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‘Our Town’ exhibit depicts small-town life in America. PAGE 11A
“Seussical, The Musical” steals W.G. spotlight. PAGE 9A
Windermere Prep completes perfect football season. PAGE 1B
OUR TOWN + Health Central receives A grade Health Central Hospital was honored with its fifth-consecutive A Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. “We have made tremendous strides in enhancing our quality of care since becoming a member of the Orlando Health family,” said President Greg Ohe. “So, while we are all pleased that our efforts and accomplishments are being recognized, we also want to acknowledge the Orlando Health resources and expertise that helped make this possible.” The Leapfrog grades are awarded based on a number of factors, including teamwork training and hospital culture, as well as hospitals’ rates for preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections. “Over the last few years, we have modified operational and clinical systems throughout the hospital to remove all barriers to providing excellent care,” said Dr. Bart Rodier, chief quality officer. “Now, those changes are hardwired into Health Central. They’ve become part of our culture at every level of the organization — from the board of directors to the bedside caregiver.”
development by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Council delays Windsong decision Despite revised plans from the developer, the Town Council will discuss the Windsong at Windermere proposal again next month. WINDERMERE — Although the development team for Windsong at Windermere presented revised plans from the Oct. 14 meeting at the council’s request, the team requested at the Nov. 11 meeting to table decisions on the plans until the meeting Dec. 9.
With a vote of 4-1, the Windermere Town Council did table the development considerations. Councilwoman Molly Rose opposed the tabling, saying she still was dissatisfied with the same issues as she was in October.
“I strongly believe there should be a half-acre minimum (per lot), so that it fits in with the character of Windermere,” Rose said. “I feel that all of our setbacks should be adhered to. … I checked, and there’s 15 lots that are greater than or equal to .4 acres, and there’s 35 that are
less than that, closer to a third of an acre. Also, I don’t want to see clear cutting. We should follow our tree ordinance.” Windsong is a mixed-use proposal for 36 acres at 1800 and 2042 Maguire Road. It is surrounded by the unincorporated Orange County commu-
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+ Ready to prove your holiday spirit? Winter Garden residents are invited to put their decorating mettle to the test by competing against other homes throughout the area. The Winter Garden Recreation Department once again will host the De-Light-Ful Decorations Contest on Dec. 9 and 10. Homes are eligible to be judged in the categories of Best Overall, Most Original, Best Theme and Best Apartment or Townhouse. First-place winners in each category will receive $75 for first place and $50 for second. Judging will take place on these evenings only, and winners will be contacted through the mail. Entry forms can be downloaded off the city’s website, wintergarden-fl.gov under “Special Events” or at the Recreation office, 310 N. Dillard St. For more information, call (407) 656-4155.
After the Lasso of Truth ensnared Scott Schlazer in his evil lair, he confessed he planned to bring the Orlando comic scene to Winter Garden next month, in the first convention he would organize. Winter Garden WonderFest, believed to be the first comic convention in Winter Garden, will occur from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Bella Room in Winter Garden. “Nothing happens here (in West Orange),” Schlazer the Nefarious said. “All the conventions are in Orlando. I always wanted to do something on this side of town. I’ve been thinking about it four or five years. I know people who (host conventions) and in the industry. Just the fact that it’s happening here, not Orlando, is exciting. It’s for us locals, mainly. If I didn’t want it to be about locals, I could have just
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nity of the Reserve at Belmere to the north, Windermere’s Willows of Lake Rhea subdivision to the west, Windermere Road and remnants of an orange grove to the south and private residences to the east. Although Councilman John Armstrong voted in favor of tabling the motion to give the developers more time, he also had carryover reservations
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LACING UP
by Michael Eng | Executive Editor
Foundation rallies around two of its teachers Foundation Academy teachers Patti Cogburn and Patsy Ford both are beginning their battles with breast cancer. WINTER GARDEN — Foundation Academy teacher Patti Cogburn’s eyes well up with tears at the thought. She’s just six weeks removed from the day doctors informed her that she has breast cancer. But, these are not tears of sorrow or fear. Rather, her heart swells with the love her school family has shown. And she’s not alone. A second Foundation Academy teacher, Patsy Ford, received her breast-cancer diagnosis just two weeks after her colleague. In a show of support, the school will host the 5K Patsy and Patti Care Run/Walk this Friday at the South Campus, 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden. Students, faculty members and the public all are welcome to participate in the event, which was organized by fellow teachers Mary
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‘CON’ ARTIST by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
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This week’s winner is
FOUNDATION ACADEMY 5K PATSY AND PATTI CARE RUN/WALK WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 WHERE: Foundation Academy South Campus, 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden COST: $10 for students, $20 for adults. Individual and corporate donations also are welcome. REGISTRATION: (407) 877-2744 or foundationacademy.net and click on the “Support” link.
Susan Williamson. See the photo on PAGE 7B.
INDEX Calendar.................................2A Crossword............................ 10B
History..................................14A Obituaries.............................15A
Real Estate.........................6-7B Schools..........................12-13A
Sports.....................................1B Weather............................... 10B
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, NOV. 20
Business After Hours — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, 9400 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando. Join Orlando Health, in partnership with the West Orange Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic Chamber of Commerces of Metro Orlando, for a networking mixer. The cost is $5 for chamber members if paid in advance; $10 at the door. The cost is $20 for non members. For more information, email kcarney@ wochamber.com. Eco Movie Night — showing of “Climate of Doubt: The Politics of Global Warming” is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Threetime Peabody Award winner, four-time Emmy winner and “Dateline NBC” correspondent John Hockenberry explores the debate on climate change. The event is free to the public. For more information, visit oaktownusa.com.
tling cancer. The cost is $10 for students and $20 for adults. All proceeds will go to the two women and their families for medical expenses. To register, visit foundationacademy.net. For more information, call (407) 877-2744.
prepare and serve light hors d’oeuvres using produce directly from the garden. Musician Sandy Shugart will deliver a special performance. To purchase tickets, visit wochamber. com/calendar/event_details/harvest_of_hope_garden_party.
Fridays on the Plaza — 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Centennial Plaza in downtown Winter Garden, 56 W. Plant St. Enjoy free blues entertainment from Bird Dog Bobby and the Honey Hounds. Further enjoy the visit by stopping in at the variety of stores and restaurants in the historic district. For more information, visit cwgdn.com.
Interior Design Psychology: What Your Home Says About You — 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Learn how floor plans, architectural features, furniture, lighting, color and artwork can influence the look, feel and function of a room – and learn simple adjustments to create balanced, comfortable and energetically positive spaces. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
Gobble It Up! — 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Trot into the library to gobble up some turkey stories and activities. Children ages 3 to 5 are welcome to attend. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.
Learn to Play the Guitar — 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Bring a guitar to learn the basics of playing from jazz and classical guitarist Armando Rua. (407) 835-7323.
Windermere Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays at Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. The event is presented by the Windermere Downtown Business Committee and features fresh produce, arts and crafts, breads, cheeses and more.
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Family Food Truck Night — 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, the event has been moved up a week early this month. Bring friends, family, chairs, blankets and an appetite. Trucks will be dressed in holiday best. For more information, call (407) 876-2563.
Discovery Hike — 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the TibetButler Preserve, 8777 County Road 535, Orlando. Discover a whole new world while tuning in to nature. Participants will hike a short trail and discover many things along the way. Most appropriate for ages 4 to 6; limited to 20 participants. To register, call (407) 8766696.
Foundation Academy Patsy and Patti Care Run 5K Run/ Walk — 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Foundation Academy South Campus, 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden. The run/ walk will benefit Patsy and Patti, two Foundation Academy faculty members who are bat-
Harvest of Hope Garden Party — 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Harvest of Hope Garden located at Matthew’s Hope, 1460 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. This outdoor dining event will benefit Matthew’s Hope homeless ministries. The Chef’s Table restaurant will
Music on the Porch: Shaun David Williams — 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Shaun Williams delivers a blend of popular cover music and original acoustic songs for everyone to enjoy. For more information, call (407) 835-7323 United Way 5K — 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Chapin Station, 501 Crown Point Cross Road, Winter Garden. The Orange County Government invites all residents to participate. All proceeds will benefit Heart of Florida United Way. For children ages 14 and under, the cost is $10 per person. For ages 15 and up, the cost is $25 through Nov. 21 and $30 the day of the race. Children in strollers are free. For more information, call (407) 254-9967. Savvy Savers — 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Save money for the holidays by becoming a savvy saver. Share coupons and saving tips at this monthly meeting. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Turkey Shoot — 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at 700 S. Ninth St. The Winter Garden Elks will host the event. For
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. Recreation Center, 309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden. The class is $5 per person. For more information, call (407) 254-9304 or visit OrangeCountyParks.net.
BEST BET Light Up Windermere — 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. In conjunction with Family Food Truck Night, attendees can enjoy seeing the town covered in lights. (407) 876-2563.
FRIDAY, NOV. 28 Windermere Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, at Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. This Black Friday, shop for the holidays from a variety of fresh produce, arts and crafts, breads, cheeses and more.
SATURDAY, NOV. 29 more information, call Roy LaBossiere at (352) 978-9362 or call the lodge at (407) 6562165. Winter Garden Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the downtown pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Choose from a large selection of vendors with fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade items, flowers and more. Live music takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
MONDAY, NOV. 24 Cracking Codes — 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Calling all special agents ages 6 to 12. Synchronize watches and put on rear-view mirror glasses for the first mission to uncover fun mysteries with stories, activities and more. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. JiggleMan — 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Get ready to laugh out loud and be amazed by the jumping, joking and juggling JiggleMan! Seating is limited. Registration is required. To register, call (407) 835-7323.
TUESDAY, NOV. 25 Disneynature’s “Bears” Film — 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, at
the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to enjoy the movie and a craft. For more information, call (407) 8357323. Leo the Great — 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to explore the creations of inventor, scientist, mathematician, engineer and artist Leonardo da Vinci. (407) 835-7323. LittleBits — Engineering and Design for Kids 1 p.m. and Robotics for Kids takes places at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Ages 9 to 12 are welcome to attend. For more information, call (407) 835-7323. Piloxing — 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Orange County Parks’ West Orange Recreation Center, 309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden. Enjoy a high-energy class that combines pilates with boxing. The cost is $5 per person.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 Zumba Toning — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Orange County Parks’ West Orange
Shop Small for the Holidays — all day Saturday, Nov. 29, in downtown Winter Garden. Enjoy live music, holiday gifts, the farmers market and specials offered by downtown merchants. There will be complimentary drinks and refreshments in stores. For every dollar spent locally, 45 cents remains in the community versus only 13 cents when shopping at a national store.
SUNDAY, NOV. 30 Healthy Walk and Talk — 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Oakland Town Center, 230 N. Arrington St. Myers Pharmacy Consultants invites all those with diabetes, friends and family to come walk and learn how to live a healthy life as a diabetic at this free event, followed by a meal from Dietitian Bayyinah Jackson. The meal is $5 per person. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/ mpc-healthy-walk-and-talk-westorange-county-nov-2014-tickets-12574283019. “Our Town” Art Exhibit — last chance to visit the exhibit is Sunday, Nov. 30, at the SoBo Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. The exhibit has been open since Nov. 6 to feature small-town life, displaying an artful Winter Garden and other surrounding areas. For more information, call (407) 3477996.
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governance by Peter M. Gordon | Contributing Writer
City Commission approves new contract for sewer replacement A portion of Ninth Street collapsed recently because of dry spots under the road. WINTER GARDEN — With the threat of further road collapse looming, Winter Garden city commissioners approved a $1.1 million contract with DeWitt Excavating to complete a sewer-replacement project on Ninth Street north of State Road 50. The decision was made during the commission’s meeting Nov. 13. Assistant City Manager for Public Services Don Cochran told commissioners a portion of Ninth Street, about 150 feet north of the sewer lift station, had collapsed and that more damage could occur if a
replacement project doesn’t begin soon. The city originally awarded a contract for the work in June to Morris and Associates. However, that company was unable to get started on the project because of a loss of key personnel. Cochran recommended the city award the contract to DeWitt Excavating. The commission approved the new contract unanimously. Cochran said DeWitt had the heavy equipment and the capacity to get to work right away. The 22 days of rain the area experienced in Septem-
ber and October caused the water table to rise. November’s dry weather then lowered the water table, increasing the danger of dry spots of the road bed crumbling. Two weeks ago, a car driving on Ninth Street fell into a hole and needed a complete front-end repair. The city and Morris and Associates agreed to terminate their contract. The company will receive $7,447.04 for costs incurred. The original repair plan called for two lanes of Ninth Street to remain open to traffic during reconstruction.
However, to complete the work more quickly, the new plan will close the street to all but local traffic during construction. DeWitt Excavating made the highest bid when the project was bid out earlier this year. Closing the street allows DeWitt to deploy more heavy equipment and thus lower their previous bid to about $988,000. The approved $1.1 million price includes a 15% contingency. Cochran expects DeWitt to start work within two weeks and complete the reconstruction in 90 to 120 days.
aloha! by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills Hawaiian dream Mackenzie Austin, who turns 13 on Thanksgiving, was born with a rare genetic disorder that has resulted in Stage 4 kidney and liver disease. WINTER GARDEN — After learning their infant daughter had a rare genetic disorder that results in kidney failure and liver abnormalities, Mackenzie Austin’s parents were prepared to say good-bye almost as soon as she was born almost 13 years ago. But she proved everyone wrong, and the Winter Garden girl officially will become a teenager on Thanksgiving Day. A seventh-grader at Lakeview Middle School, Mackenzie was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and congenital hepatic fibrosis. And, although she has Stage 4 kidney and liver disease and needs a transplant — she doesn’t see herself as different. “I have to watch a few things, but I think I’m like every other kid,” she said. “I go to the doctor, but I do normal stuff just like every other kid.” This summer, Mackenzie, her 11-year-old brother, Curtis, and their parents, Mark and Tracy Austin, spent a week on Hawaii’s island of Oahu through Make-A-Wish and Watertree Health.
• Winter Garden Police Chief George Brennan welcomed the department’s newest officer, Jessica McCambridge. She is a Florida native, born in Plantation, and a graduate of Sebring High School. • The commission passed unanimously the first reading of an ordinance to bring police and firefighter pension funds in compliance with a state law that allows investments in foreign securities up to 25%. The second reading will take place Dec. 11. • Commissioners passed unanimously the first reading of ordinances to annex about 11.1 acres at 1205 E. Fullers Cross Road on the north side of the road and rezone the land from Orange County A-2 farmland rural to city
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take photos to document all of the activities on their trip. Many of the photos have an extra face in them, too; because Mackenzie’s baby sister, Josephine, didn’t go on the trip, the family laminated a photo of her and held it up so “Flat Joey” would be included.
