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by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer OUR TOWN trail of tiers
Winter Garden hosts summit on Central Florida Trail system
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by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Taking inspiration from the trails that reinvigorated Winter Garden, politicians disclosed plans for a trail that would stretch from St. Petersburg to Titusville. + W.G. preps for spooky soiree The Winter Garden Parks and Recreation Department is making preparations for the 2014 Halloweenfest, which will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, on Plant Street, in downtown Winter Garden. The event will feature trick-or-treating throughout the downtown area, children’s activities, a hay ride, stage entertainment and more. It is free and open to the public. The department is still accepting applications for vendors or groups. For more information, visit wintergarden-fl.gov or call the department’s office, (407) 656-4155.
WINTER GARDEN — Officials and advocates from throughout Central Florida gathered Oct. 1, at Winter Garden City Hall to celebrate progress in the Coast to Coast Connector, trail from St. Petersburg to Titusville. “This will be the first regionally connected trail in the state of Florida,” said Dale Allen, president of the
Florida Greenways and Trail Foundation, which initially proposed the connector. “It could be the longest regionally connected trail in the nation.” In total, the Coast to Coast Connector will stretch 275 miles, after filling 66 miles of gaps to link 14 existing trails. One of the smallest gaps is between the West Orange Trail and the Clarco-
na-Ocoee Connector Trail, part of a larger “Orange Gap.” MetroPlan Orlando Smart Growth Planner Mighk Wilson said this Clarcona-Ocoee Connector Gap would require 1.6 miles of trail, extending from the Clarcona-Ocoee Connector Trail to the West Orange Trail along Clarcona-Ocoee Road or North Apopka Vineland Road.
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BOOKWORMS COZY UP WITH A GOOD BOOK by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
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TRAFFIC STUDY by Tony Judnich
Ocoee leaders to consider new speed bumps
Above: Yazmine McCoy, left, Leon Carter and Kenyatta Battle all selected books to take home. Top: Orange County Commission Scott Boyd read to the students. Left: Brandi Nunn, 6, enjoyed reading with Armesia Tyler, 8.
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Freshman Gabby Nye is two years removed from emergency open-heart surgery. ORLANDO — A freshman on the Olympia High School varsity volleyball team, Gabby Nye keeps a low profile of sorts. The team is full of seniors and veteran players, and the Gotha native is trying to soak up as much of the varsity experience as she can. Nye works hard, and, according to head coach Mitch Sadowksy, she takes coaching very well and is improv-
West Orange children showed up wearing their pajamas and carrying a blanket, ready for a few stories followed by milk and cookies. The West Orange Times Reading Reindeer and Just 1 Book sponsored the event Oct. 1, at the Maxey Community Center, in Winter Garden, and dozens of children attended. Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd was the special guest reader. Sarah Dewitz, of Orlando, read several selections, as did other volunteers. Dewitz, a teenager, organized the non-profit Just 1 Book program and launched a bookmobile to collect and distribute books to low-income families in Central Florida. The Reading Reindeer, in its 17th year, is a literacy program that collects new books to be delivered to children at 15 organizations at Christmastime.
U.S. Army Pvt. Whitney T. Temple graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine-week training, Temple studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field-training exercises. Temple is the daughter of Robert and stepdaughter of Sharon Bartemus, of Ocoee, and a 2011 graduate of Ocoee High School.
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Gotha native Gabby Nye rehabbed for more than eight months after having emergency open-heart surgery.
Olympia team rallies around teammate
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Megan Moore.
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The other segment of the Orange Gap to fill is a stretch of 2.3 miles, starting north on North Pine Hills Road off Clarcona-Ocoee Road, heading east on Beggs Road to North Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. Route 441) and then running northwest along Route 441 to connect with Pine Hills Trail at the
OCOEE — Speed bumps, aka speed tables made of asphalt, soon could help calm traffic in a couple of city neighborhoods. The Ocoee City Commission recently allocated $56,000 for such devices in fiscal 2015, which began Oct. 1. In the near future, two speed bumps could be placed on Cedar Bluff Lane,
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History..................................16A Obituaries.............................17A
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COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, OCT. 9 Bubba’s Bash — 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Harvest Bible Chapel Orlando, 12120 Chase Road, Windermere. Join PGA Tour pro and two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson for a charity concert featuring Christian rapper Thi’sl and Christian hip-hop artist Fedel. For more information, visit bubbasbash.com/windermere. “Edge of Night” Exhibit — takes place now through Nov. 2, at the SoBo Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. The public is invited to visit the exhibit, featuring edgy artworks related to Halloween, mystery and the nocturnal in a variety of media. The featured artist is Mark Pulliam. For more information, call (407) 347-7996.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10 Oakland Food Truck Night and Movie — 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, on the Oakland Avenue Charter School grounds, 456 E. Oakland Ave. The featured film, “The Nut Job,” will begin at 7:15 p.m. Participants should bring blankets, chairs and bug spray for the family feature. Up the Ant Hill — 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Join Ant and friends to explore the Earth and have fun learning how to help save the planet with stories, activities and crafts. For ages 3 to 5. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11 Archery Class — 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 25, at Veterans Memorial Park, 420 S. Park Ave., Winter Garden. Learn beginner and intermediate skills through games and lessons. Ages 5 and up are welcome. $50 per
class for residents; $55 for non residents. Four-week session is $160 for residents; $180 for non residents. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at (407) 656-4155. Commit to Yearlong Health and Wellness — 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Learn how to manage yearlong fitness from WELLTRAX master trainer Ron Owens and personal trainer Ben Beasley. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Craft Beer Festival — 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in Windermere Town Square, 520 Main St. A 5K “beer run” will kick off the event, hosted by Tri & Run of West Orange. Visitors also can try a wide variety of craft beers and tavern-style food. Bib number pick-up is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, or beginning at 3 p.m. on event day. For more information, visit windermercraftbeerfestivalbeerrun.itsyourrace.com/ event.aspx?id=3406. Dollar Day Sale — begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.11, at Upscale Thrift Store, 1165 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. A variety of gently used merchandise will be available all day for just one dollar. For more information, call (407) 654-0979. Dolphin Dash 5K — 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Lake Whitney Elementary School, 1351 Windermere Road, Winter Garden. The school will hold its third annual Dolphin Dash 5K and is inviting runners and walkers of all ages to participate in the timed event. All money raised will go toward projects and events for the elementary students. Register in person at the school or visit active.com. Future Science Past — 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Join the library for a program full of science fiction fun and magic to
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. Golf and Country Club, 15501 Towne Commons Blvd., Winter Garden. Seating is limited. For more information, email shaleana@thebirthplace.org or call (407) 654-9900.
see if a bunny can really travel through time. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. GloZell Green Festival — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the West Oaks Mall, 9401 W. Colonial Drive, #728, Ocoee. Take part in family fun and see the “Queen of YouTube” GloZell Green perform at this free comedic festival. Other performances include Youtube sensation Miranda Sings and “The Voice” singer Sisaundra Lewis. For more information or to RSVP, visit eventbrite. com/e/glozell-green-2nd-annual-festival-tickets-12842874383?aff=eorg. Kids’ Night Out — 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Orange County Parks’ West Orange Recreation Center, 309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden. Children ages 5 through 12 are invited for games, crafts, a movie and snack. The cost is $6 per child. For more information, call (407) 254-9304. Savvy Savers — 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Become a savvy saver by sharing coupons and savings tips. (407) 8357323. Take A Hike! — 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail. Join an ONP tour guide for a free hike through the preserve. For more information, call (407) 9050054.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12 Blues in the Library — 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. The Orange Blossom Blues Society brings the public “Blues in the Schools” to introduce students to the blues and educate them about the origins, styles and history of the music through presentations. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16
BEST BET Winter Garden Music Fest — takes place Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 12, in downtown Winter Garden, W. Plant St. This free, three-day outdoor and indoor music celebration will feature Central Florida’s finest musicians and more than 20 different music genres. For more information, call (407) 656-3244. Spiritual Wonders Gospel Concert — 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Tildenville Missionary Baptist Church, 233 Massey Ave., Winter Garden. Doors open at 5 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 13 Body and Books — 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. No prior yoga experience is needed. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. To register, call (407) 835-7323. Up the Ant Hill — 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Join Ant and friends to explore the Earth and have fun learning how to help save the planet with stories, activities and crafts. For ages 3 to 5. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
TUESDAY, OCT. 14 “Beetlejuice” Movie and Craft — 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Come to the library
to see the classic, creepy comedy “Beetlejuice” and make a spooky craft. Ages 9 to 12 are welcome. For more information, call (407) 8357323. Meet the Artist: JJ Dennis — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Meet local artist JJ Dennis as she discusses her “High Hopes” exhibition, featuring her collection of photographs and mixed media pieces. Her artwork will be on display through December. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Tertulia Cuatro Gatos / Spanish Book Club — 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Join this Spanish-language book club to discuss literature, art, music and more related to Latin America. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
WED., OCT. 15 Women’s Empowerment Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Stoneybrook West Legends
Castillo Kids Mariachi Performance — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the University Club of Orlando, 150 E. Central Blvd. The Castillo Kids Mariachi band will perform at Eti-Keys Training Group’s “FriendRaising” Fiesta to help combat bullying and raise awareness. The cost is $20 if paid in advance; $25 at the door. For more information, call (407) 521-8992. Eco-Night at the Movies — free showing of “A Murder of Crows” takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail. The movie reveals that crows are among the most intelligent of animals in the world, able to use tools, distinguish about 250 distinct calls and recognize individual faces of humans. A discussion will follow the movie. (407) 905-0054. Paranormal Investigations — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Journey into the unknown with the Beyond Investigators team for a closer look at the myths surrounding the paranormal and experience a hands-on tour of the equipment used in the field. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Relay For Life Kick-Off Party — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. The official 2015 Relay For Life of Dr. Phillips Kick-Off Party is open to the community. For more, contact Cynthia Schweitzer at (407) 497-3506 or visit relayforlife. org/DrPhillipsFL.
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CELEBRATING LIFE by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
Family, students to remember Bridgewater Middle’s Sheri Myers A celebration of life will be held Oct. 15 in the school library for the former reading teacher. WINTER GARDEN — Sheri Myers was passionate about two things — teaching and Disney. So, it’s no surprise that her classroom at Bridgewater Middle School was completely decked out in Walt Disney World and Mickey Mouse gear. Her motto, “Believe,” was firmly stamped in the minds of her students and reiterated throughout the classroom. The beloved reading teacher and Reading Department chair, who died of cancer last month, will be remembered during a celebration of her life at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the school’s library. Several former students are expected to speak at the service, including Brian Paulsen, a Bridgewater eighth-grader, and Ben Thompson, a West Orange High sophomore who attended Bridgewater. Thompson plans to share how she hugged him upon meeting him and, at that moment, he said, “I knew immediately that I would love being in her class.”
He wants everyone to know what kind of impact she made on his life. “I learned so much from her,” Thompson said. “She always had a positive attitude in everything she did. Her motto is ‘Believe.’ That was the biggest thing I could learn from her. Always believe in yourself and others. She had the word in so many places in her classroom, there was nowhere you could look and not feel inspired.” Paulsen will remember Myers’ constant smile. “She was always really nice, was always happy,” he said. “I never saw her when she wasn’t smiling.” He holds dear the Shel Silverstein book “The Giving Tree,” which she presented to him, because he was such a giving individual, she told him. At next week’s service, Paulsen wants to share some of the moments he had with his favorite teacher. “It’s such a shame the world had to lose someone so nice to something so terrible,” he said.
