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County, state create task forces to reopen State and county officials announced groups of experts to decide how to reopen the economy.

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Rolling with the changes Pammie’s Sammies pivoted with its new Winter Garden location. It’s working. SEE 3.

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Orange County has created a task force to reopen the county as quickly and safely as possible. The team of health care professionals, business owners, company presidents and county officials met for the first time Wednesday, April 22.

The Orange County EcoSEE TASK PAGE 2

YOUR TOWN ORLANDO HEALTH TAKING DONATIONS Orlando Health officials are asking the community for donations of homemade fabric masks for its staff members.

A website link provides instructions and a donation form: orlandohealth.com/ covid-19/donations-withlocations.

After being furloughed from Disney because of the coronavirus pandemic, Emily Lartigue started the Cast Member Pantry to help feed her fellow cast members. SEE PAGE 4.

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The form requests information such as the mask size, design and fabric used, and it must accompany the donation.

The hospital wants to diversify its resources and allow a more comfortable mask option for non-clinical situations. Drop-off donations are accepted Mondays through Fridays at the hospital system’s sites.

City of Ocoee OKs annexation, rezoning The City Commission held a public hearing regarding the property for the proposed West Orange Medical Center.

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The Ocoee City Commission convened in an empty City Hall Tuesday, April 21, for the first time since March 17.

As always, the commission hosted its meeting via the city’s

YouTube channel, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, the commissioners and staff could be seen wearing masks while sitting a safe distance from one another.

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Emily Lartigue and Kim Schnepf are helping to feed cast members in need with their Cast Member Pantry in Horizon West.

HAPPY RETIREMENT! Ocoee Fire Department Lt. Joe Moy is retiring after three decades of service. SEE PAGE 5.

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Task forces created to reopen economy nomic Recovery Task Force was formed after the coronavirus pandemic forced the government to temporarily close businesses and public gathering places in hopes of slowing the spread of the illness. The group is co-chaired by George Aguel, president of Visit Orlando, and Tim Giuliani, president of the Orlando Economic Partnership, and will hold weekly virtual meetings.

The task force will develop a phased approach to opening businesses. According to county officials, the task force has four priorities: to assist businesses with best practices and data-driven policies to protect the safety of employees and customers upon reopening; support small- to mid-sized business as they reopen; develop a framework that ensures businesses are compliant with safety guidelines; and revitalize tourism and build visitor confidence.

Andrea Wesser-Brawner, chief innovation and emerging technologies officer for Orange County, shared a proposed three-phase approach to reopening businesses in the county. It would take a minimum of six weeks to complete the phases, and the first phase would begin once the Florida Department of Health reports, among other things, a downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases.

In Phase 1, there is low human interaction. Employers would continue to encourage telework,

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“Our ultimate goal is to stop the spread of the virus and not put ourselves in any situation where we open too quickly or open without giving the proper instruction to our community to stay safe.”

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would have their employees return to work in phases, close common areas where personnel are likely to congregate, minimize non-essential travel and consider special accommodations for personnel who are vulnerable.

In Phase 2, there is medium human interaction, and nonessential travel can resume.

In Phase 3, there is high human interaction. Visits to senior care facilities and hospitals can resume, large venues can operate under limited physical distancing protocols, gyms can reopen with standard sanitation protocols, and bars can operate with increased standing-room occupancy where applicable.

Employers would have to develop and implement appropriate policies regarding social distancing and protective equipment, temperature checks, testing and contact tracing, sanitation, disinfection of common and hightraffic areas, and business travel.

Dr. Scott Brady, senior vice president of Ambulatory Services for AdventHealth, and Dr. George Ralls, medical chief quality officer of Orlando Health, both outlined

their individual hospitals’ calculated phasing-in approach.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings held a press conference later that day to share the purpose of the task force and its plan to get Orange County’s businesses reopened to help with economy recovery.

“We want to reopen Orange County as fast as possible — but also balance that with the health and safety needs of our community,” Demings said. “This will happen in phases; it will not happen overnight. It might be several weeks before we see the first business open. … The worst thing that I think any one of us want is to relive this experience at an even worse result than what we are already experiencing.”

He stressed the importance of taking the advice of medical professionals.

“We’re asking the community to have the patience during the pandemic,” Demings said. “Right now, people should still be adhering to the stay-at-home order.

“Nonessential businesses should still be closed,” he said.

“We understand the economic

For the complete list of task force members both for Orange County and the state, visit OrangeObserver.com

safe environment,” DeSantis said.

The task force members include representatives from local governments, the tourism sector, theme parks, restaurants and hotels.

A statewide executive committee was announced Monday, April 20, as well, and includes state and local government officials and representatives from some of the state’s largest companies.

impact that this is having on our small businesses, but we have a public responsibility — a human responsibility — to protect human life at the same time, so the government’s role is to sometimes protect people from themselves.”

DESANTIS ADDRESSES STATE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a conference call Tuesday, April 21, among members of a statewide task force committee formed to create a plan for reopening the state.

The Re-Open Task Force Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation discussed how it will approach the reopening of Florida’s economy.

“Opening Florida gets people back to work and back to some semblance of normalcy,” DeSantis said.

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Pammie’s Sammies Sandwich connoisseur Pam Thomas opened her business’ new Winter Garden location nearly two months early in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Winter Garden authorizes commercial PACE program

Editor’s note: Strength in Flexibility is an ongoing series highlighting changes local businesses are making to adapt to life during the coronavirus pandemic.

Commercial property owners within city limits now can elect to participate in the Property Assessed Clean Energy program.

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When COVID-19 began shuttering businesses, gyms and restaurants were among the first affected.

For Pammie’s Sammies, the shutdown was sudden. The sandwich shop’s main location has been at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA for a couple of years, so the business fell under both categories.

Owner Pam Thomas said she and her team had to temporarily shut down the Dr. Phillips location with hardly any warning.

“We were really up in the air at the YMCA as to when they were going to close,” Thomas said.

“One day, we were open, and the next we had to close. The week of (March 16), I started going, ‘OK, I have to start making plans.’ … I never received any kind of a notice — I just had to watch. As soon as I got a really good sense that we were going to have to close, that’s when I sat everybody down. I didn’t want anyone to lose their jobs — they’re all real special to me.”

Luckily, Thomas had been preparing to open a second location in downtown Winter Garden. Her original plan was to hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening on May 1.

“The whole thing is that — and I’ve always been really good at reinventing myself — this time has been the hardest because … when the YMCA closed, I had no choice,” Thomas said. “It was either close down and send my team home, or I sat them down and said, ‘We can either shut down and y’all can go home and draw unemployment — if you can get it — or I’ll give everybody a raise.’ I chose Plan B, which became Plan A. I just said, ‘You know, if y’all are going to keep getting paid, we’ve got to get busy.’

And they did, and they did a great job.”

The team got right to work, and the new Pammie’s Sammies Winter Garden location was up and running in just four days. Thomas already had all licenses in place, and the shop even has a walk-up window to serve customers.