STRONG LITTLE GIRL
Tracy Austin said her daughter’s experience with ARPKD/ CHF is rare. “Most children don’t make it out of utero,” she said. “When she was born, the doctors gave her 24 hours to live.” Mackenzie’s illness is managed with multiple medicines and a strict diet. She has pain, high blood pressure and bleeding of the esophagus and stomach. She has thyroid and gastrointestinal issues, as well as growth issues. Austin is proud of her girl. “The week in Hawaii not only gave Mac a week to enjoy and forget about everything that happens on the mainland, but it built her confidence, she gained self-esteem, and I think she finally realized that she
should and could be proud of who she is, what she has gone through, overcome, and what she can achieve,” she said. “It is hard trying to grow up and fit in — and even harder trying to stay alive, grow up and fit in sometimes. Most people look at Mackenzie and never think that she is that sick; but knowing what is happening inside her little body, you would question how she is still alive.” She is grateful, too, for her son’s understanding. “He also has gone through a lot with this disease, from being separated for long periods of time from his sister, as well as his mom and dad while she was in the hospital, to being bounced around from friends and family taking care of him so we could be with Mac,” Austin said. “Seeing them interact, to be best friends, experience and explore somewhere new and so beautiful was so heartwarming.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
Left: The Austins, Mark, Curtis, Mackenzie and Tracy, were decked out in floral patterns for the luau.
MAKING A WISH Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. It is one of the world’s leading children’s charities. With the help of donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish grants a wish somewhere in the country every 38 minutes. Make-A-Wish and Watertree Health, which provides free prescription discount cards, formed a national alliance this year. Each time the prescription card benefitting Make-AWish is used, Watertree Health makes a donation of 50 cents to the respective local Make-A-Wish chapter. To date, the pilot program has raised more than $80,000.
• The commission passed the second reading of an ordinance to rezone about .32 acres at 203 S. Main St. from residential to commercial. This will enable the current owner, who bought it in May, to convert it to an office or artist gallery. The vote was 4-1, with Mayor John Rees dissenting. • Commissioners approved the final plat for Hickory Hammock Phase 1D. This part of the city near Avalon and Marsh roads continues to grow. The plan calls for 149 lots on 101 acres. • The commission approved the purchase of one 2015 Elgin Mechanical Street Sweeper under the state’s contract for an amount not to exceed $239,717.
Matthew’s Hope prepped for busy holiday season The homeless ministry is preparing for this weekend’s garden party fundraiser, as well as a preschool playground build day, Thanksgiving meal, Christmas carnival and new greenhouse.
A GARDEN PARTY
Above: The giraffe is Mackenzie Austin’s favorite animal, so getting to feed one was a highlight of her Make-AWish trip to Hawaii.
R-1B residential. City staff recommended approval of a plan to develop 26 75-foot lots on the property.
HELPING HAND by Amy Quesinberry Rhode
WINTER GARDEN — The holidays are coming, but that doesn’t always mean much when you’re homeless. There are plenty of opportunities for celebration, however, for the guests of Matthew’s Hope, a homeless ministry in West Orange County. Program founder Scott Billue has many plans for the last month-and-a-half of the year, and the community can get involved in all of them.
EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
Prior to the trip, Shannon Bowerson, a volunteer wish grantor, met with the Austins and asked Mackenzie about her favorite animals, colors, songs and other likes, and then the weeklong June trip was planned around her answers. She fed eucalyptus to a giraffe and took its blood pressure; took eco-tours around the Hawaiian island of Oahu; went to Pearl Harbor and visited the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri Battleship and Pacific Aviation Museum; met and received an autograph from World War II veteran Herb Weatherwax and learned he survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor because he had taken his mother to church; played on the beach and went canoeing in the ocean; and spent an entire week on a real vacation with her family. “It was absolutely amazing,” Tracy Austin said. “It was an experience of a lifetime. Over the last 11 years, our family vacations have been visiting hospitals and the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.” In preparation for the trip and all of the U.S. history they would be exposed to, Mackenzie and Curtis read books about Pearl Harbor and World War II and talked about the stories and the people in them. One of her favorite memories, she said, took place on the first day of their trip. “We went to the top floor of the hotel, and we ate lunch there, and we were sitting right there eating pineapple, and then all of a sudden, a rainbow came out — right over Diamondhead,” she said. The Austins made sure to
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Tickets are still available for Saturday’s Harvest of Hope Garden Party, taking place outside near the homeless ministry’s garden. Single tickets are $75 and include the meal and beverage. Tables for 10 are $500, and those seated there can provide their own potluck meal or use one of three caterers. A representative from The Chef’s Table restaurant will prepare and serve hors d’oeuvres using produce directly from the garden. Sandy Shugart — singer, songwriter, accomplished musician and president of Valencia College — will provide entertainment. For tickets, call (407) 9059500 or go to the website, matthewshopeministries. org/harvest. Matthew’s Hope is at 1460 Daniels Road, Winter Garden.
GIVING THANKS
The community can get in a little exercise before sitting down to a table full of food in the Thanksgiving Gobble Wobble. The event, hosted by Tri & Run of West Orange, begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, in downtown Winter Garden. The cost is $15, and all proceeds will go to Matthew’s Hope. Event T-shirts are available to the first 300 participants. For more information, visit trinrun.com. Homeless families and individuals will sit down to a Thanksgiving meal, thanks to Daryl Baer of BurgerFi. He was previously manager of LongHorn Steakhouse, in Winter Garden, which provided a dinner for several years, and he continues the tradition with some of his former employees.
CREATING PLAY SPACE
Billue’s dream of providing a preschool for the children of his homeless clients is closer to reality now that the project has gone to permitting in Winter Garden. “We’re watching a general being disabled by their environment, and we hope we can change families through these children
when they take home what they learned,” Billue said. The Firm Foundation Preschool will have its own playground, thanks to the generosity of Kiwanis International, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary next year by building playgrounds all over the country. “It’s a huge blessing the way this worked out,” Billue said. “We are creating a learning environment in a play environment.” A Playground Build Day is planned for Saturday, Dec. 6, when 32,000 pounds of equipment and materials are delivered and will be put together in one day. Billue is asking for the community’s help in providing drinks, snacks and lunch for the builders.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
More than 25 old-fashioned game booths will be set up for the Christmas Carnival on Saturday, Dec. 13. From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., homeless families can play games; and enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork, ice cream and more. A winter wonderland will be set up so children can visit with Santa Claus. They can also try out the new playground. Members of Winter Garden’s police and fire departments will be in attendance, too. Churches and businesses have signed up to host the booths with a holiday twist. Space is still available; call (407) 905-9500. Billue is still looking for a balloon artist.
HERBS ARE COMING
The Harvest of Hope Garden was established in 2010 on land donated to Matthew’s Hope. This chemical-free garden has been expanded several times, providing consistent, meaningful work for many of the homeless guests. The American Legion has donated $2,000 toward the purchase of a greenhouse to further expand the garden’s offerings. Bi-Lo/Winn-Dixie is expected to make a donation this week, as well, toward the greenhouse project. The money will be spent on a kit that yields a 24- by 18foot greenhouse for growing herbs and seedlings. Billue also is looking for volunteers. “So many of our homeless are finding jobs that we need help in the garden,” he said. “It’s a good problem to have. It means our program is working.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
LITERALLY SPEAKING by Kathy Aber
education by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Reindeer continues sharing books with Maxey Center
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The Ocoee High Cyber Patriot Team scored 150 of 300 in a competition Nov. 14.
Ocoee JROTC launches new cyber-security team The eight-student team finished seventh in state at its first competition.
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“Now it’s three rounds, and they give you a file that’s really large,” Daugherty said. “You go in and have to kind of act like an IT person at a company — you want to configure it. You’re under attack. You look for vulnerabilities, which sounds simple, but really, that’s what the whole competition is for. It’s like being a doctor and guarding against all the ways the body can come under attack.” The need to guard against every possible threat during competitions is so difficult that the attacking team almost always wins, Daugherty said. “Just like with the human body, you can never make it so perfect that you can’t get infected,” he said. Ocoee is one of seven schools in Orange County with a Cyber Patriot team, among about 50 statewide, said senior Haresh Maharaj, whom Daugherty selected to lead Ocoee High’s team in preparation and competition. “One of the things I love about this is that most of the members of our team had (little), if any, tech experience,” Haresh said. “The program isn’t just to compete: It’s a very good educational tool. I’ve gotten to see these kids blossom into — not IT guys yet — but they can actually hold their own.” Haresh said interest in the program had grown surprisingly fast in just the few months of the school year so far, with peers gaining interest in computer science. The team needs to be student-run to generate interest in programming, he said. “You need someone who can break down the jargon,” Haresh said. “We can sit here, and I can throw words at you like worms or Malware. It honestly won’t stick, because it’s jargon. We need it to be students because
they communicate with each other. Our team tries to get together once a week, besides our normal meeting. We’ll get a bit of work done; we’ll play a bit — it’s like a game for us.” The students are learning skills that will be relevant in college, especially for some pursuing computer science, Daugherty said. Haresh said he would pursue computer engineering in college, along with perhaps all of his teammates, with this program providing a head start for that education. The talent at Ocoee is abundant, and it could help at a national level, Daugherty said. “Threats are everywhere; most people don’t understand that,” Daugherty said. “You’d be amazed at how these attacks originate. There are some from China, Russia and some other places, but it could be Canada or anywhere. There are millions of attacks, all the time. Some are more complicated than others, but they can come from anywhere or anybody. It’s like the poor man’s nuke: You can log on at a Holiday Inn and, if you have the right software and knowledge, you could do a lot of damage.” One of the scariest parts of cyber attacks is that a name or even country could be untraceable to its origins, Haresh said. Cyber Patriots’ job is to patch computers so that they are as secure as can be within the six hours of the competition, he said. “I’d say the biggest threats are just software, insecure networks that are already in place,” he said. “It’s like building a castle on pillars of sand. Anyone can make their own program, and whatever they do with it is up to them.” Most people do not know they are under attack, Daugherty said. People can use others’ computers without their
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OCOEE — With an influx of viruses and hacks compounding by the minute in the digital age, enhanced cyber security has become a high priority for the U.S. military. Based on the American shortage of talent in cyber security and the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, the Air Force Association created the Cyber Patriot program in 2009, a series of cyber-defense competitions created to motivate students toward careers in these areas. Under the supervision of newly retired Lt. Col. Don Daugherty, eight Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students at Ocoee High School have begun their cyber-security journey. At its first Cyber Patriot competition Oct. 24, the team finished in the middle of the pack nationally but seventh among Floridian teams, with a score of 110 out of 200. “I used to help develop cyber-simulators to train people for the Air Force,” Daugherty said. “I was hired here in August to be an instructor and lead a team in the Cyber Patriot competition. The competition was created mostly for high-school kids, training to be cadets in any of the services. They wanted military people to grow into the leaders of cyber-defense.” Although being a cadet is not required, most participants from more than 1,500 U.S. schools are cadets, Daugherty said. He is the coach for competitions, a requirement for registered teams, which are split into JROTC and nonJROTC divisions, he said. The sponsor of Cyber Patriot is Northrop Grumman Corp., which provides equipment and technical support for participants. This corporation hosts the competition via its California servers.
There are millions of (cyber) attacks, all the time. Some are more complicated than others, but they can come from anywhere or anybody. It’s like the poor man’s nuke: You can log on at a Holiday Inn and, if you have the right software and knowledge, you could do a lot of damage. — Retired Lt. Col. Don Daugherty, Ocoee High School Cyber Patriot coach
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knowledge, which makes it hard to find attackers, he said. Vulnerability to these attacks can be reduced drastically with stronger password protection, he said. Among recent victims of cyber attacks have been major organizations, such as Target, JP Morgan and even NASA. Space Command provides the technological resources for the U.S. cyber-defense program, mainly because it had the largest computers at the time of the program’s birth decades ago, Daugherty said. Ocoee’s Cyber Patriots competed in another round Friday, Nov. 14, finishing in the middle of 1,500 U.S. teams with a score of 150 out of 300. They received a large file package with an operating system to use via their computers, with a mix of useful, useless and potentially harmful files to sort. “Our first goal is to remove any problems within the system, so we’ll do our basic things, such as check for viruses, programs that should not be there, firewalls turned on, a backup ready,” Haresh said. “After that, we make it more secure. We convert file types that are more secure. We delete any files that we don’t want, such as personal files like music and pictures.” A cookie known as a robot tracks specific instances of protection and rewards competitors with points for certain security measures, Daugherty said. The team goes through a security checklist, including advanced encryption, without knowing which will trigger points, sometimes securing more than they would need to, Haresh said. The top teams from each division, about 30 teams, are invited to the national finals each spring in National Harbor, Maryland. Winning teams there earn education grants from Northrop Grumman to the schools they choose: Firstplace teams receive $2,000 per member; second-place teams get $1,500 per member; and third-place teams receive $1,000 per competitor. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
The Maxey Community Center, 830 Klondike St., in Winter Garden, is the headquarters for a wide range of social services — many of which are directed at children and youth. Since 1998, Reading Reindeer books have been donated to the Maxey Center Library and given directly to local children through the center’s programs. From 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, school-age children gather at the center for Kids Café, which is sponsored by the city of Winter Garden, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and the Orange County Community Action Division. The program features after-school tutoring, snacks and games, along with a free dinner program for children of low-income families. On Wednesdays, the center offers art programs for children, as well as seniors, through the Crealde School of Art. In addition, the center serves as the registration site for Head Start, which is offered locally at Maxey Elementary School in Winter Garden, and for utility-bill and rent assistance. It is a meeting place for the West Orange Citizen Action Coalition Inc., the East Winter Garden Community Development Council and the Winter Garden Community Garden Project, which offers garden plots
to community residents so they can plant and harvest fruits and vegetables. The Community Garden Project meetings alternate between the center and Jessie Brock Community Center at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Orange County sponsors a computer lab from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the center to assist residents in learning technology skills. The center features sewing classes presented by the city of Winter Garden at 3 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, collaborative programs for seniors through Central Florida Young at Heart Seniors Inc. and support services to help individuals and families become independent through the Orange County Community Action Family Self-Sufficiency Program. Meals On Wheels, which delivers meals to the senior residents in their homes and also offers a neighborhood lunch program for seniors, operates from 8 a.m. to noon weekdays at the center. Reading Reindeer is proud to join in the services offered through the center by providing books for its educational programs, the in-house library and the children it serves. For more information, book drop-off locations and a donation coupon, see the Reading Reindeer ad on 12A or call Kathy at (407) 929-2676.
