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Nemours to open by June Nemours Children’s Health System is set to open a 12,000-square-foot facility in Winter Garden. PAGE 4.

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YOUR TOWN QUALIFYING BEGINS FOR W.G. ELECTION The Winter Garden City Commission seats for districts 2, 3 and 4 will appear on the municipal election Tuesday, March 13.

The qualifying period begins at noon Jan. 16 and ends at noon Jan. 23. Candidate qualifying packets are available in the city clerk’s office at City Hall, 300 W. Plant St. Call (407) 656-4111, Ext. 2254, for information.

The term of office is for three years. The seats in the election are held by commissioners Bob Buchanan, Mark A. Maciel and Colin Sharman, respectively.

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he meandered along the headstones, stopping for a moment here and there to learn the names and read the epitaphs.

The woman — dressed appropriately in knee-high boots, leggings, a wool skirt and a heavy black coat on the cold Central Florida day — told Don Price, “This is my favorite place to be; it’s so peaceful.”

He agreed, ready to engage in conversation if she wanted to.

But she was content to move on, lost in her thoughts, slowly making her way around the cemetery.

As sexton of Orlando’s Greenwood Cemetery, Price frequently encounters people looking to find peace among the deceased.

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Winter Garden’s Don Price takes tremendous care as sexton of Orlando’s Greenwood Cemetery and is devoted to keeping the city’s history alive.

Community plans festival for restaurateur Debra Nix The owner of Franco’s Pizzeria has been battling cancer for three years.

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Debra Nix, second from left, is fighting to beat cervical cancer so she can continue to make memories with her family: husband Justin, daughter Kaylee and sons Cody and Braydon. She plans to be present at her daughter’s high-school graduation in May.

There have been many ups and downs in Debra Nix’s three-year battle with stage 3B cervical cancer. She thought she had it beat after a radical hysterectomy and radiation and chemotherapy treatments, only to see it come back again.

This time, the tumors are spreading.

But Nix, a Mount Dora resident who owns a pizzeria with her husband in Ocoee, refuses to give up.

And her friends and family are fighting alongside her.

They are organizing a fundraising festival that takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Bill Breeze Park in Ocoee. Fittingly, the event is during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The community is invited to attend and help bring in money to help SEE DEBRA PAGE 4

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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-the-dark 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/lightup-the-night-5k.

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

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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.

CRAFT CLUB FOR ADULTS: PAPER BEAD JEWELRY 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Make beautiful handcrafted jewelry using paper beads. (407) 8357323.

SANDY SHUGART IN CONCERT 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Sandy Shugart, the multi-talented president of Valencia College, returns with his tight-knit group of musicians to create a warm blend of folk-influenced, acoustic coffeehousestyle sounds. Tickets are $25 ($15 with Valencia College ID) and

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can be purchased by calling the theater box office at (407) 877-4736 or online at gardentheatre.org.

WEIRD, WACKY AND WILD 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Ordinary? Not these animals. Encounter some of the world’s most unusual creatures like the naked mole rat through stories, activities and more.

Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

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) 9053100 or ocoee.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 18

BULLET JOURNALING 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Love to make lists, use colorful pens, scrapbook and stay organized?

Then Bullet Journaling is for you. Learn how to create your own customized bullet journal at this fun and creative program. (407) 835-7323.

DISCOVER U.S. CENSUS RECORDS 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. The United States Federal Census has been conducted every 10 years beginning in 1790. Learn what information is contained in each of the censuses and discover how to use all of the various bits of information from the census as clues to further your research. (407) 835-7323.

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 vin-

tage 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.

HAPPINESS ROCKS 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Spread happiness by painting a rock and adding a positive message on the back.

You can keep your rock or share it by hiding it for someone else to find. Ages 11 to 18. (407) 835-7323.

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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West Orange High graduate Rehan Khan, center, loves having a positive impact on the lives of people in The Gambia.

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Rehan Khan, a 2008 West Orange High graduate, currently is serving with the Peace Corps in The Gambia, where he hopes to bring a reliable water system.

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here West Orange High graduate Rehan Khan currently lives, there isn’t a reliable source of clean water. Sometimes, his village goes without clean water for weeks.

That’s why Khan, a Peace Corps volunteer living and working in The Gambia, is so passionate about building a solar-powered tap system so his community never has to worry where its clean water will come from.

In his undergraduate career at the University of Florida, Khan studied microbiology and cell science, as well as physics. But when he began his foray into medical school, he knew his heart was ultimately in joining the Peace Corps.

“Medicine is something I never really had my whole heart in and I didn’t truly enjoy it,” Khan said.

“Being in medical school, I also knew I would never be able to join the Peace Corps like I wanted to.

During my second year, I made my decision to leave medical school and apply to work with the Peace Corps.”

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He’s now been with the Peace Corps in The Gambia for a year and is heading into his second.

His plan is to extend for another year to work with the World Food Program, but currently he lives in a small village, teaching English, computer skills and math at an all-girls school in a city near the village.

And although he also loves promoting gender equality and working with agriculture and malaria control, he is close to his goal of funding the tap system for his village.

“The total cost of the project is a little over $10,000, and the funds are coming from a number of different areas,” he said.

“The U.S. Government’s Let Girls Learn program is donating a small amount, Water Charity is donating around $5,000, and the rest of the money will be collected from friends and family through an online website.”

His village’s water source is powered by a governmentpowered grid system, but it is extremely inconsistent. The tap system is supposed to provide water to the village in the morn-

HELP KHAN HELP OTHERS Of the $10,000 total needed to fund the solar-powered tap system, Khan is only about $1,000 away from having it fully funded. To read more about the project or to donate, visit bit. ly/2EoBZvf.

ings and evenings, but system failures have caused the village to go without water for more than two weeks on multiple occasions.

When this happens, students have to leave school early because of the lack of water, and people begin drinking from uncovered wells, which leads to increased cases of diarrhea throughout the community.

