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EN POINTE Baldwin Park resident Adriana Duarte Pontual is sharing her passion for ballet as a teacher.

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22 DEPARTMENTS 10 BALDWIN PARK NOTEBOOK Read about recent decisions made by community leaders.

12 WHAT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD WE LIVE IN Neighborhood rules and regulations help everyone.

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14 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Looking for something fun in Baldwin Park? Find it here.

18 ARTS CALENDAR Find local performances to enjoy this month.

36 WHAT’S SELLING See three homes that sold recently in Baldwin Park.

38 PARK PICS Orlando Fox Trot 5K attracts runners to Baldwin Park.

Contributors Stacey Fryrear Denny O’Neil Peter Pappas Christina Rordam Brad Wasil

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Creative Services — Marjorie Holloway

29 TAX TALK You could face jail time if you fail to remit state sales taxes.

34 KEEPING IT REAL ESTATE Christina Rordam offers tips on buying a new home.

Executive Editor — Michael Eng Design Editor — Jessica Eng Associate Editor — Tim Freed Associate Editor — Troy Herring Black Tie Reporter — Harry Sayer

Multimedia Sales Executive — Laura Rubio

22 EDUCATION Camp Invention brings STEM fun to Baldwin Park school.

30 HEALTH Survivors and loved ones lace up for LUNG FORCE 5K.

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Baldwin Park notebook ROA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

BY STACEY FRYREAR

The following information is a glimpse of the business the ROA Board of Directors addressed at the April 24 meeting. A complete copy of the official minutes can be obtained on the Community Network, BaldwinParkNetwork.com. n The board approved the 2017 financial audit by Cole & Associates. n The board approved plant/sod replacements at CH No. 2, CH No. 3 and Oak Mews. n The board approved three $25 gift cards for each of the three schools in observance of Teacher Appreciation Week. n The board approved moving the trash can from CH No. 4 Mews.

UPDATES LANDSCAPE REPLACEMENTS The following approved replacement areas have been completed: Division 1 parks tree hanger removals and Division 2 parks tree hanger removals are underway. Fox Mews, Baskin Mews, Lower Union Mews and City Homes No. 4 Mews plants/sod replacements were scheduled for the end of April.

GRACE HOPPER DUCT CLEANING Staff received a proposal for duct cleaning at Grace Hopper Hall. The proposal total is $6,952. There does not appear to be evidence of dust in the system like the vents at Enders were indicating. Staff recommends this be on hold and budgeted for 2019 if the board agrees.

JULY SEMIANNUAL REMINDER COUPONS Staff has completed the necessary forms needed so that the reminder coupons would be mailed May 2.

This should give owners enough time to make the July 1 semi-annual assessment payment.

HIGH PARK POOL FURNITURE This item was deferred in March.

Mrs. Rozier is helping with choosing colors and style furniture. An updated proposal will be brought to a future meeting.

UPDATE FROM CITY OF ORLANDO The city has asked its arborist to look at the tree requirements for the home lots in Baldwin Park.

Once the site visits are completed, it plans to have a meeting with the declarant to discuss its findings.

It specifically is looking at the size/type requirements, because some of the lots don’t have a lot of room for canopy trees. In addition, the city plans to address the size requirements for the street trees hoping to lessen those to a smaller caliper. An update will be brought to a future meeting.

TRASHCANS Staff reached out to the declarant to see if they would allow Baldwin Park to change its trashcan placement language found in Exhibit C to Celebrations language. It is: “Garbage and Trash. No trash, rubbish, debris, garbage, or other waste material or refuse shall be placed, stored or permitted to accumulate on any part of a unit except in covered or sealed sanitary containers and must not be placed outside for pick-up prior to 7 p.m. on the night before such garbage is scheduled to be picked up. All such sanitary containers must be stored out of view from the front façade.” Becker Law is preparing a letter asking for a formal approval from the declarant pertaining to the trashcan rule.

HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR OWNERS Do you need a copy of the governing documents?

The governing documents can be found on the Baldwin Park Network. Once you go to baldwinparknetwork. com, select the following: n Association Information n Residential Owners Association n ROA Overview & Documents n Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the different options

TOWNHOME SERVICE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING

BY BRAD WASIL

The following information is a glimpse of the business that the Townhome Service Area Committee addressed in the April 19 meeting. A complete copy of the official minutes can be obtained on the Community Network, BaldwinParkNetwork.com. n The TSAC asked that Crown Roofing perform a water test and inspection for the roof at 976-986 Fern Avenue, and the inspection should include a proposal to repair any active leaks. n Dale Petersen was appointed as the chairman of the TSAC, and Robert Russell was appointed the secretary of the TSAC. n A proposal to replace 10 crape myrtles along Common Way Road in the City Home No. 1 service area was approved. They are too large for their current locations and will be replaced with majestic beauty indian hawthorn trees that will remain smaller, thrive well in shade and bloom almost year-round.

