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There’s no place like home Winter Garden inspires author Haleigh Smith’s new children’s book. SEE PAGE 4.

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Making spirits bright

WGHF HONORS HISTORY MAKER

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation recognized its 2017 History Maker in a Nov. 14 program at Tanner Hall. Jack Quesinberry, former mayor of Winter Garden, was selected about a month before he passed away; his wife, Gloria Quesinberry, accepted the proclamation presented by Mayor John Rees. Quesinberry served as mayor of Winter Garden from 1991 to 2008, and in that time, he and the City Commission initiated the rebirth of downtown Winter Garden.

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Greyson’s parents, Heather and Tyson Heineke, loved the idea of The Greyson Project and immediately got involved.

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The Greyson Project — the brainchild of Winter Garden resident Rene Porter — is spreading Christmas cheer to hospitalized children in 13 states. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4.

Do Good Farm opens food store in Winter Garden An old storage shed on the Do Good Farm property was retrofitted into a store that sells fresh organic produce grown and harvested straight from the farm. GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

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Josh Taylor, who founded the Do Good Farm situated on Marshall Farms Road five years ago, has big plans for the farm.

Do Good Farm, the family farm located at 12423 Marshall Farms Road behind Florida’s Turnpike, held a grand opening event Dec. 9 for its latest addition: a farm store.

The store, housed in a retrofitted storage shed, will be manned by volunteers and have produce rotated on a seasonal basis. All the produce comes from a sustainable farm founded by Josh SEE FARM PAGE 8

Warrior Isabella Matos preps for track season. SEE 21

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AMERICAN LEGION 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the American Legion Post 4305, 271 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Shane Johnson will share his Hike Across America adventures of stopping in 20 cities in 65 days visiting homeless shelters that specialize in serving veterans to raise awareness for veteran homelessness. (407) 656-6361. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 14, in the Attic (second floor) of Building C at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. This support group is for cancer fighters, survivors, caregivers, spouses and partners. Meetings include a time of sharing, spiritual and emotional support and a different topic each month related to challenges associated with cancer. This meeting is a holiday potluck and to discuss programming for 2018. Email care@

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st.lukes.org or call (407) 8764991, Ext. 262, to register. COOKIE DECORATING 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Frosting, sprinkles, candy and cookies … what more could you want?! Stop in and express your creativity by decorating a sugary treat. Enjoy the best part of all, eating it. Ages 6 to 18. (407) 835-7323. FESTIVAL OF TREES 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at The Sheridan at Windermere, 13798 Speer Island Drive, Windermere. Stroll through the collection of Christmas trees donated by individuals and businesses and bid in the all-day silent auction. Ongoing entertainment throughout the day. Santa Claus will make a visit, and children can enjoy cookies and milk with him. Funds raised are donated to Matthew’s Hope homeless ministry. (407) 605-5061.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN 11:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Besides the buffet, guests will be treated to the annual Christmas auction, caroling by Edgewood Children’s Ranch students and recognition of the new members and scholarship recipients. Lunch is $20. Rebecca Mellen, (407) 230-5968 or rebeccatmellen@ gmail.com.

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IN HIS NAME! WE DANCE 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Sandra O. Stephens Fine Arts Center, Montverde Academy, 17235 Seventh St., Montverde. Celebrate the story of Christmas in this contemporary journey with beautiful expression of dance. Presented by the Centre for Dance & the Performing Arts, this Winter Garden tradition is in its 24th year. Tickets are are $12 to $15 and are available at (407) 877-3388 or CDPA, 301 S. Tubb St., Suite C., Oakland, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

CREATE A HOLIDAY SLIDESHOW 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Create a digital photo album for the holidays. Learn how to insert images, movie files and music clips. Add slide transitions and custom timings. Recommended audience: Adult. Seating is limited. Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323. MUSIC ON THE PLAZA 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the Plant Street gazebo in downtown Winter Garden. This week’s performer is the a capella group Key Harmony. (407) 6564111.

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HOLIDAY MOVIE 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the downtown Winter Garden pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Join friends for the holiday movie “The Polar Express.” Film starts at 6:30, with pre-movie entertainment starting at 6. (407) 656-4111. HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, in and around downtown Winter Garden. (407) 656-4111.

SAVVY SAVERS 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Save money this holiday season, Become a savvy saver by shar-

ing coupons and savings tips at this monthly meeting. (407) 835-7323. SAX PERFORMANCE 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Pilars Martini Bar, 146 W. Plant St. No. 120, Winter Garden. Special guest Adrian Cunningham, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and world traveler, will perform his jazz tunes. (407) 369-8900.

SUNDAY, DEC. 17

ADAM’S ROAD CHRISTMAS PARTY 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Adam’s Road headquarters, 160 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Join the local Christian band for an evening of food, fellowship and fun. All are welcome. RSVP to (407) 656-0885. WINTER GARDEN CHRISTMAS GOLF CART PARADE 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, along the historic streets of Winter Garden. Lineup starts at Bradford Park, 220 W. Division St. Neighbors can enjoy the parade from their front porch. The golf carts will travel along cart-approved streets and end at Walker Field baseball fields at Smith Street and Park Avenue. Participants should bring a minimum $50 donation (per cart), cash or check, for Edgewood Children’s Ranch.

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Ocoee leaders approve limits to fast-food, automotive businesses The city modified a section regarding prohibited uses in its land development code pertaining to overlay areas. GABBY BAQUERO

Mackenzie Beach created a library for the students of one Kenyan community, and it has earned her the Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

ackenzie Beach feels a connection to the people of Kenya, especially the children in the orphanages and the students who are appreciative despite having so little. “The kindness and loving attitude of everyone we encountered has given me a love for the people of Kenya,” Beach said. The West Orange High School senior spent two weeks each in summer 2016 and again this summer as part of a mission team with her church, First Baptist Windermere. The group, led by Ray Lloyd, worked in Nakuru, Kenya, a rural community three hours outside of Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. “After being in Kenya two years in a row, I developed a friendship with the students,” she said. Part of Beach’s mission purpose was to work with schools and orphanages in Nakuru, where many people live in poverty and students often walk miles to school, she said. “While there, our contact showed us the ‘library’ at Mema Secondary School, Beach said. “Here the students come to pick up textbooks on the way to class. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies, and I was saddened by the lack of books to read for pleasure.” During her first trip, Beach helped care for the babies at His Cherished Ones orphanage. The team provided blankets and clothing, as well. They spoke to students at Hyrax Primary School and Mema Secondary School about their faith. And they held a field day for students at Tumaini School. Beach said she had been interested in mission trips for years. “When this opportunity came up, my mom and I couldn’t say no,” she said. “I wanted to experience a completely different culture and have the chance to share my faith with others.” It was a trip she will never forget. And it stirred in her a longing to return to the people she had met.

