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November 3 - 9, 2011

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By Jessica J.Saggio THE CHRONICLE

With the retirement of current Superintendent Bill Vogel on the horizon, the search for his replacement is a hot-ticket item for concerned residents, parents, teachers and school board members.

After 13 years of serving Seminole County Public

Schools, Vogel announced his retirement earlier this year to a whirlwind of debate surrounding his replacement and a possible extension of his contract.

Several school board meetings and an influx of public commentary later, the board voted to extend Vogel’s contract another year to make the transition a more seamless process.

After arguing that changes in legislation could affect the upcoming school year and budget issues would prove a challenge, Vogel’s contract was extended until July of 2012.

Since those decisions were made in February of this year, the human resources department has organized a series of three town hall meetings. The

meetings have been orchestrated to allow public comment on search criteria and Vogel qualities expected in a new superintendent.

The town hall meetings are set for 6- 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Oviedo High School, Nov. 15 at Lyman High School and Nov. 16 at

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Seminole High School.

All school board members will be present at the town hall meetings alongside the Superintendent Search Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of individuals from 11 different organizations throughout the community including various government entities, Chamber of Commerce members, the PTA and ■ Please see SEARCH| A3

Miller’s Ale House coming to Oviedo

Sports

Oviedo captain flies under the radar

Restaurant expected to open Summer 2012

Senior leads team in tackles, waits for scholarship offer.

By Jessica J.Saggio

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Ed Ruping | The Chronicle

EXPIRED PRESCRIPTIONS: Kris Castiaux disposes a bag of unwanted prescription medication during Take Back Day in Oviedo and Winter Springs.

Lifestyles

The building blocks of student success The Brick Buddies Club uses LEGOs to build out their dreams and teach valuable lessons.

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Let’s get social

Dropping off drugs Effort takes drugs out of trash cans and to the DEA

By Laura Gabaroni THE CHRONICLE

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WEATHER Friday

ISOLATED T-STORMS High: 78° | Low: 60°

Weekend Saturday: Times of sun and clouds.

Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s. Winds from NNE at 10 mph. 69 percent humidity.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s.

Winds from ENE at 12 mph. 68 percent humidity.

Oviedo and Winter Springs residents joined thousands nationwide this past Saturday in an effort to create safer streets in the community.

These citizens took part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a special event that enabled them to safely dispose of unused prescription medications at any of several designated locations.

Based on preliminary figures, turnout was strong despite rainy weather, and more than 100 pounds of medication were collected at the Oviedo and Winter Springs police departments.

“This is a program initiated by the Drug Enforcement Administration,” said Lt. Mike Beavers of the Oviedo Police Department. “It’s designed for folks who have expired or unused prescription drugs and don’t know what to do

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CHANGES: The new Ale House will be constructed where Safari Adventure once was.

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After years of negotiations, plans and rumors, it’s official.

Miller’s Ale House is coming to Oviedo.

For more than three and a half years, negotiations have been brewing between land owner Nicholas Franze, the city of Oviedo and the developers of the new Miller’s Ale House. But as of last Friday, the deal was sealed and developers purchased Franze’s land for $600,000.

The land is located just east of the Tee It Up driving range on Mitchell Hammock Road, also owned by Franze, where a miniature golf course once sat.

The company will be redeveloping the land, which currently includes a retention pond, that will be moved from the front of the property to the back. Two additional parcels will also developed at a later date, said Franze.

“With the economy, it got held up a little bit, but the Ale House

Craft festival to bring creativity, fun to city

By Bel Huston THE CHRONICLE

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GIRL POWER: From left, Woman’s Club Members Angela Iverson, Regina Bereswill, Peggy Osborn, Pat McRee and Roberta McQueen.

A crowd erupts in a boisterous cheer as a boy swings a bat, connects with the ball, and is pushed in his wheelchair to first base.

Preschool children sit crisscross applesauce, as they’re entertained by a puppet show. Tears stream down a mother’s face when she learns her daughter will be the first in their family to go to college.

All these joyous

moments have one unlikely thing in common. They all have been made possible with bit of help from a little packet of signature bean soup — a long-standing tradition from the Oviedo Woman’s Club.

Next Saturday, Nov. 12, all of Oviedo will come together once again for the 38th annual Great Day in the Country. This yearly arts and crafts festival, the main philanthropic venture ■ Please see GREAT DAY | A6

Great Day TIME & DATE: Saturday,Nov.12,2011 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Lawton Elementary School 151 Graham Ave. Oviedo,Fla. CONTACT INFO: greatdayoviedo.org 407-365-9420 PRICE: Free admission

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

POLICE BLOTTER Warren Lee Berghuis, 41, of the 100 block of Monsswood Circle, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 25, and charged with driving under the influence.

Ashton Jomar Boston, 21, of the 2600 block of Running Springs Loop, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence.

Albert Nmn Brinson, 47, of the 100 block of Tradewinds Road, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with stolen property and larceny.

Thomas Michael Campbell, 32, of the 4400 block of Brook Hollow Circle, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 28, and charged with driving under the influence.

Jason Paul Clendenin, 32, of the 2000 block of Squirrel Run, Geneva, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 25, and charged with failure to appear, larceny and a nonmoving traffic violation.

Jason William Creel, 33, of the 1000 block of McCall Court, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence.

Nicholas Alan Crooke, 25, of the 1000 block of Burnett Street, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence.

Erica Lyn Defazio, 32, of the 100 block of Tradewinds Road, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with stolen property and larceny.

Blake Ryan Doble, 18, of the 400 block of Fourth Street, Chuluota, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 26, and charged with drug equipment possession.

James Fitzpatrick 25, of the 3500 block of Foxcroft Circle, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, a moving traffic violation and probation violation.

Jonathon David Haines, 20, of the 900 block of Willow Run Lane, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 26, and charged with an out of county warrant.

William Brodley Hames, 35, of the 400 block of Sheoah Boulevard, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 28, and charged with aggravated battery and obstructing justice.

Kristopher Clay Jenkins, 35, of the 3000 block of Osceola Road, Geneva, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 25, and charged with conditional release violation.

Aurelia Elizabeth Kambic, 30, of the 2400 block of Morton Lane, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with possession of drugs.

Randy Eugene Klinger, 26, of the 1700 block of Murphy Street, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 25, and charged with burglary and larceny.

Roberto L Lagunes, 22, of the 900 block of Sharon Court, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence and a nonmoving traffic violation.

Gregory Scott McGuinness, 28, of the 1600 block of Oviedo Grove, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with aggravated stalking, harassing communication and loitering.

Hector Huiles Mercedes, 50, of the 1000 block of Ward Circle, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 26, and charged with grand theft.

Jane Lee Milton, 24, of the 1200 block of State Road 46, Geneva, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with an out of county warrant.

Susan Marie Lynch Patterson, 55, of the 400 block of Green Spring Circle, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with driving under the influence.

Diane Michelle Sewell, 42, of the 1300 block of Andes Drive, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 26, and charged with a nonmoving traffic violation.

Joshua Paul Spadafora, 21, of the 1000 block of Darien Court, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 29, and charged with resisting an officer and disorderly intoxication.

Eric Joshua Washington, 24, of the 100 block of Stone Gable Circle, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with battery and resisting an officer.

Ongoing events Two new provocative discussions can be ‘Heard in Central Florida’ at CMF Public Media www.cmfmedia.org.

End-of-life treatment is the topic at a public forum presented by the Hemlock Society of Florida. Listen to a discussion of the challenges of choosing a dignified death, treatment and care options, legal issues surrounding advanced directives and hospice care. You’ll hear remarks about helping patients and families make difficult medical choices from a hospice care doctor, a nursing specialist and a palliative care chaplain.

The 2012 Economic Forecast is the topic of the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon. Hear predictions and analysis from Dr. Sean Snaith, director of UCF's Institute for Economic Competitiveness.

Also, continuing online at CMF Public Media are these audio podcasts: -Lake Mary City Elections — Allan Plank and Blair Thomas Harle face off on Nov. 8 for election to the city commission.

-Homelessness — up-dates on the status of county funding and affordable housing challenges in Seminole County.

-Gun Laws — the Oviedo Police Chief, our State Representative and a local gun owner discuss the pros and cons of the new gun legislation.

-Commentary — James Hartmann, new Seminole county government manager, comments on why Seminole matters.

Mother’s Hands Teen Mother Support Group, is a free support group for teenage mothers who are pregnant or have children, is held on the first Thursday of every month from 6:30–7:45 p.m. in the conference room of the East Branch Library, 310 Division Street, Oviedo. Contact Tricia Poole at 407-529-7142 or mothershandsfl@yahoo.com for more information.

The Oviedo Historical Society will open its doors to the public on the first Saturday of each month.

On display will be much of Oviedo’s rich history, including information and exhibits on the earliest Oviedo settlers and various landmarks throughout the city.

