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Orlando Ballet sets the barre The dance studio invited guests to an open house Jan. 6 at its Dr. Phillips location. SEE PAGE 10.

Face time YOUR TOWN SINGERS EARN HONORS Six Windermere High School students will represent the school in the Florida Vocal Association All-State Choirs.

The concerts are Friday and Saturday in Tampa.

Performers are Angeline Dimoglou in the All-State Women’s Choir; Ryne Simmerly in the All-State Concert Choir; and Blake Croft, Miguel Gil Bastardo, Ashton Perez and Bryn Prosser in the All-State Men’s Choir.

REAL ESTATE

President Donald Trump took a photo with Katie Leccese of Windermere and her daughters, Jamie and Brooke.

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Despite the property’s lakefront location, the gated community has not sold as many lots as anticipated.

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Construction on a gated residential community in Windermere has stalled.

Rosser Reserve, situated on lakefront property just north of Conroy-Windermere Road, is slated to have 10 residential lots — five interior lots and five lakefront lots starting at $800,000.

However, the future of what was to be the town of Windermere’s first gated community is unknown SEE ROSSER PAGE 6

RENEWABLE, REIMAGINED

See inside the “Home of Renewable Living.”

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Eagle Scout spearheads UCF 5K run

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Construction stalls on Rosser Reserve

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Imagine taking a sightseeing tour of Palm Beach and ending up with a Secret Service escort to meet the president. It happened to Windermere resident Katie Leccese and her daughters. SEE STORY PAGE 4.

Read the story and meet the people behind Windermere’s Wine & Dine. SEE PAGE 7.

Blake Gardner, 17, is organizing the 5K to raise funds for Orange County Public Schools’ Homeless Students Division.

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LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 5K 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, beginning at the Independence clock tower, 14213 Pleach St., Winter Garden. Join the Windermere High School cross country team in its inaugural 5K fundraiser.

First 500 participants receive a limited-edition glow-in-thedark T-shirt, glow bracelet and necklace. Food trucks will be set up at the finish line. Race entry starts at $30, and packet pickup will be available on race day starting at 4 p.m. Funds raised will help the boys and girls teams in their 2018 season. Register via school pay at Windermere High and Bridgewater Middle schools or at localraces.com/whscrosscountryteam/light-up-the-night-5k.

FRIDAY, JAN. 12

FRIDAYS ON THE PLAZA 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at the gazebo on Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden.

Enjoy acoustic music by Layla Brisbois. (407) 656-4111.

SATURDAY, JAN. 13

10TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION 12:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Orlando Magic Gym, 309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden. A community parade will kick off at East Bay Street and end at the gym. The festival, sponsored by the city of Winter Garden and Orange County Parks & Recreation, will feature live entertainment, vendors and children’s activities. (407) 656-4155.

SANDY SHUGART IN CONCERT 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St.,

Winter Garden. Sandy Shugart, the president of Valencia College, returns with his tight-knit group of musicians to create a warm blend of folk-influenced, acoustic coffeehouse-style sounds. Tickets are $25 ($15 with Valencia College ID) and can be purchased by calling the theater box office at (407) 877-4736 or online at gardentheatre.org.

MONDAY, JAN. 15

12TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. UNITY PARADE AND CELEBRATION 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at West Oaks Mall, 9401 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee. The event begins with a parade, hosted by the city of Ocoee’s Human Relations Diversity Board and carrying out the theme “The Dream Starts With Me,” which starts at Citrus Elementary School, 87 N. Clarke Road, and ending in the mall parking lot. Festivities begin at

11 in the mall food court. Ronald Blocker, former Orange County Public Schools superintendent, will be the guest speaker. There will be performances by Innovation Montessori Ocoee band and chorus, as well as gospel singer Sherri Gladney. (407) 905-3100 or ocoee.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 19

FRIDAYS ON THE PLAZA 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the gazebo on Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden. Enjoy Tree Frogs and classic hit songs from the ’60s and ’70s. (407) 656-4111.

SATURDAY, JAN. 20

CRUZ N CAR SHOW 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, along Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden. Check out vintage cars and trucks, or enter your own for a chance to win prizes. (407) 656-4111.

CULINARY BASICS & MARKET TOUR CLINIC 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St. The Kids Cooking Connection, in Windermere, is hosting the clinic for children ages 7 and older.

Class begins by walking the Winter Garden Farmers Market.

Chefs will learn how to select the best produce and learn kitchen safety with a focus on knife and chopping skills on their produce. Participants will create a dish and receive a chef knife. $100. (321) 677-2991.

TISSUE PAPER MONET 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn about famous artist Claude Monet and make a tissue paper painting to take home. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 8357323.

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County begins weekly large trash pickup Orange County customers now can place their large items on the curb the same day as their trash.

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Elise Letanosky, a Windermere native, has worked in humanitarian aid since she was 24. “You meet so many different kinds of people and learn about a different culture with every new assignment in a different country,” she said. “It is a job that will never get boring.”

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than words Elise Letanosky, a Windermere native, has worked in humanitarian aid since she was 24, but not a week goes by that she doesn’t miss her family, friends and Publix sandwiches.

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Having worked overseas since 2014 as a humanitarian aid worker amid refugee camps and in post-natural disaster and conflict areas, Elise Letanosky, 32, is all too familiar with the heartwrenching refugee stories most of us only read about in newspapers.

But that’s what she prefers.

Despite her original desire to become a criminal defense lawyer or a politician as a young girl, Letanosky, who grew up in Windermere, gradually grew more interested in international issues and eventually studied international relations at Rollins College. She went on to earn a master’s degree in development and humanitarian assistance before she relocated to another country to do what she could to improve the lives of others.

“I always knew I wanted to have a job that positively impacted

other people and not just myself,” Letanosky said. “I was never interested in making a lot of money — I knew I just wanted a job that would let me help — and I know this sounds so ridiculous — help make the world a better place in some way.”

And that’s what she’s aimed to accomplish for the past eight years as an aid worker. After working for a think tank in Washington, D.C., starting at 24, Letanosky realized she preferred a more hands-on role on the other side of the world.

“It was very interesting work, but think tanks are basically paid to study and discuss issues of international affairs,” she said. “And I had a hard time just sitting and hearing about these issues without actively doing something. I remember reading news articles while working at that think tank and hearing about the conditions of refugees around the world, and I really felt I wanted to actively do something, rather

This shed in the Philippines where Elise Letanosky was based in 2014 holds a makeshift latrine.

than just read about it.”

Unable to quell the itch to be placed in a more active role in the field, she soon found herself on a flight to the Philippines once Typhoon Haiyan wrought devastation there, requiring a lot of international aid to fix.

From there, Letanosky moved to Afghanistan and Turkey, serving in several roles with The Council on Foreign Relations, American Red Cross, Relief International and her current employer, Danish Refugee Council —an independent humanitarian organization based in Denmark.