Although the dining room is not operating as such, Pammie’s Sammies is open for to-go orders.

Owners of commercial properties within the city of Winter Garden soon will have the option to take advantage of the Property Assessed Clean Energy program.

Winter Garden city leaders voted unanimously during the April 23 City Commission meeting to approve a resolution that would allow the commercial PACE program within city limits.

The PACE model, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, is a “mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable-energy improvements on private property.”

Essentially, PACE programs allow property owners to finance the up-front cost of energy and other eligible efficiency improvements on a property. Owners then pay the costs back over time through a voluntary assessment.

A PACE assessment is a debt of property, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office states, meaning the debt is tied to the property rather than the property owner.

The repayment obligation can transfer with property ownership if the buyer agrees to assume the obligation and allow it to remain on property.

“PACE programming throughout the state allows people to borrow money for items that are to create energy efficiency in buildings,” City Manager Mike Bollhoefer said. “What we’re recommending tonight is to do this program for just commercial property. In essence what this does is … it guarantees the loans being paid back, and by doing this the builders are able to get a lower interest rate than they borrowed the money to do their buildings to include items like HVAC systems, windows, shutters — all sorts of equipment in building falls under this. There is no risk to the city of Winter Garden.”

The resolution only includes authorization of the PACE program for commercial properties. The city is not authorizing properties with single-family or multi-family residential homes to participate in the program.

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tions as far as what we should carry and all that kind of stuff. They were very helpful.”

Items available for purchase include toilet paper, paper towels, cheese, deli meat, fish, steaks and vegetables. Plus, anyone who purchases at least $35 worth of groceries receives a bottle of wine.

Thomas said it’s been “the eternal soft opening,” but she also views it as a blessing. The extended period of time allows her team to test out the new location, try new recipes and focus on each day as it comes. Even when businesses are allowed to reopen, Thomas said the health of her staff and customers comes first, and Pammie’s Sammies will open fully

when she feels it’s safe for everyone to do so.

“I’m really comfortable with the way I’ve been working and the way we’ve been providing service to people so as far as having the little convenience corner,” she said.

“The community has been great.

They’ve been very supportive, and a lot of people are going, ‘Oh, we’re so glad you’re here, can’t wait to come dine here!’ We’ve had a really good response as far as all that goes. And I love being there — it’s like being home.

“I feel like we’re doing a good job, and it’s not the way I’d want to operate all the time, but you can’t just stop — you’ve got to keep going,” she said. “Just keep moving forward. It’s not always going to be positive, but you’ll go to bed and say, ‘I’ll just wake up and try again in the morning.’ And then you do, and that sun just comes up. We’re just trying to do the right thing and be smart about it.”

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Those interested can order online or call in. Thomas also took a unique approach to operating a restaurant during the pandemic — she created a “convenience corner” in the store, where people can get basic grocery items.

“It’s been crazytown,” Thomas said. “I never in a million years would’ve dreamed I’d be a grocer.

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torage units often are a place to store things that take up too much space in the house.

But one specific unit at My Neighborhood Storage Center of Lakeside in Horizon West is home to something more important: supplies for Disney cast members in need.

The canned food, snacks and toiletries that fill the unit all were donated by people looking to help Disney employees who had been furloughed by the company in the previous weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s why Emily Lartigue — a cast member who was among those furloughed — knew she had to do something to help.

“I work for a company that really does care,” Lartigue said.

“There is a need out there where we have cast who may be food insecure right now — especially with unemployment taking a lot of time for people to apply and applications to be approved.

“I kind of wanted to just stand in the gap — the gap of the unknown,” she said. “We don’t know when we will actually receive unemployment, but I just wanted to help out where I could.

I’m lucky enough to be financially secure, but not everyone is.”

From that need to help, the Cast Member Pantry was born.

A CALL TO ACTION

Like many, Lartigue — an Alabama native and current Orlando resident — got her start at Disney through the college program.

Since her start as a lifeguard at Blizzard Beach seven years ago, Lartigue moved her way up the Disney ranks. She participated in the management internship for a year before eventually taking on the role of consultant in organization development.

That new role she received as consultant? It happened just before the virus caused furloughs.

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“We keep hearing the word ‘unprecedented,’ and it truly is an unprecedented time,” Lartigue said. “And I just got this dream promotion — I just got promoted to consultant — and that’s the job I’ve wanted for so long, (and) it’s why I stayed at Disney and have been here seven years.”

Despite the scary nature of having your job pulled out from under you with no real timeline of when you can return, she said she was lucky because Disney is still giving its employees their benefits and doing what they can to help.

Still, Lartigue felt the need to act.

In early March — before the furlough — while perusing one of the Facebook groups she had been a part of during her time in the college program, Lartigue noticed some members were posting that

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reading and public hearing regarding the annexation and rezoning of land meant for the proposed West Orange Medical Center; and discussion on actions the city could take to help those affected by COVID-19.

A continuation from the commission’s last meeting, the proposed professional office complex would consist of three buildings with 14,646 total square feet to be located at 3442 and 3462 Old Winter Garden Road. Overall, the land is 1.21 acres in size.

“It is similar to — just next door — the Citrus Medical Office Park,” Development Services Director Michael Rumer said. “But we are seeing a lot of interest on Old Winter Garden Road for a future medical office, which is nice.”

The subject property is bordered by the city of Ocoee to the north and east and by Orange County to the south and west. Meanwhile, the property also benefits from Ocoee Fire Rescue services via a joint first responder agreement with Orange County and benefits from the city’s water service.

During the public hearing portion, only one question came in electronically, with the question being about the two houses located on the property and if the annexation would force anyone to move or if the houses were abandoned.

“Those houses were sold a long time ago,” Mayor Rusty Johnson said.

“And this is the applicant that owns them, doing this rezoning,” Rumer said.

The commission approved the annexation and rezoning unanimously. Originally, the property was zoned Orange County A-1 (rural/agriculture) before receiving its new rezoning as Planned Unit Development — Commercial.

HELPING THE COMMUNITY

Commissioners — specifically George Oliver — discussed possible plans to help those in the community affected by COVID-19.

A few weeks ago, Oliver spoke with principals from the different schools around Ocoee and noticed one glaring issue.

“One of the things that I found to be pretty consistent throughout each principal is the fact that we

their time in the college program was ending but they still had food in their refrigerators they didn’t want to waste.

Cue the idea for the Cast Member Pantry.

COMMUNITY COMES THROUGH

Initially, Lartigue didn’t expect much from her post in the group, but then the community rallied around her idea.

“The community has really made it explode,” Lartigue said.

“I had people reaching out, and we’ve had one woman donate $5,000 — she wants to remain anonymous — but how incredible is that, that people are just that kind right now?”

At the moment, the pantry has taken in more than $8,000 in monetary donations and more than $2,000 worth of groceries.

At least 170 families have been assisted by the pantry, Lartigue said.

