilities plan. The existing town office complex in downtown Windermere is almost 100 years old, and some employees work in cramped quarters. At the council’s Sept. 3 budget hearing, the council focused on various items it
would like to pay for in the next fiscal year with money from the town’s contingency reserves, which total about $200,000. Fiscal 2015 starts Oct. 1. The council, minus absent Council Member Richard Gonzalez, gave tentative approval to spending: • $22,000 for a bicycle and pedestrian study that would look at an array of issues, such as creating golf cart paths in certain parts of town
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Five hundred dollars more per month is a drop in the bucket.
Annual Ocoee fiesta to honor Hispanic heritage
OCOEE — Residents who live within the 18-squaremile area of Ocoee represent 33 ethnicities, William Maxwell recently told city commissioners. Maxwell is a member of Ocoee’s Human Relations Diversity Board, which strives to promote understanding, respect, goodwill and equality among all of the city’s residents and businesses. One vital way it does this is by hosting Ocoee’s vivid, musical and entertaining Fiesta de Colores. This fifth annual celebration is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive. It will be held rain or shine. The free, family-friendly fiesta highlights Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The festival also emphasizes the tradition and cultural significance of the Hispanic-Latino community. “Ocoee is an international community, and we embrace the many ethnicities represented in the city,” said Joy Wright, Ocoee’s community relations manager and the city staff liaison to the Diversity Board. Wright said the festival usually draws anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people. As at past celebrations, the upcoming Fiesta de Colores will feature: • Latin food and other food • Health screenings by Walgreens • Music by DJ MENEZ, of Orlando • Performances by Salsa Heat, of Central Florida • A fashion show by members of Judah Flo, an
there, but we need a crossing guard,” Town Manager Robert Smith said. The council also gave initial approval to paying $6,000 to install lamps along the sidewalk behind Town Hall. “It’s really dark back there,” Council Member Molly Rose said. “I think it’s a safety issue.” In addition to these items, the council gave tentative approval to increasing the annual salary of Public
Windermere Town Manager Robert Smith, on a proposed $6,000 salary increase for the town’s public works supervisor
¡ole! by Tony Judnich | Staff Writer
This year’s Fiesta de Colores will include a parade of flags, music, and a fashion show.
• $22,000 to provide electricity for large food trucks in the library parking lot. Smaller food trucks use the area in front of Town Hall • $5,000 for a firm to scan all of the town’s public records, such as ordinances and meeting agenda minutes, onto a computer • $3,600 to pay for a school crossing guard at Windermere Road and The Willows subdivision, which is west of Maguire Road. “There is a crosswalk
Works Supervisor David Grimm by $6,000. “He’s been putting in a lot more hours than we had anticipated,” Smith said. “Five hundred dollars more per month is a drop in the bucket.” The proposed budget also includes a $5,314 salary increase for Police Chief David Ogden. During the meeting, the proposed property tax rate of 3.78 mills and an overall budget of $4.16 million for fiscal 2015 also received preliminary approval. The
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AT A GLANCE
FULL HOUSE by Tony Judnich | Staff Writer
About 30 people had fun for a good cause during the Ocoee Lions Club’s second annual Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament and Eyeglass Collection Day Sept. 5. The participants competed for prizes, such as a $1,000 Visa gift card and a big-screen TV, while helping raise money for the club’s charitable efforts. “We do take cash, credit cards, checks and blood,” Jim Epperson,
OCOEE’S FIFTH ANNUAL FIESTA DE COLORES WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, rain or shine WHERE: Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive. COST: Free Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs to the event. Pets and coolers are not permitted. MORE INFO: Call (407) 905-3100.
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Brightly dressed dancers provided entertainment at Ocoee’s 2013 Fiesta de Colores.
tax rate matches the current one, and it is expected to generate almost $2.13 million in property tax revenue for the town’s general fund. The council plans to vote on whether to adopt the proposed tax rate and budget at its second and final budget hearing at 6 p.m. Sept. 22, at Town Hall, 520 Main St. Contact Tony Judnich at tjudnich@wotimes.com.
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Orlando nonprofit organization • A parade of flags, representing 17 Latin countries. Also, children will be able to have their faces painted, jump around in a bounce house and cruise along on a small train. And don’t forget the piñatas. “The piñatas are very popular for the children,” Wright said. “They’ll be filled with candy, and the children have a really good time.” Kids will be separated into two groups — one for ages 3 to 6 and the other for ages 7 to 10 — and take turns trying to break open the piñatas. The festival also will include a presentation by the Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard, a PC Cruiser demonstration by police department employees and a puppet show presented by the Ocoee Fire Department. The puppet show will educate children about fire safety. In addition, attendees will be able to try to win door prizes, and they can visit educational, business and arts-and-crafts booths hosted by dozens of vendors. Contact Tony Judnich at tjudnich@wotimes.com.
Windermere’s 2014 taxable value estimate: $561,535,310 2013 taxable value: $539,036,114 The higher value is expected to result in an increase of about $81,000 in property tax revenue for the new budget.
Chase Sigur served as a dealer at this year’s tourney.
Club member Miriam Baderian helped manage the food table. owner of Big Stacks Poker League, jokingly said to the players. “We do not take small children.”
Dottie Godek, Ocoee City Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen and Lions Club President David Wheeler enjoyed some laughs.
family first by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
Ogden family plans spaghetti dinner to celebrate son’s memory Kaleb Ogden died of the rare Sandhoff disease in 2012. He was just 4 years old. WINDERMERE — Kaleb Ogden would have turned 6 later this month, and his family is planning a big celebration of sorts, a spaghetti dinner to remember their boy and to call attention to the disease that took his life two years ago. Dave Ogden, Windermere police chief, and his wife, Shelly, are holding a “Dinner to Remember” fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the American Legion post, 271 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. The family invites the community to an afternoon of food, live entertainment, a silent auction and a raffle. Chris Glover, of Orlando, will sing and play acoustic guitar. He is a family friend, and he and Shelly Ogden worked on the same squad at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office before she retired to take care of Kaleb. Tickets for the meal are $5; raffle tickets will be sold at the event. Proceeds from the dinner, raffle and silent auction will be given to the National TaySachs and Allied Diseases organization to continue research. Kaleb was diagnosed in 2010 with a rare, genetic and terminal illness called Sandhoff disease. This lipid storage disorder is a severe form of the more common TaySachs disease, and children
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The Ogdens — including Dave, Shelly and son Kaleb — went to Melbourne Beach for some family time together courtesy of Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida, based in Maitland. with Sandhoff experience a progressive deterioration of the central nervous system. It is caused by a deficiency of an enzyme to the brain that ultimately affects other organs of the body. There is no cure or treatment for this disease, and it is always fatal. Life expectancy is 3 to 4 years of age; Kaleb died Oct. 3, 2012, eight days after his fourth birthday. By that time, the disease had robbed him of his eyesight and his ability to talk and move and he was having frequent seizures. The family is grateful for a weeklong vacation to Melbourne Beach in 2011 through Make-A-Wish Cen-
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The Ogden family is looking for items for the fundraising raffle and silent auction. If you have goods or services you would like to donate, contact Shelly Ogden at kalebscure@ yahoo.com.
tral and Northern Florida. It was a huge party that included Kaleb, his older sister, one of his two older brothers, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Photographs were taken courtesy of Make-A-Wish, and the Og-
dens cherish this family gift. They also are continuing to raise money for NTSAD so other families may one day be spared the overwhelming grief of losing a child. “These diseases are so rare that you don’t get a lot of money from the drug companies,” Shelly Ogden said. “Fundraising is how they get their money to do research.” This is the first fundraiser the family has hosted since Kaleb’s death. They still attend conferences and remain in contact with newly diagnosed families. “(Kaleb) was diagnosed in 2010, so it’s only been two years since he died,” Shelly Ogden said. “We’re taking it one day at a time. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay involved, but I can’t imagine not being involved. It’s hard to watch other families go through it, but I feel like I’m helping them.” Shelly Ogden said family friends lost their young son, William, this year. This family had attended the Ogdens’ first spaghetti fundraiser in 2011. Worldwide, 26 children died in 2013 from Tay-Sachs or one of the allied diseases. For more about Sandhoff’s disease, visit ntsad.org. To learn more about Kaleb, visit ogdenfamily.weebly.com and click on “Our Story.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
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observed: 9/11
Reflections on the day that changed the world I was only 23 years old — just one year into my job as a staff writer for the East County Observer, which covers Manatee and Sarasota counties. I got into hyperlocal community news specifically because I had no desire to cover national or international news. And, when I pulled up to Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota that morning — Sept. 11, 2001 — to hear President George W. Bush speak, it was supposed to be a lighthearted affair — a puff piece about his education initiatives. Earlier that week, my colleagues at the Longboat Observer waited anxiously for the president’s motorcade to pass the office; my wife (and then girlfriend) Jess Eng got starstruck and dropped her camera to wave. We were all buzzing with excitement to have the president spending time in our little community.
We were naïve — and so, so my editor thought it would sheltered. be good experience for me And with every fabric of to attend the press briefing. my being, I wish we all still The week before, I called the were sheltered. I wish those White House and requested two little numbers separated press passes. by a backslash — 9/11 — One phone call. That’s all didn’t conjure such it took to get into the devastation. After all, same room with the it doesn’t seem right president. that the day’s events Of course, the only are represented government wanted by four little keyall the press in place strokes. For those of well before Bush’s us who remember scheduled statement it, for those of us at 9:30 a.m. I pulled who have a “Where into Booker before were you?” anecdote, MICHAEL 7 a.m. and walked those four little charthrough a metal deENG acters don’t do the tector and received day justice. my credentials. My 9/11 started way “Sept. 11, 2001,” they read. earlier than I wanted. The “Trip to the president.” East County Observer went That’s all it was supposed to press on Monday nights. to be. As a cub reporter, Tuesdays Within seconds of Ameriwere relatively light days I can Airlines Flight 11 striking used to set up interviews for 1 World Trade Center, rethe following week. porters’ cell phones started But, with Bush in town, erupting into a chorus of ringtones. The first report: A Cessna has hit the World Trade Center. Strange, we all thought. But then, calls kept We received some wonderful feedback following our coming. No, not a Cessna. first week with our revamped West Orange Times, and Something bigger. A commerwe thank everyone for their comments. cial plane. Of course, something of this magnitude is always a By 9 a.m., we all were work in progress, and we are sure you will notice some huddled into a storage room tweaks in this edition — many done at the suggestions where the school kept its of our readers. audio/visual equipment. And, although the design is completely new, we hope There was one TV on. you will see that these pages contain the hyper-local We watched — over and content you have come to expect from the West Orange over again — that first Times. It just has a new coat of paint. plane. Then, the second As always, please continue to give us your feedback as plane. Over and over again. we forge down this new path. It looked fake — like some-
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September is Literacy Reading is the most Month in the United States. essential building block for Not everyone recognizes the learning. And, the amount importance of this month, anyone can learn is directly but three years ago, I joined proportional to how much the board of directors of they can earn. It is equally the Adult Literacy League, true that literate parents because I was so moved have the best chance of and motivated by raising literate chilthe courage of our dren. So, by helping students. Now, I am adults improve their proud to be part of reading, writing and an organization that math, or their English celebrates literacy language proficiency, every day. we are making an Around the world, investment in our literacy is a critical immediate, as well as issue that impacts our long-term future AMY economies, societies prosperity. DEYOUNG and human rights. I think about one In our community, of our students who one in five adults can’t read could not read when he well enough or understand came to us. After two years English sufficiently to find of study and hard work, he an intersection on a map, was reading well enough fill out a job application or to begin to study for his follow directions on their commercial driver’s license. medication. Just imagine He worked with his volunhow isolating, how frightenteer tutor and successfully ing this must be. passed this exam. He moved At the Adult Literacy up several levels at his job League, we are giving adults — thus tripling his income. a second chance at success. He now has the skills and In the past 12 months, 14 of the income to be financially our students who dropped stable. out of high school have now I hope you will celecompleted their Florida Secbrate Literacy Month by ondary Diploma, thanks to celebrating reading and our volunteers and staff, and remembering those who most importantly, their own are denied the pleasure of hard work. This is an increddoing something most of us ible return on investment in take for granted — enjoying literacy thanks to our adult a good book. If you would education programs. More like to volunteer in this very than 90% of adult literacy rewarding way, just call the students report they were Adult Literacy League or never read to as children — visit our website, adultliterawhich is why we also work cyleague.org. for change through our Amy DeYoung is the2014 family literacy Read to Me! Adult Literacy League Board Book Club. chairwoman.
