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1000 Degrees brings its unique spin on the pizza pie to Winter Garden.

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Lee Tefertiller has been wearing his Vietnam War hat for only five years, having put the war and his experiences in the back of his mind for 45 years.

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Lee Tefertiller and his fellow soldiers bunked in a culvert pipe while fighting in Vietnam.

The American Legion post in Winter Garden is holding an event to properly thank Vietnam War veterans for their service 50 years ago.

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W.G. leaders approve ambulance purchase The $228,915 vehicle will take about four months to build and will increase the city’s fleet to five.

ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

Winter Garden city leaders approved unanimously the purchase of a new ambulance at the March 22 Winter Garden City Commission meeting.

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City of Ocoee welcomes first African-American commissioner George Oliver III was sworn in following the March 20 commission meeting.

GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

The city of Ocoee’s first black commissioner has made history after defeating incumbent District 4 commissioner Joel Keller in the March 13 election.

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George Oliver III emphasized he owed his win to God and the diverse citizenry of Ocoee.

BLACK POWER IN PINK West Orange Habitat for Humanity kicks off Women Build program.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 29

ART HISTORY TRENDING 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Winter Garden Art Association’s SoBo Art Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden.

“Pop Culture, Social Media & Instagram” is this month’s discussion in the series of art historical topics through the lens of today’s social media and pop culture trends, such as selfies and food pictures. Register at wgart.org/events/lecturearthistorytrending. Information at (407) 347-7996.

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.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30

‘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. Admission is free. (407) 293-3696.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

INTRO TO SOLAR POWER USING SNAP CIRCUITS 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Use Snap Circuits to explore the power of the sun while you build solarpowered alarms and radios and experiment with light levels.

Recommended audience: ages 6 to 8. Seating is limited; registration recommended. (407) 835-7323.

OCOEE EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Jim Beech Recreation Center, 1820 A.D. Mims Road. More than 10,000 candy-filled eggs will decorate the lawn

as children scurry to collect the treats. Admission is free.

Children 12 and younger can also enjoy fun activities from 10 a.m. to noon, including photos with the Easter Bunny, inflatables, face painting and snacks for purchase. Attendees are asked to take a non-perishable food item for the West Orange Christian Service Center. (407) 905-3180; ocoee.org.

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 Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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WINDERMERE EASTER EGG HUNT 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, behind Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. The Windermere Police Department is hosting its annual family Easter celebration. Join the Easter Bunny, Mayor Gary Bruhn and Police Chief Dave Ogden for a parade to Town Square, after which the egg hunt will begin. Anyone wanting to take cookies or snacks should call Da’Shanta Prevost at (407) 876-2563, Ext. 5321.

WINTER GARDEN LIONS CLUB EASTER EGG HUNT 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at Newton Park, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden. Join the Winter Garden Lions Club for its annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Children are divided by age; those who find the golden egg will receive the grand prize for that age group. Winter Garden’s police and fire departments will be present, and local churches will have arts and crafts for children. There will be a raffle for an Easter basket. The Lions Club will be collecting used eyeglasses, eyeglass cases and hearing aids. (407) 656-4155.

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

OPEN FORUM DNA RESEARCH 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4,

at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Bring your own laptop or mobile device to access your results online. (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. For more, email supermegaultraent@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6

WINDERMERE HIGH CARNIVAL 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 6, at Windermere High School, 5523 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere. Games and activities provided by Windermere High clubs, sports and organizations. There will be food trucks and an inflatable obstacle course, too.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, and Sunday, April 8, in the Independence community in south Winter Garden. Find some bargains at this multi-home sale. (407) 654-7479.

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Winter Garden fired up for new pizzeria Windermere residents Matthew and Caroline Peach are set to open their second 1000 Degrees Pizza franchise.

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1000 DEGREES PIZZA WINTER GARDEN 13599 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden OPENING: August 2018 WEBSITE: 1000degrees. com

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bout 2,000 colorful plastic eggs were scattered across the lawn of VanderLey Park Saturday, March 24, for the annual egg hunt in the town of Oakland.

Community events coordinator Val Gibbons announced the start of the hunt at noon, and by 12:02 p.m., all the eggs had been picked up by the dozens of children hoping for the golden egg.

Other events for children included a rock-painting station, pony rides, inflatables and a visit with the Easter Bunny. The Good Times Jazz Band provided lively music during the festivities.

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Children with a good eye spotted eggs in the trees.

Pony Tales owner Donna Thompson, right, showed off a chicken to Maximiliano Vargas, 6.

ONLINE Two-year-old Blakely McKellar goes for a piece of candy while her little brother, Bowen, enjoyed the plastic egg.

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“When I was living in L.A., they had a pizza restaurant called Blaze Pizza, and so I was kind of looking for the same type of concept,” Peach said. “I literally looked online for those concepts and found 1000 Degrees.

We did our training and went ahead and opened the first one in Oviedo, and it’s going really (well).”

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If the thought of a custom, Neapolitan-style brick-oven pizza fired up at a crisp 1,000 degrees makes your mouth water, wait until it officially arrives in Winter Garden this summer.

Windermere residents Matthew and Caroline Peach are set to open their second 1000 Degrees Pizza franchise on West Colonial Drive in Winter Garden by the end of the summer.

The pizzeria will be the newest neighbor to Culver’s, Wendy’s and Wawa.

The Peaches already own a 1000 Degrees franchise in Oviedo, as well as a few MAACO Collision Repair & Auto Painting locations in Orlando.

Being Windermere residents, Matthew Peach said the two are looking forward to having a pizzeria closer to home.

“We’ve lived in Ocoee or Winter Garden the whole time for 20 years, so we just like this side of town, and I’m sure (the pizzeria) will get busy,” he said. “It’s kind of nice (to be closer to home).

Being on this side of town you can deliver to all the new homes that they’re building in West Orange, plus to Windermere, Ocoee, Summerport Village (and more). It’s right in the middle of pretty much everything there on State Road 50.”

The Peaches signed their lease about a year ago and now are waiting for construction to begin on the plaza in which their new store will be located. Matthew Peach said he hopes to have 1000 Degrees open sometime in August.

