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Molinari wins Palmer tourney Francesco Molinari shot a 64 on the final day of play to claim top honors at Bay Hill’s signature event. PAGE 15.

Heart of a servant Local FFA chapters advance to state

Windermere Prep’s school resource officer, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Master Dep. Frank Del Guercio, was recognized recently for helping talk a teen down from contemplating suicide. SEE 4.

The students will compete in state-level Career Development Events next month.

DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

Windermere High won’t celebrate its first senior class until May, but already, Wolverine Nation has one of the state’s leading FFA chapters.

Students from Windermere High, along with five other West Orange-area FFA chapters, qualified to compete in state-level Career Development Events in April. Windermere’s state qualifiers will compete in Aquaculture (Megan Disalvo, Hendrix Paterson, Isabella Scramoncin and Jonathan Stephens), EnviSEE HEADING PAGE 2

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Orange County Sheriff’s Master Dep. Frank Del Guercio, along with three other OCSO deputies, were recognized for their roles in saving the life of a teenager contemplating suicide near Gotha.

Windermere residents also approved a referendum to incur debt for new town facilities.

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Town of Windermere residents soon will notice two new faces on the Windermere Town Council.

Bill Martini, Liz Andert and incumbent Bob McKinley were the top three vote-getters out of the packed six-candidate race for three of the Town Council seats during the March 12 election, which saw a 23.69% voter turnout.

Martini, 56, pulled in the most votes at 445, accounting for 28.40% of the votes cast. McKinley, 73, received 333 votes (21.25% of the votes), and Andert, 44,

earned 300 votes, totaling 19.14% of the votes.

Current Council Member Richard Montgomery received 251 votes (16.02%), Dina Pryor received 133 votes (8.49%), and Mike Hargreaves received 105 votes (6.70%).

Andert, a career consultant with a background in marketing and communications, said she feels honored by the support and hopes her constituents reach out to her so she can know how to help.

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Voters elect three to Town Council

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CRAZY CARD PARTY FUNDRAISER 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. The Windermere Garden Club is hosting its annual fundraiser and luncheon. No card-playing experience is necessary. Guests can enjoy a luncheon, cards, silent auction and raffles. Tickets are $25, and proceeds are spent in the community. Checks due

by March 10 to Windermere Garden Club, P.O. Box 502, Windermere, FL 34786. For information, call Peggy at (407) 217-6526 or visit the Windermere Garden Club Facebook page.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Join the West Orange Republican Women Federated for their general meeting. Kris Ann Hall, president of Liberty First University, will speak on the “Founding Women of Our Nation.” Donations of canned goods will be collected for the Edgewood Children’s Ranch. Cost: $20.

RSVP at rebeccatmellen@ gmail.com or (407) 230-5968.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

ST. PATRICK’S DAY 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the leprechaun way, and don’t forget to wear green.

Recommended for lower and upper elementary to teen.

(407) 835-7323.

STORYBOOK STEAM 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Listen to a story and complete a STEAM challenge. Challenges will invite preschoolers to imagine, plan, create and improve upon a story-related project. (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

SECOND ANNUAL TOWN OF WINDERMERE ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENT 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in downtown Windermere.

There will be live music, food trucks, bounce houses, adult games, silent-auction items and green beer and Guinness.

The event is sponsored by the Windermere Police Department Foundation Inc. and honors the late Officer Robert German.

WOMEN MAKE HISTORY 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Recommended for upper elementary to teen. (407) 835-7323.

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

A ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave., Orlando.

Join the Basilica Choir and the Emerald String Quartet for an afternoon of traditional sacred and secular Irish favorites and new music with a Celtic flair.

Admission is $25 for adults; under 12 are free. (407) 2396600, Ext. 317, or music@ maryqueenoftheuniverse.org.

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ronmental Science (A.J. Ortiz, Melody Raynor, Karlen Randel and Isabella Scramoncin) and Vegetable Identification (Melody Raynor, Maria Reyes Leon, Isabella Scramoncin and Jonathan Stephens).

Other state-qualifying teams include West Orange and Ocoee high schools; and Bridgewater, Ocoee and SunRidge middle schools.

To qualify for state-level competition in April, teams had to score in the top 10, 20 or 30 (of more than 60 teams), depending on the specific category. Depending on category, the specific dates and locations for each competition vary.

Each team consists of three or four students who work together to represent their FFA chapter.

The competition days are long, and the preparation is hefty. Not only do students need to know their stuff, but also they need to be able to apply that knowledge.

Ocoee and Windermere high schools both qualified for aquaculture for the first time this year, so competition in this category will be new to both chapters. And although advisers and their students alike are excited to have made the cut to compete at the state level, the students have their studying cut out for them.

“A lot of our kids serve in leadership at the higher level, too,” said Amy Paterson, Windermere High’s FFA adviser and agriculture teacher. “I think people don’t realize the vast amount of information these students have

to know. It’s not one subject — it’s every part of anything that touches agriculture in any way.”

Ocoee High FFA adviser and agriculture teacher Amy Anderson agrees.

