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Meet Mister Marathon At 83, Winter Parker Jack Gallagher completed the Dublin Marathon. 12.

YOUR TOWN CHAMBER MAKES SOME UPGRADES The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is ringing in the New Year with a fresh brand, including an updated website and logo.

CINDERELLA STORY If you have $1.8 million, you could live in this.

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Centennial celebration

The new logo’s design better reflects the chamber’s revised strategic and forward-thinking mission, vision and core values.

The updated website at winterpark.org offers a new design, as well as easy access to information and paths to member and nonmember services.

It is the culmination of a year of digital enhancements at the chamber.

“The website will serve as a more efficient portal for experiencing and engaging with the chamber,” President and CEO Betsy Gardner Eckbert said. “Communicating and convening no longer means everyone sitting around a conference table or in an auditorium. Facebook Live, webinars and videos, for example, are legitimate touch points.”

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This image shows the first building that housed Congregation Ohev Shalom in 1917.

Congregation Ohev Shalom of Maitland is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of special events. SEE PAGE 4.

Winter Park seeks state grant for library funding

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The City Commission voted on a series of legislative priorities at its meeting Jan. 8.

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Winter Park city commissioners reviewed their proposed legislative priorities for 2018, hoping to get funding for several significant projects and efforts.

At the top of the city’s list of projects to hopefully receive

funding from the state was support funding for a public library construction grant, which would help pay for Winter Park’s upcoming library/event center.

That facility currently sits at No. 13 on the state’s project list and could receive $500,000 SEE LEADERS PAGE 4

Marilyn Limentato-Black welcomes you to her new gym — Box Hiit Fitness Forma. PAGE 2.

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SUNDAY, JAN. 14 16TH ANNUAL UNITY HERITAGE FESTIVAL 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Shady Park, at the corner of Pennsylvania and New England avenues in Winter Park.

Residents and local businesses will come together to celebrate the city of Winter Park’s 16th annual Unity Heritage Festival.

The annual festival will promote family history and raise funds for the Educational Fulfillment Fund for local economically disadvantaged youth.

Activities will include children’s games, food and retail vendors, and entertainment by various gospel artists. For more information, call (407) 599-3334.

SATURDAY, JAN. 20 TRASH OR TREASURE? 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, 1400 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Enjoy a day in the Florida Federation of Garden Club gardens. Take one or two collectibles that you can carry and get a verbal estimate of value. A certified gemologist will be there to buy your gold, silver, gems and jewelry.

Unique vendors will be on-site for plants, fairy gardens, art, jewelry and more. The Crepe Company food truck will be making sweet & savory crepes.

Cost is $10 for admission and $15 per appraisal. For more information, call (941) 769-1019 or visit ffgc.org.

72ND ANNUAL CAMELLIA SHOW AND FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. The Camellia Society of Central Florida’s 72nd annual event will feature award winning blooms from Central Florida and throughout the southeastern United States.

Public viewing of the winning camellia blooms will be from 1 to 4 p.m. There also will be assorted varieties of camellia plants for sale, tours of Mead Botanical Garden, and expert gardeners available to answer your gardening questions.

Admission is free. For more information, call (407) 599-3397.

SEVENTH ANNUAL NIGHT OF FIRE 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Crealde School of Art, 600 Saint Andrews Blvd., Winter Park. The whole campus comes alive after dark for the seventh annual Night of Fire. Tour the Crealdé studios, sculpture garden and galleries and participate in art workshops and demonstrations — including torch cutting, a gas kiln firing, raku firing and a light-painting photography display over Lake Sterling.

There also will be indoor demonstrations including print-making and painting. Kids art activities will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until 6:30 pm.

Enjoy live music, refreshments and storytelling around the fire, and tour the Director’s Choice VII faculty art exhibition. Cost of admission is $5. For more in-

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PARK AVENUE 5K 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, along Park Avenue in Winter Park. Get a healthy start to the New Year by participating in the fourth race of the Track Shack Running Series through beautiful Winter Park, then indulge a little with an after party that features food from local favorites. The event includes a 3.2-mile run/walk event for runners/walkers ages 8 and above and a free kids’ run for kids 10 and under. Registration is required. Proceeds benefit the Track Shack Youth Foundation. Call (407) 896-1160 or visit TrackShack.com.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 13 THE DREAM LIVES ON MLK CONCERT 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando. This concert will feature a choral performance by The Aeolians of Oakwood University in celebration of the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 50th anniversary year of his death. The Aeolians are global music ambassadors with many titles and awards.

Their most recent award is the Pavarotti trophy for “Choir of the World 2017” awarded at the 70-year-old Eisteddfod festival in Wales. Tickets start at $25.

Fro more information, call (844) 513-2014 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY PARADE 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 along Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando. This parade features prominent community and civic organizations and leaders, a caravan of local businesses and “the nation’s most talented marching bands.” For more information, email swojuniorchamber@gmail.com.

YOGA AT BARLEY AND VINE BIERGARTEN 11 a.m. Saturdays at Barley and Vine Biergarten, 2406 E. Washington St., Orlando. Looking for a mix of beer and yoga? Join an hour long yoga practice with a carton of water and craft beer for only $10. For more information, call (407) 930-0960.

