03.22.18 Windermere Observer

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Windermere purchases railroad right-of-way Windermere leaders moved forward on the purchase of the railroad right-of-way necessary to fulfill its vision of a multi-modal trail system connecting the northern and southern areas of town. SEE PAGE 4.

BRING THE NOISE

LUCK O’ THE IRISH The Town of Windermere raised a glass for fallen Windermere Police Officer Robbie German as it celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. SEE PAGE 4.

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Windermere High’s Day of Percussion is Saturday, March 24.

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Dickie Lockman dressed up as a leprechaun.

Orange County denies appeal for country club development Arnold Palmer Invitational WINE & DINE PAGE 9.

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County commissioners recently voted to stand by their previous decisions to retain development rights to the Windermere Country Club.

DANIELLE HENDRIX BLACK TIE EDITOR

County commissioners have reaffirmed their stance in the battle over development rights for the Windermere Country Club.

At the Board of County Com-

missioners meeting Tuesday, March 6, commissioners upheld the decisions made in October 2016 and January 2017 to retain the development rights for the 155-acre golf course.

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TERRIFIC TRAINERS

National Athletic Training Month means recognition for the unsung heroes of high-school sports.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 23

FRIDAYS ON THE PLAZA 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the gazebo on Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden. Enjoy the sounds of the Good Times Jazz Band. (407) 656-4111.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

CELEBRATION AMONG THE OAKS 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Town Meeting Hall, 221 N. Arrington St., Oakland. Families can enjoy visits with the Easter Bunny from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., with the Easter egg hunt at noon. The event will include music by the Good Times Jazz Band, free pony rides, a petting zoo and bounce houses. (407) 656-1117.

EVENING AT THE POPS 4:30 p.m. petting zoo, 6:30 p.m. concert Saturday, March 24, at Newton Park, 29 W. Garden

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Ave., Winter Garden. Sit under the stars and enjoy the Orlando Philharmonic Symphony. This annual event by Lake Apopka supports the Rotary Club of Winter Garden to benefit local charities. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance and at the gate. VIP tickets are available also. Facebook.com/ eveningatthepops.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

FRIDAY, MARCH 30

SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Discuss this month’s selection, “Best. State.

Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland,” by Dave Barry.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a riotous exploration of the Sunshine State that challenges negative stereotypes and offers insights into Florida’s roles as a venue of history and fun. Ages 18 and older. No registration needed.

(407) 835-7323.

VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY GATHERING 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at American Legion Post 63, 271 Plant St., Winter Garden.

The get-together is for all U.S. veterans who served between Nov. 1, 1955, to May 1975 and their families. vietnamwar50th. com. (407) 656-6361.

“THE WAY OF THE CROSS” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at Quest Church, 1450 Citrus Oaks Ave., Gotha. Witness the dramatic retelling of the story of the crucifixion as seen through the eyes of various characters. This year’s production introduces new characters and actors. Seating is limited.

Free. (407) 293-3696.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

OCOEE KNIGHTS BAND MATTRESS FUNDRAISER 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Ocoee High School, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway. Name brands such as Simmons Beautyrest will be sold at up to 50% off retail. Every purchase benefits the band’s trip to Chicago to participate in the Thanks-

giving Day Parade. (407) 9053000.

MONDAY, APRIL 2

WGHF HELICOPTER GOLF BALL DROP Noon Monday, April 2, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. One thousand numbered golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter hovering over a makeshift hole on the driving range. The first purchased ball in the hole, or closest to the hole, wins $1,000. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and are available at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. (407) 656-3244.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

COMEDY MAKS’ VARIETY SHOW 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. There’s something for everyone in this high-energy variety show. Comedy Maks will dazzle you with juggling, magic, plate-spinning and more. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

SMARTER SENIOR SERIES 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Learn what legal documents you need to have in place as you age. Pre-

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senters at this seminar include an elder law attorney who can answer questions about wills, trusts, probate, directives and estate planning. Others will discuss funeral planning and hospice issues. Presented

by Mike Flahaven, a certified Senior Hours professional. Registration or RSVP required at yourfloridahaven.com or (407) 340-5291. You may also register at ocls.info or (407) 835-7323.

“REALLY PATHETIC & TOTALLY AWKWARD” 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 6, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Be the first to see this new comedy/ drama. Tickets are $10 and available at TotallyAwkwardMovie.com; they will not be available the night of the event.