Upon completion, the solarpowered tap system will feature a borehole well, three taps at major junctions throughout the community, four solar panels and one 4,000-liter water tank.

PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

Even with a lack of reliable water system and electricity, Khan can’t help but notice the Gambians’s happiness and zest for life.

“They may not have the luxuries we have being American, but they’re even happier than Americans are,” he said. “They may not have electricity, a consistent source of clean water, medicine and nutritious foods but they enjoy this thing called life unlike anyone I’ve ever met.

I’ve been lucky enough to travel

to many countries, and out of all the countries I’ve ever been to, Gambians are the nicest people I’ve ever met.

“Anytime they’re eating, they always call you over to join them for a meal,” he said. “They always greet you and make sure you’re welcome and comfortable in their country. They even treat each other with much respect.”

In fact, although Gambia is one of the poorest countries in Africa, Khan said you won’t find any homeless people in the villages or cities because anytime someone is in need, a fellow Gambian will take him or her in.

One of the most rewarding parts of living in Gambia, Khan said, is seeing the positive impact he’s having on people’s lives.

“People love how open I am and can see that I truly enjoy being here, which is a valid assessment,” he said. “I even had a child in my village named after me, Rehan Drammeh, which was a special honor. I know I have had an impact on the people in my community, but it doesn’t really feel like I’m doing much. The truth, however, is that the Gambian people have changed my life more than I could ever change theirs.

“I always feel loved and welcomed no matter where I go in the country,” he said. “They have changed my life by showing me how I should treat a stranger and foreigner to their country. … After my experience here in the Peace Corps, my life is never going to be the same. I want to continue doing work like this for the rest of my life.”

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

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Nemours plans W.G. 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

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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.”

Nemours also has 11 specialtycare locations, 16 primary-care and six urgent-care locations across Central Florida.

Winter Garden’s Nemours primary care will have a boardcertified pediatrician able to provide routine well and sick visits, immunizations and more to children ages newborn to 18. Additionally, specially trained pediatric care teams can diagnose and treat both common and complex conditions.

Subspecialties offered include: audiology, cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, opthalmology, orthopedics and sports medicine, otolaryngology and pulmonology.

“We welcome Nemours to Winter Garden,” said Winter Garden Mayor John Rees. “It is a great addition for our families and the West Orange community to receive services in their own backyard.”

And with 24 exam rooms,

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Currently, Nemours Children’s Health System offers care in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The nonprofit, pediatric health system aims to provide life-changing medical care and research, help kids grow up healthy, advocate for kids nationally and train tomorrow’s pediatric experts, according to its website.

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.

there’s still room for more subspecialties to be added as needed, McGill said. “(Because) we’re building these exam rooms, if there’s any other pediatric specialty needed in this market, we have an opportunity to add those specialties,” McGill said. “Our doctors move from site to site to met the greater needs of the children that we serve.”

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.

“We are excited to have Nemours Children’s Health System on the campus of Sonata West, a resort-style independent and assisted-living community,” said Stuart Beebe, president and CEO of Sonata Senior Living.

“Nemours Health System will improve access to many pediatric services for families in West Orange.”

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.

We embrace the entire family.”

Nix with her mounting medical bills.

Admission to the park is free.

Wristbands are $10 and include all children’s activities: bounce houses, character visits, face painting, popcorn and Sweet Jessie’s Homemade Ice Cream, Dino Dig fossil hunt and performances by world record-holding juggler and unicyclist Bruce Sarafian.

There will be live music, including AJ, School of Rock and Josh Williams. The Ocoee Fire Department will take a fire truck for children to explore. Vendors will have freebies to share with attendees.

Raffles will be held, and meals will be available for purchase.

Food donations and volunteers are still needed for the event.

For information, contact Jessica Hardy at (443) 803-6935 or Nikki Fosnaugh at (407) 655-9034.

MEDICAL UPDATES

Nix has been keeping loved ones informed throughout her medical journey in periodic updates on her GoFundMe page. She has shared an intimate glimpse into her insurance tales, her alternative treatment options and surgical procedures.

She began an aggressive form of chemotherapy in August 2016 that involved three different types of chemo every 21 days for six months. She was believed to be in remission until she had surgery last August for an unknown mass.

It was a cancerous tumor, and it had spread, and because of its location, it couldn’t be removed.

Nix has since switched doctors in hopes of a new battle plan that will rid her of the cancer completely.

“There has to be something out there to cure me,” she wrote in an update two months ago. “I’ve never in my life felt so helpless.

The tumors have grown, and my right kidney is blocked. This can’t be the end to my story; it just can’t be. Please continue praying harder than ever for myself and my family.”

One month ago, she wrote another update: “I am not backing down. I am a fighter and have been my whole life. The only difference now is I have so much more to fight for. My children and my husband are my strength. … I pray to the good Lord above that this a beginning to the end of this battle and that I can have my life back.”

On Christmas Eve, Nix was rushed to the hospital with severe pain from the tumors. Doctors could do nothing but send her home. Because the cancer has obstructed her kidney, she cannot take even ibuprofen for pain.

Nix, who has gone from 140 pounds to a mere 93, said strength has always been on her side, but she is burdened with the thought that she is no longer the strong one in her family. Her family has taken over those duties, with her husband staying home to care for her and their 18-year-old daughter keeping the family business, Franco’s Pizzeria, open.

The family experienced another setback when the pizza place was vandalized on Christmas night. The glass front door was smashed, but the Nixes don’t think anything was taken. A glass company donated its services to have the door replaced.

Nix returned to the hospital last week in severe pain, and doctors discovered both kidneys are damaged from radiation. She has had several surgeries in the last few days to try to bypass the blockages, and Nix said she has confidence in her new team of doctors at Florida Hospital Oncology.

“I’m determined, guys,” Nix

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DEBRA NIX FESTIVAL WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 WHERE: Bill Breeze Park, 150 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee DETAILS: The festival will include $10 wristbands for children’s activities, meals for purchase, vendors and raffles.

