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St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is helping families beat the heat with live entertainment at the Summer Pops Concert Sunday, July 18. The concert will feature a 40-piece orchestra and songs from iconic Broadway musicals and blockbuster movies.

The show begins at 5 p.m. in the St. Luke’s sanctuary, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Tickets are $12 and are available at st.lukes.org/popsconcert.

The orchestra will feature professionals, students and community members with musical direction by maestros John R Mason III and Clay Price. Guests can enjoy popular Hollywood movie themes and Broadway hits by composers such as John Williams, George Gershwin and Stephen Schwartz.

A livestream option also is available for those who would like to enjoy the show from the comforts of home.

Livestream tickets are $12 per family.

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Millage rate stays steady Residents in the city of Winter Garden will not see their millage rate increase next year. SEE PAGE 2.

Raising the barre

READY TO SERVE

Passion fuels Windermere Prep tennis coach Mandy Rosenfield.

SEE PAGE 11.

Charting the course forward

IN GOOD FAITH

Winter Garden FUMC welcomes the Rev. Melissa Stump.

SEE PAGE 5.

Ocoee director to lead state organization. SEE 3.

Danielle Hendrix

Horizon West resident Aretuza Garner recently opened the Orlando Dance Conservatory in Winter Garden. STORY ON PAGE 4.

Stoneybrook West to decide fate of course.

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Winter Garden sets millage rate The city’s millage rate will remain at 4.5 mills for the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Following the latest Winter Garden City Commission meeting, the city’s millage rate is set to remain static at 4.5 mills.

Commissioners unanimously voted to keep the current millage rate during their July 8 meeting.

Additionally, they voted to set the budget hearing dates for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for Sept. 15 and 29.

The 4.5 millage rate has been in place since FY 2018-19. Previously, Winter Garden’s millage rate stayed at 4.25 for eight years.

The Truth in Millage legislation timetable requires city staff to advise the property appraiser of the proposed millage rate by noon

July 30. TRIM also mandates that local governments are not permitted to hold their budget hearings on the same dates as Orange County Public Schools or the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.

Additionally, TRIM states the millage rate established by the commission cannot be increased after July 30, unless each property owner is notified by mail. However, it can be lowered at either budget hearing without notification.

According to city documents, the current gross taxable value for the upcoming year is projected at $4,407,338,459. That number represents a 7.48% increase in taxable value over FY 2020-21 — an increase of $306,677,245. One mill generates about $4,407,338 in revenue.

“We’re recommending keeping this millage at this point in time

at the same amount,” City Manager Mike Bollhoefer said. “As you know, per the law, at a later date after you vote for the budget, the commission can lower the millage, but they can’t raise it higher without having to go through the TRIM process again. So we always recommend at the first hearing (to set millage) to keep it at the same rate or to raise it. Our recommendation is to keep the millage at the same rate because we believe it’s sufficient to fund what we need to fund for the city.”

Even throughout the coronavirus pandemic and facing a decrease in sales tax and state-shared revenues, city leaders kept the current millage rate last fiscal year. That was mainly due to budget cuts and having a sufficient fund balance.

“I remember sitting out there several years ago when we moved it up to 4.5, and Commissioner (Colin) Sharman … wanted to make sure that was the right thing

to do and wanted to make sure that it didn’t continue going up,” Commissioner Ron Mueller said. “It has stayed like this now for several years, and I really appreciate that fact — and our residents have — in fulfilling that promise.”

“My pause was satisfied because we were able to give our police officers and first responders a raise that was much needed, so it was a good decision,” Sharman said.

Mayor John Rees added that Winter Garden still has one of the lowest millage rates in the county.

VACATING EASEMENT APPROVED

Additionally, commissioners approved Ordinance 21-17, a request to vacate a section of drainage and utility easement over the property at 208 Trail Bridge Court in Courtlea Oaks.

The .44-acre property is currently developed with a singlefamily home. The applicant wants to vacate the easement recorded in the original plat because they

IN OTHER NEWS Commissioners approved Ordinance 21-18, which amends the city’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget.

City leaders also approved a proposed Water Activity Day community event to take place in east Winter Garden on July 31. The event will include water slides, kid-friendly events, food and merchandise vendors, and kickball.

recently received a portion of the former Perkins Street right of way.

This causes the existing easement to be located in the middle of what is now the rear yard.

The easement vacation allows the applicant to develop the rear yard without having to work around the easement.

“The owners are required to execute a drainage and utilities easement that runs along the sides and rear of the former right of way portion of the subject property,” according to city documents.

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Community helps recover stolen golf cart An 85-year-old Winter Garden resident who relies on his golf cart to get around received some good news the day after his ride was stolen.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

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Bernie Hendricks is excited to serve as the president-elect of the Florida Bandmasters Association.

Picking up the baton Ocoee High Band Director Bernie Hendricks was named president-elect of the Florida Bandmasters Association.

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rom a middle-school band student to a band director now himself, Bernie Hendricks has been involved in some capacity with the Florida Bandmasters Association for years.

