STYLE, The Villages edition, June 2015

INTRODUCING THE 2015

BUSINESS MEN OF STYLE

When it comes to your health, ICE explains how physically, mentally and emotionally it’s all

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TOP 5% FOR PATIENT SAFETY NATIONWIDE. Recognition for Leesburg Regional Medical Center continues to grow. HealthGradesTM has awarded the hospital its 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award. The distinction places Leesburg Regional within the top 5% of all hospitals in the U.S. for its excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during their hospital stays. And while we’re undeniably proud of the recognition, we’re most proud to provide our community with the highest quality of care, year after year.

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DOCTOR SPOTLIGHT DR. SEABORN M. HUNT III does a little bit of everything at Santa Fe Surgical Center — from basic and advanced lens implants to laser glaucoma surgery and eyelid malposition surgery. He has the latest technology at his fingertips, including the Alcon LenSx laser, which allows bladeless laser cataract surgery to be performed with pinpoint precision and perfectly clean cuts.

“Having procedures performed at Santa Fe Surgical Center is beneficial to patients,” he says. “Patients pay less and spend less time here than they would at a hospital, and the entire facility operates very efficiently.”

Dr. Hunt opened his Ocala-based opthalmology practice in 2001. He also serves as a surgical consultant and cataract surgeon with Lange Eye Care.

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Dr. Karsten Weber and his talented team of podiatrists toe the line when it comes to superior patient care and outcomes. STORY: JAMES COMBS

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Restaurant owners always have a lot on their plates, but that never stopped Vic Donahey from cooking up smiles and friendships.

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While the times continue to change, some longtime area barbers are making sure their shops don’t — and their loyal clients think that keeps them a cut above.

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102 THE TO-DO LIST The area is full of fun-filled events this month.

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105 IN CONCERT See which bands are playing near you this month.

20 #TRENDING The tall texan, Dudley ready to race, whats in a mall name and more.

106 SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT Yeh, mon!

Enjoys the sights and smells of island life during the Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival.

Story: James Combs

EDITOR’S COLUMN FROM THE PUBLISHER FIRST THINGS FIRST

24 PERSON OF INTEREST Jimmie Jackson loves providing a helping hand.

Writer: Katie Lewis 26 OUTSTANDING STUDENT Montverde Academy’s Gloria Katuka.

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108 OUT+ABOUT Hail to the presidential libraries Presidential libraries are more than tributes to past commanders-in-chief.

Story: Mary Ann DeSantis

107 110 HI, SOCIETY! Highlights from the Black Heritage Festival, Pig on the Pond and more…

119 EATS!

120 IN THE KITCHEN Primed for perfection Grilling with your children on Father’s Day provides family fun and togetherness.

Writer: James Combs 124 SALUTÉ Scoring par or better Legendary golfers chip in on the wine industry.

Story: Mary Ann DeSantis 126 FORK ON THE ROAD Not just pancakes…

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Story: Katie Lewis 136 FINAL THOUGHT Too square to be ‘round bikers Story: Gary Corsair

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Editor’s column

FAREWELL TO MR. STYLE The ultimate man of style recently passed away after 88 well-lived years.

T.H. Poole, Sr., husband, father, teacher, coach, leader, watchdog and businessman, leaves a legacy of Civil Rights activism in Lake County that never will be equaled.

Thomas H. Poole is remembered as a champion of the downtrodden who headed the Tri-City Chapter of the NAACP for 26 years. He integrated the public swimming pool and theatre in Eustis, sued for better pay for African American Lake County Schools employees and forced the City of Leesburg to abandon at-large elections so African Americans would have better chances to be elected to the city council.

My memories of T.H. Poole are based on chats we had about the bad old days when Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall enthusiastically enforced segregation as the law of the land.

For those of you unfamiliar with the late sheriff’s views on race, I offer the following quote from his autobiography: “I don’t think there is any question that the white race is

superior to the black race. I believe that’s a proven fact. In their country, they’re still eating each other. We don’t do that.”

I loved probing Mr. Poole’s vast memory bank when we crossed paths. Every story was a revelation, not just about times past, but about the man himself, a freedom fighter who repeatedly stood up to big boss McCall.

Mr. Poole refused to be intimidated by McCall or deputies who enjoyed tailgating him through town as Mr. Poole drove his television repair van to and from jobs.

I doubt McCall ever invited T.H. over for sweet tea and cornbread, but there are indications that Lake County’s racist sheriff came to respect Mr. Poole.

McCall and Mr. Poole even became allies when tensions ran high shortly after Lake County schools were integrated in 1968. As I recall the story, black Eustis High School students walked out of class after white students roughed up a kid. Sheriff McCall was called to the scene, but the angry students, who were discussing rioting, refused to return to class. McCall called on T.H. Poole to resolve the impasse. And that’s what Mr. Poole did. Using eloquence and calm reasoning, he doused flames of indignation by advocating peaceful discussion, not violence retribution.

Thomas H. Poole was many things. But he always was a peacemaker. He always was in style.

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Several years ago we came up with an idea to feature the businessmen and businesswomen of Lake and Sumter counties. It seemed fitting because Style magazine is all about the people, places and events that make this community an incredible place to work, play and grow.

Well, we found ourselves in a pickle when we began discussing which business person should be featured on the cover. Our dilemma? How could we choose just one person? Each man was interesting, successful, and deserving of being on the cover, but there was simply no way to select one over the other. Then, one day, we had a light bulb moment and decided to do a reverse drawing for the cover. That way we wouldn’t be choosing, fate would be making the selection for us. Each man or woman who participated in our special section would get their name entered into the drawing. The winner would be last man/ woman standing.

Ever since then, each and every year we have had an amazing, elaborate party for the featured women in April for the May issue, and one in May for the men who would be featured in June. These events continue to get bigger and better! This year we were able to host the events in our new banquet hall at the Opera House in Leesburg. Both events were no doubt a success. In fact, I hope you were able to attend one or both of them. If not, be sure to do so next year.

Now back to the cover. As you can see, our very lucky cover winner is Dr. Karsten Weber of Lakeside Foot & Ankle. And he certainly belongs on the cover. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Karsten on a professional and personal level over the past several years. In fact, Lakeside Foot and Ankle was one of our very first advertisers when we launched our sister publication, Healthy Living, over seven years ago. Through the years Karsten has proven to be a great physician, a great friend and a man of his word.

I am so excited to see someone of such amazing character grace the cover of this magazine. He truly represents this community with STYLE! Sincerely,

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First things first // #trending Spotlighting the best of local people, places, and events

INTRODUCING

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TEXAN The May Style cover photo of a sandwich stuffed with an ungodly amount of grilled meat was meant for illustrative purposes only. So imagine our surprise when John Dance’s Smokehouse owner John Dance reported that customers tried to order the gut-buster piled high with sausage, brisket, chicken, pulled pork, ribs and cole slaw.

John, who believes in customer satisfaction, built the requested sandwich and “The Tall Texan” — more than three pounds of BBQ bombasity — is now featured on the John Dance’s Smokehouse menu. Want one?

Bring your appetite … and an Andy Jackson.

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DUDLEY THEHITLIST READY TO RACE JAMES COMBS’ JUNE

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1 // A DRUNK FLORIDA

woman who called police asked the responding officer for sex. Fortunately, the officer was not willing to cooperate with this bizarre “call to duty.”

2 // FACEBOOK, THE WORLD’S

biggest online social network, will now allow users to pick someone to manage their account after they die. Ahhh … the online afterlife. I can just see it now. Five years after my funeral, my account manager writes “Still Dead” on my wall. I just hope it doesn’t generate too many likes.

3 // THIS MONTH MARKS THE

beginning of hurricane season in Florida. Hurricanes certainly can blow, but with adequate preparation, they should be a breeze.

CHRIS P. BACON Doctor Doolittle has nothing on Ronnie Graves, owner of VIP Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics and Orthopedics in Bushnell. Graves recently made a prosthetic foot for a Tennessee steer named Dudley, who was hobbled after having a foot amputated. Graves, himself an amputee, has made more than 100 artificial limbs, including a leg with wheels for Chris P. Bacon, a potbelly pig.

JOSH TAKES ON: AN ADMITTEDLY ASKEW POINT-OF-VIEW FROM THE MIND OF ILLUSTRATOR JOSH CLARK

4 // THE SIXTH ANNUAL

Leesburg Cornfest will be held June 6 on Main Street. Anyone who attends the event is sure to get an earful!

5 // JUNE IS NATIONAL Adopt-ACat month. Plenty of kittens and cats are waiting to be adopted at the Cat Protection Society in Eustis. One look at these beautiful creatures, and you’ll be purr-suaded to take one home. There’s no way you can paws-ibly resist!

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Independence recently held its popular Dining in the Dark event where guests eat in a pitch-black dining room.

I won’t give away further details, but be sure to attend next year so you’re not left in the dark.

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Hurricane season is here.

Wind-proof your home by picking up dead tree branches, cleaning out gutters and storing lawn furniture, bird feeders and gardening equipment.

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Cassidy Clayton and Bobbie Jo Tibbets won the Teen Video Showcase with their video “Time Heroes.” The video, which was filmed at the Leesburg Public Library, can be viewed on YouTube under TVC Time Heroes.

Get Wet Watersports has its grand opening at the intersection of Highway 441 and State Road 19 on June 19-21. Get Wet will rent jet skis, kayaks, paddle boats, wakeboards, pontoon boats, and more. www.TavaresWaterSports.com.

Lake-Sumter State College’s first graduating class of 14 Bachelor of Applied Science in Organiztional Management students recently received diplomas. The program provides practical, applicable preparation for management positions.

Facebook business deal of the month: The owner of a golf cart rental business that services The Villages wants to sell his operation for $95,000. The deal includes 25 carts that he delivers from storage units. If you charge the going rate of $20 a day, you can make your investment back in 190 days (before expenses)… assuming you rent all 25 carts… every day.

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WHAT’S IN A MALL NAME? What’s in a name? Confusion in the case of The Lake Square Mall, which has been renamed VIAPORT FLORIDA. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but “via” means “by a route that touches or passes through” and “port” means “a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload”. Odd choice considering that the new owners of the mall surely want their shopping center to be a destination, not a place you just want to pass by. And, the nearest port is a wine on the shelf of a local liquor store. … at least Leesburg has a mall. Plans for an open-air super mall with 1.2 million feet of shops near the Orange County line in Southeast Lake County have evaporated. The 142-acre Plaza Collina site instead will be occupied by two auto dealerships and a big-box store.

M/I Homes is making a presence in Lake County. The Orlando-based company recently opened its first Energy Star home in the county at Serenity at Red Tail in Sorrento.

The company hopes to build 69 new homes in the community.

“It means we strictly adhere to a rigorous design, engineering and construction protocol with standards that only 20 percent of new homes built in America today can meet,” says David Byrnes, area president of M/I Homes. “Compared to a house built to code, Energy Star standards can save homeowners as much as 30 percent on energy bills.”

Howey-in-theHills’ new police chief Rick Thomas is a 20-year veteran of the department.

HERE WE GROW AGAIN

Here’s a milestone you may hate to acknowledge — Florida is now the third most populous state. Time to put a fence at the border?

Furget Xtra Lurnin The start of the 2015-’16 Lake County school year will not be moved up by two weeks after all.

Superintendent Dr. Susan Moxley made that announcement after a community survey revealed 71 percent of respondents wanted school

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to start on Aug. 24. It appears that the majority of the 10,849 people who responded to survey would rather their kids have a full week off for Thanksgiving than two

Florida Hospital Waterman earned a fourth consecutive “A” grade in the Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from preventable medical errors, injuries and infections within the hospital.

Leesburg Regional Medical Center, The Villages Regional Hospital and South Lake Hospital each earned a “B.” Visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.

Vintage Goods and Chattel recently opened at 344 S. Highland St. in Mount Dora and ABC Liquors will soon open on Highway 441…

Pizza@ on Main Street in Tavares is the Seaplane City’s newest eatery…

Turners restaurant just opened on 3rd Street in downtown Leesburg… In The Villages, World of Beer is moving into the former radio station on Spanish Springs Town Square.

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VITAL STATS Jimmie has had his office downtown for three and a half years.

He is a counselor certified by the William Glasser Institute.

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED with advocacy projects, but my main venture here is preventing domestic violence. I train both men and women not to be violent.

SOME THINGS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW about me is that I speak Turkish. Before entering the Air Force, I also attended LakeSumter State College for a little while, where I was one of the first minorities (if not the first) to be elected to student government.

I’M A DOG PERSON. We have a pet poodle at home.

MY FAVORITE BOOK would have to be “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker.

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JIMMIE JACKSON I SERVED in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years as director of substance abuse programs at two bases. We helped with discrimination problems, substance abuse and family violence. I trained all over the world with the military.

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I ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE. I’m a provider of human behavioral services including anger management, substance abuse counseling, domestic violence counseling, choice theory, parenting, divorce; many of my clients are referred to me by the Lake County courts.

IN MY SPARE TIME, I like to travel with my wife. My all-time favorite place is Izmir, Turkey; I lived there for a while during my time in the Air Force.

I’M A FAMILY MAN. I live in Leesburg with my wife, and we have four children, including a set of twins; my youngest child is 18 years old.

A LAKE COUNTY NATIVE, I was born in Clermont.

I TAKE A PERSONALIZED APPROACH to helping people. They come to me because I’m regularly available. You can get started today when you come to me; you don’t have to wait for a class. And most importantly, no one is ever turned away.

WHAT I WANT MORE than anything is to promote the understanding of choice.

People should be making the right choices in order to have fewer negative consequences.

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First things first // outstanding student Making the grade

months, not really sure of whether I was going to go back home or not.

Then I got a call from my brother, who also is my best friend, and was already going to school at Montverde Academy. He told me that there is a chance there might be a spot for me there, too. Due to the ability of the school to provide me with a substantial financial aid packet, I got an opportunity not only to be alive again, but to live a life I could only dream of.

I WANT TO BE able to return back home (to Nigeria) and be a role model for other girls in my part of the country to strive for education, regardless of the prejudice. I hope also to provide them with a source of this education, a standard education that will be accessible for them, regardless of whether they can afford it or not.

MY GOALS ARE to get a degree in Information Technology then put into practice the knowledge; to improve the networking and spread of information in the country; and to provide the right information to the people and give them access to the actual truth.

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GLORIAKATUKA VITAL STATS Senior Class President, 2014-2015 Junior Class President, 2013-2014 Captain, Girls Varsity Basketball, 2014-2015 Advanced Placement Scholar Award, 2014 Fellowship of Christian Athletes MVP Award, 2014 Gloria Katuka says Montverde Academy saved her life—literally.

She hails from Zaria, Kaduna State in war-torn Northern Nigeria.

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MY JOURNEY BEGAN in April 2011, after one of the most controversial presidential elections in my country; my family and I were forced to fight for survival for days.

After we survived those days, my dad was worried for my safety – being the only girl and the last child in the family of eight. I had to leave school and my family had to move to a different state to stay with my uncle and his wife. I stayed there for three

MY ROLE MODELS ARE my host parents. They took my brother and me in and made us a part of a family unit that made me believe that “family is not blood, family is love.”

MY FAVORITE BOOK is “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

MY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE varsity girls’ basketball, varsity girls’ volleyball, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Mu Theta Alpha (Mathematics National Honor Society), Tutoring Club and Key Club.

FOR FUN, I ENJOY watching TV shows like “Scandal,” “House of Cards” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” I enjoy reading and playing games and puzzles like Sudoku.

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contents F E AT U R I N G

We are all connected We are all simply a bundle of connections; physically, mentally and emotionally. How well we realize and embrace that truth will determine how healthy we are today and will be tomorrow.

D E PA R T M E N T S

3 from the heart A personal message from Dr. Asad Qamar

4 ice spotlights Meet one of our vein care specialists and learn what makes ICE Vein Care such a tremendous resource for the people of Central Florida in our Employee and Department Spotlights.

5 patient spotlight We feature a father/son connection in our Patient Spotlight that illustrates just how important connections can be to a healthy, healing outcome.

15 the beat New technologies and procedures give us fresh perspectives on the state of our health.

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FROM THE HEART A PERSONAL NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER

Making the connection This next issue of IMPULSE is an exciting examination of “connections;” the ways we are all dependent on the inter-connectivity of the systems that sustain us as well as the ways that they impact our lives.

ICE itself is a study in connection. Just as our cardiovascular system connects to our respiratory system and our muscles connect to our bones, so do the disciplines of ICE connect with one another to impact the overall health of our patients.

We offer our patients everything from Cardiovascular to Primary Care to the highly specialized discipline of Vein Care and Limb Salvage. Why? Because it is all connected.

We Are All Connected goes a little deeper into that idea by examining the ways specific connections can have an impact on our health as a whole. We look at cardiovascular health and how it connects to primary care. We also look at vein health and the particular ways it can have a surprising impact on our overall health.

“Just as our cardiovascular system connects to our respiratory system and our muscles connect to our bones, so do the disciplines of ICE connect with one another to impact the overall health of our patients.”

When you are through with this IMPULSE our goal is for you to have learned a little something about yourself, your health, and about how you are only as strong as your weakest connection.

I hope that you enjoy this issue of IMPULSE as much as we all enjoyed bringing it to you. As always, I am so grateful to the physicians and staff at ICE for helping us all make a real difference by making connections with the patients and the people in our lives.

Asad U. Qamar, MD FACC, FCCP, FSGC, FACP, FSCAI Cardiologist

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TomPA-C, Tran MPAS Tom Tran brings a unique and lauded background to the special challenges associated with venous disorders. He worked his way through college and went on to become a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Shands hospital in Gainesville.

Tran accepted positions with several emergency departments throughout Florida before capitalizing on his interest in venous health by inventing a medical device — the Transcatheter Extractor — and starting his own company to sell his device throughout the United States. “I often removed a patient’s catheter through surgery,” he says, “This device allows for less downtime for the patient and takes them out of the operating room and into the doctor’s office.”

He was named Physician Assistant of the Year for the State of Florida in 2007 and appeared in numerous articles throughout the nation. Today, Tran lends his talents and vast experience to ICE, is actively involved as a board of trustees member of the Physician Assistant Foundation and is an adjunct instructor at Nova University’s physician assistant program.

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D E PA R T M E N T

Vein Care Vein Care at ICE is a revolutionary resource for the treatment of PAD, problem veins, complications from diabetes, spider and varicose veins and the more serious vein disorders that can eventually lead to loss of a limb. For those in dire need, the numbers are frightening: almost one of every 200 Americans has s ered an am tation a o t o those to a lower limb. The real tragedy? Many of those losses could have been avoided with swift and adequate intervention. ICE Vein Care was created to do exactly that. ICE combines all of the myriad specialties involved with reversing the declining health of an arm or leg and matches them with the technology, aci ities and sta necessar to et the o done.

Examination rooms, labs, testing and treatment facilities plus, medical professionals hand-selected for their skills and dedication. All of it is focused on the singular mission to treat and manage peripheral vascular diagnoses. ICE will do whatever it takes to save a limb and give a patient their life back.

PAT I E N T

Michael Rice (Sr. and Jr.) The Rice family was reeling from a tragedy that took one of their members much too soon; Michael Rice Jr. lost his daughter—Michael Rice, Sr. his grand– daughter. Just then Michael Sr., who was a diabetic, began having trouble with his legs and Michael Jr. began experiencing unexplained blackouts. Something had to be done and ICE was that something. After Dad had stents put in both legs correcting his circulation problems, he urged Michael to go to ICE about the blackouts. A series of tests revealed that Michael needed a pacemaker and with that fix, both broken hearts in this family could again focus on mending.

“If not for my dad’s insistence on Dr. Qamar I might not be here today. He insists Dr. Qamar saved his legs and my life and I agree.”

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Connections abound in the world around us.

Not only in our relationships with one another but in the very real connections that we have within ourselves.

Our entire physical, emotional and many would say spiritual wellbeing is connected to the systems and the health of those systems that comprise our physical bodies.

Philosophers and quantum physicists make a point of saying “everything in the world is connected.” Spiritualists maintain “we are all one” and poets have been writing about our “connectedness” forever. ¶ ICE was founded upon a vision of connection— linking the importance of patient-centered, compassionate care with the state-of-theart technologies that continue to define medical science today. ICE recognizes those connections and actively manages them to maintain the overall health of its patients.

The Hip Bone’s Connected to the Thigh Bone….

Like the old song says, physically we are all a series of connections. So much so that the very real connections between our health and the various physical systems within our bodies are obvious.

We are comprised of many discrete systems that have evolved to work together to keep us alive: Cardiovascular and Respiratory…Digestive and Excretory…Endocrine and Immune…Skin and Nervous System…Skeletal and Muscular.

Our lungs provide the oxygen our circulatory system must have… Our muscles and skeleton work together to expand and contract the lungs so they can do their job…

Our heart powers the

oxygen-enriched blood throughout the body to carry nutrients and life-sustaining cells…Our digestive system extracts the nutrients from our food that all our other systems need to sustain them...And controlling everything is our brain, sending and receiving messages all along your nervous system….

All of the disciplines represented within ICE— Cardiovascular, Primary Care, Vein Care—are as interconnected as the systems of the body to provide a more complete approach to patient health.