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SUNDAY, JAN. 14 COLLEGE PARK FARMERS MARKET 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at Infusion Tea, 1600 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. For more information, visit facebook. com/TheCollegeParkFarmersMarket.

MONDAY, JAN. 15 FENCING CLASSES 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the College Park Community Center, 2393 Elizabeth Ave., Orlando. Join this developmental and instructional class that teaches the fundamentals of fencing. Cost is $10 per class. For more information, call (407) 246-4447.

Entrepreneur pumped up about new Maitland gym Box Hiit Fitness Forma is a passion project for owner Marilyn Limentato-Black.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

If you’ve turned on a TV or walked about outside, you’ve probably heard the mantra of “new year, new me” uttered everywhere you go the last few weeks.

Every January, just about everyone is looking to make it to the gym to start their New Year’s resolutions on getting into shape, but the biggest question for folks is always, “Where do I go?”

Although there are plenty of options around, the new Box Hiit Fitness Forma gym in Maitland is offering a different taste of workout for locals to try.

“They’re all group fitness classes — we do a boxing class, a kickboxing class, and we do what we call a Forma 50, which is kind of a functional strength training/total body conditioning class,” said Marilyn Limentato-Black, founder and owner of the gym. “The group classes create that sense of community and is very encouraging.”

The gym, which officially opened Sept. 23 at 143 Atlantic Drive, is the passion project for Limentato-Black, a fitness and health enthusiast.

After more than 20 years in the corporate world — from which she retired as the vice president of sales for Kraft — the Chicago native felt it was time to break into the fitness market.

“I’ve always dreamed of owning my own business — I come from a long line of business owners and entrepreneurs in my family,” Limentato-Black said. “So fitness and a healthy lifestyle have been a passion for me. In my 20 years of moving around — I’ve lived in nine states, all work-related transfers — I’ve tried every fitness (program), I’ve tried every gym, I’ve tried several trainers, I’ve tried every class, and I followed my passion and took the best of everything I liked and built a business plan.”

During the planning stages, in the few months leading up to the opening of the gym, Limentato-Black offered the lead trainer role to Ricky Moreno and the general manager position to new friend Anna Roxo.

Limentato-Black met Roxo via her friendship with Moreno at a previous gym, and they were the perfect people for the jobs.

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Anna Roxo, Marilyn Limentato-Black and Ricky Moreno want to help get locals into shape.

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The connection with Roxo, Limentato-Black said, was instant because not only were they both into fitness, but they are also Chicago natives and first-generation Americans.

Both Limentato-Black’s and Roxo’s families are from Italy.

“I was all about it — I was ecstatic,” Roxo said about the opportunity. “I thought that it was such a privilege to work with such a great team of people.

I knew Marilyn’s background; I knew her from my previous job — Ricky as well — and they’re

“I believe in everything that we do here, and it doesn’t feel like work, and it’s easy to be here when you’re excited about what you do. I look forward to seeing everybody — I love coming in here.”

— Marilyn Limentato-Black

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both very talented at what they do, and I was very excited to be part of creating and making this great idea come to fruition.”

So far, the gym has been right on track. Locals have bought into the programs and atmosphere offered by Box Hiit, Limentato-Black said.

With four trainers currently on staff,and three major programs offered 30 times throughout the week (not including open-gym time), Box Hiit is working with customers on becoming the best version of themselves — whether it’s over in the corner lined with punching bags, or working with a variety of weights.

And although fitness is the focus, Limentato-Black said she also wants clients to feel a sense of comfort and community.

“I believe in everything that we do here, and it doesn’t feel like work, and it’s easy to be here when you’re excited about what you do,” Limentato-Black said.

“I look forward to seeing everybody — I love coming in here.”

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Storyteller for the city Orlando native Susan Lilley is embracing her role as the city’s first poet laureate.

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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ne Trinity Preparatory School teacher has been given a chance to show off her love for the written word, becoming the official wordsmith for her hometown.

English teacher Susan Lilley recently was named the city of Orlando’s poet laureate. As such, she will be in charge of promoting poetry and an appreciation for poetry among residents.

The Orlando native had to go through an intensive application process, which included a strict list of criteria and in-person interviews.

She applied at the end of July, interviewed in October and was told she got the position later that month, selected out of 49 applicants.

“I’m kind of amazed — there are so many good writers in this area,” Lilley said. “Orlando is really becoming a literary center, and I think the fact that Mayor

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Susan Lilley is Orlando’s first poet laureate.

(Buddy) Dyer showed such vision in having the idea to appoint a poet laureate is an indication of where we’re going in the city as an art center.

“To put a light on the literary arts in this way is just so encouraging to everyone,” she said. “I’m quite humbled, because I know so many good writers. I’m just kind of ‘Why me?’ It’s really an honor.”

After officially being given the title at an Orlando City Council meeting Oct. 23, she now is working with the city to formulate her exact role and next steps.

As the city’s official storyteller, Lilley will present original works of poetry at city events and youth activities, all to inspire emerging generations of literary artists and readers.