“They have to basically be able to do the identification of some of the vegetables, as well as general knowledge,” Anderson said.

“It’s a written test, and it can be over 20-something chapters of everything from soil to pH to varieties, seeds, diseases, all of that.”

For the vegetable-identification event at the state level, students will have to go from station to station and complete different tasks. This could be identifying diseases and pests, or the varieties of vegetables.

They also will have to judge different groups of vegetables and determine the best and worst ones.

In today’s world, many Americans don’t know how the food they buy gets to grocery stores, much less how or even where the food was grown. FFA students are bucking that trend.

“They are connected to the earth so they understand how the earth works,” said Peter Jordan, another FFA adviser and agriculture teacher at Ocoee High, of his FFA students. “We’re a dying breed a lot of times with agriculture, so the further we get away from that the further we misunderstand one another. It’s really important. I think every student should be involved in agriculture, at least to be a better consumer and appreciate what we do on this planet.”

STATE-QUALIFYING TEAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLS

BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE n Aquaculture n Vegetable Identification OCOEE MIDDLE n Vegetable Identification SUNRIDGE MIDDLE n Aquaculture

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OCOEE HIGH n Aquaculture (Trystan Durden, Jack Eden, Emily Lewis, Junissa Senatus) n Environmental Science (Jack Eden, Deztinee Harris, Lauren Kamuda, Emily Lewis) n Vegetable Identification (Lauren Kamuda, Emily Lewis, Chyanne Sapp, Emily Wilkerson) n Veterinary Science (Jordan Chansky, Deztinee Harris, Tabitha Hicks, Emily Lewis) WEST ORANGE HIGH n Ornamental Horticulture Artistic Arrangement (Jessica Stroup and Madelyn Siler) n Ornamental Horticulture Marketing (William Ortiz and Jared Caban) n Veterinary Science (Hayden Atkins, Mackenzie Austin, Adrianna Loper, Amelia Sauls) WINDERMERE HIGH n Aquaculture (Megan Disalvo, Hendrix Paterson, Isabella Scramoncin, Jonathan Stephens) n Environmental Science (AJ Ortiz, Melody Raynor, Karlen Randel, Isabella Scramoncin) n Vegetable Identification (Melody Raynor, Maria Reyes Leon, Isabella Scramoncin, Jonathan Stephens)

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Fairytale ending

From left: Carrie, Reagan, Morgan and Eric Reed marched in support their friends in team “Born to be a Unicorn.”

Brittany Gibson, right, accompanied Charlotte Kreigh as they participated in Arnie’s March.

Both were marching with a team called “Marching for Meredith.”

Heart & soles

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Lennox Theodore and Glorie Santos were married Saturday, March 9, in Windermere.

Nearly 12 years ago, Glorie Santos was in a coma after she was hit by a car. Ultimately, that crash led her to her husband.

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Marchers of “Team Sammi” were ready for a fulfulling day.

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ith the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational well underway, hundreds of marchers took the green at the Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge Tuesday, March 5, to participate in the seventh annual Arnie’s March Against Children’s Cancer. The annual march is a fundraising walk that helps support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Attendees get to enjoy a variety of games, prizes and the opportunity to take part in recognizing and honoring cancer fighters and their families. This year’s Arnie’s March Against Children’s Cancer raised $215,503, according to the event website.

Ella Reese took a moment to meet therapy dog Cooper.

— ERIC GUTIERREZ Derek Jack, left, crafted a hat with son, Grayson.

Lilianna Russi, center, is surrounded by her family and loved ones who took part in the march as “Team Lily” in honor of her.

She still can’t remember where she was walking to the night she was hit by a vehicle and landed in a monthlong coma. She only knows what she was told and what was described in the crash report.

It was 8:26 p.m., June 25, 2007.

She was hit while walking across the intersection of Good Homes Road and West Colonial Drive.

It was a hit-and-run, and police never found the driver.

Those are the details that describe the moment 32-year-old coma survivor Glorie Santos’ life changed dramatically. The accident resulted in a traumatic brain injury for Santos, then 22.

“After I woke up from the coma, I had to learn how to do everything,” Santos said. “I was in intensive rehab therapy for four months. I had to learn how to walk again and make my voice audible and swallow food. Because of the traumatic brain injury, I still forget things easily and stumble over my words sometimes. It used to be worse, though. Even in the way I walked, you could see me waddling a little bit, and I would lose balance easily if I wasn’t holding on to someone or I didn’t have my walker at the time.”

Prior to the accident, Santos was a nursing student, but she later followed her passion to become a makeup artist. She is now a freelance makeup artist, but she credits her remarkable recovery and progress to God and the values instilled in her by her family.

“I come from a family of hardworking people, and I was like, ‘You know what? I don’t want to be pushing this walker for the rest of my life.’ So I would practice walking to the front door of my house and to the back door of my house and just practice a lot. I would fall sometimes, but I kept going until I got better. And then I started going to a gym, and that’s where

I regained a lot of my strength. I put in a lot of work and ran a lot.

From the outside, it didn’t look like a lot of work, but for someone with a brain injury, it’s kind of a huge thing.”