1000 Degrees Pizza specializes in thin-crusted, Neapolitan-style brick-oven pizza, but it also serves Roman-style thick-crusted pizza, fire-roasted wings and create-your-own salads. Customers can build their own pizzas, which are then fired up at temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees in a Neapolitan brick oven.

But unlike traditional Neapolitan pizza found in Naples, Italy, 1000 Degrees Pizza’s crust is cooked throughout with a mild char and made from genuine Neapolitan-style flour.

The Peaches first decided to jump on board with 1000 Degrees to try something dif-

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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

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

It took Lee Tefertiller 45 years before he would wear anything associated with the military or, more specially, the Vietnam War. “I just left it alone,” Tefertiller, of Ocoee, said. “And now, as I get older, (my service) means more to me now. … It meant a lot to me then, but … I just kind of put it away.”

He also recently joined the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion organizations which offer support and advocate for veterans.

It has taken Tefertiller, now 67, nearly five decades to feel comfortable acknowledging with the public his involvement with the Vietnam War. The California native followed his father into the military, joining the United States Army in July 1968; he served nearly three years.

After training at Fort Lewis (now McChord Air Force Base) in Washington and Fort Sill in Oklahoma, Tefertiller arrived in the Hoc Mon district of Vietnam in March 1969 with the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion, 321st Artillery.

“Then you get into the nittygritty of things,” he said. “Basically what I did was, a forward observer out with the infantry would call back to us at battery with a fire mission. My guys would plot the coordinates that he gave you and from that they would derive the data that’s necessary to go to the guns to fire so we’re shooting in the right direction.

“I was the chief computer, I was the calculator,” he said.

After a round was fired, the forward observer made adjustments, and another shot was made. If it hit the intended target, the observer commanded the artillery to open fire.

“Sometimes, you would find (the Viet Cong) walking in the open,” he said. “We do our best to take them out. … You have to be good at what you do because those are your brothers (you are protecting).

“People think that we were fighting for our country,” Tefertiller said. “No, we fought for each other.”

Living quarters were tight when he was with the battery; there were several bunking in half culvert pipe stacked up on ammunition boxes with sand bags on top to protect them from incoming mortar shells and rockets.

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VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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Lee Tefertiller was 19 years old when he fought in Vietnam.

Fighting in Vietnam was difficult, he said, because one never was quite certain who or where the enemy was.

“Sometimes, it could be the farmer who sold you something in the daytime and then was blowing you up in the night,” he said. “The VC didn’t wear a uniform; they wore black pajamas — that’s what we called them. That was typical of the Vietnamese to wear that.”

This allowed them to blend inconspicuously with the public.

The Viet Cong was made up of the “locals,” Tefertiller said, who were the southern Communists and supported the North Vietnamese Army.

The 82nd was sent home in December 1969, but after a few months with the stateside Army, Tefertiller was longing to go back.

The following May, he joined the 3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery’s 25th Infantry Division in the Tay Ninh Province and returned to his familiar job of computing the coordinates.

In December, the 25th was sent home, but Tefertiller was sent to another unit, II Field Force, 5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery northeast of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) for more of the same job duties.

“We were out in the boondocks,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t even know where you’re at.”

COMING HOME

“It wasn’t a real pleasant experience,” Tefertiller said of returning home after the war. “When you went to San Francisco airport, there were all kinds of people who did not appreciate what you did.

And not knowing who you were and what you did. You got painted with the same broad brush that everybody got painted.”

Protesters greeted the veterans carrying angry signs, screaming at them and spitting on them.

“I couldn’t get my uniform off

Ambulance OKed CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The funds for a new Wheeled Coach Ford, Custom Type I Ambulance already have been budgeted, and the cost will be about $228,915 and is not to exceed $235,000. The ambulance would be purchased from REV Technical Center, said Winter Garden Fire Chief Matt McGrew.

“This vehicle will be an essential part to the city’s strategy to address some of the ongoing EMS challenges that we’re experiencing,” McGrew said. “It will take approximately four months to build this vehicle. … We’ll have a fleet of five (ambulances) when this is (built).”

In addition to approving the ambulance, commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance that carries over appropriated funds to the current fiscal year budget. If approved for the second reading, Ordinance 18-04 would amend the current fiscal year’s budget to carry forward appropriations from the city’s budget from the previous year, explained Winter Garden Finance Director Laura Zielonka. “(The appropriations) are just being carried forward,” Zielonka said. “It’s (for) pre-budgeted projects. They’ve been in the budget for last fiscal year, we just didn’t complete them.”

quick enough,” he said. “We had to wear it home; in order to get a military discount, you had to fly in your uniform. … But you did kind of stick out, because of your uniform, your haircut. That’s when all the men had long hair. You could be spotted easy.”

Tefertiller, a specialist fifth class, earned several medals, including the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation with Oak Leaf Cluster and the National Defense Service Medal, as well as several Republic of Vietnam medals.

Following his wartime experience, Tefertiller worked for the Department of Defense as a civilian employee for about 27 years before retiring. He married a veteran from the Vietnam era, and he has one son — who joined the Army’s 82nd Airborne, too — and one granddaughter.

They moved to Ocoee in 1998 to be closer to his brother, a Windermere resident at that time.

Tefertiller is getting more involved in the two local veteran organizations and also participates with the Patriot Guard Riders.

“And that’s all happened in the last six months,” he said. “I guess I was ready. I just wasn’t ready before. It’s interesting how your perspective changes as you get older.”

A trip to Washington, D.C., might be in his future, as well. He has never seen the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where the names of more than 58,000 veterans are inscribed, and would like to pay his respects.

Tefertiller was not wounded in the Vietnam War and has suffered no side effects of the chemicals used in the war.

“I thank my lucky stars every day that I’m in such good health,” he said. “Agent Orange was around.

I’m just a fortunate guy. … (A lot) had it worse than me.”