Now, the Ocoee High band director is preparing to serve the organization itself as he steps into the role of FBA’s president-elect.

The mission of FBA is to promote and support band programs throughout the state by providing opportunities for in-service growth, program evaluation and student performance. It’s the governing body of middle- and highschool band programs in Florida.

“I think the underlying goal is just to be able to support and produce better band programs throughout the state of Florida,” Hendricks said.

Throughout his educational career, Hendricks grew and learned through FBA. His middle and high school band directors, as well as his directors at Florida A&M University, all were FBA members.

When Hendricks began his career teaching at Orlando’s Robinswood Middle in 1997, it was only natural he continue his involvement with the FBA as a professional. Now, he’s been at Ocoee High for 16 years. His love of music and the performing arts is evident, but for Hendricks, it’s building relationships with his students that keeps him going.

“That’s why I love it,” he said of teaching. “For me, the music is

great, the band pageantry is great and I love it, but I love building relationships. ... For me, it’s always boiled down to building relationships and just being there for kids, watching them grow into young adults.”

That coincides with FBA’s mission of developing band programs and striving to ensure that they are available to all students who want to be part of a band.

“There should be no barrier that would stop a kid who wants to be part of a band program to be in that band program,” he said. “They should all have the opportunity to experience (it), and that’s one of the things that drives me to do more with FBA. It (also) deals with networking of mentoring young directors and directors that have been in it for a while, just making sure that the learning environment is conducive to not only the teachers but students, as well.

I think it’s a huge responsibility, because music education has done so much for me, personally.”

As president-elect, Hendricks is committing to a six-year term of service. Two years are spent as president-elect, two as president and two as past president.

When it comes to choosing a president-elect, an FBA commit-

“I think it’s a huge responsibility, because music education has done so much for me, personally.”

tee selects two candidates it feels would represent the organization well. Then, the membership votes.

Hendricks calls his selection “really humbling,” especially because it’s voted on by peers and fellow band directors. He also noted that it feels surreal to be following in the footsteps of James “Chief” Wilson, who was the first person of color to serve FBA as president more than 40 years ago.

“To be able to follow in the footsteps of somebody like Chief Wilson … and live up to the standard he set up for all the directors … I think that’s the legacy that you kind of want to (leave),” Hendricks said.

Going forward, Hendricks is eager to give back to the organization that gave so much to him. One of the first orders of business he hopes to work on is bringing back programs and directors that were greatly impacted by COVID-19.

“Just the opportunity to be able to lead an organization, to have the trust of my peers, it’s very, very humbling,” he said. “I’m excited. I think that where we are as an organization, we’re in a good place.

Our current and past leadership has done a good job — especially coming through what we have with the pandemic.

“Now it’s time to get back to what we do,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to the challenges.

I’m looking forward to just making things better and just trying to build better band programs throughout the state.”

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Benny Meredith’s golf cart is his connection to the community — the only way he can get around in his hometown of Winter Garden to visit with friends and family. To celebrate the Fourth of July, he drove his golf cart a half-dozen blocks down to Lake Apopka to watch the annual fireworks and returned home after the show.

The next morning, Meredith, 85, was devastated to find someone had stolen his only means of transportation sometime during the night.

But thanks to the goodness of strangers and the power of social media, Meredith’s golf cart was recovered and returned 24 hours later. There was some damage to the body, but he was happy to have it back in his possession.

Meredith has diabetes and lost most of his foot two years ago, so mobility is difficult, said his granddaughter, Kylee Meredith. She said the vehicle is his pride and joy.

“If you know my Papa, this was one of his favorite things he owned,” she wrote in a Facebook post the day after the incident.

She said friends and acquaintances shared her post about 200 times, including James Kirby, a friend who owns Excape Powersports, a local golf cart dealership.

A buddy of his saw the post

on Facebook while riding in a vehicle, Kylee Meredith said, and when he looked up, he saw the stolen golf cart driving past.

Thieves had removed the bed and the roof, but he recognized the mirrors and tires, she said.

Two teens were arrested for the theft of this golf cart and several others, as well as an attempted theft of a fourth. The bed was recovered in an abandoned building nearby.

“Seriously, you guys are absolutely amazing!” Kylee Meredith wrote on Facebook. “The golf cart has been found! They took the bed off and the roof and broke the light, but it was found, and it runs! You all have no idea how amazing you are and how happy my papa is to have it back.”

Repairs were necessary, though, including replacing the headlights, which had been broken when the teens reportedly tried to wire computer speakers into the system, she said.

“That was his baby,” Kylee Meredith said. “He cried when we dropped it off.”

Kirby offered to repair the damages for free and expects to return it to him this week.

“He goes everywhere, literally everywhere in it,” she said.

“He’s always, always in that golf cart. He lost his foot to diabetes, so that’s the only way he got around. That’s his only means of getting around seeing people.”

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ON HER TOES Garner practiced jumps with her Level One ballet students in their third week of class.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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ith a deep-rooted love for dance and a leap of faith, Horizon West resident Are-

tuza Garner is the mastermind behind Central Florida’s newest dance school.