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SERVICE WITH A SMILE by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
Preparing a meal for the hungry New chef takes over kitchen at Christian Service Center Jackie Hardy is a trained culinarian who has worked as an executive chef all over the country. He even served as a chef at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. Now retired from the corporate world of food, Hardy still has his hands in meal preparation as the new coordinator of the Daily Bread Program at the West Orange Christian Service Center in Ocoee. Hardy has been with the CSC for 18 months, previously working at the downtown Orlando campus as a volunteer before taking a part-time position there. He started at the Ocoee location two months ago. In his full-time position, he makes sure there are enough volunteers each day, develops nutritious menus and does half of all the cooking while overseeing the other cooks, procures food for the mission and maintains relationships with the CSC’s community partners. Partners such as KFC, Winn-Dixie, Target and Bread of Life Fellowship donate food on a weekly basis; volunteers in the community give food, too. Such partnerships are important, because Hardy and his crew prepare 200 meals a day for CSC clients, who pre-register for the lunchtime meal. “We don’t ever turn anyone away,” he said, adding that anyone who is hungry will be served a plate. “We always have a hot meal for them, maybe chicken, starch and a vegetable. … Whatever it is that we get in, I pull it all together and make it edible.” The Daily Bread program was established at the Chris-
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Jackie Hardy boxes a meal he prepared as coordinator of the West Orange Christian Service Center’s Daily Bread Program. tian Service Center in 1975 to help feed Central Florida’s hungry individuals and families. “I think the Lord called me several years ago about this,” Hardy said. “Now I’ve dedicated the rest of my life to doing this. And at 51, this is a good job to have until I retire.”
Grimes family preps for holiday tradition at Christian center When George and Tera Grimes opened their family restaurant in Winter Garden a decade ago, a tradition was born in that first year when she decided to serve a free Thanksgiving meal to anyone in the community who was hungry or lonely. And even though someone drove a stolen truck into a pole and knocked out the power, Tera Grimes simply lit a candle and kept cooking on her gas stove, still providing a full meal to her guests. The Grimeses — and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — have continued the custom every year since. Although their establishment, Mullet’s Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar, is no longer in business, they still carry out their mission by serving the lunch at the West Orange Christian Service Center, 300 Franklin St., in Ocoee. Sandra Carberry, their daughter, said she considered canceling lunch this year because her mother has been ill and has dementia. “She might not remember a lot of things, but the one thing she remembers is this
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The West Orange Christian Service Center is in need of donations for lunch on Thanksgiving Day, when about 50 turkeys will be cooked and served. Anyone wishing to donate either a turkey or a grocery store gift card can call Rosemary Wilsen, program coordinator for the Family and Emergency Services Program, at (407) 656-6678. Donations can also be dropped off at the center, 300 Franklin St., Ocoee.
Thanksgiving dinner,” Carberry said. “She woke up this morning asking, ‘When do we need to start cooking?’” So, the meal is still on. “I don’t gear it toward the homeless or the needy,” she said. “I gear it toward people who want to spend Thanksgiving with my family. There are families out there that don’t have anyone to share the meal with.” Those who come for the meal will sit alongside Carberry and her husband, Robert; her parents; her brother, Dewayne Grimes; and children and grandchildren of all ages — “so we can all still do Thanksgiving together,” she said. Area pastors are invited to pick up to-go boxes for their shut-ins, as well. Carberry said about 13 did so last year. For the 2013 Thanksgiving meal, the crew cooked 48 turkeys. “As soon as they’re done, we start pulling the meat off the bone and put it in coolers,” Carberry said. After the meal, guests are given some rolls and turkey for leftover sandwiches. “It’s a blast,” Carberry said. “You meet all kinds of people.” Longtime West Orange County residents might be familiar with the Grimes family. George Grimes worked for Harold and Isabel Fowler in their Winter Garden groves for 37 years. The Grimeses maintained a rose garden on East Crown Point Road, and Tera Grimes was often spotted selling roses by the roadside. She also sold produce on South Dillard Street for years.
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NEWS BRIEFS + Suspects strike Metro PCS store Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for information regarding two suspects who burglarized a West Orange Metro PCS store. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, at about 4 a.m. Nov. 3, two males, possibly juveniles, entered the store, 7045 Clarcona Ocoee Road, Orlando, by smashing the front glass door with a large piece of concrete. The suspects entered and stole a phone and accessories. They then fled in an unknown make or model sedan. Investigators describe the first suspect as a heavy-set black male, about 16 to 20 years old. He was wearing a white T-shirt with “USA” printed on the back, blue shorts with white spots, white shoes and an afro with a blond spot in the front-left area. The second suspect is described as a black male with a thick build, about 16 to 20 years old, as well. Anyone with information should contact Detective. Matthew Collins, (407) 254-1010, Ext. 73512, or Matthew.Collins2@ocfl.net.
+ Two injured in Pine Hills shooting Orange County Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for the suspects involved in a shooting in Pine Hills last week. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, at about 2 p.m. Nov. 11, two victims were getting out of a vehicle at 4869 College Drive, when a suspect got out of a dark-colored Honda or Nissan and fired a weapon. Witnesses described the vehicle as dirty with factory wheels and tinted windows. Anyone with information should call (407) 254-7000.
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Foundation Academy teachers Patsy Ford and Patti Cogburn both received their breast-cancer diagnoses last month. Oncologists believe both women caught their cancers early. The school is hosting a fundraiser for the teachers and their families this Friday.
TEACHERS / PAGE 1A Ellen Murray and Alice Colon and supported by the school’s PTO and several student organizations, including the National Honors Society and the National Art Honor Society. All proceeds will help Cogburn, Ford and their families to offset the expenses of surgeries, treatments and any other expenses incurred. “When we heard both teachers were diagnosed with breast cancer, we were standing in the car line, and we started thinking about what we could do to help,” Murray said. “We teach love here at school, and this is symbolic of what we teach our kids. “Everybody has come together to really support this event, which really didn’t start until about two weeks ago,” she said. “It’s been warpspeed.” Even before a single dime has been raised, the teachers said they already feel strengthened by their school family’s response. “This all has been overwhelming,” Cogburn said. “It’s an unexpected — but welcomed — blessing.” Ford agreed.
“It’s just been incredible,” she said. “I can’t even express how touching this all is. This is my second year (at Foundation), and I know God brought me here for a reason.” Both teachers said the diagnosis wasn’t a complete shock. Although most breast cancers are not hereditary, both have family members who have battled various forms of cancer. Both had found lumps and made appointments for further examination. Now, both will undergo bilateral mastectomies. Cogburn’s is scheduled for the day of the run/walk, while Ford’s will be Dec. 2. During the surgeries, doctors also will test their lymph nodes, and the results of those tests will determine whether further treatment — including chemotherapy and/or radiation — will be necessary. “There are storms in life, and you’re either going into them or coming out of them,” Cogburn said. “Right now, I’m going into a storm. But, as a Christian, I am confident that Christ is with us through this. I live with the knowledge and confidence that this is just a part of my life.” Like true teachers, both Cogburn and Ford said they
have used their diagnoses as teaching tools for their students. They have been open and honest about their cancers and what the future holds and know their battles humanize the idea of breast cancer. “I’ve been very open with my students, and I’ve received so many nice notes from parents telling me that they’re praying,” Ford said. Cogburn agreed. “It was important for me to not hide anything at all,” she said. “I want them to understand what’s going on and that it’s a part of life. “Some kids just want to hug you,” Cogburn said. “They don’t know what to do to help, and sometimes, when they hug you, it helps them feel like everything will be OK. It makes them feel better.” Murray said the school plans to make the run/walk an annual event that will help support teachers and staff member who are battling health issues. The school also has started a sick-day bank, in which staff members contribute days off to help their colleagues during recovery periods. Contact Michael Eng at meng@wotimes.com.
CITY OF OCOEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT (CIE) UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CPA-2014-001 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City of Ocoee City Commission will consider a proposed amendment to the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan for the purpose of updating the Capital Improvements Element. The CITY COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014, AT 7:15 PM or as soon thereafter as practical. The public hearing will be held in the City Hall Commission Chambers located at 150 North Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee.
about the plan’s lot sizes and setbacks, which he maintained he would not compromise on further. He also said there still were problems with the density, in terms of the ratio of lots to acres. David Evans, president of Evans Engineering, said the Windsong team had revised plans to ensure average lot size was .4 acres and that no lot was smaller than .33 acres. “You’ll see that there was substantial change, and it cost five lots in the process,” he said. The council voted 3-2 in favor of a multi-modal and safety analysis from Kimley Horn and Associates, at a cost of $24,780. “It’s a lot of money to find out where we’ll put crosswalks,” Rose said. “I think that we’ll put sidewalks anywhere we can do it when we can afford it. I’m not sure we need to spend $24,780 to find out where to put crosswalks.” Councilman Jim O’Brien said the idea behind the study was to see which sidewalks needed updating, so that there could be uniformity throughout Windermere on sidewalks. “From a long-range planning perspective, part of the reason that we want to do this is because we have a serious barrier,” O’Brien said. “We’ve got missing sidewalks, cracked sidewalks; I believe a lot of the emphasis was where we could get the most bang for the buck and have some continuity within our sidewalks.” Armstrong agreed with Rose’s initial thoughts, voting with Councilman Mike Pirozzolo against the contract. “Why do we need the study to find out where to put some crosswalks near the center of the town, so that residents of the town will feel safer to cross the road?” Armstrong asked. “We don’t even have stop signs (near that area). I don’t know why we can’t figure that out without a big study.” Town Manager Robert Smith said the staff that had reviewed the contract recommended it because it could help unify the sidewalks of the town, both in quality and connection. “There was a discussion of connecting the downtown core to the commercial road,
and then also the possibility of connecting it to the (elementary) school,” Smith said. “We have such a piecemeal approach when it comes to the actual sidewalks. They were constructed not only in inappropriate places but with inappropriate materials. You’ve got sidewalks that are pretty chewed up because they were built on sand. “What we wanted to get out of this was to figure out where we have the sidewalks and where we need to connect the roads and sidewalks to recreational, school and commercial (areas),” he said. “This study could give us a series of phases in which to build the sidewalks. If not, we’d be using our best judgment in piecemeal again. We wanted to look at things holistically. Having an engineering study behind this helps (the council).” Rose had a concern of whether sidewalks would be designated to include considerations for golf carts. “We approved golf carts on our secondary roads not long ago,” Rose said. “We have an issue that our carts can’t get over the bridge to downtown. We wanted to include in the study what would be done to improve that access. There was a study to allow carts to get to supermarkets on Apopka-Vineland Road, for instance. I think people will start to use other modes, such as golf carts, to use less gas and be more environmentally friendly.” The study included specific sections pertinent to pedestrians and bicycles but not specific to golf carts. Golf carts were included in a miscellaneous section for various other modes. Despite her initial reservations, Rose’s vote to pass the measure made the difference in its passing. “(Pirozzolo) said we do these studies and then don’t follow through because they don’t help our situation in town,” Rose said. “For this study, I’ve been trying to get a crosswalk between Sixth and Chase. They, for some reason, put one at Ninth and 10th avenues, but no one uses it. Every time we try to get a new one, they tell me we have to have a study first.
• The council passed an agreement with Ocoee for fire protection services worth $400,000 in the first year, ascending $50,000 per year through a 2019 rate of $600,000. The agreement has an out clause with one year’s notice, in case Windermere officials would consider a town-operated fire department. • A project for outlets at the town’s library costing $14,358 passed unanimously. As part of the project, food trucks must have adapters to use the outlets; no longer may they use generators. • In its consent agenda, the council approved special-event permits for Arbor Day and Treebute, a local home business tax receipt for Dinallo Inside Out Wellness Corp., a seawall permit with stipulations and a right-of-way use agreement with Orlando Telephone Company Inc. • At the Dec. 9 meeting, the council will hear second readings and public discussion of speed limit reduction in and around The Willows and a revised town tree ordinance.
The immediate concern is the amount of people and traffic during rush hours. For people like me out walking our dogs, nobody stops unless there is a crosswalk. In the long-term it gives us the information needed. In the short-term, it gives us this crosswalk and maybe others we need.” The council discussed an annexation of Bird Island, out of councilman Richard Gonzalez’s environmental concerns; renaming Butler Bay Park for slain policeman Robert German; and a study recommending the removal of stop signs on Maguire Road at its intersection with Windermere Road. The discussions resulted in no seconded motions. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
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real-world science by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
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WINTER GARDEN — Construction of a hydroponic garden has been underway for about a month at Lakeview Middle School in Winder Garden. A hydroponic garden relies on water cycles between a fish tank and the piping that holds plants, irrigating the plants with mineral nutrient solutions, which can then enable the plants to grow without any soil. Science teacher David Guzman has led the after-school project and benefited from the assistance of a team of workers, which includes West Orange High School volunteers, fellow science teachers, his sons and seventh-grader Sebastian Leon. “The (tank) does not have any fish yet, and the pump is not running,” Guzman said of the garden, which also does not yet have its vegetables in place. “It is 95% completed, and we all think it looks great.” Leon said he was the only student assisting in the project so far, but Guzman said the project ultimately will involve many students as a collaborative effort of the science department. “We work on it once a week,” Leon said. “I like helping with the building of the structure and working with my hands.” The idea behind the mechanism is to pour water into the top of the piping apparatus, which passes through the roots of the plants and into the fish tank, Leon said. The dirty water in the tank is supposed to rise at that point and soak the roots of the plants, he said. Scheryll Murray, learning resource specialist and PIE coordinator for Lakeview Middle, said she was hoping for carrots among the vegetables that will grow in the garden. “We are excited to get our
Seventh-grader Sebastian Leon is helping to construct the hydroponic garden.
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Intersection of Tubb Street and Oakland Avenue. Hitand-Run. Around 11 a.m., a complainant flagged down an officer. The complainant said a white male had rear-ended her business vehicle at a stop sign with his late-2000s gold Hyundai Accent, which had damage to its front bumper unrelated to the crash. The suspect immediately fled the scene.