IN OTHER NEWS n Three city commissioners took their oaths of office at the meeting: District 2 City Commissioner Bob Buchanan; District 3 City Commissioner Mark A. Maciel and District 4 Commissioner Colin Sharman.

Each of them stood unopposed in the city’s March 13 election. n Commissioners approved unanimously the second readings of three ordinances involving a 0.16-acre parcel located at 720 Magnolia Ave. Ordinances 18-11, 18-12 and 18-13 collectively annex the property into the City of Winter Garden, amend the future land-use designation from Orange County Low-

Hugh T. Gregory American Legion Post 63 is planning a recognition celebration of Vietnam War veterans from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 29.

Veterans of the Vietnam era are invited to participate in the open house and enjoy food, drinks and music by the veteran-led band Goe 2 Guyz. Those who email photographs to americanlegion63@cfl. rr.com will be included in a video presentation that evening.

The public is invited to stop by and take the opportunity to thank these veterans.

“The reason we are doing this is to help make right a huge wrong,” Kurt Gies, legion vice commander, said. “ The way these vets were treated by our country when they came home was disgraceful. Many still suffer from the trauma of an ungrateful nation. In fact, many of our Vietnam vets are committing suicide due to PTSD that was never dealt with. It is a small token, but the hope is that they will be able to feel like they are finally appreciated. “ President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, establishing March 29, 2018, as the National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This initiative is the main focus of the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration, a national 50th-anniversary remembrance authorized

by Congress, established under the Secretary of Defense and launched by President Barack Obama in May 2012.

Density Residential to City Low Residential and rezone it from Orange County Residential District to City Residential District. n Commissioners also approved unanimously the second readings of three ordinances that involve a 0.21-acre property located at 557 Ninth St. Collectively, ordinances 18-14, 18-15 and 18-16 annex the property into the city of Winter Garden, amend the future landuse designation from Orange County Low-Density Residential to City Low Residential and rezone it from Orange County Residential District to City Residential District.

Executive Editor / Michael Eng, meng@OrangeObserver.com Design Editor / Jessica Eng, jeng@OrangeObserver.com Senior Sports Editor / Steven Ryzewski, sryzewski@OrangeObserver.com News Editor / Gabby Baquero, gbaquero@OrangeObserver.com Community Editor / Amy Quesinberry, amyq@OrangeObserver.com Black Tie Editor / Danielle Hendrix, dhendrix@OrangeObserver.com Staff Writer / Eric Gutierrez, egutierrez@OrangeObserver.com Advertising Executives Michelle Gentry, mgentry@OrangeObserver.com Cyndi Gustafson, advertising@OrangeObserver.com Creative Services Tony Trotti, ttrotti@OrangeObserver.com Customer Service Representatives Allison Brunelle, abrunelle@OrangeObserver.com Katie Rehm, krehm@orangeobserver.com

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The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association is hosting mayoral seat hopefuls Pete Clarke, Jerry Demings and Rob Panepinto this week.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

If you’re hoping to meet the three leading candidates for Orange County mayor before casting your ballot, here is your chance.

The three men — Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and businessman Rob Panepinto — will be at the Orange County Mayoral Forum, set for Thursday, March 29, in Lake Buena Vista.

PETE CLARKE

If elected, Clarke plans to schedule one-on-one meetings with each of the municipal mayors, support homeless programs through innovation and with no governmental interference and expand access to county services through the creation of service centers.

“West Orange is a beautiful area, so growth pressures will continue,” Clarke said. “Cities will look to expand their boundaries, and rural vs. urban issues will occur. Crime will be a central focus as the (area) grows.”

He said he would offer the partnership necessary for successful joint-planning areas so the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orange County Fire Rescue and Emergency Management are properly funded

with solid mutual-aid agreements.

In Horizon West, Clarke said he would look to neighborhood services professionals to work with Horizon West “to emulate to the extent possible the tremendous success of Hunter’s Creek.”

JERRY DEMINGS

Demings vows to strengthen services for senior citizens, expand access to health care, expand the number of county parks and/or amenities, enhance partnerships with the municipalities to improve the renaissance of arts, create partnerships for business incubators and work through the chambers of commerce to increase the number of small businesses and attract jobs.

In West Orange, the biggest challenges are public safety; transportation and traffic congestion; increasing the stock of housing that is affordable; and attracting highwage jobs to the area, Demings said.

“I anticipate the municipalities in West Orange County to continue growing at a rate acceptable to their legislative bodies and citizens,” he said.

He would like to establish Community Redevelopment Agencies and other initiatives that bring high quality of life.

In Horizon West, Demings hopes

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Panepinto said his blueprint for the county also addresses issues in West Orange: creating more higher-wage jobs, reducing housing costs, improving traffic and infrastructure and ensuring all citizens live in safe, quality neighborhoods. “(Growth), if managed smartly, could create enormous economic opportunity while also enhancing the quality of life and protecting rural settlement areas,” he said of West Orange.

Close partnership between the county and West Orange municipalities is crucial, he said. He wants to have collaborative conversations that will drive economic growth while at the same time, maintain quality of life for existing residents.

Regarding Horizon West, he said: “I see a real opportunity where the county can help guide the overall plan and growth … to attract highwage jobs, economic development and a variety of quality residential options. Significant portions of the Hamlin Town Center area are zoned for corporate and office space.”

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Oliver, who won by 41 votes, took his seat as the District 4 city commissioner following the swearing-in ceremony on March 20 and gave a brief speech thanking Ocoee voters and city commissioners for their warm welcome.

“I’d like to give the thanks and honor to God and Jesus Christ, who is my personal Lord and Savior, and I want to thank the commission for their warm reception,” Oliver said. “I thank them so much for speaking with me and sharing their words of wisdom. I also want to thank all the voters that came out and showed just how diverse the city really is and all the people who volunteered and supported me in this new journey that I’m about to embark on. It’s been a long road from 2015 to 2018, but again, God showed us that he can do more with less.”

Keller, who served four terms from 2006 to 2018, wished Oliver well during his farewell speech and thanked the commission his 12 years of service.