While her gym routine helped her develop her strength and coordination again, it also indirectly led to a friendship she developed with her now-husband, Lennox Theodore.

Theodore and Santos met at their church in a group called the “Young Singles Sunday School.”

From the moment he walked into the room, she wanted to get to know him.

When the church group started going to a CrossFit gym, Santos’ friend would drive her to the gym, because Santos is unable to drive because of the accident. Then, when Santos’ friend left on an 11-month mission trip, Theodore offered to drive her.

“We lived like two minutes away from each other, so I was like, ‘I’ll give you a ride,’” Theodore said.

“And well, you can’t sit in a car with someone three days a week for a year and not get to know them. So that’s how we became friends — and then best friends.”

On New Year’s Eve two years ago, Theodore asked Santos to be his girlfriend. They have been a couple ever since, and on Saturday, March 9, they were married at their friend’s house in Gotha and celebrated their honeymoon by going on a cruise.

“With all the details that we learned about my accident, and the fact that I’m still alive, functioning, walking and talking, getting married is all by the grace of God,” Santos said. “I was strong because God gave that strength to me. … I think that through my accident, I was able to fulfill my life’s goal. Because I think the reason God put me on earth was to bring glory to Him, so I give glory to Him, because I’m only here and recovered by the grace of God.”

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SRO Del Guercio receives Medal of Merit DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

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ome days, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Master Dep. Frank Del Guercio feels as if he was put into the right place at the right time. Oct. 5, 2018, was one of those days.

Del Guercio, along with three other Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies — Dep. Andrew Luna, Dep. Styler Miller and Cpl. Chuck Samek — recently were recognized with a Medal of Merit

by OCSO for their efforts that day that resulted in saving the life of a teenager who was contemplating suicide.

Del Guercio has been with OCSO for the last 18 years of his 21-year law-enforcement career.

He currently serves in the Sector III Uniform Patrol Division and as a Special Projects deputy, as well as being the main school resource officer at Windermere Preparatory School.

“I handle a lot of the issues that the captain may have and others may have in the community,” Del Guercio said of his role in Sector III, which spans much of southwest Orange County. “I try to keep that stuff taken care of and listen to what’s going on in the community and try to be proactive.

I’m just trying to stay ahead of the game and make sure people are informed about what’s going on.”

VOICE OF REASON

On that Friday in October, Del Guercio and his fellow deputies received the call about a teenager in crisis. The teen was on the Gotha Road overpass above Florida’s Turnpike and appeared to be contemplating jumping from the bridge.

“Sometimes, we’re just in the right place at the right time,” he said. “I wasn’t the only one (who) responded to the call. When I responded, there was another deputy already on scene who works as the SRO at Gotha Middle, Dep. Andrew Luna. We were the first two to respond, and two others (from OCSO) responded. …

Dep. Luna got there first and was initially talking to him. I got there, and Luna moved so he could try to see the kid’s eyes and establish a

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Orange County Sheriff John Mina recently presented Master Dep. Frank Del Guercio, pictured here with his family, with a Medal of Merit.

better rapport with him.

“Then, Dep. Miller and Cpl. Samek got there and were on scene,” he said. “We obviously wanted to communicate with (the teenager) and we’ve been trained to talk with people in crisis. We talked to him, and it just happened to be that whatever was said or whatever he was thinking, it just worked together, and we were able to have a successful outcome.”

Other law-enforcement officers arrived on scene at the turnpike, Del Guercio said, and the deputies were able to work with them to direct trucks to move closer to the overpass in case of a negative outcome. But through teamwork, the foursome from OCSO was able to talk the teen out of jumping and bring him to safety so he could receive help.

“We all had different assignments that day,” he said. “Myself and Miller were assigned to patrol two different areas. Samek is with our truancy unit and happened to be in the area, as well. It’s just one of those things where Luna could’ve had training on the day this happened and not have been

there. Sometimes, things just happen for a reason, and fortunately for us, we were all involved that way and it was a successful outcome.”

Unfortunately, Del Guercio said, situations such as these tend to be more common than people realize.

The next day, he said, he ended up stopping another juvenile in crisis elsewhere. And on that Sunday, he saved a woman’s life in the Dr. Phillips area by giving her CPR. “As deputies and police officers, we all go through that every day,” he said. “There’s periods of time where we may not have anything like that happen, and all of a sudden in one weekend, you have three life-or-death incidents in a row like I did. Those things were to me just as serious as this kid who was in crisis.”

DESIRE TO SERVE

Del Guercio and his fellow deputies received the Medal of Merit awards for their roles in saving the teenager’s life a couple of weeks ago. And although it’s nice to be recognized for the work they do, it’s more rewarding to serve

in a role where they can have this impact on people’s lives daily.

“When we take this job it’s not really so much of a, ‘Why did we want to step up?’” he said. “We had to step up. We want to help people no matter how stressful or dangerous that situation is. We are trained to handle those situations.

Later on, there might be some emotional or mental strain on the situation, but it’s something that we are trained to do. It’s basically second nature. We get that call, and we just go and respond.