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PETER RABBIT’S GARDEN PARTY 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Peter Rabbit loves Mr. McGregor’s garden, and children ages 3 to 5 will too at this garden party that includes stories and crafts.

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PREACH KINDNESS Bridgewater Middle School students gathered for a memorial Wednesday, March 14, to honor the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and to participate in National Walkout Day.

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Bridgewater school counselor Claudia Lunn read the names of the 17 victims from the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

As Bridgewater Middle School counselor Claudia Lunn read the names of the 17 victims in last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, hundreds of Bridgewater students stood in somber silence.

A few select students stood behind Lunn and released butterflies as each name was read. What followed was another 17 seconds of silence as students reflected on the tragedy that occurred in Parkland, Florida.

The Bridgewater students gathered at the school’s track field for a memorial in tribute to 17 high school students and staff who lost their lives when a gunman opened fire at their school.

The memorial was Bridgewater Middle School’s way of participating in National Walkout Day, an event created to honor the shooting victims.

Lunn was chosen to read the victims’s names because of a personal connection she has to MSD; she attended the school from 1998 to 2001.

“I got the best education at Douglas,” Lunn said. “(The) teachers taught almost like at a college level and really taught you how to argue and debate and think. It’s interesting seeing all that coming back now, because I don’t think I realized what I received (from Douglas) until everything happened.”

Although Lunn has family members with children who attend Stoneman Douglas High School, none were harmed. She added she went to Parkland the weekend after the shooting occurred and described her visit to the town as surreal.

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Hundreds of Bridgewater Middle School Students gathered to hear a speaker during their memorial event.

“It just didn’t seem real,” Lunn said. “We drove by the school, and that was the first time I’d (been to) the school in quite a while. … I saw students who were there crying. Their lives changed forever.

That’s a place that they don’t feel safe anymore. I felt sad that that is the memory that they have of that school now — whereas I have the privilege of having really happy memories there.”

Bridgewater’s student body vice president, seventh-grader Nailah James, and president, eighth-grader Amanda Chambers, both weighed in on their school’s memorial in honor of the 17 victims. They said rather than focusing Bridgewater’s walkout event on protesting gun violence, their event brings more focus to school safety.

“We want to give awareness to schools’s protection,” James said.

“We want our school protected.”

“With everything going on,

Abracadabra!

Magicians will be featured at the Windermere Rotary Club’s magic dinner show.

ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

Enjoy an elegant evening of laughs, sleight-of-hand and a sumptuous surf-and-turf dinner at the It’s Magic! dinner show Saturday, March 24, at Windermere Town Hall.

The event begins with a cocktail hour starting at 6:30 p.m, and dinner will be served at 7:30.

The magic show begins at 8:15 and features magicians Michael Ammar and Erick Olson. Cof-

fee and dessert will be served at 9. Tickets are $100 and can be ordered through the Windermere Rotary Club website: windermererotary.org.

“All proceeds go back to local schools and charities,” said Rotary Club member Judy Black, who helped organize the event.

Ammar, 61, originally from West Virginia, lives in Windermere. He started his magic career in 1980. His career has taken him all over the world and has even taken him to the small screen.

“I won a big international magic competition in Switzerland, and shortly after I was booked on ‘The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,’” Ammar said. “I performed in some pretty cool environments, like Michael Jackson’s

we think that some people are protesting and trying to bring up guns and violence into it, but we want to focus on something positive by having a memorial and being more peaceful,” Chambers said. “(We’re) more focused on safety more than just guns.”

Chambers said the theme of their memorial lines up with the school’s theme for the year: Choose Kind. Many of the students at the memorial — including James and Chambers — wore matching shirts that read “Be Kind. Be Safe.”

“Our theme for the entire year is Choose Kind,” Chambers said.

“If you’re kind to one another, everyone is connected. If something does happen, you always have someone to lean on and talk to because you have that connection with them. The back of our shirts say, ‘Be Kind. Be Safe.’

That’s what we mean. Kindness can lead to being more safe.”

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IT’S MAGIC! WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 WHERE: Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere TICKETS: $100 and available through the Windermere Rotary Club website, windermererotary.org

home, the Playboy Mansion, the 43rd Presidential Inauguration.

I have even performed at the Kremlin and the Vatican.”