His mother, Judy Paulsen, who has three other children, said Myers had been in the family’s nightly prayers. “That’s the kind of impression she had on my family,” she said. “I’m sad that my younger children won’t get to experience Mrs. Myers.” The popular reading teacher was first introduced to Bridgewater Middle when she moved from Pennsylvania six years ago to take care of her ill father. She and her husband bought a house near the school in the Summerport neighborhood. She had been a reading teacher up north and had a case of leadership books, so she took the resource materials to Bridgewater to see whether they could be of any use there. Several teachers are using them, and there are some in the school’s professional development library. Robert Ryner, the assistant principal for instruction at Lakeview Middle, previously held this role at Bridgewater and was the one who offered her a position in the reading department. “Whatever she did, she
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Sheri Myers came to Bridgewater Middle School six years ago.
did it with excellence, and she showed everyone how much she cared for them,” Ryner said. “I just really miss her. It was amazing how she pulled people together. She was the center magnet that pulled people from a lot of different areas into one cohesive group.” Myers’ disease was originally diagnosed as colon cancer in May 2013. She underwent surgery a month later and started chemotherapy treatments in the fall. They were unsuccessful, and further tests showed she
had a “rare” cancer that baffled doctors. She and her husband sold their house in November and moved back to Pennsylvania to be close to her children. Melanie Williamson, the sixth-grade reading teacher at Bridgewater, said she misses her friend and co-worker every day. “She was a much-loved individual,” Williamson said. “She was the epitome of kindness. I can’t tell you how many people she affected with her small acts of kindness. She was all about doing for others and never thought about herself. “She was a very creative teacher, so students loved never knowing exactly what she had in mind to do. She believed that learning should be fun, and she made a point to make it that way.” Her joyful spirit will be missed, Williamson said. Brian Paulsen think of her death this way: “She was reading and got to the last page, and then God said, ‘Come on up here; I have lots of books for you to read.’” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
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NEWS BRIEFS + MetroWest buyout competed ORLANDO — The MetroWest Master Association closed on a $2 million loan Oct. 1, to buy out developer Carl Shakarian, formally regaining three acres of land that was tied to developer rights at the office of BMO Attorneys Zimmerman, Kiser and Sutcliffe. For the first time, full control of the MetroWest Master Association is now in the hands of the membership of MetroWest. A Community Reconnection Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 15, at the MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S Hiawassee Road, Orlando, to commemorate the community’s new ownership of MetroWest. Refreshments will be served, and all are invited to attend and celebrate with their neighbors. At the MetroWest Special Member’s Meeting Aug. 21, a majority vote of 93% of the members present voted to buy out the MetroWest developer. The existing MetroWest Master Association resident board will stay in place at this time. During the next MWMA elections in December, there will be openings to vote in two additional seats for the board, to bring the total number of board members to five. Then elections will take place each year, to fill the board positions for two-year staggered terms, allowing the board to maintain continuity for the membership.
+ Early voting begins Oct. 20
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The Winter Garden Library held a Little Picasso on the Porch painting session Oct. 3, and preschoolers were invited to decorate a banner that will remain on display in the library. The young participants could also grab a stick of chalk and create another masterpiece on the sidewalk in front of the building. Storytime followed the outdoor session.
Early voting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, in Orange County. Thirteen centers are available to eligible voters through Sunday, Nov. 2. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. In West Orange, early voting can be done at the West Oaks Branch Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Florida law requires voters to present signature and photo identification when checking in. If a voter has moved since the last elections — especially across county lines — he or she should call (407) 836-8683 to update the registration record prior to voting. Voters also have the option to vote by mail by requesting an absentee ballot or to vote on Election Day at their assigned polling place. For more information, visit orangecountyvotes.com.
scouts’ honor by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Ocoee brothers earn scouting’s highest honor Alex and Chris Cotter, 16 and 15, respectively, became Eagle Scouts this year, each earning more than five times the mandated 21 badges of an Eagle Scout. OCOEE — For brothers Alex and Chris Cotter, the Eagle Promise — “Once an Eagle, always an Eagle” — truly will apply for life. These two made this promise and accepted the Eagle Charge and Eagle Patch at an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony Aug. 10. After this ceremony, the two became Eagle Scouts, the highest rank scouts can achieve, which only 4% of Boy Scouts do. Alex, 16, and Chris, 15, began as Boy Scouts at age 11. They have journeyed around the nation and across the Atlantic Ocean in their hundreds of scouting ventures. Along the way, they have earned merit badges in cooking, golf, motor boating, water sports, chess and sculpting, among 108
badges for Alex and 107 for Chris. They have considered pursuing the full set of 138 badges. “The one of the 138 that might be most difficult to obtain is snowsports,” said Dianna Cotter, their mother, alluding to the rarity of snow in Florida. Throughout their quest, the brothers met scouts from myriad countries, including Norway, Denmark, Turkey and Japan. The Cotters were able to trade patches and neckerchiefs with these scouts, resulting in a unique collection. Oh, and they swam in an icy lake. “We swam in the glacier-fed lake there for a polar bear swim patch,” Alex said. “It numbed you — you can’t feel anymore, it’s so cold.” Other journeys include a
farm mechanics class in Tennessee, the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, sailing with scouts in a Bahamian village, canoeing in the Boundary Waters between Minnesota and Canada and camping in Georgia and New Mexico. Alex has camped for 231 nights, breaking a longstanding Troop 225 record of 197 nights, and Chris has camped for 170. Chris said most scouts did not reach 100 nights of camping. “The one that stands out for me is a geocaching trip that turned into a campout,” Alex said. “We decided to camp through a tropical storm at Sebastian Inlet. I don’t know what we were thinking.” The boys believed they were fueled by passion, which they inherited pri-
marily from their father, Jim Cotter, another Eagle Scout and the assistant scoutmaster of Troop 225. Dianna has been part of the troop committee, as well. Troop 225 meets at First Baptist Church Windermere, where Alex led his Eagle Project, a replacement of 119 feet of railing at the chapel that required more than 600 hours of work. Chris built three benches and planted 4,000 donated caladium bulbs with his troop for Nehrling Gardens in Gotha for his Eagle Project. They selected different badges as their favorite moments, though. “The one I remember most is the law badge,” Alex said. “We held a mock trial of about 30 of us in the troop. We put one member
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Alex, left, and Chris Cotter in their Eagle Scout uniforms, each adorned with more than 100 merit badges. on trial for murdering another.” Chris’s favorite was welding, in which Dianna said they had taken an interest because her father had been a lifelong welder. Both plan to remain involved in scouts as a means
of give back to the program and continue the tradition. “Boy Scouts offered us a lot of opportunities,” Chris said. “Each merit badge is a little window or insight into each of those things.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@wotimes.com.
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opinion | our view
The amendments Here we are again. Every two years for the General Election, Floridians face not only the choice of candidates but also the often confusing list of statewide constitutional amendments. This time, thankfully, unlike in 2012 when there were 11 proposed amendments on the ballot, voters will find only three proposed constitutional amendments. As always with constitutional amendments, our analysis this year begins with what we believe is the most important litmus test: Will the adoption of the amendment increase individual liberty, or will it take away or restrict your freedom? Almost always, if the amendment lessens liberty, if it will reduce your freedom, we will recommend a “no” vote. It’s as simple as that. But there is also a second test to be applied when evaluating constitutional amendments: Is the proposed amendment appropriate for the state constitution? Or is the issue at hand more appropriately suited for the legislative process, where laws can be adopted and amended according to the mores and conditions prevailing at the time? The classic example of an amendment that was and is totally inappropriate for the constitution came in 2002. Florida voters actually approved an amendment that prevents confining pregnant pigs in a cage or crate in which they are unable to turn around freely. Talk about an embarrassment. This is now etched in the Florida Constitution. How do you gauge whether a proposed amendment is appropriate for the constitution? Use the U.S. Constitution as a framework. It primarily addresses the relationships among the three branches of government and sets up the boundaries in which they can operate. And it states our basic human rights. Most proposed amendments that come before Florida voters are better suited for the Legislature. But because Florida has a system with a relatively low barrier to placing initiatives on the general-election ballot, many special interest groups use this mechanism to bypass the Legislature. They make the bet they can sway popular public opinion more easily than they can legislators, e.g. medical-marijuana sponsor John Morgan. They count on the electorate to vote emotionally, not intellectually. And that is the biggest flaw with Florida’s initiative system. Too many voters are unaware of the motivations behind the groups pushing specific amendments or the consequences likely to occur if the amendments are adopted. Our hope, then, is to help you know more about this year’s three amendments before you color in a bubble on your ballot.
AMENDMENT 1
ARTICLE X, SECTION 28
Water and Land Conservation: Dedicates funds to acquire and restore Florida conservation and recreation lands Funds the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to acquire, restore, improve and manage conservation lands, including wetlands and forests; fish and wildlife habitat; lands protecting water resources and drinking water sources, including the Everglades, and the water quality of rivers, lakes, and streams; beaches and shores; outdoor recreational lands; working farms and ranches; and historic or geologic sites, by dedicating 33% of net revenues from the existing excise tax on documents for 20 years. This amendment does not increase or decrease state revenues. The state revenue restricted to the purposes specified in the amendment is estimated to be $648 million in Fiscal Year 2015-16 and grows to $1.268 billion by the 20th year. Whether this results in any additional state expenditures depends upon future legislative actions and cannot be determined. Similarly, the impact on local government revenues, if any, cannot be determined. No additional local government costs are expected.
ELECTION 2014 Talk about motherhood and apple pie. Who wouldn’t vote “yes” for this? Everyone is in favor of safe drinking water, beaches and preserving wildlife habit, rivers, snail darters and the like. And the sponsors of this amendment, Florida’s Water and Land Legacy Inc. and virtually every environmental group in Florida, have pitched their literature, predictably, to paint a dire situation that this amendment would correct. From the amendment sponsor’s website: “Because our elected leaders refused to adequately fund water and land conservation, citizens had to take matters into their own hands.” “Since 2009, the Legislature has dramatically reduced funding for water and land protection, cutting key programs by more than 95%. Amendment 1 would ensure that water and land conservation projects are adequately funded — the funds cannot be diverted to other purposes — without increasing taxes … “The amendment gives Florida voters a direct opportunity to keep drinking water clean, protect our rivers, springs and beaches and restore natural treasures like the Everglades — without any increase in taxes.” Don’t be fooled. All of that is spin. The truth is Florida taxpayers, thanks to the Legislature, are already doing what the proponents of this amendment want. They’re just not doing it at the level they want. Last year, for instance, Florida spent 29% of Florida’s doc stamp collections on all of the environmental items listed in this proposed amendment. On top of that, ever since 2000, thanks to the Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever programs, taxpayers have acquired and set aside 25% of Florida’s land mass for preservation and water use. Florida has been a national leader in this regard, and remains so. What these environmental groups want voters to do is guarantee them their special, carved-out percentage of Florida’s tax revenues for the next 20 years. All because they are unhappy that lawmakers are not spending as much as they want spent on the environment. Consider this analogy: To guarantee 33% of the state’s doc stamps be spent on environmental programs for the next 20 years is akin to forcing you to lock in a percentage of your take-home pay on, say, landscaping — regardless of what your family’s needs might be. This is bad governance. Consider how former Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, a leading environmentalist, characterizes Amendment 1: “The state budget is comprised of a finite number of dollars, and guaranteeing through a binding constitutional amendment that a single component is exempt from having to compete for funding with all of the other pressing needs of the state … puts everything but the favored component at a distinct disadvantage.” Indeed, the Legislature’s fiscal analysis notes that if Amendment 1 passes, one of the consequences “may result in reductions to existing programs funded by the (doc) tax, or in the replacment of those dollars with other state funds at a loss to other programs.” Amendment 1 fails to pass our two litmus tests: If approved, it will reduce Floridians’ liberty by locking in “earmark” spending at the expense of other needs. What’s more, this is an issue that clearly should be handled at the legislative level.
RECOMMENDATION: No.