“There’s kind of a stigma associated with police work,” he said.

“The real reason we all took this job is because we want to help people. Even though we might be arresting a criminal, for example, there is a victim, and the victim is the one we’re ultimately out there to help. No matter what community it’s in, we’re out there to help the victims and make the community feel safer.”

For a few weeks after he helped save the teenager’s life, Del Guercio said he was constantly replaying things in his head and trying to determine what he and his fellow deputies could have done differently or better. There isn’t always a successful outcome, and officers want to repeat successes from past situations and learn from each one.

“It feels great any time you’re able to help somebody,” he said.

“It reaffirms why we decided to do this job and why we’ve been doing it. This is why I took this job, because I wanted to help people. When you do stuff like that, it makes you feel good, because you know you’re out there making a difference. … In my work at Windermere Prep or Dep. Luna’s work at Gotha Middle, every day (lawenforcement officers) are helping and they’re there. You know that you’re indeed helping people and there’s a reason why we’re there.

“They say it takes a village to raise kids, and I feel like I’m part of that village,” he said. “Whether it’s adults or kids, we have to come together and have a sense of community. I always want to put my best foot forward and make sure I’m working for the best interest of our community.”

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“I feel honored and humbled by everyone’s vote and their support, and I couldn’t be more excited,” Andert said. “I’m really looking forward to serving the town, and I’m appreciative of everyone who supported me — whether or not they had a real chance to get to know me. I’m hoping they take the opportunity to reach out to me and help me learn what they’d like to see from the council and how I can best serve them.”

Martini, a finance specialist for Volunteer Florida and licensed

ELECTION RESULTS Candidate Votes Liz Andert 300 Mike Hargreaves 105 Bill Martini 445 Bob McKinley 333 Richard Lee Montgomery 251 Dina Pryor 133

Realtor and Notary Public, was thrilled to receive the opportunity to serve on the council and promised to do his best to do what is right for his constituents.

“I’m very excited about the win,” Martini said. “I look forward to serving the people of the town of Windermere, as I have for the last 22 years in various volunteer positions. So I look forward to now serving in an official capacity with the rest of the council and our new mayor, Jim O’Brien. … And I’m really looking forward to learning as much as I can from town staff and helping the town move for-

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ward into the future while maintaining the character and charm that enticed us all to move here in the first place.”

McKinley, who has served on the Town Council for four years, shared his gratitude both to those who voted for him and voted in favor of funding new modern facilities for its town staff and police officers.

“I just thank everyone for the support and their vote of confidence in me,” McKinley said.

“We’ve been able to accomplish a lot in the council, and I’m happy to continue working on the traffic

Vote By Mail 44 18 46 55 44 30

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issues and the town facilities, the funding of which was approved.

So that’s good, and welcome Bill Martini and Liz Andert to the council.”

The new council members will serve two-year terms.

TOWN REFERENDUM PASSES

Due to limits imposed by the town’s charter regarding how much money the town can borrow for capital projects, the town included a question on the ballot asking residents if they would approve of the town incurring debt to fund its initiative to construct new town administration buildings and police headquarters.

The ballot question requested town residents to permit the town to borrow up to $5.2 million for the project, and 65.06% of voters voted in favor, while 34.94% voted against allowing the town to incur debt. With the referendum approved, the town’s facilities are expected to be completed in about three to four years, Windermere Town Manager Robert Smith said.

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ADVERTORIAL

Lake Apopka Natural Gas District Honors Employees on Fourth Annual Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day

The significance of March 18th dates back to 1937 when a school explosion in New London, Texas led to the widespread odorization of natural gas and an increased emphasis on safety. Safety is key to successful natural gas distribution, and employees of natural gas utilities across the nation – including those at Lake Apopka Natural Gas District – who work diligently each and every day to ensure the delivery of natural gas that is as safe and efficient as possible.

To commemorate the occasion, the District will celebrate its most valuable asset – its employees – through a series of fun, engaging educational sessions and events built upon the theme of “Think Safety.”

From a company-wide breakfast and giveaways to employee recognition ceremonies, the program will serve to encourage District employees to keep safety top of mind while celebrating the safe work habits every field team member exhibits as they work to extend and maintain the District’s service territory.

The District’s devoted employees play a crucial role in contributing to the community’s energy efficiency and the wellbeing of its residents. In celebrating this special day,

the District looks forward to giving back to those who work tirelessly to uphold their commitment to providing clean and reliable energy to the communities it serves.

As one of the most common and abundant forms of energy in the U.S., and the supplier of 29 percent of all energy used nationwide, natural gas is the fuel of choice for many homes and businesses. Beyond its dependability, affordability and resiliency, natural gas is the most efficient energy source available, giving consumers the power to save money while helping to save the planet by contributing to a cleaner environment.

Natural gas customers play an important role in keeping our environment clean and safe for generations to come, and District employees help make that contribution possible.

Since its founding in 1959, the District has proudly provided safe, dependable and cost-efficient natural gas service to residents of its member cities – Apopka, Clermont and Winter Garden. Now serving more than 23,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers, the District and its workers have been presented with many safety awards and accolades, including the prestigious American Public Gas Association’s national S.O.A.R. (Systems Operational Achievement Recognition) award.