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hydroponic garden started,” Murray said. “We welcome any hydroponic gardeners from our community to also join in and share your knowledge. We can’t wait for the fresh vegetables to arrive.” Proponents of hydroponic gardening, such as the experts at SimplyHydro.com, believe it works well because a plant receives its precise needs at the precise times and in the precise amounts that it should, making each plant as healthy as it can be. The nutrient solution used to fortify the plants is mixed at a particular pH, a measure of solution acidity. Because the solution is prepared with enhanced solubility, the plants can absorb the nutrients via their roots without much work, unlike plants in soil, which must seek nutrients in the surrounding soil and extract them, even in the richest, most organic and nutritious topsoil. That conserved plant energy translates into plant growth and production of flowers and fruits. Thus, the yield of hydroponic gardens should be greater, healthier and faster,
which could help to serve global food markets and combat world hunger. Although Guzman and the crew at Lakeview Middle opted for PVC pipe to hold the plants in place, other growing mediums can include perlite, vermiculite, sand, gravel and coconut fiber. With the plants set in place, the feeding and watering cycles for them can be controlled via a timer, which can ensure the plants receive exactly what they need when they need it. The nutrient solution includes hydroponic fertilizer, which differs from others in that the amounts of micronutrients are already set to a perfect balance. Hydroponic fertilizers are more refined, with less impure content to enhance absorption. This way, the trace elements of calcium, magnesium, sulfur, boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc get to the plant regularly, so that the plant avoids stresses such as disease, as well as susceptibility to pests, fungi and bacteria. With nutrient-deficient plants come nutrient-defi-
500 block of East Oakland Avenue. Theft. An officer met with complainants at about 4:15 p.m. regarding a stolen bicycle. A father said his daughter could not find her bike after school and reported it as stolen. At 5:12 p.m., the officer met again with the complainants, who had found the bicycle inside school grounds, never stolen. The daughter rode the bike home.
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David Guzman, the teacher leading the project, has his sons chip in, as well.
cient people and animals, so the solution not only supplies more nutrients to the plants but also to the people who will eat them. Hydroponic gardening can be done on the smallest of scales, too. In fact, most hydroponic gardens are personal, in-home gardens consisting of a few plants. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
10000 block of West Colonial Drive. Larceny. An officer responded to a theft from a car around 10:30 a.m. at a superstore. A woman returned to her car with groceries and heard a vehicle stop behind her, near a stop sign in the parking lot. The woman said a black female suspect exited the passenger side, pushed her and then stole her handbag and jumped back in the vehicle, which sped off. The license plate had been covered with a towel. Among the items stolen in the $25 handbag were the victim’s driver’s license, keys to her vehicle worth about $20, three credit cards and $5, for a total of $50, excluding potential charges related to the cards.
OCOEE FIRE
The Ocoee Fire Department (stations 25, 26, 38 and 39) reported 87 calls for assistance from Nov. 6 to 12: EMS: 52 Vehicle accidents: 6 Public service: 23 False alarms: 5
OCOEE POLICE
The Ocoee Police Department reported 806 calls for service from Nov. 6 to 12: Arrests (adult): 16 Arrests (juvenile): 2 Assault and battery: 7 Burglary (residential and business): 3 Burglary (vehicle): 11 Child abuse: 2 Criminal mischief: 2 Drug violations: 2 DUI: 1 Thefts: 18 Vehicle accidents: 17 Vehicle thefts: 3 Missing/endangered adult: 1 Missing/runaway juvenile: 2
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The Windermere Police Department reported 74 calls for assistance from Nov. 3 to 9.
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The Winter Garden Fire Department reported 96 calls from Nov. 2 to 8: Fire: 2 EMS: 64 Vehicle accidents: 10 Automatic fire alarms: 9 Public assistance: 5 Hazardous conditions: 2 Calls for service: 4
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Winter Garden police reported 495 calls for service from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5: Arrests (adult): 41 Arrests (juvenile): 2 Assault/battery: 4 Burglary (residential and business): 2 Burglary (vehicle): 3 Criminal mischief: 2 Drug violations: 6 DUI: 2 Robbery: 1 Sexual assault/battery: 2 Thefts: 12 Vehicle accidents: 29 Missing/runaway juvenile: 1
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FEST / PAGE 1A gone to Orlando. My whole idea was to have it here.” As a condition of his release from the lasso, dastardly Schlazer agreed to maintain an entry fee of $5 for the family-friendly event, which will include more than 40 tables of dealers and guests. Heroes Landing and Mike’s Collectibles will be among the dealers at the convention, he said. Events at the convention will include a cosplay costume contest, a live performance by Star Trek belly dancers Hips of Destruction, portfolio reviews with Jo Witherington from Humanoids Publishing and Dr. Geek’s Laboratory of Applied Science looking at science of the future. Guests from within the ‘geek industry’ abound, including many Florida natives, such as Watson Wu. Wu has been a leading composer and sound designer for film, television, ads and especially video games. Among his bestknown works are sounds for Assassin’s Creed, Transformers, the Need for Speed franchise, Lexus, The Voice, U.S. Army and several EA Sports franchises. Other guests include Floridian David Cruz, who holds the world record for the arcade classic TRON and is one of few
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to have played a perfect game of Pacman; Sergio Cariello, who has drawn comics such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, Hulk and The Avengers, as well as an action comic Bible; Jose Marzan Jr., who has illustrated for DC Comics on titles such as The Flash and Wonder Woman: Future’s End; and Austin Janowsky, who has drawn content for Iron Man and The Avengers. Artists of other entertainment forms, such as music and acting, also will attend. This includes Vale Anoa’i, an actress, author, dancer and daughter of WWE Hall-ofFamer Afa the Wild Samoan, and Juan Montoya, an original member of the band Torche and current member of MonstrO and an extra of the new ABC series, “Constantine.” Schlazer expected hundreds of local enthusiasts to attend, he said. “I’m trying to bring what is happening east of Orlando over here to make it happen for (West Orange),” Schlazer said. “I’m hoping people in the West Orange area show the same interest as what goes on in the Orlando area.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.
FEATURED GUESTS AND ARTISTS • Sergio Cariello, artist: Marvel’s “Captain America: Hail Hydra” • David Cruz: Tron arcade world champion • Erica J. Heflin, writer: Zenescope Entertainment’s “Wonderland” • Austin Janowski, artist: “Divine Retribution” • Rachel Pandich, writer: “Divine Retribution” • Shawn Surface, artist: “The Ultimate 7” • JC De La Torre, writer: IDW Publishing’s “StarMage” • Watson Wu, sound designer: Assassin’s Creed, Transformers, the Need for Speed franchise, Lexus, The Voice, U.S. Army and sever-
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STAYING THE COURSE by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
The 5K started on North Boyd Street, continued through neighboring streets and ended on North Lakeview Avenue.
Runners lace up for annual Winter Garden 5K
More than 260 runners and walkers braved the chilly morning air Nov. 15 to participateWinter Garden 5K, presented by Tri & Run of West Orange. The course started on North Boyd Street and ended 3.1 miles later on North Lakeview Avenue. The overall top female runners were Kendyl Cardwell (first at 21:01), Marah Fitos (second at 22:02) and Ashley Block (third at 22:06). The overall top males were Rickie Alcime (first at 17:44), John Brodie (second at 17:45) and Lewis Artise (third at 18:09). A kids run followed, and the young participants raced down and up a portion of Lakeview Avenue.
• Star Trek dancers “Hips of Destruction”
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Windermere Preparatory School thespians took center stage in Winter Garden for their production of “Seussical, The Musical” Nov. 6 to 8 at the Garden Theatre. Ava Madara starred as the Cat in the Hat, Elise Eckhoff as Horton, Addison Clover as Mazie, Riley O’Hern as Gertrude McFuzz and Lyla Tsiokos as JoJo. The cross-divisional production, which included both lower- and middle-school students, was directed by Mary Walden. Cheryl Bynum served as music director, while Allison Harley served as choreographer and lighting specialist. Cindy Lowa was in charge of costumes, and Brad Schutz served as manager. Right: Harry Sandbrook, Lyla Tsiokos and Laura Campos
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+ W.O. Chamber of Commerce The West Orange Chamber of Commerce will hold its Business After Hours meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, 9400 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando. The meeting will take place in the atrium in the main lobby. Join Orlando Health, in partnership with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerces of Metro Orlando and the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, for this networking mixer. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Complimentary parking will be available in the hospital garage. The cost is $5 for Chamber members, if paid in advance, or $10 at the door. For non-members, the cost is $20. To register, visit wochamber.com/ calendar/event_details/busi-
ness_after_hours31. For more information, email kcarney@ wochamber.com.
+ O.C. Retired Educators Assoc. The Orange County Retired Educators Association will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. The Winter Park High School Men’s Vocal Ensemble and the Freedom High School Patriot Singers will present a “Sounds of the Season” program. Anyone who has worked in education is invited to attend. For more information, visit ocrea-fl.org or call (407) 6770446.
+ Boys & Girls Clubs Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida invite the public
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West Orange Women Mary Campbell, left, Darby Turnipseed, Betty Fleshman, Kim Crookshanks, Jeannie LaPanne and Annette Jaronski modeled Steinmart fashions at the women’s luncheon and fashion show.
WEST ORANGE WOMEN The West Orange Women recently held a luncheon and fashion show, with creations by Steinmart, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel. Mary Campbell, Darby Turnipseed, Betty Fleshman, Kim Crookshanks, Jeannie LaPanne and Annette Jaronski modeled the fashions during
the event. The group’s next luncheon will be held Thursday, Nov. 20, at Johnnie’s Hideaway, 12551 Kissimmee Vineland Road, Orlando. To RSVP, contact Dot Ansel at (407) 258-8155. For information about joining the West Orange Women, visit westorangewomen.com.
to participate in its Faces of the Future Fundraising Breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Universal Orlando Foundation Branch, 5055 W. Raleigh St., Orlando. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Participants can help support local children and secure a better future. Guest Harris Rosen will speak during the program. The public is also encouraged to tour a Boys & Girls Club to witness firsthand the core problems in action. Members will show how their club has changed their lives. For more information, contact Sarah Johnston at sjohnston@ bgccf.org or call (407) 9205140.
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+ West Orange Seniors The West Orange Seniors will host a potluck luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Tom Ison Seniors and Veterans Center, 1701 Adair St., Ocoee. Then, they will take a trip to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 5223 N. Orient Road, in Tampa. Members will depart at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. The cost is $15 per person. To celebrate the holiday season, seniors can enjoy the film “A Mom for Christmas” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Lunch will be served at noon, prior to the movie. Bingo is held from 3 to 6:30 p.m. every Sunday and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. every Monday, at the senior center. Free arthritis chair exercises, sponsored by Health Central Hospital, take place at 8 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Every Tuesday, line-dancing classes are available at 10 a.m., with a minimum $2 donation, and free belly-dancing exercises are offered at 1 p.m. The seniors play cards from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. They also enjoy dominoes, walking, social activities, coffee and more beginning at 9 a.m. each Wednesday at the center. Crafts take place from 11:30
Dr. Phillips Rotarian sponsor Ron Jansen, left, new member John Harper, Rotarian sponsor Mary Ellen Kerber, new members Patricia Strowbridge and Heath Ziglar, Rotarian sponsor George Tsafonias and Membership Chair Jack Neuhaus celebrated at a recent meeting to welcome the new Rotarians. a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, and chorus practice takes place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays. For more information about the West Orange Seniors and upcoming events, call (407) 592-4498 or visit westorangeseniors.yolasite.com.
For those who wish to enter floats, marchers or walkers into the parade lineup, registration is now open. For more information, visit ocoeelionsclub.org/2014/10/ preparations-begin-for-2014ocoee-christmas-parade.
+ Ocoee Lions Club
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The Ocoee Lions Club, in conjunction with the city of Ocoee, will present the 2014 Ocoee Christmas Parade, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the intersection of Maguire Road and Enterprise Street. The parade will end at Municipal Lakefront Park.
WEST ORANGE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS FROM NOV. 13 N-S: 1. Y. Peabody – M. Voorhees 2. B. Ballenger – B. Cox 3. H. Parker – M. Lesnik 4. E. Quinn – S. Horovitz 5. S. Kmiec – M. Ryan; E-W: 1. B. and R. Blair 2/3 tied O. and B. Brantley, A. Snook – B. Young 4. S. Jordan – T.K. Miller 5. S. and B. Binkley.
+ American Legion, Hugh T. Gregory Post 63 Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 3, the American Legion, Hugh T. Gregory Post 63 will no longer conduct Bingo Night on Wednesdays. The post will remain open for Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Mondays. The post building, located at 271 W. Plant St., Winter Garden, is also open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday. Veterans are invited to drop by for coffee and conversation. A lunch menu is available. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. The legion is looking for historical articles, pictures or memorabilia about Post 63. Anyone with items to donate or loan can call (407) 656-6361. The post has dry chemical fire extinguishers and three-by-fivefoot American flags available to the public for $15 each. All
proceeds will benefit local and national charities. For more information, email americanlegion63@cflrr.com or call (407) 656-6361.
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+ Dr. Phillips Rotary Club The Dr. Phillips Rotary Club recently congratulated the May and August 2014 Rotarians of the Month. The awards were presented to Dr. Jose Arias and Colin Galoway, respectively. Club President Ross Marvin commended both Rotarians for their exceptional contribution of time and service to the club and the community at large.
+ Dr. Phillips Rotary Club Dr. Phillips Rotary Club Membership Chair Jack Neuhaus introduced four new members to the club at a recent meeting. The club gave a warm welcome to new Rotarians John Harper, Patricia Strowbridge, Heath Ziglar and Anthony Crotti. The Dr. Phillips Rotary Club meets from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesdays, at Bay Hill Golf Club, 9000 Bay Hill Blvd., Orlando. For more, visit drphillipsrotary.com.
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‘Our Town’ depicts small-town life Tasked with creating pieces depicting small-town life, artists prepared for the Winter Garden Art Association’s “Our Town” exhibit using cameras and paint, watercolor and ink. This month’s featured artist at the 127 SoBo Art Center is Catherine Hempel, a Winter Garden resident who captures her images on canvas with oil paints. She is frequently seen painting in downtown Winter Garden and during the city’s various art festivals. “I cannot remember a time when I did not draw or paint,” she said. “I would be lost without the creative outlet.” Hempel has a degree from the University of Central Florida in drawing and printmaking and is an associate member of the Oil Painters of America and a member of the faculty at the Crealde School of Art. She currently teaches for Crealde at the Jessie Brock Community Center in Winter Garden. In addition to Hempel’s 12 paintings on display, there are pieces of artwork by Jim Bagwell, Myrna Barba, Kim Beltrame, Jane Brinkerhoff, Kathie Camera, Anna Cary, Shirley Clark, Dan Colonna, Noreen Coup, Chris Cream-
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ra Stanczak, Kayko Stanton, Luke Sosinavage, Scott Tidmus, Suzanne Vaughn, Rhonda Walsingham, Joe Warren, Lori Warren and Jamie Wiggins. Their creativity depicts various businesses and scenes along Plant Street in Winter Garden, Ocoee’s Starke Lake, Oakland Arms, the Cit-
rus Tower in Clermont, the Minneola Schoolhouse and a Melbourne Beach bed and breakfast. The exhibit will remain on display through Nov. 30. All pieces are for sale. The WGAA is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the visual arts in Winter Garden.
