03.23.17 Windermere Observer

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A colorful celebration of spring Local Hindus brighten the season with a Holi Festival March 19 at Bill Frederick Park. SEE PAGE 10.

YOUR TOWN OCTAVIANO COMPLETES BASIC TRAINING

U.S. Air Force Airman Christopher G. Octaviano graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Octaviano completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Octaviano is a 2015 graduate of West Orange High.

Lunchroom love The newest fashion trend at Windy Ridge is a shirt that reads #YouCanSitWithMe, and it is the brainchild of two eighth-graders who wanted to ensure everyone at lunch would have someone to sit with if they wanted.

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INSIDE WOHS EXPANDS HALL OF FAME This year, West Orange High will add arts and academia to Hall of Fame categories.

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Gabby Baquero

Mae-Elizabeth Vuncannon and Danielle Dupuis are two eighth-grade girls from Windy Ridge K-8 School who created a T-shirt initiative to make sure no one unwillingly sat alone at lunch again.

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Starbucks, Regus coming to The Grove

CONTINUING THE FIGHT

The national coffee chain will anchor the newest outparcel at The Grove Orlando.

Enjoy the orchestra, you will, as Rotary hosts pops concert.

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DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER SOUTHWEST ORANGE By the end of

the year, those who frequent The Grove Orlando and nearby areas will be able to drive up and order their favorite Starbucks coffee.

That’s right: Soon those concrete walls going up at the southwest corner of Conroy Windermere and Apopka Vineland roads

will house a Starbucks and office space, along with other retailers.

Tavistock Development Company previously announced plans in January 2016 for a proposed two-story building totaling 31,000 square feet on the 2.3-acre parcel, which would be mixed use for office and retail space.

Now, just more than a year SEE GROVE PAGE 4

The 2017 Arnie’s March, held at Bay Hill, raises $288,000 for pediatric cancer research. PAGE 12.

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THE BASICS OF TRAINING: HOW TO AVOID OR RECOVER FROM COMMON PITFALLS IN TRAINING YOUR DOG 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Many behavioral problems in dogs can be prevented with proper care and training.

Todd Campbell, owner of South Orlando Dog Training, would like to inspire you to train your rescue the right way with no force and no pain. Learn new reward-based training methods that will make your new furry friend love to be with you and obey you. Pets are not permitted to attend. (407) 835-7323.

MAKE IT & TAKE IT 4 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Spring into the library and show off your creativity as it explores painting, patterns and papier mâché! Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

METROWEST FOOD TRUCK TAKEOVER Seven trucks have been confirmed already for a new food truck event coming to MetroWest from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Veranda Park, 2121 S. Hiawassee Road, in MetroWest. Scheduled so far are Cousin’s Maine Lobster, Tamale & Company, Sweet City Gelato, Jour De Crepe, Box on the Road, Peru Power Food Truck and Up in Smoke BBQ. Long plastic tables will be set up along the blocked road, and a grassy area will be available for folks who want to take chairs or blankets. For more, visit metrowestfoodtrucks.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

FAMILY FOOD TRUCK NIGHT 5 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. For more, visit windermere.fl.us.

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

WINDERMERE FARMER’S MARKET 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. For more, visit windermere.fl.us.

LAKEFRONT FARMER’S MARKET AT SUMMERPORT VILLAGE Noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at 13790 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd., Windermere. Hours will change from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting in April, and then to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for summer (June and July). For more, visit facebook.com/summerportvillagemarket.

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CHONDA PIERCE 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Lifebridge Church, 12120 Chase Road, Windermere.

Emmy-nominated and bestselling clean comedian Chonda Pierce will perform. Tickets are $26 for general admission or $45 for VIP. To purchase, visit itickets.com/events/374443. html.

EVENING AT THE POPS 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Newton Park on Lake Apopka in Winter Garden. Grab a blanket and enjoy an outdoors concert with the Orlando Philharmonic under the stars.

An instrument petting zoo for children begins at 4:30 p.m.

General admission is $10, and VIP tickets are $75, and they can be purchased at Winter Garden City Hall, 300 W. Plant St. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit charities supported by the Rotary Club of Winter Garden.

JSA MEDICAL GROUP GRAND REOPENING 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 28, at JSA Medical Group, 7350 W. Sand Lake Commons Blvd., Orlando. For more, visit drphillipschamber.org.

SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Join the Southwest Book Club to meet and greet Kristin Harmel and discuss her novel, “When We Meet Again.” Harmel is an international bestselling novelist.

She lives in Orlando with her husband and son. Kristin is the featured author at the Annual Southwest Author Series on Friday, April 7, at Southwest Branch Library. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend. The book club meets monthly at the Southwest Branch Library. No registration needed. For more information, call (407) 835-7323 or email southwest@ocls.info.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

STORYTIME FOR GROWNUPS! 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Why should kids have all the fun?

Come to the library and enjoy a story or activity as our talented library storytellers entertain ages 18 and up. (407) 8357323.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

BEST FEST — “THE TASTE OF WEST ORANGE!” 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Starke Lake, 150 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. This annual West Orange Chamber of Commerce Event will feature 60-plus vendors in a street party-type atmosphere. Cost is $40 in advance or $50 at the door. For more, visit wochamber.com.

JCC SEMI-ANNUAL POKER TOURNAMENT 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Rosen JCC, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Join the JCC’s evening of poker and blackjack, which will feature a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament with professional dealers from All-In Poker. Prizes include a $300 Visa gift card, vacation packages, restaurant gift cards and more. Dinner is included and starts at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Lorri Levine, LorriL@ rosenjcc.org.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

GIFT OF SWIMMING POOLSIDE SOCIAL 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 31, at SouthWest Aquatics, 205 Windermere Road, Winter Garden.

This event will include dinner, wine, beer, bingo, a raffle and silent auction. Activities are poolside; no swimming. Adults only. Cost is $30. For more, visit poolsidesocial2017.eventbrite.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR What’s the plan?

Dear Editor: Once again, the town of Windermere asked its residents to spend money before knowing what they were buying.

No one goes to the store and stops at the cash register to give money. We spend time looking at what is available in the store and what will suit our needs.

Sometimes, we even spend more than we had planned.

The mayor was quoted as “believing the council had made an attractive option that limited what our debt payments could be.”

But, he never told us why we needed the debt and what we were buying. Show us the plan — perhaps even give the residents several options. What will our downtown look like?

Where will the police department be located, and what will the building look like? (Heaven forbid we would get an uglylooking building like our old community center.)

What about the administrative building? What will they do with the old schoolhouse buildings? Does the public works have to be in the middle of downtown? Could they relocate it somewhere else? There is nothing architecturally pleasing about work trucks and equipment being stored in our historic downtown. So many options — it would be exciting!

I believe residents would vote for the spending if we all knew what we were buying.

JANET SGAMMA WINDERMERE

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Claim to HAROLD COOPER Cooper is known as the father of the West Orange High band, having established it in 1975 and leading it to performances in 1992 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the 1997 Cherry Blossom Parade, among others. Cooper died in 1998 from cancer.

KEN RUSH The 19-year veteran of West Orange’s theater department played a key role through the years in establishing it into a “high-school Broadway.”

Rush will retire at the end of this school year.

YVETTE GARNIER Garnier was a French teacher at West Orange and formerly a professional opera singer and international recitalist with accolades in the United States, Europe and Canada. She also sang as a guest with the Central Florida Lyric Opera. Garnier died in 2012.

JULIANNE MORRIS A former West Orange and collegiate thespian, Morris has performed in numerous Broadway productions and television soap operas, including “The Young and the Restless,” ”The Adventures of Sinbad” and “Days of Our Lives.”

WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME The finalists will be honored with a dinner event starting at 6 p.m.

April 22 at West Orange Country Club. Admission to the event and buffet dinner is $44 per person.

If anyone has contact information on the new hall of fame members or would like to attend the event, contact Peter Abatiello at peter.abatiello@ocps.net.

DR. IRENE EARLS Earls has taught at West Orange since 1978 and was its “Doctor of Academia.” She started the first AP Art History program in Florida and is an accomplished author of art history books.

Earls was also an Orange County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

LINDA TESAURO Tesauro was another original West Orange AP World History teacher and was named OCPS Teacher of the Year in 1986. Tesauro died in 2013 after an 18-month battle with cancer.

SHELLEY WELLS COLLINS A member of the Class of 1990, Collins was the valedictorian and captain of the West Orange cheerleading team. She is associate chief medical officer at UF Health Shands Hospital and serves on the UF Health Patient Safety and Quality Committee.

