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The school has had a Hall of Fame for athletics since 2006, and this year, academia and the arts (band, chorus and theater) have been added.

To nominate a student, teacher, coach or contributor from 1975 to 1997, contact Peter Abatiello at peter. abatiello@ocps.net, and a ballot will be provided. For more information, call (407) 905-2400.

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Remembering Jon VanderLey The town opened Oakland Avenue Charter School in 2003 because of VanderLey’s vision and persistence.

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Jim and Mary Lou Maynes are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year.

The Mayneses were married Feb. 4, 1967, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The couple, formerly of Windermere/Dr. Phillips, moved recently to Omaha, Nebraska, to be closer to their grandchildren.

Daughters of the pair are Jennifer Morton (and husband Dave) and Heather Gunn (and husband Dan).

They have three grandchildren, Delaney and Emma Gunn and Devney Anaya (Michael) and two greatgrandchildren, Audrianna and Barrett Anaya.

Bates Seafood tests new waters Joe and Elaine Bates have relocated their restaurant, Bates New England Seafood & Steakhouse, near West Oaks Mall.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER OCOEE For local restaurant Bates New England Seafood & Steakhouse, it’s out with the old and in with the new — at least as far as the location and name.

The family-owned restaurant shuttered its old location on Winter Garden-Vineland Road in November and is now renovating the space Chevy’s Fresh Mex used to occupy near West Oaks Mall.

With only 1,200 square feet of space in the previous location, owners Joe and Elaine Bates could seat only 24 guests. Ample parking space was another issue.

So when the opportunity arose to lease the old Chevy’s building, Joe Bates decided it was time for a change. He handed over his old lease to what will now be Pinotti’s Pizza, a Brazilian pizzeria, and signed the lease for the new location in December.

“We outgrew that (the previous space) really quick,” he said. “We weren’t able to accommodate big parties. We wanted something

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Builder plans luxury community near downtown Winter Garden The Stanton Estates homes will range from 3,168 to 5,455 square feet.

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A new community called Stanton Estates is soon to be built in Winter Garden on prime real estate near downtown and the West Orange

Trail. The 45-home residential development, which will be built by Jones Homes USA, will be located on about 20 acres on West Bay Street. Prices for the upscale, mansion-style homes are from the mid-$500s to the upper-$700s and range from 3,168 to 5,455 square feet.

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FOOD TRUCK FRENZY 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Bridgewater Middle School, 5600 Tiny Road, Winter Garden. Enjoy a meal or snack from one of 11 food trucks: Treehouse Truck, Sweet Chicks Concessions, Jillycakes, SMAC, Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks, Papa Johns, Voodoo Kitchen, Panda Express, Jour de Crepe and Cricketeers Pub. A percentage of the sales are being donated back to the PTSO. Guests can take a lawn chair and enjoy a movie, too. (407) 905-3710.

INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Winter Garden Library.

Learn the art of composing and framing a shot. Experiment with ISO, shutter speed and aperture settings on a simulated DSLR camera and use free online tools to post-process your pictures. For adults. (407) 835-7323.

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KIDS SALE 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, and Friday, Feb. 10; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Pines of Windermere, 3409 Maguire Road, Windermere. This seasonal upscale consignment sale offers a variety of sizes and styles for children. For more information, visit thekidsale.biz.

SQUARE FOOT GARDENING 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden. Square-foot gardening uses four-foot by four-foot plots subdivided into one-foot squares for growing a specific number of a particular vegetable. Learn how to grow more fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers in less space than you thought possible. Cost is $5 per household. To register, visit gardenflorida.eventbrite. com.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Guest speaker is John Zweifel, curator to the White House since the end of World War II. Lunch is $20.

RSVP to Rebecca Mellen, (407) 230-5968.

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WINDERMERE GARDEN CLUB 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Presentation on gardening and planting by Robert Bowden, director of Leu Gardens. Peggy, (407) 876-4239.

FAMILY HISTORY FAIR 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Celebrate the two-year anniversary of the grand re-opening of The West Oaks Branch Library and Genealogy Center. The Central Florida Genealogical Society, West Oaks Library staff and other local lineage and family history societies will be available to share information on researching family history.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 10

LOVE CRAWL 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, starting at Robyn Michelle Salon, 31 S. Main St., Suite C, Winter Garden. The event includes shopping, beauty and art, with complimentary wine and appetizers all night, and includes stops at Waxing Room, Kaebisch Chocolate, Victor Russell, Wildflower by Jessica, Sophisticated Closet and Celebrity Medical Center. The event is free, but passes must be picked up at Robyn Michelle Salon. (678) 699-1480 or wgpanache@gmail.com.

ART 101: HARLEM RENAISSANCE 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Learn about the artwork of the Harlem Renaissance, a movement in Harlem, New York, from World War I through the 1930s. Intended for an audience 15 years and older.

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OAKLAND NATURE PRESERVE OPEN HOUSE 9 a.m. guided bird tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. open house Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail.

Event includes Lake Apopka updates, guided edible plants tour, restoration hike, boardwalk tour, live animal exhibits, children’s crafts and food.

For schedule of events, go to

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WARRIOR DASH 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Revolution Off Road, 4000 State Road 33, Clermont. The 5K race includes 12 muddy obstacles.

Registration is $75 and includes a finisher medal (doubles as a wall-mountable bottle opener), T-shirt, fuzzy Warrior helmet, race-day photos and beer.