After running out of room in her home, Lartigue approached My Neighborhood Storage Center at Lakeside about possibly loaning out a unit to use — paying them when she could. The owner donated the unit to the

IN OTHER NEWS n On Sept. 25, 2019, the City Commission adopted an annual operating budget of $52,476,498 for the city, but following the adoption staff identified the need for additional appropriations in the general fund, sanitation fund and wastewater fund. A few of the costs include the need for funding for new vehicles for the Ocoee Police Department; funding for Public Works to cover unanticipated costs in repairing and/or replacing HVAC systems at multiple city facilities; and additional appropriation for the road impact fee fund to begin construction on the intersection of Fullers Cross and Ocoee Apopka roads. Given the concerns, the staff is recommending the commission approve additional funding for the general fund of $805,552, the police impact fee of $72,528, the sanitation fund of $500,000, the road impact fee fund of $1.4 million, the wastewater fund of $1.5 million and an increase in general fund franchise fee revenue of $258,000.

Cast Member Pantry for however long it is needed.

Volunteers began to sign up to help operate the pantry — which is run by appointment only between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. One of those volunteers, Kim Schnepf, has become a sort of right-hand woman for Lartigue.

An entertainment leader at Disney, Schnepf has worked a total of 10 years for the Mouse and will be among those furloughed after her maternity leave ends in the next few weeks.

“It was really surreal for me to see it all happen but know that I’m not there with my cast to provide any support right now,” Schnepf said. “Food security and making sure folks have those basic necessities is something that I’m passionate about. Especially because I had been so conflicted of not being able to be with my cast right now, it seemed like a perfect opportunity.”

Along with having her house serve as a drop-off spot for food, Schnepf has been a big help in the strategic side of the pantry — though building a master plan is difficult given the current situation, Schnepf said.

“We want to serve the immediate need and build an infrastructure that will makes this a sustainable thing moving forward,” Schnepf said. “Unfortunately where we are right now is just trying to facilitate as much product getting out to the folks in need (as possible). We’re hoping this week to recruit some volunteers.”

As donations roll in, the pantry is continuing to try and get its message out. A part of that message is directed to those cast members who need assistance but are embarrassed to ask for help, Lartigue said.

“If you are a cast member and need help, please don’t hesitate to reach out,” Lartigue said. “This is just your fellow cast really wanting to have your back at this time and help you out.”

have 7,000 students in Ocoee, but no Grab-and-Go meals program,” Oliver said. “We have one elementary school — Spring Lake — where we have all the kids walk to school, and we found that some of the kids just didn’t have transportation to go to the Grab-and-Go sites.”

In response, Oliver said he spoke with the Orange County School Board, which said the district would be setting up Grab-andGo programs in Ocoee. As of press time, the only Grab-and-Go program is at Ocoee Middle School.

At Spring Lake, Oliver coordinated an event with the principal, where he gave out 100 pizzas to families, which cost around $500 and was put on his city-issued credit card. After asking for the city to pick up the tab, there was hesitation among the commission, but after discussion with City Manager Robert Frank, it was determined that it could be approved by the commission. Ultimately, the $500 was approved in a vote.

“You do have the authority to do that … and maybe it’s time for you to decide if you want to do this with some type of loose policy or something to guide each one of you as far as when this type of thing comes up,” Frank said.

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Moy seeking joy in retirement Lt. Joe Moy has retired from the Ocoee Fire Department following 30 years of service.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

When Joe Moy was hired as a firefighter/ EMT with the Ocoee Fire Department in 1990, the city was more of a small bedroom community — with two fire stations, seven personnel working a shift and more than 13,300 residents to protect.

Three decades later, Ocoee has four fire stations and 21 personnel per shift to protect more than 48,000 residents.

Moy’s last day on the job was April 14.

A young Moy was hired in the summer of 1990 as a firefighter/EMT. Less than a decade later, he was promoted to engineer; a year or two later, he received another promotion to the lieutenant’s position.

He called his career rewarding and said he would do it all over again.

“I love it; it’s the best job ever,” Moy said. “Now, my son’s carrying (on) in my footsteps. He just finished his first year on the job, with Winter Garden.”

In between his first call, which was for a medical emergency, and his last call, to a vehicle crash, Moy has had a successful career with many accomplishments.

He was one of the department’s first paramedics, which allowed the department to provide a higher level of care.

He helped establish Local 3623 and was part of the group that negotiated the union’s first contract. He spearheaded the Explorers program, which has produced two career firefighters for OFD. He has helped deliver several babies — in the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital and on the shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike.

One of his favorite memories is the day the Ocoee and Winter Garden fire departments were called to fight a fire together.

Moy and his son Christopher, a firstyear firefighter with the Winter Garden department, had a rare chance to work side by side.

“It was a pretty special event for us, as well as the other firefighters that were on the scene,” he said.

In his 30-year career, Moy served under five fire chiefs: Ron Strosnider, Richard Firstner, Pete McNeil, interim chief Tim Hoover and John Miller.

It has been exciting to watch the department grow as the city has grown, he said.

Moy didn’t grow up with the notion of becoming a firefighter, like some children do, and there were no firefighters in his family paving the path for him.

His first experience with the fire department was after he was out of school and still living in Texas. Several of his friends from high school encouraged him to work at the local volunteer fire department.

“I went down and fell in love with it,” he said. “When I moved to Florida, I needed a career path and I loved firefighting, so I started my career here.”

“There is not much, if anything, that Joe hasn’t accomplished during his career,” Chief Miller wrote in an email to members of the Ocoee Fire Department following Moy’s retirement announcement.

Moy was a field training officer for many years, helping to train and bring up groups of new firefighters. And he was part of every committee at the fire department, the chief said.

“Joe is well known for his caring personality and quiet tenacity,” Miller said.

“He is a fighter who will ask you about your day no matter what he may be going through. His poise, knowledge and experience will be greatly missed by OFD.” The chief said he hopes Moy will visit to “pass on his wealth of knowledge to our newest generation of firefighters.”

The sentiment was shared by the chief’s assistant.

“Joe is truly one of the kindest-hearted people you could ever meet,” said Miranda W. Justice, senior administrative assistant to the chief. “His capacity for caring for others is remarkable.”

Joe and Diana Moy have been married for four years and have two sons, Nicholas Moy and Christopher Moy, and a daughter, Ally Lunsford. Travel is at the top of the Winter Garden couple’s retirement list, and they are making plans to travel to Scotland and Ireland next year, with many smaller trips in between.

Golfing and fishing definitely will be included in his retirement plans, too, he said.

“I feel so blessed to have had such an amazing career,” Moy said. “My last day of work was just as fun as my first day of work. I’d do it all over again.”

Joe Moy’s son Christopher, left, works at the Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department.

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ast week, after a few questionable posts on social media, one of West Orange’s restaurateurs found herself in the cancel culture crosshairs.

It took mere minutes for the onslaught to spin up — first on Facebook, then to Yelp and, finally (predictably), to several news stations and other local print media outlets.

The vultures feasted on the flesh of poor judgment for days.

One YouTuber even milked it for three separate videos — each rank with the same disturbing glee to stand in judgment as a small business was destroyed.

Finally, the restaurant deleted its social media accounts, and the vultures scattered. Cancel culture complete; mission accomplished.

