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IMAGINATION AT WORK

Family and friends remember Mr. Norman

Steven Norman was a professional gymnast before educating young minds in the field of natural science.

Joe Ware specializes in creating watercolor paintings of nature and wildlife scenes as well as animal and still-life portraits.

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Steven James Norman, a former science teacher at West Orange and Windermere high schools, was not one to shy away from his passions.

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YOUR TOWN COMMUNITY FORUM ON SCHOOL SAFETY

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Loren Berry is known for her paintings that look virtually identical to slabs of marble.

Cristiam Ramos uses unusual media for his creations. He has used everything from butterflies to candy to create his pieces.

More than 80 artists will showcase their unique style this weekend at the Windermere Art Affair. SEE PAGE 5.

The community is invited to a school safety community forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at Windermere High School, 5523 Winter GardenVineland Road, Windermere.

The meeting is open to residents of Orange County School Board District 4.

Speakers will include a School Board representative, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Jen Styles Williams, of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.

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Dr. Phillips Town Hall reveals updates on future development GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

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The meeting, held Feb. 21 at the Rosen Jewish Community Center in Southwest Orlando, opened with a presentation by Orange County Chief Planner Eric Raasch, who listed several residential and commercial projects planned in the north, central and south divisions of the Dr. Phillips area.

NORTH

In the north sector, proposed plans include a 43,000-square-foot assisted-living facility on Conroy-Windermere Road known as the Certus Senior Living Center.

The center will be considered for approval by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in June.

Also in the works is a proposed

mixed-use project called Isleworth Four Corners, which is to be located at the intersection of Conroy-Windermere and Apopka-Vineland roads.

The project, which had its first community meeting Feb. 27, would include 23 single-family units, 200 townhomes, 80 SEE TOWN PAGE 4

Pulte unveils Phillips Grove, new community in Dr. Phillips. PAGE 19.

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JCCF 8TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 5, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Enjoy a day of golf and food to benefit the Jimmy Crabtree Cancer Fund.

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SEUSS-A-PALOOZA 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Celebrate the world of Dr. Seuss with carnivalstyle fun filled with whimsical stories, activities and more. Ages 2 to 4. (407) 835-7323.

SCIENCE NIGHT LIVE 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Among the events is a presentation at 8:15 by Winter Garden author Norine DworkinMcDaniel, who wrote “Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations.” Her show is a mix of stand-up, cartoon slideshow and comic storytelling. Ages 21 and older. Free for OSC members, $15.95 for others. The link for tickets is osc.org/SNL. (407) 5142000.

VAN GOGH LECTURE 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Winter Garden Art Association’s SoBo Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. This lecture will discuss Vincent Van Gogh’s life and paintings and will delve into the legacy of this impactful artist. Practically unknown during his lifetime and having sold only one painting during his brief career, Van Gogh is now admired as a master of Modern Art. Tickets are $10 for WGAA members and $15 for others. (407) 347-7996.

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WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED MEETING 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Special guest speaker is Michele Rigby Assad, author and former undercover officer in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations. Buffet lunch, served at noon, costs $20. RSVP to rebeccatmellen@gmail.com.

WINDERMERE GARDEN CLUB CRAZY CARD PARTY 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Lunch, crazy card game, silent auction, raffles galore and plenty of laughs and sociability are always the hallmarks of the Windermere Garden Club’s Annual Crazy Card Party fundraiser. Tickets are $25. For information, call Peggy, (407) 876-4239.

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Remi Russell, 4, loved playing with a Hula-Hoop.

Below: Zoey Van Lue, 5, painted a kindness rock.

he Horizon West Alliance celebrated the growing community with its Horizon West Health and Safety Block Party Saturday, Feb. 24, in Hamlin.

Hundreds of residents flocked to the party, which featured dozens of local vendors, as well as bounce houses, face painting, a human hamster wheel, food and more.

Kids loved running on the hamster wheel, which doubled as a sno-cone maker, and everyone had a chance to enter a raffle and win fun prizes.

The alliance is a organization that supports the Horizon West community through fundraising and representation.

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Lawrence and Lauris Johnson, owners of MyFamily Orthodontics and V’s Barbershop, brought along 5-year-old Leilani and 1-year-old Liana to enjoy the event.

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Pammie’s Sammies opens in Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Originally located on Turkey Lake Road, the eatery has opened a new cafe inside the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA. DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

At the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA, getting in your post-workout sandwich, coffee or muffin just became a little more convenient.

Pammie’s Sammies now has a new location in the cafe area at the Y, and the shop is ready to serve everything from sandwiches, soups and salads to flatbreads, cookies and quiche.

Pammie’s Sammies takes the place of Axum Market Cafe and is located adjacent to the Y’s lobby area.

Pam Thomas, owner of Pammie’s Sammies, decided to close her original location in Dr. Phillips in late January so she could move operations to the Y. “Moving is always a challenge, but we’re real excited about being here,” she said. “It’s a good partnership for us, a good fit and great opportunity. We have had tremendous response. We want to emphasize that it is open to the public.

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Pammie’s Sammies kitchen manager Yolanda Johnson and owner Pam Thomas are excited about the new location.

outside, and we also can handle small conferences and meetings, lunch-and-learns, and we have a nice conference room right there,” she said.