HOW TO HELP To make a monetary donation to Nix and her cancer fight, visit gofundme.com/ x4fks-medical-expenses; go through PayPal and direct it to the email justinnix99@ gmail.com; or stop by Franco’s Pizzeria, 5 W. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

wrote in her Jan. 5 update. “This has been one heck of a long road that I’m ready to get to the end of. I know that I still have a long road to recovery, but with such an amazing support system behind me, I have faith that I can do this!

Cancer, I’m coming at you full force for the final time and you’re going down. Keep those prayers coming guys. They’re working.”

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He’s there for those who seek comfort just off the hilly paths, under the old shade trees and among the quiet headstones, but he knows cemeteries aren’t for everyone.

“There are people who actually have to visit,” he said. “My grandfather died probably 15 years ago, and I think I’ve visited his grave once. But whenever I go fishing, I tie my lure the way he taught me.”

Price — a Winter Garden resident who grew up in West Orange — has a great respect for Orlando’s history and is known for being able to share a random historical fact if asked.

He also takes tremendous pride in “his” cemetery and the folks who are there in their final rest.

“I try to visit most all the graves,” he said. “Every morning, I do a drive of all the graves to see if anything’s out of place. After the services, we make sure … the grave is raked before the grass is put in.

“Flowers start to die every day, and we just make sure the grave looks clean.”

His job also is to verify all the details involved in burying the deceased.

He gives tours of Orlando’s only public cemetery to social and philanthropic clubs, sharing historic tidbits about many of the 70,000 who are buried there as they come to mind during the walks.

“It’s all history because the cemetery is a place of history,” Price said. “I don’t care if you were

buried yesterday or buried 100 years ago. I want you to always feel like if you come to Greenwood, you are a part of who we are.”

The cemetery is full of memorabilia, too. There are four statues, a cannon and the original Sperry Fountain from Lake Eola. This fountain has become popular as the place to be photographed with Price as the first (insert activity here), such as “the first newspaper interview under the historic Sperry Fountain” or “the first Beefy King lunch shared under the historic Sperry Fountain.”

Its resting place in the cemetery is a stone’s throw away from the gravesite of Frank Ezra Sperry, who was mayor of Orlando from 1914 to 1916.

Price likes knowing he has the original fountain and said the replacement at Lake Eola is only a “faux-tain.”

Last spring, Price got a call from Lee Middle School when its name was changing to College Park Middle School.

“Would you like a cannon?” the caller asked.

“Who wouldn’t want a cannon?” Price responded.

To get the 1860s cannon, though, Price would have to show up at the school with a truck and a pair of bolt-cutters. No one knew where the lock key was.

Price and his caretaker, Renard, decided to strap the cannon in backward so it would face the drivers behind the truck — just for kicks. His sense of humor tends to lean in that direction.

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Courthouse, where dozens of reporters were camped out for the Markeith Loyd trial, just to show off his newly acquired gem.

He’s not sure of the cannon’s history, though. A plaque on it states it was used in Gettysburg in battle in 1863; however, the official stamp on the cannon dates to 1864.

“So it was used ‘somewhere,’” Price said, laughing.

KEEPING MEMORIES ALIVE

The Greenwood Cemetery is a gold mine of local history, and Price has stories about many of the deceased. Ken Guernsey, an Orlando pioneer, owned the first hardware store; Ruth Pounds owned a dance studio in Orlando and is a cousin to Winter Garden’s Pounds family; July Perry is the black landowner who was killed during the Ocoee race riot in 1920.

“We have these whole different (types) of people that we have to deal with — social status from gang members to doctors and lawyers, from Buddhists to Catholics, all these things that we try to accommodate,” Price said.,“Different cultures are coming in, and we try to make them comfortable but still abide by our rules,” he said.

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Parents who lose children visit often, too, spending time in one of Greenwood Cemetery’s three baby sections.

One mother visits daily to write in her journal. She bought the space next to her baby’s gravesite so she would always have a place to sit.

Price deals with the occasional complaints, too.

Someone went into the office to tell personnel there was a woman in her swimsuit lying on the grass near a headstone, so Price went to investigate. The woman, seemingly embarrassed, said she would pack her things and leave, but Price talked to her and learned that she and her grandmother used to go to the beach and sunbathe.

“Today, I missed her,” the woman told him.

“You stay as long as you want,” he told her.

Keeping memories alive is important, and Price wants cemetery guests to feel comfortable doing that, whether it’s burning incense, writing in a journal or sunbathing.

“Everyone dies twice,” he said.

“First, when you take your last breath, and second, when your name is mentioned for the last time.”

Names inscribed on the Greenwood headstones are said aloud often.

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8 p.m. The route on a particular night depends on the crowd and whether or not the participants have taken a previous tour.

“Each story changes because it’s not scripted,” he said.

Those who are taking the tour for the first time can learn about ancestors such as the Bumbys and the Robinsons, whose names are emblazoned on downtown Orlando streets, or people such as Parramore, Beacham, Tinker, Gore and Beardall.

“We drive the streets, we know the buildings,” Price said. “ It gives them a chance to learn a little bit about them. They don’t teach Orlando’s history in schools.”

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“We’re ‘eerie,’ not ‘scary,’” Price said. “That’s what I tell people so they’ll remember there’s no ‘a’ in cemetery.”

FINAL REST

Price was camping at Jetty Park the second weekend of June 2016 when he got a call early that Sunday morning that would send his

job in a new direction. A mass shooting had taken place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and Mayor Buddy Dyer wanted to know if the cemetery had enough space in one section to set aside for those killed. The number reached 49.

Families were offered nocharge funerals, and a local law firm reimbursed the city.

“We had to do everything in a quick amount of time,” Price said.

“Out of 49, 21 went to Puerto Rico.

Now that we’re getting families here from Puerto Rico after the hurricane, some are wanting to bring their family member back.”

The spaces are still available.

Cemetery and city officials expect to recognize the second anniversary of the shooting by installing a marker for all 49 victims. Tentative plans call for benches to be installed for reflection, as well as water and solar light features.