But, if perhaps you were captivated by the days-long train wreck — whether a full-on passenger or a casual observer — you missed what I’ll argue is the better, more important West Orange restaurateur story of the week.

First, a disclaimer: I love Windermere’s Dixie Cream Cafe. After my family and I moved to West Orange five years ago, Stephanie Desaulniers’ small restaurant was the first place we tried. From the second we walked through the doors, we knew we had made the right decision to settle in West Orange. We were welcomed with smiles, treated with care and received absolutely on-point food and service.

Out of an abundance of caution and safety concerns for staff and customers, Dixie Cream shut its doors March 22.

And even while other restaurants converted to curbside and takeout options, Desaulniers decided to remain closed.

For the town of Windermere’s Virtual Town Hall meeting Friday, April 24, Town Manager Robert Smith invited Desaulniers to speak about Dixie Cream and its challenges.

It would have been understandable if Desaulniers had shared all about her sleepless nights, about her 22 employees whose income has been impacted, about the constant, unrelenting pressure she feels.

Instead, this is what she said.

“I feel confident; I really do,”

Desaulniers said. “It’s almost like starting over in a way. We have to reinvent the wheel a little bit.”

Desaulniers shared some ideas under consideration: adding a mini-market, and a revamp of the menu to include more kid- and pocketbook-friendly options. She already has mapped the dining areas to accommodate six feet of distance between tables. She’s just waiting to be able to do it all in a way that ensures safety for everyone.

But of course, the financial pressures are mounting. As of press time, Desaulniers hasn’t been able to secure PPP funding from the federal government (not for lack of trying). However, she launched a successful GoFundMe campaign, which has raised more than $10,000 — all of which went to her employees.

Toward the end of the meeting, Smith invited Windermere Wine & Dine founder CT Allen to speak.

“This is when you do appreciate living in a small town,” Allen began. “Everybody is family.

Everybody knows everybody’s name. You and Dixie Cream are part of the fabric of this town.”

Then, she told Desaulniers the Wine & Dine Executive Committee was donating a $9,000 grant to Dixie Cream.

But wait, there’s more.

Smith said the town didn’t like the sound of $9,000 — such a weird number. So, the Windermere Police Department Foundation is giving an additional $1,000 to bring the total to $10,000.

“Your staff deserves it, your team deserves it, and you deserve it,” Allen told Desaulniers, who fought back tears.

“We want to help keep Dixie Cream part of this community, and it’s time to step up to the plate. … It feels really good that we can help you in this time of need. You are truly loved — you and the whole team.”

Smith agreed.

“We’re a community, and we’re all family,” he said. “Just ask, and we’re going to be there for you.”

Like the GoFundMe donations, this money also will go directly to the Dixie Cream staff, Desaulniers said.

When we finally emerge from this unprecedented time, I want to remember these stories — the ones of hope, of love, of West Orange pulling together to lift one another up. I don’t want to drive past shuttered storefronts, the chewed bones left after cancel culture has devoured its prey.

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HAS CENTRAL FLORIDA PEAKED? Citing data, officials from Orlando Health believe Central Florida may have hit its coronavirus peak at the beginning of April.

During a press conference at Orlando Regional Medical Center Sunday, April 26, Orlando Health CEO David Strong said the largest number of COVID-19 patients the organization had was 54 on April 8. As of April 26, that number was 13.

“Orlando Health has about 2,400 beds across our system,” Strong said. “Our normal census on a day like today would be about 2,100. This morning, the census was 1,300.”

Looking at the number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators, Strong said the largest number Orlando Health had to date was 26. On April 26, that number dropped to six.

“Certainly the peak, we believe, has passed,” Strong said. “If you look at our primary region — which is a four-county area, 2.6 million population — that high of new cases was April 1 at 146. Yesterday, for that same (Metropolitan Statistical Area), it was 21 new cases. … The trending follows that … the peak was around the first or second week of April. Right now, the curve is still going down.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during the conference Central Florida has been successful in weathering the pandemic locally.

“I remember speaking with David several weeks ago and he said, ‘Yeah, our data shows that the cases peaked at the beginning of April, and we think the hospitalizations peaked a few days after that,’” DeSantis said. “Just as they analyzed it, it peaked. It’s gone down.”

Heartfelt connection Team members at Orlando Health’s Health Central Hospital have been painting rocks for patients and families as part of the Two Hearts Program.

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In a time when COVID-19 has put a halt to most social interactions, finding new ways to connect with loved ones has become more important than ever.

That connection is especially important for those who either have loved ones in the hospital or are hospitalized themselves, because many facilities are either limiting or not allowing visitors.

Although technology such as video chat is helpful, it’s not the same as being at a loved one’s bedside or being able to hold their hand.

Health care workers at Orlando Health’s Health Central Hospital in Ocoee recognize the importance of that connection, and when the coronavirus pandemic began, they had to think outside the box.

“When COVID-19 happened, we realized that the level of visitation we were used to was going to significantly be a lower number in the sense that people were not going to be able to have a huge amount of family members with them either while they were sick or if they pass,” said Kerry-Ann Farrow, patient care administrator.

Farrow, the hospital’s spiritual-care department and nursing leaders collaborated to discuss what they could give to families and patients that would lead to an increased sense of connection during this time.

They came up with the idea of the Two Hearts Program, which consists of a pair of painted rocks connected by a theme. Each one has a heart on it. They chose painted rocks out of inspiration from colleagues, who last year began

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Orlando Health team members love being able to provide patients and families with a sense of connection through the Two Hearts Program.

painting rocks and giving them to patients.

“The rocks are actually in a pair, so two rocks are painted together,” Farrow said. “They don’t need to look the same, but they have a theme between the two of them, and every single rock that’s painted has a heart on it. Really it’s a very simple concept — the patient has one of the rocks, and the family member has the other.”

Admitted patients who are able to consent are asked if they would like to participate in the program.

For those patients unable to consent due to condition, the chaplain team gets involved and calls the family to offer them the opportunity.

“If the patient is discharged home — which of course is always our hope — then the rock gets to come home with the patient and gets reunited with its twin at home with the family,” Farrow said. “If the patient actually does not make it and they pass away, then our chaplain department reaches out to the family and it arranges for collection of the rock, along with handprints and hair locks, so they can have something that was with the patient at their time of passing.”

Scott Fleming, manager of spiritual care, said his team knows family support is very important in the healing process. Touch is especially important, he said. Since patients’

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families cannot be at their loved one’s bedside right now, the team knew the importance of connection between patient and family.

“The families cannot hold the patient’s hand or hug them, so we thought it was important to have something that would represent that process … they can feel that connection and care and feel not only closer but connected in a tangible way,” he said. “It also is an opportunity in the end-of-life process, because whereby because families aren’t coming to the hospital as much when patients die, my team of chaplains are unable to provide the extent of spiritual care we would like to our families.

“By calling the family and arranging them the opportunity to pick up the second rock, it gives the patients’ families that actually come to the facilities (the chance to) meet with the chaplain and be able to not only assess where they are spiritually, psychologically and emotionally (but) also allows them the opportunity to talk,” Fleming said.

