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YOUR TOWN PROGRAM SEEKS HOST FAMILIES ASSE International Student Exchange Programs, in cooperation with community high schools around the country, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18.

To become a host family or to find out how to become involved with ASSE in your community, call the ASSE Southern Regional Office at 1-800-473-0696 or visit host. asse.com.

Maitland police officers will roll with body cameras The department plans to equip officers with the new technology by the end of the year.

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The city of Maitland’s police department will equip officers with body cameras, joining a growing number of agencies to do so.

“It’s a good investigative tool; it clears up erroneous

Debra Dykes played the role of Minny the Mule in a storytelling performance.

Winter Park honored its AfricanAmerican history and heritage at the Juneteenth Celebration, which was held Saturday, June 16, outside the Winter Park Community Center. PAGE 4.

Elder Thomas Floyd, left, Dr. Barry Brandon and Elder Ben Floyd gave a moving performance of “Lost But Not Forgotten,” written by Winter Park resident Maria Bryant, front.

SUMMER SHENANIGANS

Suspects in Trindade case sentenced to juvenile facility Jesse Sutherland and Simeon Hall will not serve sentence in adult prison.

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Orangewood camp sweetens summer.

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Local teenagers Jesse Sutherland and Simeon Hall were sentenced to time in a juvenile facility by a judge Friday, June 15 — a little over

two months after they were found guilty of manslaughter and battery in the case surrounding the death of 15-year-old Winter Park High School student Roger Trindade.

Neither suspect will face time in adult prison despite being tried as adults. Instead, they will be placed in a juvenile facility with more details to be determined.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 22 ‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ 7 to 8:45 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. Dress in costume and do the Time Warp again. This event is free, but register at the Winter Park Public Library website. Guests must be at least 21 years old and will be provided with appropriate props to use for audience participation. Participants are discouraged from bringing food, liquids, or other props. For more information, call (407) 623-3300. To register, visit wppl.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 CHAMBER CONNECT AT THE WINTER PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Outback Steakhouse, 1927 Aloma Ave., Winter Park. Leverage your chamber network at this member-exclusive lunch. Each attendee has the opportunity to showcase his or her business, expertise and services. Attendance is limited to one representative per company to maximize member participation and networking opportunities. Cost is $25. For more information and to register, visit winterpark.org.

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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. Winter Park’s Parks & Recreation Department Family Fun Program, the Winter Park Golf Course and the Enzian Theater have teamed up to plan a movie night at the golf course.

Enjoy this free screening 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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FRIDAY, JUNE 22 YOGA AT THE MAITLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 4:30 p.m. Fridays at Maitland Public Library, 501 Maitland Ave. S., Maitland. Let Jenny Blackburn help you destress from the week and refresh for the weekend. Take your own mat, towel and water bottle. For more information, call (407) 647-7700.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 MAITLAND FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at Lake Lily Park, 701 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland. Browse through a section of fresh produce and other items at this weekly

farmers market in Maitland. For more information, visit Maitland Farmers Market on Facebook.

MONDAY, JUNE 25 MAITLAND CHAMBER’S EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the Maitland Chamber office, 110 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland.

The Maitland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee meets on the fourth Monday of every month.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 HIRING FAIR Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Easy Business Travel, 100 E Sybelia Ave., Suite 217, Maitland. The team is hiring for telemarketing reps. This is a commission-only position in a fun and laid back environment. For more information, call Valerie,(407) 427-4249.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 22 STORYBOOK FUN 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at the Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3 to 5, Storybook Fun lasts 25 minutes. The use of picture books, songs and told stories will encourage your child to read, talk, sing, write and play. (407) 835-7323.

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Judge Jenifer Harris determined that Sutherland and Hall both deserve a chance at rehabilitation.

“Clearly, this is hard on everyone involved, and the idea of what’s right in this decision …

I’m not sure anybody could do what’s right in this case,” she said. “The juvenile system is there to help children become productive adults with resources that they have, with evidencebased ways that we can do that in society. The adult system is there to punish.”

The sentencing comes more than 18 months after a violent altercation in Winter Park’s Central Park that took the life of Trindade. Reports and testimonies indicate Trindade was in the Park Avenue area with a friend the night of Oct. 15, 2016. The Winter Park High School student was sitting on a half-wall when another juvenile — whom he didn’t know — sprayed him with a foul-smelling spray as a joke.

