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The impossible comes true The Venardos Circus brings its big top back to Hamlin for a second year. PAGES 4-5.

HEAR TO STAY Ocoee OKs 381-home community The residential development will be built in the northeast area of the city. ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

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Jamie Lirones and her son, David, now can do homeschooling activities and go out in public without having to yell to be able to hear each other.

Ocoee resident Jamie Lirones is hearing clearly for the first time in 27 years, thanks to the Miracle-Ear Foundation’s gift of hearing aids. SEE PAGE 6.

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Ocoee honors local heroes on Veterans Day. PAGE 3.

By day’s end today, 22 military veterans will have committed suicide. And 22 more tomorrow. And the next day. And the next. The Hugh T. Gregory American Legion Post 63 is working to change that number to zero and is hosting the third annual commuSEE LEGION PAGE 8

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More homes are coming to Ocoee. After holding a second reading and public hearing, city leaders voted unanimously during the Nov. 5 City Commission meeting to approve three ordinances and a land-use plan related to

SUGAR RUSH! Matthew’s Hope annual Garden Party is a sweet success. PAGE 10.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 14

CASTLEVIEW ELEMENTARY DEDICATION CEREMONY 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Castleview Elementary, 9131 Taborfield Ave., Orlando. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to william.bromley@ocps.net. READ TO SYDNEY 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Read to Sydney is a local therapy dog organization that encourages children to practice their reading skills with an attentive furry listener. All ages are welcome. (407) 835-7323. RISE: CONVERSATIONS ON RACE & UNITY ‘MOVING INTO ACTION: MAKING A DIFFERENCE’ 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Roper Co-Op Ballroom,

146 W. Plant St., Suite 210, Winter Garden. This communitywide event is hosted by Oasis Church Winter Garden and facilitated by Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute. It will provide a safe space to focus on our shared humanity. Refreshments included. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at bit.ly/2XaEFHu. For more information, call (407) 905-4931. WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Donations can be made to the Edgewood Children’s Ranch in the form of Thanksgiving dinner items. Buffet lunch is $25. RSVP at rebeccatmellen@ gmail.com or (407) 230-5968.

FRIDAY, NOV. 15

HORIZON WEST MIDDLE DEDICATION CEREMONY 9:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Horizon West Middle School, 8200 Tattant Blvd., Windermere. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to kelley.bell@ocps.net.

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THIRD ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION CHALLENGE 22 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W Plant St, Winter Garden. Join the Winter Garden American Legion Post 63, in partnership with the Crooked Can Brewery, for a walk, block party and a day of camaraderie to raise awareness for posttraumatic stress suicide among veterans. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The opening ceremony, which will begin at 11 a.m., will be followed by the 2.2-mile walk. Immediately after the walk, attendees will enjoy afternoon and evening of fun, with live music, food, Crooked Can beer, kids activities, a mock-up of the Vietnam memorial Wall, the Global War on terrorism Wall and more. For more, visit bit. ly/2K8uy0m. CUISINE CORNER JUNIOR: CORNUCOPIA CONES 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Celebrate fall by creating your own delicious cornucopia out of an ice cream

cone and fill it with sweet and salty treats. Recommended for upper elementary, tweens and teens. (407) 835-7323. THE DINNER BELL 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Do Good Farm, 12423 Marshall Farms Road, Winter Garden. At Do Good Farm, ringing the Dinner Bell signifies the gathering of impactful individuals from the community who are dedicated to helping end hunger and malnutrition around the world. Enjoy an intimate, al fresco dining experience at the farm. The evening includes a gourmet, five-course meal prepared by an on-site chef using farm ingredients, wine pairings and more. Tickets are $150 per person or $275 per couple. Proceeds benefit farm projects in Winter Garden, Florida, and Burundi, Africa. For more information, visit bit.ly/36Q9pC5. OCOEE POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Ocoee Police Department, 646 Ocoee Commerce Parkway, Ocoee. Meet the officers and staff and enjoy free food and entertainment. (407) 905-3160.

OUTER SPACE SCIENCE WITH DODAD’S LAB 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Travel to space with Professor DoDad and discover the solar system, space travel, gravity, stars and so much more with experiments, original music, learning and laughs. (407) 835-7323.

SUNDAY, NOV. 17

GOLFING FORE AUTISM CHARITY TOURNAMENT 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Rio Pinar Country Club, 8600 El Prado Ave., Orlando. The event is hosted by the Autism and Related Disabilities Gym Program Inc., and the tournament is what keeps the program free to members. For information, call (407) 234-7456. GRIEFSHARE: SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Oakland Presbyterian Church, 218 E. Oakland Ave. The seminar helps participants prepare for the holidays and discover hope for the future. Free. Registration is not required. (407) 656-4452. griefshare.org/holidays.

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Adopt-A-Grandparent seeks holiday gifts for seniors Barbara Gold is discovering the joy of spending time with residents of one Winter Garden nursing home. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Officer Patera Scott-Marsh, of the Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard, held her post by the city’s war memorial wall.

America must never forget your sacrifices

Veterans were asked to stand and give their name and military branch. From left, Ray Doss, U.S. Marine Corps; Terry Titus, U.S. Army; and Dave Sargent, U.S. Marine Corps. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

ome attended because they are veterans, and others were there because a loved one is serving in the military. All attended the city of Ocoee’s annual Veterans Day program to pay tribute to the United States veterans who served this country both domestic and abroad. Mayor Pro Tem George Oliver III, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, led the program and asked veterans to stand and be recognized — all of whom earned the right, he said. These men and women represented multiple military branches and several different

wars. Among them were Ocoee fire battalion chiefs Tom Smothers, who spent six years in the U.S. Navy, and David Whitaker, who was in the U.S. Army for six years. Veterans stood also when the Ocoee Middle School Wind Ensemble played the music from their particular military branch. Dr. Barbara Gannon gave the keynote address. She is a veteran of the U.S. Army and the coordinator for the University of Central Florida’s Community Veterans History Project, which focuses on oral history. She authored a book, “The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of

Dr. Barbara Gannon, center, program speaker, was introduced by Ocoee Mayor Pro Tem George Oliver III and Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen.

Kevin Glackin and Joe Ponzini, of the Ocoee Fire Department Honor Guard, raised the flag.

the Republic,” which won her several awards. Gannon thanked not only the veterans, but the loved ones who show unwavering support. To the vets present, she acknowledged they always carry the memories of the comrades they lost. “On Veterans Day, we remember those who didn’t have the chance to become veterans,” she said. “Veterans Day is a call to action. It’s about deeds, not words.” Following the indoor ceremony, guests walked to the nearby war memorial wall for the program finale. The city’s police and fire honor guards presented the colors, placed a wreath at the wall and raised the American flag. Ocoee High School trumpeter Harmon Hollis lent his talents with a rendition of taps.