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“I never imagined I would be able to return to Nakuru, but in 2017, I was given that opportunity,” Beach said. One statement that has stayed with Beach was made last summer by their group’s contact, Jacob Mwainana, who said his greatest desire for the students was to have “books to read for fun.” Beach worked to bring his dream to fruition once she learned he was building an addition onto his home to serve as a community reading center. She reached out to family members and friends, schools and scouts and her church. “The response was amazing,” Beach said. “I ended up with more books and teacher resources than I imagined.” She partnered with her church to help with shipping and sent 2,000 pounds of reading and teaching materials in a container to a school in Burundi, Africa. On her second trip to Nakuru, the mission team took 17 suitcases of books. In all, 1,240 books were donated to create a mobile library for Mema Secondary School and Hyrax Primary School and stock the shelves of the new reading center. Beach created a card catalog for

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tracking the books and was able to teach the librarian and principal this process. She talked to students at Mema about her project and told them they were her inspiration. “Jacob wanted me to focus on encouraging them that even a teenager can make an impact in the world if they set a goal and work to achieve it,” Beach said. Books, toys and hygiene kits were donated to Springs of Hope orphanage, as well. “Having the opportunity to serve students in this povertystricken area impacted me in a significant way,” she said. “It opened my eyes to how fortunate I am to have access to basic needs and education. ... This challenged me in my own faith personally to always be grateful to God for all that He has provided me.” EARNING GOLD

Beach has turned her mission trips into a scouting honor: the Girl Scout Gold Award. Recently, she went before the scout board with her final presentation and will attend a ceremony next year called In Her Honor to official recognize all the girls who completed their Gold Award, Girl Scouts’s highest achievement. “Through this project I am able to say my view of ‘my community’ is now altered,” she said. “My community is now global and includes the students and teachers I worked hard to serve in Nakuru, Kenya.”

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With a vision to transform its downtown and cooperate with Winter Garden on the State Road 429 corridor, Ocoee has moved forward on adopting language to address the types of businesses it hopes to limit in its overlay areas. The newly proposed language was brought forward to the City Commission for a second reading during the Dec. 5 meeting and passed unanimously. According to Ocoee City Planner Mike Rumer, the idea behind the ordinance is to ensure future development in its three overlay districts — downtown, State Road 429 and its CRA target area — fits the character of the area and reduces the footprint of fast-food restaurants with drive-thrus, automobile service stores and self-storage facilities. “The ordinance deals with self-storage facilities in our overlay (districts), so the CRA, the State Road 429 and our downtown overlay,” Rumer said. “So what we’re doing is better defining self-storage facilities, and we’re going to allow it as an integrated element of a mixeduse development. It limits its impact to just 30% of the property. So for instance, the newer facility we have on Colonial Drive by the 429, which has a little retail office that makes up about only 5% of the building would not be allowed in our overlay now, because it’s got to be no more than 30% of the development.” The ordinance, Rumer added, also singles out fast-food restaurants with drive-thrus. Although there is a Popeye’s establishment in the city’s CRA overlay that was accepted before a now-expired moratorium was passed, moving forward, the city hopes to discourage developers from building large strip malls filled with fast-food restaurants by limiting the locations of drive-thru restaurants. Also included in the ordinance is a provision that would permit automotive service stations but simultaneously reduce their footprint by limiting each station to only three bays. The reason for that is to ensure there isn’t an automotive emphasis in their S.R. 429 and downtown

n The City Commission unanimously voted to schedule a commission meeting for Dec. 19 and cancel the commission meeting previously scheduled for Jan. 2, 2018. n Ocoee High’s varsity cheerleading team qualified for a national competition for the first time in the school’s 12-year history, and it is currently fundraising $6,600 to go. Commissioners agreed to sponsor the team with $1,000. n According to city documents, the existing traffic cameras for the signals located at the intersections of Bluford Avenue and Story Road, as well as Clarke and White roads, need to be replaced. The mast arm pole located on the northwest corner of Blackwood Avenue and Old Winter Garden Road is also in need of replacement after being hit by a vehicle. Upon the Public Works Department’s request, the commission authorized the expenditure of $109,322 to replace the equipment.

areas, Rumer said. None of the new provisions will apply to non-overlay areas. “In other places, such as Clarke Road, Wurst Road, Silver Star Road, fast food is just under the old code, so they will not be impacted,” he said. “This will just be in those overlay facilities.” Next on the list to be discussed are discount retail stores, Rumer said. Presently, there is no provision on dollar stores in the ordinance, but city staff did not want to delay the adoption of the ordinance, because the moratorium on building permits has since expired, Rumer said. He said city staff does not aim to completely prohibit discount stores, but they do need to discuss the matter further. Once a consensus is reached, Rumer will bring the proposed provision back as another ordinance amending the land development code for the commission’s consideration.

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Greyson’s inspiration continues amazing response from the communities.”

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Although the holidays are meant to be colorful, cheery and bright, it isn’t always that way when you find yourself in a hospital room this time of year. That’s the situation Winter Garden resident Rene Porter’s friends found themselves in seven years ago, when they spent the holiday season in the hospital with their 1-year-old son, Greyson. It’s also the reason The Greyson Project is heading into its third season, with a mission to spread some holiday cheer to children in hospitals near and far. THE GREYSON PROJECT

In November 2010, the Heineke family suddenly found themselves at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children with little Greyson. They were there up through the new year and sadly had to say goodbye to their little boy. But to make their hospital room feel a bit more like home, they had received a care package from family back home. In the package was everything they needed to decorate Greyson’s room for Christmastime. “My husband and I were really just kind of impacted by that and felt the difference in our visit from the previous week to that week,” Porter said. “Every time we decorate our home, we think about that this time of year and what we went through with my friends. My oldest remembers Greyson so we thought, what a great family project to do together in his memory and help with our healing from his loss. “We decided to make a bag with our children and give it (to the hospital), because we knew what it was like to be in the hospital during that time and knew they (patients) could use a little uplifting,” Porter said. They called Nemours Children’s

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The Greyson Project was started in memory of 1-year-old Greyson Heineke.

THE GREYSON PROJECT For more information on The Greyson Project, drop-off locations, a list of approved items or how to get involved, visit thegreysonproject.org or on Facebook at facebook. com/thegreysonproject.