The Lawton House, located at 200 West Broadway, will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, visit www.oviedoohs.com.

The Vine Outreach Thrift Store will hold a free lunch and grocery giveaway to those who need it. The Vine is located at 98 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month. For more information, call 407-971-8135.

Coffee Talk, a group for senior men and women ages 55 and up, has a weekly meeting on Tuesdays at 10. Meetings are held at the Barnie’s Coffee on 1016 Lockwood Blvd. No. 170, Oviedo. Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 407-977-2484.

The Oviedo Farmer’s Market is open on the first Saturday of each

month at the Lawton House. The market opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 1 p.m. To be a vendor or to find out more information, please contact Lars White at lwhite@cityofoviedo.net or 407-971-5612.

Jackson Heights Middle School in Oviedo is looking for adults who are interested in serving as a reading mentor to assist students who are reading below grade level.

Volunteers work one-on-one with an assigned student before school for 30 minutes, one or more times a week through the end of the school year to build fluency and comprehension skills.

Sessions are from 8:30-9 a.m., Monday through Friday. Free training is available. For more information, contact Connie O’Hanlon at 407-492-3212.

University Carillon United Methodist Church is offering parking passes for the UCF football season. The parking is close to UCF games and offers an easy exit.

Season passes are $100 and individual game parking costs $20. All proceeds will benefit community ministries. For more information, contact Karyn at 407-588-1703 or visit www.ucumc.net.

GriefShare is a support group for those grieving the death of someone close to them. The group meets at First Baptist Church in Oviedo. For more information, call 407-365-3484.

The R.E.A.D. Book Club is open to children in fourth through eighth grades who love reading and want to be taught the fundamentals of literature. Meetings are weekly and cover one book per week. The club is led by a teacher with more than 30 years of experience. For more information, contact Cathy McLarnon at 407-342-0483 or sundance31@bellsouth.net.

Happening this week Thursday, November 3

Come join the Florida Freewheelers for a 25-mile group ride through Cross-Seminole and the Cady Way Trails. The ride starts promptly at 8 a.m. at the Home Depot/Staples parking lot.

The group maintains a designated leader so that no one gets lost and all rules must be followed. All riders must wear a helmet and there will be a break during the ride.

For more information on this weekly ride, call 407-491-4835 or visit www.floridafreewheelers.com.

Upcoming Events Saturday, November 12

The Oviedo Garden Club is hosting a fall plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A wide variety of plants will be sold at good prices and will go back into the community to support environment-related projects. The sale will be held on Broadway at Aulin Street across from Oviedo High School. Parking is free and everyone is welcome to drop by. For more information, contact Lauratta Tice at laurattet@bellsouth.net.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, post 10139 in Chuluota, is hosting a Veterans Day event. There will be

food and drinks, entertainment, and fireworks will be shot after dusk.

For more information, call 407365-3524.

The Oviedo Woman’s Club is hosting Great Day in the Country from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lawton House grounds. The 38th annual arts and crafts festival will feature more than 350 booths and entertainment.

Admission is free and parking is free at Oviedo High School. There will also be a free shuttle from the high school to and from the festival.

The Oviedo Preservation Project will also unveil its 2012 calendar, which features the winners of TOPP’s photo contest.

For more information, visit www.greatdayoviedo.org.

Sunday, November 13

Keep Seminole Beautiful is hosting an invasive species clean-up at Big Tree Park, 761 General Hutchison Parkway in Longwood. For more information, contact Kristie at 772285-5628.

Monday, November 14

St. Therese Circle of Annunciation Catholic Church will be holding their 25th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, “Fashion Masquerade,” at the Lake Mary Events Center, 260 N. Country Club Road, Lake Mary.

Proceeds from the door prizes, raffles, 50/50, money tree and silent auction will benefit local charities.

The event starts at 11 a.m. with luncheon served at 12:15 p.m. Tickets are $28 and must be purchased by October 28. Tickets will be sold at the door. For tickets and more information, please call 407-804-5506 or 407829-2030.

Friday, November 18

A Christmas craft sale will be held at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 575 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs.

The sale will feature home decor, floral arrangements, a children’s boutique, a women’s boutique, Christmas decorations and items for your dog.

The sale will be held from 9 a.m.6 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Everything is handmade and prices are reasonable.

All proceeds will go to outreach for Orange and Seminole counties.

For more information, call 407-6995683.

Saturday, November 19

The Rotary Club of Seminole County South is hosting an Art, Craft & Wine Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20.

The festival will be held at Cranes Roost Park and will feature more than 90 crafters and artists as well as food and entertainment.

For more information, check out Rotary’s Art, Wine & Craft Festival Facebook page.

Saturday, December 10

Oviedo Parks and Recreation will transform the Oviedo Mall into that winter wonderland called Snow Mountain. Participants can enjoy sled rides down the mountain, a snow play area, entertainment, carnival games, art and craft vendors, pictures with Santa and more.

For more information, call 407971-5575.

James Alfred Whitaker, 39, of the 50 block of North Cortez Avenue, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 28, and charged with drugs possession, drug equipment and probation violation.

Charles White, 45, of the 3000 block of Security Avenue, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 26, and charged with drug possession.

Donald Edwin White, 52, of the 300 block of Murcott Drive, Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 24, and charged with burglary, larceny, burglary tools, damage to property.

Jeremy Matthew Wilkerson, 31, of the 600 block of Sailfish Road, Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Oct. 27, and charged with driving under influence.

Miami officer charged with reckless driving MIAMI (AP) — Florida Highway Patrol says a Miami police officer was arrested at gunpoint and charged with reckless driving after going 120 mph on the turnpike.

According to an FHP report, a trooper spotted a Miami police patrol car changing lanes in a dangerous manner around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 11.

FHP says the patrol car ignored warnings and led a brief highspeed chase before stopping near Hollywood.

FHP spokesman Mark Wysocky tells The Miami Herald that the trooper drew her gun as she approached Officer Fausto Lopez “for her own safety.”

According to FHP, Lopez said he was speeding because he was late for his off-duty job.

Miami police spokesman Delrish Moss told The Associated Press on Saturday any administrative action against Lopez will be taken pending the outcome of the criminal case.

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Hugo Joe’s battles rumors with refocused menu

By Jessica J.Saggio THE CHRONICLE

Despite a hard hit from the economy and talks of selling, Hugo Joe’s is here to stay.

While Hugo Boesch, owner of Hugo Joe’s, knows that rumors have circulated around the closing of his restaurant, the idea of closing his doors was more of a nightmare than a reality. With word on the street that he may be closing, Boesch said his sales have been down more than 50 percent for reasons he blames on the rumor.

In the past several months, Boesch was working with an investor to potentially sell the property. However, things took a turn when the deal fell through and now the restaurant is focusing on internal work, he said.

Slowly transitioning to a more European-focused menu, the restaurant is under the gun to make some changes.

Although known for fresh seafood and an oyster bar reviewers have deemed “to die for,” the restaurant is tweaking its menu to include more German-style cuisine.

Now offering German specialities every weekend, Boesch said that the change is already garnering positive results.

With pleased guests and a new style, Boesch is taking his business back to basics.

“Every weekend we do

Hugo Joe’s HOURS: Mon.- Wed.:11a.m.to 10 p.m., Thurs.- Fri.:11 a.m.to 1 a.m.

Sat:11 a.m.to 11 p.m.

Sun:11 a.m.to 9 p.m.

INFO: 1802 West Broadway St. Oviedo,Fla. 407-359-3366 www.hugojoes.com a German specialty and specials and the people really like it,” Boesch said.

“When I bought the business three years ago, I thought it was going to be German food and German beer restaurant, but it just didn’t catch on so I switched to seafood.”

However, as Boesch and his wife have dabbled back into their European roots, menu items such as MAN BEHIND THE BUSINESS: Hugo Joe’s restaurant owner, Hugo Boesch.

Weinerschnitzel and Goulasch are finally tak- least 50 restaurants and it dishes will remain on the was the most beautiful menu as well. ing off, he said.

Some reviews have critiOriginally from place,” Boesch said. “It’s a Switzerland, Boesch and really nice place, it’s a nice cized the restaurant, noting customer service issues and his wife, Erika, a German building.”

Since then, the restau- less-than-perfect food, but native, came to the United States to pursue their rant has developed itself Boesch said that, unfortudream of opening a into another hometown nately, that’s just the name of restaurant in a place they staple. Offering live bands, envisioned as one of the open mic nights and other friendliest and oppor- entertainment throughout tunistic places in the the week, Hugo Joe’s is a world. Previously owning place for both fun and a night club in food.

By Marisa Ramiccio As time goes by, Switzerland, the duo THE CHRONICLE moved to the U.S. and Boesch said he hopes to very selectively chose expand his German offerFeeling frustrated over Oviedo as their new ings and continue his live finances?

Need help manentertainment. However, home. aging a student loan? The “I checked a lot of the restaurant’s signature Financial Whiz Kid may be places and we checked at oysters, seafood and other able to help.