ORLANDO DANCE CONSERVATORY 3554 West Orange Country Club Drive, Suites 140 and 150, Winter Garden PHONE: (407) 6164967 WEBSITE: orlandodanceconservatory. com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/orlandodanceconservatory INSTAGRAM: orlandodanceconservatory

Orlando Dance Conservatory opened its doors in Winter Garden in June, and Garner’s goal is to offer world-class instruction in ballet and contemporary styles.

It’s not the dancer-choreographer’s first time opening a dance school. Garner has taught thousands of students and even ran her own dance academy in Turks and Caicos.

Since moving to the Orlando area in 2010, though, Garner knew something was missing. So, when the perfect location for a dance academy — just minutes from her home — came available, she knew it was the perfect time for the start of something new.

BORN TO DANCE

Garner hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and she began dancing around age 3 because her mother also was a dancer. In Brazil, most of Garner’s dance teachers were Russian, so she was raised with the Russian technique.

Garner began dancing with a company when she was 16 and performed at festivals. It was also then that she began to teach ballet.

At age 20, she received a scholarship and went to Germany to continue her training there.

She has performed, choreographed and taught on multiple continents, including her stint running a dance academy in Turks and Caicos. Half of her students there were on scholarship, and she created the Adopt-A-Dancer program so businesses and citizens could sponsor a student if they wished.

Since arriving in Orlando, Garner has worked with the Orlando Ballet and other dance schools — never once has she stopped teaching. She became well known in the area as a master ballet teacher, and she began to receive invitations to guest teach, as well as partici-

pate in professional dance competitions. But something still was missing.

“With COVID, I saw it was very hard, and everybody was trying to do classes online,” she said. “It was very hard in the dance world.

People lost jobs. I always wanted to have another dance school again. I live here in the area and saw a room and gave it a chance.

Everyone always said, ‘You need to open your own thing again, you’re a good boss, you’re a good director, you have this passion for ballet, for the arts and for the children. You should do it again.’”

At Orlando Dance Conservatory, both children and adults are invited to take classes. There’s something for every type of dancer, too. Those who are looking to make dance their profession can get involved in an intensive program of training and discipline, and those who are there for fun and enrichment also have plenty of options.

“Dance is for everyone,” Garner said. “I want to cultivate a love of the art, not a love of trophies. I want to help my students be passionate, creative artists.”

Orlando Dance Conservatory has been in the works for about a year. The conservatory received its nonprofit status in January, and it has now been open for about a month.

As a nonprofit, Garner said, the conservatory can apply for grants for the arts. Those grants — along with tuition — go toward buying costumes, renting event spaces and even sponsoring students in need.

“The vision that I created is finally happening, and I’m very blessed,” she said.

FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE

The conservatory offers various levels ranging from beginner to pre-professional, and it caters to dancers who want focused training without having to be part of a team or participate in events.

However, there is the ODC Company option for those who do want those experiences. These students will have the opportunity to participate in ballet competitions and outreach performances, including a large-scale annual production.

Additionally, the conservatory has a partnership with the Saint

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Augustine Ballet to give students even more opportunities for collaboration and exposure.

Garner and her faculty offer instruction in classical ballet, contemporary and jazz/lyrical. Classical ballet will be taught according to the Vaganova, Balanchine and French traditions. Faculty members include instructors from Europe and Central Florida with decades of combined experience.

“I didn’t want the kids just to dance for trophies or competitions,” Garner said. “I wanted the kids and adults to come and take ballet class and have a love for the arts. I believe … the love for the art of classical ballet is a little lost. I always wanted to preserve that.”

To be accepted into the program, each dancer must complete a placement class. From there, Garner will determine which level of instruction the student should be placed in based on their technique and ability.

Currently, the conservatory serves 50 students. Eventually, Garner hopes her school will be recognized internationally. She plans to keep sending students who are interested in competing to ballet competitions as well as providing top-notch training.

Even more important to her, though, is fostering a love for the art in each student — whether preprofessional or just having fun — as well as teaching them to be good people.

“No matter if you want to be a professional dancer or not, you just become a good person,” she said.

“The commitment, the discipline, the respect for the teacher and yourself and colleagues … that will take you into any profession that you decide to go into afterward.”

“Dance is for everyone. I want to cultivate a love of the art, not a love of trophies. I want to help my students be passionate, creative artists.”

— Aretuza Garner

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First female pastor to lead Winter Garden Methodist church The Rev. Melissa Stump preached her first sermon July 4 at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Winter Garden.

A SECOND CAREER

SERMONS AND SERVICE

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Stump was appointed to the position following the retirement of the Rev. Rusty Belcher, and her first sermon from the pulpit was delivered Sunday, July 4. She has started a seven-week sermon series on “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things.”

“The first one was (titled) ‘Image of God,’ so I talked about how we’re created in the image of God and God said we are very good,” she said.

“My first Sunday, the lay person alongside me made a big statement about it: ‘We’re welcoming our first, in 125 years, our first female pastor,’” Stump said.