When Barbara Gold makes her visits to Quality Health Care Center, she always totes her big bag. Her children call her Mary Poppins, because she has been known to pull all sorts of items from this magic bag. Gold is the founder of AdoptA-Grandparent, a program that encourages residents to visit and spend time with senior citizens in the community, especially those in nursing homes and those without family nearby. “Nothing in our life is promised, and I’m sure these last years in a nursing home were not what they had planned on, but it’s up to our communities that we teach the young the value of our elders and not forget they were the builders, the teachers, the neighbors and so much more that are sometimes forgotten,” Gold said. She frequently visits the residents at Quality, and she always asks them if they need anything. She carries shampoo, body wash, puzzle books, candy, cookies and many other essential items that are requested. “This one woman likes M&Ms, but she only likes the caramel kind,” Gold said. “So, I take her caramel M&Ms.” Another enjoys getting a new tube of lipstick. William Lytle, a veteran and gifted storyteller, is never without a puzzle book in his hands. “It was about them having someone,” she said. “I found that a lot of them had a lot of needs. … They don’t have money to buy essentials. … They are stuck there,” Gold said. “They don’t have opportunities to do anything or go anywhere. I get very emotional about it.” Gold has come to love and respect the residents, and she regularly prays with the ones who ask for prayer time. “They talk about their families,” she said. “Some of them have such depth. Their lives

meant something; their lives changed who we are as a society.” Gold and one of her daughters want to create a journal filled with the wisdom imparted by the residents. The idea came to them after visiting with one resident, Arline Jankowich, who told them: “You have no idea of the wisdom that is trapped within these walls.” “We realized how true this was,” Gold said. “We want to ask questions, the things that our parents tell us when we’re 10 years old and we ignore.” Partnering with the community has helped Gold spread this kindness. Zurich American Insurance Company helps Gold collect donations, and Hope Church has distributed Bibles and flowers. CrossFit Winter Garden, 14179 W. Colonial Drive, serves as a drop-off point for donations. Gold said anyone wanting to donate items or wishing to participate in the visits can contact her on the group’s Facebook page or at (954) 4964445. Likewise, anyone can give Gold the name of a wheelchairbound senior who is in need of basic necessities. Visits are scheduled for 2:45 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month. Participants meet in the front lobby of Quality Health Care. Some residents want someone to talk to, others want to have a book read to them, Gold said. Visitors can help with bingo games or entertain residents with musical instruments or dance routines. Gold is planning to give some extra love and gifts this Christmas, and Dec. 6 is the deadline to make a donation. She is looking for toiletries, prepackaged baked goods, sugar-free candy, lap blankets, socks, large-print books and word games. “These people are still worthy of making a difference,” Gold said. “We can’t forget the people who helped form our life.” Elana Gold, right, visited with Betty Robertson at Quality Health Care Center. Gold posted a photo of the two of them on her Facebook page, and one of her friends recognized Robertson as the “lunchroom lady” from her elementary school years. Courtesy photo

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nder a red and white striped tent in an open field, an escape awaits in Hamlin. It’s a place where the extraordinary is on display and celebrated. A diverse group of performers has arrived — and have they got a show for you. Venardos Circus is back in Hamlin for a series of shows through Sunday, Nov. 24. It’s one of the final stops in a nationwide tour that has taken the performers from West Sacramento, California, and Tempe, Arizona, to Madison, Wisconsin, and Louisville, Kentucky. Since the circus was in Hamlin last year, the traveling group has performed in 45 weeks under the watch of Ringmaster Kevin Venardos. “In my wildest imaginings, I did not think that was possible,” he said. Venardos, who had previously performed as a ringmaster with the Ringling Bros. Circus for five years, always dreamed of running his own circus. In 2014, that dream became a reality, when the Venardos Circus held its first performance at the Los Angeles County Fair. Venardos said it’s his goal to deliver new surprises and a new show every year when returning to a city, and this year’s performance in Hamlin will be no exception. “That means new music, new acts or reinventing of things you’ve seen before in such a way that it takes on a new quality,” Venardos said. “There are some familiar faces, but really for us, it’s been another huge step forward — the show that we’re going to present this go-around — from what we were able to do last time.” The performance also is a circus-meets-Broadway-musical, Venardos said. “The show itself this year is the story of the little circus that could — that’s what the show is,” he said. “We impart by the end — it is my intention to — a message of inclusivity, a message of diversity and also one of community. ... It’s the things that make you different that make you special and uniquely positioned to change the world for the better.”

The Venardos Circus has returned to Hamlin and is performing shows through Sunday, Nov. 24.

Aerialist Laura Gwendolyn Burch soars over audiences on silk and single-point dance trapeze.

THE FAMILY THAT PERFORMS TOGETHER

The Venardos Circus is an event for the whole family — just ask the Stoica family. Among the circus’ returning cast from last year, husband and wife Leonard and Antoaneta Stoica — along with their 7-year-old daughter, Aissa Maria Stoica — perform an exciting gymnastics routine on a spring board. The family has been traveling with the Venardos Circus for just more than a year. Originally from Romania, the Stoicas arrived in the United States with the Shrine Circus in 2015 — the same year that Leonard Stoica had heard about Venardos’ project to start a circus. The circus community is tightknit, Leonard Stoica said, and eventually, the family took a leap of faith to join Venardos. “It was a risk for us to come here, because we normally go where it’s something stable and already has roots,” Leonard Stoica said. “We kind of gambled — us and him together — but at the end, it was a good bet.”

Sofia Petrov performs in the air during her act, while her brother and mother perform together as jugglers. Photos by Troy Herring

Juggler Vicky Zsilak is a third-generation circus performer.

Leonard Stoica’s circus journey began at age 15, when he saw gymnastics at the circus. While his friends started playing more common sports, Leonard Stoica chose to learn gymnastics. Antoaneta Stoica has been performing gymnastics since she was 5 and has performed in circuses since age 12 in Romania. She met Leonard Stoica in 2005. With their daughter, Aissa Maria Stoica, the circus is an opportunity to give her the experience of performing in front of an audience. Leonard and Antoaneta will

support her with whatever she decides to do when she’s older, but it’s something she can learn from regardless, Leonard Stoica said. “It’s good that we started her small to perform, to engage with people and not be shy,” he said. Leonard and Antoaneta Stoica also perform a dangerous stunt with loaded crossbows, where Leonard Stoica demonstrates his accuracy by shooting balloons near his wife’s head — at one point with his back turned while using a mirror. The fact that the Venardos Circus

inside a small, intimate tent that only seats a few hundred people makes it even more exciting. “Everybody is so close that you can feel them — whether they like it or not and all of the emotion that they give you,” Antoaneta Stoica said. MAGIC IN THE AIR

Laura Gwendolyn Burch always finishes her act on a high note — 23 feet high in the air. The aerialist learned her craft later in life at age 28, but that hasn’t stopped her from soaring to new heights and impressing audiences.

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Leonard and Antoaneta Stoica perform a dangerous act involving crossbows and balloons.