A patient being treated for vein disease may really need the help so they can walk—to strengthen their heart. A cardiovascular patient may be having trouble with their weight—enter nutrition

counseling from primary care. A routine check-up in one of our family care offices may uncover a patient’s concerns about a sudden shortness of breath—which would prompt a visit with our cardiovascular team.

ICE provides the connections that help maintain a patient’s health, of course. But ICE is also deeply embedded within the community, connecting regularly with charities and citizens’ groups to keep the community healthy. Finally, ICE is tightly connected to the medical community itself; keeping tabs on the rising stars, the emerging trends, and the latest technologies to keep providing the superior level of care it has become known for.

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The Cardiovascular Connection

THE HEART BRAIN

Dr. Qamar founded ICE in 2009 with a single location and a nurse practitioner and cardiovascular as its principle discipline. The cardiovascular connection to overall health is obvious. The heart pumps blood. Blood travels arteries and veins throughout the body. Without the oxygen and nutrients borne along by the circulatory system, the body couldn’t function—practically, the very definition of connectiveness.

But Dr. Qamar made another important connection at ICE when he put the two sides of heart health together. The physical side—the hard-working, pumping machine connected to arteries and veins. And the emotional side—the compassionate heart that helps put patients at ease and speed recovery. Cardiovascular health is much more than providing a high level of medical competence and the latest machines and procedures.

It's an acknowledgement that a healthy heart is key to our overall physical and emotional wellbeing.

That’s why patients who sometimes come for a seemingly non-heart related problem will have their entire cardiovascular system examined—healthy veins and arteries are critical to overall heart health.

And finally, why the staff at ICE from Dr. Qamar to the receptionist take great pride in providing a level of compassion and comfort that is so welcoming, many patients describe it as feeling more like a visit to an old friend than a doctor's office.

For centuries, the heart was considered to be the center of our thinking, feeling world. It was the source for all emotion, courage, and wisdom.

Love was said to originate in the heart and countless sonnets were written to and about the fickle organ. Can it be that science is finally proving what centuries of poets and lovers have known all along?

In 1991, Dr. J. Andrew Armour introduced the idea of a “heart brain.” Dr. Armour, an early pioneer in neurocardiology, came to the rather startling conclusion after extensive research that the heart has its own, complex network of neurons, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells—similar to but separate from the brain.

What’s more, in the book Neurocardiology edited by Dr. Armour and Dr. Ardell, the doctor draws even closer parallels between the brain and heart. The heart’s “little brain” has such an elaborate network— over 40,000 neurons strong—that it can act independently of the brain itself to “learn, remember, and even feel and sense.”

The Primary Care Connection There is an undeniable connection between a healthy cardiovascular system and keeping it healthy through adequate nutrition, avoiding illness and disease, maintaining a healthy outlook and keeping to a schedule of regular check-ups with physicians trained to do all of that. ICE makes that connection real with its staff and facilities devoted exclusively Primary Care and Family Practice.

The original compassionate, patient-centered approach to care that ICE was founded upon applies perfectly to family practice.

So, ICE established its family practice connection for patients as a complement to its cardiovascular services.

ICE physicians and staff trained specifically for primary care serve as the first line of defense for patients in need of regular checkups and medical services— everything ranging from common bumps and bruises to more serious ailments and illnesses.

THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION

A family practice is the ideal place to intervene and head off lifestyle habits that could be sabotaging overall health like smoking, poor eating and little to no exercise.

The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) tells us “up to 65 percent of coronary heart disease patients with a history of heart attack experience various forms of depression. Though such emotions are not unusual, they should be addressed as quickly as possible.

Major depression can complicate the recovery process…. Prolonged depression in patients with cardiovascular disease has been shown to contribute to subsequent heart attacks and strokes.”

On the positive side, according to the Cleveland Clinic, the mind/body connection is so strong there are mind-body exercises that have been proven conclusively to improve health. The key

is the mind’s inability to distinguish between something imagined and something real. When we remember something frightening, heart rates go up and the palms sweat as if we were really in that situation. But, imagine something pleasant, calming, soothing—and heart rates go down, stress hormones dissipate and we experience peace.

Exercise those thought processes, cultivate periods of calm and inner peace and the body will respond by reducing pain and anxiety, enhancing sleep, decreasing the need for pain meds after surgery, reducing recovery times and actually shortening hospital stays.

Even stress. Life today can be a never-ending pressure cooker, with stress at home, on the job and other areas raising blood pressures and creating circulation problems.

According to the American Psychological Association, “how you respond to stress may be a greater risk factor for heart problems than smoking, high blood pressure, and

high cholesterol.”

Regular visits with a primary care physician can recognize those dangers before they get too serious and give patients the time and tools to correct them.

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The Venous Connection ICE made the connection between vein health and overall health as a natural outgrowth of its cardiovascular focus.

Not only do healthy veins play a vital role in the efficiency of the circulatory system as a whole. But veins that are unhealthy—which often occurs in the legs—can lead to significant health concerns for the entire body.

Even more significantly, they can lead to serious problems like venous eczema, blood clots, skin ulceration, much more serious vein diseases, and in rare instances, skin cancers.

ICE has designated examination rooms, labs, testing and treatment facilities, and a team of medical professionals dedicated to treating venous diseases and abnormalities. Many

More than 25 million Americans suffer from some form of venous disorder.

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The most common vein disorders are spider veins and varicose veins. Spider veins most often appear in the face or legs as a tiny web of red or black threads.

They cause cosmetic concerns but spider veins are almost never a serious health issue.

Varicose veins are a different story. At the benign end of the scale, they cause no problems other than in appearance. But if left untreated, varicose veins can be a constant source of discomfort.

patients come to ICE with venous complications due to diabetes. The rise of that insidious disease is directly related to the growing epidemic of limb loss in America. Studies show that almost one of every two hundred Americans has had an amputation—97% of those in a lower limb. What is tragic is that many of those amputations could have been averted with the types of treatment ICE Vein Care can provide.

VEIN DISEASES Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a condition often associated with varicose veins. According to the Vascular Disease Foundation, upwards of 20 percent of adults suffer from it. Vein blockages, damaged vein walls or valves in the veins that aren’t doing their jobs properly can all cause CVI. Blood pools. Skin becomes discolored.

Skin ulcers can form. CVI can degrade the immune system to such an extent that the risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and obesity more than double.

Worse than that, CVI can also cause DVTs to form—deep vein thrombosis—a disease that creates blood clots in the large veins of the legs. DVTs can cause everything from severe discomfort and chronic weakness in the legs—to death. If a piece of a clot were to break off and travel to the brain or lungs it could mean a stroke or a pulmonary embolism. Over 300,000 American die every year from those—and the contributing factor in most cases? Vein disease.

So, How Connected Are You? The short answer is, very. We’ve learned about many of those connections. From the systems in our bodies… to the ways they impact our overall health… to how what we do can have a major effect on all of it. But perhaps the most important connection we can make today is the one that links our health directly to the facilities and physicians of ICE. Why? Because of the connections within the ICE disciplines of cardiovascular, primary care and vein health. No matter where we first involve ICE with our health concerns—chest pains, stubborn flu, swollen legs and ankles, whatever the problem may be—ICE has the resources to treat both our specific health issues and our overall health at the same time.

TA K I N G T H E M E A S U R E O F PA D

Doctors at ICE discover a correlation between “skinny legs” and PAD and develop an alternative screening method to x-rays that is just as accurate—a measuring tape!

Tissue Loss in PAD Patients Presenting for PTA Taha Baig: Orlando, Florida // Asad Qamar and Abbas Ali: Ocala, Florida ICE

I N T E G R AT I V E MEDICINE The days of tightly focused care to treat a patient’s ills—e.g. heart attack, stroke, migraines, leg pain— without considering the patient’s health as an inter-connected whole are ending. There’s even a name for it: Integrative Medicine.

Medical schools are offering courses in it.

Hospitals are offering new services to their patients to support it.

Doctors are widening their treatment protocols to take advantage of it. Now, treatment for a patient who suffers a heart attack may also include sessions with a nutritionist to insure a healthier diet...Antidepressants prescribed early on to combat a common side-effect of serious heart problems...

Stress-reduction techniques to promote healing...Herbal medicine...

Exercise recommendations like yoga or tai-chi.

The key is connection and acknowledging that treating a person as a whole instead of focusing on a singular acute or chronic condition can affect a person’s overall health.

Background At ICE, serving 25,000 patients across 10 counties in Central Florida, patients who underwent peripheral interventions (PTA) presented tissue loss. Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) has significant mortality and morbidity. Diagnosis is important to assess for further complications. In our studies patients with skinnier legs had severe bilateral PAD. Currently PAD is assessed initially with ABI but this method is inaccurate in diabetics. We investigate a simpler physical exam method to assess PAD with a measuring tape.

Methods From patients undergoing PTA, 60 had usable images for analysis. Initial x-rays of maximum soft tissue in pixels were converted to cm and analyzed, calibrated against catheter of known size. Image J software was used for analysis. Patients with severe bilateral PAD had tissue loss of 9-11cm compared to cath lab staff volunteers. To verify the accuracy of these measurements, patients with both x-ray and tape measures were analyzed against controls. Amongst subjects with Xray and tape measurement available, regression analysis showed a very close correlation between circumference measured by either technique.

Results

Conclusion Patients who presented for PTA to ICE had a significant tissue loss of 11cm on x-ray in comparison to staff volunteers; 4.5cm on tape measurement in comparison with controls. Our data suggests people with an increased risk of PAD can be effectively screened by a simple tape measurement and recommend taking maximum calf circumference of at risk patients, with <34cm as abnormal.

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Latest news on the cancer-fighting front is immunotherapy — harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight the disease. “It’s not an overstatement to say this is a turning point in cancer research, especially for patients with melanoma,” says J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. “Treatments for cancers of the kidney, lung and pancreas could be up next.”

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Clearblue has developed a better pregnancy test that not only provides a “Yes or No?” answer, but estimates how far along you are.

An Apple a day Doing current fitness trackers a giant one better, the Apple Watch — with your iPhone — logs your steps, your heart rate, and other health markers, to put a whole lot of health power on your wrist.

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Hepatitis C kills 15,000 Americans a year.

Treatment up to now helped a mere 30 to 40% of those infected with the disease. But today, a pill — FDA-approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) — cures up to 90% of Hep C patients when combined with another new drug, Simeprevir.

“Before, it was like fighting a war with flyswatters, but now the big guns have arrived.” source: Douglas Dieterich, MD, Professor of medicine in the division of liver disease at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY

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Dr. Karsten Weber and his talented team of podiatrists toe the line when it comes to superior patient care and outcomes.

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ome people may assume physicians cannot be good businessmen or businesswomen. They argue that science and business blend about as well as oil and water.

Perhaps a second opinion is necessary.

Providing patients with superior care and maintaining the financial health of a medical practice keeps podiatrists Karsten Weber, Alex Stirling, Jason Hancock and his wife, Nicole Hancock, on their toes.

However, they manage to put their best foot forward each and every day to ensure the overall health and well-being of both their patients and practice.

As a matter of fact, Leesburg-based Lakeside Foot and Ankle Center recently opened a second location in the Oakland Hills Professional Plaza at 13940 U.S. Hwy. 441 in Lady Lake.

Not only do the doctors pride themselves in forming strong bonds with patients; they maintain strong bonds

among each other, as well.

Those bonds were forged in the early 2000s when all four doctors attended Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine in Miami. They often studied together and even did things outside of school.

However, the medical school classmates never mentioned the possibility of someday joining forces and being part of a comprehensive podiatry practice.

Dr. Weber moved to Lake County in 2005. A local banker lent him $250,000 to

purchase Lakeside Foot and Ankle Center from Dr. Robert Bewley, who started the practice in the mid-1970s. Needless to say, being the lone doctor at an already established podiatry practice kept Dr. Weber busy. There was little time to enjoy his hobbies, which include customizing cars, spending time with his children and shooting guns recreationally.

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“We all do our best to provide a comfortable environment for patients, and we spend quality time with them so they do not feel like a number.”

— DR. WEBER

Dr. KarstenWeber Hometown: Kansas City Children: McKenzie, 19, Emilie, 10, Karsten Jr. (“Buddy”), 7, and Kiera, 4 Hobbies: Biking, boating, fishing and recreational shooting; I just love being outdoors.

Favorite book: “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

Movie genre: Mystery/crime.

Sports team: Florida Gators Food: Pizza from Double Take Television show: “The Walking Dead.”

Favorite quote: “All things are possible with God.” Guilty pleasure: Wine and cigars.

Dr. NicoleHancock Advice for young college students: Form your own opinions and refuse to be molded by the actions of others.

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Family: Husband, Jason, and a beautiful 11-month-old girl named Abbi, whom we adopted.

Hobbies: Home décor Favorite book: The Bible; All your answers to life are in it.

Movie genre: Mystery/suspense Sports team: Dallas Cowboys Food: Pizza from Mellow Mushroom Television show: Anything on the Learning Channel and Discovery Channel.

Favorite quote: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways

submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

(Proverbs 3:5-6) Guilty pleasure: Wine and “Real Housewives” Advice for young college students: Choose a career you love and love what you do.

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hours each week,” Dr. Weber said. “After a while, I realized it was time to add another doctor to my practice.”

To alleviate his workload, he hired Dr. Stirling in 2009.

The practice continued growing throughout the years, and in November 2012 Dr. Jason Hancock and Dr. Nicole Hancock joined the team.

For them, reuniting years later in a small Central Florida town has been an extremely enjoyable experience. Their friendship is as strong as ever, and the four doctors routinely enjoy activities together outside the office such as eating at restaurants and boating on local lakes.

“We’re not just associates;

we’re great friends,” Dr. Weber said. “I feel so fortunate to have assembled an outstanding group of podiatrists whom I respect so much on a professional and personal level.”

The team, which has nearly 40 years of combined experience, performs a variety of medical and surgical treatment options for problems below the knee. They also treat common foot ailments such as bunions, hammertoes and flat feet and perform surgical reconstruction for foot and ankle deformities.

Most importantly, they share the same philosophy in providing outstanding patient care. Satisfied patients are why Lakeside Foot and Ankle

Dr. JasonHancock Hometown: Tifton, Georgia Family: Wife, Nicole, and 11-month-old daughter Abbi Hobbies: Playing guitar and painting.

Favorite book: The Bible Movie genre: Comedy Sports team: Georgia Bulldogs Food: Steak and seafood, surf n turf Television show: None really, probably the news.

Favorite quote: “Great wisdom is chosen over great riches.”

Center continues receiving word-of-mouth referrals.

“We all do our best to provide a comfortable environment for patients, and we spend quality time with them so they do not feel like a number,” Dr. Weber said.

The four doctors hope to leave a lasting footprint on the community. They’re living proof that juggling medicine and business simply requires a healthy dose of sense.

Here’s a personalized look at the doctors.

Dr. AlexanderStirling Guilty pleasure: Pizza Advice for young college students: Focus on the end result and not on the now.

Hometown: Panama, Central America Family: Wife, Jessica, and three daughters Alexandra, 11, Sophia, 7, and Isabella, 3 Hobbies: Family is No. 1, working out at the gym, volunteer coaching at the YMCA, playing soccer and fishing.

Favorite book: “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy Movie: “The Last of the Mohicans” Sports team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Food: Seafood Television show: “Game of Thrones” Favorite quote: “Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you.”

Guilty pleasure: I’m diabetic, so it would be a big, nice, moist chocolate cake.

Advice for young college students: Don’t give up. Pick a route, pick a dream, and no matter what obstacles life throws at you, don’t give up—never give up.

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LARRY BLEVINS PA, MHS

MESOS PLASTIC SURGERY

JACOB GERZENSHTEIN MD, FACS

At Mesos it’s the providers’ fascination for art that brought them together. “Being a surgeon is incredibly fulfilling; you can act in the moment to help someone permanently,” says Dr. Gerzenshtein, a double-board certified plastic surgeon. But it’s their passion for the creative process that fuels their desire to transform their patients concerns into aesthetic harmony.

“We are all artistically inclined, and we enjoy seeing a positive transformation, whether in correcting the lower lids or repositioning the brow for a more youthful look,” says Dr. Soares, the practice’s facial cosmetic surgical specialist and medical director. In medical school Dr. Soares created anatomy paintings for the school’s Head & Neck dissection manual, while Dr. Gerzenshtein took up sculpting to sharpen his artistic vision; “It enhances your ability to contour the body for a maximal aesthetic result.” Larry Blevins PA, the practice’s cosmetic laser and filler veteran says, “I love the art of aesthetics. Whether in reversing the look of weathered skin or adding volume to bring balance to the face, my goal is to provide inspiring results to each patient.” This attention to detail and harmony pays off as it has brought Mesos to the forefront of aesthetic surgery in the region.

MESOS PLASTIC SURGERY & LASER CENTER

LOCATIONS IN THE VILLAGES, CLERMONT AND TAMPA 352.259.8599 MESOSHEALTH.COM

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JOE ZILER PRESIDENT

Kevco Builders has nailed down plenty of accolades in recent years. The company is Lake County’s most award-winning custom homebuilder and remodeler and has also been recognized as one of the 50 fastest-growing Central Florida companies by Orlando Business Journal three years in a row.

Much of this is due to the overall vision, business savvy and innovative thinking of Joe Ziler, who purchased Kevco Builders in 2008.

He continued Kevco’s proud tradition of quality craftsmanship and strict attention to detail.

“The business has been serving Lake County for 35 years, and we’re proud of our outstanding reputation and longevity,” Joe said. “I feel blessed about forming so many wonderful relationships in the community.”

KEVCO BUILDERS

2104 S. BAY ST. EUSTIS, FL 34748 352.742.3398 KEVCOBUILDERS.COM

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DR. JOHN THEECK

CHIROPRACTOR/ WELLNESS PHYSICIAN

LEGACY CLINIC OF CHIROPRACTIC Pills and injections are not the most effective—or safest—ways to control pain.

Drs. John Theeck and Christopher Kessler of Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic in The Villages understand this quite well. That’s why they utilize various diagnostic tools to determine and treat the root cause of pain, which could stem from a structural problem, a muscle memory change or even organ dysfunction.

“We take a whole-body approach,” Dr. Kessler said. “And we feel that education is the key. When you get patients engaged in their care you achieve the best results.”

That patient-centered approach explains why patients throughout Central Florida entrust their care to Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic.

“What sets our practice apart is the way we treat, love and care for patients,” Dr. Theeck says.

LEGACY CLINIC OF CHIROPRACTIC

1950 LAUREL MANOR DRIVE, SUITE #204 THE VILLAGES, FL 32162 352.259.0024 LEGACYCLINICOFCHIROPRACTIC.COM

DR. CHRISTOPHER KESSLER CHIROPRACTOR/ WELLNESS PHYSICIAN

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LAKE EYE ASSOCIATES For a lifetime of outstanding eye health, Central Floridians have come to rely on Lake Eye Associates, a comprehensive and technologically advanced vision care practice. The practice offers the full roster of general eye care services, like exams to evaluate vision, cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration, to name a few. But Lake Eye doesn’t consider this list of services complete enough for their patients. “We can help arrest or cure most vision or eye health problems,” says corneal specialist Dr. Vinay Gutti. “We’re trained in important services few other practices are qualified to provide.”

Examples include leading-edge technologies like the revolutionary LenSx® refractive laser cataract surgery. “It is the safest, most accurate cataract procedure being performed today,” says Dr. Scott

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Wehrly, “and we were the first local practice authorized to provide it.” Dr. Wehrly and fellow surgeon Dr. Scot Holman co-own and operate at the renowned Santa Fe Surgery Center in The Villages. “It is one of the most advanced surgical centers in the country,” says Dr. Holman. “Co-ownership allows us to invest in the most innovative and effective technologies to address cataract removal, lens implantation, glaucoma, and corneal transplants. Furthermore, we have a full range of specialty lens implants to provide our patients with their best possible vision.”

The extra services don’t stop there.

“Because allergies can impact people’s vision and eye comfort, I also provide allergy immunotherapy treatment,” says Dr. Mark Vocci. “When used over several years, it

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can actually significantly reduce or alleviate certain airborne allergies and help eyes feel and perform more optimally.”

Each office also features a full-service optical department with a stunning line of fashion frames, specialty lenses and contacts, and a staff ready to assist with both fit and style.

“Whatever your eyes need to stay healthy and promote clear vision, we provide it,” says Dr. Wehrly. “Because, quite simply, our patients deserve everything.”

When it comes to your vision, you want to know your doctor is knowledgeable, experienced and completely dedicated to your care. Says Dr. Vocci, “If you meet one of our thousands of patients, ask them about Lake Eye. I think they can speak to our skill, service and caring better than just about anything.”

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801 CR 466, SUITE 102 LADY LAKE, FL 32159 352.350.2070

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LAKESIDE FOOT & ANKLE CENTER

DR. ALEXANDER STIRLING DPM, FACFAS

DR. KARSTEN WEBER DPM, FACFAS

LAKESIDE FOOT & ANKLE CENTER 1330 CITIZENS BLVD. SUITE 301 LEESBURG, FL 34748 OAKLAND HILLS PROFESSIONAL CENTER 13940 U.S. HWY 441 SUITE 501 LADY LAKE FL 32159 352.728.1252 LAKESIDEFOOTANDANKLE.COM

These days, podiatry entails much more than simply clipping toenails or trimming calluses. As a matter of fact, the highly skilled and dedicated team at Lakeside Foot and Ankle Center provides medical and surgical treatment for problems below the knee.