UPDATES n The preventative maintenance contract work for 2018 has been completed in the City Home No. 1 service area and has started in the Mattamy service area. While in the Mattamy service area, workers will remove the creeping fig on the A/C walls. The A/C pad drainage project also will be completed. n DRS Inc. has finished repainting five of the 19 townhome buildings to be repainted this year. Painting is based on the date the building was painted originally or repainted last. n BrightView Tree Care will be returning to complete some additional pruning that was missed because of vehicles not being moved. Please make sure to move your vehicle(s) if you see signs that they will be working in the area. n The driveway responsibility letter was mailed to all townhome owners.

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HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TOWNHOME OWNERS Questions about pest control for your townhome?

The only pest control the association maintains is the termite bond for the building. All other pest control is a homeowner responsibility. If you have a termite issue, you can report it on the Baldwin Park Services App or contact Brad Wasil at either bwasil@baldwinparkpoa.com or (407) 740-5838.

Many people get ants and termites confused, so here are a couple examples to help.

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WHAT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD WE LIVE IN

‘German’ interpretation of the ROA W

hile in the U.S. Army, I was stationed in West Germany for two years prior to my little jaunt to participate in the Vietnam war games. Later, as a civilian employee of the Army, I went back to Germany for a week or two six or seven times in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Before I went for the first time, my cousin George (who had earlier been stationed in West Germany) gave me a pick up line to meet German women: “Was ist los mit der Deutschses Bundespost?”

Translated, it means “What is wrong with the German Post Office?” Strangely enough, the line worked. German women would always laugh. (Hum, in retrospect, I’m not sure if they were laughing at the line or just laughing at me.)

Anyhow, during the time I was stationed in West Germany, the Army’s Armed Forces Radio had a campaign to teach important Germany words to soldiers. The only one I still remember is “Hubschrauber.” “Helicopter.” You can understand, I think, why I would use the post office line instead of the words the Army was teaching us.

Anyhow, here is another German word, I think. It was on a bumper sticker. “Kwicherbitchen.” I looked for it in my German-English dictionary, but no luck. See if you can figure it out.

Now, I’m going to put on my president of the Baldwin Park Residential Owners Association Board of Directors’ hat and talk about some basic things about regulatory enforcement in the neighborhood.

Our Residential Owners Association is governed by Florida Statute 720 and our approved Baldwin Park governing documents: the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (the Declaration) and the respective Bylaws of the Association. Our ROA includes all of the singlefamily homes, townhouses and live/work units in Baldwin Park and the condos.

There are 10 condo associations in Baldwin Park. They use management companies other than the one the ROA uses, Sentry Management. Because many condo residents don’t understand they live under a different association for

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items such as building maintenance and landscaping, our ROA management staff frequently get comments and complaints that should have been directed to one of the condo association management companies. The same confusion sometimes happens on social networks such as “NextDoor.” Condos fall under Florida Statute, 718, not 720.

Back to the Baldwin Park ROA. Like them or not, the ROA Board of Directors, the Architectural Review Committee and the Covenants Committee have to follow the rules contained in Florida Statute and our documents. For example, the rules come with timelines that must be followed. The board can’t move any faster or slower than the timelines require.

A new home being built in Baldwin Park (yes Dorothy, there are still a few lots left in Baldwin Park where this would apply) has to be approved by the Declarant’s Architect. Once built, that home, townhouse or work/live unit falls under the ARC for changes to the exterior or landscaping.

Any violations of the rules are addressed by a Covenants Committee, which comprises resident volunteers appointed by the ROA Board of Directors. Both the ARC and the Covenants Committee do their best to keep the neighborhood as it was intended to be by enforcing the rules. My advice to residents is always to first check with our staff before you start making any changes to you property. Our staff will help you stay in compliance with the documents, thus potentially saving you money and making the whole project easier.

I know some residents feel frustrated when they receive a letter from the Covenants Committee concerning their grass, dirty fence, garbage or recycle cart left out on the wrong day. Some residents may

say these are minor things, the addressing of which by the ROA costs resources that should, in the residents’ opinion, be used for more important things.