Eight years later, Letanosky now finds herself heading an office in Baghdad, Iraq, where she has been stationed since July.

Her duties differ on a daily basis, but her primary responsibility

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is to oversee the refugee camps for Internally Displaced Persons — refugees who stay within their country but have fled their homes due to conflict.

Many of those refugees now live in tents in 120-degree weather with no access to school, potable water or means of acquiring income. Her job mostly focuses on connecting the individuals to much-needed resources and offering advice so they may legally register as refugees and be eligible for more help.

“I’ve lived and worked with people from all over the world,” she said. “And it’s been so amazing to have that opportunity to meet these people and learn from them — their kindness and their resilience. I really like that you have the chance to see and get a better understanding of the world.”

And it’s that deeper understanding and admiration for others in less-fortunate circumstances that have helped fuel her passion for her work — even when working in locations such as Kabul, Afghanistan, where aid workers and foreigners were specifically targeted and attacked.

“It’s different in every context,” she said. “Would I say I feel completely safe all of the time? No. But I do think that for me, the risks are outweighed by the work that I’m doing. But yes, you do have to push that fear to the back of your mind. You can’t wake up every day thinking there’s going to be an IED or crossfire or that ISIS will try a terrorist attack. You can’t think that every day; you just put it in the back of your mind and focus on the work that you’re doing and move forward.”

There is a new way for Orange County residents to get rid of their trash.

The Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Division has started weekly large-item curbside collection runs this month. The program kicked off New Year’s Day. “This will help keep the neighborhoods a lot cleaner,” said Allan Cole, Orange County Utilities contract manager and supervisor for the new program.

The weekly limit for garbage eligible for pickup will remain at three cubic yards, or what would fit in the back of a small pickup.

Some eligible items include mattresses, furniture and tube televisions.

Until the end of 2015, the waste division sent franchise haulers to pick up large items on the second trash day of every week. Starting in 2016, the division transitioned to an automated, schedule-based system – curbside customers would call the up the waste division and set a reservation for their item to be removed.

Although he said the initial twice-weekly manual service cost customers about $235 per year, the transition to the schedule system dropped prices to $200. The new program has raised costs to $220.

Under the new program, the larger items will be picked up the same day as yard waste, but the two groups of garbage will be collected by different crews. Customers are recommended to place their items on the curb before 6 a.m. and to keep said items away

QUESTIONS? Contact the Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Hotline at 407-836-6601 or email to solid. waste@ocfl.net. You also can visit the division’s website, ocfl.net/ GreenClean.

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Presidential surprise

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Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

One Windermere family got the surprise of a lifetime when they went to Palm Beach to visit friends and ended up hanging out with the president of the United States.

Katie Leccese and her daughters, Brooke and Jamie, were spending a few days with Leccese’s best friend, hoping to spend a little time on the beach.

The weather was too cold for that, so one day they decided to hop in the car and take a driving tour of the area.

Leccese suggested to her friend, Kathy Platt, that they go by Mara-Lago, purchased in 1985 by Trump, restored and reopened a decade later as an exclusive private club in Palm Beach.

Platt wanted to show it to her from across the water, but the area was blocked. As they sat at a traffic light, the outgoing Platt rolled down her window and started talking to a group of Trump supporters who were standing near the street. The small group said President Donald Trump’s motorcade was expected to drive by and asked Leccese and Platt if they and their children wanted to join them and hold some signs.

“I said, ‘Cool, let’s do it!’” Leccese said. “What a cool experience no matter your political affiliation.”

After the two families stood for a few minutes waving their borrowed signs, two white Chevrolet Tahoes drove by the group. Donald Trump Jr., who was with his children, stopped to ask how they were doing.

“About 10 minutes later, you heard the sirens going,” Leccese said. “Two dark SUVs rolled up, and President Trump rolled down

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President Donald Trump took a group photo with some of his Mar-a-Lago guests.

the windows, waved and gave a thumbs up.”

Everyone was excited to have seen the country’s leader, Leccese said, and they expected that to be the end of the excitement.

But about 10 minutes later, two black Tahoes came from the opposite direction and made a U-turn, “just like you see in the movies,” she said.

Secret Service men stepped out and walked up to a group of supporters standing on the Southern Boulevard bridge, selecting certain people. They also walked up to Leccese and Platt, directed them to empty their pockets and let their bags be checked and asked them to step inside another vehicle.

Sixteen people in all were invited to meet the president.

“They took us to Mar-a-Lago,” Leccese said. “It was unbelievable.”

The vehicle was escorted to a tent, where more members of the Secret Service conducted a complete vehicle check.

Once they were cleared, they were taken by the pool to meet Trump and pose for photos.

“He greeted his guests and spoke very candidly and was relaxed, and it felt like you were with your father-in-law or grandfather. He was very comfortable. He was warm.”

After a brief tour inside the resort to see the Christmas tree and outside to view the helicopter, Trump invited his guests to a snack buffet.

“We indulged in cookies and Trump water,” Leccese said.

Before leaving Mar-a-Lago, the adults were presented a resort magazine and a history of the property, and the children received Secret Service pins.

Leccese said her daughters were

in shock over the entire experience. Brooke, a student at Bridgewater Middle School, understood how exclusive and special it was; Jamie, a Windermere Elementary student, was excited and giggly.

On Monday, the girls were sharing their experience with classmates. Jamie said her friends didn’t believe her, so that evening, she and her mother were creating a photo album with captions under each photo for her to take to school on Tuesday.

The family has received newspaper clippings of the event from as far away as England and has heard they were featured in a newspaper in Dubai.

“Meeting the president was incredible,” Leccese said. “If it hadn’t been cold, we would have been at the beach. Had it not been freezing, we wouldn’t have met the president.”

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Scout laces up for UCF 5K GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

Shortly after learning of the alarming statistics involving homeless students and financially struggling families in Central Florida, Blake Gardner, 17, knew exactly what to do for his Eagle Scout project.

Gardner has been a boy scout with Troop 6 chartered by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church since the ninth grade, but now as a freshman at the University of Central Florida, he is seeking to earn his Eagle Scout badge — the highest honor one can receive as a Boy Scout.

To obtain such an honor, Gardner first will need to complete a project that leaves a positive impact on the community.

Although most scouts who earn their badge do so by tackling small building projects — such as a bench at a community park, renovation of a bike trail or a tortoise enclosure for a local wildlife reserve —Gardner chose to find a way to raise money for homeless students.

“I volunteer a lot at the Second Harvest Food Bank, and I see the families who come in,” Gardner said. “So I just started doing research about the homelessness and hunger that goes on in Orlando. I guess the people that

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Blake Gardner recieved many awards as a Boy Scout.

aren’t in that situation don’t see it often, but I learned that one in 60 families have trouble providing food for their families each week. I thought that number was a little crazy, and I just wanted to do something to help them.”