JAMES TILQUIST A member of the Class of 1986 and known in the ring as Big Tilly, Tilquist was an All-State wrestler and wrestled professionally for 25 years. He and his tag team, Phi Delta Slam, operate a professional wrestling school called Bodyslam University in Fort Lauderdale.

MARK CANTY A member of the Class of 1990, Canty played college football at Northwestern University and is the Orlando Police Department’s SWAT commander. Canty also responded to the Pulse nightclub attack in June 2016.

BRYAN DAILER A member of the Class of 1993, Dailer played college football at Furman University. He was a business instructor at OCPS for three years before joining Charles Rutenberg Realty as a Realtor sales associate.

LOLLIE LABARGE A member of the Class of 1998, Labarge played 72 games of college soccer at Rollins College. She was also a four-time letter winner there.

RUDY ZUBRICKY Zubricky is the “godfather” of West Orange’s bowling program. He is the first head coach of the boys and girls bowling teams, starting in 1989, with a current record of 352-62.

MICHELLE SCHWARTZ A member of the Class of 1994, Schwartz was an All-State softball pitcher and member of the first state championship softball team at West Orange in 1994.

HOMER TORRANCE A member of the Class of 1994, Torrance played his college football at South Carolina. He is now in upper management for Walmart.

CHRIS BOSTON A member of the Class of 1995, Boston played on the All-Central Florida boys basketball team and played college basketball at Valdosta State College.

FAME The West Orange High School Hall of Fame committee announced 15 finalists to be inducted this year in the areas of arts, academia and athletics.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

When West Orange High’s Hall of Fame was introduced in 2006 and for a decade after, only former student athletes and coaches were inducted.

This year, for the first time in the Hall of Fame’s 11-year history, faculty and alumni success in academia and the arts also will be recognized.

Current athletics hall-offamers have their pictures and plaques displayed in the gym.

But this year, two displays will be added — one near the theater department for the arts honorees and one in the front office for the academia honorees.

Peter Abatiello, who has been on staff as a coach and teacher for nearly 40 years, was one of the key players in starting the Hall of Fame 11 years ago and is ecstatic to be able to expand the program to include recognition in the areas of art and academics.

“It’s always the kids who run the touchdowns who get the headlines and the others may not get any recognition, so now everyone finally gets a chance at West Orange’s Hall of Fame,” Abatiello said. “Now it includes members of band, chorus, theater (and more) who have done something upon graduation. We have a lot of smart kids who are doing great things in life.”

The nominations opened to staff and school affiliates about six weeks ago. Abatiello is part of a board that includes current and former coaches, principals who went to West Orange, teachers, the band director and theater director. Based on nominations and votes collected, the board makes the final decisions.

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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 Publisher / Dawn Willis, dwillis@OrangeObserver.com Executive Editor / Michael Eng, meng@OrangeObserver.com Design Editor / Jessica Eng, jeng@OrangeObserver.com Senior Sports Editor / Steven Ryzewski, sryzewski@OrangeObserver.com Community Editor / Amy Quesinberry Gabby Baquero

Windy Ridge students will never wonder where they will sit with the 300 #YouCanSitWithMe T-shirts the school’s principal distributed.

amyq@OrangeObserver.com Staff Writers Gabby Baquero, gbaquero@Orange

Students practice new buddy system GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER SOUTHWEST ORANGE Some adults

still can recall the mental unease of having to decide where to sit during their school’s lunch time all too well.

At a young age where social anxiety often got the best of us, the sound of the dreaded lunch bell was the equivalent of hearing war drums — invoking a nervous fear that, during that life stage, had few equals.

However, middle-school students at Windy Ridge K-8 School may never again need to experience such fear thanks to two

“I think it really helps them interact with each other and give them a way to interact.”

— Kerri Van Sickle, a school counselor at Windy Ridge

eighth-graders who together launched an initiative to create T-Shirts that read, “#YouCanSitWithMe,” inviting students to eat at their lunch table.

It all started when Mae-Elizabeth Vuncannon and Danielle Dupuis noticed some students who routinely sat alone during lunch time. They invited them to sit at their table, and before they knew it, their table of five became a table of 12. They soon came up with the idea to create shirts.

“We gave the shirts out to some of our friends who come sit with us at lunch,” Vuncannon said.