A couple of things. First, the ROA does not have the option of not addressing these violations — no matter how minor.

Second, if it was your neighbor whose grass was a foot tall, you probably would be in favor of the ROA doing something about it. By the way, our 1,100-acre neighborhood is inspected by one employee, so many violations are reported to staff by neighbors who are first to notice a problem. Third, the staff, by law, cannot tell you verbally whatever the ROA is doing in terms of enforcement to your neighbor.

The Covenants Committee also addresses major violations. Major violations are the reason I tell residents to talk to staff before they do anything to the exterior of their home. Going by the old adage, “It is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission,” is not a good idea. It could cost you a lot of money to undo what you have done to your property if the improvement(s) were not approved by the ARC in advance. The Covenants Committee will issue a violation.

Residents sometimes allege selective enforcement of the rules is happening.

Remember: Both the ARC and the Covenants Committee comprise residents who volunteer and are appointed by the ROA Board of Directors. They do their best to enforce the rules while trying to work with residents to resolve the issue. So, although you might be citing your neighbor’s terrible grass as the reason you shouldn’t get a letter for your violation, it might be that your neighbor already has been fined for violations and is continuing to be fined.

Finally, if you are unhappy about the ARC decisions, Covenant violations or board decisions, consider volunteering for the ARC or the Covenants Committee, or running for election to the ROA Board of Directors. ARC and Covenants Committee vacancies are announced via the Wednesday E-blast.

The election for the Board of Directors will be in August with candidates required to submit résumés in July.

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calendar June 2018 JUNE 1 FIRST FRIDAY FESTIVAL 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, along New Broad Street in the Village Center. First Friday Festival, presented by BOOM Marketing & Events, will feature local artisans of all genres, as well as many Central Florida-based small businesses and nonprofit organizations with products and offerings ranging from health and fitness to beauty and fashion, as well as communityservice opportunities. This free sidewalk festival is held the First Friday of every month and is both family- and pet-friendly. Sponsored

by Westminster Communities of Central Florida. For more information, visit baldwinparkevents.com.

EARLY BIRD YOGA 7 to 7:50 a.m. Fridays in in the gathering room at Grace Hopper Hall. This class is a Hatha-style class featuring traditional yoga poses with an emphasis on creating an energetic start to the day. The class is taught by Becca Schmidt, E-RYT200/RYT500. Schmidt is a Baldwin Park resident and has been teaching classes in Baldwin Park for more than 12 years. Take a yoga mat and water to class. First class is $5 and drop-ins are welcome. Email becca@bluemoon.yoga for more details.

YOGA FOR WOMEN 8 to 8:50 a.m. Fridays in in the gathering room at Grace Hopper Hall.

All levels are welcome to this class featuring deep stretches, balancing poses and beginner meditation techniques. The class is taught

by Becca Schmidt, E-RYT200/ RYT500. Schmidt is a Baldwin Park resident and has been teaching classes in Baldwin Park for more than 12 years. Take a yoga mat and water to class. First class is $5 and drop-ins are welcome. Email becca@bluemoon.yoga for more details.

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A LOOK AHEAD: INDEPENDENCE BASH 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Baldwin Park Village Center, New Broad St. The Baldwin Park Joint Committee presents an Independence Bash with a fireworks show. This event is a community highlight and features more than 100 vendors, a kiddie fun zone, beer garden, Baldwin Park’s own Room2 band, a 15-minute fireworks show at 9:15pm and more than 20,000 attendees.

This free family- and pet-friendly event starts with a festival on New Broad Street and ends with fireworks over Lake Baldwin. For more information, visit baldwinparkevents.com.

POWER YOGA EXPRESS 9:15 to 10 a.m. Fridays in in the gathering room at Grace Hopper Hall.

Bring your 3-pound hand weights to this uptempo class featuring sculpting movements combined with power yoga. The class is taught

by Becca Schmidt, E-RYT200/ RYT500. Schmidt is a Baldwin Park resident and has been teaching classes in Baldwin Park for more than 12 years. Take a yoga mat and water to class. First class is $5 and drop-ins are welcome. Email becca@bluemoon.yoga for more details.

JUNE 2 PICK-UP BASKETBALL Come shoot some hoops and play some pick-up basketball at Blue Jacket Park, 2790 Upper Park Road, Orlando. Games start at about 8:30 a.m. every Saturday. All skill levels are welcome.