Thomas has been a foodie from a young age and always was interested in trying new things and combining flavors. She attended

and taught culinary school and began catering, and later, she opened the original Pammie’s Sammies in Dr. Phillips.

“There’s a lot of options,” Thomas said of the menu. “Any sandwiches can be done as a salad and vice versa. We believe in finding really good bread,

so our breads are really fresh and really good. We’ve always said the three stars in our logo stand for thoughtfully sourced, earth friendly and tastefully adventurous.”

New to the menu are muffins, an idea inspired by both kitchen manager Yolanda Johnson and Thomas’s aunt. As Thomas was going through old cookbooks recently, she opened one and a stack of 20 pages of yellowed copier paper fell out — it was all of her aunt’s muffin recipes. Since then, Thomas has been working through each recipe to make sure they work.

Ad d i t i o n a l ly, Pa m m i e ’s Sammies will not be offering any fried foods on the menu as part of a healthy-lifestyle effort the Y promotes. It also will have vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.

“We want to have things you can’t get anywhere else that are simple and good for you,” she said. “We practice portion control, and we’ll have smoothies.

We have this Nitron cold-draft machine for cold-brewed coffee. … It (the coffee) won’t hurt your stomach, it’s body friendly, and you definitely get a pop out of it.”

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Memorial honors Mr. Norman

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From catching butterflies as a kid, to performing acrobatic stunts in mid-air, to instilling a scientific interest in young minds, Mr. Norman was the type of person who made his values and passions clear with his actions and accomplishments.

And one of those values, as many who knew him emphatically agree on, was just “being an overall good guy.”

Mr. Norman died Tuesday, Feb. 20, after being taken off life support following extensive injuries sustained in a traffic accident. He was 64.

He is well remembered for being generous, gentle, kind and always willing to help, as well as for the three loves in his life: science, gymnastics and animals.

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FOR THE LOVE OF SCIENCE

Having grown up as the son of a biology teacher, Mr. Norman developed a curiosity and respect for the sciences early on in his life — a curiosity that was further nurtured by annual family trips to a summer home in Vermont.

“We didn’t have video games or things like that, but we spent three months every summer up in Vermont because my father had a home on Lake Champlain in the middle of nowhere,” said Ohio resident Jill Mitchell, Mr. Norman’s sister. “The lake was our front yard, and we’d go into the lake, climb the cliffs, try to dig up fossils, chase butterflies — that was what we did for entertainment.”

That early introduction to the wonders of nature developed in him a fascination for geology and biology, leading him to become a high-school science teacher for nearly two decades for Orange County Public Schools.

But he didn’t begin teaching science until after he moved on from coaching gymnastics at a facility in Melbourne and, later, at a gym he personally owned in Orlando for about 15 years.

“School teaching was a second career for him, really,” Mitchell said. “Coaching and catching flying bodies is very rough on the body, and I think at some point in time, he recognized that he needed to find something else to do, and

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Steven Norman performed gymnastics since he was a kid and coached gymnasts before his teaching career.

“His previous donkey, Abe, had sores on his feet and other health conditions. Really and truly, the donkey should have been put down because of all the sores on his feet. But he would doctor it and put medicine on him and then put socks on his feet. He was a very strong animal-lover.”

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he was already a teacher because he was teaching gymnastics, so he parlayed that into being a school teacher.”

PROFESSIONAL GYMNASTICS

Before his career as a gymnastics coach, Mr. Norman, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a professional gymnast.

He started his gymnastics training in elementary school and started competing in high school.

In 1971, he obtained a full-ride gymnastics scholarship to Georgia Southern College.

“He was always very active,” Mitchell said. “My mother got him into sports very early, and he did very well in both gymnastics and diving. He was an exceptionally good diver, but then he had to quit diving because it conflicted with gymnastics and he ended up going into pole-vaulting for the last two

years of high school.”

According to Mitchell, Mr. Norman still holds the record for pole-vaulting at Penn Hills High School.

COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS

Mr. Norman moved in 2004 to Groveland and owned a three-acre hobby farm where he grew oranges, mangos and pineapples and cared for several animals: a horse named Choice, a donkey named Patches and three dogs named Dakota, Oscar and Jake.

He didn’t mind waking up early every day to care for his animals before going to work, and money was no object when it came to their comfort and health, said Ernie Edmundson, Mr. Norman’s longtime neighbor and friend.

“His previous donkey, Abe, had sores on his feet and other health conditions,” Edmundson

said. “Really and truly, the donkey should have been put down because of all the sores on his feet. But he would doctor it and put medicine on him and then put socks on his feet. He was a very strong animallover.”

His sister also attested to Mr. Norman’s love for his animals, which will be cared for by Edmundson’s family.

“He spent a lot of money to keep his animals healthy, happy and sound,” Mitchell said. “It was insane, the stuff he would do for his animals. He had a horse that’s been the longest love of his life.

She’s turning 24 in a week. He had a burro named Abe for years, and when Abe died he got a miniature donkey to keep Choice company.

He also has three dogs. There’s never been a time in his life when he didn’t have animals. He loved his animals; they were his children.”

Norman is survived by his sister, Jill Mitchell; his niece, Carolyn; and his nephew, Steve.