For more information on natural gas service for your home, business or vehicle, please contact the LANGD Marketing Team at (407) 656-2734 x 307 or marketing@langd. org, or visit www.langd.org.

To learn more, visit a Lake Apopka Natural Gas District office during Public Natural Gas Week, call the District’s marketing team at

(407) 656-2734 ext. 307 or email marketing@langd.org

NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH Lake Apopka Natural Gas District is recognizing April 2019 as “National Safe Digging Month”. Are you PLANNING TO DO SOME DIGGING? Damages to gas pipelines are most often caused by people doing excavation, digging, grading or other earth-disturbing work. Whether you are planning to build a major development or just landscape your yard…. Please read this special message:

Smart digging means knowing where utility lines are buried BEFORE you dig in order to protect yourself from injury and prevent damage to underground utility lines. One easy call to 811 starts the process of getting underground utility lines marked for FREE. Florida Statute 553.851 requires excavators to notify Sunshine State One-Call System a minimum of 48 hours prior to starting an excavation. So, before installing landscaping, fencing or a mailbox, put down the shovel, pick up the phone and call 811!

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Sourcing, maintenance and delivery of natural gas service is not a simple process.

Each step requires dedication, expertise and understanding of the importance of the utility resource. March 18th marks the official nationwide celebration of the fourth annual Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day, a special and well-deserved commemoration of the hard work and accomplishments of natural gas utility workers.

Visit any of our Corporate or Branch Office locations for Natural Gas Service and Appliance Sales:

Winter Garden: 1320 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. Apopka: 38 N. Park Avenue Clermont: 676 Montrose Street

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Part of the Finnegan family Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance recently began operating out of a sixth location in Dr. Phillips.

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Students of the Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance will be performing at the upcoming fourth annual Crooked Can Celtic Festival March 15 at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., in downtown Winter Garden.

Aside from Dr. Phillips, Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance offers classes in Windermere, Winter Garden, Clermont, Montverde and Celebration. The students of Finnegan’s academy get ample opportunities to show off their steps in performances throughout the community year-round. With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, Finnegan students will be performing at the fourth annual Crooked Can Celtic Festival at the Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., in downtown Winter Garden. The Celtic Festival runs from March 15 to 17, and Finnegan students will be performing March 15.

Finnegan began dancing when she was 4 years old and has danced both nationally and internationally. She is a TCRG-certified (An

IF YOU GO

FINNEGAN ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE AT TEMPO DANCE ACADEMY 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 78, Orlando WEBSITE: finneganacademy. org PHONE: 321-370-8097 EMAIL: finnegandance academy@gmail.com

Coimisiun le Rinci Gaeilge) Irish dance teacher, and the Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance is affiliated with An Chomhdháil — The Congress of Irish Dance Teachers.

The affiliation with An Chomhdháil allows Finnegan Academy students to dance nationally and internationally. In addition

to teaching Irish dance locally, Finnegan also runs and performs in Reel Irish Entertainment, a professional Irish dance and entertainment group that performs around the state.

Dancers of all ages and skill levels are welcome at the Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance. Children as young as 3 years old and even adults take Irish dance classes at Finnegan Academy.

“We hope to keep growing.

We want to grow yet maintain our standards that we have right now,” Finnegan said. “Our slogan is, ‘Is As Chlann Finnegan Me’ … and that means ‘I’m part of the Finnegan family.’ No matter how big we get, we always want to maintain that feeling of (family).”

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Amanda Finnegan had a goal in mind when she left her home in Galway, Ireland, and moved to Orlando: She wanted to open a dance academy and share her culture and love of Irish dance with the community.

“I moved here in 2016 with the vision of opening an Irish dance academy and have an entertainment company, and thankfully, they’ve both come through,” Finnegan said. “I wanted to open the school to spread Irish culture around throughout Central Florida.”

Today, the Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance has grown by leaps and bounds from operating out of a single dance studio in 2016 to operating out of six different locations in Orange County. In February, Finnegan started operating out of her sixth location — Tempo Dance Academy located at 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 78, in Dr. Phillips.

“The main thing that’s changed is we have grown so much since (opening in) 2016,” Finnegan said.

“We went from having one location to having six today. … That was Photo by Eric Gutierrez my dream goal and Amanda Finnegan, owner of now, thankfully, it’s Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance a reality for me.”

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Additionally, some pet rescues — including cat rescue Candy’s Cats — brought adoptable animals for participants to consider welcoming into their homes.

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indermere High School raised $87,396.12 during its dance marathon to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network on Friday, March 8. This year’s theme is For The Kids, and the Student Government Association’s goal was $70,000.

“It was such an amazing accomplishment, and I am so proud of them,” said Ashley Hoffman, Leadership/SGA advisor.

The event was held in the WHS gymnasium and featured games, activities, inflatables and hours of dancing.

The Allan and Heather Shields family, of Belle Isle, were special guests at the event.