JUNE 5 PILATES MAT CLASS 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, at the Enders Park Gathering Room.

This class is held every Tuesday.

Cost is $10. Students will need to bring their own mat. Please reserve

your spot by emailing Dede Ramos at PilatesTherapyCollective@gmail. com.

JUNE 12 AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the American Lung Association’s Baldwin Park office, 851 Outer Road, Orlando.

Those who are affected by lung cancer can come together; support topics range from educational to inspiriting. Dinner is available. For more, call (407) 425-5864 or email central@lungfla.org.

JUNE 13 ROTARY CLUBOF BALDWIN PARK Meets from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month. The Baldwin Park chapter strives to strengthen the Baldwin Park community. It gathers at weekly meetings and other functions to fulfill a commitment to the Rotarian ideals of friendship, fellowship and service to others. Visitors welcome. For more information including meeting locations, email to RotaryBaldwinPark@gmail.com.

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JUNE 26 ROA BOARD MEETING Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month. November and December meetings are scheduled one week earlier due to the holidays. All members of the ROA can attend the meetings. The agenda for the upcoming meeting will be posted here on the Friday prior to the upcoming meeting. You can also access previous meeting minutes. The minutes are always one month behind as they cannot be posted until they are approved.

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JUNE 21 TOWNHOME SERVICE AREA COMMITTEE Meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Meetings are subject to change.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 9 GOSPEL GOES CLASSICAL GALA CONCERT 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Calvary Assembly Church Orlando, 1199 Clay St., Winter Park.

This black-tie affair features the silky smooth legendary voice of multi-Grammy Award winner BeBe Winans and the amazing two-octave internationally acclaimed mezzo soprano Denyce Graves. Both performers are accompanied by the 50-piece Bella Musica Orchestra of Florida conducted by Dr. Glenn Caldwell, who will perform some of gospel music’s greatest songs with symphonic and classical interpretations that will surely tug at your heart strings. Guest performers, breakout artist Monique Steele and the forever melodic Antioch Baptist Church

of Oviedo 50-member choir also will perform. The red-carpet walk begins at 5:30 p.m.; the benefit concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Central Florida Urban League Operation Cease-Fire Initiative. For more information, call (321) 217-4493.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21 NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC JAM 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 21, Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Join local musicians on the stage in back of the Winter Park Community Center for a fun evening of making music. Musicians of all ages, instruments, and abilities are invited to come make new friends as we play a variety of songs, from pop to rock to blues to country. For more information, call (407) 599-3275.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30 FLICKS ON THE FAIRWAY 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Winter Park Golf Course, 761 Old England Ave., Winter Park.

Parks & Recreation Department Family Fun Program and the Winter Park Golf Course have teamed up to plan a movie night at the golf course. Come see a viewing of “Back to the Future.” This event is free of charge, and popcorn and drinks will be provided. For more information, call (407) 599-3342.

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En pointe From her native home in Brazil to Baldwin Park, Adriana Duarte Pontual continues to keep her passion alive and well.

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any young girls grow up dreaming of becoming ballerinas, but few get the chance to fulfill it.

The role of being a professional ballerina is incredibly taxing — both mentally and physically — and it is one of great internal and external juxtaposition.

On one hand, it requires an outward softness on stage to help accentuate a dancer’s movements.

On the other, it demands absolute fierceness and grit to endure the constant pressure.

Even if one can conquer both of those challenges, there’s much more required to differentiate yourself from the others.

Just ask Baldwin Park resident Adriana Duarte Pontual.

“It’s not just the technique, because we have a lot good dancers with a lot of technique that also have a beautiful physique,” Duarte Pontual says. “I think what could make the difference and help me with everything that I achieve is the artistic part. I appreciate dance, and I really believe in dance.”

Throughout her career, Duarte Pontual has managed to make a name for herself as both a dancer and now as a new instructor at the Russian Ballet Orlando. And although she only moved to Baldwin Park last August, Duarte Pontual and her husband, Henry, have found their place in the community she calls an “oasis.” Most recently

Duarte Pontual started teaching stretch classes this past March here in Baldwin Park.

A DANCER IS BORN

Before she got to Florida, Duarte Pontual was making a name for herself in her home country of Brazil — where she racked up a long list of awards and recognition.

A native of Rio de Janeiro, Duarte Pontual says she was first introduced to ballet at age 3, and it immediately became a critical part of her young life.

“My mom always used to move the furniture from our living room and play music for me to dance freely (to),” Duarte Pontual says.