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Burch was first inspired to learn the art form after seeing a show in Las Vegas about 10 years ago, she traveled to Bellingham, Washington, and joined a circus collective to learn techniques. It’s been an ongoing learning and growing process ever since. “If you ever see a good aerialist, they spent a lot of time being really bad,” Burch said with a laugh. Burch’s acts use silk and singlepoint dance trapeze — a rope that is connected to one point and allows the aerialist to spin or orbit in a circular motion. Performing in a small tent presents its challenges. The encroaching weather from the outside also plays a factor in the show. “With silk, specifically, it doesn’t always do what you tell it to,” she said. “There are days where you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s new,’ and you troubleshoot around it. We’re not in a controlled environment, like if I was in a theater. Heat, humidity, cold — all of those things affect the way that the silk reacts to me. … You have to be really present.” Despite those challenges, Burch has loved being a part of the intimate setting under the small tent. “Oftentimes, I perform in theaters or in a space where I’m really far removed from the audience,” Burch said. “In here, you can see everybody, which is great. As an aerialist, you don’t normally get that proximity to an audience.”

practice, Zsilak said, adding that the pursuit of excellence and keeping audiences excited is a continuous journey. “All my life I’ve been juggling — my first teacher is my dad,” Zsilak said. The third-generation juggler, originally from Hungary, continued to learn how to toss objects into the air in impressive sequence at the Hungarian State Circus School. At age 24, she arrived in the United States in 1995 with her parents as a juggling trio with the Circus Vargas, performing there for a few years while traveling throughout California. She returned to the United States once more in 1998 to perform with the Ringling Bros. Circus and spent almost 20 years there until it closed. The life of traveling with a circus and hopping from city to city has

Juggling son-mother duo Richard Zsilak and Vicky Zsilak perform together in the show.

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become familiar over the years, Zsilak said. “I love it, and I’ve been raised in it, so this is what I know,” Zsilak said. “Actually, for me to stay in one place gets really boring and hard — I’m so used to traveling all the time.” During her time at Ringling, Zsilak met Venardos and remained in contact after the circus closed. She joined his circus just over a year ago, along with her husband, Alex Petrov, who works as a tent master; her daughter, Sofia Petrov, who performs as an aerialist; and her son, Richard Zsilak, who also juggles. “In the end, the main thing for us is to provide (the audience) with something that takes away from the everyday worries … to make them feel good,” she said. “It’s the best thing when the people react to us.”

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If there’s one thing juggler Vicky Zsilak thinks spectators might not realize about the circus, it’s how much work and practice goes into each act. A few brief seconds of wonder was the result of hours of

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or 27 years, Jamie Lirones sometimes felt as if she were stuck in a long, tin-can tunnel. Growing up with hereditary hearing impairment, the Ocoee resident’s world was marked by diagnoses of processing disorders, vertigo, roaring and ringing in her ears, severe sound distortion and being labeled as spacey. At times, her hearing would come and go. And when it went, her ears would feel numb and cold. She was hypersensitive to high pitches and deaf to low pitches. And when it came to home-schooling her 6-year-old son, David — who also is hearing impaired — the two would communicate largely by yelling to hear each other. But on Friday, Nov. 1, Lirones laughed and cried interchangeably as a doctor turned on her first pair of hearing aids, allowing her to hear clearly for the first time in her life.

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When Lirones was growing up, her hearing impairment often was mistaken or misdiagnosed as multiple processing disorders. She could hear to an extent, but sound was distorted, and sometimes, she only received gaps of sound at a time as her hearing faded. “Basically, nobody could quite tell all of what I was trying to think or purvey onto any situation, because it just seemed like I was much happier being quiet,” she said. “(That) was the truth, because if I talked in one environment I was too loud, or I talked in another and was too quiet. It got to the point where I was like, ‘I’m just going to be quiet.’ I got saddled with the name ‘Space Case,’ because it seemed like everything happened and then here comes my understanding of it. “I learned how to read lips pretty quickly, so it’s not like I didn’t have any clue what people were saying,” she said. “I would just get tired of trying to interpret things. Nobody knew that I needed to learn sign language.” As she got older, her hearing impairment began to take a toll on her learning in a typical classroom environment. She slept a lot in class, and much of her struggles were chalked up to processing disorders. However, she never had her hearing analyzed. Her hearing got worse after giving birth to David, with whom she was in labor for days. Something changed during labor, she said, and she suffered significant hearing loss afterward. “I’m only getting gaps of sound at a time without the hearing aids,” she said. “It actually led to vertigo. There was roaring and ringing in my ears, and at times, my hearing would go completely out of one ear or both. They would go numb or cold, and I could only hear certain pitches.” And after David was born, Lirones couldn’t react to sound. Instead of more noise with a newborn in the house, her hearing loss caused her whole world to become quieter, making it hard to discern what was happening. She developed many coping methods from resulting anxiety over time, including martial arts and developing her own book on stress responses in the body. She also is certified to

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They’re just done, and they’re taking their lives.” Live music takes place throughout the afternoon and evening, beginning with Sean Holcomb at 2 p.m. He will be joined by Robbie Merrill, bass guitar player with the rock band Godsmack, for a jam session. There will be silent auctions, raffles, food vendors, children’s games and a Christmas Tree of HOPE. Local Junior ROTC groups have been invited to participate, and several have committed. A motorcycle group called Patriot Guard Riders is setting up a Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and a Global War on Terrorism Wall, which honors soldiers killed after Sept. 11, 2001, at the legion post. The event is free, but donations will be accepted. This year’s goal is to raise $100,000, Gies said. The legion is asking folks to register their attendance at wgal63.org to give organizers an estimate of the number of guests. . A tent will be set up at Central Avenue and Smith Street. Raffle and silent auction items still are needed. Call the American Legion.

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the CLRM Planned Unit Development — a 381-home residential community that will be built on a 193.22-acre property in northeast Ocoee. One of the ordinances annexes the property into the city, while the second was a comprehensive plan amendment to change the land-use designation of the property from Orange County rural settlement 1/5 to city of Ocoee low-density residential. The third ordinance rezoned the property from from Orange County agricultural to city of Ocoee PUD. The subject site totals 212.3 acres, but only 193.22 acres was annexed into the city. The property is located south of East McCormick Road and west of North Apopka Vineland Road. In addition to the 381 homes, plans for the project include 68.68 acres of open space, which do not include areas around existing lakes and proposed stormwater ponds within the subject property. The density of the project is 1.8 dwelling units per acre, and lot sizes within the community will be between 40 to 60 feet. “It’s sort of like a little cluster development,” Development Services Director Mike Rumer said. “Shorter lot sizes provides more open space. The project will access McCormick Road via two entrance points.” Rumer added the project would have impacts on local schools. It’s estimated the development would generate about 72 new elementary school students, 36 middle school students and 49 high school students, according to Rumer. “The project has recently received a mitigation agreement with Orange County Public Schools to mitigate the school (impacts),” Rumer said. “The project, therefore, has received approval from the state to go forward. It’s received approval from Orange County Public Schools to move forward because of the mitigation agreement, and it is now within the Joint Planning Area Agreement we have with Orange County, so it meets that criteria.” Additionally, the project was moved forward with two added conditions of approval. The first condition was that the developer had to agree to fund one half of the cost up to $200,000 to design and install a traffic light at the

IN OTHER NEWS n Commissioners voted unanimously to approve spending up to $150,000 for a prefabricated building to be used as a temporary fire station to replace the current temporary fire station located on West Road. The lease for the current temporary fire station is set to end Dec. 31. Once a new permanent fire station is built, the city will be able to resell the prefabricated building.