At age 11, Danny Singh, also known at the Financial Whiz Kid, started handling his mother’s finances and by age 14, he refinanced her mortgage, eliminated her Superintendent Search ent will be selected. annual credit card fees and Advisory Committee will While the demand for a secured more than $1,300 meet to finalize plans and replacement began in in refunds on interest and advertisements for the February, Reichert said he position, which will be intentionally did not begin released in January, the search immediately. according to a timeline Because qualified candiprovided by Reichert. In dates may have other posiFebruary, the advertise- tions in other area, he said ments will close and the he wanted the selection committee will be respon- process to move quickly so sible for narrowing down that there was no gap the search to approximate- between employment for ly eight to ten candidates. that individual.

In March, Reichert said “Sometimes you just the committee will reduce don’t get many applicants that number to four or five if you advertise too early,” qualified candidates that Reichert said. “Those perwill be presented to the sons, especially those sitschool board at a special ting as superintendents, meeting held at the end of will have their own school the month. boards who now know In April, it is expected this person is wanting to that interviews will be leave, and then you have a conducted and by the first period of time that could school board meeting in be a delicate situation for May, a new superintend- that person.”

many more, said John Reichert, director of human resources for SCPS. Vogel said he will not be participating in the search for his replacement.

“We’re pretty much implementing the first phase of the timeline for hiring,” Reichert said.

“The timeline the board has adopted is subject to some minor adjustment, but it’s culminating with the new superintendent’s appointment around May of 2012, so that person will hopefully have some time for a little overlap with Dr. Vogel.”

Following the town hall meetings, the

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Because he is an independent owner, he said he can’t always bend over backwards and give discounts and complimentary food the way bigger chains do.

While his honesty has

garnered criticism, he stands by his principles.

“I’m not the guy to take everything off and give away my food for free. I don’t do that,” he said. “I can’t afford to do that, I have a business and I have to pay my bills.”

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Singh’s financial smarts a tt ra c te d m e d i a attention as well as the Singh attention of those who need help with their own finances.

Now a freshman at Seminole State College, Singh is working on a bachelor’s in Business Information Management

and intends on having a career in the world of banking and finance.

Singh also shares his wisdom with others and will do so at his seminar, titled “Finances for Students.” The seminar will take place from 12:301:30 p.m. at SSC’s Oviedo campus. Singh will discuss the basics of financial management as well as credit cards and student loans.

For more information on this seminar, visit www.seminolestate.edu.

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Harvest garden with workshop

By Marisa Ramiccio THE CHRONICLE

Fall is the season of harvest and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than to start your own garden. Sundew Gardens will show you how to get started at its Intro to Sundew Gardening workshop on Nov. 13.

The workshop will focus on how to grow crops, improve soil and get rid of pests. There will also be a tour of the garden, chicken coop, bee-

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DITCHING THE DRUGS: Oviedo Police Sgt. Carl Rager watches as Fernando Rivera disposes of unwanted prescriptions at the Oviedo Police headquarters.

Police: Drug drop-off a big success From DRUGS | A1 with them.”

These medicines are then turned into the DEA for proper disposal.

Pills and liquids were accepted at Take Back locations, said Sgt. Nicholas Romano of the Winter Springs Police Department, but needles and syringes could not be put into the deposit boxes.

“Any prescription medications turned in should be in a sealed container,” Romano said.

“People who want to drop off needles can visit the local fire department for the appropriate biohazard [materials].”

Beavers explained that, on many occasions, people who have unused prescription drugs don’t know how or where to dispose of them. This program provides an alternative to other methods.

“It’s safer than pouring them down the drain, where they can get into the water,” Beavers said.

“And it’s also better than dumping them in the garbage, where people can take them out and use them.”

It’s an effort that is welcome by the city of Oviedo, where police have been monitoring complaints of suspicious activities in the parking lots of some local pharmacies.

“We try to have a proactive approach, offering a way to get these medications off the streets,” Romano said.

“We’d like to prevent

juveniles from getting their hands on these medicines and using them for recreation.”

Since October 2010, Beavers said the Community Response Team for OPD has made 198 arrests and seized more than 15,000 pills.

“That is one reason why the DEA’s disposal program is so important,” Beavers said. “It affords citizens a safe and secure method of disposing of unused medications without the fear of them winding up in the wrong hands.”

Based on the DEA’s National Take Back Initiative website, this program was established in connection with the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act, signed into law by President Obama in October 2010.

Last Saturday’s event

was the third of its kind, with prior initiatives taking place in September 2010 and April 2011.

Nearly 4,000 state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide have participated in Take Back events, collecting approximately 309 tons of pills at more than 5,000 sites.

Results for this latest event are still being evaluated on a national level, but initial estimates put the total for Oviedo at 82 pounds, while Winter Springs contributed an additional 23 pounds.

The DEA has informed that National Take Back Days will be held approximately once every six months, pending a new initiative that would streamline the disposal process for unwanted prescription drugs.

Winter Springs Police, however, have decided

that this effort is worth ramping up. Last October, they started “Operation Medicine Cabinet,” a similar program that offers residents the ability to drop off medications every day.

“Seven days a week, they can bring in their unused medicines,” Romano said. “No questions asked.”

He added that, together with local residents, law enforcement agencies would keep working on initiatives to help reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse in Central Florida.

“We will continue to implement programs to keep our community safe,” he said.

For more information on the DEA’s Drug Take Back Initiative, visit www.deadiversion.usdoj. gov.

hive, earthworm tubs and gambosia pond as well as a hands-on gardening project. A question-andanswer session will begin after the activities and organic fertilizers and transplants will be available for purchase afterward.

The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and questions will be answered at 1 p.m. The cost of attendance is $20 and $10 for an additional family member. For more information or to RSVP, email sundewgardens@gmail.com.

Educator leaves $2 million to college

By Marisa Ramiccio THE CHRONICLE

As Seminole County mourns the loss of educator Robert J. Schmidt, the administration at Seminole State College is expressing its gratitude at his generosity. Schmidt, who passed away two weeks ago, has left $2 million of his estate to SSC to be used as funding for future scholarships.

“Bob believed in people, in their goodness and in their abilities,” said E. Ann McGee, president of Seminole State, in a release.

“This gift, the largest individual donation in the college’s 46-year history, will enable countless students to realize their dreams.”

First-generation students as well as students in the Center For Public Safety and Automotive Technology programs will be able to receive scholarships from the donation, which will also fund the college’s first endowment for baccalaureate students.

But this is not Schmidt’s first donation to SSC.

Schmidt, who taught drafting design and technology for 26 years at Seminole High School and for several years at SSC, donated $100,000 to the college in 2005. That money was used to fund a scholarship for students enrolled at Seminole High School, Lyman High School, the Crooms Academy of Information and Technology and students in SSC’s Adult High School and GED programs.

Schmidt contributed money to that scholarship every year.

On Oct. 24, four days after his passing, SSC’s District Board of Trustees passed a resolution that honors Schmidt for his generosity to the college.

“What an incredible testimony to his commitment to Seminole State and the community, leaving a gift that will endure beyond his time with us,” said John Gyllin, executive director of the Foundation for Seminole State, in a release.

“For generations, our students will have Bob to thank for changing their lives.”

Groups clean Wekiva Island

By Marisa Ramiccio THE CHRONICLE

Keep Seminole Beautiful and Symantec partnered this past weekend in an effort to improve Wekiva Island.

Both groups sponsored a groundbreaking event that celebrated the first of many improvement projects that will take place on Wekiva Island.

Volunteers from UCF, Rollins College, the Girl Scouts and more participated in a river cleanup and the

planting of a rain garden, which uses native plants to filter run-off before it enters the Wekiva River.

The event also featured guest speakers such as Cong ressional Representative Sandy Adams, Seminole County Commissioner John Horan and Keep Seminole Beautiful executive director Mike Barr.

The goal of the event educated and inspire individuals to become involved in improving the environment.

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Greek turmoil sends US, world markets lower

By Matthew Craft ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — A wave of selling swept Wall Street and stock markets around the world Tuesday after Greece said it would let the people vote on an unpopular European plan to rescue the Greek economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 224 points, or 1.9 percent, after falling 276 points the day before.

The stocks of major banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, were hit harder.

Intense selling roiled markets in Europe. The main stock index was down 6.2 percent in Italy, 4.6 percent in France, 4.2 percent in Germany and 2.4 percent in Britain.

The value of the dollar rose, and bond prices rose so dramatically that analysts said they were stunned. Analysts said the bond action reflected fears that the turmoil in Greece

would tear at the fabric of Europe’s financial system.

“The Greek referendum puts the connections between European countries at risk, from free-trade agreements to the common currency,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott.

The prime minister of Greece said unexpectedly Monday that he would put the European rescue plan to a binding vote, the first referendum to be held in Greece since 1974.