“Everyone responded with clapping, and I think it was good. The reality is that a female brings a different perspective, different type of pastoral care and a different leadership style. Stories that I share in a sermon are going to come from a different background and different life experience and understanding than from a male.

“The story of the birth of Jesus will come differently from a female than a male,” she said.

Stump always has been involved in feeding ministries and taking care of the needs of others, and she was excited to hear the church has a food pantry and volunteers regularly for the Coalition for the Homeless in downtown Orlando.

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11:15 a.m. traditional services, but they also can be viewed online.

Members of the congregation at First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden have extended their arms to the Rev. Melissa Stump, the new — and first female — pastor at the 125-yearold downtown Winter Garden church.

“People have been really hospitable with bringing over meals, and they had a great reception at the church,” Stump said. “We got cards, and people gave us gift cards to places to eat.”

In addition, church members met at the parsonage on West Tilden Street to put in new flooring and apply a fresh coat of paint.

The Stumps — Melissa and David and their two daughters, Kaley, 18, and Faith, 8 — are experiencing Winter Garden for the first time, so the warm welcome has helped them make friends and discover new restaurants.

“I love a good downtown area, so I’ve really come to appreciate that and the fact that we live so close to it,” Stump said. “Saturday, we spent some time at the farmers market … just supporting those people. My youngest played in the splash pad. We just love that kind of activity in a city and to see a city coming together in that way.”

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Melissa Stump hopes to bring a new level of energy to the 125-year-old Methodist church.

Stump has a background in special education, as well, and has a gift for discovering the needs of children and finding ways to support them.

“My firstborn was born an amputee, and my adopted daughter is biracial and experienced some race issues, so I have a real heart for the vulnerable and those that experience inequality in our lives,” Stump said.

In fact, her favorite scriptures address the treatment of others.

“Philippians 2: 1-11 talks about how we treat one another and taking on the mind of Christ and the attitude of Christ,” she said.

“The Good Samaritan — I’ve heard it since I was a child in the church — how we are to care for

one another. And Matthew 25, when it talks about feeding the people and clothing the people.

“I guess my favorites are No. 1.

How God cares for his people, and No. 2. that we care for each other,” Stump said. “We are to treat everyone with love.”

To reach more people in the community and learn of the needs, she said, she hopes to encourage more church members get out from within the church’s walls to serve in the community.

Many people have told Stump she brings “a different kind of energy to the worship services,” and she acknowledges she delivers her sermons with passion.

The church has returned to its inperson 9 a.m. contemporary and

Stump was a special-education teacher before she transitioned into becoming a pastor.

While teaching, she also worked part-time in youth ministry at a United Methodist church. At the end of the school year, she was offered the job full time, which she accepted. She began Asbury Theological Seminary, in Orlando, in 1999, graduating in the first class in 2003.

She has served at Methodist churches in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach and, most recently, in Lakeland. Her husband was a full-time youth minister until the family’s move to Winter Garden.

The Stump family is happiest when everyone is participating in outdoor activities, such as horseback riding, hiking and taking swings at the newly discovered Top Golf.

The four also enjoy serving together.

“Feeding ministry is a passion for all of us,” Stump said. “During the pandemic, we were going out and making food boxes, and people would drive up and get their boxes. During the pandemic we did a lot of gleaning … at the end of the farming season.”

Stump summed up family life at their home: “Being outdoors and serving — mixing those things together and doing it with others.”

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BAPTIST

First Baptist Church Pastor Tim Grosshans 125 E. Plant St, Winter Garden (407) 656-2352 Sundays: 8:30 AM Traditional 9:45 AM Bible Study 11 AM Contemporary Wednesdays: 6 PM Awana 2nd Campus: First Baptists Church @ Horizon West 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden Sundays: 9:45 AM All Ages www.FBCWG.org

CHURCH OF GOD

Ocoee Church of God Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Ave.,Ocoee (407) 656-8011

EPISCOPAL

Church of the Messiah 241 N. Main St., Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11 AM, 7 PM www.ChurchoftheMessiah.com

CHILLING CAMPFIRE TALES 9 p.m. Thursday, July 15, online. Christopher Balzano is back with more spine-tingling tales and legends collected from small towns and villages in Florida. These stories are spooky, and this event is recommended for adults. Viewers beware. To attend, visit attend.ocls.info/event/5188368.

FRIDAY, JULY 16

First United Methodist Church 125 N. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden (407) 656-1135 Services: 9 AM Contemporary 11:15 AM Traditional Viewable on YouTube Purpose Church Orlando 13640 W Colonial Dr. Ste 110, Winter Garden (407) 654-9661 Sunday Service: 10:05 AM Sunday Brazilian Service: 7 PM Saturday Service: 6 PM www.purposechurchorlando.org

LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Enjoy family-friendly live music on the pet-friendly patio every weekend. For more, visit crookedcan.com.

ST. LUKE’S SUMMER POPS CONCERT 5 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.

The concert will feature a 40-piece orchestra and songs from iconic Broadway musicals and blockbuster movies. The orchestra will feature professionals, students and community members with musical direction by maestros John R Mason III and Clay Price. Tickets are $12 and are available at st.lukes.org/popsconcert.