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n City leaders voted unanimously to approve a Joint Planning Area Agreement with Orange County. The agreement provides a new Joint Planning Area Boundary Map, a Joint Planning Area Future Land Use Map and a map that depicts all of the enclaves that will be used in identifying future annexations.

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intersection of North Apopka Vineland Road and East McCormick Road. The second was that the developer will convey a 30-foot-wide strip of property adjacent to McCormick Road at no cost to Orange County to be used as an extension of the West Orange Trail. “They’re going to provide some funding for a signal at McCormick and Apopka Vineland, and there’s a plan to provide an extension to the West Orange Trail down McCormick Road,” Rumer said. Prior to the vote, City Commissioner George Oliver commented on the traffic on McCormick Road and Apopka Vineland Road. “I live off McCormick, and I see the traffic on McCormick quite a bit,” Oliver said. “It is really, really hard to get off McCormick to turn left or right — north or south — on Apopka Vineland Road. … I was very happy to hear that there were plans to put a signal at Apopka Vineland and McCormick Road.” Oliver also asked about who would be paying the remainder of the costs associated with the design and installation of the traffic light at McCormick Road and Apopka Vineland Road, which he said would cost up to $450,000. Rumer said Orange County would cover the remaining funds needed for the traffic signal.

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The Winter Garden Times Nov. 14, 1974 It was cause for celebration this week in 1974 as the TriCity Shopping Center, at the intersection of Highway 50 and Dillard Street in Winter Garden, turned 1. Four pingpong drops were held, and numbered balls garnered prizes for the recipients. Prizes and discounts were available at all the stores, including Food World, Happy Holiday Travel, First State Bank, Griffin’s Men’s Wear, The Whiffletree, The Focal Point, Card Carousel Shop, Eckerd Drugs and Burger Chef.

60 years ago

First Baptist Church is struggling without a secretary since Jackie Miss Humphreys left for college.

50 years ago

Jaycees Ernest Crawford, Stan Smith, Calvin Grubbs, Robert Rudd and Tom Goddard recently attended the District 8 conference in Orlando. Mrs. Bert E. Roper presented a program to the Rotary Club explaining the need and urging people to contribute their time to teaching others how to read.

45 years ago

The Windermere Country Restaurant, which was operated more recently as the Villa Milano, has been reopened by Harold and Theresa Barlow as Barlow’s Kountry Kitchen. Dale W. Higgins in the newest member of the Times’ editorial staff. He was a 1970 graduate of Lakeview High School.

40 years ago

Judge Spencer C. Cross of Ocoee is the chief judge of the newly created Fifth District Court of Appeal. He is the brother of Ocoee Mayor Cliff Freeman.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES This photograph of J.C. Ward’s Gas and Grocery is dated June 1957. The business could be an earlier incarnation of the Clarcona Grocery that stands at the southwest corner of Angola Street and Clarcona-Ocoee Road. Any readers who can supply further information can call the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation at (407) 656-3244.

The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history.

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Top amateur golfers from all over Florida will be at the West Orange Country Club’s second Men’s Invitational Tournament. Mike Armbruster is club manager.

30 years ago

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Mary Anne Swickerath, editor of The West Orange Times, retired after nearly 30 years with the weekly newspaper. Her first position was as columnist for the Ocoee Bulletin Board section.

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The home at 614 Palio Court, Ocoee, 34761, sold Nov. 5, for $370,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,337 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.88.

The home at 2335 Aurelius Drive, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 6, for $420,000. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,265 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $128.64.

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The home at 3400 Tabreeze Court, Ocoee, 34761, sold Nov. 4, for $510,000. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,622 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $140.81. The home at 6412 Golden Dewdrop Trail, Windermere, 34786, sold Nov. 6, for $328,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and

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ROBERT NEIL BRITT JR. DIED TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 2019.

CATHERINE “CAT” WADE DIED SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 2019.

Robert Neil Britt Jr., 39, of St. Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Neil, as he was known to friends and family, was born on Feb. 17, 1980, in Orlando, Florida. He began a career as a salesman for his family’s lumber company shortly after high school and continued in this profession for more than 20 years. On Oct. 5, 2007, Neil became a father to his daughter, Jordan Rain, his life’s greatest joy. On Nov. 15, 2014, Neil married the love of his life, Andrea Greene, in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. Neil had an extraordinary love for the ocean. He was an avid fisherman who also enjoyed surfing, boating and spending time with friends, family and his two dogs, Bruce and Sebastian. He was known for his giant heart, infectious smile and great sense of humor.

Catherine “Cat” Wade, 78, of Orlando, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Catherine dedicated her life to education, serving in the public school system for over 25 years. Her career as an educator in Orange County allowed her to impact the lives of students and colleagues at Orlo Vista Elementary School. She was a member of the Orange County Teacher’s Asso-

Neil is survived by his by his wife, Andrea; his daughter, Jordan; his father, Robert Neil Britt Sr., and mother, Karen; his sister, Stacy Cooper (Todd); and his brother, John (Kaley). A celebration of life was held Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at BridgePoint Church Tyrone, 6690 Crosswinds Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to aa. org and oceancrestalliance.org. If so desired, flowers can be sent to BridgePoint Church Tyrone. Online guestbook at brettfuneralhome.net.

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ciation and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, educator and friend who will be deeply missed he enjoyed rebuilding old tractors and fishing. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Mallory. He is survived by his children, David Allen Mallory, Bonnie Sue Brown, Kathy Ann Bruce and Sandra Faye Mallory; his grandchildren, Allen Dean Rohn, James Harold Rohn and Ashley Bruce; and his sister, Reba Medley. A visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2019,

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Lincoln and Madelyn Troast loved petting goats in the petting zoo.

Ella Jurs showed off her beautiful dolphin face painting.

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Timothy Wilder concentrated on scaling the rock wall.

oundation Academy families and students took advantage of cool weekend weather by spending time at the school’s annual Fall Festival Saturday, Nov. 9. Inflatable games, a rock-climbing wall, carnival games, a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and a magic show rounded out the day’s festivities. Attendees also enjoyed food, a silent auction and music. — DANIELLE HENDRIX

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WOHS hosting Thanksgiving feast The Thanksgiving feast for West Orange High School faculty and staff will be Wednesday, Nov. 20, after school. They are requesting donations in the form of gift cards, cash, food and a few volunteers. Gift cards can be dropped off in the front office marked “PTSO feast.” To sign up to donate food and to volunteer to help, visit bit.ly/33BnO2M. You may drive up and drop off outside of the cafeteria.

Dillard Street Elementary fundraiser underway The Dillard Street Elementary School PTA is selling World’s Finest Chocolate for a school fundraiser through Wednesday, Nov. 20. Cash or checks can be made payable to the Dillard Street Elementary PTA. Chocolate orders will be filled and sent home with your students, and the chocolate bars are a dollar apiece.

