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YOUR TOWN GAME TO HONOR BOB DERONVIL A fundraising basketball game is set for 4 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 17, at Ocoee High School, and proceeds will benefit the Bob Deronvil Scholarship.

Deronvil, a varsity basketball player, graduated from Ocoee in 2011 and was set to play at Northwood University in the fall. He was playing the game he loved when he died of a heart attack.

Friends and former teammates of Deronvil are playing in the classic. Tickets are $5, and there will be food, raffles and entertainment.

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Attention turns to the east East Winter Garden residents will have a chance to share their dreams for the future of their community. 3.

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Canine flu spreads to West Orange A recent outbreak of the canine influenza virus has reached parts of north and Central Florida, including West Orange.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

With the recent outbreak of canine influenza in central and north Florida, UF College of Veterinary Medicine officials and local veterinarians are advising pet owners to stay alert.

According to UF veterinary officials, more than one dozen cases of canine influenza A virus, also

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Dawn Carlton is the Ocoee Police Department’s crime scene investigator. “Finding what’s been left behind at a crime scene can be difficult, and determining what is missing can be even more difficult,” Carlton said.

Dawn Carlton, the Ocoee Police Department’s first and only crime scene investigator, recently received the city’s Citizen of the Year award. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4.

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RETURN TO THE MOUND

Andrew Karp’s baseball career nearly ended after a brutal car crash.

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Leaders approve preliminary plans for Ocoee Village project

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Preliminary site plans for Ocoee Village include four mixed-use retail/office buildings, located north of Franklin Street and east of State Road 429.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

What is now an undeveloped, tree-filled lot near the intersection of Franklin Street/ State Road 438 and State Road 429 is on track to become Ocoee Village in the near future.

During the Ocoee City Com-

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mission meeting Tuesday, June 6, commissioners unanimously approved the preliminary site plan for Ocoee Village, which will be a center for retail and office space.

The property — located north of Franklin Street and east of S.R. 429 — lies within the S.R. 429 SEE VILLAGE PAGE 4

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BUILD BETTER ART 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Become an artist and contribute to our collaborative art project. All pieces will combine for an amazing collage. Materials and supplies will be provided. Ages 8 and up.

Seating is limited. Registration recommended at (407) 8357323.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, in Building A, Room 201, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando. This support group is for cancer fighters, survivors, caregivers and spouses and partners.

Meetings include a time of sharing, spiritual and emotional support, as well as a different topic each month related to the key challenges associated with cancer. June’s topic is Dealing with

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the Emotional Challenges of a Cancer Diagnosis. Email care@ st.lukes.org or call (407) 8764991, Ext. 262.

COOKIES & MILK WITH A COP 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Children can meet Ocoee Police Department officers and enjoy storytime and a snack together.

(407) 835-7323.

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

FOOD TRUCKS AND MOVIE 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. Food trucks will offer tamales, cheese steaks, seafood, barbecue, burgers and more. The movie, “Sing,” begins at 8:30 p.m. Free tours of the historic Withers Maguire House, 16 E. Oakland Ave., are from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Ocoee Parks and Recreation Department, (407) 905-3180 or ocoee.org.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 17

COOKIES & MILK WITH A COP AND STORYTIME 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. This is a great time to interact with officers in a fun and informative environment. Sponsored by the Winter Garden and Orlando police departments and McDonald’s.

Ages 6 to 12. Seating is limited.

Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323.

CRUZ N CAR SHOW 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, in downtown Winter Garden.

Check out the dozens of classic cars that will line West Plant Street. Radio station WJBJ’s Cruisin’ with the Classics will broadcast from the car show.

(407) 656-4111.

NATURAL YOGA CLASS 9 a.m. Saturday, June 17, on the Serenity Porch of Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail. Join instructor Colleen Puglisi for a relaxing and calming yoga session immersed in nature. For all ages and skill levels. Free for ONP members, $5 for others. Register at oaklandnaturepreserve.org/programs.

(407) 905-0054.

WILDLIFE WONDERLAND CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 17, at Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave., Gotha. Learn about the gardens’ animals and the ecological importance of species like bobcats, sandhill cranes, otters, hawks, snakes and woodpeckers. Take an adventure through Nehrling Gardens to look for wildlife and participate in hands-on activities that help children connect with nature. Space is limited.

Register at nehrlinggardens. org/event/wildlife-wonderlandchildrens-workshop. For more information, email Kassy Holmes, kassy.holmes@nehrlinggardens.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

ACTIVE 50+ DAY TRIP 12:15 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., Orlando. Sponsored by the Winter Garden Recreation Department, the day trip takes seniors to see the Marx Brothers musical comedy “Animal Crackers.” Lunch is Dutch treat. Cost is $36 for city residents, $38 for others.

MONDAY, JUNE 19

THE ART OF GREEK POTTERY 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Discuss Greek pottery and paint your own Greek-

inspired terracotta pots to take home. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

BINGO NIGHT 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, at the American Legion Post 63, 271 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

Enjoy a few rounds of bingo with the members. For more inforation, contact americanlegion63@cfl.rr.com or (407) 656-6361.

CASEY AT THE BAT 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 19, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Step up to the plate as the Mudville 9 take the field in this A.C.T. for Youth stage adaptation of Ernest L. Thayer’s classic poem about the early days of America’s favorite pasttime, baseball. Ages 6 to 12.

Seating is limited. Registration recommended at (407) 8357323.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Learn the importance of eating a variety of fruits and vegetables and the benefits of including them in your diet. Presented by the UF/ IFAS Extension Orange County.

Seats are limited. To register, visit ocls.info or call (407) 8357323.