“Many (of the victims) were shipped soon after so their friends didn’t have time to grieve,” Price said.

This addition will allow them that opportunity.

A HISTORICAL POSITION

Price was hired by the city of Orlando in 1987 to work in the archive department under the city clerk.

“It was amazing to go back, and you’d go in the vault and you would see signatures and names and things of people who are our streets and our lakes. As we grew as a city and a department, archives took on more responsibility.

“When (Mayor Buddy) Dyer came in, he really wanted a change of the cemetery,” Price said. “He no longer wanted it to be as a park. He wanted it to be a living place. That was his goal — that this would be the focal point of his city. He has relatives here. He has spaces here.

Mayor (Glenda) Hood’s family is here. Mayor (Bill) Frederick’s family is here. They wanted this place to just come alive.”

Every year the Historical Society of Central Florida presents the Donald A. Cheney Award to a person who champions the community and is dedicated to preserving local history, and Price received it in 2016. He was humbled to be nominated by the mayor for one of the county’s highest history honors and has joined the ranks of other winners such as Grace Chewning, Bob Neel, Jerry Chicone Jr. and Joy Wallace Dickinson.

“A lot of ‘old Orlando’ has won the award, and so to be put into that league was special to me,” Price said. “It was an incredible feeling. All these people I’ve looked up to all these years.”

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On New Year’s weekend, a Vietnamese family burned incense on the headstone of their loved one and shared some with the surrounding stones.

“Not only did they put it on their grave but also on the others,” he said. “Death is the equalizer.

It was a neat tradition that they burned incense for their spirit but also for their neighbors.”

Making people feel comfortable is key, Price said. Every day is casual day in the Greenwood office.

“I want everyone who comes in to feel like it’s home,” he said.

“It’s not a funeral home; we’re not going to wear suits. A funeral home’s going to take care of your family for three days. We’re going to take care of your family for 20, 30 years.”

On a recent afternoon, a teenager hesitantly walked into the cemetery office, not sure how to make his request. Price eased the tension with small talk, complimenting the boy’s sneakers.

The teen was looking for the new grave of a friend, who had died in a motorcycle crash; Price knew the section and location.

“You learn the families, and you learn the consequences, and when I get a call from the funeral home, I try to learn as much about them as possible,” Price said. “For a situation like this, the last thing you want to do is talk about your motorcycle ride last weekend. You want them to feel comfortable in conversation.”

He has discovered that older widowers tend to stop by the office frequently, lonely and in need of that human connection.

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City Commissioner District 2, 3 and 4 Candidates for the City Commission shall have been a resident of the City and district in which they run for one (1) year by the end of qualifying and shall have been a registered voter in the district for which they run for one (1) year prior to the end of the qualifying period. Those elected to office shall maintain their district residency and voter registration while in office.

Individuals may announce their candidacy and open a campaign account by completing forms provided by the City Clerk at City Hall, 300 W. Plant Street, Winter Garden, anytime prior to the qualifying period.

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600 block of Dillard Street.

At about 10:15 a.m., an officer responded to a supermarket in reference to reports of a shoplifting. The officer was informed the suspect had entered with an empty shopping cart but selected six cases of Corona Extra beer, one case of Corona Extra and a 20-ounce bottle of Dr Pepper, totaling $162, and then left the store without paying for any of it. Once a store employee was made aware of the shoplifting, the employee chased the male suspect outside of the store on foot and detained him in front of 60 E. Cypress St. until police arrived. Upon arriving on the scene, police arrested the suspect. The suspect was charged with petit theft and resisting a merchant.

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13500 block of West Colonial Drive. At about midnight, an officer responded to the intersection of West Colonial Drive near Daniels Road in reference to a car on fire. According to a witness to a crash that had taken place earlier, a black vehicle struck a car in the rear that was stopped at a red light. The driver of the black vehicle allegedly sped toward the stopped car, which became engulfed mere moments after the collision.

No one was injured. The female driver of the black vehicle told a law-enforcement officer that she was driving and dropped something in her car and went down to retrieve it, taking her eyes off the road. Then when she looked up again she had no time to react and rear-ended the stopped car. The female

driver, who the officer suspected of being under the influence, refused to submit to a fieldsobriety test and did not provide a breath sample to gauge her breath alcohol level. The driver of the black vehicle was charged with a DUI with property damage.

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200 block of North Clarke Road.

At about 8 p.m., a police officer on patrol was dispatched to a spa in reference to a call where a female victim was maced.

Upon arriving at the spa, the female victim told the officer a man had entered the establishment and began to ask about the prices for a massage. The man then requested “to see the girls” before he agreed to a massage.

However, because the female victim did not speak English fluently, she grew confused and simply repeated the prices of the massages. The man stated he would be back and left. He returned later and attacked the spa employee with a can of chemical spray he had hidden in his pocket. The spa employee screamed and ran out of the store to a Hungry Howie’s nearby to request help, but no one was there. The employee returned to the spa to wash the chemical spray off when she heard the front door chime. She was attacked once more by the same man, who attempted to choke her with a rope, but she escaped and ran out of the store. The man was later arrested by Winter Garden police after a BOLO was sent out. The man has been charged with aggravated assault.

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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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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 10

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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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have,” she said.

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.

THE NEW BENEFICIARY

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

FIFTH ANNUAL WINDERMERE WINE & DINE WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 WHERE: Windermere Town Hall & Terrace, 520 Main St., Windermere DETAILS: This year’s event is sold out, but to ensure you get tickets for next year’s event, follow its Facebook page at facebook.com/WindermereWineandDine.

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& 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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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.

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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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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.

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Bill and Lacey DeMott founded the organization 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. The event was hosted by former Florida Highway Patrol trooper Steve Montiero, who spoke at the beginning of the night.

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“Trooper Steve” Montiero and Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes caught up early in the event.

Keri Anne DeMott Foundation Treasurer Kathy Gelm perused silent-auction items with her husband, Todd.