He also praised Ocoee’s decision to elect its first black commissioner, citing the city’s progress from a past tainted with the memory of the Ocoee Election Day Massacre, also known as the Ocoee Riots.

The November 1920 riots, which occurred when Ocoee was still unincorporated Orange County, started with an African-American man’s attempt to vote and was followed by a mass exodus of black people who were later driven out by violent threats or force.

“We keep hearing about the past and how 98 years ago we had the lynching when an African-American tried to vote,” Keller said. “But now, our community has become diverse enough that not only can African-American people vote without any issue, we now have our first African-American who has been elected to the position.

I think that speaks volumes for George and for our city.”

Oliver also referenced the stigma the city carries from its association with the riots and said he is proud to call Ocoee home.

“I still honor the past, but as we move beyond the past and usher in new ideas, new thoughts and a new day for our city commission and the citizens of Ocoee, the city should be proud today that we have loosened those (stigmatizations) of racism that we have come up under for so long,” Oliver said.

“I’m proud of the city. I love this city, and I’m going to work hard for not only my district but the city itself.”

n District 2 Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen was sworn in March 20 after winning 75.10% of the vote, defeating challenger and political newcomer Robert Rivera.

“I was humbled when I saw the results, and I will tell you that I’ll just go on continuing to work for you as I have and I’m excited to be here,” Wilsen said. “And I look forward to the next three years of working hard for you and I’m sure we’re going to see a lot of changes in Ocoee — a lot of things have happened and (there are) a lot of things we’re working on right now. And I’m excited to be here to represent you through all these changes.” n Commissioners approved the second and final reading of ordinances pertaining to the annexation, rezoning and future land-use designation of the Darren Center Planned Unit Development. The applicant behind the Darren Center PUD aims to build a two-story office building spanning 30,000 square feet on a 7.11-acre vacant plot of land located on the north side of West Colonial Drive, east of Blackwood Avenue and west of Clarke Road. n City leaders also approved the second reading of an ordinance relating to the annexation, rezoning and future land-use designation of a 5.45-acre property located at 2082 West Road known as Ladybird Academy. The applicant intends to construct a 12,989-square-foot daycare for about 150 children ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. City commissioners unanimously approved to annex the property into Ocoee and amend it from Orange County Agriculture to city of Ocoee commercial PUD. No plans have been made for Phase 2 of the site’s future development, which also will require a public hearing.

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The women receiving the Green Oaks Row homes attended to thank the community for its support. From left: Ursula (West Orange Habitat is not releasing her last name for privacy reasons), Victoria Grace and Shellonda Hill.

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ineteen women were recognized for their artistry during the Women in the Arts Awards ceremony and reception Saturday, March 24.

Held at the Orlando Public Library, the event honored the women for their artistic accomplishments. West Orange artist Kim Minichiello received a Level II Professional Award. Other Orange County artists honored include: Danielle Culibao, Hye Shin, Anna Thorne, Mindy Colton, Jennifer Payne, Karin Connolly, Eliza Pineau and Ashlyn Mae Bapst.

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Sal embarked on another career as a driver’s license examiner for the State of Florida, working at offices in Ocoee and Clermont.

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Sal loved to tell stories. His greatest pleasure came from being able to make people laugh. He often touched the lives of strangers in stores he patronized by stopping them in the aisles and telling them a joke he had made up himself. To the end, he was quick witted, and even in his late 80s, he outwitted a social worker who visited him to test his mental acuity by turning the tables and stumping her with questions. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.

Sal leaves behind his daughter and only child, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, and Sharon’s partner, James W. Warren, of Salt Lake City, Utah; only granddaughter, Laurie (Carmack) Almeida, and her husband, Dash Almeida, of McMinville, Oregon; former son-in-law, Stephen H. Carmack of Carson City, Nevada; his older brother, Albert Bart of Tullahoma, Tennessee, and his older sister, Lucille Hutcherson of Laguna Hills, California; two great-granddaughters, Verity and Aven Almeida; and many friends.

His body has been cremated, and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at HighPoint Interfaith Church, 476 Ocoee Commerce Parkway, Ocoee, Fla. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors), nationalcops. org/donatepage.html.

KATHERINE SMITH GUNNELL, 79, of Winter Garden, died Friday, March 16, 2018. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

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PATRICIA YELVINGTON NORRIS, 85, of Gotha, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Gotha.

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Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at First United Methodist Church in Winter Garden.

His final resting place will be in the Memorial Gardens at First United Methodist Church in Winter Garden.

He is survived by his sister, Sandra Crosier, of Lubbock Texas; his three children, Stephen and wife, Susan, of Austin, Texas, Shannon Badgley, of Sarasota, Florida, Michael and wife, Brenda, of Winter Garden, Florida; six grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

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“This Easter, you can be a part of serving our community by helping one or several of the 1200 families who need food this holiday,” Southeastern Food Bank Social Media Coordinator Landon Fleming said. “It’s a really great way to serve our community.”

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EGGS-TRA! EGGS-TRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Those celebrating Easter can enjoy a number of events being hosted throughout West Orange.

HORIZON WEST n First Baptist Church Windermere is having its community Easter Egg Hunt event from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, at its Lakeside Campus at 8464 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, Orlando. Attendees will enjoy food trucks, inflatables and other engaging activities. An egg hunt featuring 25,000 eggs will start at 6:30 p.m. n Celebrate Easter with Life Church Horizon West at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 1, at 12005 Silverlake Park, Windermere. A photo booth will be available for family pictures and an Easter Egg hunt will immediately follow a children’s church service.

OAKLAND n Oakland Presbyterian Church will be hosting its annual Easter Egg hunt at 10 a.m.

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ing an Easter Coloring Contest, photos with the Easter Bunny, prizes, inflatables and face painting. Attendees are encouraged to take non-perishable food items that will be donated to the West Orange Christian Service Center. n Ocoee Church of God, 1105 N Lakewood Ave., is hosting its Egg-straordinary Easter Egg Event at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31.

WINDERMERE n The Grove Orlando will host its Spring Fashion Show and Easter Eggstravaganza beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at the plaza, 4750-4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere.

