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Prairie Lake Principal Robert Strenth asked third-grade teacher Amy Steinly to shave his head to show his support after she lost her hair during cancer treatments.
The commission approved the first reading of several ordinances pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget and discussed upcoming proposed development at its Thursday, Sept. 15, meeting.
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which is 2,617 square feet, to con struct a 5,200-square-foot gas sta tion with 16 pumps, a car wash and other associated site improvements.
n The City Commission approved an acquisition for property located at 136 Center St. from Nyazya Bostwick.
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Pash said part of the request includes dedication of right-of-way to the county, and the county’s plan also includes a median separator to make the entrance a right-in and right-outCommissionersonly. passed the ordi nance unanimously.
The Winter Garden City Commis sion approved unanimously a series of four ordinances in the first read ing and public hearings to adopt the proposed budgets and millage rate for Fiscal Year 2022-23 at its Thurs day, Sept. 15, meeting.
n Commissioners ap proved an acquisition for property located at 224 Center St. from Merdis Elaine Guardian Brown.
The previous request asked for two two-story buildings totaling 45,000 square feet to be used as medical offices with a 10,000-square-foot church. The proposed use of the change is to build a 50,000-squarefoot single-story physical rehabili tation hospital with 42 beds, a park ing lot, landscaping, ponds and site improvements.Theordinance passed unani mously.
n City commissioners ap proved a special exception permit and agreement to remove billboards lo cated at 12201 and 12403 West Colonial Drive, and construct a new double sided billboard on prop erty located at 12201 West Colonial Drive.
Pash said the property has a low density residential future land use designation, which would allow a maximum of six dwelling units per acre, meaning the property could be developed at its maximum
Pash also presented the first read ing and public hearing of a request to amend and replace an ordinance to change the use of 5.51 acres located at 541 Winter Garden-Vineland Road.
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Community Development Director Steve Pash presented the first read ing and public hearing of a proposed ordinance request to rezone the prop erty on 3.04 acres of land at 14990 West Colonial Drive from Arterial Commercial District, C-2, to Planned Commercial Development, PCD.
Pash then presented the first read ing and public hearing of a request to rezone 31 acres of land located at 115 Roper Road, and 705 and 721 Winter Garden-Vineland Road from SingleFamily Residential District, R-1, to Planned Unit Development, PUD.
The General Fund is tentatively budgeted at $50,848,386 with the city recommending to keep the mill age rate at 4.5 mills, which will gener ate about $21.3 million in revenue, an increase of about $2.3 million.
The ordinance passed 4-1, with Mueller dissenting.
n Commissioners ap proved a recommenda tion to waive the formal procurement process and award Reef Controls LLC with the construction of three master radio station panels for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisi tion, and installation of two new master radio SCADA control panels in the amount of $78,500.
Commissioner Ron Mueller agreed and also mentioned his concern with the residence being a gated community.“I’mnota huge fan — especially when it’s low density like that,” he said. “I would be happy if they took the gates down.”
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The proposed development includes demolition of the existing Circle K gas station,
n The City Commission approved the Garden Com munity Choir Wine Walk for 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Com missioners also approved the Think Pink Ride for 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8.
The city has kept the millage rate flat for the past five years.
Pash said the request includes moving the existing entrance that comes off of Avalon Road, south by 180 feet to help with access. He said the applicants have been working with Orange County on the intersec tion improvements the county has going on in the area.
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Mayor John Rees said, like with any development, he has concerns about destroying the bigger trees in the area.
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n City commissioners ap proved a recommendation to waive the formal pro cess and award a purchase order to the $476,640.FacilityWastemanholestoConstructionCathcartCompanyremedythedeficientandpipeattheWaterTreatmentintheamountof
n The City Commission approved an agreement between the School Board of Orange County and the city of Winter Garden Police Department for the School Resource Officer Program.
capacity of 186 units. However, the developer has proposed 2.8 units per acre, coming in at a total of 87 homes.
n Two properties, 0.59 acres at 13023 West Colo nial Drive and 0.75 acres located at Ninth Street, were annexed and rezoned into the city as City C-2 Ar terial Commercial District.
In the past, Acahand said 100% of the proceeds have benefited orga nizations such as Matthew’s Hope, One Heart for Women and Children, Orlando Day Child & Nursery, Pov erty Solutions Group and the Salva tion
The Town Council denied the five-day Light the World Community Christmas Concert. However, it made an exception if the organizer changes it to a two-day event.
Catanzariti, 13, who has been dancing since she was 5 years old, said her favorite part of dance and the studio’s competitions is cheering
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Isabella Ward, 17, got involved with dance when she was only 3 years old and has been at Footworks for the entirety of her dance career.
The show will go live at 7 p.m. Fri days. Those interested can watch and vote on the DanceBUG app or website.
Town Manager Robert Smith said after meeting with Red Rocket Stu
Serviss said she would love to expand the studio, because the space is at its capacity, as well as grow and recruit more students.
The Dance Comp. Battle,” which premiered Friday, Sept. 16, showcases different dance studios competing head-to-head in a variety of different dance styles in the first season of the online show.
son while also giving back to those in need.The free public event would have featured four to five local schools, and community and church choirs per forming each night, closing out with professional talent from the Central Florida area.
guys know … Icon Park is very tran sient,” he said. “The reason for the event was really about raising people’s spirits during Christmas and doing something nice for the community. We felt like, man, Windermere is perfect, small town, beautiful, we all live in the area or around the area; it’s a great community to give back to.”
Smith said most of the concerns the town received prior to the meeting related to noise pollution, light pol lution and generator noise.
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The dancers start as young as 18 months and go up to adults. Class options include combo classes, single genre, creative movement, aerial silks, acrobatics, ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, contemporary and musical theater.
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organizations a two-night event if they were open to it.
Studio owner Krystie Serviss said she was excited and shocked when she learned the studio had been selected.
“It’s just an outlet to really let me express myself and feel like I’m free,” sheSophiesaid.
Ayla Carroll, 14, who has been danc ing for 12 years, said she is thrilled to be participating in the show.
The 24 competing dancers from Footworks range in age from 8 through 18.
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“I love to dance, because all of the people are really encouraging, and it really helps grow my passion,” Car roll said. “It’s really cool being on the show, because it’s a way of showing off the hard work that we’ve been putting in, and it’s really good pay off for everything that we’ve done.”
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Traffic, noise and light pollution were among the council’s primary concerns — as was the concert’s pro posed five-day duration.
Footworks was one of the 30 selected studios picked out of thousands of entries.
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Serviss is no stranger as to what it takes to make it in the dance world. She started dancing when she was only 3 years old and began competing when she was in the seventh grade. She later earned her degree in dance from Slippery Rock University.
dios and those involved with Light Orlando, he gained the understand ing the event was much smaller and town
The dance videos include a few dif ferent varieties of performance such as musical theater, contemporary and lyrical.Serviss said the show is good exposure for both the studio and its dancers, also giving the performers validation for their hard work, with most of them working to perfect their skills at the studio since a young age.
“I want them to leave here not just being good dancers, but being good human beings,” she said of her ulti mate goal for the students.
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The studio owner moved from Long Island, New York, to Clermont in 2012 and taught at a dance studio while also working at Disney, until she transitioned in 2016 to teach at Footworks.Whenthe previous owner of the studio decided to retire, Serviss knew it was her chance to pursue a lifelong dream and took over the studio in August 2019, right before the onset of the Althoughpandemic.owning the studio is challenging, the instructor said it is also“Everrewarding.sinceI was little, it was my goal to open my own studio,” she said. “I really just can’t picture myself doing anything else. I love working with kids; I love creating. … It just really is my passion.”
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ore than 20 dancers from Footworks Dance Studio in Winter Garden have entered into a worldwide dance competition hosted by Dance BUG.“VS.
The instructor said she tries to set her students up for success when they leave the studio with core values such as self motivation, confidence, reli ability, discipline and teamwork.
After two meetings and much dis cussion, the Windermere Town Council denied unanimously a spe cial event permit request submitted by the Acahand Foundation to pres ent the Light the World Community Christmas Concert in the town.
According to Red Rocket Studios, an Orlando marketing and event com pany, in collaboration with Acahand, the Christmas concert is an oppor tunity for the community to come together to celebrate the holiday sea
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The dancers are currently working on new content for their upcoming competition season, which runs from January through May.
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“No matter what … we’re not shooting sound over to Forest Street or really toward Fifth Avenue at all,” heResidentsaid. Tom Stroup said the event would have been a welcome addition to the town.
The concert would have run from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, through Friday, Dec. 10, in the area outside Town Hall. Attendees would be encouraged to learn more about local charitable organizations and to donate to a charity of their choice through the “Giving Machines” set up as kiosks throughout the event.
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TheArmy.organizers said they expected the concert to draw about 300 to 400 people each night and require a crew of about 20 people.
After all council members appeared to be in agreement of their concerns for the event, Martini made a motion to deny the request but offered the
on her teammates and having them support her, too.