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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 curriculum 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.”

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This is the first year that Katie Parrulli has been teaching art classes at the First United Methodist Learning Center.

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 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.

Parrulli graduated college with a degree in art and has been involved in art ever since, from doing cake art to teaching art programs at summer camps. At First United Methodist Learning Center, her goal is to not only teach the students about art but also help them develop life skills.

“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.”

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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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Josh Garrick, a West Orange resident, is a fine-art photographer, writer and curator. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University.

He was the first non-Greek artist in history to exhibit in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece. In Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer named June 27 as “Josh Garrick Day” in perpetuity.

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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.

A high-powered, Chileanimmigrant-lawyer and his very pregnant wife realize ‘the American dream’ when they purchase a house next

Jan. 11 through Feb. 1; opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

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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SANDY SHUGART

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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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.

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Ron Tewson, pastor of The Crossings Church in Winter Garden, was having a conversation with his longtime friend, Jeff King, about his desire to visit a refugee camp and spend two weeks with people who have nothing but what they carry on their back.

King, president of International Christian Concern, asked Tewson if he had heard about the destruction of one man’s house and family in a Christian community in Nigeria. What Tewson learned has given him a renewed passion to help Christians in other parts of the world.

King shared this story: Around midnight Oct. 14, a militia group entered the home of 32-year-old Danladi Boyi Yarri and his wife, killing his parents, two of the four Yarri children and a 2-year-old niece. The couple survived, as did their other two children and the toddler’s mother, who was hiding under the bed with her child strapped to her back.

After randomly shooting into the house, the killers torched the home, which burned to the ground. Other houses were burned down, as well, but Tewson doesn’t know if other people were killed.

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Five members of Danladi Yarri’s family in Nigeria were killed at the hands of a militia group.

“This is happening all the time,” he said.

Te’egbe is a small historic town in the Kogi State of Nigeria, West Africa. It is a typical village of about 20 homes. Yarri is a native of the area and holds regular church services in his home.

Tewson and King have been friends for two decades and talk often about Christian persecution. King tells stories of radical Islamist extremists going into Christian communities to destroy their homes, their families and their crops to wipe them out.

King’s organization travels to these areas to set up refugee camps if enough people have been affected. Workers buy seed for the residents. They rebuild homes.

Tewson has made it his mission to raise $5,000 to rebuild the Yarri home financially and physically.

This is the average cost of a basic block home in this region.

There is no fundraising drive, he said. Instead, at the Christmas Eve service, he called it The Gift

HOW TO HELP The Crossings Church is collecting monetary donations to help rebuild a house for a Christian family in Nigeria. In October, Islamist extremists killed five of the nine relatives inside and burned down the house.

Donations can be made through the church’s website, thecrossingschurch.org. Anyone with questions can call the church at (407) 656-6044 or email info@ thecrossingschurch.com.

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The pastor plans to spend a few weeks there in the spring but said his trip won’t be funded by the church because this isn’t a church-sponsored mission team.

The money raised is going directly to construction costs.

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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.

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

He will be remembered as a beloved husband, father and grandfather to his family, and also he will be remembered as a straight-shooter, mentor and father figure to his Giant Recreation World family of employees and customers alike. He is the Poppa Don. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Mr. Donald McNamara (Poppa Don) on Jan. 1, 2018.

Due to the capacity restraints of the funeral home, the family would like to invite you all to a reception to celebrate his life at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Winter Garden dealership, 13906 W. Colonial Drive, Win-

ELIZABETH ARNOLD MAGUIRE DIED SUNDAY, DEC. 24, 2017.

Longtime Ocoee resident Elizabeth Arnold Maguire went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. She was 92.

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

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In lieu of flowers the family 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. You are encouraged to post pictures of your pets on their Facebook page and learn more about this charity: facebook.com/polkadogz to view more about this charity. Please log on to polkadogz.com and go to Donations@polkadogz.org to make a donation. n St. Jude Children’s Hospital, a non-profit organization that provides accommodations and food to parents of ill and terminally ill children so that they can focus on their children’s health. Please go to the link to make a donation: shop.stjude. org/GiftCatalog/donation. do?cID=14262&pID=24671.

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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.

Elizabeth was a member of the Junior Woman’s Club of Ocoee from 1947 to 1952 and became a member of the Woman’s Club of Ocoee in 1986. Throughout

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She was a wonderful mother, sister, friend and, most of all, a child of God. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden. Arrangements entrusted to Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden, baldwinfairchild.com.

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

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Born in Barnesville, Georgia, on Aug. 2, 1928, Joan passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Winter Garden, Florida. She moved to Winter Garden in 1933 with her parents, Morgan and Veva Howard, where her grandfather Troy Mink had established a citrus grove and dairy.

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. She also taught piano lessons to many local residents.

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The West Orange girls hoops team opened the new year with a pair of wins at the Cobra Classic at Park Vista High in Lake Worth Jan. 4 to 5.

The Warriors improved to 14-2 by defeating River Ridge, 52-38, and Lake Worth Christian, 66-31.

Junior guard Morgan Beacham continues to lead the Warriors with 14.9 points per game and 3.7 assists per game.

Foundation Academy’s Andrew Johns recognized by Fellowship of Christian Athletes for leadership. Page 18.

FHSAA contemplates changes to playoffs A coaches committee met last week to begin the process of enacting proposed changes to the sport’s playoffs system.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Last fall, the Foundation Academy football team was just onehalf point away from making the FHSAA Class 2A Playoffs.

Despite a purposefully challenging schedule and a five-game winning streak to end the regular season, the Lions (7-3) ended with a points average of 35 — just behind Zephyrhills Christian Academy’s 35.5 average. Classes

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The Legacy Charter boys soccer team is 8-3-1 coming out of the holiday break. Junior Caleb Smith leads the team with eight goals so far, while sophomore Eduardo Palomares has seven goals to his credit. Caleb Danko has eight assists to lead the team, and sophomore goalkeeper Justin Lagasse has 42 saves.