With a combined 40 years of experience, Drs. Karsten Weber, Alexander Stirling and Jason Hancock offer a wide range of podiatric services—from diabetic foot care and wound

care to revision surgery and reconstruction of foot and ankle deformities.

“At our practice, conservative treatment is always the first step,” Dr. Weber said. “We only consider surgery when all other measures have been exhausted. We also spend quality time with each patient because we want them and their caregivers to be educated about their treatment and overall health care.”

DR. JASON HANCOCK

DPM, FAPWCA

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WINTERTON CEO

Michael Winterton, CEO of Premier Alarm System Solutions (PASS), always had a hunch he would one day run his own business.

“I always had an entrepreneurial spirit,” he said.

However, he said he wouldn’t be where he is today without the guidance of his father David, who owned and ran Pinnacle Alarm System Solutions. Together they ran the company until selling it in 2008.

“I enjoy the technology aspect of the business because it’s always changing and we’re staying on the leading edge,” he said.

“But, I also really enjoy running the business, so it’s the best of both worlds.”

PASS offers quality security services, including fire protection, intrusion detection, visual and voice monitoring and more.

PREMIER ALARM SYSTEM SOLUTIONS 3804 N HIGHWAY 19A, SUITE 1, MOUNT DORA, FL 32757 888.965.PASS PASS-FL.COM

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DON RIXIE OWNER

Don Rixie enjoyed a distinguished career in the military.

During his 26 years in the U.S. Army, he served as a special operations operator, completed multiple combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, performed 72 parachute jumps and received the Bronze Star. After retiring as lieutenant colonel, he was excited about returning to his native Lake County.

“I wanted my 11-year-old son to enjoy the wonderful experiences of being raised in Lake County that I did,” said Don, a 1979 graduate of Tavares High School. “It means something to be part of this community.”

Sixteen months ago, Don opened Veterans Carpet Care, a veteran-owned company in Leesburg that employs only veterans. His company specializes in upholstery and carpet cleaning, as well as carpet stretching.

“My goal is to grow within all Lake County communities so I can hire more veterans.”

VETERANS CARPET CARE 417 OAK HAMMOCK LANE LEESBURG, FL 34748 352.459.5261

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VERMEULEN INSURANCE ADJUSTERS WORK FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY; WHO’S WORKING FOR YOU?

Blaine Vermeulen, a public insurance adjuster and president of Vermeulen Associates, enjoys offering his clients peace of mind by taking the reins when it comes to insurance claims. Blaine is a general contractor, as well, so he can see what it takes to fix a property, he said. Blaine works to get money from the insurance conglomerates and into his client’s hands. He has been in the insurance industry for more than 20 years and is licensed in 22 states.

“If you wake up and your house is flooded, call me,” he said. “I can take a look for free and can guide you through the process.”

VERMEULEN ASSOCIATES 240 SOUTH HIGHLAND ST. MOUNT DORA, FL 32757 352.383.6438 VERMEULENASSOCIATES.COM LIC# A273309

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SOUTH LAKE CHAMBER

RAY SAN FRATELLO PRESIDENT

RAY VILLEGAS

DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

OF COMMERCE South Lake County is all-abuzz with health, wellness, fitness and an active outdoor lifestyle which positively impacts the entire region. And, South Lake Chamber of Commerce President Ray San Fratello and Director of Membership Ray Villegas couldn’t be more excited.

“I really enjoy being part of the Chamber,” San Fratello said.

“Not only because we represent the business community, but also because we have a direct connection with everything in the community at large.”

Villegas has been with the Chamber for seven years and said he’s excited to be woven into the fabric of the community.

“South Lake County is an exciting place right now,” Villegas said. “You can sense and feel the potential here, and I’m glad to be a part of it in the middle of everything.”

620 W MONTROSE ST. CLERMONT, FL 34711 352.394.4191 SOUTHLAKECHAMBER-FL.COM SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CYCLING HUB OF CLERMONT FOR THE BICYCLE; PERCEPTION SUN & SPORT EYEWEAR OF CLERMONT FOR THE SUNGLASSES; AND CLERMONT WATERFRONT BIKES & BOARDS FOR THE STAND UP PADDLEBOARD.

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NICK LIZZIO

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/PARTNER Nick Lizzio spent the first 20 years of his career as a successful stock and bond market trader. Although Nick thoroughly enjoyed the “risk taking” element of trading, he has found purpose by helping people plan for their retirement.

When he co-founded TB Financial Group in 2013, he began focusing exclusively on principal protected products offered by the life insurance and annuity industry. It’s been a natural transition for Nick, who has a deep understanding of the financial market and feels fortunate to be a part of creating a new industry standard in retirement planning.

“I have a greater appreciation of what it means to protect a client’s assets,” Nick said. “We are changing the industry through our Annuity 101 and Annuity 102 seminars. We educate clients and help them achieve a level of understanding so they can make educated and informed decisions when it comes to their finances.”

Outside of work, Nick enjoys spending time with Giovanna, his girlfriend, and their four children from a blended family.

TB FINANCIAL GROUP

3261 U.S. HWY 441 FRUITLAND PARK, FL 34731 352.350.1161 TBFINANCIALGROUP.COM

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DAN GERMEROTH OWNER

Through his locally owned company, Ultimate Contract Cleaning, Dan Germeroth prides himself on delivering world-class service with old-fashioned, hometown values.

The Lady Lake-based company, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, provides commercial cleaning services such as window cleaning, carpet cleaning, pressure washing and janitorial services. All of the company’s commercial clients are within a 25-mile radius, a true indication of how much Dan loves serving the community.

“Once we get a new customer we go above and beyond to establish a long-term, trustworthy relationship,” said Dan, a 1982 graduate of Eustis High School. “When they hire us, we’re going to do everything they ask and more.”

Dan graduated from Furman University, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a minor in computer science. Upon returning to Lake County, he worked several years doing cleaning and other work for homes inside Orange Blossom Gardens. After several years, he started Ultimate Contract Cleaning in April 1990.

He and Heather, his wife of 27 years, reside in Tavares. Their three children—Caitlin, Kirsten and Christian—all graduated from Tavares High School.

“Having lived in Lake County for so many years, I’m passionate about serving my friends and neighbors,” he said. “We have a great business, and I strive to be the best cleaning company in the area.”

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931 TEAGUE TRAIL LADY LAKE, FL 32159 352.753.8653 ULTIMATECONTRACTCLEANINGFL.COM.

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SAM SADLER OWNER

Sam S. Sadler, III will never go hungry.

“A lot of people can build a house, but to build a house and end up with a friendship is truly rewarding. If I have a new friend when I finish building their house, then I’ve done a good job. I believe that I could drop by any of the homes I’ve built and I’d be asked in for a meal,” said Sadler, a small, but proud builder who has been constructing custom homes in Central Florida for 36 years.

Sadler builds two to four homes a year.

And he builds with materials many builders overlook. “I treat people better than they expect to be treated. And it works out well,” Sadler said. “I love people and want to do the best possible job for them.”

With Sam Sadler you get more than his name and outstanding reputation. “I don’t use superintendents. I’m very hands-on. I like to be involved and work together with the homeowner.”

SAM S. SADLER, III, INC. 352.516.5407 S.S.S.3@EARTHLINK.COM SAMSADLERCONSTRUCTION.COM

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LEEWOODS OWNER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Lee Woods Construction has developed a wonderful reputation for building beautifully crafted custom homes throughout Central Florida. Thats a point of pride for owner Lee Woods, a lifelong Lake County resident who has been in the construction industry for more than 20 years. “Designing and building custom homes is challenging, and I love the variety,” he said.

“No job is ever the same and no customer is ever the same.” The company’s meticulous work and attention to detail has not gone unnoticed. One of its homes, The Southern Rustic, received the Grand Best Score and the Realtor Choice Award in the Home Builders Association of LakeSumter’s 2015 Parade of Homes. The company also has a diverse background in commercial work, completing projects and providing design-build services in the fields of medical, multistory office, retail, recreational, financial and professional.

LEE WOODS CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA, INC 2468 U.S. HWY. 441 FRUITLAND PARK 34731 352.314.9767 LEEWOODSCONSTRUCTION.COM

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KEITH ADEE OWNER OF VILLAGES1.COM

A comprehensive website containing a wealth of information on everything you’d want to know about The Villages and surrounding communities—businesses, golf courses, doctors, movie schedules, local attractions, current events, and more— Villages1.com has become extremely popular since Villages resident Keith Adee launched it 11 years ago. In fact, Villages1.com received nearly 2 million page views in 2014.

“We are proud of what we have built over the 11 years,” states Keith. “And we still try to add something new each year. Last year it was coupons and slider ads. This year, we’re partnering with a totally new concept in blogs—HappyVillager. com, an interactive blog site that covers highlights and live action for all things positive happening here in The Villages.”

Keith also has a charitable heart. For each new visitor to his site, he provides eight ounces of food to a local food bank.

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JOHN MARSHALL ATTORNEY

John Marshall realizes that an educated client is a good client. As an attorney for Bogin Munns & Munns’ law office in The Villages, he gains the trust of clients through effective communication and personalized attention.

That’s extremely important since he focuses on estate planning, elder law and tax law.

“People who come to me receive more face-to-face time,” said John, who earned his Juris Doctorate and Master of Taxation degrees from the University of Akron. “It’s not my job simply to create a plan but also to educate clients what the plan is and how it works. Too many estate planners focus on what happens in death, while I believe 50 percent of the equation is about what happens in life.”

John is proud to work alongside his wife, Patti, who is a paralegal at his office.

BOGIN MUNNS & MUNNS 8564 COUNTY ROAD 466, SUITE #305 THE VILLAGES, FL 32162 352.391.6031 BOGINMUNNS.COM

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BOB TUCKER Bob Tucker’s floral business is blooming all over the world.

He has completed floral arrangements for Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios, as well as Hollywood stars and country music singers. And his Leesburg-based company, Miss Daisy’s Flowers and Gifts, receives calls from customers as far away as Germany, England, France, Turkey, Korea and Thailand.

So, how has he achieved far-reaching flower power since opening his company in 2004?

“I firmly believe in developing relationships with customers before selling them a vase of flowers. I am in the emotion business, and I deal with moments that bring people both joy and sadness. If they’re not laughing when they walk out my door, I haven’t done my job.”

Bob is working toward becoming an American Institute of Florida Design (AIFD)-certified floral designer.

MISS DAISY’S FLOWERS AND GIFTS 1024 W. MAIN ST. LEESBURG 34748 352.787.6806 MISSDAISYSFLOWERS.COM

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HEATH B. NAILOS ESQ.

WADE BOYETTE J.D., LLM

BCN LAW

“The most important person is the one you’re with, and the most important action is to do that person good.”

BCN Law Firm Partners Wade Boyette and Heath Nailos have a well-earned reputation for doing good for people, businesses and organizations. Their law firm handles a wide range of legal matters including real estate, foreclosure, bankruptcy, personal injury, family and elder law, Medicaid and VA planning, estate planning, and disability.

After organizing many of the businesses in Clermont and building lifelong relationships along the way, they are now bringing the same excellence in legal care to Villages’ area residents from their new office in Santa Fe Professional Center on Hwy. 466.

Sundays at noon, they host LAW-2020 on 96.5 FM and encourage listeners to “know your attorney, know your options.” Get to know them. Consultations are always free. It’ll do you good.

BOYETTE, CUMMINS & NAILOS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW CLERMONT AND THE VILLAGES 352.394.2103 OR 855.LAW.2020 BCNLAWFIRM.COM

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JOHN DANCE PITMASTER

John Dance has been in the barbecue business for 30 years. His new restaurant, John Dance’s Smokehouse in Leesburg, offers catering and takeout with dine-in options, as well.

“My first love is catering,” John said. “My cooking is a fusion of Cajun, Southern soul and Texas barbecue. We’ve traveled to those areas and taken the time to research and perfect recipes that blend those regions’ foods.”

Hailing from Kentucky where he owned other barbecue restaurants, John catered corporate events in southern states along with selling his signature sauces and seasonings in grocery and retail stores. His custom mobile kitchen provides the ambiance of smoking meats on-site for special events.

“Barbecuing represents a simple way of life,” he said. “I love it. And, I love feeding people good food.”

JOHN DANCE’S SMOKEHOUSE 1707 SOUTH ST. LEESBURG, FL 34748 352.801.8885 JDSMOKEHOUSE.COM

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TONY PAGANO SALES MANAGER

Tony Pagano doesn’t come to work and spin his wheels. He’s firmly in the driver’s seat when it comes to providing Plaza Cadillac customers with a superior automobile shopping experience.

He was promoted from salesman to general sales manager nearly two years ago. He not only manages inventory but also trains salespeople.

“I take lots of pride in helping our team match the level of service with the quality of products we sell,” says Tony, who began working at Plaza Cadillac 16 years ago. “We help customers celebrate their success by offering a luxurious experience that is warm, friendly and inviting.”

PLAZA CADILLAC

8893 U.S. HWY. 441 LEESBURG 34788 352.787.1323 PLAZACADILLAC.COM.

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GLOVER CHIROPRACTOR

As a chiropractor, Dr. Jeffrey Glover does so much more than simply provide adjustments to relieve back pain. Instead, he focuses on helping each patient achieve whole body health. One way of accomplishing that is by educating patients about the importance of nutrition. He may recommend natural supplements such as omega-3 fish oil and policosanal to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol.

“I’m more of a coach than a salesperson,” says Dr. Glover, a 1999 graduate of Leesburg High School. “Providing adjustments helps the nervous system, but I want to help the body fire on all cylinders.

Nutrition plays a vital role in that. Food is fuel, and when you feed the body garbage, it causes hormonal imbalance, joint and muscle pain, and inflammation throughout the body.”

GLOVER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 312 N. 14TH ST. LEESBURG 34748 352.787.9995 GLOVERCHIRO.COM

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FRANK REMSEN ATTORNEY

For Frank Remsen, Esq., it’s all about family.

He practices family law, criminal law and bankruptcy and has four offices. His main office is located in Tavares, with another Lake County office in Clermont.

“I enjoy helping people,” he said. “But, especially when it comes to family law. If I can help a good parent to be with their child or help a child, that’s what I enjoy. I like family law because it’s always about helping the kids, whether directly or indirectly.”

Family actually is what brought Frank to Lake County, he said.

“It seemed like a great place to start a family,” he said.

Frank lives with his wife, Teri, and 5-yearold daughter, Paige, in Mount Dora.

FRANK P. REMSEN, ESQ. OFFICES IN TAVARES AND CLERMONT 352.243.1247 REMSENLAW.COM

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DANIEL WHITEHOUSE ATTORNEY

Daniel Whitehouse enjoys helping businesses accomplish their objectives through his law practice, Whitehouse & Cooper, PLLC. Whitehouse and his partner Cheryl Cooper assist businesses with business law, technology law, marketing law and e-Discovery.

Whitehouse entered the legal profession with more than a decade of experience in the information technology (IT) industry. He applies his background in technology to the practice of law.

“The law is very technical and there are a lot of parallels between IT and law,” Whitehouse said.

The practice is based in Clermont with additional offices in Orlando and Tampa.

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MICHAEL BRASHEAR OWNER

Living a healthy lifestyle is important to Michael Brashear. The 36-year-old Fruitland Park resident regularly jogs around his neighborhood or lifts weights four times a week.

However, seeing others take pride in their own health is equally important to him. That’s why he owns six Anytime Fitness locations in Wildwood, Bushnell, Mount Dora, Leesburg, Lady Lake and Summerfield.

As the name suggests, each location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Members have their own club key and can fit workouts into their schedule whenever they desire. You can also use your key in any Anytime Fitness gym worldwide!

“When people make lifestyle changes and stick to them, their self-esteem and outlook on life are greatly improved,” said Michael, who is a certified nutritionist and fitness trainer.

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JOE CICERI OWNER

Joe Ciceri is always wired to work, and his clients always view him in a positive light.

Joe, an electrician for 22 years, started his company Electrical Works eight years ago. He and his team of trained professionals provide interior and exterior wiring for both commercial and residential buildings. There’s a reason he has developed a stellar reputation among homeowners and contractors alike.

“It’s all about professionalism,” said Joe, a 1992 graduate of Leesburg High School. “We are uniformed, clean and polite. And we take a great deal of pride in our work.”

Joe and Sabrina, his wife of 20 years, have seven children: Sierra, Tristan, Mia, Anthony, Greg, Jackson and Muffin. They routinely open their home to foster children, providing lots of laughter and love.

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VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING

With their cheerful, positive attitudes and warm, friendly demeanors, it’s easy to see why Tim McRae, Mike Stegall and David Cote are successful salesmen. They’re passionate and enthusiastic about helping their clients achieve optimal results through advertising.

“Many clients who advertised in the beginning are still with us today,” said Tim, who is one of the original partners of Akers Media Group. “That loyalty and support does not go unnoticed.”

Mike echoed his sentiments. “We thank all our clients for their business and continued support. We never take them for granted.”

While Tim and Mike joined Akers in 2008, David is the newcomer of the bunch. “Everyday is a new adventure,” David says. “Meeting new people and building relationships are the most rewarding part of my job.”

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Serving Lake & Sumter Founded by H. D. “Buck” Robuck and his two brothers after World War II, Ro-Mac Lumber began life as a single, stand-alone lumber location, located just off of East Main Street in Leesburg, Florida.

Today, 70 years later, Ro-Mac Lumber is recognized as one of the largest independent building material dealers in the state of Florida with locations in Leesburg, Mount Dora, The Villages and Ocala, which operate nine various businesses in retail, installation, design and manufacturing.

Ro-Mac currently operates the only truss fabrication and engineering plant, as well as a door and moulding plant, in Leesburg. The company prides itself by offering everything a homeowner needs to construct a home.

From the foundation to the rooftop, Ro-Mac and its various operations can supply all of your structural building material needs for your next residential or commercial project.

No other building supply company in Lake or Sumter County is more attached with closer ties to this area than Ro-Mac Lumber. The company has been supplying materials for homes and remodels for generations of Central Floridians. Your patronage and support for over 70 years is appreciated and the team at Ro-Mac Lumber says, “Thank You.”

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• Ro-Mac Garage Doors • Ro-Mac Engineered Trusses • Ro-Mac Commercial Products

And we’re still growing!

So Let’s Celebrate!

Come to any or all of the celebrations listed here. Register each time for the $1,000 CASH PRIZE GIVEAWAY to be held at our Homecoming BBQ Bash. For more details, contact Rebecca Ballash at 352.787.4545 x-325.

Monday Ro-Mac Mount Dora

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311 CR-466-A, Fruitland Park ~ June 23rd, at 6pm Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter Horseshoe Tournament at Burke’s BBQ Local Contractors Vie for Championship Delicious Food • Door Prizes • Trophies Contact HBA Lake-Sumter for more information

HOMECOMING BBQ BASH Open to the Public and Free to Attend 700 E Main Street ~ June 26th, 11am - 2pm Delicious BBQ Lunch by Curry’s Rooftop BBQ Vendor Demonstrations • Door Prizes • Games

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Restaurant owners always have a lot on their plates, but that never stopped longtime Lake County restaurateur Vic Donahey from cooking up smiles and friendships.

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Big things were happening in Lake County, as well. A visionary restaurateur named Vic Donahey combined his love for food, folks and fun and introduced fine dining to the area.

For 25 years, Vic’s Embers Supper Club was the place where locals flocked to enjoy five-star dining with a side of superior hospitality. The elegant supper club—complete with wood panels, dim lighting, gothic white China and candlelit booths—often was compared to steakhouses in Chicago and New York City.

Plenty of memories were served up over a quartercentury. The 73-year-old’s eyes light up like a Christmas tree when he talks about some of the restaurant’s most esteemed visitors, including astronaut Dave Walker, journalist David Brinkley and actor Danny Glover.

However, the most rewarding aspect of owning Vic’s Embers was forging strong friendships and relationships with countless Lake County residents.

“It has always been all about the people,” he said.

Unfortunately, the restaurant met an untimely fate in December 2013 when a fire destroyed the facility.

RISING FROM THE ASHES

Because of a long insurance process and the doubt of ever getting the smoke stench from the building, Vic never reopened Embers.

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bers, the insurance and what it would take to reopen, and decided not to," he said. “All good things must come to an end.”

But, do they?

Vic and his son, Victor, currently continue their love for feeding people delicious food through their extremely successful catering business. Based in the Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, they continue Vic’s legacy by serving hundreds of people every week.

On the Saturday of Leesburg Bikefest, for example, Vic and

Victor spent their morning atop a downtown parking garage on Meadow Street. But, they weren’t there to show off power-packed machines and swap tales of the open road.

Instead, they proudly served up delicious cuisine to hundreds of hungry leather-clad, vest-wearing bikers.

Victor worked at his father’s restaurant for many years. The father-son team collaborated closely to help Vic’s Embers strike a perfect balance between service, food quality and ambiance. Their bond is strong, and that’s why they

continue catering together.

“I enjoy working with my son in the catering business. He’s a very talented, wonderful cook.”

Catering has always been a big part of Vic’s success. And throughout the years he’s catered to the most improbable places. Among them is the now defunct Leesburg City Jail, where he would deliver food to inmates.