Proceeds benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Register at warriordash.com.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Oasis Community Church, 607 Avalon Road, Winter Garden. Dads and their little girls can enjoy barbecue, fun activities and a photo booth.

For tickets, eventbrite.com/e/ daddy-daughter-dance-tickets-31175559939.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14

LITTLE CUPID’S CARNIVAL 10 a.m. to noon at the Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden.

This city-sponsored morning of arts and crafts, fun games, face painting and more is free for children ages 3 to 5. Group head counts are required in advance. For more, call (407) 656-4155.

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Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson, Marilyn Johnson, Winter Garden Mayor John Rees and Linda Rees all attended the Big Orange Awards.

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Chamber Past Chairman Rob Maphis presented the Small Business Member of the Year award to Aflac’s Denise Fisher.

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Former Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, left, and Oakland Mayor Kathy Stark, right, caught up with John Rinehart, one of the Big Orange Award winners.

undreds of members of the West Orange community enjoyed an evening at Disney’s Contemporary Resort for the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual Big Orange Awards on Friday, Feb. 3.

The evening is meant to recognize community members, businesses and elected officials who are involved with the Chamber and help make a difference in the community every day. Guests in attendance enjoyed a cocktail hour, dinner and a silent auction.

They also cheered on their peers who won awards during the ceremony.

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Below; Paul McNamara, left, Michelle McNamara, center, and Raymond Reed represented Reed Nissan at the awards.

Oakland town staff members joked around with props in the photo booth. From left: Town Manager Dennis Foltz, Commissioner Sal Ramos and Commissioner Rick Polland.

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Heather Fraga and Lisa Bennett were happy to be at the Big Orange Awards.

After flying in from Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon, Congressman Daniel Webster arrived at the Big Orange Awards ceremony just in time to receive the Danniel J. Petro — “The Bright Future of West Orange” Award.

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that would be more accessible. It’s right on 50; there’s a lot that’s going to happen in this area, and we wanted to be part of it. We just felt that this would be a great location, because we know there’s a lot of new construction that’s happening around here.”

The amount of space they will have is astounding compared to before — 6,500 square feet, more than five times the size of the previous location.

And instead of only being able to seat 24, they’ll have room for 263, with outdoor seating for up to 36.

The Bates family has owned restaurants before when they lived in New Hampshire. After moving to Florida, Joe Bates entered the limousine business and stayed there for 14 years before his granddaughter asked if they would open another restaurant. They decided to stay true to their roots and offer authentic, New England-style seafood.

The restaurant’s name was tweaked to reflect some additions to the new menu. Previously called Bates New England Seafood & Subs, the “subs” has been replaced with “steakhouse.” Subs will still be on the menu, but now a variety of steaks will be, too.

“In the other place, it was mostly seafood and subs,” Joe Bates said. “Here we changed it to steakhouse. We’re still going to have all of the items we had on the old menu — a lot of people were concerned about missing our steak-and-cheese sub — and we’ll have certified Angus beef steaks.”

New additions to the menu include grouper, mahi mahi, pan-seared tuna, crab legs, fried oysters, and steaks including ribeye, New York strip, filet mignon, porterhouse, sirloin and prime rib. The restaurant also will have a full liquor bar, fresh salad and soup bar and a live lobster tank for guests to pick their own dinner.

The outside of the restaurant has been painted in two shades of gray and a navy blue, with red front doors as a finishing touch — Patriots colors. Inside, two garage doors will open up on nice days to connect the bar area with the patio. Stained wood, cedar, electric fireplaces and a gray-and-red palette complete the New England coastline ambiance.

“People will come in and it will have that New England feel,” Joe Bates said. “The only thing we’ll be missing is the ocean.”

The family currently is working on the interior buildout and going through the process of obtaining all necessary permitting and approval, but the owners hope to reopen by March, with a grand opening in April. The Bateses also plan to hire between 30 and 40 staff members.

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver. com.

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In memoriam: Jon VanderLey COMMUNITY EDITOR

INFLUENCE

The former mayor was born in 1938 in Traverse City, Michigan, and relocated the family in 1970 to West Orange. They moved in 1992 to Oakland, in 2005 to Leesburg and two years ago to Winter Garden.

His political influence stretched beyond the town limits of Oakland.

He was one of the founding members of the West Orange South Lake Transportation Task Force, which was instrumental in getting the funding for West Colonial Drive moved up a decade.

He was a founding member of MetroPlan Orlando’s Municipal Advisory Committee, as well.

This committee brought together the mayors from throughout the region to help shape regional transportation policy. It was the first of its kind in the state and strengthened the region’s transportation planning process.

VanderLey served on the board of directors for the West Orange Chamber of Commerce for many years. He was the recipient of two chamber awards — the President’s Award in 1999 and the Sam Hovsepian Award in 2000.

VanderLey Park, in Oakland Town Center, is named for the former mayor.

The Oakland Avenue Charter School was his brainchild and passion. His dream to open a school in Oakland was fulfilled beginning in 2000, when he proposed the idea to the Oakland Town Commission.

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Jon VanderLey served as mayor of Oakland from 1998 to 2004.

dered by Valencia Shores to the west, Lake Cove Point to the north and Traditions to the east — is a prize for Paul Duhon, a Winter Garden resident and Realtor.

“This is a great investment, because in downtown Winter Garden, there have been a couple of homes that have been built, but as far as a new community coming to downtown Winter Garden … I haven’t seen it happen,” Duhon said. “I can’t imagine where else they would build this many houses.”