AMENDMENT 2
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Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions Allows the medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating diseases as determined by a licensed Florida physician. Allows caregivers to assist patients’ medical use of marijuana. The Department of Health shall register and
regulate centers that produce and distribute marijuana for medical purposes and shall issue identification cards to patients and caregivers. Applies only to Florida law. Does not authorize violations of federal law or any non-medical use, possession or production of marijuana. In 2005, the late famous and revered economist, Milton Friedman, told Forbes magazine: “There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. … It’s absolutely disgraceful to think of picking up a 22-year-old for smoking pot. More disgraceful is the denial of marijuana for medical purposes.” Now think of the fact nearly 25 states are already ahead of Florida adopting laws to permit medical marijuana use. And let’s add in this barometer of things to come: This past summer, one of the leading consultants in the beer distribution industry told his audience of distributors in one of his blogs: Get ready. The day is coming, soon, when marijuana will be legalized and regulated the same way beer is today. The trends are gaining momentum. And that’s partly what “For the People” lawyer and medical-marijuana sponsor John Morgan is banking on with his Amendment 2; Floridians, he hopes, will roll with the tide. Surely he sees more business for his law firm in the offing. So let’s apply the litmus tests. On increasing personal freedom, this amendment passes the first threshold. On the second test, however, it fails. Medical marijuana is not a constitutional issue. Some proponents may think smoking marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes is akin to a human right. But it is no more a human right than the smoking of a cigarette or the chugging of a beer. The issue of medical marijuana is a statutory issue, best addressed in the Legislature. In fact, the Legislature, in its most recent session, began addressing the legalization of medical marijuana with the passage of the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. It allows the use of a low-THC, oral marijuana for epilepsy, cancer and ALS. The process has begun. And it should continue. But not with the passage of Amendment 2. The amendment is seriously flawed, especially in its vagueness. The language states medical marijuana can be used for nine different debilitating medical conditions, plus this: “other conditions for which a physician believes that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health risks for the patient.” With that, if you have half of a rational brain, you’re already thinking you’ve seen this movie before: “Remember the Pill Mills?” Talk about an open invitation for unscrupulous, sleazy people. Another red flag: Parental consent is not required for a minor to obtain medical marijuana. And yet, school nurses can’t dispense a Tylenol to a minor without parental consent. These are just two of the flaws in the text of the amendment that should give voters pause — and sufficient reason to reject its adoption. Floridians should be permitted greater options for the use of medical marijuana. But Amendment 2 isn’t the right mechanism “for the people.”
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Prospective Appointment of Certain Judicial Vacancies Requiring the Governor to prospectively fill vacancies in a judicial office to which election for retention applies resulting from the justice’s or judge’s reaching the mandatory retirement age or failure to qualify for a retention election; and allowing prospective appointments if a justice or judge is not retained at an election. Currently, the Governor may not fill an expected vacancy until the current justice’s or judge’s term expires. This amendment deserves constitutional status. It addresses a matter affecting the relationship
between the executive and judicial branches of government. At the same time, this proposed amendment, while well intended, is flawed and fraught with politics. AntiRepublican cynics, for instance, see it as a nefarious attempt by Republicans to stack the Supreme Court. Here’s the back story: Between now and Jan. 8, 2019, four state Supreme Court justices will retire. Their terms expire on the same day a new governor will be sworn in. The issue to be addressed in Amendment 3 is to bring clarity to who should appoint those justices successors — the outgoing governor or the incoming governor? Florida’s constitution is somewhat unclear. It doesn’t explicitly state the process, although Supreme Court rulings in 1955 and 2006 clearly stated that replacements cannot be appointed until after an outgoing justice’s term expires. Nonetheless, Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and others see the almost simultaneous retirements of the four justices as a judicial dilemma that needs correcting: It typically takes governors at least three months to fill judicial vacancies. With four empty slots at once, the courts could be overburdened. Indeed, back in 2006, Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul Cantero argued this point when then-Gov. Jeb Bush sought the court’s opinion on whether outgoing governors had the authority to fill judicial vacancies at the end of their terms. While the court said no, Justice Cantero warned that vacancies on the courts should be avoided. He wrote that waiting to begin the judicial nominating replacement process until a judge’s term expires places an enormous burden on the remaining members of the court. What’s more, he said, there was nothing in the state constitution preventing a judicial nominating commission from beginning the nominating process to name a successor before a vacancy actually occurs. Amendment 3, then, is the Republican Legislature’s attempt to remedy a potential gap on the courts. The question for voters can be narrowed to this: Should an outgoing governor have the right to appoint Supreme Court justices, or is an incoming governor better suited for that? Democrats argue this proposal is an attempt to stack the court. And they will remind you that two years ago Republican House Speaker Dean Cannon attempted to place on the ballot another proposed amendment that would have restricted judicial authority in favor of the Legislature. Republicans, meanwhile, say the amendment isn’t partisan because there is no guarantee Scott will be reelected. They say it’s merely an effort to bring clarity to a fuzzy process that is crucial to the smooth operation of the courts. Will the implementation of Amendment 3 infringe on your individual liberty? No. Is it a measure that, if passed, is appropriate for the Constitution? On that score, you could say “yes.” It’s a matter affecting the relationship between two branches of the state government. The problem is the remedy. There are better ways to handle it — and they could be adopted legislatively. This measure just has too much of a scent of politics. It doesn’t feel right to let a departing governor, no longer accountable to voters, leave Tallahassee with the last laugh on his successor. The Constitution has been clear since 1955: A vacant judicial seat cannot be replaced until a judge’s term is expired. If that expired term occurs on the last day of a governor’s term, or first day of a succeeding governor’s term, the constitution says that’s when the nominating process should begin. If there are gaps on the bench, surely lawmakers can figure out how to fill them legislatively.
RECOMMENDATION: No.
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10000 block of West Colonial Drive. Suspicious person. A store manager told police that two unknown suspects used various credit cards to try to purchase numerous bottles of expensive wine. The suspects used three separate cards, creating six different declined transactions, because they removed bottles to reduce the total. The pair also reportedly asked the manager, “What time do you close?” and “What time do you leave?” as well as questions about the store safe. The pair used passports as their identification and said they were not from this country, the report stated.
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2100 block of E.H. Pounds Drive. Information. Upon arrival at a residence, police met with a man who said he represents the property owner. The man said the home is for sale, and when the Realtor tried to show the property to a potential buyer, she noticed there were people living in the house. A woman,
CALL STATS OCOEE FIRE
The Ocoee Fire Department (stations 25, 26, 38 and 39) reported 116 calls for assistance from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Fire: 1 EMS: 59 Vehicle accidents: 8 Hazardousconditions: 4 Public service: 32 False alarms: 11
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The Ocoee Police Department reported 979 calls for service from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Arrests (adult): 17 Arrests (juvenile): 10 Assault and battery: 6
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who apparently was squatting in the house with her family, provided a lease for the property that reportedly was signed on Sept. 19 by the owner. But, the complainant said the owner died from cancer several months ago.
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10000 block of West Colonial Drive. Theft. At 1:58 a.m., police arrived at a superstore, where two male suspects had attempted to steal several types of beer and wine. The suspects had attempted to carry the alcohol away in a large, black Tupperware-like container but dropped it and ran when an employee confronted them in the parking lot and called police. While the suspects escaped, one lost his black sandals. Employees recovered all merchandise intact, with a value of $62.10.
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200 block of Taylor Street. Animal Control. An officer responded to a woman who had been bitten by a medium dog at about 11:40 a.m. Orange County Fire Rescue members addressed the woman’s minor injury. OrBurglary (residential and business): 7 Burglary (vehicle): 8 Drug violations: 3 Robbery: 1 Thefts: 21 Vehicle accidents: 26 Vehicle thefts: 1 Missing/endangered adult: 1
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The Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department (stations 22, 23 and 24) reported 83 calls for assistance from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4: Fires: 1 Emergency medical calls: 56 Vehicle accidents: 5 Automatic fire alarms: 7 Public assistance: 1 Hazardous conditions: 7
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11000 block of Park Avenue. Burglary. During the afternoon, a male suspect burglarized two automobiles at an elementary school.
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14000 block of West Colonial Drive. Drug Possession. After a vehicle ran a stop sign, a police officer stopped the vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and found two bags of cocaine and less than 20 grams of cannabis.
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14000 block of West Colonial Drive. Grand Theft. A woman told police that unknown suspects had stolen about $495 of freon from the air-conditioning unit of a recreational vehicle business, outside the business’s hours of operation. The air conditioner had worked properly upon the business’s closing the prior day.
Calls for service: 6
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The Winter Garden Police Department reported 528 calls for service from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Arrests (adult): 21 Arrests (juvenile) 3 Assault/battery: 9 Burglary (residential and business): 5 Burglary (vehicle): 1 Criminal mischief: 3 Drug violations: 2 DUI: 5 Sexual assault/battery: 1 Thefts: 17 Vehicle accidents: 218 Vehicle thefts: 1 Missing/runaway juvenile: 2
Dawn Willis, right, publisher of the West Orange Times, presented glass book awards to Andrew Bailey, left, and his mother, Anne Bailey, former West Orange Times owners, and Kathy Aber, longtime staff writer, for their involvement in the paper’s annual Reading Reindeer literacy program.
West Orange Times kicks off literacy event Books were the focus of the recent literacy kickoff held at al Fresco in downtown Winter Garden on Sept. 29. The West Orange Times and Just 1 Book hosted the event to promote the community newspaper’s Reading Reindeer program, now in its 17th year. Attendees were treated to wine and appetizers and could browse the silent auction tables, bidding on their favorite baskets. Orlando author Ethan Long read one of his children’s books and created an illustration featuring a reindeer reading a book. Tony Trotti, a performance artist from Winter Haven, painted the downtown Winter Garden clock tower on a black canvas. The goal each year is to collect and distribute 3,000 new books to children at 15 local organiza-
Tony Trotti, a performance artist from Winter Haven, painted his version of the downtown Winter Garden clock tower on a black canvas. tions by Christmas. The community is invited to join the effort to improve literacy levels in West Orange County one book at
a time. Checks payable to Reading Reindeer also can be sent to the West Orange Times, 720 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden, FL 34787.
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TRAIL / PAGE 1A junction with Maitland Boulevard Extension (State Road 414). Alhough neither piece of the Orange Gap is set for construction, funding for design and feasibility has been granted, Wilson said. The total estimated cost to complete the Orange Gap is $14.3 million, according to the plan. The estimated cost of connecting all of the gaps for the Coast to Coast Connector is $74 million and should be complete within five years. The Florida Department of Transportation received $18.8 million for 2014-15 to build the trails, which will have a target width of 12 feet, said Jim Wood, FDOT’s director of policy planning. FDOT will be involved in repaving, but another entity will manage and add amenities to the trail, he said.
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This summit occurred in Winter Garden because of the prosperity of the West Orange Trail. Winter Garden City Manager Michael Bollhoefer said a recent state study had shown an impact of $42 million to those along the trail and that property values in the area had increased more than anywhere for two consecutive years. “It’s tough to find a parking spot here most days,” Bollhoefer said. “That’s a good thing short-term — people are visiting. We have a waiting list of people who want to bring businesses to our downtown.” Wilson said shoots off the West Orange Trail were also impressive in their scenery and wildlife, especially the Lake Apopka Loop. He said the Oakland area had prospered immensely from furbished trails, too. Winter Garden grew as a citrus town in the middle of the 20th century but then it declined in the 1970s as businesses moved out and Walt Disney World opened, Bollhoefer said. In the late 1980s,
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local officials decided to pursue a trail project. “We had a lot of naysayers, a lot of people who didn’t want trails downtown — they thought it would ruin the downtown,” Bollhoefer said. “Property owners didn’t want it next to them, and there were issues with the railroad.” Winter Garden and Orange County cooperated to complete the initial trail by 1999, but it did not make much of a difference alone or immediately beautify the city, Bollhoefer said. “We did not have a lot of economic development for at least five years,” he said. “People rode through it, and when they saw Winter Garden, they rode through as fast as they could. The local officials decided to build upon the trail for a rejuvenation of our city.” Bollhoefer divided development of the trail into three phases. Phase one involved infrastructure and streetscape, including bricked streets, widened sidewalks, antique lights, landscaping and the clock tower. “We had many people ride through our trail who would say, ‘We’re so proud of you all that when you built the trail, you were able to save the clock tower,’” he said. “After we finished the trail development project in 2003, you could go out and tell there was a whole different feel in Winter Garden. You could feel the life coming back to downtown.” Phase two included restoration of the Garden Theatre; converting an old fire hall into an art studio; and construction of city hall, a splash fountain, a pavilion now hosting farmers’ markets for 3,000 each Saturday and bike racks. Phase three, the future, will include a parking garage, a parking lot, improvements to Dillard and East Plant streets, a park, additions to existing buildings, a market of more than 20 shops and farms throughout the community.
