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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017

La fête nationale

Audubon Park Garden District celebrates all things French for Bastille Day. SEE 5.

THE SOUND & THE FURY North Park Avenue residents say the CSX trains disturb their sleep multiple times a night.

YOUR TOWN LOOK FOR THE DETOUR Minnesota Avenue in Winter Park will be closed in both directions at the railroad crossing east of South Denning Drive from 9 p.m. Friday, July 28, through Tuesday, Aug. 1. The closure is needed to replace the existing SunRail crossing with new concrete panels and pave asphalt approaches, which will provide a safer and smoother crossing for motorists.

Detour route signage will be placed at key locations in the area to direct drivers around the work zone. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.

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t least one Winter Park neighborhood hopes to see light at the end of the

tunnel in the midst of blaring train horns keeping them

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awake at night.

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Blue Bamboo celebrates anniversary The Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts celebrated its anniversary with a performance by the Orlando Jazz Orchestra.

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The park and farmers market were closed most of Sunday as authorities investigated.

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From the outside, it looks like a regular old warehouse, though it’s anything but that.

Inside the yellow behemoth holds the artistry and passion of a musician who simply wanted a place to record music and bring in

Body found in Lake Lily

Blue Bamboo President Chris Cortez played jazz guitar alongside the Orlando Jazz Orchestra.

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The Maitland Police Department received a disturbing call around 9:15 a.m. Sunday morning, when a body was discovered floating in Lake Lily.

“What had happened, was that several of the vendors that participate in the farmer’s market — I guess — complained to the Parks and Rec employee there, who helps set it up, about an odor where their tents were,” said Louis Grindle, SEE POLICE PAGE 4

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MONDAY, JULY 24

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SAT HACKS AT THE WINTER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. Students in grades eight through 12 will have a chance in this class to learn specific math strategies that will help them read and translate the questions accurately, avoid careless mistakes and traps, filter irrelevant information, and strategically answer the questions to ensure a higher score. The workshop will focus on easy, medium and hard questions to assist all attendees. Presented by SENSA Educational Systems. Registration is required. For more information, call (407) 623-3300 or visit wppl.org.

BOOK DISCUSSION 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, July 24, at the University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Participate in a discussion of “The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the PostCrisis World,” by Ruchir Sharma.

Sharma, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley and its head of emerging markets investments, analyzes the world’s major economies and explains his system for performing analysis.

For more information, call (407) 644-6149 or visit uclubwp.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 29

LAKES FOREST & GRACE WATERSHED CLEANUP 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at 2225 Howard Drive, Winter Park.

Join a group as they clean-up litter in and around Lakes Forest & Grace. Breakfast, volunteer T-shirt, snack and water bottles will be provided for all volunteers. Kayakers and paddleboarders are welcome. Meet at 2225 Howard Drive for distribution of supplies. To sign up for this event, contact Vanessa Balta Cook at (407) 599-3364 or vbaltacook@cityofwinterpark.org.

THURSDAY, AUG. 10

POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park. This film series features classic films for the whole family. Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends and come see a viewing of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Free popcorn. Call (407) 629-0054.

SPOTLIGHT CABARET SERIES: DEEJAY YOUNG 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Deejay Young debuts in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series with his latest original solo cabaret, “Waving Through a Window.” This unique form of entertainment showcases a different professional singer each month up front in the beautiful lobby bar. A truly “New Yorkstyle” cabaret, each performance is about 55 minutes in length with no intermission. General admission tickets are $20 plus a one drink minimum.

For more information, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org.

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fun. There will be games, contests, prizes and a drawing for a punch pass. For more information, call (407) 599-3275.

SUNDAY, AUG. 13

FILMSLAM AT THE ENZIAN THEATER 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland.

Experience the best local indie film showcase and vote for each month’s winner.

Usually held every second Sunday, FilmSlam is a monthly indie film showcase and competition open to Florida filmmak-

FIFTH ANNUAL LUAU

BY THE POOL 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Come out to the annual end-of-season luau. Enjoy family, fun, and friends in the community as the community center celebrates a summer of

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SOME ENCHANTED EVENING: THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Thursday, July 27, through Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Spend an evening harkening to the days of sophistication in the intimate setting of the No Exit Cafe and celebrate the 20th-century Broadway icons and giants of musical theater, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.

Featuring a collection of 34 well-loved songs from Broadway classics that have forever defined the genre, including “Carousel,” “Cinderella,” “The King and I,” “Oklahoma,” “South Pacific,” “The Sound of Music” and more. Tickets range from $15 to $42. For more information, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org.

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Oh, the places she went Sarah Lugo’s three month trip to Thailand turned into a two-and-a-halfyear chapter of her life.