As a new student at UCF, he learned about a program at the university that helps homeless students and learned that Orange County Public Schools had a similar program as well. He soon developed an idea to organize a 5K at UCF and worked out the logis-

tics with OCPS and UCF. “I didn’t realize how big of an issue it was until I started doing a little more research into it, and I found out that there are thousands of students just in our local area in high school that are homeless,” he added. “So I contacted OCPS, and what they told me is that what they really need is more funding. They said that they are underfunded, and few people know about the resources they give families and the children who are displaced, and I was trying to think of what’s the best way to raise money for them. And I thought a 5K would be a good idea.”

All the proceeds collected from sign-ups for the 5K, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, will be donated to OCPS’ Homeless Students Division to provide food, clothing, bus passes, school supplies and hygiene products for homeless students in the county.

As the event has a maximum registration number of 800 people with a registration donation of $25, Gardner had originally estimated he would be able to raise $60,000, assuming 800 participants signed up. But based on registration signups received so far, which totaled 50 people on Monday, he expects to raise about $4,000 for the division.

“It goes toward a good cause, and it’s just a small way of giving

5K RUN FOR OCPS HOMELESS STUDENTS WHEN: 8:30 a.m., Saturday, January 20 WHERE: University of Central Florida, COST: $25, proceeds will be donated to OCPS Homeless Students Division REGISTRATION: bit. ly/2CHtRFJ DONATIONS Anyone wishing to make a non-monetary donation on the day of the event may do so by bringing one of the following items: n New packages of socks n New packages of underwear n $15 Publix gift card n Unopened hygiene supplies, such as shave gel, disposable razor, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, powder, lip balm, comb, brush, toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash, dental floss, Band-Aids, nail clippers, cotton swabs and cotton balls.

back to the community,” he said.

“Not everyone has hundreds of thousands of dollars to donate at a time, but by just paying the small fee to participate in the 5K, they can show their support for our community.”

Let us know about your events, celebrations and achievements. To contact us, send your information via email to Michael Eng, meng@OrangeObserver.com.

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by Sue Prosser, a member of the Rosser Reserve LLC. Timothy Green, of Greentree Development Group, who owned 60% of the company’s shares according to the operating agreement but has since been asked to step down, emphasized Prosser had no right to file bankruptcy.

“I’m the majority owner — I’ve always been,” Green said. “And typically when you have a problem with partners, you file a lawsuit and take it to a regular court and have it be dealt with. But I assume Sue Prosser never did that with her attorneys, because they knew it would come out that I was the majority owner. So with this bankruptcy thing, it’s just her last try to do something, and it doesn’t make sense to me, because bankruptcy is just supposed to get you out of debt, not just try to deal with a partner.”

Prosser declined to comment, but her attorney, Bill Porter, said Prosser only filed bankruptcy after being unable to negotiate with the

financial lenders and fix the issues that arose from the Green’s alleged mismanagement of the property.

“Mr. Green placed us in a bad position with the various lenders, and what he did relative to the property left bankruptcy as the only way to preserve the development and try to resolve the issues with the lenders and get the property sold to see it through as a successful development,” Porter said.

Porter also noted Green signed an agreement to step down.

“Our position is that there’s an issue with his ownership,” the attorney said. “We’re not prepared to acknowledge his ownership.”

However, Green insists Prosser was unauthorized to file bankruptcy without his authorization.

“I bought the property from her,” he said. “It was my plan from the beginning to develop it.

It was just that I came up with $3 million, and I owed $2.8 million, so she agreed to basically give me a mortgage and wait until the properties sold. So she’s likely frustrated because we haven’t had any sales, and I haven’t paid my

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mortgage off with her.”

Regarding the lack of lot sales, Green said it may be because of a general preference to buy finished homes rather than vacant lots.

“There’s a lot of interest in the project, but people want to see activity,” he said. “My goal to take over the subdivision and change the name from Rosser Reserve to Green Reserve.”

But if the case is not dismissed, Porter said his client hopes continue with development.

“Whatever may have been his plan initially changed based on what he did and then him stepping away,” Porter said. “But our desired outcome is to pay everybody and to emerge from the bankruptcy either with a court-approved plan of organization that deals with the sale of the property or allows the development to move forward free from most of these issues.”

Green has hired an attorney and expects to have the case dismissed. He hopes to take over Rosser Reserve with the support of billion-dollar hedge fund that has pledged its support.

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Start 2018 fresh with these five

DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

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f there’s one thing I’ve learned about our community in the few short months since launching Black Tie, it’s that there are people with generous hearts who donate time, funds and resources to worthy causes year-round.

And although the holidays have now drawn to a close, marking the end of the “season of giving,” generosity truly doesn’t have a season.

That being said, we’re now gearing up to head into our springtime events. Here are five you definitely will want on your 2018 social calendar.

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FIRST & GOAL GALA

7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. Want to mingle with NFL alumni and local celebrities during Pro Bowl weekend?

Look no further than this football-themed gala. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Change Everything CEO Andrae Bailey are hosting the event, which features food, spirits and more festivities. You’ll even get a great view of the city and Camping World Stadium from the venue — the 18th-floor Citrus Club — as you help benefit the Parramore Kidz Zone.

Tickets start at $95 and can be purchased at bit.ly/2CH1Bq5.

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TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION’S NIGHT TO SHINE

6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. The brainchild of Heisman Trophy winner and New York Mets outfielder Tim Tebow, Night to Shine is truly an unforgettable experience for all. The event is hosted at hundreds of churches worldwide each year and offers an amazing prom-night experience for people with special needs ages 14 and older. This year, Night to Shine is expected to host 90,000 honored guests, with the help and support of 175,000 volunteers. Locally, both First Baptist Church Windermere and Celebration Church Orlando — in partnership with RECOMMENDATIONS 8

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Now in its fifth year, Windermere Wine & Dine continues to see more success than ever — largely thanks to its key organizers and the town’s embrace.

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f you’re not a wine connoisseur now, you would be after attending Windermere Wine & Dine.

Now in its fifth year, the Wine & Dine is considered one of the town’s signature events for four years running. It also has sold out consistently since its inception.

The story behind the event and its success, though, starts with the Windermere Elementary School Mustang Education Fund.

“We had to develop our story of why we were creating this event,” said CT Allen, one of the event’s primary organizers. “It was back when schools were getting budgets slashed and technology was becoming a crucial learning tool in the classrooms. So, parents were stepping up to fund those needs and advancements even if the school system couldn’t. Folks rally around initiatives to enhance children’s lives, and then we added in the story to also help our community become stronger for families through some of the town of Windermere volunteer committees that really did have revenue sources.”

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The first year was all about figuring out how to put the puzzle pieces together to create a successful event. When pitching the event to local restaurants, Allen prayed they would get at least 10 on board the first year and sell 200 tickets.

Instead, 13 restaurants signed on, 350 tickets were sold, and the success continued. This year, the event again is sold out, and organizers expect more than 1,000 people, 30 restaurants and eight wine suppliers.