Featured artist Catherine Hempel painted the Oakland Arms on Oakland Avenue. Cost is $1,200. Right: Jim Bagwell calls his photograph taken at Twistee Treat in Ocoee “At the End of the Rainbow.” Cost is $100.
CULTURAL CREATION by Michael Eng | Executive Editor
Armenian church serves up annual food festival Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church celebrated in style Nov. 15 at its annual Food Fest and Bazaar. This year’s event featured a
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Armen Minassian, 4, loved sampling all the food. Right: John Shahinian, and brothers Robert and John Batian served lunch at this year’s festival. Below: Mariam Bezhamyam, Diane Vatian, Annhid Pirzadian, Marietta Vazquez and Lilly Avetisyan worked the popular dessert booth.
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STUDENTS MARCH IN VETERANS DAY PARADE Students from Orlando Science Schools were honored to participate in Orlando’s Veterans Day Parade Nov. 8. OSS was once again bestowed with the privilege of leading the parade and carrying the City of Orlando banner. “Many OSS students marched proudly to the sound of patriotic music as their
hearts swelled with joy and compassion for our veterans,” said Dr. Yalcin Akin, principal and executive director of Orlando Science Schools. “OSS honors our veterans by taking part in this beloved time-honored event year after year, letting those proud men and women know how much they mean to us and to our country.”
Right: OSS seniors students, from left: Ashley Gunter, of Altamonte Springs; Chimisha Chery, of Orlando; Brittany Grandison, of Ocoee; and Brittany Oakes, of Ocoee, enjoyed the parade with Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s Jerry Demings.
CLASSNOTES + School Board considers revisions
The Orange County School Board directed the district to move forward with modifications to its Passive Distribution Policy. The proposed changes will not allow materials of a denominational, sectarian, religious, political and partisan nature to be distributed on school campuses. The changes are modeled after similar policies in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The proposed changes will move to a Rule Development Workshop in January. Current requests for materials to take part in a passive dis-
tribution process are on hold, pending further policy discussion and a formal vote during a School Board meeting.
+ Ocoee Middle student designs winning poster Ocoee Middle School sixth-grader Brianna Hart recently won second place in the Middle School division of the 2014 Water Conservation Poster Contest for the Florida Water Festival. The festival is sponsored by the Florida Water Environment Association. She also received a Target gift card.
for employment during the district’s upcoming Teacher Job Fair. The fair will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 6, at Edgewater High School, 3100 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. To attend the fair, applicants must: • Visit ocps.net and click the “We Want You” tab • Apply to the position titled Teacher Job Fair — Dec. 6
• Have a valid Florida Teaching Certificate or Statement of Eligibility (must bring with you) • Take résumés for principals to review.
+ W.O. High students honor local veterans A West Orange AFJROTC color guard presented the colors at the ninth annual Veterans Day Tribute Nov. 11 at Health Central Park. The color guard, below, is commanded by Cadet Technical Sgt. Kyle Stanley and includes Cadet Technical Sgt. Caleb Smith, Cadet Staff Sgt. Garrett Connor and Cadet Senior Airman Christian Gaul.
+ OCPS to host December job fair Orange County Public Schools administrators will be on-site conducting interviews and extending offers
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Windermere Elementary raised $510 during a Spirit Day Oct. 23 at Fun Spot. The school’s PTA will use the money to help fund school programs.
Olympia’s PTSA hosted a fallthemed staff appreciation event Oct. 29 after school. Dozens of parent volunteers donated snacks, sweets and drinks, and many also worked at the event.
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A French class led a diagrammed rendition of “Petit Escargot.”
Lakeview Middle School packs auditorium for Multicultural Night Families filled the auditorium Nov. 12 for Lakeview Middle School World Language Academy’s third annual Multicultural Night. Various student groups sang, danced, played instruments and recited poetry in a display
of talent tied to Spanish or French customs and words. The event also featured a smorgasbord of multicultural cuisines before the performance, with foods varying from pierogies and flan to tacos and plantains.
Right: French students dressed the part in a dance to “Colibri.”
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OLD TIMES
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
60 YEARS AGO
The Winter Garden Garden Club completed plans to sponsor the Winter Garden Clean-Up campaign, which is being staged by Mayor V.E. Bourland.
Thank you for 10 beautiful years. Happy Anniversary from your husband. May God help you to heal and find yourself again.
45 YEARS AGO
By virtue of a 26-0 win over Lakeview, the Ocoee Cardinals completed a perfect football season and will go into the Class B state playoffs. Archie Ausman, Lamar Trowell, Lynn Davis and Daniel Taylor were stumbling blocks to Lakeview with their passing and running.
Love, Ron.
40 YEARS AGO
“Reminiscences of a Spear Carrier,” by Joe Burch, described his part in the Opera Gala production of Aida at the Orlando Municipal Auditorium. “I’m on stage with nine other
trumpeters at the opening curtain and where’s my trumpet? (It’s a gold-painted toilet plunger). Oh well, I’m off soon and on again with a spear …” Jewell Bryant and Sue Purdy were the big winners in the Bay Hill Women’s Golf Association Member-Member Tournament.
35 YEARS AGO
To be presented at the 1979 West Orange Debutante Ball are: Kristin Boardman, Leslie Dabbs, Deborah Davis, Susan Dorman, June Greer, Kimberly Guernsey, Tracie Hall, Beverly Hart, Melodye Hendrix, Janet Hickman, Rebecca Howard, Virginia Spigener, Deborah Strickland, Susan Wolfe and Billie Ruth Youngblood. The Windermere Library Boosters held an adults-only wine-and-cheese party. It
was a chance for all to see the new shelves built by Jesse Green, chairman of the Property Committee, and Jerry Van Dyke, vice president of the Library Boosters. President Marc Hall presented the annual Outstanding Service Award to Dot Murphy, who has devoted many hours to the library.
25 YEARS AGO
The miracle of television made it possible for all of us to share in the momentous events in Berlin (the opening of the wall), but Ward and Judy Britt can tell you there’s no substitute for “being there.” The Winter Garden couple has called West Berlin “home” since 1986, when Ward was based there as a pilot for Pan Am. They were here for Thanksgiving after witnessing an incredibly exciting week.
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The Atlantic Coastline Railroad Station on Winter Garden’s Plant Street provides the backdrop for two local young ladies in this circa 1939 photograph. The depot was built of brick in 1918, replacing the wooden structure built in 1906. Ara Norris Taylor,
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The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrating its third decade with the debut of its new History Research and Education Center.
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Dean Charles Engstrom, 93, of Windermere, died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at his home on Lake Butler. Born June 16, 1921, in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was the eldest of two sons of Edwin and Elsie Engstrom. He grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated from Minnehaha Academy. His college education included North Park College in Chicago, Gustavus Adolphus, in St. Peter, Minnesota, and graduation from the University of Minnesota. In 1944, he joined the U.S. Navy and was commissioned as an officer. Shortly thereafter, he contracted polio and was sent to the polio treatment center in Warm Springs, Georgia, for rehabilitation. He was retired from service as a lieutenant junior grade. On Nov. 19, 1946, he wedded Mary Katherine Roper, of Winter Garden, a beautiful marriage that would last for 66 years. After spending a year at University of North Carolina graduate school of business in Chapel Hill, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Dean had a lifelong interest in business, and during the 1950s, he bought Rosemary Creamery and consolidated it with three other regional creameries to form Southern Butter Company in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1960 he started Dean Foods, a margarine manufacturing plant in Richmond, Virginia. In 1965, the family moved to Florida, where he embarked upon a series of business ventures, including: citrus groves; Tinkelpaugh Surveying Company; Water Bonnet Company; Demlar Medical; Rare Earth Scientific Company; an aluminum welding company; a television broadcasting facility; and stock and commodities investing. His commitment to public service and his community was always central in his thinking, and, in 1967, he was a member
of the advisory committee for the creation of Valencia Community College in Orlando. He was a longstanding member of the Windermere Rotary Club and served as its president. In early 1990s, he served on the West Orange Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and became the chairman of its new replacement Health Central in Ocoee. Since the early 1970s, he was an active participant in the Orlando Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, where he initiated a program that fostered non-violent conflict resolution in local schools through small grants. Dean was preceded in death by his wife, Mary; and his brother, Rich. He is survived by sons, Charles, Dirk and Todd, of Tallahassee, and Brett, of Marshfield, Vermont; and three grandchildren, Casey and Elsa (children of Betsy Brigham and Brett) and Dawson (son of Kim Kelling and Todd). An informal memorial gathering will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the family home on Lake Butler.
in his younger years and fishing. He was a great salesman in many specialties throughout his career, but the majority of his career was spent at his used car lot, New Car Trades. He was especially good at auto-body repair and auto mechanics. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy King McPherson; and his three children, Nancy Bowser and husband, Andrew, of Boerne, Texas, Stephanie Rivera and husband, Bo, of Madison, Alabama, and Michael McPherson and wife, Kelly, of Ocoee. He was also blessed with three grandchildren, Aidan and Naomi Bowser, and Brenden McPherson. He is also survived by his two brothers, Paul McPherson and wife, Kitty, and Bobby McPherson and wife, Donna; and one sister, Margaret Cockrell and husband, John. Clyde was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, James Richard McPherson. Clyde attended Beulah Baptist Church, Winter Garden. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, 1148 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home. Following the service, Clyde will be laid to rest at the Winter Garden Cemetery. To leave condolences for the family or to send flowers, please visit collisoncareyhand. com.
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Warriors, Blue Darters to clash in state playoffs
+ Ocoee football coach resigns Ocoee football coach Dale Salapa resigned last week after a 2-8 campaign in 2014. Salapa took over the team in 2012 and compiled a record of 7-23 during his three seasons at the helm. Salapa formerly served as the coach at Dr. Phillips, where he went 35-4 before having 14 wins from 2010 forfeited. He also has coached at The First Academy and Trinity Prep. Ocoee Athletic Director Steve McHale is accepting applications currently and is looking to let the hiring process for Salapa’s replacement play out through the duration of the state playoffs, which began Nov. 14. McHale, who took the athletic director job with the Knights over the summer after working at Dr. Phillips, himself, expressed his appreciation for the work Salapa had done while at Ocoee during a phone interview last week. Ocoee, which opened in 2005, has never made the state playoffs.
The Windermere Prep Lakers were a perfect 10-0 in 2014 and won their games by an average margin of 34.4 points.
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+ Warriors earn Ohio State offers The success of the West Orange football team, and its many skill players, has not gone unnoticed. The program announced Nov. 17 via Twitter that juniors Woody Barrett (quarterback) and Eddie McDoom (wide receiver) had received scholarship offers from Ohio State University. The offer is the eighth for Barrett, who also has fielded offers from Auburn, Louisville, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are offer No. 6 for McDoom, who has offers from Clemson, Kentucky, Boston College, Rutgers and South Carolina.
+ Windermere Prep to host event Windermere Prep boys basketball will host the Hoop Exchange Classic — Thanks for Hoops event this weekend. Friday’s schedule includes The Rock vs. Oak Ridge at 5:30 p.m.; Miami Christian vs. the Lakers at 7 p.m.; and Blanche Ely vs. Orlando Christian Prep at 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s schedule includes Oldsmar Christian vs. Lake Minneola at 1 p.m.; Osceola vs. West Orange at 2:30 p.m.; Auburndale vs. Ocoee at 4 p.m.; Zion Lutheran vs. The First Academy at 5:30 p.m.; and Dwyer vs. Windermere Prep at 7 p.m.
+ Box car race set for Saturday CM Box Car Racing in Groveland will host its Toys for Tots Race Nov. 22. The race will begin at 9 a.m., and competitors are asked to arrive at 7 a.m. Competitors are also asked to bring a new toy to donate to the Marines for charity. The track will be on Wilson Lake Parkway at the Vineyards. The next event after Saturday’s race will be Dec. 13, when CM Box Car Racing hosts its Scouting Forever Race. For more information about the event, visit cmboxcarracing.com.
Windermere Prep coach Jacob Doss received the ceremonial “Gatorade shower” as his team began to celebrate its SSAC Championship in the game’s closing moments.
Windermere Prep dominates Orlando Christian Prep in SSAC Championship, 48-19, to complete undefeated season. OVIEDO — They left no doubt. The Windermere Prep Lakers met Orlando Christian Prep in the championship game of the 2014 Sunshine State Athletic Conference’s Florida Bowl Nov. 15 at The Master’s Academy in Oviedo and wrecked the previously undefeated Warriors, 4819. Windermere Prep (10-0) was without its starting quarterback, junior Parker Davis. But you wouldn’t know it if you looked at the final score. Sophomore Mitchell Darrow filled in for Davis, who was injured in the semifinals a week ago against Seffner Christian — but it was senior running back Chris Granjean who shouldered the load for the Lakers. Granjean was recognized as
the Florida Bowl’s Most Valuable Player after rushing for five touchdowns — including a scoring run on the first drive of the game that set the tone for the night — and 237 yards. The big effort from the senior back helped the program, which has only been around for five years, win its first championship. “It feels great,” Granjean said. “Going into the game, I felt like I was going to do something big.” Windermere Prep coach Jacob Doss, still wet from a Gatorade shower administered by his players in the game’s closing moments, praised Granjean after for establishing a tone that saw the Lakers take a 34-0 lead
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Senior running back Chris Granjean had five touchdowns to lead the Windermere Prep Lakers to the 2014 Sunshine State Athletic Conference Championship.