It wasn’t until she was 10 years old that Duarte Pontual really began to focus her complete attention on dance under the guidance of her first coach Eliana Karin — a Brazilian who had graduated from a Russian school of ballet.

From there, Duarte Pontual’s career as a ballerina began to blossom.

In her first competition at age 11, she won a national title — a feat made more impressive given the competition was for girls 14 and older.

That win catapulted her to an in-

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ternational competition — also in Rio. Just as she had done before, Duarte Pontual once again took home the top prize.

“I had no idea at the moment of the importance of this prize,” Duarte Pontual says. “I remember some people asked for an autograph, and I didn’t know the meaning of that. I was 11 — just a kid.”

Duarte Pontual continued to dominate on the competitive circuit. The biggest prize in her career came just a few years later when in 1993, at age 16, she won the XXI Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. The prestigious, international competition has been held every year since 1973 and features dancers from ages 15 to 18.

“No Brazilian had ever won a competition at the Prix de Lausanne — I was the first,” Duarte Pontual says.

“So when I traveled to Switzerland, I traveled for the experience of being in the competition; I traveled to maybe be a semifinalist, and then I won — that was a shock.”

The win not only came with a medal but also a scholarship to attend the San Francisco Ballet School, from which Duarte Pontual graduated in 1994.

After a few years of performing

I think what could make the difference and help me with everything that I achieve is the artistic part. I appreciate dance, and I really believe in dance.”

around the world, Duarte Pontual finally landed back in Rio in 2000 as she took on the role of soloist dancer at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. Duarte Pontual then took over the role as the artistic director’s assistant in 2016.

SHARING HER PASSION

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Adriana Duarte Pontual has performed in a number of productions, including ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Don Quixote.’

The transition into a teaching role is one that had been building for a while, Duarte Pontual says.

“My first ballet student was the daughter of our housekeeper in Brazil,” Duarte Pontual says. “When I was 10 years old, I used to teach her choreography, and later, I invited the neighbors for a performance in my house. I’ve always liked to teach since I was a little kid.”

Her background and teaching role at the Municipal Theater is what led to her being approached by Katerina Fedotova, the artistic director for the Russian Ballet Orlando.

Through the Municipal Theater, Duarte Pontual is working at the RBO on a three-year visa — although she eventually plans on making her stay in the U.S. more permanent.

For now, Duarte Pontual is focusing on teaching and developing the next generation of ballerinas.

“My favorite is when I (get to) teach teenagers that really want to become professionals, and when we teach variations — it’s the same kind of care I had from my coach that taught me,” she says. “This is what I like most — to make a difference.”

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From the ground up Camp Invention is coming to Baldwin Park Elementary in June and July.

CAMP INVENTION WHEN: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18 to 21, and July 9 to 12 WHERE: Baldwin Park Elementary School, 1750 Common Way Road, Orlando WEBSITE: campinvention.org

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or most of the year, Baldwin Park students receive a basic education. But over the summer, some of them learn how to build.

This summer, Baldwin Park Elementary School once again will be home to Camp Invention, a summer science program for children looking to learn, build and invent.

“It opens the eyes of how fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) can be to kids,” says Mike Reese, instructional coach at Baldwin Park Elementary and director for the program. “A lot of kids don’t know they’re interested until they get into camp.

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Camp Invention hopes to spark an interest in STEM among young studetns.

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CAMP LESSONS A few scientific modules include:

n Mod My Mansion.

Campers work on developing their own smart homes, complete with individual rooms, LED lighting and more. n Optibot. Children design their own selfdriving cars, which move down pre-drawn tracks. Kids are able to bring the cars home when the camp ends. n Stick To It. Students invent their own catapults, dinosaur spinners and wire circuits. n Robotic Pet Vet. Kids treat a sickly (but cute) robotic dog before designing a dog park attraction.

Continued from page 22 And then all of a sudden a lightbulb flicks (on), and they go, ‘This is awesome; this is something I’m going to look forward to.’”

The program tackles STEM education through a number of handson activities not normally found in a classroom. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. over four days, children design miniature smart homes, learn the interior of a car engine, take care of a sickly robotic dog and more.

The camp is open to incoming kindergartners all the way to incoming sixth-graders, with each group having an age-appropriate level of difficulty.

“STEM touches all the branches; it makes a child whole,” he says. “It comes with reading, comes with science, comes with math. You have to collaborate with each other, that’s a language skill. Everything you have to do in life is STEM activity. That’s what 21st-century skills are all about — pushing them towards STEM areas.”