Rocks are painted by team members at Health Central, and those in various departments answered the call to help. About 100 pairs of rocks have been painted thus far.

Some rocks are painted with inspirational messages. Another pair, Farrow said, is decorated with a volcano on each rock. One of the pair reads, “I lava you,” while the other reads, “I lava you more.”

There are rocks with gnomes holding purple hearts, ladybugs in the shape of a heart and more.

“We at Orlando Health are here for both our team members and our patients,” she said. “With this project, we found that it not only replenishes (the rocks) and (our team members) can paint these rocks and give back, but it has also proven to be extremely emotional and beneficial for our patients and our families. … I think we have some hidden artists here at Health Central. Some of them are just amazing.”

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Retired Army chaplain pens book on personal miracles AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

“The Twentieth Miracle,” published by Covenant Books, can be purchased at book stores and online.

All profits are donated to several churches overseas that Boyd supports.

Wayne Boyd said he has been granted 20 miracles in his lifetime — but it took him until he was in his 60s to realize they were, indeed, miracles.

The former U.S. Army chaplain, now retired and living in Hamlin, has written “The Twentieth Miracle,” a book about these divine events, devoting one chapter to each miracle. Boyd’s book is summarized as a recollection of all the times God blessed him with His powerful miracles.

He said the book started out as little more than a cathartic journal as a way to process the physical and emotional issues he was experiencing as a result of serving in Operation Desert Storm.

“I had normalized it,” Boyd said of his diagnosed PTSD. “The preacher preached about miracles, and it caught me, and I thought, ‘Wait a minute; I’ve had lots of miracles in my life,’” he said. “I just prayed to God and said, ‘Can You just do me a solid, let me know if I’m on the right path?’”

Boyd had injured his back severely while in the Army and was unable to do many activities, including lifting his grandchildren.

The day after he prayed to God, Boyd said, he received his 20th miracle — his back pain was gone.

This began his journey out of fundamentalism into progressive thought, he said.

He put his thoughts on paper for the next three years, writing it mainly for his three children and nine grandchildren, he said, but after talking about his writing with his friends, many of them were curious about the contents and wanted to read it once it was finished. He decided to submit it for publication, and for the next year he worked to turn his typed words into a 120-page book.

He said he has received positive comments from people who have read it.

“I’m Christian, but I’m very liberal now,” he said. “I love God more, and I love my neighbor more. … I had a strong relationship with God all my life, but it’s changed — and in a very intimate way. … I love who I am. I love my wife more. Our marriage is off the charts; July will be 40 years.”

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Boyd said each miracle is distinct.

He survived getting struck by lightning at the Grand Canyon.

He dreamed of what his wife was going to look like, down to the smallest details, and the next day he went to his new job at a restaurant, and that same woman was a manager. It was his future wife, Sharon.

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He reached back to retrieve a music cassette tape, said a prayer for his broken tape player to work and pushed in the tape. Music by the gospel group The Imperials started playing.

“At that very time, an Imperials bus passed me by on the road,” Boyd said. “It was instantaneous.

It shocked me out of being sleepy at all. I was praising God the whole way. And it never played again.”

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“My favorite place is the next place I go to,” he said. “The Army offered that.”

For the next 29 years, the Clarksville, Tennessee, native served as a chaplain, receiving military assignments in places such as California, Texas, Germany and Korea. His deployments included Panama, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Before retiring in 2016 as an Army colonel, Boyd had received numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award and National Defense Service Medal.

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Avalon Road apartment project progresses Developer Brossier recently closed on a $3.03 million, 17.97-acre piece of land on Avalon Road near Four Corners in Orange County.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

A Winter Park-based developer is one step closer to its proposed Registry at Grass Lake apartment community becoming a reality.

The developer, Brossier, purchased 17.97 acres at 14544 Avalon Road in Orange County’s Four Corners area in February. The parcel was sold by 18 Avalon Road LLC, an Atlanta-based company. Kevin O’Connor and Matthew Cichocki, principals at NAI Realvest, brokered the sale for $3.03 million.

According to county records, Brossier plans to develop up to 360 multi-family units in five-story buildings facing Grass Lake. The property is on the west side of Avalon Road and just north of U.S. 192.

“The buyer, Brossier, is still in permitting,” O’Connor said. “It was on the market for approximately five months before it went to contract. (It) closed after land use and zoning was changed.”

In July 2019, the Orange County Commission approved an initial request to rezone the property from A-1 Citrus Rural District to Planned Development District to allow for the development of 360 units.

The commission also granted four waivers from Orange County Code regarding multi-family-use separation and building height.

Currently, Brossier has an application for a land-use plan amend-

ment to rezone an adjacent 1.37acre parcel from A-1 Citrus Rural District to Planned Development District and incorporate it into the Registry at Grass Lake PD. The request also includes waivers from Orange County Code to reduce the distance separation for five-story multi-family buildings in relation to single-family zoned property.

“The current request is to add in 1.37 acres into the current PD with no increase to the entitlements,” Orange County Case Planner Jason Sorensen said.

County documents show the apartment units will be built on roughly 12.39 developable acres.

Each unit will have at least 500 square feet of living area. Officials estimate the 360 units will generate 102 students, and the estimated traffic generated is about 1,800 daily trips.

To separate the portion of the property adjacent to single-family homes, Brossier also will construct a 6-foot-tall masonry, brick or block wall as a buffer. No elevations or renderings have been shared publicly. Brossier representatives did not respond to a request for comment before press time.

Sorensen added that the case is tentatively going before the Planning & Zoning Commission on June 5, after which it will be scheduled for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners at a later date.

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The home at 14414 Black Lake Preserve St., Winter Garden, sold April 20, for $425,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,852 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $149.02. Days on market: 39.

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The home at 16043 Malay Ginger Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 19, for $432,610. Built in 2020, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,890 square feet. The price per square foot is $149.69. Days on market: Six.

million. Built in 2007, it

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has three bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths, a pool and 3,832 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $574.11. Days on market: 430.

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

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The home at 9444 Azalea Ridge Way, Gotha, sold April 17, for $215,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,233 square feet. The price per square foot is $174.37. Days on market: Four.

GOTHA

The home at 9307 Morton Jones Road, Gotha, sold April 17, for $1.075 million. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,737 square feet. The price per square foot is $287.66.

Days on market: 168.

The home at 9956 Eighth St., Gotha, sold April 17, for $344,000. Built in 1948, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,812 square feet.

The price per square foot is $189.85. Days on market: 43.

HORIZON WEST ASHLIN PARK

The home at 7270 Backwoods Trail, Windermere, sold April 17, for $415,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,066 square feet. The price per square foot is $200.87. Days on market: Two.

The home at 15807 Turkey Island Circle, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $965,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 3,336 square feet. The price per square foot is $289.27. Days on market: 30.

The home at 15917 Citrus Knoll Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 23, for $540,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,492 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $154.64. Days on market: 99.