“They had a city jail here years ago and we used to feed the prisoners,” he recalled. “I don’t care if I’m feeding prisoners or my friends; I want the food to be good.”

When he visits Two Old Hags in downtown Leesburg, Vic often shares these wonderful memories with friends over a glass of wine.

Of course, he isn’t the only one who has fond memories of the restaurant.

David Chapman, a close friend of Vic and longtime Lake County resident, frequented the supper club during its heyday.

“It was the place to be,” David said. “My wife Monte and

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The year was 1988. ¶ George H.W. Bush was elected president, “The Last Emperor” won nine Oscar awards and a U.S. Airlines Boeing 747 circled the world in less than 37 hours.

I went there all the time.

There always were lots of people there who we knew, including friends and neighbors.”

Being a restaurant owner has allowed Vic to form many close friendships like the one he has with David.

That’s one reason he continues living in Leesburg with his wife, Pamela, and English sheepdog, Caesar. Although Vic has seen the county’s population increase considerably since moving here in 1981, he feels it still retains a small-town feel.

“It wasn’t long after moving here before I felt like I knew everyone,” said Vic, whose first restaurant in Lake County was Squires III. “And I still do.”

“WE’RE ONLY AS GOOD AS OUR LAST CUP OF COFFEE.”

Though he may not consider himself strictly a businessman, Vic sure knows how to operate like one.

He credits his success, in part, to adhering to the pillars of good service: quality, courtesy, cleanliness and friendliness.

That’s food for thought for young whippersnappers hoping to become successful restaurateurs.

OVER THE YEARS… Vic moved to Florida in 1981, and with two partners, opened Squires III in Leesburg.

Vic's Embers Supper Club was built in 1988.

Vic built Dead River Vic's in 1998, the same year his son Victor joined him in the management of the Embers.

They sold the Dead River Vic’s establishment in 2005.

Vic’s Embers Supper Club caught fire December 2013.

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PAYING TRIBUTE TO VIC: DR. JEFF GLOVER, of Glover Chiropractic Clinic: “I only went once, but I remember it well. I went to watch a football game there with a friend and had some appetizers. It was a really nice, relaxed atmosphere and the food was good.”

MARY ANN WETTSTEINSTOOTHOFF, of Anytime Fitness: “I used to say, ‘It’s where everyone knows your name,’ because it was true. That’s where you saw your friends for more than 20 years.”

DR. KARSTEN WEBER, of Lakeside Foot & Ankle: “It was a very elegant atmosphere and easily the finest cuisine anywhere near Leesburg. It was hard to find steak of that caliber outside of Orlando—it was like a Ruth’s Chris, but with a personal touch.”

DON RIXIE, of Veterans Carpet Care: “It was outside of the norm for Lake County. It was a comfortable atmosphere and they had really good steaks. The ambiance was nice; Vic was always there walking around and checking on the guests.”

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A NIGHT ON THE TOWN TO EXPERIENCE the excitement of a nightclub, Lake County residents have been forced to make the drive to Orlando.

Fortunately, that’s no longer the case thanks to a super-hip venue that recently opened in Eustis.

The excitement of nightlife is alive and well at Rhythms, which is located at 12 South Bay St. Owners Tony Campagnari, a longtime musician, Colleen Campagnari and David Sherman said their new establishment is a triple threat — a mix of music and energy, food that will tantalize your taste buds, and an amazing selection of drinks.

Between Thursday and Saturday, the energy stays high and the fun never stops because Rhythms brings in top-quality party bands and tribute bands that perform throughout Florida.

“I have bands come here that you won’t see perform anywhere else locally,” said Tony, who also owns Pro Auto Care and Transmission in Eustis. “The entertainment is top-shelf, and my reasoning for starting this venue is to be different. There’s no longer any need to drive to Orlando when you have as nice a venue as anywhere and can listen to the same kind of high-caliber music.”

Rhythms, which officially opened April 10, is an open-air nightclub featuring a unique stage lighting system, a horseshoe-shaped, full-service bar with black granite top and a

large dance floor. Live music is performed inside, as well as outside in an outdoor courtyard.

“Bands love performing outside,” Tony said. “We live in Florida so it’s all about the fresh air. One of the main reasons I opened Rhythms is to introduce the county to a spectacular venue that is unique to this area. So far, our guests have commented on how spectacular the facility looks and they’ve all been extremely positive about the uptempo, high-energy atmosphere.”

Bringing high-quality bands to the area is a point of pride for Tony. After all, he is a musician who landed his first gig at age 11 while performing at the SP Club in western Massachusetts.

“The SP Club was located on a lake, and different bands would perform there on Friday and Saturday nights. I played the guitar.”

Guests at Rhythms will quickly realize that Tony is still very musically inclined. His five-member band, TC and Sass, performs on Thursdays during Ladies Night. They play a mix of old school funk and R&B, current dance hits, disco, 80s rock.

Other bands that perform there play everything from disco music and 1980s rock to current hits such as Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.”

Visitors are treated to an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, acoustic acts on Sundays.

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In addition to music, visitors are also treated to a fabulous dining experience. Ireland-born and award-winning chef Joseph McFadden specializes in half-pound gourmet burgers, and you’re sure to love his beef empanadas, crab cakes, loaded baked potato and grilled chicken Caesar salad, as well as homemade pizza with 7 toppings.

So if you’re in the mood to dance the night away while enjoying wonderful food and outstanding live music, then visiting Rhythms is an absolute must. Plus, you won’t waste gas driving to and from Orlando and won’t have to dread the long drive home.

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While the times continue to change, some longtime area barbers are making sure their shops don’t — and their loyal clients think that keeps them a cut above.

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In 1923, a man named Kaiser (first name lost to history) opened a barbershop in downtown Leesburg.

Pressed tin ceiling, wood floor, gas lamps, brass spittoons. Aroma of tobacco and bay rum. Haircuts 25 cents. Straight razor shaves for 15 cents. No charge for shooting the bull while waiting to sit in the fluted, double-round Koken barber chair…

“Paper says that the new kid, Gehrig, hit his first homerun… And the attorney general says women can wear trousers in public. What’s the world coming to?!”

And, most certainly, local happenings… “Did you hear Annie Oakley’s old dog Dave got himself run down by one of them horseless carriages? Maybe Hornsby will come in for a haircut when the Redbirds play the Phillies.”

Today, Mark Teixeira plays first for the Yanks, women wear whatever they want, motorized carriages are everywhere and the green patch where Philadelphia hosted St. Louis for an exhibition in 1923 is occupied by the Cutrale Citrus Plant.

“All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change,” wrote Mark Twain in 1871 in “About Barbers”.

In Lake County, Twain’s words still ring true in a handful of old-time barbershops that survived the Great Depression, The Beatles, home haircut kits, electric clippers and sterile hair salons.

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CITY BARBER SHOP Norman “Ed” Woodring, owner and operator of City Barber Shop at 603 W. Main Street in Leesburg, believes his shop is the oldest and that City’s roots can be traced back to Kaiser.

Woodring bought the shop from Jack Wilson, who opened in 1958, or ’61 depending on which newspaper account you believe. According to records at the Leesburg Historical Museum, Woodring is the fifth owner. Kaiser sold to Bud Morgan, who sold to Homer Bennett, who sold to Wilson.

Ed clearly remembers his first impression of Jack’s Barbershop.

“Every day, I would walk past this place on the way to school and say to myself, ‘I’ll never work in a rinky-dink place like that,’” Ed said.

As 16-year-old Ed strolled along Leesburg’s Main Street in 1986, he was on his way to Career Training Institute.

Prospective barbers and beauticians downstairs, nurses upstairs. Today, Beacon College occupies the building.

CTI didn’t last; the barbershop at 603 W. Main Street did.

“Ten to 12 years later, I ended up owning it,” Ed laughed.

“Now, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

City Barber Shop must be pretty nice, huh? Actually, no.

Ed is about great haircuts, not interior decorating. In 18

years as owner, he hasn’t done much sprucing up other than replacing moldy, acoustic ceiling tiles with drywall, hanging a few old circus posters and plugging in a Keurig coffee maker and a 65-cent Coke machine.

“It’s an old barbershop, why would you want to renovate it?” he asked.

“Ma Barker’s boys used to get their hair cut here while Ma shopped at the grocery store that was on the corner.”

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Dozens of loyal customers certainly don’t mind the dated look. Ed usually performs 20 to 25 haircuts a day, Monday through Friday, by appointment, he said. He’s so good that he rarely takes walk-ins. And he doesn’t need to work weekends. It’s been 10 years since Ed worked a Saturday in the 12-by-30-foot box that time forgot.

And, he makes a nice living at $9 a head before tips.

Ed has three chairs — the newest is circa 1950s — but he’s strictly a one-man shop. And, he’ll probably stay that way.

“One person every five years calls for a job,” he said. “That tells you a lot about how many people are pursuing a career in barbering.”

BOB’S BARBER SHOP Old-time barbershops are few and far between, but straight razors and hot lather dispensers still are tools of the haircutting trade at Bob’s Barber Shop.

The business Bob Crossman opened in 1948 in downtown Eustis still is doing brisk (or should we say, whisk?) business in its third location, an old-fashioned (and darn proud of it) clip-n-snip that’s survived the emo, shag, mullet, frosted tips and perms.

Go somewhere else if you want cappuccino or Perrier while you wait. At Bob’s

there’s a snack machine, TV and your choice of reading material—the Holy Bible sits alongside “Car and Parts” magazine on the corner table. Walls are decorated with pictures of veterans, athletes and lawmen, buck heads and models of World War II planes. There’s also a hand grenade beneath a sign reading, “Complaint Department. Take a number.”

No one does. What’s there to complain about?

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enforcement officer who likes his cuts “high and tight.”

Like Wimberly, the current owner, Todd Scott, also got flattops and lollypops in one of Bob’s four chairs. As an adult, Todd cut, buzzed and shaved for Lee Mears, who bought the shop in 1987, two years before Bob died.

You might say Todd is keeper of the mane.

“Barbering is a science,” he said. “Cutting men’s hair is detail work, shaving the neck and ears and trimming eyebrows. You have to be precise.”

The voice is Todd’s, but the words are Bob’s.

When something works, you stick with it, whether it’s a business philosophy, a UV Towel Warmer 2-in-1 or Emil J. Paidar barber chairs, circa 1960, that promised to revolutionize the industry because they contained ashtrays in the armrest.

The location is about the only thing that’s changed.

Bob moved the shop twice— both times to be next to Winn Dixie. Well, Winn Dixie left Grove’s Square a long time ago, but Bob’s remains at 401 N. Grove St. The calendar says 2015 but the atmosphere at Bob’s Barber Shop shouts, “Ike, Edsels and Lewis and Martin.” You know, the good old days.

“Another thing I like about coming here is that the chairs are usually full and there’s usually someone I know. We get to reminiscing,” said Wimberly.

Todd said 95 percent of Bob’s customers are regulars.

“People come from as far away as Daytona Beach and Apopka,” he said.

Most come for the same thing, the thing promised on

the sign that separates the waiting area from the cutting area: “Real haircut from a real barber.”

“I was getting my hair cut at a place on 441, but they changed hands so I

started coming here. They got real barbers here. It’s a real barbershop,” said Eustis resident Dennis Raye.

“Seems like barbershops are getting to be few and far between. People just go to

beauty shops. I don’t need a beauty shop, I just need a haircut!”

That’s the song most customers sing. Cut it, shave it, trim it—and don’t forget the Osage rub and bay rum.

Tomorrow, however, might be a different story.

“Barbers are a dying breed. The state cosmetology board wants to phase out barber licenses and issue a general license,” said Todd, who attended barber school at the Career Training Institute of Leesburg in the early 1980s.

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“Seems like barbershops are getting to be few and far between.

People just go to beauty shops. I don’t need a beauty shop, I just need a haircut!”

Gentlemen get more than great, affordable haircuts at The Country Barber Shop at 1004 W. Dixie Ave. in Leesburg; they get an Old West experience courtesy of Heather Coven, a lifelong Lake County resident who professionally has been cutting hair for 12 years.

Heather can’t imagine working anywhere else.

That’s why she took a big leap in 2013 and bought Marty’s Barber Shop from her boss of three years.

When she did, she knew exactly how to remodel the shop to make it her own.

Cowboy boots sit in the corner. Cedar and cypress and remnants of an old tin roof serve as wall paneling. The décor includes a cowboy hat and lasso, horseshoes, fishing rods, “wanted” posters, replica six-guns in holsters, antlers and the head of an 8-foot gator from Lake Griffin. Country music playing in the background, old church pews in the waiting area and large wooden whiskey barrels converted into sinks complete the picture.

Numerous items–including several antique barber tools and shaving mugs—come from loyal customers who feel at home in Heather’s chair.

“I’ve always liked that rustic country look, because I’ve always been a country girl,” Heather remarked.

Not just a kitschy collection of Western memorabilia, The Country Barber shop is a thriving business. Heather has expanded capacity to

five chairs. She regularly sends her barbers for additional training because she wants quality and consistency. “It’s important to remember the client,” she said. “But we’ve also got to remember—within an eighth of an inch—their haircut.”

Heather demonstrated potential for success in a trade dominated by men at a very young age by cutting the hair off her dolls. “They were all bald,” she said with a laugh.

She also recalls going with her brothers to a barbershop in Mount Dora and being fascinated by the old man with scissors who let her stand beside him and watch. Years later, she put money she earned selling livestock she raised during her years with the Okahumpka 4-H Club toward her training.

She was ready when her boss retired and gave her the opportunity to buy the shop.

“I’ve observed other good barbers over the years. The good ones know your name; they know your family; they know your life. That’s what I want.

I want my clients to feel at home.”

Her clients surely would agree that they do.

“The Country Barber Shop combines friendly fun with outstanding professionalism,” said retired Air Force Colonel Al Meyer, one of Heather’s most loyal customers. “A great bunch of wonderful folks who make you feel at home from the moment you walk in to when you depart with a really, really good haircut.”

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SOUTH LAKE BARBERSHOP Shirley Dunn has been in the barbering business for 28 years, and she’s not interested in staying around for another two or three decades.

It’s not that business isn’t booming at South Lake Barbershop — it is. “Sometimes we’re so busy that we can’t get to everybody,” said the 75-yearold who, with her husband, bought the barbershop from Curtis Harrison. “When we bought the shop you could count the cars on Highway 50. Now you don’t want to go near 50.”

Back then, in 1985, haircuts cost $7. Today, they are $15 and up.

But, you get a lot of attention for your $15.

“I don’t let anyone sit in one of my chairs for less than 15 minutes,” she said.

“If I have a barber turning them out quicker than that, I throw that barber out.”

Customers obviously come first. That was clear

during the recession.

“We gave a lot of free haircuts to our customers,” she said. “We didn’t charge them if they didn’t have money.”

Shirley still loves interacting with customers, but years of six-day work weeks are catching up to her. She wants to travel. And her son, Tracy, is ready to continue in his late father’s footsteps.

And barbering has changed.

For one thing, more kids are going into cosmetology than barbering. And Shirley hasn’t been impressed by many of the so-called barbers who have applied to work at South Lake Barbershop. She doesn’t want to be around when her barbers — who have a combined 76 years of experience between them — retire.

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hire anyone on the spot.

I watch them cut hair, sometimes all day. And if they can’t cut a flattop, they can’t work in my shop.”

You’d be surprised how many “barbers” can’t cut a flattop.

Soon, that will be Tracy’s worry. Shirley’s ready to travel. Still, it’s going to be

hard to walk away. When that day comes, Shirley will surely look back.

“At our shop, its like a family,” she said.

“Everybody’s comfortable. I don’t allow any kind of bad language. We have a lot of kids. I really care about our customers.”

“We gave a lot of free haircuts to our customers.

We didn’t charge them if they didn’t have money.”

Barbering may not be the hot career it once was, but old-time barbershops we visited are all doing brisk business.

They may not serve espresso, offer exfoliation, noen hair dyes or mousse, but local barbers are providing something that never goes out of style— good, old-fashioned, unhurried, professional service—and, if you’re fortunate, the latest gossip—all at an affordable price.

“Men no longer need to suffer from frequent urination because they are getting older,” says Dr. James Young, a down-toearth urologist with 33 years of experience in treating men with prostate problems in Lake County. Although the cause of these symptoms is most likely an enlarging prostate (BPH), a normal part of the aging process in men, treatment options are more numerous and less invasive than those offered to our fathers and grandfathers.

Years ago there were two options for treating an enlarged prostate: surgical excision via an open operation (knife) or much more commonly by performing a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), commonly referred to as a “roto-rooter” by patients and physicians. Both required hospitalization as well as major anesthesia and could be fraught with complications such as bleeding, infection, loss of bladder control and even death.

“In my career I have performed over 3,000 TURPs; however, I no longer perform any,” says Dr. Young. “There are presently too many excellent alternatives to consider a hospital operation for the vast majority of patients with BPH.” “When I see a new patient I perform a physical examination and properly evaluate the patient’s symptoms, thus diagnosing the underlying problem(s),” he says. “Next, I describe to the patient what’s normal and then explain what is abnormal with him.

Lastly, I teach him his treatment options.

If I’ve done a good job of teaching, he will select the correct option for himself.”

While prescribing medications for BPH can be done by primary care physicians, only urologists are trained to thoroughly

evaluate the bladder and prostate (including ruling out prostate cancer), as well as providing extremely effective minimally invasive, office-based therapies as alternatives to lifelong medical therapy.

One such option is Prostiva-RF Therapy, a procedure performed by Dr. Young in his office under local anesthesia that usually takes less than 30 minutes. Prostiva utilizes low level radiofrequency energy to ablate (destroy) the obstructing component of the enlarged prostate. “I am very happy with the results I have achieved for my patients using Prostiva-RF Therapy,” says Dr. Young, who has successfully treated more than 2,400 patients with this procedure.

“Medtronic is a $13 billion-a-year, publicly traded corporation that perfected the technology for Prostiva and produces the necessary hardware. Recently, Medtronic produced an educational DVD for international distribution to inform patients and physicians worldwide regarding the benefits of Prostiva therapy. Seven of the eight patients featured on the DVD are my patients. I am very proud Medtronic selected my practice to feature the benefits of Prostiva-RF Therapy. However it is sort of a bad news/good news thing. The bad news is neither my patients nor myself received a penny for our participation. The good news is Medtronic gave us all the DVD’s we want, so if anyone wants one all he needs to do is drop by my office at 801 Northshore Drive in Eustis, and we will give him one!”

And with an office staff with nearly as much experience as the doctor, (many have worked with Dr. Young more than twenty

years) you don’t spend a great deal of time waiting to see him. “We pride ourselves in being timely in seeing our patients. We respect our patient’s time as much as we do our own,” adds Dr. Young. “Patients appreciate this; many of our patients tell me I have the best office staff on the planet. I consider that a huge compliment.”

So if you are getting up at night and can’t get back to sleep because you are thinking about what may be wrong with you, it’s time to check in with Dr. Young and have him check you out.

“Many men accept frequent bladder urges as part of aging. And while it is part of the aging process, it’s not like death and taxes. There is something you can do about it,” he says.

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MEET A VILLAGES COUPLE Get to know Janice and Walter Martin Page 2

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meet a villager STORY: PAT JOCELYN

AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS APPEARED TO BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WHEN WALTER AND JANICE MARTIN MOVED TO THE VILLAGES IN 2004. ALTHOUGH COMFORTABLE IN THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT, DISCOVERY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CLUB ENHANCED THE MARTIN’S ABILITY TO MEET AND DEVELOP SOLID FRIENDSHIPS WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. VSTYLE: Did it bother either of you that there weren’t many African American residents living in The Villages?

JANICE: No. I was from the North — Littleton, Ohio.

You knew everyone — rich and poor, black and white.

My whole entire life we were integrated, so I think differently.

WALTER: I’m from the Midwest, and it was the same thing [as Janice’s upbringing]. Then I worked in a variety of management positions at General Motor’s Graduate Management Admission Council Division for 41 years. We moved every five to seven years and lived in suburban settings. For a number of years, I [often] was the only African American at all the [GMAC] meetings, parties and functions. We were accustomed to being around a group of just white people.

But I can understand my counterparts who grew up in the city. They

were skeptical of white people and wouldn’t feel comfortable in a room full of white people, just like a white person wouldn’t feel comfortable in a room full of blacks. There’s no place to gravitate to. If you came from a big metropolitan city, that’s where you had your black neighborhoods, your black schools.

VS: Walter, have you ever experienced prejudice in The Villages?

W: It’s not very common, but every now and then, yes. I’d say by and large, most of the African American people here are well-received, but every once in a while you run into someone.

VS: You and Janice belong to the African American Club.

How did you find out about it?

W: We happened to go to the recreation news and the first club listed there was the African American Club because the list of clubs was

Janice and Walter Martin in alphabetical order. That’s how we knew there was a club even though we rarely saw an African American when we went out.

because the place is so big.

I mean there are 110,000 people who live here, and we have 350 members in the club.

VS: Can you share some information about the club?

W: The club was started in 1999 with 23 people. Since that time, we’ve grown continually and are now at 350 members. When we joined there were about 75 members.

VS: Does the club get involved in any community outreach initiatives?

W: Yes, we have a scholarship program for students in area high schools. We seek out qualified students, and they don’t have to be African Americans to be eligible. The recipient is someone that needs the additional funds but must have the grades. We also support the Wildwood Soup Kitchen, and are active this year in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life initiative.