Each week, DanceBUG will pull five random studios and show their filmed videos, allowing judges to give feedback and then letting the audience vote. The show also will include video interview snippets from select dancers at the studios.
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“This does not benefit the town; it benefits the charity solely and the other charities that they contribute to,” he said. “But it is not a fit to our town or our residents or our staff or ourDespitepolice.”the council’s offer for the town to host a two-day event, Camille McCashland, leader of the Acahand Foundation, said that was not a pos sibility.“Wereally want to do this for six days,” she said. “We have so much interest.”
Rick Barranco, executive producer for Red Rocket Studios, said the organization held the same event last year, running six days, at the Eye of Orlando in Icon Park. But because it is a community event, the organiza tion wanted the concert to be located within a small community such as Windermere.“Itwasagreat success, but as you
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Serviss said she has a talented team of staff members who help her teach the classes, and she mainly works with the competitive students.
“We were really proud because it helps show the dancers all of their hard work has paid off,” Serviss said. “Putting their dance aside, putting their talent aside, I really am lucky with these girls. They’re fantastic all-around, and I can’t think of any one more deserving of it.”
Footworks was established to provide quality performing arts instruction to the local Servisscommunity.saidthestudio has some thing for everyone, offering both competitive and recreational classes.
Barranco said the whisper genera tors used are quiet. In addition, the speakers could face either Main Street or Town Hall.
“I don’t say that about every event, because I don’t feel like all events are equal,” he said. “But I think this is a worthy cause, and I appreciate the effort you guys have put into it.”
“Thefriendly.intent is to bring in those choirs from local schools, local churches and hopefully be able to instill the holiday spirit in people and also raise some money for some local charities,” Smith said. “When I first heard ‘concert series,’ the thought in my head was, ‘Oh my gosh, this is going to be something that the town cannot handle.’ But again, with the amount of numbers they’re talking about … this is something that we would see at a low attended farmers market, not a food truck event.”
Interested studios were asked to fill out a questionnaire as well as send past videos of dances.
“As you know, we are a pretty small community, so we have to keep the residents in mind,” Council Member Bill Martini said. “We don’t want to overwhelm our residents with too much at one time.”
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“It was done in my classroom as a way to explain to the students what was going to be occurring and what was going on,” Steinly said. “It was a great way for the students to under stand what was going on and put a positive spin on everything. (But) I was a nervous wreck.”
“The kids loved it,” she said. “They were excited to see his hair getting cut. They couldn’t believe he was allowing me to do that. It was a great experience.”“Ijustdidit to show her and talk to her class about community and fam ily — and when people look different that it doesn’t impact who they are,” Strenth said. “Once I explained why, a lot of (the students) came up to me and said, ‘That’s great that you did that.’”
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Her principal, Robert Strenth, suggested they talk to her class together — and requested she shave his head in front of them.
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“Ms. Steinly had come in and shared what was going on with her medically,” Strenth said. “One of the things she talked about was there were physical changes that were going to occur because of that. And to me it was, ‘Hey, I want to do some thing to show you you’re not alone. I’ll do whatever I can to be on that journey with you here at the school.’”
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They set up a chair in the class room and wrapped a towel around Strenth’s shoulders — and Steinly was handed the electric clippers.
The entire Prairie Lake faculty has put its support behind the teacher.
“His door is always open, and he’s so supportive,” Steinly said.
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TEAM STEINLY Steinly was diagnosed with breast cancer in July. After she finishes the chemotherapy treatments in November, she will undergo surgery. She said Strenth’s support is heartwarming.“Icouldnotask for a better boss,” she said. “He’s one of the main rea sons I stay here. I drive quite a dis tance to work here. … He’s always been more than supportive with everything and anything I’ve need ed through the years, from medical emergencies with the family to talk ing to him when things aren’t going the way I want them to.
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my Steinly didn’t know how she was going to tell her Prairie Lake Elementary third-graders she was going to lose all the long hair she had at the beginning of the school year. She worried about looking different once the chemotherapy caused her hair to fall out while she was being treated for Stage 2 breast cancer.
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ing daily well wishes, a blanket to use during chemotherapy sessions and a cookbook from a colleague who has a family member going through the sameLaurathing.Solverson, a teacher on the third-grade team, created pink Team Steinly T-shirts for the staff and fac ulty at Prairie Lake. The shirts will be worn weekly as long as Steinly is fighting“She’scancer.gotagreat grade level who has rallied to her support,” Strenth said. “They all let her know we are there for her — and whatever we can do for her as she goes through this challenge.“(Amy) brings a compassion for her kids; she is constantly trying to seek out ways to teach her kids and reach them,” Strenth said. “I’m glad that she is a member of our fam ily. That’s kind of how we approach everything at the school, and she’s a valued part of that.
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think that’s where our money needs to “It’sgo. like a budget we work with in our home,” she said. “We only have a certain amount, so you have to work within that budget. I think $30,000 is adequate without a business plan and without showing what you want to do. For the functions they currently have in their agenda, $30,000 is enough.”
Contingency money also was dis cussed, but there was no agreement on where the money would come out to keep the millage rate steady.
The nature preserve’s Oakland Heritage & Wildlife Festival will feature flora, fauna and food.
Initially, the HRDB had a tentative budget of a little more than $30,000. During the meeting however, Commissioner Larry Brinson made a motion to allocate $100,000 for the 2022-23 budget for the HRDB instead of keeping it at its initial amount.
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The Ocoee City Commission discussed a few changes to its 2022-23 tentative budget during its first public hearing Thursday, Sept. 15.
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Another change to the budget came after Brinson made a motion to increase the salary of the Ocoee Youth Council volunteer from $5,000 to its original amount of $10,000, which passed 3-2. Johnson and Commissioner Richard FirstnerFollowingdissented.that,there was a motion made by Wilsen to reduce the travel budget for the Ocoee Youth Council. That motion carried, 3-2 with Brinson and Commissioner George Oliver dis senting.Inaddition, Wilsen proposed a motion to increase the previously established budget for sidewalks by $50,000 to $300,000. This motion was approved unanimously. To avoid increasing the millage
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“You sit up here to do the right stuff for citizens which means, (you’re) a guardian of the money,” Johnson said. “You are supposed to guard the money.”Witha tentatively approved budget of $72,880,044, a 7.4% decrease from Fiscal Year 2022, the commissioners approved, with a 4-1 vote — Wilsen opposed, a tentative millage rate of 4.9732.The commission also approved with a 4-1 vote — Wilsen dissented, the adoption of the tentative budget ordinance.TheOcoee City Commission met again Wednesday, Sept. 21, after press time, for its second and final public hearing relating to the 2022-23 Fiscal Year tentatively approved budget.
The Human Relations Diversity Board, the Ocoee Youth Council and public safety items such as sidewalks were the main topics of contention among the commissioners and the residents of the city.
With budget changes, Ocoee millage rate would increase
Tues-Thurs: 8-12 & 1-5
A special video tribute to the late Jim Thomas, an environmental crusader and founder of the pre serve and FOLA, will begin at 1 p.m.
Parking is free but will be limited, so Hunt recommends residents walk along the West Orange Trail to the preserve. September is Healthy Self ie Month with Healthy West Orange, she said, so folks who live in town can take their Healthy Selfie while walk ing to the festival.
Ultimately, the motion to raise the HRDB budget from the initial amount to $100,000 passed with a 3-2 vote, with Wilsen and Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson opposing.
This festival was scheduled for fall 2020 but was canceled because of the“Thispandemic.year,we’re able to do a true focus on the amazingness that is natural Florida,” Hunt said.
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The commission voted to increase budgets for the Human Relations Diversity Board, Youth Council and sidewalks. IF YOU GO NATURE FEST AT OAKLAND NATURE PRESERVE WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur day, Sept. 24 WHERE: Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland ACTIVITIES: Presentations, guided hikes, animal interac tions, children’s activities, numerous vendors and more. SPONSORSHIP: ONP director Jennifer Hunt said sponsorships have closed for this event but there are other opportunities to sponsor events throughout the year. To inquire, visit oaklandna turepreserve.org or email oaklandnaturepreserve.org.jhunt@
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“That’s been divided, so the flora and fauna side is now at the preserve, and there will be Oakland Heritage Day run by the town of Oakland in January,” ONP Director Jennifer Hunt said. “We are back in full swing with a new festival … focusing on the amazing plants and animals that surround us.”
The Oakland Nature Preserve is hosting its first on-site festival Sat urday, Sept. 24, and folks are invited to enjoy a day of experiencing natural Florida.Nature Fest is the first solo festi val at ONP, which has participated in joint heritage and wildlife festivals with the town of Oakland in the past.
“I don’t want to cut back from the fire and police departments,” Johnson said. “Those are the two most impor tant things we’ve got.”
Hunt will conduct a guided hike on the upland trails, show off the restoration work being done on the drier trails and share the history of the preserve. Several other tours, including the Mindful Hike and Yoga program and all five Lake Apopka boat tours are filled.
