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YOUR TOWN OCTAVIANO COMPLETES BASIC TRAINING

The partnership between New Destiny Christian Center and Ocoee High’s service-learning class began in September 2016.

When Ocoee High School, Second Harvest Food Bank and New Destiny Christian Center partner together each month, more than 1,500 people in need get fed. SEE PAGE 4.

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.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the community college of the Air Force.

Octaviano is a 2015 graduate of West Orange High School.

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

SEE PAGE 3

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Ocoee High students help unload and distribute 30,000 pounds of food each month at New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka’s food-pantry event.

CELTIC CULTURE

Miller’s Ale House is coming to Winter Garden

ARTS & CULTURE

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

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN A new option for

Crooked Can Brewing Company celebrates all things green at second Celtic Festival. PAGE 11.

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 SEE MILLER’S PAGE 4

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

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LEGO BLOCK PARTY 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 6 p.m. at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Is there anything you can’t build with LEGO? The library will provide the LEGO bricks, you provide the creativity. LEGO will be provided but cannot go home with you. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.

(407) 835-7323.

“ALL ABOARD! A HISTORY OF FLORIDA’S RAILROADS” PROGRAM AND SIGNING 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. In her new book, Stephanie Murphy-Lupo writes about Florida’s railroad development. The author will offer a program and sign copies of her book. Cost is $7 for foundation members; $10 for non-members. Seating is limited. RSVP to (407) 656-3244.

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BLUE HIKE: CLEANUP TOUR 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at Oakland’s Tubb Street dock on Lake Apopka. Join Oakland Nature Preserve President Jim Peterson for a two- to threehour nature kayak tour on Lake Apopka. Paddle to Winter Garden’s Newton Park to collect garbage before returning back to Oakland. For rental information, call (407) 9050054 or email information@ oaklandnaturepreserve.org.

Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org.

DIGGIN’ IT! A GENEALOGY RESEARCH OPEN FORUM & BOOK CLUB 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 25, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. In honor of Women’s History Month, the library will discuss strategies for discovering the stories of our female ancestors. (407) 835-7323.

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.

HYDE PARK COMMUNITY’S FIRST SMALL BUSINESS EXPO AND CRAFT FAIR 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Hyde Park’s clubhouse. 14253 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden. Vendors and crafters can meet new customers, and customers can meet new, local small businesses and crafters. Darlene Bottomly, (407) 247-5316, or Victoria Willoughby, (321) 278-1687.

PAINTING WITH GEORGIA 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden.

Discover the art style of Georgia O’Keeffe and paint your own larger than life work of art. Ages 6 to 12.

(407) 835-7323.

START A REACTION! Saturday, March 25, 3 p.m. at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Be amazed by the University of Central Florida’s American Chemical Society as they host interactive experiments that both educate and entertain!

Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

WOMEN MAKE HISTORY 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with stories, crafts and activities all about powerful women and their awesome contributions to history. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

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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.

CAREERSOURCE CENTRAL FLORIDA 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Get connected to employment opportunities using career counseling, skill development, workshops and more. (407) 835-7323.

HEALTHY LIVING IS A SIP AWAY 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Join Karon Cannon with Tea Craze as she tells you all about tea. Learn about the history of tea, types of teas and health benefits of drinking tea.

Space is limited. (407) 8357323.

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. The event will feature 60-plus vendors. Cost is $40 in advance or $50 at the door. For more, visit wochamber.com.

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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.

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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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“It’s a win-win all the way around” DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER OCOEE Ocoee High junior Basdai-

ann-Marie Glidden still remembers the look on a little girl’s face when her grandmother allowed her to pick a chocolate cake at the food pantry — pure joy.

Glidden is one of 90 students at Ocoee High who is involved in the school’s service-learning class.

The class, a brainchild of a former teacher at Timber Creek High, is in its inaugural year at Ocoee and encourages students to get out in their community and serve others.

But one community-service project is particularly close to the hearts of her and her classmates.

Once per month since September, they have been partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank and New Destiny Christian Center of Apopka to help feed the needy in Orange County.

“Our principal just felt compelled to introduce us (New Destiny and Ocoee), and the kids love Pastor Todd,” said Kim Baker, who teaches the class. “I try to teach them serving others is what they need to do.