“We had to turn restaurants away this year, which you never want to do, but compared to the first year, when we were begging restaurants to come on board to now, that’s a wonderful problem to

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Attendees can peruse the Town Hall and mingle while sipping various wines and tasting the best dishes that 30 local restaurants have to offer. Some restaurants also will offer samplings of craft beers and cocktails.

THE PREPARATION

Running such a largely successful event in the heart of a small town takes much planning, coordination and effort on the parts of five key players.

Craig Lopus, of Tim’s Wine Market, handles recruitment of the wine vendors, while Carin Anderson and Kelley Duell take care of the event’s social media.

Debi Lake coordinates restaurants, and Allen works with Town Manager Robert Smith and Public Works Director Scott Brown to coordinate operations.

After a few years, they have streamlined the process and do most everything almost entirely through texts and emails.

Operations begin in June, when emails and phone calls are sent out to restaurants and wine suppliers.

Priority typically goes to restaurants who participated the year before.

And with the collaboration of community partners, restaurants, sponsors and attendees, Windermere Wine & Dine has donated more than $250,000 to the town’s charities.

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New this year is a specialty grant to commemorate Windermere Wine & Dine’s fifth year. The Wine

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Radiant Life Assembly of God — are set to host this special night. For more information on how to get involved at the Orlando location, email outreach@celebrationorl.org. For the Windermere location, email accept@fbcwindermere.com.

& Dine Outreach Grant will be awarded to an organization in the greater Central Florida area. The first beneficiary is Impact Families, which works to provide assistance to homeless families.

“We thought, ‘We’re doing a lot for our community and the school, but it’s time that we look a little bit outside our borders,’” Allen said.

“It really was bouncing around ideas of, what charity impacts all of the (Central Florida) community? We wanted something that touches everyone, and obviously it’s homelessness. Our platform when we started this event was about helping children and families, and that’s why we chose Impact Families.”

Aside from seeing the impact the event has had on the town and its residents through the funds raised, Allen said there’s always a sheer joy of watching attendees laughing, mingling and enjoying themselves during it all.

“When I’m walking the site the night of, it really is satisfying that we did create this, and it wasn’t just us — the town totally embraced it,” Allen said. “We are very blessed that this event kind of hit the road and everyone loves it.”

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6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. Love art? So does Winter Garden. The Winter Garden Art Association is home to the SoBo Art Gallery and maintains programs that nurture creativity and art expression, as well as expand appreciation for the visual and cultural arts.

This annual gala is its biggest fundraiser, with a theme this year of “Splash of Green.”

Grab your tickets and come dressed in your best green to the Winter Garden Pavilion for a night of live art, dinner and mingling. Tickets start at $85 and can be bought online at bit. ly/2D8ANg4, via phone at (407) 347-7996 or in person at the gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden.

5:30 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. Did you know that families with children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital never receive a bill? While St. Jude focuses on saving kids it still needs to raise 75% of operation funds from donors, and here’s your chance to help.

Join fellow supporters, a St. Jude patient and more at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World for an evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing and a live and silent auction — all while helping find cures for childhood cancers.

Tickets start at $250 per person, or you can buy a table for 10 for $3,000. For more information and to buy tickets, visit bit. ly/2qH4VfP.

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INNOVATION MONTESSORI’S SHARE THE LOVE GALA

6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Help local students reach for the stars and achieve their full potential at this star-studded gala, which benefits Innovation Montessori Ocoee. The Montessori school just made the move to its new Ocoee campus this week and is looking for people to help “share the love” and grow the school’s roots in the community deeper. Held at the Orlando Science Center, the gala includes dinner, drinks, an auction and guest speaker.

Tickets start at $75. For more, visit innovationmontessori. com/sharethelovegalatickets.

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after a drunken driver struck and killed their daughter, Keri, in 2015.

Banquet guests, many of whom were members of the Orlando police department and the Florida Highway Patrol, supported the foundation by bidding on gifts and trips in the silent auction.

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door to some very traditional neighbors. A disagreement over a long-standing fence line spirals into a war of taste, class, and privilege between the two couples. No one in this play comes out “smelling like a rose,” but the ending wraps it all up neatly so we don’t mind applauding both couples in the end. Call (407) 447-1700 or visit orlandoshakes.org.

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Through Feb. 4 at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Discover a new comedy of good intentions and bad manners by Karen Zacarías when cultures (and gardens) clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies. Ms. Zacarías is among the most prolific and most produced playwrights today, and the plot for this new — and very funny — play came about when she overheard a story at a dinner party.

That line — “Good fences make good neighbors” does not work for the characters in this play.

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Jan. 11, at Seminole State College Fine Art Gallery, 100 Weldon Blvd., Sanford. In her new art exhibit, “From Whence We Came,” one of Central Florida’s great abstract painters refers to Carl Sagan’s expression, “We’re made of star stuff.”

Her large works “explode” with clouds of stars and a “big bang” of vibrant colors and show her interpretation of the human quest for interconnectedness with the gods. Swirling and re-forming into new creations, she calls the paintings “Spacescapes,” and because she has no end image in mind, her hands and mind are free to explore where this layering process takes her. Ultimately her huge, colorful canvases pull us into her exploration into the spiritual connection we feel toward the universe, and — with this exhibit — she promises some 3-D works as well. Call (407) 708-2040.

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8 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Garden Theatre, Winter Garden. Orlando’s Sandy Shugart is the president of Valencia College and a musician/poet. He says he “blends the two careers, because they nourish each other.” His day job gives him the material that is turned into folk-rock lyrics about life, work, growing and maturing. With three independently produced CDs since 2000, Shugart has developed a unique performance style, and although many audiences book him for a formal speech at a professional event, what they get is an engaging hour of stories, songs and poems aimed at the heart more than the head.

For Shugart, these activities are integral aspects of his life’s journey as the president of a successful and growing college.

This multi-talented college president returns to the Garden Theatre with his musician/ friends to create an evening of acoustic coffee-house-style stories and music. Call (407) 877-4736 or visit gardentheatre. org.

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8 p.m. Jan. 18, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. For a native Floridian who was supposed to become a golf pro, this local boy “done good” as a country singer. Owen and his twin brother, Jarrod, were born in 1981 in Winter Haven. It was a wakeboard accident that ended his young golf career, but it also gave Owen the time to pick up a guitar and teach

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Jake Owen will perform Jan. 18, at the Dr. Phillips Center.

himself how to play. Known for his high-energy performances with a laid-back style, Owen has six No. 1 singles to date — the two-time platinum anthem, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night;” platinum-certified hits “Beachin’,” “Anywhere with You,” “Alone with You” and “The One That Got Away;” plus gold-certified “American Country Love Song.” The Florida native recently released his fifth studio album, “American Love,” which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums. You can cheer Owen on at the Dr. Phillips Center by calling 844-513-2014 or visiting drphillipscenter.org.