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Observer seeking book donations Observer Media Group’s Reading Reindeer literacy program is kicking off its 22nd year of collecting new books to be given to needy children at Christmastime. New books for children from infancy through middle school are being accepted for this annual project. They are distributed to multiple organizations throughout West Orange County. Through cash donations, this program also provides a new copy of Dr. Seuss’ ABCs to the parents of all babies born at Health Central Hospital throughout the year — about 700 births annually. Checks payable to Reading Reindeer also can be mailed to the Observer Media Group office at 661 Garden Commerce Parkway, Suite 180, Winter Garden, Florida 34787. For more information, call the Observer office at (407) 656-2121.

KRISTI FAIRCLOTH LIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Kristi Faircloth — along with her husband, Pastor Ricky — joined the ministerial staff of Ocoee Church of God in 2014. In 2016 she became the church’s executive assistant, and in 2018 she was promoted to office manager. In this role she manages the daily functions of the church and school office and provides invaluable support to school staff. Kristi Faircloth is an ordained minister in the Church of God and holds a master’s of business administration degree awarded by Florida Metropolitan University.

What do you love most about your school? I love that at Light Christian Academy we get to shine the light of Jesus every single day. We get to the share the gospel through Christian education. What brought you to the school? My husband and I pastored a local church in West Orange County. We closed in 2014 and merged with Ocoee Church of God. I eventually came on staff in 2016 — Light Christian Academy is a ministry of Ocoee Church of God. What’s your favorite thing about your job? My favorite thing about my job is that I get to love on students. They come visit me at the office and I get to interact with them and then send them back to class.

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What do you like doing in your spare time? I like to spend time with my family, including my bichon frise, Angel, go to church, read and cross stitch. What’s the nicest thing a student or faculty member has done for you? A student at Christmas time gave me a $25 gift card and told me how much they appreciated and loved me. It made me feel really special. What’s your favorite restaurant and favorite meal? Longhorn Steak House is my favorite restaurant. I would order a flat iron steak and have their amazing broccoli. Have any fun talents? I don’t really have a fun talent. I love to do crafts. I can cross stitch and crochet. My granny taught me how and when I crochet or cross stitch it brings back childhood memories of crafting with my granny.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? I have always wanted to go to Ireland. I want to know more about the Celtic cross. Ireland seems like an amazing destination. If you could meet anyone — past or present — who would it be and why? Pastor/evangelist Smith Wigglesworth. He had great faith, and I would love to learn from him. His wife died, and he had the faith to pray and raised her from the dead. — TROY HERRING

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n incoming cold front brought some rain to Westbrooke Elementary’s Fall Carnival Friday, Nov. 8, but it didn’t stop the Wildcats from having their fun. Children delighted in playing carnival games, navigating inflatable mazes and bounce houses, grabbing a bite to eat, testing their luck during the cakewalk and even getting fairy hair. Other highlights included a silent auction, a DJ, a hula-hooping contest and a tricycle race. — DANIELLE HENDRIX

Sarah Kisner and Alexia Rose got some tips on how to play carnival games.

Terrence Owens was excited to compete in the tricycle races.

Melissa Gondran quickly figured out the hula hoop. Right: Malia Bland conquered the rock wall. Lyn and Ando Ferrer brought their grandson, Braxton, to the carnival for a fun night out.

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Ocoee Youth Council offers aerospace initiative The program is intended to aid students interested in careers in flying and in the airline industry. ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

A new initiative offered through the Ocoee Youth Council is looking to help local students take flight. The Aerospace Education Initiative is a new program offered through the OYC that will provide scholarships and hands-on learning opportunities to students who are interested in a career in the airline industry. Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver introduced the program to JROTC students at Ocoee High School Tuesday, Oct. 22. “There are high-school age kids at Ocoee High School, Wekiva (High School), as well as West Orange (High School) that have interest in flight and aerospace engineering but have no means or mechanisms to realize that dream or even get started — they don’t even know where to get started,” Oliver said. “With the help of a few organizations, we were able to introduce that curriculum to Orange County Public Schools to build interest and really introduce that form of education to those kids that are interested in flight.” Oliver added that the program isn’t just for students who want to become pilots. It’s also open to students who want to pursue oth-

er careers in the airline industry. “Not every kid is interested in becoming a pilot,” Oliver said. “Some kids are interested in becoming engineers — aerospace engineers. Some kids are interested in the mechanics of flight, so we’re able to take that education and wrap it up into this … Aerospace Education (Initiative).” The program has been made possible through partnerships with Orange County Public Schools, the Florida Civil Air Patrol, the Tuskegee Airmen and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals. Private partnerships through airline companies like JetBlue, Alaskan Airlines, United Airlines and other companies also are part of the program to offer participants hands-on educational opportunities. “(Students) will have access to actual pilots,” Oliver said. “They will have access to aerospace engineers (and) access to a wealth of aerospace executives at the executive airport, as well as JetBlue University. … This (program) is open to all — to all kids that are interested in the wonders of flight.” For now, the Aerospace Education Initiative is only available to JROTC students at Ocoee High School, but it could later accommodate other students. Additionally, JROTC students who want to participate in the Aerospace Education Initiative must get involved with and sign up for the OYC. “We’re introducing through

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“(Students) will have access to actual pilots. They will have access to aerospace engineers (and) access to a wealth of aerospace executives at the executive airport, as well as JetBlue University. …” — Commissioner Oliver

the JROTC with the hopes that we can expand that program beyond JROTC into some of the other classrooms — maybe create our own curriculum in Orange County Public Schools so kids can actually take advantage of those opportunities,” Oliver said. One of the requirements to join the OYC is that a student must be a resident of Ocoee, but that could soon change. “(I’m considering) doing an addendum to the ordinance that will allow kids who go to school in the city of Ocoee to be a part of the (OYC) program as well,” Oliver said. “And then, eventually,

I would like to extend it to West Orange County to all of the West Orange County high schools and the municipalities which lie in West Orange County. … I want that to be a natural progression of this program. (Starting in) Ocoee was just a way of testing out this type of program, and if it’s successful — which I know it’s been very successful thus far — we want to be able to expand it out to more kids.”

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It was a busy day for local schools at the Class 4A state crosscountry finals Saturday, Nov. 9. Windermere led the way with an eighth-place finish thanks to a strong showing from Onix Ortiz (16:10.62), while Dr. Phillips finished inside the top 20 with a 19th-place finish. Meanwhile, West Orange High’s Colton Berquist (28th place, 16:16.78).

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In the girls Class 4A state cross-country finals Saturday, Nov. 9, Dr. Phillips (19th place) and Windermere (21st place) both finished in the top 25. The Wolverines were led by Katie Ranck (40th place, 19:37.10), while the Panthers’ Jasmine Little (42nd place, 19:38.60) and Maya Lis (43rd place, 19:39.0) rounded out the top 45.

TNXL Volleyball is offering volleyball clinics every Wednesday through Dec. 18. The beginner/intermediate clinic takes place from 6 to 7 p.m., while the advanced clinic is from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Ocoee Rec Center. A $10 rec center pass — which is good for one year — is required to participate. For more information, contact the center at (407) 768-1400.