In lieu of flowers, Mr. Norman’s family would appreciate donations be made to the South Lake Animal League, 4648 Baptist Island Road, Groveland, in honor of Mr. Norman.

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independent-living units, 120 beds in an assisted-living center, a 25,000-square-foot medical clinic, 40,000 square feet of office space and 84,000 square feet of retail office space.

CENTRAL

In the central area, there are a total of seven projects in various phases of the approval process.

Three of the seven developments are sites with acreage reserved for multi-family units.

One of those developments is a residential project called Majorca Place, which has had its plans for 299 multi-family units approved.

Another proposed development includes DRC-approved plans to build 394 multi-family units on Lot B of the Granada development, which has been approved by the county’s Development Review Committee, as well as BCC-approved plans

for 183 single-family homes on Granada Lot A. National Spa, which would include 148,600 square feet of commercial space, plans to have a 120-room hotel and 286 multifamily units.

Raasch also mentioned Hubbard Place, located by Lake Tibet, which is a proposed residential development that would include 13 single-family homes.

Another development, called Spring Lake Health and Living Campus, is already under construction and is slated to have 186 units for assisted and independent living.

The last proposed development, referred to as the Pizzuti PD/ CubeSmart DP, consists of a seven-story building with 110,651 square feet for self-storage use, while another project, known as Rialto, simply requests permission to construct an ancillary helipad.

SOUTH

The south sector, which includes the majority of the area’s development proposals, has 10 projects undergoing the county’s approval process.

These projects include the 50-acre relief school for Dr. Phillips High School, a facility with 96,300 square feet of self-storage space, a 141-room hotel and a 350-room dual-brand hotel on Palm Parkway and Lake Street by Springhill Suites and Town Place Suites.

Also upcoming are two future multi-family developments: Vista Centre and Hannah Smith. Vista Centre, which has been approved by the County Commission, will have 300 units, while the Hannah Smith planned development aims to construct 250 units — a request which county commissioners will consider March 6.

One project already under construction — Ruby Lake planned development — includes

236 single-family homes and 132 townhomes.

Another project, Kerina Parkside, will have 111 singlefamily homes on Tract 2 and 229 single-family homes on Tract 11.

The last two projects are requests to expand facilities. One request is to add 4,225 square feet of residential units for priests at the existing Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple on South ApopkaVineland Road, otherwise known as the Buena Vista Commons PD expansion. The second project, referred to as the Jama PD Expansion, would add 22,314 square feet of space for new building at the Islamic Center of Orlando Jama Masjid on Ruby Lake Road.

For more information on what’s coming to Dr. Phillips in the near future, contact Orange County Commissioner Betsy VanderLey at district1@ocfl.net or visit bit. ly/2osLK66 to view the Dr. Phillips Town Hall meeting presentation.

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Meet three Art Affair artists ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

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ome artists create using paints and pastels; others with candy, butterflies or even lawn debris left behind from Hurricane Irma.

“Art is … over the top,” said Mexican artist Cristiam Ramos through interpretation by his manager Alyn Gonzalez. “You have nothing to be afraid of to show off your own true art. Just do it, and you will love it.”

Ramos is one of more than 80 artists who will be featuring work this weekend at the third annual Windermere Art Affair. Last year’s event featured the work of 60 artists and brought thousands of people to the town of Windermere.

Artist Loren Berry said last year’s Art Affair was the first art show she attended to feature her own work. She credits the event with helping her break out of her shell as an artist.

“I really enjoyed being a part of the Windermere Art Affair,” Berry said. “I’ve done commission work for years and years. I’ve painted for years, but I never had the nerve to kind of get out there.”

The third annual Windermere Art Affair takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4.

CRISTIAM RAMOS

Ramos calls his artwork “unusual” because of the different materials he uses for his creations. “(I) painted Da Vinci (paintings) and Michelangelo (paintings) on a real butterfly,” Ramos said. “(I) am the only one in the world who has painted on that kind of (medium).”

Painting on butterflies was one of the first ideas the 39-year-old artist had early in his art career.

Ramos always has considered the originality of his artwork and experimented with nontraditional mediums to set himself apart.

Ramos also has experimented with toothpaste and candy as artistic mediums. He holds two world records certified by Ripley’s Believe it or Not: one for creating a life-size motorcycle using more than 20,000 pieces of candy, and another for creating a portrait using 8,000 pieces of candy.

“With every single piece of art, (I) try to share something special with everybody,” Ramos said.

Ramos also creates traditional artwork with oil paints; however, he does so using a nontraditional method. For his oil paintings, Ramos uses a technique called micro/macro, through which he paints a large picture with smaller pictures painted within the larger

picture to make a complete portrait.

Ramos has his work displayed in museums around the world and is the recipient of more than 20 international awards.

To view or order his work, or to inquire about commissions, contact Ramos through his website, CristiamRamosArt.com.

LOREN BERRY

At first glance, one would think that Berry’s signature pieces were slabs of marble, but a closer look reveals those creations are actually paintings. When she featured one of her marble paintings at last year’s Windermere Art Affair, it was an instant hit.

“My big sale that everyone was raving about was this piece that looked like a slab of marble,” Berry said. ”Everybody was commenting about it (and) everybody wanted it, but it was the first piece that sold. …

Everyone was like, ‘You need to make more of these.’”