So far, the roughly 20-acre par-

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“A charter school could be some of the glue that holds the community together,” VanderLey had said. “We have the opportunity to have a first-class school in Oakland.”

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Mayor Kathy Stark first worked with VanderLey in 1998 when she was a town commissioner and he was elected mayor.

“Jon Vanderley was the catalyst for so many improvements in the town of Oakland,” she said. “With his vision as the mayor, the charter school, a project that he considered his greatest accomplishment, was built, and it continues to thrive to this day.

“In addition, Town Center was rebuilt, the day-to-day operation of the town was changed for the better and budgets were stabilized, along with so many other things,” Stark said. “It was his hard work and vision for our future that we all should be grateful for. I personally will miss Jon and the influence he had on all of us during his time here in West Orange County.”

Fred Brummer, a former Orange County commissioner and state representative, said he met VanderLey in 1998 while campaigning door to door in Oakland.

“The mayor took time out from his household yard chores to speak with me when I introduced myself to ask for his vote,” he said.

When Orange County Public Schools stopped courtesy busing for Oakland students attending Tildenville Elementary School, VanderLey announced his plan to build a school in the town.

“Were it someone else — or if Mayor Jon had not been so confident in tone when making the statement, or had it been some other solution — I might have just shook my head,” Brummer said.

Brummer worked with VanderLey on the Transportation Task Force and even copied one of the mayor’s ideas when he became a county commissioner.

“There is no elected official or person for whom I have greater respect than Mayor Jon VanderLey,” he said. “I was proud that he considered me a friend.”

cel has been cleared of the groves formerly situated on the lot, and some roads have been paved.

Lots went on sale Feb. 1. Duhon expects the homes to sell quickly, given the community’s location and size.

“I’ve lived here a long time and I know a lot of people didn’t even know this site existed, let alone another site where they can build this many homes in the downtown Winter Garden area,” he said.

Joe Nellis, a sales consultant for Jones Homes USA, said Stanton Estates currently has seven models. Each model has three differ-

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VanderLey was a contractor prior to and after his terms as mayor.

He has his private pilot’s license and loved to fly, and he enjoyed being on the water. His family said his favorite pastime, though, was spending time with and supporting his loved ones. He was a big influence on his granddaughter’s choice to become a helicopter pilot with the U.S. Army, and Rachel Chiles wanted him to pin on her wings at her flight-school graduation.

When his daughter, Betsy VanderLey, ran for a seat on the Orange County Commission, he was her greatest advocate.

“He is a big part of the reason I ran,” she said. “I saw what one man with vision could do for a community. He was always in our corner and helping, regardless. I knew that if I was pursuing something, he would be right there with me in any way he could.”

VanderLey is preceded in death by a son, Wesley. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Kay; children, Josh (Michelle), Betsy (Todd), Ella (Joerg) and Joel; grandchildren, Christopher, Jacob, Rachel, Hunter, Ethan, Hanna, Jackson; and great-grandchildren, Joseph and Annabella.

VanderLey’s memorial service is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Mosaic Church, 608 Oakland Ave., Oakland.

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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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Jon VanderLey is considered by many in West Orange to be the impetus for positive change and structure in the town of Oakland.

It was under his leadership as mayor from 1998 to 2004 that the budget was stabilized and a charter school was built.

VanderLey, 78, of Winter Garden, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

The loss has been felt throughout the town and community.

Oakland Commission Mike Satterfield said he feels like he has lost a close relative.

“Jon was more than the mayor of the town for me,” he said. “I became family with the VanderLeys; it’s just that simple. I thought of Jon as more of a father figure. He brought my family through a lot of hard times. He was just a family mentor.

“I lost a dad,” he said. “He showed me how to be the right kind of commissioner, and he was just my dad.”

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The mother positively identified him in security footage. On Jan. 26, the officer discovered the thief had been incarcerated for an unrelated drug offense. The officer filed an electronic arrest affidavit in connection with the incident on Jan. 22.

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Oakland is still fighting with an identity issue that arose in 2000 when new subdivisions began popping up in the town, but the local post office, which solely used box delivery, wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of mail.

The U.S. Post Office allowed home mail delivery to those Oakland residents, but it had to use Oakland 34787, and the mail was routed through Winter Garden.

Oakland’s ZIP code is 34760, and Winter Garden’s is 34787.

Newer residents had problems receiving their mail because their physical address was recognized as Winter Garden.

And then there’s the state’s Communication Service Tax, which uses ZIP codes as its identifier. Money that normally would have gone to Oakland was being given to Winter Garden instead.

Town Manager Dennis Foltz revisited the issue at the Jan. 24 Town Commission meeting, asking for direction ahead of the expected growth boom and in anticipation of land mapped out in the Joint Planning Agreement.

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The town owns the post office in the town center and rents it to the U.S. Postal Service for mail service to 34760. Foltz said there are residents who prefer to use a postal box because they want to identify with Oakland. Even more confusing are the businesses — such as ABC Bus, Oakland’s largest employer — that are within town limits but have a Winter Garden address and ZIP code.

“We want to clean that up,” Foltz said. “We intend to take measures that our new businesses use the name Oakland — but if they use 34787, that’s still confusing.

“Oakland is an old name,” he said. “We do have pride.”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017

ARTS + CULTURE HEAR THIS “It’s a passion. It’s part of our culture; it originates from where we are from. …

We get to tell a story while we dance on stage.” — Nikhita Toleti

Valentine’s Concert 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Harry P. Leu Gardens, 1920 North Forest Ave., Orlando. Treat your sweetheart to a beautiful evening at Leu Gardens with performances by Jeff Howell, Dr. Otto Group and Bird Dog Bobby Blues Band. Tickets are $20. For more, call (407) 246-2620.