Trindade and his friend reportedly pursued that juvenile. Suspects Jesse Sutherland, Simeon Hall and a third juvenile confronted Trindade and his friend

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in Central Park shortly after, and a punch was thrown that struck Trindade and knocked him to the ground. Roger was later found brain dead in the park. He was put on life support but taken off just days later.

Friday’s sentencing left the parents of Trindade with an empty feeling. Rodrigo Trindade, Roger’s father, said justice wasn’t served — and that the suspects were suddenly portrayed as “victims” defending themselves.

“It doesn’t make any sense what happened today,” Rodrigo said. “This was a coward’s attack.

My son was half their size. They attacked him as a gang. … They were described now as poor little kids that didn’t know exactly what they were doing. … This (sentence) sends the message that if you’re a juvenile, you can murder and you’re going to get away.”

A third juvenile suspect charged with tampering with a witness and battery was sentenced in February to a nonsecure residential commitment — a residential program for troubled youths — followed by postcommitment probation until his 19th birthday in 2022.

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City plans one last hurrah at Rachel D. Murrah center The Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center will host an opportunity for wedding vow renewals.

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Petty Officer Second Class Jackson Brown, left, received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Commander Brett Dawson.

Winter Park grad earns military achievement medal Winter Park native Jackson Brown spent three years on the USS John C. Stennis.

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It covers a span of about 4.5 acres.

It’s home to more than 3,000 men and women.

It’s the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier that travels the globe and keeps the world’s trade routes safe.

And it was the place Winter Park High School graduate Jackson Brown called home for about three years.

Brown recently was recognized for service to his country in the U.S. Navy, receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at the Navy Office of Community Outreach.

The petty officer, second class earned the award for his tour aboard the USS John C. Stennis from 2014 to 2017. During his time on the aircraft carrier, Brown worked as an air traffic controller who supervised air operations. He also led an eight-man

“I was just looking for a sense of direction, and that’s kind of what it gave me when I left home. It’s been a really interesting journey just being able to grow into it and grow up in the military.”

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team called the air transfer office, which worked with cargo aircraft and escorted passengers on and off the flight deck.

His ship sailed out of Washington, about an hour away from Seattle, and traveled all across the Pacific Ocean. The ship deployed to the South China Sea in 2016 and patrolled to ensure maritime safety for the United States and its allies.

Brown said it was an honor to be recognized with the award.

“It’s a way of recognizing my time there and everything I did there,” Brown said. “It’s nice to have that recognition.”

Brown has spent more than four years serving his country in the U.S. Navy. Today he works at the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, Tennessee, as a mass communication specialist. He tells the stories of the Navy through photography, videography, journalism and graphic design, connecting sailors with their hometown communities.

Brown hopes to make the art of storytelling his future career. He is attending University of Memphis to pursue his bachelor’s degree in journalism.

“It’s all about telling people’s stories,” Brown said. “I love getting their word out there. It’s cool to be able to connect people with each other. We actually go out on trips and interview these people and write up a story to send to their towns. It’s really rewarding, because I remember my time on the ship when I was a photographer for a little bit. You walk around with a camera, and you find somebody doing the most mundane of tasks.

Then they see you with a camera, and all the sudden, their morning

is a little bit brightened, because it’s somebody coming out to recognize them.”

Brown’s own story was shaped growing up in Winter Park. His family moved to the area when he was about 10 years old. He attended Brookshire Elementary School and grew up alongside his brother and sister, with all three of them playing sports in the area.

He remembers Friday nights at Showalter Field during his highschool days and sitting in the packed stands.

“The community is great, and the people are great,” Brown said.

“I had a lot of cool life lessons there. We’re a big sports family and it’s a big sports community.

We’ve all come together and have met a lot of great people that way.”

At age 18, after graduating in the class of 2013, Brown sought to pursue something greater. He dreamed of being a pilot at the time in the U.S. Navy and serving his country.

“I was just looking for a sense of direction, and that’s kind of what it gave me when I left home,” Brown said. “It’s been a really interesting journey just being able to grow into it and grow up in the military.

“I’m very self-driven now,” he said. “I think the military has taught me the value of that. If you want something, go out and get it.

Don’t wait for somebody to give it to you.”

The 23-year-old said the days are slow, but the weeks go by fast on an aircraft carrier. Every sailor finds his or her routine, but life can be hectic and busy at times with 16- to 18-hour days.