The plan requires banks that hold Greek national bonds to accept 50 percent losses to the Greek economy afloat. It also beefs up a European bailout fund and requires banks to strengthen their financial cushions.

But international creditors have demanded that Greece enact painful tax increases and drastic cuts in public welfare programs, and Greeks have shown their hostility to

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IT’S ALL GREEK: Jonathan Corpina, left, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. Worries that a planned Greek referendum could scuttle a plan to resolve Europe's debt crisis rattled markets Tuesday morning. Stocks indexes plunged in the U.S. and Europe.

those measures in violent protests and strikes.

If the European rescue falls through and Greece defaults on its debt, the ripple effect would be global.

Europe could fall into recession, hurting a major market for American exports, and banks could severely restrict lending.

In the United States, the market sank Monday

before the surprise Greek announcement. MF Global Holdings, a securities firm led by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, was driven into bankruptcy in part because it held European debt.

The selling accelerated after the Greek announcement, and the U.S. market opened Tuesday with a drop of almost 300 points.

The market recovered some of those losses later in the morning.

The Dow Jones industrial average was at 11,731 as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern. The S&P 500 was down 27, or 2.1 percent, to 1,226. The Nasdaq composite was down 57, or 2.1 percent, to 2,627.

Pfizer Inc. was the only company in the Dow to rise. It gained 2.3 percent after its quarterly results beat Wall Street’s estimates.

Some of the selling in stocks came because investors were eager to lock in profits after an almost uninterrupted rally in October. The Dow had its best month in nine years, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index its best in 20 years.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note sank to 2 percent from 2.16 percent late Monday, a steep drop.

Bond yields fall when their

prices rise as investors buy assets that are considered to better hold their value during a slowing economy.

The dollar rose to $1.36 for every euro.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond sank from 3.38 percent Friday to 3 percent Tuesday.

“That’s the biggest change that I’ve seen in my career,” LeBas said. “It’s obscene.”

The yields of Italian debt spiked to their highest level this year, another sign that investors are concerned that the debt crisis could spread to the larger economies of Europe. The yield on 1year Italian government bonds soared 48 percent to 5.17 percent.

The yield on the 10-year German bund plunged to 1.78 percent, a 23.5 percent fall from the day before.

The German economy is seen as the strongest in Europe and the most likely to repay its debt.

Ale House will have a new design, same menu From ALE HOUSE | A1 wanted to come, they were just trying to find the right time, and right now was the time,” Franze said.

The new Ale House will feature a new prototype of the restaurant, said Ray Holden, president and CEO of Miller’s Ale House. The structure will expand nearly 9,500 square feet, seat about 300 and will house an outdoor patio, bar and fireplace.

Holden said that work is set to begin this week with some ground breaking and foundation structuring, but he hopes to begin serious construction in April or May. “Our hope is to have it open by the end of summer,” Holden said.

Dominic Persampiere, mayor of Oviedo, said he is happy to see a new business settling in Oviedo and said the company has moved very quickly through the processing in city hall. He said the developers are about 90 percent through getting the goahead from the city and

only a few loose ends need to be tied.

“The plans have been submitted to the city and they are in the process of finalizing some of the adjustments they made to the plans and we should see some construction on the site within 30 to 45 days,” Persampiere said. “They’ve laid out some pipe work and they’re doing some surveying and such now. We are quite excited to bring in another restaurant to the city.”

Holden said that while the structure will be different from other Ale Houses in the area, such as the Waterford Lakes location, the menu will remain inherently the same. The restaurant boasts a casual sportsoriented dining atmosphere alongside a menu full of sandwiches, steaks, seafood, pastas, desserts and drinks.

With 53 locations now in existence, the Oviedo location will be the chain’s newest addition.

“We’re excited about coming to Oviedo,” Holden said. “We’ve actually been working on this for years.

This is a great spot for us.”

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IN WITH THE NEW: Construction on the Oviedo Ale House should start within the next 30 to 45 days.

Money raised for community’s needs From GREAT DAY | A1 of the Oviedo Woman’s Club, offers a day of fun for the entire family, featuring hundreds of vendor booths, live entertainment and food.

“It really is a celebration of Oviedo and everything that we can accomplish together,” said festival chairperson Angela Iverson.

The Woman’s Club has been making a positive impact in the area for years.

A while back, it wasn’t chickens that roamed free in Oviedo — it was hogs. A women’s literary group was then hired to help pen them up so that the animals wouldn’t run loose in the town.

This same group of women was responsible for other projects to help their community, such as arranging for their town to have wooden sidewalks, allowing its club house to also serve as the town’s first library and organizing a fundraiser called Market Day that raised $500 for the town to purchase a new fire truck.

Today, instead of hogs, chickens roam freely in Oviedo, and the first fundraiser for a fire truck has grown into an event that helps fund a multitude of projects, from clinics for the uninsured to scholarships for college-bound women. That women’s literary group is now the 110member strong Oviedo Woman’s Club, and its orig-

inal fundraiser Market Day has morphed into Great Day in the Country, a festival that attracted 65,000 attendees last year.

While the event has grown every year, one thing hasn’t changed, and that is the festival’s tendency to bring friends and neighbors together, making a positive impact on the community in the process.

The event touches countless lives, perhaps in ways people may not be aware of.

On any given Saturday in the spring, you can catch a baseball game of the Oviedo Challenger Division, a league for kids with mental and physical disabilities. The Oviedo Woman’s Club, through funds from Great Day in the Country, has been a supporter of the league for years.

Oviedo Little League president Todd Cluxton said that kids who participate in the Challenger league pay discounted registration fees in order to be able to play.

“Boys and girls pay registration each year, but Challenger pays only $25 because we know that they have more needs at home than kids that don’t have challenges,” he said. “With the sponsors’ money and the money from the Oviedo Woman’s Club, we buy uniforms and everything they need to actually play.”

During the games, each child is paired with a “buddy,” a local varsity high

school baseball player. That player will escort a Challenger player throughout the game, showing the child where to go on the field, assist with throwing and hitting, and helping him get from base to base.

It’s a memorable time for the kids in the league, the volunteers, and all who come to watch the game.

“If you came out to one Challenger game, and watched the smiles on these kids’ faces who don’t get to really do much anyway, to see how excited they are to be able to play baseball, you would know exactly what I’m talking about,” Cluxton said.

Families who have children in the Seminole County school system have been touched by Great Day as well.

The Literacy Alliance, a nonprofit organization that shares its passion for reading through its various programs, received funds this past year that allowed it to purchase a new puppet stage, puppets and a wireless microphone system.

The Book Busters Storytelling Troupe, a group of teens from area high schools, uses the stage and puppets to convey their love of reading in the form of 30-minute presentations that include skits, magic and science tricks and songs.

The group practices for more than a month to create this program, which is then performed at Seminole County daycares, after-school programs at

elementary schools and PTA events.

“It teaches these kids a lot, like teamwork and building together and the whole idea of volunteering their time doing something for somebody else,” said Diane Keyes, president of the Literacy Alliance.

Iverson said that the majority of the Oviedo Woman’s Club’s funding supports programs that help women and children, and also programs that aren’t necessarily connected to a larger organization that can assist with raising money.

“We’re looking for those niche needs, the needs that can’t normally be filled, to see how we can help,” she said.

Oviedo Fire Chief Lars White said the Fire Explorers Program also received a portion of the funds raised at Great Day, a modest sum of $200.

While that amount might seem low, he said that he asked that the amount given to his program be reduced after seeing how the money was distributed at the Oviedo Woman’s Club’s Philanthropic Tea. “Several years ago, we learned what great need there was around the community. We saw all the scholarships they were passing out to some very needy organization,” White said. “It was our recommendation to decrease the amount that was being provided to us.”

White said the Fire Explorers used their

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GIVING BACK: Proceeds from Great Day go back into the community.

money this year to purchase a robotic public education device, a fire engine that features Smoky the Dog. The Explorers will be demonstrating it at their booth at next weekend’s Great Day. “It is an amazing event.

I’ve seen it for 25, 30 years and watched it grow,” White said. “What these ladies accomplish is phenomenal to me, and in turn, they invest that money into the community, for so many critical needs. And there’s a lot of them.”

Iverson said that the Oviedo’s Woman’s Club was not alone in organizing the event.

“The interesting thing is, 110 women did not put on the festival by themselves.

Yes, we plan it; there’s about 46 of us involved in

the planning aspect,” she said. “There are approximately 20 to 22 committees. It takes that many committees to put each piece of the festival together.”

She adds that her organization is very blessed to have so much help from the community, including the Oviedo Photography Club, which will help document the event, as well as volunteers from the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the City of Oviedo, the Oviedo Fire Department and the Oviedo Police Department.

“There’s just so much support from the community,” Iverson said. “It really is just very heartwarming and overwhelming to see that people really enjoy Great Day and want to make it a success.”