Following the 11 a.m. fashion show, the Eggstravaganza will begin at 11:30 a.m. and feature games, music, egg hunts and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

WINTER GARDEN n The Winter Garden Lion’s Club is hosting a family-friendly Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at Newton Park, 31 W. Winter Garden Ave. First-responders from the Winter Garden police and fire departments will answer questions about their equipment. Children will enjoy arts and crafts provided by local churches. The Lions Club will be accepting donations of used hearing aids, eyeglasses and eyeglass cases. Additionally, there will be a raffle for an Easter Egg Basket. n Hope Church Winter Garden kicks off its Easter celebrations at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1.

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The National High School Golf Association has ranked The First Academy’s girls golf team as its top girls golf team in the nation for the 2017-18 school year.

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The Legacy Charter baseball team split a pair of games during spring break and nearly knocked off the defending state champions from South Dakota.

After trouncing Merritt Island Christian 32-0 March 22, Legacy (9-3) held three leads against South Dakota’s Roosevelt High before eventually losing 16-12. Roosevelt went 33-0 in 2017 and was ranked No. 38 in the nation by MaxPreps.

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The West Orange softball team (9-5) won two of its three games in a softball tournament hosted by Oakleaf High March 16-18. After falling to West Nassau in their first game, 10-4, the Warriors bounced back and defeated Trinity Christian Academy 5-4 and Ponte Vedra 10-0.

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Fletcher Magee, an alum of The First Academy and basketball player for Wofford College, has declared for the NBA Draft. Magee announced he will not hire an agent, therefore allowing him to retain his eligibility. Magee averaged 22 points per game while shooting 48% from the field and 40% from three.

He is hailed as one of college hoops’ best shooters.

MAD MAX-ING OUT The Iron Core Powerlifting Club, based out of the Iron Core Gym in Ocoee, is a gathering of local fitness enthusiasts intent on pushing their limits.

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It’s a Sunday afternoon at Iron Core Gym, and the warmup is complete.

Members of the Iron Core Powerlifting Club have their practice repetitions in and are ready to try to do something they each have never done before — set a new personal record in today’s lift of choice, the bench press.

It is the second such in-house Sunday meet for the club, which started in early 2017 and competed as a team for the first time in April 2017 in Tampa. The meets, held monthly on Sundays, give team members a chance to gauge progress and get acclimated to the ins and outs of a meet setting.

They are also a chance to set a personal record with teammates cheering you on — as Winter Garden resident John Day did, bench pressing 285 pounds. As he set the bar back in place and celebrated, teammates were quick with a high-five and a fist bump.

It is a supportive atmosphere at Iron Core, where teammates push one another to get better and share insights and technique. As founder and coach Gerry Guenther will tell you, powerlifting may be an individual sport in terms of competition, but it doesn't have to be that way when training.

“Powerlifting is kind of a solo effort, but you can’t train solo,” Guenther said.

GETTING STARTED

Guenther, 59, is an Ocoee resident who has been an Iron Core member since owner Dave Knepper opened the facility in early 2015. At that time, it was located within the shopping center at the northwest corner of West Colonial Drive and Maguire Road.

Since then, it has relocated to a larger space at 491 West Silver Star Road, near Bowness Avenue and Ocoee Apopka Road. Around the time of the relocation, Guenther began lobbying Knepper about starting the club and securing some additional equipment to facilitate powerlifting.

Powerlifting as a competitive sport includes the bench press, deadlift and back squat lifts, done for a one-rep max and added up for a total. The club also has members who focus on Olympic lifts, including the snatch and the clean-and-jerk.

Both men recognized an opportunity for Iron Core in powerlifting. Although fitness options are plentiful in the western portion of the Greater Orlando area, places that welcome powerlifters are not.

“There’s no real powerlifting gym on the west side of Orlando — you either have to go to Oviedo or downtown,” Guenther said.

The club has grown to include about 15 to 20 members of varying skill levels. Guenther is hopeful experienced lifters around the area, unaware they had a local powerlifting gym, will get involved. Already, it has lured in members such as Chris and Kimmi Doughty, of Winter Garden.

Chris Doughty competes as an Olympic lifter and also in Highland Games competitions. He also is the Olympic lifting coach for Iron Core.

After bench-pressing an impressive 340 pounds Sunday afternoon, Doughty said SEE LIFTING PAGE 14

Photos by Steven Ryzewski

Top: Iron Core Gym owner Dave Knepper celebrated as Chris Doughty completed a repetition of 340 pounds.

Above: Kimmi Doughty attempted to lift 165 pounds.

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Below are some of the basic rules of a powerlifting meet, as outlined by the International Powerlifting Federation in 2015:

Competition takes place between lifters in categories that include sex, body weight and age.

Each competitor is allowed three attempts on each lift, with the lifter’s best valid attempt counting toward his or her competition total.

The competition total is the sum of the lifter’s best valid squat, bench press and deadlift.

Some Iron Core members also compete in Olympic lifts such as the snatch and the clean-and-jerk.

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Andrew Hartman Ocoee High lacrosse senior Andrew Hartman has been a captain the last two seasons, and his leadership has been important for a young team.

An attacker, Hartman is also part of a family tradition. His older brother, Mathis, was a captain at Ocoee, and his younger brother, Nathan, is a junior on the team. Bob Hartman, Andrew’s father, is a volunteer coach.

How is your senior season going as a team captain?

It’s been the most enjoyable (season) just to kind of be in charge and have the guys look up to you, but it’s also a big responsibility to be an example on and off the field.

What do you enjoy about this group?

I’m not going to play in college, so it’s fun to just get out on the field for these last games. It’s fun to see this team, in two years’ time, they will be good and they will compete in the district.

They’re young but they’re getting better really, really fast.

Of which game are you the most proud?

We had a game against Apopka — it was our first game of the season — and we put some goals on them and played with them for a couple quarters. That was just like, “Hey guys, I know we’re not winning, but we’re a lot better than last year.”

What’s it been like to play at Ocoee with your older brother and now your younger brother?