“I take pride in being able to see that my family is safe and that all my friends’ families are safe,” Brown said. “We’re out here doing our thing — that allows everybody back home to enjoy everything that they enjoy.”

Years of wonderful memories have taken place at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center in Winter Park, but the building’s final event is giving locals a chance to relive them all.

Winter Park residents will say goodbye to the civic center at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

They also are invited to participate in a celebration of love at “We Still Do,” a wedding vow renewal ceremony and farewell celebration set for Saturday, July 14, at the center.

The city welcomes back anyone who celebrated their ceremony or reception at the center, but any couple is welcome to come renew their vows regardless of where they were married.

That day of celebration is also open to the general public.

City Manager Randy Knight will be officiating the ceremony, and the Winter Park Public Library is collecting photos for a special slideshow to showcase your civic center celebrations from years past.

The celebration also will include music, children’s activities in a special Family Fun Zone, and food and drinks from the civic center’s devoted caterers.

It will be the final event held at the facility that has served the community for 32 years. The civic center is set for demolition toward the end of the year to make way for a new state-ofthe-art library and event center.

“The civic center is a site that means a lot of different things to so many people,” Winter Park Director of Communications Clarissa Howard said. “What we did realize is that there were many events held there that were actually weddings or wedding receptions. We were talking with our city management and our assistant city manager and recommended the idea of exploring doing wedding vow renewals — to celebrate the history making and lifelong memories of the civic center.”

The venue is a special place for city information technology assistant director Sujay Sukhadia. It’s where he and his

IF YOU GO ‘WE STILL DO’ FAREWELL CELEBRATION FOR THE RACHEL D. MURRAH CIVIC CENTER WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 14 WHERE: Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park INFORMATION: bit. ly/2M4NITC RSVP: All couples are asked to asked to RSVP by Friday, June 29, to history@wppl. org or (407) 623-3300.

SHARE YOUR MEMORIES You can share your memories by emailing them to the library at history@wppl. org or scan your original prints at the library, located at 460 E. New England Ave. The Winter Park Public Library also will scan photos at the event itself for their history collection.

wife, Hiloni, were married Dec. 13, 2015. They will be among the many couples coming to the final event to renew their vows.

“The civic center holds a special place in our heart and holds memories that will remain with us for decades to come,” Sukhadia said. “I have been working with the city for over 10 years. I visited the civic center on so many occasions before our wedding. I had always wished to get married here. So in a way, the venue was decided before I met my wife. When my wife and I decided to get married, I brought her here to show her around the venue, and she fell in love with it. It was just how she had imagined.”

Event organizers also hope to leave a lasting impression in another way.

“This, hopefully, we anticipate to be the largest public wedding vow renewal ceremony in Winter Park and maybe Orlando and maybe the state,” Howard said.

Sukhadia said he knows the new facility is coming soon but said it’s also hard to say goodbye to the current building.

“We will miss this place for sure,” he said. “I am sure the new facility is going to (be) an improved venue, but lots of memories are attached with (the) existing building.”

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Sujay Sukhadia and his wife, Hiloni, are one of many couples who said “I do” at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center.

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Dr. Barry Brandon played the role of Gus Henderson in a performance of “Lost But Not Forgotten.”

Elder Thomas Floyd took the microphone as Walter Simpson in a historical reenactment.

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Elder Ben Floyd played the role of Frank Israel during the event.

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Hannibal Square Heritage Center Manager Barbara Chandler emceed the event.

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WINTER PARK/ MAITLAND OBSERVER Steel drummer Marvin Burnett played throughout the day.

Maitland approves body cameras officer complaints,” spokesman Lt. Louis Grindle said. “We don’t receive a whole bunch of them during the year anyway, but the ones we get we can clear up with body-cam footage and clear out much quicker. It helps the agency quite a bit, and a lot of it is that there’s just no good reason not to do it right now.”

The department is busy drafting an official policy and, following training, plans to equip patrol officers and school-resource officers with the new technology by the end of the year.

Grindle hopes the new equipment will increase the level of transparency between the police department and Maitland residents.

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inter Park residents gathered to celebrate the city’s rich AfricanAmerican history at the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 16, outside the Winter Park Community Center.

The event included a live performance of “Lost But Not Forgotten,” a reenactment that tells the stories of influential Winter Park figures Gus Henderson, Walter Simpson and Frank Israel.

The celebration also featured live music, an art project for children, and other historical story telling performances.