“And what we did is they started wearing them around … and so then people started seeing them and asked, ‘What is this’ and, ‘What can we do to help?’ And then we just had more people come sit with us.”

When Principal Tracy Webley heard about the girls’ shirts and mission, she liked the idea so much that she offered to let the girls create new designs and purchase shirts for the whole middle school.

The 300 shirts, which finally arrived in January, now have

became a popular clothing choice for the students — an observation that has Dupuis and Vuncannon beaming with pride.

“I think it really helps them interact with each other and give them a way to interact,” said Kerri Van Sickle, a school counselor at Windy Ridge. “At that age, they’re really concerned about what everybody thinks, and they’re not going to jump out there and take those risks. And our hope, too, is that it helps kids reach across all kinds of lines, whether it’s socioeconomic, race, you know, different religions — that kind of thing.”

Vuncannon could relate to what the students sitting alone might have felt, because she remembered times when she would enter a new classroom where she didn’t know anyone and would wonder where to sit. Dupuis also sympathized with the students she saw sitting alone after having a similar experience in sixth grade.

“In sixth grade, I didn’t really have a group with my closest friends until halfway through the year,” Dupuis said. “I guess I didn’t technically sit alone, but

I didn’t really know anybody at the table. And it kind of felt like I was sitting alone because I never really talked, but then they invited me over and we became really good friends.”

The girls’ T-shirt idea is similar to the school’s Mix-It-Up Wednesday program, which encourages students to sit with people they normally don’t sit with by having everyone sit at tables according to the color shirt they wear.

The goal, Van Sickle said, is to create an inclusive environment, break down social barriers and allow the kids to get to know each other, despite never sharing the same class.

“We didn’t even think these shirts were going to be made, let alone this whole thing,” Vuncannon said. “It’s pretty amazing to think that we were part of all this.

It’s kind of like leaving our own little legacy.”

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com

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later, Tavistock is working with McCorkle Construction and Hunton Brady Architects to construct a two-story building that will encompass 32,450 total square feet.

The second floor will consist of 17,815 square feet of office space and Regus, a multinational corporation that provides a global workplace, will be leasing it.

The first floor is to be dedicated to the remaining 14,635 square feet. The only confirmed retailer on the ground floor thus far is the Starbucks, said Jessi Blakley, director of communications and public relations for Tavistock. It will lease 2,506 square feet and the covered drive-thru. There are four remaining retail spaces that have yet to be leased.

“The project is anticipated for completion early in the fourth quarter of 2017,” Blakley said.

Residents who attended preliminary community meetings last spring had shared their concerns about increased traffic flow to the area; whether there would be ample parking space; and a possible violation of Four Cor-

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Later this year these walls will house office and retail space, including a Starbucks.

ners CVC code, which states that drive-thru restaurants are not permitted in the area.

But exceptions were granted previously for the Panera Bread on the property, which has a drivethru. Additionally, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners amended the waiver in May to allow no more than two restaurants with a drive-thru in that quadrant, therefore granting permission for a drive-thru coffee shop.

Tavistock staff assured residents at the time the coffee shop would have a long queue line and an internal parking lot with no direct connectivity to the main roads. Plans from July depicted at least 58 total parking spots immediately surrounding the parcel.

For leasing inquiries, contact Ginger Vetter at gvetter@tavistock.com or (407) 816-6686.

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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BY THE NUMBERS TOTAL: 32,450 square feet TOTAL FIRST-FLOOR RETAIL SPACE: 14,635 square feet STARBUCKS: 2,506 square feet plus drive-thru SECOND-FLOOR OFFICE SPACE: 17,815 square feet CURRENT TENANTS: Two TENANT SPACES REMAINING: Four

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Miller’s Ale House is coming to Winter Garden The Orlando-Based Miller’s Ale House is in the process of constructing a new location.

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Miller’s Ale House’s newest location will be opening in December.

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Miller’s Ale House hopes to open the location by the end of the year. This will be the chain’s third location in West Orange County. The two other locations are at 5573 Kirkman Road and 8963 International Drive.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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sports and beer fans alike is coming soon to Winter Garden with the construction of a new Miller’s Ale House at 12105 W. Colonial Drive.

Miller’s Ale House is a casual sports bar and restaurant that opened its first location in 1988 in Jupiter. It currently has 78 locations nationwide.