Show-goers will not only get to enjoy a performance by Ammar, but they will also get to experience the magical, comedy stylings of Olson.

Olson, 48, currently resides in Lakeland. He also has had a long and successful career as a magi-

Many of the Bridgewater Middle School students wore these matching shirts to the memorial.

Lunn added that kindness could lead to building strong connections in a community and said, “We, as human beings, really want and crave connection at any kind of level.”

“The phrase ‘It takes a village’ is still so very pertinent today,” Lunn said. “I think creating that ‘village’ component — that connection where you always have someone to turn to — is impor-

tant to making sure we all feel welcomed and loved and safe.”

Lunn also said Bridgewater’s memorial event is important to let the students know how to peacefully organize towards a goal.

“The students really want to make the world a better place,” Lunn said.

cian and travels often to perform at corporate events. He also has been all over the world because of his career, and he was even featured on the first episode of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

He owns Wizardz Magic Theater in Orlando, which hosts magic shows every Monday.

“I do a little more comedy magic than serious magic, so we thought it would be a good mix to Michael’s strong magic,” Olson said.

Olson said he started doing magic in the third grade and began incorporating comedy as a teen.

“Every once in a while … people started saying, ‘Wow, you’re more of a comedian than a magician,’ and it used to hurt my heart (because) I’m a magician,” Olson said. “Then I realized, ‘wait a minute, funny is good.’”

Ammar and Olson both described some of their earliest experiences in their magic

careers.

“The first trick I ever ordered … (was) a trick called ‘Bongo’s Blooming Bush,’” Ammar said.

“They made it sound magnificent in the description, but when it arrived, it was so small and terribly disappointing. I learned to stick with the classics after that.”

“My first magic show was for my grade-school library in the third grade,” Olson said. “I did the old ‘pour the milk pitcher into the paper cone’ (trick), and it started dripping out the bottom and onto the floor. I opened it up and milk went flying all over everybody.”

Although Olson’s first magic show did not go exactly as according to plan, his classmates still enjoyed his performance and he became hooked on magic.

“They still liked it, even though I messed up,” Olson said. “I was bad, but everybody clapped. …

They were probably just happy to get out of library time.”

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RAISE A GLASS

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Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

The event also honored fallen Windermere Police Officer Robbie German.

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It’s not every day you see a leprechaun and bagpiper in downtown Windermere — unless, of course, it’s St. Patrick’s Day. The town’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration drew hundreds of residents, most dressed up in green or gold, to enjoy the Irish holiday while supporting the Windermere Police Foundation.

Longtime resident Dickie Lockman showed up in full leprechaun garb, complete with a pot full of chocolate gold coins. Bagpiper Tim Nazzaro played classic Irish tunes as kids shrieked with laughter while soaking adults in the dunk tank. Residents set up blankets and lawn chairs around Town Hall as the Down Brothers rocked out.

And while people chatted, laughed and roamed around, Windermere Police Chief Dave Ogden couldn’t help but take it all in.

“It’s really neat — when you put on an event you’re never really sure if there’ll be five or 500 or 5,000 that are going to show up, so it’s awesome to see it (like this) right now,” Ogden said. “And it’s exactly what I was hoping for, to be honest. Watching the kids play and doing bounce houses, watching families sit around enjoying themselves and listening to good music. … This is really what the foundation was created for, to engage the community and give back to them and have the oppor-

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The Down Brothers played some sweet tunes during the event.

NEWS EDITOR

Windermere authorized the purchase of 5.592 acres of railroad right-of-way extending from 12th Avenue to Windermere Road during the March 13 Town Council meeting.

The purchase of the rightof-way, which costs the town $250,000, took years to accomplish due to negotiation setbacks, and other delays.

However, with the finalized contract completed, the town may now move on. Town staff aims to draft plans on how to best make use of the land and initiate community meetings to receive resident feedback.

NEGOTIATION EFFORTS

When the railroad right-ofway was first vacated years ago, it was offered up for purchase by the landowners to the town, said Windermere Town Manager Robert Smith.

However, council members at the time declined to purchase the right-of-way, and the owners offered it to the adjacent property owners, he said. Some property owners agreed to purchase, but

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tunity for them to sit down and talk to our officers, too.”