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“Any time you have an interaction with someone, you’re not going to be able to recollect everything,” he said. “Even on the citizen’s end. You may leave out certain steps or you may not recollect the whole stop or what the conversation was. Whether it was a traffic stop or whatever it might be, that’s where the body cameras are going to come into play.”

The department has discussed equipping officers with the new technology for some time, but the conversation heated up in 2018. Although the department originally decided the program’s cost — which included storage, evidence maintenance, video and data storage, reallocating staff — was too steep, officials ultimately found an acceptable way to pay the bill. The initiative

will be funded through forfeitures and seizures.

The program will cost $213,000, which includes hardware, storage, software and more. It will be paid in installments over the next five years, according to Grindle.

Although no specific vendor has been selected by the department, the department is hoping to avoid the issues other departments have had with their body cameras and find a model with a battery charge of 12 hours — the typical duration of a patrol officer’s shift. Maitland typically has 20 to 25 patrol officers on road patrol split among four or five rotating shifts.

Maitland police have a history of using cameras in police work — several patrol vehicles have dash cams — but Grindle is hopeful the

new tech will specifically benefit traffic stops.

“I honestly don’t think that once the officers have (the cameras) for a period of time … it’ll just be second nature to them,” Grindle said. “It’s going to be another tool on their tool belt. Technology is moving forward — officers use laptops in their cars when we used to use pen and paper.”

Maitland joins Kissimmee and other Central Florida departments in embracing the technology. The city of Winter Park, however, rejected a measure to implement body cameras as part of their financial plan in August 2017, citing public safety budgeting issues and the possibility of raising taxes.

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Local animal-rescue groups also are full because of “kitten season,” leaving residents struggling to find a place for stray animals.

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The Orange County Animal Services shelter, which usually reaches capacity during the summer months, has reached capacity for the first time this year.

Although the shelter’s policy is to avoid turning away animals, it is heavily relying on foster homes and local animal-rescue organizations to help. But, as some county residents are finding out, most of the local animal-rescue organizations also are full this year.

According to Diane Summers, OCAS communications manager, animal shelters usually receive the highest volume of impounds from June to August because of the feline breeding season.

In May alone, the shelter received 649 dogs and 1,137 cats.

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Two-year-old Argentina (A405202) is ready to go home. She is available at Orange County Animal Services, 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando.

“As Orange County’s only openadmission shelter, no animal in need is ever turned away,” Summers said. “As a result, we receive approximately 50 pets each day, but during our summer months that number rises and can sometimes surpass 100 impounds in a single day, the highest percentage of which will be kittens. … At the moment, we have no vacant kennels in our general population area and as a result have determined that we are at capacity for the first time this year.”

According to the OCAS website, the Orange County shelter received a total of 17,387 cats and dogs in 2017 — 9,751 of which were cats. Of those animals, 8,412 were adopted, 1,332 were taken by local animal-rescue groups, and 1,591 were returned to their rightful owners. Other animals were either relocated, released as part of the OCAS Community Cats Initiative or escaped the shelter.

Summers said there is no precise number for the shelter’s capacity and added OCAS determines capacity based on both kennel population and available space in the facility.

Whenever the shelter reaches capacity, it reaches out to the community for help via social media and renews efforts to promote adoptions and have more residents become foster parents.

Currently, the shelter has 225 foster homes and about 300 pets currently in foster care, Summers said. Typically, about 100 animals are being cared for in foster homes during the shelter’s “off-season” and about 300 during its peak season.

Not All Sunscreens Are The Same Protect Yourself From Summer Sun

By Carol Lemerond, ARNP, Florida Blue Nurse Practitioner

It’s summertime! A cool splash in the pool, boogie boarding at the beach, sunbathing and weekend outings are prime times for sunburns. Before you head outdoors this summer, be sure to protect your skin against damaging sun, which can lead to melanoma.

Remember not all sunscreens are the same. Here are some tips to make sure you and your family can enjoy the outdoors while protecting yourself from the Florida sunshine: • Look for “broad spectrum” protection. Sunscreens with this on the label protect against both UVA and UVB rays, which not only helps prevent sunburn but also skin cancers, wrinkles and premature aging.

• Use SPF 30 or higher. The higher the SPF number, the more protection you have from the sun.

However, the higher you go, the smaller the difference. SPF 30 filters out about 97 percent of rays while SPF 50 filters about 98 percent and SPF 100 about 99 percent.

enough to fill a shot glass or fully cover the palm of your cupped hand.