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SATURDAY, JULY 17

LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Enjoy family-friendly live music on the pet-friendly patio every weekend. For more, visit crookedcan.com.

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Stoneybrook West homeowners are in the process of a vote that could determine whether the golf course will be brought back to its fully functional state again.

Golf course-management company Kemper Sports has expressed interest in leasing and operating the course. Now, homeowners have until July 19 to decide whether they want to agree to that lease and its terms.

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It’s been a couple of tumultuous years for the Stoneybrook West Golf & Country Club, with various twists and turns on the path toward the homeowners finally winning control of the golf course. That happened March 16, when the city of Winter Garden purchased the course for $2 million to transfer it to the community. Stoneybrook West homeowners are repaying that loan via a special assessment over the span of 20 years.

Since then, the community has been working to get the property cleaned up, HOA President Dennis Armstrong said.

“There were some environmental issues — over 100 old golf cart tires sitting there — and we got all those cleaned up,” Armstrong said. “There was a bunch of old, 55-gallon drums of motor oil stored in the maintenance building, and we got rid of all that. We hired a company to do the mowing, and they’ve been working on getting the grass cut and trimming done and all of that.”

As part of the deal with the community and in addition to the special assessment, homeowners agreed to pay $1 per day per home to go toward maintaining the property as open or green space — meaning cutting the grass, trimming the trees and edging the cart paths. With 1,225 homes, that adds up to about $440,000 per year.

“As part of that whole situation, the homeowners said, ‘Well, we really want you to go out and see if there’s any way you can bring golf back to Stoneybrook West,’” Armstrong said. “‘We bought our homes because they were on a golf course, and a lot of us are golfers and would like to see golf back in the community.’

“The bottom line, of course, was the majority of them were not willing to pay the kind of money it would cost to bring the golf course back,” he said.

“The numbers that we heard was that the minimum amount to maintain the property as a golf course was around $800,000 to $1 million.”

The problem is the golf course has not been maintained in more than two-and-one-half years. Armstrong said the HOA was told that just to refurbish the course and get it into playable condition could take anywhere from $2 million to $4 million.

“We went out and tried to see if we could find people that would spend their own money to fix it up and operate it as an ongoing business,” Armstrong said. “We talked to a number of big-name operators, we talked to some small operators, probably talked to in excess of 15 different entities. … We ended up with four different groups that actually submitted letters of intent that said, ‘We’re interested in coming to Stoneybrook, and

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we think there’s money to be made here in the golf business, and we’re willing to invest our money to make that happen.’”

One of those was Kemper Sports, which operates more than 100 facilities throughout the United States.

Armstrong said the HOA negotiated a letter of intent to initiate a lease agreement with them. Part of that agreement requires the community giving Kemper Sports the $440,000 being collected annually to help cover their cost in maintaining the property.

“They’ve committed to invest somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 million in our property here to upgrade the clubhouse facility, to refurbish and repair the golf club property, and to bring golf back to Stoneybrook West,” he said. “As part of our agreement with the residents, we said we would hold another vote: ‘Are you in favor of bringing golf back to Stoneybrook West with this lease with Kemper Sports, or don’t you want to bring golf back?’ There’s folks that want golf and folks that don’t want golf.”

Armstrong said there are two types of rent to which Kemper Sports has agreed: base rent and incentive rent.

Base rent would be 3% of gross revenues from the golf club. Kemper Sports asked that those monies be put into a capital improvement fund to be used for improvements to the course and clubhouse — with input from the HOA. For incentive rent, Kemper Sports would pay the HOA 5% of any revenues earned in excess of $2 million, or 10% of revenues in excess of $2.5 million. The initial rental term would be for 10 years, with an option for Kemper Sports to extend for another 10 years.

“At the end of 10 years — if they select not to extend — we would get a fully operational golf course back and, hopefully, certainly in much better shape than what we have out there now because they’re going to spend ... their money in fixing it up,” Armstrong said.

Among other efforts, Armstrong said the HOA held a Q-and-A session at the community clubhouse, and Kemper Sports also gave a presentation via Zoom that more than 200 residents attended.

If homeowners vote in the affirmative, the goal is to have the lease agreement signed by Aug. 1. Armstrong said that’s mainly because Kemper Sports would want to begin restoring the course as soon as possible so it would be in a position to reopen in peak golf season.

Should the vote fail to pass, Armstrong said the board will move forward with general maintenance projects currently on hold, including trimming trees and repairing the pedestrian bridge.

“We already have proposals, we already know what the cost of those projects would be, but we’ve made the decision to hold off on them until this vote is completed,” he said.

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From the diary of a foodie Windermere Prep student and self-proclaimed foodie Sofia MacMaster shares her dining experiences on her summer vacation to Chicago.

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ing, but I had little idea what kind of food they would be serving. All I knew for sure was that they had one Michelin star, and that meant something.