Aside from the festivities, though, the community honored the memory of Windermere Police Officer Robbie German, who was killed in the line of duty on March 22, 2014. Until this year the Windermere Police Foundation held an annual softball tournament in German’s memory, but WPD staff decided to start a community event this year instead.

“We knew St. Patrick’s Day was around this time period, and this year it just happened to fall on a Saturday,” Ogden said. “We just immediately thought, why not combine the two? This really brings the community back into Windermere. … This is what we really wanted — a community event where everybody can come relax, engage with police officers and do fun things that are around here.”

Aside from it being a fun community event, all proceeds raised will go straight to the Windermere Police Foundation, which was established four years ago to

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Audra, Camden and Dana Singer had fun with props in the photo booth.

support, encourage and benefit citizens served by WPD. Since it was created, the foundation has raised $130,000 and given back $80,000.

Later in the evening those in attendance got to hear from Tim German, Robbie’s father, who saluted his son as community members raised their glasses in a toast to the fallen officer.

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when others said no, the land was put up for sale, with the majority of it being purchased by Lynn DP Land Trust and Ward Trust.

Because current council members disagreed with the actions of the previous council and asked Smith to begin negotiations.

“Once I came onboard in 2011, one of the goals of the council at the time was to acquire the railroad right-of-way,” Smith said. “They pretty much wanted to correct the sins of the past by purchasing it, so I started negotiations a while ago with Ken and Susan Ward on purchasing the property, and through those discussions, we would sometimes make progress and then we wouldn’t make progress, and then we had some tax issues, arguments over appraisals ... and then it pretty much just came to a stalemate.

Then, probably a month after that stalemate, Susan and Ken passed away in a fire.

After their passing, Smith reached out to their sons and agreed on a purchase contract.

In honor of the Ward family, the town plans to name any future trail system or linear park constructed on the property after the Wards.

‘MINI WEST ORANGE TRAIL’

According to Smith, the town’s new ownership of the 5.5 acres provides several options.

“What’s funny is, when everybody drives through town and sees the area between Main Street and old dirt Main, they believe we actually have that piece of property – when we don’t,” Smith explained. “But this corrects that, so the town will be able to use it for a myriad of things.”

Early discussions include plans for a stormwater retention and a trail system the town hopes will increase property values.

“We can use it for stormwater retention, meaning we could actually curb up Main Street and enhance the look of the roadway itself and improve the roadway’s drainage system,” Smith said. “We could create a multi-use path on the roadway connecting everybody from South Main and 12th all the way up to Windermere Road.

So they could walk, take their bikes or their golf carts to the town square, police department, town admin, the Windermere Elementary School and the parks. And we have plans to extend a multimodal path down Sixth Avenue to the Grove area.

“When I envisioned the foundation and doing community events, this is really what I envisioned,” Ogden said. “It’s pretty cool to see it come to fruition.

We’re just honored to honor the German family and Robbie and be here to do this. The community has been a great supporter of ours.”

IN OTHER NEWS n The town authorized approval of a traffic study

by Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. The $39,852 study is intended to enhance understanding of the town’s traffic patterns and reduce cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets. Once conducted, Kimley-Horn will prepare a report with the collected data and make recommendations from its analysis. n Windermere residents Andy Williams and Chris Sapp were officially sworn in as council members, and former Councilman John Armstrong and former interim Councilwoman Molly Rose were presented with awards for their service. n Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn was sworn into his eighth consecutive term as mayor.

“So it would be like a mini version of the West Orange Trail.

With some pedestrian lighting in there, we can really make it look great. And I think a lot of people would use it.”

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County’s planning commission OKs Reams Road RCA study

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A road-construction project many have long anticipated might soon receive the final green light.

With the approval of the recommendation for the Reams Road Roadway Conceptual Analysis Study by the County’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, March 15, the study’s findings and recommendations will go to the Board of County Commissioners for a work session in April and a hearing in May. The study, which began in April 2017, was recently completed in early 2018. It involved the collection and analysis of traffic data and evaluation of public feedback received from two community meetings held in October and December 2017.

Three roadway-widening project design options were presented during the meetings, with the Centered/Hybrid Alignment Alternative Design being the preferred option to combat the traffic congestion of Reams Road.

“The centered/hybrid alignment was recommended because it has no impact on residen-

tial or commercial structures,” said Blanche Hardy, the project manager. “It would maintain the existing centerline of the road. To accomplish this project option, the county will need to acquire right-of-way for both the north and south side of the road.”