Above: Here is the plan for the Coast to Coast Connector, from St. Petersburg to Canaveral National Seashore near Titusville. Right: The West Orange Trail will connect to the ClarconaOcoee Connector Trail after officials secure funding to link them via the “Orange Gap,” two small future trail segments not yet funded for construction.
THE VISION
“The vision of the Legislature in the 1990s was to create a statewide, connected system of greenways and trails that would give citizens and tourists another way to see and enjoy this incredibly beautiful state of ours,” Allen said. “Behind it are two trails that have been underway for almost 20 years now, ready to be connected. The northeast tip of Florida near Jacksonville would link to the Coast to Coast Connector on what we’re calling the Northeast Coast Connector. And the Southwest Coast Connector would link the Tampa area all the way to Naples.” Allen said seven more
trails could be added within a decade: the Overseas Heritage Trail linking Key West and Miami, the River of Grass Greenway linking Miami to Naples and trails linking Central Florida to North-Central Florida and the Panhandle. The 10 top regional trails would total about 2,000 miles and make Florida a unique global tourist destination, he said. Allen said scenery and fun were important factors. Scenery would make people get out of cars and on bikes, and shading the trail from sunlight to lessen heat would encourage
year-round enjoyment. But, the trails are not just for cyclists. “A lot of times, people think of these trails as linear parks, and I think that’s a very limited way of thinking,” Bollhoefer said. “They’re more than that. They’re transportation systems. In Winter Garden, we’re going to build trails throughout our entire city to link all our communities and support community wellness.” The trails will become a multi-billion-dollar industry, centered on cyclists but including restaurants and development, said Daisy Ly-
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num, former chair of MetroPlan Orlando. “Winter Garden demonstrates the enjoyment and economic development that can take place and the impact visitors, tourists and people (who) love trails can have on a community,” said Linda Chapin, former Orange County mayor. “I love what’s happened in Winter Garden. It’s the clearest evidence that having a trail as part of your community or near your community is a wonderful indicator of future success.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
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in the Coventry subdivision on the city’s east side, and two could be installed on Timber Ridge Trail, in the Sawmill subdivision on Ocoee’s northeast side. In addition, the money would cover the cost of a few other speed bumps that could be installed elsewhere down the road. The speed limit on Ocoee’s residential streets is 25 mph. But, speeding motorists have raised the ire of property owners from both the Coventry and Sawmill subdivisions. Residents from Sawmill also have complained to city officials about drivers using Timber Ridge Trail as a cut-through to Clarcona Elementary School. If approved, the devices could be placed in late October or early November, Ocoee Public Works Director Steve Krug said. “The price for each speed table is between $6,000 and $8,000, so (the $56,000) covers an additional three (speed tables) that might come up in the new fiscal year,” he said. Krug said the process of requesting a traffic-calming device is a very liberal one. “Property owners have to submit a request, and then we do a study of traffic speeds and traffic counts,” he said. Speed bumps generally will be installed if enough property owners support them, a traffic study finds them necessary and funding is available. Sixty-seven percent of property owners, whose driveways connect directly to the affected street, must agree on the placement of speed bumps. Residents who are renters do not have a say on the matter.
ing with each passing day. It’s no wonder then, that given Nye’s low-key personality, the girls on the Titans’ varsity roster had no idea that their talented young teammate is just two years removed from an emergency open-heart surgery procedure. That changed on the afternoon of Sept. 22, though, as Sadowsky and Nye shared with the team that that day marked the two-year anniversary since her discharge from the hospital following the procedure. “It probably got a little bit dusty in the gym when we were talking about it,” said Sadowsky, who admits he was also shocked by the revelation, which he learned about just days before the team. “The first thing that happened after we got done talking about it is Martina (Shamley), one of our seniors and our captains, just said, ‘Can we give you a big hug?’ And, we just had a huge group hug.” Although Nye said she has no problem explaining to people what happened two years ago, she generally doesn’t bring it up on her own. Sharing her story with her teammates, though, has proven to have been a rewarding experience for the freshman. “It was exciting, because I knew that they had my back,” Nye said. “I’ve made a lot of friends, and they’ve just become another part of my family.” Shamley, a veteran for a program that has been to the regional finals of the state tournament in three of the past four seasons, said the revelation changed the way the older girls looked at Nye. “She’s a freshman, and we usually pick on the fresh-
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men, but we took her under our wing,” Shamley said. “We saw she has the potential to go far.”
DIAGNOSIS
Nye was preparing to enter the seventh grade in July 2012, when doctors discovered she needed surgery to repair a pectus excavatum, or concaved chest. After that procedure, she began to have pain and shortness of breath, leading her to check back into the hospital in September. A long list of tests determined she had a collection of fluid and blood around her heart, which doctors attempted to drain. Worried that a complication from the previous procedures might have damaged Nye’s heart, the cardiovascular surgeon overseeing her care felt an emergency openheart surgery procedure was necessary, and on Sept. 17, 2012, that procedure was performed. Although Nye didn’t quite grasp exactly what was going on with her body, she remembers being frightened and having one worry, in particular. “I was scared, because I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to play volleyball again,” Nye said. Luckily, Nye’s heart wasn’t damaged, and the fluids around her heart her were able to be successfully drained during the procedure. Once discharged from the hospital, Nye began a rehabilitation process that lasted roughly eight months. “I had to be careful of how I stretched my arms and what I did; I couldn’t pick up more than 10 pounds for a while,” Nye said. “I didn’t have a lot of feeling, so I’d have to touch the scar (from the surgery) to try and get the nerves and tissues to feel again. “I still don’t have all of my feeling back, but I do have most of it,” she said.
WORKHORSE
After her initial rehab, Nye began to rehab further
for her return to the court. The Gotha teen has played club volleyball for Top Select Volleyball since the sixth grade, and her coaches there worked with her through private sessions to help prepare her for a return to the court. Eventually, she was able to play her eighth-grade season for Gotha Middle School and now finds herself in the unique position of being a freshman on the varsity roster of a program with plenty of volleyball tradition. “We brought her up (from junior varsity) to help us out in practice, and she’s done a great job in practice, and she’s done a great job in the matches that we have put her in,” Sadowsky said. “She’s just a workhorse — which is just incredible with her medical history.” Sadowsky has coached the Titans to many wins during his years with the program, but the veteran coach said the opportunity to share Nye’s story, and any life lessons it might help his players understand, is more important than results on the court. “For our program, that’s the most important thing,” Sadowsky said. “I deal more with character and life lessons than I do with X’s and O’s. “They’re going to learn a lot of volleyball in my gym, but a lot of them won’t go on past this,” he said. “If they leave our program (as) better people, then I feel like I’ve done my job.” As for Nye, she has enjoyed the experience of being around her teammates, working on her craft as a player and being a part of big games against rivals like Apopka and West Orange. Now that she has shared her story with her teammates, she said she is focused on the future and excited for whatever comes next. “It’s behind me,” Nye said. “I’m trying to push it behind and move on.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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PUERTO RICO. Colene and Rafael Rivera, of Winter Garden, and their daughters, Rylan and Caitlyn, took a copy of the West Orange Times with them when they traveled to Rincon, Puerto Rico, this summer. The West Orange Times is excited to announce our first Travelin’ Times photo contest. Send us a photo of you with the West Orange Times at a destination of your choice. One Editors’ Choice winner and one Readers’ Choice winner will receive a $250 gift card. The contest is open through Dec. 31, 2014. Entering is easy! Just snap a photo of you with the paper at your destination of choice and email it to Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Rhode, aqrhode@ wotimes.com. You also can mail or drop off the photo: The West Orange Times, 720 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden 34787. Emailed photos should be at least 200 dpi. Include the names of everyone in the photo, where it was taken and a phone number where the editor can reach you. Call the newspaper office at (407) 6562121 with questions.
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here is one spot in the whole, wide world that is “mine” — my place, my comfort zone, my escape — the porch swing at our family’s cabin on a mountain outside Andrews, N.C. It is on this porch swing that my world shrinks. I watch tiny hummingbirds sip sweet nectar from the feeders hanging nearby, I listen to the brook below and to the raindrops bounce off the roof overhead and watch the leaves dance as water meets flora. If I’m lucky, a deer will pass by. It’s magical here. This is where I read, I write, I think. It’s where I could spend weeks, a month, maybe more — alone with my books, my thoughts, my words, my pen. Nine hours of traffic for this soliAMY QUESINBERRY tude, this serenity, this RHODE peace, this time for just me. I want it. I crave it. I need it. There is no stress on the porch swing. No cell service, no wi-fi, no deadlines. I can breathe. Nowhere else can I read a 266-page book in less than a day. Some of my most vivid vacation memories originate on this land. I recall the earliest: sleeping in a small, cramped camper — Mother, Daddy, little sister Jeni and me — or, rather, trying to sleep despite the terrific storm taking place outside. I remember fearing the severe rain would cause a washout, sending us sliding down the mountainside. At that time, there was only an empty lot where the cabin would one day sit. Once finished, the cabin could sleep a dozen or so people. Kids were always relegated to the loft; still are. There are two double beds and a twin in the corner, and the little bed was always mine. As a teenager, I’d put on headphones and pop an Air Supply cassette into my portable boombox at night, falling asleep to the four-minute promises of love. It was 1984. Many friends have vacationed there with us through the years. Jeni and I went up with someone often, and now my own kids have taken friends up. There’s just something about taking long walks without the interruptions of technology that can strengthen a friendship. Down the hill, around the bend, up to the cemetery, across the stream and down the steep embankment to the hidden waterfall. A little farther on the road will get you to the lake. Through the years, we have painted the porch, chilled ourselves to the bone whitewater rafting down the Nantahala, created vine wreaths, skipped stones at the lake, crossed a dry lake bed to the center island, collected wildflowers along the rocky roadway, wandered in silence through the old cemetery (feeling sorrow for one family and its long row
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Sarah Lewis, 7, and Tess Lewis, 3, enjoyed the Princess Ball with their parents, Regiane Lewis, center, and Rob Lewis (not pictured).
Chloe Sandwell, 5, wore a “Frozen”-inspired gown to the ball.
Sky Blue, 9, was among the first girls to hit the dance floor.
Having a Ball KCC Orange celebrated in style with its first Princess Ball Sept. 26, at the school, located on the grounds of St. Pauls Presbyterian Church, in Gotha. Escorted by their parents and grandparents, the little ladies demonstrated some of the lessons they learned during the school’s etiquette lessons. Each princess was crowned prior to her formal introduction.
Sunil Diaram brought his daughter, Isabella, 3, to the Princess Ball.
John Clermont-Mathurin, 2, was ready to party.
Right: Liliana Samaroo wore her crown proudly. Belov: Zenya Rivera, 6, really “let it go” when the deejay played famous “Frozen” theme song.
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Olympia High crowns Homecoming royalty Olympia High School celebrated Homecoming Oct. 3, with an evening full of pageantry. The school crowned Taylor Watson as the 2014 Homecoming queen and Stanley Gracia as king. In addition, the school’s clubs competed in a banner parade before the game, and the marching band performed music from its 2014 competition show at halftime. Stanley Gracia and Taylor Watson were crowned the 2014 Homecoming king and queen.
Ella Volkerson, 6, performed alongside the Olympia varsity cheerleaders.
The Titans came ready to play hard for the Homecoming crowd.
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Carol Merengwa showed her school spirit during the banner parade.
Above: Seniors Carson Payne and Danielle Wilcox
The JROTC presented the colors before the game. Left: The band showed its support for the football team from its place in the stands.
17th Annual Oakland Heritage Festival
Saturday, Oct. 25 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. Speer Park, Town of Oakland
A great day for family fun! Merchants with Great Wares Silent Auction Live Entertainment Hot Food and Cold Drinks Kids Activities and Art Show Wetlands Sponsors
Ecotone Sponsors
Guided Boat Tours of Lake Apopka Cultural Presentations Live Animal Presentations Cultural Presentation Heritage 5 –K Run Hay Ride
The Voss Family
Left: Olympia Principal Guy Swenson rode in the parade with the school’s mascot.