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DEATH BY SPIDER BITE: Black widows Shauna D’Amato and Susan Goyetta pet Wilbur, the spider at the Carnival of Screams at Riverside Park.

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SEEING INSIDE: Jordan Treibitz, front, and his brother, Nathan, look at X-rays during the Evans Elementary Spooky Science Spectacular.

TOXIC TRAP: A hazardous cleanup worker warns people to keep out of the annual Carnival of Screams at Riverside Park in Oviedo.

BAT FOR LASHES: Bat girl Marina Ramirez bats her eyes for the camera as she stands before the judges at a Halloween event at Riverside Park.

DAWN OF THE DEAD: Barrett Spray before awakening from the dead for the Carnival of Screams at Riverside Park in Oviedo.

GHOULISH GUESS: Craig Taclof and son Nathan weigh a pumpkin after taking a guess at its weight at the Evans Elementary Spectacular.

WEIRD SCIENCE: Madeline Lerz prepares to create an acid-base reduction using vinegar and baking soda at the Evans Elementary.

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WASTING AWAY: Anh Nguyen is a forgotten prisoner at the Carnival of Screams at Riverside Park in Oviedo.

FAT JACK: Hayden Logue weighs his pumpkin after guessing its weight as grandfather Mike McClafferty and Priya Salooja look on.

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Sports KEEPING SCORE OVIEDO Football

Oviedo (6-2, 3-0) rallied past Oak Ridge, 29-26, last week in a Class 7A, District 3 game.

Pop Warner The Oviedo Lions' Pee Wees team lost to the Apopka Blue Darters, 38-34, in a Division I first-round Mid-Florida Conference playoff game.

Oviedo's Midgets squad defeated Apopka, 19-13, in a first-round contest, and then lost to the South Central Tigers of Orlando, 32-0, in the second round.

Volleyball Oviedo (21-6) fell to Winter Springs, 3 games to 2, in the Class 7A, District 4 championship match.

HAGERTY Football

Hagerty (3-5, 2-2) beat Seminole, 41-28, last week in a Class 8A, District 2 game.

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Nick Romero, far left, Jonathan Elardo and James Spencer are the Eagles’senior leaders.

The Hagerty Huskies' Pee Wees team lost to the Lake Brantley Patriots, 22-0, in a Division II first-round playoff game. Hagerty's Midgets squad shut out the Ridge Youth Lightning, 18-0, in a second-round contest, edged the previously undefeated South Lake Eagles, 26-22, in a third-round game, and then nipped the Leesburg Jackets, 13-12, in the Mid-Florida Kumquat Bowl for the conference title at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The Huskies' Mighty Mites team has been invited to play in a bowl game against the University Cougars of Orlando on Saturday.

Three seniors lead new-look Master’s Academy squad

By Steven Ryzewski THE CHRONICLE

For any first year coach, transition is challenging.

Perhaps one of the harder parts is getting the support of the upperclassmen, those who had spent years under another system.

Luckily for Master’s Academy first year coach Malik Sherman, who took over the program in the spring, he inherited seniors James Spencer, Nick Romero and Jonathan Elardo.

All three, according to Sherman, have bought into the program’s new direction, leading the way during an obvious transition year that has the Eagles sitting on a 3-5 record heading into their final regular season contest.

“I think their consistency and their willingness to endure the transition to change that the program is going through [stands out the most],” Sherman said. “As a senior you want to be successful and have a great experience, but these guys have shown that they have the ‘stickto-it-ness’ that they’re going to be committed to it and they’re going to be committed to the idea of the program.”

Sherman, who played his collegiate football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and previously coached a state champion track and field team in South

Volleyball Hagerty (14-4) fell to DeLand, 3-0, in the Class 8A, District 2 championship match.

THE MASTER’S ACADEMY Football

The Master’s Academy (4-5, 1-2) defeated The First Academy-Leesburg, 22-14, last week to move into third place in the Sunshine State Conference standings.

Volleyball The Master's Academy lost to South Daytona Warner Christian, 3-1, in the Class 3A, District 4 championship game.

WINTER SPRINGS Football

Winter Springs (1-7, 0-3) lost to Lake Howell, 35-28, last week in a Class 7A, District 3 game.

Pop Warner The Winter Springs Grizzlies' Midgets team fell to Lake Brantley, 14-12, in a Division II first-round playoff game.

TRINITY PREP Football

Trinity Prep (4-5) crushed Cornerstone Charter, 44-6, last week.

LAKE HOWELL Football

Lake Howell (3-5 overall, 1-2 in Class 7A, District 3) visits Edgewater at 7:30 p.m., Friday, for a district game.

Pop Warner The Lake Howell Silver Hawks' Junior Pee Wees team lost to the South Orange Bears, 12-0, in a Division II first-round playoff game.

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Dwyer shines under the radar

By Erika Esola THE CHRONICLE

the end of the season. But no offers yet.”

Dwyer has flown under the radar throughout his football career, partly because of constantly moving (he’s lived in six different states), changing schools (he previously attended Lake Howell) and receiving limited playing time at Oviedo.

Dwyer’s senior season, his first chance at stardom for the Lions, has not been a disappointment. The senior was named captain of defense and constantly has been improving his play throughout his breakout year.

“It feels good,” Dwyer

Devon Dwyer is an honor student with a 3.7 grade point average and a team captain. The senior holds Oviedo’s school record for tackles in a single game with 29 and leads the Lions with 124 on the year.

He’s been a consistent defensive force at middle linebacker for the Lions all season and has caught the attention of a few college football programs; however, he has yet to receive a single scholarship offer to play football.

Not one.

“I’m talking to a lot of the high academic schools like ■ Please see OVIEDO | A10 West Point and Colgate,” Ed Ruping | The Chronicle Dwyer said. “[The recruiting process] has been pick- BRING IT BACK: Devon Dwyer returns ing up a lot more towards an interception against Seminole.

Carolina, says the three seniors have excelled this season in practice, in the huddle and once the ball is snapped.

“Those guys are three of the most productive players that we have in the program,” Sherman said of the trio’s production on the field.

Spencer, who plays running back and defensive back for the Eagles, has overcome a concussion this season and used the time off the field to find other ways to help his teammates and refers to himself as a “servant leader”.

“When I had my concussion, I was there just bringing towels … Bringing water; just being there for them,” Spencer said. “[What] I love about football is mainly the team bonding, the fellowship and unity we have together; it’s a lot of fun, I love that stuff.”

Spencer, who also plays guard for the varsity basketball team, is considered by Sherman to be the best athlete in the school in any sport.

“Because of his athletic ability he can accomplish and handle more tasks and assignments, responsibility when you talk about X’s and O’s,” Sherman said. “James is a gifted athlete and we were just glad that he was able to come over from basketball for the first time in the last four or five years to play football.”

Where Spencer may be the team’s best pure athlete, Romero excels as the program’s strongest player. Fittingly enough, Romero enjoy his time on the defensive side of the football.

“I like hitting people,” Romero said about his fondness for playing linebacker.

Romero also plays running back, though, and powers his way into the end zone frequently, most recently in a 22-14 victory over First Academy last Friday.

“He’s an anchor for the team… He’s one that is very focused, very intelligent, very physical and he definitely, he loves to hit,” Sherman said. “We definitely want ten more [players] just like him to put on the field.”

Romero is also on the Eagles basketball team and plays power forward.

Where Spencer brings athleticism and Romero brings power, Elardo brings a unique dynamic as the team’s quarterback and kicker. The skill set he brings has opened up things a bit for the Eagles, specifically on fourth down.

“Jonathan gives us many options … And he does them well, so we want to make sure that we take advantage of those skills that he has and he has def■ Please see MASTER’S ACADEMY | A10

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Local previews: Week 10 football matchups

By Steven Ryzewski THE CHRONICLE

The high school football picture keeps getting more and more clear as we near the end of the 2011 regular

season. For two area teams, Week Ten will mark the final week of the regular season, as Master’s Acade-

my and Trinity Prep finish up their slates. Two area teams will face off when the Winter Springs Bears try to

right the ship against powerful Oviedo, and both Lake Howell and Hagerty look to finish their seasons strong,

coming off respective wins.

With that in mind, here is the Seminole Chronicle’s Week Ten preview:

Winter Springs Bears (1-7) at Oviedo Lions (6-2) The buzz: The Lions won a back and forth battle against Oak Ridge last week, with a huge night from freshman Jurell Green and a key kick return

by A.J. Coney setting up a 29-26 victory. Meanwhile, despite running back Charles Dell’s two touchdowns, Winter Springs could not hold on and lost on a late interception to Lake Howell, 3528. While Oviedo has a ton of offensive weapons including C.J. Slater and Coney, the big question in this contest will be how the Bears attempt to contain Green, who piled up 274 yards last week and has been on fire lately.

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FINISHING STRONG:Oviedo looks to earn their seventh win of the season against Winter Springs this week.