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Ocoee boys hoops went 1-2 during its annual Great Eight Tournament, which it hosted Dec. 27 to 29. The Knights (5-7) squandered a lead against Wisconsin’s Franklin High in the opening round, losing 71-66.

Although Ocoee bounced back with a victory over Astronaut High the next day, it was defeated by Creekside 45-42 to conclude the event. Franklin High (10-1) won the event.

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Eager to elevate The starting lineup features several newcomers, but the CFCA boys basketball team is once again primed for a big season.

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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. West Orange will play The Master’s Academy at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11, and Ocoee will play CFCA at 9:45 a.m. Jan. 15.

1A-4A admit just four teams per region to the playoffs, and Zephyrhills Christian was No. 4 in Class 2A’s Region 2.

The end of the season left the Foundation Academy community frustrated on several levels — and they were not alone among programs in Florida that were dissatisfied with the first season of the playoff point system in action.

Now, though, there is movement by the FHSAA to address some of those concerns and issues that arose.

Last week, the FHSAA’s Football Advisory Committee — a body comprising seven coaches from around the state — met in Gainesville to discuss several proposed changes.

The most notable measure the committee voted in favor of was to expand the number of teams

“You can sense that teams get up to play us. It doesn’t matter the classification — 9A, 2A, 5A — teams get up to play us.”

— Jonathan McClintock, CFCA Basketball Coach

OCOEE There is a quartet of new faces, a high-profile schedule and a target on the team’s back that is larger, perhaps, than the one it wore last season.

And yet, there is familiarity that pervades this season’s CFCA boys basketball team, even as the Eagles have sprinted out to an 11-2 start and are seen as a legitimate state-title contender in Class 2A. The team still is coached by Jonathan McClintock — now in his fourth season at the helm in east Ocoee — and its pressing defensive style and disciplined approach to offense reflect as much.

Then, of course, there is Dante Treacy. Finally the elder statesman on the roster, the senior guard and Army West Point signee has grown up before McClintock’s eyes.

“His emotional maturity has continued to develop — Dante has learned to own his stuff in public and that he’s not going to be perfect every night,” McClintock said after the Eagles beat district rival Victory Christian 55-45 Jan. 4. “The boys look to him for leadership, and he’s really grown as a leader.”

That CFCA already has reached double-digit wins is impressive considering the challenging slate McClintock put together.

Already, the Eagles have played the nation’s top high-school program — Montverde Academy, which handed CFCA one of its two losses — and in events in Gainesville, Miami and Pennsylvania.

After going 24-6 last year — bringing the Eagles to 63-25 since his arrival — McClintock is more than aware that his squad isn’t sneaking up on anyone.

“You can sense that teams get up to play us,” McClintock said. “It doesn’t matter the classification — 9A, 2A, 5A — teams get up to play us.”

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Above: Ant Washington is an athlete whom his coach believes has plenty of potential.

Left: Evans transfer Jordan Preaster has had an immediate impact for CFCA.

SOARING STANDOUTS SCORING Jordan Preaster, 18.9 ppg Dante Treacy, 16.5 ppg REBOUNDING Jordan Preaster, 81 Ant Washington, 60 ASSISTS Dante Treacy, 61 Bryce Street, 24

Normally, graduating a trio of college-bound seniors that included De’Lazarus Keys, Zen Goodridge and Sebastian Brown would mean a rebuilding year.

Instead, a wave of newcomers — all of whom are juniors — have the Eagles right on track.

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Andrew Johns Andrew Johns, a junior captain for the Foundation Academy football team, was recognized Dec. 26 at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Citrus Bowl Breakfast with the Doug Scott Leadership Award, along with a handful of other athletes from the Central Florida region. In addition to his leadership skills he brings to the Lions, Johns is a highly rated long snapper and was an honorable mention for the FACA All-District team last season at linebacker.

What was it like to be recognized by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes?

I was honored. We had done FCA through our school, and we had always gone to the breakfast they put on. It was really nice to see it come through like that.

We understand you got to meet players from the University of Notre Dame football team at the breakfast.

I met the quarterback (Ian Book) that pulled them through (in a victory against LSU in the Citrus Bowl), and I went to the game. ... You get to see them a little more humanized. It was cool to see that aspect.

Can you tell us about how you view leadership?

A lot of people talk about leadership on the field, but that’s only like 10% of what it really is.

It’s in your soul, in your body and how you carry yourself out through your day. It’s not as much vocal, but showing it matters a lot, too.

What are you most proud of about the way the Lions played last fall?

We overcame a lot of injuries. It

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was supposed to be a rebuilding year. ... (With a record of) 7-3, you can’t be satisfied with it, but you can look back and say, “We’ll build on it from there.”

What about the team excites you going forward?

We’ve got returning starters. … These past four years, we’ve had the same offense and same defense (schemes) — I’m really excited to see where we can go.

How are you approaching recruiting?

I’m looking for great atmosphere and good coaches — a school with my major that I’m looking into (worship arts).

If you could play a game in any stadium, which would it be?

Hard Rock Stadium — I’m a Miami fan. Just the atmosphere — when they have momentum, it’s loud.

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Headlining the group is Jordan Preaster, who came to CFCA from Evans and is the top-scorer (18.9 points per game) and rebounder (81) for the Eagles.

“He’s a kid who can be coached really hard, and he’s passionate about the game,” McClintock said of the former Trojan. “He wants to get better.”

Bryce Street, who came to CFCA from Montverde, brings an intelligence and poise to the guard position that McClintock has praised. Despite being a newcomer, Street has emerged as one of the team’s more vocal leaders, behind Treacy.

Ant Washington has stood out as the team’s second-leading rebounder behind Preaster and is recognized by McClintock as a player who is only “scratching the surface” of his potential.

Lorenzo Burdon brings a feathery touch from beyond the arc and an elite athleticism.

Altogether, the four newcomers have invigorated a lineup of returners that includes Treacy, sophomore Visual Russell and juniors Reece Gustafson, Daniel Rivera and Smith Elize, along with freshman Torey Keith.