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Foundation Academy celebrates Homecoming The rain didn’t dampen the spirit for Homecoming at Foundation Academy. Spirit Week included themed dress-up days, such as Marvel Monday, Tropical Tuesday and Disney Day. At halftime, the Homecoming court was introduced, and D’angelo Byer and Megan Miller were crowned king and queen. The court included seniors Brooke Lynn Siracusano, Cameron Currie, Brooke DeGraide, D’angelo Byer, Alexis Collins, Chad Steiner, Ben Griffith and Megan Miller; juniors Nate Shuler and Elyssa Stimmell; sophomores Evan Fitzgibbon and Victoria Varley; and freshmen Kenny Ames and Sophia Murray.
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The officers held one last chat before starting the ride.
First Baptist revs up support with Thunder in the Garden Motorcycles rumbled through the streets of Winter Garden Sept. 27, at the second annual Thunder in the Garden Escorted Ride. The ride began at First Baptist Church of Winter Garden. Participants received breakfast at the church, a police-escorted scenic ride, lunch and a door prize ticket. Shortly after 11 a.m., the riders took off for Stormy Hill Harley-Davidson in Clermont for lunch, music, prize drawings and an auction. The event benefited the Winter Garden Police Athletic League. Right: Nancy Booty and Jim Moore arrived just before the address to participants began.
D’angelo Byer and Megan Miller were crowned king and queen.
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Josh Maynard, Catherine Brown, Brooke DeGraide, Victoria English, Haleigh Graziotti, Evan Fitzgibbon, Adrianna Jessup, Morgan Hassell and Alice Colon celebrated Disney Day.
Leather jackets with patches were out in full force, supporting various causes.
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OCT. 2 RESULTS N-S: 1. H. Parker – M. Lesnik 2. J. Swartwood – M. Ryan 3/4 tied M. and J. Chilton, N. Fortin – J. Thompson 5. L. and T. Saulino; E-W: 1. J. and R. Jett 2. B. and R. Blair 3. V. Oberaitis – J. Muzeni 4. S. Horovitz – E. Quinn 5. B. Van Buren – S. Ashley.
The West Orange Chamber of Commerce recently partnered with the Florida Small Business Resource Network at UCF to present Triage Tuesday, an ongoing event designed to bring complimentary business consulting services to business owners of West Orange County. Future Triage Tuesday events will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month, at the West Orange Chamber office, 12184 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden. The next session will take place Thursday, Oct. 23. Local entrepreneurs are R
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West Orange Chamber President/CEO Stina D’Uva, left; Lynetta Tipton Steed, Regions Bank; David Sylvester, West Orange Healthcare District; Deborah Rios-Barnes, CenturyLink; Dorcas Dillard, Professional Opportunities Program for Students; Lynette Reynolds, At Your Service; and Jim Densmore, Parkland International Realty, represented West Orange Chamber of Commerce businesses and members at the event. invited to come speak privately with Hunt Dawkins, associate director for the Florida Small Business Development Center at UCF, to help heal their “business wounds.” To set up an appointment, visit the calendar at wochamber.com.
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+ Rotary Club of Windermere The Rotary Club of Windermere recently donated backpacks to students in need at Windermere Elementary School. The club will host its Charity Invitational Golf Tournament Nov. 17, at West Orange Country Club, 3300
W. Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Shotgun start is at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $75; foursome reservations are $300. Event will include a continental breakfast, range balls, 18-hole scramble, raffles and a silent auction. For more information, call (407) 4210548.
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+ American Legion, Hugh T. Gregory Post 63 The American Legion, Hugh T. Gregory Post 63, in conjunction with Florida Blood Centers, will conduct a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in front of the Hugh T. Gregory Post, 271 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Each pint of blood donated is the equivalent of three
West Orange Chamber of Commerce board members recently attended University of Central Florida’s Focus on Excellence Breakfast. At the meeting, UCF President John Hitt made the historic announcement that the school is moving forward with its plans to bring a new campus to the Creative Village in downtown Orlando. lives saved. Successful donors will receive free movie ticket vouchers. During the blood drive, the post will be open to offer soft drinks, coffee, tea, water, fruits and pastries. For more information, call (321) 662-5883.
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+ O.C. Retired Educators Assoc. The Orange County Retired Educators Association will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. Anne Gardepe will present a program on “Road Scholar Travel.” Anyone who has worked in education is invited to attend. For more information, visit ocrea-fl.org or call (407) 6770446.
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Above: OCOEE ELEMENTARY: Kona Ice of Northwest Orlando donated $153 to the Ocoee Elementary School PTA. From left: Kona Ice owner Preya Shivdat Ocoee PTA representatives Christina Fisher and Marianne McDonald, and Kona Ice owner Ravi Shivdat. Left: WEST ORANGE MONTESSORI: Student Trillian Fischler worked hard on her polishing work in the Practical Life room.
WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL: The Peer Mediation students at West Orange High School led their classmates in efforts to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Principal Douglas Szcinski and Senior Assistant Principal John Linehan pledged to shave their heads and faces if the goal of $600 was met. Warriors delivered and raised $730, which will be sent to St. Baldrick’s to help find a cure for childhood cancer.
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THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Students in Jennifer Surin’s kindergarten class at Thornebrooke Elementary currently are enjoying their “Color of the Day” program. For two weeks, classes wear a specific color and then sort and graph items by color. They also learn how to spell and write their color words in the process.
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students to become more knowledgeable about selecting insurance. Zupkoff has taught high school for 20 years, including 15 at Dr. Phillips. A popular teacher, he was secretly nominated by his students. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Bentley College and a master’s degree in education at Nova Southeastern University. He earned the highest teacher certification level from the National Board Certified Teachers. “Mr. Zupkoff has been an integral part of the Center for International Studies Magnet program for over a decade,” said Principal Dr. Suzanne Knight. “His business knowledge consistently helps his students excel both in the
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+ Ocoee High names winners Ocoee High School recently honored its 2014 teacher of the year and support person of the year. Randi Shaffer was named Ocoee High’s Teacher of the Year, while Clara Printers earned Support Person of the Year. Principal Bill Floyd congratulated both recipients.
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+ SunRidge book fair raises $9,200 The SunRidge Elementary Fall Book Fair was a successful event, with sales topping $9,200. Funds raised from the book fair will be utilized to purchase books for the media center and materials for AR and SSYRA programs.
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST LEARNING CENTER: First United Methodist Learning Center grandparents packed the Fellowship Hall for two mornings last week to celebrate Grandparents Day with their grandchildren. Front row, from left: Ashlee Grimes, Lee Grimes and Hunter Grimes. Back row, from left: Larry Grimes, Marc Grimes, Karen Grimes, Hadlee Grimes-Geltz and Hariette Grimes.
WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY: Whispering Oak students in Michele De Freitas’ thirdgrade class recently conducted an experiment with gummy bears. The students had to form a hypothesis on what will happen to the gummy bears in different liquids, including water, sugar water, salt water, bleach, vinegar, rubbing alcohol and soda water. Assistant Alisson Jalil, right, assisted Dakota Jalil, Alex Barron, Emmett Madeiros and Bradley Arca. OCOEE MIDDLE SCHOOL: Ocoee Middle School recently named Rosie Thompso its Support Person of the Year. Thompson is the eighthgrade office secretary.
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campaign to get out a large vote Nov. 7. (for Franklin Delano Roosevelt). W.B. Burch, of Winter Garden, is a member of the advisory committee. The electorate should realize this is no time to make a change of administration and disrupt the well-organized forces on the road to victory. With only a sprinkling of Republicans in this vicinity, West Orange should
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Long before Walt Disney announced his plans to establish a worldwide attraction in Central Florida, preparations were made for the opening of the First State Bank of Winter Garden. The bank
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Three young men currently appearing in the Once Upon a Stage production of “Damn Yankees” are alumni of the John Leipzig days at Ocoee High School — Terry Wines, Tom Riffle and Larry Norwood. Mattie Hugh Farmer, one of the first teachers at Ocoee High School (1923-33), was among those honored during pre-game activities at Homecoming.
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+ Week Seven arrives for youth
+ W.O. bowling are Metro champs West Orange High School’s girls bowling program clinched its fifth consecutive Metro Championship on Oct. 2, taking down the previously undefeated Ocoee Knights. The Warriors’ roster includes Allie Lott, Allyson Forton, Marina Vorobyeva, Madelin Zubricky Kristyn, Burbano and Brittany Kolacki. Both programs held a record of 9-1 following the match. District tournaments for the FHSAA playoffs will run Oct. 27 to 29.
+ Ocoee star will play in college Grant Riller, a standout guard for the Ocoee Knights varsity basketball team, announced Oct. 7 his college commitment to the College of Charleston. Riller, a senior, averaged 14.9 points per game as a junior with the Knights.
+ Junior pitcher commits to N.C. Tyler Baum, a junior RHP and outfielder for the West Orange Warriors, announced Oct. 6 his commitment to play college baseball for the University of North Carolina. The pitcher plays his travel baseball for the Orlando Scorpions.
+ W.O., D.P. tops at championship The girls golf championship for the West division of the Metro Conference was held at Windermere Country Club on Oct. 1. The West Orange Warriors won the day, finishing with a 160 team score, with the Dr. Phillips Panthers placing second with a 164. Olympia finished fourth, behind Edgewater, with a 251.
Tables Turned Terrell Tolbert pumps up his teammates as they huddle for a post-game chat after the Warriors’ big win over the Blue Darters.
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After beating Apopka 45-31 on Oct. 3 after 15 consecutive losses to the Blue Darters, West Orange now controls its destiny in its quest for a district championship and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
WINTER GARDEN — Five minutes remained in the first half last Friday, and West Orange High School’s varsity football team had yet to reach the scoreboard. Normally, that would not bode well against a score-allthe-time team such as Apopka High, but the Warriors have developed a resiliency and a swagger this season that tends to work well in the face of adversity. So, when West Orange found itself trailing 10-0 late in the second quarter to the visiting Blue Darters — a program that appeared in each of the last two Class 8A state championship games and fielded more than two-dozen seniors on its 2014 roster — there was no panic. Instead, West Orange out-
Junior quarterback Woody Barrett rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more in the Warriors’ big win over Apopka on Oct. 3. scored the Blue Darters 4213 during a pivotal (albeit rainy) 18-minute stretch. The Warriors subsequently counted down the final sec-
LACROSSE by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Soft-helmet mandate upsets girls lacrosse players, coaches The Florida High School Athletic Association made a pair of decisions regarding the sport of girls lacrosse at its board of directors meeting on Sept. 29 — but not the one girls lacrosse players, coaches and aficionados around the state wanted. The FHSAA Board of Directors expanded upon its mandate from June of this year that all players must wear protective headgear by specifying the use of soft headgear already allowed as an option by US Lacrosse, the sport’s national governing body. The board also mandated that all girls lacrosse of-
ficials will have to be US Lacrosse certified beginning with the 2015 season next spring to develop a safer competition environment. The decision that hundred of players across the state had wanted, though, was one that likely was never on the table — overturning the protective headgear mandate altogether. The unpopular mandate is almost universally panned by people familiar with the game. Florida is the only state in the country that has implemented such a rule. When nothing was done
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onds of a 45-31 victory that touched off a long-awaited celebration at Raymond Screws Field for several reasons:
• West Orange improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1996. The Warriors also took a significant step toward a coveted district championship and a first-round home playoff game. • The Warriors, who, during the week entered the Associated Press Class 8A state poll at No. 10, snapped a 15game losing streak against Apopka. The Blue Darters (42) were the state’s No. 4 team despite a Week 1 setback to Oak Ridge. • The matchup held key implications in Class 8A District 4 standings. The Warriors conclude district play against Backyard Bowl rival Olympia (away Oct. 17) and Evans (home Oct. 31), as
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Our team just has a never-say-die attitude. We never put our head down, even when things were tough and things were going bad.
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The season moves ever onward for youth football programs from West Orange County, with an exciting lineup of games set for this Saturday, Oct. 11. This week’s Mid-Florida Pop Warner competition includes the Ocoee Bulldogs hosting the Dr. Phillips Panthers, the Olympia Titans traveling to take on Apopka, and the West Orange Wildcats hosting the South Orlando Braves. The Ocoee Cardinals and the Oviedo-Hagerty Knights of the Central Florida Youth Football League will do battle on a neutral site this week, hitting the gridiron at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando. Finally, the West Orange Bobcats of the Florida Youth Football and Cheer League will hit the road to take on the Celebration Storm.