The hope for its newest location in Winter Garden next to Baer’s Furniture is that it will bring in residents from Winter Garden, Windermere and Ocoee.

The company is currently in the process of obtaining city approval from Winter Garden, but once the paperwork is finalized, it will complete construction on a 7,000-square-foot location directly west of Baer’s Furniture store.

Commercial real-estate firm NAI Realvest negotiated the $1.7 million sale of the 1.25-acre parcel on behalf of Pompano Beachbased Baer’s Furniture Co. The buyer was Kansas City, Missouribased commercial developer Legacy VWI LLC. “It’s going to front State Road

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Holy Family Catholic School’s Charlie Campbell is one of 100 students in the state to compete in the Florida National Geographic State Bee. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

Every night before bed, Winter Garden resident Charlie Campbell used to have his mom spin the globe in his room and randomly point at a place. Then, he would proceed to tell her all about it, even the most obscure of places.

Now an eighth-grader at Holy Family Catholic School, Charlie is putting his fascination with geography to good use: He will be one of only 100 fourth- through Courtesy photo eighth-grade students in the state Charlie Campbell proudly holds up to compete in the Florida Nation- his certificate from the National al Geographic State Bee. Geographic Bee. Charlie qualified by winning the bee at his school and taking hobbies for a couple of years, with an online test. He and his parents no real goal in mind other than he will travel Friday, March 31, to was interested in learning about Jacksonville University so he can other places. To find out there’s compete. a competition that specializes in His intent interest in geography this is a bonus.” began when his grandfather gave The state bee consists of five him a world map in second grade. preliminary rounds behind closed “I was really interested in Egypt doors, which will narrow the 100 at the time and astonished … I semifinalists to the top 10. Once didn’t know the world was that the top 10 are determined, everyOWNER’S TITLE INSURANCE big,” he said. one can watch the competition.

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D.C. “I’m so proud of him,” Cyndi Campbell said. “What I love Contact Danielle Hendrix at about it is this has been one of his dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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This year’s Evening at the Pops will feature space-themed music, including well-known themes from ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek.’

BRITTANY GAINES STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN

This year, the Evening at the Pops will take listeners into the mysterious depths of outer space as the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a program titled, “Race for Space.” The program will include several pieces by John Williams, who composed many of pop culture’s iconic themes, including the music of “Star Wars.”

“It’s really great to get out into that part of the community for

the people who might not come into Orlando proper to come see us,” said Cristina Venturini, digital marketing and communications manager with the orchestra.

Every year, hundreds bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy an evening of music held against the backdrop of Lake Apopka at Newton Park in Winter Garden.

This year, the annual Evening at the Pops will be held on Saturday, March 25.

“It’s a beautiful space to play in,” Venturini said. “It’s always SEE MUSIC PAGE 10

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The annual event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Winter Garden and is one of the club’s primary fundraisers. The Rotary Club of Winter Garden supports a variety of local charities, including the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida (West Orange Branch), the HapCo Music Foundation, Matthew’s Hope, the Heritage Foundation and the Oakland Nature Preserve.

“They are always really good to us, handling all the logistics and production,” Venturini said about the club.

In addition to an evening of music, the event also will include an instrument petting zoo at 4:30 p.m. for children, giving them the opportunity to handle and try a variety of different types of musical instruments prior to the concert.

The concert itself kicks off at 6:30 p.m., and the set list includes several well-known pieces. The orchestra will perform a “Star Wars” suite by John Williams, an arrangement of “Star Trek” music also by John Williams, “The Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss II, “Blue Moon” by Richard Rodgers and the movement “Jupiter” from “The Planets” suite by Gustav Holst.

General admission costs $10 on the day of the event. Outdoor seating is not provided, so attendees are encourage to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the lawn.

Attendees also are welcome to bring in their own food and drinks, but food, soda, beer and

wine will be available for purchase at the event.

The event also features VIP admission. Tickets are $75, which includes a catered meal, access to Tanner Hall, unlimited beer and wine and seating on the back balcony of Tanner Hall.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Winter Garden City Hall, 300 West Plant St., or by calling (407) 656-4111.

A shuttle service to several parking lots will begin at 4:30 p.m. and run about every 15 minutes. The parking lots include the lot at the southeast corner of Plant Street and Woodland Street; the Jessie Brock Community Center at 310 N. Dillard Street; the vacant grass lot at the northeast corner of Dillard Street and East Division Street; and the park at the end of West Division Street.