This will include an array of ani mals, such as skunks, snakes, turtles and the preserve’s opossums, Prim rose and SettingPetunia.upbooths will be envi ronmental partners such as Friends of Lake Apopka, Orange Audubon Society and Green Mountain Sce nic Byway; as well as artists, clubs and other vendors with a focus on nature-inspired wares.
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In other words, he wants to be the last man standing.
Carter takes pride in his stamina — his ability to play multi-set gigs with energy, passion and expertise.
Carter was born May 4, 1937, in Ferndale Michigan, one of eight kids. And although he didn’t inherit his musical talent from his parents, they instilled a work ethic that still fuels him at 85.
And then, perhaps the most shocking two words of all: Free tickets!Irealize most of you may not be familiar with the history of jazz. However, believe me when I say the term “living legend,” when applied to Carter, is not hyperbole. This maestro — who has performed on so many records that no one has an absolute accurate count (best estimate is north of 2,700 albums) — is one of the most influential musicians in the genre. A brief (and vastly incomplete) synopsis: He was a member of the second Miles Davis Quintet, which also featured Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams. Other notable names: Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Cannonball Adderley, B.B. King, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery and Bobby Timmons. Carter earned his first Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Instrumental Composition, a second in 1998 for Best Jazz Instru mental Group and a third this year
Immersed in the New York jazz scene, Carter’s professional career began as some of the most influ ential and revered recordings in the genre were being made. But Carter said that notion — that they were creating history — never entered their“Weminds.were having a good time playing with our dear friends, whoever they happened to be on that particular date,” he said. “We had a chance to play music with
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“I get a little embarrassed when I hear the things I am credited for doing,” Carter said. “I’m just happy to have made someone’s life easier, giving someone another view of life that they would not have had, perhaps, if we had not talked. … Just happy to have made someone’s life not so traumatic, and I kind of groove with that.
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In 2021, two different nations honored Carter for his lifetime of achievement and contributions. The French Minister of Culture awarded him the medallion and title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. Then, the Japa nese government awarded him The Order of the Rising Sun — for his musical contributions to relations between Japan and the United States.“Other-worldly,” Carter said of The Order of the Rising Sun. “I think when we go to work every night and play this music, we’re not so focused on the parameters this music covers. We’re just playing for the people who are at the first table off the bandstand to the left or for the couple who walked in a little bit late but will stay to the last note. We’re playing this music because we hear these sounds, and we hope that there’s someone out there who tunes in to what these sounds mean. ... In this case, the Japanese people seemed to be tuned into jazz players’ attempts to make music be meaningful. And this honor is the first one given to an African Ameri can … and that’s quite an honor for me.”Ever the gentleman — he likes to end his conversations with the words, “Love you” — Carter said the sweetest fruits of his career are the chances he has had to make someone else’s life better.
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 WHERE: Oakland Town Center, 221 N. Arrington St., Oakland DETAILS: This is an outdoor event. Ample free parking available. Bring your own chairs or blankets, if desired. Limited food, beer and wine available for purchase.
fter you read this, visit ron carterjazz.com and click on “Performances.”There,you’llfind all the upcoming concert dates for living legend Ron Carter — the Guinness world record-holder as the most recorded jazz upright bassist in history.
“That starts with each one member of that group … having respect and understanding that there’s someone next to them who is trying to play some really nice music,” he said. “You need to help them reach that goal. That’s always
band the way I think the music is demanding it goes,” Carter said. “And to do that, you need the stam ina, you need the concepts, you need the skill level, you need the determination and the daring to be able to put yourself in that position to accept that kind of responsibility. To make that work, you need to be the last guy left.”
Carter picked up the cello at age 11 but later switched to the bass. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and then his master’s from the Manhat tan School of Music.
for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Perhaps more than any other genre of music, jazz is an in-the-moment conversation among the musicians. For Carter, that conversation starts long before the first down beat.
And he’s coming to West Orange. For free. And it’s all through Joseph McMullen’s amazing HAPCO Music
Jazz legend Ron Carter to perform in Oakland
“I’m not sure any of us realized we had a place in the evolution; music was changing,” Carter said. “We were not looking down the line in terms of this record or these events as historical landmarks, like the rings in a tree trunk. We were looking forward. Can we do (to develop) last night’s idea or the last chorus rhythm we stumbled on? Can we develop those ideas right now and not worry about next month?”
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In this list of concerts, one date sticks out as a distinct — and ridiculous — anomaly. Sitting at the top of a list that includes a four-night stint at New York City’s historic Birdland Jazz Club and an upcoming 13-show tour of Europe (and previously four shows at Blue Note Tokyo in August) is a curious one: the Ron Carter Trio, Sept. 24, Oakland, Florida.
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INFO: HAPCO Music Founda tion is presenting the show in collaboration with Pappy Mar tin Legacy Jazz Collective and Tennessee Valley Jazz Society. It is supported by Presenter Consortium for Jazz, a program of Chamber Music America, funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
And even if you’re not a jazz con noisseur, the opportunity to watch an innovator — a master — work in his chosen craft is one you should not miss.
“They had big influence on me growing up as a responsible adult, being able to understand respon sibility and being kind to my fellow man,” Carter said. “(But) they were not involved with my musi cal career other than making sure I practiced and got to the lessons.”
“I just heard a sound, and I tried to find it,” he said. “I’m still look ing.”
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“SharingFoundation.thegenius of Ron Carter’s music with our commu nity is such an honor for HAPCO,” McMullen said. “This will be an amazing night of music from a true jazz great who has influenced the style since the early 1960s.”
some wonderful people every night when our instruments came out of the case. I’m completely surprised about the influence those records still have today.
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“I want to be able to steer the
the undertow of these conversa tions. At the top of the list is, ‘How was your day?’ ... Let’s try to figure out the off-the-bandstand conver sations, so we can see that we’re on the same page.”
“The city of Winter Garden had more discretion, because of the water consumption and the wastewater concerns,” Wilson said. “I early on had the opportunity to speak with (City Manager) Jon Williams. He said very early on the city of Winter Garden is likely going to deny and do whatever it takes to make sure they are getting theWilsonanswers.”said her only interaction with PureCycle was in the initial dis cussions of the company building in the“Theirarea. description of what would be happening in the facilities — it was a very introductory meeting, and it was a non-detailed description of what would be going on in the facility, so my ability to actually know what the chemical process was going on … I didn’t have the opportunity,” she said. “I was led to believe the Winter Garden facility would be for sorting and lab work (back in August 2021).”
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She has since had a chance to research the activities that would take place at such a facility.
In July, Winter Garden elected offi cials passed a resolution to initiate conflict-resolution procedures with Orange County regarding its zoning manager’s approval of PureCycle.
“I support the city of Winter Garden and the people of Winter Garden in trying to protect their water supply and their environment.”
The city announced it will legally challenge Orange County’s zoning approval for the recycling facility.
ary increase for town staff, 5% for directors and 4% for Oakland Police Department, and includes a 14% retirement contribution for sworn officers in order to be competitive with other agencies.
better traffic, or Windermere or Winter Garden. And I think that has a lot to do with how much the staff has done.”
On Sept. 6, 50 environmental non governmental organizations from across the United States — includ ing Greenpeace US, The Last Beach Cleanup and Sierra Club — joined PPC and One Winter Garden in its fight in a letter sent to Dustin Olsen, CEO of PureCycle Technologies Inc., along with the CEOs of seven Pure Cycle Partners. The letter requested PureCycle respect the serious con cerns raised by the east Winter Garden community and abandon its plans for a plastic waste sorting facility there.
n The elected officials adopted a 10-year Water Supply Facility Work Plan as required by the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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n The commission approved the first public hearing of an ordinance that provides protection of the new municipal logo.
Commissioners passed the first reading of the tentative budget, set at $28 million, and the proposed millage rate of 6.3.
— Winter Garden Mayor John Rees
n Commissioners approved the consent agenda, which included the following: acceptance of an easement at 17500 Broad Street and a pedestrian easement for American Tower Utility, right-of-way acquisition of Catherine Ross Road, approval of a concession lease agreement, and a letter of support for MetroPlan Fiscal Year 2022 Safe Streets and Roads for All Discre tionary Grant Opportunity.
“When I moved here, and I went into the old town hall; they argued for half an hour whether my ad dress was correct or not,” Stark said. “We’ve come a long way. I’ve been in office since 1994, (Commis sioner) Mike Satterfield was right behind me; everyone else has ten ure. And we’ve been working on this for years. It’s a process, and I think we’ve done an amazing job.”
The county zoning department ini tially denied PureCycle’s request but later reversed the decision and issued an approval to allow the use under county zoning.
East Winter Garden mobilizes to fight plastic-waste facility
n The prep facility will ex clusively serve as a sorting facility for polypropylene. It is not a Materials Recovery Facil ity. Feed pre-processing (feed prep) at its Central Florida facility uses a mechanical pro cess, no chemicals or solvents are involved.
n Commissioners passed the first public hearing of an ordinance that updates the Buildings and Building
Mayor Kathy Stark pointed out in the workshop that the town’s millage rate, while higher than other munic ipalities in the area, must include the Orange County Fire Rescue costs, which is mandated by the county.