— Coach Bob Head
Libero sets tone for Titans Senior Sadie Estrada is hoping to lead Olympia back to the state tournament while chasing her dream of playing at the college level.
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Senior libero Sadie Estrada leads the way for the Olympia Titans by playing with a reckless abandon that inspires her teammate
ORLANDO — When watching Olympia libero Sadie Estrada, it’s hard not to notice the reckless abandon with which the senior for the Titans plays. On any given night, spectators at an Olympia match might see Estrada dive across the hardwood or improbably pull out a dig on a would-be kill from one of the area’s top outside hitters. It’s all in a day’s work for Estrada, a pleasant young lady off the court who transforms into a fierce competitor when she is on it. “I’ve been competitive ever since I was little —
when I’m on the court, it’s a go-big-or-go-home kind of thing,” Estrada said. “I’ll be yelling at some of the girls — I’ll be like, ‘Come on, do your job, or move out of my way, and I’ll do it for you.’” That fierce spirit is something Mitch Sadowsky, head coach for Olympia, said has gone a long way for the Titans (7-10) during a season in which they have had to retool and reinvent themselves. They lost several key players to graduation from a 2013 team that made the regional finals in the state tournament. “I love (the way Estra-
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Historic victory primes West Orange for bigger stage where the students spilled WINTER GARDEN — onto the field to celebrate There might have been with the players. The Warperfect weather around riors have emerged as the the time of kickoff when clear frontrunners in Class the West Orange Warriors 8A District 4 and are in a hosted the Apopka Blue prime position to host a Darters on Oct. 3, but the playoff game on their home rain eventually did come. turf. Starting as a light drizzle, So, yes, the win meant the rain came at halftime quite a bit to quite a few and persisted throughout people. the second half. It also, by nature of its In the process, the rain own implications, doesn’t helped to wash away 15 mean quite enough. years of futility and frusNow, the stage is bigger. tration the Warriors have Now, West Orange is a experienced during a string legitimate state-championof 15 consecutive losses ship contender. Now, to their neighbors the Warriors have to from northwest come to terms with Orange County. the real understandWest Orange’s ing that the road to 45-31 win on Oct. 3 a playoff run will meant everything more than likely — for the moment, run through Apopat least. ka — again — in the In ending the second round of the streak of losses, STEVEN state playoffs. the Warriors won RYZEWSKI At this point, a huge game for anything less than a themselves, former district championship and West Orange players and undefeated regular season alumni of the school, along would be a disappointwith the city of Winter ment. No one remaining Garden. on the Warriors’ schedule They proved they are for — Cypress Creek, Olympia, real and deserving of the Evans and Ocoee — should hype that surrounds them and their ranking in the top pose a legitimate threat of upsetting West Orange. 10 in the state in Class 8A. The Warriors are good, Coach Bob Head’s provery good, and now that gram showcased a remarkthey have some big-game able resiliency that night, acumen, the stakes are especially after going down 10-0 and then 16-7. In years higher than ever. It’s a good problem to past, the Warriors allowed the Blue Darters to rattle off have. The crowd at the a run that put the game out game against the Blue Darters — estimated at of reach in the first half. 4,000-plus spectators — This year’s West Orange only whets the appetite team battled back with a when considering what a vengeance. playoff crowd in NovemIt was a convincing win ber could look like on the in a variety of ways: the program’s Winter Garden play of junior quartercampus. back Woody Barrett; the Hopefully, each and evgame-breaking ability of ery player on the Warriors’ receiver and kick returner roster enjoyed the moment Eddie McDoom; and the on Friday and throughout depth the Warriors have the weekend. They were a at their skill positions (see part of a special victory. Jalen Julius, Mike Scott, But, now it’s back to Rontavious Williams, Dexbusiness. ter Williams, etc.). There’s a district to win Even the defense for West and, hopefully, a home Orange, often overlooked playoff game to prepare for when it comes to dispensin roughly a month’s time. ing praise for the program, Because as sweet as the came up big time after victory was, it will seem like time, punctuated by a late a distant memory if and fumble recovery to seal the when the two teams meet deal. again Nov. 21. It was the kind of win
Even the defense for West Orange, often overlooked when it comes to dispensing praise for the program, came up big time after time, punctuated by a late fumble recovery to seal the deal.
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The West Orange cheerleaders made sure the crowd was pumped up.
FOOTBALL / 1B they look to clinch an FHSAA playoff berth for the second year in a row. “We really lived up to what we’re supposed to be,” said Eddie McDoom, whose 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown sparked a second-half comeback. “Everybody was so worried about how we were going to turn out in this game, but everybody stayed humble and they stayed loose and they kept fighting. We just really fought tonight.” West Orange second-year coach Bob Head is in select company when it comes to recent success against the Blue Darters. He’s been on the winning side of four of his last six head-to-head meetings with Apopka, which includes victories in 2009, 2011 and 2012, while at the helm of Olympia High’s varsity program. “Our team just has a never-say-die attitude,” Head said. “We never put our head down, even when things were tough and things were going bad. We got down 10-0 right away, and we could have easily folded the tent and been done, but the kids fought hard, and we just kept working.” West Orange returns to action Friday, Oct. 10, against winless Cypress Creek on Homecoming. The Warriors also will be looking to carry a 9-0 record into their annual Battle for the Shield game with Ocoee Nov. 7. “There’s a lot of work left,” Head said. “You know we have Cypress Creek, who is having a bad year. So, it’s going to be a rough week getting them motivated, with all the distractions of Homecoming around here. It’s a huge event, but we’re just going to work.” West Orange started gaining momentum late in the first half against Apopka. Junior quarterback Woody Barrett caught an Apopka defensive back taking a step toward McDoom, thinking there might be a wide-re-
ESTRADA / 1B da plays),” Sadowsky said. “We want her doing it, we need her doing it. Too often, people are scared to make that play.”
Senior receiver Eddie McDoom was thrilled after West Orange took down Apopka for the first time since the late 1990s. ceiver screen. Barrett quickly spotted Rontavious Williams running free down the sideline for a 41-yard touchdown with 1:50 left in the second quarter. The capacity crowd got into the game even more, when Jalen Julius returned a punt 77 yards for an apparent touchdown moments later. The score was negated by an illegal block in the back behind the play, but the Warriors still went to the intermission down only 16-14. The momentum shift continued innocently enough, when a rainstorm swept through Raymond Screws Field at halftime. The second half began with a minimal delay — although steady rain continued to fall — but West Orange appeared to have a physical and emotional edge when play resumed. The Warriors made several big plays — none larger than McDoom’s kickoff return to open the third quarter. The junior wide receiver made a nice cutback along the sideline near midfield before being escorted into the end zone by blockers Gerald Taylor and Julius. Paul Mansingh’s extra point gave West Orange a 2116 lead. “At halftime, nobody was really worried about the rain, because we’ve played through rain all season,” McDoom said. “When we went to the kickoff return, I just took the ball and in my mind I said, ‘Make a play.’ I did that, and I was pretty excited.” Head said: “It was huge for us. We knew (the Blue Darters) were going to sky kick it, and we moved Eddie down. Once I saw that he got the block on the edge, I knew there was no way they were going to catch him. I was shocked, and I was sprinting down the sideline faster than anybody.” A miscommunication on the ensuing kickoff left Apopka with possession at
its 8-yard line. Jeremy Samuels later tackled Blue Darters quarterback Demetri Burch for a 5-yard loss, and Nikk Howard nearly trapped J.J. Simmons for a safety on third down. The Blue Darters managed only a 24-yard punt, and West Orange capitalized on a short field, with running back Dexter Williams going off the right side for a 2-yard touchdown. McDoom’s 63-yard touchdown reception came with 11:17 to go and upped West Orange’s advantage to 34-23. McDoom lined up in the slot and ran a seam route as the Warriors converted a thirdand-17 play. “He’s a resilient worker, and nothing fazes him on game day,” Head said of McDoom. “No stage is too big for him and, for a junior, he’s unbelievable.” Apopka amassed 646 total yards in last season’s 52-35 win over West Orange, but this time, the Warriors’ defense was more disciplined in its assignments and made more tackles at or near the line of scrimmage. The Blue Darters’ touchdowns came on runs of 30, 18 and 12 yards, as well as Simmons’ 72-yard catch-and-run on a slip screen. West Orange senior safety Ramon Lyons made a highlight play midway through
the third quarter, cutting down lead blocker Chandler Cox and the ball carrier (Simmons) for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-1. Decary Croaker’s hard hit helped jar the ball loose from Cox early in the fourth quarter. The Warriors recovered the fumble and, two plays later, Barrett ran 34 yards for a touchdown making the score 41-23 with 8:44 left. Dajour Nesbeth also intercepted Burch on Apopka’s final possession. “It took us a couple series to really simulate that speed (of Apopka’s offense) and get accustomed to it, but our kids fought,” Head said. “At halftime, they said we’re not giving up any more scores. So, they had that look in their eye, and I was like, ‘Wow, I think that we’re ready to go.” Barrett finished 12-of-22 for 238 yards, and McDoom totaled six receptions for 138 yards as West Orange exploited Apopka’s pass defense, which featured the Auburn-bound Cox at safety. Barrett’s running ability was also on display (104 yards), while Mansingh contributed six extra points and a 37-yard field goal. Barrett got West Orange on the scoreboard when he scrambled out of the pocket and scored on an 18-yard run with 4:31 remaining in the second quarter.
“At the (Orlando Volleyball Academy) tournament, she came from left-back in position five to make a play across the court in position two — which you don’t see many people able to do,” he said. “It takes a lot of experience; it takes a lot of athleticism and speed to do that. It also sends a message to the rest of our team that that’s the type of effort we need to put forth every single play.” Estrada is a captain for the Titans, although this is the first season she has started at the position. Scout Farrow was a standout libero for Olympia the past few seasons, meaning Estrada had to wait her turn. That patience allowed the senior to improve her game in a less conventional way — learning through observation. “This year, it’s like a whole new me,” Estrada said. “I learned a lot from watching our libero last year. … It’s made me a lot better.” Estrada said she loves her team and hates to lose, but the way she plays the game goes even beyond that. When she is on the floor, Estrada is quite literally playing for her fu-
ture within the game. After financial difficulties prevented her family from being able to pay for her to play club volleyball the past two years, the talented libero has found herself at a significant disadvantage in recruiting circles, because the club circuit largely has become where college coaches watch prospects. “My two most important years — the years that you get recruited — I missed out,” Estrada said. “That’s what motivates me every day. You’ve got to show people what you’ve got.” That motivation has paid dividends. Estrada has improved plenty since her days as a freshman and even earlier. Sadowsky, who has known Estrada since she played in middle school, marvels at her improvement. “It’s immeasurable,” Sadowsky said. “She’s just steadily grown as a player. She’s so quick, and she’s seen so much volleyball.” Competing in a district that has emerged as one of the toughest in Central Florida this year, the play of seniors such as Estrada and outside hitter Martina Shamley will be crucial as
the Titans battle West Orange and Apopka in this month’s Class 5A District 3 tournament. Although their record is not reflective of the success Olympia has had in the past few years, Sadowsky certainly doesn’t expect opponents to take his team lightly in the weeks to come. “I don’t think we’re under the radar at all — I think we’re smack dab in the middle of everybody’s radar,” Sadowsky said. “Olympia may not be frontof-mind in terms of the top volleyball programs — but we’ve been to the regional final in three out of four years. I don’t think there are very many teams that would be able to say that they aren’t on everybody’s radar.” As for Estrada, her hopes of finding a place to play college volleyball in-state will hinge heavily on her play over the next few weeks and at a showcase at Orlando Volleyball Academy in December. It’s plenty of pressure, but Estrada only exudes confidence. “Heck yeah,” she said with a smile. “I got it.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
An Apopka defender tries, in vain, to stop Woody Barrett from entering the endzone.
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WEEK SEVEN PREVIEW
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Editor’s note: All games on Friday, Oct. 10, unless otherwise noted. CFCA (5-1, 4-1 DIVISION) AT THE MASTER’S ACADEMY (2-3, 2-2 DIVISION), 7 P.M.