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After a near-fatal case of empyema and pleural effusion hospitalized Kelley Duell, the Windermere resident and runner returned to the course to conquer the Chicago Marathon. TROY HERRING SPORTS EDITOR

elley Duell shouldn’t be here. Yet, despite the cards she had been dealt, she paced the streets of Chicago running beside thousands of others in the Chicago Marathon on a cold morning in the Windy City. For the first leg of the race she was worried — Am I going to finish? Am I going to ‘hit the wall?’ But she never hit the proverbial

It was a big day in the pool for the Windermere Prep girls swimming and diving team, as the Lakers finished in seventh place at the Class 1A state finals at Sailfish Splashpark Aquatic Athletics Center in Stuart. Marcela Scaramuzza led the way for the Lakers with a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.87) and third in the 100 butterfly (55.74). Gabriel Puryear-Lynch grabbed 12th place in the 200 IM (2:09.35) and fifth in the 100 butterfly (56.58), while Sydney Weatherspoon finished 14th in the 50 free (24.63). As a team, the Lakers finished fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:49.47).

In West Orange girls weightlifting’s 51-35 victory over Jones Wednesday, Nov. 6, Khiana Franklin (199-pound weight class) lifted a match-best 155 pounds, while Ybonka Auguste (154-pound weight class) lifted 115 pounds for the Warriors (1-0) in the win.

“runner’s wall,” and after mile 20, she knew that she would make it — scarred and partially collapsed lung be damned. The final fifth of a mile was grueling, but when she heard the chorus of cheers from the crowd and the sounds of the PA announcer, she knew she had made it. As she crossed the finish line, she fell into her friend’s arms and began sobbing in a moment that was bigger than the race itself. “Time stands still,” Duell said.

“When you have given every ounce of energy, every ounce of emotion and everything that you have in the tank, when you cross that finish line, time stands still. You remember who is around you, what they were wearing, what they said … they’re like your family. “It’s such a victory, and it’s a feeling of accomplishment and a feeling of success, combined with absolute exhaustion,” she said. “To explain it is to not do it justice.” That day — Friday, Oct. 13 — was one that the Windermere resident won’t forget, because that was the day she conquered a run that seemed impossible almost six months earlier after a near-fatal SEE DUELL PAGE 22

Fred Priest retires from coaching Priest will continue his role at Windermere High as assistant athletic director and PE teacher for the next one-and-one-half years. TROY HERRING SPORTS EDITOR

When Windermere football’s final game of the season ended Friday, Nov. 8, so did the tenure of its head coach. After 44 years of being involved with the game, coach Fred Priest decided that now was the time to step down and concentrate on his physical wellbeing, and hand the program over to new blood — whomever that may be. The moment was bittersweet,

but he knew it was eventually going to happen, as all good things eventually come to an end. “I tried to prepare myself all week for that, but at the same time I didn’t want to make that about me,” Priest said. “I told the team on Thursday — I didn’t want to tell them on game day — so I was trying to get myself ready for that … but it was still difficult.” Last February, Priest had his right hip replaced — which he SEE PRIEST PAGE 22

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Giovanna Souza A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Giovanna Souza has been a member of the Ocoee swimming team since her sophomore year. Her events include the 200 free, 200 medley and 200 fly, in which she competed at regionals Saturday, Nov. 9.

How did you first get into swimming? It was back in Brazil when I was 4, and my dad actually wanted me to go. Then I started liking it and I decided to stay in it. Since you first started swimming, what has been your favorite thing? Besides the sport, I feel like it’s friendships — it’s something that you take on for life, like a family. What’s the most challenging part about swimming at the high-school level? I feel like it’s balancing school and swimming, because that’s hard, because I get home and I still have a lot of homework. Do you have a favorite event that you swim? The 200 free. I feel like it’s better; it’s just like my style — my stroke. I’m just good at it. I also like the 200 fly, too. What’s the biggest difference with competitions between swimming in Brazil and swimming here in the U.S.? The first thing I’ve noticed is that here we are more united than we are in Brazil, because in Brazil I feel like it’s more about the competition, so we’re not really helping each other. But here we just come together and we always empower each other.

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SCHOOL: Ocoee High SPORT: Swimming CLASS: Senior AGE: 18 EVENTS: 200 free, 200 medley, 200 fly

Is there a highlight moment that stands out to you? I think it was my sophomore year that I went to regionals for the first time and it was the first time a girl had ever gone to regionals in an individual stroke from Ocoee. What was the moment like for you? I can’t even describe it — I was so happy. I feel like everywhere I go I have to leave my mark behind and that was it — it meant a lot. Coming into the season, as a senior, did you have any goals in place? I’ve gone to regionals my sophomore and junior year, and this year I wanted to go to states — that’s my goal — because I’ve never been. It’s your last year of highschool swim. How are you feeling about that? I feel like it went by so fast, but it was a good fast. I feel like that is something I’ll never forget, because it’s the highschool experience. What are the best words of advice you’ve been given about swimming? You always have to push yourself — you can never give up. What happens after you graduate? I plan on swimming in college — I don’t know which one yet, but that’s what I plan to do. (Then) the Olympics — that’s what this is all about for me, that has always been my dream. — TROY HERRING

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case of empyema and pleural effusion left her hospitalized. ‘I FELT OFF’

On Feb. 24, Duell competed in the Gasparilla Half Marathon in Tampa. Generally, things seemed to go well. She finished second in her age group, but something felt wrong — even after the race when she was training with friends. Duell simply thought it was just the running she was doing to prepare for the London Marathon. “When you’re in training mode you have a level of fatigue — you have aches and pains,” Duell said. “I was training extra hard because I wanted to do a good job in London, so it was hard for me to recognize the level of illness that I had.” During a training session with a group of friends, however, one of them noticed how raspy Duell’s breathing had become and asked her to go to the doctor. Duell did not heed the advice, and by the middle of March, things had gotten worse. Duell began coughing up blood sporadically and decided to see a doctor. His prognosis? Allergies. But, as Duell learned just a few days later after waking up one morning and falling to the floor, it was something much worse. After being taken to the hospital via ambulance, Duell learned she had pneumonia, and that’s

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timed out perfectly in order to be ready for spring practice — but what he didn’t expect was the quick deterioration in his left hip. The plan is to get the left hip replaced sometime next year. “We thought it had a couple of years, but it started deteriorating even worse,” Priest said. “And when I was at Apopka I had both of my knees replaced — one one year, and one the next — so long story short I have used all of my days that I had saved up.” Despite no longer being the head coach of the program, Priest still has another year-and-ahalf before he retires, so he’ll be around campus serving in his other two roles as assistant athletic director and physical education teacher. Priest’s path to Windermere High is a long, winding one that has spanned five different states and 18 separate moves. The Michigan native didn’t

start out like most football coaches. He didn’t play college football, and his first-ever job was actually coaching track at a local school while he worked. After a few years of that, he decided that coaching was what he wanted to do and enrolled at Grand Valley State University to pursue a physical education degree. During his time there, Priest learned the ins and outs of the game with the football team, and even coached the freshman team at a local high school. Following graduation, Priest moved to Colorado and took on multiple roles before finally snagging his first head coaching job at Yuma High School in the fall of 1980. Since then, Priest has travelled all over the place coaching — including stints at The First Academy and Lake Nona — before serving as the athletic director at Apopka for seven years. When Windermere High School opened in 2017, Priest jumped on board, serving Year One as the school’s AD. It was a