Although Camp Invention has

been held at Baldwin Park Elementary for the last two years, this year’s iteration will be a larger affair, with four-day sessions in both June and July. The June program will have 90 students, while the July session currently has 50 students with room to spare. Reese isn’t worried about filling his classes to capacity; he says summer is coming, and parents will likely be needing a place to send their kids.

Reese met a Camp Invention area supervisor looking to advertise the program in Florida a few years ago and was shown a few of the programs. He says he immediately fell in love with the idea.

The programming itself comes from the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the camp’s parent organization that recognizes noteworthy engineers and inventors. The nonprofit organizes new learning modes for the camp each year.

“I run it where the company provides all of the materials,” Reese says. “I hire instructional staff and high-school students and middleschool students as volunteers. and

we go from there. They send me the materials based on the number of students I have for camp.”

Several Winter Park High School students will be serving as Leadership Interns for community service hours and a number of middle-schoolers will be Counselors in Training.

Reese, who now helps teachers with instructional research and provides educational kits for lessons, was originally a math and science teacher with a degree in computer science before getting a promotion based off his love of the subject.

“A lot of the focus in school is reading, and math and science is kind of left out, but I’m trying to make Baldwin Park a science school,” he says. “That’s my vision and my dream.”

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Anthony Bui poured a liquid ice cream base onto a large frozen plate as he made fresh rolled ice cream.

Rolling your way I-CE-NY’s rolled ice cream hopes to help Baldwin Park stay cool this summer.

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nside their shop on New Broad Street, the workers at I-CE-NY are doing something a bit different with their ice cream.

Much like chefs at a hibachi grill, these ice-cream masters make your food right in front of you. But instead of fire and spice, they utilize cold and sweets.

Hovering over a large, flat circular

machine set to -22 Celsius, Manager Anthony Bui pours on the liquid base — which takes two minutes to freeze.

From there, he mixes in fruits he sliced to blend into the frozen base.

Then, he spreads it all out and slowly chisels the concoction into rolls.

“It’s about a two- to four -minute process,” says Mary Bui, who serves as co-manager, and who is continued on page 28

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also Anthony’s sister. “People always ask what the difference is between rolled ice cream and scooped — it’s a lot lighter. I always tell people it’s a lot more refreshing than regular ice cream.”

This ice cream speciality shop opened in September 2017 and since then has been offering a variety of flavors, including strawberry cheesecake, cookie spree and chocorilla — there are 12 flavors in all.

And the presentation of the ice cream itself is almost like a beautiful bouquet of flowers — but in this case, the flowers are edible and delicious.

Each cup, which costs around $7 each, features about eight or so thinly rolled tubes of ice cream, and depending on what flavor you choose, can include whipped cream, chocolate syrup or Pocky — a popular Japanese chocolate-coated biscuit stick.

The process of rolled ice cream was brought to the United States in 2011 from Thailand.

“The creator of I-CE-NY — he’s actually the creator of rolled ice cream — we are the original,” Bui says. “We have about 250 locations in Asia and 20 here in the U.S, and the first location was in New York.”

Of the 20 shops in the States, three exist in Florida — which includes Baldwin Park, Wellington and Delray Beach.

The northern owners of I-CE-NY saw Baldwin Park as being the perfect spot for a new shop, because there was plenty of foot traffic throughout the community.

“My brother is my other partner, so coming down to Orlando, he was always saying ‘Hey, we don’t have a good ice-cream spot or a good dessert spot,’ so this is where the whole concept of rolled ice cream came along and we were like, ‘Let’s open one,’” says Bui, who is from the Orlando area. “Baldwin Park has foot traffic … and they saw the beautiful view in Baldwin Park, so they went for this location.”

Since opening on New Broad, Bui says the locals have been incredibly excited to get in and try I-CE-NY.

For folks who are new to rolled ice cream, and the new flavors that are offered up — such as the Go Green Tea, which includes green tea ice cream, corn flakes and caramel sauce — Bui often is asked about her favorite or most popular.

Right now, the cookie spree tends to be the general favorite.

But despite the somewhat foreign nature of rolled ice cream and some of the flavors, Bui welcomes visitors to step out of their comfort zone and try something new.

“I wasn’t familiar with what rolling ice was and the different flavors — I’m more straight to the strawberry cheesecake, that’s my type of ice cream,” Bui says. “But I always try to tell people if you can get that at Publix or Walmart, try something different — because you’re trying the whole rolling experience, so try something different.