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aitland native Sarah Lugo has felt it her entire life: the desire to travel and explore.

She’s backpacked through Europe and Mexico. She lived in Australia for six months. She studied abroad in Spain.

Lugo loves the Winter Park/ Maitland area, but the urge to venture off was always there.

“Growing up here and going to college here, I felt really contained,” Lugo said. “I really wanted to get out of my comfort zone in a big way.”

The 27-year-old has deep roots in the Central Florida area. She went to Maitland Middle School, Winter Park High School and Rollins College.

But in September 2014, that itch to explore took over once again, and she ventured off on what would become her biggest adventure yet. She left home to take a trip backpacking through Thailand for three months.

Or at least that was the plan, she said.

“I always had that desire to backpack through southeast Asia, so originally I was just going over there to travel for a few months,” she said. “I even promised my

family I’d be back in a few months.

“I was supposed to be traveling, and I liked it so much that I was like ‘I kind of want to stay here,’” she said.

Lugo spent two and a half years away from the United States, spending time between Thailand and Indonesia.

She just came back to the states this summer.

It’s difficult to explain what drew her to Thailand in the first place, she said, there was just a unique sense of place there.

“I think it was the peacefulness and the temples,” Lugo said.

“There’s this vibe from the eastern world that so many people look to. I wanted to have an experience so far off from what I had here.”

There was another reason, too: a classroom of 30 kindergartners on the island of Phuket.

Lugo got her teaching certificate online prior to the trip and decided to put it to good use in Thailand teaching English.

She formed a close bond with the children, who ended up teaching her parts of the Thai language, as well.

“I was teaching kindergarten, and I just really bonded with the kids,” Lugo said. “At first, I was thinking I’ll do this for six months, but when you really have that bond with them, you feel this obligation to be there. I couldn’t shake that. I did it for a year.”

She later realized it wasn’t a sustainable option to teach kindergarten, and that she wanted to do something more stimulating.

She became interested in the life-

“In the beginning, I just wanted to travel, living out of a backpack and feeling so much freedom. Now I feel like there’s more freedom to be had in having some roots and having the flexibility to travel.

The ultimate freedom is having both.”

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style of being a “digital nomad” — someone who strictly works on the go from cafés and community work places by using Wi-Fi. Lugo had heard about the lifestyle and wanted to find out what all the fuss was about, she said.

“What are people doing that they are able to have this flexibility and mobility?” she said.

Lugo met the founders of a tech startup in the city of Chiang Mai and started working as a marketing specialist.

She also continued to travel, spending a year in Bali, Indonesia.

Lugo eventually left the tech startup and started her own digital marketing company called Visibility Guru.

In May, Lugo made the decision to return home to the Central Florida area — a result of her wanting to once again feel like “a small fish in a big pond.”

“You go there and you want to be inspired, but I started to feel like I needed to go back to the U.S. to be re-inspired,” Lugo said.

“The reason I left (Central Florida) was because I thought it was so small here, but then it kind of looks pretty big when you’re living in a Third World country.”

Lugo said she realized sometimes there’s freedom in coming home. She’s still looking for clients for her digital marketing business, while searching for somewhere else to place her roots.

She left for Canada this week.

“In the beginning, I just wanted to travel, living out of a backpack and feeling so much freedom,” Lugo said. “Now I feel like there’s more freedom to be had in having some roots and having the flexibility to travel. The ultimate freedom is having both.”

Sarah Lugo, of Maitland, always has had the spirit of adventure.

Her most recent trip took her to Thailand and Indonesia.

Orangewood Christian embarks on campus renovations A new cafeteria, media center and gym improvements are just a few of the many projects happening this summer at Orangewood Christian School’s two campuses.

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Big changes are underway at Orangewood Christian School — and students of all ages will reap the benefits.

The school is moving forward on multiple renovation projects this summer at the school’s Upper and Lower campuses. Sevenththrough 12th-grade students at the upper campus can expect a new cafeteria with new floors, tables, chairs, kitchen upgrades and a fountain for reusable water bottles.

There’s Upper School gym improvements on the way, including a new bleacher system with padded seats and an upgrade to the acoustics — which also will benefit Orangewood Church, which has its services in the gym.

The basketball team will enjoy a spiffy hardwood floor that’s been repainted — bearing the Orangewood Ram logo instead of the Orangewood “O.” The work is tentatively set for completion in August — in time for the new school year.

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Construction is underway on several renovation projects at Orangewood, including some work on the Upper School’s gymnasium.

“We’ve been good stewards of our finances and we’re now looking to grow Orangewood — the school and the church,” Marketing and Communications Manager Jennifer Fowler said. “We knew it was time to make the improvements so that we can make our campus the best that it can be for

our current families and future families.”