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Hospital to ask about bringing in their donation. The hospital staff loved the idea so much that they wanted to know how many bags the Porters had. “We were kind of caught off guard and not knowing how many

families don’t get to go home (for Christmas), because it’s usually pretty extreme circumstances,” she said. “We heard from them that they knew by that point they would have at least four families in the hospital they knew couldn’t go home. We didn’t want anyone sitting in a cold, sterile hospital room.” Community members began to pitch in to help out with gathering bags of decorations. Before they knew it, the Porters had collected 71 bags of decorations in three weeks. Some were taken to Arnold Palmer and others to Nemours. Last season, The Greyson Project expanded to serving nine hospitals in five states and ended up delivering 488 bags of decorations. This year it’s grown even more. To date, people from 13 different states are creating holiday bags for 23 hospitals, and it’s only the second week of December. “We’ve been really busy this past year prepping for another holiday season, not knowing what to expect,” Porter said. “It’s been incredible. Already in the first two weeks we’ve delivered 185 bags. It’s definitely a group effort. None of us ever really expected such an

Now with a few seasons’ worth of experience collaborating with various hospitals’ child-life departments, Porter has found out what hospitals can and cannot accept and has been able to streamline the process for others who want to help. “We collaborate with the childlife departments, pull together the collection of bags, get them in one place and inspect them,” she said. “The departments are pretty much the heartbeat for the families that are there. They do anything and everything they can to create a sense of normalcy for the children at such a scary moment in their little world. We do our best to expedite the process for them because this time of year in our hospitals is crazy.” Although The Greyson Project’s reach has expanded quickly in three holiday seasons, the majority of the collections remain local. The Winter Garden and Clermont communities played a large role, Porter said, in providing Nemours and Arnold Palmer with the bags last year. And at the rate of this season’s collection, they likely also will provide many bags to Florida Hospital for Children. The Greyson Project will be collecting the bags through Dec. 21 and distribute the last batches that weekend. “It’s been a beautiful thing to watch grow, and there’s really something to be said for all of these communities and the people that step in,” Porter said. “And it’s not a bunch of generic trees or lights coming their way — it’s a care package that’s been put together. I think the power behind that is huge.”

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When Beckett Smith’s mother drives through downtown Winter Garden, the 2-year-old pays close attention to his surroundings. “It’s so fun to see the excitement in his eyes when he spots his favorite landmarks and shops around town,” Haleigh Smith, an Oakland

WANT A COPY? Books can be purchased for $18.95 at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, 21 E. Plant St.; Winter Garden Collective, 505 S. Dillard St.; and on the website, wakeupwintergarden.wixsite.com.book. Smith also will have a table set up at the Winter Garden Farmers Market on Saturday, Dec. 16. That afternoon around 4:30, she will conduct a reading at the Plant Street Market, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

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In “Wake Up Winter Garden,” a toddler goes on an adventure to many of the familiar sights along Plant Street. resident, said. “He can actually name most of the storefronts as we drive through to drop him off at school.” His fascination with the downtown corridor led his mother to publish her first book, “Wake Up Winter Garden.” Beckett loves books, and one that Smith regularly reads to him is from her childhood called “Goodnight Mobile.” “Reading that to my son and sharing the places I grew up loving with him really inspired me to write something my son could keep forever to remember this special place he grew up (in),” Smith said. “It didn’t take too long to put a story together since we spend at least two days a week in or around the downtown Winter Garden. “He leads the way, and I sit back and enjoy the ride, so I just compiled our ‘mini adventures’ into a little story,” she said. Thus, “Wake Up Winter Garden” was born. Beckett even selected the locations included in the book.

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Haleigh Smith, left, wrote “Wake Up Winter Garden” for her 2-year-old son, Beckett. Danielle Meter, right, is the illustrator. Amy Quesinberry

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“I included most of the places we frequent as a family, and then there were a few others that I felt were so Winter Garden that they must be included,” Smith said. Stops along the way include the splash pad, farmers market and clock tower and an ice cream shop. “Wake Up Winter Garden” is Smith’s first book. Her friend, Danielle Meter, illustrated it. The Clermont illustrator has expressed herself through art since she was a child. She typically

creates large paintings on canvas but was intrigued by her friend’s request to illustrate her book. The finished product debuted in November, and right away, the author scheduled readings to get her book in children’s hands. “We are really enjoying meeting the community members and hearing how they relate to the book,” Smith said. “As for the future, we will see what’s in store as the new year rolls around.”

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Isie Hale took a mission trip to Honduras this summer and has the chance to go to Haiti in January.

TO DONATE To make a donation toward Isie Hale’s mission trip, send or drop off checks made payable to Foundation Academy and write Isie Hale-Haiti in the memo line. The school is at 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787. The donation is tax-deductible.

Isie Hale has the chance to make a difference next month in several villages in Haiti. But first, the 16-year-old must come up with $1,325 by next week. Seven students and two chaperones at Foundation Academy are taking the mission trip Jan. 9 through 13. Isie wanted to go but ended up on the wait list. When one student backed out of the trip last week, Isie was in — provided she can come up with the sponsorships and funds by Dec. 18. “We will be visiting schools that have students of all grade levels,” Isie said. “While we are there we will be distributing shoeboxes and sneakers.” Christians in Service provided the New Missions Christmas Shoeboxes to students and families at Foundation, and they were returned filled with school supplies, hygiene items, toys and other small gifts. The more than 400 shoeboxes will be handed out to children in schools and villages in Leogane, a coastal community in Ouest, Haiti. New Missions supports 32 schools with more than 10,000 children. “My heart and passion are mission trips and helping others,” Isie wrote on a Facebook post.

This will be Isie’s second trip to a third-world country. Her first was this summer to Puerto Lempira, Honduras, where her group partnered with Reach Out Honduras and visited Mama Tara’s orphanage to build a well cover and love on the children. She raised the money herself to make that trip. “It’s humbling to help others in need,” the Winter Garden resident said. “I have a passion for helping others. I’ve grown up always reaching out and helping those in need. From the Ronald McDonald House to local women’s shelters and food banks.” This is Isie’s first year as a fulltime student at Foundation Academy. She is a cheerleader and a Girl Scout and participates in student government, Christians in Service, Student Leader Institute and the American Sign Language Club. “Isie is about helping others,” her mother, Christina Hale, said. “Over the years, she has opted out of having a real birthday party, and instead (had) a bunch of friends meet at the Ronald McDonald House and bake cookies. She would ask that people bring something to donate to the house for the families in need. She has done this on multiple occasions. She is truly a ‘real person’ (who) lives for helping others. If it was up to her, she would go on a mission trip at least two to four times a year.”

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Winter Garden, home of Washington baseball school and Chattanooga training camp, was featured in the sporting sections of the leading newspapers throughout the nation.

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Players on the Lakeview Red Devils basketball team were Lex Veech, Roger Simmons, John Hicks, David Ashley, Cal Sadler, Doug Gamble, Bill Cappleman, Chuck Sargent, Doug Thompson and Pat Lyons.

FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION FROM THE ARCHIVES The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked Pearl Harbor 76 years ago on Dec. 7, triggering the entry of the United States into the Second World War. Americans were rapidly deployed into all branches of the Armed Forces. One of Winter Garden’s veterans, Maelyon Edward “Buster” Dodd (1912-1994), is seen in this 1950s image posing with a large-mouth bass at his parents’s home on South Lakeview Avenue. The fish was most likely caught in Lake Apopka, once renowned as the “large-mouth bass capital of the world.” In 1926, at age 14, Dodd began working for Pounds Motor Company and Pounds Industrial Gas. During his 55 years with Pounds, his war service was the only time spent away from the company.

