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About 50 residents met last week to start brainstorming for the name, mascot and colors for the new relief high school. School leaders hope to have a name in place by the end of the year. See page 3.

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SHARK Horizon West resident Ben Hess hopes to break the Guinness World Record on largest collection of zero-value gift cards. See story on page 4.

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Town to flip flapjacks for 4th Although apple pie is the quintessential American dish, we’ve yet to meet an American who doesn’t love a good pancake.

Windermere will host its Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 4, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children.

Windermere Toastmasters Club meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 4100 McKinnon Road, Windermere.

For more, visit windermeretoastmasters.org.

STAFF WRITER WEST ORANGE If you need a good

excuse to dine out with the family, Thursday, June 30, would be a good day to do so.

Dine Out for Orlando United, organized by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association in partnership with VISIT FLORIDA, is an event that spans throughout the day Thursday and allows restaurants, employees and customers to support the OneOrlando Fund.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer created the OneOrlando Fund following the June 12 shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub. The mission is to provide support to the victims and families of the shooting, as well as for other needs now and for years to come.

During Dine Out for Orlando United, customers who eat at participating restaurants and locations can have a portion of

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at R.C. Stevens Construction Company, 28 S. Main St., Winter Garden. Mingle with business-minded people, and don’t forget your business cards. Cost is $5 in advance and $10 at the door for West Orange Chamber of Commerce members and $25 for others.

(407) 656-1304.

SEVENTH ANNUAL PRE-INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, in the auditorium of West Orange High School, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden. The free event, sponsored by FarMor Entertainment,

includes artists from across the street, including author/poet Patricia Robinson and recording artist Edith Marlo Wright, a WOHS graduate. The mistress of ceremonies is Carmen Mihelic of Oviedo. Group seating is available. To RSVP, call (407) 476-8121 or visit farmorentertainment.org.

MONDAY, JULY 4

ALL AMERICAN KIDS PARADE & BREAKFAST 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10, and children eat free. There will be entertainment, activities and a child I.D. table. Parade lineup begins at 9:45 a.m. and starts at 10. Children will decorate their bikes, scooters and wagons and parade up and down Plant Street. Sponsored by the lodge, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and Winter Garden Downtown Merchants. (407) 656-3244.

FOUR ON THE FOURTH 7 a.m. Monday, July 4, at Oakland Presbyterian Church, 218 E. Oakland Ave., Oakland.

Celebrate our great country by joining the fourth running of the Four on the 4th Run/Walk in Oakland. Cost is $30 through July 3; $35 on race day. To register, visit trinrun.com.

FOURTH OF JULY PANCAKE BREAKFAST 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 4, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St, Windermere. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children. Tickets will be available at the breakfast.

THURSDAY, JULY 7

PARTY IN THE PARK 5 p.m. Monday, July 4, at Newton Park, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden. Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m. Attendees can take a chair or blanket for this annual tradition, which will include live music, family activities and food. Parking is available at Health Central Park and Dillard Street Elementary. For information, call Winter Garden City Hall at (407) 656-4111. In case of a potential rainout, call the rainout hotline at (407) 8775432.

MEET A GATORLAND WRANGLER 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 8, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Ages 6 to 12.

Seating is limited. Registration with Orange County Library System regular, property owner, or fee card in good standing recommended. Call (407) 835- 7323 to register.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

SUMMER READING “GET ACTIVE” FOR PRESCHOOLERS 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Explore movement and literature through a series of basic concepts such as the ABCs, nature, dance and technology and more. The July 6 program will be “Get Active with Dance.” For ages 3 to 5. Registration required; call (407) 835-7323 for more information.

FLEEK BROWS RIBBON CUTTING 5:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, July 7, at 625 Main St., No. 27A, Windermere. Shannon Gunn, (407) 264-1146.

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MY GENERATION 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Suite 100, Windermere.

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ADULT COLOR HOUR 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. All supplies needed are provided, or guests can take your favorite crayons, colored pencils or markers. For men and women ages 18 and up. (407) 835-7323.

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CHAMBER BUSINESS BEFORE HOURS 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the Bella Room, 12100 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden.

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FAVORITES n NAME: Windermere; Lake Butler n MASCOT: Hawks; Wolverines; Coyotes n COLORS: Navy/silver/ bright green; red/gold/ black;green/gray/white

HIGH-SCHOOL HUMOR Many names and mascots were suggested via social media prior to the community meeting — some funny and some serious. Here are some of the suggestions offered: SCHOOL NAMES n Buena Vista n Citrus n Horizon West n Lakeside n Summerport n West Lake n Windermere Garden n Windependence (a mixture of Windermere and Independence) SCHOOL MASCOTS n Buccaneers n Bobcats n Curmudgeons n Fighting Cranes/ Sandhill Cranes n Hurricanes/ Lightning/Thunder n Millionaires n Vikings

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Parents, students and community members met June 23 to brainstorm name, mascot and color ideas for the new West Orange County high school.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN After a commu-

nity meeting at West Orange High Thursday, June 23, the new relief high school is one step closer to having a name, mascot and colors.