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Mimi’s Community Theater still needs two characters for its upcoming play, “Squabbles.” The characters are Hector, a handyman, and Wasserman, a retired pharmacist. The actor for Hector must be older than 20 years old and the actor for Wasserman must be older than 50. Show dates are March 24, 25, 26 and 31 and April 1. Both rehearsals and the show will take place at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 West Bay St., Winter Garden. (407) 8645029.

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Students of the Natyatharu Performing Arts School will perform their annual recital Sunday, Feb. 12, at Olympia High School.

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ART Students of the Natyatharu Performing Arts School learn Bharathanatyam, a 4,000-year-old Indian dance. The school will host its fourth annual recital Sunday.

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harathanatyam is an expressive, story-based dance with roots tied to Hindu faith as ancient as

India itself.

For months and years, the students of the Natyatharu Performing Arts School have practiced the movements and expressions.

“It’s a passion,” Nikhita Toleti said. “It’s part of our culture; it originates from where we are from.”

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Now the students are preparing for their annual recital, which will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Olympia High School.

“We get to tell a story while we dance on stage,” Toleti said.

Although many of the students are fairly new to the nearly 4,000-year-old Indian dance, the school’s founder, Daveena Langton, has danced it her entire life.

Although Langton hails from Sri Lanka and not India, she began learning Bharathanatyam at the early age of 3 or 4 because she was intrigued by the art form.

“I was really fascinated with the stories and the stuff they were doing,” Langton said.

Once she started, she just couldn’t stop.

Langton studied the dance throughout her childhood and eventually went on to dance at several performing arts schools to complete her professional Bharathanatyam training. After completing her training, she went on to study Kathak and Kuchupudi — two other classical Indian dance forms.

But it was the dance itself — not the religious aspect of it — that held Langton’s interest over the years.

“Even though it comes from the (Hindu) religion, it’s more like an art,” she said. “Anybody can enjoy it.”

But Langton still keeps a dancing Shiva figurine in one corner of her studio as a reminder of the dance’s origin.

As one of eight classical Indian dance forms, Bharathanatyam is the foundation of all the dances, which is why Langton teaches only Bharathanatyam to her students.

“It’s a very ancient dance,” she said. “It started as a solo dance, then later became a group performance, like stage performance.”

The dance itself is intricate layers of body movements, hand gestures and expressions that go hand-in-hand with Sanskrit songs that tell old stories that

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have been passed down through generations.

“People could relate to it,” Langton said. “Now, it’s kind of changed so people like to watch groups (of dancers instead of a solo dancer).”

For many of the students, learning the dance and stories help them connect with their culture, while the songs help them learn and understand Sanskrit.

“When you hear the stories (when you’re traveling in India), you know what they are and what they mean,” said Tanvi Chirumamilla.

But remembering all the steps and gestures is one of the hardest parts of learning the dance.

“We learn how expressions go with the songs and moves,” Chirumamilla said.

In addition to the traditional Bharathanatyam dance, Langton also teaches students an Indian fusion dance that consists solely of the Bharathanatyam steps.

“It’s more contemporary,” she said. “And everyone can enjoy it.”

Classes are taught on the weekends, and Langton teaches children from ages 5 all the way though high school. But the classes don’t feel like teaching to her, she said.

“For me, it’s like I’m living through them,” Langton said. “I usually dance with them, so it’s more like a family.”

Contact Brittany Gaines at bgaines@orangeobserver.com.

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The grants, which come from the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, are earmarked to replace old buses or to retrofit older buses with new filter systems to reduce carbon emissions.

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For fiscal year 2017, OCPS purchased 109 new buses — 89 of those are conventional buses at $108,326 each and another 20 are wheelchair lift buses at $114,061 each. So far, 70 of those have been delivered and put on the roads.

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As more and more protests mount and as social media continues to send out a negative vibe, it can be difficult to see the light or positivity that we, as humans, thrive on. So, as

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The world seems like it’s covered by a constant raincloud and it seems like the country is more divided now then ever.

However, while we can’t all agree on the leader of our country or his politics, we can all agree on the little things. We can all agree on how good it feels to pull up to a fast food restaurant and find

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Custom artistry is an avenue a lot of young people don’t consider as a career option anymore because

of modern technology, ready made items and shifting work patterns. Careers like jewelers and carpenters are now considered to be lost arts.

Local jeweler Alex Ramos owns and operates Plantation Jewelers located on Plant Street in historic downtown Winter Garden. Ramos has over 30 years in the business and is noticing a decline in finding quality makers to join his team who know the craft. According to

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out our food as been paid by the person in front of us. We can all agree how amazing it feels to take the first sip of that blessed coffee in the morning. We can all agree on how great it feels to laugh, to cry, to hug, and to love with those most special to us.

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Ramos there are 3 ways to learn this art. It’s typical for jewelers to enter this career path if it’s in “the family business” which is true for Ramos. Other options are schooling and apprenticeships. A lot of people take for granted that each piece of jewelry Ramos designs & hand makes is completely customized using a variety of tools and techniques. He likened the

Work is just for adults, right?

Wrong! Many kids are making big bucks with their creative ideas and Ocoee resident, Menu Hamlett is no exception.

Menu is an 11-year-old with plans to open a bakery one day.