In the event of inclement weather, the event will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26.

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Henry Maxey (Max) Ireland was born in Chickamauga, Georgia, on April 25, 1932, and passed away peacefully at his home in Ormond Beach, Florida, on March 17, 2017, at the age of 84.

After graduating from Chickamauga High School, Max enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953. He later received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (e.g. Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Max began his long career in aerospace technology at the Hughes Aircraft Company as an electrical engineer before accepting a position at Martin Marietta Corporation in Orlando, Florida, where he served as the program director of six programs, including the Sprint Missile program, the Patriot Missile program and the Apache Helicopter Night Vision Fire Control System program. He then spent two-andone-half years in on the island of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in charge of the Sprint Missile Flight Test program.

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Marietta Corporation, he accepted the roles of president and CEO of the Coleman Aerospace Research Corporation in Orlando, and later, he established his own aerospace consulting business, where he served for 16 years until his retirement. Max served on the cutting edge of research and technology of anti-ballistic missile technology for nearly 50 years.

Max enjoyed reading, golfing and traveling immensely. He lived in the states of Georgia, California, Texas, Alabama, Virginia, and Florida, as well as the Marshall Islands, and he traveled to five of the seven continents.

In 1953, he married Rose Lanier. They were married for 46 years and are survived by four children. Later, he was married to Autumn (Cook) Ireland for 16 years until his passing. He is survived by four children, Steven Ireland (Dawn Ireland), Anita Hasegawa (John Hasegawa), Robin Ireland (Greg Gardner) and Ken Ireland. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and his wife, Autumn Ireland.

Max was a brilliant man, loved by many and respected by more.

He often referred to himself as “just a small-town farm boy from Chickamauga.” He was, actually, one hell of a rocket man.

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HENRY MAXEY (MAX) IRELAND died March 17, 2017.

JOHN THOMAS “TOM” SHUMAN died March 16, 2017.

John Thomas “Tom” Shuman, of Oakland, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017 at 64 years old. He was the husband of Julie S. Shuman. They shared 29 years of marriage together.

Born in Winter Garden, Florida, he was the son of Benjamin Talbert Shuman and Betty Hawthorne Shuman. Tom discovered his love for woodworking and diligently worked to perfect his craft. He built furniture and cabinets for many years. Being a fourth-generation resident of West Orange County, he developed a love for local history and never refused an opportunity to expound on it.

Tom belonged to Family Christian Center in Clermont and the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. He enjoyed playing bass guitar, going to church, studying the Bible and sharing his faith. He will be remembered for his unwavering faith in God and genuine love for people.

Tom is survived by his wife, Julie; their two children, Katie and John; his sister, Mary Shuman; and his step-mother, Loretta Shuman.

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Samuel Camargo, 10, won his age group at the U.S. Kids Orlando Local Tour Championship. Page 16.

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The Panthers secured their first Metro West crown since 2012 with a win over West Orange March 14.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The Dr. Phillips girls lacrosse program has been good the entire time its current senior class has been on campus.

The Panthers were good in 2014, finishing the season with a 14-5 record. In 2015, they went 15-3. Last spring, Dr. Phillips compiled a 13-3 record.

The past three seasons have been good seasons for the program; good seasons with little details — rivals Olympia and West Orange, mainly — obstructing the path between the Panthers and great seasons.

This spring, though, has revealed a Dr. Phillips squad on the cusp of greatness. With two games left in the regular season once the Panthers return from spring break, the girls are a perfect 12-0.

Dr. Phillips’ last game before the break — a 21-5 victory over West Orange March 14 — was the Panthers’ first victory against the Warriors since 2014. A week earlier, on March 7, Dr. Phillips’ 20-7 victory over Olympia was the first against the Titans since 2012. Not so coincidentally, 2012 also marks the last time the Panthers were champions of the Metro West — a crown they secured this spring with the victory against the Warriors before the break.

The numbers behind the breakSEE HOME PAGE 16

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Congratulations to this week’s Observer Preps Athlete of the Week, West Orange softball’s Landry Newgent. For the full story on Newgent’s big two weeks on the mound for the Warriors, visit ObserverPreps.com.