• Check expiration dates.

Sunscreen loses its effectiveness when it starts to separate, which happens two to three years after it was made. Throw out any products that are expired or have changed texture or appearance.

• Let it soak in. Allow 15 minutes for your skin to absorb the product before going outside.

• Don’t forget your lips. Many people forget to protect the delicate skin on their lips when out in the sun. Be sure to apply sunscreen to your lips or use lip balm with SPF 30 protection.

While sunscreen allows us to safely enjoy the outdoors more, you shouldn’t rely on it alone. It’s important to cover up with clothing that protects you from the sun including a hat with a wide brim and sunglasses that block UVA and UVB rays.

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Also, take a break from the sun and enjoy the shade when possible– especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun is directly overhead.

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Winter Park officials warn about shady tree services TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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With the arrival of hurricane season — which officially kicked off June 1 — comes individual and community-wide preparation.

And that preparation is ripe for exploitation by shady companies looking to make money off people’s fears, said Craig O’Neil, assistant director of communications for Winter Park.

“These people that are doing this are preying on people as they’re getting ready for hurricane season and are already thinking of, ‘Oh I need to be prepared,’” O’Neil said. “So they’re in the preparation mode already.”

Although there is no specific number known, O’Neil said the Urban Forestry Division has gotten a handful of complaints from residents who have dealt with the questionable businesses. City officials said the companies have been approaching folks in two different ways: going door-to-door and mailing threatening flyers that claim work needs to be done on trees to make them “hurricane proof.”

The flyers — and people going door-to-door — also claim if the resident does not take up their services, then they will face fines for violating city code.

This isn’t the first time this sort of issue has popped up in Winter Park — it’s become an annual issue that surfaces every year, O’Neil said.

Last year, the Winter Park Urban

Contact the City of Winter Park Urban Forestry Division at (407) 599-3325, or by email at urbanforestry@cityofwinterpark.org If you need to prune or remove a tree, you can find an I.S.A. Certified Arborist at isa-arbor.com

Forestry Division received a dozen calls from locals about tree service companies around areas such as Winter Park High School and the Winter Park Country Club, as well as Palmer Avenue, Georgia Avenue, Golfside Drive, Old England Avenue and Temple Drive.

Between residents being in the mindset of hurricane preparedness and the fact that these companies often have their workers pose as local city officials, the confusion can be enough to trick people into buying services.

And the issues don’t just stop with a resident being bamboozled.

The trees could suffer, as well.

“In some cases, these companies can compromise the health of the tree by not following best management practices of proper pruning,” city officials warned in an official statement. “For example, in some instances, companies are using climbing spurs which can be detrimental to the tree’s health.”

Not only can the spurs be harmful to the outside of the tree, but also it can lead to the spread of disease and leave vulnerable trees open to infestation.

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Trinity Prep trio shines at MLB Draft Ryan Olenek, Austin Hale and Slade Cecconi all were selected during the 2018 MLB Draft.

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Not everyone gets to have their name called on draft day, but that’s exactly what happened for three former Trinity Prep Saints.

During the MLB’s three-day draft in Secaucus, New Jersey, Ryan Olenek (2015), Austin Hale (2014) and Slade Cecconi (2018) were picked up June 6 — the final day of the draft — by the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles, respectively.

The selection of the trio adds MLB picks to a program that has become a solid pipeline to pro ball.

Max Moroff (2012) and Billy Cooke (2014) also heard their names called in previous years.

The progress has largely come under four-year head coach Trevor Berryhill, who coached both Olenek and Cecconi at Trinity Prep.

“It’s very special to be at Trinity Prep, and I’m thankful to be the head coach there, and for us to have three players drafted … it’s extremely special,” Berryhill said.

“It goes to show that we might be a small school, but we have a lot of really good baseball talent.”

Olenek, currently a junior at Ole Miss, was the first of the three taken off the board, when he was drafted by the Giants in the 17th round. Although he generally played roles at shortstop, center field and pitcher during his time at Trinity Prep, at Ole Miss, Olenek has become the go-to man out in center. Last season, he started in all 53 games — 51 in center and two at third-base — and became a dominant figure on both sides of the ball.

At the plate, Olenek hit for .272 with 25 RBI and three home runs; he also accounted for 23 runs and led the team with 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts. His efforts helped Olenek pick up a spot on the AllSEC First Team and lead Ole Miss to an SEC title and the super regionals — where the Rebels fell to Tennessee Tech.