The city first learned of PureCycle when the company attempted to annex its site into the city. The request was withdrawn after the city put cer tain criteria in place. Without the city’s knowledge, the company then asked Orange County to separately approve its proposed plastic wasterecovery use.
County regarding the ongoing con troversy. Ardaman said a resolution was not reached and hopes PureCycle will agree to a community meeting in the near Nicolefuture.Wilson, Orange County Dis trict 1 Commissioner, said she initially supported the addition of the facil ity but changed her stance once she learned more about the company and its“Iprocesses.haven’thad any ability to utilize my position or discretion, because there wasn’t a zoning change,” she said. “The zoning determination never came to me or the Board of County Commissioners — because the use wasn’t substantially different. It was industrial … and it would have required a different type of rezoning for me to have had the ability to review or deny, so it stayed with staff.
The community advocacy orga nization is urging residents to fight PureCycle Technologies, which is proposing to build its latest facility on land located in Orange County but abutting the city.
“We’re literally doing everything we can to get the community involved to let them know this is our backyard,” said Chloe Johnson Brunson, vice president of One Winter Garden. “At our monthly meetings, we tell people, ‘Hey, you guys, you need to be involved in this. This is no good for our neighborhood.’ Who wants this in theirFlyersneighborhood?”havebeenprinted to notify residents of what could be coming to their neighborhood, and Brunson and One Winter Garden president Jamie Holley walked door to door last month handing them out to citizens.
One Winter Garden has joined in the fight against a plastic-waste facility proposed in east Winter Garden.
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“I support the city of Winter Gar den and the people of Winter Garden in trying to protect their water supply and their environment,” she said.
Brunson grew up on nearby Maxey Drive, and her grandfather, Daniel Johnson, still lives on the street.
“I feel like at one point we had one of the highest property values in the
“This isn’t acceptable in our com munity,” Brunson said. “Put some thing positive (in) that when we’re gone, it’s something the kids can have and help benefit for a good future. (PureCycle) does nothing for us.”
The commission previously approved the tentative fiscal year budget for Oakland Avenue Charter School in June.
Residents are banding together to try to keep the recycling company out of their neighborhood while the city continues its legal challenge against Orange County.
area,” Stark said. “I think the work we have done in this place will have cache 20, 30, 40 years from now. It will be like Winter Park, but with
“The city has an obligation to protect our community and our citizens. If a resolu tion cannot be reached, Winter Garden is prepared to go the distance.”
n PureCycle expects the facil ity would create 30 to 40 wellpaid, skilled jobs and hire east Winter Garden residents to fill them. Its goal is to create op portunities for career growth and advancement for those in east Winter Garden.
“The commission had already ap proved the logo,” Koontz said. “This puts it in the code and gives the commission control over the town’s logo. It gives us the ability to govern our own logo.”
n PureCycle plans to schedule trucks only during regular work hours and spread them out to reduce congestion. Currently, it does not an ticipate more than two trucks per hour. This will maximize efficiency while minimizing traffic congestion and noise in the neighborhood.
“Since the initial approval of the budget, there has been some changes and updates to the budgets,” Town Manager Steve Koontz wrote in a memo to the Town Commission.
n The town proclaimed Sept. 17 through 23 as Constitution Week.
The Plastic Pollution Coalition — a global alliance of organizations, busi nesses and thought leaders working toward a world free of plastic pollu tion — has announced it is supporting One Winter Garden in its fight against PureCycle. PPC is spreading the mes sage that “PureCycle Technologies’ planned plastic waste facility has no place in their community due to the potential risks it could pose to resi dents, including the release of micro plastics and other hazardous chemical pollution.”PPCreached out to One Winter Garden after learning of PureCycle’s intentions. Austin Arthur, secretary of One Winter Garden, said he has kept in touch with PPC.
Plant Street on the first Thursday of each month to discuss topics of inter est and importance to east Winter Garden. For information on the orga nization, call (407) 809-8378 or email owg@onewintergarden.com.
n PureCycle will not be burn ing plastics at the facility and is opposed to doing so.
so hard to build up,” Holley told PPC. “We must also take into consider ation our environmental health. We have one of the largest lakes in the state right here, Lake Apopka. We do not need PureCycle’s tainted dis charge water polluting our lake. Then there is the noise, the traffic, the foul smells, and the trucks 24 hours a day. It’s not wanted or needed here by the residents.”
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“It’s in his backyard,” Brunson said of the proposed facility. “(My fam ily) said they always had to deal with one thing or another in this commu nity. There is so much history in this community. It’s very rich in culture. So, to me, that’s very sentimental to my grandfather. If you’re going to put something like that in my grandfa ther’s backyard, I’m going to do some thing about “PureCycleit.” belongs in a heavy industry area, not on the same street as our community that we are trying
Therate.”town has been able to decrease its millage rate almost annually from 6.75 in 2018 to the proposed rate of 6.3 - because of proper planning, Koontz said.
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regulation chapter of the town’s Code of Ordinances. It deals with numbering of buildings, develop ment review fees, construction per mitting, permit fees and penalties, construction hours, building per mits and inspections, and enforce ment procedures and appeals.
The tentative budget for the Impact Fees Fund, Utility Fund and General Fund was approved at $28,079,668, and the tentative millage rate was set at 6.3. The second reading and pub lic hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Town Meet ing, 221 N. Arrington St.
At the Aug. 25 Winter Garden City Commission meeting, attorney A. Kurt Ardaman said the city had a meeting with staff from Orange
“We share a common goal; we have a common foe, and it’s PureCycle,” he said. “I’ve been working to make sure they understand the issue from our perspective.”OneWinter Garden meets at the Healthy West Orange building on East
“The OACS budget has been updated based on the state revenue calculator that was available in July and some additional considerations concerning maintenance and sala ries.The General Fund budget has been updated to reflect the latest revenue estimates from the state of Florida. The budget reflects funding from the property tax millage at a rate of 6.30, which is a reduction of the 6.40 millage rate that was in place for FY 2022.“The General Fund also includes the Oakland Avenue Charter School HVAC renovation project of $1.1 million, which is the remainder of the funding for the project,” Koontz wrote. “It reflects the lease pro ceeds and the construction of the project. There is funding included for one new police officer and five grant-funded teacher aid positions forTheOACS.”budget includes a 4% sal
n The facility will be clean and quiet (below regulatory stan dards), producing no odors or contaminants, and operate at below average noise levels. Moreover, plastics will not be washed or cleaned at this fa cility, and no pollutants or mi croplastics will be discharged into the wastewater system.
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The Oakland Town Commission approved the first reading of the tentative budget and tentative mill age rate for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and set the date for the second and final reading at its Sept. 12 budget work shop and regular meeting.
“We are not allowed to separate our fire from the rest of the mill age,” she said. “If you take fire out ... which is what we would like to do with Orange County ... we’d be sit ting at four-point-something. It’s about 2.2 mills ... what unincorpo rated Orange County residents pay. If people look at our millage rate and say it’s 6.3 and Ocoee is 4.9, if we took out the fire, we would be around that
The facility would be located at 851 E. Maple St., near roughly 1,800 resi dents in the traditionally black neigh borhood.According to the PureCycle web site, the company, headquartered in Orlando, announced last fall it was building a plastic recycling prep facility in Winter Garden. The facility would sort and process polypropyl ene plastic (designated as No. 5 plas tic), which is used for items includ ing food and general-use containers, toys, automotive, and building and construction, as well as in agriculture.
CITY VS. COUNTY City of Winter Garden officials have made clear their opposition to Pure Cycle.“The city has an obligation to pro tect our community and our citizens,” Winter Garden Mayor John Rees said in a statement issued by the city. “If a resolution cannot be reached, Winter Garden is prepared to go the distance.”
Representatives from Pu reCycle have issued some additional details about the proposed facility and its in tended use.
According to PPC: “The potential consequences of PureCycle’s planned activities and operations include release of toxic chemical and micro plastic pollution, noxious odors, noise and light pollution, increased truck and vehicle traffic, emission of cli mate-warming greenhouse gases, and high risk of fires and explosions.”
The home at 8052 Oakland Place, Orlando, sold Sept. 13, for $1,151,000. Built in 1996, it has six bedrooms, six baths and 5,806 square feet. Days on market: 32.
home in the Reserve at Lake Butler Sound community in Win dermere topped all West Orange-area residential real-estate transactions from Sept. 10 to 16.
The home at 7051 Bramlea Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $560,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,963 square feet of living area. Days on market: 27.
The home at 9120 Aliso Ridge Road, sold Sept. 15, for $486,000. Built in 1997, it has four bed rooms, three baths and 2,621 square feet. Days on market: 16.
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These are the highestselling homes in each com munity in West Orange.