“We are excited for Susan to

“In my English class, I was reading ‘Ode to a Nightingale’

by John Keats, and I just thought, ‘If I could just read and think about stuff like this all the time, I would be so happy.’

I think I became an English major that day.”

— Susan Lilley

use the literary arts to tell our community’s stories,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. “There is no doubt that Orlando is a better place to live and work because of our vibrant arts and cultural scene, and the poet laureate will help continue to add to our city’s unique sense of place.”

Lilley has been an English teacher at Trinity Prep for 20 years. Before that, she served for 12 years in the English department at the University of Central Florida. She currently teaches AP literature and composition to seniors about to head to college.

Her love for English literature all began during her years at Winter Park High School.

“I had an epiphany in the 11th grade at Winter Park High School,” Lilley said. “In my English class, I was reading ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ by John Keats, and I just thought ‘If I could just read and think about stuff like this all the time, I would be so happy.’ I think I became an English major that day.”

It took years for her to start writing poetry though, she said.

“Knowing as a writer that you

Maitland leaders oppose state’s proposed tree bills The City Council enacted a resolution opposing the pair of bills removing their ability to regulate tree removal.

HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER

The Maitland City Council passed a resolution opposing a state level-tree removal ordinance during an hourlong meeting Monday, Jan. 8.

SB 574 and HB 521, a pair of bills filed in the Florida House and Senate by Sen. Greg Steube and State Rep. Katie Edwards Walpole, respectively, would preempt tree-removal regulations from local governments to the state government.

Maitland, which was deemed a “Tree City” by the Arbor Day Foundation in 2010 for its commitment to urban forestry, has its own set of rules and regulations

regarding the trimming, harvesting and removal of trees.

“Our ordinances would be preempted; they’d be invalidated,” City Manager Sharon Anselmo said. “But then the state would still have to come up with a rule (for tree removal).”

Council members didn’t like the idea of a “one-size-fits-all” policy being applied to Maitland.

“Our state legislators all too often are not close enough to run into their constituents in Publix, but we have that,” Mayor Dale McDonald said. “We actually have to look people in the eye. It’s why government is best on a local level. This is an example of that.”

Vice Mayor Joy Goff-Marcil noted that other “Tree Cities”

in Central Florida were also in opposition to the two bills.

“We can all express our outrage, but we should join forces with our friends in Winter Park and (other cities),” Councilman Mike Thomas said.

The council unanimously passed the resolution and directed the city manager to distribute the resolution to appropriate legislators.

TREE REMOVAL, CONTINUED

During the meeting’s public comment section, Druid Isle resident Heidi Barry returned to speak to the council about discrepancies concerning tree clearings on Lake Charity near her community.

Following up her time speaking to the council during the Dec. 15 meeting, Barry displayed a series of maps of the development area being worked on for Maitland

have to write a lot of bad stuff before you get any good at anything … I wasn’t willing to do it,” Lilley said. “I thought, ‘Why bother?’ I’m just going to study literature. I’m not going to write it.”

But somewhere in her 20s, Lilley began writing poetry on her own and eventually started sharing and publishing her work. She got a master’s degree of fine arts from the University of Southern Maine as well, and later received the Rita Dove Poetry Award for her writing.

“I thought, ‘OK, I’m doing this,’” Lilley said. “I’m going to write as well as teach.”

Her new title as poet laureate not only gives her another creative outlet but also allows her to give back to her hometown, Lilley said.

“I feel a kinship with this city and all of its good and challenging aspects,” she said. “I feel like I understand the city and love it. I really live here; every street means something to me.”

IN OTHER NEWS n The council approved the mayor to execute sidewalk easements at E2H301 Circle and 291 Circle Drive. E2 Homes, the applicant, constructed a sidewalk for an office expansion that was partially on private property, requiring easements from the city. n The council approved a submittal for an $11,460 grant for firefighting rehabilitation equipment. The Florida Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health has been accepting grant proposal applications since Dec. 1 to assist Florida firefighters. The

Concourse North and expressed concerns that further tree-clearing actions based on the survey would remove more foliage than necessary.

“If they do more of exactly what they just did, there’s going to be more damage,” Barry said.

Council members shared Barry’s sentiments concerning the

Fire Rescue Department plans to use the money for two micro environmental air-chillers to cool overheated firefighters.

Because it is a 75/25 matching grant, the DOH would award $8,595, with the city contributing $2,865. n The council approved a second grant to help firefighters, this one from the Department of Homeland Security.

The $59,522 grant is a 95/5 split, with the DOH giving $56,545 and the city contributing $2,977. The fire department hopes to replace its hydraulically operated extrication equipment with battery powered equipment.

accuracy of the survey and discussed the merits of harsher penalties for inaccuracies.

“We should have a policy that leads to a fine, rather than, ‘Oh, it’s really sad that you did that, we don’t want you to do that again,’” Councilwoman Bev Reponen said.

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Congregation turns 100

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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.”

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ime is not always kind to the things we hold dear.

Businesses close and houses of worship crumble, but there are exceptions to the rule.

In its 100th year, Congregation Ohev Shalom of Maitland has survived and flourished throughout the century, and its members are taking the time to embrace the synagogue’s community and its history.