West Orange and Apopka will meet for a second time this season, this time in the regional semifinals of the Class 8A Playoffs. WINTER GARDEN — It was a win four decades in the making, but don’t expect the West Orange Warriors to savor their 42-21 victory over Timber Creek in the FHSAA Class 8A State Playoffs for very long. The first playoff win in school history bumped the Warriors (11-0) to 1-5 alltime in the postseason. Still, if West Orange would like to find itself on a bonafide playoff-winning streak, it will have to do something it previously hadn’t done in 15 years for a second time this season — beat Apopka. Coach Bob Head was doing post-game interviews following the Warriors’ win over the Wolves on Friday — a win that saw West Orange rattle off 35 unanswered points after trailing 21-7 early — when the news came over the public address system. The Blue Darters had gone on the road and defeated Oviedo, 41-34, in their own regional quarterfinal matchup, meaning the two pro-
grams now will meet in the regional semifinals of the Class 8A State Playoffs and, because the Warriors were district champions, the game will be played again at Raymond Screws Stadium. Yet, even with home-field advantage and one win over Apopka already to their credit, the boys from Winter Garden and their coaching staff know well the size of the task ahead of them. “It’s not easy,” Head said of beating a good team twice in one season. “But I feel like it’s our time, and we’re ready.” Much the same as the regular-season meeting between the two teams, Friday’s playoff matchup likely will be a game decided by big-time playmakers. Back on Oct. 3, it was West Orange’s skill players, led by a dynamic performance by junior receiver Eddie McDoom, among others, who tipped the scale in the Warriors’ favor for a 45-31 victory.
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Warriors junior quarterback Woody Barrett rushed for a touchdown in the first half of West Orange’s 42-21 playoff victory over Timber Creek.
SURVIVAL STORY by Chris Mayer | Contributing Writer
Dr. Phillips, Plant to meet for fourth consecutive season The Panthers rallied to defeat Bloomingdale, 24-21, in regional quarterfinals and will host Plant Nov. 21. ORLANDO — Dr. Phillips High School’s undefeated varsity football team knows big plays will be a must against playoff rival Tampa Plant. Perhaps even more than DP needed to make during a dramatic Class 8A regional quarterfinal win over a quality squad from Valrico. The Panthers have reached the second round of the FHSAA state playoffs for the ninth consecutive year. That accomplishment came after they withstood the play of the Bloomingdale Bulls and quarterback Isaiah McIntyre en route to a 24-21 comeback victory Nov. 14. Up next for Dr. Phillips (11-0) is a Friday night matchup against the surging Plant Panthers, who have won 10 straight games following a season-opening loss to Lowndes (Ga.) High at the South Georgia Classic. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30
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Jaquarius Bargnare finds his way into the end zone during Dr. Phillips’ 24-21 victory over Bloomingdale in the Class 8A State Playoffs.
p.m. at Bill Spoone Stadium, as DP and Plant square off in the regional semifinals for the fourth consecutive season. Dr. Phillips entered the postseason tied atop the final Associated Press Class 8A state poll with First Coast.
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2014 a season to remember for CFCA Eagles place fourth out of 24 teams in Sunshine State Athletic Conference after finishing 4-6 in 2013.
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Dr. Phillips senior Jah-Nay Anderson will be an important part of the Panthers’ success this season in a rebuilding effort.
Dr. Phillips High girls hoops embraces rebuild With no players leftover from dynasty years, Panthers will look to gain experience, basketball IQ in 2014-15. ORLANDO — Anthony Jones has a new challenge on his hands this winter. The coach who guided the Dr. Phillips girls basketball program to dynasty status, winning consecutive state championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and traveling around the country for invitation-only national tournaments, has an outlook for the 2014-15 season that is unlike any he has had in recent memory — the Panthers are rebuilding. Dr. Phillips has just one returning player from a season ago, a reserve from the 2013-14 team, and no one is around from the run of three championships. The lack of experience likely will make for some long nights as this year’s Panthers look to build a new identity. “They’re good kids, and they
want to come in and learn and try to compete,” Jones said. “It’s unfortunate, but we’re in an area where we’re going to take some blows for the first time in a long time.” Through two games, losses to Olympia and West Orange, Dr. Phillips’ problems are evident. The Panthers scored just 35 points between the two games and had trouble getting stops. Jones said a big factor in how far the team comes this season will be how quickly the basketball IQ of the team’s leaders grows. “All of the girls on the team have no varsity experience,” Jones said. “I toned down the offense. Kind of cut the offense in half, cut the defense in half. I’m just going to be a teacher this year.” Although she did not play much a season ago, guard Jah-Nay Anderson runs the
offense for Dr. Phillips and has looked promising early in the season. “She’s a senior, so she knows what she needs to do,” Jones said, adding that the growth of the rest of his backcourt will play a big role in how much Anderson can progress this season. Dr. Philips (0-2) played Jones and Ocoee after the time of publication for this edition and will take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action. The Panthers will face Winter Haven at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28, and St. Augustine at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 29, with both games taking place at Dr. Phillips. The Panthers will host the defending state champion Wekiva Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
OVIEDO — A tough loss, to thing but a huge win. be sure, but the CFCA Eagles A year ago, CFCA finished had nothing to hang their 4-6 and was a non-factor heads about; and they didn’t. in the SSAC. In head coach The Eagles fell Nov. 15 in the Michael Bonneville’s first Sunshine State Athletic Conseason at the helm, the Eagles ference’s Third Place doubled their win Game, part of the 2014 total and were one of Florida Bowl at The the conference’s elite Master’s Academy. programs. CFCA gave up a late No team or athlete score to Seffner Chrisshould be content tian that enabled the with just making it Crusaders to escape there, but there is a lot with a 31-30 victory to be said for CFCA and third place in the being one of the eight STEVEN league. SSAC programs that RYZEWSKI made the playoffs and Down starting quarterback Gehrig Chambcompeted on Saturday less and without a placekicker — and for finishing fourth in a — a predicament that loomed growing league of 24 teams. large in a game decided by “It’s big — being the first one point — CFCA battled year here as the head coach back after trailing 14-6 early and being able to turn it and led late in the contest. around this fast,” Bonneville The duo of Bradley Dos said. “Everybody bought in.” Santos and Jacob Brenyo Bonneville and his staff helped key the team’s usual, turned around the program physical attack on both sides and did so with essentially of the ball. most of the players from the The official result was a 2013 team — an achievement loss, but it’s hard to look at the worthy of acknowledgement game — or the Eagles’ season, in a transfer-happy highas a whole — and see anyschool football landscape.
“We haven’t had transfers or anything new,” Bonneville said. “(We have) young kids. We told them they’ve got to play with heart and their minds. (Use) what God has given them, blessed them with their talent, and let’s make the best of it.” For the program’s seniors — including Robert Crawford, Ralph Balderamos, and Brenyo and Austin Clark — they can take pride in knowing their final year of high school football was the best season in program history. Of course, the fun part for Bonneville and his staff is that so many players will be back. The Eagles were young, particularly with regards to skill position players. Chambless, a bullying dual-threat quarterback, is just a freshman, and Dos Santos is a sophomore. With the likes of those two, it’s not a stretch to say that the foundation that Bonneville and his program have laid this fall will continue to be built upon and that the rest of the SSAC officially has been put on notice.
GIRLS HOOPS TAKES CENTER COURT Basketball has returned to Central Florida, and girls basketball season has tipped off and is rolling along. To help our readers get up to speed on what to expect in the girls hoops scene this winter, here’s a look at the “need to knows” for each local varsity program: CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Coach: Charlita Williamson (first year) Current record: 0-0 2013-14 record: 9-18 Key returners: Zoe Spears, Alex Brinson, Aubrey Muench Talented newcomer: Sarah Leach Coach says: “We need to stay focused offensively and play defense the entire game.” DR. PHILLIPS Coach: Anthony Jones Current record: 0-2 2013-14 record: 15-8 Key returner: Jah-Nay Anderson Coach says: “I only have one reserve player left from last year’s team. This is truly a rebuilding year. … This is going to be a challenging stage for us.”
FOUNDATION ACADEMY Coach: Deborah Pennick Current record: 0-2 2013-14 record: 2-14 OCOEE KNIGHTS Coach: Gina Solano Current record: 0-2 Coach says: “Our focus this season is to win our district tournament and get into the playoffs. We have a young team and many new players, so they will have to learn to play together and learn their roles on the team.” OLYMPIA Coach: Robert Carmody (first year) Current Record: 2-1 2013-14 record: 10-15 Key returners: Taylor Hair, Umesha
Beckwith, Trenisha Johnson Talented newcomers: Marissa Robateau and Ni’Dericka Rainey Coach says: “We have to get used to playing with each other. We have plenty of talent that needs to gel as the season goes on. We look to compete for our district championship and once again get into the regional tournament.” WEST ORANGE Coach: Misty Cox (fifth year) Current record: 1-1 2013-14 record: 13-10 Key returners: Ciara Thompson, Thai Floyd, Dynasty Carter Talented newcomers: Daija Kiser and Alex Wacker Coach says: “It will be important for us to work hard, play team ball and have our five sophomores grow and mature quickly on the court. We are young in bench depth.”
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Bradley Dos Santos bullies his way into the end zone for the Eagles’ final touchdown during Saturday’s game.
RIVALRY / 1B Still, Apopka’s Chandler Cox and DeShawn Massey, among others, are plenty reasons not to count the Blue Darters and coach Rick Darlington out. The motivation for the boys from northwest Orange County will go beyond looking for a third-consecutive trip to the state finals, too. Apopka was nearly invincible in 2012 and 2013 but has three losses in 2014; uncharacteristic by its high standards. Chief among those losses is the Oct. 3 defeat to the Warriors, given how long the Blue Darters had had West Orange’s number, but a win over the Warriors in the playoffs would surely qualify as redemption for Apopka — and then some. Working in West Orange’s favor is a knack the team has displayed this season for respond-
ing to adversity. The Warriors’ toughest two tests this season — the wins over the Darters and Timber Creek — both saw West Orange trailing early with the potential for things to slip away. Each time, though, Head’s boys kept their composure and trusted in their big-play ability to lead them back on course. “We just literally willed ourselves to stay in this game — (Timber Creek) came out and hit us like nobody’s business,” Head said after Friday’s win. “Our kids fought and never panicked.” The first quarter of Friday’s game was very much “The Jacques Patrick Show,” as the senior running back for Timber Creek and Florida State commit played quarterback for the Wolves out of the Wildcat. Patrick rushed for two touchdowns and tossed another in that first quarter.
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The Warriors rallied, though, led by several big runs by senior running back Dexter Williams. Williams scored three of West Orange’s first four touchdowns. “I just told myself to stay humble,” Williams said. “I got the boys believing and next think you know we just turned this game around.” Starting quarterback Woody Barrett rushed for a touchdown in the first half but was visibly not feeling well on the sideline and came out of the game in the second half, but the Warriors didn’t miss a beat. Senior quarterback Gunnar Ballant stepped in and led two scoring drives – one of which ended with a touchdown pass from Ballant to McDoom. “I’ve been waiting for (the opportunity),” Ballant said. “Woody is a heck of a player, and, hopefully, he is alright.” Barrett is expected to be cleared for Friday’s game and the Warriors should be at full strength for what will undoubtedly be the biggest game in program history to date. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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Foundation Academy falls in regional semis Lions could not keep pace with talented Warner Christian team in 41-13 loss in Class 2A State Playoffs.
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The Foundation Academy Lions fell in the regional semifinals of the Class 2A State Playoffs on Nov. 14 to Warner Christian, 41-13. The Lions kept pace with the Eagles early but fell behind in the second and third quarters and could not respond.
10-0 The Windermere Prep Lakers completed a perfect 10-0 season Nov. 15 with their championship win over Orlando Christian Prep. Here are all 10 results from the Lakers’ historic season: Sept. 5 — WPS 55, Keswick Christian 14 Sept. 12 — WPS 46, Seffner Christian 20 Sept. 19 — WPS 70, TFA-Leesburg 44 Sept. 26 — WPS 49, St. Stephen’s Episcopal 12 Oct. 3 — WPS 63, Lake Mary Prep 0 Oct. 17 — WPS 43, Santa Fe Catholic 7 Oct. 24 — WPS 52, Bishop McLaughlin 14 Oct. 31 — SSAC Quarterfinals: WPS 33, Community School of Naples 6 Nov. 7 — SSAC Semifinals: WPS 42, Seffner Christian 21 Nov. 15 — SSAC Championship: WPS 48, Orlando Christian Prep 19
PERFECTION / 1B before the Warriors knew what had hit them. “Parker was hurt. … We knew that Chris was going to have to be the guy tonight,” Doss said. “I’ve never seen a performance like that — unbelievable way to go out for this kid’s last time.” The blowout victory was the final game for Windermere Prep’s 12 seniors, a group that helped lead the young program to the top of the independent conference it competes in. “These kids (the seniors) are the leaders — I’ve known them for years,” Doss said. “It’s so remarkable when you have a good core group of seniors like that, what the team can accomplish.”
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The final game of the perfect season went much the same as every other game did this season. The Lakers outscored their opponents this season 501-157 and had an average margin of victory of 34.4 points. Parker Davis threw for
1,684 yards this fall and 25 touchdowns, while rushing for seven more. Granjean compiled 1,176 yards on the ground while rushing for 19 touchdowns, to pair with three more as a receiver. Zack Heaney (209 rushing yards, one touchdown), Rylan Thomas (195 rushing yards, four touchdowns) and Rayan Rafae (150 rushing yards, two touchdowns) were also important pieces of the Lakers’ rushing attack. Davis targeted several receivers this season. Michael Stones, also a basketball starter for Windermere Prep, scored nine receiving touchdowns on 28 receptions for 534 total yards. Stones also had 486 kick return yards on the season. Isaiah Curry had six receiving touchdowns on the season, 24 receptions and 430 receiving yards. Kevin Babich had 19 receptions in 2014, good for 296 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Darrow led the team in tackles this season with 63 (26 solo), with Ryan Grosso close behind with 57 tackles (27 solo) and six sacks. Robert Brand led the defense with six interceptions.
WHAT’S NEXT
There certainly will be some moving parts at play in the offseason for the Lakers. Several of the team’s key players were seniors and their productivity will be hard to replace. Also at play for Doss and his staff will be deciding if they would like to compete in the SSAC again in 2015. Windermere Prep has one of the largest enrollment totals for a school in the conference and was utterly dominant in 2014. At the same time, with the Lakers losing so many pivotal seniors, it would be hard to project whether next season would be as one-sided as 2014 was. Were the program to move over and compete in district play, the Lakers would likely play in a district such as this season’s Class 3A District 3 — with programs such as Trinity Prep, The First Academy and Orangewood Christian. That is not certain, though, because the FHSAA will be realigning its districts in the offseason. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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Senior Rayan Rafae looks to elude a defender from OCP during the Lakers’ 48-19 victory.