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Shortly after the planes hit the World Trade Center, President George W. Bush held a short press conference at Emma Booker Elementary School, in Sarasota. With my left hand, I held up my tiny digital pointand-click, firing shot after shot as quickly as it would allow. With my right hand, I steadied my notepad on my knee as my pen attempted to capture every word. Bush was in and out in less than five minutes. I rushed back to the office with my notes and photos. By the time I arrived, the South Tower had collapsed. The Longboat Observer was going to press that afternoon, and fellow reporter Mischa Viera and I were tasked with working on a story for their deadline. My editor ran to Walmart to buy a television for the office, and Mischa and I cobbled together what we could.
thing out of a Michael Bay flick. The planes simply disappeared into the building and an orange fireball. The room, crammed with at least 40 people whose profession was communication, was silent. At precisely 9:30 a.m., Bush emerged to take the podium. The school had assembled a backdrop of students and teachers. Student artwork hung on the back wall. Some of the students grinned brightly for the cameras. Bush folded his hands at the podium. “Today, we’ve had a national tragedy,” Bush said. “Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country.”
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Jane Britt entertained her bridge club with a cruise and supper on Lake Dora in the “Crusadora.” In the group were Mary Argo, Grace Wheeler, Miriam Reid, Dorothy Wurst, Mollie and Alice Kerr, and, of course, Mark Britt was along to take care of the boat. Mary Roper of Winter Garden is doing professional work with the Girl Scout organization of Atlanta, Ga., having accepted the position of field secretary. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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High School, now under construction, has been cited for design excellence by the Council of Educational Facility Planners. International, and the plan will be on display in Atlanta at the 1974 annual CEFP Conference.
Wayne and Jean Icenhour have reshaped the West Orange Music Center, adding men’s, women’s and children’s apparel — a smart move because they know the clothing business well from their years running Penny Saver Department Store in Winter Garden. The new West Orange
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The Rev. Jim Harnish has announced that the
By that afternoon, I must have seen those buildings collapse thousands of times. That day was relentless. I thought the sun would never set. After Longboat went to press, I called their designer — my future wife. Neither of us wanted to go home. Do you want to go have dinner? I asked. We huddled in the corner of a Cracker Barrel restaurant — the most American place we could find that day. There were no TVs, no websites, no replays. We didn’t talk much, but it was comforting just to be with each other. We both knew the world — as we knew it yesterday — was gone.
new United Methodist Church will move its worship services to the Ecology Center in Turkey Lake Park on Sunday, Sept. 16. That evening, the congregation will meet in the parish hall of Holy Family Catholic Church for a fellowship supper. The Ocoee Elementary School PTO has approved a fund-raising effort to help landscape its beautiful new school. Fourth-, fifthand sixth-graders will be selling subscriptions to The Winter Garden Times at $7.50 per year, with a large portion going to the PTO.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fulmer entertained at their camp on Lake Butler honoring their son, Granville, on his birthday and as a going-away party. He graduated from the University of Florida with the rank of second lieutenant and has reported to the Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Old Mother Goose is coming to the local theater in Winter Garden, and many Winter Garden residents will be racking their brains to try and figure out how many grains of corn she’ll eat in the next 30 days. The contest is sponsored by the local theater and merchants.
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Five Ocoee High School cheerleaders spread some school spirit in this 1945 photograph. Posing outside the gymnasium are Joan Conway, Jean Grafton, Doris Sharp, Bobbie Jernigan and Kathy Hamm. The school opened in 1927
to accommodate Ocoee students in rapidly growing, prosperous West Orange County. It became Ocoee Middle School in the mid-1970s, when West Orange High School was constructed in Beulah. “Sixth-grade students, smaller than
older students, used the old high school. They fit better in its tiny rooms,” the Orlando Sentinel’s Kevin Spear reported in 2000 when the building, beloved by scores of alumni, was demolished to make way for an upto-date middle school.
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NEWSBRIEFS + W.G. hosting second Diaper Drive The City of Winter Garden, in conjunction with the Diaper Bank of Central Florida, is sponsoring its second Diaper Drive in September 2014 in hopes of raising awareness to this essential community need. Donations can be dropped off at Winter Garden City Hall, 300 W. Plant St.; Kings Academy, 1302 Edgeway Drive; Children’s Lighthouse, 220 Windermere Road; Shabach Church, 1403 S. Highland Ave., Apopka; and New Beginnings Thrift Store, 14041 W. S.R. 50. Diapers are not covered by food stamps or WIC. The Diaper Bank of Central Florida’s mission is to ensure every newborn, infant and toddler is supplied with basic needs, such
as diapers, and to keep raising Diaper Awareness in Winter Garden and surrounding communities. For more information, visit diaperbankofcentralflorida. org.
+ YMCA receives $4.2 million grant The YMCA of Central Florida announced last week that it has received a $4.2 million gift from Dr. Phillips Charities to help expand its mission. The gift is Dr. Phillips Charities’ latest investment in the YMCA of Central Florida association, which has received a total of $38,447,923 from the foundation. “Dr. Phillips Charities’ impact over the past 30 years has been dramatic,” YMCA of Central Florida President and CEO Jim
Ferber said. “With the foundation’s steadfast commitment to the Y’s cause, we are able to provide life-changing programs for people of all ages, abilities and incomes.” In 1993, the Y was serving just 18,000 residents, and because of their philanthropic legacy, today the Y impacts the lives of 235,400 kids, families and seniors in more than 100 neighborhoods. “In the YMCA of Central Florida, Dr. Phillips Charities found a partner who shares our commitment to making the Central Florida community a better place to live,” said Ken Robinson, president of Dr. Phillips Charities. “Through our support of the YMCA, we have been able to leverage our grant dollars positively impacting children and families through a variety of
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The Oakland Town Commission surprised Adrian Cowan, center, with a basketball signed by basketball legend Magic Johnson at its Aug. 26 meeting, held at Oakland Avenue Charter School. The donor wishes to remain anonymous. Cowan organized a basketball camp for West Orange County youth this summer and taught them the fundamentals of the game. The Oakland resident was the lead scorer and career steals leader in 2003-04 as a student-athlete at West Orange High School. With Cowan are Commissioner Rick Polland, left, Mayor Kathy Stark and commissioners Mike Satterfield and Joseph McMullen.
projects and programs.” Dr. Phillips Charities’ recent gift also coincides with the launch of the Y’s 2014-2018 Strategic Vision Plan, which calls for expanding the Y’s impact to reach 20% of the population — or 600,000 people — within five years.
+ County announces reduced auto tag fees Legislation that reduces tag fee registrations went into effect Sept. 1, throughout the state. The new fees are as follows: • Cars through 2,499 pounds; trucks through 1,999 pounds: $28.10 (down from $46.65) • Cars from 2,500 to 3,499 pounds; trucks from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds: $36.10 (down from $57.65) • Cars 3,500 pounds and up; trucks from 3,001 to 5,000 pounds: $46.10 (down from $71.15) • Motorcycles: $24.60 (down from $41.65) “After six years and $6 billion of tax increases, the Florida Legislature has finally reversed some of the annual DHSMV fee increases,” Tax Collector Scott Randolph said. “All of this money has gone into the general revenue at a time the Legislature was handing out corporate tax cuts. As a state representative at the time, I voted against this additional burden on Florida families, and I am glad to see Floridians finally getting a break.” Randolph is encouraging those that may have waited until after September 1st to renew their tags to use the Orange County Tax Collector Office’s new Tag Express service, where customers can renew their tag online and pick it up at an office of their choosing the same day without a wait. “We continue to invest in technology and our frontline employees to reduce wait times and make a trip to our motor services divi-
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SUPPORT ARTS AT HAPCO EVENING OF JAZZ Hapco Music Foundation is hosting Sips, Jazz and Strokes — An Evening for the Arts at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, at the University Club of Orlando, 150 E. Central Blvd., Orlando. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a silent auction and raffles. The cost is $25, and tickets are available at sipsjazzstrokesatuc. eventbrite.com. “All proceeds we seek benefit our programming, which are focused in West Orange County,” Joseph McMullen, Hapco president and CEO, said. “My goal with this event is to expand Hapco’s reach to gain support from those outside of West Orange County alone. Most of the non-profits touch the same people, and I need to reach outside that same pool of resources to be successful. My wish is we will have some travel downtown to see the University Club.” Those who attend can enjoy a live performance from Ocoee High School jazz students, “An O.K. Combo,” featuring Michenelle Louis Charles, Jordan Lewis, MacArthur Borgella, Cj Daniels and Hapco Student of the Quarter Andrew Kennedy. Attendees can view art and live demonstrations from famed Highwaymen painter R.L. Lewis and sion as quick and pleasant as possible,” he said. The recent fee reduction only applies to vehicle registration fees and does not authorize refunds for fees
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Hapco Music Foundation will host a number of fundraising events during the 2014-15 season. For information on any of the activities, visit hapcopromo.org. • West Orange County Walk and Talk for Diabetes — 8-10 a.m. Oct. 4, Windermere • Arts in the Classroom — Highwaymen artist R.L. Lewis will give a free class Oct. 5, Oakland • Kenneth R. Tolbert Golf Classic for the Arts — Nov. 8. • Sunshine Jazz Festival — Feb. 7, 2015, Ocoee High School, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway, Ocoee • Wine & Dine for the Arts — April 11, Oakland • Nine Annual Triple A Festival — June 12-13, Oakland • Gatorland Band Camp — July 13-17 at Holiday Inn Orlando, 1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista • Hapco Gala for the Arts — Sept. 19, 2015 meet Hapco scholarship recipient Micala Jones. — Amy Quesinberry Rhode already paid at the higher amount. Drivers can renew their tag up to three months in advance of the expiration date, which is midnight of the tag owner’s birthday.
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OFFICER / PAGE 1A about 4:01 a.m. Goode then rose to his feet, followed by Hollinghurst. German was killed after being shot once in the head with a .357 Magnum that was fired by one of the teens, investigators said. “Due to distance and lighting from the Walgreens’ video surveillance camera, it is difficult to see who actually shot Officer German at that moment,” the report stated. Two minutes after German was murdered, Goode shot himself in the head, and 45 seconds later, Hollinghurst shot herself in the head, according to the report. The teens’ bodies were found in bushes next to Isleworth Realty, 9350 Conroy Windermere Road, about 150 yards west of where German’s body was found. Before these events occurred, Goode and Hollinghurst had written suicide letters to their family members, investigators said. At about 10 a.m. March 21, Kissimmee Police Department officers tracked down the teens in Goode’s vehicle outside of a store in Kissimmee. While police were trying to get the pair to exit the vehicle, Goode gunned the engine and fled the scene. But, it isn’t known how the teens made their way to Windermere, Windermere Police Chief David Ogden said. Goode’s vehicle reportedly was parked outside of a Kissimmee bank from late in the morning on March 21 to sometime during the day on March 24, when it was reported to police. Goode and Hollinghurst had lived together with Goode’s mother in Davenport for a period until late February. His father has a residence in Windermere. The 273-page, final investigative document includes reports by: 24 members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, including deputies, detectives and
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crime-scene investigators; two Orlando Police Department K9 officers; six Ocoee Police Department officers; three members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office; three members of the Windermere Police Department; and an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
‘OUR FALLEN HERO’
Shortly after the final investigative report was released, Windermere officials issued a statement. “On March 22, 2014, the Town of Windermere family lost a son, a brother, and a hero when Officer Robert German was killed in the line of duty. The entire community came together during this tragic time and truly demonstrated why the Town of Windermere is such a great place to work, live, and raise a family. “From the various memorials, blue ribbon campaigns, and outpouring of support, the Town came together and honored our fallen hero. Although this report will bring closure to this criminal case, our memories of Officer Robert “Robbie” German and support for his family will survive. “The Town of Windermere and Windermere Police Department would like to thank the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for their diligent investigation and immediate support following this incident. In addition, our gratitude and praise go out to those Officers and Deputies that not only assisted that tragic night, but all of those that put on a uniform and risk their lives on a daily basis.” German, who was not married and did not have children, served as a Windermere police officer for more than five years. He was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Florida at age 5. He grew up in Sanford and Lake Mary and became a year-round soccer
player, progressing to club select/travel teams during his middle and high school years. German graduated in 2001 from Lake Mary High School and received an athletic scholarship to attend South Georgia College, where he studied business. Following work in airport operations, involving security and interaction with local police departments, German realized his growing interest in law enforcement and decided to attend the Police Academy at Seminole State College. “When pretty much everything you do has a direct and sometimes immediate impact on the safety of the community and its citizens, it makes the work itself rewarding,” German said in the town of Windermere’s fall 2013 Gazette newsletter. “I feel fortunate to be working for the Windermere Police Department, which has afforded me the opportunity to have a close camaraderie with fellow officers and has allowed me to get to know many town residents on a more personal level.” Ogden said the police department, which has 12 officers including himself, has settled down since the tragedy. “Through all kinds of tragedies, I think people take a step back and evaluate and take the positives out of things,” he said. “I think our officers are mimicking the good things Robbie has done.” A seven-member committee, which includes Ogden, is working on creating a memorial for German. Ogden said the committee is thinking of stationing a large boulder, inlaid with a brass plaque containing words about German from his family, in front of the police station. The chief said he hopes to find a type of boulder that is indigenous to Canada. Contact Tony Judnich at tjudnich@wotimes.com.