And not just any bakery - Menu wants to cater to vegan, gluten free, allergy and non-dairy diets. But why wait till she’s a grown up?

A c c o rd i n g to local Accountant Wendy Byrd, people can start their own business at any age. Your ideas, talents and even chores can make a great business. Bryd has a few tips that may help Menu and even the entrepreneur in you! #1 The big idea: Brainstorm and consider all of the things you love to do. The business name is an important factor - it’s necessary for people to immediately know what service you provide. #2 Pick an audience: Starting off, Menu’s audience would probably be people with dietary restrictions. #3 Others like you: According to Wendy Byrd, for Menu’s Bakery - her immediate competition can be found at a local farmers market. Wendy recommends that she connect with someone at a bake stand to interview them about their company. “Because you know what people like to talk about the most; themselves.” #4 Finalize the details of your business plan: To ensure the growth of business all company starters must have a business plan. For this you can use your research to create a valuable tool highlighting goals and steps to achieve tasks. Online tools include liveplan.com and the U.S. Small Business Administration at sba.gov #5 Buying supplies: Menu explains that she may

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“With custom woodwork you’re building something the customer wants. Everything is tailored for a particular space, size and style and having something in your home that is custom made is a treasure you can pass on to the next generation.”

Micah says custom work is definitely becoming a lost art due to the time and patience of true craftsmanship.

So the next time you’re out shopping don’t take for granted the handmade piece of chocolate in the display case, the custom ring your wear on your left hand ring finger or the table you have a meal at.

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In the West Orange area, shoppers have a lot of local farms to choose from. From the Bekemeyer Family Farms off Story Road who offer hydroponic strawberry picking and fresh picked vegetables, to Lake Meadows in Ocoee who specialize in cage free chicken eggs and fresh poultry- there’s something local for every diet.

Even local Ocoee U-Pick farm, Tom West Blueberries specializes in U-Pick blueberries, jams,

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need all kinds of natural baking ingredients and supplies to start her inventory of goods. #6 Spread the word: Now you have a plan so let people know about it! Consider social media as an immediate outlet.

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It is often said that death and taxes are the only two things unavoidable in life. And while we can plan for taxes, death is both unavoidable and unpredictable, often leaving a multitude of strings left untied. For pet owners, the fate of a pet is a very serious string that is sometimes left hanging when someone passes.

The healthcare organization Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care has created a program to help tie up this string called Pet Peace of Mind.

Cornerstone Hospice, which covers Lake, Sumpter, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Highlands, and Hardy counties, was the first chapter to offer Pet Peace of Mind in Florida. The local chapter is led by the volunteer services manager at Cornerstone, Kristine Murtz.

“People at work know me as the crazy animal lady. If you called Cornerstone and said “I need to talk to the animal lady” they would send your call to me.” laughed Murtz when asked to explain why she was so passionate about the Pet Peace of Mind program.

The local Cornerstone chapter is large. It serves 1,250 patients a day, has almost 1,000 volunteers and nearly 900 employees. Many of these volunteers are animal lovers and use their time to help take care of patients’ pets.

“We even have animal volunteers. So we have pet therapy teams visit long-term care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living. And magic happens when animals come in the room. The pet therapy dogs will go in with patients and make them smile.” explained Murtz. “Volunteers also do things like walk dogs, scoop kitty litter boxes, deliver food, drive pets to and from the vet or the groomer, take pets to their new home, do reference checks for adoptions, things like that.”

Throughout the years, Murtz has dealt with a wide variety of animals in her running of the Pet Peace of Mind chapter. Patients have dogs of all sizes, cats, birds, pigs, chickens, roosters, and even donkeys! It’s clear that the program keeps one on their toes.

The needs of every pet and owner are different, too. While some just need help taking care of their animals, others leave this world without a plan for their beloved pets. As a result, the job of finding a good and happy home for the pets falls on Murtz and her team.

“We’re not a rescue, but we

Finally Wendy Byrd recommends that entrepreneurs be patient with their plans and remember that friendly service is a great way to earn loyal customers. Now put the pen down and start bringing your dreams to life!

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honey and even honey butter.

Yum! Shoppers can find hyper local produce in local markets like the Farmacy in downtown Winter Garden or can go direct to the farmers themselves.

Farming as a trade and business is often kept in the family and that story is the same for Scott West of Tom West Blueberries.

Scott West relates to the early origins of the farm as his grandfather started on the land with only a few orange trees.

Scott’s father took over the business and added groves.

Once the freeze came in and the business started to slow it was young Scott’s idea to bring in the blueberries. Today, he and his 2 sisters run the farm and are just starting their 6th season.

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will assist patients and families with rehoming their pets while still trying to keep them together as long as possible,” said Murtz.

“So, that human-animal bond we respect and have emphasized can remain strong throughout care.

We make sure to bug all of our staff and ask “Are there any pets in the home, are there any pets in the home?” to make sure that every animal is safe and cared for.”

No matter the scenario, the employees at Cornerstone Hospice always work hard to make sure the needs of both their patients and their patients’ pets are cared for.

“When someone knows you don’t just care about them but that you also care about their kitty cat, that just makes you closer.

And that’s why the main focus of our program is to make sure that,

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no matter what breed, owner and pet can stay together.” said Murtz.

GET INVOLVED If you would like to adopt one of their pets in need of a home, are in need of their services, or wish to volunteer, you can contact Kristine Murtz: Phone: (352) 742-6895 Web: cshospice.org Facebook: Cornerstone Hospice Pet Peace of Mind

And so, when the sky turns gray and I can only see darkness and disagreement ahead, I look around and realize all the beautiful things I have in my life. I think about the love I have for my dogs as they run at the door and greet me when I come home for school. I think of my smile when my superstitious dad yells out “Drive safe” every time I leave the house.