Reserve at Lake Butler Sound estate sells for $1,960,000
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The home at 9943 Bay Vista Estates Blvd., Orlando, sold Sept. 16, for $540,000. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,724 square feet of living area. Days on market: Five.
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The home at 11019 Ullswater Lane, Wind ermere, sold Sept. 16, for $1,960,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths and 5,916 square feet of living area. Days on market: 29.
The townhouse at 15651 Orange Harvest Loop sold Sept. 12, for $484,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,444 square feet. Days on market: Four.
The home at 6753 Point Hancock Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 13, for $1,100,000. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, five baths and 4,590 square feet of living area. Days on market: Two.
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The home at 10148 Culpepper Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 16, for $600,000. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,322 square feet. Days on market: Nine.
The home at 14489 Whittridge Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 15, for $520,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,026 square feet of living area.
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The townhouse at 8018 Basilica Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 16, for $451,000. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,860 square feet of living area. Days on mar ket: 29.
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The home at 11019 Ullswater Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $1,960,000. This Italian designed home built by Brierhill Custom Homes features a waterscape entry and English garden park for relaxing.
The home at 9240 Edenshire Circle, Orlando, sold Sept. 13, for $635,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,317 square feet of living area. Days on market: One.
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The home at 8031 Naval Orange Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 16, for $550,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,298 square feet of living area. Days on market: 49.
The townhouse at 14083 Title Way, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $395,000. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,717 square feet.
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The townhouse at 11428 Center Lake Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $450,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,912 square feet of living area. Days on market: 94.
The home at 8349 Granada Blvd., Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $490,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,850 square feet of living area. Days on market: 48.
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The home at 10908 Lemon Lake Blvd., Orlando, sold Sept. 15, for $950,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths and 3,522 square feet of living area. Days on market: 98.
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The townhouse at 8613 Brookvale Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $382,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,369 square feet of living area. Days on market: Four.
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The home at 7212 Grace Road, Orlando, sold Sept. 16, for $720,000. Built in 1959, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,578 square feet of living area. Days on market: 68.
The home at 15554 Sunquat Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $675,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,514 square feet. Days on market: Six.
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The home at 13780 Bluebird Pond Road, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $545,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,283 square feet of living area. Days on market: Eight.
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The home at 6733 Merrick Land ing Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept. 15, for $605,000. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,789 square feet. Days on market: 68.
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The home at 8394 Via Vittoria Way, Orlando, sold Sept. 16, for $1,100,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths and 3,851 square feet of living area. Days on market: 79.
The home at 866 Pecori Terrace, Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $565,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,587 square feet of living area. Days on market: 53.
The home at 1600 Adair St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $290,000. Built in 1981, it has four bedrooms, one bath and 1,210 square feet of living area. Days on market: One.
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The home at 2791 Cullens Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 13, for $435,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,905 square feet of living area. Days on market: Five.
The home at 11003 Bostwick Alley, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 14, for $533,000. Built in 2022, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,689 square feet of living area.
The townhouse at 8655 Coventry Park Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 12, for $420,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,676 square feet of living area. Days on market: 43.
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The home at 741 Meadow Glade Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 15, for $500,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,032 square feet of living area. Days on market: Five.
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The townhouse at 1511 Sweet Apple St., Oakland, sold Sept. 16, for $373,500. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,620 square feet of living area. Days on market: 26.
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The home at 2815 Maria Isabel Ave., Ocoee, sold Sept. 14, for $590,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,398 square feet of living area. Days on market: Five.
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The home at 3346 Hanging Tide St., Winter Garden, Lake County, sold Sept. 16, for $820,000. Built in 2022, it has five four-and-one-halfbedrooms,bathsand 3,617 square feet of living area.
The home at 291 Sagecrest Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $650,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,524 square feet of living area. Days on market: One.
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The home at 6241 S. Hampshire Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 14, for $1,845,000. Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 4,373 square feet of living area. Days on market: 41.
The home at 1437 Selbydon Way, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 16, for $605,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,773 square feet of living area. Days on market: Five.
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The home at 365 Merlot Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 13, for $540,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,834 square feet of living area. Days on market: 35.
The home at 643 Courtlea Cove Ave., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 14, for $495,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,310 square feet of living area. Days on market: 65.
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The home at 811 Civitas Way, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $1,725,000. It was the largest transaction in Winter Garden from Sept. 10 to 16.
The home at 2 Croomia Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 14, for $350,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,528 square feet of living area. Days on market: 18.
The home at 2785 Migliara Lane sold Sept. 14, for $550,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,227 square feet. Days on market: 37.
The home at 6218 Andreozzi Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 16, for $675,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,600 square feet. Days on market: 52.
The home at 2255 Standing Rock Circle, Oakland, sold Sept. 12, for $515,000. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,137 square feet of living area. Days on market: 18.
The home at 15072 Stuttgart Alley, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $530,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. Days on market: 30.
The home at 7401 John Hancock Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 14, for $1,290,000. Built in 2019, it has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths and 4,609 square feet of living area. Days on market: 49.
The home at 811 Civitas Way, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $1,725,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 5,002 square feet of living area. Days on market: Eight.
PRAIRIE MEADOWS
The home at 3558 Heart Pine Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 12, for $575,000. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,077 square feet of living area. Days on market: 56.
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JOHNS LAKE POINTE
The home at 15345 Johns Lake Pointe Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 15, for $1,175,000. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths and 4,637 square feet of living area. Days on market: 62.
The home at 1984 Fishtail Fern Way, Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $476,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,144 square feet of living area. Days on market: Seven.
COVINGTON PARK
The home at 2304 Mountain Pine St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $599,000. Built in 2021, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,291 square feet of living area. Days on market: Eight.
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The townhouse at 2029 Milkweed St., Ocoee, sold Sept. 15, for $335,530. Built in 2021, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,485 square feet. Days on market: Six.
The home at 1907 Jessica Lea Lane, Ocoee, sold Sept. 12, for $260,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,008 square feet of living area. Days on market: 12.
The home at 18097 Adrift Road, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 16, for $537,740. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,028 square feet of living area.
The home at 9338 Trinana Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 14, for $429,500. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,813 square feet of living area.
The home at 10042 Beach Port Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 13, for $911,500. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,416 square feet of living area. Days on market: 20.
The Westyn Bay home at 940 Nola Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $650,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,586 square feet. Days on market: 31.
The home at 6067 Caymus Loop, Windermere, sold Sept. 13, for $750,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two halfbaths and 2,928 square feet of living area. Days on market: 24.
The home at 1411 Charleon Court, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $281,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,315 square feet of living area. Days on market: 25.
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The home at 15333 Gilligan Court, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 12, for $800,000. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,243 square feet of living area. Days on market: 22.
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The home at 1425 Williams Road, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 14, for $510,001. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,502 square feet.
The home at 5208 Mill Stream Road, Ocoee, sold Sept. 13, for $399,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,603 square feet of living area. Days on market: Nine.
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Windermere Prep senior and cross country athlete Brant Josephs recently placed third at the Mount Dora Christian Invitational. Page 2B.
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The Lake Buena Vista girls volleyball team defeated University High School, 3-1. The Vipers fought a tough battle, earning a 25-22 win in the first set, 25-23 in the second set and 25-11 in the fourth set. The Cou gars won the third set 25-11. The Vipers have an overall 5-5 record.
“Each year during swim season, we want to make it a great experience for them,” head swim coach Chad Sun dermeyer said. “The kids are having as much fun as they can, working hard.”ForSundermeyer, the most impor tant aspects for the culture he has been working to have among his swimmers are fun and family.
For Foundation Academy swim team, strength is in the numbers
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The Foundation Academy boys and girls swim teams currently stand at an undefeated 3-0 record.
The Horizon High School boys and girls bowling teams participated in a facility clean-up community service project Tuesday, Sept. 13, at AMF Kissimmee Lanes. According to the Horizon High School Athlet ics website, 13 students were able to dispose of 20 garbage bags after cleaning up the park ing lot and surrounding areas of the Hawks’ home bowling facility.
The CFCA Eagles implement lessons they learn in footbal in their lives outside of the game, as well.
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Campbell has been leading the Eagles for the last five years. How ever, this year, he and his coaching staff changed the way they run prac tices.“That’s been a very welcome change,” he said. “We are more situ ational, making practice more gamelike. … I’ve believe it’s paid off.”
For junior and the boys team cap tain Samuel Hoenstine, 17, being a part of the team can also offer com petitiveness between its members.
Four years ago, the school incorporated a swim team into its program. This year, the Lions are undefeated.
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Four years ago, the Lions founded both their swim teams with only 10 athletes. Today, there are 22 girls and 19 boys that swim for the team.
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The Windermere Prep girls volleyball team won the Elite Division at the Lake Howell Varsity Invitational during the weekend of Sept. 16 and 17. The Lakers didn’t lose a single set during the tournament, earn ing an overall record of 6-0.
gate, so that’s one thing I challenged this group in the beginning, it was to start fast. To be honest, I think the cancellation of the Kickoff Classic because of weather lit a fire in them to play with a sense of urgency and not take games for granted.”