2014 LINEUP This is a tentative MusicFest schedule. More acts will be added • FRIDAY, OCT. 10: Lakeview Middle School Jazz Band, Bridgewater Middle School Jazz Band, Grimes Alley, Nova Jazz, Patrick Gibson, Robert Harris Group, Anita Drink, Men With Mortgages, Jim Gentry & the Groover, Sisaundra Lewis (presented by Health Central — Orlando Health), Latin Jazz Night (presented by John and Sharyn Murphy), Akangana and El Tigre.
MUSIC / PAGE 1A In addition to all of the musical acts performing on three downtown stages, shops will be open, and there will be food and merchandise vendors lining the streets. The Kids Zone will have expanded ticketed activities for children and families, including inflatable slides, bounce houses and games. MusicFest will run from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. The Orange Blossom Cannonball, a 1907 steam-powered locomotive that was featured in films such as “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “3:10 to Yuma,” will run in conjunction with the festival. Ticket information will
• SATURDAY, OCT. 11: Windermere Prep Jazz Band, Hand Picked with Jason Thomas, Dominic Gaudious, Garden Community Choir, Orisi Risi, Layla Brisbois, John Dorian, The Strung Trio, Acoustic Tonic, Beemo!, Darko Gray, Montverde Academy Jazz Chorus, MPiRE Band, Florida Youth Orchestra Quartet, O’Town Sound, Uncle Jr., Jonnie Morgan Band, and Butch Preston & the Full House Band. • SUNDAY, OCT. 12: Breakers, The Anderson Group, Brian Smalley, Kalila Foy, Freightliners, Taiko Dojo Japanese Drummers and Rose O’Grady’s Highlanders.
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ABOUT THE HEADLINER Sisaundra Lewis is an accomplished artist who rose to stardom and gained global recognition after performing on Blake Shelton’s team in Season Six of NBC’s “The Voice!” She was ultimately eliminated but says she learned from the experience. “Dreams never grow old, and real talent will always stand out and be respected,” Lewis told the West Orange Times on Tuesday. Born in Haines City, Lewis began performing on stage when she was 5 and said she always feels comfortable when singing before a crowd. “The stage feels like home to me,” she said.
Lewis has sung with Grammy winners Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion. For 10 years, she was the featured performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “La Nouba.” Her unmistakable voice can be heard in commercials for Folgers Coffee, Sprite, Sears and Arby’s, along with many others. The former Winter Garden resident is looking forward to performing at MusicFest. “I lived in Winter Garden and still frequent the city,” she said. “It’s historically beautiful; it’s the home of one of my favorite venues to perform, the Garden Theatre; and the people are vibrant and full of love.”
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Local author shares secrets to eating wild plants Peggy Lantz’s book includes recipes that showcase native Florida plants as ingredients.
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The family eventually moved back to Florida and has lived here for 35 years now. Being in contrasting climates, Lantz noticed that the same plants are edible at different times of the year in different environments
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Peggy Lantz’s yard in West Orange County is flourishing with edible wild plants, including this beautyberry she uses to make homemade jelly every year. — even throughout Florida. “Florida is so diverse from north to south that there are some plants that cannot survive if they don’t have a little bit of cold,” Lantz said. “There are other plants that grow in south Florida that cannot stand the least bit of chill. And, the time of fruition will be different even for plants that grow in both places, because in south Florida they’ll ripen earlier in the year and in north Florida, a little later in the year.” Lantz has written a variety of other works on Florida nature, including “The Young Naturalist’s Guide to Florida” and a series of
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Lantz was born in Miami and moved to Massachusetts when she was 7, but the self-proclaimed “Florida girl” made a beeline
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Florida Water Story books with Wendy Hale, “The Butler Chain of Lakes” and a short book about the Oakland Nature Preserve. She is a member of the Florida Native Plant Society and served as editor of its news-
letter, the Palmetto, for 15 years. It was there that she met her friend and edible plants mentor, Dick Deuerling, with whom she wrote her original edibles book, “Florida’s Incredible Wild Edibles.”
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back for college. She and her husband, Don, bought a “wild” piece of land that could only be reached by four-wheel drive or horseback — sparking her interest in the plants that surrounded her new home. After she read Bradford Angier’s “Free for the Eating,” she began to make a hobby out of it. “We had a couple of blackberry bramble bushes, really heavy duty ones, around our house,” Lantz said. “And we had a persimmon tree that bore wild persimmons. So, I just gradually got more and more interested in it.” Lantz and her family later moved to Minnesota, and although she hated the cold, the edible wild plants seemed to thrive, she said. “We planted a garden in the backyard and the weeds would grow faster than the tomatoes and the beans, so we would eat the weeds,” Lantz said. “We made rose hip jam, chokecherry jam and we ate the vegetables out of the soy beans across the way.” She even threw a “wild dinner party” for her friends to try some of her favorite snacks, such as dandelion salad and milkweed blossoms.
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West Orange County resident and author Peggy Lantz is a master naturalist who enjoys studying and collecting wild treats that spring up around the state, her own yard or any area she travels. Through her new book, “Florida’s Edible Wild Plants,” Lantz shows there is food available to eat everywhere. You just have to know where to look. The book teaches about plants native to Florida and how to identify them, along with others that have migrated here. A cookbook section tells readers how to create recipes such as lambs quarters soup, hawthorn marmalade or even an elderberry wine. Lantz has been serving wild food to her own family for years and dedicates her book to her four children — Linda, Janet, Philip and Carolyn — who she said “weren’t too sure about their mother-who-fedthem-weeds.” All plants have specific edible parts. Using pictures and detailed personal experiences, Lantz explains which parts to eat, the best time of year to gather and the common areas to find them. One plant that is highly edible is the cattail, a Lantz family favorite. The blossom spikes, pollen, sprouts, rhizomes and roots all can be eaten, although she said the blossom spikes were her family’s first choice. Her kids would hop in a canoe and gather the weeds for “cattails on the cob” each spring.
Throughout her new book, Deuerling holds a profound influence. Lantz gives advice and numerous recipes carried on from her friend, who has passed away. She said even in his last days, he teased her about how she had never tried a chickweed plant and how it was in her yard all along. Lantz’s home is tucked away by large trees and wildly growing plants, such as hawthorn bushes and plum trees that are great for jam, she said, ox alice, spiderworts and coonties, used by the Native American Seminoles for flour and Lantz’s favorite wild plant for its shiny, dark green color. Lantz often gives presentations using a bucketful of plants straight from her yard as examples. She also brings naturalist classes out to her house to show how to identify specific plants and give students a taste of the wild produce. “Stay safe, take care of the environment, and keep learning about new edible wild plants and how to prepare them,” Lantz said in her book. “This is a hobby that offers lots of rewards.” Contact Shari Roach at sroach@wotimes.com.
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REMEMBERING THE FALLEN GOLDEN POND CHICKEN WING COOKOUT WHAT: A chicken-wing cookout to honor local paramedics, police officers and firefighters WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 WHERE: Golden Pond Communities assisted-living facility, 402 Lakeview Road, Winter Garden WINDERMERE 9/11 CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 WHERE: 9/11 Memorial Monument, between the Franklin W. Chase Memorial Library and Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St.
9/11 / PAGE 1A to create the monument, Cox and his fellow scouts painted the tiles that encircle its base. Many of the tiles honor the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and those who died in the crash of Flight 93
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in Pennsylvania. In addition, there are tiles that specifically honor the 60 New York Police Department officers and 343 members of the Fire Department of New York who perished in the Trade Center attack. Cox’s project to create the 9/11 Memorial Monument took more than 2,000 hours to complete. It later was named the National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year. A sign on the monument that is dated Feb. 20, 2010, shares words from the late Guy F. Tozzoli, former president of the World Trade Center Association, and Byron Sutton, CEO at World Trade Center Orlando: “The flagship of our global network of World Trade Centers, a shining symbol of vision and optimism, was reduced to rubble tragically within two hours. “But World Trade Centers everywhere, including World Trade Center Orlando, responded with one voice. We must redouble our work to bring the world together through international commerce. It is the surest path to world peace.” Contact Tony Judnich at tjudnich@wotimes.com.
Colorful tiles express hope and sorrow at Windermere’s 9/11 memorial.
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Joseph Richardson spoke to the media following a Winter Garden City Commission vote on alternatives to opening government meetings with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRAYER / PAGE 1A City Attorney Kurt Ardaman proposed three resolutions for the commission. In the first option, the Pledge of Allegiance would be recited and various members of the religious community would be invited to give the invocation. In the second option, the pledge would be recited, and the commission would offer a moment of silence. And, in the third option, there would be no pledge, no prayer and no moment of silence. Each elected official had a chance to speak before the floor was opened to the audience. Olszewski said he was in favor of “freedom of religion, not freedom from religion” and thought the first resolution was “the most indicative of defending the Constitution.” He made a motion to adopt this option, which would include the pledge and an invocation by a rotation of guests from religious and non-religious groups, but the motion died for lack of a second from another commissioner. Buchanan said he disagreed with Olszewski. “Someone who doesn’t be-
lieve in God might not want to hear my prayer, and I might not want to hear their prayer,” he said. Buchanan then made a motion to adopt the resolution option that calls for a moment of silence and Pledge of Allegiance. Makin seconded the motion and said he agrees with Buchanan. “I’d be OK with that,” Sharman said. “But I’d like things to stay the way they are.” Rees said: “Yes, I would like to keep things the way they are; or a second option/ resolution. I’d like to give all religions a chance.” The mayor then opened the floor to the audience, asking the speakers to keep it to three minutes and asking the audience to respect the speakers. Two former city commissioners spoke — Theo Graham and Rod Reynolds. Graham agreed with Rees and said, “Why do we want to change the U.S. Supreme Court” decision? “I feel like any American will stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and stand when the flag goes by,” he added. Reynolds said: “I’m passionate like the mayor, but I must say that the Constitu-
tion defends the freedoms of those who feel different than me. I think the minority should concede if they don’t agree with the majority. That’s why there’s a ballot box.” The commission also heard from residents of Winter Garden, Clermont and Oviedo, who spoke on both sides of the issue. When Richardson spoke, he began by thanking the elected officials and staff for looking into his request in May for the city to be more inclusive during the time of invocation. He told commissioners: “The Bill of Rights exists to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. … I intensely respect our country, our military and their sacrifices. But, I also reserve that right to show respect in ways that I choose and not in ways that are mandated either through legislation or through peer pressure.” Richardson is a member of the atheist group Freedom from Religion Foundation and of the Central Florida Freethought Community. He also read a statement from his wife, Kathleen Richardson, who could not attend the meeting. She asked
the commission to continue the Pledge of Allegiance but call for a moment of silence instead of saying a prayer. Rees first served as a city commissioner in 1986 and was elected mayor in 2008. “It has always been protocol of our city to stand for the pledge and the flag,” he said Friday. And while the mayor has accepted the vote, he wanted it noted that he will not waiver on his principles and convictions and still believes citizens should stand during the invocation and pledge. City Manager Mike Bollhoefer said the commission still has the option of bringing the issue back for discussion. “They can change that policy at any time,” he said. How do other West Orange County municipalities handle this issue? In Oakland, a town commissioner gives the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance is said. In Ocoee, the pledge is said and either a commissioner or invited guest leads the group in prayer. In Windermere, the mayor says a prayer and the pledge is recited. Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
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Matthew’s Hope Ministries welcomed Vanessa Welch, Channel 9 anchor and reporter, to its Board of Directors.
The “Last Harvest” exhibit is on display at Winter Garden City Hall.
By Peter Schreyer, project director and lead instructor
+ Matthew’s Hope Ministries Channel 9 news anchor and reporter Vanessa Welch recently joined the Matthew’s Hope Board of Directors. “I am honored to serve alongside the other board members of Matthew’s Hope and consider this a privilege,” Welch said. “Over the years, I have watched this ministry grow and change the lives of hundreds of homeless men, women and children in Orange County without any government funding. Pastor Scott has a vision and a passion for teaching people who’ve fallen on hard times how to pick themselves back up.” “Scott and the Matthew’s Hope board members are inspiring the homeless to improve their situations while walking alongside them and loving and supporting them,” she said. “I’m excited to join this board at a time when they are expanding services to include a preschool for homeless children. This will allow their parents to work while they get a head start on their education. I’m grateful to serve alongside the other board members and believe great things are ahead for Matthew’s Hope and the homeless in Orange County.”
+ West Orange Chamber of Commerce The West Orange Chamber of Commerce will host a Courses to Careers Education Luncheon Thursday, Oct. 2, to showcase the areas where school systems and the business community can work together for a more highly trained workforce. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (407) 656-1304. The chamber also invites the public to the grand opening and ceremonial ribbon cutting for The Grove, which will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at The Grove, 4744 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. The event also will include live entertainment, train rides and more. Those in attendance will have the chance to win $1,000 in gift cards and merchandise from Grove merchants. For more information, visit TheGroveOrlando. com or call (407) 6561304.
