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Our flag was still there There is plenty of Fourth of July fun happening in West Orange. PAGE 3.

The city of Ocoee is sponsoring a calendar photo contest celebrating the beauty and uniqueness of Ocoee. Winning photographs will be published in the city’s 2020 community calendar. Photographers will be given photo credit in the calendar.

Amateur and professional shutterbugs are invited to submit color pictures of people at work or play in Ocoee. Capture the city’s landscape, activities, events, historic places and community life.

Photographers can submit up to three photos, which must be in a high-resolution, digital-format 600 DPI TIFF or JPEG file. Photographs can be emailed to jwright@ ocoee.org or delivered on a flash drive or CD to Ocoee City Hall by Sept. 20.

Entry forms are online at ocoee.org/civicalerts. aspx?AID=520 and at Ocoee City Hall. For information, call (407) 905-3100 or visit ocoee.org.

Commission approves Ocoee Village Center

STARS IN HER EYES Ocoee resident Elsie Cintron-Rosado spreads hope and pays it forward through volunteering with Stars of HOPE. STORY ON PAGE 4.

Danielle Hendrix

Elsie Cintron-Rosado found hope and healing, and she now volunteers her time to bring hope to others who need it.

Apartment project passes Oakland P&Z

Plans for the center include 196 townhome units, 316 apartment units and 150,000 square feet of retail.

The Oakland Town Commission will hold the first of two hearings for the mixed-use zoning and LIV project at its July 9 meeting.

ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

A north Ocoee development that includes a reconfiguration of North Lakewood Avenue is moving forward.

City commissioners approved during the June 18 meeting the second readings of two ordinances and a development agreement related to the Ocoee Village Center planned unit development.

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AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

IN WITH THE NEW West Orange High recently hired new coaches for baseball and girls basketball. SEE PAGE 11.

The Oakland Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of an ordinance that paves the way for an apartment complex on State Road 50 in Oakland. The board met Tuesday, June 18, and listened to about a dozen residents speak on both sides of the issue before making the decision in a 2-1 vote.

Vice Chairman Mike Mullen

voted against the measure; two other members were not present.

The ordinance would change the town’s zoning map from Orange County agriculture to Oakland planned-unit development for an 11.3-acre piece of land southeast of State Road 50 and Orange Avenue.

The board’s recommendation to approve the rezoning now goes SEE PROJECT PAGE 4

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THURSDAY, JUNE 27

JUNIOR LIFEGUARDING: SESSION ONE Noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Farnsworth Pool, 1 Surprise Drive, Winter Garden. This program helps teens build the knowledge, attitude and skills to be a responsible future lifeguard.

For children ages 11 to 15. Two three-week sessions are being offered. Call the city of Winter Garden at (407) 656-4111.

SUMMER NO-COOK MEAL MAKEOVER Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Orlando Health Medical Pavilion – Horizon West, 17000 Porter Road, Suite 204, Winter Garden. Join this free class to learn how to stay cool and create delicious meals with no cooking required and a focus on plant foods. Space is limited. Call (407) 407-3046.

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HORIZON WEST LIBRARY POP-UP 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, at the Waterleigh Clubhouse, 16150 Pebble Bluff Loop, Winter Garden. The Orange County Library System is bringing the fun to neighborhoods this summer with Library Pop-Up: Horizon West, featuring story times, crafts and fun for the family. Travel to the far reaches of outer space with “3, 2, 1 Blastoff!” with Mad Science Live. Travel among the planets, meet friendly aliens and cook up a kitchen comet with mad scientists. Visit attend.ocls.info/ event/2495245.

IRONMEN OF GOD COFFEE 7 to 8 a.m. June 28, above Axum Coffee, 146 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Join with other Christians in this independent men’s ministry focused on serving the men in the community. The guest speaker is Eric Koeser.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29

CUISINE CORNER JUNIOR: LEONADE CRAZE 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Winter Garden Library, 805

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E. Plant St. Get your hands on the next best lemonade recipe that will satisfy your summer craving. Space is limited, and registration is required at (407) 835-7323.

PRINCESS TEA 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at The Attic Door, 28 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. An afternoon tea experience with some special friends. Crowns and tiaras are acceptable. Cost is $35. Seating is limited; make reservations at (407) 750-7063.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30

AN AFTERNOON WITH BRIAN WHITING 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Meet local author Brian Whiting as he discusses three books in his new science-fiction and fantasy series: “Galactic Startup,” “Neighbors” and “Shadows.” The stories feature Alex and his three friends, their ability to travel into space and, possibly, the galactic consequences of their discovery.

Book sale and signing will follow.

(407) 835-7323.

DATE NIGHT NOSTALGIA 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas – Hamlin, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. See “Superman” in this Cinépolis Handpicked series of cult classics and nostalgic oldies. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at cinepolisusa.com/ home/cinepolis-handpicked.

MILK MONEY MOVIES: ‘WRECK-IT RALPH’ 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Sponsored by the city of Winter Garden, this summer series of family-friendly flicks costs $3 admission and includes a child-size popcorn and fruit juice combo. For tickets, visit gardentheatre.secure.force. com/ticket.