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East Plant Street Overlay design plans pass first reading Winter Garden commissioners are taking steps to establish a design overlay for future development along East Plant Street.

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The B&B Headwind Roadshow cyclists group participated in the MS150 Citrus Tour, a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Mid Florida. The members, who regularly bike the West Orange Trail, raised $8,197. They have raised nearly $20,000 in three years of participation. During the ride, each cyclist commits to riding between 100 and 150 miles over a two-day event. The route stretched through the country roads from Fantasy in Flight in Polk County to the Omni Resort at Champions Gate.

Improvements planned for east Winter Garden City Commissioner Mark Maciel, who represents the east side’s District 3, is part of the campaign to bring upgrades, jobs and affordable housing to the area.

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Residents of east Winter Garden are being given the opportunity to provide input on their community’s future through a series of workshops and charrettes.

Mark Maciel, District 3 city commissioner, said collaboration is key, and there are several projects in the works that will depend on resident involvement.

The first is an East Winter Garden Boys & Girls Club facility.

“This is a great example of government agencies and a private developer working together,” Maciel said. “It’s going to be an Orange County building on city of Winter Garden land.”

While still in its early stages, the plan is to build a Boys & Girls Club facility on property next to the Mildred Dixon Activity Center on south West Crown Point Road. June Engineering is the project developer.

A community meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Maxey Community Center, 830 Klondike St., to discuss the progress. Orange County

District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey will be in attendance, as well, and will speak.

Residents are being encouraged to attend this meeting to provide input for the facility details.

“In the past, a lot of projects have been done without the input from the east Winter Garden residents,” Maciel said. “We want to make sure the residents do concur and will utilize the facility.”

He cited an example of why it’s important for residents to get involved. The original facility design would have enclosed the pavilion by the Dixon center, but after talking to residents, the plan was changed to keep it as an open-air pavilion, Maciel said.

“That’s a great example of listening to the community,” he said.

The commissioner is eager to get started on a master plan for east Winter Garden, and meetings will take place starting this summer. Dover Kohl, a private planning firm that specializes in urban areas, will host and lead the discussions. Residents will be invited to these, as well.

“The key component of the master plan is unifying a lot of the

fragmented development that is going on in east Winter Garden,” Maciel said.

This plan will be designed to incorporate details such as streetscaping improvements and the strategic placing of commercial properties, affordable housing, parks and other amenities.

Some existing buildings will be demolished to make way for improvements, while other existing structures will be renovated, the commissioner said.

But, he said, while improving the community, officials must be careful to avoid gentrification.

“That’s where keeping the culture and the history really comes into play,” Maciel said. “The master plan gives us the ability to add the features that maintain elements of the African-American history and culture and also ensures that housing remains affordable.”

Meetings for this master plan will begin in July, and Maciel said the city hopes to have the final plan in place by early 2018.

Contact Amy Quesinberry at AmyQ@orangeobserver.com.

After nearly five years, Winter Garden city commissioners are one step closer to establishing design plans for future development along East Plant Street.

During a City Commission meeting Thursday, June 8, leaders passed the first reading of an ordinance that creates building standards for any future growth on East Plant Street from South Dillard Street to State Road 429.

The East Plant Street Overlay divides the region into three sections — Gateway District, East Plant Street District and Packing Plant District — with each district featuring different types of development.

The Packing Plant District will include mixed-use, commercial and office projects. East Plant District will include commercial, retail and mixed-use developments, and the Gateway District will feature offices, retail, hotels and some residential.

“If you’re familiar with the interchange, you realize there are some really heavy industrial uses,” said Ed Williams, a development consultant for the city. “It’s going to take a while to change that character and flavor.”

The other goal of establishing the design plans is to create a unified corridor between downtown Winter Garden and downtown Ocoee.

“It became a way to tie the two downtowns together over on Plant Street,” Williams said.

Both cities have been involved in the planning and creation of the design plans so that the corridor will have a unified look.

“Quite frankly, East Plant Street looks a lot better than it has in the past, but it wasn’t long ago that it looked pretty rough,” said Jay Strates, whose family owns about 70 acres along East Plant Street. “It’s a lot better, but we need to continue that trend going forward.”

Strates said without the East Plant Street Overlay, his family was concerned about future development in the corridor.

“I am fearful that if they don’t put the overlay in place, it’s going to be hard to bring in the high-quality developers,” he

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IN OTHER NEWS n The City Commission tabled an ordinance regarding the city’s budget for fiscal year 2016-17 due to the budget not being finalized. n Commissioners postponed a vote on an ordinance regarding the rezoning of 3.07 acres at 707 W. Plant St. from R-2 to Planned Unit Development to allow the development of 11 singl-family residences. n Commissioners voted to extend and reimpose for 90 days the temporary moratorium on cannabis dispensing facilities and medical cannabis activities to allow city staff to formulate appropriate regulations regarding dispensing facilities. n Commissioners voted to approve a resolution regarding the Dillard Pointe PUD ordinance to allow minor amendments to specific design standards and architectural criteria. n Commissioners authorized city staff to advertise for proposal requests regarding the redevelopment of city-owned property at 270 W. Plant St.

said. “What we want is highquality, well-done development here.”

In addition to establishing development guidelines in the three different districts along East Plant Street, the overlay would also create architectural guidelines for development so the look of East Plant Street flows seamlessly into downtown Winter Garden. Future development also would have to abide by guidelines to ensure that the corridor is welcoming for both pedestrians and bikers.

“It will actually create a synergy for better development and more development in more communities,” Williams said.

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Super sleuth GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER OCOEE If you were trying to guess

Dawn Carlton’s occupation, the Sherlock Holmes toy figurine and decorative magnifying glass adorning her office desk would serve as telltale clues.