Twins Kendall and Carson were born threeand-one-half months early weighing 1 pound each. Their mother, Heather, was in the hospital nearly six months. She also was on five months of bedrest with the youngest child, Cooper.

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Abigail Crain, left, and Kayla Green reached for the finish line in the inflatable obstacle course.

Ryan Athay, left, Janel Hernandez, Bella Dimeo and Adriana LouthCiacco had fun at the photo booth.

Kendall and Carson Shields, front left, Cooper Shields and mom Heather Shields were special guests at the benefit for the Children’s Miracle Network.

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The home at 6657 Edgeworth Drive, Orlando, sold March 7, for $277,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,637 square feet.

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The home at 8001 Hook Circle, Orlando, sold March 5, for $315,000. Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,896 square feet.

The price per square foot is $166.14.

The price per square foot is $222.20.

These are the highestselling homes in each community in West Orange.

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The condo at 7021 Della Drive, No. 49, Orlando, sold March 6, for $225,000. Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,312 square feet.

The price per square foot is $171.49.

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sold March 6, for $215,000.

Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,298 square feet. The price per square foot is $165.64.

ESTATES AT PARKSIDE

The home at 8055 Ludington Circle, Orlando, sold March 7, for $610,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,754 square feet.

The price per square foot is $221.50.

The condo at 4114 Breakview Drive, No. 40602, Orlando, sold March 5, for $228,000.

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,247 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $182.84.

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The condo at 5082 Ernst Court, No. 33, Orlando, sold March 7, for $137,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,230 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.38.

The townhouse at 7604 Fenwick Cove Lane, Orlando, sold March 6, for $274,900. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,850 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $148.59.

SHADOW BAY SPRINGS

The home at 5628 Baybrook Ave., Orlando, sold March 4, for $347,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,045 square feet.

The price per square foot is $169.68.

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The home at 4815 Caserta St., Orlando, sold March 5, for $175,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,160 square feet of living area.

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The townhouse at 12940 Langstaff Drive, Windermere, sold March 8, for $237,500. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,480 square feet. The price per square foot is $160.47.

The home at 8563 Summerville Place, Orlando, sold March 8, for $570,000. Built in 1995, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,638 square feet.

The price per square foot is $156.68.

The home at 8514 Bay Springs Drive, Orlando, sold March 4, for $339,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,650 square feet. The price per square foot is $205.45.

The townhouse at 4801 Tidecrest Ave., No. 166, Orlando, sold March 6, for $240,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths and 1,741 square feet. The price per square foot is $137.85.

WINDHOVER CONDO

The condo at 5123 Eaglesmere Drive, No. 5123, Orlando, sold March 7, for $87,500. Built in 1974, it has one bedroom, one bath and 918 square feet. The price per square foot is $95.32.

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The home at 1760 Blackwood Ave., Gotha, sold March 1, for $400,000.

Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,500 square feet.

The price per square foot is $160.

HORIZON WEST ASHLIN PARK

The home at 11963 Water Run Alley, Windermere, sold March 8, for $287,000. Built in 2016, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,588 square feet. The price per square foot is $180.73.

The home at 14162 Creekbed Circle, Winter Garden, sold March 4, for $469,990. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,478 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.13.

The townhouse at 8678 Brookvale Drive, Windermere, sold March 8, for $250,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,530 square feet. The price per square foot is $163.40.

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The townhouse at 5808 Cypress Hill Road, Winter Garden, sold March 4, for $290,265. Built in 2018, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,800 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $161.26.

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The home at 7747 Tangerine Knoll Loop, Winter Garden, sold March 8, for $436,000.

Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,712 square feet.

The price per square foot is $160.77.

SOUTHBRIDGE

The townhouse at 6355 Southbridge St., Windermere, sold March 6, for $234,000.

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,490 square feet.

The price per square foot is $157.05.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 14207 Sonco Ave., Windermere, sold March 8, for $390,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,790 square feet.

The price per square foot is $139.78.

The home at 14131 Bluebird Park Road, Windermere, sold March 8, for $338,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,394 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.19.

VINEYARDS

The townhouse at 13712 Beckman Drive, Windermere, sold March 6, for $280,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,912 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $146.44.

SOUTHWEST ORANGE CYPRESS CHASE

The home at 10615 Golden Cypress Court, Orlando, sold March 7, for $325,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,742 square feet. The price per square foot is $186.57.

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The townhouse at 10336 Fallsgrove St., Orlando, sold March 6, for $255,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,578 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $161.60.

RUTH OGREN CLARK DIED SATURDAY, FEB. 23, 2019.

Ruth Ogren Clark, 77, of Windermere, Florida, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Ruth was born on April 23, 1941, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to the late Mrs. Jessie (nee Helen) and Mr. Samuel Ogren.

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The home at 9304 Woodbreeze Blvd., Windermere, sold March 8, for $283,500.

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In Windermere’s 6-2 win in softball action Saturday, March 9, Faith Campopiano had a field day on offense as she went 4-for-4 from the plate, with two homers.

The win helped pushed the Wolverines to 6-1 on the season.