VS: What’s the mission of the club?

W: The mission of the club is to keep instilling cultural pride and friendship among all of us because the numbers are small, and you do seek out other African Americans. It gives us a chance to gather once a month and get to know each other. We know we’re here, but we don’t often get the chance to see one another

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THE VILLAGES IS 98.2% WHITE AND 0.6% AFRICAN AMERICAN

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in the villages STORY: PAT JOCELYN

It seems like more and more women in The Villages are sporting tattoos, or what many call body art.

From a modest red rose on the ankle, to a more obvious “full sleeve” of body art on the arm, to a tattoo strategically placed where only a privileged few can admire it, body art is gaining in popularity with our female retirees.

Village of Chatham resident Terri Jordan says for her, it’s all about the story behind each of her six tattoos. The 58-year-old Maine native got her first tattoo when she was just 41, several months after her dad passed. Terri decided a green shamrock tattoo would be a wonderful way to honor her very Irish father.

Another tattoo (on her lower arm) honors Terri’s terminally-ill mom who suffered for years with COPD and bladder cancer. The tattoo? A beautiful orchard. Although her mom was not a great fan of tattoos, she grudgingly admitted to that if Terri had to get one, an orchard would be a fine choice. So, mother and daughter designed the tattoo together, and to this day, it brings Terri back to that moment where two generations shared something very special.

Several other tattoos are dedicated to Terri’s son, Kyle, including her most recent ink —black roses on one of her legs. Her son had been struggling with anxiety issues for many years when Terri asked him what his favorite flower was. Kyle responded, ‘black roses’. Terri designed the tattoo to reflect her belief that there is beauty in everything — even black roses.

Considering a tattoo? Terri suggests you take your time and think it through. The procedure is not cheap. (Rates range from $50 to hundreds of dollars depending on the size and complexity of the tattoo.) Most importantly, it’s permanent.

She advises that you choose your tattoo parlor carefully,

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make sure it’s clean and has been in business for a while.

Does she have any regrets? Terri said no. The attention her tattoos get don’t bother the outgoing Villager one bit. In fact, her pickleball cohorts are so taken by her tattoos they nicknamed her “Tats”.

Village of Briar Meadow resident Marby Morgan also has a tattoo, and like Terri, there’s a story behind her body art. The 70-year-old said her daughter, Deb, died in a car accident when the young woman was just 26. Engaged to be married, Deb was in a wonderful place in her life when a man ran a red light and hit the passenger side of the car Deb’s fiancé was driving.

Several years later, Marby decided to get a memorial tattoo. She said her daughter was always fascinated by owls and many a conversation centered on those majestic birds.

It just made sense to Marby that the tattoo should be an owl.

After reviewing different designs, the New Jersey native chose a tattoo of a Northwest Indian owl. Marby said now it’s just a part of her and it makes her feel good.

After listening to Terri’s and Marby’s stories and understanding the rationale behind their tattoos, I realized all of us have ways to remind ourselves of loved ones.

It might be a treasured framed photograph on your end table — it might be an old, tattered quilt your grandmother made from scraps of shirts and dresses — or, it might just be a beautiful orchard tattoo or Northwest Indian owl that reminds you of that someone special in your life.

ABOUT THE WRITER Pat Jocelyn worked at IBM for 28 years and held several staff and managerial positions and taught management and employee development classes. After her retirement, she started a second career in journalism and has won several Florida Press Club awards for her insightful and heartfelt feature writing.

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“I AM ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT PLAY.”

— BILL MCGEHEE, RETIRED TREASURE DIVER

M AYA N H I STO RY

Truth surfaced when treasure hunter explored murky depths STORY: PAT JOCELYN PHOTOS: MARCI SANDLER

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ill McGehee knew without a doubt, the moment his hand touched the submerged wall, that the direction of his life had been changed forever.

It was the first dive job for Expeditions Unlimited Inc., the company he and his friend and business partner Norman Scott had recently formed. Their challenge? Locate Sir Henry Morgan’s sunken city in Port Royal, Jamaica and bring artifacts to the surface that hadn’t seen the light of day for centuries.

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“Norman was very interested in Sir Henry Morgan’s sunken city,” Bill explained. “Morgan was a famed pirate and would attack Spanish, French and English galleons and was one of the best pirates there was. The English were so devastated by him taking their ships they knighted him so he wouldn’t ravage the English ships anymore.

“In Jamaica Bay there were two peninsulas, and Morgan put a fortress on each side,” Bill continued.

“You had to go through those fortresses to get into

started moving the air lift and reaching out.”

“Wow, a wall,” the now 78-year-old remembers saying to himself as his hand touched a submerged barrier.

“When I found the wall, I started excavating with the air lift and removed some of the silt, then I came to a round object that was a wheel. Attached to the wheel was an axle and attached to the axle was the bed of a wagon that carried a cannon.

“Right at that moment my entire life changed,” he

“YOU’RE LOOKING AT ITEMS 2,000 YEARS OLD ” Port Royal. He controlled the whole island.”

In the late 1600s, an earthquake sank most of Port Royal. “Norman’s interest was to go down and recover the city,” Bill explained.

Norman arranged the financing for the expedition, and after considerable planning, the two treasure hunters and their crew set out for Port Royal.

Bill’s role was to carry the heavy equipment and assist the more experienced divers who had been hired for the recovery.

Due to several unforeseen circumstances, on the first day of their dive, Bill, with no real experience under his belt other than training dives, was the only one available to dive.

“I went down to the bottom and nothing happened right away. We had these huge underwater vacuum cleaners we call air lifts. I

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said. “I thought this had to be the most interesting aspect of all of life.

“I went back to the surface and got an apparatus that was similar to a crane and lifted the axle and the cannon carrier. Later, we found onion bottles that stored wine and were still capped. The liquid inside was drinkable but had turned to vinegar.”

Bill said they found quite a few other artifacts. “To my knowledge, we were the first that brought up anything of significance,” he said. “It was successful, but not as successful as we would have liked it to have been.”

According to Bill, success was not just about recovering valuable treasure – it was about the historical value of artifacts that could change the pages of history itself.

Financed by large corporations, the fledgling

treasure-diving company continued to explore other areas of the Bahamas. “Our company was the first treasure-diving operation that ever went to major corporations and convinced them that what we were doing was significant enough to finance us.”

Later, Bill had four diving schools in the Washington, D.C. area that his very capable wife ran when he was treasure hunting.

Bill and Norman also were involved in a successful pool business that kept them busy most winters.

“We worked [in the

treasure diving business] almost exclusively in the summers,” Bill said.

“We worked out a 50-50 contract with the Bahamian government. We supplied all of the machinery and financing, and they got 50 percent of what we brought up — in kind or money.”

For instance, the government might take a cannon valued at $300,000 if officials felt it was significant to their country, but would pay the treasure hunters $150,000 or half the cannon’s value.

In 1967, the now experienced treasure divers

spearheaded what they deemed their most significant underwater exploration yet — a site in Mexico called the Sacred Cenote [natural pit or sinkhole] of Chichen Itza where Mayans held ceremonies and sacrificed individuals into the well as a sacrifice to their

rain god, Chaac. “It was 72 feet (from the top of the well) to the water and the water depth was approximately 78 feet deep,” Bill explained.

The treasure hunters were thrilled when they realized that the 50-degree water preserved many of the

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artifacts found in the murky depths. For more than 2,000 years, the unrelenting cenote had held on to her secrets. But with the arrival of Expeditions Unlimited headed up by Bill, Norman, their crew of 20 people and numerous media outlets, that was about to change.

“It was the biggest underwater archeological expedition ever launched, which is pretty significant,” Bill added.

Prior to Bill and Normans’s expedition, National Geographic made a failed attempt at exploring the underwater site. “I assisted National Geographic that first time but then went back with my own company as the expedition’s chief diver,” Bill said.

It didn’t take long for the cenote to begin serving up her secrets.

“We found several thousand sculls and intact ceramics that hadn’t been exposed to sunlight in a millennium,” Bill said.

“Research had shown that Mayans didn’t utilize gold that much. Most of it was copper, brass and jade and jadeite.

“What we didn’t expect were the skulls, the pottery, the jade, the items the individuals [who were sacrificed] were dressed in,” Bill continued.

Bill said their most significant discoveries were perfectly preserved gourds.

“You’re looking at items 2,000 years old,” he said.

“Some of the items were recorded as B.C. We brought up gourds that would have disintegrated if they had been on land.”

Finding the gourds intact after thousands of years underwater was remarkable

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Finders keeper: Bill has a large collection of museum-worthy artifacts.

Bill’s company was usually allowed to keep 50 percent of the treasures it discovered.

enough, but it was intact paintings on the gourds that changed the face of Mayan history.

“Can you imagine bringing up something from a well that had never been excavated?” Bill asked.

Bill said there was very little knowledge of the Mayan civilization at the time — that’s why the paintings on the gourds were so important.

“It was like reading a comic book,” Bill explained. “There were pictures of high priests up on the top of the sacrificial pyramid plunging a knife into the hearts of a [sacrificed] warrior.”

Amazingly, Bill and his cohorts found some of those very knives at the bottom of the cenote.

For Bill, Norman and others on the team, it was exciting to know the discoveries they made, in many cases literally changed the face of Mayan history.

“It wasn’t just the monetary value,” Bill explained.

“It was as much about the educational [impact of our discoveries] that was so valuable.”

Although the Village of Duval resident now spends much of his time on the golf course or playing pickleball with friends, Bill still enjoys reflecting back on those days when he and Norman cracked the mysteries of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza.

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this ‘n’ that STORY: FRED HILTON

GIVING IT THE OLD COLLEGE TRY GIVE ME A “V”, V! GIVE ME AN “I”, I! GIVE ME AN “L”, L!

S

ince I worked at a university for 36 years, I qualify as something of an authority on how college students act. There were plenty of them around to observe. The school has an enrollment of more than 20,000, nearly all of them undergraduates in the 18–23 age range. It’s a residential campus, which means most of the students live at the school or nearby, and are around 24 hours a day.

When I retired and left that hormone-driven environment, I figured my surroundings would be totally different in The Villages, where there are more than 100,000 people – most of them in the age 55-and-up demographic. However, I found that there are many similarities between a college and The Villages.

We both have bands, cheerleaders and baton twirlers. Colleges have football teams, and we have a polo team.

The most stunning similarity is a surprising one: Villagers are very much like college students. Of course, there are the obvious age-related differences. College students are stronger, have more energy and stamina — as well as more hair and teeth.

But, there are a lot of similarities. First, consider the partying habits of college students and Villagers. College students flock to a fraternity house and crowd into a small area that smells like beer. The crowd encircles a combo, which blares music in 50 shades of loud. The students gyrate around in semi-rhythmic synchronization with the music. They form long lines at the communal beer keg.

Villagers flock to one of three town squares, crowd into an area that smells like beer and encircle the musical group du jour. The music isn’t quite as loud as it is in a fraternity house, but it’s still loud enough to be heard even by Villagers with hearing aids. Like their younger counterparts on college campuses, the Villagers wildly bounce around and try to keep pace with the music. There is one distinct difference between dancing on the square and dancing at a college party — you rarely see line dancing in a fraternity house.

I’ll try to be delicate here, but there is a distinct similarity between college students and Villagers in the area of amorous activity. Both groups have a tendency to find creative locations for hooking up. College students gravitate toward the self-help section of the library, row 37 of the football stadium and that special couch in the student union. Villagers favor town square gazebos, electrical boxes and the polo field.

The biggest similarity between college students and Villagers involves their habits as pedestrians. Both are certain they are invulnerable to any harm and have an invisible shield around them that will prevent a vehicle from obliterating them.

For students, the college campus is their backyard. That means they can walk anywhere, anytime, without worrying about somebody running into them. It doesn’t matter if public streets cross the campus. Students saunter along and never look up as they continue to text their buddies or eyeball coeds. It is your total responsibility not to run them over. The school where I worked spent a couple of million dollars to build an underpass beneath a busy street that cut through campus because students ignored two-ton automobiles.

When college students grow older, they definitely should come to The Villages because pedestrians pay no attention to cars and golf carts here either. When you drive around one of the town squares, you are well advised to do so slowly because the streets are like those on a college campus – they’re the backyard of the Villagers who can’t be bothered to look up from their cell phones or from eyeballing the line dancers.

It could be worse. College students could have golf carts.

ABOUT THE WRITER Fred Hilton spent 36 years as the chief public relations officer/spokesman for James Madison University in Virginia and 10 years prior as a reporter and editor for The Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Virginia. He is now happily retired in The Villages with his interior designer wife, Leta, their Cadillac Escalade golf cart, and their dog, Paris. (Yes, that makes her Paris Hilton).

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book club STORY: KATHY PORTER

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

FARM BOYS, FISHERMEN AND LOGGERS WHO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD! It’s the fall of 1933, the Great Depression has gripped the country for four years and 10 million people are without jobs. It’s a cold and dreary day in Seattle as the next class of freshmen prepares to enter the University of Washington. Among them is Joe Rantz, who is eager to try out for the freshman crew along with 174 other hopefuls. If Joe makes the team, he would be guaranteed a part-time job on campus, a necessity if he is to achieve his dream of becoming a chemical engineer.

Like Joe, most of these boys have never rowed a stroke in their life and would be trying for one of the nine spots in the racing shell.

What unfolds is a story recounting the intrepid determination of Joe and the eight other young men who won Olympic gold in 1936 right under Hitler’s nose.

We follow them as they relentlessly train in all kinds of weather, and we witness their drive to learn the numerous things they need to know to row as a crew. We learn the tactics and techniques of the coaches, and we become immersed in the mechanics and intricacies of building a racing shell. Woven throughout the book are the history-making events taking place in the pre -World War II years.

In a move of pure brilliance, our facilitator Ann Schooley invited members of the “This Boat Rocks” Dragon Boat Team to our meeting.

Susan Chicone, captain and coach, was quick to point out they “paddle” the dragon boat— not “row” it like in crew, but she knew this hands-on demonstration would drive home the coordination and grace needed for this activity.

We listened intently as Susan explained how the team trains, and we watched in rapt

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With appeal to men and women, the story is about more than the camaraderie of the teammates. It’s about the power of the human spirit to work through and rise above adversity.”

— Pam Vukelic Hillsborough

attention as the team members demonstrated their paddling prowess. Then we all assumed the correct position in our chairs and practiced paddling. This was just the precursor for book club members actually to try their hands at paddling with the team in two weeks.

Members noted that even though they knew Joe’s crew rowed to win the Gold Medal, that knowledge didn’t diminish the suspense of the book. And, contrary to their initial impression, it was not a “man’s book.” Members were overwhelming with their praise and felt the book was beautifully written, told an inspiring story and should be on everyone’s must-read list.

About the Author Born in 1951, Daniel James Brown was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.

He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and UCLA. He taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford before becoming a technical writer and editor. He now writes nonfiction books full time. He said his primary interest as a writer is “bringing compelling historical events to life as vividly and accurately as I can.” He currently lives outside of Seattle, Washington with his wife, two daughters and an assortment of cats, dogs, chickens and honeybees.

When he is not writing, he likely is birding, gardening, fly fishing, reading American history or chasing bears from the bee hives.

Gail Feind Pennecamp

The Boys in the Boat, written about the University of Washington crew team, strikes us deeply. These men lived the ethics that we all have strived to live, teach and learn. The successes of these “boys” were well earned and well deserved. A great read for any age or gender!

Ina Lidsky Santiago

Reading this book, I found I was in the boat beating the drum, rowing hard, or in the back guiding the boat. In the next few pages I was watching, cheering and hollering “beat ‘em.” Great book!

Pat Crigler Glenbrook

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1. GO SET A WATCHMAN by: Harper Lee

2. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by: Anthony Doerr

3. THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by: Louise Penny

4. 14TH DEADLY SIN

by: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

5. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

WHAT CLUB MEMBERS THOUGHT I have developed a deep appreciation for the sport of rowing after reading this book. The team had to work together like a “symphony” to enable the “shell” to glide through the water. Given the variety of personalities and skill levels, it was interesting to see how the entire process played out.

HARDCOVER BESTSELLERS

by: Paula Hawkins

The best part of this book was reading about the lives of the oarsmen and what happened to them after winning the Gold Medal. Just when I felt bogged down reading the techniques and strategies associated with crew, reading about the post-Depression Northwest and the subterfuge in Nazi Germany sparked my interest again.

Barbara Campione Duval

The Boys in the Boat was a compelling book to read even though you knew how it would end. I have developed a great appreciation for such a demanding sport. The author captured you with his words to compel you to read every detail about Joe Rantz and his teammates.

Betty Ann Kolodny

6. THE HEIR

by: Kiera Cass

7. BEACH TOWN

by: Mary Kay Andrews, Kathy Parise

8. ROBERT B. PARKER’S KICKBACK by: Ace Atkins

9. SEVENEVES

by: Neal Stephenson

Ashland

The Boys in the Boat was a real page turner. It combined history with the lives and struggles of the team. The main character’s daughter was the main source of information for the author.

10. MAXIMUM RIDE FOREVER by: James Patterson

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nosing and treating the conditions that created the heart trouble; we have the training and the tools to do this. We just happen to provide incredible cardiac care.”

We believe that a person’s lifespan should be the same as their healthspan. LIFEGEVITY. Many patients who need electrical work on their hearts make their way to our practice from other cardiologists, primary care, or other specialists. They tell their patients, that unlike most cardiologists who are“plummers,” we are the electricians of the heart (cardiac electrophysiology).

That would cover such things as atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disturbances, passing out, heart failure, palpitations, cardiac arrest, pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization, etc. One procedure we perform in specialized cath lab is ablation. This is where the short circuit that is causing the problem in the heart is diagnosed and removed, often resulting in a cure. A CURE. The care in Heart Rhythm Associates does not stop or begin with a procedure, surgery or a drug.

It consistently has been scientifically proven that treating the cause of the heart disease results in better outcomes. We ultimately care about the best version of our patient. We partner up to acheive this and help our patients reach their goals. We have observed that this highly correlates with outstanding outcomes.

Society and patients are asking physicians to EVOLVE. Dr. Rieders is a certified Psychology

Eating Coach, has completed the course in The Light Body School for energy medicine, has interests in yoga, yoga nidra and Ayurveda, as well as other Eastern traditions; and is a student of functional and alternative medicine, to name a few.

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Roughly translated, “My doctor is not present.” It is more than that: A physician may be present, but may lack knowledge, training or true compassion.

Through our approach, many of our patients get off all or most of their drugs and supplements, develop excellent health and find happiness. Heart Rhythm Associates will partner with their patients, and other health care providers, to benefit the patients.

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THERESA MORRIS REALTOR® // BROKER // OWNER

352.360.3736 // THERESA@MORRISREALTORS.COM THERESA SELLS A PROPERTY EVERY 29 WORKING HOURS!

STUNNING 4/3 POOL HOME, beginning with brick paver drive/walkway ending with “lagoon style” pool & spa on lakefront with fountain. Enter French glass doors to formal dining/separate living area. $470,000 MLS# G4810759

HOME EXTRAORDINAIRE, canal front, lease option/ purchase possible with satisfactory terms to seller.

This 5/4.5 includes 1/1 with full kitchen and attached in-laws apt. Great Leesburg community in Palmora Place. $350,000 MLS# G4707007

IMMACULATE 3/2 HOME IS GOLF COMMUNITY.

Extended 2 car plus golf cart garage in side walked community with security gate and “Chain of lakes” access. No rear neighbors. View of beautiful sunsets from “lush” manicured lawn. $229,000 MLS# G4810006

STUNNING 5/4 POOL HOME! Formal dining and living room with bay windows and dual gas fireplace

with remotes. Bonus room upstairs could be multipurposed for recreation, craft, media or 6th bedroom. $375,000 MLS# G4809275

ENJOY ALMOST TWO ACRES ON TRANQUIL PEACEFUL WATERS. This 5/4 has gorgeous lakefront views, oversized pool with a lanai area for perfect afternoon cookouts and you can even fish from your own dock. $589,000 MLS# G4810354

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD but tucked

away with room for everybody! Spacious 5/4.5 with 3900 square ft. of heated & cooled features.

Includes heated pool with spa & 3 car garage with work bench for your handyman. $299,000 MLS# G4808020

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On the end of a cul-de-sac. Reduced to $59,000 MLS# G4802690.

BELOW RECENT APPRAISAL. Your family deserves the best in this 3 bedroom home possible 4 with over 3000 sq ft of liv area. Home is elevated to enjoy the views.Upgrades and built ins galore. Home is elevated with great lake views of Lake Eustis and enjoy the sunsets to the west. Owner financing. HOME IS GREEN AND BUILT FOR LOW UTILITY BILLS. $349,900 MLS# G4808641.

EUSTIS HOME RECENTLY UPDATED. 3/2 with 1 car garage. Newer ac, hot water heater, flooring and new solid surface counter tops in kitchen Only $119,900.

WARM AND INVITING in this 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Remington Club. Open floor plan with updated kitchen. $139,900. MLS# G4804321.

WATERFRONT HOME IN TAVARES. Home is on a deep water canal leading to Little Lake Harris.