At least 50 parents, students and community members showed up to give their input on potential names, mascots and colors for the new school. The room was divided into a handful of cluster groups, and each was given a list of everything that already had been suggested via social media.

The resounding crowd favorite for a name was Windermere High School, with Lake Butler High School close behind. Many parents in attendance voiced their reasoning that the Windermere name represents the community, with one adding that even though the school is not located in the town of Windermere, it is still

Windermere by address.

For mascots, the groups chose Hawks, Wolverines and Coyotes as the top three picks. Coming close behind as the fourth choice for mascots were the Gators.

Finally, for colors the top three sets were: navy and silver with a green accent (like the Seattle Seahawks); red and gold with black as an accent; and green, gray and white.

“Tonight was about representing the community and what the community wanted it to be,” said Julie Sadlier, SAC president-elect at West Orange High. “It gives us a starting point as a community and also gets everyone excited. The school’s walls are going up, the gymnasium will be up this week and the principal’s really excited to get everything rolling.”

From here, the West Orange relief high school’s PTSO will give these top picks to the Orange

Will the wall work?

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE

Taylor Morrison and the crews at the Estancia development hope a new wall will help keep construction noise and dust away from nearby neighbors.

Taylor Morrison completed construction of the 6-foot wall earlier this month, Tim Dennard, president of Providence Construction, told town leaders at the June 14 Windermere Town Council meeting.

Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn also is requesting buffering trees.

However, there is no water or

electricity in the rear area of the site to pump irrigation and water the trees.

“I don’t know if (the wall) will solve (the dust problem), but that’s why I asked for the trees,” Bruhn said. “And their last piece on the trees was they’d have to get temporary power up there to run the pumps and have to see if that would be possible through Duke Energy.”

In the past six months, residents from The Willows at Lake Rhea have filed formal complaints to the Windermere Town Council, citing noise outside of

“I don’t know if (the wall) will solve (the dust problem), but that’s why I asked for the trees. And their last piece on the trees was they’d have to get temporary power up there to run the pumps and have to see if that would be possible through Duke Energy.”

— Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn

County School Board. The school board then will take them to ninth- and 10th-grade students — as well as middle-school students — who will get to suggest their ideas. This portion of the process likely will begin in September, Sadlier said.

The Orange County School Board will create a final SurveyMonkey survey on which parents, students and the community can vote. The board then will make a final decision on the name, with colors and mascot to follow. Sadlier said she is hoping for a decision before Christmastime.

“It should be a pretty quick turnaround by the time the forms are in and the survey link is online,” she said. “They’ll then have a school board meeting and announce it.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

Taylor Morrison recently completed a wall to shield neighbors from construction noise and debris at its Estancia development.

permitted working hours, as well as construction debris and dust drifting into their community.

The council has made attempts to fix the situation by relaying complaints to Taylor Morrison and ordering them to have Providence Construction strictly abide by the designated working hours. Construction work only is permitted from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but crews have been working on Sunday, as well. However, no one had been aware because the cameras put in place to monitor the site were not in use on Sundays.

Councilman Bob McKinley said some residents saw a large piece of equipment ripping out trees designated for preservation by the town.

Ellen Avery-Smith, Taylor Morrison’s legal representative, explained during the council meeting that some rules from

different governmental agencies contradicted one another.

Avery-Smith said Windermere’s requests directly contradicted a storm water permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District, so Taylor Morrison prioritized the district’s demands and removed trees Windermere requested be preserved.

McKinley said he understands the district’s rules trump the town’s requests but believes Taylor Morrison’s lack of communication exacerbated residents’ anxiety.

“It would have been good had someone from Taylor Morrison informed the town and also reached out to your neighbors to the west of you and said, ‘Look, we tried to save these trees, but it’s not going to happen. We have to take these out,’” McKinley said.

“That way, those people wouldn’t have been so upset. … It’s just a

total lack of communication.”

To provide proof of improvement and residents’ satisfaction, Avery-Smith passed out letters to the council addressed to Taylor Morrison from neighbors in surrounding properties. The letters thanked the company for their courtesy and improvements.

However, some commissioners questioned the merit of the letters because the letters already had been written for them, and all the residents had to do was sign them.

“They’re probably legitimate, but I don’t think it’s heartfelt,” Councilman John Armstrong said. “And three of them say the same thing about your company. ... It’s like somebody threw these together real fast for the council, and I’m taking these with a grain of salt.”

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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King of the cards JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST

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t’s Wednesday afternoon when the doorbell rings at the Hess’ Independence home. Meredith Hess heads to the door, wondering who the package is from today.

As usual, it’s for her son, Ben Hess.

Fifteen-year-old Ben opens the package, discovering it is from Five Guys, a hamburger chain company. A Five Guys T-shirt tumbles out of the package, and Ben admires the logos. But then, he opens the envelope and finds the true prize.