That’s because Carlton, who also has a labrador named Sherlock, is the Ocoee Police Department’s only crime scene investigator — a position that requires her to use science and logic to help solve cases in a similar manner as the fictional British detective.

In her role, Carlton, 33, spends much of her time in the field photographing crime scenes and collecting physical evidence to assist police detectives assigned to challenging cases.

Her academic background in biology and prior experience in fingerprint analysis at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is what earned her the position from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants, said Ocoee Police Deputy Chief Steve McCosker.

And Carlton, who was hired in May 2016 and received the Civilian of the Year award from the city of Ocoee, is the department’s first CSI. So far, she has worked on an estimated 100 cases, each with its own unique set of challenges.

PIECES OF A PUZZLE

Carlton views the process of her job as a puzzle, she said, while adding that despite what popular CSI shows portray, sometimes the circumstances of a case may create a puzzle with too many missing pieces.

“The most challenging part is when you have a scene and you don’t get anything because you don’t always get something,” Carlton said. “There’s this term called the CSI effect where you see on TV shows that every crime has blood, 30 fingerprints, three shoeprints and 40 different calibers all compared to the gun that they found in the sewer — but that’s not how real crime scenes work. So the most frustrating part is when I go to a crime scene, and there just isn’t enough tactical evidence.”

When she responds to a crime scene, Carlton uses a fingerprint brush and a variety of different powders that come in handy depending on the type of surface she needs to dust for prints. If firearms were involved, she might opt for metal detectors to locate bullet casings or measuring devices to calculate distances that could serve as valuable data to detectives or jurors.

Although Carlton is the department’s only CSI, McCosker explained other officers are also partially trained in the basics of evidence collection and the annual caseload, at present, does not justify hiring a second investigator.

“It’s important to have someone trained like Dawn, because if you didn’t have certain cases last year then that means nobody got any experience in processing those types of crime scenes,” McCosker said. “So now when those types of cases do happen, we’ll have an expert to go and take care of that for us, and then our detectives can actually focus on doing the human side of it, you know, speaking to

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“I can’t really sit behind a computer all day long so I chose crime scene because you get to go out and process evidence and it was still in my field of science.

I thoroughly enjoy my job.”

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people, gathering statements and hunting down leads.”

TIGHT SPACES, STRANGE PLACES

After graduating from the University of Louisville in Kentucky, Carlton took a job in South Korea, where she taught English. Using the money she saved, she got a scuba diving internship in the Philippines and then worked as a scuba diving instructor in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

As an instructor, she said, she was paid to chase sharks and maneuver herself around underwater coral reefs, but she never predicted she’d also find herself squeezing through strange places

for her job as an investigator — this time, to chase criminals.

“I have to go, basically, where the suspects enter, so if they climb through a hole in the wall, then I generally do as well, because I’m looking for things that have been left behind, like fingerprints or pieces of their clothing or maybe even their wallet if it dropped out of their pocket,” she said. “So, sometimes I find myself climbing out of the trunk of a car with 15 bullet holes thinking, ‘How did I end up here?’”

Although it sometimes places her in strange spaces, Carlton emphasized how much she loves her job. Finding physical evidence — whether in the form of DNA, fingerprints, gun casings, or even shoe prints — can sometimes make all the difference between a solved or unsolved case.

“I chose crime scene because you get to go out and process evidence, and it was still in my field of science,” Carlton said.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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This rendering depicts what the front elevation of Ocoee Village might look like.

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Overlay area and will be included in the Gateway District once the overlay is adopted. The site plan includes four mixed-use office/ retail buildings on about 5.77 acres. The four buildings will total about 88,000 square feet, with 47,139 square feet of office space and 41,139 square feet of restaurant and retail space, according to city documents.

The first phase focuses on the first building, which will house the headquarters of BridgeWell Capital LLC, a direct private money lender for real-estate investments. The first building not only will include BridgeWell Capital’s offices but also a bank and space for restaurants and retail.

All four buildings are two stories and slated to have balconies that will allow for covered outdoor dining on the first floor. Visitors to Ocoee Village will have a main entrance on Franklin Street, although an additional entrance is being provided on the east side

of the property to allow for access with the future realignment of Silver Star Road in mind.

“We’re kind of taking into account the future plans of the city looking ahead, and we think we have a great project,” said city planner Mike Rumer. “This is the first project that came in based off of our downtown and 429 (plan).

The next step is the final site plan.”

The preliminary site plan shows two smaller buildings fronting Franklin Street, with two larger buildings behind them, flanking the east and west sides of the property. Ocoee Village will also have a pond area situated in between the two larger buildings.

John Parrett, owner of BridgeWell Capital, said he started looking for a new location for his business about two-and-onehalf years ago. In the process of purchasing the land and moving things forward over the years, he said, drastic changes were made to the budget and scope of construction to comply with the gateway to Ocoee concept.

“It’ll really set the stage for a level of development that right now is not very common in the area,” Parrett said of Ocoee Village. “For Phase One, we will probably occupy almost all of the first building with our company, related entities and the bank.

This is really an owner-occupied situation, but we’re building it for something that might happen 50 years from now, so we tried to make it so that it would work with several applications besides our own.”

The construction is similar to that of The Grove Orlando and The Dellagio, Parrett said.

Parrett told city commissioners that he hopes to break ground on the first phase of Ocoee Village this fall, with a goal of being in operation as early as next summer.

“I think with what kind of design they’re talking about, the village would be the perfect setup for our entrance into town, and that’s what we’re looking to do,” Mayor Rusty Johnson said.