MONDAY, JULY 8

CENTRAL FLORIDA RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, at the Central Florida Railroad Museum, 101 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Ken Murdock will present “The Florida Southern Railway.”

Program is free. (407) 656-0559.

TUESDAY, JULY 9

DATE NIGHT NOSTALGIA 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas – Hamlin, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. See “Blade Runner” in this Cinépolis Handpicked series of cult classics and nostalgic oldies.

Visit cinepolisusa.com/home/ cinepolis-handpicked.

MILK MONEY MOVIES: ‘FINDING NEMO’ 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Sponsored by the city of Winter Garden, this summer series of family-friendly flicks costs $3 admission and includes a child-size popcorn and fruit juice combo. Visit gardentheatre.secure.force.com/ticket.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10

SUMMER NO-COOK MEAL MAKEOVER 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at Orlando Health Medical Pavilion – Horizon West, 17000 Porter Road, Suite 204, Winter Garden. Join this free class to learn how to stay cool and create delicious meals with no cooking required and a focus on plant foods. Space is limited.

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Celebrate this Fourth of July with the booming excitement of fireworks or a star-spangled parade.

Whether you want family fun or a spectacular date night, there’s an event for you. Get ready for some patriotic fun.

HORIZON WEST FALCON SQUARE AT INDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE FIREWORK SPECTACULAR An early celebration of fireworks is coming to town Saturday, June 29. Hosted at the Commons at Independence, Avenue of the Groves, the event will feature the INDY KidZone, food trucks and vendors. The event will last from 6 to 9 p.m., and wristbands are required to get into activities. Guests can pick up a wristband from the Falcon Square Luxury Apartments at Independence in its main office or at the Town Square Residents Club with a photo ID. A DJ and dance party will get the crowd pumped up for the fireworks over Lake Hancock.

METROWEST METROWEST GOLF CLUB FOURTH OF JULY VIP PARTY Leave the children at home with a babysitter for this event. The MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road, is offering a special VIP section Thursday, July 4, to watch a $15,000 firework extravaganza. Celebrate the night from 6 to 10 p.m. with unlimited beer and wine. VIP members also will receive special hors d’oeuvres and can listen to live music by Absolute Queen and Will Donato.

“It’s the best view in the whole area to see the fireworks show,” Catering Sales Director Chrissy Teixeira said. The festival also will have live music and food trucks, Teixeira said.

The cost for VIP is $80, and tickets are available on Eventbrite until Tuesday, July 2.

OAKLAND OAKLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOUR ON THE FOURTH Early birds and health fanatics: This event is for you. Tri & Run of West Orange is hosting a four-mile run on the Fourth of July. It starts at 7 a.m. behind the Oakland Presbyterian Church, 218 E. Oakland Ave. Sign-ups are still available until Wednesday, July 3, at trinrun.com. The registration price is $40, and

the cost for registration on race day is $50. The race will include finisher medals, along with overall and age-group medals. Even if you’re not up for the run, walking is still allowed. There are only 400 spots total, and it is expected to fill up, said Jane Ducey, of Tri & Run. All proceeds will benefit Matthew’s Hope Ministries, and runners will be given “Bags of Blessings.”

These bags are for the runners to collect non-perishable items and donate them to the Matthew’s Hope food pantry, Ducey said.

WINDERMERE TOWN HALL 4TH OF JULY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Start the Fourth of July off with a pancake decoration and breakfast for the whole family. The event will be hosted from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children. They can be purchased at the door. Diane Edwards, town of Windermere assistant and event coordinator, said the event is expected to draw 300 people. “We’re actually cooking (the pancakes) there on site, so they will be warm and fresh,” Edwards said. Everyone can pick from a topping bar and dine on pancakes with sausage.

LIFEBRIDGE CHURCH OF THEE WE SING Start the patriotic festivities early with a serenade from the Voices of Life choir at Lifebridge Church. This choir performance focuses on the Fourth of July and is open to the public. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at Lifebridge, 12120 Chase Road, and guests can enjoy the voices directed by Derric Johnson. The event is free, and the choir has been practicing since its last show in April, Executive Assistant Mara Tulenson said. This is a new series of shows the choir will be performing this year, she said. Johnson is best known for being a choir director of Disney’s Candelight Processional choir Voices of Liberty.

WINTER GARDEN WINTER GARDEN MASONIC LODGE ALL AMERICAN KIDS PARADE & BREAKFAST This 16th annual pancake and parade event on the Fourth of July is great for the entire family. Held at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St., children and their families are invited to enjoy a pancake breakfast made by the members of the Masonic Lodge. Children get in free, and donations are being requested. After a morning of pancakes, children are invited to ride in a parade. Decorate your bike, scooters or strollers in a patriotic theme and ride around Winter Garden for an early-morning celebration. The breakfast will take place from 8 to 10 a.m., with the parade lineup starting at 9:45 a.m.

NEWTON PARK PARTY IN THE PARK Winter Garden’s annual Party in the Park will begin at 6 p.m.