Hagerty Huskies (4-4) at Lyman Greyhounds (3-6)

Lake Howell Silver Hawks (3-5) at Edgewater Eagles (5-3)

Trinity Prep Saints (4-5) at John Carroll Catholic Golden Rams (2-6)

Seffner Christian Crusaders (5-3) at Master’s Academy Eagles (3-5)

The buzz: Here is a matchup where both programs had their struggles during the season, but are trying to finish strong coming off of respective wins.

Now, that road to a strong finish runs through each other.

Lyman beat University (Orange City) convincingly last week, 29-14. The Huskies were victorious, too, using a late rally to get past Seminole, 41-28. The question for the Greyhounds coming into this one is how to defend Hagerty’s dual threat, with RB Garrett Moon fresh off a three touchdown performance and Jason Driskel, who can hurt you with his arm or on his feet.

The buzz: The Silver Hawks are going to try to make it three-in-a-row when they travel to Edgewater and take on the Eagles.

Lake Howell beat Winter Springs by a late interception last week in a closelyplayed game, 35-28. Edgewater won by a similar score in an equally close game, beating Apopka in overtime, 35-29. If you’re the Silver Hawks defense, you have to be wondering how to control Jon Altman who scored four touchdowns for the Eagles last week.

The buzz: The Saints will make quite the road trip when they travel to Fort Pierce to take on the Golden Rams. Trinity Prep is fresh off demolishing Cornerstone Charter, 44-6. John Carroll, however, is in the midst of a four game losing streak, most recently having fell 22-0 to Port St. Lucie. The Saints should find success scoring against the Rams defense, which has struggled all season giving up big numbers. The question, then, is how well Trinity Prep defends. If they defend well, it could mean a third straight win and finishing the season at .500.

The buzz: The Eagles look to finish strong on senior night this season before the playoffs, after pulling out a 22-14 win over First Academy (Leesburg). Meanwhile, the Crusaders suffered a 45-31 loss at Cambridge Christian, their second such loss following a mid-season five game win streak. For Master’s, they look to finish strong at home and Seffner will have to deal with containing speedy running back James Spencer and powerful running back Nick Romero. The Eagles, on the other hand, will be tested defensively by a team that is more than capable of putting 40 or 50 points on the board.

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Oviedo’s Dwyer waiting for offers after breakout season

Seniors help new coach’s transition From MASTER’S ACADEMY| A8 initely allowed us to do some different things that we generally could not do,” Sherman said.

Elardo previously spent a year in Champaign, Ill., and has transitioned well into the program. The school Elardo went to did not have a football team and the senior notes that he’s just happy to be playing the game again.

“Champaign is pretty much corn … Corn everywhere,” Elardo said. “Definitely the surroundings [in the Orlando/Oviedo area] are very different.”

Master’s Academy has had some disappointing losses this season, including a 43-17 defeat at the hands of Orangewood Christian, a team they unanimously agreed upon as their biggest rival.

Still, they say the season has been fun and successful in other ways.

“Just having fun and competing every game,” Elardo said. “That’s one thing that I think, for this program, that we’ve done really well, is we’ve always been able to compete all four quarters.”

Spencer added, “It’s been rough at times but I know that we’re dogs and we fight it out.”

While Sherman has been impressed with the trio’s performance on the field, he says it’s their offthe-field leadership that has been most valuable to the team and the school. “[They have] the kind of character we want in the program, the kind of character you want to have your kids around, the kind of character we want the Master’s football program to be known for,”

Sherman said.

As seniors, all three are also turning their attention towards the future.

Spencer would like to attend Rollins and study physical therapy, Elardo has his sight set on Taylor University in Indiana where he’d like to study Bible history and Romero has it narrowed down to either Florida State or Florida Atlantic, hoping to study business.

But according to Sherman, all three may have to reconsider their plans soon.

“There is some [recruiting] interest in, actually, all three of them … In the next two to three weeks we’ll hear more about their recruiting battles and some of the coaches that are coming to see them,” Sherman said.

“That’s very exciting and that’s part of our goal …

We’re excited to have those recruiters come in and talk to these kids because they will get outstanding people, not just athletes, out of these guys.”

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SERVANT LEADER: James Spencer has helped lead the Eagles, even when he was out with a concussion earlier in the season.

said. “It makes me feel like my hard work is finally paying off.”

The 17-year-old has been playing football since the first grade, and has played just about every position on the gridiron.

Playing defense always stood out to Dwyer, though.

“I played just about every position since first grade and I’ve played middle linebacker since then, that’s always been constant,” Dwyer said. “I like playing defense and I like to hit people. It’s great.”

His love for hitting showed a few weeks back against East River, when Dwyer accounted for 29 of Oviedo’s tackles, a school record. 28 of the 29 tackles were unassisted.

“I knew it was a big game and I knew we had to come out and play hard and

physical,” Dwyer said.

Oviedo lost 24-14, but a local program took notice of Dwyer’s phenomenal performance. The following week, Dwyer received a phone call. It was UCF. They invited Dwyer to check out the campus and come to their homecoming game. “[The UCF visit] was good,” Dwyer said. “I got to talk to the coaches for a little bit and go on the sidelines.”

Although the Knights are interested, like every other school that checked out Dwyer, they haven’t offered yet.

It’s just fuel for Dwyer’s fire.

“I’m sending out my tape to a lot of schools,” Dwyer said. “And I’m just going to keep playing hard.”

Until then, the senior will look dominate again as Oviedo completes their district schedule, this week, at Winter Springs.

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THE BIG MAN: Nick Romero is the Master’s Academy’s strongest player and also plays power forward on the basketball team.

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QUARTERBACK AND KICKER: Jonathan Elardo is a two-way standout playing two of the most stressful positions on the gridiron: quarterback and kicker.

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YES, SIR: Devon Dwyer is shown at practice with assistant coach Tom Jarzynka.

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Lifestyles

Stenstrom Elementary’s Brick Buddies club builds skills, creativity of students

By Amy KD Tobik THE CHRONICLE

The boy dashed over to the spectator and with great enthusiasm, thrust his plastic creation high up toward her face.

“This is a bad octopus because he’s trying to attack the ship. The ship has more than 100 damages from the octopus but it’s going to beat the octopus,” said 5-year-old Gavin Knight.

Knight was having a blast building spaceships as well as his imagination along with more than 100 students at the most recent Brick Buddies Club held at Stenstrom Elementary.

The club, which meets twice a month, was started by parent Betsy Jewell. She describes her two sons as LEGO enthusiasts who wanted the chance to create with other children.

Jewell said when her family lived in Wisconsin, she investigated how to start a club for her sons. With the assistance of a librarian in Pennsylvania, she created a successful grassroots club, which met at the local library.

“When we moved here, my son asked if we would have another club and I said yes, but this time with other volunteers,” Jewell said.

She met with Stenstrom Elementary Principal Sharon Tanner and with her approval, she started the club, supported by the administration and PTA. “Dr. Tanner said this is exactly the type of project that supports Kestaff and extended learning, and really with hardly any budget at all,” Jewell said.

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BLOCK BUDDIES: Gavin Parr, far left, digs through a box of LEGOs while Nicholas Martins and Michaelangelo Delgado , far right, work among the pieces and parts.

Photos by Ed Ruping | The Chronicle

Former teacher opens Oviedo pottery studio

By Amy KD Tobik THE CHRONICLE

Tracy Wilmes’ face lights up as he enthusiastically describes his latest endeavor — moving his pottery business to home.

“It was time,” Wilmes said as he looked around his trendy new 1,400square-foot studio space located on Alafaya Trail in Oviedo.

Wilmes’ work is wellknown in the community under his signature name, Pots by Tracy. Two years ago, he moved his garage studio to Sanford and launched a pottery business called Cup O’Pottery.

This month he was able to move to Oviedo.

Wilmes said he always wanted his studio to be part of the community where he and his family live and whose strategic plan involves the arts.

Being connected to the ‘Top 100 cities to relocate to,’ he added, would be the icing on the cake.

“We found the ideal spot; we love it. It’s sandwiched between UCF, SR 434 and Red Bug Lake Road. It’s minutes from home and the kids’ schools,” Wilmes said.

“Keeping our family and our business successful has been challenging and I feel fortunate that we have been able to balance the two.”

Nearly seven years ago,

Cup O’Pottery 1977 Alafaya Trail, Suite 1091 Oviedo, Fla. www.cupopottery.com 407-421-5460 Info@cupopottery.com Follow on Facebook or Groupon for discounts and events.

Wilmes, a lifelong artist, stopped teaching art fulltime in the public schools to be a stay-at-home dad to children Camden, 6, and Kirra, 4. Moving Cup O’Pottery home to Oviedo, he said, was always his ultimate goal.

With a large kiln, several large work tables, a slab roller, potter’s wheels

and buckets of glaze stacked nearby, Wilmes plans to open for business this week.