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Working in the cabbage fields of Zellwin Farms. The workers will have their lunch breaks in the labor bus, which brought them to the fields.
Top right: Following the tradition of her family, Willie Mae Williams has been a farm worker most of her life. She was interviewed with Louise Seay, a co-worker and friend. Both spent their early years traveling back and forth between South Florida and the Lake Apopka muck farms.
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Photos included in “The Last Harvest: A History and Tribute to the Life and Work of t he Farmworkers on Lake Apopka” reveal life as Lake Apopka farmworker.
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ome of the blackand-white images are haunting, as if they were taken a century ago, when farms were as common as outhouses and one-room schoolhouses. Others look like they were taken yesterday in the few groves and processing plants left in the area. An art exhibit at Winter Garden City Hall reminds citizens of the lucrative farms that dotted West Orange County for centuries and gave thousands of farm laborers a way to provide for their families. “The Last Harvest — A History and Tribute to the Life and Work of the Farmworkers on Lake Apopka” is a collaboration of organizations, students and professionals to preserve this part of agricultural history, and although the photographs are 16 years old, they paint a picture of a farmworker’s life that continues today. Peter Schreyer, executive director of Crealdé School of Art in Winter Park, which
organized the photographers, said the exhibit is still just as relevant in 2014 as it was when the pictures were taken in 1998. “People still come and relate to it and talk about it,” Schreyer said. “There’s nothing wrong with agricultural work and farm work, and I think what a lot of people don’t know is the hardship of the workers. … It’s important for people to know that there is still agriculture in Florida.” The exhibit is a day in the life of the workers at the Apopka farms: Employees in
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Peter Schreyer, center, discusses the “Last Harvest” exhibit with Apopka resident Bob Michaels, left, and Ervin Sharpless, a Winter Garden resident who worked in a management position at Long Farms, one of the 13 farms that were bought out by the state.
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Cabbage fields of Zellwin Farms, Apopka. Their fertile Lake Apopka muck generated two cabbage harvests each year.
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Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. Dr. Bob Stamps, of the Audubon Society, will present a program, titled, “WildlifeFriendly Landscaping.” Anyone who has worked in education is invited to attend. For more information, visit ocrea-fl.org or call (407) 6770446.
atlanticdatateam.com. The Rotary Club meets at noon Tuesdays, at Tanner Hall, 29 W. Garden Ave., in Winter Garden. For more information on the Rotary Club of Winter Garden, visit rotaryclubofwintergarden. org.
+ Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista
+ West Orange Kiwanis After Hours Lake Buena Vista Rotary Club President Marti Trieschmann, left, and past club President Eduardo Fernandez received praise from Reedy Creek District Administrator Bill Warren for the club’s charitable efforts and programs.
Former District Gov. Rick Baines recently visited the Lake Buena Vista Rotary Club to discuss student opportunities to attend Camp RYLA. At the Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista, former District 6980 Gov. Rick Baines introduced an opportunity for clubs to help send high school boys and girls to a four day leadership training at Camp RYLA. The camp will include accommodations, food, sports
Rotary Club President Sheri Loiacono, left, welcomed Jim Gentry as the guest speaker for the Winter Garden Rotary Club’s weekly lunch meeting.
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and team building exercises at the Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla. The club also welcomed recently Bill Warren, Windermere resident and district administrator for Reedy Creek Improvement District. On behalf of the Reedy Creek Board of Directors, Warren saluted the club for its successful efforts, both internationally and locally, to create programs that benefit those in need.
+ Robinswood Garden Club Robinswood Garden Club President Wilma Lentz welcomed members and guest Nathanel Johnson to the club’s meeting, Sept. 2, at the Pine Hills Community Center. Carolyn Kennedy read a poem by Maya Angelou, relaying the message that although we may have pain, we don’t have to be a pain. She also presented the club with the program on Florida native wildflowers and Victoria Loney prepared the Program and Hostess lists for the upcoming club year. Cookie Coykendall donated the oyster plant she previously used for a horticulture report. The Vietnamese often brew the plant’s flower into a tea for coughs. The Florida Federation of
Garden Clubs will celebrate 90 years by hosting a garden party Sept. 11, at the federation’s headquarters 1400 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. The club’s next meeting will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7.
+ Orange County Retired Educators Association The Orange County Retired Educators Association will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at College Park United
The West Orange Kiwanis After Hours club will host its “Funday Monday” event from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at alFresco, 146 W. Plant St., No. 140, Winter Garden. The club invites the public to enjoy food and wine and help raise funds for upcoming local service projects. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at the door or in advance. For more information, contact Jeremy Carter at carterjeremya@gmail.com, Amy Jo Carter at carteramy23@yahoo. com or Patti Riley at pswany91@hotmail.com. The Kiwanis After Hours club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month in downtown Winter Garden.
Rebecca Shae, left, Matthew Coalson and Ocoee Rotary Club President Vania Colina discussed the plans for an upcoming aquaponics project designed by UCF engineering students.
+ American Legion, Hugh T. Gregory Post 63 The American Legion is currently looking for historical articles, pictures or memorabilia about Post 63. Anyone with items to donate or loan can call (407) 656-6361. The post also has dry chemical fire extinguishers
Winter Garden Elks 2165 recently elected its new officers. Back row, from left: Scott Reichert, Casey Goodson, Jim Ragan, Randy Conyers, Mark Wallick, Bob Szollosy, Ray Deweese; and Robert Goodson. Front row, from left: Joseph Frame, Leslie Freeman, Sean Bruce, Tamara Conyers and Roy Labossiere.
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+ BOY SCOUT TROOP 225 Boy Scout Troop 225, of Windermere, went on a trek this summer through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. During their trip, the scouts covered 100 miles and experienced elevation changes from 6,500 feet to as high as 12,441 feet when they reached the top of Mount Baldy. The crew enjoyed tomahawk throwing, rock climbing and rappelling,
black-powder rifle shooting and an old-fashioned chuck-wagon dinner. They climbed mountains, saw wildlife up close, endured a hailstorm and waded across rivers. They also assisted in the conservation and upkeep of the scout ranch. Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America’s premier high adventure base and the largest youth camp in the world. It has served more than one million participants since 1938.
Boy Scout Troup 225, of Windermere, trekked through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains while attending a 12-day camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. and 3-foot-by-5-foot American Flags available for $15. The proceeds will benefit local and national charities. The post building is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, located at 271 W. Plant St, Winter Garden. Veterans are invited to drop by for coffee and conversation. A lunch menu is also available. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Bingo Night takes place at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
+ Rotary Club of Windermere The Rotary Club of Windermere invites the public to attend its Lobster Luau from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at 3409 Maguire Road, next to Lake Down. The club will provide food, drinks and live music with an island flair. Participants are encouraged to wear their best island attire and big on unique items in the live and silent auctions. Club members enjoyed a
Windermere Rotary Club President Stephen Withers, left, George Poelker, Judy Black and President-Elect Darrell Gardener look forward to the Lobster Luau event coming up on Sept. 14.
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Winter Garden Rotary Club President Sheri Loiacono, right, welcomed Tiffany, left, Gracie and Ben Stalvey to the weekly club meeting to raise awareness for Rett Syndrome and introduce the upcoming Central Florida Dreamplex facility. presentation at its Sept. 2 meeting from Judy Black and George Poelker, chairs for the luau. Black and Poelker discussed plans for the event, including the food, activities and the Hawaiian fire-eating entertainment. They also detailed the art of pineapple cutting for Mai Tai drinks. Tickets are $50 online and $60 at the door. Proceeds will be donated to West Orange charities. For more information and to
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purchase tickets, visit windermererotary.org.
+ Ocoee American Legion, Tommie C. Sanders Memorial Post 109 The Tommie C. Sanders Memorial Post 109 meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Ocoee Senior Center, 1701 Adair St. For more information, call (407) 656-7285.
The Mighty Oneida Tribe, Noonway, won the Dr. Phillips Y Wilderness BBQ Chili Cook-off. Tribe chief Rodger Giannini and princess Caterina Giannini celebrated the victory.
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SAFETY INFORMATION As students and parents slip back into the school-year routine, Orange County Public Schools is offering a few tips to ensure student safety.
TO AND FROM SCHOOL • Identify safe routes to school, and have an alternative route in mind to avoid congestion. • Obey all traffic laws and speed limits, especially the 20 mph limit in school zones. • Do not pass other vehicles in school zones or at crosswalks. • Do not change lanes in school zones. • Do not make U-turns in school zones. • Consider walking or biking with your child to school to reduce traffic congestion. • Do not text or otherwise use a cellphone while driving unless it is completely handsfree.
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• Do not use curbside lanes in front of schools designated for emergency vehicles only. • Stay in your designated traffic lane, avoid abrupt movements and don’t cut across green space. • When dropping off your child at school, move safely and promptly through drop-off zones. • Be patient, be attentive and follow all school staff directions. • Never block traffic. • If a curbside location is not available, cars should park legally and drivers should walk to the school. • Drivers in pick-up lanes should not exit their vehicles while waiting in the queue. • Do not engage faculty, staff or passersby in conversation while in an active pickup/drop off lane.
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• Students and parents are responsible for safety and proper behavior going to and from the stop and while waiting for the bus. • Students must stand off the roadway while waiting. • Students must respect other
people’s property. • Students must not push, shove or engage in horseplay. • Students must arrive at the bus stop at least five minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time. • Students must wait for and get off the bus only at approved stop locations.
DURING LOADING AND UNLOADING
• Never walk behind the bus or along the side of the bus. • Always be sure the driver can see you. • When you see the bus coming, stand at the stop and wait for the bus to come to a complete stop. • Always wait for the driver to signal that it is safe to cross the road and/or load into the bus. • Never pick up an object that you drop under or near the bus; ask the driver for help. • When crossing a traffic lane, always look left, right, then left again; cross only if approaching traffic has stopped. • Make sure clothing and backpacks have no loose drawstrings or long straps that could catch in the handrail or bus door. • Only board your assigned bus, unless other arrangements are approved by your school.
DURING THE BUS RIDE • Always follow the driver’s directions. • Never distract the driver from driving, unless there is immediate danger to you or others. • Remain seated and keep the aisles clear. • Eating, drinking and chewing gum are prohibited. • Never bring unsafe or unauthorized items on the bus. • Always keep your arms, legs and head inside the bus. • Always show respect for your fellow students. • Keep conversation at a reasonable level and remain quiet at railroad crossings. • The Student Code of Conduct applies on the bus as well as in the classroom.
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CLASSNOTES + West Orange preps for first 2014 musical
The West Orange High School Theatre Department will open its 2014-15 theatrical season with the family musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The two-week run opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the high school, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden. Performances also will take place at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2 and 4; and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5. “Thoroughly Modern Millie” tells the story of a small town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love — a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. Millie finds delight in the fashions and chemistry that changed the world in an era known for parties, good times and enjoying life to its fullest. The music is upbeat, the costumes are fun and the dancing is some of the most impressive you will see on any high school stage in Central Florida. The cast and crew of almost 75 students will be led by four of the department’s strongest performers. The title role of Millie will be played by senior Staci Stout. Local audiences will remember Stout for her award-winning performance as Annie Oakley in last year’s “Annie Get Your Gun.” Stout returned recently from a summer in New York, where she was featured at the prestigious Broadway Star of the Future competition and then studied vocal performance and technique at CAP 21, the training ground for numerous current Broadway stars. Junior Parker Wallace will share the stage with
Stout as Millie’s boyfriend. Wallace was featured in last season’s production of “Gypsy,” as Tulsa. Senior Elina Moon will portray Miss Dorothy, a rich aristocrat who takes on the adventure of experiencing how the poorer half of society lives. Jeffrey Oakman will take on the demanding role of Trevor Graydon III. The boss of the company at which Millie lands a job, Graydon is one of the countries richest and most eligible bachelors. This will be the first chance to see the amazing and talented group of freshman actors and technicians that have joined this award-winning theater program this school year. Tickets are $15 for reserved seats, $12 for general admission and $10 for students. The high school thespians are offering a great opportunity for families of students who attend the elementary and middle schools that feed into West Orange High School. If you are from a feeder school and wear your school shirt or bring proof that your
child attends a feeder school for West Orange, then the WOHS Thespians will donate $2 of each ticket you purchase to that school’s PTSA program. For more information call the box office,(407) 9052400, Ext. 6162462.
+ Montverde to hold flag-raising ceremony Montverde Academy will host its annual Flag-Raising Ceremony at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, on the grounds of the MVA’s Centennial Plaza, 17235 Sevent St., Montverde. This intercontinental observance customarily involves the participation of one middle-school student and one lower-school student joined with 40 to 45 upper-school students (representing their respective countries) in simultaneously lifting each country’s flag in a symbolic gesture of unity, cooperation, collaboration and respect.
Family Christian School fourth-grade teacher Katie Hancock welcomed some of her new students to the classroom during the recent Meet the Teacher event. From left: Emily Powelson, Dominga Gonzalez, Katie Hancock, Mia Janney, Zach Howell and Dawson Johns.