July 4 at Newton Park, 31 W. Garden Ave. Take a chair, blanket or have a seat in the grass for this annual Winter Garden tradition. Live music, family activities, food and more keep the evening fun for all ages. The event will culminate with a fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. Parking is available at Health Central Park and Dillard Street Elementary. Because of the noise of fireworks and crowd size, pets are not recommended.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WINTER GARDEN INDEPENDENCE DAY FARMERS MARKET/RED, WHITE & BLUES Extend your celebrations to the weekend with Winter Garden’s Independence Daythemed farmers market Saturday, July 6. The market will have activities for the whole family, including a photo booth and a patriotic decorating contest. It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the downtown pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Make sure to come back later that night for some more family time from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Centennial Plaza, 101 W. Plant St. Grimes Alley Blues Band, will perform.

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hey come painted with different colors and styles, each emblazoned with phrases and inspirational mantras.

“Just breathe.” “Love wins.”

“Choose hope, choose love.” “Fear is a liar.”

Some are painted by survivors of natural disasters or community tragedies. Others are painted by the community of love and support that embraces the survivors in the wake of them. But all carry the same message of hope.

The Stars of HOPE project is a large part of the reason that Ocoee resident Elsie Cintron-Rosado continues to push on and offer her own love and support to others.

Cintron-Rosado lost her daughter, Maria Isabel Ramirez, on Sept.

11, 2001. Nearly 18 years later, she still grieves daily — but the hope that has been instilled in her since 9/11 keeps her going.

BEAUTY IN GRIEF

Cintron-Rosado first was introduced to Stars of HOPE through the New York Says Thank You Foundation, the umbrella for Stars of HOPE. She met the NYSTYF’s program managers in 2015 during the National 9/11 Flag installation in 2015. The National 9/11 Flag was hung on the exterior of her daughter’s office building in the weeks following 9/11, and it became a symbol of America’s resilience.

Stars of HOPE is a nonprofit started by the NYSTYF, and it serves as a healing arts program.

The disaster-response and community-arts program empowers people to transform communities impacted by both natural and human-caused disasters. This is done by creating and displaying colorful art and messages of hope and healing, particularly through painting wooden stars.

“The concept is to paint a star

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“This is a pay-it-forward.

Just come with a good attitude, with hope and love in your heart and with patience.”

— Elsie Cintron-Rosado

and then pay it forward,” CintronRosado said. “It typically works in several ways — one can purchase a Box of HOPE, or a company would purchase boxes and do it as a corporate social responsibility or a team-building thing.”

A friend gave Cintron-Rosado her first Star of HOPE a few years back. It was painted with flowers and her favorite Bible verse, Philippians 4:13, and she was so touched by it that she decided to pay it forward by volunteering.

“I’m very grateful to them — they helped me in a lot of ways,” she said of Stars of HOPE. “They opened me up as I was suffering and grieving. Being here in Florida you don’t have the tight-knit community you do in New York (for 9/11), because over there everyone gets together and you have hundreds of people.”

For many years following her daughter’s death, Cintron-Rosado struggled with her grief and emotions. It wasn’t until she came to know God, as well as her friends at Stars of HOPE, that she began to pick herself up more and more and continue on.

“It’s my way of paying it forward, and that’s what we do,” she said. “They knew I was a grieving mom, and they took me out of that grief. I’m still hurting and griev-

ing every day, but I don’t dwell on it. I’m living a little.”

HOPE FOR ALL

The first time Cintron-Rosado went on a trip with Stars of HOPE, it was to New York following Hurricane Sandy. She and the team were helping to rebuild a first responder’s home, and they also led a painting project simultaneously.

The stars have been painted in or distributed to communities such as Orlando following the Pulse shooting, Parkland, Las Vegas, San Bernardino and Sandy Hook. Stars are distributed to first responders, corporations, local shopkeepers and to anyone who has helped the community in the face of tragedy.

Locally, Cintron-Rosado has delivered stars to FBI staff, Orlando police officers and other first responders, and to Ocoee Police

STARS OF HOPE According to its website, Stars of HOPE is the world’s largest and fastest-growing healing arts program.

You can get involved by volunteering or ordering a Box of HOPE, which comes with everything you need to create hope with friends and family.

The purpose is to paint messages of hope and healing and then spread it around the community.

For more information, visit starsofhopeusa.org or facebook.com/starsofhopeusa.

You can also follow Stars of HOPE on Twitter and Instagram at @starsofhopeusa.

Chief Charlie Brown, among many others.

“After Pulse we hung them up by the Dr. Phillips Center (for the Performing Arts), we gave some to the FBI and they hung them by the Pulse site,” she said. “Those were the first stars that came to Orlando, after Pulse. We gave them to churches, the fire department, the police department. We gave them to some of the communities and shops around there, and we gave them to individuals who are hurting. Helping them helped me.”

Stars of HOPE Director of Operations Josh Garcia was part of the management team at Pulse nightclub, and he witnessed what was going on outside the building as it was happening. Days after the shooting, he said, it was CintronRosado and other Stars of HOPE volunteers who introduced him to the project and inspired him.