I learned a couple of years ago that the Michelin guide was developed as a restaurant rating system to help people traveling find great food. Over time, it has become a way to search for some of the best places to eat. One star means the restaurant is very good in its category; two stars means the restaurant has excellent cooking and is worth a detour; and three stars means the restaurant has exceptional cuisine and is worth a special journey. There are 24 Michelin star restaurants in Chicago and only one threeMichelin-star restaurant. This is how I first learned about Alinea.

For someone looking for unforgettable food experiences like me, the Michelin guide can be helpful.

We immediately dived into the menu. The restaurant offered a four-course tasting menu, which allowed us to choose from a few options for each course. This made it easier, because we could each choose a different dish and end up trying most of the menu. I started with the homemade plum

At KieGol-Lanee, chapulines are a delicacy.

ginger fizz — a drink with a sweet plum simple syrup balanced by the slightly spicy, fizzy ginger beer — and waited with excitement for the food.

First to arrive was a poppy seed baguette amuse bouche (think little bites) with thin slices of cured ham, drizzled with balsamic reduction. It was crispy, buttery, savory, with a sweet, acidic finish that immediately made me smile.

My favorite first-course dishes were the creamy foi gras tart that featured rhubarb and aged balsamic. The kampachi crudo (kind of like a ceviche) had a summery brightness and crunchy toasted almonds. A second-course standout was the crispy soft-boiled egg on potato porridge with optional black truffle. How can something

as simple as egg carry so many complex flavors and textures?

It was earthy from the truffles and savory from the miso broth.

The third course included tender duck breast with strawberry, sunflower seed, fennel and chamomile. It was out of this world!

Finally, my favorite dessert was the Greek yogurt panna cotta with blueberry and crunchy sunflower seeds. I couldn’t help but think that if this amazing food was produced in a one-Michelin-starred restaurant, what would Alinea be like?

The next day, we still hadn’t gotten a response about Alinea, so I decided I wanted to explore something different, even if wasn’t Michelin-starred. We went to one of my uncle’s favorite

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chill breeze greeted me as I made my way across the street to the restaurant. The smell of freshly baked bread came with it. Servers were calmly but quickly making their way around tables outside, and I caught a glimpse of a colorful plate that looked like a painting.

What could it be? I wondered. It was so beautifully presented I had a hard time imagining how anyone would eat such a work of art, but this is exactly what we were here to do.

Our original plan was to eat at one of the best restaurants — three-Michelin-starred Alinea.

But with such short notice, we were wait-listed. For now, we had a table at Sepia, and with its one Michelin star, I was super excited to see what they had to offer.

Before arriving, I did some research and made a list of restaurants I was interested in trying.

Sepia, led by Executive Chef Andrew Zimmerman (not to be confused with the Travel Channel Chef and host of Bizarre Food, Andrew Zimmerman), is supposed to offer “a seasonal menu [rooted] in tradition, melding rustic sensibility with contemporary flair.” That sounded interest-

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This is Sepia’s amuse bouche with seeded bread and butter.

Here is the duck breast served at Sepia.

Right: This is Sepia’s foie gras tart.

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Mexican restaurants, Kie-GolLanee, which offers delicious Oaxacan cuisine that pushes you out of your comfort zone. One of their specialty items is called “chapulines,” which are crispy grasshoppers. Chapulines are made using salt, lemon, garlic and chili. I know this may sound crazy, but the spicy, salty, acidic, crunchy chapulines are absolutely delicious! This is the kind of experience that makes you feel like you are traveling to another country.

With just a couple days left in our trip, I was starting to lose hope about Alinea. I knew that I had an unforgettable experience at Sepia and a unique cultural experience at Kie-Gol-Lanee, but I had dreamt of Alinea. Invited to dinner with family, I tried to forget about Alinea.

Arriving at my cousins’ house, we were greeted with hugs and delicious food. They had perfectly grilled shrimp and chorizo that my Uncle Jaime made, along with

caprese salad to start. Everyone pitched in as we laughed, talked and ate. I played with my cousins in their big backyard while the sun was setting. When dinner was served, my Aunt Mirna made a joke about how her kale salad was so good, even people who don’t usually like kale loved it.

She was right! The kale and onion were thinly sliced and marinated in lemon juice so it took away the bitter grassiness of raw kale.

I asked for seconds, then thirds.

Our time together was so wonderful, it made me think: This may not be Alinea, but it might be just as precious to me. A delicious meal, made with love and eaten together at the dinner table while joking and laughing with some of

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Why do Michelin ratings matter? For restaurants, it can be a source of pride and accomplishment. For foodies like me, it can help us find unforgettable experiences. In the end, if we don’t have access to some of these really famous places, I learned that great, unforgettable food experiences can happen just by being willing to try something totally new, or even just by sharing simple food made with love.

For now, I look forward to experiencing all the amazing foods the world may offer, starting from my home kitchen.

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THESE OLD TIMES

FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

THROWBACK THURSDAY JULY 15, 1971 Boogarts was once the place to go in Ocoee for all your grocery needs. It was located on Silver Star Road in the Ocoee Shopping Center and advertised its weekly specials in The Winter Garden Times. In the July 15, 1971, issue of the weekly newspaper, an ad promoted prices that included a dozen eggs for 19 cents, Lykes all-meat wieners for 39 cents, three Banquet frozen dinners for a buck, and a jar of pure lard for 49 cents.