I think of how free I feel when I’m driving with my friends, blasting the Glee version of “Forget You” or swinging as high as we can at the park.

I think of how often my stomach hurts from laughing because of the wonderfully sarcastic and opinionated people in my life. And I think of how safe and loved I feel every time my mom comes and gives me that random hug or kiss.

So, while I can’t guarantee that every day is going to be a good day or that you’ll be happy with how others act, I can promise you that if you take the time to look around at all that you have in your life, the constant worries and fears of others actions will melt away. Because, while you can’t control others actions or reactions, you can control yours.

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One of Ramos’ first creations, a scuba dive tank pendant made out of pure gold can still be found in his shop 30 years later among stunning treasures from grandfather clocks to engagement rings.

Just down the street from Ramos’ shop, local chocolatier Anna Kaebisch considers her trade a lost art. “These days people are focusing only on making quick money (not passion), we need more people to be more inclined to doing these lost arts” shares Kaebisch. Kaebisch started to make her own candy in her home country Brazil when she was 8- years-old. This passion led her to open up her chocolate shop located in Winter Garden.

Kaebisch is a self taught maker and fuses a lot of her Brazilian heritage into her creations like her handmade Caipirinha infused chocolate pieces.

Family influence and heritage was a big motivation for woodworker Micah Robinson, owner of Crafted in Florida. Robinson is a local carpenter who got into the business because both of his grandfathers have a heavy background in carpentry. Robinson’s grandfather built his home from the ground up and made a career out of woodworking. He introduced his passion to his grandson, so you can say it’s in Micah’s DNA as his talent comes naturally. This is a passion for Robinson as every day is a different challenge and the satisfaction of seeing a customer loving their new farm table, custom headboard or other types of wood decor is a priceless feeling for him.

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ecky Sanders Holton remembers the brief interview in 1963 that landed her a job — and a 28-year career in banking — when she stood before then-manager J.S. Fairchild, at First National Bank of Winter Garden. She was referred by the manager’s son, William C. Fairchild, a former employer of Holton’s.

“I went to see him, and he said, ‘You have the job as far as I’m concerned, but you’ll have to see Daddy,’” Holton said. “I knew who he was, but I didn’t know him personally. ... I went in, and he said, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘I came down to see Bill.’ He said, ‘Well, I’m sick,’ and he was sitting behind this massive desk. I said, ‘I won’t keep you but just a minute.’

I told him what I was in for, and he said, ‘I don’t want to talk to anyone anymore, but you be here tomorrow morning.’”

The bank was at 100 W. Plant St., now home to multiple businesses, including an investment firm, a realty company and an accountant’s office. A second Winter Garden branch was built on South Dillard Street, and the two operated in the city for a number of years until the downtown branch closed.

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It meant you were doing two days’ work in one day, and then the double-check made it 12 o’clock, sometimes 2 or 3 in the morning.”

If there was a discrepancy, it was Holton’s job to inform the customer. It was a pleasure to work downtown, she said, but people seemed to act strangely when there was a full moon.

“One of the other things that could get unpleasant downtown was Society Security time” Holton said. “God forbid that the full moon be out during that time.

People who are normally really nice people would turn into monsters.”

Near the end of her career, Holton filled in at Orange County branches whenever she was needed. She retired in 1991 and still lives in Winter Garden.

Her daughters surprised her for her 88th birthday last month with a lunch that included many of her former co-workers and even two managers, Jerry Baker and Dan Dummett.

“I have such wonderful memories,” she said. “When you work with someone for so long, they’re like family.”

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Her first job was filing checks, something nearly every adult used for making purchases or getting paid. Day in and day out, all day long. This was considered the probationary period, before they decided an employee was “a keeper,” she said.

Holton, now 88, must have been a keeper, because she worked at the bank for nearly three decades.

“I worked my way up to what was then called floor walker. That amounted to … head bookkeeper,” she said. “You just kept the money flowing; no balancing, just needs.

You just walked the floor. And I made all of like $3 or $4. It was enough for me personally to take care of my own needs from home, and then once in a while, I would treat my two younger sisters to a movie in Orlando.”

Holton started at the downtown branch of the bank and then transferred to the Dillard Street location.

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OCOEE ELEMENTARY Teacher Lisa Arnold’s peers at OES recognized her for her selfless dedication to the students, her creativity in lesson planning and her ability to use art to enhance and enrich the learning that takes place each day. The city of Ocoee recognized Arnold, as well, by making her the grand marshal of the Christmas parade.

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PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY Students in Prairie Lake Elementary’s National Elementary Honor Society engage in social activism through a service learning project aimed at improving literacy development among students who are displaced or homeless.

They held a Light the Path to Literacy Book Drive, in which students collected books to be distributed to students in need.

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anced education and safety of more than 3,500 students who graced the halls each day while supporting the myriad sporting events, dance recitals and theater productions.

WINDERMERE RECOGNIZES LOCAL CROSSING GUARDS February is Crossing Guard Appreciation Month, and on Feb. 3 the town of Windermere recognized the men and women who work to provide safety for their students. Each of the crossing guards received flowers, a gift certificate and some very

special drawings and letters from the students at Windermere Elementary School. Left to right: Officer Lori Sipek, Council Member Bob McKinley, Ken Cohen, Mayor Gary Bruhn, Becky Sipek, Deputy Chief Jennifer Treadwell, Ruth Marcus, Windermere Elementary Principal Diana Greer and Patty Sanders.