MVA senior Ben Simmons will represent Australia at the annual Flag-Raising Ceremony. This year’s event will include student representatives from more than 60 different countries currently attending MVA this fall semester.
+ OCPS announces Parent Academy Orange County Public Schools released recently the lineup for the 201415 Parent Academy. There are seven of them scheduled with lots of activities, resources and information that should help you throughout the year. Lunch is available, as is childcare for children ages 4 to 12. All sessions are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, and registration is preferred. For more information, visit Parent Academy website, ocps.net/cs/support/titlei/ParentAcademy/ Pages/default.aspx, or call the reservation line, (407) 317-3300. The sessions include: “From Cradle to Career: Readiness for ALL Students” — Oct. 18, at Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 W.
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REUNIONS OCOEE HIGH CLASS OF 1974 Ocoee High School Class of 1974 will hold its 40th reunion at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at MetroWest Country Club, 100 S Hiawassee Road, Orlando. The cost is $85 per person. For more information, contact Vicky Whitehurst-Walker, elegantV@cfl.rr.com; Andrew Jenkins, (407) 456-4997; or Jeff Griffin at (407) 6940320. Funds can be mailed to OHS Class of 1974, 1678 Malcolm Point Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787. Whispering Oak Elementary celebrates its 10 year anniversary with “A Decade of Excellence.” Principal Dr. Patricia Ramsey purchased decade polos for all of the staff with the school’s new logo for this year. Front from left: Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Ms. Teena Moore-Jenkins, Andrew Rouse, Christie Jewell, Carmen Rivera and Tonya Wood. Second row, from left: Salvador Zambrano, Shanta Singh, Pam Matthews, Jenn Blasko, Cathy Moore, Kimberli White, Debi Hartman, Shelly Wood and Shannon Deveault. Third row, from left: Sonia Robinson, Dee Garner, Teresa Sanders, Kathy Anish and Kaitlyn Taylor. Fourth row, from left: Lili Cordell, Doris Powell, Bev Eichelberger, Nimisha Chotai, Andrea Howell, Cori Goldstein, Heather Ruhle, Tracy Webb, Harriet Youman and Lise Abrams. Fifth row, from left: Tracy Bixler, Sandra Cooper, Beth Brissette, Jenn Russell, Ashley Stofer, Darlena Ladnier, Marie Louis, Connie Murphy, Alison Van Swearingen and Janna Johnston. Sixth row, from left: Lynn Weaver, Ginny Hinckley, Dana Cartieri, Tiffany Stanley, Lydia Williams, Karen Lawler, Serena Espinosa, Dana Christopher and Nadia Mir. Seventh row, from left: Ann Kainth, Kyle Renschler, Melanie Mercado, Michele DeFreitas, Brian Myers, Jason Robinson, Lyn Wooten and Kerry Kuhn. Top row, from left: Steve Czerniejewski, Brian Myers, David Scurry, Becky Mills, Keith Tomasek and Yoselin Tejada.
Sixth-grade students at Lakeview Middle School were tapping to the beat as the West Orange High School Band performed for them in Lakeview’s newly renovated auditorium. Students were able to hear a sampling of music played during football games and also enjoyed the harmony of skillful vocals from WOHS chorus students.
Amelia St., Orlando “The Involved Parent: Parents, Schools and Communities Working Together” — Nov. 15, at Southwest Middle School, 6450 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Orlando 32819 “Road Map to Success” — Jan. 24, 2015, at Edgewater High School, 3100 Edgewater Drive, Orlando “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” — March 7, 2015, at Winter Park High School, 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park “Great Beginnings: Transitioning to New
Heights” — April 4, 2015, at Windy Ridge School, 3900 Beech Tree Drive, Orlando “Guiding Good Choices: Learning Doesn’t Stop During the Summer” — May 2, 2015, at Wekiva High School, 2501 N. Hiawassee Drive, Apopka.
+ Ocoee High School hangs 10 Ocoee High School established its school spirit during its traditional firstday-of-school pep rally. Each student received a school T-shirt and enjoyed
the rally’s Hawaiian “Hang Ten” theme. This year’s school shirt is themed, “Infinitely a Knight,” to continually promote school spirit and unity.
+ Valencia College earns national honor Valencia College ranks fourth in the number of associate degrees awarded to students, out of nearly 3,000 colleges and universities nationwide, according to a ranking published Aug. 18, by Community
College Week.To compile its annual Top 100 rankings, Community College Week editors used data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics and focused on degrees conferred during the 2012-13 academic year. In that year, Valencia awarded 7,117 associate degrees, including 3,376 earned by minority students. “Valencia’s continued focus on student success is paying off,” said Valencia College President Dr. Sanford C. Shugart. “For the past decade, the college has targeted its efforts toward helping all students succeed. These rankings underscore the role that Valencia plays as the first step to college for many students in Central Florida.” The college ranks fifth in the nation in the number of degrees awarded to Hispanic students and seventh in the number awarded to African-Americans. The college also ranked second in the nation in the number of one-year certificates awarded. Valencia offers three types of degrees: associate’s degree in arts and
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LAKEVIEW HIGH CLASS OF 1948 The Lakeview High School Class of 1948 will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. Oct. 7, at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 3316 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Class members and spouses are invited to attend. both associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in science.
+ KCC Orange wins Gotha award Kid’s Community College Orange Elementary Charter School has been selected
Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn and Windermere Elementary Principal Diana Greer welcomed students on the first day of school.
for the 2014 Best of Gotha Award in the Elementary School category by the Gotha Award Program. The program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements of local businesses throughout the Gotha area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value. KCC Orange opened three years ago. Today, the school serves students in kindergarten through fourth grades and will add fifth grade next year. KCC Orange ranked No. 2 in all Orange County public elementary schools for its 2014 FCAT reading scores. For more information about KCC Orange, visit mykidscc.org or call (407) 982-2421.
The students at A.S.P. VPK at Oakland Avenue Charter School enjoyed a visit from the main character from the book, “Nothing Like a Puffin.” For more information, visit the program’s Facebook page, facebook.com/ aspvpk.
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HISTORY OF THE FARMS Exhibit visitors can read the history of the agricultural businesses, written by Dr. Ronald I. Habin, an anthropologist, and learn why they were started. In response to food shortages during World War II, the Florida Legislature created the Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District to oversee the diking and draining of 20,000 acres of the northern shores of Lake Apopka. The rich muck lake bottom became prime farmland. For nearly 60 years, laborers harvested and packed lettuce, radishes, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, broccoli, leeks, onions, carrots and sweet corn. Habin writes: “By the 1970s, Lake Apopka had become so severely polluted from the farms that it was best known for being the home of alligators with mutated reproductive organs and having a distinct lime-green color.” The Legislature determined the farms were affecting the lake and created an act that permitted the state to buy the farms for $65 million. “July 1, 1998, marked the day when the lives of 2,500 farm workers and their families were irrevocably changed,” Habin writes. “History will record that date as the last harvest on the Lake Apopka muck farms.” Thirteen major farms were purchased, and the state paid the landholders more than $100 million to cease their agricultural businesses. As part of the deal, the farmworkers were supposed to receive adequate retraining in classes such as truck driving, computer operation and cosmetology, Habin said, but many dropped out because “training took too long and their bills were coming due.” And while some found work in local nurseries, Habin said, many left Central Florida “to look for the work they have known all their lives.”
IN THEIR WORDS The display includes written stories of individual farm workers, too.
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Workers gather in the afternoon at Deneef Village. The Apopka trailer park primarily houses low-income agricultural workers and their families.
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HARVEST / PAGE 9A the cabbage fields of Zellwin Farms, which produced two harvests each year in the fertile Lake Apopka muck. A man unloading packaged carrots from an industrial vacuum sealer prior to transferring them to the pre-cooler. Farmworker Larry Simmons stacking crates of corn onto pallets —50 ears of corn per crate, 32 crates per pallet — at Lust Farms packinghouse. Women sorting washed radishes by quality at the
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Lidia and Patricia Alameda lived in the Duda Labor Camp with their family, which worked on the farms for 10 months each year. The rest of the year they spent in Texas, close to the Mexican border, where they could visit family in both countries. Long Farms packinghouse. The harvesting machine at Stroup Farms that allowed the grading and packing of the celery in the fields. Most of the photos were taken by the workers’ teenage children; a few were taken by two AmeriCorps students. The youth attended pho-
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Schreyer’s mind — it depicts a field early in the morning. “I told the student, ‘It’s really beautiful,’” he said. “Amongst the hardship of the work, he was able to see the beauty in the fields.” Besides Crealdé instructors Schreyer and Faith Amon, photographers were Felipe Gonzalez, Michael Hinkley, Tirso Moreno Jr., Ellen Cunningham, Lidia Alameda, Sarah Sullivan, Tania Rosado, Erica Reyes, Mireya Valle, Sister Ann Kendrick, Patricia Alameda, Joel Cabazos and Diomar Alvarez. A photo of the group is included in the City Hall exhibit. A grant from the Florida Humanities Council in St. Petersburg paid for much of the exhibit, which includes 46 photographs. Because of space constraints at City Hall, about three-quarters of them are on display. “I made sure the whole of the story was being told,” Schreyer said. “They all have great stories. That’s what it’s all about.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
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to work in the carrot house in Zellwood when I was 18 or 19. Before that, in the 1960s, I used to go help out in the fields on weekends or in the evening time after school. Hoeing or cutting radishes, chicory, Romaine. My aunt would pick us up, and she’d leave sandwiches and water in the car for the littlest children. The oldest ones would get out and work. You didn’t rip around and play; you did what you were supposed to do. That’s the way your parents brought you up. They brought you up the way their parents brought you up. So you learned how to do that kind of work.”
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“I came to the United States in 1980 looking for a better life. I came by boat with 23 other people. It took 11 days to get here because it was so stormy. We carried big barrels of drinking water on the boat to survive. We learned to use water wisely. When I got here, I was put in jail for two days. I have seven children in Haiti, but it’s very hard to bring them here. Still, life is better in the United States. If you’re not lazy, you can find work.”
• JEANETTE BROKENBOROUGH: “We used to get burnt pretty bad. Our face be as black as the muck. And when we got ready to go and take our bath, you could tell you went to the muck. We used to say, ‘I wonder if we really inhaling the muck?’ And we was. Especially when the wind came up — if you didn’t cover up like that, it went in you. I never got sick from it. All the chemicals that I knowed that they was using, I never got sick off them.”
• LUCKNER MILLIEN: “When Haitians started to come here back in the 1970s, the majority came without legal documents, including me. Until the spring of ’78, they used to come here, get off the boat and find their way. If they got caught by the INS, they can be put in jail for a couple of days or maybe a week, depending on the circumstances. After the spring of ’78, they started to seriously detain people. I spent over three months in jail. That three months was like a hundred years to me because of the way it was. Can you imagine you are in a jail cell in an area where you know nobody? Your family back home doesn’t know where are you, what’s happening to you. You have no way of communication with them, no communication with the outside world.”
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TIMESOBITUARIES Doris Evelyn Grimes
Doris Evelyn Grimes died peacefully on Aug. 30, 2014, with her daughter, Dorilyn Grimes Pazera; son, Timothy Bruce Grimes; and granddaughter, Kristy Bracewell Carroll, at her bedside. Doris was born Aug. 18, 1929, to Bruce Fenner Sharp and Edna Arlene Thornton Sharp, in Winter Garden. She was predeceased by both. She married Hugh Orville Grimes on Oct. 25, 1946, and they had a loving marriage of 61-and-one-half years, before Hugh’s death on May 9, 2008. Doris is also predeceased by brothers, Bruce Freeman Sharp and Donald Thornton Sharp; and by an infant sister (name unknown). She is survived by daughter, Dorilyn Grimes Pazera (Lee), of Winter Garden; son, Gary Lee Grimes, of Cleveland, Tenn.; son, Timothy Bruce Grimes (Lori), of Anson, Maine; sister, Rose Marie Sharp Lindsey (Gene), of Cullman, Ala.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews. Doris was a lifelong resident of the West Orange area, with the exception of the years between 1953 and 1957, when husband, Hugh, decided to go to college with his wife and two children in tow. They first moved to Montgomery, Ala., where Hugh attended Alabama Christian College, while Doris was the supervisor of the girls dormitory on campus and continued her role as mother to Dorilyn and Gary. After Hugh graduated from that college, they moved to Nashville, Tenn., where her
husband attended David Lipscomb College and obtained his bachelor’s degree in math and English. They lived in U.S. Army barracks on campus that had been refurbished as apartments for married students and their families. Doris continued her role as a mother while also serving as postmistress for the campus post office, as well as working at a Bible bookstore. Her daughter recalls that her mother was unofficially considered to have earned her “PHT” degree (putting hubby through) during the family’s time with Hugh at college. Third child, Timothy, was born in Nashville prior to Hugh’s graduation in 1957. Following the college years, they moved back to Winter Garden, where they continued to live until death. Before her husband’s college years, she became a real estate agent at age 21, a mostly male-monopolized field of work. She worked with her father-in-law, Lee A. Grimes (the firm now known as L.A. Grimes Agency Realtors and currently operated by her brother-inlaw, Larry A. Grimes) before and after the college years with her husband. Later, she managed the residential division of Wingard Land Company then, in 1978, opened her own real estate office — Doris E. Grimes, Realtor, operating it until she was forced to retire due to onset dementia. Doris was well-known as respected in the West Orange area, as a person and as a professional. She was, at one point, on the Orange County Planning and Zoning Board and was the first female president of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce in the 1970s. She loved the Lord first and foremost and lived her
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a deeper understanding of mental illness and resources of support. Members and families affected by mental illness will share personal triumphs and be available to help. The program also features specially trained facilitators from NAMI, who hope to break down the stigma of mental illness, starting with the youth, families and community. They also will discuss signs and symptoms of mental illness and what assistance is available. The evening will conclude with a unique and inspiring candlelight service, with leaders from many faiths participating. For more information call the NAMI office at (407) 253-1900, or visit the Windermere Union Church website, windermereunion. org.