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when it snowballed. “I went from having pneumonia to — 36 hours later — my left lung was completely whited out, so I was what they call ‘dry drowning,’” Duell said. “I had a pleural effusion on my left lung that was pushing my heart over into the right-hand side of my chest and cutting off my trachea. A lot of fluid built up in my lung, so I then became an emergency situation and had to be transported over to ORMC.” As soon as she arrived to ORMC, doctors performed an emergency chest tube — placing in a tube through her side to remove the fluid and infection in her lung. The procedure was done while she was awake, and it was the most painful thing she had ever experienced, Duell said. But that wasn’t the end of her tribulations at the hospital. The pneumonia led to a disease known as empyema, which required video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery that could be done only after removing the fluid from her lung. “My lung was covered in abscesses, and what it does is it basically squeezes your lung like a paper bag — it crumples it up,” Duell said. “So the surgery that I had the next day was for the empyema — they had to remove all the abscesses off of my lung.” Even with the abscesses removed, there was still scarring on her lung, which made it

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Soccer season kicks off The Beautiful Game is back, and schools around Orange County and the rest of Florida are ready after a long off-season of training and conditioning. Last season, teams like the Foundation Academy boys and West Orange girls teams finished with 10 or more wins — making the area one of the strongest in Central Florida when it comes to soccer. The following is a quick breakdown of each school going into the 2019-20 season.

to graduation, along with a few other key pieces from last year. Luckily, the Eagles will have some talent coming back in the form of Connor Bryant (two goals, one assist), Logan Tewson (two goals, one assist) and Isaac Titus (one goal, three assists), which will be needed in a strong district.

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LEGACY CHARTER GIRLS COACH: David Hill 2018-19 RECORD: 6-8 OUTLOOK: Last year was a roller coaster for Legacy Charter. The Eagles traded wins and losses throughout the 2018-19 season. This year, the Eagles are without leading goal-scorer Julianna Wright (seven goals, four assists), but they do return two of their top-four scorers in sophomore Hailey Tate (six goals) and Kiersten Knight (three goals, one assist). Tate also happens be head coach David Hill’s most experienced goalie — a position in which she clocked in only 170 minutes.

OUTLOOK: The Eagles go into the new year having lost senior leader and leading scorer Caleb Smith (14 goals, three assists)

FOUNDATION ACADEMY BOYS COACH: Carlos Perez 2018-19 RECORD: 15-3-1 OUTLOOK: Last season, Founda-

CFCA (CO-ED) COACH: Brian Poston OUTLOOK: With a low turnout, CFCA is going co-ed this season with 14 total players. The Eagles will be led by Larry Forrest.

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tion’s boys team was one of the best in the business. It led all local teams with 15 wins while also snagging a district title thanks to a high-scoring offense tled by senior Luke Chase (20 goals, 17 assists). This season, the Lions will be under the leadership of Carlos Perez, who still has a lot of talent on the roster. Ian Garcia — who last year as a freshman netted 19 goals — is back with more experience, while teammates such as David Gustafson should light up the scoreboard.

OCOEE BOYS COACH: Peter Moore 2018-19 RECORD: 9-5-3 OUTLOOK: The Knights are coming off a pretty successful season during which they won nine games and finish third in the Class 5A, District 4 soccer standings (only behind second-place West Orange and district champion Olympia). Ocoee has gotten progressively better under the tutelage of head coach Peter Moore — who took over the program during the 201314 season.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY GIRLS COACH: James Grosshans 2018-19 RECORD: 5-9 OUTLOOK: Last season’s Foundation girls soccer team was loaded with young talent, which is coming back for another season. Eighthgraders Kaitlyn Clark and Mackenzie Berly dominated the field whenever they stepped foot on it. Clark led the team in goals with 21, and Berly had five. Head coach James Grosshans’ team is young, but there is no denying the talent is there to build on the small successes of last year’s team.

OCOEE GIRLS COACH: Kayla Gains 2018-19 RECORD: 5-13 OUTLOOK: Last season was a tough one for first-year head coach Kayla Gains. The Knights finished the year with just five wins. During that season, the Knights struggled on defense — giving up 107 goals in 18 games. WEST ORANGE BOYS COACH: Scott Fisher 2018-19 RECORD: 12-3-2 OUTLOOK: The 2018-19 season for West Orange was largely a success for head coach Scott

Fisher, as he continuously builds the Warriors into one of the area’s top teams. After winning 12 games during the season, the Warriors ended the year with a tough loss to Olympia in the district final before being knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by Lake Mary. You can bet Fisher’s boys will be looking for payback come this season. WEST ORANGE GIRLS COACH: Jeffrey Brozovich 2018-19 RECORD: 10-4-2 OUTLOOK: The West Orange girls team picked up its first 10-win season since the 2016-17 campaign, thanks in part to a stifling defense that held opponents to just 1.1 goals per game. Last season’s stellar showing came to an end against Apopka in the district semis — leaving the Warriors wanting for more. Offensively, the Warriors will look to work on goal scoring — something that was a bit of a struggle for West Orange all of last season.

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espite a cold front that moved through Friday, Nov. 8, Dr. Phillips (9-2) adapted and overcame miserable weather to beat Lennard 28-7 in its Class 8A, Region 1 quarterfinal. Going into the night, Panthers head coach Rodney Wells knew rain would wreak havoc in many ways, and he knew it would change the way his team played. “We usually are a very balanced team,” Wells said. “We have some really good receivers who can get open and run some good routes, and our quarterback, Isaiah (Givens), has been hitting guys in stride over the last four or five weeks. But we just couldn’t do that tonight … because of the weather. We just leaned on the offensive line and the run game, which is not a bad option.” Relying on the run game paid off as running back Brandon Fields ran for 57 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries, while Jaydan Taylor picked up two touchdowns — one on a 3-yard run and another on a 32-yard punt return. Nivon Holland also added a rushing score. Throughout the game, both offenses struggled as the field conditions worsened, while the ball was made slick by the constant rain. It wasn’t until two minutes into the second quarter that the Panthers were able to find pay dirt. After Givens hit receiver Jalen Washington for a big gain down to the 3-yard line, Taylor got the rock and smashed through the line for a touchdown. The extra point gave

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Games on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted n OSCEOLA (KISSIMMEE) (9-1) AT DR. PHILLIPS (9-2) The second-seeded Dr. Phillips (9-2) gets another home playoff game Friday, as the Panthers host Osceola (Kissimmee) (9-1) in the Class 8A, Region 2 semifinal. The Kowboys are coming off a 58-21 thrashing of Riverview in the first round — the seventh time in 10 games that they have scored at least 40 points or more. Though they have played an average schedule — only four of Osceola’s regular-season opponents finished above .500 — the Kowboys have averaged almost 40 points per game thanks to solid play in all phases. The Kowboys have seen two guys back at quarterback, but their true leader is in dual-threat quarterback Davon Wells — who has 16 total touchdowns on the season. While the offense has lit up the scoreboard, the Kowboys’ defense has shut out opposing offenses. It has only given up an average of fewer than nine points per game. n OAK HALL (8-3) AT FOUNDATION ACADEMY (8-2) GAME START: 7 P.M. Foundation Academy (8-2) got last week off with a bye, but this week it will face a tough test in the Class 2A, Region 2 semifinal against Oak Hall (8-3) out of Gainesville. The Eagles are coming off a blanking of Saint Francis Catholic. Just like Foundation has a trusty quarterback in Henry Austad, Oak Hall has a beast in dual-threat quarterback Cole Gonzales. Through the season, Gonzales has picked up more than 2,447 total yards and has accounted for 33 total touchdowns (19 passing, 14 rushing). Through the air, freshman Jacarree Kelly (eight receiving touchdowns) and junior Andrew Pickens (six receiving touchdowns) have been his biggest targets, while Ryan Nolan (seven rushing touchdowns) has been a rushing threat for the Eagles.