PARTNERING AGAINST POVERTY

The partnership started when New Destiny “adopted” Ocoee High through Orange County Public Schools. The Christian center is a partner in education with the school. Most recently it renovated the faculty lounge into a spa-like room and fed the varsity football team each week, and New Destiny Pastor Todd Lamphere acts as a life coach to many of the sports teams on campus.

“What we have at New Destiny is a food pantry system where we

“To me, this is really what community’s all about.

When the church, the school and the needs come together, you get blessed.”

— Todd Lamphere, staff pastor at New Destiny Christian Center of Apopka

bring in a tractor trailer loaded with food — 25,000 to 30,000 pounds of food is dropped off on premises,” Lamphere said. “The service-learning class helps us put it all together, bag it up and distribute it to people who are lined up from 3 a.m. just to get the food. There’s about 300 to 400 families at a time who get served.”

The students can sign up to volunteer at the food pantry event each month. Students obtain permission slips and are off campus serving there for anywhere from four to six hours. Not only are they helping those in need, but also they earn volunteer hours.

“You have them and New Destiny Christian Center and Ocoee High all coming together to meet the need of poverty in our area,” Lamphere said. “New Destiny is about serving needs, and Kim’s class is about serving needs, so it’s a phenomenal partnership for both us and them. They get to interact with people who are hurting and need assistance.”

The volunteers don’t know what kind of food is being dropped off until the truck gets there in the morning and is unloaded. New Destiny and Ocoee High volunteers — sometimes 100 at a time — take on the task of unloading close to 30,000 pounds of food, bagging fresh produce and carrying groceries for people who need assistance.

HAPPY TO HELP

With a passion for serving others, Glidden has taken to the class and the experiences she’s had working with New Destiny to heart. She already has racked up more than 300 volunteer hours this year.

“I wanted to learn more about what I could do, because there are so many organizations we don’t even know about,” she said on joining the class. “It helps others, so it’s worth it to see the smile on someone else’s face, and it makes the world better. Some of these people may not even know where they’re gong to live the next few days.”

Ocoee junior Javier Reyes has volunteered at the food pantry with New Destiny each month since the partnership started last fall. It used to be 20 kids loading up into the church van and heading over, he said. Now, there is

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The partnership program has become popular among Ocoee High School students.

so much interest that there’s an overflow waiting list to volunteer and the students have to take a school bus.

“My friends at first were like, ‘Why are you in that class?’ and then I started volunteering and they started saying ‘Hey, how can I do that? How can I join?’” Reyes said. “(And) knowing that you’ve helped other people makes you feel good, especially seeing their reaction afterward. It carries on for them to bring on to another person and kind of creates a chain reaction.”

For Lamphere, it’s just as rewarding to watch the highschoolers bringing their energy to the room and wanting to help others however they can, whether that be unloading food, handing out and packing groceries or carrying 60 to 80 pounds of food outside for the elderly guests.

“I feel really good about the future when I look at the kids at Ocoee High and what they’re doing,” Lamphere said. “The majority come because they love doing it. They’re meeting a need and it makes them feel great about themselves. Those being serviced love having the young people there, so it’s a win-win all the way around. They’re literally helping people put food on the table. To me, this is really what community’s all about. When the church, the school and the needs come together, you get blessed.”

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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 50 and have a nice covered patio

area, and a couple of TVs and a bar and then a large indoor seating area,” said Drew Saphos, of NAI Realvest. “Most of the parking will be in the back. It’s going to be the exact same store they built on Colonial in front of the Fashion Square Mall. It’s a new prototype store that’s a little bit smaller than the old one they had. It won’t have any of the pool tables and things; it’ll be a little bit more bar and restaurant-oriented.”

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.

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Consultant suggests hike in Oakland impact fees OAKLAND Town leaders on Tues-

day, March 14, were presented with proposed impact-fee changes from their financial consulting firm, Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc. The firm reviewed the town’s impact fees and suggested changes to ensure the amounts are enough to fund project costs for the town’s capital expansion plans over the next five years.

Impact fees, which are calculated based on estimated costs of both current and future public infrastructure needs, generally provide a source of funding for the town’s expansion-related capital-improvement project costs.

“Impact fees provide a source of funding for expansion, or new construction, of existing public facilities to accommodate the needs generated by growth or other community-wide goals and objectives,” said Mike Parker, Oakland’s Public Works Director.