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+ Youth football returns to action In Pop Warner action Sept. 13, the Dr. Phillips Panthers will be at the Lake Mary Rams; the Ocoee Bulldogs will host the Pine Hills Trojans; the Olympia Titans will host the Sanford Seminoles, and the West Orange Wildcats will host South Lake. The West Orange Bobcats of the Florida Youth Football and Cheer League will host the East Orange Thunder. In the Central Florida Youth Football League, the Ocoee Cardinals will travel to take on the Altamonte Patriots.
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hitting the lanes by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Prep bowling programs off and rolling Trio of local programs started season last week at bowling alley in Apopka. APOPKA — The energy at Brunswick Wekiva Lanes was palpable on the afternoon of Sept. 4, as three area bowling programs rolled their first balls of the 2014 season. Dr. Phillips, Ocoee and West Orange all had their first matches within a few lanes of one another, with the boys and girls teams for the Warriors and Panthers taking on each other, while the Knights competed
against Winter Haven. The familiarity between teams before things got underway was evident, with plenty of pleasantries being exchanged and an impressive showing of spectator support on hand. While each program has its own respective expectations and goals, Dr. Phillips coach Mike Barefoot probably spoke for all three when sharing his hopes for his team for that first match.
“The nerves — I’m looking for them to get over their nerves,” Barefoot said. Barefoot’s boys and girls team both fell to the Warriors (West Orange’s boys won, 880-767; the Warrior girls won 704-628) but, with a young roster, it was a positive step in the right direction. “I’ve got a lot of young bowlers,” Barefoot said. “They’re young, and they’re getting after it. We’re going up against the West Orange girls, that are top-five in the
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West Orange’s Ryan Lamoreaux lets one roll while the SEE BOWLING / 2B Warriors warm up for their match against Dr. Phillips.
MAKING MOVES by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
+ Felix to return to W.G. Squeeze Ruben Felix, who coached the Winter Garden Squeeze through the team’s inaugural season in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, will return to lead the team in the summer of 2015, according to Squeeze General Manager Adam Bates.
+ W.O. football gets cool support When the West Orange Warriors took on the Boone Braves on Aug. 30, it was a Saturday afternoon and it was hot. The Warriors benefited, though, from two line mister fans donated by Sunbelt and a generator to power the fans that was provided by Kent Keoppel and Handy Rentals. West Orange Athletic Director Adam Miller expressed his appreciativeness to those who helped the Warriors with their unusual Saturday afternoon game, which West Orange won 27-24. “The West Orange Athletic Department would like to thank Sunbelt, Handy Rentals and Kent Keoppel (kpalphotography.com) for going above and beyond Saturday afternoon for our varsity football game against Boone High School,” he said. “A major part of our last minute victory against Boone is contributed to Sunbelt, Handy Rentals and Kent Keoppel. Thank you.”
+ Registration open for First Tee The First Tee of Central Florida has announced registration details for its youth development organization’s Fall 2014 Life Skills Experience Clinics. The clinics will be offered through November at Stoneybrook West Golf Club, in Winter Garden. For more, visit thefirstteecfl.org/register.
+ Darrell Gotthard wins first week Congratulations to Darrell Gotthard of Winter Garden for winning the first week of our Weekly Football Contest. This week’s games can be found on 5B.
Lyndsey Huizenga, left, Sabrina Lasch and Rafaela Rivero hope to elevate the swim program at Windermere Prep this fall.
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movement The Windermere Prep girls swim team will be led this fall by a talented trio of two freshmen and an eighth grader. WINDERMERE — Overlooking the on-campus pool at Windermere Prep is a record board. Subtly tucked under a walkway overhead, its presence looms large for the swimmers
who train and compete at the facility. The board is adorned with names of past Lakers swimmers and their records and — if a trio of swimmers on the this year’s girls team has its
way — it will look very different in the near future. “I want to get my name on the record board as much as I can,” Lyndsey Huizenga said with a smile. Huizenga, an eighth-grader,
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along with freshman swimmers Rafaela Rivero and Sabrina Lasch, is part of a youth movement looking to elevate both the boys and girls programs in coach John Hodgdon’s third year at the helm. Hodgdon lost a talented group of veteran swimmers to graduation after the 2013 season and has been excited to see that loss offset by the rise of his youthful trio. “The program’s pretty young,” Hodgdon said. “My job is to get these kids to fall in love with swimming — these three (Huizenga, Rivero and Lasch) already are.” They’re in love with the sport — and also pretty good at it. All three competed in some capacity at the regional level in 2013 as seventh- and
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fast start by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
High-scoring CFCA looking to continue winning ways The Eagles, off to a 2-0 start, have outscored opponents 102-3 heading into Friday’s game against International Community School. OCOEE — Depending on how you choose to look at things, there are a few different ways you could view the 2-0 start for the Central Florida Christian Academy football team. First-year head coach Mi-
chael Bonneville, though, chooses to sum up the Eagles’ first two wins with one word: confidence. “(It’s) the boys knowing that they can play defense, offense and special teams with anybody,” Bonneville
said, referring to that confidence after CFCA’s 58-0 win over Merritt Island Christian on Saturday. The team has plenty of reaSteven Ryzewski son to be confident. Through Daniel Moore leads the way as a group of Eagles defenders tackled a ballcarrier on Saturday. The CFCA defense has SEE CFCA / 3B allowed only three points through its first two games.
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BOWLING / PAGE 1B state, and all I want to do is compete.” Ocoee’s boys won 2,2071,844 over Winter Haven, with Wanya Mitchell leading the way by rolling a 214. The Knights boys and girls programs are coached by Joe Amendola. Wekiva Lanes is the home site for West Orange and
Ocoee following the closing of Carter Family Bowl in Winter Garden. Roughly 16 miles from the Warriors’ campus on Beulah Road, it is a bit of a change from competing roughly two miles away. West Orange will bowl against Winter Park Sept. 17, on the road and against Wekiva on Sept. 16 (Wekiva will be the “home” team for this match, although the
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great pride. “From being the seveighth-graders. The young enth-grader looking up to swimmers are all fast learn- the seniors to now people ers, having each picked are looking up to me — it up the sport only within feels really nice,” Rivero the past few years. Each said. also won third in their Whether his swimmers with their own strengths, district. Hodgdon has been amazed can compete at a state level KEEP AN EYE ON: Girls: to see how far they have this year is something HodgSofia Bernard, Bridget come since the first time don said will play out on its Kelley, Lexi Delisle; Boys: they lined up next to varsi- own this season, though, Matthew Tiongeo, David ty swimmers that were, in given the fast-learning naWright some cases, more than five ture the girls have displayed, he is optimistic. What exyears older than them. WEST ORANGE “The first meet I took cites the third year coach them to that was a state-lev- the most, though, is the idea BOYS AND GIRLS el meet, they were almost he has three more seasons SWIMMING stone-cold — (they) had after this fall with this young COACH: Cindi Brasch completely straight faces core in tact. (fourth year) “I’m looking at this year, and were shaking in their 2013 REVIEW: Girls and boots,” Hodgdon recalled. but I have to look a few years boys team each finished “Now, they know that they’re in advance,” Hodgdon said. third in Metro Confergoing to go up against these “The cool thing about it is, ence West and third in (older) kids and they’re con- them being young, they’re districts. fident, they’re ready for it. bringing more young swimKEEP AN EYE ON: Girls: They’re chomping at the bit mers into the program.” Rileigh Knox, Victoria The girls, themselves, are to try and beat them (older Gracey, Sarah Passilla; all excited for this year with swimmers).” Boys: Austen Marschall, Lasch, the shortest of the their own respective goals Jhonny Mujica, Daniel three, remembers that first — but all three are cogniCadena meet — and craning her zant of the potential they neck to look up at the older have, collectively, to elevate WINDERMERE PREP swimmers she would race the program in the years to come. against. BOYS AND GIRLS “It’s actually really excit“It was really scary, beSWIMMING cause they were so big, and ing to know that you have COACH: John Hodgdon you can kind of tell who’s (teammates) that are going (third year) fast,” Lasch said. “You look to be here for a while,” Hui2013 REVIEW: Girls went up and you’re like, ‘Oh, zenga said. 5-2, boys went 7-0; both They will be there for a gosh.’” teams had swimmers adOf course, much has while and are leaders in the vance to the state meet. changed since then. With present. The girls, who are KEEP AN EYE ON: Girls: the seniors from a season quick to help their youngSabrina Lasch, Rafaela ago now graduated, the trio er teammates with honing Rivero, Lyndsey Huizenhas become leaders within their strokes and improving, ga; Boys: the program, and it’s a dis- are role models. r Ryan Ziegler eeves Licensed Acupuncturist“They’re MassageallTherapist model citizens tinction in which they take hirOpraCtOr Gentle ChiropraCtiC haS— Been eFFeCtiVe treatinG: these girls are straight-A students;Pain they’re Back Pain • Headaches • Shoulder • Neck involved Pain with student government,” • Arthritis • Painful Joints • Stiffness • Numbness Hodgdon said. “So, when 1080 S. DillarD St. Winter GarDen, Fl • Arm/Leg Pain • Bursitis • you Hip Pain • Cold Hands/Feet Most insurance accepted • Lic. # MM1720, MA32524 talk about leadership, it’s not just in the pool.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com. www.butlerboatrental.com
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WEEK THREE PREVIEW Editor’s note: All games on Friday unless otherwise noted. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (0-2 OVERALL, 0-2 IN DIVISION) AT CFCA (2-0 OVERALL, 1-0 IN DIVISION), 7 P.M. Scouting report: Two teams who have gotten off to very different starts this season meet in this Week Three matchup. CFCA has outscored opponents 102-3, while ICS has been outscored 88-21 through the first two weeks. Extra point: Comets are off to an 0-2 start after going 8-2 in 2013.
Scouting report: Another tough out-of-district opponent for the Knights to start the season, Ocoee will welcome the Wildcats to campus on Friday. While Winter Park will be favored here, there is hope for the Knights’ offense, which has sputtered out of the gate, as they prep to take on a Wildcats’ defense that has allowed 56 points through its first two games. Extra point: Ocoee played Winter Park close a season ago, falling 19-14 on the road.
FOUNDATION ACADEMY (0-2) AT CARROLLWOOD DAY (0-2), 7 P.M. Scouting report: The bad news? The Lions will have to travel all the way to Tampa for this road game.The good news? One of these winless teams will come away with its first victory. Extra point: Game against Carrollwood represents Foundation’s first game this season against a fellow Class 2A opponent. The Lions first two games saw them playing up against Class 3A programs.
OAK RIDGE (2-0) AT WEST ORANGE (2-0), 7:30 P.M. Scouting report: A close runner-up for the Game of the Week honors, this one features a state title hopeful in Class 8A (West Orange) hosting a state title hopeful in Class 7A (Oak Ridge). Oak Ridge is riding especially high after knocking off area powerhouse Apopka in a Week One upset. Extra point: West Orange won handedly in this match up a season ago, 53-24.
DR. PHILLIPS (2-0) AT SEMINOLE (1-1), 7:30 P.M. Scouting report: Seminole is off to a positive enough start this season, having defeated Lake Howell in Week One, 20-3, and then holding its own against a good Manatee team in Week Two before falling, 37-20. Dr. Phillips has rolled so far, as expected. Extra point: Panthers owned the Seminoles in 2013, 42-7. WINTER PARK (2-0) AT OCOEE (0-2), 7:30 P.M.
OLYMPIA (0-1) AT FREEDOM (0-2), 7:30 P.M. Scouting report: Olympia gave a gutsy performance against Dr. Phillips last week it will hope to build off of, while Freedom has struggled and been outscored 90-13 through two weeks. The Patriots’ defense has been questionable so far and may give the Titans’ offense an opportunity to find a rhythm. Extra point: Freedom edged Olympia in a close one a season ago, 28-21. LEGACY CHARTER — BYE WEEK
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The Windermere Prep Lakes will need a strong performance from quarterback Parker Davis, pictured above at practice, when it hosts Seffner Christian on Friday.