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NEIL SIMON’S ‘RUMORS’

Jan. 19 through Feb. 4 at Central Florida Community Arts, 250 S.W. Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando. If anything, a farce is a comedy taken to a higher (often sillier) level by the playwright. Comic genius Neil

Simon gave us his first farce in 1988 and said, “This is completely different for me, unlike anything I’ve ever written … my first farce.” To follow in the traditions of the French playwright Moliere, Simon made the play about wealthy people, and so the play begins with guests arriving for the 10th wedding anniversary party of the deputy mayor of New York and his wife. Unfortunately, the kitchen staff is gone, the wife is missing, and the deputy mayor has shot himself in the head. Spoiler alert: The deputy mayor is not dead, but, of course, the guests assume the attempt was intentional. The comedy happens as the guests (and the audience) spend the evening trying to figure out what actually happened while hiding their idea of “the truth” from the other guests.

The result is at the CFCArts Black Box Theatre beginning Jan. 19. For tickets, call (407) 937-1800 or visit cfcarts.com.

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Teach them young Students at the First United Methodist Learning Center are enjoying their new art class with Katie Parrulli.

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At the First United Methodist Learning Center, Wednesdays and Thursday are popular days among students, because those days are art days.

And art days mean there will be painting, drawing, stamping and, of course, making a mess. It’s all part of the fun, creative process in Katie Parrulli’s class.

“It’s a lot, but it’s lovely,” Parrulli said. “These kids have so much fun that it makes the chaos completely worth it.”

The art program is new at the preschool this year and goes handin-hand with the creative curricu-

lum already in place.

“It’s an integral part of education and is so important for the students,” said Wendy Davis, director of the preschool. “I want hands-on learning. It’s always been what we are, so this is just picking it up and running with it.”

The idea of starting an art program was a collaborative effort between Davis and Parrulli over the summer.

“I started thinking and thought this would be cool,” Parrulli said.

“It was a snowball effect.”

For Parrulli, the position was also a return to something familiar as both her children attended preschool at First United Methodist Learning Center.

“It’s such a wonderful, tightknit family,” she said. “I would always come back to say hi.”

Now, Parrulli teaches the students various forms of art each week, from mixing colors to creating prints. But for Parrulli, the

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challenge of teaching preschoolers is making complex art ideas simple enough for the students to understand.

“It forces me to be creative and forces me out of my comfort zone,” Parrulli said.

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“It’s more than being creative,” Parrulli said. “It’s critical-thinking skills, it’s fine-motor skills, it’s working together. It helps the brain function differently.”

To keep her lessons relevant, Parrulli often plans activities that are tied to things going on at the school. And regardless of what the lesson is, Parrulli said she always wants her students to feel comfortable in her classroom.

“It’s a judgment-free zone,” she said. “It’s a safe zone where they can be creative.”

And if some of the students fall in love with art, then Parrulli said she’s done her job.

“The key is getting them at a young age and sparking their interest now,” she said.

So far, the program has been a success and the students rave about Parrulli’s class, Davis said.

“They’re obviously liking it and learning from it because they think Katie is wonderful,” she said. “It’s good to see them getting excited about their art.”

Nemours plans Winter Garden location DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

Nemours Children’s Hospital opened in Lake Nona five years ago, but Winter Garden residents soon will have access to many of its resources right in their own backyard.

Construction has been underway for a new Nemours Specialty and Primary Care site in Winter Garden since October, and the facility should be ready to receive patients by late spring.

The 12,000-square-foot medical facility is being built at Sonata West off Daniels Road and is set to offer a multitude of services, along with 24 fully equipped medical exam rooms for patients.

The goal of Nemours’s expansion into Winter Garden is to bring pediatric expertise closer to where families live, said Martha McGill, chief of network operations for Nemours Florida and enterprise vice president for Nemours Children’s Health System.

“We chose this location, because when we did our environment scan, it was apparent to us there was a big demand for pediatric subspecialty care in Winter Garden, and we didn’t have a presence there,” McGill said. “This new location will help us deliver that team approach to a child’s care by providing a broad range of specialties under one roof and making it as convenient as possible for our families.”

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Nemours’s newest West Orange location is being built at Sonata West, 2020 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. For more information or to find another location, visit nemours.org.

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Construction is set to be complete in April, McGill said, and doctors will begin to see patients in the new facility no later than June.

“Certainly, they’ll be embraced by our warm ambiance of the pediatric providers (who are) trained to care only for children,” McGill said. “Nemours operates on a family-centered care model, and I would even go a step further and say it’s family-driven care.

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In addition to its Central Florida facilities, Nemours also offers CareConnect, an on-demand pediatric tele-health program, which allows families access to pediatricians through a smartphone, tablet or computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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JAN. 13, 1983 When a drug store installs new windows, it rarely turns into a media event.

But when Loomis Drugs installed beautiful stainedglass windows in their soon-to-be-opened store at The Marketplace in Dr. Phillips, it turned into just that. A television station, a daily newspaper and two weeklies, including The Times, sent photographers to capture the moment.

Mike Loomis, of Loomis Brothers Inc., said it took 3,200 pieces of glass and one-and-one-half months to construct each of two sets of windows, which measured 11.5 feet by 6 feet. The windows were designed by artist Dave Strong and built by Strong and Loomis.

Loomis Drugs will be an old-fashioned drug store with a lot of etched glass, a soda fountain and live entertainment.

85 years ago

“An average of 12 cars visit Winter Garden daily, and assuming that each car carries four passengers, an average of 48 out-of-town guests visit each day — or 17,520 during the course of a year,” said Harry Smith, of Winter Garden Ornamental Nurseries, to the Rotary Club. He said a majority of these visitors come to fish in Lake Apopka, the city’s biggest attraction and its greatest asset.

Lakeview High School students have been taking exams to close the first term.

In typewriting, the standard set for the work at this time was to write new matter for 15 minutes with fewer than five errors at an average speed of 20 words per minute.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The Winter Garden Heritage Museum is housed in the former Atlantic Coastline Railroad depot at the corner of Plant and Main streets, and this year the structure celebrates its 100th birthday. It was constructed to replace the wooden depot that was erected on the same spot in 1906. Going back even further in time, the photograph shows the original depot constructed in 1893 a bit farther east on the same block. The Bank of Winter Garden, seen in the foreground, was constructed in 1908 and stood where Ms. Bee’s Gourmet Popcorn and Candy Store is located today. To honor Winter Garden’s railroading legacy, the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation plans to celebrate the brick depot’s century mark this year.

40 years ago

Disney has unveiled its master plan for EPCOT Center.

The Community of Nations will be located around the lagoon symbolizing waters that bind together diversified people of the world.

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

30 years ago

Gene and Dot Murphy, of Windermere, marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an elegant party. Gene confided

that he was wearing the same pair of shoes he was wearing at his wedding. The Hanover dress shoes stored away for all these years looked as good as new.