The 33-year-old painter creates her marble paintings using a technique called fluid art, but with her own twist. For this technique, an artist takes various different kinds of paints, pour the paints into a cup with a “flow release” component that makes

the paint thinner and then pours the contents of the cup into a canvas, Berry said.

“You pour them all into one cup, and then you pour it all onto a canvas, and it’s called a ‘dirty pour,’” Berry said. “It kind of comes out (looking) like a psychedelic tie-dye.”

Berry said she developed a deep passion for art and realized she wanted to be an artist after taking some art history classes in college.

“I was taking these art history classes and I was seeing all of these wonderful pieces and I’d learn the history behind them and I’d always wonder … could I do that?” Berry said. “That’s how it started. I just wanted to learn it and see if I could do it … and then it turned into (something) I wanted to do all day, every day. I just wanted to paint and create.”

To view or order some of Berry’s work, or to inquire about commissions, contact her through her website, LorenCBerry.com.

JOE WARE

Ware said he doesn’t just paint pictures.

Rather, he paints memories.

“When people buy a piece of art from me, a lot of times it’s because it reminds them of something,”

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IF YOU GO WINDERMERE ART AFFAIR WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4 WHERE: Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere DETAILS: The event includes music, food, refreshments and featured work from more than 80 artists.

WEBSITE: facebook.com/ WindermereArtAffair

Ware said. “When I look back at all the paintings that I’ve done and sold, I thought about the reasons why (buyers) liked it. It’s because it reminded them of an experience or it looked like a place that they’ve been.”

Ware specializes in creating wildlife scenes and animal paintings using watercolors. He also paints pet portraits and still-life paintings of fruits and vegetables grown from his own garden. He frames his paintings in handmade, wooden frames he makes himself out of bamboo and scrap fencing left behind from Hurricane Irma.

“My art style is a little different from the washy, wet watercolors,” Ware said. “I paint a little drier in some instances, so it doesn’t look like your traditional watercolor (painting).”

Although Ware said he had longed to be an artist since he was young, life took the 62-year-old painter off the path of an artist.

“I got into the restaurant business, and it took me away from my art,” Ware said. “Now I’m nearing retirement age, and I’m getting back into the art.”

For more, visit JoeWareArt.com or TheCushmanGallery.com.

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HORIZON WEST To complete road construction projects quickly in the fast-growing Horizon West area, the county has developed a strategy to accelerate its typical process.

The process for roadimprovement projects requires a four-step phase that can take up to eight years, which can prove too long for a road network stressed by traffic from continued development that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

To cut down on the time it takes to complete road construction or intersection improvement projects, Orange County implemented a method that capitalizes on the use of partnerships with local developers.

“For a typical capital improvement project that the county undertakes, it takes us approximately seven-and-onehalf to eight years to complete a road,” said Orange County Transportation Planning Manager Renzo Nastasi. “That includes going through the RCA study,

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which involves evaluating the environmental and social impacts that a new road may have on the surrounding communities, and the undertaking of figuring out the number of lanes, width of lanes, where the retention ponds are going to be and all the permitting that needs to take place.”

Following the preliminary report that results from the RCA study, the county moves on to design, required right-of-way acquisitions and construction, each of which usually takes about 24 months.

But because of the needs of Horizon West and the county’s cooperation with property owners, this same process becomes a little faster.

“What is relatively unique to the Horizon West area in particular is that in this area we have partnered with the larger property owners,” Nastasi said. “For instance, in Village H, F and the Town Center, we contract with the property owners for them to undertake the preliminary engineering, the design, the right-of-way, and the construction because, by and large, they own the majority of the surrounding property. So they can actually complete the project in a quicker fashion than the county would.”

In exchange for their cooperation, the county provides the developers with impact fee credits they can use later as part of their development program.

In Horizon West, the county currently has four ongoing road construction projects, one road project undergoing design, and four intersection improvement projects in design, Nastasi said.

Ficquette Road, from Overstreet Road to south of Summerlake Park Boulevard, is currently undergoing the design process, as is the intersection at Ficquette Road/ Deputy Scott Pine Community Park, a project to construct a second westbound right-turn lane on Vineland Avenue and an auxiliary lane on northbound S.R. 535, a project to construct a right-turn lane on eastbound Wallace Road and a left-turn lane on westbound Wallace Road, and a project to add left-turn lanes at the Tilden/Tiny Road intersection.

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Held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Orlando Science Center, the annual gala is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Innovation Montessori and brings together hundreds of parents and supporters for a night where inspiration and innovation meet generosity.

But this year’s gala stands out, because it’s the first to take place since students and faculty officially transitioned to a new, 18-acre campus in Ocoee. Funds from last year’s gala largely aided in funding a high-quality playground on the site, as well as other innovations.

“With the big funding last year, we were able to purchase our primary playground, mostly with funds from this gala and other capital campaign things,” said Sherilyn Moore, president of the school’s board of directors. “So pretty much all the proceeds from last year went into the site — which is the human hamster wheel and all the other bells and whistles that we have there, this helped fund it.”