And it’s not only celebrating the congregation itself but also the Jewish community at-large in Orlando, said Rabbi David Kay, who has been a part of the congregation for 14 years.

“If you ask folks from any large city in the U.S. to name a place where there would be a 100-yearold Jewish congregation, I doubt they would pick Orlando — it’s not what jumps to people’s minds,” Kay said. “So the fact that we are here and healthy and growing and dynamic for 100 years, it tells me that there is much more to this community, and to this Jewish community, than meets the eye.”

The congregation’s long history dates back all the way to 1917, when a small group of local Jews bought a wooden building from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Located on the corner of Terry Street and Central Avenue, the tiny, one-bedroom building housed everything the members did — including services, school and social events, said longtime member and de facto historian Roz Fuchs.

The spark to start this congregation came after the eventual founders — most notably Pauline Berman — ran across an editorial in the local paper that noted although there were many civics groups that participated, there was a clear absence of Jewish and African-American people at a war bond parade.

“Well the Jews and AfricanAmericans had not been invited to participate in the parade — there was a Jewish community but there was no Jewish institution that someone could have called up

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The congregation’s third building, which it moved into in 1974, was located on Goddard Avenue.

toward the cost.

The wish list also includes funding for a broadband pilot project, funding to expedite a quiet zone project for the city’s railroad intersections, and hurricane hardening funds, which would include generators for lift stations, undergounding of strategic power lines and upgraded telemetry.

Winter Park also has laid out a few stances on legislative matters, including opposing Senate Bill 574, which eliminates a city’s right to regulate trees.

“The rationale is that people should be able to do whatever they want on their own property,” Winter Park Director of Communications Clarissa Howard said. “We believe that reasonable regulations related to the removal of trees benefits the entire community.”

Commissioner Sarah Sprinkel said she wanted to see the city clearly outline its priorities — otherwise, they won’t get funded, she said.

Administrative Assistant Janice Carrion,

and said, ‘Do you want to be a part of the parade?’” Fuchs said. “So it spurred the loosely organized community to become a traditionally organized community. That was in 1918 — they had already purchased the building, but they had not incorporated or gotten a charter yet.”

Berman called for a meeting to be held at the home of a local businessman named Harry Kanner, where they would unfurl the plans for the new congregation.

Three months later, they had their official charter from the state, and from there the Congregation Ohev Shalom was born.

Since then, the congregation has moved three times during its lifespan. In 1926, because of the growth in membership, the congregation built the first synagogue that was initially planned out and built to be a synagogue in Central Florida at the corner of Church Street and Eola Drive.

Forty-eight years later, in 1974, the congregation again moved because of a combination of growth and members moving into the suburbs of Greater Orlando.

The congregation settled on a spot on Goddard Avenue.

After 37 years in the third loca-

tion, the congregation moved into the brand new building they now call home at 613 Concourse Parkway S. “We were fortunate enough to be able to gather the resources and build a new building about six years ago,” Kay said. “We are solid and solvent and dynamic, and always looking for new ways to serve an increasingly diverse congregation. I have been delighted to see the Congregation continue to diversify.”

CELEBRATION

Currently, the congregation has a membership of more than 600 households, which Kay estimates includes about 1,500 members.

Those members, and others in the Jewish (and non-Jewish) communities, are welcomed to take in myriad special events to help celebrate the congregation’s centennial, said 18-year member Lisa Levin, who serves as a publicity chair for the congregation.

The celebrations kicked off the year’s events with a special exhibit of at the Orange County Regional History Center, which features old artifacts and oral histories from members of the Jewish community in the area. The event will run

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“Those talking points don’t do anything guys unless you actually get them turned into something called a bill,” Sprinkel said.

“I think if we really want something there, we need to say what it is we want, we draft it and we go forward.”

said. “I’m so proud of what they did and this season, to overcome a heck of a lot of adversity. … To go undefeated and run the table amidst all the distractions of the hurricane and then the coaching change … it’s just phenomenal.”

UCF KNIGHTS DAY

Winter Park city commissioners also briefly discussed the recent purchase of a new Christmas tree for Central Park, which will sit on the north side of Morse Boulevard across from where the recent LED tree sat during the holidays.

That LED light was put in place following the city retiring its previous Christmas tree after it sustained damages from Hurricane Irma.

“We’ve always intended to find the new tree to replace our retired tree,” Howard said. “When Irma came and damaged our tree, that’s what prompted us to get something quick and fast in the meantime, which was the digital tree. While the season happened and went through we were looking for a replacement tree.”

Winter Park found that tree — a

The city also took a moment to recognize the University of Central Florida football team for defeating Auburn University in the Peach Bowl recently and completing an undefeated 13-0 season.

Mayor Steve Leary read a proclamation declaring Jan. 8, 2018, as “UCF Knights Day” in Winter Park.

UCF Athletic Director Danny White, a Winter Park resident, was present to receive the recognition.

“I find myself for the last few weeks in a position where I’m accepting recognition and awards on behalf of other people, certainly on behalf of our student athletes and what they accomplished the last few years,” White

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until Feb. 20.

Along with the exhibit, the congregation’s 100th anniversary also will hold its Centennial Gala weekend fundraiser on Feb. 9 and 10, as well as a centennial scholarin-residence weekend, during which a noted author will come and speak at services.