LEGACY CHARTER (3-2) AT LAKE MARY PREP (0-5), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Eagles have been up and down this season, with both convincing wins and convincing losses to their credit over the past four weeks. Legacy hopes to bounce back against the host Griffins, who are averaging just 2.6 points per contest (the Eagles are averaging 27.6 points per game).
SCOUTING REPORT: For the second consecutive week, the Eagles will play the Eagles in a road contest. CFCA, alone in second place in its division in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference, will travel to Oviedo to take on The Master’s Academy. TMA is allowing 21.6 pointers per game, a good sign for quarterback Gehrig Chambless and the high-flying Eagles’ offense.
EXTRA POINT: Lake Mary Prep is playing football again after not fielding a team in 2013.
EXTRA POINT: The Master’s Academy dominated this contest in 2013, 30-8. CYPRESS CREEK (0-6) AT WEST ORANGE (6-0), 7:30 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Warriors will have to remain focused for this contest, despite the normal hysteria that surrounds Homecoming week — and any lingering excitement or celebrations after the victory over Apopka. Getting pumped to play the Bears could prove difficult, though, as Cypress Creek comes in without a win to its credit and having scored in just one of its six games. EXTRA POINT: This game ends a six-game homestand for West Orange.
OLYMPIA (1-4) AT LAKE MARY (5-0), 7:30 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Titans, fresh off their first victory of the season, will begin a two-week stretch where they will take on two teams ranked in the top 10 in the state in Class 8A. First up is a road game against the Rams, ranked No. 5 in the Oct. 1 Associated Press poll. Lake Mary is averaging 34.2 points per game and will represent a tall task for Olympia’s defense. EXTRA POINT: The Rams have played — and won — three games decided by seven points or less. BYE WEEKS — FOUNDATION ACADEMY (3-3), WINDERMERE PREP (5-0), DR. PHILLIPS (6-0)
WEEK SEVEN GAME OF THE WEEK OAK RIDGE (5-1, 3-0 DISTRICT) AT OCOEE (1-4, 1-1 DISTRICT), 7:30 P.M.
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Jamel Hyatt, seen here during Ocoee’s win over Lake Howell, and the rest of the Knights will have their work cut out for them when they host Oak Ridge — one of the top teams in the state in Class 7A.
Ocoee hosts Oak Ridge in pivotal district matchup Oak Ridge, a team that just missed being ranked in the top 10 in the state in Class 7A in the Oct. 1 Associated Press poll (unofficially No. 11), will be heavily favored in this one. Working in Ocoee’s favor, though, is the improvement the Knights have shown over the past three weeks in a win over Lake Howell and a closecall defeat at the hands of East River. Ocoee has a pulse on offense, now, although the Pioneers are allowing just 14.5 points per game and
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have allowed a combined 22 points in their past three games. The Knights will have to play mistake-free football to have a shot at the upset. Oak Ridge wide receiver Nyqwan Murray, a Florida State commit, is one of the area’s elite receivers and will be a tough cover for the Knights’ defense. The game, although not a true must-win for Ocoee, has that feel, because falling to 1-2 in Class 7A District 4 would put the Knights in a tough hole.
Numbers never lie: Four area programs have been dominant Victories for the Eagles, Panthers, Warriors and Lakers have come in impressive fashion this fall. Currently, the Sports section of the West Orange Times & Observer covers eight high schools that field eight respective football programs. Lucky us: We haven’t gone wanting for contenders to cover this fall. So far this season, four of those eight local teams have displayed an ability to be dominant on a weekly basis. Windermere Prep, West Orange, Dr. Phillips and Central Florida Christian Academy haven’t just been defeating opponents. They’ve been demoralizing them. The four juggernauts each have a margin of victory of at least 24 points per game (Windermere Prep has the largest margin at 38.6 points per game), and each is scoring more than 38 points per game (Dr. Phillips has the lowest average scoring output at 38.2). It has made for some impressive — if not completely exciting — games so far this season. And, with the firepower that the respective four teams bring to the table on offense, it’s also a testament to the need for high-school programs to be dynamic on offense to be competitive with the way game play has shifted in recent years. “When teams are known as high-profile offenses, and they do score, you can
CFCA (5-1) Points per game: 40.7 Points allowed per game: 8.5 Average margin of victory: 36.2 Offensive yards per game: 344.3
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Windermere Prep quarterback Parker Davis, seen here rushing for a touchdown against Seffner Christian, has been an important reason why the Lakers are averaging 56.6 points per game this fall. just see the other team get very deflated — and there’s the opportunity to score again, quickly,” Windermere Prep coach Jacob Doss said. “One of the things we try to do is get up and run as many plays as possible. … We’re 200 mph, all the time.” With the Warriors and Panthers each considered state-title contenders in the FHSAA’s Class 8A and the Eagles and Lakers entrenched as contenders for the Sunshine State Athletic Conference’s championship, the regular season stands the risk of getting a
WINDERMERE PREP (5-0) Points per game: 56.6 Points allowed per game: 18 Average margin of victory: 38.6 Offensive yards per game: 420.8
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CFCA 50, LEGACY CHARTER 6 A dominant road win over Legacy gives CFCA (51, 4-1 in district) sole possession of second place in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference’s Beach Division. Senior receiver Jacob Brenyo caught two of the three touchdown passes that freshman quarterback Gehrig Chambless tossed on the night to help lead the way for CFCA. Legacy Charter fell to 3-2 overall, 3-2 in the Beach Division.
OLYMPIA 27, EVANS 14 The Titans scored their first victory of the season — and, to make things even better, it came in their first district game. That means Olympia (1-4, 1-0 in Class 8A District 4) is tied with West Orange atop the district at 1-0 for the time being (both Evans and Apopka are 0-1) — with the Backyard Bowl rivalry game against the Warriors looming on Oct. 17, at Olympia. DR. PHILLIPS 34, BOONE 21 The Panthers improved to 2-0 in Class 8A District 5 (6-0 overall) with their Homecoming victory after pulling away from the Braves in the third quarter. Leading 21-14, Dr. Phillips rattled off a pair of touchdowns to extend their lead to 34-14 and never looked back en route to the big district victory. Daquan Isom had two touchdowns, and Jamari Smith had three interceptions for the Panthers.
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Divelle Sherwood and the Olympia Titans notched an important district victory — a victory that just so happened to be the Titans’ first victory — against Evans on Oct. 3. EAST RIVER 20, OCOEE 14 In an exciting matchup, the Knights nearly forced overtime before a last-second score by East River left Ocoee (1-4, 1-1 in Class 7A District 4) just short in this district matchup. A touchdown pass from Steven Hogan to Jarquavious Graham tied the game with under a minute to play, setting the stage for the game-deciding drive by the Falcons (3-3, 2-1 in 7A-4).
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bit monotonous. Rest assured, that is something the four coaches are working to avoid. “That’s one of the things we battle with a little bit,” Doss said. “We try to practice at game speed, everyday. We’ll go at it on Tuesdays and Wednesdays pretty hard. “We try to simulate that stuff in practice as much as possible to where in the game, it’s second-nature to them,” he said. “They just play.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes. com.
DR. PHILLIPS (6-0) Points per game: 38.2 Points allowed per game: 8.5 Average margin of victory: 29.7 Offensive yards per game: 351.3
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WINDERMERE PREP 63, LAKE MARY PREP 0 Not much to say here — the Lakers (5-0, 3-0 in division) continued their dominant ways against Lake Mary Prep. The victory just added to the case that Windermere Prep is making to emerge as one of the favorites in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. Junior quarterback Parker Davis completed 7-of-8 passes and tossed
THURSDAY’S GAME: FOUNDATION ACADEMY 50, HAWTHORNE 12 Three straight losses to start the season have been replaced by three in a row for Foundation. Now, the Lions have a bye week before taking on Victory Christian in one of their two pivotal district contests. Gabe Walker rushed for 245 yards and two touchdowns in the victory, while D’Angelo Byer had two touchdowns, also, to pair with six tackles on defense.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
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SOPHIE BENETTI The Dr. Phillips girls golf team placed second at the MetroWest Conference Championship Oct. 1. The Panthers, who have just one date left before the district championship on Oct. 13 at Stoneybrook West, have been led by senior Sophie Benetti. Benetti, who golfs at the No. 1 position for the program, finished with a 42 at the Metro Championship (along with teammate Jennifer Jung). She also received a scholarship to play for Indiana State University.
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Raymundo Mota, the new girls soccer coach for Ocoee, is excited to lead the team, including Kensie Thomas, a freshman who figures to compete for the starting goalkeeper job for the Knights.
Knights girls soccer taps teacher as new head coach At the school since its opening in 2005, Raymundo Mota now will lead Ocoee’s girls soccer program this winter.
OCOEE — The girls soccer program at Ocoee High School will have a new coach at the helm when it takes the field for the first time this season. Athletic Director Steven McHale announced Sept. 22 the hiring of Raymundo Mota to lead the program. Mota, a Spanish teacher at the school since its opening in 2005, will be charged with leading a program that went 11-7-2 a season ago and was defeated by Dr. Phillips in the Class 5A District 4 Tournament. “I’m very excited,” Mota said. “These kids are extremely talented — not just on the soccer field but also (off the field). “They’re great students,” he said. “I look forward to being part of it and to contrib-
uting as much as possible.” Mota brings a strong background in the game to the program. The native of the Dominican Republic came to America at age 15 before playing collegiately for Hunter College in New York City. After his playing career ended, he began his coaching career at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, where he stayed for eight years before coming to Florida. Although Mota has had no formal association with the program as a coach previously, he has had many of the team’s current and former players in the classroom as students — something he thinks will be a benefit. “The kids respond to you a lot easier, because they know you,” Mota said.
One of his students, freshman Kensie Thomas, figures to compete for the starting job at goalkeeper. “It’s pretty awesome — he’s a really cool teacher, and I’m going to enjoy soccer season,” Thomas said of Mota’s hiring. “It’s easy to connect with him as a coach and a teacher.” The Knights are set to start their 2014-15 winter season on Nov. 3, at Cypress Creek, according to c2cschools. com. Again competing in Class 5A District 4, Ocoee will try and unseat last year’s champion, Apopka, or runner-up, West Orange. The first date that teams were able to practice for the season was Monday, Oct. 6, per the FHSAA. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
How would you characterize your play over the past few weeks? It’s been my best rounds in high school. I’ve probably scored an average of around even par throughout the past couple weeks, and it’s really making me excited for state and regionals, because this year, I think we really have a chance. How do you feel your senior season is coming along? It’s going well. I’ve played No. 1 on the team for, like, three years, but this year was definitely the strongest, and we have a couple of new freshmen who are good. It’s exciting.
the most? I don’t really watch women’s golf, so I’m going to say Adam Scott. Which course that you’ve played through varsity competition has been your favorite? We get to play Bay Hill, which is amazing. What’s the best shot you’ve hit during your high school career? Last year, I had a hole-in-one in a tournament, in a match at Orange County National. What’s your favorite sport to watch on television? Probably football. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters? “Let’s be Cops.” It was so funny.
Will you be competing at the college level? I committed to college already at Indiana State University.
What’s the best golf advice you’ve received over the years? Always play one hole and one shot at a time — don’t let your mind get ahead.
When did you pick up the game? My dad (Matt Benetti) is a professional teacher, so I started playing when I was 4 years old. I started playing in serious tournaments around 8 (years old). What’s the best aspect of your game right now? It jumps around, but probably right now, it is my short game. It’s saved me. Which element of your game are you focusing on improving? I’m working on increasing my distance off the tee with my driver. It’s not bad, it’s just the difference between a couple shots — those birdies on the par fives. Which golfer do you admire
What are you planning on studying at Indiana State? I’m jumping backand-forth between pre-med and communications. We’ll see. Among Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, which upcoming holiday are you looking forward to the most? Thanksgiving — food. Where are you from, originally? I was born in Racine, Wisconsin. It’s the Milwaukee area. Any other hobbies besides hitting the links? I bake a lot. I’ve looked into doing that, too, as a career — but I don’t know.