40 years ago

A project to construct a YMCA family facility will be undertaken shortly. Mary V. Tanner has donated five acres in memory of her husband, E.M. “Dock” Tanner, located off Beulah Road near the new West Orange High School.

DEC. 11, 1980 An announcement in the Dec. 11, 1980, issue of The Times notified residents of the “second annual Bacon Bowl,” to be played between the four police departments of West Orange County: Winter Garden and Oakland teamed together against Ocoee and Windermere. The game, played the previous year at Walker Field in Winter Garden, was played on the Ocoee Junior High School football field. Money raised went to the Ocoee Police Department for its projects, and toys collected were handed out by the Winter Garden Police Department in its Christmas toy drive.

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

30 years ago

Bob Matheison, of Windermere, has been named executive vice president of parks for Walt Disney World. He was named vice president of operations in 1972, and 10 years later, his role was broadened to include management of EPCOT Center operations.

10 years ago

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation hosted an exhibit at the Edgewater Hotel called “My Hometown: Sketches of Winter Garden by Rod Reeves.” It included 30 of his architectural ink sketches.

West Orange High School’s Christmas Concert united its past and present choirs and directors. Dr. Daniel Gordon was choral director from 1980-84, Dr. Brian Lanier was director from 1986-92, and Dr. David Scholz was director from 1994-

97. The current choral director is Jeff Redding. The Lady Elks presented an elk statue to Winter Garden Lodge 2165. It stands 10 feet tall on a mountain foundation. Sherry DeWeese was president of the Ladies Auxiliary.

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or some children who are battling life-threatening illnesses, Christmas can’t wait. Cue Orlando-based nonprofit Christmas Dreams, which provides the Christmas experience 365 days a year for these children and their families. CHRISTMAS CAN’T WAIT

It all began about 11 years ago with founder LeeAnn Stayer, who at the time had a foster child and wasn’t sure when he would be reunited with his birth mother. She battled with the thoughts of whether that year was the last birthday or Christmas she would spend with him and took her concerns to several other people she knew. Many of them were in similar situations or knew people who were — whether it was a foster child or one who was fighting a life-threatening illness. “Some people I knew had similar journeys, and several of us on the board had children who we weren’t sure how long they were going to be around,” she said. “We’ve been there, and there are families hurting who need some encouragement. I think that’s kind of where the dream started. It grew with the board and volunteers in the community.” Christmas Dreams brings the SEE DREAM PAGE 12

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Here are some ways you can help the Christmas Dreams crew bring some holiday spirit to children and their families. n Follow the organization on Facebook and on the web, christmasdreams.org, for communication. n Make Christmas-themed pillowcases or collect small, blue stockings for the organization. The miniature stockings can be found at Walmart for 98 cents. n Eat at any local Huey Magoos Saturday, Dec. 16, during A Very Magoos Christmas. Fifteen percent of the proceeds go to Christmas Dreams. n Donate directly through the organization’s website or GoFundMe, bit.ly/2jwCG0w.

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winter holiday to kids in need any time of the year. The organization has partnered with Florida Hospital for Children for the last few years and puts together numerous projects year-round. For example, volunteers will fill either small blue stockings or “Dream Boxes,” both of which are full of Christmas trinkets and fun things to bring some holiday cheer, even in April or May. They also make Christmas-themed pillowcases to take to kids in the hospital so they can have something cozy and comforting at all times. They’ve even decorated some patient or procedure rooms and waiting areas, and Santa Claus will make his way through the neonatal intensive care unit to take photos with babies who won’t be home for Christmas. “We realize some kids just can’t wait for Christmas, so we want to be able to bring Christmas to them,” Stayer said.

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New and exciting this year is the Christmas Is Coming experience, which launched Monday, Dec. 11. The experience is hosted in a 40-foot trailer that has been converted into Santa’s mobile home. “When the kids come in the first thing they get to do is make a cookie with Mrs. Claus in her kitchen, create, talk and have a good time and learn about Santa’s favorite snacks,” Stayer said. “Then they move to the Tinker Shop, where one wall is full of toy pieces and parts they can use to create their own new toy, name it and have fun being creative. “Then they get to go into Santa’s ‘Man Cave,’ which has a Christmas tree and fireplace,” she said. “(Because) he’s in his man cave, Santa doesn’t have jacket or boots on. His jacket’s on a hook and the boots on the floor, and the children can put on his jacket and have their pictures taken in it.” The trailer has been about a year in the making and was made possible by the help of volunteers who worked every Saturday morning to gut it and transform it

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This week we take a look at some unique holiday events, a few of which include “Day Trips” from Central Florida. Once again, we celebrate the variety of experiences to be had in our varied — and always interesting — state.

‘ANNIE’

Through Dec. 23. Everybody’s favorite redhead is delighting Central Florida audiences this holiday season at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden. First premiered on Broadway in 1977 and revived in 2013, this family-friendly, Tony Awardwinning Best Musical is based on the Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie.” In the musical, little orphan Annie is taken from the orphanage to stay at a Billionaire’s man-

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Josh Garrick, a West Orange resident, is a fine-art photographer, writer and curator. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University. He was the first non-Greek artist in history to exhibit in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece. In Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer named June 27 as “Josh Garrick Day” in perpetuity.

sion in New York City for the holidays. Along the way, she is kidnapped by bungling crooks, befriended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (to whom she gives advice in the form of the Broadway anthem, “Tomorrow”) and finds a home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks for herself and her lovable mutt Sandy. You’ll want to bring the entire family to this classic holiday musical, so book your tickets today, before they sell out tomorrow. Call (407) 8774736 or visit gardentheatre.org

THE POLAR EXPRESS IN TAVARES

Through Dec. 30. Based on the children’s book (and movie), the Polar Express rolls into Tavares in Lake County offering a magical theatrical experience that takes you and your children to the “North Pole” aboard an actual train. Re-creating 1950s scenes and décor from the movie, with impeccably dressed conductors, porters and characters costumed for the period, the singing and dancing ride to the “North Pole” (actually travels to) the neighboring town of Eustis. With Christmas garlands draped through the train cars, you’ll have your golden ticket punched by the conductor and enjoy a reading of the classic story. Dancing chefs offer cocoa and cookies to wide-eyed passengers — until Santa appears to give each child a bell that only rings for those “who believe.” The train is so popular that some extra runs have been added through Dec. 30. Visit orlandothepolarexpressride.com.