Although students and teachers are settled in and enjoying the new

Bruce and Christine Marin, Stacey and Ryan Williams and Dr. Matt Roe and wife, Nadine, were a good-looking group.

Money raised at this year’s Share the Love gala will help fund a picnic area and water fountains at Innovation Montessori Ocoee.

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Proceeds from this year’s gala will help fund a picnic pavilion and outdoor water fountains.

“The picnic pavilion is a big one, because we want to have an outdoor place where the kids can have lunch and sit by the pond and maybe have events there,” Moore said. “Then we have these outdoor water fountains with the waterbottle (fillers). … We’re so excited because we have this beautiful playground but (then) everybody gets thirsty. … The picnic pavilion is like $38,000, so that’s a big chunk for us. There’s lots of other needs but those are some of the top projects.”

Innovation Montessori’s goal is to educate the whole child, including cognitive, physical and social skills. Moore said students are encouraged to be stewards of both the environment and the future, and watching them experience everything the new campus has to offer has been both refreshing and magical.

“Here, they walk out back and they see four-and-a-half acres of the nature preserve behind them,” Moore said. “The biggest thing for me is when I’m there and see these students just loving and enjoying

the natural environment. They are making it their own. You’ll see a kid over there sitting on one of the tree benches reading a book at playtime.

“They’re walking this beautiful labyrinth, and it’s just an extraordinary moment for them to be calm and peaceful in nature,” she said. “They’re really embracing this on their own: No one’s telling them, ‘Go appreciate that tree.’ They’re able to really walk the walk that we want them to walk.”

Also new to the gala this year was guest speaker Frans Johansson, author of “The Medici Effect,” which aligns in many ways with the Montessori method. In fact, Moore said, the school and community took a page from his book in taking disparate things and putting them together — in their case, combining nature and technology.

“It’s really important for us to always innovate and grow,” she said. “The reason why we are named Innovation Montessori is to honor the traditions of Montessori that works best for education, but also to keep innovating so the children are able to be inspired and they can continue to learn and continue to reach higher. It’s important for us to be able to share that magic of innovation.”

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Average guys, above-average arguments Three West Orange friends have taken their gift of gab to the masses with their new Average Guys Podcast.

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Daniel Hungerford, Howard Salter and Noah Treadway are used to drawing a crowd whenever they get together.

“We would start with just the three of us in a conversation,” Salter said. “At church … we would be in a conversation, next thing you know, there’s seven, eight, nine people coming into the conversation.”

Now, the three West Orange friends are hoping to capitalize on their ability to captivate with conversation through their new podcast, Average Guys Podcast, which launched in January.

Salter said the idea to start the podcast came after he noticed there weren’t many podcasts from “average guys” where the podcasters talk about everyday topics and engage the audience.

“I had started listening to some podcast, and I was looking for a guy-focused podcast that wasn’t (from) some executive,” Salter said. “Everybody knows somebody who is an expert or has a lot of knowledge in specific areas, and they’re just regular people … that’s the heart of being an average guy. Everybody knows an average guy who knows a lot about a few things.”

“We want to give everybody a voice,” Treadway said. “Not just

the scholar, not just the historyspecific expert. … These (podcast) guys that have millions and millions of subscribers, I haven’t found one yet that’s entertaining and actually talks about real stuff, and there are thousands of podcasts out there. I can’t find any that do what we’re doing.”

Before launching the podcast, Salter said they recorded a roughcut episode and released a 49-second teaser. At first, he didn’t expect it to get many plays.

“In my mind, I was thinking, ‘If we get to like 20 or 30 plays, maybe we got something,’” Salter said.

“Before we actually launched our first episode and that whole, fulllength precast episode, we actually had (more than) 100 plays on the teaser. … We put the first episodes out, and they shot through the roof.”

“You kind of doubt that anybody would listen to that crap, but they do,” Hungerford said. “We didn’t expect to gain so much traction so fast. … We just started it for the fun of it.”

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Left to right, Daniel Hungerford, Howard Salter and Noah Treadway started the Average Guys Podcast after noticing their conversations drew a crowd.

“In fact, we have so much fun, the name of our studio is the Fun Shack, or F Shack for short,” Treadway said.

Podcasts began in the mid2000s as Apple’s iPod grew in popularity. The medium became the preferred method of publishing audioblogs and has continued to grow along with the rise of smartphones.

“Before we started this, one of the first things I did was I started

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The podcast’s topics range wildly — regular “guy stuff” such as Star Wars, the Marvel universe, sports, video games, alcohol, conspiracy theories, dad life and women.

“We agree on a lot of things, but we also disagree on a lot of things, which gives us a lot to talk about,” Hungerford said. “We’re all strong-willed people.”

“We enjoy entertaining conversation over just regular topics,” Salter said. “We have a lot of fun … and the podcast is a small sample of the fun.”

looking at stats,” Salter said. “Over the last five years, it’s gone up.

What’s driving (the popularity) is actually not podcasting (itself).

What’s driving it is YouTube.”

“Podcasting as a genre ... is going to go through the roof,” Salter said.

“I’d like for us to be the first group that does the opposite with YouTube, where we start as a podcast and really grow our podcast community and then launch a YouTube channel.”