“These stars for some reason connected so many people dealing with their traumas,” Garcia said. “It became a way for us to let our guard down and start talking. It let us know that what we’re going through is normal and maybe we should seek further help. It all started with Elsie dropping off those first stars.

“It’s really just so amazing,” he said. “Even when we talk about Stars of HOPE I say, ‘Yeah, there’s my story, but there’s so many incredible people out there who have gotten their healing through stars.’ It gives me strength seeing someone like Elsie continue to honor with action and keep moving things forward.”

As with any survivor or person coping with trauma or the loss of a loved one, there are good days and bad days. Cintron-Rosado said she still cries most days, but now she has hope through both her faith and paying it forward. Every time she paints a star she thinks of her daughter and asks her to give her inspiration.

“This is a pay-it-forward,” she said. “Just come with a good attitude, with hope and love in your heart and with patience. This helped me a lot. God didn’t have any hate in Him; why should you?

We have to show that there is hope.

We have to show that tomorrow is going to be better and to just have that hope, love and faith in you.

Show people kindness and give somebody else a little hope. It will brighten your day.”

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to the Oakland Town Commission for public hearings on July 9 and 23. The rezoning is requested by LIV Development Inc. to establish a Planned-Unit Development.

The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use also is being amended, designating the property MixedUse Activity Center.

The first reading of the Comp Plan amendment passed May 7.

A second reading and adoption hearing will be held after the state and other agencies review the amendment. This is tentatively scheduled for July 23.

The LIV Development Inc. project, called Johns Lake Residences, proposes 242 units in two threestory apartment buildings and seven two-story carriage homes.

The luxury development would have 120 one-bedroom, 97 twobedroom and 25 three-bedroom units, with rent ranging from $1,380 to $2,025.

Some of the residents in atten-

dance were in favor of an apartment complex proposed on State Road 50, but most were opposed, citing an increase in traffic, a decrease in surrounding property values and a loss of the “Mayberry” way of life in the town.

In a presentation to the P&Z, LIV said “the proposed rezoning will not substantially devalue or prevent reasonable use and enjoyment of the adjacent properties.”

LIV has agreed to make multiple traffic improvements on State Road 50 and Orange Avenue based on its studies, including extending and adding turn lanes on State Road 50 and upgrading Orange.

But residents opposing the project have qualms about the improvements. They have said a turn lane cannot be built on State Road 50 west of Orange because of a bridge and that a roundabout planned for the intersection of Oakland Avenue and State Road 50 will not be able to handle the increase in traffic.

“Highway 50 is broken and can’t

be fixed,” said Robert Harding, an attorney with GrayRobinson who represents several homeowner associations in West Orange and East Lake counties.

Residents have questioned whether or not the upgrades to Orange Avenue, currently a onelane road, will be enough to sustain 242 apartment units, too.

Residents said in previous meetings the complex isn’t compatible with the surrounding land; but Tim McEachern, senior director of development for LIV, contends the apartments are suitable for an area that includes industrial, commercial and residential properties.

Mike Leo, a Lake County resident who lives in the vicinity and has a Winter Garden address, called the proposed apartment project an eyesore. Nancy Bramley, who lives in the unincorporated Orange County neighborhood of Deer Island, said she fears apartment residents will create traffic jams by making U-turns at

her community’s entrance. LIV is proposing a right-turn-only exit onto State Road 50, so residents wanting to go west must turn right and then find a place to turn around.

Dana English, who with her husband, Gary, owns the property in question, shut down rumors that they eventually will sell their home and surrounding land for a second phase to the apartment complex. The Englishes live on the remaining two acres and plan to renovate their 1928 home on the property.

Oakland resident David Stimmell told the board he thinks the complex is “the highest and best use for this property.”

If the Town Commission approves the rezoning and developer’s agreement at the July 9 and 23 meetings, the next steps for the project are to get approval for architectural design, the site design and amenities plan, and then the construction and engineering plans.

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n Commissioners approved a proposal from Summit Construction to construct a new fire station in District 1. City leaders directed staff to proceed with the publicprivate partnership advertising and authorized the city manager to hire a consultant to assist in evaluating the unsolicited proposal, preparing and advertising a notice for competing proposals and evaluating any other proposals received. n City leaders discussed the implementation of a permitting program for boat ramp usage at Bill Breeze Park.

Commissioners directed staff to research and come up with potential options for such a program.

The subject site of the Ocoee Village Center development encompasses 73.17 acres generally located on the north side of Clarcona Ocoee Road, east of State Road 429, south of Clarcona Ocoee Road, east of North Lakewood Avenue and east of the intersection of Fullers Cross Road and North Lakewood Avenue.

Rumer said the developer will have to mitigate for the students that would be generated from the project. The meeting agenda specifies that the project will have to mitigate for the extra capacity of 78.525 and 9.665 middle-school students.

OCPS already has reviewed the project and is expected to approve the mitigation agreement for it.

However, the school board has not yet had a meeting to approve the agreement. If the school board denies the agreement, the process would start over, Rumer said.