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SNOWFALL AT CELEBRATION TOWN CENTER

Through Dec. 31. The Disney-inspired Town of Celebration, Florida has a traditional business district modeled after those found in small-town America. Shops, restaurants, the town hall and a post office are among the buildings found along a promenade circling a lake where snow falls every night (including New Year’s Eve) at 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. The nightly fun includes photos with Santa, strolling carolers, an ice-staking rink, horsedrawn-carriage rides and the Celebration Express Train for the young ones. Family fun for everyone is the rule at Celebration – particularly at Christmastime. “Now Snowing” is an original “snow” event, considered the finest in all of Florida. In addition, a special “Countdown to Christmas” Concert is scheduled for Dec. 16. Parking and admission are free. Visit celebrationtowncenter.com.

ture at the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine. To support the exhibit, many museum pieces are on view to the public for the first time. The TV series was based on the lives of its aristocratic inhabitants and their servants, dressed in the latest fashions, and since the series took place during the period surrounding World War I, the series’ costumes reflect the changing fashions from 1912 to the mid-1920s. The Lightner Museum, renowned for its collection of Victorian Era fine and decorative art, is housed in the former Alcazar

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Through Jan 7, 2018. “Downton Abbey” is one of the most honored series on television, having received 12 Emmys, three Golden Globes, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a 2015 BAFTA Special Award in recognition of the series’ outstanding global success. Now, a unique exhibit of 36 costumes and accessories from the TV show are posed in vignettes among turn-ofthe-century fine art and furni-

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WINTER GARDEN For the second consecutive year, Opera Orlando is bringing its holiday show to downtown Winter Garden. The special showing of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is part of the organization’s community outreach, which included shows in Winter Park and Kissimmee. For Opera Orlando officials, the show is a way to spread holiday cheer and expose more people to the world of opera. “I’m a big proponent of if you sit in a seat and listen to opera and listen to the voices, you’ll love it,” said Gabriel Preisser, executive director of Opera Orlando. “It’s important to get the kids in the seats so they learn to enjoy it at a young age.”

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“Amahl and the Night Visitors” was written in 1951 by Gian Carlo Menotti and is set at the time of Christ’s birth. The opera follows the story of the three kings as they encounter Amahl, a disabled shepherd boy. “Our goal is to transport our audiences to fully experience the wonder of the season,” said Grant Preisser, one of the show’s directors. One of the reasons that the organization chose to perform “Amahl and the Night Visitors” again this year was because of its ability to reach a wide audience, Gabriel Preisser said. “It’s an American opera, so it’s in English,” he said. “And it’s short — it’s only 45 minutes — and it’s a Christmas opera.” To help bring more families to the show, Opera Orlando partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida, so all children may attend the show for free. “This is something that’s more for the family, more for kids,” Gabriel Preisser said. “We want it to be family-friendly.” And it’s music that brings the show to life. “Like so many others, I find this work to be irresistible,” said Robin Jensen, Opera Orlando’s music director, who will conduct the show. “The story, the music and the characters seem directly wired to the heart. The creative team we’ve put together are devising a production that will only magnify

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espite chilly temperatures and persistent drizzle on Saturday, Dec. 9, racers came out to compete in the Observer Media Group’s annual Reindeer Run 5K at Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves. Runners ran several laps around the plaza before crossing the finish line and receiving their medal. Awards were given to the top three finishers of each age group.

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Jennifer Gilbert and her two daughters, Indigo and Amethyst Gilbert, relaxed on some rocking chairs after taking a tour of the farm.

From left: Becky Mayberry, Camille Wilson and Kelly Taylor, wife of Do Good Farm founder Josh Taylor, assisted customers looking to purchase fresh produce and goods at the new farm store.

o celebrate the opening of its new Winter Garden store, Do Good Farm hosted a Christmas-themed grandopening celebration Dec. 9. The event featured live music, guided farm tours, giveaways, food samples and raffles. The store is located at the farm, 12423 Marshall Farms Road, Winter Garden. — GABBY BAQUERO

Do Good Farm founder Josh Taylor explained how the farm does not use chemical fertilizers to grow its produce during a tour of the farm’s food forest. 257651

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 Sundays 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary Awana - Wednesdays - 6pm Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: “FOUNDATION WORSHIP” Sundays 9:45 am - All Ages at Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Road - Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407.730.1867 STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH PO Box 521, 611 W Ave, Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 www.starkelakebaptist.org

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Arkansas and was a paratrooper and veteran of Desert Storm. Tyler was married to his soulmate, Patcharee Suksamran, on Dec. 22, 2004.

He also was an organ donor, so he gave the gift of life. Christopher also enjoyed summer camp at Lake Aurora, where a camp scholarship is being set up in his name. He is survived by his father (Todd), mother (Kimberly), stepfather (Sheldon), brother

(Andrew) and sister (Chanel). There will be a celebration of Christopher’s life at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, in Winter Garden, Florida: New Horizons Christian Church, 1330 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, Winter Garden, Florida, 34787 (park in the STAR Child Academy parking lot). Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations in Christopher’s name be made to the Edgewood Children’s Ranch in Winter Garden. They have been family friends for many years. edgewoodranch.com. Thank you for thoughts and prayers, The Leda and Stephenson Family.

FREDERICK EARL EMENS SR., 95, of Ocoee, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Gotha.

EDWARD C. OWEN, 85, of Oakland, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden

ELENA FLORES MARTINEZ, 81, of Winter Garden, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden.

ERNEST H. PERECHLIN, 88, of Winter Garden, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden.

CHRISTOPHER TODD LEDA DIED TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 2017.

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Foundation Academy’s Greg Henderson sets tone for Lions on offense. Page 22.

DP football wins state title For a full recap, photo gallery and more coverage of the Panthers’ historic 17-7 state championship win Dec. 9, visit ObserverPreps.com.

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The Ocoee boys basketball team’s home game Dec. 14 against Lake Minneola will be “Toys for Tots Night.” A toy for donation will be accepted in place of the regular admission price. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m.

The Legacy Charter boys soccer team (6-2) won three games last week by a combined score of 17-1. During a 7-1 victory over Lake Mary Prep, Eddie Palomares scored a school-record four goals.

Robert East, the offensive coordinator for the Foundation Academy football team, announced he has resigned to focus on his academic role at the school, where he is an assistant principal for the Upper School. East has more than two decade’s worth of experience coaching varsity football.

Congratulations to former West Orange High football players Brad Nordquist and Leroy Kinard on their addition to the West Orange High School Hall of Fame.

SouthWest Aquatics announced last week that Mateo De Angulo has joined the coaching staff for its SouthWest STARS competitive swimming program. De Angulo is a 2012 Olympian who competed for Colombia and also swam collegiately for Florida State University. De Angulo will work with senior group swimmers, as well as swimmers specializing in distance.