“Ryan Olenek will be the first player I ever coached at Trinity Prep that was drafted,” Berryhill said. “He was a senior my first year, and to see him go from the player he was at Trinity to continue to blossom in both aspects will always be very special to me.”

Next off the board was Hale, a senior at Stetson, who went in the

“It’s very special to be at Trinity Prep, and I’m thankful to be the head coach there, and for us to have three players … it’s extremely special. It goes to show that we might be a small school, but we have a lot of really good baseball talent.”

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28th round to the Twins.

For the Saints, Hale became a force behind the plate, thanks to a strong and accurate arm that could stifle an opposing team’s game. He was also a middle-of-the-order kind of batter who swung a big bat.

His time at Trinity offered up a chance to play D1 ball for the Hatters, where he became the starting catcher.

On the offensive side of the ball, Hale was a consistent hitter, with a career average of .257 to go along with his 85 RBI and nine homers.

His efforts helped lead the Hatters to the super regionals this year.

Although Berryhill didn’t get to directly coach Hale during his time at Trinity Prep, he was familiar with the young catcher and has kept in touch with him.

“My first head coaching job was at Father Lopez, and we use to always play home-and-away games against Trinity Prep, so I coached against him when he was in high school,” Berryhill said. “I took over in 2015 — he graduated in 2014 — but he would come back hit in the cages and hit in the field and would do a bunch of stuff in the offseason, so we definitely kept in touch and have a good relationship.”

Recent grad Cecconi got the call in the 38th round that he had been selected by the Orioles — although Berryhill said he turned down the offer and will be sticking to his current course of continuing his baseball career at the University of Miami in the fall.

Although his senior season at Trinity Prep had the young pitcher focus mostly on the offensive side of the ball — where he batted .388 and led the team in homers with six total — Cecconi will go to Miami as a pitcher.

It’s a decision that makes sense when you consider that as a junior, Cecconi pitched 40 innings — going 6-1 while striking out 70 and walking a half dozen.

In his senior season, he picked up multiple honors, including being named a Perfect Game AllAmerican, as well as an Under Armour All-American.

“I’ve had Cecconi since he was a freshman, so he is also special in a way that he was in the first graduating class I was with for four years,” Berryhill said. “To see him grow both as a person and player and size — he was 5-foot-9 when I got to Trinity, and now he is about 6-foot-4. This won’t be the last time that Slade is drafted.”

Although Berryhill wouldn’t give up too many secrets as to how Trinity Prep has become a MLB pipeline, he did say that a big part of it is the players themselves.

“Clearly if you are drafted, you’re in a very upper echelon class of baseball players and you have to be talented, but you also have to have some drive and all of these guys, they have something different,” Berryhill said. “They’re not just really good — they work really hard.”

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Marianna Ross: “I’m hoping that they’ll try something different in their art. I want them to enjoy it.”

Maitland painter Marianna Ross currently has an exhibit on display at Crealdé School of Art. It runs through July 28.

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ork inspired by an ancient art style from Southeast Asia still lives on to this day — and it’s on full display at the Crealdé School of Art. Maitland painter Marianna Ross will be giving an art demonstration on silk painting on Sunday, June 24, at Crealdé School of Art’s Showalter Community Gallery.

The event will offer an opportunity for attendees to learn about the unique craft.

At the demo — held within her current exhibit on display at Crealdé through July 28 — Ross not only will be showing some of her techniques and sharing the history of the art form, but also she will give guests a chance to try it themselves.

“It’s fun — just hand them a brush and say, ‘Here,’” she said.

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The creative process for Ross all begins with ink wash sketches of something she sees in her daily life — maybe a piece of bark she saw during a walk or a root dug up from her yard. Ross then replicates the SEE EASTERN PAGE 13

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Batik Local artist Marianna Ross will be giving a demonstration of her silk painting that traces its roots back to an ancient Indian art form.

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The meme-ing of life Art historian Adrienne Lee will teach a course on meme culture this July at Rollins College.

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“When you look at scope in art history, we have to change the way you study it. You could study a hundred years — the Baroque period, 1500s to the 1700s — as a block where things changed, but you could say this is what you expect. Now, it’s only three weeks that you know what to expect.”

— Adrienne Lee

It might seem strange at first to imagine internet photos of Kermit the Frog and Willy Wonka as touchstones of contemporary art culture. But that’s precisely the case freelance artist and art historian Adrienne Lee is trying to make.