“We’ll be incorporating centennial celebrations in our Friday afternoon and Saturday morning sabbath services,” Levin said.

“We’ll have just a wide variety of observances during the services, and then we have our annual gala fundraiser — we’re pulling out all the stops for that.”

The events will be open for both the Jewish community, and the community at large, as Levin shared the same sentiment as Fuchs and Kay that this celebration was bigger than just the Congregation itself.

“It’s just been a wonderful resource for the community,” Levin said. “It’s an excellent institution that has been thriving for decades and many of our members are very active in the larger Jewish community and in the Greater Orlando community.”

IN OTHER NEWS n The Winter Park Art on the Green 2018 Exhibition proposal was approved. n The second reading of the ordinance regarding the Procurement Policy amending signature authority was approved. n The first reading of the ordinance relating to the sixth edition of the Florida Building Code & 2018 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code was approved.

20-foot southern red cedar — at a tree farm in north-central Florida recently. The tree is scheduled to be delivered to Winter Park’s tree nursery next week and then planted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in Central Park.

Commissioners said they have received mixed feedback about the digital tree that sat in Central Park this holiday season, with some residents enjoying it and others not so much. The City Commission and staff will discuss whether the LED tree will make a return in 2018 leading up to the holiday season, Howard said.

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Winter Park High students earn sweet taste of victory A team of Wildcats won first place in dessert and second place in gourmet meal at a recent OCPS competition.

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Who’s hungry?

A group of Winter Park students has proven their culinary mettle, capturing first place in the dessert category and second in the gourmet meal category at the Orange County Public School District Culinary Competition Friday, Dec. 1, at the Orlando World Marriott.

The Wildcats had a strong showing at the competition, with students Victoria Gresham and Zoey Berkley capturing the honor for best dessert with their crème brulee tower with cinnamon sugar puff pastry, pastry cream, strawberries and sugar stainedglass spun sugar. Brennah Flood, Elonie Torres and Lan Chi Tran captured the second place award for the gourmet meal category with their apple cheddar stuffed chicken breast with a pan dijon sauce – placed on top of brown butter spätzle and rainbow carrots sautéed in garlic.

“I’m proud beyond words,” said Chris Whitlow, the culinary arts instructor at Winter Park High School. “My prize as their instructor was to see them learning new techniques that they were able to use, to see the smiles on their face

and to watch them grow as a team.”

“I think it was really cool,” said Torres, a junior who dreams of one day being a chef on a cruise ship.

“We placed — that was our goal.

The competition team was a really good opportunity for me.”

The Wildcats’ participation in the competition stemmed from the cooking class elective offered at Winter Park High. Students get a chance to learn about proper food prep and safety, all while learning a few new recipes and techniques.

“If nothing else, if they’re not looking to pursue a culinary career, they have life skills that they’ve learned,” Whitlow said. “It’s a great and exciting program — the kids get to learn new techniques.

They have what I call ‘theory class.’

You can’t make a mirepoix if you don’t know what a mirepoix is.

“This is a study of the culinary arts,” she said. “It’s exciting, because the kids see that there’s so much more to it than just cracking an egg.”

Students volunteered to be on the competition team and began practicing and looking for recipes back in October.

The recent district competition, along with a competition earlier at Daytona State College, were the first in several years for Winter Park. The culinary arts program has been at Winter Park High for about 20 years, but Whitlow said

Winter Park High School walked away with two trophies at the Orange County Public School District Culinary Competition last month.

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Victoria Gresham and Zoey Berkley captured the honor for best dessert.

she hopes to bring the culture of culinary competition back to the school — all while teaching them some new skills.

“I want them to understand that cooking is an art,” Whitlow said.

“It’s something they can create using all their senses and their smells.

“I just want them to learn how to love food,” she said. “If they understand different cooking techniques and they understand different cuts of meats and learn about spices and aromas and they can put it together, they can create a masterpiece on their plates.”

Winter Park students will once again be put to the test on March 3 to 4 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel for the Prostart Competition — a statewide high school culinary completion that includes 50 to 60

teams. Whitlow said her students will be competing in the gourmet meal category, the edible centerpiece category and the waiters relay, where competitors must correctly lay out a place setting on a table from memory.

Victoria Gresham, a senior at Winter Park who dreams of being a chef in the U.S. Navy, said she’s excited for the next competition.

Her love for cooking all started with her family.

“I grew up in an Italian family, where we go big or go home,” Gresham said. “(I love) just looking at people’s faces when they try our food and seeing how they like it. Their criticism always helps us know what’s better for next time.”

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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. Locally, both First Baptist Church Windermere and Celebration Church Orlando — in partnership with Radiant Life Assembly of God — are set to host this special night.

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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.

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ith age, comes wisdom. But that wisdom often can be missed, unheard or simply ignored. Fortunately, there’s a charity group working to solve that problem.

Nancy Ludin is the CEO of the Jewish Pavilion, an Altamonte Springs-based nonprofit that works to take care of the elderly and aging Jewish residents of Central Florida.