The Foundation Academy Lions saw their appearance in the FHSAA Class 2A State Playoffs come to an abrupt close Nov. 14. The Lions could not keep pace with the host Warner Christian Eagles in the regional semifinals, falling 4113 and ending the season with a 5-6 record. Foundation kept it close early, with the game tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lions would trail 20-7 at halftime, and things eventually got away from them entirely in the third quarter. “Too many big plays from Warner in the third quarter, and too many mistakes by us,” Foundation coach Brad Lord said. Gabriel Walker rushed for the Lions’ first touchdown, a
7-yard run, and Darius Irvin scored for Foundation in the second half on a touchdown pass from Jacob Murphy. D’Angelo Byer, B.J. Bohler and Evan Thompson all played well for the Lions on defense in the defeat, according to Lord. The defeat wrapped a season of ups and downs for the program. Foundation began the season with a three-game losing streak, falling to Lakeland Christian, 41-0; The First Academy, 45-8; and Carrollwood Day, 26-21. The Lions rebounded with a winning streak and defeated Taylor, 29-15, Orangewood Christian, 21-0, and Hawthorne, 50-12. Foundation lost its district-opener to Victory Chris-
tian, 37-7, but rebounded with a win over Trinity Prep that was marred by a post-game scuffle between the two teams. The Lions secured their playoff berth Oct. 31 with a 32-14 victory over district rival Agape Christian. Foundation was led on offense in 2014 by Walker, a junior running back who rushed for 1,161 yards for the season and 13 touchdowns. Murphy, also a junior, passed 638 yards on the season and eight touchdowns. FIU commit Conrad Brown had four touchdown catches. Darius Irvin, who is committed to the University of Charlotte, led the team on defense with 70 total tackles on the season (47 solo). Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
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Sophomore Emare Hogan looks to elude a Bloomingdale defender during the Panthers’ come-from-behind win on Friday. DP will host Plant (Tampa) on Friday in the 8A Regional Semifinals.
DR. PHILLIPS / 1B Plant is ranked fifth. “Home field has been very important,” said fourth-year head coach Rodney Wells, who currently is tied with Tom Carlsen for most career wins (45) at Dr. Phillips. “The two games we played down there we lost — one in overtime — and the one time they came here we won. So the home team is 100% right now, and, hopefully, we can keep it that way.” Plant earned a 49-13 home victory over DP on its way to the 2011 Class 8A state title. Dr. Phillips was ranked No. 1, and Plant held the No. 2 spot in 2012 — DP’s defense dominated that year in a 24-7 triumph at Bill Spoone Stadium — while Plant head coach Robert Weiner watched his team successfully stop a twopoint conversion to clinch a 24-23 overtime win in Tampa last season. “We have nothing but the utmost respect for coach Weiner,” Wells said. “A lot of the things that he’s done in the past, we’ve emulated in trying to build a dynasty-type program like he’s done there. We still have another couple steps to go, but Coach Weiner is a class guy.”
CLOSE CALL
Plant’s offense is directed this season by junior quarterback Rex Culpepper, but it’s hard to imagine that DP will face a more dynamic signal-caller than it did in the regional quarterfinals in McIntyre. Bloomingdale’s aforementioned junior directed a pair of first-half scoring drives last Friday as the Bulls (9-2) built an early lead and quieted the DP crowd. When McIntyre ran to his right and zipped an 11yard touchdown pass to Jordan Keijers in the back of the end zone, and Shane NeSmith followed with the extra point, Bloomingdale had a 14-3 advantage with 9:48 left in the second quarter. “This was the first quarterback that I’ve hit this year and
realized that he’s not going down,” DP sophomore defensive end Dylan Meeks said. “Every other quarterback I’ve hit, I thought that he would go down on first contact. It reminded me a lot of playing against (Timber Creek’s) Jacques Patrick in our first game, where I hit him, and I knew he was going to keep going, and he was going to make a play. (McIntyre) is a player, and he was going to do what he needed to do.” The 14-3 halftime deficit rekindled memories of the Class 8A regional finals in 2012, in which Dr. Phillips trailed visiting Tarpon Springs East Lake 14-0 in the first half before rallying for a 31-21 victory. “He’s probably the best quarterback that we’ve played against since the guy (Pete DiNovo) from East Lake a few years ago,” Wells said of McIntyre. “He was hard to bring down. He could run it, and he made all the throws. He checked into every play correctly, and I think he’s the best player that we’ve played in a long time.” Bloomingdale received the second-half kickoff, but DP forced a three-and-out series, and the Panthers utilized a Wildcat formation to then go on a 10-play, 62-yard scoring drive. Running back Daquan Isom had the majority of the carries before Jaquarius Bargnare reached the end zone on a 5-yard run.
Ethan Shafer, who kicked a 28-yard field goal that opened the scoring with 8:27 remaining in the first quarter, added the point after to make it 1410. Junior nose guard Tashaun Lindquist recovered a fumbled snap on Bloomingdale’s ensuing possession. That set up Bargnare’s 3-yard TD run — with Lindquist serving as the lead blocker — to give DP a 16-14 lead. Jalean Perkins intercepted a McIntyre pass along the sideline from his cornerback position early in the fourth quarter, but a roughing-the-passer penalty gave the Bulls possession at the DP 43-yard line. Chris Wonsley later scored on a 2-yard run as Bloomingdale went ahead 21-17 with 9:18 to go. Dr. Phillips finished with only 58 passing yards, but quarterback Rudy Norwood had two completions for 12 total yards on DP’s game-winning drive. Emare Hogan subsequently ran in from 2 yards as the Panthers grabbed a 2421 lead with 4:59 left. McIntyre moved Bloomingdale to the Dr. Phillips 23yard line with 85 seconds re-
maining. However, a penalty pushed the Bulls back 5 yards, and, on the next play, Lindquist recovered an inadvertent fumble in the backfield. “The football gods were on our side with those last couple plays,” Wells said. “I told the kids before the playoffs started that there’s no more regular season, and nobody’s going to be intimidated. Everybody is fighting for their life, and every game is a final exam. Nobody wants to go home, and there’s going to be some times in the playoffs when we’re down.” Dr. Phillips rushed for 304 yards behind center Christian Huber, guards Colby Meeks and Lorenzo Martinez and tackles Bo Alexander and Calvin Ashley. The Panthers also used Nick Smith and Dylan Meeks in two-tight-end formations to support their power running game. Isom gained 170 yards on 23 carries, giving him 1,191 rushing yards for the season. Dr. Phillips also overcame 11 penalties for 85 yards. The Panthers have been flagged 102 times in 11 games compared with a combined 59 penalties for their opponents.
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CROSS COUNTRY by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Senior repeats as state champion SARAH KOLLAS Windermere Prep’s Franco Martins wins Class 1A individual title for second consecutive year. History repeated itself at the FHSAA Cross Country Finals Nov. 15 in Tallahassee. Windermere Prep senior Franco Martins won the Class 1A Individual Championship by breezing past the competition with a time of 15:30 — 25 seconds ahead of the Class 1A runner-up, who finished with a 15:55.50. The impressive mark was an improvement for Martins, who won the state title in 2013. At the 2013 meet, also
at Apalachee Regional Mark in Tallahassee, Martins ran a 15:44.23 and just edged the runner-up by about three seconds. Martins is committed to run for Brown University for his collegiate career.
DP GIRLS PLACE EIGHTH, BOYS 20TH
The Dr. Phillips girls cross country team placed eighth in the state at FHSAA Class 4A Cross Country Finals.
The Panthers were led by junior Annika Sison, who placed 16th out of 187 runners with a time of 19:06.10. Freshman Hannah Waddell set a personal record of 19:22.10 to finish 22nd. Dr. Phillips’ girls team had an average time of 20:05.14 and is coached by Angie Fleitas. The Panthers’ boys team placed 20th in the Class 4A boys meet. Dr. Phillips had an average
time of 17:31.54 and was led by Jean D’Haiti’s time of 16:34.40.
HEADLEY PLACES 13TH
Olympia senior Emily Headley, whose record-setting career for the Titans includes several school and course records, finished 13th in the Class 4A meet. Headley ran an 18:58.70 at state and is weighing college options that include Clemson and Auburn. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
signing day by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Area stars sign National Letters of Intent Five area schools saw an impressive 46 varsity standouts sign their names on the dotted line of a National Letter of Intent this past week during the NCAA’s Early Signing Period. Nov. 12 to 19 was the timeframe during which athletes in basketball and several other sports could sign early with their school of choice and officially end their college recruitment. Here is a list of signees from schools covered by the West Orange Times & Observer.
OCOEE BASKETBALL: Grant Riller, College of Charleston; Vaughn McCall, Flagler College
OLYMPIA BASEBALL: Michael Byrne, UF; Alex Dorso, Lipscomb; Juan Hillman, UCF; Cameron Montgomery, USF; Kirk Sidwell, Stetson; Jaylen Whitehead, New Mexico VOLLEYBALL: Heather Bowersox, College of Central Florida; Camila Rivas, St. Louis; Martina Shamley, Presbyterian College
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Early signees from Dr. Phillips High School smile for the camera after signing their respective National Letters of Intent.
WEST ORANGE BASEBALL: Ryan Welsh, Florida Southern; Ryan Ashworth, Flagler College; D.J. Morland, Flagler College GOLF (MEN’S): Kyler Tate, UF Gymnastics: Natalie Hoffman, Southern Utah LACROSSE (WOMEN’S): Leah Hughes, Queens College SOFTBALL: Kendall Arcia, Daytona State; Amanda Nikhazy, Daytona State; Kori Peterson, Warner University; Kelsey Morrison, Tennessee; Alex Paulson, UNC; Sabrina Stutsman, FSU VOLLEYBALL: Jennifer Cook, Palm Beach Atlantic; CJ O’Brien, Cal Lutheran
WINDERMERE PREP BASEBALL: Chase Haney, FSU; Andrew Kane, Mercer; Jake Smith, FGCU BASKETBALL: Matt Hein,
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Natalie Hoffman is surrounded by her parents and West Orange administrators after signing her National Letter of Intent to be on the gymnastics team at Southern Utah University. Illinois St.; Daouda Ndiaye, Illinois St.; Michael Stones, Dartmouth CROSS COUNTRY: Franco Martins, Brown GOLF (MEN’S): Bryce Burke,
Arkansas Tech GOLF (WOMEN’S): Ailin Li, Boston College SOFTBALL: Racquel Fournet, FGCU; Sydney Pollock, Southern Miss
ON THE PITCH by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor
Late goal preserves tie in rivalry match Lively crowd took in district contest between West Orange, Olympia girls teams A large crowd packed the stadium on the campus of Olympia High School on Nov. 13 to watch the Titans girls soccer team host rival West Orange. Each half saw the Warriors score first, only to have Olympia respond each time, including a goal by Carolina Jeffers in the game’s waning moments to preserve the tie. Aalyiah Bates also scored for Olympia, and Maddison Skretteberg scored twice for the Warriors. With the draw, West Orange is now 3-0-3 overall and 2-0-1 in Class 5A District 4. The late goal was an important one for the Titans, who are now 1-1-2 overall and 0-0-1 in 5A-4.
WINDERMERE PREP GIRLS STILL UNDEFEATED
The Windermere Prep Lakers girls soccer team defeated Circle Christian on Nov. 13, 7-0, to remain undefeated. Taylor Duran had two goals and three assists, while Rachel Saunders added two goals and an assist. The Lakers are 9-0 currently and will host The First Academy at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
WEST ORANGE, OLYMPIA BOYS EARN THIRD WINS
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What’s been the key to this string of shutouts you have managed to put together? The defense has really been helping me out, and everyone is really calm. No one is freaking out when they get the ball. Everyone else is able to stay calm, so when I do have the opportunities to get a save, I’m also calmed down. As a senior, what were your expectations coming into this season? My personal goal for the season was to win districts and get as many wins for the team as possible.
DR. PHILLIPS BASEBALL: Yasin Chentouf, Pittsburgh; Ryan Evans, Newberry College; Matt Sullivan, UWF; Kyle Marman, FAU GYMNASTICS: Amanda Cheney, UF GOLF (MEN’S): Jacob Huizinga, UWF GOLF (WOMEN’S): Sophie Benetti, Indiana State LACROSSE (WOMEN’S): Richelle Harris, Ava Maria University SOFTBALL: Sarah Kollas, Hampton University SWIMMING: Emily Kliewer, Idaho
The Dr. Phillips girls soccer team (4-2-1) is in the midst of a four-game winning streak. Helping to anchor this impressive stretch for the Panthers has been senior goalkeeper Sarah Kollas, who has registered four consecutive shutouts to pair with the four wins — including an important 1-0 rivalry victory over Boone on Nov. 11. Kollas, a softball star for Dr. Phillips in the spring, also just signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division I softball for Hampton University in Virginia, making her our choice for Athlete of the Week.
What kind of improvements did you focus on in the offseason leading up to this season? I started to work out with a personal trainer, for softball more than soccer. (It) helped me get faster and helped me with my agility — so that transfers over (between both sports). You’re going to be playing softball on scholarship in college. How did you pick up soccer along the way, and what made you see it through? My mom played soccer when she was young, and so I tried out in middle school just for fun. I made it, played three years in middle school, came into freshman year and decided I would try it here, too. I fell in love with all the girls, and they’ve become some of my closest friends. What’s been your impression so far of how the team has done? We started off a little bit slow with a couple of struggles and injuries. But we’ve bonded and grown and come together as a team (lately) as well as individuals, and it’s really cool to see from my point of view in the back of the field. Is there a particular game you have been looking forward to? We play Olympia (on Nov. 18) at home. It’s a big rivalry, because they’re right across the street. Especially at our own house, we really want to beat them, because we didn’t win last year. What’s been your favorite memory as a soccer player at Dr. Phillips? My sophomore year was my first year on varsity, and we beat Olympia.
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Olympia junior Maddie Mandese looks to take a shot on goal while the West Orange Warriors apply defensive pressure during a 2-2 draw on Nov. 13. cer teams each earned their respective third wins of the season last week. Felipe Silva led the Warriors with a goal and an assist to help key a 6-1 victory over Evans Nov. 13. Keeper Alex Holland had 25 saves on the night as West Orange improved to 3-1. Juan Garcia, Bryce Gilgallon and Camilo Ferro each scored a goal for Olympia Nov. 14, as the Titans improved to 3-1-1
with a 3-0 shutout of Apopka.