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Dr. Phillips flag football, ranked 10th in the state by FloridaHSFootball.com, improved to 2-0 ahead of spring break with a pair of wins against Boone (March 13, 26-7) and Timber Creek (March 15, 21-0). The Panthers return to action March 29 against Evans on the road.

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The Olympia girls lacrosse team scored an 18-11 win over Charlotte (N.C.) Country Day School March 18. Erin Collier had 7 goals for Olympia (11-5).

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Abigail Meeks is all smiles with the family horse, Brandy.

Taking the reins Holy Family Catholic School seventh-grader Abigail Meeks, a multi-sport athlete for the Lions, is also a budding equestrian.

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Elyse Decker is a leader on the undefeated Panthers lacrosse team.

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bigail Meeks keeps a pretty busy athletic calendar.

The seventh-grader at Holy Family Catholic School has played soccer, basketball, track and volleyball for the Lions.

But there is one sport Abigail, who goes by Abby, competes in outside of her school — and for good reason. After all, there are not many schools — public or private — that offer an equestrian team.

Abigail has been competing as an equestrian through the Interscholastic Equestrian Association for the last two years. Competing in the IEA has taken Abigail

and her parents — Troy and Maria Meeks — from local competitions all the way to South Carolina in 2016 and North Carolina just recently.

The family recently moved from Winter Garden to unincorporated Apopka, where they have more than two acres of land and their own horse, Brandy, who they welcomed home last July.

For Abigail, though, her passion for horses was rooted in that first home in Winter Garden — and her neighbors.

“I used to live behind a barn where they had all these beautiful horses,” she said. “So I’d always hop over the fence and feed them SEE DRIVEN PAGE 16

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Jacob Drury, Jason Marcus and Jeslyn Whitehead combined to allow only three hits for the Olympia Titans baseball team in a 4-2 win over California’s San Gorgonio in the Florida League High School Invitational Classic March 20.

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The Central Florida Spring Break Slam high school baseball tournament is ongoing this week, with the championship game scheduled for 1 p.m. March 23 at West Orange High. Local teams include Dr. Phillips, West Orange and Apopka and out-of-area teams include Key West, Wellington and Montgomery Bell (Tenn.).

For brackets, westorangebaseball.net/central-florida-spring-break-slam.html.

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While he currently trains at the West Orange Country Club, Samuel has been on golf courses since he was 4 years old.

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Mainly my temper, so I don’t celebrate too much or get too angry when I don’t do a good shot.

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It’s fun to play.

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carrots. I’ve always wanted to be around them. They’re just so kind and beautiful.”

Abigail’s visits to her neighbor’s horses started when she was around 3 or 4 years old.

At about age 5, she hopped the fence and rode a horse for the first time — a full two years before her parents would allow it.

“She would tell us (about those occasions) later on in life, and we were like, ‘You were doing what?!’” Maria Meeks said. “It’s been fun as parents.”

At 7, when her legs were long enough for her to ride safely, Abigail began taking formal lessons, first at Morton Equestrian Center in Winter Garden.

There, she learned it was not as simple as hopping up on the horse and saying “go.”

“There was a lot more to it,” Abigail said. “I had to learn to keep my heels down when I’m on a horse, for balance.”

There was plenty to learn, but it quickly became apparent to her parents that Abigail had a knack for the craft.

“The horse thing was natural,” Maria said. “She’s got some natural talent there, and her skills with animals are really good, too.”

Friends of the family would speculate whether Abigail was going through a phase — as children are known to do — but six years later at age 13, Abigail is as serious about it as ever.

“Everybody said that (it was a phase), but she’s pretty competitive,” Maria said. “Once she’s started something, she has always finished.”

Abigail, who plans to attend Bishop Moore Catholic High School once she graduates from Holy Family, said she is proud of how far she has progressed as an equestrian. She now trains with Natalie Johnson Russell (trainer/owner) and Jessica Arnold at

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swing and how to fix it. But the most important thing he taught me is to keep myself calm by smiling all the time.

What is your favorite part about competing in tournaments?

I like winning, but I’ve learned to lose, too.

Who is your favorite golfer?

I don’t really have one. I mostly just follow their styles. Mainly my older sister inspired me to play golf because she’s a really good golf player.

What are you planning to do for spring break?

I’m going to Colombia. We’re going to visit my family and renew our visas. The last time we visited was last summer. Basically, my whole family is from there.

What is the best part about visiting Colombia?