Lakers face test when Crusaders come to town Windermere Prep had its first home game canceled, thanks to the storm that rolled through Central Florida on Aug. 29, and the Lakers seemingly saved all that energy and released it on Keswick Christian on Sept. 5, cruising to a 55-14 victory. Now, Windermere Prep will play one of its biggest games of the season when it hosts Seffner Christian, a program that is an annual contender in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. The Lakers will
FOOTBALL / PAGE 1B two weeks, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 102-3. A dominant start, to be sure, CFCA (2-0 overall, 1-0 in division) has been able to take advantage of a favorable schedule to begin the season. The Eagles opened with a 44-3 win over Ocala Christian in Week One — a team that is 0-2 so far this season — and Merritt Island Christian has struggled mightily
rely heavily on junior quarterback Parker Davis, who was stellar in the team’s win on Friday, tossing just two incompletions while carving up the Keswick Christian defense for more than 300 total yards. Windermere Prep will have its hands full with the Crusaders, who outscored their first two opponents, 77-10. Seffner edged the Lakers in a shootout a season ago, 47-42, making this a budding rivalry in the SSAC.
dating back to last season, having won only one of its past 12 games. Both games were at home, also. Now, CFCA is preparing for Friday’s showdown with International Community School. The game was supposed to be the first road game for the Eagles, but Athletic Director Kyle Wills confirmed the game will be played at CFCA, because the field that International Community utilizes will not be available on Friday.
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Olympia looks to build off effort The Titans will travel to take on Freedom Sept. 15, and they hope to carry over positive momentum from their Week Two loss to state-ranked Dr. Phillips. ORLANDO — Logic dictates that the Olympia High School varsity football team will progress this season if it can replicate last week’s determined effort. The Titans had the difficult task of playing stateranked rival Dr. Phillips in their season and home opener on a rainy Friday night. Olympia made the Panthers work for every yard and point in the first half, though, and it was the way the Titans persevered in an eventual 43-10 setback that encouraged second-year head coach Tom Paolucci. “I love our kids for many reasons, and I told them one of the main reasons is that they have never quit,” Paolucci said. “I have hope, because we’ve got a lot of bright spots on our team.” Olympia hired Paolucci after Bob Head accepted the head coaching position at West Orange following the 2012 season, during which the Titans won five games and hosted a Class 8A regional quarterfinal. Olympia subsequently went 3-7 in 2013, as Paolucci and his assistants continue working to reestablish a program where nearly two dozen seniors returned to the roster this season. Paolucci’s tenure also has been marked by a challenging regular-season schedules so far. Three teams on the Titans’ current ninegame ledger were listed earlier this month in the Associated Press Class 8A state poll (No. 2 Dr. Phillips, No. 8 Apopka and No. 10 Lake
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Olympia quarterback Khalyn Strickland (No. 3) and the Titans look for their first win of the regular season Friday against host Freedom High School. Mary) and a fourth (West Orange) received votes outside the 8A top 10. Coaches typically strive for improvement from the first game of the regular season to the second in areas such as on-field communication and special teams play. The Titans not only will be looking to build upon some of the positive things they did in their opener, but the ultimate goal is to come away with a road victory this Friday, Sept. 12, against host Freedom. Freedom started 0-2 after double-digit losses to Osceola and West Orange. “Anytime you go against a team with different-colored jerseys, you want to win,” Paolucci said. “I know coach (Jeffrey) Higgins does a good job over at Freedom and so they’re going to be
well coached and schematically they (the Patriots) run a lot of the same stuff that we do.”
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A steady rain fell last Friday as Olympia battled Dr. Phillips to a 23-3 score at halftime. The Titans lost the field-position game during the opening two quarters, but they reached the DP 21yard line with the help of a long pass completion — and later a DP personal foul — and Phillip Shure kicked a 38-yard field goal to end the first half. Dr. Phillips, which has scored points in 100 consecutive games dating to 2006, pulled away in the third quarter by scoring two touchdowns in 46 seconds. Olympia registered its first TD of the season when
WHAT WE LEARNED: WEEK TWO by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor WEST ORANGE 43, FREEDOM 6 After taking a 15-6 lead into the half, the heavily-favored West Orange Warriors (2-0) outscored Freedom (0-2) 28-0 the rest of the way for a 43-6 victory. While Warriors like running back Dexter Williams, who scored multiple rushing touchdowns, and receiver Eddie McDoom, who scored a touchdown and had several big catches, had big games, the way the second half went for West Orange could really be summed up in one play. Facing third-and-long from his own one-yardline, Warriors quarterback Woody Barrett took a snap and dropped back into his own end zone. Under pressure, he scrambled and fumbled the football. Somehow, Barrett recovered his own fumble, discovered a seam in the defense and ran it more than 100 yards across the field for a touchdown. West Orange coach Bob Head said he was pleased with the way his program played in the third quarter. Dating back to the Warriors’ spring game against Timber Creek, West Orange had been losing the third quarter each week before outscoring the Patriots 21-0 in the period.
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A ballcarrier for the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors gets airborne trying to avoid tacklers from Legacy Charter led by Brian Carmean. Ocoee (0-2) has yet to find the scoreboard this season. The Knights’ early-season schedule won’t get any easier Sept. 12, with Ocoee heading to Winter Park to take on the Wildcats.
UNIVERSITY 35, OCOEE 0 Against a good Cougars (2-0) team, the Knights’ offense struggled to put together scoring drives.
WINDERMERE PREP 55, KESWICK CHRISTIAN 14 The Lakers traveled across the state to St. Petersburg to play what would become their first game, thanks to a cancellation a week ago. Whatever pentup football-energy Windermere Prep held over from its canceled game against Mount Dora Bible, it must have taken out on Keswick Christian (1-1, 1-1 in division). The Lakers (1-0, 1-0 in division) sprinted to a 55-14 win on the road. Junior quarterback Parker Davis compiled 320 total yards, completing 9-of-11
That means that the Eagles will be seeking a 3-0 start on their home field — and against another team that has started 0-2. A win would mark consecutive seasons that CFCA has started 3-0. The Eagles did so a season ago, when Bonneville was the defensive coordinator, but dropped six of their next seven games en route to a 4-6 record. Even so, this season already has a different feel considering the outpouring of
offense that CFCA has showcased. Despite a relatively small roster, the Eagles play a physical style of football and Bonneville believes his boys have improved each week, dating back to the Kickoff Classic. “As the season got going (after the Kickoff Classic), we were able to see how things work and able to work on little mistakes that we did — the boys responded well,” Bonneville said. “We really maintained what we do in
passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns to pair with two rushing TDs. ORLANDO CHRISTIAN PREP 40, LEGACY CHARTER 6 After an upset-victo-
Duante Callaway caught a scoring pass from junior quarterback Khalyn Strickland with just under six minutes remaining. “I’ve been in this area since 1998, and that’s definitely one of the best DP teams I’ve seen, but our defense played lights out in the first half,” Paolucci said. “Our defense plays well, and (senior defensive end) Stanley Gracia does very well for us. “(DP head coach) Rodney (Wells) does a great job over there with his defense,” he said. “He’s been there for a long time, and he does a very good job with those kids. It’s just one of those things where we need to find out what we’re good at offensively, and we need to start working on the things that we’re good at.” ry over Faith Christian to open the season, the Eagles (1-1, 1-1 in division) stumbled against Orlando Christian Prep, falling 406. The Warriors (2-0, 2-0 in division) have outscored opponents 104-6 through two weeks. THE FIRST ACADEMY 45, FOUNDATION ACADEMY 8 A rough start to the season for the Lions (0-2) continues as they fell hard Sept. 4, at Walker Field to the visiting Royals (1-1), 45-8. The good news for Foundation, which has not had its full roster at its disposal for either game because of disciplinary issues, is that there is ample time before district games against Agape Christian and Victory Christian to right the ship.
OTHER SCORES Dr. Phillips 43, Olympia 10 CFCA 58, Merritt Island Christian 0
David Dominguez maneuvers through the line of scrimmage during Legacy Charter’s home game on Friday.
the weight room and how we practice. … We’re physical.” Bonneville said on Saturday that, after two big wins, he is interested to see how his team will respond the next time an opponent comes out swinging and creates some adversity for the Eagles. That could happen on Friday with International Community, but if it doesn’t, it surely will with Orlando Christian Prep (2-0) — who CFCA will face Sept. 19. The Warriors have out-
scored their opponents 1046. Bonneville isn’t likely to let his boys take any of their opponents lightly. He plans to continue preaching a message that he has been instilling in his unit throughout fall camp and into the season: Win the line of scrimmage. “You win up front,” Bonneville said. “I preach that to our boys.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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GAME FILM by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
MALIK NICHOLSON The Ocoee Cardinals’ Mighty Mites team (third- and fourth-graders) picked up a big win in Central Florida Youth Football League action late Saturday afternoon, beating up on the South Lake Cowboys for a 31-6 victory. Helping to lead the way for the Cardinals was Malik Nicholson. Malik got the scoring started right away for the Cardinals, running back the opening kickoff for a touchdown. Malik went on to score two more touchdowns to pair with several big plays and plenty of tackles while playing defense, making him our Athlete of the Week. How old were you when you started playing football? (I was) 4 or 5. Which do you like playing better, offense or defense? Mostly defense.
What game are looking forward to the most? Mostly this team (the South Lake Cowboys).
What’s your favorite position to play? Running back. What’s your favorite college football team? The Oregon Ducks.
What’s your favorite television show? “The Regular Show.” What’s your favorite thing about playing football? Tackling people!
Jaden Dorsett leads a flock of Cardinals as they take down a ballcarrier for the Cowboys.
Ocoee Cardinals Mighty Mites fly past Cowboys
What school do you go to? Tangelo Park Elementary.
What’s your favorite pro football team? The (Baltimore) Ravens.
What’s your favorite movie? I don’t really have a favorite movie.
Malik Nicholson ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Ocoee Cardinals Mighty Mites, a Central Florida Youth Football League team comprising of third-
What’s your favorite other sport to play? Basketball.
and fourth-graders, never looked back. The Cardinals dominated the South Lake Cowboys, 31-6, for a big win in the last game of the day at the Ocoee Youth Football Field.
Who’s your favorite coach? My dad (Stephon Nicholson). What do you want to be when you grow up? A football player. What’s your favorite video game. Madden. What’s your favorite subject in school? Math. Laggarius Marshell leaves a defender for the South Lake Cowboys in the dust.
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Forestbrooke home tops August transactions The home at 3322 Fawnwood Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 15, for $380,000. Built in 2011, it has seven bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,686 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $81.09.
BORDEAUX
The condominium at 2025 Erving Circle, No. 206, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $75,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,109 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $67.63. The condominium at 1985 Erving Circle, No. 203, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $65,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,031 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $63.05. The condominium at 1995 Erving Circle, No. 208, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $60,900. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,285 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $47.39.
BRENTWOOD HEIGHTS
The home at 1412 Snowden St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $74,500 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,334 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $55.85.
BROOKESTONE
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MONTHLY SNAPSHOT High Sale Price: $380,000 Low Sale Price: $52,500 Short Sales: Eight REO/Bank Owned: Nine brooke Blvd., Ocoee, sold Aug. 27, for $249,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,150 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $115.81. The home at 511 Huntington Pines Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $255,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,019 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $126.30.
BRYNMAR
The home at 3403 Apple Ridge Road, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $306,511. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,400 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $90.15. The home at 3572 Cheswick Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $255,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,382 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $107.05. The home at 909 Brynmar Estates Blvd., Ocoee, sold Aug. 13, for $255,510. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,546 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $100.36.
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The home at 3576 Cheswick Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 28, for $249,675. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,382 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $104.82.
CHESHIRE WOODS
The home at 554 Finsbay Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 25, for $241,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,822 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $132.27.
CROSS CREEK
The home at 463 Darkwood Ave., Ocoee, sold Aug. 28, for $246,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,962 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $125.38. The home at 588 Darkwood Ave., Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $220,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,813 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.35.
CROWN POINT WOODS
The home at 1338 Log Landing Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $182,000 (short sale). Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,894 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $96.09.
EAGLES LANDING
The home at 2786 Eagles
Landing Trail, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $379,865. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,400 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.72.
FOREST OAKS
The home at 1607 Prairie Lake Blvd., Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $128,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,278 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $100.16.
FOREST TRAILS
The home at 2599 Laurel Blossom Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 29, for $214,463 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,753 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $75.14.
FORESTBROOKE
The home at 3514 Starbird Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $260,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,551 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.92. The home at 3274 Fawnwood Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $224,900. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,348 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $95.78. The home at 34187 Starbird Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $204,900 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two
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LAKE OLYMPIA LAKE VILLAGE
The home at 487 Picwood Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 15, for $82,000. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,025 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $80.