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The Horizon High School girls volleyball team remains undefeated this season with an overall record of 10-0. The Hawks defeated formerly undefeated Tavares High School (9-1) 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Hawks defeated the Bulldogs 25-19 in the first set, 2521 in the second and 26-24 in the third. Senior Hailey Cappleman had 12 kills and 14 digs during the game, libero Gabby park had 14 digs, and Juliana Neves had 24 assists and seven aces. Horizon was set to host Eustis High School at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, after press time.
“Sincerespectively.I’vebeen here, we’ve always lost Week One — our first game of the season — every season I’ve been here,” head football coach Jeremy Campbell said. “I guess you can say this is unprecedented or uncharted territory being 2-0. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but for us, we’ve always started slow out of the
have fun,” he said. “(I want to) chal lenge them and start to teach life skills to a lot of the younger kids about discipline, dedication and all that through the sport of swimming.
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athletic website, Andres De la Rosa led the Wolverines with a 216 high game. On the girls side of the team, the ladies defeated West Orange, Ocoee and Wekiva in a Quad Match Wednesday, Sept. 14. On Thursday, Sept. 15, the ladies’ Wolverines defeated Horizon High School with Lauren Wallace leading the scoreboard with a 179 game. Currently, the girls have an overall season record of 4-0.
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CFCA has raced out to a 2-0 record to start their season. It’s uncharted territory for the Eagles.
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UP NEXT: The Royals will host Orlando Christian Prep Sept. 29.
The Eagles are big on commu nication and teamwork, and the coaching staff works hard every day to make sure the players know that those skills not only apply to foot ball but also life.
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“Families: They fight one another and they argue,” Campbell said. “But at the end of the day, family is fam ily, and we have each other’s backs. I think that that, from a standpoint of the football field is great. But (it trickles) into the classroom and into the hallways, as well, which makes it easier for me at my role as adminis trator here at the school to see those kids kind of embrace everyone and not just people who look like them or dress like them.”
“We have been a man down from a coaching point of things, but he’s done some great things over there, and when he gets back, we’ll all be better for it,” Campbell said.
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HORIZON (4-0), 22 POINCIANA (2-2), 6 HIGHLIGHTS: The Horizon Hawks are now a perfect 4-0 after beating Poinciana 22-6 Friday night. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks carried the ball 42 times for 214 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per play. On the defensive side of the ball, Bo Kenney and Cruz Frosch led the team for tackles at seven each. In total, the team also had 14 tackles for loss.
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HIGHLIGHTS: The Royals got their first win at Orangewood Chris tian Academy since 2006 after defeating the Rams 22-8 Friday night. On the offensive side of the ball, quarterback James McGinn completed passes to
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A big tool in the team’s success has been having Lo Wood and Excel Speed working on campus. That has allowed the Eagles to participate in events such as the QB Shootout and the Battle of the Pit, from which they are able to absorb knowledge from many different coaches with a lot of years of experience.
UP NEXT: Legacy will travel to Avant Garde Academy Thursday, Sept. 16.
“I’ve really grown because of him,” Hudson said of Preaster. “He pushed me to work hard.”
Prep senior and cross country athlete Brant Josephs recently placed third
Another challenge the Eagles have faced is one of their defense coaches, Terry Freeman, has been on a mission trip to South Africa for about three weeks.
UP NEXT: The Knights will host Freedom Friday, Sept. 23.
I guess our team energy. A lot of the boys are really close to (one another). We always know when our friends are having a bad day, and we say to each other, ‘Let’s talk to him.’ We know what we are in for. … My teammates understand it’s my last year, so they said they want to do something not only for me but also for them — and get far.
People want to be the best, but they don’t want to put in the work to be the best. That’s why I like to compete and see what I did different to others and what made me better.
Competing is a way to show yourself that your hard work can pay off more than other people’s.
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HIGHLIGHTS: The Knights were able to defeat the Olympia Titans with a strong defensive performance. Overall, the team accumulated 55 tackles, 38 were solo tackles and 17 were assisted tackles. Of those, 11 were tackles for loss. Josh Singh led the defense with 11 tackles, while Calvin Smith, Ezekiel Brinson and K. Carrasquillo all followed with nine tackles.
seven different wide receivers, going 17 for 27 on passing for 141 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The team rushed for 272 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry. The Royals defense allowed only 108 yards to the Rams during the game.
UP NEXT: The Lions will host Orlando Christian Prep Friday, Sept. 23.
OCOEE (3-1), 35 OLYMPIA (2-2), 6
Instead of being scared of the pain, I need to learn to expect it and use that to push myself more.
WEST ORANGE (2-2), 13 WEKIVA (2-2), 25
The passing of assistant coach Alain Noel still weighs heavy on the play ers and the coaches so much so, that some of them have been wear ing long sleeves shirts under their
UP NEXT: The Hawks will host Lake Buena Vista Friday, Sept. 30.
The Eagles will host Seffner Christian (2-1) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.
The offensive coaches try to implement new things they learn from watching college games on Saturdays, taking a very meticu lous and methodical approach as to how they bring those methods into practice. On the defensive side of the ball, the team has been improv ing on its technical skills.
CFCA: ‘Do What We Do’
THE FIRST ACADEMY (4-0), 22 ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-4), 8
Why cross country?
What’s your favorite time of the day to run?
Josephs is the only senior on the boys cross country team and is excited
For Preaster, leadership within the team comes by leading by exam ple.“In (one of our practices), we had a corner who messed up on a play; I made him better on the next play,” he said. “I got him right for the play, and he executed it. I showed him the pros and cons.”
we just had to push through and think about the reward, which in the end, we won.
I like the way you find yourself. It’s not a sport many people do; many say it’s their punishment. I think it’s a way to enjoy what you are given, because you are given two legs, and that’s all you need for the sport. You can use that to take you places that other sports can’t take you (to). Running is like self-improvement, basically. If you don’t have a good race, you can’t go back and change that. But you can use that to build and have a better race the next week.
To sustain their undefeated record, the Eagles always remain focused on the next play — no mat ter what happened on the previous one.“They really exceeded what I thought in the beginning,” Camp bell said. “So now, we are just tak ing it game by game — the next game is our biggest, because it is our next, and we are expecting some really good things from this group, and that the leadership that we have will continue to push us in that direction. The sky is the limit, I tell them that all the time, and we can be as good as we are on any given Friday or Thursday.”
AGE: 17 GRADE: Senior SCHOOL: Windermere Prep SPORTS: Cross country and track DISTANCE: 5K
Windermere at Mount Dora Christian Invitational. to break his current PR of 16:54 on a 5K
WEEK FOUR RECAP GAME OF THE WEEK WINDERMERE (1-3), 7 DR. PHILLIPS (1-3), 35 HIGHLIGHTS: The Panthers raced out to a 35-0 lead in the first half of this contest, which was rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 19, at Dr. Phillips, because of inclem ent weather and field conditions at Dep. Scott Pine Community Park. The Wolverines got on the scoreboard in the third quarter.
Receiver and senior Lavon Hud son, 17, and defensive back and senior Justin Preaster, 17, are exam ples of family within the team.
“(He’s) still in our minds,” Camp bell said. “So a lot of those kids are still rightfully so carrying that with them. So just walking with them through that and talking with them through that for me has been the biggest thing, and I think just try ing to let them know that it’s OK to grieve, and that’s part of the pro cess, and that they all grieve differ ently.”“That’s who we are doing it for,” Hudson said. “Can’t do (anything) else but play football for him.”
I love morning practices. … My teammates and I recognize there is more work made at that time, because there’s no heat. It’s nice to be up that early (5 a.m.), when you know other people are sleeping at that time and you are working.
Every coach on the CFCA foot ball team is able to provide different perspectives to improve the team’s play style on a constant basis.
Sometimes, I think going to the race and expect pain and be scared of the pain, which is something I need to be better at.
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HIGHLIGHTS: The Windermere Prep Lakers remained strong on the field after defeating Riverdale Ridge 42-21 Friday night. On the offensive side of the ball, Jackson Bennett set a school record after scoring five rushing touchdowns during the game. The O-line helped clear the way for another 300 rushing yards for the Lakers during the game. The defense allowed 14 points during the first quarter of the game but only gave up one touchdown in the remain ing three quarters.
When it comes to defense, Camp bell said the team is anchored by its aggressiveCulturally,D-line.the Eagles function like a family — not one player is big ger than the entire team.
LEGACY CHARTER (3-1), 6 INDIAN ROCKS CHRISTIAN (4-0), 37
Offensively, the teams motto is “Do What We Do.”
What are some things unique to your running style?
FOUNDATION (3-1), 21 MOUNT DORA (1-2), 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Foundation Academy had a successful game against Mount Dora Friday night, getting a 21-7 win on Homecoming night. On the offensive side of the ball, running back J.T. Bronaugh carried the ball eight times for 151 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Bronaugh also grabbed an interception on defense. Sam Zagame had 15 tackles (five TFL), while Luke Fulmer had eight tackles (five TFL). Kicker Braedyn White went three for three on the extra points.