The food is really good. I like to eat a lot of sancocho.

It’s like a soup where they put anything in it. It’s not something you can buy here, and we can’t make it here. I also like empanadas. We can make those here, but they’re not as good. They’re better in Colombia.

What is your favorite food to eat when you’re at home?

That’s kind of hard, but I would probably have to say spaghetti.

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Here are a few of her go-to tips for such occasions: n If you are afraid of horses, Abigail says it is best to approach them from the side. “Try to come from the side, so if the horse takes off, you’re not going to be in the way,” Abigail said. n Heels down. n Abigail says to keep your thumbs up and to not keep too tight of a rein.

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out season for Dr. Phillips are even more impressive: The Panthers have scored 239 goals this season, good for an average of 19.9 points per game. On defense, opponents have scored just 67 points — an average of 5.6 per game. Those number have created an average vic-

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Although she’s eager to see where the sport will continue to take her, Abigail is not putting all of her eggs in the equestrian basket — though her love for horses still guides her dreams.

“I want to help people learn how to ride and become a horse trainer,” Abigail says.

In the meantime, she’ll continue to compete and ride Brandy around her family’s property — sometimes reaching speeds in excess of 25 mph.

And much as she was when she was a toddler handing horses carrots, Abigail is fearless.

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BY THE NUMBERS Dr. Phillips girls lacrosse through March 21: RECORD: 12-0 POINTS FOR (AVERAGE): 239 (19.9) POINTS AGAINST (AVERAGE): 67 (5.6) AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY: 15.2

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tory margin of 15.2 points per game — a number skewed by the Panthers’ tightest victory this spring, a 13-11 victory over Bishop Moore Feb. 21.

And, although some in the Central Florida lacrosse community may be raising eyebrows at numbers behind Dr. Phillips’ dominance this spring, don’t count head coach Tim Morse among them.

“Honestly, I did expect (it),” Morse said. “We were hurt last year. We were missing our whole midfield line. I knew going into the fall, we’d started having a lot of success against a lot of the good teams in Central Florida. ... We definitely thought we would be in this situation.”

Morse credits a lot of his team’s success to leadership — whether it is the leadership coming from expected places, such as his two seniors (Elyse Decker and Piper Johnson) who are Division I signees, or an unexpected place such as freshmen Mary Sosebee or Michelle McGrath.

“You can’t tell who the best player is by their attitude,” Morse said. “In lacrosse, to be a good team, you’ve got to have great leadership — on the field and off the field. We have that.”

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STARS shoot to new heights at FLAGS competition The girls of the youth swim team based at SouthWest Aquatics in Winter Garden placed first at the Florida Age Group Championships in Stuart earlier this month.

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The boys and girls from SouthWest Aquatics’ SouthWest STARS swim team had a memorable showing at the Florida Age Group Championships March 9 to 13 in Stuart.

The STARS placed second, overall, for the entire competition as a team. Additionally, the STARS girls swimmers placed first, the STARS won the 2017 Florida Swimming Sportsmanship Award, and the team also had a handful of individual and relay champions.

“Finishing second, overall, is a step up for us as a team,” said Bruce Follensbee, one of the team’s coaches. “It puts us on the map. It puts everybody on notice.”

According to Justin Correia, the head coach for the STARS, the girls team’s championship marks the first time in more than a decade that a program other than the Sarasota YMCA Sharks or the Bolles School Sharks have won that category.

The second-place finish, overall, left only the Sarasota YMCA team ahead of the local group from SouthWest Aquatics. Additionally, for the STARS to have placed second, overall, required a complete team effort — including from the program’s boys swimmers.

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“Our boys that came stepped up big time and scored a significant amount of points for us. All those things contributed to the success we had as a team,” Follensbee said.

Ella Klyce (girls 10-and-under 200-yard IM), Marcela Scaramuzza (girls 14-and-under 100yard breaststroke) and Emma Sundermeyer (girls 10-andunder 500-yard freestyle) won individual championships at this year’s FLAGS competition. Additionally, the 10-and-under girls 200-yard freestyle relay and 200yard medley relay — as well as the 12-and-under girls 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay — all earned wins.

In other team news, 10 more STARS represented the team last weekend at NCSA Junior Nationals meet at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando. STARS swimmer Grace Khunduang was selected to attend this summer’s National Diversity Select Camp in Colorado Springs.

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