Lee is teaching an “Art History in Pop Culture: How the Internet Changes How We See Art” class in July at Rollins College. The monthlong session, held at the Center for Lifelong Learning, will take a closer look at memes, the humorous and repetitive images that are enormously popular on the internet. But to Lee, they’re now quite a bit more than that.

“It taps into this idea that we all have a sense of, ‘Oh I’ve seen that painting before — I don’t know who painted it, I don’t know when they painted it, but I know I’ve seen it before,’” Lee said. “It’s almost subconscious. With memes, it plays into this idea that everybody sort of knows the reference, that’s what gives that simple image its power. And that goes back in the arts thousands of years with the idea of symbolism.”

Although some members of the art community can be reticent of the idea that repetitive online

images measure up to the works of Andy Warhol and other pop artists, Lee believes they are doing themselves a disservice by ignoring online culture’s impact.

Rather than looking at pop culture art from the 20th century, the class poses a different question: What will art historians be looking at 100 years from today? Lee believes it won’t be an easy endeavor. Although much of human history has had clear, defining paths that have marked different art periods, the frenetic and evershifting nature of memes makes a through-line harder to track.

“When you look at scope in art history, we have to change the way you study it,” Lee said. “You could study a hundred years — the Baroque period, 1500s to the 1700s — as a block where things changed, but you could say this is what you expect. Now, it’s only three weeks that you know what to expect.”

Any child who has grown up with the internet is familiar with meme culture, but Lee will be teaching to a less-acquainted audience — adults age 50 and up. She plans to introduce her students to iconic memes and discuss their unpredictable and unexpected origins.

A popular meme of Kermit the Frog sipping tea, for example, was originally a Lipton ice tea marketing campaign in 2014 that quickly shifted into a online shorthand for throwing shade today. She explains while the meme’s text is always different for various contexts, the image of Kermit gives off an attitude that’s recognizable by image alone.

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sketch on a larger scale with charcoal, stretches China silk over that drawing and traces it in charcoal onto the fabric. Then, areas of the design are painted with a resist — a water-based wax equivalent that slightly alters the shade of the paint.

That’s when the watercolors come in — combining earthy tones with brilliant, vibrant color.

Ross’ art is inspired by the Indian art form of Batik, which is when fabric is covered in a resist and dipped into a dye to change the color. Indonesia also has been known as a hub for the craft and developing it further, Ross said.

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

Ross first fell in love with art during her years in college at University of California at Santa Barbara.

“In my first art class, we had to draw the spaces between the leaves of a tree, and I had never even looked at the negative spaces,” Ross said.

“It was like, ‘Oh my gosh, a whole new world.’”

She went on to attend art school at the San Fransisco Art Institute and eventually discovered Batik in 1970 while she was teaching at Eastern Washington State University.

About 10 years later, she took a workshop on silk painting at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this technique, the paint was applied with a brush instead of dipping the fabric in dye.

“I always liked fabric, and I always liked watercolor, and I also like to draw, so it all came together really beautifully,” Ross said.

Ross’ work has been featured in numerous hotels and buildings across the country, including the Embassy Suites Hotel in Silver Springs, Maryland; the Renaissance Hotel in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands; and just a stone’s throw away in Walt Disney World. She’s done several large panels for commercial and residential buildings, and for one building even painted a 840-square-foot silk sculpture.

Ross said she hopes the demonstration on Sunday gives visitors an appreciation for color.

“I’m hoping that they’ll try something different in their art,” she said.

“I want them to enjoy it.”

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See this one-night-only special event — an amazing Elivs tribute show featuring David Jericko and The Crew. Relive some of The King’s greatest hits, including “Hunka Burnin’ Love,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Love Me Tender,” “Blue Suede Shows” and more. Net proceeds from the evening will benefit the playhouse’s musical programming. Tickets are $65.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 24 CARIBBEAN AMERICAN H ERITAGE MONTH FESTIVAL Noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Orlando Fashion Square, 3201 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando.

Experience the Caribbean through fashion, culture, food, music and business. This is a wonderful mixture of a cultural expo and a business expo all under one roof at the Orlando Fashion Square Mall.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park.

This film series features classic films for the whole family. Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends and come see a viewing of “Enchanted.” Free popcorn for everyone. Call (407) 629-0054.