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the Panthers the 7-0 lead with 10:42 left in the half. On Dr. Phillips’ following offensive drive, the Panthers went right downfield on the Longhorns (7-4) with eight running plays before Fields capped it off with a 9-yard touchdown run. The extra point extended the Panthers’ lead to 14-0 with 2:57 left in the half — a score that would hold going into the locker room. The rain continued to fall coming out of the break, and both teams held the other scoreless until Taylor broke free on a highlight reel-making, 32-yard punt return for a touchdown with 6:23 left in the third quarter. “When I first got it, I had to cut back, because the defender was right in my face,” Taylor said. “Then I saw Stephen Dix, and I had a clear path and basically walked into the end zone.” The Panthers got one more

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score in the game that came less than two minutes later, as Holland scorched the Longhorns’ defense on a 33-yard run. The extra point from Riley Stephens — who was 4-for-4 on the night — gave the home side the 28-0 lead. The third quarter was a big milestone for Lennard, as it would be the first time all game the Longhorns found themselves in Panthers’ territory. In fact, the Dr. Phillips defense didn’t yield an inch and shut out a team that had averaged almost 26 points per game, while running back Tino Hunt had picked up almost 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. In the game against Dr. Phillips, however, Hunt was

held to just 76 yards on 23 carries — an average of 3.3 yards per carry. “That’s a 1,600-yard back, so when we pop on the film, the first thing that you see is No. 21 just shredding everyone’s defense for 160 yards a game,” Wells said. “That was the challenge of the week.” The only score for the Longhorns came in the dying minutes of the game, when the Panthers — who had their backs to their own goal line — fumbled the ball away in the end zone, which was recovered by Lennard’s Cortland Mitchell with 2:33 left in the game. The extra point was good, sealing the game’s final score at 28-7. Next up for the Panthers is

n THE FIRST ACADEMY (5-5) AT HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL (6-4) Going into the playoffs, The First Academy had won three of its last four and the Royals kept that strong play alive with a 50-6 win in the Class 3A, Region 2 quarterfinal last Friday. This week, the Royals will travel from the friendly confines of Orlando as they make their way to Melbourne to take on Holy Trinity Episcopal (6-4) in the regional semifinal. The Tigers are led by junior quarterback Ja’Lon Hudgins, who has racked up 1,224 passing yards and 14 touchdowns through the air through 10 games.

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another home game, this time against Osceola (Kissimmee) (9-1) in the regional semifinal. Being able to host the first two rounds of the playoffs is something the Panthers are more than excited about. “It feels good,” Taylor said. “We just have to get back into the weight room and come back and get better.”

“We’ll look at the film, and we’ll look at the things Trinity Prep stopped,“ Kinard said. “There’s a reason that they stopped it, which means we probably put it too much on film, so we’ll add some things and we’ll make some adjustments.”

With the win, The First Academy will move onto the 3A regional semifinals to take on Holy Trinity Episcopal (6-4), which beat Indian Rocks Christian 42-6 in their first-round matchup.

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guys get hurt, it significantly changes our level because the guys you put in aren’t as good,” he said. “I think that’s what happened to them so it just kind of snowballed after a while.”

They were determined to play each other this season, but the Windermere and Freedom varsity football teams simply could not escape the weather. The Wolverines and Patriots originally were scheduled to meet Friday, Aug. 30 (Week 2), but the impending threat of Hurricane Dorian — which struck parts of the Bahamas as a Category 5 storm two days later — caused a postponement. Ironically, Friday’s make-up date (Nov. 8) brought periodic rain, strong winds and temperatures in the 60s to Deputy Scott Pine Community Park. Windermere completed the 2019 season with a 48-13 loss to Freedom. The Patriots took control with a 21-point second quarter en route to a 27-7 halftime lead before they outscored the Wolverines 21-6 during the final two quarters. Prior to the opening kickoff it was announced Friday would mark the end of Fred Priest’s storied coaching career. Priest — the original athletic director at Windermere High whose long coaching career spanned four decades and stops in Michigan, Colorado and Georgia — became head football coach following the Wolverines’ first varsity season in 2017.

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The Wolverines, who were beset by injuries throughout the 2019 regular season, finished 1-9 this year, with the lone victory coming in Week 1 against Cypress Creek. Windermere, which put up 41 points in Week 11 against Colonial, had some scoring opportunities go awry in the opening half against Freedom. The Wolverines lost a pair of fumbles inside Freedom territory, missed field goals from 30 and 42 yards and had a turnover on downs at the Patriots’ 17-yard line. Freedom (3-7) opened the scoring with 1:09 left in the first quarter when quarterback Cooper Galvin and Gio Frongillo connected for a 61-yard touchdown pass. Galvin’s 42-yard scoring toss to Pedro Guzman and Kaitlyn Reynolds’ extra point made it 13-0 at the 10:41 mark of the second quarter. Windermere fumbled inside the Freedom 10-yard line — at the end of a long catch-and-run play — that Ronald Starke III recovered for the Patriots. Moments later, Demorie Tate ran 95 yards for a touchdown around the left side with 3:40 remaining before halftime. The teams traded touchdowns during the final minute of the opening half: Freedom’s Kegan Duff had a 16-yard scoring run with 41 seconds to go, while Windermere’s Tyler Rosario caught a tipped pass down the right sideline from junior quarterback Ryan Flournoy en route to a 60-yard score as time expired.

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The First Academy Royals found themselves trailing for all of one play, as they answered Trinity Prep’s touchdown on their opening drive with 50 points to cruise past the Saints 50-6 in the Class 3A regional quarterfinals. “I think with the seniors we have — we only have four playing seniors — they have done an outstanding job this year,” Royals head coach Leroy Kinard said. Following Trinity Prep’s (5-6) touchdown, which put them up 6-0, Lake Ellis ran the ensuing kickoff back 82 yards to kickstart the 50-point run. Terrence Mosley had three rushing touchdowns, while Josua Gannaway and Tommy Waldrop each had one. The lone passing touchdown was from Sean Johnson Jr. to Camp Magee. Jayden Battle, Esteban Venegas and Gannaway each had one interception. The Royals (5-5) also had beaten Trinity Prep during the regular season 54-24. “Anytime you play a team a second time, it gives you an opportunity to make adjustments,” Kinard said. “I thought we made a couple of adjustments that were helpful. “They had a couple guys get hurt and when you have a couple

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