The home at 15659 Citrus Heights Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $360,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,003 square feet. The price per square foot is $179.73. Days on market: 90.

HIGHLANDS AT SUMMERLAKE GROVES

The home at 15724 Murcott Harvest Loop, Winter Garden, sold April 16, for $560,000. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,417 square feet. The price per square foot is $163.89. Days on market: 14.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TOWNHOMES

The townhouse at 10663 Village Lake Road, Windermere, sold April 21, for $312,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,850 square feet. The price per square foot is $168.65. Days on market: 20.

LATHAM PARK

The home at 14406 Shocklach Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $650,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,725 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $174.50. Days on market: 205.

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This Gotha home, at 9307 Morton Jones Road, Gotha, sold April 17, for $1.075 million. This modern farmhouse-style home is situated on a 1-acre parcel.

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The home at 479 Basking Ridge Court, Ocoee, sold April 20, for $230,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,479 square feet. The price per square foot is $155.51. Days on market: 109.

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The home at 3483 Gretchen Drive, Ocoee, sold April 23, for $292,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,675 square feet. The price per square foot is $174.33. Days on market: Four.

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This Isleworth estate, at 6101 Payne Stewart Drive, Windermere, sold April 16, for $2.2 million. This home features sunrise views over Lake Chase and sunset views over the ninth green of the golf course.

SANCTUARY AT HAMLIN

The home at 7507 Mandarin Grove Way, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $440,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,727 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $161.35. Days on market: 54.

SUMMERLAKE

The home at 8124 Red Crossbill St., Winter Garden, sold April 20, for $550,000. Built in 2013, it has six bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,708 square feet. The price per square foot is $148.33. Days on market: Six. The home at 7612 Loon Ave., Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $379,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,139 square feet. The price per square foot is $177.19. Days on market: Three.

The townhouse at 15412 Blackbead St., Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $309,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,725 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $179.13.

Days on market: 57.

The home at 15764 Marina Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 21, for $504,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,924 square feet. The price per square foot is $172.37.

Days on market: Six.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 5049 River Gem Ave., Windermere, sold April 17, for $317,750. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,910 square feet. The price per square foot is $166.36. Days on market: Three.

The home at 9894 Summerlake Groves St., Winter Garden, sold April 20, for $489,060. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,075 square feet. The price per square foot is $159.04. Days on market: 120.

WATERLEIGH

OCOEE

The home at 10207 Atwater Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 16, for $522,570. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,408 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $162.14. Days on market: 206.

WATERMARK

FOREST OAKS

The home at 302 Log Run Court, Ocoee, sold April 17, for $262,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,512 square feet. The price per square foot is $173.28. Days on market: Seven.

The home at 781 Delfino Drive, Ocoee, sold April 22, for $430,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,512 square feet. The price per square foot is $122.44. Days on market: 10.

WINDERMERE

TOWN OF WINDERMERE

The home at 215 E. Second Ave., Windermere, sold April 21, for $355,000. Built in 1978, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,841 square feet. The price per square foot is $192.83. Days on market: 212.

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The home at 7115 Horizon Circle, Windermere, sold April 20, for $1.275 million. Built in 2000, it has six bedrooms, six-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 5,182 square feet. The price per square foot is $246.04. Days on market: 55.

WINTER GARDEN DEERFIELD PLACE

The home at 251 Spring Leap Circle, Winter Garden, sold April 23, for $375,000. Built in 2005,

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it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,439 square feet. The price per square foot is $109.04. Days on market: 48.

GLYNWOOD

The home at 13844 Glynshel Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 21, for $505,000. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,416 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $147.83. Days on market: 13.

JOHNS LAKE POINTE

The home at 643 Egret Place Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $362,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,547 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $142.13. Days on market: 53.

SANCTUARY AT TWIN WATERS

The home at 16855 Sanctuary Drive, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $542,175. Built in 2019, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,843 square feet. The price per square foot is $141.08. Days on market: 38.

STONEYBROOK WEST

The home at 1401 Selbydon Way, Winter Garden, sold April 17, for $462,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,396 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.04. Days on market: 31.

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OCPS to host virtual graduations Seniors at Orange County Public Schools will have virtual graduation ceremonies, Dr. Barbara Jenkins, superintendent of Orange County Public Schools, said in a statement Friday, April 24.

“We cannot let this graduation season pass without publicly acknowledging the accomplishments of our 13,000 seniors and the contributions of their families and teachers,” Jenkins said. “Unfortunately, no single solution will satisfy everyone. We will plan 20 virtual graduation ceremonies, one for each high school, the first week of June. If public health restrictions are lifted, and we are allowed to do so, we plan to hold a traditional graduation ceremony in late July at each of our 20 high schools.

“This allows closure for many of our seniors who will pursue other activities this summer but keeps the door open for many who hope for an in-person ceremony,” she said.

Jenkins made it clear that current information makes the likelihood of an in-person ceremony unlikely.

“But we will be prepared for the possibility,” she said.

Jenkins had been in communication with her Student Advisory Council and all 20 high school principals, who have been receiving input from their student government representatives and parents.

In early May, high school principals will send out detailed plans for students to go to their school campus to turn in their digital device, retrieve personal items and pick up a graduation package. This will be done over several days to follow for social distancing.

“While this isn’t the end of the school year we were expecting, we are going to make the best of it,” Jenkins said. “I believe our students are resilient and will grow to do great things in spite of, and, in some cases because of, this experience.”

INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK

JENNIE DUNN

FOUNDATION ACADEMY Jennie Dunn has called Foundation Academy home for four years now as a first-grade teacher and has spent 16 years in education. Dunn graduated from Florida State University with a degree in elementary education before earning her master’s degree in education at the University of Florida. She started her teaching career at Lake Whitney Elementary School.

What do you love most about your school?

I love Foundation Academy’s family atmosphere, supportive administration and the high standards of excellence in education from Pre-K through 12th grade.

What brought you to Foundation?

Foundation Academy has a good reputation in the community and a long history of excellence for student achievement and faculty satisfaction in a faith-based atmosphere.

What’s your favorite part of your job?

First grade is a year of substantial growth. I enjoy watching my students grow academically, spiritually and socially throughout the school year as I prepare them to meet the challenges of second grade.

What motivates you and pushes you to do your best?

The foundation my students receive in first grade will prepare them for the upper grades, as well as for the rest of their lives academically, spiritually and socially.

REPORT CARD POSITION: First-grade teacher TIME IN POSITION: Four years (16 years overall of teaching experience)

What’s the nicest thing a student or faculty member has done for you?

Administration, faculty and staff members are always there to support you on a daily basis or when a personal or family emergency comes up. Students and parents are also always thoughtful, respectful and supportive. Parents willingly partner with the teachers to facilitate their child’s education.

would be having good organizational and planning skills so that I can have my rewarding teaching career as well as enjoy a wonderful family life raising my children and being a partner to my husband.

What do you like doing in your spare time?

I enjoy spending time with my family and friends at Disney, Universal, SeaWorld and other local attractions. I also enjoy spending time with my family at the beach or in the mountains but can also be content just hanging out at home with them.