Isabella “Bella” Matos, a junior at West Orange High who has cerebral palsy, did not seek out a career in the FHSAA’s adaptive track-and-field program — instead, it found her. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The question seemed harmless enough. At that time, Isabella “Bella” Matos was an eighth-grader at Falcon’s Cove Middle School in Weston, when a teacher asked a group of assembled students who among them would be headed to high school in the fall. But when Matos raised her hand, the teacher — Joseph Monks — spotted her and sprinted over. “He sees me and runs up to me and asks, ‘Do you do any sports?’ and I was like, ‘No — obviously I don’t do any sports,’” Matos recalled. “‘What can I do?’” Today, Matos, 16, is a junior at West Orange High. She also has cerebral palsy and moves about campus in a wheelchair. Matos doesn’t suffer from the cognitive disabilities that sometimes accompany cerebral palsy, but she cannot use her legs, and her spine forms a permanent arch. She soon learned Monks was recruiting her to join the trackand-field team at Cypress Bay High in Weston — where she went to school as a freshman and sophomore — as part of the adaptive track-and-field program the FHSAA offers for students with permanent physical disabilities. Before that moment, Matos had never considered the possibility of being an athlete. And although she was intrigued, she recalls dismissing the idea at first. “I didn’t really think much of it, because I didn’t think a girl in a wheelchair doing track made sense,” Matos said. “It sounded pretty ironic to me.” When she mentioned it to her parents, though, they felt differently. Kathy and Manny Matos knew their daughter could be timid and saw competition as way to get her outside of her comfort zone. When a close friend joined in the lobbying, Matos decided to give it a try. That decision came about halfway through the spring semester of her freshman year in 2016 at Cypress Bay. Matos jumped right into competition mid-season, around the time of the county meet. It was the experience of that first meet — of wearing the track uniform with her school’s logo on it and having people in the stands

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cheer her on — that left an indelible mark on the newfound athlete. “I remember after my first meet, I just started crying like a baby, because I was so just overwhelmed with happiness,” Matos said. “These hundreds of people cheering on the kids — somehow they all knew my name. It was something I didn’t really think would happen.” BUILDING CONFIDENCE

Matos competed for Cypress Bay as a freshman and sophomore in all three events offered through the adaptive track program: the shot put, the 200-meter race and the 800-meter race. SEE MATOS PAGE 22

HOW TO HELP A GoFundMe has been started to raise the $3,500 necessary to purchase a racing wheelchair for West Orange High junior Isabella “Bella” Matos. Currently, she competes in her everyday wheelchair, but a racing wheelchair model be beneficial because of its design, weight and aerodynamics. So far, $460 has been raised. To donate, visit GoFundMe.com/BellaRacing-Wheelchair.

For the second time in three years, the Unlimited football team (ages 12-14) from the Ocoee Bulldogs is a Pop Warner National Champion. The Bulldogs, who won the Unlimited Nationals Championship in 2015 under then-coach Jerry Middleton, were named co-national champions after winning both of the games they played last week at the Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The “co-” prefix is because the team Ocoee was supposed to have played in the national championship game Dec. 8 — the Ferndale Eagles — was alleged to have falsified registration information for several players. After a review, Pop Warner disqualified the Eagles. The team that Ferndale had defeated in its respective national semifinal game — Bergen County — already had returned home to New Jersey once the complication with Ferndale was discovered, making a true national championship game impossible. So, Pop Warner declared Bergen County and the Bulldogs “co-champions” — to the disappointment of Ocoee players and coaches who wanted to settle the matter on the field. “They were very disappointed,” head coach Junior Adkinson said. SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 22

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Young Morgan Devitt takes her running seriously.

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Jason Kolasinski (31) wins overall male with a time of 18:06.

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Eric Martinez and his sons ran and finished the race together.

Santa, his reindeer and Chick-Fil-A cow were on hand to spread holiday cheer to the runners. Running group “Moms on the Run” were excited to finish their first local race as a group.

Bib Name Age Gender Guntime OA 159 ....Jason Kolasinski.................. 31........ M ..........18:06.9.........1 107 ....Katherine Burkowski ......... 38......... F...........18:35.9.........2 229 ....Clay Marsh .......................... 18........ M ..........20:45.9.........3 4 ........Hector Clemente ................ 60........ M ..........21:13.0.........4 222 ....Pamela Simon ..................... 33......... F...........22:26.1.........5 131 ....Ron Mueller ........................ 53........ M ..........22:33.2.........6 270 ....Bryan Rabung ..................... 29........ M ..........22:48.5.........7 266 ....Cooper Shaban ................... 12........ M ..........22:49.4.........8 23 ......Diana Fitzpatrick................ 13......... F...........23:01.3.........9 15 ......Eduardo Massoti ................ 38........ M ..........23:05.7.......10 14 ......Dan Suarez .......................... 28........ M ..........23:06.0.......11 132 ....Michelle Clotaire ................ 40......... F...........23:22.7.......12 267 ....Evan Bailey .......................... 35........ M ..........23:40.5.......13 196 ....Colby Beck .......................... 46........ M ..........25:02.6.......14 199 ....Dan Morgante..................... 55........ M ..........25:20.8.......15 231 ....Mark Marsh ........................ 50........ M ..........26:00.1.......16 256 ....Elena Smith ......................... 38......... F...........26:07.1.......17 230 ....Julie Marsh .......................... 49......... F...........26:38.5.......18 204 ....Rebekah Mattern ................ 36......... F...........27:03.8.......19 194 ....Madison Brune ................... 16......... F...........27:09.2.......20 244 ....Carolina Arocho................. 36......... F...........27:13.7.......21 271 ....Caroline Schmidt ............... 99......... F...........27:30.7.......22 173 ....Doug Mcdonald ................. 43........ M ..........27:59.2.......23 228 ....Austin Marsh ...................... 12........ M ..........28:07.5.......24 205 ....Katie Fanning...................... 38......... F...........28:17.2.......25 209 ....Kristi Seamon ..................... 32......... F...........28:18.6.......26 211 ....Paige Bowen ........................ 41......... F...........28:20.6.......27 53 ......Kimberly Hudson............... 40......... F...........28:23.1.......28 176 ....Patsy Ford............................ 50......... F...........28:30.7.......29 190 ....Roger Thibault.................... 59........ M ..........28:41.9.......30 206 ....Elizabeth O’Hara ................ 38......... F...........28:55.0.......31 153 ....Jennifer Clark ..................... 37......... F...........29:00.1.......32 218 ....Greg Murphy ...................... 54........ M ..........29:11.5.......33 177 ....Angel Butler ........................ 38......... F...........29:32.3.......34 151 ....Maureen Twohig ................ 40......... F...........29:35.3.......35 195 ....Sarah Luccio........................ 31......... F...........29:55.8.......36 145 ....Casey Strong ....................... 32........ M ..........30:25.8.......37 144 ....Eric Borgsmiller ................. 32........ M ..........30:25.8.......38 175 ....Steve Paterakis ..................... 8......... M ..........30:30.6.......39 154 ....Cynthia Penney .................. 44......... F...........30:57.2.......40 170 ....Joe Nunes ............................ 58........ M ..........31:26.9.......41 169 ....Taylor Devitt ........................ 9.......... F...........31:32.5.......42 207 ....Dawn Watts ......................... 44......... F...........31:37.6.......43