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DONALD LESTER “POPPA DON” MCNAMARA DIED MONDAY, JAN. 1, 2018.

He served honorably in the USMC, achieving the rank of lance corporal.

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She graduated from Lakeview High School in 1946 and in 1947 married Paul Hilton Teal, who preceded her in death in 1985. She worked as bookkeeper at Lakeview and West Orange high schools and the city of Winter Garden.

In 1995, she married Johnie Lee Griffin and spent happy years with him until his death in 2000.

Music was a very important part of her life. She was an accomplished pianist and organist. In high school, she was the accompanist for the glee club and as an adult served as organist for Oakland Presbyterian Church for many years.

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He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara; his children, Lawrence, Paris, Scott, Eleanor, Joseph, Daniel; his stepchildren, Brad, Cindy; and 20 grandchildren.

His success as an entrepreneur made it possible for him to endow the families of his employees with college scholarships, to support his community and to make a positive mark on the world. He was always willing to help those around him who are in need and was very active with many charities including, but not limited to, the homeless veterans in Central Florida, local schools, pet rescue organizations and the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

He was a business leader in Central Florida since 1976 and during that time was voted one of the best places to work in Central Florida and one of the top 50 RV dealers in the U.S. by his peers.

would like donations made to the following charities in his name: n Polka Dogz Pet Rescue, a nonprofit organization in Winter Garden that has been near and dear to both Barbara and Don McNamara. They have donated generously in the past, both with their time and money, especially when the shelter was on the verge of closing down.

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Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, former mayor to the city of Ocoee, Harold Douglas Sr. (2003); their son, Harold Douglas Jr. “Mickey” (1972); and daughter, Nancy Lillian (2009).

Elizabeth was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden for 80 years and is retired from the Orange County Public School system, having worked for Ocoee Middle School for many years.

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was selected as an honorary member for the 2008-2010 club years. She further served as the club’s parliamentarian and house manager for many years, as well as volunteered for each and every club fundraiser, birthday celebration, Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, essay contest celebration and many more.

In addition to her club activities, she also served as treasurer of the Ocoee Historical Commission.

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Gotha karate kid earns memorial award Evan Richman, 12, was recognized with the Melissa Dellos Award at the Traditional Martial Arts Center.

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Evan Richman took up karate five years ago, and although he is just 12 years old, he already has demonstrated quite a knack for the martial-arts discipline.

Evan, an advanced red-belt student at the Traditional Martial Arts Center in Gotha, recently

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Evan Richman is a seventh-grader at Gotha Middle School and an advanced red-belt student at Traditional Martial Arts Center.

was recognized with the school’s Melissa Dellos Award.

According to Susan Jackson, chief instructor at the center,

the award — which includes a $500 scholarship — is given to the student who exemplifies the spirit of its namesake by striving for excellence, expanding knowledge of the martial arts and demonstrating strong leadership and teaching skills.

“I felt good that all the time doing karate has paid off,” Evan said, reflecting on the award.

Dellos was the founder of the children’s class at TMAC in 1993 and was killed in an automobile accident in 1995.

As a seventh-grader at Gotha Middle, Evan said there is plenty to like about learning karate.

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The Olympia boys basketball team capitalized on 18 points and 12 rebounds from Markel Hudson to defeat Ocoee 55-48 Jan. 8. The win improves the Titans to 9-6.

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Both the Olympia boys and girls soccer teams won Jan. 8, with the Titans boys team improving to 12-1-1 with a 2-1 victory over Timber Creek. The girls team shut out South Lake 1-0 to improve to 9-3-2.

Goalie Catherine Jeffers recorded six saves.

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Bridgewater MS volleyball makes it a 4-peat STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

It’s more than a repeat and better than a three-peat.

Yes, the Bridgewater Middle School volleyball team has won a remarkable four consecutive county championships following its sweep of SunRidge Middle in the OCPS Championship Dec. 13.

Once again, the victory completed another 10-0 season (the Bobcats went 6-0 in the regular season and 4-0 in the playoffs) without losing a single set.

According to assistant coach Katiane Bleeker, whose own playing experience includes playing and coaching at the University of South Florida, the team’s success

in recent years has been a combination of talent and tenacity.

“I think we get a very good pool of club players,” Bleeker said.

“They’re committed to winning in middle school and the club coaches even know that.”

This season was Bleeker’s second as an assistant coach with the team. Her daughter, Ana, is one of the top youth volleyball players in Central Florida and one of seven eighth-graders on the Bridgewater team, most or all of whom likely will move on to play at Windermere High. The Wolverines made the FHSAA Class 8A Playoffs in their first season this fall, despite not having any seniors, SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE 18

MEET THE BOBCATS Ana Bleeker Samantha Bowron Reese Burry Amanda Chambers Savannah Cicernia Dielle D’Lima Hailey Feazell Ashley Lunt Alicia Marti Madison Mitchell Hannah Pridgeon Caylan Russ Ashtyn Sims Mina Stephens Rebecca Vosilla COACHES Lydida Cason and Katiane Bleeker

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The Bridgewater Bobcats are all smiles after winning the team’s fourth consecutive county championship.

Bobcats’ run has been good for local varsity teams Four years. Four photos. Four groups of smiling faces around a trophy.

Perhaps the only thing as impressive as the string of four consecutive county championships for the Bridgewater Middle School volleyball team is what some of the team’s alumnae have gone on to accomplish at the high-school level and how it all bodes for the upstart program at Windermere High.

Anyone familiar with Central Florida’s high-school volleyball scene need only glance at a roster from, say, the Bobcats team in SEE SIDELINE PAGE 18

The Metro Vs. Florida Challenge — normally a staple of Thanksgiving break — instead will be played this Thursday, Jan. 11, through Monday, Jan. 15, at Apopka High. The event was moved after the FHSAA moved the start of the boys basketball regular season to after Thanksgiving. A full schedule can be found at MetroVsFl.com.

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Balsa Koprivica, a 7-foot junior basketball player formerly enrolled at Windermere Prep, has enrolled at Montverde Academy.

Windermere Prep athletic director Jacob Doss confirmed his departure from the program. WPS had been holding Koprivica out in relation to an ongoing FBI investigation of corruption in college basketball recruiting.

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With four games standing between the undefeated Dr. Phillips girls soccer team (14-0 as of Jan. 8) and a perfect regular season, the Panthers will face a tough slate this week.

First, before press time, DP hosted Harmony (13-2-2) Jan. 9. Then, the Panthers will travel to take on Winter Park (16-2-3) Jan. 11.

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“It’s interesting to learn how to defend myself and others,” he said. “It helps with discipline and a lot of my friends also do karate, so it’s fun being here with them. … (Discipline) helps with school, having to stay focused.”

Evan competes for TMAC in tournaments throughout Central Florida and intends to test

After winning an individual state championship as a sophomore, Dr. Phillips’ Shania Gowan hasn’t slowed down as a junior. Gowan competed in the KSA Holiday Duals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Wrestler, helping the Panthers to sweep all six matches and win the tournament.