A Five Guys gift card.

“Ah, this is really interesting,” Ben says as he examines the card.

“I have the card (already), but this one has a Canadian leaf.”

AIMING TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD

No collection Ben has is bigger than that of his gift cards. The collection has gotten so extensive that he is now trying to break the Guinness World Record for Largest Gift Card collection.

Ben currently has more than 1,327 unique gift cards of zero value, short of the current record of 3,215 cards, held by David and Aaron Miller, of Scarsdale, New York. But Ben’s plan is to hit 5,000 cards by sometime next year.

And once he’s hit 5,000?

“I still just think it would be great to keep collecting them,” he said. “I think it’s kind of cool how many times logos go in different phases and they change.”

When he was younger, Ben was fascinated with the logos on gift cards. He would cut the logos from the cards, and attach them to his blocks, which would resemble stores.

The family started collecting cards in 2009, picking up unique ones they found while traveling.

Here are some of the participating restaurants that have locations in the West Orange Times and Observer and Windermere Observer coverage area: n 4Rivers (all locations) n The Attic Door, Winter Garden n Bella Tuscany Ristorante Italiano, Windermere n Bonefish (all Orlando locations) n The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater, Winter Garden n Chick-fil-A (all Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole counties locations) n Duffy’s Sports Grill, (all locations n First Watch Winter Garden n Gator’s Dockside (Ocoee and Dr. Phillips) n IHOP (7344 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee) n Kobe Japanese Steakhouse (all Orlando and Tampa locations) n Miller’s Ale House (all locations) n Melts On Main Street, Winter Garden n Nothing Bundt Cakes, Orlando Sand Lake Road location n Pizza Hut (all Florida locations) n Ruth’s Chris Steak House n The Tasting Room at The Chef’s Table, Winter Garden n Urban Flats, Winter Garden

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Ben Hess: “I still just think it would be great to keep collecting them. I think it’s kind of cool how many times logos go in different phases and they change.”

Ben soon discovered he could go to a mall and find a host of interesting cards with interesting logos and designs.

During the holiday season, Ben and his father, Jeff Hess, discovered that Christmastime offered a new collection of gift cards. Since then, Ben has wanted to keep expanding his collection.

He created a blog, cardcollectorking.com, to share his adventures in collecting and efforts toward breaking the record. Now, he walks into stores and tells them what he is doing. In the past, stores usually gave him one gift card.

Now, managers will often let him take one of each design, in hopes of helping him break his record.

The family is even working on reaching out to corporations such as Five Guys. After communication with the companies, he often receives gift cards in the mail as well as an accompanying note.

Friends, family and others who find out about him also send their gift cards.

A LOVE OF CARDS

For Ben, it’s not just a numbers game. He is fascinated with logos

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their checks donated to the OneOrlando Fund. They also can choose to make direct donations to the fund. Employees can help by choosing to work a shift on June 30, by volunteering their time or by donating a portion of their tips.

For the restaurants, there are myriad ways they can participate, and the extent of each business’ participation is up to them.

Some options include: donating a portion of total sales; making a donation for every guest served; collecting donations received from guests and staff; making a donation for every sale of a specific item; or identifying a set donation amount.

Melts on Main Street in downtown Winter Garden is one of the participating restaurants. As soon as owner Matt Erickson heard the news of the Pulse tragedy, there was no doubt in his mind that he wanted to help in whatever way possible. On Thursday, MOMS will participate in Dine Out for Orlando United by donating 50% of total sales.

“It was an absolutely horrible tragedy, you know, watching the news over and over again and seeing how horribly affected these families were,” Erickson said. “It just made sense for me to reach

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Check out Ben Hess’ blog at cardcollectorking.com.

Ben created the blog this month to detail the cards he has and the ones he receives.

If you send in a card, check the blog to see if he has featured it.

Connect with Ben Hess at benehess@icloud.com.

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on the cards and keeps them sorted in binders in his living room.

“You would think somebody would take the cards, put them in a binder and just get more cards,” Jeff Hess said. “But these will go on the floor to be resorted once a week. … He’s somebody who’s passionate and just loves the different cards.”

Each day, Ben has to decide which cards he wants to examine.

“Whenever Ben goes in the car, he grabs a stack, so he has something to look at when we’re driving,” Meredith Hess said.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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Matt Erickson, owner of Melts on Main Street, and Jessica Belcher are excited to be participating in Dine Out for Orlando United.

out in whatever way I can. If it’s financial and that’s what they need the most, then that’s what I’m going to give.”

Additionally, Urban Flats in Winter Garden will participate by donating 10% of its sales for the day. Owner David Downs said he hopes the event will show its beneficiaries that the community stands behind them.

“I (want them to) know that

they have support from the hospitality industry in general,” Downs said. “It really just shows them that we’re all one big family, that we’re here for you and will do anything we can do.”