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

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West Orange boys soccer edged Hagerty 2-1 Feb. 1 in the FHSAA Class 5A Regional Quarterfinals before falling in the regional semifinals Feb. 4 to Seminole (Sanford), 3-2, ending their season. The Warriors finished the year with an 11-3-5 record.

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Boys basketball district tournaments are ongoing this week, and respective district championship games are scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday. The championship game for District 9A-3 (includes West Orange) is at West Orange, the final for 8A-5 (includes Ocoee) is at Lake Minneola, the 3A-3 Final (district includes Legacy and Foundation) is at Mount Dora Christian Academy, and the 2A-5 Championship (includes CFCA) is at The Vanguard School in Ocala.

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Connor Smallwood, a senior goalkeeper and captain for the Freedom High boys soccer team, was recognized as our Observer Preps Athlete of the Week for his role in the Patriots’ thrilling district tournament wins. For more, visit ObserverPreps.com.

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Ocoee High’s Laniya White placed sixth in the state in the Class 2A 139-pound division at the FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Finals Feb. 2.

White bench pressed 155 and recorded a 170-pound lift on the clean-and-jerk.

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The West Orange boys water polo team opened the season Jan. 31 with a 19-7 win over Wekiva. The Lady Warriors were defeated by the Lady Mustangs in the girls match, 14-4.

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fter Victoria Jefferson won an individual state championship in girls weightlifting as a junior in 2016, it stood to reason she would enter her senior year as the favorite in her weight class at this year’s state finals.

So, in that sense, it is not surprising that Jefferson repeated as the individual champion in the Class 2A, 199-pound class at the FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Finals last week in Belleview.

The way she did so, though — well, the numbers Jefferson recorded Feb. 2 are being added to the record books.

Jefferson bench pressed 305 pounds, an FHSAA state record across all weight classes that topped the 280-pound mark set

by North Marion’s Lakitta Johnson in 2009 and matched by Evans’ Desire Davis in 2016. Jefferson’s winning rep was 105 pounds heavier than her closest competitor in this year’s competition.

Her clean-and-jerk of 205 pounds gave her a 510-pound total that tied her for most weight lifted at a state meet since the sport was sanctioned in 2004 (North Marion’s Lakitta Johnson also lifted 510 pounds in 2009).

More than just cementing her claim to the top bench press in state history, though, is the evidence that Jefferson may have set a national record for high-school competition.

According to GoHeavy.net, a website whose records are cited

by USA Powerlifting, Jefferson’s lift bested the highest bench press mark (303 pounds by Dynah Gomez in 2009) in the history of the National High School Championships meet.

Video of Jefferson’s historic lift in Belleview shows a packed gym that turned its attention on her, with a breath of silence precursing a raucous cheer as she successfully completed the rep.

“It felt great — it felt awesome to know that not only did I put myself on the map, I put my school on the map, as well,” Jefferson said.

As for her secret to setting a state and national mark — an improvement of 55 pounds on her performance in 2016 — Jefferson says the key is her hard work training with her father, Greg Jefferson, and Ocoee High coaches, Jason Boltus and Brittney Walker.

“Working hard — I have matrices and stuff that I do to help prepare me,” Jefferson said. “It’s not just about how much you can press out. It’s about preparing your body to hold that large amount of weight. … I just try and stay as disciplined as I can.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver. com.

Ocoee High senior Victoria Jefferson won her second individual state championship in girls weightlifting Feb. 2. Her bench press of 305 pounds set an FHSAA and national record, and her combined lift of 510 pounds tied a state record.

VICTORIA’S BIG DAY BENCH PRESS: 305 pounds (prior state record was 280 pounds) CLEAN-AND-JERK: 205 pounds TOTAL: 510 pounds (tied state record of 510 pounds)

IMPRESSIVE PROGRESSION FRESHMAN YEAR (2014): Played girls basketball and did not compete in girls weightlifting SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015): Averaged around 225 pounds on bench press at competitions JUNIOR YEAR (2016): Benched 250 pounds at the FHSAA Finals en route to an individual state championship SENIOR YEAR (2017): Bench 305 pounds — an FHSAA record across all weight classes and a national record for high school competition BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: Victoria said the most she has ever benched in training sessions is 315 pounds.

“It felt great — it felt awesome to know that not only did I put myself on the map, I put my school on the map, as well.”

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Thirteen-year-old Winter Garden resident Maia Slowinski has only been fencing for about five years but her talent has her on the radar as one of the nation’s top fencers in her age division. In January, she finished in the top 32 of nearly 100 international competitors in her age group at Maryland’s Capitol Clash SYC and first at Alabama’s Magic City RYC, among other accomplishments.

When did you decide to start fencing?

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them before, a lot of times, I have people who I compete in the same age group with, and I ask about their experience fencing the person. Sometimes, my teammates help me out with that.

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Two up-and-coming girls basketball teams from West Orange County scored playoff berths last week during district tournaments, although the significance of the achievement had a different context for each.

While the West Orange Warriors’ 47-41 victory against Evans in the district semifinals Feb. 1 returned the program to the state playoffs for the first time since 2014, the Legacy Charter Eagles’ 33-27 district semifinal win versus Mount Dora Christian Academy earned the second-year program its first playoff appearance.