“They always agree with me, and they always end up loving it,” she says with a smile.

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LUNG FORCE 5K in Baldwin Park supported the Central Florida chapter of the American Lung Association.

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e all know cardio keeps you healthy, but running for a cause feels just as good.

More than 500 local residents ran to support the American Lung Association of Florida, Central Area at the LUNG FORCE Run/ Walk on May 5 in Baldwin Park.

Proceeds from the event — 80 cents of every dollar — went back to the Central Florida chapter of the association, which is based out of Baldwin Park. That money goes toward programs for the community and research, while the LUNG FORCE movement and the run/walk focuses on National Women’s Lung Health Week.

“It really came to fruition a few years ago that we needed to do something about lung cancer, that lung cancer is the number one killer for both men and women and that a change has to be made,” American Lung Association of Florida Central Area Executive Director Janelle Hom says. “When we look at the participants involved in this event, they come from so many walks of life. They come from all over Central Florida. We have corporations that have been somehow touched by lung disease. We have friends and families that are out here together. We have one team that came all the way from Melbourne to be here today, just because that mission means so much to them. It’ll give you chills and goosebumps.…”

According to the American Lung Association, more than 400 Americans every day lose their lives to lung cancer, with a new diagnosis occurring every two-and-a-half minutes.

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Jacqueline and Alexzandra Serrano both finished the LUNG FORCE Run/Walk.

Left: Evghenia Segal, Kaylaa Royal, Jedmalie Promelus and Youse Promelus were spotted together at the finish line.

lung cancer as a top-of-mind health concern, according to the association.

Lung cancer hasn’t always been recognized as the killer it truly is, Hom says.

“There was so much of stigma around lung cancer — ‘If you smoked sometime in your lifetime, you just earn that disease,’” Hom says. “ That’s really not the message that we’re trying to send. We want people to be talking about it. Ultimately, it’s going to raise awareness and increase those research dollars.”

Several of the runners had someone special on their mind as they crossed the finish line at the run/ walk. That was the case for Dawn Middleton, who was running along with family members in memory of her mother Carol Jacobs, who died in May 2017 of lung cancer.

“It’s just to gather our family together in memory of Mom and celebrate her life — celebrate the impact that she had not only on her children but also her friends,” Middleton says.

Also participating in the run/walk was 75-year-old John Casterline — a stage-four lung cancer survivor.

He was diagnosed in August 2006, but Casterline eventually decided to spread awareness of cancer by hiking across the United States.

“I was told by two, maybe three, different doctors to pack my bags and take trips, and so I did,” Casterline says. “I packed my backpack, and I’ve been hiking ever since.”

He went on to hike 2,300 miles of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, which runs north from the Mexican border through California, Oregon and Washington all the way into Canada.

After consistent treatment and medication, Casterline noticed the cancer was gone. Year after year, his scans continued to come back clean.

“When I was getting chemo, my visualization was 10,000 little soldiers in my lungs with ice axes and picks picking away at the cancer, with big railroad cars hauling the cancer cells out of there like in a mine,” Casterline says.

The survivor says he’s happy to support the American Lung Associa-

tion at events like the LUNG FORCE Run/Walk.

Some lung cancer patients in Central Florida still are fighting, and that’s exactly what brought Marie and Mike Poskanzer to the race.

“I’m running for my best friend, and for my mom,” Marie says. “(My best friend) was diagnosed with lung cancer four or five years ago and she continues to fight. My mom was just diagnosed in October.

“It’s a very emotional morning,” she says. “When I think about, ‘I’m tired, I can’t to do this anymore,’ I know that she’s fighting way harder than I am to finish this 5K. That’s what pushes me through.”

Adam Guilfuchi; Dawn Lappert; Hannah, 5; Carly Ceo; Cathie Ceo and Bob Ceo made a great team at the run/walk.

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How to buy a new-construction home

CHRISTINA RORDAM FLORIDA REALTY INVESTMENTS

as a new-home sales consultant on-site in communities such as Baldwin Park and the Lake Nona area, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the new-home sales process from the builder’s perspective.

However much you are fond of new home construction, you shouldn’t simply take a builder on their word for everything, the same way you wouldn’t ask a private home seller to tell you about their home and then not conduct an inspection.

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Hire a Realtor first. You know, as in someone not collecting all their paychecks from the builder.

This is a common sense step you can take that will pay you dividends throughout the process.