“We take what the defense gives us,” Campbell said. “Our guys out front have played really well against multiple looks, defensively. So, I think that they are in a really good place to try to tune some things from a personal standpoint and from a play standpoint, as well.”
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“Football is a game that teaches you life lessons every day,” Camp bell said. “Things like teamwork and commitment and communication skills that they are going to need on a daily basis — whether they play this game or not. So for us, we just continue to remind them of those things and use our experience as a staff to continue to pour into them, so they don’t make the same mis takes we made as young men.”
What do you love most about competing?
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How do you prepare mentally for a meet?
Who’s your favorite superhero? Spider-Man. He always wants to help people, and he doesn’t get anything out of it.
Henry Hoyt Rice, longtime resident of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away peacefully on Sept. 12, 2022, with family at his bedside.
“In the guys team, we are all competitive with (one another),” he said. “We try to be better, ... we are always talking, having a good time and cheering each other up. … Everybody has got a good attitude, and we like working to get better ourselves.”
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Hoyt is survived by his wife, Sha ron; three sisters; daughters; Tammy Lee (Rice) Serna and Stacy Louise (Rice) Wikner; and three grand daughters.Familyand friends gathered for ser Sept. 18 at Baldwin Fairchild Home in Winter Garden.
“I try and let the team do that and the captains do that,” he said. “With having such a young team, a lot of them are already motivated and ner vous.”Emma Sundermeyer believes lead ership is executed by actions.
Sharon’s funeral arrangements are in the caring guidance of Winter Oak Funeral Home, Winter Garden.
“The culture is very fun and very inclusive,” she said. “Everyone is a part of it — no matter if this is their first year swimming or fifth. We all come together, especially at meets. We all do relays with (one another), and we all score points for the team.”
A coaching method that Chad Sundermeyer believes has been positive on the team is his ability to relate to the athletes.
The family will be receiving rela tives and friends on from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Winter Oak Funeral Home, 1132 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, Florida 34787.
She was an administrative assis tant at Orange County Health Department for many years. She was a hard-working woman and a loving mother to her daughters. She will be truly missed by all.
Sharon Quigley Cole, 70, of Win ter Garden, Florida passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital in Orlando, Flori da, with her loving family by her side.
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Windermere High’s girls volleyball team faced a formidable opponent in Dr. Phillips, but the Wolverines came away with a win Sept. 13. Photos on OrangeObserver.com.
Because the team has grown so much since its inception, it is struggling with some pool space at the National Training Center in Clermont, where they practice.
“At practice, usually I try to push my teammates up and make sure they are trying their hardest and giving their
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of Groveland, Florida; and a brother, Danny Quigley (Mary) of Webster, Florida; granddaughter, Paige Hud son; and three great-grandchildren, Servando Zavala, Khloe Hudson and Gabriel Ramon Perez; and many nieces and nephews.
SHARON QUIGLEY COLE
“I just like to ... get to know each of the kids — and let them know that I may be their coach but I’m in their corner in life,” he said. “(I) try to be there and be a friend and hopefully a mentor to some of them. … (It’s about) bonding with the kids and getting the best that you can out of them, both in the pool and in whatever stage in life they are at however old and whatever grade they are in.”
DIED SEPT. 12, 2022.
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“Probably the biggest thing I am trying to work on is to get a lot of the newer swimmers to be able to swim at least two, if not three, out of the four stokes,” he said. “It’s not easy to pick up some of the strokes other than freestyle. … My goal is to get a lot of the newer swimmers to be able to swim multiple strokes and swim (them) legally — to be able to do the full stroke correctly during a race.”
Besides having new members, this year the team is young, with just a handful of juniors, no seniors and a higher mix of sixth-, seventh-, eighth-, ninth- and 10th-graders.
“(It’s) great for the future,” Chad Sundermeyer said of the Lions’ youth.
WINDERMERE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS DR. PHILLIPS
Of Foundation’s 41 swimmers, at least 15 had no previous competitive swimming experience prior to joining the team this year, so Chad Sunder meyer has been working on teaching them the four strokes.
Sharon was born Dec. 30, 1951, in Orlando, Florida, to Marvin and Susan Quigley.
Regarding sportsmanship and leadership — and motivating swimmers at both practices and meets — Chad Sundermeyer likes to delegate that task to the two team captains and the team.
Hoenstine believes leadership comes by motivating others to become better athletes.
best effort,” he said. “During a meet, I usually ask them what their time was and what their previous time was. If they went faster, that’s great. If they went a little slower, I give them words of encouragement and tell them that next time, there is always another change and that they can do better if they work harder at practice.”
“We have to deal with pool space and lane space, because we have so many kids in a lane,” Chad Sunder meyer said. “It’s some of the normal growing challenges, … (but) it’s bet ter to have that challenge than (still ) having 10 kids or less.”
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She is preceded in death by her par ents, Marvin and Susan Quigley; and sister, Gayle Cone. She is survived by two children, Ricca Cole (Tommy Jo), of Winter Garden, Florida, and Mic ca Cole (Marlon), of Orange Springs, Florida; three sisters, Kay Quigley, of Winter Garden, Florida, Marcia Martin, of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, and Susan Simmons (Tom),
DIED SEPT. 14, 2022.
For junior and the girls captain Emma Sundermeyer, 16, the culture provides fun and inclusion.
“Instilling leadership is acting like a leader every day, and just be willing to help someone out when they need help or if they need getting a drill explained or something like that,” she said. “Stepping up and be able to do whatever for the team whether it’s leading your lane or help someone get their cap on. I think those are the little things that help me become a leader.”
POSITION: School nurse, LPN TIME AT SCHOOL: Two years TIME AT OCPS: Three years
What is the most rewarding part of your job?
My favorite teacher in school was my fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Akilla. She was always happy but still strict. I enjoyed being a student in her class, because I feel as if learning was fun with her.
My favorite children’s book is “Winnie the Pooh!” I loved it, because of how easily it promotes friendship and being thoughtful.
LATCHMI KISTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
One of my all-time favorite school snacks was boiled and fried channa with mango sour from the small food ven
What brought you to your school?
What were your extracurricular activities as a student? Did you win any accolades or honors?
Foundation Academy senior Audrey Wolverton received a huge surprise last week when she pulled up into her parking space before the school bell rang. After seeing her post on social media, executives at Sun Bum surprised Wolverton at her park ing spot on Friday morning and presented her with a bag full of products and a $5,000 scholar ship.According to Foundation Academy Tilden Principal Sarah Reynolds, Wolverton painted her parking spot during the summer with the Sun Bum logo. What was the unique thing about Wolverton’s painting design? The words she added: “Senior Bum.”
I love the children and staff at Maxey. The administration and support staff are absolutely amazing, and I wouldn’t trade it. Teamwork makes work great.
What are your hobbies?
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I am inspired by my co-workers’ work ethics, and it motivates me to continu ously improve myself while spreading positive energy.
What do you love most about your school?
the way nurses are so caring, and I am inspired by the way they’re able to make a difference. Becoming a nurse gave me the ability to provide care, and I hope I can make a difference, as well.
Tickets for Windermere Prep’s fall production of “Pride and Preju dice” are now on sale.
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dors outside my school. This was both healthy, filling, super delicious and my mom approved.
Who was your best friend when you were in school and why? Are you still in touch?
Come and experience what makes Foundation Academy consistently one of the top Private Christian Schools in Central Florida!
I enjoy spending time with my family, going on trips, watching my favorite TV shows and playing games with my kids.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Why? I wanted to be a nurse. I always admired
We didn’t have much extracurricular activities growing up in a third-world country, but we did have after school lessons, which were basically tutoring and finishing homework.
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My absolute favorite holiday would be Christmas. Growing up in Guyana, Christmas was celebrated quite dif ferently. Most families couldn’t afford to buy presents for their children so gift giving was not very big back then. However, it still brought family and friends together which is what makes it my favorite.
My best friend was Kamini. We have been friends since elementary school. She is very caring, kind-hearted and fun to be around. I remember her following me home, and I followed her back, and well she followed me back again. And yes, we are still in touch.
The showtimes are 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and 8, and 3 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Cypress Center for the Arts, 6189 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere.Ticketsare available online at teachtix.com/wps.
Where do I begin? There is so much to say, but I will keep it brief. To be able to do what I love to do while bringing smiles and cheers to the children and staff of Maxey is rewarding enough for me.
What is your motivation?
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What was your go-to lunch as an ele mentary student? Any favorite snacks or special treats you remember?
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If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
Who was your favorite teacher when you were in school? Why?
What do you like to do in your spare time?
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If you could only listen to three bands or artists for the rest of your life, what would they be and why?