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

I have traveled a lot in the U.S and have been to England, but if I could travel anywhere else in this great country, I would like to go to Hawaii and Alaska with my family and enjoy the beauty of those two very different places.

What’s your favorite restaurant and favorite meal?

It is hard to pick a favorite, because Winter Garden has so many wonderful local restaurants. My family loves everything ... pizza, pasta, tacos, sushi and BBQ.

If you could meet anyone — past or present — who would it be and why?

I would like to meet some of the Biblical figures and some of the Founding Fathers of our country. I would like to hear their thoughts about our country and our world today.

What fun talents do you possess?

I would say that my best talents

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Boys & Girls Clubs takes the fun, education online

Dewitt Lewis’ life is in a weird place.

Like most, Lewis — the service director at the West Orange Boys & Girls Club in Winter Garden — is stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic and is physically prevented from being around the kids he is so used to seeing in person.

Luckily for Lewis and those who are a part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, there’s a new option. The organization calls it the Cyber Clubhouse — an all-virtual curriculum and place of fun and learning.

“We’re doing normal plans in there, but we just modify it,” Lewis said. “I think that’s what makes us great as an organization is that we can kind of roll with the punches — though this is a huge punch. But we are able to adapt

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With its Cyber Clubhouse, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is bringing its programming to kids.

with a special greeting from staff around the organization’s Central Florida locations and then continues with a plethora of activities that range from academic to arts to lifestyle programs.

With schools going to virtual only for the rest of the school year, these kinds of programs are compatible with helping children grow and develop, said Gary Cain, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

“One of the great things today for children — although they often times don’t know it — is the amount of learning opportunities there are,” Cain said.

“I always like to use khanacademy.org. You can go on if you’re

studying algebra. … You can literally get eight-minute YouTube videos that are very clear that walk you through that.

“There’s a world of content available to children and adults that can increase their skills and help them get through challenges and problems,” he said.

Of the programs being offered, few may be more popular than the Zoom calls between club members and staff.

Between Monday and Friday, for an hour or two each day, Lewis jumps into the Zoom video conference program with his club members — alongside another staff member and their members from another location

— where they enjoy a number of activities, Lewis said.

Although it is not the same as being able to see one another in person, that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the time with one another.

“We’re having fun; we’re playing games,” Lewis said. “The great thing is that we are able to share our screens, so the kids on their iPads — or whatever devices they have — they’re able to see what we are looking at. We give them information and they give us feedback on what’s going on by raising their hand — it’s basically like just being a club, except it’s through a screen.”

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and we’re also able to check in on each other.”

When the organization’s physical facilities were closed March 17, leaders knew something had to be done — quickly. Six days later, the organization had its new online program up and running.

A big focus on the site is offering an open-ended, age-appropriate resource for children and their families. The first week was all about getting that section up and running, said Betsy Owens, vice president of marketing and community relations for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

“I spent that weekend combing the internet looking for good stuff and helping to kind of set up that first week’s curriculum,” Owens said. “Since then, our operations team have taken over.

All of the staff helped to get us some links, but they were still in the clubs cleaning, and we didn’t know until the day before we closed down that we were going to be closing. So we turned it around pretty quickly.”

The different activities offered on the website are divided into two different age groups — K-5 and middle through high school.

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THESE OLD TIMES

FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

THROWBACK THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1946 During World War II, U.S. citizens were asked to support a campaign that requested they cut back on their bread consumption so there would be enough for troops and residents in Europe. According to a front-page announcement in The West Orange News, the Agriculture Department announced: “If each housewife would save only a slice of bread a day, the national saving would be 1 million pounds of bread daily.”

95 years ago

“Special Sunday Dinners, Angebilt Lodge, Oakland, Florida.

Special effort is made to please the people of West Orange County. Dining room open 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. for Sunday dinners.

Open all times for short orders.

Spend a few days at Angebilt Lodge on Lake Apopka. Rooms recently refinished and comfortable. Hunting-Boating-Fishing.”

For sale — small bearing orchard grove and 1 1/4 acres irrigated trucking land. Address, S.B. Hull, Oakland.

Dallas F. Wurst, of Ocoee, returned Monday from a business trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Windermere Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting at the Woman’s Clubhouse Monday evening. Great interest was shown in the Central Florida Roads Convention to be held in Orlando.

Wanted — to trade Parson Brown orange buds for new Ford roadster or light truck. J.E. Hancock, Oakland.

For sale — coffins and caskets. Tyndall Furniture Co., Winter Garden.

30 years ago

Winter Garden Police Cpl. Buddy Nash was recognized by the Board of Advisors of the Outstanding Young Men of America.

The prestigious award is given to men under age 40 in recognition of their outstanding personal and professional achievements.

FROM THE ARCHIVES We recently shared a 1930s photo of the Dodd home that once stood on South Lakeview Avenue.

Shared by Cecelia Ledford, it referenced her grandfather Dodd, who operated a cobbler’s shop on South Main Street. Here is a photo of that shop, which stood in the vicinity of the Garden Music School. The shop was located close to stables owned and operated by the Bray family, and foundation staff wondered if Dodd soled shoes for humans or horses. Ledford answered the question: He was a cobbler, not a farrier.

To share photos and documents about your family, contact the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation at jcrescitelli@wghf.org.

The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history.

Glen Venable, code enforcement official for the city of Winter Garden, was featured in the Real People column. His first job was delivering “hand bills” doorto-door for free passes to shows at Paramount and Duncan theaters in Cushing, Oklahoma.

He later worked as an usher, doorman, concession worker and projectionist. His best day was when his college roommate got him a blind date with his future wife, Betty, in 1953.

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At least 400 people were expected to participate in the annual 10-mile WalkAmerica in Ocoee to benefit the March of Dimes.

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SPORTS

Observer names All-Area boys lacrosse team TROY HERRING SPORTS EDITOR

Although the FHSAA has cut the spring season short because of the coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of incredible play to celebrate in West Orange and Southwest Orange.

As the Observer continues is All-Area series, this week, we honor the area’s best in boys lacrosse.

FIRST TEAM Sam Zagame, Foundation Academy, freshman Stats: 37 goals (5 goals per game), 37 points Quick hit: Zagame was the scoring machine head coach Victor Rodriguez needed in the program’s first year of existence. He picked up an area-best 37 goals in only seven games.

Mac Crenshaw, Windermere, junior Stats: 283 minutes played, .712 save average (62 saves on 87 shots on goal), one shutout, 5-2 record Quick hit: Between the pipes, Crenshaw was the Wolverines’ go-to guy to stop shots. He recorded an area-best .712 save average while holding a 5-2 record.

Ross Fournet, Windermere Prep, senior Stats: 33 goals, nine assists, 42 points, 32 ground balls Quick hit: Fournet was part of head coach Jojo Marasco’s 1-2 punch on offense, as Fournet led the Lakers in both goals and points.