The bright, open studio space has been decorated with several of Wilmes’ expressive paintings and soon the large shelving units will house ■ Please see POTTERY | A12

Ed Ruping | The Chronicle

ARTISTIC DEBUT: Tracy Wilmes, owner of Cup O’Pottery, works at setting up his new Oviedo studio.

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Enjoy the season with picnic, outdoor movie

By Bel Huston THE CHRONICLE

Nothing’s more romantic than a picnic. This weekend, take your date out for a picnic under the stars, complete with wine, gourmet goodies, and even a movie to enjoy — all in a beautiful garden setting.

Visit Leu Gardens in Orlando for its monthly date night. On the first Friday of each month, the gardens presents a movie on its beautiful grounds, inviting attendees to bring along a picnic so that they can enjoy dinner during the movie. November’s date night movie is the 2009 version of Sherlock Holmes, starring Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. First things first, though.

You’ll want to pack the perfect picnic basket to take with you. There’s no better place in Oviedo to pack a fabulous dinner on-the-go than Cavallari Gourmet.

Joan Harley and Joey Sberna, owners of Cavallari, both made suggestions for the perfect items to take along to Leu Gardens.

Harley recommended three picnic basics — bread, wine and cheese — and several other suggestions to pack to enjoy a night out at the gardens.

“We have all kinds of jarred items that can be put into nice picnic basket. We have olive spreads, bruschettas, jellies. Salsas and chips. Artichoke parmesan spread. There’s a world of fresh breads as well,” Harley said. “There’s hummus; you could do a hummus basket. You could do just a dip and chip basket. It just depends on what you enjoy eating. We can pretty much fill anyone’s requests.”

During a tour of the store, Sberna took the time to point out a few cheeses to enjoy on a picnic.

“You can’t go wrong with cheddar; typically the older it is the drier it is,” Sberna said. He suggested a sharp cheddar, but if you’re not a fan, lean toward a younger cheese.

“Everybody loves gouda, they just don’t necessarily know they do,” he said.

“Manchego is a wonderful cheese from Spain, what parmesan is to the Italians.

Or try soft goat cheese with some red pepper jelly and some crackers.”

Next, your wine selec-

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“We’re not wine snobs here at all. They don’t get much more expensive than 25 bucks. And I’ve got tons of great wines between 9 and 15 dollars,” Sberna said.

“Easy, uncomplicated wines, nice reds, nice whites. Just sit there and enjoy. We do Italian wines really well.”

Not a wine fan? Not a problem. Cavallari has more than 150 labels of craft and imported beer. Sberna joked, if you’re afraid of commitment, you can try just one — the store sells discounted six packs, so you can mix and match beers.

Sberna also recommended their custommade sub sandwiches for a quick and easy picnic option, including a prosciutto di parma, a handcarved roast beef, or Cavallari’s famous chicken salad. All bread is baked fresh every night and delivered each morning.

Cavallari’s olive bar — the best in town, Sberna said — boasts 30 different varieties of olives, plus other delectable selections like peppadews, spicy greek peppers, artichokes with the stems and roasted garlic.

Love coleslaw? The store makes theirs fresh, shredding the cabbages and carrots themselves, something Sberna said doesn’t happen very often at other establishments.

Last, but certainly not least — dessert, something no picnic would be complete without. Cavallari’s offers a case stocked full of a dessert selection that includes eclairs, napoleons, individual servings of tiramisu, black and white cookies, rainbow layer cookies, Italian cookies and pound cakes.

“If you [want] to come pack a picnic, we’ll set you up with as much ice as you want to make sure your stuff goes down to Leu Gardens and stays cool the

Bel Huston | The Chronicle

GOURMET GOODIES: Cavallari’s Gourmet offers wine, beer, fancy cheese and delicious sandwiches for the perfect romantic evening.

whole time you’re there,” Sberna said.

With picnic in hand, you can head over to enjoy your dinner and movie.

While the movie presentation starts at 7:30 p.m., you’ll want to get there in time to snag a good spot and set up your dinner.

Depending on the movie, spots can fill up pretty quickly.

“Some movies I have 200 people, some movies we’ve had a thousand,” said Tracy Micciche from Leu Gardens. “Inception was huge; Notting Hill was huge. Sometimes we pack it in there.”

Micciche recommends arriving between 6:30 and 7 p.m., especially if you’re coming with a picnic.

“We’re open at six so if you want to stroll the gardens ahead of time you’re welcome to,” she said.

Leu Gardens boasts 50 acres of beautiful gardens, including a formal rose garden, a butterfly garden and a tropical garden. Movies are presented in the rear of the grounds, near the landscaped floral clock.

Admission to date night is $5.

This Friday, head out for a classic dinner-and-amovie date night — with a more romantic twist. Visit Cavallari Gourmet in Oviedo, fill your picnic baskets with some delectable fare, grab your blankets or lawn chairs, and visit Leu Gardens for its showing of Sherlock Holmes.

Pottery classes offered for artists of all ages and levels From POTTERY | A11 hundreds of pieces of art in various stages of development.

Wilmes said the Cup O’Pottery philosophy is not about the bottom line or a quick sale.

“It’s the bigger picture, giving people a more satisfying life experience,” he said. “Being able to promote creativity and forward thinking and being able to offer a better quality of life helps brighten and enrich people’s lives.”

Wilmes said he has diversified his business to keep up with current trends and a changing market.

“Not only do we have retail pottery for sale, we offer parties, we offer naked [unfinished] pottery, paint-it-up pottery, wheel-throwing and hand-building classes, we wholesale to nearly 25 galleries, gift shops, and coffee houses throughout the U.S. and we have a contract with a popular candle wax company that sells our canisters to day spas worldwide,” he said.

Wilmes said Cup O’Pottery classes are designed for anyone, from beginners to the most advanced artists.

“When you are an educator and are passionate about your

approach, the delivery and the experience that you are providing for the students supplies nourishment,” Wilmes said.

“And by utilizing art as a tool, we can help students, young and not so young, formulate strategies for future success; art can govern satisfaction and help bring independence in our lives.”

All class names are centered around coffee, he said, because of his passion for java.

The ‘Coffee Roasting’ class, for example, is designed for beginners.

Over the course of eight weeks, students can learn basic hand-building, wheel-throwing and glazing techniques as well as have access to 25 pounds of clay and open studio time.

The ‘Café Expresso’ class also offers the basic fundamentals of pottery but in a more concentrated four-week session so beginners can get a “flavor” of hand-building and glazing techniques.

Class includes instruction one day per week with clay for projects, usage of tools and appliqués.

To give parents the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of clay with their children (ages 4 to 15-years-old), Wilmes created the fourweek-long ‘Coffee Beans’ class. Families take home

several parent-child masterpieces created together.

For those who cannot commit to a full course, Wilmes offers what he calls the Naked Pottery class which is available on open studio days.

Participants receive instruction on basic clay design and glazing techniques and use wheelthrown or molded ‘blanks’ handmade by Wilmes. These pieces can be embellished in a variety of ways using studio tools and glazes.

For the more advanced potters, Wilmes offers ‘Gourmet Blend: Open Studio,’ which gives artists the opportunity to utilize the studio. Wilmes said high school and college students are also encouraged to utilize the studio for student shows or a mini gallery for an assignment. Private lessons are available as well.

Wilmes said he is thrilled to offer people a chance to explore the arts.

“We want people to come out and enjoy the facility and make some life connections,” he said. “We want people to leave the studio with ‘a little skip in their step and be that place that can cultivate creativity and provide enrichment to people’s lives.”

Ed Ruping | The Chronicle

POTTERY POWER: Tracy Wilmes is opening his Cup O’Pottery store in Oviedo on Alafaya Trail this week.

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A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS (R) After years of growing apart, Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade”contents—and Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree— going up in smoke.

Directed by: Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Danny Trejo, John Cho, Kal Penn, Danneel Harris, Thomas Lennon

Since the first Lego brick was invented in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen,master carpenter,to its 50th Anniversary in 2008,Lego and its company has gone through many milestones.The name LEGO was formed from the Danish words “LEg GOdt”(“play well”).

Later,it is realized that in Latin the word means “I put together.”

— ABOUTUS.LEGO.COM

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Parents were asked to donate $5 and/or LEGOs, and the PTA purchased thousands of more blocks off of Craigslist.

Jewell said she was a bit surprised by the overwhelming student response to the Brick Buddies Club. By the second meeting, 107 students from kindergarten through fifth grade had registered.

“We already had robotics and SECME clubs,” Tanner said in an email. “This would be a seamless fit.”

Jewell said Brick Buddies gives students an excellent opportunity to extend their learning beyond the typical classroom. Extensive research reinforced Jewell’s belief that play is vital to a child’s intellectual, social and emotional development.

Jewell said Dorothy Singer, senior research scientist at Yale Un ive rs i ty ’s Department of Psychology and Child Study Center, believes playing contributes to early literacy development by increasing attention span, memory, creativity, and language and vocabulary skills.