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The Dr. Phillips boys basketball team upset Tampa’s Alonso High 68-45 on the road in the regional quarterfinals of the FHSAA Class 9A Playoffs Feb. 22. Daniel Love had 19 points, and his brother Dante Love scored 13 points and had a career-high 12 assists.

The Panthers played Oak Ridge Feb. 27 in the regional semifinals, after press time. The result is available online at ObserverPreps.com.

Windermere High sophomore Amaya Ugarte starts 2018 track season with strong performance. Page 14.

Windermere softball earns program’s first wins The Wolverines defeated Wekiva and Olympia last week.

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The Windermere High softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning and Holly Heath pitched a complete game in a 4-2 victory for the Wolverines over nearby Olympia Feb. 23.

The win was the second of the week for the brand-new varsity program — Windermere had defeated Wekiva 15-5 Feb. 21 — improving the Wolverines to 2-1 on the young season at the time.

“The best feeling is to see them get better every day,” head coach Eileen Hannigan said. “Ultimately, that’s what we’re trying for — every game getting a little bit better.”

Leading the way on offense for Windermere, Olivia Lovins drove in two runs and scored once.

Seven Wolverines recorded hits on the day.

“Today, the thing we’re happy about is quality at-bats,” Hannigan said. “I’m really happy with their at-bats today against a quality pitcher who was throwing well.”

The Wolverines were defeated on the road Feb. 26 by Dr. Phillips, Steven Ryzewski

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The Windermere Prep beach volleyball team placed second last weekend at the Indian Rocks Christian School Beach Volleyball Invitational.

Olympia’s new football head coach, former Boone High defensive coordinator Travis Gabriel, has a strong reputation in the Central Florida coaching community.

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Dr. Phillips sophomore baseball standout Brandon Fields belted a two-run home run in the first inning, and the Panthers (20) plated four additional runs in the fourth to pace a 10-4 victory over West Orange. The win marked Dr. Phillips’ first over the Warriors since 2015. Tyler Hartman earned the win on the mound.

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Travis Gabriel said the first item on his to-do list is building a rapport with his new student-athletes.

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Olympia High senior wrestler Muib Akinyele did well enough at the regional meet to earn a spot in the Florida High School Wrestling Championships this weekend in Kissimmee.

Akinyele will compete at 160 pounds.

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Olympia High junior water polo standout Luke Carey has been selected to participate in the USA Water Polo National Team Selection Camp. He is the first athlete from Olympia to earn the invitation.

Windermere High’s Chrissy Fleming extends to make a leaping catch.

The Olympia High football program has a new head coach.

Olympia High Athletic Director Aaron Crawford on Feb. 20 announced that former Boone High defensive coordinator Travis Gabriel has been named the fifth head coach in program history for the Titans.

“We are excited to welcome Travis to Olympia,” Crawford said. “I know he will be a perfect fit on the Olympia campus. Travis has a great reputation within the football community and shows a true commitment to the overall

student-athlete.”

Gabriel will be the successor to Kyle Hayes, who was dismissed in December after three seasons at the helm.

For Gabriel, the opportunity to coach at a school such as Olympia was too good to pass up.

“I’ve known about this school and coached against kids from this area,” Gabriel said. “It’s a community school, and I’ve always wanted to be a part of that. … I’ve been coaching long enough in Orange County that when I started, Olympia didn’t exist. So once they got into playing, I saw SEE COACH PAGE 14

Holy Family AD named to alma mater’s hall of fame Rese McNatt was inducted into Missouri State University’s Hall of Fame to recognize her standout volleyball career with the Lady Bears.

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Rese McNatt’s professional volleyball career took her around the world.

McNatt, currently the athletic director at Holy Family Catholic School, played for teams in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, in locations that included Dubai, Menorca Island and in Croatia

near the beach.

That professional career, which spanned about a decade, was an option available to her thanks to the remarkable collegiate career she had at Missouri State University. During her time playing for the Lady Bears, she put together one of the program’s best careers, including 390 kills as a senior.

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2-1. Heath was strong again, allowing just two runs over six innings of work, but Panthers’ junior Raychel Trocki outdid her by one run.

Lovins drove in the only run

The Windermere High girls track team won the program’s very first meet Feb. 17 at the Seminole Open. Leading the way was sophomore Amaya Ugarte, who placed first in the long jump, the high jump and the 300-meter hurdles, as well as competing in the 4x100 relay team that placed second. As a freshman at West Orange in 2017, Ugarte made it to regionals in four events.

How did the excitement of competing in the first meet for the Windermere High track-and-field program compare to when you competed as a freshman in your first varsity meet in 2017?

It was kind of the same. It was like, ‘I’m excited to be out here for a new team.’ It was fun and exciting.

Were you surprised you did so well in the first meet of the season?

Yeah, I didn’t get that much time to practice the hurdles, so I didn’t think I was going to do that well.

You do several events for the team. Which of them is your favorite?

The hurdles, high jump or long jump.

In which event do you see the most room for improvement?

The hurdles. I’m just going to do what the coaches tell me, trust and believe (in the coaching).

Was it intimidating two years ago when you first began doing hurdling events?

Yeah, but at the same time, it was pretty fun.

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Gabriel has been the defensive coordinator at Boone for the last four seasons. He also was an interim head coach in 2013 at Oak Ridge High and led the Pioneers to a 4-1 record.