“I think it’s going to be a beauti-

n Ocoee city leaders approved the final subdivision plan for Phase 2B of the Preserve at Crown Point PUD. Phase 2B proposes a total of 153 single-family residential lots. n City officials approved the transfer of $7,244 within the 2016-17 fiscal year budget to install six shade structures at the Family Aquatic Center.

The funds were transferred from the kitchen upgrading project at the Jim Beech Recreation Center. n The Citizens Advisory Council for Police Department presented Ocoee Police Officer Kevin Birdsong with the Officer of the First Quarter award. n City leaders announced a lobbyist meeting for residents regarding ZIP code issues, to be held at 6:30 p.m. June 28 in the commission chambers.

ful addition to what’s there now.

They’re working with us and we’re working with them to come up with a design that works for all of us and that will fit in to what we’re trying to do with our revitalization of downtown. We look forward to any of the new processes and economic development that happens in the city. We want to make it a great place.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Seeds of greatness Among the 49 Pulse victims honored in the Orlando Traveling Memorial project is Jerry Wright, a Miami native who lived in Horizon West.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE No matter how busy life got, Jerald Wright always made time to stop in for the occasional glass of wine with his 80-year-old neighbor at Oasis Cove.

It was his way of checking up on her and making sure she was doing all right, and he loved the company. It’s just the kind of person Jerry was, his mother said.

His roommate knew how much those visits meant to both Jerry and their neighbor. Now, one year after Jerry’s death, he is the one who visits her and chats over a glass of wine.

Jerry, a Horizon West resident, was one of the 49 people killed at Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando on June 12, 2016. He was 31 years old.

A Disney cast member who worked at Magic Kingdom, Jerry had gotten off of work late that night when he decided to meet up with friends at Pulse. His family members in Miami didn’t know he had gone out until early that morning, when they heard of the shooting and couldn’t locate him.

They immediately drove to Orlan-

do, dropping by Pulse in their quest for answers.

In the parking lot, right near the entrance, was Jerry’s car.

TRAVELING MEMORIAL

It has been a year of grieving, remembering and healing for the Wright family and for the families of 48 other victims.

But a project 11 months in the making promises to memorialize the victims and honor the survivors, law-enforcement officials, first-responders, medical teams and city officials who responded that night.

Winter Park artist Colleen Ardaman originally was asked to paint a mural on a building as a tribute to the Pulse victims, but she didn’t want to take the risk of it being painted over in the future.

“Paint fades, and it would be covered up,” Ardaman said. “I thought, ‘This is the biggest massacre in (modern) U.S. history, and 49 people died.’ Not only did it affect the Pulse community, it affected Orlando, it affected Florida, the United States and the world. I thought, ‘I need to make this bigger than just a painting on a building.’”

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Artists and city leaders helped the Wright family come together to paint a portrait of Jerry Wright. From left: Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn, Joseph Wright, Judy Swor, Maria Wright, Fred Wright, Jerry Bethel-Wright, Aida Wright, Javon Bethel, Colleen Ardaman and Jeff Sonksen.

With the help of people such as Paint the Trail artist Jeff Sonksen, she came up with the idea for the Orlando Traveling Memorial, a movable wall of art that will travel the country and engage the victims’ families, survivors and visitors nationwide. The concept includes the theme, “From Adversity Springs Seeds of Greatness.”

When complete, the project will be a 125-foot-long, 10-foot-tall aluminum wall.

The artwork depicts a “vine of life,” along which portraits of each of the 49 victims will be displayed.

The thorns on the vine represent the pain their families have endured, and handprints of the survivors will be situated in circles among the portraits.

As the vine stretches on, a spirit of hope and restoration comes into the picture, releasing winged

seed pods that represent the spirits of the victims, some of which come back to plant themselves and restore life and growth. At the end of the wall will be a segment with handprints of police officers, surgeons, first-responders, city officials and more.

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But the portraits won’t be painted by the artists themselves — they’re all painted by the families of the victims. There are 49 aluminum panels on which Sonksen has hand-drawn a “paint-by-number” portrait of each victim for the families to fill in. He projected each image — altered to create layers of contouring — onto its respective aluminum panel and hand-traced it, marking the spots in which each shade of paint was to go. Eventually, the portraits will

be photographed and installed on the wall.

“I wanted art that was so beautiful, captivating, graphically grabbing and easy to read as you drive by,” Ardaman said. “I thought, ‘I’m an artist, I can paint all the portraits,’ but then I thought, here’s a chance to let the families have an opportunity to heal. We’re going to let the people who need to heal paint them.”

It’s been a challenge finding the 49 families, Ardaman said, but seeing the families who have come forward to paint thus far has been rewarding.

“We had families come in, and it was what we were hoping for but didn’t know if it would take place,” she said. “They first had an initial heart-wrenching (glance), but they sit around and talk, tell stories, they’re laughing, they’re

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The entire project will cost about $250,000, and the fundraiser to bring it to life is ongoing. Ardaman hopes to be able to add near-field technology, which will encourage visitors to the wall to interact through their phones.

The technology would allow for the wall to “come alive,” so visitors could hear stories from survivors, songs, poems and more.

“We just want to help, we’re on a mission to support something much greater than ourselves,” Ardaman said. “It’s about how we respond to tragedy. This memorial gives them (families and survivors) a chance to come together.”

REMEMBERING JERRY

After Jerry’s death, his neighbors at Oasis Cove displayed a massive banner memorializing him.

Along with others Jerry knew, they reached out to his mom, Maria, and the rest of the family with stories of Jerry’s kindness to them.

Many were strangers to her, but Jerry was the type of person to smile, say hello and chat with strangers, turning them into friends.