‘THE DOMES OF THE YOSEMITE’ Through Sunday, July 8, at the Morse Museum, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. “The Domes of the Yosemite,” the largest existing painting

by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), will be exhibited at the Morse through a special loan from the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum in Vermont. The monumental painting, having just received conservation treatment in Miami, will be on view before returning to Vermont. The 1867 oil-on-canvas, almost 10 feet by 15 feet, has not been shown outside the Athenaeum since its first installation there in 1873.

CURATOR TOURS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY’S LAURELTON HALL 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Morse Museum, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Learn more about Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Long Island estate with a Morse curator. Free with admission. For more information, call (407) 645-5311.

GALLERY TALKS ON REVIVAL AND REFORM — ECLECTICISM IN THE 19THCENTURY ENVIRONMENT 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Morse Museum, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Learn more about the rich diversity of styles, especially in leaded-glass windows, that made up the visual environment of the late-19th century in Europe and America. Space is limited and there are no advance reservations. Free with admission. For more information, call (407) 645-5311.

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GALLERY TALK ON CELEBRATING 75 YEARS — PATHWAYS OF AMERICAN ART AT THE MORSE MUSEUM 11 a.m. Fridays at the Morse Museum, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park.

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Saving lives, saving families The Camaraderie Foundation launched its $2 million ‘Saving Lives, Saving Families’ campaign this month to be able to assist 1,000 veterans.

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The need is simple: Veterans and their families need access to private counseling and community support.

The Camaraderie Foundation aims to facilitate access to these services and encourages service members to seek help — without feeling judged or isolated by doing so. But the problem is not so simple: There are about 25,000 veterans suffering from post-traumatic

stress disorder, depression and similar struggles in the state alone — and the foundation can currently only support 300 of them.

That’s why Neftali “Nef” Rodriguez, executive director of the foundation, created the “Saving Lives, Saving Families” campaign. The campaign is running throughout June in accordance with PTSD Awareness Month, and the goal is to raise $2 million to reach 1,000 post-9/11 veterans and family members who need counsel-

“We come back with a different mentality, and it’s a different way of doing things, and it’s difficult for us to fit back in and get people to understand.”

tweak and adjust them, and while they’re doing all that, they (veterans) still experience the PTSD, and some get aggravated with it.”

At the foundation, 82 cents of every dollar goes directly to the veterans. The foundation also has a database of more than 280 counselors that assist veterans. There is no charge to veterans or families for services provided, including family fun days, counseling, community support and mentor leadership.

Through it all, the goal is to get veterans and their families the emotional support they need and to let them know they’re not alone, providing a sense of camaraderie.

“They’ve done so much for us already, and these guys are coming home trying to transition, and I understand, having gone through it myself,” Rodriguez said. “We come back with a different mentality, and it’s a different way of doing things, and it’s difficult for us to fit back in and get people to understand. The thing I like is

2488 E. Michigan St., Orlando PHONE: (407) 841-0071 WEBSITE: camaraderiefoundation.org SAVING LIVES, SAVING FAMILIES It costs about $2,000 to survey and provide assistance to one veteran. With a goal of helping 1,000, the Camaraderie Foundation needs to raise $2 million as part of its “Saving Lives, Saving Families” campaign.

To learn more about the foundation and its campaign, or to donate or sponsor a veteran, visit camaraderiefoundation.org/ mission-mental-health.

that I’ll have veterans come up and say, ‘Man, you saved my life.’ I love hearing that, the ‘You guys got me back on the straight and narrow (path)’ testimonials. … It’s all about serving the veterans. … I don’t want to turn anyone way, and that’s my mission.”

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ing, emotional and spiritual support.

“We are currently funded to serve 300 veterans; that’s good and a great goal, because every year, we’ve steadily increased,” he said. “If you look at the statistics, Central Florida has the highest density population of post-9/11 veterans. You have one-and-a-half million living in Florida, and out of that, 76,000 are post-9/11. Onethird, or about 25,000, have some type of cognitive readjustment issue. Twenty-five thousand, and we can serve 300? There’s a big dynamic there not being captured.”

Rodriguez got involved with the foundation in March. A 33-year army veteran, he has seen the effects of PTSD firsthand with his son.

“I’ve experienced it as a family member,” he said. “It’s something that was near and dear to my heart. PTSD is a family issue too and doesn’t affect just the veteran. … A lot of the treatment methods involve drugs. They’ve got to

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