According to the study, between 14,100 to 16,800 vehicles travel Reams Road daily, and by 2045, it’s estimated to increase to somewhere between 26,700 and 29,900 vehicles.

Hardy added the roadway is already failing west of Floridian Place and the entire roadway is could fail by 2045 if nothing is done.

The project would widen the roadway to four lanes measuring a total of 22 feet on both sides of a 19.5-foot median. A five-foot continuous sidewalk on the south side and a 14-foot multi-use trail on the north would also be constructed, with a wildlife crossing just east of Greenbank Boulevard.

If the study’s recommendations are BCC-approved, construction will begin in 2021 and is expected to take up to two years.

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WCC owner Bryan DeCunha and the county have been at odds in the fight for development rights for nearly two years now.

DeCunha purchased the country club in April 2011, but it met its demise due to declining membership and shuttered in April 2016. Since then, he has proposed converting the course into a new subdivision.

The county holds the development rights as per a 1986 developer’s agreement, and under the golf course’s zoning — represented by a 1985 cluster plan — development is prohibited from deviating from the cluster plan.

DeCunha’s attempts to obtain development rights have been denied by the county twice, and his plans for development have been met with opposition from nearby homeowners. His appeals to overturn the previous two board decisions rest in the hands of the circuit court, as do the county’s motions to uphold them.

No decision has been made yet on these.

County documents show that in October 2017 he served the county a notice of claim for compensation or other relief under the Bert Harris Act — a process for resolving certain types of land disputes between property owners and government — and requested a written settlement.

According to the notice, DeCunha asserted that the county’s decisions have “inordinately burdened” his property.

He included for commissioners’ review an appraiser’s report that

estimates its value has dropped by $19 million.

“WCC welcomes the opportunity to engage in a meaningful dialogue designed to result in an amicable resolution of this matter without the need of pursuing its remedies for judicial relief under the Harris Act or under applicable provisions of the Constitutions of the State of Florida or the United States,” DeCunha’s attorneys wrote to Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in WCC’s compensation claim.

Under the Bert Harris Act, the county was required to offer a settlement to resolve the dispute.

That offer, approved unanimously by commissioners at the meeting, proposes no changes to the actions taken by the board in October 2016 and January 2017 and includes a written statement of the allowable uses for the property — whether that be a golf course or another use that ensures it “remains as permanent open space,” documents state.

“The county offer was, keep everything the same under the statute,” said Kurt Ardaman, an attorney who represents the Windermere Club homeowners association. “The local government has no obligation to compromise their decision. They stood very firm unanimously rejecting Mr. DeCunha’s corporation’s position.”

If DeCunha rejects the board’s settlement offer and statement of allowable uses, he may then file a claim for compensation in the circuit court, which the county said it would then continue to fight.

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The owners of John Dorough Brothers Development and Nona Blue dressed up for a fun day.

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Wine & Dine on 9 G olf fans took a break from the Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament to enjoy food and wine at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Wine & Dine on 9 event on Friday, March 16. Put together by the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips, the annual event had numerous vendors offering a variety of tasty meals and delicious drinks right next to the course’s ninth hole.

Guests also bid on prizes at the silent auction, which benefited Dr. Phillips public institutions.

Nancy Asche and Ruthann Dilauri from the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips worked hard to have a successful event.

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J.L. Dillard, his grandfather, was one of the founders of Winter Garden.

Larry was the owner of L.A. Grimes Realtors Agency, which his father began in Winter Garden in 1943. He was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church Choir for more than 50 years, and he was a long-time member of the Winter Garden

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He loved to play tennis, cook and travel the back roads of Florida. He also enjoyed history and was very active in the Winter Garden Heritage Museum and has furnished many of its pictures.

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his sons, Larry Grimes Jr., Marc (Karen) Grimes and Lee (Suzanna) Grimes; by his grandchildren, Ashlee, Katie, Jason and Justin; and by his great-grandchildren, Cheyenne, Hadlee, Hunter, Mattie, Reese and Dillard.

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Colin Robinson has been a drummer for the Blue Man Group band for about 13 years.

“I was always, always a member of some band or another; a lot of high school bands just playing cover music,” Robinson said.

“When I moved to Toronto to go to college and started getting into bands that actually paid money. … I started traveling more and more.”