Before that, he worked with current Boone head coach Andy Johnson for seven years at Freedom High.

Most recently, Boone finished with a 9-3 record in 2017 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Under Gabriel, the Braves boasted a stingy defense that allowed just 12.4 points per game.

Gabriels believes his résumé and his no-nonsense reputation helped set him apart for a job opening that attracted interest in Central Florida and beyond.

“I just went in and was myself,” Gabriel said. “There’s

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Yes, Shayanne (Mayes). We’ve known each other since middle school, and she made me feel welcome.

How do you like competing for coach Jason Greer so far?

I like that he does whatever he can to keep us on track. I like how he keeps it straight.

Where is coach Greer working with you to improve as an individual?

I would say on mental improvement.

Which class is your favorite?

Dance. It’s physical, and I’m a physical person.

Do you have any idea what field you would like to go into for a career?

So far, I’d like to get into biomedical science.

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Still, the California native was confused when a staffer from Missouri State reached out to her recently with some news.

As it turns out, she left such an impression during her time on campus that the school recently named her to its Hall of Fame and recognized her and other inductees during halftime ceremonies at Missouri State basketball games Feb. 9 and 10.

“It was a huge surprise, “ McNatt said.

The recognition and the induction ceremonies meant returning to Springfield, Missouri — a place that was home for four years.

“Campus has completely changed but is still familiar,” McNatt said. “It was just special to be recognized.”

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Gabriel has met with the returning players for the Titans and said his first item on his todo list is getting to know those young men, laying the groundwork for a productive coachathlete relationship. “(I’m going to) build a rapport with my kids,” Gabriel said.

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The Titans went 19-14 from 2015-17 under Hayes, appearing twice in the playoffs.

Olympia graduates a significant senior class this spring, including quarterback Joe Milton, who is signed to the University of Michigan. Additionally, a handful of players were rumored to have transferred during the period between Hayes’ dismissal and the announcement of Gabriel as the new head coach.

Gabriel said he has never been one for making win and loss predictions but did say the program will have a distinct identity under his guidance.

“We’re going to compete every game — we’re going to be disciplined and we’re going to be structured,” Gabriel said.

“The one thing we are going to do is we’re going to compete.”

A coaching veteran in the Central Florida community, Gabriel says he has learned from people such as Johnson, whom he has worked with for more than a decade, as well as someone like Dr. Phillips head coach Rodney Wells, whom he considers a friend and a mentor.

He believes now is the right time for him to slide into the role of head coach — and that Olympia is the right place.

“Being a spiritual guy, I always say that if God wants me somewhere, He’s going to place me there,” Gabriel said. “God wanted me here, so I’m here.”

McNatt include a game against Creighton during her senior season where she put together a “triple-double” — registering double-digit kills, blocks and digs during the five-set victory on the Bluejays’ Senior Night.

“We were heading up to the hotel (afterward), and my coach said, ‘You had a triple-double,’ and I was like, ‘Wow’ — I just started crying,” McNatt said.

“Personally, that was my biggest milestone in college.”

Her time in college was followed by a pro career that began domestically but soon had her traveling the world.

“I love traveling,” McNatt said. “I love to compete and have teammates and have bonds with people in different countries that will always be there.”

McNatt retired from playing professionally nearly two years ago, as the wear and tear of her career began to take its toll.

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She happened to be in Orlando for an event when Holy Family’s Sister Dorothy Sayers gave her a call about the school’s opening for an athletic director. McNatt canceled her flight out of town to interview for the job and, by the time the interview was complete, she had been offered — and accepted — the job.

“This just popped up and I just loved Sister Dorothy,” McNatt said.

Eighteen months later, McNatt said she is settling into her role with projects on her todo list that include fundraising for a synthetic turf soccer field.

She said she has taken an unexpected liking to the paperwork and administrative side of the job — everything from ordering uniforms to making schedules — and has enjoyed getting to know the students.

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Hosting Lake Minneola, the Wolverines overcame a 7-6 halftime deficit to score a decisive 17-11 victory in what was also the first regularseason game for Windermere High's boys lacrosse program.

The Wolverines (1-0) was well out in front early, leading 6-1, but some miscues allowed the visitors from Lake County to come roaring back before halftime.

"We lost our edge for a little bit," head coach Ricky Kaetzel said. "Once we started playing our game again, the game went right back in our favor."

Tommy Casademont and Jett Chesbro each had four goals for Windermere, while Hunter Heath and Alex Russo contributed three goals each.

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a new estate-home community that will offer 229 home sites priced from $500,000 to $2 million near Apopka-Vineland Road and Buena Vista Boulevard.

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Clint Ball, president of Pulte Homes’ North Florida division, said the lakefront homes will sit on about an acre and will serve as the project’s premium spots.

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The home at 10674 Woodchase Circle, Orlando, sold Feb. 22, for $380,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,499 square feet. The price per square foot is $152.06.

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The home at 353 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, sold Feb. 14, for $400,000. Built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,321 square feet. The price per square foot is $172.34.

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The home at 11073 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, sold Feb. 23, for $430,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,285 square feet. The price per square foot is $130.90.

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The home at 8752 Lookout Pointe Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $550,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,270 square feet. The price per square foot is $168.20.