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The 9A-3 Tournament was highlighted by four good teams entering the district semis Feb. 1, with only two able to advance.

Wekiva edged Apopka 50-48 and West Orange beat Evans, 47-41.

The Warriors came up short to the Mustangs by a basket in the district championship Feb. 3, 53-51.

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A three-way tie for first place in district play and a bit of bad luck conspired to give the Ocoee Knights an unfavorable path to the state playoffs, a path that ultimately derailed the Knights.

With East River, West Port and Ocoee all tied for first place in the district standings ahead of the tournament, a tiebreaker designated the Knights as the No. 3 seed and West Port as the No. 2. That meant Ocoee had to face

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the only district opponent it had lost to this season in the semis and not in the final. The Knights battled but lost a close game to West Port Feb. 1, 66-63, meaning that despite compiling an impressive 16-5 record this season, Ocoee would not advance past the district tournament.

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While the host Lions were eliminated on the first day of competition, the Legacy Eagles scored

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the program’s most significant victory Jan. 31 with their win over Mount Dora Christian.

Two days later, on Feb. 2, the Eagles were soundly defeated by Orlando Christian Prep in the district championship, 59-30.

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s call after call went unreturned, the reality of the situation Dorian Jones faced set in.

Jones, a senior defensive back at Ocoee High who has been a vocal leader during the Knights’ ascension on the football field the past two seasons, originally committed to Georgia State in June 2016.

And — for five months — nothing about that was in question as Jones helped lead the Knights to the program’s first district championship.

Then, on Nov. 13 — just two days after Ocoee’s season ended in the first round of the Class 7A State Playoffs — the head coach at Georgia State was fired. With that move, Jones’ future was plunged into uncertainty. He was still committed to Georgia State, sure, but commitments and scholarship offers have little real value until a National Letter of Intent is signed and faxed to a school.

A few weeks later, Shawn

Elliot was hired to coach the program at Georgia State, and Jones at least figured he would be able to learn whether he still had a home as a college football player.

But phone calls to Elliot and the new staff largely went unanswered.

“It was a real stressful time — it almost makes you feel worthless in a way,” Jones said.

Lost amid all the hoopla of National Signing Day is the reality that there is not a ton of accountability. That goes for the high-school athletes, who sometimes are prone to change their verbal commitment with the changing wind direction, as well as the coaches, who may over-recruit a position, take a new job or be fired — all circumstances that could lead to a player no longer having a place to play.

For Jones, when he finally realized Georgia State was no longer an option, he encountered another problem that doesn’t get much press. Many of the schools that had shown interest in him or offered him a scholarship earlier in the recruiting process were, at that point, out of spots.

“Spots fill up, people start committing and you don’t have a spot anymore from schools that you had offers from,” Jones said. “You kind of get tossed up in the air.”

Such uncertainty can be a lot for anyone to handle, let alone a

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Dorian Jones, a senior at Ocoee High, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Campbell University Feb. 1.

high-school senior.

“Especially for a guy like Dorian, who does all the right things and works super hard, (you have to tell him), ‘It’s not your fault’ — it’s part of college football,’” Bullock said.

Jones said he relied on his family and his faith during the chaotic weeks of uncertainty.

“When God closes one door, He opens another one, so my dad (Bruce Jones) just told me to keep my head up and stay open to everything,” Jones said.

In the level of recruiting that gets covered the most by ESPN and Rivals, talent trumps all.

But, on a level that affects far

more of our local athletes, there is a lot to be said for relationships. When an athlete such as Jones suddenly becomes available late in the game, his coaching staff will shop him around — often to programs who had not previously recruited him and are unfamiliar with him.

This is a situation where a highschool coach’s reputation can be just as crucial as an athlete’s time running the 40-yard dash.

“That’s a big reason why you always want make sure to be honest with a college coach, so they believe your evaluation,” Bullock said.

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Jones’ eventual college football home — Campbell University (N.C.), where he signed Feb. 1 — was planted on a visit that had nothing to do with him.

Staff for Campbell was on campus to see another Knight, but with the Georgia State situation in limbo at the time, Bullock figured he would at least introduce Jones to the recruiter.

Later, as Jones’ new options came into view, he recalled his positive meeting and chose Campbell as one of his official visits in the final days leading up to National Signing Day. Once he arrived on the campus in North Carolina, he was sold.

“The players made me feel like I was part of the brotherhood as soon as I got there,” Jones said. “Once I got to see the academic side of the school … everything they were showing me kind of fit.”

As it turns out, Jones wasn’t the only local athlete who found a landing spot with the Camels. Dr. Phillips standout D.J. Charles had an eerily similar situation play out with FAU, when Lane Kiffin was hired on, and he, too, signed with Campbell — as did Foundation Academy’s Lester Axson.

Now, the three West Orangearea standouts have a group chat going and are excited about the next step of their careers.

For Jones, the feeling of faxing his NLI made the whole process worth it.

“It was the monkey off your back; it was a big sigh of relief,” Jones said. “(During the process) things went up, things went down, things went kind of stale for a minute. I’m glad it’s over. I found my home, and now I get to go play college football.”

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JOSE J. LABOY, 72, of Winter Garden, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

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DANIEL K. NEDD, 63, of Oakland, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Postell’s Mortuary, Pine Hills.

CONSTANZA S. PACHECO, 71, of Windermere, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden.

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A gathering of Steven’s family and friends was held on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home in Winter Garden. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Steve’s name to the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Arrangements entrusted to Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden. baldwinfairchild.com.

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