“The school district viewed it; it’s gone through their tests, (and) they have the number of students (the development is) going to generate,” Rumer said. “They looked at the schools in that district, (and) they’re overcrowded. They need to create space for so many students that they generated.”

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Pursuant to the Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that the City of Winter Garden Planning and Zoning Board will, on July 8, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon after as possible, hold a public hearing in the City Commission Chambers located at 300 West Plant Street, Winter Garden, Florida in order to consider the adoption of the following ordinance(s): ORDINANCE 19-37 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE WINTER GARDEN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY 28.32 ± ACRES LOCATED AT 14908 AND 14950 TILDEN ROAD, EAST OF STATE ROAD 429, WEST OF WINTER GARDEN VINELAND ROAD, AND SOUTH OF TILDEN ROAD FROM ORANGE COUNTY VILLAGE TO CITY SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Following the Planning & Zoning Board meeting, the City Commission of the City of Winter Garden will hold a public hearing in the City Commission Chambers located at 300 W. Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL on July 11, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon after as possible, to also consider the adoption of the ordinance(s).

Copies of the proposed ordinance(s) may be inspected by the public between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday of each week, except for legal holidays, at the Planning & Zoning Division in City Hall, 300 West Plant Street, Winter Garden, Florida. For more information, please call Shane Friedman at 656-4111 ext. 2026.

Interested parties may appear at the meetings and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance(s). Written comments will be accepted before or at the public hearings. Persons wishing to appeal any decision made by the Planning and Zoning Board at such hearing will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose you may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The City does not provide this verbatim record. Persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this public hearing should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (407) 656-4111 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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The subject site is 73.17 acres of undeveloped land located on the north side of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, east of State Road 429, south of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, east of North Lakewood Avenue, and east of the intersection of Fullers Cross Road and North Lakewood Avenue. Plans include a mixeduse development with 196 townhomes, 316 apartments, a 120-bed hotel and 150,000 square feet of retail. Additionally, the development would bring water and sewer improvements to the area, as well as a reconfiguration of North

Lakewood Avenue.

“The proposed development is for multifamily, hotel, commercial along Clarcona (Ocoee Road) … a series of public parks, linear parks, a re-alignment of North Lakewood (Avenue) and stormwater,” City Planner Mike Rumer said.

“The transmittal staff transmitted this (comp plan) amendment and rezoning to PUD to the state DEO (Department of Economic Opportunity) and all the different state agencies, surrounding agencies — Winter Garden, Apopka, Orange County, Windermere — and the review received a clean bill of health (with) no questions.”

The first ordinance was a largescale comprehensive plan amendment that changed that subject site’s land-use designation from low-density residential to highdensity residential. The second ordinance rezones the subject site from R-1A single-family dwelling to PUD. All three ordinances were approved with the stipulation that the project receives approval from Orange County Public Schools of a mitigation agreement for the additional student capacity that will be generated from residences that will be built in the development, Rumer said.

“When you rezone a property in Orange County, you have to go through a capacity enhancement test (with the school board),” Rumer said. “You’ve got to test to see (if) the new residential units you’re making are (supported by the) capacity in the schools for the new … students that are going to generate in elementary, middle and high schools.”

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Downtown Orlando unveiled a new historical marker Friday, June 21, to honor Julius “July” Perry, a man who was lynched during a dark period of Orange County history now known as the Ocoee Massacre.

The marker, which sits in Heritage Square Park in front of the Orange County Regional History Center, details Perry’s murder by a group of newly deputized white men who ambushed Perry’s house in search of Mose Norman, a black land-owner and friend of Perry’s, who was chased away from the polls on Election Day in 1920.

The men burned Perry’s house and threw him in jail. The next morning, on Nov. 3, a lynch mob removed him from his cell, beat him and hanged him.

Perry’s murder was the beginning of a deadly period in Ocoee’s history.

In the days following, Ocoee’s black community was subjected to violence as mobs burned residents’ churches and homes. The number of people killed during the Ocoee Massacre is suspected to be anywhere from six to more than 30. Within a year, the entire community was driven out of the city.

“The sacrifice of Mr. Perry so that African Americans could vote is a dark and deadly part of our history and one that will not be forgotten,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said during the ceremony. “It is because of his sacrifice and other African Americans before me that I am able to stand here today as the first African American mayor of Orange County.”

The ceremony was sponsored by the Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative and the Truth and Justice Project of Orange County. The marker was requested by the Equal Justice Initiative as part of its Community Remembrance Project.

Demings, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other elected officials were joined by descendents of Perry and hundreds of community members to honor Perry’s memory.

After Demings spoke, a sheet was lifted to reveal the sign for the first time. Only the sound of a saxophone playing could be heard over the faint noises of traffic. Many wiped away tears as they read or began to sing along to the music.

Pastor Stephen Nunn, greatgrandson of Perry, said he hopes this is the beginning of spreading awareness of Perry’s story and others like it — not only to the public but also to lawmakers even as far as The White House.

“I believe it’s always a step in the right direction when truth is being revealed and people of all cultures can embrace the truth,” Nunn said. “The truth is not always easy. Sometimes, it’s hard to swallow, but yet, it must be. And then, once it’s in the system, I believe people can then digest it better and understand the importance of it.”