RFC’s recent report — which analyzed the town’s water, wastewater, parks and recreation, administration, police and transportation impact fees — suggested the town increase the parks and recreation fee to fund the parks and recreation department’s bicycle-pedestrian mobility plan for the trail system, as well as the Oakland Art and History Center.

The firm’s report suggests the existing parks and recreation fee be increased from $507 to $1,522 for single-family residential units

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and from $507 to $1,141 for multifamily residential units.

Parker said this increase is necessary to both address a deficiency in the existing parks and recreation impact fee and accommodate the projected infrastructure needs that stem from the town’s unprecedented growth.

“Impact fees only are collected at the time of issuance of a building permit,” said Parker, who added that the town’s rates are comparable to other municipalities.

Commissioners unanimously agreed that the parks and recreation fee should be increased.

However, the increase will not be official until it is passed via an ordinance. The first reading is scheduled for March 28.

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Saturday, March 25, 2017 • 7:30 PM A wonderfully entertaining tribute to the Broadway smash hit, “The Jersey Boys” and the iconic music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including mega-hits like: Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man and Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You and many more mega hits of the 60’s; all presented in a high-energy and polished production.

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Local leaders: Proposed bill threatens city authority A state bill involving the installation of wireless communication infrastructure has unnerved leaders.

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Soon, city and county governments in Florida could have less authority over their public right-of-ways courtesy of a recently introduced bill making its way through the state Legislature in Tallahassee.

The bill has been proposed in the Florida Senate as SB 596, and its accompaniment in the House of Representatives is HB 687.

Its goal? To prohibit governments from denying telecommunication providers — such as AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint — permits on the basis of zoning regulations.

Translation: Municipal government officials essentially would be severely limited in the permitting process involving telecommuniORANGE COUNTY

cation providers’ applications to install equipment on utility poles — equipment that would enable 5G services for cellular technology.

Given its potential to suppress government oversight on their own right-of-ways, the bill has disturbed some local leaders who believe it threatens the city and county governments’ jurisdictional power.

“They need to not push any more regulations and let us govern and regulate ourselves down here,” said Winter Garden Mayor John Rees. “The best government is local government, because we’re closer to the people. We’re around them (local constituents), and the (farther) you get away from them, the worst it is.”

Oakland Mayor Kathy Stark agreed.

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applications for permits. If governments don’t take any action to deny or approve the bill in 60 days, it is automatically considered to be approved.

The bill also calls for multiple prohibitions. One contentious provision prohibits governments from charging providers maintenance fees or usage fees amounting to more than $15 per year.

“In some other states where they have this (bill), it ranges from $2,000 to whatever the actual cost for that city is to prepare the permit and to deal with all that,” Dudley said. “So we end up paying for that. It’s corporate welfare. For the taxpayers, it’s unfair. Taxpayers should be outraged by it.”

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conducts an engineering study to ensure a utility pole can handle additional equipment. However, another bill component — the Make-Ready provision — would free providers from the obligation of reimbursing the city or county for costs to conduct that study.

If the study finds the provider will need to pay a certain fee to upgrade the pole to make it capable of handling their equipment, the provider can then walk away — without any obligation to reimburse the city for its troubles.

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The 7-Eleven employee stood in front the van to block the exit. The passenger then exited the vehicle and left the premises on foot, but responding officers found him on State Road 50. It was estimated the man caused $500 in damages to the ATM. He was arrested after “yelling rudely” at the officers. He warned he had seen many cop shows and that the officers “better not plant anything on him.”

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Seeing the recent lull in membership, the program’s lead adviser, Ryan Sandberg, hopes to boost interest in the program in coming weeks and months by reaching out to the local community.

Sandberg, who has worked with the department for six-and-onehalf years as a firefighter/paramedic, took over the program two years ago and has kept the its structure fairly relaxed to fit the students’ already busy schedules.

“I don’t want to make it such a rigid program so that when they’re playing football season, they can’t be an explorer,” Sandberg said.

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Students who participate in the Fire Explorer Program learn various fire and EMS skills.

Sandberg makes sure his explorers also learn basic life skills such as résumé writing and interview techniques, and how to be involved in their communities.

“I get them to do the Citizen’s Public Safety Academy because I want them to be involved in the city as well,” he said.

The program is all about learning new skills and has no beginning or end. Students can join at any point during the year and can stay in the program until they reach the age of 21. The explorers also have the ability to earn volunteer hours for their participation in the program.

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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

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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.

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“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.