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A new bakery, owned and operated by T.J. Childers, opened its doors. The Dixie Bakery featured fresh bread and hot rolls daily available every afternoon between 5 and 6 o’clock.

Claude Pepper, the 35-yearold Tallahassee attorney, was unopposed as the democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Duncan U. Fletcher.

75 years ago

Airplanes circling Winter Garden were new Cub models from the local airport operated by Hall Flying Services. It was constructed out of flat pine land by Junior Hall and Warren Hurley, two young Winter Garden aviators. Among those who had received their pilot’s licenses were Hurley, Selby Burch, Leonard Coleman, Bobbie Joe Griffith, Wilbur Bradford, Charles Bradford and Lester Johnston.

70 years ago

Cpl. Thomas R. Sewell, of the United States Marines, son of Mrs. Herbert Donaldson, returned from overseas duty and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

55 years ago

Mary Beth McMillan was Winter Garden’s representative to the Young Modern fashion teen board sponsored by JC Penney at the Winter Park Mall. She modeled at the back-to-school

FROM THE ARCHIVES William Burnette Burch, left, arrived in Winter Garden in 1910 as a young boy and started publishing the city’s newspaper in 1919. He sold the Times in 1922 but retained the press equipment and operated a printing business for a number of years, until he learned that there “was more money in oranges.” The location has been identified as the “east side of North Highland.” Roy Burgess is pictured at right.

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. show, “Fashions with Pow.” Added to the new businesses in Winter Garden was the Maryland Fried Chicken dining room. The building was formerly a general store in operation for about 20 years.

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Ocoee High rising senior defensive lineman Jordan Phillips announced he will play for Tennessee. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound three-star recruit was ranked as the No. 96 defensive lineman and the No. 89 overall player in Florida by 247Sports.

In addition to Tennessee, he had offers from Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Maryland.

Phillips had 71 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five sacks and two forced fumbles in eight games in 2020. In addition to football, Phillips is a star on the wrestling mat for the Ocoee Knights. Last season, Phillips made his first appearance at states after finishing runner-up at the Class 3A, Region 1 wrestling tournament.

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Dr. Phillips High School rising senior linebacker DeMario Tolan announced he will be continue his playing career at LSU. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound four-star recruit is ranked the No. 27 linebacker in the country and a top-275 overall prospect by 247Sports. He also had offers from Tennessee, Clemson, Florida State and Miami.

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Lake Buena Vista High School now has a baseball coach. The Vipers announced Vin Bello as the first head baseball coach. Bello comes to Lake Buena Vista from New Jersey and enjoyed success as the head coach of Pope John. Last season, Pope John put together a 21-6 campaign and was ranked No. 8 in the state.

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Because of refurbishments being conducted on its gymnasium, Foundation Academy has rescheduled its Basketball Skills Camp. The camp now will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 26, and Tuesday, July 27, at the Tilden Campus, 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden. Cost is $75. For more information, visit foundationacademy.net/2021-fasummer-camps.

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Mandy Rosenfield loves sharing her passion for the game with her students at Windermere Prep.

From Wimbledon to Windermere Longtime Windermere Prep tennis coach Mandy Rosenfield brings a lifetime of knowledge to the court.

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The roots of Rosenfield’s tennis career began when she was a child. Her parents were members of a tennis club in England, and her older brother played tennis. Like most younger siblings, Rosenfield decided to follow the same path.

Rosenfield rose up the ranks and eventually played in the juniors at Wimbledon in 1984.

In 1985, she turned pro and went on to play at Wimbledon for seven of the next eight years.

Rosenfield quickly became one of Great Britain’s best, having been ranked as high as third

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ometimes the path we least expect to take ends up becoming the most gratifying.

Windermere Prep head tennis coach Mandy Rosenfield never thought that she would be a coach during her playing career.

“Honestly, never,” Rosenfield said. “A lot of my friends who play tennis have become coaches, but it was just never on my agenda.

But now I just go, ‘Yeah, this is absolutely meant to be.’”

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Kenpo Karate Chophouse will reopen in November After having to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the martial-arts studio is set to reopen at The Mark in Horizon West.

NATE MARRERO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Throughout COVID-19, there were some dark days for Kenpo Karate Chophouse. The martial-

arts studio was forced to close its Lakeside Village location early in the pandemic. Then, the studio and owner Randy Kuhn struggled through nearly a year of delays in securing PPP funding.

But as is often the case for those who persevere, there are brighter days ahead for Kuhn and his passion project.

Kenpo Karate Chophouse is set to be among the first tenants at The Mark, a new plaza planned near the soon-to-open Horizon High School.

“The money came in in February,” Kuhn said of his PPP funding.

“So I went back to the … landlord

and I said, ‘Hey, can I move back into my space?’ And she said, ‘No, somebody signed a lease last week, but we’re opening a new plaza next to the new high school.