Bib ....Name...............................Age ..Gender .Guntime ....OA 208 ....Valerie Parrish .................... 30......... F...........31:37.8.......44 163 ....George Rawlins................... 50........ M ..........31:38.4.......45 172 ....John-Paul Rando ................ 11........ M ..........32:20.0.......46 167 ....Michelle Devitt ................... 36......... F...........32:23.8.......47 168 ....Morgan Devitt ..................... 7.......... F...........32:25.0.......48 120 ....Lisa Cooper ......................... 51......... F...........32:27.7.......49 264 ....Marissa Woodruff .............. 35......... F...........32:30.2.......50 226 ....Jackson Lauer....................... 9......... M ..........32:32.0.......51 1 ........Robin Burkett ..................... 61......... F...........32:35.7.......52 80 ......Qamile Morina ................... 36......... F...........32:58.7.......53 259 ....Val Brannon ........................ 59......... F...........33:16.6.......54 171 ....Darlene Rando.................... 43......... F...........33:27.4.......55 217 ....William Buckley ................. 52........ M ..........33:30.5.......56 203 ....Luz Buckley ......................... 53......... F...........33:31.1.......57 166 ....Alfredo Hurtado.................. 8......... M ..........33:44.3.......58 227 ....Lisa Tepe.............................. 45......... F...........33:49.8.......59 234 ....Andrea Hinks ..................... 46......... F...........33:49.9.......60 280 ....Savannah O’hara ................ 11......... F...........34:00.5.......61 160 ....Megan Bacon ...................... 10......... F...........34:08.8.......62 174 ....Maria Paterakis ................... 10......... F...........34:10.3.......63 18 ......Katie Huber ......................... 26......... F...........34:27.3.......64 38 ......Jerry Lamitie ....................... 49........ M ..........34:41.5.......65 20 ......Yemi Thazhmon ................. 33......... F...........34:43.5.......66 19 ......Alexander Thazhmon......... 7......... M ..........34:46.6.......67 201 ....Laurie Morgante ................. 56......... F...........35:15.0.......68 197 ....Dorothy Moy ...................... 67......... F...........35:39.3.......69 202 ....Rozanne Regateiro ............. 65......... F...........35:39.8.......70 71 ......Heather Higgins ................. 47......... F...........35:47.0.......71 260 ....Jamie Carl ............................ 48........ M..........36:08.6.......72 219 ....August Miller ....................... 6.......... F...........36:10.2.......73 220 ....Cynthia Miller .................... 44......... F...........36:11.2.......74 165 ....Jill Sypko .............................. 45......... F...........36:15.0.......75 49 ......Julie James ........................... 58......... F...........36:40.0.......76 198 ....Brittany Morgante .............. 27......... F...........37:20.1.......77 96 ......Holly Taggart ...................... 47......... F...........37:24.9.......78 58 ......Dylan Prinzel ....................... 9......... M ..........37:59.4.......79 91 ......Orlando Jimenez ................ 59........ M ..........38:05.0.......80 90 ......Beatriz Montoya ................. 51......... F...........38:05.0.......81 261 ....Jessica Heins........................ 29......... F...........38:08.5.......82 262 ....Kevin Heins......................... 29........ M ..........38:08.5.......83 210 ....Matthew Bewley ................. 35........ M ..........38:11.0.......84 149 ....Jennifer Zenkel ................... 39......... F...........38:19.4.......85 119 ....Emma Dyal ......................... 11......... F...........38:24.0.......86

Bib ....Name...............................Age ..Gender .Guntime ....OA 148 ....Cadence Zenkel .................. 11......... F...........38:24.1.......87 185 ....Rossenllini Watson ............ 34........ M ..........38:36.1.......88 184 ....Minh-Thi Dombrowski..... 42......... F...........38:39.8.......89 164 ....Pam Rawlins ....................... 50......... F...........38:47.7.......90 186 ....Damian Thomas................. 49........ M ..........38:48.4.......91 249 ....Tara Ford ............................. 40......... F...........38:52.3.......92 247 ....Joan Mcmullen ................... 47......... F...........38:52.5.......93 135 ....Barb Moore ......................... 68......... F...........38:54.1.......94 43 ......Christena Kishore .............. 52......... F...........39:04.1.......95 13 ......Rebecca Hammac............... 40......... F...........39:30.5.......96 263 ....Esther Grillo ....................... 40......... F...........39:41.8.......97 235 ....Abigail Lewis....................... 11......... F...........40:08.5.......98 33 ......Kelly Kollstedt..................... 49......... F...........40:36.3.......99 118 ....Miles Martinez .................... 9......... M ..........40:44.6.....100 117 ....Justin Martinez ................... 11........ M ..........40:45.3.....101 116 ....Eric Martinez ...................... 42........ M ..........40:45.8.....102 238 ....Christi Johanneman........... 39......... F...........40:52.2.....103 243 ....Danielle Taliaferro ............. 35......... F...........40:52.9.....104 17 ......Alison Osterberg ................ 41......... F...........41:08.7.....105 182 ....Nathania Guerra................. 26......... F...........41:32.6.....106 115 ....Elle Martinez....................... 13......... F...........41:42.8.....107 242 ....Nick Moyer ......................... 10........ M ..........41:43.1.....108 251 ....Kevin Williams ................... 10........ M ..........41:47.0.....109 40 ......Cayla Cieslak ...................... 25......... F...........41:49.5.....110 41 ......Lauren Sack ......................... 26......... F...........41:50.0.....111 193 ....Bear Loucks.......................... 7......... M ..........42:28.5.....112 138 ....Brianna Loucks................... 32......... F...........42:28.7.....113 57 ......Heather Prinzel................... 38......... F...........42:37.8.....114 114 ....Ranae Simonson................. 37......... F...........42:53.8.....115 200 ....Kellie Morgante .................. 25......... F...........42:57.3.....116 150 ....Elise Woelbern.................... 11......... F...........43:05.4.....117 72 ......Molly Higgins ..................... 12......... F...........43:05.8.....118 187 ....Brenda Caraballo................ 50......... F...........43:56.2.....119 183 ....Jason Cloninger .................. 45........ M ..........43:56.3.....120 269 ....James Kovarik ..................... 87........ M ..........44:01.3.....121 100 ....Lorraine Chen .................... 47......... F...........44:43.2.....122 101 ....Dennis Chen ....................... 50........ M ..........44:43.4.....123 46 ......Leandra Greenhalgh .......... 43......... F...........45:32.9.....124 273 ....Carrie Wilson ..................... 36......... F...........45:32.9.....125 31 ......Susan Bartlett ...................... 52......... F...........46:28.3.....126 134 ....Ken Becker .......................... 72........ M ..........46:51.9.....127 10 ......Evan Moore ......................... 12........ M ..........47:04.2.....128 11 ......Mari Moore ......................... 42......... F...........47:16.1.....129