Nunn said if he could take one lesson away from Perry’s life, it would be to have courage.

“He was a man of courage,” he said.

“Even in the midst of knowing what he was surrounded with, and adversities, he was a man of courage to do what he felt he was destined and purposed to do.”

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The time and/or location of public hearings are subject to change. Changes are announced at the initial scheduled hearing. Notice of any changes will not be published or mailed.

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At nearly 4 months old, Loki is all over the place, nipping at fingers and toes and exploring his new surroundings. But once the golden retriever is trained as a diabetes alert dog, his role in the Bertsch household will become an important one.

Scarlett Bertsch, 9, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2017; she has a continuous glucose-monitoring system on her left arm and an insulin pump on her right. She sleeps with a monitor at night, and an alarm goes off when her blood-sugar level goes too high or too low. It’s dangerous, though, when her parents, George and Kim Bertsch, of Oakland, sleep through the alarm — especially when Scarlett’s blood sugar is 500 instead of the normal 120.

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It took Scarlett longer to accept the test results.

“I was hoping I wasn’t going to be diagnosed because it would be hard to eat,” Scarlett said. “I thought I would never be able to eat what I want. I used to grab Cheez-Its or Goldfish and sit on the couch and eat.”

Kim keeps 15-carbohydrate snacks and juice boxes at home and with her at all times in case Scarlett’s sugar goes below 80.

“It can be crackers, juice; a fun size of Skittles is a 15-carb pack,” Kim said. “She does well with it, but sometimes she’s like, ‘Why can’t I eat a cookie right now?’

She can have cookies, but if her sugar is high, we have to wait a few hours. She can’t just decide she wants to eat a cookie.”

It’s tough to be 9 and want a cookie but not be allowed to eat one. It’s tough to attend a birthday party and not be able to have cake and ice cream.

Scarlett was diagnosed nearly two years ago, and her sugars still haven’t been regulated, Kim said.

Because of the extreme nighttime fluctuations, they decided to look into getting an alert dog for their daughter.

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Kim said. “He was sniffing her Dexcom and was really interested in her. He wasn’t trying to bite her Dexcom. The others were chewing her shoes. We … put food under one bowl and not the other.

For him, he went to the right bowl both times. The others weren’t using their sniffing abilities. And she had cookies in her pocket and he was trying to get it the whole time. Food modification is a big thing for service dogs.”

So Loki went home with the Bertsch family.

“Sometimes I’m too far from the receiver, my phone,” Scarlett said. “When it says ‘signal lost,’ the dog will either bark or put his paw on you.”

The Bertsches have been working on simple commands at home.

Loki went recently to the Winter Garden Farmers Market, and leash training is going well, Kim said.

After his next round of shots, Loki will begin obedience training, followed by further training to become a diabetic alert service dog.

Bertsch said they have the money for obedience school but the extensive training will cost up to $7,000. Friends set up a fundraising page on Facebook — Scarlett’s Diabetic Alert Dog Fundraiser — with a goal of $4,000.

The family is inching closer to that goal, and Kim said they are grateful for all the donations that have been made so their daughter can live a more stable life.

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The golden, named for the Marvel Comics character, is learning how to live with his new family. Scarlett said he likes watching funny puppy videos.

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She graduated from Clermont High School and UCF with an emphasis in social work. She retired from Winter Garden’s Hope Charter School in 2013 after decades teaching in public schools.

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She was predeceased by her parents, Margaret Martin Harden and Clarence Harden; former husband, Richard Carnell; and siblings, Laverne McCarthy, Carey Harden and Clarence Harden.

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Before the holidays, baseball and softball players will have a new place to train and practice their skills.

In the Winter Garden Squeeze’s 11-2 loss to the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs Saturday, June 22, Marcus Judd and Wesley Faison led the way at the plate.

Judd went 2-for-4 with an RBI and one walk, while Faison also went 2-for-4 with a walk.

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Scott Goodman, a local entrepreneur with a passion for baseball, will open an allencompassing softball and baseball training facility and retail store this fall in Winter Garden.

Extra Innings, a franchise which was first established in 1996 with headquarters in Massachusetts, serves baseball and softball players of all ages and skill levels. The businesses provide a space for athletes to work out and train with multiple batting stations, professional coaching and other amenities, including a retail shop.

While Goodman is still in the negotiation process for an official location, he hopes to have one nailed down in the coming weeks. This location will be the first in the greater Orlando area.

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It was a big opening day for the Winter Garden Little League All-Star Minors team as they kicked off their district tournament Saturday, June 22. The Minors team started the morning with a 6-4 victory over Dr. Phillips Little League.

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On Friday, June 21, multiple members of the West Orange High softball team were named to the 2019 Miracle Sports All-State 9A team. Lexi Scalzo and Cassie Rivard represented the Warriors on the first team, while Amanda Denis was named to the second team. Riley Fromberg was named honorable mention.

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After multiple cancellations because of weather, the Winter Garden Little League 9U team took home the Florida District 14 Tournament of Champions title in a narrow 7-6 win Thursday, June 20.