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“He was the best player in a game with six or seven Division I kids,” McClintock said, referencing a game during the team’s trip to Pennsylvania. “He just dominates.”

The four-and-one-half weeks that stand between CFCA and the beginning of the District 2A-5 Tournament, which it will host beginning Feb. 12, will see several more stress tests for the Eagles. Just in the coming days, CFCA will play larger classification foes in Auburndale (11-3) in a Martin Luther King Jr. event Jan. 13 and Ocoee (5-7) in the annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge Jan. 15. Other big games remaining include a date with Lake Highland Prep — a top-5 team in Class 5A — Windermere Prep and West Orange.

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“Right now, I really don’t have a rivalry game, and districts help with that big-time,” Lord said. “We had wars with (former district rival) Victory Christian … it was a great rivalry, and we don’t have that right now.”

Other items moving forward are proposals to increase points awarded for losses to Category One opponents (teams that win 80% of their games) and opponents in larger classifications, because many teams that scheduled tough opponents felt they were not recognized enough for those efforts in the first season. The committee also voted in favor of expanding playoff rosters to 75 athletes for all classifications.

The meeting also discussed the completion of postponed games — an issue that took on heightened importance this fall with the combination of the new system and unusually rough weather across the state. It also included a preliminary, roundtable discussion of adding 7-on-7 football to the FHSAA’s offerings in the spring, possibly in place of — or in addition to — traditional spring football.

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The regional proposal came because although the FHSAA awards playoff spots in 1A-4A based on region, there is nothing that states regional teams have to play one another. Lord’s Lions, for instance, had trouble scheduling willing regional opponents for their 2017 season — although those teams would be the teams with which Foundation would compete for playoff spots.

“The regions still don’t mean a thing,” Lord said. “I think I’ll have two region games next year — that’s it.”

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The top two teams in each region would then get a bye in the first round of the playoffs — the regional quarterfinals, a round which 1A-4A currently do not have. It is a measure that would have made the Lions a playoff team last fall.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” Foundation Academy head coach Brad Lord said. “I also think it will entice teams that aren’t in the state series right now — independents and teams in the (SSAC) — to come in.”

The approval of the proposal by the coaches means the measure will move on to be voted on at an athletic directors meeting this week (the meeting is scheduled for Jan. 10, after press time), after which it will be considered for final approval by the FHSAA’s Board of Directors Jan. 29.

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Roundup: Local players stand out in college football With the college football season at its end, we take a look at how several local alumni fared in 2017.

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 Orange area had strong seasons across the college football landscape this fall.

KOBIE GRACE, EASTERN KENTUCKY

A 2014 graduate of West Orange High, Kobie Grace had a season to remember as a senior for the Colonels (4-7). First, early in the season, the defensive back was recognized as the STATS National Defensive Player of the Week and the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week when had seven tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumbles recovered in a win against Tennessee Tech Sept.

23. On the season, Grace had 78 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles and recovered four fumbles — tying him for most recoveries in the nation. He was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Second team.

GARRETT JOHNSON, KENTUCKY

Although the Kentucky Wildcats fanbase mostly knows him by his nickname — “Juice” — it is Garrett Johnson’s actual name that will be scribbled throughout the record books for the Wildcats’ football program. A 2014 graduate of West Orange High, Johnson was a senior receiver this past fall for Kentucky (7-6). On the season, Johnson had 48 receptions for a total of 539 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson’s career numbers were even more impressive, though. Johnson finished his career with 2,089 receiving yards, fourth best in school history. He also had 155 career catches, good enough for fifth in school history.

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OTHER NOTABLES n Denzel Irvin (Foundation Academy, ’14) had 27 tackles this season for the Charlotte 49ers, including a season-best eight tackles against Western Kentucky Oct. 14. Irvin is a redshirt junior defensive back. n B.J. Kohler (Ocoee, ’17) played in all 11 games this season for Mercer as a true freshman defensive back, recording 12 tackles and one forced fumble. n Eddie McDoom (West Orange, ’16) ran for 43 yards on eight attempts for the Michigan Wolverines this fall, in addition to catching 11 passes for 81 yards as a sophomore receiver. n Dajour Nesbeth (West Orange, ’16) recorded 48 tackles for Tennessee State this season and had two interceptions. n Jalen Julius (West Orange, ’16) made three starts at cornerback for Ole Miss and finished the season with 15 tackles. n Playing linebacker for Florida Tech as a true freshman, Evan Thompson (Foundation Academy, ’17) recorded 59 tackles last season.

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DEXTER WILLIAMS, NOTRE DAME

A 2015 graduate of West Orange High, Dexter Williams scored five touchdowns this past season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3). 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.

WOODY BARRETT, COPIAH-LINCOLN

After one season at Auburn, 2015 West Orange graduate Woody

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

Barrett transferred and played his 2017 season at Copiah-Lincoln, a well-known junior college program in Mississippi. There, the former Warriors quarterback threw for 1,294 yards, completing 100 of 201 pass attempts. Barrett threw eight touchdowns to three interceptions and additionally rushed for 485 yards and six touchdowns. Barrett is expected to transfer back to a Division I FBS program this fall, with offers already from several high-profile programs, including the University of Virginia.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY CHURCH OF GOD

OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee 407-656-8011

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 Sundays 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary Awana - Wednesdays - 6pm Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: “FOUNDATION WORSHIP” Sundays 9:45 am - All Ages at Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Road - Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407.730.1867

EPISCOPAL

CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH 241 N. Main, Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11am, 7pm www.churchofthemessiah.com CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando Sun.Serv 8:30am, 10:30am, 5:30pm.

407-876-3480 www.ascension-orlando.org

STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH PO Box 521, 611 W Ave, Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 www.starkelakebaptist.org

METHODIST

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Service Times 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM Phone – 407-656-1135 Web: fumcwg.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

WINDERMERE UNION CHURCH 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd. Windermere, FL 34786 407-876-2112 Worship times: 9:00am Adult Sunday School 10:00am Worship www.windermereunion.org

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Winter Garden, FL 34787 Services 9:30 and 10:30AM 407-952-0510

Words to Live By...