“He was a wonderful, sweet and loving person, one of those people that if you’d met him in first grade you were still in touch with him because he would never let the connections he made disappear,” Maria said. “I used to call him ‘Mr. Facebook,’ because he was always staying connected to the people in his life. He didn’t care if you were young or old or what. The connections he had with people were precious to him. There’s been an outpouring of love I’ve received from

Family members helped complete the paint-by-numbers portrait of Jerry Wright last weekend.

people I didn’t even know but that knew him.”

The Miami native attended Florida International University and earned a degree in hospitality management. He came to Orlando in 2012 to work for Universal Studios and Walt Disney World. He had a co-worker who got anxious in busy crowds, Maria said, so any time it was too busy at work,

he would go and stand with her, because he knew it would calm her. He’d be the one to offer a ride or pick up a friend from the airport — all because he derived joy from doing so.

It’s all why she still has faith in humanity, she said.

“The way Orlando is remembering my child and the other 48 and all the people whose lives were shattered and are still dealing with injuries, that has been very (healing),” Maria said. “I still believe in people — my son loved people, he was a genuinely friendly person who thought people were the best thing ever.”

Jerry happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time the night of the Pulse attack. It could have been anybody, Maria said, and it drove home the belief that we are living in an increasingly dangerous world. Her simple message: We need to start with ourselves if we’re going to stop hatred.

“What killed my son was hate, and hate getting armed is going to always create death,” Maria said.

“So instead of feeding that hate, we need to find a way to stop it, and we need to start with ourselves. When we were coming up here to find out whether Jerry was hurt, affected — at that point we wouldn’t even consider the possibility that he could be dead — I remember telling myself, ‘I’m not going to let hate go into my heart.’

That’s not who my son is, that’s not who we are, and God has helped me keep that.”

She and Jerry’s father, Fred, have since dedicated themselves to improve gun laws to prevent terrorists from having access to firearms.

PAINTING TO HEAL

The Windermere community room near Town Hall was quite

warm on June 10, 2017, as the Wright family gathered around the table on which the paint-bynumber portrait of Jerry sat.

Ardaman and Sonksen explained the process, which starts with filling in the areas of black. As the painting progressed, the remaining areas were to be filled with varying shades of gray.

Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn offered the space a few weeks ago to Ardaman, who was looking for places in which to accommodate various families as they painted. It turned out to be just down the road from where Jerry had lived.

“This is something that’s going to affect Orlando forever,” Bruhn said. “I don’t think that we will ever forget — this is Orlando’s own 9/11 tragedy. This is something that we have to make sure we never forget. Being able to meet the families and hear the stories of their loved ones (is incredible).

For me it’s about what I and fellow mayors can do to help the families and help them bring closure.”

And despite the overwhelming tragedy that brought everyone in the room together — Jerry’s parents, brother and sister, aunt, nephew and future brother-inlaw among them — there were more smiles than tears.

“I thought it was going to be a bunch of crying, the most devastating experience for me to witness, and it wasn’t like that,” Sonksen said of meeting other families. “We sat around, Mom looks at the painting she’s doing and just smiled and said, ‘It looks just like him.’ I saw more smiles ... than I did anything else.”

Jerry’s older brother and younger sister, Joseph and Aida, bantered and joked with each other as they took turns filling in the blank spaces. His father, Fred, kept up with the multiple conversations

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ABOUT ORLANDO TRAVELING MEMORIAL The Orlando Traveling Memorial is a community project to commemorate the 49 people who died in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub shooting. The mural will first be installed in front of the Sam Flax Store in downtown Orlando and painted by local artists, the victims’ families, survivors, first responders and others who wish to participate.

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in the room as he focused on the task at hand. Mom Maria and aunt Judy Swor took turns painting and tending to Aida’s and fiance Javon’s 3-month-old son, Jerry.

It had been just a week after Jerry’s death when Aida found out she was pregnant. Boy or girl, she said, her child’s name was going to be Jerry. And that afternoon, he napped soundly in his stroller as his family finished the black-andwhite portrait of his Uncle Jerry.

The painting looked just like the elder Jerry, the Wrights said, as they hovered over it with their phones, snapping photos of what will become a precious and integral piece of artwork with a story.

“When we first started it was like, ‘How is this going to work?’”

Maria said. “Now that it’s finished, it’s incredible, it’s beautiful.

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her staff celebrated the grand opening of Peaches Dance and Music.

“It’s a dream come true to have this magical studio in such a magical city,” Jarvis said.

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With nearly 20 dance teachers on staff, the school teaches every kind of dance, from jazz and tap to ballet and contemporary. And as Jarvis likes to say, the studio will take anyone from as young as 2 to 102, and the goal is to imbue the students with the love of dance.

“It’s important to balance the discipline with the enjoyment,” Jarvis said. “I believe the discipline has to come with joy and artistry.”

But students can learn more than just dance at Peaches.

The studio also features three music rooms, where students can take lessons in voice, ukulele, bass guitar, drum set, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, piano and violin.

“We have a lot going on here musically,” said Rita Kay, music director at Peaches. “It’s really all comprehensive. We have those three rooms, and I want them full from day to night.”

At Peaches Dance and Music, students can participate in classes, summer camps, intensive dance programs and even celebrate their birthdays at the studio.

So far, the studio already has more than 100 students enrolled in classes and summer camps, and the phone hasn’t stopped ringing.

“I did not expect to get so many phone calls and inquiries about this studio,” Jarvis said.

But Kay said the studio would not be the same without Miss Peaches at the helm in the middle of all the activity.

“She’s the most awesome person in the world,” Kay said.