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to that end following the Sept. 29 meeting, many players across the state expressed their displeasure on social media forums such as Twitter. “Everyone’s angry — very angry,” said Leah Hughes, the captain for the West Orange girls lacrosse team. “I think it’s going to cause a lot of girls to not play (high school lacrosse) this year. … There’s definitely talk about girls not playing.” Hughes’ coach at West Orange, Mary Hopkins, attended a FHSAA Coaches’ Advisory meeting in Gainesville on Monday and said coaches around the state are upset about the ruling — and concerned about the state of the game in Florida. “Everybody still was completely opposed to the helmets, (but) it was explained to us that is no longer an issue at this point, anymore, because (the FHSAA) isn’t going back on this decision,” Hopkins said. The two overriding concerns with the mandate center around how adding the helmets would change the way the game is played here in Florida. There is worry that by adding helmets, competitors would become more aggressive because of the added protection. Also, there is no concrete link between the soft helmets and reducing concussions, something that was acknowledged during the meeting. Also at stake is recruiting. College coaches from programs, including Jacksonville University, have expressed their disapproval of the mandate, worrying that the players from Florida will essentially be playing a different game, and that worry could affect Floridians looking to play in college. With each passing day, the reality of a spring 2015 season with soft helmets be-
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The FHSAA further clarified its protective headgear mandate at its recent board of directors meeting to specify soft helmets allowed by US Lacrosse rules. comes a more likely reality, and programs are exploring options that include playing games as club teams, apart from the FHSAA. “There are schools that are actually talking about playing only their district games with FHSAA and then running a parallel program not in the school, but as a club team outside of the school with the same girls,” Hopkins said. “That probably will start taking place. I’ve heard from 16, 17 schools that are talking that way, and they’re more of the upper-level teams.”
Hopkins was non-committal on whether that was something that her program would consider. “It’s something that I have to look into; I’ve got players (who) are being recruited,” Hopkins said. “If we end up with no games to play, I still have to allow these kids to play somehow, somewhere. It’s along the lines of, as things start to progress, you’re going to have to readjust all the way up to the start of the season.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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Windsor Landing home tops September sales A home in Windsor Landing was Ocoee’s largest real-estate transaction in September. The home at 3470 Kentshire Blvd., Ocoee, sold Sept. 10, for $415,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,148 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $131.83.
ARDEN PARK
The home at 2002 Arden Oaks Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 22, for $345,972. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,933 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $117.96.
BROOKESTONE
The home at 569 Belhaven Falls Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 29, for $295,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,617 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $112.72. The home at 398 Belhaven Falls Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 2, for $282,500. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,587 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $109.20.
BROOKHAVEN OAKS
The home at 422 Emory Oak St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 23, for $320,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,493 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $128.36.
BRYNMAR
The home at 3559 Meadow Breeze Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 4, for $277,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,870 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $96.52.
CARRIAGE OAKS
The home at 1405 Carriage Oaks Court, Ocoee, sold
MONTHLY SNAPSHOT High Sales Price: $415,000 Low Sales Price: $71,000 Short Sales: Seven REO/Bank Owned: 10 Sept. 19, for $154,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,549 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $99.42.
CROSS CREEK OF OCOEE
The home at 387 Longshadows Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 19, for $229,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,902 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $120.40.
FOREST OAKS
The home at 1525 Ison Lane, Ocoee, sold Sept. 30, for $156,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,456 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $107.14.
FOREST RIDGE
The home at 147 Laurel Ridge Ave., Ocoee, sold Sept. 26, for $115,000 (short sale). Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,282 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $89.70.
FOREST TRAILS
The home at 2563 Laurel Blossom Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 8, for $230,000 (short sale). Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths and 3,753 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $61.28.
FORESTBROOKE
The home at 3316 Atmore Terrace, Ocoee, sold Sept. 19, for $290,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,712
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The home at 1020 Featherstone Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 23, for $213,200. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,890 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $112.80.
HIGHLANDS OF OCOEE
The home at 1051 Turnbuckle Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 12, for $212,100. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,845 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $74.55.
JOHIO GLEN
The home at 2500 Dovetail Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 8, for $159,500. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,771 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $90.06.
LAKE OLYMPIA VILLAGE
The home at 126 Zeus Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 5, for $200,000 (short sale). Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,561 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $78.09.
MCCORMICK WOODS
The home at 3552 McCormick Woods Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 23, for $344,990. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,407 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.26. The home at 503 Belle Fern Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 25,
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MEADOW RIDGE
The home at 536 Douglas Edward Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $360,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,521 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $142.80.
ORCHARD PARK
The home at 2787 Plumberry Ave., Ocoee, sold Sept. 5, for $215,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,450 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.76.
PRAIRIE LAKE RESERVE
The home at 1952 Compass Flower Way, Ocoee, sold Sept. 29, for $126,000 (short sale). Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,460 square feet. The price per square foot is $86.30.
PRAIRIE LAKE VILLAGE
The home at 2667 Tall Maple Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 19, for $240,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,852 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $84.15.
The home at 2330 Mountain Spruce St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 2, for $225,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,356 square feet. The price per square foot is $95.50. The home at 2478 Twisting Sweetgum Way, Ocoee, sold Sept. 17, for $183,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,754 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $104.33. The home at 2532 Grand Poplar St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 25, for $156,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,099 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $74.32.
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The home at 1093 Shimmering Sand Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 2, for $218,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,897 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $114.92. The home at 1688 Sparkling Water Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 19, for $200,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,950 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.56. The home at 1082 Shimmering Sand Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 30, for $185,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,884 square feet. The price per square foot is $98.20.
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SILVER BEND
The home at 2406 Alclobe Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 29, for $188,500. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,712 square feet. The price per square foot is $110.11.
SILVER GLEN
The home at 408 Sterling Lake Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 25, for $182,500. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,779 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.59.
VILLAGES OF WESMERE
The home at 2131 Velvet Leaf Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $223,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,886 square feet. The price per square foot is $118.24.
VINEYARDS
The home at 2711 Cabernet Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 30, for $250,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,080 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $81.17.
WATERSIDE
The home at 2706 Kris Crossing, Ocoee, sold Sept. 22, for $163,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,490 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $109.40.
WESTON PARK
The home at 2302 E. Pounds Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 11, for $172,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,825 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $94.25.
WESTYN BAY
The home at 780 Delfino Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 24, for $365,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,590 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.67. The home at 2719 Cardassi Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 2, for $350,000 (short sale). Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,831 square feet. The price per square foot is $91.36. The home at 780 Magenta Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 26, for $323,500. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,698 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.48. The townhome at 747 Marotta Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 26, for $133,950. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,549 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $86.48.
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FALL CRAFT/YARD SALE on Oct 10th & 11th starting 9am. Featuring New Costumes, crafts, and other items. 1432 N Fullers Cross Rd, Winter Garden 10/9pm.
AIRLINE CAREERS Start Here - Get FAA certified with hands on training in Aviation Maintenance. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-314-5838. fcan10/9
Play Kitchens, Strollers, Carseats, Swings, Walkers, Highchairs, Toddler Beds, Playpens, Children's Halloween Costumes. Babylady 407-731-4248 10/9bl
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Attention: VIAGRA and CIALIS USERS! A cheaper alternative to high drugstore prices! 50 Pill Special - $99 FREE Shipping! 100 Percent Guaranteed. CALL NOW: 1-800-943-8953. fcan10/9
Oakland Park Community Porch Sale - Sales throughout community. Sat Oct 11 8a-2p. Maps & list of sales will be at Sales Center 15241 E. Oakland Ave, Winter Garden. 10/9kt
Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 1-800-605-6035 for $750 Off. fcan10/9
LAKE COVE POINTE Community Garage Sale. Lake Cove Pointe Circle, Winter Garden. Saturday, October 11, 8:00-12:00PM. 10/9ed
160 GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Driver Trainees Neeed NOW! Become a driver for Werner Enterprises. Earn $800 per week! Local CDL Training. 1-877-214-3624. fcan10/9 Sod Laborer $7.00/pallet and Exp. Sod Foreman. Clean MVR. WG Grassing, 532 N. Bluford Avenue, Ocoee. 407-877-0709 9/25tfn
200 ITEMS FOR SALE Lennox Air Conditioning Unit and Kenmore Washer/ Dryer and a couple of other things in between. Call 407-721-9926. 10/9ec
Dora Kitchen $9.95, Infant Carseat/Stroller $24.95, Premie clothes, Walker $14.95, Highchair $14.95. Babylady 407-731-4248 10/9bl
COMMUNITY YARD SALE Orange Tree Mobile Home Park off Park Ave. in Winter Garden will have a community yard sale on October 10th & 11th from 8am to 4pm. Rain date will be October 17th & 18th. No early sales. 10/9bs
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3 bedroom/2 bath Northside Winter Garden, walk to downtown. $1400, includes yard maintenance. Call 407-491-3000. 10/16qm
Windermere Estate Sale. 6011 Marleon Dr. Oct 10 & 11, 9-3. Oct 12, 10-3. Jewelry, mini sail boats, some tools, harpsichord, paintings, refrigerator, books, microwave, range, some sterling silverware, some llarado, stairlift, piano, fireplace, sofa, island table, queen bed, bar stools, and much more. 407-325-6257 10/9ss
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LOST CAT Large orange and white neutered male. All white front legs and chest & chest. Named Sonny, 8 years old. Please call Tim or Sandy Rice 407-656-6195 10/9sr FOUND DOG Jack Russell Mix. Hennis Rd, Winter Garden. 407-656-2426 10/16sf
WINTER GARDEN - 1BR $695, 2BR $745, 3BR $935 on Lake Apopka. Water/Sewer included. 407-656-7162. 9/25tfn
650 COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Professional office space, N. Dillard St., W.G. 407656-2812 9/25tfn Office space for lease - CCB Office Center on Plant St. 1,100 Sq Ft Office - $1000 per month. Please Call Sereno Realty 407-654-8222 10/23sr
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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
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CHURCH OF GOD OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD
Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee 407-656-8011
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RESURRECTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 1211 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. Winter Garden. 407-656-3113
CHRISTIAN WEST ORANGE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1450 Daniels Road Winter Garden 407-656-2770 www.cocwo.com
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
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH 241 N. Main, Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11am, 7pm www.churchofthemessiah.com
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando Sun.Serv 8:30am, 10:30am, 6:30pm. 407-876-3480 www.ascension-orlando.org
LUTHERAN CATHOLIC
PRESBYTERIAN
PEOPLE OF FAITH CHURCH 220 Windermere Rd, Winter Garden Serv. Sat 5:30pm & Sun 9:45am 407-877-3937 www.PeopleOfFaith.ORG
METHODIST FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Service Times: 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM www.fumcwg.org 407-656-1135
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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Winter Garden-3/2.5/2 home for lease in Stone Creek, 2 story - $1300 per month. Please call Sereno Realty 407-654-8222 10/9sr Ocoee - 4 bedroom/3 bath home in beautiful Westyn Bay community. Large Yard. Gated community with 24 hour security. Many amenities. Available November $1850/month. Tel# 407-427-3491 10/23em
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Interior Designer Sale - Oct 11 8-2. Antiques furniture, collectibles, crowns, terrariums, wicker settee, mirror, lamps, leapord pillow, silver, topiary, french baskets, dog, rabbits, bulls, jewelry, designer bedding, clothing, shoes, handbags, and more. 318 Laurenburg Ln. Ocoee, FL 34761 10/9TB
FREE Male & Female English Bulldog To A Good Home. If Interested Contact : (billingsjeff151@yahoo. com) For More Information 10/23jb
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THIS WEEK’S CRYPTOGRAM ANSWERS
1. A man was running rapidly up the road with a neighbor’s cat. The owner was bellowing: “Police, police, arrest him for pet-ty theft!” 2. An affable counterfeiter gave some simple and practical advice to another: “Never hold onto the first dollar you made- it could be used in evidence against you!”
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That’s why we provide our patients with the information and tools they need to help them stay as healthy as possible. And that means we strive to make each visit an enjoyable experience for Melida. It’s part of our patient-centered, individualized approach to medical care. And why Melida feels perfectly at home at CAC.
Patient-centered experience includes: • Compassionate care in one convenient location • A focus on prevention and well-being • Educational and wellness-centered activities • 50-year record of service to Florida residents
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