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

- Isaiah 40:30-31 (niv)

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s time passes, things evolve and adapt to the times, or in the case of the “Home of Renewable Living,” it’s looking ahead.

As part of the International Builders Show being held in Orlando, the home — located at 8012 Ludington Circle off South Apopka-Vineland Road in southwest Orange County — is viewed as a step into the future of modern housing. The home was built by Meritage Homes at Estates at Parkside. Dan Swift, of BSB Architects, served as architect for the project.

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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Although the 5,545-square-foot home incorporates the more visible aspects of conservation — such as the recycled wood cabinets — Brown said ultimately it is a combination of the small touches that make it more eco-friendly.

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Isleworth estate sells for $5.268 million four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 4,547 square feet. The price per square foot is $1.3 million.

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

three baths and 3,781 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.45.

The home at 15276 Southern Martin St., Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $405,000.

Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,684 square feet. The price per square foot is $150.89.

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lion. 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 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.

19, for $407,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths, a pool and 2,788 square feet. The price per square foot is $145.98.

four baths, a pool and 3,507 square feet. The price per square foot is $153.96.

HICKORY HAMMOCK

The home at 7169 Early Gold St., Winter Garden, sold Dec. 28, for $424,000. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths and 3,635 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.64.

The home at 15831 Turkey Island Circle, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $933,350. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 4,486 square feet. The price per square foot is $208.06.

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

WATERMARK

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.

The home at 7326 Twilight Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 19, for $442,300. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-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 14602 Winter Stay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 28, for $414,500.

Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,428 square feet.

The price per square foot is $120.92.

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.

The home at 14614 Winter Stay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $413,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,428 square feet. The price per square foot is $120.48.

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The home at 7687 Green Mountain Way, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 22, for $797,000.

Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,970 square feet.

The price per square foot is $200.76.

JOHNS COVE

The home at 1406 Johns Cove Lane, Oakland, sold Dec. 22, for $915,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,017 square feet.

The price per square foot is $227.78.

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The home at 15216 Southern Martin St., Winter Garden, sold Dec. 18, for $527,270. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms,

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ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Droves drove to the large parking lot on West Plant Street for what might have been the last Cruz-N-Car Show, a tradition each third Saturday of the month for about seven years.

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The home at 624 Canopy Estates Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 19, for $722,199. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,624 square feet. The price per square foot is $199.28.

COUNTRY LAKES

The home at 14127 Country Estate Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 22, for $475,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,544 square feet of living area on one acre. The price per square foot is $186.71.

DEER ISLAND

The home at 263 Deer Isle Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 21, for $510,000. Built in 1988, it

has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,651 square feet. The price per square foot is $192.38.

FULLERS OAK

The home at 1725 Fullers Oak Loop, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $543,141. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 4,163 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $130.47.

GLYNWOOD

The home at 13609 Glynshel Drive, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 18, for $430,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,923 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $147.11.

OAKLAND PARK

The home at 1063 Huntspoint St., Winter Garden, sold Dec. 27, for $495,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,669 square feet. The price per square foot is $185.46.

STONEYBROOK WEST

The home at 1922 Black Lake Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $460,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,925 square feet. The price per square foot is $117.20.

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TWINWATERS

The home at 16730 Gullfloss Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 29, for $471,233. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 4,337 square feet. The price per square foot is $108.65.

The home at 16753 Gullfloss Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 21, for $479,301. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,869 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.88.

The home at 1705 Amsel Falls Park Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Dec. 21, for $479,970. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,841 square feet. The price per square foot is $124.96.

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Inside you will find a ceramic tiled foyer, living/dining room that is currently being used as a living room, the kitchen features range, refrigerator, dishwasher and disposal all are staying. Inside laundry room, large walk-in pantry. Breakfast area with sliding glass doors leading to the screened lanai. Family room with wood flooring and large enough for everyday living!!! Also featured is a half bath on the first floor. Upstairs you will find the huge master bedroom adjoined by the master bath, garden tub, dual sinks, separate shower and large walk-in closet. The other 3 bedrooms are centered around the guest bath, dual sinks, tub with shower. Lets go back down stairs and out to the screened lanai and sparkling pool, no rear neighbors right in your back yard! ASKING ONLY $279,000

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***4.97 ACRES*** 2 BDRM.,2 BA. LOCATED IN WINTER GARDEN!!! **NO HOA**Take a look at this 2 story home!!! First level has bedroom/ bath, the 2nd level is as nice as can be!!! Living room/great room, dining area, kitchen with all appliances,bedroom, bath and laundry room! Wood flooring except the bedroom has carpet, sliding glass door with balcony. Panoramic views of Winter Garden, Clermont and Disney fireworks from the balcony off of the living area. You have your own private driveway and only minutes away from shopping and major highways! Plus an Orange Grove that the Seller’s no longer work, but could have income. Asking only $349,000

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2 assigned parking spaces. Close to bus line, restaurants, shopping (Fowlers Grove), hospitals and banking. Convenient to downtown Winter Garden and the West Orange Trail. Easy access to East/ West Expressway, Florida Turnpike and SR 429.

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Seller to help with buyers closing cost. No HOA. Pool home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Inside utility room, wood blinds and lots of laminate flooring. Also has a whole house water softener system. Two screened porches (front & back). Large back yard fenced all around with storage shed. Bring your toys. Has outside shower. Close to sought after schools. Close to major roads including new turnpike exit. Can close asap if needed. Did I mention no HOA!

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2351 Sq Ft living area. On 1/3 of an acre. Community pool and club house. Spacious home with high ceilings, formal living and dinning rooms, maple cabinetry with Corian countertops with stone backsplash. Stainless steel kitchen appliances. Master suite boasts a tray ceiling and private reading area. This is a must see home. Call for a showing today!

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