With the doors finally open and students attending daily classes, Jarvis said that she hopes her new Peaches Dance and Music will find just as much success as her previous studio in Miami.

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For the 2-D art category, Jose Pardo won the Top Choice award for his painting “The Muse.”

“It’s always nerve-wracking, because you hope you’re going to win, but you never really expect it,” he said. “Of course when they call your name, time stops, and you’re in seventh heaven.”

The painting was inspired by his father-in-law after he gifted Pardo with a collection of his old tools, which became the subjects for his painting.

“He could fix just about everything,” Pardo said. “So I set up (his tools) to do a tribute.”

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The gallery received more than 150 submissions for the exhibition, but only about 60 were selected to be displayed during the two-month display.

“It’s really tough to do, because every piece in this show is fabulous,” said Mary Keating, a member of the association’s Board of Directors.

The show was judged by artist Vikki Jones, who said the judging process was a challenge because the quality of work from all the artists was so high.

The Best of Show award went to Kim Minichiello for her painting “Peacock,” which she said was inspired by a museum in Paris.

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Cake pops and cookies from The Wizard of Pies have disappeared from their regular spots around Winter Garden, but that doesn’t mean the wizard behind the goodies has stopped baking.

Mellissa Carter-Winkler, owner of Wizard of Pies, has simply decided to take her business in a new direction.

Instead of distributing her baked goods to various shops around town, Carter-Winkler has decided to run her bakery from the comforts of her home.

Carter-Winkler got her start in baking as a child and fell in love with it from the first day she held a spatula.

“I have not had any professional training at all; I’m all selftaught,” she said.

Carter-Winkler launched The Wizard of Pies nearly two years ago as a way to share her love of baked goods with others.

“I wanted something I could get into that I loved to do,” she said. “I wanted to be my own boss and not work for anybody else.”

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“I needed time to focus on my kids,” she said.

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“I can do pretty much anything,” Carter-Winkler said.

Carter-Winkler’s dream is to one day open a brick-and-mortar bakery.

“My husband and I want to do a deli and bakery with fresh-baked breads with meats on one side and on the other side we want to do desserts,” she said.

Until then, Carter-Winkler fills orders for cakes and other baked goods at night after her children are asleep in bed.

And once a week, she has a baking class with her kids.

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to raise not only their first child but also the additional four they had while living in Pine Hills.

She retired from the Orange County school system after working many years with special-needs children. She was also a licensed Realtor.

Helen was active in the community in the area, as well, being a member of the Welcome Wagon, Knights of Columbus, VFW and the Moose Lodge. She was a volunteer coach for volleyball and softball at the Walsie L. Ward Girls’ Club in Pine Hills for many years, too.

She enjoyed bowling, camping, playing bridge/card games and spending time with fam-

Marjorie G. Masson, of Windermere, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Marjorie was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on Feb. 19, 1929, and was a resident of Windermere since 1968.

She was a longtime member of the Windermere Garden Club and served as president for multiple years. Her love of plants and flowers is evident in her yard and greenhouse of orchids and in her watercolor paintings.

She loved her years working on the Orlando Opera Company board, serving in multiple roles including president. Her public service contributions include the West Orange Memorial

Hospital board, Bank of West Orange board and the Edgewood Boys Ranch.

She attended Church of the Messiah, and she and her husband were one of the founding members of Ascension Episcopal Church. She touched many lives and will be greatly missed.

Marjorie is survived by her children, Mike Dorman (Donna), Jim Dorman (Brenda) and Susie Dorman Whitehead (John); her stepchildren, Dianne Jacobs (Tom), Mark Masson (Samyann) and Jeff Masson; 10 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

She is predeceased by her husbands, Richard Dorman and Stan Masson.

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FRANCES ALBERTA AVERA, 88, of Winter Garden, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.

MICHAEL BERNARD, 90, of Winter Garden, died Monday, May 1, 2017. Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Gotha.

WILLIAM LEONARD BAKER, 87, of Ocoee, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

DIXIE LEE V. BEYER, 65, of Winter Garden, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017. DeGusipe Funeral Home and Crematory, Ocoee.

MARIA BARRIENTOS, 48, of Ocoee, died Monday, May 22, 2017. Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Gotha.

LOUISE GRENKO, 78, of Ocoee, died Sunday, May 7, 2017. Gail & Wynn’s Mortuary Inc., Orlando.

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Helen Cameli DePaiva, 87, passed away peacefully June 5, 2017. She was with her family.

Helen was born Jan. 22, 1930, in Waterford, New York, to Alessandro and Mary Grace Vozey.

She was one of six first-generation Americans born to proud Italian immigrants via an “old country” arranged marriage.

She grew up in upstate New York. She worked for the state DMV and was very active in her community. She met her husband-to-be, Al DePaiva, at a dance she helped organize for the students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. They were married in 1951 and settled down in Bethesda, Maryland, where Al worked at Martin Marietta.

They also started a family with their first child.

In 1958, they moved to Orlando, Florida, where Martin Marietta was opening a new plant.

They both worked for Martin, but Helen decided to stay home

ily. After Helen and Al retired, they toured Europe and visited Helen’s relatives in Italy. They took many cruises to Alaska, Panama and the Caribbean.

They were part of the Daytona Yacht Club and a camping club that camped all over Florida.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother; first daughter, Cindy; and all of her siblings except her youngest sister.

She is survived by four children, Stephen (Crystal) DePaiva, Lisa (Duane) Cochenour, Dwayne (Cristine — fiance) DePaiva and Peter (Kim) DePaiva; nine grandchildren, Michael, Kenny, Tony, Jessica, Savannah, Danny, Nicholas, Mary and Hanna; one great-grandchild, Nathaniel; and sister, Rose Nolan.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Resurrection Catholic Church, 1211 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787; or The Mike Conley Hospice House — Cornerstone Hospice, 2100 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont FL 34711.