Ryan Berkman, Windermere, junior Stats: 28 goals, nine assists, 37 points Quick hit: The leading scorer and points-getter for Windermere, Berkman’s offense helped push the Wolverines to a 7-2 record before the season was canceled.

Justin Mulligan, West Orange, senior Stats: 28 goals, 17 assists, 45 points, 39 ground balls Quick hit: At 9-1, West Orange was the most dominant team in the area, and a large part of that was because of the offensive prowess of Mulligan. He led the team in goals and points and was tied in assists. He also led the team in ground balls.

Windermere Prep senior lacrosse star Rebecca “Becca” Sealy will continue her education at the University of Chicago. Page 16.

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Alexander Dial, Windermere Prep, senior Stats: 438 minutes played, .622 save average (122 saves on 196 shots on goal), 5-3 record Quick hit: Dial was the main man in goal for the Lakers, and between the pipes he logged in an area-best 438 minutes.

Thomas Roth, West Orange, senior Stats: 15 goals, 15 assists, 35 points, 33 ground balls Quick hit: One of the four players to hit the 15-goal mark for the Warriors, Roth was another offensive threat for the Warriors, as well as one of team’s top groundball winners.

Jackson Bennett, Windermere Prep, freshman Stats: 28 goals, 11 assists, 39 points, .528 face-off percentage (57-for-108), 51 ground balls Quick hit: The second-best goal-getter for Windermere Prep, Bennett was the team’s leading assist man and led the team in ground balls.

Tommy Casademont, Windermere, junior Stats: 20 goals, seven assists, 27 points Quick hit: Second in goals and points, Casademont was a scoring threat with a team-best shot percentage of .488.

Hayan Atassi, Dr. Phillips, junior Stats: 24 goals, 21 assists Quick hit: No one was having a better season at DP than Atassi, SEE ALL-AREA PAGE 16

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As a mother who also works as a midwife, Mary Surprenant has her hands full. Throw in the recent coronavirus pandemic, and her hands are now overflowing.

But whenever she can get away for a little bit, there’s a good chance you’ll find her running her usual route from her home in Ocoee down to the intersection of Clarke and Silver Star roads — a 4-mile jaunt.

“I love running — I have always loved running,” Surprenant said.

“I’m not a very fast runner at all, but it’s my quiet time for myself.”

For Surprenant, the simple act of running is a liberating one that removes her from all the stressors and worries in the world. In that moment, it is just her and the asphalt — or concrete — beneath her feet.

That’s why Disney canceling its Star Wars Rival Run Weekend, which was supposed to take place April 17 to 19, was a blow for Surprenant.

“I have done multiple Disney

races — they are my favorite races to do,” Surprenant said. “I registered for the Disney Star Wars Kessel Challenge, which is your own virtual half-marathon that is supposed to be done within the month of March, and then you do the half-marathon during the Star Wars Marathon weekend — which was supposed to be the 19th.”

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Surprenant’s love of running goes back to her teen years, but like most things, finding time to enjoy her hobby vanished as she grew older.

Fast-forward to 2015 and 2016, when something in her brain clicked.

“I wasn’t happy with my weight, and I wanted to do something about it,” Surprenant said.

“Gyms don’t do it for me — unless I’m going to a class — but just going to a gym, I felt like I was paying for something and I’m not using it.”

Instead of the gym, Surprenant started taking walks around Peach Lake. From there, she built up her endurance. She went from a fast walk to running a mile without exhausting herself.

After months of getting back into shape, Surprenant finally was ready to try one of Disney’s half-marathons. In 2017, she was supposed to run the Disney halfmarathon, but it was canceled because of hurricane-strength winds.

Surprenant may not have been able to run the half-marathon, but Disney offered to let her — and those who had signed up — run the half-marathon alongside the marathon runners the next day. She ended up running the full 26.1 miles.

“My family was like, ‘You’re nuts; you’ve only trained for a half-marathon — what are you doing?’” Surprenant said. “My thought process was, ‘They’re giving me this medal for the halfmarathon, which I had not run because of the weather, and they were giving me the opportunity to run the full marathon because of that.

“I just decided that I would run the 13.1 miles, and if I felt good, I would continue on and go for the second medal,” she said. “I ended up finishing my one and only — so far — full marathon.”

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the last-resort people that your team trusts to stop the other team from scoring after the ball has already made its way down. I’d say the most challenging part is being aware of not just yourself, but of the whole field, where the ball is. … You really have to see the whole field when you’re playing defense.

You were named the defensive captain for your senior season. Did that affect your game in any way?

I was really honored to be elected defensive captain — it was really cool to know that my team trusts me to lead our defense on the field. It kind of forced me to be aware — not just aware of myself on the field — but of myself and my whole team and what everyone is doing and how they are playing on the field.

Is there a highlight moment that stands out?

One of my favorite moments — for sure — would be the end of last season, because last season we went undefeated in our school’s lacrosse history, which was so much fun. And then I’d also say coming into this season, we started playing different teams this year that were a little more competitive, and we had our first really big defeat this year after an undefeated season last year.

But that game, we had such high energy that game, and our team really managed to still have a good time and still love the sport even though we did lose the game.

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I’m going to the University of Chicago. They don’t have a girls club lacrosse team there, so I’m not sure if I’ll get to keep playing lacrosse because I’m probably not going to play varsity. I would love to start a club team there or — either way — find someway to keep playing lacrosse.

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This year, Surprenant wasn’t alone in her disappointment. In the RunDisneyRun group that she is a part of on Facebook, the grief was widespread. But out of that came an idea.

“A couple of the administrators of that group threw it out there and said, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be fun if we did a virtual run on that day?’” Surprenant said.

“I was like, ‘Yeah, that would be really fun to do that!’

“And I received my medal for the virtual half-marathon from Disney already, so I was like, ‘I have a medal for it and I can plan it out,’” she said. “I have a normal 8-mile run that I do in the community probably once a month, so I just took that and added on miles how I could.”

It wouldn’t be a full-on Disney run — there were not thousands of participants or screaming fans — but Surprenant kept

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SECOND TEAM Logan Odier, West Orange, senior Stats: 16 goals, 11 assists, 28 points

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If there is any consolation for Surprenant, it’s that there are plenty of runs in the future— including the next marathon weekend at Disney in January 2021. And she said she has the rest of her life to cross more finish lines.

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“It was extremely hard to get up that early in the morning to do that run, but I just had it in my head that I’m supposed to do this run,” Surprenant said. “I have my medal for it, and I don’t want a medal I haven’t earned.”

For every three miles she ran, Surprenant stopped to take a photo of herself holding mile markers she had printed.

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She was a citrus grower and member of the Winter Garden Citrus Growers Association.

Louise was actively involved with the Ocoee Little League, never missing any of her two sons’ games, and served as president of the league.

She was a Baptist and a Christian woman who loved the Lord.

Louise loved to travel with her closest friends, and every Friday they would go out for lunch at their favorite restaurants.

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She was preceded in death by her son, Roy Alan White; and her parents, Grady Pope and Beatrice Perkins.

She enjoyed watching her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up through the years and will be deeply missed by all of us.

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