How hard has the conditioning portion of training for wrestling been?

My original weight when I started was 230 (pounds), and it was hard, because I was not in the best shape, and I couldn’t run a lap. Being 160 (pounds) now, and starting to get the cardio up through training, it’s hard (work).

Was it unexpected when the team won the state championship last year?

It wasn’t unexpected, because we trained hard, and right now we’re defending it. It was really cool.

What was it like to win a state championship as an individual?

It was very rewarding — I started crying at the end. I knew that all the hard work that I put in, I deserved it. I’m going to defend it and be back there and win another state champ.

How do you get ready for a match?

I’ll put my headset on and start to listen to music. Before my match, I pray, and then when I know I’m OK, I wrestle. I’m very calm on the mat, so I don’t stress it. I know I got it, and God’s got me.

How has your wrestling coach, Kirwyn Adderly, helped you improve?

He helped me physically and mentally. Like I said, I wasn’t at the best weight. He pushed me, and he’s very kind-hearted.

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and lost in the first round.

The Bobcats not only have gone undefeated for four consecutive seasons, but also they have not lost a set since the 2015 championship match, which they won in three sets.

And although that type of success could lead to a lapse in

life. It’s hard to have friends, because they don’t understand the hard work you’re doing.

Do you think you would like to go to college?

I want to go to college, and I want to do sports medicine or anything within the medical field. I want to wrestle in college.

focus, Bleeker said the girls did a good job throughout the playoffs of respecting their opponents and taking each team seriously.

“They knew that SunRidge (Bridgewater’s opponent in the championship) had a very talented team as well — we knew that was going to be a hard game,” Bleeker said. “They are all friends from playing club, so the girls understand the level of volleyball and that they can’t take anything for granted.”

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Emma McElveen, a sophomore at Olympia High, helped the Bobcats win a title in 2015.

What was your New Year’s resolution?

My New Year’s resolution is to have the best cardio and to interact with my family more.

To stay open-minded and maintain my head over my shoulders.

If you’re stuck on a deserted island with a TV, Blu-ray player and just one movie — which movie would you choose?

It would have to be “Lilo & Stitch.” I love kid movies.

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How do you balance competing as a wrestler and in girls weightlifting at the same time?

They’re both after school. Right after school is weightlifting, and at 5 p.m. it’s wrestling. My afternoons are busy.

What is the typical reaction you get when you tell people you wrestle?

They say “What?! You wrestle?!” I’m very proud to be a wrestler.

What is something you’ve learned this year?

Being an athlete is hard. If you’re an athlete full-time, you don’t really have a social

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Other than that, he is appreciative of his instructors, Jackson and assistant chief instructor Brian Schmidt.

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2014 or 2015 to recognize some familiar names.

Of course there’s Taylor Head, the standout sophomore outside hitter for the state champion West Orange Warriors. Head was first on the team with 353 kills and second with 245 digs for the undefeated Warriors.

Then, there is Emma McElveen, a dynamic sophomore setter for the Olympia Titans — a state semifinalist for the first time this past fall. McElveen had nearly 800 assists this past season (795) and also 164 digs.

Sisters Angeline and Arianna Bergner were part of the original sand volleyball team at Windermere Prep last spring.

And then there are the girls who suited up this past fall for the first team at Windermere High. The Wolverines’ varsity roster — a roster that took the new program to the FHSAA Class 8A State Playoffs in its first season — includes names such as Erin Welsh, Ava Czyzewski, McKenna Griffitts, Brinley Griffitts, Isabel Acosta, Cassidy Chambers and Katie Boeneman.

That’s not to mention Bridge-

water alumnae on the Windermere J.V. team and girls from this year’s team — such as Ana Bleeker, for instance — who should jump right in for the Wolverines when they arrive on campus this fall.

Nothing is a given, but parents of players in the volleyball program at Windermere probably shouldn’t make vacation plans for November.

As a first-year team with a head coach new to the varsity level — Layla West, who coached three of the four championship teams at Bridgewater and came to the new school along with several of her Bobcats — the Wolverines finished as district runner-up before falling in the regional quarterfinals.

It would not be unreasonable to consider Windermere a darkhorse contender in Class 8A as soon as this fall.

It has been a pretty cool thing to see one local school dominate a sport the way Bridgewater has — especially in a county as large as Orange. It’s been just as cool to watch as those girls have integrated and elevated at the high-school level.

And when you consider a few of these girls may play highlevel college volleyball to follow (Head already is committed to Arkansas) the story of the Bridgewater Middle volleyball dynasty hardly seems over.

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Roundup: Local players stand out in college (and pro) football With the college football season at its end, and the NFL in the midst of its playoffs, we took a look at how several local alumni fared in 2017.

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game against Jacksonville last week, which the Jaguars won.

On the season, Milano had 49 tackles, one interception and forced one fumble.

HA HA CLINTON-DIX Dr. Phillips alum and Green Bay Packers free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix once again started all 16 games this season for the Packers (7-9). The former Panther totaled 65 tackles and had three interceptions this past season.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The college football season ended Jan. 8 with the conclusion of the College Football Playoff.

Although no local players suited up for the Crimson Tide or the Bulldogs, several players hailing from the West and Southwest Orange area had strong seasons across the college football landscape this fall.

JONNY MESSINA STETSON UNIVERSITY

A 2016 graduate of Olympia High, Jonny Messina made nine of his 15 field goal attempts for the Stetson Hatters and 17 of 18 extra points for a total of 44 points for the Hatters (2-10) this season — giving him the largest offensive output on the team in terms of points scored.

DAQUAN ISOM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

A junior for the Salukis, Isom rushed for a team-best 514 yards, averaging 4.6 yards per carry and scoring three total touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving). A 2015 alum of Dr. Phillips High, Isom’s longest run of the season was 52 yards.

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Dr. Phillips High alum Daquan Isom was the leading rusher this season for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

COLBY MEEKS COLORADO STATE

A December 2014 graduate of Dr. Phillips High, Meeks played in all 12 games for the Rams as a junior offensive lineman, including four starts. Meeks helped power an offense that ranked 10th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 501 yards per game. The offensive line for CSU allowed just 0.67 sacks per game, a figure that ranks third in the country.

VICTOR CLAVIER SOUTHWEST BAPTIST

A senior defensive tackle for the Bearcats, Clavier recorded 56 tackles this season, including 10.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, and season-best 10 tackles against Eastern New Mexico Aug. 31. A 2014 graduate of Dr. Phillips

High, Clavier also recovered one fumble.

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A 2015 graduate of West Orange High who previously played at Olympia High, Dexter Williams scored five touchdowns this past season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) — four rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. Williams was Notre Dame’s fourth-leading rusher with 361 total yards on 39 carries — good for an average of 9.2 yards per carry. In the team’s 21-17 win over LSU in the Citrus Bowl, Williams had two carries for 36 yards.