This home features 3/2 split plan. Updated kitchen and all the appliances stay. Open living room with vaulted ceilings overlooking the water. Oversized 1 car garage. 360 Sq.ft. under screened lanai. DOUBLE SLIP BOATHOUSE WITH ROOFTOP DECK with an ascending spiral staircase. LUNCH IS JUST A BOAT RIDE AWAY. $210,000 MLS# G4810790.

10 ACRES OF PRIVACY 3/2 home remodeled. 3-stall barn. Detached oversized 2 car garage for those collectables or make it into a workshop. Pole barn to store lawn items. Reduced to $149,900 MLS# G4808536.

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HOWEY IN THE HILLS BUILT IN 2006 New home in

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JOAN DEFOE REALTOR®

352.516.6843 // JOAN@MORRISREALTORS.COM REAL ESTATE “LITTLE GIANT” // MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCER // PREMIER AGENT

POOL HOME RANCH ESTATE. 3/2 plus a den/office. 2 Car side entry garage with retractable screen.

Foyer leads to Great Room with fireplace. Loads of extras such as crown molding and chair in Formal Dining.

Split bedroom plan, screened enclosed 34 X 14 electric heated in ground pool. “Country Atmosphere” yet minutes from everything. $194,900 MLS# G4706555.

GATED DEVELOPMENT...COMMUNITY POOL. 3/2 built in 2004 with over 1,800 sq.ft. of living space.

Kitchen with corian counter tops and snack bar open to Great Room. Covered Porch and Fenced in back yard.

Minutes to shopping, schools and medical facilities. $149,900. MLS# G4811809

A HONEY OF A DEAL…Relax and enjoy the comforts of retirement living. Move in ready with everything you would need. Featuring 2/2 with a A/C glassed in Florida Room. Dining room, eat-in kitchen, utility room/workshop attached, built in China hutch, new counter in kitchen, real wood floors in kitchen, hall way and guest bath. Completely furnished, turn key. How sweet to enjoy retirement with this sweet deal. $49,900. MLS# G4805197

BEAUTIFUL AND BRIGHT! This lovely home has 1,400 +/- sq.ft. of living area plus florida room with its own A/C unit. Open floor plan. Kitchen has been remodeled with solid surface counter tops and brazilian cherry flooring. Many extras. $65,900 MLS# 4811463.

CHAIN OF LAKE...434 FEET OF LAKEFRONT! Enjoy a lovely walkway leading to your own private oak treed oasis on water. 3/3 in main house with screened in pool includes diving board. Peaceful “sanctuary” courtyard area that is attached to full 2/2 apartment and 2 car garage. A true rare find that is just minutes to shopping, restaurants and golfing. Gourmet Kitchen with 5 Star energy efficient appliances. So many extraordinary features. $450,000. MLS # G4808882

THE REST OF YOUR LIFE... Come kick-back and relax, in this lovely 2/2. Almost 1,300 sq.ft. of living. Eat-in kitchen and dining area with built-in China Hutch that overlooks the living area. Glassed in Florida Room with A/C and Slate tiled flooring. 2 Car-Carport with breeze way to covered patio area. $59,900. MLS# G4812272

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Our team’s determination to cater to our clients' specific needs coupled with our market expertise, attention to detail and superior negotiating skills allows you to receive first class service.

VALERIE FOERST

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YOUR CENTRAL FLORIDA NATIVE // 35 YEARS OF HELPING CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH THEIR REAL ESTATE NEEDS

LAKEFRONT-LAKE EUSTIS Chain of Lakes Lifestyle! Sheik & Comfortable 4/4 has everything you need. Double Boathouse with double lifts and gazebo (this is

hard to find now days). Over 100 feet of lakefront and sunsets with walk down seawall. Original olde world charm has been brought up to date with top of the line improvements. Double Master suites and room for another bedroom or office. 25x25 Bonus room-bar area has views from every angle. What a place to Entertain and have Family gatherings. The kitchen has recently been remodeled with all stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops...chefs gas range and convection oven. The lovely hardwood floors are accented by a gas fireplace and custom built in cabinetry. With the massive inside laundry room and loads of storage in this house, you could customize even more to suit yourself. Lots of extras including double AC/Heat systems and water heaters for maximum efficiency. Located close to Waterman Hospital, Mount Dora, Tavares and Downtown Eustis. What are you waiting for? Call Valerie today for a private showing. MLS# G4810857

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KIM DUCHARME REALTOR®

352.874.5906 // KIM@MORRISREALTORS.COM KIM CONNECTS...YOUR REAL ESTATE CONNECTION!

HARBOR HILLS 3/2 with direct golf course frontage on just under 1 acre. 1800+ sq ft of living. Open floor

TERRAGONA DR.-3/2 2 story home located in the gated golfing community of Sorrento Springs.

Over 2600 sq ft of welcome living space. No rear neighbors! $169,000. MLS#G4800483

LAKEFRONT PROPERTY! DREAMING OF BUILDING YOUR DREAM HOME? Imagine watching the sunrise with a cup of coffee from your back patio overlooking the lake. Make your dreams a reality today! Located on Lake Geneva next to Camp Geneva. $34,900

3/2 IN GATED COMMUNITY featuring 1200+ sq.ft.

plan, volume ceilings, granite countertops in kitchen. Immaculate and move in ready! Furniture negotiable.

A must see! 2 car garage + golf cart garage. $299,000

Kitchen features center island, closet pantry, stainless steel appliances, and kitchen nook area. Living and dining room combo with French doors leading to screened lanai. Fenced backyard. All bedrooms and garage feature ceramic tile that was placed within 2 years. $132,000. MLS #G4707299

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3/2 + DEN FEATURING JUST OVER 1800 SQ FT OF LIVING. Open living space, corner lot, and large fenced

backyard. Will not last long! $149,900.

SOLD IN THREE DAYS! Canal Frontage with private

boat ramp and dock. 2/2 featuring just over 1400 sq ft of living. Won’t last long at $132,000.

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GREG BOLIEK REALTOR®

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SEA PLANE OWNERS, BOATING ENTHUSIAST, FISHING AFICIONADOS, ANYONE WHO WANTS WATER FRONTAGE AND NEEDS LOTS OF STORAGE SPACE. You

will not find a better bargain with frontage on the Harris Chain of Lakes and with this much land and storage. The home sits up high above the lake and features high “A” frame ceiling in the living room with lots of windows for the awesome view of the lake. It has a split bedroom plan with the master bedroom on the east side of the home with morning sun and an amazing view of the lake as well. The other two bedrooms are separated by the second bathroom. The kitchen is on the rear of the open living room and dining room combination. Roof 2 years old, Hardie Board Siding and Insulation 3 years old, water pump, tank and electrical panel 4 years old, well has a nitrate water filter maintained by the State of Florida. The pool is on the front and to the side of the home with beautiful views of the lake. There are two outbuildings. One is fully insulated and has central heat and air and both have plumbing. The second is huge, 30X70! Both are Quonset hut style and have concrete floors. Both have endless use possibilities such as airplane hanger, car or boat storage, operate a small business or convert to second home. The property also has a small amount of timber ready for harvest. $415,000

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LAUREN FICKETT REALTOR®

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GOLF COURSE FRONTAGE! This 3/2 is the perfect family home. Open floor plan with large living area over looks small pond and golf course. Inside utility room, Enclosed lanai and patio for BBQ’s are just a few extras! Community with clubhouse, pool and racquet ball courts! $169,900. MLS#G4812031.

VILLAGES OF PARKWOOD! Appraisal done April 2015!!!

3/2. Bring your family to this family friendly neighborhood in The Villages. Living/ dining combo, kitchen with breakfast bar, Fenced backyard and covered patio. Right across from The Villages Charter School. $179,900. MLS#G4811653

BRING YOUR SUNTAN LOTION! Breathtaking views from your dock await you. This 3/2.5 home welcomes you through the front door to an open floor plan, hardwood floors and lake view. Huge enclosed Florida room with A/C. Screened in patio with hot tub that conveys. Irrigation system which pulls water from the lake. Boat dock and hoist. $315,000 MLS# G4695599.

2 MILES TO THE VILLAGES! TWO HOMES! Beautiful custom built 3/2.5 estate. Upgrades galore! Settled back off the main road, you have all the privacy you need.10 acres total. Separate newer manufactured home with 3/2 on other 5 acres. $550,000. Executive home and 5 acres could be split and purchased seperately for $450,000 MLS# G4706615.

DON’T WAIT TO SNAG THIS DEAL! 3/2.5 with den/office and 2,220+ square living. Large kitchen with granite counter tops, 2 pantries and island. Master with vaulted ceilings, garden tub w/ separate shower and his & her walk-in closets.

Not a short sale or bankowned. Priced to sell. $165,000.

SHORT SALE. Perfect investment property. 2/1 in Leesburg. With some TLC this could be a great rental.

Fenced in backyard. $35,000

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352.360.3736 // THERESA@MORRISREALTORS.COM THERESA SELLS A PROPERTY EVERY 29 WORKING HOURS!

LENA WILLIAMS REALTOR速

352.636.4488 // LENA@MORRISREALTORS.COM LENA SELLS!

WELCOME HOME TO SKYERANCH! 40 ACRE ESTATE... arrive in style by plane on your private grass runway. Store the planes, cars, boats with plenty of room between the attached garage and the oversized detached barn/hangar. Inside the estates Victorian-inspired exterior, you will find many custom features. The kitchen features a sprawling island, walk in pantry, commercial style gas stove and beautiful custom cabinetry. The large family style kitchen opens into a bright and cheerful breakfast room with floor to ceiling windows. From the family room, pass the bar area on your way to the underground wine cellar that's perfect for your wine tasting gathering. The office has custom built-in shelving and opens into the family room with French doors.The three upstairs bedrooms each feature private bathrooms and plenty of space. Children will love the upstairs third story loft inside the first bedroom. There is an additional small bonus room perfect for a quiet retreat. There is also a small upstairs coffee center centrally located near the accessible laundry room. Your master bedroom features a large Jacuzzi tub and separate shower, double vanity and private toilet and bidet. From upstairs, you can access the upper Deck with spiral staircase leading to the top story widowPs walk. Entertain in your screened lanai, connected to the open pool deck featuring a stone waterfall and deep blue water pool with Jacuzzi jets and sunning shelf. The detached barn houses a separate living area with a 1/1 full kitchen studio upstairs and a two- room suite with full bath downstairs. This property, with 40 peaceful acres and a private pond with a shimmering fountain is truly a stunning fly-In home, a rare find, with endless opportunities. Call Theresa or Lena. $1,100,000 MLS# G4806928

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MICHAEL BARRETT

RESIDENTIAL SALES // PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND RENTALS

352.255.5710 // MICHAEL@MORRISREALTORS.COM

2 BEAUTIFUL WELL MAINTAINED PARCELS OF LAND. Approximately 4 +/- acres. Build your dream home with a view. Both parcels are located on Bertsville Rd. Located in the rolling hills of Lady Lake. $68,000 MLS# G4805982.

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE to build your dream home.

Oak Pointe Subdivision close to The Villages, shopping, schools, churches and more. There are two lots available for purchase from this owner. $44,500 MLS# G4691963

BEAUTIFUL AND SECLUDED 10 +/- lot. Can be sub-divided into two 5 acre parcels. Build your dream home. Lots of trees. On county maintained road. $160,000 MLS# G4805979

VACANT LOT IN BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT WATER PLACE. Property is cleared and flat with a 4-mile lake view of Lake Eustis! Beautiful subdivision with community dock with a beautiful water view. Build the house of your dreams here. $37,900 MLS#G4703283.

AMAZING PENNBROOKE HOME! Selling Furnished!

This 2/2 with a great location has views of the golf course from the front and pond view from the back. 1,664 sq.ft. home has with indoor laundry, two bedrooms and a den!

The master boasts a separate shower and large garden tub. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass this one up! $138,000 MLS# G4805881

LAKE ACCESS, 2.5 GARAGE Lake Myrtle Shores.

Wonderful family home on cul-de-sac. Sturdy 2X6 frame, new carpet, 2179 sq.ft. with .67 acres. New A/C. $210,000 MLS# 4804770

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WONDERFUL LAKE DORA FRONTAGE ON PRESTIGIOUS LAKESHORE DRIVE! This solid home features nearly

150 ft. frontage on half and acre, complete with boat dock and aluminum seawall! Home features a spacious kitchen, vaulted ceilings, new roof, new a/c and direct Lake Dora frontage with no road in between house and lake. LOW COUNTY TAXES! Perfect location between downtown Mount Dora and downtown Tavares! $449,000 MLS# G4807523

CHAIN OF LAKES FRONTAGE! Waterfront paradise awaits! Perfect 3/2 home complete with boat dock and beautiful views of the water. Deep canal leads out to the best boating and fishing spots in Lake County! This is a must see! Great value! $224,900 MLS# G4806082

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CHAIN OF LAKES! BEAUTIFUL LAKEFRONT HOME ON LAKE DORA ON OVER 1/2 ACRE! Home features 3/2 with den/office, stainless steel appliances and a 2 car garage. Recently built, private boat dock features boat lift, jet ski lift and screened room for taking in the amazing sunsets on the lake! Just minutes to downtown Mount Dora! $349,900 MLS# G4800507

LAKE EUSTIS VIEWS! Fully remodeled 1572 sq ft 3/2 home with screened in porch on large lot!

Brand new kitchen and baths, new windows, and a cozy stone fireplace. Just minutes from downtown Tavaresl! $219,000 MLS# G4810903

SECLUDED LAKE ELDORADO! This is the perfect family home with room to roam! FISHING, BOATING, PLAYING BY THE POOL, EVEN BRING THE HORSES! Just imagine your family enjoying this large 3 bedroom 3 bath property! $299,900 MLS#G4806082

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HARBOR HILLS Golf Course Frontage…Gorgeous views. 3/2 with split floorplan. Formal dining, addtional dinette and screened lanai. Oversized garage with golf cart entry. You must see to appreciate! $209,000 MLS# G4808173.

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PARK PLACE ON LAKE JOANNA This stunning 5/4 pool home with lake views and deeded access has a bright open floor plan with many quality features! Genuine wood flooring,cathedral ceilings, wood burning fireplace, solar heated pool & spa and three car garage! The upstairs bonus room and full bath is perfect for visiting guests, media room or play room. The fabulous dream kitchen has a large center island, custom cabinets, walk-in pantry, corian counters, under cabinet lighting and breakfast nook and bar. The master suite features a jetted garden tub, separate shower and two huge walk in closets. French doors lead out to 30X20 screened lanai with sparkling pool & spa, perfect for entertaining! Your guests will appreciate the peaceful and private back yard with no rear neighbors and magnificent lake views. This amazing home won’t last long! Call Linda 352-978-3016 $399,900 MLS #G4812189

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JunE To have an event considered for the calendar, send a short text description along with a color photo (if available) 45 days in advance of event to: katie@akersmediagroup. com or Lake & Sumter Style Calendar, P.O. Box 490088, Leesburg, FL 34749

EVENTS JUNE 5

LEESBURG FOOD TRUCK-NFLICK NIGHT Enjoy delicious food while watching a movie in Leesburg Town Square, 510 W. Main St., Leesburg. The free event is 6-9:30p.m. Information: 352.365.0053

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MOUNT DORA PADDLE FEST The inaugural event is a great event for the serious racer as well as casual paddler. Paddlers reception is 6p.m. June 5. Race Saturday in sprint events or Sunday in long distance events.

Bring your own canoe or kayak or rent one for a race. Information: 407.227.5606

vendors, games and contests, as well as Zellwood corn. The festival will take place 10a.m.7p.m. on Main St., Leesburg.

Information: 352.365.0053 JUNE 13

TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN & JERK FESTIVAL Music of various genres, food vendors, jerk cook-off competition, arts and crafts, parade and more. The festival will take place 11a.m.-10p.m. at Clermont Waterfront Park, 330 Third St., Clermont. Tickets for adults cost $7 and tickets for children are $3. Information: 352.241.2417, ext. 045 JUNE 19

FRIDAY NIGHT NATURALIST The Friday Night Naturalist Program provides a variety of nature and wildlife-related programs by six experts. Free program. 6-7:30 p.m. Trout Lake Nature Center, 520 E. County Road 44, Eustis. Information: 352.357.7536

JUNE 5

UNDER THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS - A TASTE OF JAPAN AT OSPREY LODGE Celebrate Japanese culture beginning at 3p.m. with sushi-rolling demonstrations, performances, sake tasting and more. Tickets cost $10. Osprey Lodge Assisted Living of Tavares, 1761 Nightingale Lane, Tavares.

Information: 352.253.5100 JUNE 6

SIXTH ANNUAL LEESBURG CORN FEST Live entertainment, festival food,

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JOHNNY DEE AND THE STARLIGHTS A rocking good time featuring the songs of Buddy Holly, Hank Williams Roy Orbison and more.

8-10p.m. Mount Dora Community Building, 520 N. Baker St., Mount Dora. Tickets are $22.

Information: 352.552.8254 THROUGH JUNE 7

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LEESBURG’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION An evening of live entertainment, food, kid’s rides, games and Lake County’s largest choreographed fireworks display.

6-10 p.m. Along the shores of Venetian Cove at Venetian Gardens, Leesburg.

Information: 352.365.0053

ARTS + EXHIBITS JUNE 26-JULY 27

tells the story of newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter as they acclimate to married life in their new apartment while dealing with in-laws and a nutty upstairs neighbor. This classic will run at various times and dates at The Ice House Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St., Mount Dora. Adult tickets range in price. Information: 352.383.3133 JUNE 19-JULY 12

HELLO, DOLLY! “Hello, Dolly!” will be performed in honor of the very first show performed at Bay Street as it reaches the milestone of its 40th season. The show starts at 8p.m.

at the historic State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis. Tickets vary in price. Information: 352.357.7777 JUNE 21

STATE THEATRE IMPROV FUN FORCE This show is fun for all ages, inviting the audience to shout suggestions and even jump onstage. The show starts at 8p.m. at the historic State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and children.

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RAW AND ARDOR EXHIBIT This exhibit describes the art, which is about the compulsion to create, regardless of the obstacles. Free exhibit. 10a.m.4p.m. select days at Mount Dora Center for the Arts Gallery at 138 E. 5th Ave., Mount Dora.

Information: 352.383.0880

JUNE 13

“A TWIST OF LEMMON” - A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER JACK Chris Lemmon shares a touching glimpse into a famous fatherson journey through life. His father was the famous actor Jack Lemmon, known for classic films such as “The Odd Couple.”

Tickets vary in price from $15 to $35. The show will take place 7-9p.m. Mount Dora Community Building, 520 N. Baker St., Mount Dora. Information: 352.217.8390

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SHAPE AND SHADOW EXHIBIT

Artists of all mediums depicted inanimate objects for the qualities of shape and shadow in form, color, texture and composition. The free exhibit is on display 10a.m.-4p.m. various dates at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts Gallery, 138 E. 5th Ave., Mount Dora.

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Richie Quarantello doesn’t just rely on vocals or his considerable musical ability to keep crowds entertained. The funloving, 70-year-old native New Yorker puts on quite a show by engaging his audience.

“It’s always going to be a party when I’m up on that stage,” said the entertainer known as Richie Q. He goes above and beyond to deliver on that promise.

Sometimes, he’ll ask the crowd, ‘Do you want to see sexy?’ He’ll then pull up his pant legs and ask women to smack his leg. Mesmerized ladies stick money in his pant leg.

Other times, he’ll approach a woman in the audience and say, ‘Your husband requested a song specifically for you.’

He’ll sing the song, leaving the wife feeling special, even though the husband didn’t request a song.

“Some of those guys give me a $10 tip when their wives aren’t looking,” Richie said.

Richie wows audiences with vocals and his ability to play both saxophone and flute. Since moving to The Villages

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Living here has taught him some valuable lessons.

“When I first moved here people told me there are lots of STDs in The Villages,” Richie recalled. “I said, ‘What the hell is that, some type of motor oil?’”

Richie hasn’t always been so happygo-lucky, but his sense of humor helped him push through challenging times. At age 14, he joined a gang and became a street fighter on the unforgiving streets of Brooklyn. He later joined the U.S. Army and was injured several times in Vietnam — once from grenade shrapnel and another time from a bullet. He suffered a massive heart attack in 1991.

“When you’ve endured everything I have, you realize each day is a blessing,” he said.

Richie owned a successful carpet contractor business and did big-dollar jobs for Mariah Carey, Robert Redford, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Jerry Seinfeld. In the evenings, he headed to his basement and played the saxophone.

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The self-taught saxophonist became quite talented. After retiring and relocating to Naples in 1991, he became the saxophonist for two different bands, Night Train and Magic Moments. He later moved to Costa Rica and performed in several Latin and Reggae bands. His talents also landed him gigs alongside The Temptations at Crystal Palace Casino in The Bahamas and with famous singer Johnny Maestro aboard a cruise ship.

Today, Richie performs a wide range of music. He covers songs made famous by Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

And he often sings and dances to Latin rhythms as well.

“When I’m performing I love to dance,” he said. “I make people in the audience get up and dance, too. I can spin and turn with the best of them and have great balance because of my fighting days in Brooklyn.”

He also puts considerable thought into his outfit.

“What you wear matters onstage because stage work is a visual business,” he said. “You’ll never find me in blue jeans. I wear slacks, a shirt, a vest and a hat — either a fedora or a Panama hat. I’m always clean shaved and smell nice, too.”