From there, Robinson’s career afforded him the opportunity to tour all over the world. He went on to play gigs with artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Kravitz and Janet Jackson, among others.

“Eventually, I started playing with bands that were signed to (record) labels,” Robinson said. “(I) was on tour busses, and airplanes, and (performing for) Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres and starting to do these really big gigs. “(I) opened for Justin Timberlake over in Europe,” Robinson said. “He was such a nice guy.

At the beginning of the tour, he came into our green room (and) introduced himself to each of us. … At the end of that two-weeklong tour, he rented out an entire bowling alley and brought all the bands and crew from our band and his band and we just bowled all night. Bowling next to Justin Timberlake was just a cool experience.”

Robinson also went on a threeyear tour with Canadian singersongwriter Fefe Dobson. Toward the end of that tour, Robinson auditioned in Toronto for the Blue Man Group. The group was playing a show in Toronto at the time, and Robinson seized the opportunity to audition. April will mark his 13th year as a drummer for Blue Man Group band.

“Now I’m still playing drums, but I can come home every night instead of living out of a suitcase,” Robinson said. “I just like the energy of live performance.”

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The event which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will feature several guests, including Glen Sobel, drummer for Alice Cooper; Randy Van Patten, of Vanz Drumming; Anthony Parrulli, who will be host a session on theme-park drumming; and performances by Blue Man Group drummers Colin Robinson and Kevin Connolly.

Connolly has been drumming for the Blue Man Group band for 17 years. His passion for drumming means that performing with the group hardly ever feels like work.

“I can honestly say that I still laugh at something new every night,” Connolly said. “I have the most fulfilling job: to play music and create memories with my friends.”

Robinson lives in Windermere but grew up in rural Canada.

Although he’s a drummer for the Blue Man Group band, he clarified that he is not an actual “Blue Man.” Robinson got his first drum set in high school, however, he started playing drums in a nontraditional way before he got his first set.

“I would find all these different pillows and I would find the ones that made different sounds,” Robinson said. “I would set them up

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Dr. Phillips senior Alex Kaiser is an Academic All-American in three sports. Page 12

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The boys and girls tennis teams for Olympia High each defeated West Orange 7-0 March 15. The respective wins improved each team to 10-0 on the season.

March is National Athletic Training Month, marking an opportunity to recognize the Athletic Trainers who keep high-school athletes in southwest Orange safe.

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The Windermere Prep boys lacrosse team is 5-3 so far this spring, most recently defeating Dr. Phillips 6-5 March 9. Jackson Grinell scored three goals and Ross Fournet had a pair of goals and a pair of assists for the Lakers.

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Athletic trainers spend the majority of their time working in the background.

They’re on the sidelines during practices and games. They are on location hours before a highschool sports game for setup and are often among the last — if not the last — people to leave afterward.

They’re not intended to be the center of attention, nor do they want to be.

But then there’ are the moments when a large “oh” from the crowd is followed by silence, when play has stopped and there is a student-athlete on the ground in pain — and, suddenly, everyone is looking very intently at the athletic trainer.

It’s a moment that local trainers from Olympia, Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Windermere Prep and The First Academy know well. And while each has his or her own unique explanation of what comes over them during those moments, the essence is the same: there is a laser-focus on athlete.

“The one thing they teach you in school is you never want to feel rushed,” explained Jillian Sutton, SEE TRAINERS PAGE 12

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Hannah Schaible, a Dr. Phillips High alumna and former Division I college basketball player at George Washington University, was named Player of the Week in the women’s professional basketball league in Denmark, Danish Dameligean. Schaible scored 36 points in a recent victory for her team.

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Olympia High athletic trainer Barry Walters tapes an ankle for a student-athlete after school March 14.

Olympia baseball, softball trending up Two teams for the Titans have enjoyed winning streaks in recent weeks.

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The baseball and softball fields at Olympia High, adjacent to one another, have seen some strong play as of late.

The Titans baseball and softball teams have been on respective hot streaks over the past two weeks.

Olympia’s baseball team, which is competing in the Florida League High School Invitational this week, has won seven games in a row — and eight of its past nine — as of March 19.

At the plate, Austin Vetter has a team-best 11 RBIs, as well as the Titans’ only home run.

Meanwhile, Richey Lakes is hitting .500 with an on-base percentage of .619 and a team-high 17 runs scored.