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West Orange shortstop taken in first round of MLB Draft Chris Seise was selected by the Texas Rangers with the 29th pick, overall, making him the highest draft pick in Warrior history.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Steven Ryzewski

West Orange head coach Jesse Marlo said professional scouts were drawn to Chris Seise’s size, as well as his ability to play shortstop and hit for power.

For the second time in as many years, a recently graduated senior infielder from the West Orange High baseball team has been

drafted by the Texas Rangers.

In the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, it was third baseman Kole Enright, taken in the third round.

This time around, in 2017, it was shortstop Chris Seise, taken in the

first round with the 29th pick, overall, June 12 — making Seise the highest draft pick in program history.

Hailing from Winter Garden, SEE SEISE PAGE 18

From the ER to Omaha

In 2014, West Orange alum and FSU pitcher Andrew Karp was in a car crash that put his baseball career in jeopardy. On Saturday, Andrew and the Seminoles will begin play in the 2017 College World Series.

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itching in a College World Series was a distant thought for Andrew Karp as he lay in a hospital bed in Gainesville with a fractured left femur.

It was November 25, 2014.

While traveling home from Florida State University for Thanksgiving break with his girlfriend, Lexyy Schiller, the West Orange alum and Seminoles pitcher was in a brutal accident on Interstate 10. The impact ejected Schiller from the car, causing two neck fractures, and left Andrew trapped inside a totaled truck for 45 minutes. First-responders initially figured there would be no survivors based on the wreckage, but both survived.

In the days that followed, the question was less about whether Karp would ever take the mound in the pinnacle event of the college baseball season and more about whether he had a future in college baseball at all.

“You just never really know what’s going to happen,” Andrew said. “I was in a lot of pain, and I knew that I was going to require major surgery.”

A little more than two-andone-half years later, though, it was Karp who was on the mound for the Seminoles June 11 in the bottom of the ninth in Game Two of the Tallahassee Super Regional against Sam Houston State.

And it was Karp who struck out the final two batters to close the game — and the Super Regional — officially punching the ticket for Florida State’s first trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, since 2012.

“It’s something you dream about all your life,” Karp said. “To be out there in the last inning of that game, to be on (the winning) side and to be going to Omaha — it’s crazy.”

And in a twist of fate befitting

Andrew Karp was on the mound for the final inning of the Super Regional against Sam Houston State, striking out Lance Miles to end the game.

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Former Olympia High baseball star Nick Gordon was named the Player of the Month for the Southern League (DoubleA) last week. The shortstop for the Chattanooga Lookouts compiled 17 extrabase hits — including three triples and three homers — during May, among other highlights. MLB.com lists Gordon as the top prospect for the Minnesota Twins.

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Ocoee High football coach Jason Boltus came out of retirement from the Arena Football League to suit up for the Jacksonville Sharks in a 66-18 victory June 10.

Boltus, who had retired from the Tampa Bay Storm last season, tossed two touchdowns in the victory.

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It’s been an exciting week for two local alumni playing baseball for the Florida Gators.

First, ahead of the Gators’ Super Regional matchup with Wake Forest, Olympia alum Michael Byrne was named one of five finalists for the 13th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award. Then, in the first game of that Super Regional, former Dr. Phillips High star Ryan Larson hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Gators the victory.

After Wake Forest took the second game, Florida rebounded to win the third, advancing the Gators to the College World Series.

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Recently graduated CFCA basketball player Zen Goodridge announced last week his commitment to play his college basketball at Rend Lake College in Illinois. As a senior for the Eagles (24-6) last season, Goodridge averaged 6.9 points per game to pair with 7.7 rebounds per game.

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Corry McPherson Wearing the No. 9 jersey, Corry McPherson is quickly becoming the star of his basketball team.

He currently plays on the Pee Wee division of Ocoee’s youth basketball program at the Jim Beech Recreation Center.

The program lasts through July, when teams compete for their division championship. With two games under their belt, Corry and his team, Team Smith, are ranked third in their division, after beating Team Garber Saturday, June 10, 24-14.

How long have you been playing basketball?

I’ve been playing for three or four years. It’s fun. I like to play football, too, but basketball is my favorite.

What is your favorite position to play?

Point guard, because I get to bring the ball up the court.

But my second favorite is shooting guard, because you get to shoot the ball a lot.

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What is the most challenging part about basketball?

Definitely shooting. If someone is in your face, it’s hard to shoot over them.

How do you feel when your team wins?

It’s fun, and it feels good to win.

Which NBA team is your favorite?

I like the Boston Celtics, especially Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas.

Who is your favorite basketball player?

Stephen Curry, because he can shoot over people, and he is really good at bringing the ball up the court.

What do you like to do for fun?

I like to play video games, like NBA 2017.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Laser eyes, so I can zap people.

What is your favorite subject in school?

Math, because I really like doing addition and subtraction.

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

Boston. I really want to see the Boston Celtics play.

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Seise had strong senior season CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17

Seise had been committed to play college baseball at UCF but now figures to sign a contract that Baseball America has slotted for a projected signing bonus of $2,238,900.

The former Warriors stands tall at 6-foot-3, which West Orange head coach Jesse Marlo said is part of why he appealed to pro scouts.

“There’s not a lot of ballplay-

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ers (who) look like him and run like him,” Marlo said. “He can stay at shortstop, and that’s probably the most attractive thing about him. He projects to be a guy that can play shortstop and possibly hit 20 or 30 home runs.”