For more information, visit frla. org/dine-out-orlando.

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Brazilian brothers devise new fast-casual concept Bruno and Andre Andreoli are set to open their first restaurant, Steak On Fire, at the end of July in Dr. Phillips.

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new restaurant that blends American and Brazilian culture with a twist on traditional Brazilian steaks is on its way to Dr. Phillips.

Steak on Fire — branded as a “Brazilian steakhouse on bread” — is the first restaurant location for brothers and founders Andre and Bruno Andreoli and will specialize in serving Brazilian grilled-steak sandwiches.

The Andreolis grew up in south Brazil, where they became accustomed to grilling Brazilian steak on Sundays. When their father moved the family to the United States, they adapted fairly well to American culture. However, they were puzzled by the fact that their American friends wanted to eat burgers and watch football on grilling days, while they were used to grilling Brazilian steaks and watching soccer.

“I got my bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising and went back to Brazil for a few years before I came back to the U.S. to do an MBA at Duke University and then joined Heinz, where I was a brand manager,” Bruno said.

“Later I changed roles to sales. I always had this dream of opening my own business and a res-

n Flank Steak sandwich — Served on ciabatta bread with onions, red peppers and chimichurri sauce n Lamb chops — Served with mint sauce n Top sirloin (Picanha) — Served with chimichurri sauce

An architectural rendering of what Steak on Fire will look like.

taurant, and my brother did, too.

He completes my professional experience with a background in banking and finance.”

To unite both cultures, the brothers began serving Brazilian steaks on bread as steak sandwiches. From there, friends’ positive responses encouraged them to move on from their corporate careers. As they looked around the country for opportunities for Steak on Fire, they realized their concept was different, unique and something they thought people would like.

“Sandwiches are really popular in the U.S., so we decided to merge the two ideas to come up with one that is unique to the com-

munity,” Bruno said. “Brazilian steakhouses are more expensive, and we wanted to offer something cheaper, quicker and that would go along with the trend in the U.S. today.”

The menu consists of nine types of sandwiches: flank steak, ribeye, tri-tip, filet mignon, Brazilian steak burger, chicken breast, boneless chicken, pork tenderloin and lamb. Each comes with a special sauce, such as chimichurri or garlic sauces.

Additionally, there are four entrées — top sirloin, filet mignon, chicken breast and lamb chops — as well as a handful of salads, desserts and a selection of bottled beers and wine by the

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glass.

If all goes well, Bruno hopes to have a soft opening toward the end of July.

“Absolutely everything is made in house and was created by us, so we’re very proud of them,” Bruno said of the food that will be served. “I would like for them (customers) to see that it is different. We’re going have amazing service, but I want them to see our delicious menu and think, ‘This is something I would not find anywhere else.’ We are very excited to be in Orlando and to work with the American community.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Local performers take stage for OneOrlando Fund Members of the Lauriel’s Aerial Angels showed off their skills on silks.

Below: Bert Rodriguez, David Kelley, Hillary Brook and Krista Kelley performed “Unlikely Lovers” from Falsettoland.

Dancers from the Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts danced for a piece called “Glory.”

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wo weeks after the June 12 Pulse Orlando nightclub shooting, community members and performers gathered for a theatrical benefit of hope and love.

Theatre South hosted the show, called “Believe,” on Sunday, June 26, at the Rosen Jewish Community Center. The benefit showcased performers from a range of local visual and performing-arts sources of talent. Among them were Theatre South’s company, Lauriel’s Aerial Angels, Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts and Disney’s Encore Cast Choir.

The evening raised more than $2,000, which will go directly to the OneOrlando Fund to benefit Pulse victims and their families.

Byron DeMent, vocalist and songwriter, sang an original piece, titled “Breathe,” that he wrote on the day of the Pulse tragedy.

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Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn strikes the only suitable pose when holding a glass from “The Godfather.”

Since the 1980s — far longer than he has been mayor of Windermere — Gary Bruhn has collected and sold movie memorabilia. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4

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YOUR TOWN SCOTT APPOINTS AREA RESIDENT Gov. Rick Scott announced Sept. 18 two appointments and one reappointment to the Florida Virtual School Board of Trustees. Robert Gidel Sr., of Windermere, is the managing partner at Liberty Capital. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term that began Sept.

18 and ends Sept. 10, 2017.

He joins Iris Gonzalez, of Tierra Verde, on the board.

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Welcome, readers, to the first edition of the Windermere Observer, a sister paper of the West Orange Times & Observer, which has roots that date back to the Winter Garden Ricochet in 1905.

For more than a century, our newspaper — through all its previous owners and iterations — covered the entire West Orange region with just one edition.

Today, that changes.

Put simply: West Orange has grown too large for one hyperlocal community newspaper.

For longtime readers: this new Windermere Observer will cover Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips, Bay Hill, Gotha and MetroWest, while the West Orange Times & Observer will renew its focus on Winter Garden, Ocoee and Oakland.