Do you want to reopen there?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’”

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Dale Thomas In his second year playing for the Winter Garden Squeeze, Dale Thomas is batting .228 with two home runs and 17 RBIs. Thomas played his high school career at Bishop Moore Catholic and graduated in 2019.

This is his second season playing for the Squeeze, and he is heading into his third season at Coastal Carolina University.

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Since T-ball, my dad always helped me out there throwing some sort of ball — whether it was a football or baseball.

Gradually as I got older, I just fell in love with baseball, and then the rest is history.

What has been your favorite memory from playing baseball?

My favorite memory would be probably meeting all the different types of friends that I’ve met throughout the course of my career. Baseball brings you together, you become a family (with) one another, and you know all the memories that I’ve created with the bunch of friends that I have is because of baseball.

Who has had the biggest impact on you with baseball?

Definitely my dad. He’s always been coaching since I was little, always just teaching me how to throw, how to field ground balls, how to catch pop flies and stuff like that. And I can’t forget my mom, too. My mom — she’s a big part in that, too, from taking me there to doing things for the team, cooking for them, letting them stay here.

What was it about Coastal Carolina that appealed to you?

It’s a beautiful place to go play. I talked to the coaching staff and fell in love with them. They were everything that we were looking for. Not to mention, I live in DeLand, Florida, which is kind of the country, and if you go 20 minutes either way, you’re going to a beach, so that’s how it pretty much is up there at Coastal.

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It was a wonderful experience. It was kind of hard my freshman year, because everything was just so weird with all the tragic things that happened, so I wasn’t sure what to expect coming in in my sophomore year, because everything was just so messed up still. But (we) got through it together as a team, and I was just fortunate to play.

What’s your favorite part about playing summer ball?

It’s keeping your reps up, meeting new people, stuff like that. You can play without having to be stressed out over what stats you have. … You can go and relax and play the game that you love to play without all that extra stuff on you.

What are some of the areas in your game you’re hoping to improve the most this summer?

Definitely my hitting, my swing.

I got into this habit I’m trying to break off, like rushing and not staying back on the ball. I just want to plunge down on my front foot.

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officially opened his first studio in November 2017.

As Kuhn waits for the new studio to open, he began teaching self-defense classes for free at Independence Elementary park.

“One, to gain interest for people who have no familiarity with it,” Kuhn said. “It’s kind of a, ‘Try it out and see what you think while we’re waiting.’ … I have no expenses (from teaching the classes in the park), so I’m not going to charge them. (I’m) donating my time, (and) this seems to help spark an interest.”

When Kenpo Karate Chophouse opens in November, there will be five programs for students ranging from 5 years old to adults, as well as self-defense classes for girls and women.

Kuhn also hopes to start home-

school classes once the studio reopens.

“From a numbers standpoint, I would like to get it to 100 students, the first year, that are registered in karate,” he said. “We had 200, right before the pandemic. I would like to get back to half of that. I like to get the kids back into the tournament and competing again.

“My goal is to expose as many kids and adults to karate and martial arts as possible,” he said.

“Again, this is not about fighting. It’s about peace and calm in your life, and gaining confidence. Karate is not about fighting. In life, defending yourself is part of it, that has nothing to do with fighting at all, and a lot of people don’t understand that.

If I can have them for one year, I can get that through.”

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She also played in the Grand Slams, the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. Of all Rosenfeld’s moments on the court, playing Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon stands out. Navratilova won 59 Grand Slam titles and nine Wimbledon singles championships in her career.

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Kuhn first started training in Kenpo in 1991. Now, 30 years later, it has become a major priority in his life. With three daughters, Kuhn realized the importance of teaching them self-defense for whenever a situation may occur.

“I’m an accountant,“ Kuhn said. “That’s completely different worlds, and then I decided with my three daughters, two at the time, I need to teach them what they need to do to address situations in their life.”

Along with being an instructor, Kuhn teaches accounting classes online for 16 universities.

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“I played Martina in the second round,” Rosenfield said.

“We played in the middle of a Saturday on the old Court One. The press — because I’m British — the press went nuts. It was just like a really big occasion. … When I played Martina, I was fine. And then I walked on the court, and I literally was like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t remember how to play.’ … And then I was OK once I got into it.”

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In 1993, Rosenfield was forced to retire because of injuries. Coincidentally, it led to her focusing on studying physical therapy, and she eventually earned a first-class honors degree in 1997. Then, in 1998, she had her first daughter. Rosenfield managed to balance being a mother, playing home international matches and working as a CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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impart your knowledge so that they understand. Not only that, but being able to explain it in many different ways because not everyone learns the same way. I think that was maybe the hardest thing.”

In her 14 years at Windermere Prep, the girls tennis team made it to the state finals in 2016 and 2017 and became two-time double state winners. But despite those results, nothing has been more special than being able to share her journey with her three daughters and being able to coach them.

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Rosenfield’s two older daughters already graduated from Windermere Prep, and her youngest is set to graduate in 2022.

Although spring is still a ways away, Rosenfield’s goals have altered slightly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although winning is important, giving her players a positive experience and helping them build skills that will help them not only in tennis but also in life has become more important to her.

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