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At the Kowboy Invitational at Osceola High School in Kissimmee Saturday, March 9, Olympia track and field’s Hannah Douglas had a big day as she finished first in the 100m (11.90) and in the 200m (24.39). Douglas’ performance helped lead the Titans to a fourth-place finish at the event.

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In Olympia baseball’s big 4-1 win over Windermere Friday, March 8, Titan Kamaka exploded at the plate as he finished the night going 3-for-4, with an RBI and stolen base. Adding to the offense was Alex Britton, who went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, while Jeslyn Whitehead pitched a complete game and added 2 RBI on 2-for-3 hitting.

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Gracie Lopez had quite the game for Dr. Phillips in the Panthers’ 7-0 win over Olympia in softball action Friday, March 8. She batted a perfect 3-for-3, with 2 RBI. The Panthers also got help from Kati Kelly, who went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI to lead DP to a record of 8-0.

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In Dr. Phillips’ dominating 15-5 win over Oviedo in girls water polo in the Ian Supra Tournament Friday, March 8, Ana Luisa Cotta thrived in the pool for the Panthers as she racked up six goals and four assists. Despite following up the win with back-toback losses, the Panthers finished fourth in the tournament.

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Francesco Molinari took home the API with a strong showing during the final round on Sunday.

Awesome at Arnie’s After shooting a tourney-best 64 in the final round, Francesco Molinari takes the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a come-from-behind win.

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It was the final hole for him at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and a 45-foot putt would put him up two shots on the hot-swinging Matthew Fitzpatrick, who sat in second place.

Picking out his nine-iron, Molinari hovered over the ball as the crowd fell silent. With one fell swoop, he struck it with absolute precision, and the ball seemingly was pulled on a string that draws it to the hole.

The shot was met with thunderous applause, as Molinari capped off the day with a birdie — his eighth of the day — that left him sitting at 64 (12-under par).

“Yeah, obviously super happy

TOP FIVE 1. Francesco Molinari (69, 70, 73, 64) 2. Matthew Fitzpatrick (70, 70, 67, 71) 3. Im Sung-jae (71, 69, 71, 68) 4. (tied) Tommy Fleetwood (69, 66, 76, 68) 4. (tied) Rafa Cabrera-Bello (65, 75, 70, 69) OTHER PLAYERS OF NOTE 6. (tied) Rory McIlroy (72, 70, 66, 72) 15. (tied) Charles Howell III (74, 67, 69, 72) 17. (tied) Bubba Watson (68, 72, 71, 72) 40. (tied) Rickie Fowler (74, 71, 71, 71)

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Windermere’s season ends one game too soon After being up 15 at the half, Windermere High suffered a tough second half in a loss to Blanche Ely in the Class 8A Final Four.

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The whole year had been building up to this moment.

Here, at the Class 8A Final Four in Lakeland, Windermere had fought every step of the way to play with the big boys — a feat that no

one expected the second-year program to do.

Up until this point in the playoffs, the Wolverines had battled through two overtime games and a narrow 59-57 win over Wharton in the regional final. Luck seemed Troy Herring

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What first got you into playing lacrosse?

I started playing lacrosse in seventh grade, and the main season is because I couldn’t play football anymore, because I had too many concussions.

It ended up being way more fun than I thought, and I got hooked on it. It’s sort of become my main sport by chance, and I’m pretty grateful for that, because it’s a whole lot of fun.

You’ve played at Windermere Prep all four years of high school. What’s been your favorite part?

My favorite thing is just how fun it is. The whole program is just an absolute blast, and Jojo (Marasco) is just about the greatest coach you could wish for — he is super fun to be around, and the energy he brings is just awesome. Having a game where you can go out and play your sport with your boys and having everyone cheering you on is just awesome.

What’s some of the best advice that coach Marasco has given you?

He never once doubted me in anything that I’ve ever done.

He has always pushed me, and he has never closed any doors on me, which I think was awesome. Even when I was a freshman, he was always super willing and able to help me after practice. I don’t think I would love the game nearly as much if it wasn’t for that man.

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to be on the Wolverines’ side Until it wasn’t.

Against the defending 8A champs Blanche Ely at the RP Funding Center, the luck ran out in a heart breaking 56-54 loss Friday, March 8.

“It’s a little bit of a blur,” said Head Coach Mark Griseck.

“They banked a three, and we missed free throws. At the end we had our chances, and we didn’t convert. The games where we won close, we made the plays to win, but tonight we didn’t and they did — I credit them.”

The Wolverines (27-5) came out in the first half firing on all cylinders and led by 15 going into the break. But something seemed to change when the horn sounded to kick off the second half.

The Tigers (25-6) spent the third and fourth quarters chipping away at the Wolverines’ lead with a combination of offensive runs and added defensive pressure.

The full-court presses the Tigers utilized rattled the Wolverines into making costly mistakes and threw the game in their favor in a tremendous way. The press was so effective that the highly efficient ball handling of Trey Moss seemed thrown off as he turned the ball over seven times.

It was a real turning point, Griseck said.

“They do what they do,” he said. “Second half, they really got after us, and we succumbed to the pressure a little bit.”