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and doing some of those things to get them stronger, and get their bodies prepared to handle the rigor of a regular season,” he said.

While Rizo leads his players through drill work, out in the back of the school at the baseball field, Jay Welsh purveys the lay of the land.

Like Rizo, Welsh is taking over a new program of his own as the Warriors’ varsity baseball coach.

And the position for Welsh seems tailor made for him, honestly, especially when you take in the fact he has been in the area for so long.

“Having been in the Central Florida baseball community for the past 15 years, I know a lot of people,” Welsh said. “So even coming into the job — even in the

“The goal is to be at or around a 15,000-square-foot facility where we can fill the retail void that was left by Sports Authority when they left a few years back,” Goodman said.

One of the major features of the facilities, Goodman said, will be the three stateof-the-art ProBatter pitching machines, which are very different from the “old-school” machines where two wheels shoot the ball at the batter.

“We’re going to have two baseball (machines) and one softball (machine) where it’s a video screen where you put your helmet on, you go in the cage, and let’s say you’re wanting to hit off the softball machine,” he said. “It’ll be a woman on the softball machine and she’ll actually pitch to you and the ball will come out of the arm slot on the video screen.

“It’s very real-life. You have the ability to program the machine to throw whatever types of pitches or whatever types of velocities you’re looking for,” Goodman said.

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Winter Garden Little League’s Majors All-Star team put on an offensive clinic on Saturday, June 22, in their 15-0 win over South Lake Little League in the District 14 tournament. Unfortunately for the home side, a 9-5 loss at the hands of Dr. Phillips in their second game of the day put an end to WGLL Majors’ All-Star season.

New West Orange High baseball coach Jay Welsh and girls basketball coach Brian Rizo are ready to lead their respective programs into a new era.

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s the West Orange High campus sits in peace and quiet, the sound of sneakers on hardwood squeak out through the door.

It’s Monday, June 24, and although basketball season doesn’t start for another several months, new girls basketball head coach Brian Rizo is holding a summertime practice.

He’s been on the job now, offi-

cially, for just a few weeks or so, but he’s ready to get started — it’s why he is holding practices so early in the summer.

“There is some young talent that has to be groomed and set properly in terms of putting them in a position to be successful,” Rizo said. “I think with the work ethic and summer workouts, it’s doing things they haven’t normally done in the past.

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first week that I’ve had of making phone calls — it’s been easy, because it has been somebody that I’ve known. I’ve had — of my kids that are returning — probably six to eight players who have already played for me, so I know what I’m getting coming in and I couldn’t be happier.”

Olympia High alumna Marjory Andrade is fairly new to the world of showing horses, but she’s taken to it like a champ. During a recent show, the Winter Garden resident placed third in one of her English hunter classes. Sunnybrook Farm owner Rebecca Berry considers Andrade one of her star pupils, praising her for her hard work.

When did you first start riding?

I rode when I was little in Brazil, because my grandpa had a farm and tons of horses. When I moved to the United States, I spent a little while without riding, so I started back up with riding in 2012. It took me six years or so to get back into riding.

What made you decide to get back into riding and begin showing?

I really missed it, and I was always talking to my mom about how I wanted to ride and start competing. I just wanted to get back into it, because I missed being with horses and with nature. I was inside a lot on my computer and the TV, so I wanted to get out and do something.

What is your favorite part of being out at the barn?

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What’s your favorite part about showing?

There’s a lot — I get really nervous being in the ring, but I love it. I get so, so nervous, but when I’m there I’m like, ‘OK, this is cool.’ I guess it’s being in the ring and seeing other riders as well — seeing the community around you riding.

What is the most challenging part of being an equestrian athlete?

Just getting over your habits.

You have to trust the horse, and I think that’s my biggest thing. It’s been a challenge for me — I trust my horse, but my nerves make me want to do everything for him.

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Both Rizo and Welsh have a long history in their respective sports.

In the case of Rizo, a native of New York City, his journey into basketball started with a quick realization he had when he arrived to college at UCF: His life in the sport wouldn’t be in playing it.

Instead, he turned his eye to working under the coaching staff for the men’s and women’s teams at UCF, before going on to do the very same thing during his time in grad school at Michigan State University.

From there, Rizo served as an assistant at Dr. Phillips before joining the Atlanta Hawks as an advanced scout. From there, he assumed his most recent role as assistant varsity coach at Winter Springs last season.

“I knew that it was kind of my time to have my own program, and run my own program, and so that’s what I started seeking shortly after getting back into the high-school ranks,” Rizo said. “Having had this wealth of knowledge and experience at all these different levels, I knew it was time for me to run my program. I was fortunate to

land this opportunity — there were quite a few out there, but the West Orange one appealed to me the most.”

Welsh’s story is somewhat similar to Rizo’s in many aspects: He traveled the different divisions of his sport trying to find the right fit. After his playing days at Lafayette College ended, Welsh spent his time bouncing between the collegiate and high-school levels — starting as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts.