Lakes and Colin McMahon each have nine RBIs so far this spring, behind only Vetter, and Jeslyn

Whitehead is second on the team with 13 hits, behind 16 hits from Lakes.

On the mound, Jacob Drury has three wins and 22 strikeouts in 16 innings of work, in addition to a 2.19 ERA, and Whitehead has two saves while largely working in relief this spring.

Included in Olympia’s winning streak is a pair of district wins against Wekiva, moving the Titans to 2-0 in Class 9A, District 3.

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Jeslyn Whitehead has two saves in relief for the Olympia baseball team.

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The Dr. Phillips baseball team defeated Bishop Moore 5-2 March 19. Jacob Hartman had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI and Josh Arent was credited with the win on the mound. The Panthers are 7-4 as of March 19.

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Often referred to as “Orlando’s signature sports event,” the Arnold Palmer Invitational concluded this past weekend at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Bay Hill. Rory McIlroy shot a remarkable 64 in the final round Sunday afternoon to win the tournament at eightunder-par.

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Alex Kaiser Dr. Phillips High senior Alex Kaiser has had plenty of success in the pool and outside of it during his time on campus. Kaiser, a standout in swimming, diving and water polo, recently became the first student-athlete in Panthers history to earn Academic All-American honors in three sports.

What’s it like to find out you’ve been recognized as an Academic All-American?

It’s great. It feels like everything is starting to pay off, getting recognition.

Why do you value academics and work so hard at having success in the classroom?

Getting into college and making sure that’s a secure option, that I can get into bigger schools that I want to get into.

Conversely, why do you value athletics?

It takes your mind off studying, for sure. It’s like a de-stresser for me, going to practice after school and putting in some hard work.

Do you know where you’re going to go to college?

Most likely UF. My mother went there and they’ve got a great engineering program and student life.

What’s the athletic accomplishment you’re most proud of?

I would say we just broke the school record for consecutive wins in water polo. That felt pretty good.

What do you enjoy about swimming, diving and water polo, respectively?

Diving, I love because it probably looks the coolest. Water polo, I love it because it’s a great team sport and you have a lot of fun with your friends. Swim-

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an athletic trainer at Windermere High. “Your main priority is the athlete.”

Outside of these moments, athletic trainers operate relatively as unsung heroes of the high-school sports community.

Each March presents an opportunity to disrupt that, though, with National Athletic Training Month. Sponsored by the National Association of Athletic Trainers, the effort is geared toward awareness about the important work of athletic trainers and the 2018 slogan is “Compassionate care for all.”

THE BASICS Age: 17 Year: Senior Sports: Water polo, swimming and diving Swimming events: 100 fly, 50 freestyle Club team: YCF Hometown: Orlando GPA: 3.85/4.76 weighted

Something athletic trainers experience often — something that National Athletic Training Month can help offset — are misconceptions about what they do.

For starters, they are athletic trainers — not personal trainers or sports-performance trainers.

They’re also certified medical professionals and they do a lot more than most would think.

“Athletic trainers are healthcare professionals,” said Jennifer Ovando, head athletic trainer at Windermere High.

“It’s more than just tape and water bottles.”

Though many may not recognize them as such, athletic trainers are also a type of first responder.

“We’re the first line of response any time there’s an injury,” said Dianna Ellis, the head athletic trainer at Windermere Prep.

Beyond responding to injuries during competition, what goes unseen is the work athletic trainers do on a day-to-day basis: helping athletes rehab and return to the field. Most days after school, the athletic trainer’s office can be a busy place — and the services offered to the student-athletes are rather impressive.

“Something that, if you went through your insurance company would cost $50 an hour, we offer it to our athletes here,” said Barry Walters, the head athletic trainer at Olympia High.

What’s been your favorite class at Dr. Phillips over the years?

I’d say calculus with Mr. (Gregory) Keith — I’ve had him for three years in pre-calculus, calculus AB and calculus BC. Why do you enjoy calculus?

I’ve always been good at math, and to start working on problems that you can see translate into the real world is kind of cool.

What are you hoping to major in?

Engineering. Off the top of my head, I’m not sure (which discipline) yet. I’m going to do an introductory class, but it’s looking like mechanical (engineering) right now.

What draws you to the field of engineering?

My father was an engineer and my brother was one, too.

What’s your favorite sport to watch on television?