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concluded his college career at Division III Rose-Hulman with a strong senior campaign. The former standout for the Lions was recognized by the d3football. com All-North Region Football Team as a defensive back, following a season where he was a consensus preseason All-American. In 2017, Thompson had 53 tackles, three interceptions and

TREVOR SIEMIAN Windermere native and Olympia alum Trevor Siemian completed 206 of 349 pass attempts this past season for the Denver Broncos (5-7). Those completions totaled 2,285 passing yards and 12 touchdowns, although the former Titan also saw an increase in turnovers. Siemian reportedly underwent surgery on his left should a week ago, after the Broncos had concluded their season.

two touchdown returns. Thompson was also one of three players from Rose-Hulman named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. For his efforts, Thompson also played for the National team at the 2017 National Bowl Game in Daytona Beach — an annual game featuring the best Division II and Division III players.

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Intermark Design Group in Orlando, which provided design services to the home — such as space planning and furnishings — utilized the design to take two big steps in better suiting it for modern use, said Aundrea Brown, vice president at IDG’s Orlando headquarters.

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“From our perspective, we designed the home, obviously, with the renewable theme, (which) was very important to showcase in the interiors and furnishings, and also to showcase multigenerational living,” Brown said. “Let’s say you have a live-in grandmother living downstairs, how can you create that space so that she feels comfortable and has her own little oasis away from the rest of the family?”

The answer, Brown said, was to design the first and second floors to accommodate different styles of living.

The downstairs section, also referred to as the “multi-gen suite,” features two bedrooms (a master suite and second dubbed the “grandma suite”), a main living area and a dining room.

The grandma suite features a soft blue and white color palette to

add an airy quality to the room, as well as a wall-mounted television for entertainment.

For further relaxing for those living in the home, an in-ground pool sits outside in the backyard.

In the upstairs area, also known as the “Fonzi Flat,” the design was made specifically with teenagers and college students in mind, Brown said.

Along with the four bedrooms and multiple baths, the upstairs also includes a wet bar, pocket office for studying and game room with multiple televisions and a pool table. There’s even a way for your visiting or stay-at-home college kid to get up to the flat without making a lot of noise.

“There’s an additional staircase that leads to the Fonzi Flat upstairs — it’s not a private entrance, but it is a semi-private entrance into the flat, so it kind of allows the college student to have kind of their own entry into their space,” Brown said.

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The home at 5180 Vardon Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 29, for $5.268 million. Built in 2008, it has five bedrooms, five baths, three half-baths, a pool and 11,340 square feet of living area on 1.68 acres.

The price per square foot is $464.55.

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The home at 8160 Lake Serene Drive, Orlando, sold Dec. 29, for $650,000. Built in 1998, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths, a pool and 4,581 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.89.

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four bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths and 2,802 square feet. The price per square foot is $214.53.

SAND LAKE POINT

The home at 10090 Brandon Circle, No. 3, Orlando, sold Dec. 29, for $651,525 (auction). Built in 1994, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,591 square feet. The price per square foot is $181.43.

VIZCAYA

The home at 8040 Firenze Blvd., Orlando, sold Dec. 28, for $1.69 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 6,314 square feet. The price per square foot is $267.66.

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EDEN’S HAMMOCK

The home at 5564 Remsen Cay, Windermere, sold Dec. 21, for $610,000. Built in 2008, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 4,414 square feet. The price per square foot is $138.20.

GLENMUIR

The home at 11019 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, sold Dec. 28, for $420,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,596 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.80.

ESTATES AT PARKSIDE

The home at 8121 Ludington Circle, Orlando, sold Dec. 28, for $663,212. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,017 square feet. The price per square foot is $219.82.

The home at 11232 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, sold Dec. 19, for $407,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,788 square feet. The price per square foot is $145.98.

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The home at 7513 Valencia Hills St., Orlando, sold Dec. 22, for $601,000. Built in 2016, it has

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This Isleworth home, at 5180 Vardon Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 29, for $5.268 million. This home overlooks the third green of Isleworth’s renowned championship golf course.

The home at 15756 Shorebird Place, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 25, for $697,095. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,876 square feet. The price per square foot is $179.85.

LAKEVIEW POINTE

The home at 7064 Spring Park Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 20, for $478,785. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,521 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.98.

The home at 7326 Twilight Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 19, for $442,300. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,123 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.63.

RESERVE AT BELMERE

The home at 11373 Shandon Park Way, Windermere, sold Dec. 18, for $535,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,349 square feet. The price per square foot is $159.75.

The home at 1308 Glenwick Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 29, for $431,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,550 square feet. The price per square foot is $169.02.

SUMMERLAKE

The home at 7687 Green Mountain Way, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 22, for $797,000. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,970 square feet. The price per square foot is $200.76.

The home at 11952 Waterston Loop Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 19, for $835,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,308 square feet. The price per square foot is $252.42.

WINDERMERE ISLE

The home at 13530 Gorgona Isle Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 28, for $474,400. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,999 square feet. The price per square foot is $158.19.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

The home at 11728 Vinci Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 27, for $1.275 million. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,816 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $264.74.

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The home at 6208 Blakeford Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 22, for $1 million. Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths, a pool and 4,523 square feet. The price per square foot is $221.09.

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The home at 8761 Iron Mountain Trail, Windermere, sold Dec. 20, for $442,500. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,400 square feet. The price per square foot is $130.15.

The home at 11351 Preserve View Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 18, for $790,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,853 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $205.04.

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The home at 6142 Foxfield Court, Windermere, sold Dec. 29, for $739,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,035 square feet. The price per square foot is $243.49.

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ISLEWORTH

The home at 4906 Aviva Garden Court, Windermere, sold Dec. 29, for $2.9 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,598 square feet. The price per square foot is $439.53.

The home at 4704 Joanna Garden Court, Windermere, sold Dec. 28, for $1.8 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 4,261 square feet. The price per square foot is $422.44.

The home at 9718 Green Island Cove, Windermere, sold Dec. 18, for $1,662,500. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,723 square feet. The price per square foot is $610.54.

The home at 8459 Woburn Court W., Windermere, sold Dec. 22, for $635,000. Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 3,688 square feet. The price per square foot is $172.18.

LAKE DOWN HOLLOW

The home at 2026 Down Hollow Lane, Windermere, sold Dec. 26, for $499,000. Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,377 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $209.93.

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The home at 14573 Winter Stay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 19, for $561,253. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,862 square feet. The price per square foot is $145.33.

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The home at 9941 Grosvenor Pointe Circle, Windermere, sold Dec. 27, for $3.45 million. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 7,400 square feet on 1.49 lakefront acres. The price per square foot is $466.22.

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The home at 12698 Hawkstone Drive, Windermere, sold Dec. 26, for $615,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths and 3,684 square feet. The price per square foot is $166.94.

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