HAMMOCKS
The home at 1013 Ginger Spice Lane, Ocoee, sold Aug. 27, for $215,000 (short sale). Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,432 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.40.
HARBOUR HIGHLANDS
The home at 820 E. Harbour Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $205,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,895 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $108.18.
INGRAM TRAILS
The home at 2760 Pythagoras Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $222,500. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,307 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $96.45.
JORDANA HILLS
The home at 1003 Armada Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 6, for $66,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, one bath and
The home at 110 Zeus Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $206,450 (short sale). Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 2,359 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.52.
LAKE OLYMPIA NORTH VILLAGE
The home at 1361 Olympia Park Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 29, for $223,000. Built in 1991, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,336 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $95.46.
MCCORMICK WOODS
The home at 3536 McCormick Woods Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 12, for $313,220. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,780 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $82.86.
OCOEE HEIGHTS
The home at 916 Marlene Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $75,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,066 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $70.36.
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RICHFIELD
The home at 2115 Richfield Cove, Ocoee, sold Aug. 15, for $200,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,156 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $92.76.
SHOAL CREEK
The home at 732 Butterfly Creek Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 11, for $195,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,240 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.05.
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This Forestbrooke home, at 3322 Fawnwood Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 15, for $380,000. Built in 2011, it has seven bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,686 square feet of living area. ling Ave., Ocoee, sold Aug. 28, for $76,500. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, oneand-one-half baths and 1,000 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $76.50. The home at 905 Jamela Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $52,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,051 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $49.95.
PRAIRIE LAKE RESERVE
The townhome at 1904 Compass Flower Way, Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $182,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,786 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.90. The townhome at 1989 Compass Flower Way, Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $160,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,800 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.89.
PRAIRIE LAKE VILLAGE
The home at 2190 Twisted Pine Road, Ocoee, sold Aug. 26, for $195,000 (short sale). Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 2,498
square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $78.06. The home at 2270 Mountain Spruce St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 14, for $187,900 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,942 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $96.76. The home at 2401 Grand Poplar St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 25, for $175,000 (short sale). Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,166 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $80.79.
PRIMA VISTA
The home at 324 Hormigas St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 27, for $177,000. Built in 1973, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,665 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $106.31. The home at 327 Sabinal St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 26, for $145,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1975, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,711 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $84.75.
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The home at 2012 Leather Fern Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 29, for $244,190. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,707 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $143.05.
WEDGEWOOD COMMONS
The home at 1647 Rachels Ridge Loop, Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $242,500. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,746 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.31.
WESMERE
The home at 2 Roseberry Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 29, for $310,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 310,000 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $115.41.
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The home at 1717 Sparrow Song Lane, Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $200,000 (short sale). Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,951 square feet. The price per square foot is $67.77.
The home at 1880 Lochshyre Loop, Ocoee, sold Aug. 25, for $185,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,708 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $108.31.
RESERVE AT MEADOW LAKE
The home at 1342 Plumgrass Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 28, for $182,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,510 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $120.53.
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Main Street Mower is the definition of family owned and operated. Sherri and Stan Hawthorne started the business 20 years ago. Now, their 3 kids Stu, Julie and Chip are all involved. The first location was 1200 sq.ft. on Main Street in Windermere. After 8.5 years, they moved to Maguire, now they are right here on West Colonial. If you ask them why they moved, they will joke about the size of their past 2 parking lots. It’s true, going from 5 parking spots to over 100 is a big improvement, but take one look inside their showroom and service center and you will understand.
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Springs Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 26, for $250,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,792 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $89.54. The home at 1099 Shimmering Sand Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 6, for $233,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,625 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.76. The home at 1809 Sparkling Water Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 29, for $194,900. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,881 square feet. The price per square foot is $103.66.
The home at 1601 Glenhaven Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $278,700. Built in 1996, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,452 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $80.74. The home at 318 Forrest Crest Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 26, for $236,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,479 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $95.20. The home at 1791 Glenhaven Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 28, for $169,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,658 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.93. The home at 319 Sterling Lake Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug.
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Main Street Mower added Honda equipment to their lineup. With this addition, Winter Garden gets one of just a handful of fullline Honda dealers in Central Florida. Their stock of Honda Power Equipment includes mowers, generators, water pumps and more. “We knew Honda fit into our premium lineup, but until now we didn’t have the space”. If you’ve never used a Honda mower or cranked up a Honda EU series generator, take the opportunity. Demos are available.
History of The Building
The new building has a long history in Winter Garden. Built in 1966 by John Lamb, locals might remember the space as a Chevrolet dealer or more recently, PeterBilt / Rush Truck Center. Since moving in, Main Street Mower has made a lot of improvements to the property. They installed new landscaping, refinished the parking lot and replaced the old chain link fence.
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2 toddler beds, 15 strollers. 12 infant car seats, 6 high chairs, 3 swings, toys. Babylady 407-731-4248. 9/18rk Boy Scout Sale! 8-3 Friday and Saturday. 12788 Gillard Rd. Winter Garden 34787. HUGE amount of stuff for sale that will benefit Troop 749. ALL MUST GO! South of West Orange High School, one block past Beulah Baptist Church. SHOES and CLOTHES: Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Babies. Purses, Luggage, Candy, Caning Jars, Beauty Products. LOTS of Disney and Little Tykes Toys (large and small), wood Foosball Table, Bikes, Rugs, Linens. LOTS of Material on bolts and remnants for crafts, sewing and quilting. Dining Table and Chairs, End and Coffee Tables, Bunk and Loft Beds, Patio Furniture, beautiful Stainless Steel Frenchdoor Refrigerator, Sofa and Loveseat, Kitchenware, CD's, DVD's, Picture Frames, KnickKnacks, Wall Hangings, Adult and Children Books, Medicine and much,much more! DON'T MISS IT! 9/11ks Playpen/changing area $34.95, double stroller $24.95, kitchen $9.95, infant car seat $8.95, potty. Babylady 407731-4248. 9/18rk
160 GENERAL EMPLOYMENT
Huge Garage Sale - Saturday, 9/13 only 8 - 3. 617 Glenview Drive, Winter Garden. 3-Family's - Furniture, Clothes, Household Items, Kitchen, Nick Nacks. Our Junk Your Treasure. 9/11js
Swimming Pool Construction Company hiring workers. Plumbing and Tile experience a plus. Will train. 40+/week. Call 407-909-0220. 9/18sg
Kids halloween costumes $1.00 to $5.00. 25cent children clothes, vacuum $14.95, highchair $14.95. Babylady 407731-4248. 9/18rk
SAP Consultant (Bachelor's degree w/6 yrs exp or Associate's degree w/6 yrs exp; Major: Biz Admin, Accounting or equiv.; Other suitable qualifications acceptable) - Maitland, FL. Job entails working w/ & requires experience including: SAP Finance, GL, FA, AP, ML, CCA, SAP Controlling, SAP FSCM, SAP Solution Manager, CHARM, Retrofit process, Omega, Remedy, SAP LSMW, SAP SEM, BI, Clear Quest & HP ALM. Relocation and travel to unanticipated locations within USA possible. Send resumes to V3 USA Inc., Attn: HR, 407 Lake Howell Road, Suite #122, Maitland, FL 32751. 9/11sb Driver Trainees Neeed NOW! Become a driver for Werner Enterprises. Earn $800 per week! Local CDL Training. 1-877214-3624. fcan9/11
300 PETS Found male MinPin in Winter Garden. 407-905-0823. 9/18 Missing brown/beige tabby cat, green eyes, heavy, since Sunday August 17th. Purple Heart tag-Frankie 407-8777021. 9/11mt Missing since 8/26 from Ocoee Clarke/White Rd. area. Chocolate color Dachshund/Chihuahua mix female 1 yr. old. Call 407-399-3776. 9/11is
Sod Laborer $7.00/pallet and Exp. Sod Foreman. Clean MVR. WG Grassing, 532 N. Bluford Avenue, Ocoee. 407-8770709 9/25tfn Under Employed... Want A New Career? Become a Truck Driver! Must Have Good Driving Record No Drug or Criminal Past 5 years Earn $45,000+ In 4 Short Weeks. Carrier Sponsored Training. Call 888-693-8934. fcan9/11
440 RVS & TRAVEL TRAILERS 2006 Forest River 30ft. Travel Trailer/Toy Hauler. Sleeps 8, excellent condition. Call 407-656-5125. 9/11sw
Experience Hair Stylist needed. Inquire within at 319 West Road, Ocoee, Florida 34761 or call 407-614-2299. 10/2tl
460 BOATS
Hiring General Laborers. Apply today at Lott's Concrete Products, located at 429 N. Hennis Rd. Winter Garden. 9/18af
2008 18ft. Sun Tracker Bass Buggy Pontoon w/50hp Mercury motor. Excellent condition, low hours. $11,500. 407383-4356. 9/11bm
600 HOMES FOR RENT/LEASE
Hunters Paradise 49,900. Own 40 to 350 acres from 1250 per acre. Private road frontage, Creek frontage, Mountain views, Excellent hunting. Adjoins 347 acres state land Call 877-520-6719 or Remax 423-756-5700. fcan9/11
Trailer for Rent, winter Garden. 407-491-3961 or 407-4913962. 9/18gb
750 OUT OF STATE
620 APARTMENT & DUPLEXES
AUCTION - 4 ESTATE SIZE LOTS on Fort Loudon Lake, Lenoir City, Tennessee. Sept. 20, 10:30AM. Furrow Auction Co. 1-800-4FURROW or www.furrow.com. TN Lic. 62. fcan9/11
WINTER GARDEN - 1BR $695, 2BR $745, 3BR $935 on Lake Apopka. Water/Sewer included. 407-656-7162. 9/25tfn
650 COMMERCIAL FOR RENT
Job descriptions and applications are available online.
www.wintergarden-fl.gov Fax:
407-656-4111
407-877-2795
The City of Winter Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
CHURCH OF GOD OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD
Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee 407-656-8011
BAPTIST 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
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH 241 N. Main, Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11am, 7pm www.churchofthemessiah.com
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando, FL 32819. 1 block south of Conroy-Windermere Rd. on right. 407-876-3480 Sunday Services 8:30am,10:30am. and 6:30pm. Sunday School for all ages 9:30am and Children’s Chapel at 10:30am. Childcare provided. www.ascension-orlando.org
LUTHERAN PEOPLE OF FAITH CHURCH
CATHOLIC RESURRECTION CATHOLIC CHURCH
220 Windermere Rd, Winter Garden Serv. 8:30am & 10:45am 407-877-3937 www.PeopleOfFaith.ORG
1211 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. Winter Garden. 407-656-3113
METHODIST CHRISTIAN WEST ORANGE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1450 Daniels Road Winter Garden 407-656-2770 www.cocwo.com
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Service Times: 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM www.fumcwg.org 407-656-1135
PENTECOSTAL GRACE WORSHIP CENTER
Temporarily meeting at Baldwin Fairchild of Winter Garden 428 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL 34787 Pastor Ricky L. Faircloth
PRESBYTERIAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE LAKES, USA
Conroy-Windermere Rd. @ Lincoln Ave. Sunday School 9:00AM, Worship 10:30 407-291-2886 Worship on Wed. 7:00 - 7:30 PM “Come hear the Gospel” Rev. Ferdinand Brits www.pcol.org
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST WINDERMERE UNION CHURCH 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd. Windermere, FL 34786 407-876-2112 Worship times: 9:00am Adult Sunday School 10:00am Worship www.windermereunion.org
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695 REAL ESTATE Foreclosure - NC Mtns. Handcrafted log cabin on 2 ac. w/ stream. Lg loft open living area private setting needs work. Only $67,100 won't last! 828-286-2981. fcan9/11
THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD ANSWERS
740 LOTS & ACREAGE COASTAL WATERFRONT LIQUIDATION SALE! Saturday 9/13 ONLY. Ocean Access Homesite ONLY $29,900, was $149,900. World-class amenities all completed! Deep, dockable waterfront available. Best bargain in America! Low financing. Call 877-888-1416, x 138. fcan9/11
The City of Ocoee currently has the following positions open Recreation Leader – Parks & Recreation Salary $32,640/Annually Application deadline – Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 The job description and application can be found at www.ocoee.org The City of Ocoee is an Equal Opportunity Employer
NOW PURCHASING
The City of Winter Garden is currently seeking applicants for available positions
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Winter Garden
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THIS WEEK’S CRYPTOGRAM ANSWERS 1. Mother bee was happy with daddy bee. He was perpetually busy and every morning she would give him a new honeydo list! 2. When a male polar bear and a female polar bear get together, we see romance on ice and a demonstration of real animal magnetism.
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The winner of this week’s I Love West Orange Photo Contest is Deborah Shultz, who submitted this photo of a tiny frog just hangin’ out. The West Orange Times is hosting the contest, and winners will have their photograph featured and receive a $20 gift card. To enter, email your photo, along with your name and city and a caption, to aqrhode@wotimes.com; put “I Love West Orange” in the subject line. Winners can pick up their prize at the Times office.
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