As the 10th newspaper owned by the Sarasota-based Observer Media Group, the Windermere Observer will strive to deliver on OMG’s slogan: “You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.”

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SEVENTH ANNUAL PRE-INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, in the auditorium of West Orange High School, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden. The free event, sponsored by FarMor Entertainment, includes artists from across the street, including author/poet Patricia Robinson and recording artist Edith Marlo Wright, a WOHS graduate. To RSVP, call (407) 476-8121 or visit farmorentertainment.org.

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MICHELLE MAILHOT AND DAVE MACKENZIE 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 1, at Pilars Martini, 146 W. Plant St., Suite 120, Winter Garden. Grab your favorite drink and enjoy some jazz from Michelle Mailhot and Dave Mackenzie. (407) 369-8900.

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10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 2, at Between the Brushes, 709 Main St., Windermere. Kids in grades kindergarten and up can paint a special wrapped canvas in honor of Independence Day. $35. (407) 909-1869.

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PARTY IN THE PARK 5 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 4 at Newton Park, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden.

The event features live music from Speed Limit 70, family activities and food.

A firework show begins at 9:15 p.m.

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At 10 years old, Rebecca Schledwitz already has a growing résumé in the acting world.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST

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hen Rebecca Schledwitz first looked

for her name on the list of parts for an Orlando Repertory Theatre’s performance of “Aladdin,” she scanned the ensemble.

Her name wasn’t on the list.

She stepped back for a moment, wondering why she didn’t make the cut.

“One of my friends walked up to me and she (said), ‘OMG, look at the top of the page.’ And I look at the top, and I see my name is next to Iago, and I am almost screaming,” Rebecca said.

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Rebecca Schledwitz, a Keene’s Crossing student, is a rising star in the Orlando acting and theater community.

“From a self-esteem standpoint, it’s remarkable what theater has done.”

— Scott Schledwitz, Rebecca’s father

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t. Luke’s United Methodist Church members enjoyed a rootin’ tootin’ time at the church’s Country Hoedown and Barbecue June 26.

The event featured live music, themed games, a photo booth, linedancing, barbecue, root-beer floats and, of course, a mechanical bull.

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SEE REBECCA IN ACTION Rebecca’s next performance is in “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” July 11 to 15 at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. She has not yet been cast.

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Rising star For Rebecca, the Orlando Repertory summer camps feel like home, because it is where she made her closest friends and got comfortable with theater. But attending those camps is not the 10-year-old Keene’s Crossing Elementary student’s only brush with musical theater. In the local acting scene, Rebecca is a rising star. Since she was 7, she has been in a variety of plays, musicals, commercials and short films. She has done many plays with the Orlando Repertory Theatre and Winter Garden’s Gifted University. Recently, she has performed community theater shows at Central Florida Community Arts and the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church community theater.

Most recently, Rebecca starred in Gifted University’s “Annie” as Annie. At the end of the song “Tomorrow,” she held out the note for a whopping 12 seconds — a personal record.

“I was so proud of myself and so

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excited,” Rebecca said. I’ve never held that note out that long before without making my voice crack.”

Rebecca has performed a variety of roles, from Amaryllis in “The Music Man” to Betty Parris in “The Crucible.”

Since participating in community theater roles, she feels she has developed as an actress, encouraged by the support of adults with whom she performs.

When performing for film, she rarely is cast as the cute, bubbly child and more often snags a darker role. She has been cast as a depressed ghost, an assassin and a child being pulled away by a monster.

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home-schooled, but Rebecca must work in her acting around her school schedule. It’s not easy.

From the beginning of October to the end of April, she only had a two-week break where she wasn’t performing or in rehearsals for the shows. On top of that, during the Florida Standards Assessments, Rebecca was in tech week for “The Sound of Music” at Central Florida Community Arts, where she played Brigitta von Trapp. She left the theater each night after midnight and was in school taking her tests early the next morning.

She often trains with drama coach Kevin O’Neill and voice coach Carolyn Douras White. For commercial work, she trains with Courtney Prince.

On weekends, she gets invited

to birthday parties for her classmates. But often, it’s difficult to go between play rehearsals, performance and voice lessons.

Once, she had to miss a family trip to Texas because of rehearsals.

Despite the sacrifices, she feels it is worth it. Her parents do, too.

“From a self-esteem standpoint, it’s remarkable what theater has done,” said her father, Scott Schledwitz. “(When she’s performing), she lives out loud.”

“She does better in school, she’s more confident in school when she’s performing,” said her mother, Roxanne Schledwitz.

“And I can honestly say, in Orlando, you have such an opportunity for kids to be involved.”

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For middle school, she hopes to attend a school that specializes in the arts, like Howard Middle.

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Real Life Christian Church will open its newest campus this fall at Dr. Phillips High School.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS

Dr. Phillips will be home to Real Life Christian Church’s next campus, which launches at Dr. Phillips High School this fall.