Things for the Wolverines, unfortunately, got worse in crunch time.

After the Tigers tied the game at 54, the Wolverines fouled Malachi Hazelton on a drive to the bucket with 3.8 seconds to go. The 6-foot-5 junior sank both shots to give the Tigers the 56-54 lead — it was the first time all night the Tigers had the lead.

The free throws proved to be the difference-maker. The Wolverines ran out of time before getting the final shot off — sealing an end to a magical season. “(I’m) so proud of my guys,” Griseck said. “(They’re a) great group of kids — love them — and a great group of seniors and in the second year of our school

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your stick work, and it takes a whole bunch of dedication to get that down. And naturally, I’m right-handed — my whole game has been super righty dominant until this year — and I’ve been really practicing my left hand and pushing my game.

I think developing my left hand has been one of my biggest challenges.

What are your plans after you graduate?

I started playing so late, and I didn’t really start taking the game serious until I was a junior — I missed sophomore year because I fractured my back — so junior year is when I sort of got the lacrosse bug. It was a little too late for me to do anything in the recruiting process, because I didn’t have any film, so I’m going to FSU and they have a club program, and I think I’m going to try out for that.

When you’re not playing lacrosse or doing homework, what do you enjoy doing?

Anything with my friends.

I love being on the lake or ocean — surfing, fishing — and I’m an artist. Both of my sisters are pretty remarkable self-taught artists, and that trickled down to me by just being around it. I just like doing it for fun — I mainly work in color pencils and acrylic paint.

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they’ve left quite a legacy that is going to be tough to match.”

Losing the way the Wolverines did is a gut punch — although there may be consolation in the fact that the Tigers went on to win the state title the following day. But what this year’s team did will leave a legacy, Griseck said. And more importantly, it has set a foundation at Windermere that fans,

students, players and coaches should be excited about.

Not many schools in their second year can say they have a state Final Four appearance. Not many schools that have been around for decades can say that, either. Fewer understand that more than senior Dakota Rivers, who was a co-captain alongside teammate Carter Zavada.

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the way I did it today — I tried to be aggressive from the start and it was nice to see quite a lot of putts dropping,” Molinari said. “And it’s nice to do it, obviously in those circumstances, at Arnie’s place.

(I) just tried to stay aggressive until the end and then obviously (at the) 18, that flag kind of tempts you in, but my caddie (told) me to go a little left and just give myself a long putt.

“And I don’t know, there must be something going on with that line, because it seems that a lot of guys winning the tournament make that putt,” he said.

But then came the hardest part — the wait.

All Molinari had was time, as he sat around in the locker room for nearly two hours watching the remaining golfers who were still out on the greens — including the final group of Fitzpatrick and 2018 API winner Rory McIlroy.

“It’s easier to keep some sort of control when you’re hitting the shots — when it’s not up to you it’s not a very nice feeling,” Molinari said. “I said this after I won the Open Championship last year.

I didn’t enjoy that half-an-hour (wait) at all, and I didn’t enjoy today at all watching the other guys. But obviously when you get it done, then at the end it’s a great feeling.”

Luckily for Molinari, his tournament-best score of 64 during the fourth round was enough to seal his win. Fitzpatrick finished with a 71 on the day — good enough to finish second overall at 10-under.

The win — Molinari’s third PGA

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Tour victory in his last 12 starts — wasn’t without its difficulties.

In the opening round Thursday, March 7, Molinari picked up a double bogey on the fourth hole and a bogey on the 10th. Fortunately, an eagle on the par-3 seventh hole and four straight birdies on holes 12 through 15 helped him finish the day at 3-under.

The second and third round didn’t offer any repreive. He shot 2-under on Friday before shooting his tournament worst Saturday at 2-over. That forgettable Saturday, during which Molinari bogeyed on the second and eighth holes — while only picking up a single birdie on the 12th green — sent the Italian into the final day five shots behind Fitzpatrick.

But then came Sunday, when Molinari stormed back to the front of the leaderboard — stunning the

likes of Fitzpatrick and others.

“It’s phenomenal,” Fitzpatrick said. “He’s obviously holed a lot of putts to do that, because you can’t get close to these pins. There’s no way that he’s knocked it to (within) six feet on every hole, the greens were so firm and fast. But he played very, very well to shoot that, and hats off to him.”

With the win, along with a purse of just more than $1.6 million, Molinari climbs way up the FedExCup standings to No. 20 (up from No. 151) as he prepares for The Players Championship this week.

“Obviously, The Players next week is one of those weeks that you circle in the calendar at the beginning of the year,” Molinari said. “I had quite a long off-season, but I was hoping to hit form around The Players and things have gone even better than I thought.”

WINDERMERE RESIDENT FINISHES TOP 15 At 6-under, Windermere resident Charles Howell III (74, 67, 69, 72) finished tied in 15th place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Howell posted his tournament-best 67 in the second round of the tournament, thanks in part to a big eagle on the 16th hole and six birdies sprinkled throughout the day.

The finish pushed Howell from No. 4 to No. 3 in this week’s FedExCup standings while also bringing in a purse of $159,250.

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