Football. Green Bay is my favorite pro team because that’s where my dad is from, and then UF is my favorite college team because my mom went there.

If you were stuck on an island with a television, a Blu-Ray player and only one movie, which movie would you choose?

That’s a tough one. I would say “Lord of the Rings” — the last one. “Return of the King.”

The hours are long for athletic trainers to do the work they love.

“For us, spring is the busiest season,” said Trey Tyler, an athletic trainer for The First Academy. “I’m married, and often my wife wonders if we’re still married.”

For athletic trainers at the high-school level who are fulltime staff members at their schools, there are often additional responsibilities, as well.

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“You have to learn about all of the sports, because that helps us with the mechanisms of injury and also the return-toplay protocols when you get into that later stage of sportsspecific rehab.”

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Most Orange County Public Schools high schools have dedicated athletic trainers and those staffers often are asked to teach during the school day.

For someone who chose the career based on the desire to do the work out in the field, working additionally in the classroom may require a bit of a learning curve, but it’s something many athletic trainers say they find rewarding.

“The first semester was interesting,” Ovando said. “I’ve only been teaching since August and it’s different. This semester has been much easier.”

In some ways, athletic trainers are also — by default — the most loyal fans for many highschool sports programs, having to be at so many games.

Several say they have become invested in the success of teams they work with. For example, Sutton, who worked regularly with Windermere High’s boys basketball team, said she even went to a Wolverines road game on her night off.

Beyond the team’s success in the scorebook, relationships are formed with individual student-athletes that help make the job rewarding.

“I don’t get as emotionally invested in wins and losses, but I get invested in the kids, themselves,” Tyler said.

Athletic trainers at local schools are cognizant that the student-athletes are watching them and that they may end up being the inspiration for the next generation of athletic trainers. Several say they have had former students go on to pursue the field, and a common origin story involves a memorable athletic trainer from when they were in high school.

“I kept hanging out in the athletic training office — I was one of the annoying kids who never went home,” Sutton recalled.

“My athletic trainer became a mentor to me and she kind of was like ‘if you’re going to be here everyday, you’re going to help me.’”

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The action directly south of Olympia’s baseball field has been favorable to the home team, as well.

Coach Hank Largin’s team is 9-4 entering spring break and won six games in a row before a 6-5 loss to Lake Brantley March 15.

Freshman standout Cameryn Orland is on a 13-game hitting streak and pitcher Megan Wilder, a senior, has put in several strong outings as a starter and in relief.

Olympia, which is 2-3 in its district, will return to action March 28 with a home game against Apopka. The Blue Darters are 13-1 so far this spring and are 6-0 in the district. Apopka won the first matchup of the two teams back on Feb. 20, 7-4.

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Win streak now a record for DP softball The Panthers’ sweep of Lake Nona last week brings them to 14-1 on the season and extended the team's current win streak to 13 games.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The Dr. Phillips softball program has officially entered uncharted waters.

The Panthers’ 12-5 win over Lake Nona March 15 extended the team’s current winning streak to 13 games — setting a program record. Dr. Phillips, which gets a breather next week for spring break, has not lost in a month — the Panthers lost to Bishop Moore Feb. 16.

In DP’s most recent win, senior catcher Hannah Eden went 5-for5 with two doubles, driving in five runs and scoring twice. Panthers ace Raychel Trocki again got the win for DP — her 13th of the season. Trocki, a junior, has a whopping 118 strikeouts so far this spring.

On the season, Eden leads the team at the plate with 18 RBIs and a .446 average. Daija Benn and Gracie Lopez lead the team in onbase percentage (.525 and .524, respectively) and runs scored (26 and 23, respectively).

As a team, Dr. Phillips is averaging 8.27 runs per game.

“It’s not just one person doing it (hitting well) — they’re all hit-

ting very good right now,” head coach Mike Gale said.

Gale said his team has benefited from playing a rugged schedule in the fall season and in the preseason, during which he said the Panthers routinely “got our butts kicked.”

“There ain’t no secret,” Gale said, reflecting on the team’s early success. “We went out and played the hardest teams we could find.

We got our butts kicked, but it makes you better.”

The Panthers return to action after spring break in an away game at Apopka March 27.

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Above: Deija Benn has scored a teamhigh 26 runs.

Left: Gracie Lopez has six extra-base hits this spring.

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