“When people go into a nursing home or assisted living, they’re going into their last home” Ludin said. “In many cases, it doesn’t feel like home, because even if it’s secular, it’s often a Christian environment. There’s no Jewish home (for the aged) in Orlando.”

The group has found a novel solution to making Jewish residents missing their culture feel more comfortable: Bringing that culture to them.

“We’re a Jewish home on wheels,” said Ludin, who joined the nonprofit in 2008. “Any Jewish resident can feel at home even if they’re somewhere they wouldn’t think is a home.”

They visit more than 70 senior facilities throughout year, Ludin said. Some of the services they provide include Jewish traditions, Hanukkah parties, memorial services, musicals, bimonthly Yiddish classes and more.

“We started serving around 30 seniors,” said Pamela Ruben,

the Jewish Pavilion’s marketing director. “Now, we’re taking care of close to 1,500.”

THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

Started in 2004, the Jewish Pavilion is, by design, an organization that focuses on the elderly. As such, many of the members and donors are in their twilight years.

Ludin said almost every one of the Jewish Pavilion’s donors is over age 50.

A.J. Kronenberg, a longtime member of the Jewish Pavilion, is being honored at the organization’s “Gems and Jeans” gala Jan. 28., for setting up a partnership with OurJewishOrlando, a youth program based in Maitland.

“He (Kronenberg) is 35, the youngest person we’ve ever honored,” Ludin said. “He’s helped attract a younger crowd, which we’re excited about.”

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IF YOU GO 2018 GEMS & JEANS SILENT AUCTION WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 WHERE: Sheraton Orlando North, 600 N. Lake Destiny Drive, Maitland DETAILS: The second official “Gems & Jeans” gala from the Jewish Pavilion, this event offers hors d’oeuvres, gourmet meals, a silent auction and special mystery entertainment promised to “glam things up.” The gala will be honoring members A.J. Kronenberg and Mariam Bromberg for their contributions to the organization.

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entral Florida law enforcement and Orlando locals united for the Keri Anne DeMott Foundation’s Second Annual Dinner Banquet Saturday, Jan. 6, at the University of Central Florida’s Live Oak Entertainment Center.

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.

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The DeMott family worked hard to put the event together for their foundation.

6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.

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.

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intergenerational program pairing young Jewish students with senior citizens to share their stories and culture.

“They become surrogates for one another,” said Ludin, who has had two of her children volunteer with the program. “The students become surrogate grandchildren and the elderly become surrogate grandparents.”

Students visit their Jewish elders once a year, once a month or even once a week. Middleschooler Joshua Zeffren was one of the first students to volunteer for the program as a project for

his bar mitzvah. When he was just 12, Zeffren began visiting 92-year-old Pearl Bernstein in a senior-living facility.

“It was a really cool thing — meeting her,” he said. “I got to meet someone you don’t always see in the community.”

They bonded over Zeffren’s planned trip to Israel, where he went for his bar mitzvah last summer. Even after Zeffren’s project and bar mitzvah had been completed, he still made his monthly trips to see Pearl.

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“Even if we don’t see (the elderly) all the time, we can learn about our community through them,” Zeffren said.

GEMS & JEANS

Although the nonprofit has been hosting galas and fundraisers since the mid-2000s, this year’s bash at the Sheraton North Orlando in Maitland will feature the second official “Gems & Jeans” theme. Ruben said rather than them asking guests to wear typical black tie attire, they felt like mixing things up.

“Dressing up the same way year after year — it gets old,” Ruben said. “For the men,( the dress code) is anything goes — button downs and jeans are fine.

The women usually wear jean jackets, skirts or jeans with glittery heels.”

The money raised through ticket sales and the silent auction goes towards the group’s general funds, which pays for the various programs held at senior homes throughout the year.

Ludin said the event raised around $45,000 last year, with 94% going toward its elderly programs.

5:30 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. 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.

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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 reforming 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.

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.

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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, Chilean-immigrant-lawyer and his very pregnant wife realize ‘the American dream’ when they purchase a house next 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

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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.

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If you’re going to Mead Garden on Saturday, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair — and don’t worry, you’ll meet some gentle people there.

Hosted by Mead Botanical Garden, Woodstock Winter Park — A Groovy Garden Affair will take visitors back to the days of peace, love, and classic tunes that filled the air back in 1969.

“We were wanting to do more things on that outside stage,” said Linda Keen, one of the key IF YOU GO volunteers at the Garden. “It was WOODSTOCK WINTER the anniversary for Woodstock, PARK — A GROOVY and we thought from the demoGARDEN AFFAIR graphic we have here in the comWHEN: 6 to 10:30 p.m. munity, it would be something Saturday, Jan. 13 that was appealing.”

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Despite not knowing how exactly to go about it and unsure of how it would go, the reaction Garden, before the concert starts by local bands has been enor- up around 8:15 p.m. mous, she said.

To go along with the ’60s “I’ve never been called by so theme, vintage cars will be placed many bands in my life,” Keen said, around the gardens. Keen and laughing. “And I still get an odd those at Mead are also asking email from somebody saying they folks to come out dressed in their want to play — there must be a best and hippest hippy outfits to keyword out there for Woodstock help add to the spirit of the funthat everybody keys on.” draiser.