It’s really fun, honestly. I really liked playing with my older brother (Mathis Hartman) — he was the captain of the team, and it was fun to play for him. Now, I get to play with my younger brother (Nathan Hartman) and be his captain.

THE BASICS Hometown: Ocoee Year: Senior Age: 18 Height: 5-foot-5 Weight: 120 Position: Attack GPA: 4.2 (weighted)

What has it been like playing for your father, Bob Hartman, who has been a volunteer coach for the team?

It’s fun. ... He always gives me praise for the things I do well on and off the field, and I think since I’ve been in high school, he’s focused more on my character — how I act toward refs and the other team. That’s something he’s always been proud of me for.

Do you follow college lacrosse or Major League Lacrosse? Do you have a favorite player?

I do follow college lacrosse, and I watch some MLL. I really like Johns Hopkins University — that’s the team I’ve always followed. And then favorite player, I’d have to go with Paul Rabil, the best player in lacrosse.

What’s the best lacrosse advice you’ve received?

I would say that it’s all about fundamentals. I’ve always been told by coaches in the past to focus on fundamentals.

Do you have a favorite teacher from your time at Ocoee?

My (Advanced Placement Psychology) teacher, Mrs. (Bethany) Luker. She introduced me to a lot of new topics and interesting things about people and their personalities.

If you could travel anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would you go?

I would say, since I’m really into soccer, I want to go to England and watch some soccer games there. I’m a Liverpool supporter.

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West Orange girls, boys lacrosse teams hope to maintain momentum Upon returning from spring break, both the girls and boys lacrosse teams for West Orange High have winning records and high hopes with district tournaments looming in mid-April.

West Orange’s girls team is 5-3 after a tough stretch just before the break, including losses to Winter Park (9-4) and Dr. Phillips (8-2).

Coming out of the break, things will not get much easier for the Warriors girls team.

Of West Orange’s nine games scheduled from March 26 to April 12 — including games that took place earlier this week after press time — only three come against opponents below .500, and four of the Warriors’ remaining opponents have three losses or fewer.

The West Orange girls lacrosse team will face new rival Windermere (5-2) for the first time March 30 on the road. West Orange senior Meghan Bomleny not only will face some former friends on the team at Windermere, but her mother — Ann Bomleny — also is the head

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coach for the Wolverines.

Where the schedule for the West Orange girls team skews toward a tough path, the remaining seven games for the boys team are more of a mixed bag. Four are against sub-.500 teams, with Edgewater and Boone (both of which are 6-3)

Lifting he and his wife were drawn to the club’s group dynamic.

“Just having people around motivates you and inspires you,” Doughty said.

EARLY SUCCESS

Each instance has seen the individual competitor from Iron Core accompanied by fellow club members rooting them on.

“That’s the one very cool thing about the gym here is that, as a group, we’ll go to the competitions — even if we’re not competing,” Knepper said.

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Members such as Doughty are drawn to Iron Core Gym for its traditional vibe.

“This is like an old-school gym,” Doughty said. “You’ve got iron, chalk and people dropping weights from overhead.”

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For Guenther, the old-school vibe pairs well with the health benefits he has experienced from powerlifting.

“I kind of got hooked on it and have been training ever since,” Guenther said. “I’ve found my physical fitness is staying really high — especially as I get older.”

Now, he’s happy to share his experience and insights with members such as Jim Walls — who lifted 340 pounds during Sunday’s in-house meet — Chris Burke and Sin Ramkarran.

To join the club, one first has to be a member at Iron Core, which costs $30 per month.

Then, gym members can join club training sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, where existing members will guide them in technique and — eventually — help them create a program for success.

Together, the club members look to continue pushing one another’s limits — and have fun along the way.

“It’s more than a gym; we have a little community here,” Knepper said.

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Doughty is also an example of some of the success members of the club have enjoyed.

In February, he competed in the Central Florida Highland Games in Winter Springs and placed first in the competition’s Master’s division.

He’s not alone. Iron Core member Tom Moviel lifted a remarkable total of 1,471 pounds at a recent USA Powerlifting competition in Orlando.

The team itself has competed in a handful of meets, including the Strong Life meet in Tampa, which it won. A handful of Iron Core members will compete next month in the 2018 Europa Games in Orlando.

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30 “I have the power!” screamer 1 Thin material 32 Terrier type 6 They’re sluggish?

33 Barrel cork 12 Hawk one’s wares 34 Never trailed 18 Sleeper’s breathing 37 “Gylfaginning” deity trouble 38 Inscribed stone pillar 19 Wicked light 39 Bronchial complica21 “Twenty Questions” tion choice 42 True car tires 22 Function for a com44 Something produced puter 24 Some campus officials for the boss 47 Little soldier material 25 Careless and messy 48 Movie critiques 26 No rookie 50 Fabric color 27 Purr-fect pets 51 Seagull cousin 29 Reduce, ___, recycle 52 Be vexed

53 Like the devil 54 “___ all work out” 56 Vast waterway 57 Legal encumbrances 58 Like an imperfect fender 60 Warm photographic tone 64 Bright night signs 66 Easy-to-divide number 67 Estimate based on little info 71 “... saved ___ penny earned” 74 Having regrets 76 1700s patriot Silas 77 Jefferson and Franklin,

faith-wise 79 Twist away from 81 Not even slightly cooked 84 A certain monetary unit 86 Redding with soul 87 Hoisted, nautically 88 First name in old horror 89 Cenozoic, for one 91 Braid 93 Earthling of a 1968 film 94 Feeling of regret x 100 97 Puts in order from 1 to 5

38 Up to something 40 General appearance 41 Hardworking little ones 43 A lily’s cover?

45 One up to nothing 46 Algerian port native 49 Add lanes to a pool, e.g.

52 Frightening “Jaws” sight 55 Leary’s drug 57 High-priced seating area 59 Cut and paste 61 ___ XING 62 Water to walk on 63 Letters before a fictional name 65 “___ a good note” 68 “Hollywood Squares” answer 69 Comparable (with) 70 “Born,” literally 72 Three sheets to the wind 73 Appraise 75 Find a function for DOWN 78 Only state bordered by 1 Young boys rivers east and west 2 Whitish gem 79 “Are you kidding?”