Realtors are there to help you with a variety of tasks — negotiating; managing the process;

helping keep clear communication between all parties; keeping the seller on track; explaining jargon; providing sales data for your new home and homes around it; and so much more.

Builders plan to pay Realtors for most transactions, and walking into a model home unrepresented will not save you money in almost every single instance.

New-home sales consultants are hired by the builder, and their goal is to sell you one of the builder’s homes, which is not a bad thing. Just know that having your own Realtor to represent you is welcomed by builders and will most likely cost you nothing.

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In a hot market with low inventory, new homes are an attractive option to many buyers. Several benefits exist when purchasing a freshly built home: the ability to customize features; warranties from the builder; not having to clean up after a previous owner; and so forth.

But buying a new home from a builder isn’t always as easy as walking in and ordering your favorite upgrades and a floor plan. You need to be prepared and aware of all your options first. As much as society wants to automate everything these days, some things still require a human touch, and real estate is one of them. Let’s take a look at the current climate surrounding new homes and how best to go about purchasing one.

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motivated you are before signing a contract. You want to treat the new home-buying process and builder like you would a private seller. If you wouldn’t let a private seller know how motivated you are before starting the negotiation process, don’t do it with a builder. And by the way, negotiations begin the minute you walk into that model or register online.

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Bring your Realtor with you the first time you visit. Don’t register with your information in person or online, use your Realtor’s contact information.

If it isn’t possible to bring your Realtor on your first visit, as soon as you enter the model, give the sales rep your Realtor’s card and information and don’t register.

Same thing goes for online.

Register with your agent’s information. I often look for new-home options online for my buyers and send them listings through sites specifically for new homes. Immediately after, I am flooded with emails from new home agents in those communities plus many

other communities not even close to the specifications I enter in the search criteria. So don’t share your info, provide the name number and email of your Realtor and let us filter through the requests.

Additionally, it’s important to establish the connection between you and your Realtor so everyone is on the same page.

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Don’t be swayed to sell your home through an online company or Realtor recommended by the builder without comparing all options. I recently heard of an out-of-state buyer who popped by a new-home community closing out its last few homes. This buyer advised the sales agent that he or she had a Realtor, and yet the sales agent repeatedly pushed them to go with an agent they were recommending. This should be a red flag. If you have an agent and have expressed this to the builder, it’s pretty unethical to then try to get you to switch to another Realtor.

Another trend is some builders promoting affiliated brokerages, YOUR DEALERSHIP ALTERNATIVE

most recently one of the online “disruptor/DYI” models and offering contingent contracts if you list your home with said brokerage. The promise is to “sell your home without showings, repairs and months of stress.”

Sounds great right? I checked the website and once again, reading the fine print shows that the cash buyer may well request repairs or a price reduction if they don’t like their eventual in-person inspection. If it sounds too good … you know the rest. I’m not saying that the online web based DYI models can’t work, I’m just saying if you are selling to a cash investor who hasn’t seen your home and plans to sell it themselves, do you think that will be the highest amount of money you can get for your home?

Some of these models turn around and charge you commissions or other fees but don’t place your home on the open market. Real estate is a numbers game, and fewer eyes on your home means fewer chances to get top dollar.

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Compare apples to apples when considering financing options. Most builders will have either their own mortgage company or an affiliated company.

Often, builders concessions such as closing cost contributions or dollars toward design options are tied to using this lender. In many cases, the preferred lender is great, but it’s not a one-sizefits-all situation. You may have to pre-qualify with their lender but have the option to still work with a lender of your choosing.

I encourage you get a second opinion before working with that preferred lender. What are the fees associated with each lender? There is more to consider than just the interest rate.

New construction can offer so many advantages to today’s buyer, especially in Central Florida. Just remember to get your own representation, review all your options and don’t feel pressured to make a move if you are not ready.

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WHAT’S SELLING 2247 SNOW ROAD, ORLANDO SALE PRICE: $1,385,000 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 4,899 BEDROOMS: Six BATHS: 7.5

DETAILS: Sophisticated elegance welcomes you around every corner of this stunning Baldwin Park estate. This gorgeous custom home overlooks a quiet and quaint park, and features an outdoor oasis.

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DETAILS: This home is where traditional meets coastal. This Lawndale model pool home has a three-car garage on a manor lot. It features four bedrooms and was updated in 2015-16. Shell stone flooring imported from the Caribbean flows throughout the main living areas to create the feel of a personal island retreat. The home also features a spacious gourmet kitchen — a chef’s dream.

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