The church is scheduled to start Sept. 18 at the school’s Performing Arts Center.

Real Life has an outreach called Vision Orlando, through which it plants high-capacity churches throughout the Orlando area.

“When we were evaluating our next campus, we were just kind of looking at the map and said, ‘OK, we’ve done a good job of surrounding Orlando, but we don’t have anything right in the middle of it,’” Chase Tennyson, Dr. Phillips campus pastor, said.

They decided Dr. Phillips was the perfect place to start the next campus.

“God started opening some doors there, so we started walking through them,” Tennyson said.

At each of Real Life’s campuses, there is a live worship band and KidLife program. Most Sundays, the message will be from Real Life’s lead pastor, Justin Miller, via simulcast. When Miller isn’t preaching, Tennyson will.

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When you walk in to any of Real Life’s campuses, Tennyson said you will notice a lot of mingling and connections happening before the service. The church

Jennifer Nesslar

Pastor Chase Tennyson and Real Life Christian Church seek to bring the message, “God is crazy about you,” to the Dr. Phillips community.

aims to have powerful, contemporary worship with a relevant message that teaches straight from the Bible with simple terms.

“We want to get the message out that God’s crazy about you; no matter who you are, what you are, what you’ve done, God’s crazy about you,” Tennyson said. “Our vision is changed lives. Really, that’s what it’s about. We believe that changed lives change lives.”

Real Life wants to create a place where people can experience God without needing to wear a tie, Tennyson said.

The Dr. Phillips campus will offer a KidLife program for children, which takes place on Sunday mornings, allowing children to connect with each other. For adults, the church provides Life Groups, which will meet in local homes, restaurants and coffee shops. The groups allow those who attend the church to grow with a smaller group of people.

For more, visit real.life/drphillips.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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MEET CHASE TENNYSON Tennyson grew up in Orlando and attended Dr. Phillips High School, so the area feels like home to him. For now, Tennyson lives in Clermont but plans to move back to Dr. Phillips in order to be part of the community there.

When Tennyson began attending Real Life eight years ago, he was encouraged to start serving. After a while, he was serving so much that the church hired him part time. Eventually, he quit his job and came on staff as a full-time pastor.

As pastor, Tennyson will oversee the church community in Dr. Phillips. He will work to make sure the church is operating smoothly, from operations during the service to connecting with the people who attend.

“I can’t wait to see what God’s going to do in the community,” he said. “And honestly, I can’t wait to meet my new best friends.”

For the month of June, the adoption fee for dogs will be reduced to $25, and the adoption fee for cats will be $20. The adoption fee includes sterilization, vaccinations and a microchip.

Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m Sundays. For more, call (407) 8363111 or visitocnetpets.com.

Critter Corner showcases local animals available for adoption. To participate, contact Staff Writer Jennifer Nesslar, jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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ROBERT L. “BOB” DEWEESE

RICHARD H. PAGE

DIED JUNE 23, 2016

DIED JUNE 26, 2016

Robert L. “Bob” DeWeese, 85, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away on June 23, 2016.

He was born Oct. 2, 1930, in Posey County, Indiana. Bob worked for Pounds Motor Company, was the manager at Trailer City and retired from the City of Winter Garden.

He served proudly in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Bob is survived by his children, Ray (Sherry) DeWeese and Jayne DeWeese Henry; his sisters, Velma Young, Evelyn Huebner and Gayle Cobb; his grandchildren, Jessica, Robert Ryan (Ashley), Ciara and Marshall; his great-grandchildren, Chloe, Ezekiel and Mason; and his former spouse, Myrna DeWeese.

The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday,

Richard H. Page, age 57, went to be with the Lord, whom he served so faithfully, on Sunday, June 26, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends as he entered his eternal reward.

He was born on Nov. 11, 1958, in Goldsboro, North Carolina, a son of the late Cornelius M. and Minnie Lee Page. He graduated from Maynard Evans High School in 1976 and married Lora Meadows on Dec. 31, 1977.

How can you sum up the life of one who touched so many lives in just a few words? Rick, as he was known to his family and friends, had a passion for serving God that led him to “birth” Faith Family Community Church almost 25 years ago.

He served as their pastor/friend for most of those years until illness required that he step down as leader. The lives he touched throughout his ministry are too numerous to count. His loving and gentle spirit was an encouragement and comfort to all who knew him.

From high-school sweethearts to lifelong partners, Rick’s love and commitment to Lora has never wavered! Oh what a love! He considered Grant, his son, his hero, and it was a privilege to be his father.

Concern for their well-being was his priority. Having expe-

June 26, at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

Funeral service was at 1 p.m.

Monday, June 27, at the funeral home with entombment following at Winter Garden Cemetery, Winter Garden, Florida.

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Patricia Ann Carney, 75, of Winter Garden, died Sunday, June 26, 2016.