The home at 8224 Bryce Canyon Ave., Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $405,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,485 square feet.

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The home at 15326 Honeybell Drive, Winter Garden, sold Feb. 18, for $374,382. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,979 square feet. The price per square foot is $189.18.

The home at 6976 Swinscoe Lane, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $338,500. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,969 square feet. The price per square foot is $114.01.

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The home at 13303 Fernow St., Windermere, sold Feb. 20, for $380,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five-and-onehalf baths and 3,609 square feet. The price per square foot is $105.29.

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The home at 12615 Hawkstone Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $705,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has four

The home at 1317 Glenheather Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 12, for $454,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,811 square feet. The price per square foot is $161.51.

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The home at 4749 Blue Major Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $369,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,863 square

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The home at 4738 River Gem Ave., Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $325,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,618 square feet. The price per square foot is $124.14.

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The home at 11731 Waterstone Loop Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $1.26 million. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,132 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $245.52.

WHITNEY ISLES AT BELMERE

The home at 1736 Whitney Isles Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $380,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths and

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ESTANCIA AT WINDERMERE

The home at 1115 Estancia Woods Loop, Windermere, sold Feb. 14, for $796,545. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,972 square feet. The price per square foot is $200.54.

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The home at 3744 Winding Lake Circle, Orlando, sold Feb. 22, for $475,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,536 square feet. The price per square foot is $134.33.

The home at 9021 Tavolini Terrace, Windermere, sold Feb. 21, for $625,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 3,512 square feet. The price per square foot is $177.96.

The home at 9707 Green Island Cove, Windermere, sold Feb. 16, for $860,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,016 square feet. The price per square foot is $285.15.

The home at 11425 Lake Butler Blvd., Windermere, sold Feb. 20, for $1.109 million. Built in 1984, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,660 square feet. The price per square foot is $237.98.

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The home at 8724 Lansmere Lane, Orlando, sold Feb. 13, for $417,000. Built in 1979, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,947 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.50.

The home at 3205 Wauseon Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 15, for $325,000 (auction/REO).

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The home at 4560 Woodlands Village Drive, Orlando, sold Feb. 23, for $337,5000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,231 square feet. The price per square foot is $151.28.

The home at 2033 Maguire Road, Windermere, sold Feb. 15, for $484,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,596 square feet. The price per square foot is $134.59.

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Offer not available in all areas. Renewal by Andersen of Central Florida license numbers available upon request. “Renewal by Andersen” and all other marks where denoted are marks of Andersen Corporation. ©2018 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Never before have you seen a material quite like this one — it’s durable, weather resistant, beautiful and versatile! Where wood can rot and vinyl can warp, FIBREX® gives you the same great look but without all the maintenance.

Off Every Window*

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299 $ 699 $

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018

Start from Scratch Serve up the best meals of your life in the house of your dreams.

It’s good to be finally home.

FREE $10,000 KITCHEN PACKAGE WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW TAYLOR MORRISON HOME*

Stop by any Orlando area community Sales Office to find your dream home and get cooking.

It’s said the kitchen is the heart of the home.

We’ve just made it sweeter.

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Now through March 31st, purchase a to-be-built home at a select Orlando area Taylor Morrison community and you’ll receive a beautiful kitchen upgrade, complete with a French door refrigerator, built-in oven and microwave, gourmet cook top GE Café™ Series appliances.

407.756.5025

*Limited time Kitchen Package (up to $10,000 ARV) (“Kitchen Incentive”). Options offered and actual value of the Kitchen Incentive may vary by floor plan and community based upon Taylor Morrison’s current offerings. Valid only at participating Orlando Taylor Morrison communities on select to-be-built cash or financed homes purchased as of 2/3/18 - 3/31/18 (Promotion Period). Offer is not valid at Thornbrooke Towns. Potential savings of up to $10,000 to be applied toward Buyer-selected Options only and valid only upon Closing (and satisfaction of all eligibility criteria), as reflected on the Closing Disclosure or settlement statement, as applicable. Any unused portion of this Kitchen Incentive may not be used towards a reduction in the Purchase Price or structural options and will be forfeited

by Buyer. Not valid outside of the Promotion Period or in any other Community. Kitchen Incentive may not be combined with any other offer, unless expressly set forth in Buyer’s Purchase Agreement Documents. For financed buyers, all lender restrictions shall apply. No other discounts, incentives, offers, coupons, substitutions, etc. will apply, except as expressly agreed to in the Purchase Agreement. Additional restrictions (including those of lenders for financed buyers) may apply. All community and home information (including, but not limited to prices, views, availability, school assignments and ratings, incentives, floor plans, site plans, features, standards and options, assessments and fees, planned amenities, programs, conceptual artists’ renderings and community development plans) is not guaranteed and remains subject to change or delay without notice. As-built plans shall control. All eligibility decisions by Seller are final. All special offers or incentive programs subject to change prior to contract. Pricing shown may not include options, upgrades and lot or elevation premiums. Please see a Taylor Morrison Community Sales Manager or your Internet Home Consultant and your purchase agreement for community specific details or visit taylormorrison.com for additional disclaimers. Additional details and restrictions may apply. Offer void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. © January, 2018, Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc., CBC1257462. All rights reserved.

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