Mead will be jam-packed with The event has been in the works musical talent — 29 sets, all of for some time now — more than a which will reflect the music that year — and was actually planned made the Summer of ’69 one of for the fall — that was until Hurrithe most important moments in cane Irma drove through the state music history. and forced Mead to reschedule.

“It’s the music of 1969 — it’s Despite the delay, there has designed to give you the feel and been no hampered spirits for the emotions of that time,” Keen those at Mead. said.

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Jack Gallagher has collected many medals and plaques — including the Dublin Marathon medal around his neck — throughout his running career.

The man who ran the world At the ripe young age of 83, Winter Park resident Jack Gallagher continues his love for running by competing in the Dublin Marathon.

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On a perfect morning in Dublin, Ireland, Jack Gallagher prepared himself for what was to come.

The runner extraordinaire found himself in a sea of Irish and international runners who had gathered in the Irish capitol to run the 2017 Dublin Marathon.

The usual gray clouds of the island country had disappeared and the sun shined on the city, as the temperature hovered in the 50s on a cool October morning.

It was a perfect day for a 26.2mile run.

“Dublin was the most, if it’s possible to put such a name on it, delightful experience of my life — as far as marathons go,” Gallagher said. “There were 20,000 people running it and the crowd support along the way was just tremendous — the Irish tend to be exuberant anyway.”

That day, the Scranton, Pennsylvania native and current Winter Parker, had only one real goal — keep on pace and finish in under seven hours.

Gallagher just managed to hit his mark. He crossed the finish line with a time of 6:59:20. His time helped him win his age group,

which included two other men who were 80 and older.

Just like any athlete, preparing for an event is just as big — if not bigger — than the event itself.

Although he was made familiar with the race two years ago by a friend, Gallagher didn’t decide to run the race until earlier this year.

“I got up one morning in May and just said, ‘I want to run the Dublin Marathon,’” Gallagher said.

“And with low odds, I approached my wife and she finally (agreed).

I think she realized it meant very much to me, and I don’t know why it did, but it did.”

After finishing the Space Coast marathon eight years ago, Gallagher gave his wife a scare when he passed out on a park bench. Gallagher was fine, but it was too much for his wife, Mary, and she asked him to never run a marathon again.

Gallagher has a long history of running, despite starting the sport later in his life. After watching his father and brother die early from heart attacks, and after being diagnosed with high cholesterol, Gallagher decided to try running.

“That gave me a spark point to begin running, and I found that I liked it,” Gallagher said. “I was actually pretty good, and I was able to bring my speed up pretty fast.”

Since he began running in 1983, Gallagher has run in 12 marathons, a small percentage of the 335 races he has completed across the globe.

Gallagher estimated he had ran races in at least 40 to 50 countries — including Japan and England.

In Gallagher’s home office, he has a shelf dedicated to his runner’s journal to keep track of his mileage, which so far sits at about 36,000 — to put that into perspective, the Earth’s equator is nearly 25,000 miles, which means Gallagher has ran about the equivalent of one-and-a-half

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Although he has now self-retired himself from marathons, Gallagher said he still plans to keep running half-marathons, as well as continue running with the Winter Park Sunday Running Group — a collection of walkers and runners who meet up in front of the WilliamsSonoma store on Park Avenue at 7 a.m. every Sunday morning.

“The only goal I have is to run as far as I can, as fast as I can, for as long as I can — recognizing that at some point the merry-go-round slows down,” Gallagher said with a laugh.

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“The only goal I have is to run as far as I can, as fast as I can, for as long as I can — recognizing that at some point the merrygo-round slows down.”

— Jack Gallagher

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La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Florida designó a CenturyLink The Florida Public Service Commission designated como una operadora de telecomunicaciones que está calificada CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier dentro de su área de servicio para proporcionar servicios universales. within its service area for universal service purposes.

Las tarifas de servicio básico local de CenturyLink para líneas de voz Descuentos de teléfono internet CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential residenciales son de $22.00 al mes y loseservicios de negocios son de $33.00-$35.00 alpara mes. Las tarifas de CenturyLink voice lines are $22.00 per month and business services are disponibles clientes específicas se proporcionarán bajo solicitud. $33.00-$35.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Florida designó a CenturyLink como upon request.

CenturyLink participa en un calificada programa dentro de de beneficios una operadora de telecomunicaciones que está su área hacer que serviciodetelefónico para proporcionar(Lifeline) serviciospara universales.

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A man’s home is his castle On the outskirts of the city, Glenn Turner’s castle still stands tall in its grandiose glory. And it can be yours for $1.8 million.

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hen you walk up the driveway at 4082 Scarlet Iris Place, it’s like jumping straight into a fairytale.

You check your everyday normalities at the gate before standing in front of the behemoth, its white Georgia granite exterior shining in the sunlight.

The main portion of the building is wide and round, while the top features a design that is fortlike in nature. Attached to the side stands connected a lone, cylindrical tower that contains a stairwell on the inside.

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And how did a castle end up getting dropped next to Bear Gully Lake on the outskirts of Winter Park? The answer comes down to one man — Glenn Turner.