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Since its inception, the onemile walk has raised more than $500,000 for children’s cancer.

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In addition to the walk, participants enjoyed fun activities and met kids who are fighting cancer.

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The OCOEE CITY COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on the proposed large scale amendment on TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017, at 7:15 PM or as soon thereafter as practical. The public hearing will be held in the City Hall Commission Chambers located at 150 North Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee.

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

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-and-one-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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tin 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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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.

His celebration of life service will be held at 10 a.m. March 25 at Family Christian Center, 2500 S. U.S. 27, Clermont, Florida 34711.

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STARS shoot to new heights at 2017 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.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

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.

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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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The Central Florida Spring Break Slam baseball tournament is ongoing this week, with the championship game scheduled for 1 p.m. March 23 at West Orange High.

Local teams include West Orange, Apopka and Dr. Phillips, and out-of-area teams include Key West, Wellington and Montgomery Bell (Tennessee). For brackets, westorangebaseball.net/central-floridaspring-break-slam.html.

Team Orlando Baseball member Kenny Eccleston, 14, could be West Orange’s next breakout baseball star. Page 18.

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, SEE PAGE 18

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Ella Klyce, left, and Marcela Scaramuzza were among the individual champions for the SouthWest STARS.

My Brother and Me (x3) The West Orange boys lacrosse team is just a handful games away from completing an undefeated regular season, with three sets of brothers — totaling a quarter of the Warriors’ roster — helping to lead the way.

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The West Orange baseball team split a pair of district games last week with rival Apopka. The Blue Darters took the first of the two games March 14, defeating the host Warriors 10-3.

On March 16, though, West Orange southpaw Doug Nikhazy pitched five strong innings, and the Warriors held off a rally by Apopka for the 6-4 victory. West Orange is 8-3 this spring.

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A catch at the fence, which robbed a home run, earned former West Orange softball standout and current N.C. State freshman Jade Caraway some national attention. Caraway made the remarkable catch in center field March 10 against Syracuse, saving what would have been a two-run home run. The play was later featured in the NCAA’s Weekly Top-10 Plays video, weighing in at No. 4 in all of college sports for the week.

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For the first time since 2010, Ocoee High’s baseball team beat the Olympia Titans March 17, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to score a 6-4 win. Luke Henson homered for the Knights in the win.

Ocoee is 9-1 this so far this spring. For more photos from the Knights’ big win, visit ObserverPreps.com.

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Brothers Logan Mueller, left, and Liam Mueller, Zach Malaussena and Sam Malaussena, and Daniel Luette and Robert Luette have combined to create a family atmosphere on the West Orange boys lacrosse team — as well as a winning product.

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here’s a couple of things one should know about the West Orange High boys lacrosse team this spring.

First, the Warriors are 13-0, making them one of the top teams in the state, with four games remaining between them and an undefeated regular season.

Second, a quarter of the team’s roster is concentrated in three sets of brothers: three senior older brothers (Zach Malaussena, Daniel Luette and Liam Mueller) and three sophomore younger brothers (Sam Malaussena, Robert Luette and Logan Mueller).

That wrinkle in the roster has given the 2017 spring season — possibly the strongest regular season in veteran head coach Bill Baker’s time on campus — the feel of being a family affair.

“To have this many pairs (of brothers) all on varsity at the

same time is a little uncommon,” Baker said.

In fact, the ties between the three sets of brothers goes even beyond their first season on campus together in 2016 — when the boys were juniors and freshmen. According to Baker, the Malaussena and Luette families have known each other dating back to when the boys were toddlers. The boys later met the Mueller brothers in middle school.

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“It’s a cool experience knowing that you kind of have that connection from backyard lacrosse and then executing it on the actual game field.”

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What made you stick with baseball over the years?

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How is your travel team?

It’s been good. We all get along very well, and it’s good for us, because we get to play with high-school coaches.

We get a feel for what the high-school (level) would be like for us.

How do you balance school, baseball and your social life?

I just do everything before baseball time comes. When it’s time for baseball, I’ll do baseball, and then I’ll come back to everything else. I just limit my time and maintain balance overall.

Ocoee Middle girls hoops finishes as county runner-up

Anyone you look up to in the world of sports?

Mainly Derek Jeter, because he’s a Yankee, he was the team captain, and he just led the team to everything.

The girls basketball team at Ocoee Middle School completed its 2017 campaign by finishing as runners-up in the Orange County Public Schools County Championship last week.