DR. PHILLIPS GIRLS RIDING HOT STREAK
The Dr. Phillips girl soccer team has won four consecutive games as of Nov. 17, all four of which have been shutouts. The Panthers (4-2-1) have outscored opponents 20-0 during the stretch. Dr. Phillips defeated Gateway on the road, 8-0, East
Ridge on the road, 3-0, Boone at home, 1-0, and Evans on the road, 8-0. The contest against the Trojans on Nov. 13 saw senior keeper Sarah Kollas pick up her fourth consecutive shutout, and Stephanie Oliveira, who was called up from junior varsity for the night, recorded a hat trick with three goals on the night. Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.
We play for the “Friendship Cup,” so we won the Friendship Cup. Every year you have a point where soccer is ending and softball is beginning — is that a difficult transition to juggle? I’m kind of used to it. My freshman year, I struggled a lot with it, and sophomore year was just as bad. But (it’s gotten better) as I’ve matured, and the coaches have been really helpful. How did it feel to sign a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 12 to play Division I softball at Hampton? Signing the NLI was the most amazing feeling — in all the pictures I’m laughing and smiling, because I’ve never been so happy. To sign with my peers, it’s really cool, because I’ve played with a bunch of them before. What went into the decision to choose Hampton over other offers? Picking Hampton, because it’s in Virginia, it’s kind of like a little bit of an escape, but also it’s a Division I (program), and the offer seemed just really great. And the team there — I’m a good fit for their program. What do you plan to study at Hampton? I plan on kinesiology to become a physical therapist for special-needs children. What’s the next movie you plan on seeing in theater? Probably “The Hunger Games.” What’s your dream car? Jeep Wrangler. Which are you looking forward to more — Thanksgiving or Christmas? Thanksgiving, because I love food. I love to eat. Where’s somewhere in the world you would like to visit? South Africa. My mom went on a mission trip there two or three years ago, and she came back so much happier, with a new outlook on life. So I’ve always wanted to go and see what she saw. What’s something people don’t know about you? I was born deaf. I had tumors in my ear drums, and I had them removed.
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Coo Coo Ka Choo tops weekly sales SNAPSHOT Total Sales: 63 Short Sales: Five REO/Bank Owned: 11 High Sales Price: $1.303M Low Sales Price: $47,500
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The home at 5348 Glasgow Circle, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $196,000. Built in 1972, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,314 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $149.16.
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The home at 5620 Brookline Drive, Orlando, sold Nov. 11, for $475,000. Built in 1979, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths, a pool and 3,072 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $154.62.
DIAMOND COVE
The home at 8039 Solitaire Court, Orlando, sold Nov. 7, for $399,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths, a pool and 2,388 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $167.09.
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The townhouse at 8254 Lisbon Court, Orlando, sold Nov. 7, for $289,900 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths, a pool and 2,323 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.80.
HIDDEN SPRINGS
The home at 5237 Abelia Drive, Orlando, sold Nov. 13, for $275,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,582 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $106.51.
The home at 6124 Huckleberry Ave., Orlando, sold Nov. 13, for $230,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,652 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $139.23. The home at 6015 Hardrock Circle, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $230,000. Built in 1982, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,962 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $117.23.
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The condo at 8825 Latrec Ave., No. 305, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $88,500. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,003 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.24.
The home at 7618 Venezia Drive, Orlando, sold Nov. 7, for $948,000. Built in 2008, it has six bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,274 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $221.81.
The condo at 7618 Pissarro Drive, No. 105, Orlando, sold Nov. 7, for $90,000. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,003 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $89.73.
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The condo at 6112 Westgate Drive, No. 2013, Orlando, sold Nov. 12, for $47,500 (short sale). Built in 1988, it has one bedroom, one bath and 1,228 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $38.68.
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The condo at 6301 Miramonte Drive, No. 56104, Orlando, sold Nov. 13, for $157,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,010 square feet
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The home at 132 N. Observatory Drive, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $129,900. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,632 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $79.60. The home at 450 S. Buena Vista Ave., Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $80,950 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,360 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $59.52.
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The home at 8076 Aspencrest Court, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $175,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,722 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.63.
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The home at 753 Mount Pleasant Drive, Ocoee, sold Nov. 12, for $310,000 (short sale). Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,736 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $113.30.
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The home at 1313 Pleasantridge Place, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $299,900. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,468 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.52. The condo at 3368 Robert Trent Jones Drive, No. 20108, Orlando, sold Nov. 7, for $159,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,810 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.12.
WATERFRONT LOT 3 bdrm. 2 Ba. Beauty in Winter Garden!!! This home is situated on a picturesque 1 acre lot fenced yard and gate. Very unique, country atmosphere with shopping only minutes away and access to 429, Turnpike and 408. You will be amazed at the beauty and the surroundings. Walk up the steps and enter the 2nd floor of this gorgeous home with stone fireplace in the living room, formal dining, kitchen w/stainless steel applances, wood cabinets, quartz countertops, 2 bedrooms, bath and laundry room. The 3rd level is the master bedroom, master bath and loft. The home is in pristine condition a pampered beauty...If you have been looking for a home without an HOA, look no further, you need to see this!!! Asking only $299,000.
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The home at 1927 Westpointe Circle, Orlando, sold Nov. 10, for $181,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,556 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $116.32.
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The following residential real-estate transactions took place from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13. A famous home, known as Coo Coo Ka Choo, in Reserve at Lake Butler Sound tops all residential real-estate transactions for the week of Nov. 7 to 13. The home at 11027 Coniston Way, Windermere, sold Nov. 10, for $1.303 million (REO/bank owned). Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,609 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $232.31.
The home at 388 Bridge Creek Blvd., Ocoee, sold Nov. 7, for $265,500. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths, a pool
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and 2,289 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $115.99.
FREEMAN AND YAR REPLAT
The home at 109 E. Oakland St., Ocoee, sold Nov. 12, for $110,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1901, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,447 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $44.95.
MEADOW RIDGE
The home at 464 Douglas Edward Drive, Ocoee, sold Nov. 10, for $410,000. Built in 2011, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,998 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.76.
WATERSIDE
The home at 2705 Cullens Court, Ocoee, sold Nov. 13, for $159,900. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,480 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $108.04.
WESMERE
The home at 5 Roseberry Court, Ocoee, sold Nov. 10, for $325,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,929 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.96.
WESTCHESTER
The home at 1755 Rushden Drive, Ocoee, sold Nov. 7, for $206,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,837 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $112.14.
WESTYN BAY
The home at 804 Delfino Drive, Ocoee, sold Nov. 10, for $367,000. Built in 2008, it has six bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths and 4,227 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $86.82.
WINDERMERE BUTLER BAY
The home at 12137 Crescent Cove Court, Windermere, sold Nov. 10, for $1.263 million. Built in 1999, it has six bedrooms, seven baths, a pool and 6,179 square feet of living area on 1.11 acres. The price per square foot is $204.40.
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The home at 865 Bending Oak Trail, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 10, for $220,000. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,663 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $132.29.
The home at 5425 Walsh Pond Court, Windermere, sold Nov. 12, for $292,500. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,051 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $142.61.
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KEENE’S POINTE
The home at 15492 Camp Dubois Crescent, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 10, for $299,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,571 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $116.30.
The home at 6252 Blakeford Drive, Windermere, sold Nov. 7, for $1.09 million. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,340 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $251.15.
The home at 6536 Lake Burden View Drive, Windermere, sold Nov. 10, for $1.025 million. Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,629 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $221.43. The home at 11473 Claymont Circle, Windermere, sold Nov. 13, for $515,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,117 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $243.27.
LAKE SAWYER SOUTH
The townhouse at 12734 Salomon Cove Drive, Windermere, sold Nov. 7, for $205,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,644 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.70.
LAKES OF WINDERMERE
The home at 12649 Cragside Lane, Windermere, sold Nov. 10, for $276,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,094 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $131.81.
OASIS COVE
The townhouse at 14228 Oasis Cove Blvd., No. 3202, Windermere, sold Nov. 7, for $258,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,179 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.40.
SUMMERPORT
The home at 5450 Nagami Drive, Windermere, sold Nov. 12, for $418,000. Built in 2005,
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This Oakland Park home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,963 square feet of living area, was the top sale in Winter Garden at $522,676. it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,212 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $188.97.
and 2,853 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $105.15.
VINEYARD SQUARE
The home at 1056 Vinsetta Circle, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 12, for $446,540. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 4,731 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $94.39.
The townhouse at 13803 Beringer St., Windermere, sold Nov. 7, for $252,023. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,091 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $120.53. The townhouse at 13809 Beringer St., Windermere, sold Nov. 7, for $239,775. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,913 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $125.34.
WINDERMERE DOWNS
The home at 9703 Nearwater Place, Windermere, sold Nov. 12, for $580,000. Built in 1984, it has six bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,475 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $129.61.
WINTER GARDEN ALEXANDER RIDGE
The home at 2267 Romanum Drive, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $300,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths
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CAMBRIDGE CROSSING
The home at 12513 Scarlett Sage Court, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $338,500. Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,570 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $94.82.
CARRIAGE POINTE
The home at 1919 Kodsi Court, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 10, for $270,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,435 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.88.
CROWN POINT SPRINGS
The home at 1033 Autumn Leaf Drive, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $185,000 (short sale). Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,912 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $97.76.
GROVEHURST
The home at 12892 Daughtery Drive, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $202,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,956 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $103.27.
LAKE COVE POINTE
The townhouse at 14465 Vashons Way, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 12, for $173,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,464 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.51.
STONEYBROOK WEST
The home at 2714 Balforn Way, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $237,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,001 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.44.
The home at 700 Lake Cove Pointe Circle, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $325,000. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,909 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $83.14.
The townhouse at 1617 Priory Circle, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 7, for $190,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,916 square feet. The price per square foot is $99.16.
OAKLAND PARK
SUMMERLAKE
The home at 1001 Pawley Way, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 12, for $522,676. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,963 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $176.40.
The home at 8111 Pacific Loon St., Winter Garden, sold Nov. 10, for $300,000. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,667 square feet. The price per square foot is $112.49.
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0.00
FRI.
Nov. 14
0.00
SAT.
Nov. 15
0.00
SUN.
Nov. 16
0.00
MON.
Nov. 17
0.28
NOV.
TO DATE 0.62
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
HIGH 68 72 77 83 81 75 61
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES Thurs., Nov. 20 Fri., Nov. 21 Sat., Nov. 22 Sun., Nov. 23 Mon., Nov. 24 Tues., Nov. 25 Wed., Nov. 26
SUNRISE 6:52 a.m. 6:53 a.m. 6:54 a.m. 6:55 a.m. 6:56 a.m. 6:56 a.m. 6:57 a.m.
FRI.
SAT.
SUNSET 5:31 p.m. 5:31 p.m. 5:31 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
SUN.
LOW 47 57 66 69 66 50 42
MOON PHASES
Nov. 6
Nov. 14
(2013: .73) Nov. 22
YEAR
TO DATE
41.58 (2013: 49.41)
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
72
77
57
66
83
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By Mary Jersey | Edited by Timothy E. Parker ACROSS 1 Chatterbox 7 Arranges in piles 13 ___ rasa (clean slate) 19 Limestone formation 20 Kind of system 21 Awakening 22 Make things harder than necessary 25 Abominable Snowman 26 Pivot 27 Bach composition 28 ___ Paulo 29 Reason for a Hail Mary pass 34 Battering device 36 “What’s ___?” 39 Chasers in a Western 40 Horace creations 41 Kuwaiti, e.g. 45 Silver-tongued speaker 47 Mythical god of war 48 Planet discovered in 1846 51 Rock piles at bases of cliffs 53 Hipbones 54 Whom psychiatrists see 55 Says “When?” 56 Droopy-eared dog 58 Milky white gem 59 “___ to worry” 60 Trueheart of comics 61 Some income for waiters 62 High-five, essentially 64 Medieval, Classical and Late 66 Prehistoric 68 It may be scenic 70 Christmas season 72 Ashes holder 73 Overpower 76 Above 78 Package under the Christmas tree 80 Cries of aversion
83 84 86 88 89 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 102 103 106 109 112 114 115 119 125 126 127 128 129 130
“Will that be ___?” Stadium level Primary color, to a printer Eastern nurse In a disguised manner Make indistinct Much advertising Steeps, as tea leaves Tyne of “Judging Amy” Word after “slow” or “quick” 1.3-ounce Asian weight Apportion (with “out”) Computer program tests Cincinnati threesome Hallucinogenic drug Acoustic and electric guitars, for two Actor Wallach Carpal tunnel locale On the ocean Under the covers What some colonial girls would do Relieve, as distress One in a violent protest Oust They run in cabs Hydrocarbon groups Dual-purpose couch
DOWN 1 “Ring Around the Rosy” flower 2 Investment firm T. ___ Price 3 Came down to earth 4 Not bold 5 In-flight info, for short 6 “Andy Capp” cartoonist Smythe 7 Beams 8 Professor’s perk 9 See 114-Across 10 Computer monitor of old 11 Do-it-yourselfer’s purchase
SUDOKU PACIFIC Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 23 24 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 57 63 65 67 69 71 73 74 75 77 79 81
Average dudes More authentic It comes from the heart Clinger on a hiker’s sock (var.) A Swiss army knife has lots of them Turner of old Hollywood Kind of clef Appear in a film Dangerous snakes A long, long time Grand-scale poetry Most painful Loyalists, to the Minutemen For best results “G’day” recipient Absent from Clear, as a disk Backgrounds Biden, to Obama Susan of “Goldengirl” Conquers Go at it Legend of boxing Forty winks And others, for short Rice dish (var.) Petty criminal, in Britain Atlas enlargement Corded fabric It’s full of hives A boring tool AWOL student Sees socially Aussie marsupials New newts Lifeboat lowerer Kagan of the Supreme Court It ebbs and flows What a forklift may lift Island in the Pacific Tony winner Uta
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82 85 87 90 93 95 98 99 100
Place to store tools Windy City trains Gal’s partner Calmness Essence It replaces missing teeth Japanese soup Harvest measurement Some foreign dignitaries (var.)
101 104 105 107 108 109 110
Eagles or Falcons Turn the air blue Pulls along the ground Threadbare Mawkish Cheese in a ball Use a surgical beam of light 111 “Meet Me ___ Louis” 113 Boiling blood
116 ___ tube (TV) 117 “Will there be anything ___?” 118 Homeowner’s document 120 Billiards stick 121 Lousy egg? 122 “Stupid me!” 123 Put 2 and 2 together 124 Supporting vote
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