After a stint away from the game — and a move to Florida — Welsh went through different roles at Lake Nona and Ocoee before taking his first head coaching job with a struggling Celebration team.

“That was a program that was 9-and-41 when I took over, and then in two years, we won the district championship and made it to the Sweet 16,” Welsh said. “That was quite a turnaround to have the success I had down there.”

It was also during that time that Welsh took over as the head coach of the Winter Garden Squeeze — a position he held for three years (2016-18) — before becoming the pitching coach at Lake-Sumter State College.

Although the year in college ball was a great experience for

“I’m looking to just kind of create a culture — a very fun, energetic culture.”

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Goodman said he’s already been approached by a couple of teams who hope to use the space regularly.

“We’ll have space available to rent to local teams and leagues and try to fill that void right now, because there’s a lot of independent and local start-up baseball and softball organizations and they’re looking for space that they can practice (in),” Goodman said.

Extra Innings also will offer a membership program where members will get discounts on retail and coaching sessions and a certain amount of time in the cages each month. The batting cages also will be for rent to individuals for specific times without a membership.

This is not Goodman’s first

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He said Extra Innings is a great way for him to combine his passion for sports and his background in retail and business. “i9 was great, and I met a lot of great people, but I wanted to do something that excited me a little more than that, so that’s what caused me to sell and then look into this,” Goodman said.

Goodman said he’s especially excited to provide a place for softball players to train, after being told there were local athletes in the area who travel to Altamonte Springs early in the morning to train. His goal is to be able to staff and provide a safe and comfortable training experience for softball players.

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Although their first seasons are still a ways away, there’s a lot for both coaches to be excited about.

Rizo takes over a talented team that has been a 20-plus game winner the past several seasons. And although his team will be young and without some key seniors (such as Morgan Beacham and Sarah Placide), Rizo still has depth with players such as Paris Pickett and Cami Siemer to lead the way.

“I’m looking to just kind of create a culture — a very fun, energetic culture,” Rizo said.

“I’m looking forward to our schedule — it’s going to be a very, very challenging one. I set the bar pretty high, and I’m putting my money where my mouth is.”

Meanwhile, on the diamond, Welsh will look to take a young team — that last year finished 13-11 — to heights it hasn’t had a chance to experience in a few years.

“My goal is to build a consistent winner there,” Welsh said.

“All the pieces are in place in terms of the players and how the players have been developed up until this point. There’s nothing more that I enjoy than to help kids achieve their dreams in baseball.”

“To be able to have both baseball and softball instructors on staff is going to be, I think, really critical to our success,” Goodman said.

Long-term, Goodman has big plans for Extra Innings. He hopes to hold camps on weekends and over summer for baseball and softball players.

He even plans to create a space where students who use online schooling programs like Florida Virtual School can do their work and then work on their baseball or softball skills.

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Lakeview High School is getting that “new look,” according to the Orange County School Maintenance Department.

Every room in the school will be painted. Any master painter in this area who seeks work should contact the Orlando headquarters since several more painters are needed.

40 years ago

This is the eighth year Steve and Connie Holland have spent the 10-week racing season at the Pompano Beach quarter horse racetrack shuttling between Winter Garden and Pompano Beach. At least 17 of the horses that run during this racing season are out of the Hollands’ stables in Winter Garden.

30 years ago

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

20 years ago

The city of Winter Garden renovated its old fire station on South Boyd Street for use as a recreation department facility.

Orange County’s Planning & Zoning Commission approved plans for the village of Bridge-

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water, putting the second Horizon West venture close behind Lakeside Village, which was approved earlier in the month.

10 years ago

For the second consecutive year, the Florida Trust for

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JUNE 24, 1971 How would you like to pay $5 for cable? If you signed up in 1971 for TM Communications, that was the price you paid. The advertisement in The Winter Garden Times assured customers that cable would cure ghosts, snow and blur on their tube television.

Times Mirror, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, began looking at cable options in 1966, and by 1971, it had formed TM Communications as a holding company for its cable operations.

Private First Class Dominic “Donnie” Ungaro Jr., of Ocoee, was born May 28, 1945.

Fifty-one years ago, on June 25, 1968, Ungaro was killed in Long An Province, South Vietnam, during a war in which he volunteered to fight. He is interred at the Ocoee Cemetery and permanently remembered on Panel 55W, Line 39, of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation preserves military documents and information on West Orange County residents dating back to the Civil War. Call (407) 656-3244 to make a research appointment.

65 years ago

A special Recognition Sunday will be held at the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden to honor Dr. K. Fay DeSha, who is retiring from the active pastorate. He has been an ordained minister since June 1949 and has served as pastor in Winter Garden since June 1966.

The rhythm of the night sweeps guests off their feet and onto the dance floor at Pleasure Island, the new themed nighttime entertainment complex that just opened at the Walt Disney World vacation resort.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 SUNDAYS 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary WEDNESDAYS - 6pm - Awana Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: FOUNDATION WORSHIP SUNDAYS 9:45 am - All Ages Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Rd., Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407-730-1867 STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH PO Box 520, 611 W Ave, Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 www.starkelakebaptist.org

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

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