The Lady Cardinals’ loss to Avalon in the championship game March 15 at Oak Ridge High was the team’s first and only loss of the season.

“I think their length bothered us,” head coach Marcus Spencer said. “We made a run, but then they hit a big shot, and all of a sudden, it got out of hand a

Where do you hope baseball takes you?

I just want to make it as far as the game will let me go.

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The Ocoee Middle School girls basketball team was all smiles with its runner-up trophy the day after the county championship. The Lady Cardinals finished 8-1 this season.

If your dream meal was in front of you, what would it be?

Probably a big box of pepperoni pizza.

Disney or Nickelodeon?

Nickelodeon, because of SpongeBob. What’s the best advice you’ve been given?

My dad gives me a lot of advice: Let the game come to you. Don’t let it overcome you, don’t try to do too much, just do you.

What’s a place to which you’d like to travel?

Cambodia. My mom’s Cambodian and she was born in Thailand. I want to go visit her past and see what it’s like.

— DANIELLE HENDRIX

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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.

“Our boys that came stepped up big time and scored a significant amount of points for us. All

little bit. They kept playing hard throughout the whole game.”

Ocoee had a perfect 5-0 record during the regular season and went 3-1 in the playoffs.

Spencer, also the school’s athletic director, said the bond the girls established throughout the season also played a role in the team’s success.

“The chemistry and the love for one another … I think that got us over the hump,” Spencer said.

Among the highlights of the team’s eight wins this season was a victory over Robinswood Middle School — one of Ocoee’s top rivals.

those things contributed to the success we had as a team,” Follensbee said.

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

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“They’ve been our nemesis,” Spencer said. “We got the victory and danced and had a great time.”

Seven of the team’s 14 players are eighth-graders who will move on to high school. The plus side for Spencer and assistant coach Arin Crowell, though, is that three of the six returning seventh-graders were starters.

“I had three starters who were in the seventh grade,” Spencer said. “The biggest gap is on the blocks — we should be OK next year.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

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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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However unlikely the situation, it has worked out well for the Warriors.

“It helps in that, especially having the seniors, it makes the younger guys more applicable to pay attention,” Baker said. “In the end, the younger bothers look up to the older brothers — whether or not they admit it.”

For the brothers, playing lacrosse together is a unique opportunity they do not take for granted.

“It’s a cool experience knowing that you kind of have that connection from backyard lacrosse and then executing it on the actual game field,” Robert Luette said.

“The age group (in youth lacrosse) was just wide enough to where we were separated — so when he would move up, I would move up.”

This season marks the second, and last, that the three sets of brothers will play together. During the season-and-one-half worth of time, Baker says he has noticed some similarities and differences between the brothers.

Daniel Luette, a midfielder, and Robert Luette, a defender, have similar personalities, Baker said — especially regarding their work ethic. Similarly, Liam Mueller, an attacker, and Logan Mueller, a midfielder, are also similar because both boys are noticeably friendly.

Of the three sets, the Malaussenas are the brothers whose personalities are most distinct. Bakers said that while Zach is quiet and cerebral, Sam is more

Daniel Luette, left, Robert Luette, Sam Malaussena and Zach Malaussena were hanging out on the couch as kids long before they were teammates at West Orange High.

outgoing and known to be quick with a joke.

The three older brothers bring a high level of experience and maturity to a team with statechampionship aspirations.

“The thing with the three seniors is those three have been four-year contributors on varsity,” Baker said. “They’ve played a big role since their freshman year. That experience, alone, has been huge in what they bring to the table. I think their success … it has spurred the younger guys to step up.”

Of the older brothers, Liam Mueller and Daniel Luette each plan on playing lacrosse in college at the Division II level: Mueller at Florida Southern and Luette at Lynn. Zach Malaussena, true to the cerebral nature his coach ascribes to him, will be attending the University of Central Florida

to participate in a pilot degree program related to biomechanial engineering.

In the meantime, though, there is the small matter of trying to complete an undefeated regular season ahead of the state playoffs — a goal from which the team will not shy away.

“When we talked about our goals for the season, it was to go undefeated in the regular season and win the state championship — and those goals came from the kids,” Baker said. “Finishing the season undefeated is a huge goal for them. They really want to be focused and finish out the season strong. The experience is there with this group where I don’t know if we need that (one) loss as a learning moment.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

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