As a senior for the Warriors this past spring, Seise led West Orange in several statistical categories, including average (.444), hits (40), triples (five), home runs (eight), RBIs (29) and runs scored (37).

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Chris Seise was not the only local player taken in the first round, either.

Earlier in the night, the Philadelphia Phillies selected Adam Haseley, a Windermere native and alumnus of The First Academy, with the eighth overall pick of the draft.

Haseley is a junior for the Virginia Cavaliers, playing the outfield and pitching, though he is expected to focus on being

a position player in the pros.

As a junior for the Cavaliers, Haseley led the ACC in batting average (.390) and on-base percentage (.491), while also compiling a 7-1 record and a 3.58 ERA on the mound. He is a Baseball America First-Team All-American in the outfield, a finalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player Award and was named to the watch list for National Pitcher of the Year.

At TFA, Haseley’s highlights included winning the 2014 USA Baseball National High School Invitational Championship and being recognized as first-team all-district on three occasions.

In addition to his accomplishments at TFA, Haseley was a member of Team USA Baseball’s U14 National Team in 2010 and its U18 National Team in 2013 that won a world championship.

Baseball America projects the eighth pick in this year’s Draft will earn a signing bonus of $4,780,400.

Adam Haseley is the son of Rich and Mary-Kay Haseley.

LSU awaits Seminoles in CWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17

Father’s Day weekend, the Seminoles will open their appearance in the 2017 College World Series against Louisiana State University — the program for which Karp’s father, Dan Karp, played catcher in the early 1980s — and the school where Dan Karp met the future Leslie Karp.

“It’s going to be so exciting,” Dan Karp said. “Leslie and I are proud LSU alumni, but I can guarantee you one thing — on Saturday, we will be cheering loudly and proudly for the Florida State Seminoles.”

The road back for Andrew Karp was a daunting one, but he had an example set by his younger sister, Katie.

“I felt like I hadn’t pitched in forever — my heart was beating super fast. I was just so thankful and feeling how blessed I truly am.”

— Andrew Karp

Katie Karp battled and beat bone cancer and, in the process, 12 inches of her thigh bone were removed and replaced with a titanium rod. She had to learn to walk again, but Katie Karp was declared cancer-free in 2011.

“To see her do that, with the faith that she was able to maintain, gave him tremendous confidence when he faced his own battles,” Dan Karp said.

Reassured by the coaching staff at FSU, Andrew Karp was relentless in his rehabilitation. He received a redshirt for the 2015 season, and by the 2016 season, he was ready to go.

More than a year’s worth of hard work to get back to form came to a head Feb. 21, 2016, when Andrew Karp took the mound at Dick Howser Stadium as a Seminole for the first time.

“I felt like I hadn’t pitched in forever — my heart was beating super fast,” he said. “I was just so thankful and feeling how blessed I truly am.”

That one-inning outing was the first of nine total appearances in 2016. Andrew Karp compiled one win and one loss and an ERA of 6.91. So far in 2017, he has made 17 appearances spanning 61 innings of work. He has

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Family members from Indiana and Texas will be joining Dan, Leslie and Katie Karp, as well as Lexyy Schiller, in the stands in Omaha. Whatever the outcome for the Seminoles and for Andrew, it will be joyous way to spend Fathers’ Day Weekend.

“It’s really been sort of a fullcircle, closed loop to get where he is,” Dan Karp said. “It’s a doggone dream come true. I never had an opportunity (to play in the College World Series) when I was at LSU, and to see him do it — I just have to pinch myself.”

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The Ocoee Little League Minors (ages 9-10) Astros earned a championship banner on their home field June 4, closing the Florida District 14 Top Team tournament with a 7-6 victory over Dr. Phillips Little League in extra innings.

The victory concluded a threegame sweep for the Astros at the Top Team tournament, during which the boys from Ocoee outscored their opponents 34-13.

During the regular season at Ocoee Little League, the Astros bested the competition with a final record of 17-3, making the 2017 season one to remember for

the group of local ballplayers.

“I think our communication skills is what really sets us apart,” manager Shawn Butler said. “As a coaching staff, that’s what we focus on.”

In addition to strong communication between players and one another, Butler said his team played strong defense all spring and into the summer, helping the team win games even when they did not hit up to their potential.

“Our defense and our pitching were our strongest points,” Butler said. “Later in the season, the hits started coming. … Our main thing is we were really focused on defense.”

That emphasis on defense and

pitching came in handy in the thrilling final game of the Top Team tournament, which took seven innings. During the game, Butler recalls his son, Braylan, returning to the dugout after pitching four innings and admitting that he was shaking out on the mound.

Luckily, Braylan and the Astros kept their composure against a talented team from Dr. Phillips — and they have the championship banner to prove it.

“I was super proud of them,” Butler said. “It was a tough game, there’s no question.”

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Offensive outpouring seals series win for Squeeze The Winter Garden Squeeze ended their first full week of play this summer with an 8-3 win over the DeLand Suns June 10 that gave the club a series victory over the Suns and improved Winter Garden to 3-3 on the season. The Squeeze are tied for second place in the standings with Altamonte Springs (4-4).

After a stretch of games during which the Squeeze struggled to string together hits and score runs, Winter Garden got its bats going in the rubber-match with the Suns.

Evan Harold hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, sparking a game that saw the Squeeze produce 10 hits and eight runs.

Winter Garden’s home game Friday, June 16, against Sanford will feature a special for Father’s Day. Dads get in free to the ballpark and will have the option to join their sons on the field prior to the game. Any Squeeze dads in attendance will get to throw the first pitch out to their son.

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