Singer also found play is the foundation for logical mathematical thinking, scientific reasoning and problem solving.

Tanner agrees play is essential to learning.

“It helps children learn to make good decisions. With this play, children practice analyzing, strategizing and discovering,” Tanner said. “It helps children learn how to get along.

We live in a team-oriented society, whether it is working in cooperative groups in schools or playing a position on a sports team.”

Tactile and kinesthetic learning increase a student’s understanding, she said.

“The way this program is structured, it moves beyond mechanical learning by combining model-building with open-ended, non-judgmental questions,” Tanner said. “The process of building coupled with dialogue and reflection are what develops this deeper understanding.”

Jewell said Brick Buddies is a fun, noncompetitive environment, which allows children to encourage each other.

“You see a lot of bigger kids helping the little kids, friends helping each other,” Jewell said.

“There is no misbehavior,” Seven-year-old Ethan Jewell said he loves the Brick Buddies Club because it gives him the opportunity to work and play with his friends.

“I actually helped start this club … it’s a great way to share

Ed Ruping | The Chronicle

LOVING LEGOS: Keegan Sepiol and Adam Holden show off their ship made during the meeting of the Brick Buddies at Stenstrom Elementary.

ideas,” Ethan said.

Sharing and leadership are key qualities Brick Buddies can teach students.

“Children must learn when to give and when to take; when to be the leader and when to be the follower,” Tanner said. “These social and emotional growth opportunities happen naturally through play.”

Nine-year-old Sydney Ganser, who hopes to work for a scientist some day, said she likes Brick Buddies Club because it helps her stay creative and spend time with friends.

“I like [that] we can

make creations together … whatever we want,” Sydney said. “If we work together, I am sure we can make a lot of things.”

Nine-year-old Julian Martinez said he has played with LEGOs his entire life because they give him the freedom to build whatever he imagines.

“I joined Brick Buddies because I play with Legos all the time and it’s a way to express my creativity,” Julian said. “I like to build secret bases and spaceships.

I would like to be an engineer and I think this will help.”

THEIR WORDS

‘I like [that] we can make creations together ... whatever we want. If we work together I’m sure we can make a lot of things.’

Sydney Ganser, Age 9

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GOP candidates offer tax reform fairy tales This article by Doyle McManus originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on October 31, 2011.

Tax reform proposals are the political equivalent of science fiction: entertaining but imaginary. No tax proposal ever passes through Congress unscathed.

There are too many interests that believe their survival depends on tax preferences — hence the tax code's immutable tendency to accumulate complexities as a ship collects barnacles.

Still, presidential candidates' tax proposals are useful windows into their philosophies, if only because the tax code forces every candidate to begin from the same starting point. Should income taxes on the wealthy go up or down? Should income from investments be taxed at a different rate than income from labor? And should "tax reform," a goal everyone embraces, be used as a tool to shrink the federal government or to expand revenues?

This year's GOP presidential candidates have so far offered three markedly different approaches to the issue — a reflection, in effect, of three distinct temperaments. One, from Mitt Romney, is cautious and incremental. A second, from Herman Cain, is radical and impulsive. A third, from Rick Perry, is in between: a plan that proclaims itself radical but turns out, on closer inspection, to be a mix of radical rhetoric and pragmatic calculation.

Romney's proposal came first, in September, when he tried to establish himself as the most serious GOP candidate by issuing a 160-page, 59-point economic program. Romney's plan would essentially maintain the current system, including the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush, but would eliminate capital gains taxes — taxes on income from investments and savings — for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes below $200,000. Eventually, Romney said, he'd seek "a conservative overhaul of the tax system that includes lower and flatter rates," but he hasn't gotten more precise than that.

Other candidates, vying for support from the tea party, have offered more extreme plans. The most eye-catching plan comes from Herman Cain, the former pizza magnate, who has trumpeted a “9-9-9” plan: a 9 percent income tax, a 9 percent corporate tax and a 9 percent national sales tax. When voters noticed that the burden would fall disproportionately on low-income families, Cain cheerfully offered to exempt the poor from income tax — and made no real attempt to calculate the impact of that change on the federal budget, as if the numbers didn't really matter.

Almost unnoticed has been Cain's ultimate goal: to eliminate the income tax entirely and replace it with a federal sales tax of 23 percent or more. That's a utopian proposal that has been rattling around conservative circles for years, but it's got a long road to travel before most voters — not to mention manufacturers and retailers — will support it.

Finally, last week, came Rick Perry, with a cluttered version of the perennial “flat tax” idea. Perry's plan offers taxpay-

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ers a choice: either stick with your current tax rate, or opt for a 20 percent flat tax. But unlike most flat tax proponents, Perry has no regard for the virtue of simplicity. His plan would keep deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions and state and local taxes.

It would exempt Social Security benefits from taxation. Worst of all, it would force many taxpayers to calculate their taxes twice, to find out which system is cheaper. But as a purely political exercise, it has something for everyone — especially the wealthy, who would see their taxes go down.

In a broad sense, all three plans have premises in common. They approach taxation not so much as a way to pay for the necessary functions of government, but (in Romney's words) as “an instrument for promoting economic growth.”

They share the bedrock conservative faith that lower taxes is a better way to stimulate economic activity than direct government intervention.

They all reject President Obama's argument that the Bush tax cuts went too far and that, to reduce the federal deficit, taxes should be raised on affluent households making more than $250,000 a year.

They would all eliminate taxes on capital gains — although Romney would extend that tax cut only to taxpayers who make less than $200,000 a year, a breakpoint that makes him look uncomfortably like Obama. (The former Massachusetts governor explained this apparent apostasy by saying the rich “are doing just fine,” and “the very poor have a safety net.” “The people in the middle ... are the people who need a break,” he said at a debate earlier this month.)

Perhaps most importantly, they all see their tax proposals as part of a much larger aim: to cut federal government spending as a share of the economy.

Romney says he would seek an immediate cut of $20 billion in federal spending and would aim to reduce federal spending to 20 percent of gross domestic product, down from the current level of about 24 percent.

Perry, in another feat of one-upsmanship, says he would seek immediate cuts of $100 billion and reduce spending to 18 percent of GDP, a cut of about onefourth.

Cain hasn't offered a specific target, but he's left little doubt about where his heart lies. “Government must get off our backs, out of our pockets and out of the way,” he says. “Nothing should be off the table.”

Where would they impose these spending cuts? For the most part, they haven't said. But there are only two places in the federal budget that are big enough to enable cuts that large. One is defense spending — but Romney, Perry and Cain have all said they don't want to cut there. That leaves “entitlements” — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

What the candidates would do to reduce the cost of those programs may be the most important issue in this presidential campaign. But that's a subject for another column.

Ed Sheneman | Tribune Media Services

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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Like gates, at times 5 Wide-brimmed hat wearers 10 5-Across, e.g.

14 Pasture gait 15 Archaeologist’s prefix 16 Chat room “Just a thought ...”

17 Much-feared economic situation 20 AOL feature 21 Like grapefruit 22 Cross shape 23 It often has two slashes 24 Sightseer’s option 32 Despises 33 Angst 34 Egyptian threat 35 Bell, book and candle 36 Reunion attendees 37 Humeri attachments 39 Former station for 26-Down 40 Go astray 41 Advil alternative 42 It both aids and hinders 46 Mil. field rations 47 Fruity suffix 48 Noted 51 Cold ones 56 Optimal design for clinical trials 58 Tops 59 Wading bird 60 Yeats’s homeland 61 Huck Finn-like assent 62 Golden, south of the border 63 Something on the house?: Abbr.

DOWN 1 Tough guy actor __ Ray 2 Make one 3 Laundry room item: Abbr.

4 __-Tea: White Rose product 5 Manifests itself 6 Emulate a conqueror

By Julian Lim

7 “__ Three Lives”: old TV drama 8 Champagne designation 9 Dixie breakfast fare 10 Convent address 11 Mideast chieftain 12 Mid-20th-century Chinese premier 13 Scads 18 Lays in a grave 19 Where it’s at 23 Brand in a ratty apartment?

24 Ball 25 WWII investment choice 26 Povich co-anchor 27 Heyerdahl’s “__Tiki” 28 Basketball Hall of Fame center since 2008 29 Baccarat cry 30 Carrier renamed in 1997 31 Shell out 36 “The __ Are All Right”: 2010 Oscar nominee 37 Prepares to redo, as a quilt section

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38 Court standard 40 Ready-to-plant plot 41 Augmented 43 “Crack a Bottle” rapper 44 Scott in an 1857 case 45 Dough maker?

48 Modern option for sellers 49 English jelly fruit

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50 Establishes, with “down” 51 Ballpoint pen brand 52 __ cell research 53 “Timequake” author Vonnegut 54 Hipster’s “Gotcha!”

55 Word sung on New Year’s Day 57 Bigger than med.

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