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he 2017 hurricane season was devastating for many, and Puerto Rico was impacted in an extreme way. At the time of this writing, one-third of the island’s power is still out, clean water is scarce, and thousands still are not able to inhabit their homes. Full power to the island is estimated to be restored by May. The islands power grid already was aging and presenting maintenance issues, so Maria had the worst possible timing.

An estimated 200,000 Puerto Ricans already have flown to Florida since Oct. 3, with more residents anticipated in the coming months. What does the influx of people mean for our local real-estate market?

I’ve spoken with several homeowners expecting to see an increase in their property values because of more people seeking refuge in Florida. Many of the refugees from Puerto Rico likely are to settle here in Central Florida, but the fact remains that most will be renters instead of homebuyers — at least initially. For example, a medical professional currently living and working in Puerto Rico wanting to relocate to Orlando would need to procure employment here to obtain a home loan as an owner occupant. Cash buyers, of course, would be able to purchase more quickly. The reality is however many of the islands residents are in need of assistance and

What does it mean for Central Florida’s market?

not able to just leave and pay for housing out-of-pocket.

The primary impact I see is in the rental sector. In a recent survey by Fannie Mae called the Home Purchase Sentiment Index, Americans still are optimistic about the housing market (if slightly less so than at the start of 2017) but overall confident that rents will rise.

As reported on HousingWire. com, Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae senior vice president and chief economist said, “Housing affordability remains a persistent challenge, particularly in rental markets, where consumer expectations for price increases over the next 12 months reached a new survey high.”

Nowhere is what Doug’s saying more true than here. The impact of Maria on Puerto Rico will mean more people renting in Central Florida, making the already-low levels of available housing even more competitive.

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As rents continue to rise, and inventory is low, many renters are choosing to make the move to become homeowners, because it is simply less expense per month to do so.

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Without question, both Central Florida and Puerto Rico both will be altered by the damage caused by Maria. How permanent that change is will take time to determine.

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In addition, some investors may benefit from the sparse rental inventory through increased rents and an everconsistent tenant pool. There won’t be an overnight spike in home values because of the arrival of citizens from Puerto Rico — many will need to get situated and secure employment prior to buying — but you can count on many of the evacuees looking to call Orlando and the surrounding areas home.

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A large, wood burning fireplace sits in the middle of the main living space in the lakeside home.

went on to Opportunity School — a school for those who had dropped out of school.

After successfully finishing, Turner started in sales before he was introduced to a cosmetic sales company called Holiday Magic.

Turner went on to start his own cosmetic marketing company in Orlando — Koscot.

But the question still remains: Why would a man who came from nothing want to build a castle and a matching boathouse? As it turns out, Turner was a bit of an eccentric, Tinder said.

“He wore red suits and was flashy and drove Cadillacs and was all about himself,” Tinder said.

“He would hold these seminars and run in front of everyone and yell, ‘Money! Money!’ He was all about getting everybody’s attention.”

If Turner was looking to grab attention, the castle and the boathouse, which were both built in 1972, certainly were a good way of doing it — although Turner wasn’t able to enjoy it for long.

The flamboyant businessman found himself in legal trouble in Florida during the 1970s, when Turner pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating securities laws in exchange for the government dropping felony charges.

Then in 1985, Turner was jailed in Arizona when he was convicted of running a pyramid scheme.

After five years in prison, Turner was let free and got back to his work as a motivational speaker.

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nated the community dating back to its development in the 70s.

Although the larger castle itself was never completed and eventually fell victim to a likely arson in 1988, the lakeside home stands in great working shape and is perfect for entertaining guests, Tinder said.

The centerpiece of the 3,754-square-foot home is a large circular guest room that features a fireplace in the center of the room, alongside a bar/kitchen area and wall-sized windows that offer a view of the lake. There’s also a door that leads out to a wrap-around deck that actually

hangs over the lake.

The three-bed, three-anda-half bath home also includes three boat slips on the first floor that allow easy access to the lake for boats ands jet skis.

Along with the home itself, the $1.8 million price tag also includes a good chunk of land, which Tinder said could hold another whole home if the buyer wanted to add one.

Although there are plenty of bedrooms and could easily be used as a home, Tinder said she has been telling people that the castle is much more of an entertainment space than anything — which fits alongside the history and character of the castle’s creator.

“This is something like — ‘I have some extra money and I want to have parties here, I want to have a place where my visitors can come,” Tinder said. “It’s a one-of-a-kind kind of place.”

The back of the home has three boat slips with easy access to the lake.

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“He was an entrepreneur, and he got really rich with this company called Koscot, which is a makeup company, and because he became so wealthy doing it he developed ‘Dare to Be Great’ seminars to teach people how to take nothing and turn it into something big.”

Life was tough for Turner before he attained his success. Turner was born in 1934 into poverty in South Carolina to an unwed mother.

Straight away, Turner had more struggles than just being poor.

Thanks to his mother’s case of prenatal scarlet fever, Turner was born with a cleft palate and a hair lip. Although he underwent surgery, the scars were obvious, and he was picked on throughout school. The bullying got so bad that Turner eventually dropped out in the eighth grade.

From there, he had a short stint in the U.S. Air Force before being medically discharged, and then

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