3 Captivated by 80 Middle school gym 4 Bound challenge 5 Hearing aid 82 Cousin of the llama 6 AA recommendee 7 Kurt Cobain’s rock band 83 Power-seeking military leaders 8 Native’s opposite 85 Welcome through the 9 “Hey, before ___ you door go ...”

88 Sesame Street resident 10 Shortened john?

89 Give off, as fumes 11 A single buck 90 Curtain hanger 12 Dessert slice 13 Adorn, as with diamonds 92 Cross the wrong line?

94 Compactness 14 Mechanical ratchet 95 “I” directed journey catch 15 Like some grass seeds 96 High school subject 99 One who holds 16 Director von Trier 57-Across 17 End of a vague threat 102 Thing of sadness 20 Little skits 106 Securing, as a lace 21 Fields or Robinson 107 Salt serving 23 “Brown ___ Girl” 108 Arthur of the courts 28 Home on the range 109 Energy (var.)

110 Cookery?

31 Amongst 112 Bygone Andean empire 32 Bump on an eyelid 113 “Gosh!”

33 Place to dance on hay 34 Texas city famous for its 114 Thing in a prison 115 A cable sports award streets?

35 Film title number with 117 Certain Greek letters 119 U.N. workers’ agency “Oceans” 120 Old-school “Oh, my!”

36 A message from God

CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“SWC RCLZ VR OCLSW RVNNVGP RZVF SWC RCLZ VR NJRC. L FLA GWV NJMCP RXNNH JP TZCTLZCO SV OJC LS LAH SJFC.” – FLZD SGLJA “ET JCVA FLJT AL ATBJV EWAP LCB BTVXLIVWGWSWAO AL GT APT YUATZTTXTBV AL TIM FPWSMPLLM PCIYTB.”

– TMEUBM HUJTV LSJLV

Puzzle Two Clue: Z equals K

98 To whom you might give the slip 100 Frigid 101 Quote 103 Tributary of Germany’s Fils river 104 “If it ___ broke, don’t ...”

105 Amusing elderly guy 106 A trident’s three 107 Builds a romance with 109 Role 110 “___ Como Va” (Santana song) 111 For each 116 Too silly to believe 118 Places to get teed 121 Grow rapidly 122 “Hush!”

123 A “rug” can cover it 124 Ford and Winkler 125 Silk variety 126 “Alas ...”

D.R. WHO by Timothy B. Parker

Puzzle One Clue:M equals V

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AIR CONDITIONING

AUTO SERVICE

AUTO SERVICE

Battery Testing and Replacement

Scheduled Maintenance

Transmission and Engine Repair

Computerized Diagnostics

Tune-Ups and General Repair

Tires and Alignments

In House Towing Available

“All Major Credit Cards Accepted”

• Bridgetone • Michelin • Toyo • BFG Tires

WE BUY JUNK CARS WE BUY SCRAP METAL

• ALIGNMENT • BRAKES • SHOCKS • OIL & LUBE SERVICE • NEW & USED TIRES • REPAIR & BALANCING • ROAD SERVICE • WE INSTALL LIFTS!

• All Engines $200.00 each • All Transmissions $100.00 each • Tires $15.00 and up • Batteries $25.00 • Warranties on all parts sold!

TIRE VALUES

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Mobil 1 Oil

Financing Available!

Amsoil Synthetic

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Keeping Your Family Comfortable for More Than 20 Years!

Seasonal Tune-Up

$4999

with Any Mechanical Repair of $500 or More Preventive Maintenance

Not valid with any other offers.

& Inspection - Reg. $79

FREE ESTIMATES

Duct Cleaning

Not valid with any other offers.

Subject to availability and scheduling in your area.

on Replacements

$199*

RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES

267790

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Orange/Seminole County CAC1816732

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TFN

TRAYWICK'S GARAGE

407.296.9622 407.877.6268 Licensed & Insured - State License #CAC1814407

Chrome Packages Bedliners Graphics Kits Carbon Fiber Wraps Rear Spoilers Pin Striping Nurf Bars Bugshields Wheel Covers

FOR ALL OF YOUR AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES CALL TODAY FOR UNLIMITED OPTIONS

Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5: Saturday 9-1

317 Enterprise Street, Ocoee, FL 407-554-2073 ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

CATERING

Willie’s Bar-B-Que

“A luxury everyone can afford!”

• Chicken • Ribs • Pork • Beef • Small & Large Orders • Catering

267791

Willie J. Fulmore Owner

We make Old Fashioned, Texas Style BBQ! A portion of the profits help to fund Homeless Women and Children.

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We offer financing with approved credit

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407-656-1817

www.gsairsystems.com email: gsairsystems@cfl.rr.com

Call for a FREE estimate on Equipment Replacement.

TFN

1045 S. Vineland Rd. •Winter Garden • New and Used Tires • Alignment • Complete Auto Repair • A/C Serv. & More

-FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED –

• Quality • Service • Sales • Installation • Commercial • Residential

www.budgetupullit.com

ATTORNEY

17436 7th Street • 407-469-0060 Montverde, FL 34756 Open Friday and Saturday • 11 am until 7 pm

WE ARE THE AREA’S

STRESS

ONLY MOBILE

FREE

Financing See store for details

LAW OFFICE STEPHEN DEH. SCHWARZ II

262522

ATTORNEY AT LAW

P.O. Box 785031 • Winter Garden, FL 34778-5031 Local: 407-630-8070 • Toll-free: 833-945-5529 Steve@chronoslaw.com • www.chronoslaw.com

267809

407-456-3038

881 S. 9th Street • Winter Garden, FL 34787

MORE THAN JUST

BRAKE PAD SALE

BMW 3 Series Mercedes C-Class

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Mercedes E-Class

YOUR CARD HERE!

Reach Over 37,000 Readers Each Week!

Full Synthetic Oil Service ONLY

89.95

$

Includes up to Service includes: Front or Rear Pads, Parts and Labor.