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Bib ....Name...............................Age ..Gender .Guntime ....OA 189 ....Linda Thibault .................... 63......... F...........47:36.1.....130 102 ....Julia Pacheco ....................... 49......... F...........47:59.7.....131 85 ......Jennfier Pacheco................. 23......... F...........48:00.1.....132 86 ......Nelia Pacheco...................... 49......... F...........48:00.7.....133 223 ....Paula Conrad ...................... 64......... F...........48:01.3.....134 233 ....Kay Ownby.......................... 60......... F...........48:01.3.....135 24 ......Gayle Fitzpatrick ................ 76......... F...........48:05.9.....136 7 ........Sara Dudley......................... 23......... F...........48:23.6.....137 6 ........Emily Egner ........................ 28......... F...........48:23.6.....138 253 ....Meghan Grady .................... 30......... F...........48:48.3.....139 74 ......Keisha Kasim ...................... 21......... F...........49:01.3.....140 162 ....Gengie Nail ......................... 52......... F...........49:06.4.....141 12 ......Rhonda Price ...................... 35......... F...........50:13.2.....142 178 ....Tiffany Daniel ..................... 26......... F...........50:13.3.....143 113 ....Henry Fitzpatrick ............... 76........ M ..........50:27.9.....144 37 ......Debbie Lamitie ................... 47......... F...........50:30.5.....145 45 ......Kate Greenhalgh................. 12......... F...........50:51.1.....146 272 ....Ava Johnson ........................ 11......... F...........50:51.2.....147 237 ....Sara Lewis............................. 9.......... F...........51:09.7.....148 236 ....Lori Lewis............................ 42......... F...........51:09.7.....149 30 ......Yelitza Rivera ...................... 36......... F...........51:22.9.....150 29 ......Michael Rivera .................... 40........ M ..........51:31.0.....151 88 ......Juan Jimenez ....................... 27........ M ..........51:39.3.....152 89 ......Claudia Robles .................... 53......... F...........52:07.5.....153 87 ......Laura Zuluaga ..................... 27......... F...........52:07.7.....154 82 ......Giacinia Huertas ................ 45......... F...........52:22.4.....155 83 ......Emily Marreo-Huertas ...... 17......... F...........52:22.7.....156 84 ......Jade Jaramillo ...................... 31......... F...........52:23.3.....157 2 ........Alec Nachtsheim ................ 25........ M ..........52:32.2.....158 22 ......Barbara Fitzpatrick ............ 50......... F...........52:41.9.....159 265 ....Mike Hinks ......................... 52........ M ..........0:52:48.....160 241 ....Heather Moyer.................... 40......... F...........53:03.9.....161 250 ....Karen Williams ................... 47......... F...........53:04.0.....162 240 ....Don Moyer .......................... 41........ M ..........53:06.0.....163 246 ....Megan Miller ...................... 26......... F...........54:49.6.....164 122 ....Michelle Haimdas .............. 50......... F...........55:15.5.....165 103 ....Rita Sukhdeo....................... 41......... F...........55:17.7.....166 155 ....Doris Pulido........................ 43......... F...........55:43.7.....167 73 ......Abigail Haag........................ 34......... F...........55:43.8.....168 3 ........Theresa Nachtsheim .......... 60......... F...........55:57.0.....169 34 ......Suzann Vinson.................... 61......... F...........58:40.2.....170 70 ......Nanette Hamley-Hanauer .. 62......... F...........58:40.4.....171

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Doug Pierce submitted this beautiful image, which he captured one evening on Lake Down with the OARs rowing team off in the background. He snapped it at the dock in the Windermere Downs community. The West Orange Times and Observer is hosting this weekly contest, and winners will have their photograph featured and receive a $20 prize. To enter, email your photo, along with your name, city and a caption, to amyq@orangeobserver.com; put “I Love West Orange” in the subject line. Please include your mailing address to receive your prize.

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42 Placed a wager 43 They travel through ducts 44 Ancient upright stone 45 Third Hebrew letter 48 Fancy window with brackets 49 Pinot ___ (wine) 50 Egyptian, e.g. 51 Some pullover shirts 57 Source of wall flowers? 58 “See ya” 59 Non-P.C. “pitchers” 61 Smallish film 62 Lincoln’s secretary of state 63 Spring upward 64 Fixes, as a carnival game 65 French military cap 66 Beastly resting places 67 Give out in shares DOWN 68 The Life of ___ (ease) 1 Some beer containers 73 Conning activity (Abbr.) 74 “Hold on there!” 2 Give a major speech 75 Some coastal eagles 3 Large city in Italy 76 Be quite suspicious 4 Little brown thing? 77 Precisely sculpted shrubs 5 Big name in perfumes 78 Scored on a serve 6 It’s more than a job 7 Source of online tech news 79 Banjo relative, briefly 82 Men’s suit material 8 Jethro of music 83 Public util. 9 Qualities that outshine 84 Coast the usual 90 Of service (var.) 10 Views with contempt 92 Type of roast 11 Alfresco dining spot 93 Bad type of dorm mate 12 Of great proportions 94 Danish monetary units 13 Some parrots 95 Guillaume who was 14 Be frugal Benson 15 Ending for crypt or 96 Certain native of southmethod 16 Flutie who threw passes ern China 97 Type of potato 17 It can be a single chip 99Looked at all over 18 Sucker attachment 100Aida was one 28 Type of training 101“C’mon, be ___” (“Help 29 Orange Free State me out here”) denizens 30 Really go down with the 102Wise giver of advice 103Prestigious school or ship type of collar 35 Same as before, for 104Scottish waterway writers 105“Sack” lead-in 36 Vinegary 106Partnership for Peace 37 Hot dog biter? 38 Noted Baroque composer org. 107Black of old poetry 39 Brainstorm product 40 Mambo kin 41 Had dinner at home

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27 Go for the gold four times 31 Confine, as zoo animals 32 Double negative 33 Fighting force 34 Mouse mover 35 When Brutus was a brute 36 At the pinnacle of 37 U.S. crime busters 40 Certain clergyman 43 Horrific smell 44 Garbage-hauling ship 45 Happy and appreciative 46 Versatile truck, informally 47 Statue you bought in

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72 He floated and stung 73 Neighbor of a Finn 76 Drink unit from a flask 77 Natural hosiery shade 80 Needing medicine 81 Mantle decoration, sometimes 85 Shad delicacy 86 First-rate 87 Has-been’s verb 88 Sword-wielder’s competition 89 Vigorously passionate 91 Informal mothers 92 A way to unite things 93 Was an aggressive baserunner

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