It would be first Bob Marley, (because) I absolutely love reggae music, and it always makes me think of being back on an island enjoying a vacation. My second favorite is the Kes band. The band is an unusual combination of soca and reggae music that always puts me in a good mood. Lastly, I love relaxing jazz music while making dinner with my family. It always makes me feel as if we’re having dinner at a fancy restau rant!
Latchmi Kisto is the school nurse at Maxey Elementary School. She said her duties are to “provide exceptional care for every single student that needs me.” Carletta DavisWilson, principal at the school, said Kisto is passionate about caring for the school’s students. “She attends to their smallest concerns and gives reassuring hugs to make students feel safe,” Davis-Wilson said. “Mrs. Kisto is a bundle of energy that brings joy to our school team.”
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The First Academy sophomore Paige Steppie was invited to be a part of the Dr. Phillips Perform ing Arts’ Four Counts high school program.Aspart of the program, Steppie will train with professionals in the musical theater industry, attend master classes and participate in special performances throughout the year. She will represent both the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center and The First Academy.
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If I could have any superpower it would be a healing power, because there are so many diseases I cannot fix but really wish I could.
What is your favorite children’s book and why?
Some of my favorite hobbies are fish ing, cooking, gardening, traveling with my family and experimenting with new organization methods for my home.
I came to Maxey Elementary, because I really wanted to serve in a school within my community. I am very fortunate to be part of this school and very happy to be here.
What is your favorite holiday and why?
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Construction for the new building is already underway.
Two interesting features of the new building are its two play areas. One will be an inside play area, while the other one will be a completely covered outside play area.
Because of the location of the land — right on the historic district of downtown Winter Garden, the church was involved in various con versations and meetings with the city regarding design.
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12,738 The size of the school in square feet
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have in a 3-year-old room,” Gavin said. “So the number of students per classroom will change.”
154 The number of children the school will serve
“It will complement our school that we already have operating here at Foundation Academy,” Grosshans said. “It’s going to be a high quality program.”Thechurch is looking forward to having the preschool licensed by the state. To do that, the preschool will have two teachers in every class room. However, the number of stu dents will vary depending on the age group.“Inan infant’s room, you can’t have as many kids as you (would)
First Baptist celebrates groundbreaking for new preschool
Winter Garden Mayor John Rees is excited for the project to be com pleted.“Something that was said in church Sunday, that we all know, but it resonates with you,” he said. “It’s about the next generation — who ever wants the next generation the most will get them, and this church, they are doing something great for our community. It is fantastic to our community, so we are blessed.”
Ministries, Nelson Eagle, who iden tified the need of the community for a children’s day care in the area.
requirements in the historic district than there is for the rest of the city,” Gavin said. “So we had to meet the city’s ideas of what kind of building should be built downtown.”
Parking and traffic studies also were conducted by the church, to make sure the preschool will be built in a way that won’t heavily impact traffic in the area.
“We are in the middle of the his toric district, so there are different
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Winter Garden’s First Baptist Church celebrated the groundbreaking of its new preschool Wednesday, Sept. 14.
The preschool is expected to open in July or August 2023.
n Keator Construction: Gen eral contractor firm.
According to the church’s Busi ness Administrator Bill Gavin, the building process for the preschool began four years ago, when Pastor Tim Grosshans presented a vision of how the property could better serve the Winter Garden community and the“Wechurch.then saw the vision of fami lies picking up their children and in the back of those cars, the children would be singing about Jesus,” Gavin said.Everything started after the church hired a consultant from the Christian Childcare and Preschool
n Financing: Church Growth Investment Fund of the Florida Baptist Foundation
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“We already owned the land, so we decided this was the thing to do,” Gavin said. “If somebody were to try and build one today and didn’t own the land in downtown Winter Gar den, they couldn’t do it — it’d be too expensive. But, (because) we already owned the land, and the land was not being used, we felt this was a way to help the community — by building a center that is drastically needed.”
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Foundation Academy crowns 2022 Homecoming royalty
The Lions defeated Mount Dora 21-7.
Windermere police reels in fun at 2022 Cops & Bobbers
Gilberto Cabello and his father, also Gilberto Cabello, checked in at the event.
Twins Ava and Sadie Scott raced and caught minnows.
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The coronation took place at halftime of Foundation’s Homecoming game Friday, Sept. 16. Other court members included Elena Friedman, Ethan Pate, Sydney Crouch, Joshua Brum Beloni, Bri Ramirez, Scottie Conover, Kayla Daniel, Owen Crab tree, Ruby Berthole, Luke Fulmer, Jada Wilson and Brady Lord.
he Windermere Police Department returned with its third annual Cops & Bobbers event on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Wind ermere Town Hall.
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Children ages 3 through 17 raced minnows, fished with the police department and won prizes.
Foundation Academy 2022 Homecoming king Edward Byrd and queen Rahel van der Riet.
Tiny Bobbers, ages 3 through 6, fished with the WPD from the shoreline while Little Bobbers, ages 7 through 10, and Junior Bobbers, ages 11 through 17, mounted boats and took to the lake.
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Little Bobbers, children ages 7 through 10, and Junior Bobbers, children ages 11 through 17, mounted boats and took to the lake.
Lawson Lewis selected his fishing pool in front of Windermere Town Hall. See more at OrangeObserver.com
Right: Homecoming court members Luke Fulmer and Ruby Berthole.
Foundation earned a 21-7 win on Homecoming night.
he Foundation Academy has some newTheroyalty.school crowned Rahel van der Riet as its 2022 Homecoming queen and Edward Byrd as its 2022 king.
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Homecoming court members Brady Lord and Jada Wilson.
The event, sponsored by Get Hooked Bait & Tackle and the Windermere Police Department Foundation, Inc., encouraged children and families to join officers from the department for a day of fishing and fun.
The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Win ter 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.
A new motor company opened in Winter Garden at the corner of Plant Street and Highland Avenue. The company, known as Harper and Harper, carried Plymouth and Dodge commercial cars and trucks.
20 years ago
Brown’s Bar was located on the east side of Winter Garden at 214 Center St. According to city directo ries in the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation archive, it was located a block west in the 1970s and early 1980s and then relocated.
Sylvia Gann, a longtime resident of Oakland and a veteran employee of the Winter Garden Post Of fice, retired after 20 years at the facility. She served as an operator at the Orlando office for one year before transferring to Minneola. After four years as window clerk, Gann took those skills to Winter Garden.
Betty Wade, an Atlanta resident who grew up in Oakland, accepted a three-year international as signment to set up the BellSouth
Hundreds of football players were suiting up in West Orange County for the start of the 1982 football season. Two of the biggest and best were interior lineman Thomas Harp and Paul Ritten, of the West Orange Warriors.
Miss Mary Tilden, bride-elect of Ev erette Farnsworth, was entertained at a Coca-Cola party at the home of Mrs. P.H. Britt.
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80 years ago
Ocoee Junior High Cardinal cheerleaders were Michelle Van Horn, Chrissy Amey, Traci DeLucia, Maggie James, Bonnie Keen, Sheri Stills, Sherry Messer, Karen Hig gins, Kelly Wise, Tracy Kiah, Debi Rodgers and Beth Richards.
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Remember when Disney Springs was called the Walt Disney World Village in the 1980s? (It also was previ ously known as Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, Dis ney Village Marketplace and Downtown Disney.)
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Kim Dryfoos has been named manager of Main Street Winter Garden, replacing Neil Fritz. She held a similar position with New Smyrna Beach Main Street.
Sam Hovsepian was elected mayor of OurOakland.“The Man in the Stands” sports columnist gave the Bone Crusher Award to Craig Maloy for a tackle of the Oviedo quarterback that “almost separated the head from the shoulders.”
Herschel Parrish, a Winter Garden resident and secretarymanager of the Central Florida Fairgrounds, was campaigning hard for President George Bush as chairman of the Agriculture for Bush committee.
More than 300 cloggers and square dancers gath ered to show off their fancy footwork. Ribs, chicken and country fixin’s were on the menu, as well.
The WGHF is gathering and mapping information about the many businesses that were at one time located along Center and 10th streets, the heart of Winter Garden’s traditionally black east side. Call (407) 656-3244 to share any photographs and information.
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system in Australia.
30 years ago
The Winter Garden Welfare League was sponsoring an infor mal dance at the city auditorium, and tickets were on sale at 99 cents per couple. The proceeds were to go to the WPS nursery school.Harold Maguire completed his civilian pilot’s training course at Rollins College and was leaving for the University of Tampa for advanced training in the Air Corps.
Now a 120-acre complex, it was quite a bit smaller decades ago and once held events such as clogging festivals.Anadvertisement in the Sept. 23, 1982, issue of “The Times” encouraged folks to “put on your country duds, grab your partner and join the foot-stompin’, hand-clap pin’, finger-lickin’ fun … as square dancers do-si-do and promenade their way around the Village Dock Stage.”
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The West Orange News was published by Burch-Story Press Inc., with L.P. Robinson as editor and James A. Lewis as advertising manager. The subscription rate was $1.50 per year in advance.
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