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Survivors include her sons, David D. Jr. and wife, Becky, of Evington, Virginia, Keith and wife, Amy, of Ocoee, Florida; and three grandchildren, David III, John David and Mollie.

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rienced the loss of most of his immediate family, he and his sister Terri became even closer.

Rick was loved and respected by his entire extended family and friends. He loved his family well.

Another of Rick’s passions was building and restoring motorcycles, and he became the owner of Ascension Cycle Works, where he worked closely with his nephews, Jason and Justin.

Rick is survived by his wife, Lora M. Page; son, Grant Page; his sister, Terri Mastin (David); and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Rick is preceded in death by his sister, Connie Mitchell, and C.M. Page.

Rick will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.

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Dr. Phillips Rotary Club Foundation Chair Dave Lehman awarded Paul Harris Fellow awards to Alan Fickett, Dennis Veccia and Mary Ellen Kerber, as well as to future District Gov. Ron Jansen, who received his third Paul Harris award.

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Bay Hill resident Jacob Huizinga won the 2016 Florida State Golf Association Amateur Championship in Fort Myers. Page 14

The Florida District 14 Little League Majors (12 and under) tournament will take place this week at Winter Garden Little League — perhaps serving as the first stop to Williamsport for one local team.

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he road to Williamsport begins on the ballfields at Winter Garden Little League this week, as the Florida District 14 Majors (12U) Tournament begins June 30.

The district features a team

each from Dr. Phillips Little League, Winter Garden Little League, South Lake Little League and two teams from Windermere Little League, which is dual-chartered because of its size.

The managers of District 14

know advancing out of this tournament is one of the tallest tasks in Little League baseball.

“District 14 is probably the most competitive district within the state,” said Rico Banez, manager of the Dr. Phillips team.

THE DETAILS FLORIDA DISTRICT 14 MAJORS (12 AND UNDER) TOURNAMENT WHERE: Winter Garden Little League, 119 South Park Ave., Winter Garden CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 6:30 p.m. July 6 INFORMATION: eteamz.com/fldist14

MEET THE TEAMS DR. PHILLIPS Manager: Rico Banez Coaches: Joe Nordmann, Dennis Pope, Al Osuna, and James Parr Schedule: 6:30 p.m.

June 30 vs. South Lake; 10:30 a.m. July 2 vs. WLL — National; 10:30 a.m.

July 3 vs. Winter Garden; 6 p.m. July 5 vs. WLL — American Players: Front row, from left: Tyler Blanchard, Jack Waddell, Kam Payman, Caleb Considine and Sai Srinivasan. Back row, from left: Sam Gordon, Connor Schwartz, Nick Furry, Tyler Thompson, Francisco Centeno, Peter Sotolongo.

Not pictured: Nico Banez and Josh Gannaway.

Outlook: “We’re going to play a lot of small ball. We do have some kids that can hit it out of the park but we’re going to rely on our pitching and defense — it’s going to be more of a scrappy, small-ball team that I think is going to represent Dr. Phillips well.”

— Rico Banez, manager

WINDERMERE — AMERICAN Manager: J.B. Ryan Coaches: Rick Reeth, Carlos Alemany and Nick Leyva Schedule: 6 p.m. July 1 vs. WLL — National; 10 a.m. July 2 vs. Winter Garden; 10 a.m. July 3 vs. South Lake; 6 p.m.

July 5 vs. Dr. Phillips Players: Front row, from left: Brendan Ryan, Brandon Mealey, Patrick Golden, Carlos Alemany, Gavin Heyn and Aiden Lenzen.

Back row, from left: Frank Butkus, Ricky Reeth, Brady Henderson, Hunter Moss, Jaylen Carr, Joseph Leyva and Jason Kowalski.

Not pictured: Otto Blasini.

Outlook: “We have a lot of speed and good depth in pitching. Defensively, we are very strong. We’re going to need to have confidence in our bats and to support each other on defense.”

— J.B. Ryan, manager

WINDERMERE — NATIONAL Manager: Brian Paulsen Coaches: Tom Engle, Troy Delano and Rob Mitchem Schedule: 6 p.m. June 30 vs. Winter Garden; 6 p.m. July 1 vs. WLL — American; 10:30 a.m.

July 2 vs. Dr. Phillips; 6:30 p.m. July 5 vs.

South Lake Players: Front row, from left: Jake Salvati, Josh Briggs, Wyatt Archer, James “JJ” Paulsen, Jacob Delano and Ethan Schalte. Back row, from left: James Rivera, Will Ross, Jake Crews, Dewon Brazelton, Tracy Mitchem and Tabor Engle.

Outlook: “I think the competition level is going to be very high. We focused on developing the 13 players ... into a team over the last 30 days, and I think we have a pretty balanced team with some good bats and some good pitching.”

— Brian Paulsen, manager

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Jacob Huizinga Bay Hill resident Jacob Huizinga, a 2015 graduate of Dr. Phillips High and sophomore for the golf team at the University of West Florida, vaulted himself into elite company last weekend when he won the 2016 Florida State Golf Association Amateur Championship in Fort Myers. Huizinga finished at 16-under-par.