Without question, Richie has developed a winning formula. On a good night, he’ll bring in as much as $300 in tips. To be the best performer possible, he remains in tip-top shape by running with his dogs each morning and hitting a human-shaped punching bag.

“I love being onstage and performing,” he said. “I feel I’m very good at it. Everyone comes out to these venues to enjoy themselves, and I take lots of pride in making sure they have a wonderful time.”

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Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Ruby Street Grille, Tavares The Sharon, The Villages Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Mount Dora Community Building, Mount Dora Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Ruby Street Grille, Tavares The Sharon, The Villages Shamrock Lounge & Package, Leesburg Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Ruby Street Grille, Tavares Wind Horse Theater, Eustis

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Perhaps it’s time to spice up your knowledge about the region’s rich customs and traditions.

On June 13, Clermont’s Waterfront Park will be filled with the sights, sounds and smells of the Caribbean during the fourth annual Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival. The multicultural event will include Jamaican-style jerk food, live music by Caribbean bands, spectacular costumes and island rhythm dances.

From the sounds of steel drums to exhibition cricket matches, the daylong event is designed to educate festivalgoers about the Caribbean culture in a fun and family-friendly environment.

“The Caribbean has such a diverse mix of cultures and flavors,” said Valerie Bray, who serves as public relations coordinator of the event. “We want visitors to walk away with a comprehensive understanding of what Caribbean food, music and people are all about.”

Several cooks plan on bringing the heat during the jerk cook-off competition, which is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the event.

Jerk, a style of cooking native to Jamaica, involves marinating meat in spicy jerk sauce that typically contains thyme, onion and garlic.

After the meat is marinated for 24 hours, it is then slow cooked over an open-flame fire. Judges score the entries based on flavor, taste and presentation.

“Jerk is a mixture of spices that can season any type of meat, including fish, chicken and pork,” explained Valerie, a native of Jamaica who moved to the U.S. in 1984.

The event kicks off at 11 a.m. with the “Parade of Islands,” where women

from various Caribbean islands dress in native costumes and dance to native music. More entertainment is slated throughout the day, including live bands performing a combination of

calypso, chutney, soca, reggae and steel drum music. This year’s featured band is 506 Crew, which has performed reggae music at restaurants throughout Central Florida.

Visitors will also have an opportunity to savor the flavor of popular Caribbean dishes. One of them is escovitch, a type of smoked fish that is cooked with onion, pepper, thyme and vinegar. They also can try a delicious bread called festival, which is similar to hush puppies because it’s cooked in flour and cornmeal. Attendees can enjoy other island favorites such as sweet potato pudding and coconut water, as well as fair food like cotton candy and ice cream.

“We have lots of activities for people of all ages,” Valerie said.

“However, I think the camaraderie you see is the most unique thing about this festival. Seeing a diverse group of people dancing, laughing, eating and having a good time is what it’s all about.”

The Caribbean-American Association of Lake County organizes the event. The 95-member nonprofit group focuses its efforts on reaching local youth. The Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival helps raise money toward the organization’s scholarship program for college-bound students in Lake County. This year, members will award five scholarships.

The group meets on the third Saturday at 466 Minneola Ave., Clermont.

“There are a percentage of Caribbean people scattered throughout Lake County,” Valerie said. “If you are Caribbean born or have Caribbean heritage, then you are welcome to join us and make a positive impact in the lives of kids.”

Tickets to the event cost $7 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. For more information, visit caalc.org.

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HAIL TO THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

STORY: MARY ANN DESANTIS PHOTOS: MARY ANN DESANTIS AND BUSH41PHOTOS

Presidential libraries are more than tributes to past commanders-in-chief.

Although they are repositories for records sought by researchers, these special places also offer light-hearted walks through history for visitors of all ages. You may even forget your party lines at the presidential libraries for George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton, who became close friends after their terms ended.

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GEORGE H.W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS y memories of news events from the late 1980s and early 1990s came rushing back in almost every room of the 21,000-square-foot George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

The fall of the Berlin Wall, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the first Gulf War, the first lady’s literacy campaign — could those really have been that long ago? It has been long enough that history is more kind to Bush, who has the highest approval ratings of any living ex-president. (Though his successor, Bill Clinton, comes close).

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Located on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas, the Bush Library and Museum documents not only his presidency from 1989 to 1993, but his entire life. More than 40 million papers are stored there, and researchers are frequent visitors, such as author Jon Meacham who recently released “The Last Gentleman,” a book about Bush.

However, it’s the museum, which has changed significantly since opening in 1997, that interests most visitors.

“It’s a lot more high-tech than the original,” said library director Warren Finch.

“We’ve also added a lot in the last 25 years following the end of his administration.”

After an $8.3 million renovation in 2007, the museum features many interactive exhibits that appeal to all ages. In the “Situation Room” visitors can decide how they would handle sensitive events. In the exhibit dedicated to Bush’s WWII service, guests can practice landing a plane on an aircraft carrier. I simply chose to hold up my hand for a quick scan to see if I would be granted access to a top-secret area. I was, but not before a thermal sensor immedi-

to view the president’s daily schedules and correspondence he received.

While the second floor offers an interesting and historical walkway, the museum’s third floor was the highlight for me.

In fact, I would suggest starting a tour on the third floor and working down so you have sufficient time to peruse the “Life at the White House” exhibit. My favorite areas were the fully set dining table with presidential and the collection of gifts from heads of states. The museum owns more than 100,000 three-dimensional objects and works of art, which are rotated so everything eventually will be seen.

With so much to see, you’ll be happy to find “Forty Two,” the on-site restaurant that offers farm-to-table lunches Monday through Friday. The affordable selections keep you on schedule to learn even more about the 42nd president.

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The Office of Presidential Libraries currently administers a nationwide network of 13 Presidential Libraries:

ately tracked my location in the building.

The biggest thrill, however, was sitting in the “seat of power” in the Oval Office replica. The Bush Library is the only presidential library that allows guests to sit at the large desk and even rummage through one of the drawers.

When I entered the area dedicated to the first lady, I became nostalgic for those kinder, gentler days. It seems like only a few years ago I was covering the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and meeting the first lady at a news event. The family-friendly museum even honors former first dog, Millie. Miniature doghouses throughout the museum contain clues so children can complete a Millie’s Adventures game while their parents focus on more serious topics or maybe just spend some time contemplating what President Bush kept in his Oval Office desk.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Located on the banks of the Arkansas River, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center is hard to miss when driving into Little Rock. Locals initially described the elongated, rectangular building designed

by N.Y. architect James Polshek as the “trailer in the sky.” The sleek, functional structure contains 78 million presidential papers and offers a spacious events center that brings a modern vibe to the historic river city.

The presidential timeline on the second floor is considered the centerpiece for the permanent collections, and it’s easy to become absorbed in reading about the numerous influential events that took place during Clinton’s terms, which ran from 1993 to 2001. On the opposite side of the timeline, you can use touch screens

• Herbert Hoover Library, West Branch, Iowa • Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York • Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri • Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas • John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts • Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Texas • Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, California • Gerald R. Ford Library, Ann Arbor & Grand Rapids, Michigan • Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, Georgia • Ronald Reagan Library, Simi Valley, California • George H. W. Bush Library, College Station, Texas • William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, Arkansas • George W. Bush Library, Dallas, Texas

Open the bottom, left drawer of the desk in the Oval Office replica in the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. (It’s allowed.) You will find a baseball mitt from Bush’s days at Yale University.

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A DOGGONE GOOD DEED

Bill Bryan Subaru in Leesburg recently awarded $5,900 to the South Lake Animal League through its “Share the Love” program. Every year, the dealership donates $250 for each Subaru sold between November 20 and January 2 to one of five charities: South Lake Animal League, Make-a-Wish, Meals on Wheels, ASPCA and the National Park Foundation.

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On the scene // Hi, society!

CELEBRATING HERITAGE

The Black Heritage Festival was held February 6 at the Tavares High School gymnasium. The event included performances by American Idol contestant David Oliver Willis, the Community Choir and the Center for Contemporary Dance. Refreshments were provided by the Tavares African-American Heritage organization.

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On the scene // Hi, society!

HOG WILD

The 17th annual Pig on the Pond for the Kids was held March 13-15 at Waterfront Park. Attendees enjoyed everything from delicious barbecue and thrilling carnival rides to extravagant fireworks and homemade crafts. Since 2003, the event has generated more than $1 million for ZACHARY SMERKAR, BAILEY ZOLLWEG, BRODY STEWART, scholarships and educational programs in South Lake County. DAVID PILLON, DEVIN WELCH AND HAYDEN VANDERBERG D. GUSCOTT, AND ROBIN MONKMAN

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DRIVING HOME SALES

The REALTORS Association of Lake and Sumter Counties recently held its annual Awards Banquet at Lake Receptions in Mount Dora. The association honored 451 local real estate agents in its Million and Multimillion Dollar Sales and Lease Clubs. The association’s awards committee organized the event.

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PRIMED FOR PERFECTION

Father’s Day may not be a “day off” for Eustis resident Glenn Phillips.

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e likely will be grilling, but not solo. Angling for a position right behind the rotisserie will be his beautiful daughters, Mackenzie, 13, and Kendall, 8.

His daughters are jurors, and they are excited about rendering a final verdict whether the meat is tender, tasty and ready to be devoured.

“We’re the taste testers and taste committee,” said Kendall, a secondgrade student at Mount Dora Christian Academy.

More often than not, Glenn passes the test with flying colors. After all, his prime rib roast, chicken and salmon almost always are cooked to perfection. More importantly, grilling in the family’s large screened-in summer kitchen represents one of the most heartfelt ways a father can bond with his children on this special day. Not only are they making a delicious meal while huddled around the grill; they’re also making wonderful memories while playing children’s games in the backyard.

These special moments get Glenn’s juices flowing. That’s why grilling has become a proud tradition in the Phillips’ household.

“My girls will only be young once, but I can work for the rest of my life,” said Glenn, owner of G. Phillips Homes in Eustis. “I want to make special memories with my daughters right now, and those memories don’t always have to come in the form of vacations or elaborate birthday parties. With grilling, we can make those memories right in the comfort of our home.”

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The grilling gurus make it an all-day affair. As chicken and salmon cook in the smoker and prime rib roast rotates on a rotisserie grill, they venture out into their 1-acre backyard for some fun and games. Glenn tosses them a football, jumps with them on a trampoline, pushes them on a swing and chases them while playing tag. He also teaches them the finer points of hitting a softball or running precise wide receiver routes.

This certainly beats slaving in the kitchen for hours and creating a mess that would require extensive cleaning afterward. Plus, Mackenzie and Kendall love seeing their father channel his inner child.

“My Dad is so much fun to be around,” said Mackenzie, a seventh-grade student at Eustis Middle School. “I enjoy going outside and getting some exercise with him and Kendall. It also makes time pass much faster because we’re all anxiously waiting to eat the meat.”

When the family gathers at the dinner table, Kendall, a blond-haired, blue-eyed cutie pie, typically has one complaint. In actuality, it’s a testament to her father’s grilling ability.

“My daddy cuts the meat and puts it on my plate,” she said. “I always ask him, ‘Is that all I’m getting?’”

The fun doesn’t stop once the eating begins.

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other’s plates. Fortunately, everybody realizes it’s all in good fun. Glenn also likes injecting an educational component into the dinnertime discussion.

“I let my girls know that we’re enjoying a restaurantquality meal,” said Glenn, who purchases most of his meat from Publix. “Then, we’ll compare prices of how much our meal costs to how much it would’ve cost to go out and eat. There’s a learning value to all this, and I want them to appreciate the fact we can eat an outstanding meal at home while spending less money.”

For Glenn’s wife, Wendy Lyn, it’s heartwarming to see the strong father-daughter bond.

“Glenn has instilled a strong work ethic in both of our children,” she said. “We want them to understand that everyday tasks in life can be fun when you do things together. The more moments we spend together the stronger we become as a family.”

Dads, even though Father’s Day is your day, it certainly won’t kill you to dust off the patio table and fire up the grill. So, instead of popping open a few beers and lounging in your recliner, include your kids in a memorable backyard barbecue. After all, it’s the time of the year when backyard grilling is in full swing.

If you follow these cooking simple tips offered

by Glenn, your kids will consider you a wonderful father and grill master.

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PRIME RIB

1. Brine in a saltwater mixture for four hours.

2. The chicken should be spatchcocked, which requires removing its backbone. This opens up the chicken and exposes the meat to the smoke for flavor.

3. Add salt and paprika.

4. Smoke the chicken for twoand-a-half to three hours or until it reaches 165 degrees.

1. Set the meat out and bring it to room temperature. Once the meat is at room temperature, cover it in olive oil.

2. Rub it with Montreal Steak seasoning. Cook the meat on a rotisserie grill at about 225 degrees for nearly three hours.

3. Use a digital thermometer so you can have an accurate measure for safety and doneness.

6. Always pull the meat off the rotisserie at 135 degrees because the meat continues cooking even after off the grill.

7. If someone wants his or her meat more done, extract juice from that piece of meat and put the juice in a saucepan. Then put the piece of meat in the saucepan to cook it more and keep it moister.

SALMON 1. Add olive oil and paprika.

2. Put lemon pepper on one-half of the fish and red pepper flakes on the other.

3. Smoke the fish at 145 degrees.

4. Cook between an hour and an hour-and-a-half.

5. Meat should be flaky and easily break apart with a fork.

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While watching the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament, I wondered how many pro golfers other than Greg Norman have ventured into the wine business. After all, rock stars and celebrities have had their names on bottles for years. It’s not surprising that golfers have been throwing their grapes — or names — into the barrels.

This month, Saluté takes a look at golf legends whose wines have achieved a par or better. Just like a round of golf at a luxury resort, though, these wines can be expensive — and they probably will not improve your golf game.

received 90 or more points from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast magazines.

More than 30 of his wines have received 88 or 89 points, which also are indicators of a good wine.

While Norman began with Australian wines, he has ventured into other wine regions. He offers pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon from Califonia and a malbec from Argentina. It’s still a cool Australian chardonnay that I prefer after a round of golf.

Wines from Greg Norman Estates are affordable with prices beginning at about $15 for his chardonnays and shirazes.

“THE SHARK”

“THE KING”

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Greg Norman

Greg Norman wines are ubiquitous. No matter what size store — from big warehouse clubs to exclusive wine shops — you can find the Greg Norman Estates label. A native of Australia, Norman launched his winery in 1996, making him one of the first pro golfers to delve into the wine business.

Nicknamed “The Shark” after the 1981 Masters Tournament, Norman brought his zeal for attacking life and golf to his wine business. Three of his wines have been named to Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the World list, with the 1998 Greg Norman Reserve Shiraz achieving No. 8 in the world status. Over the years, 13 of his wines have

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer Wines may not be as easy to find as Greg Norman’s because they target high-end restaurants, resorts and wine shops. However, we cannot ignore “The King,” one of the sport’s greatest legends.

According to bartender Lexie Whitlock at Palmer Legends Country Club in The Villages, the wines are fairly popular at the restaurant bearing his name.

Both the cabernet and the chardonnay are sold there for $6 a glass or $22 a bottle.

Joyce Huey, owner of Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe in Leesburg, has carried the wine and can order it on special request.

Although media outlets like Wine Spectator have not rated the wines, they

sell out quickly in shops and online wine stores.

Wine.com already has sold out of the 2013 cabernet, as well as several other vintages. Palmer’s fans seem to be voting with their dollars.

Palmer collaborated with longtime friend Mike Moone, the founder of Napa Valley’s Luna Vineyards, to develop Arnold Palmer Wines in 2003. Their first offerings — a cabernet sauvignon and a chardonnay — were released in the spring of 2005. Arnold Palmer Wines are made with grapes sourced from select vineyards in California’s most acclaimed wine growing regions.

“Since I partnered up with Luna, I’ve had a reason to be more involved with wine,” Palmer said on his wine website. “I’ve learned something about the process and it’s fun to think that you are part of something you enjoy so much.”

“THE BIG EASY” Ernie Els

ernieelswines.com After traveling around the world and tasting some of the best wines on the planet, South African golfer Ernie Els decided to pursue his passion for fine wine with the creation of Ernie Els Wines in 1999. He based his operation in Stellenbosch, the noble heart of the South African wine region.

He formed a partnership with winemaker Jean Engelbrecht and their first vintage, a signature Bordeaux blend, received the highest

Wine Spectator rating (93) in South African wine history. The Ernie Els still is the flagship wine produced by the Engelbrecht-Els partnership, and it retails for $95 or more.

Els’ most affordable labels are the “Big Easy” varietals, which begin at around $20 for the Big Easy White, a chenin blanc, and the Big Easy Red, a blend of syrah and cabernet sauvignon. The name is a nod to Els, whose nickname was a result of his easy-going manner off the course with a fluid, yet powerful, swing on the course. The Big Easy labels are bold in flavor, but easy in demeanor — great for cooling down at the 19th hole.

If you ever get to Els’ winery in South Africa, you even can step up to the tee-box there and participate in a chipping competition on the last Friday and Saturday of each month.

Remember, though, as Els has been quoted as saying, “Golf is like wine. In both endeavors, nature has the last ruling.”

ABOUT THE WRITER Living in Italy was the catalyst for Mary Ann DeSantis to understand more about wine, and she now enjoys sharing what she’s learned. Since 2010, Saluté has covered topics for oenophiles of all levels — from novice wine drinkers to experienced connoisseurs. The column received a 2014 Florida Magazine Association Silver Award for Best Department and a 2012 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award for Commentary.

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STORY BY KATIE LEWIS PHOTOS BY MARCI SANDLER

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uests are sure to rise and shine when starting off their day at Flapjack Johnny’s in Groveland.

The cozy diner had a soft opening a few months ago and had its grand opening event in early May. It’s open every morning for breakfast and lunch. Lucky for me, because brunch is my alltime favorite meal.

Lunch options include American fare, including various sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, soups and salads. Hot paninis and cold wraps add a twist to the menu offering alternatives to the traditional sandwich.

For breakfast, the menu offers individual items, such as ham, bacon or oatmeal. Or, you can have your pick from various breakfast platters, such as the “Hungry Man” or “Johnny’s Breakfast.”

For the indecisive, I recommend trying one of the aforementioned platters. A combination of either sausage, bacon, eggs, French toast, waffle or pancakes are included in these combination platters.

Eggs Benedict graces the menu, as well, in several variations. I didn’t order it this time, but on my next visit, the “Eggs Florentine” has my name written all over it. I saw a couple other guests order the dish and it looked delicious when it hit their table.

“I’ve ordered the eggs Benedict both times we’ve been here,” said Sylvia Schaffer, a Mascotte resident who was dining at Flapjack Johnny’s the morning of my visit. “Poached eggs aren’t easy to make and neither is Hollandaise. I’ve tried.

So they get two thumbs-up from me.”

And, the breakfast nook certainly lives up to its name by offering more than a dozen varieties of pancake.

When I asked my server Brittany for a recommendation, she suggested I try “Johnny’s Pancakes.” So, I opted for a savory and sweet combination when I had breakfast at the cozy diner— an order of flapjacks and the sausage gravy biscuits with two eggs fried over medium.

Good choice. These flapjacks bearing the name of the restaurant are loaded with fresh fruits, whipped cream and powdered sugar.

They are stuffed with cream cheese to really highlight the sweetness of the fruits.

A short stack consisting of three large pancakes runs $7.50, which I thought was a great deal for some of the best pancakes I’ve ever eaten.

And, if you are watching

your calorie intake like I am (well, trying to anyway) you’ll find that it is easy to modify any order. For example, I asked for the whipped cream and sugar on the side, so I could use the accoutrements sparingly, and it came out just as I requested. Brittany really paid attention to detail when taking my order.

For anyone who’s tried it at home, you know making pancakes loaded with berries isn’t always an easy feat. But, Johnny’s pancakes

were the perfect texture with the berries intact. No mushy berries here. No scorched berries on the bottoms of the cakes.

As for the sausage gravy biscuits and eggs, priced at $7.25, I was not disappointed. The biscuit was soft but still maintained its rough texture—it wasn’t completely saturated by the gravy. And, the gravy itself was chunky, warm and tasted wonderful. The eggs were cooked perfectly to order, too. Sometimes I end up with a very runny, over easy egg even though I order “over medium.” Happily, this wasn’t the case at Flapjack Johnny’s. By the way, I recommend choosing the hash browns as your side.

They were perfectly seasoned, crispy and cut thin like shoestrings.

While there, don’t forget to try the homemade confections. It was a little early in the day for dessert, so I ordered a slice of their decadent chocolate mousse cheesecake to go. The cheesecake was smooth in texture and the mousse was light and fluffy. A drizzle of chocolate over the top completed the dish nicely. It was well worth the $6 price tag for the generous slice of heaven.

Even though the décor and atmosphere weren’t nearly as spectacular as the food, I most definitely would make dining at Flapjack Johnny’s part of my weekly routine if I lived nearby…

Luckily, they plan to open another location in Apopka, too.