7 quarts of Full Synthetic Oil. Tax and recycling fees are extra. Not valid with any other offers. Expires 4/30/18.

TO ADVERTISE CALL 407-656-2121 720 S. Dillard St. Winter Garden, FL 34787

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Mention this ad for a discount on installation!

110 Taylor St. • Ocoee • (407) 656-4575 260922

mahrsair.com

Working Owners

267807

Lic #CAC 1817326

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Richard Hudson • Reggie Hudson

www.r-dauto.com

Phone 407-656-6646

930 Carter Rd #202 Winter Garden, FL 34787 Telephone: (407) 614-3827 rdtransautorepair@cfl.rr.com

CRAWFORD TIRE SERVICE, INC.

Licensed & Insured Email: mike@mahrsair.com

Ray Cornell Jr. Doug Gallinger 267761

• Sales/Service/Installation • HVAC Inspections & Tune-Up • Commercial & Residential

TFN

REG# MV-01095

267805

“Your Complete Service Center” 10 West Story Rd. Winter Garden, FL 34787

PROVIDING SERVICE OUT OF THIS WORLD

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Branch Manager

a unique no-cage facility daycare and overnight boarding

267801

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your rental

TFN

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267785

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NORB WELLER Broker since 2001

ROOFING 267788

FIRE TECH

EXTINGUISHER

SERVICE Ocoee, FL

Danny Motes

268906

Cell 407-466-4738 Tel 407-654-2395 Fax 407-654-2986

TFN

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UPGRADES & REPAIRS

TFN

REALTORS

PET SERVICES

everycritterpetsitter.com

everycritter@yahoo.com Licensed/Insured/Bonded

Peace of mind pet sitting and dog walking

Residential • Commercial • Tile • Metal 267802

407-810-5569

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We’re there when you can’t be!

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Autos For Sale

Announcements

2015 RAM 3500

BINGO

267845

407-654-5313

2006 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR

407-592-4498

407-654-5313

AVIATION GRADS work with JetBlue, United, Delta and others- start here with hands on training for FAA certification. Financial aid if qualified. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-242-2649.

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POLICE OFFICER - Police Dept - Town of Windermere is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. For more information to to town.windermere.fl.us. DFW and EOE. 3/29tow

Puzzle Two Solution: “We must come to terms with our responsibility to be the gatekeepers to end childhood hunger.”

– Edward James Olmos

This week’s Sudoku answers

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42K MILES 3 SLIDE OUTS EXCELLENT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT SERVICED AND INSPECTED $99,995

This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

– Mark Twain

Help Wanted

1701 Adair St. Ocoee Doors Open 2pm. Games 3 pm.

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71K MILES CLEAN CARFAX NICE INSIDE AND OUT FIBERGLASS TOPPER, BACKUP CAMERA, AND MORE $34,995

Schools/Instruction

267832

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales GARAGE SALE - 421 Courtlea Oaks Blvd., Winter Garden. Friday & Saturday, March 30th and 31st from 7:00AM - 1:00PM. 3/29kd HYDE PARK Small Business & Craft Fair. April 14th, 9AM - 2PM. State Route 50, Winter Garden next to Captain D’s.

4/12hp

This week’s Crossword answers

Restaurants

13178 W. Colonial Dr. Winter Garden

NOW PURCHASING

267834

SCRAP BATTERIES

267830

W. Hwy. 50 at Dillard

Merchandise Wanted

407-656-3495

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Easter Sunday Service

Sunday, April 1, 2018 - 7:30 a.m.

In front of Mosaic at Woodlawn Memorial Park Easter message with prayers & music Sermon by Jeff Pritchard of Starke Lake Baptist Church 269518

Continental breakfast will follow service in funeral home lobby

Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home • 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road • Gotha, Florida 34734 For additional information, please call 407-293-1361

CHURCH DIRECTORY

STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH PO Box 521, 611 W Ave, Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 www.starkelakebaptist.org

Non-Denominational HAVEN OF GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 13520 Foxcrest Blvd.

Winter Garden, FL 34787 Services 9:30 and 10:30AM 407-952-0510

EPISCOPAL

CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH 241 N. Main, Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11am, 7pm www.churchofthemessiah.com

METHODIST

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Service Times 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM Phone – 407-656-1135 Web: fumcwg.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando Sun.Serv 8:30am, 10:30am, 5:30pm.

407-876-3480 www.ascension-orlando.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

PURPOSE CHURCH OLANDO 13640 W. Colonial Dr., Ste 110, Winter Garden 407-654-9661 • Prayer 9:30AM, Fellowship 9:45AM, Service 10:05AM

Advertise your Services or Events on this page weekly.

This page appears weekly in the West Orange Times & Observer and online at OrangeObserver.com.

268051

OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee 407-656-8011

To advertise in the Church Directory call 407-656-2121 or email AdvertiseNow@OrangeObserver.com

WINDERMERE UNION CHURCH 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd. Windermere, FL 34786 407-876-2112 Worship times: 9:00am Adult Sunday School 10:00am Worship www.windermereunion.org

MIKE YOAKUM PASTOR

• Sunrise Service 7:15 AM Amphitheater at The Overlook • Foundation Worship 9:45 AM (Tilden Road Campus) • Plant Street Campus 8:30 and 11:00 AM

P: 407.656.1520 C: 407.758.3570 MYOAKUM407@AOL.COM

1333 EAST CROWN POINT RD. OCOEE, FL 34761

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 SUNDAYS 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary WEDNESDAYS - 6pm - Awana Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: FOUNDATION WORSHIP SUNDAYS 9:45 am - All Ages Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Rd., Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407-730-1867

CHURCH OF GOD

Matthew’s Hope Chest Creations • Custom Furniture • Repaired, Refinished and Repurposed Wood Furniture • Pallet Art & Furniture

Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MatthewsHopeChest/

Visit our New Workshop Location at 930 Carter Rd. Suite #311, Winter Garden 1/4 Mile North of W. Colonial Dr. • 407.905.9500 • 8am-5pm Mon - Sat

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BAPTIST

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