How did it feel to win a high-profile, statewide event?

The whole time, going into Sunday, I was trying to make sure I didn’t get ahead of myself. … I didn’t want to jinx it or anything. It was a big deal, and it’s still fresh in my mind, and it still hasn’t fully set in. I know all the people who have won it in the previous five or six years, and they’re really good. I always thought they were way out of my league, and to think I won the same tournament as they have is pretty cool.

What’s the difference in competition between high school golf in Central Florida to playing at the collegiate level?

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school are really good — and then when you go to college, the entire field is really good, but the top few players are just a little step ahead of me. Hopefully, this win can propel toward the top.

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Gian Paul Rivera and Arwen Bertrand are preparing to go to national karate competitions, with hopes of qualifying for the U.S. National Team.

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National aspirations Three competitors from Stoneybrook Karate are off to national competitions, with hopes of qualifying for the U.S. National Team.

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Arwen Bertrand has a humble demeanor when she talks about her success at karate.

Bertrand is so humble, in fact, that she might forget to mention her place atop the national rankings — that the USANKF, a national karate organization, has ranked her No. 1 in the 10-11 female category.

“Arwen’s level of commitment has always been high,” said Stoneybrook Karate instructor Tim Hilgenberg. “She’s just a good student. She never talks back, she’s always listening, she’s just like your model student.”

The Keene’s Crossing Elementary student is one of three from Stoneybrook Karate in Winter Garden who will try to qualify for the U.S. National Team at two karate competitions in July.

One of those competitors, Ben Harrison, is ranked No. 7 in his division.

The USANKF and AAU competitions allow competitors to make the national team.

Should any of the local fighters prove successful, they

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would be continuing a tradition of sorts. For every year that Stoneybrook Karate has had eligible competitors, someone has made the national team.

To make the team, competitors must place in the top three positions at the national competitions.

Gian Paul Rivera, an athlete at Stoneybrook Karate, made the national team last year and is hoping to make it for a second year. This year, Rivera, a recent West Orange High School graduate, competes in the 18- to 34-age division, the most difficult division.

He hopes the experience will help lead him up to his lofty, but attainable, goal of making the U.S. Olympic team in karate in 2020. It is the first year karate will be included in the Olympics.

Both Bertrand and Rivera started karate young. He came during a summer camp and decided he didn’t want to leave.

It took him about four-andone-half years to receive his black belt.

Bertrand was started when she was 8, when her friend showed her a pamphlet for karate. Bertrand went to a trial

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“I just decided to stay,” she said.

Three-and-one-half years later, she received her black belt. Both say the love of karate keeps them coming back.

“You’re never done learning,” Rivera said.

Their dedication to the craft is not lost on their instructors.

“They’re super dedicated kids,” Hilgenberg said.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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The United States Military All-Stars’ barnstorming baseball team brought its ‘Red, White & Blue Tour’ through Winter Garden June 24, playing the Squeeze in an exhibition game.

It was the phrase on the jersey of shortstop Daniel Vargas, though, that caught Welsh’s eye — Vargas’ jersey reads “ST1 Echo.”

When Welsh asked Ball what that meant, Ball replied that Vargas is a U.S. Navy SEAL and is a part of SEAL Team 1. He told Welsh that a unit like the one Vargas is a part of is one that would be called in to take out targets that could be considered the worst of the worst.

Later, when Vargas came over to the Squeeze’s dugout in search of his bat weight that someone had borrowed, the team made sure it was located quickly and returned promptly.

“We couldn’t do enough to scramble and say, ‘Let’s get that guy his bat weight back,’” Welsh said with a smile.

The USMA practices the old art of barnstorming, and this past Friday, it was Winter Garden’s turn to play host.

In sports, barnstorming is the act of a team or athlete going from place to place to stage exhibition games or matches.

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Ahead of the exhibition game between the two teams June 24, Welsh had noticed that, in place of last names on their jerseys, the players for the USMA — players who are predominately active-duty members of the different branches of our nation’s Armed Forces — instead had military-related phrases across their shoulders.

They read “Desert Storm,” “Infantry” and “Marines,” among others.

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with baseball teams from the Negro Leagues during segregation, but the practice has not been lost to the tides of time just yet.

The USMA’s “Red, White & Blue Tour” takes it across the country, playing 35 to 60 exhibitions annually. The USMA players go from town-to-town, performing their famous “Passing the Flag” and “Walk of Honor” ceremonies before each game. Afterward they are available for pictures and autographs.

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Players often come and go as their deployment schedules dictate — just as the case was with Cody Stack, a Leesburg native who is on the team and serves in the Army. After playing first base in Winter Garden on Friday, and in his hometown against the Leesburg Lightning on Saturday, Stack was to ship out for deployment — but not before his parents and family at least got to see him play.

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