4 FORKS (OUT OF POSSIBLE 5) Flapjack Johnny’s 7432 Highway 50 Suite 103 Groveland, 34736 Sunday - Monday: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Breakfast served all day; lunch served 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Phone: 352.557.4843 Website: www. flapjackjohnnys.com Facebook: yes

FORK REPORT: BREAKFAST Seated: 5 seconds Wait for meal: Less than 10 minutes Recommended: Johnny’s pancakes PRICES Pancakes: Buttermilk pancakes (full stack: $5.50, short stack: $4.50) – bananas Foster pancakes (full stack: $6.75, short stack: $5.75) Omelets: Plain omelet ($4.95) – Philly cheese omelet ($8.95) Paninis: Roast beef & cheddar ($8.25) – chicken Caprese ($8.75) SPOONS UP • Friendly staff • Large porch area with seating • Homemade items • Well-stocked dessert case SPOONS DOWN • Dull interior decor RECOMMENDATION Let your server be your guide.

The servers were extremely friendly and knew the menu inside and out. Make sure to try a homemade dessert!

HOW FORK ON THE ROAD WORKS Our reviewers are objective and unbiased. This is not a paid advertorial. Our reviewer makes two unannounced visits, and we pay for our meals.

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dining Charley’s Grilled Subs 421 N West St. 352.568.1186 $ Chuck’s Odd Cuples Café 117 W Belt Ave 352.568.0408 $ Coyote Rojo 2082 W. CR 48 352.569.0302 $$ Critic’s Choice 8032 CR 476B, 352.568.0008 $ Hong Kong Restaurants 2229 W CR 48 (352) 568-888 $$ Howie’s Family Restaurant 840 N. Main St. 352.793.8582 $ Market Street Gardens 311 N. Market St. 352.568.0100 $$ Mia Plaza Pizzeria 6092 CR 609 352.793.4418 $

Astatula Race Car Diner 25641 Monroe St. 352.253.6940 $

Astor Sparky’s Place 24646 State Road 40 352.759.3551 $$ Sterling Restaurant & Lounge 23525 State Road 40 352.759.3833 $$

Bushnell Angelotti’s Pizza 920 N Main St. 352.569.0446 $ Beef O’Bradys 2586 W. CR 48 352.568.7000 $

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q 2684 W. CR 48 352.569.0200 $ TJ’s Family Restaurant 412 W. Belt Ave 352.793.8877 $$ Waffle House 2571 W CR 48 352.793.5656 $ Waller’s Restaurant 138 Bushnell Plaza 352.793.2592 $ Whistle Stop Café 311 N. Market St. 352.568.7667 $$

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4300 S. U.S. Hwy. 27 352.243.8988 $$$ Calabria Ristorante 13900 County Road 455 407.656.5144 $$ Cheeser’s Palace 707 W. Montrose St. 352.404.9431 $ Flippers Pizzeria 2523 S. U.S. Hwy. 27 352.242.2214 $$ G’s NY Pizza 12346 Roper Blvd.

352.243.8900 $$$ Green Garden 1790 E. Hwy. 50 352.243.2077 $$ Legends Grille & Tavern 1700 Legendary Blvd.

352.242.1910 $$$ Lyn’s Ice Cream & Sandwich Shoppe 824 W. Montrose St. 352.536.9935 $ Napolis Pizzeria 556 S. U.S. Hwy. 27 352.243.7500 $$

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Troy’s Cuban & Deli 1200 Oakley Seaver Dr. 352.241.4295 $$

Eustis 1884 Restaurant & Bar 12 East Magnolia Ave. 1.800.856.1884 $$$ Cafe Gianni 119 N. Bay St. 352.589.1402 $$ Dam Smoker Barbeque 36721 County Road 19A 352.357.6555 $$ Double Take Pizza 403 N. Grove St. 352.343.0990 $$ El Korita Mexican Restaurant 256 W. Ardice Ave. 352.483.0355 $

The Great Pizza Company 23 E. Magnolia Ave. 352.357.7377 $$ The Oyster Troff 936 N. Bay St. 352.357.9939 $$$ Tony’s Pizza & Subs 2760 E. Orange Ave. 352.589.9001 $$

Fruitland Park

Kiku Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 15211 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.483.8288 $$$

Legends Cafe 2468 U.S. Hwy. 441/27 Fruitland Park 352.728.0006 $$

Rusty Fox 649 12th St. 352.394.3333 $$

La Mandarina Mexican Restaurant 1401 Orange Ave. 352.357.2487 $$

Sugar Mama’s Bake Shoppe 648 Eighth St. 352.241.9738 $$

The Crazy Gator 402 N. Bay St. 352.589.5885 $$$

Fruitland Park Café 3180 US Hwy. 441/27 352.435.4575 $

King’s Taste Bar-B-Que 503 Palmetto St. 352.589.0404 $$

Spiro’s Pizza 1203 W. Hwy. 50 352.394.5538 $$

Thai Sushi America 925 N. Bay St. 352.357.1949 $$

Jeannie’s Place 209 E. Gottsche Ave. 352.357.0027 $

Robata Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar 1500 Oakley Seaver Dr. 352.404.9688 $$

Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club Restaurant 2601 Diamond Club Dr. 352.243.0411 $$

Taki’s Pizza House 2824 S. Bay St. 352.357.0022 $$

Olivia’s Coffee House & Bistro 113 N. Bay St. 352.357.1887 $ Rhythms Bar & Restaurant 12 S. Bay St. 720.318.5492 $ Stavro’s & Sons of Eustis 2100 W. County Road 44 352.589.9100 $$

Groveland Red Wing Restaurant 12500 S. State Road 33 352.429.2997 $$$

Howey-inthe-Hills JB Boondocks Bar & Grill 704 S. Lakeshore Blvd.

352.324.3600 $$ Mission Inn Resort & Club’s El Conquistador 10400 County Rd. 48 352.324.3101 $$$$ Mission Inn Resort & Club’s Nickers 10400 County Rd. 48 352.324.3101 $$$$

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Lady Lake Harbor Hills Country Club 6538 Lake Griffin Rd. 352.753.7000 $$$ Mom & Dad’s Italian Restaurant 504 S. U.S. Hwy. 441/27 352.753.2722 $$ Texas Stockyard BBQ 360 S. U.S. Hwy. 441 352.750.5229 $$

Leesburg Bloom’s Café 610 W. Main St. 352.787.1004 $$ Cupcake Time 703 W. Main St. 352.728.2253 $$

Beer, Wine or Cocktails

Osaka 1401 Citrus Blvd.

352.728.0788 $$ San Juan Mexican Restaurant 1341 S. 14th St. 352.787.7575 $$ Stavros Pizza 755 N. 14th St. 352.326.4202 $$ Takis Pizza Restaurant 1324 W. North Blvd.

352.787.2344 $$ The Florida Porch Café 706 W. Main St. 352.365.1717 $$ The Latin Cafe 400 N. 14th St. 352.365.0089 $$

Cedar River Seafood 8609 S. U.S. Hwy. 441 352.728.3377 $$

Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe 410 W Main St 352.435.9107 $$

Gator Bay Bar & Grill 10320 County Road 44 352.365.2177 $$

Vic’s Catering 352.728.8989 $$$$

Habaneros 3 Mexican Restaurant 10601 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.315.1777 $$

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HP Grill 1403 S. 14th St. 352.314.0006 $ Kountry Kitchen 1008 W. Dixie Ave. 352.323.0852 $ Lilly’s Super Subs 2339 County Road 473 352.343.4663 $ Magnolia’s Oyster Bar 201 W. Magnolia St. 352.323.0093 $$ Naples Italian Restaurant 1107 W. North Blvd.

352.323.1616 $$

Rainbow Restaurant 704 E. Myers Blvd.

352.429.2093 $$

Minneola Jack’s Barbecue 100 S. U.S. Hwy. 27 352.394.2673 $ Lil Anthony’s Pizza 205 N. U.S. Hwy. 27 352.394.1516 $$ Tiki Bar & Grill 508 S. Main Ave. 352.394.2232 $$

Mount Dora Anthony’s Pizza 17195 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.357.6668 $

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COUSIN VINNIE’S FAMILY SPORTS RESTAURANT OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK: 11A.M.–9P.M. // FOOD, SPIRITS, MUSIC, SPORTS 10700 U.S. HWY. 441, LEESBURG // 352.253.2442 // WWW.CVINNIES.COM

Cousin Vinnie’s is located on U.S. Hwy. 441 across from Lake Square Mall. Owner “Cousin” Vinnie Vittoria and his family have created a unique atmosphere by combining a sports bar with a family restaurant. As soon as you walk into Vinnie’s you will immediately notice why they are famous for outstanding comfort food and service! They also have been voted BEST WINGS in Lake County 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Additional menu items offered are killer ½ lb. burgers, personal pan pizzas, amazing ribeye cheese steaks, healthy wheat wraps, fresh homemade salads, chicken strips that totally melt in your mouth, 16 awesome appetizers and their signature deep fried Ice Cream and Snickers Bars! Every Monday is “Texas Hold’em” from 6–10p.m. Tuesday night is “Family Night” from 4–8p.m. when kids 12-and-under eat free.

Wednesday night is “Trivia Night” when the fun starts at 6:30p.m. with prizes given to the top 3 teams.

Thursday night is “Karaoke Night” where everyone is a star! There is no better place on the weekends to see who hoists the trophy or takes home the checkered flag. Cousin Vinnie’s also offers, free Wi-Fi, great music and an enthusiastic staff, ready to exceed your expectations. Vinnie’s has been open almost seven years, if you have never been there… it is absolutely time for you to check it out!

FRANCESCO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE AND STONE FIRE PIZZA 16770 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 441, SUMMERFIELD 352.693.2008 // WWW.FRANCESCOSRISTORANTE.COM

Francesco’s Italian Ristorante and Stone Fired Pizza brings authentic Italian dishes and “real” wood fired gourmet pizzas to the South Marion County and The Villages area. Newly opened in March of 2014 Francesco’s has been gaining a great reputation for superb Italian cuisine, beautiful atmosphere, awesome service and great prices. Also many “New” daily specials have been added like: Sunday “Famiglia Style” dinners for Two, Monday Three course Dinner for Two with bottle of wine only $29, Tuesday NY Strip’s for Two $24.95 and Thursday’s Braccioloni ala Francesco for Two $19.95. If your still looking for that special place for your holiday party or club event our “Garden Room” can accommodate up to 80 guests. Just in time for the holidays: “Give the gift of great food” For every $100 in gift certificates purchased you receive a $20 bonus card. So come visit Francesco’s and enjoy great food, service and value.

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THE GOBLIN MARKET RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 331-B DONNELLY STREET (REAR ALLEY), MOUNT DORA 352.735.0059 // WWW.GOBLINMARKETRESTAURANT.COM

Nestled on a back alley in downtown Mount Dora, the Goblin Market Restaurant has been charming locals and tourists alike since 1996. The restaurant, housed in a renovated warehouse, features three intimate, book-lined dining rooms and a full-service lounge furnished in soothing, muted tones with tasteful modern art. The private, tree-shaded courtyard and garden patio are open year-round for al fresco dining. Low lighting and “new age” music add the finishing touches to the restaurant’s casual elegance. Owners Vince and Janis Guzinski embrace a simple philosophy of offering the highest-quality products, served in a unique and romantic atmosphere by a personable and attentive staff.

The Goblin Market’s wine list and menu represent a refreshing mix of ideas from its culinary team. The diversified origins and background of each member ensure exciting menu offerings and nightly selections.

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dining Beauclaire Restaurant at Lakeside Inn 100 N. Alexander St. 352.383.4101 $$$ Blackbear Smokehouse 18750 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.383.2327 $$ Bocce Pizzeria 925 E. First Ave. 352.385.0067 $ Cecile’s French Corner 237 W. Fourth Ave. 352.383.7100 $$ Cody’s on 4th Cafe 111 E. 4th Ave. 352.735.8426 $ Copacabana Cuban Cafe 320 Dora Drawdy Way 352.385.9000 $$ Cupcake Delights 122 E. 4th Ave. 352.383.2200 $ Highland Street Café 185 S. Highland St. 352.383.1446 $ Incredible Edible Cakes 4295 W. Old Hwy. 441, Suite 2 352.223.3581 $ Ivory’s Take Out 1325 N. Grandview St. 352.735.6797 $ Jeremiah’s 500 N. Highland St. 352.383.7444 $ Lisa’s Kitchen 3201 N. Hwy. 19A 352.383.9338 $$ Mount Dora Pizza & Subs 2718 W. Old U.S. Hwy. 441 352.383.5303 $

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One Flight Up - Coffee, Dessert & Wine Bar 440 N. Donnelly St., Suite 100 352.758.9818 $ Operation Deep Freeze Custard 140A West 5 Avenue 352.735.8269 $ Palm Tree Grille 351 N. Donnelly St. 352.735.1936 $$ Pisces Rising 239 W. Fourth Ave. 352.385.2669 $$$ PizzAmore’ 622 N. Donnelly St. 352.383.0092 $ Saucy Spoon Catering & Bistro 427 S. Highland St. 352.383.1050 $$$ Sidelines Sport Eatery 315 N. Highland St. 352.735.7433 $ Sugarboo’s Bar-B-Que 1305 N. Grandview St. 352.735.7675 $ The Frog and Monkey Pub 411 N. Donnelly St. 352.383.1936 $$ The Garden Gate Tea Room 142 E. Fourth Ave. 352.735.2158 $$ The Health Basket of Mount Dora 18834 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.735.1166 $$ The Windsor Rose English Tea Room 142 W. Fourth Ave. 352.735.2551 $$ Village Coffee Pot 425 Donnelly St. 352.383.3334 $

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Wasabi Buffet 16700 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.383.7016 $$ Whales Tale Fish House 2720 W. Old. U.S. Hwy. 441 352.385.1500 $$ Zellie’s Pub 4025 N. U.S. Hwy. 19A 352.483.3855 $$

Sorrento Del Franco Pizza Place 31436 County Rd. 437 352.383.8882 $ Gi Gi’s 25444 State Road 46 352.735.4000 $$ Lisa’s Country Cafe 23911 State Road 46 352.735.3380 $

Tavares Angelo’s Italian Restaurant 2270 Vindale Rd. 352.343.2757 $$ Buzzard Beach Grill 12423 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.253.5267 $$ Casa Mia Cafe 505 W Main St 352.742.9940 $

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Pressed for Time Cafe 110 S. New Hampshire Ave. 352.253.4663 $ Ruby Street Grille 221 E. Ruby St. 352.742.7829 $$ Sinbad’s of Lake County 1050 W. Burleigh Blvd.

352.343.6669 $$ Sunrise Grill 462 E. Burleigh Blvd.

352.343.7744 $ The Hideaway 11912 Lane Park Rd. 352.343.3585 $$

Umatilla Old Crow Real Pit Bar-B-Q 41100 State Road 19 352.669.3922 $ The Mason Jar 37534 State Rd. 19 352.589.2535 $$

The Villages Bob Evans 2199 Parr Dr. 352.259.1224 $ Bonefish Grill 3580 Wedgewood Ln. 352.674.9292 $$

China Gourmet III 343 Colony Blvd 352.750.4965 $

RedSauce 1000 Canal St. 352.750.2930 $$

Olive Garden 3680 Wedgewood Ln. 352.259.0304 $$

Ricciardi’s Italian Table 3660 Kiessel Rd. 352.391.9938 $$

Fiesta Grande Mexican Grill 297 Colony Blvd 352.751.0400 $$ Glenview Champions Country Club 3194 Glenview Rd 352.753.0077 $$ Hemingway’s at Havana 2484 Odell Circle 352.753.1475 $$$ Las Tapas Brownwood Paddock Square 352.399.5516 $$ The Legacy Restaurant at the Nancy Lopez Country Club 17135 Buena Vista Blvd.

352.753.1475 $$$

Hurricane Dockside Grill 3351 W. Burleigh Blvd.

352.508.5137 $$

Bonifay Country Club 1033 Pinellas Place 352.205.7455 $$

The Lighthouse Point Bar and Grille 925 Lakeshore Dr. 352.753.7800 $$

Lake Dora Sushi & Sake 227 E. Main St. 352.343.6313 $$

Cane Garden Country Club 1726 Bailey Trail 352.750.0627 $$

Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant and Bar 320 Colony Blvd.

352.753.3824 $$

Mary’s Kountry Kitchen 15945 County Road 448 352.343.6823 $

Carrabba’s 650 U.S. Hwy. 441 N 352.430.1304 $$

NYPD Pizzeria 4046 Wedgwood Ln 352.750.1994 $$

Chengs Chinese and Sushi Restaurant 4050 Wedgewood Ln. 352.391.9678 $$

Outback Steakhouse 710 N. Hwy 441 352.430.2590 $$

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City Fire Brownwood Paddock Square 352.561.2078 $$

Evans Prairie Country Club 1825 Evans Prairie Trail 352.750.2225 $$

Kid’s Menu

Sakura 265 Colony Blvd 352.205.7393 $$ Scooples 2718 Brownwood Blvd 352.750.6263 $ Square One Burgers & Bar 2542 Burnsed Blvd.

352.689.2191 $$ Takis Greek and Italian Restaurant 13761 U.S. Hwy. 441 N. 352.430.3630 $$ TooJay’s 1129 Canal St. 352.430.0410 $ Toscani’s Deli and Pizzeria 8760 SE Mulberry Ln. 352.693.2237 $$ VKI Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar 1004 Old Mill Run 352.259.9887 $$

Beer, Wine or Cocktails

Buddy’s BBQ 1210 N. Main St. 352.330.0338 $$ China Jade 420 W. CR 44 352.330.5913 $ Cotillion Southern Café 101 N. Main St. 352.748.1223 $$ Dickey’s Barbeque Pit 1220 S. Main St. 352.748.4288 $$ Mel’s Island Café 901 Industrial Dr. 352.748.4105 $$ O’Shucks!

Oyster Bar and Grill 1016 S Main St. 352.399.2200 $$ Polly’s Pantry 819 S. Main St. 352.330.4002 $$ Rita’s Oyster Bar 346 Shopping Center Dr. 352.399.2987 $$ T Weston’s Smokehouse 1210 N. Main St. 352.748.9378 $$ Traditions Café 3107 Hwy. 44 352.748.1077 $$ Woody’s Bar-B-Q 1220 S. Main St. 352.748.1109 $$

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Aztec’s Mexican Restaurant 348 Shopping Center Dr. 352.748.2250 $

Yalaha Bakery 8210 County Road 48 352.324.3366 $$

Beef O’ Bradys 840 S. Main St. 352.689.0048 $

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12 SOUTH BAY STREET, EUSTIS 352.308.8367 // WWW.RYTHMSBAREUSTIS.COM RHYTHMS ….where fun dining, cold drinks and great entertainment meet! Rhythms is the place in Lake County to meet old and new friends over a cold drink and a great meal. The friendly staff is top notch, serving smiles along with your order. Enjoy a beautiful open air environment while feasting on a perfectly prepared meal at a price that won’t break the bank! Or simply enjoy a perfectly mixed drink from our full bar. After dinner the night is not over because the night life takes over at Rhythms!

Move to the sounds of the best live dance/party bands and tribute bands in Florida! Take advantage of the biggest dance floor in Lake County and party as the cool night turns into a fever hot party and the energy never stops! Reserve a space for your own private party!

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TOO SQUARE TO BE ‘ROUND BIKERS

I don’t get the biker thing.

And yes, I’ve owned motorcycles.

Not Harley hogs or those zoom machines where you lay flat on the gas tank, I rode… Oh, I’ll just admit it; yeah, I rode rice burners.

I thoroughly enjoy straddling a two-wheel rocket, the thrill of cornering, the exhilaration of wind in my face.

But, I never felt the urge to wear a black leather vest or a bandana, get a tattoo, rev the throttle at every stoplight, drink massive amounts of beer, listen to Lita Ford or Puddle of Mudd (C’mon, admit it, you can’t name two by either artist), or putt-putt through downtown at 2 mph.

To me, motorcycle riding was about the open road, independence, being carefree and spontaneous — a solitary pursuit, or an adventure to share with a close friend or two.

I never felt like motoring to a rally or festival or fest.

After all, owning a motorbike is about the journey, not the destination.

I’m not tipping over the bike of anyone who feels differently. I’m just trying to explain why I didn’t mind seeing Bikefest roar out of town.

I don’t like crowds, loud noises, bikini contests or $5 parking spots, so Bikefest doesn’t trip my kickstand.

Plus, I don’t understand the pack mentality. I associate motorcycles with individuals — James Dean, Buddy Holly, Hunter S. Thompson, Burl Ives, Elvis Presley, Nicholas Cage, Bob Dylan, Ann Margaret, Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Steve McQueen, Brian

Setzer, Angelina Jolie, Bon Scott, Pink.

And, I associate motorcycles with riding, not parking along Main Street and trying to dress like 1,000 riders I wouldn’t know from Evel Knievel.

But, that’s just me.

I can’t, and won’t, knock an event that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for dozens of worthwhile organizations.

Bikefest is very, very good for Leesburg and Lake County. And it seems to bring everyone together, bikers and nonbikers.

Bikefest is not my crankcase of Castrol, but everyone else seems to love it.

I’m probably the only guy in Lake County who wishes we’d bring back the

Watermelon Festival.

That event seemed more representative of Lake County’s rural, conservative nature. It certainly was more family-oriented. Then again, there are a million things for families to do here, so what’s the harm of having one very adult event each year.

Maybe I’m just pining for the old days. Or maybe I need to get another bike… and a wardrobe change.

Or maybe I should just slice into a watermelon.

They’re are a lot quieter than tailpipes.

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