The Upper School also will add a “Ramshack” — a snack bar, ticket booth and school store near the football field that will include bathrooms and a back patio where fans can watch the game. Orangewood’s baseball team is getting

some upgrades, too, with new turf getting laid down on their baseball diamond’s infield and upgraded, roofed batting cages planned for a spot near the home team dugout.

Athletic Director David Pitts said the improvements will go a long way toward helping athletes do their best and attracting new athletes to their programs.

“It’s obviously desirable to have improvements in the facilities,” he said. “The athletes benefit practice-wise as we make constant improvements on campus.”

“There’s the element of we want to be good hosts as well,” Director of Development Garland Gould said. “That was a big thing with the Ramshack. When people come here to visit, we want them to have a good experience.”

Orangewood’s pre-K through sixth-grade students will enjoy a renovated media center at the Lower School, complete with a new circulation desk, new computers, remodeled walls, new lighting, repainting, and new tables that flip up into whiteboards.

All that work is tentatively set for completion in the fall, Gould said.

“The idea behind that is to bring it more in line with allowing our

students to be more creative and give them a better space to read, a better space to collaborate on a project, and a better space to be creative from a fine arts perspective,” Gould said. “That media center will be able to capture all of that for us.”

While there’s plenty of construction and renovation happening at the school’s physical campus, Fowler said Orangewood’s academic programs have never been better.

Orangewood students are thriving, she said. This year Orangewood Christian School administered 71 AP exams. There was a 76% pass rate overall; a 100% pass rate in studio art, European history and calculus AB (scoring 3 or higher); and an 84% pass rate in English literature and United States history (scoring 3 or higher).

There may be even more to look forward to at the Lower School campus moving forward, Gould said. Plans are in place, and an architect has been hired for a new gymnasium and education building — allowing them to expand by 150 to 200 students.

“We are hopeful to attract more students so we can do more of what we do,” Gould said.

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A place to shine

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Observer Blue Bamboo Vice President and Creative Director Mark Piszczek, right, conducted a musical piece he wrote, which was performed by the Orlando Jazz Orchestra.

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BLUE BAMBOO CENTER FOR THE ARTS 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park PHONE: (407) 636-9951 WEBSITE: bluebambooartcenter.com The Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts features concerts put on by musical groups that fit into the genres of jazz, classical, and world music, while also including other art forms such as theater, dance, and spoken word.

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world-class acts.

Sitting at 1905 Kentucky Ave. in Winter Park, the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts has been a flourishing music venue and studio since Chris and Melody Cortez, and friend Mark Piszczek founded it last July.

On Tuesday, July 18, the Blue Bamboo celebrated its anniversary the same way it started, with a sold-out performance by the Orlando Jazz Orchestra.

“It’s a humble setting, but with so much respect for the artist that it really can’t be beat,” Chris Cortez said. “If you are a musician, this is the kind of place that you want to play.”

The Orlando native has been playing music since his dad bought him his first guitar when he was 9. Since then, Chris Cortez knew it was all he wanted to do with his life.

As he got older and developed into a professional musician, Chris Cortez was part of a jazzfusion band called Big Bamboo — playing at local venues in and around Orlando. It was at one popular Orlando venue, called Daisy’s Basement, that Cortez met Piszczek, a saxophone player.

While living in Houston, Melody Cortez’s corporate job ended, so the couple sat down and started to figure out what they wanted to do going forward.

Chris Cortez had established an independent jazz recording studio earlier in 1986 called Blue Bamboo Music, but it wasn’t enough. That’s when the inspiration for the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts struck.

“The record company by itself wasn’t really sustaining us, and

we really felt like we wanted to do something together, and so the idea came up that we would come back to Orlando and create some kind of business,” Chris Cortez said. “And then we got here, and I started looking at all the other recording studios that existed here, and I thought, ‘What if we had a variation? Like we were part venue and part studio,’ so it could be that place where a group would come to get a live video shot in front of an audience? Those places are hard to find.”

Once they got moved back to Central Florida, the next step was to find a place to put their new music venue.

They wanted to place it close enough to popular spots in town, so they could pick up more foot traffic. But at the same time, they wanted a place that gave off the vibe of a secret spot.

After searching, they stumbled across an old warehouse sitting on Kentucky Avenue, parallel from an always-busy West Fairbanks Ave. “It’s a warehouse district primarily, and that was part of the idea — we really didn’t want to be on the main road, we wanted to be kind of this secret little hideaway place,” Chris Cortez said. “And the idea of being in a warehouse — it’s just a big empty building, so we could put anything inside it that we wanted.”

After a year of working out the permits and getting the building into shape, the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts held its first show July 18, 2016, with the Orlando Jazz Orchestra selling out the place.

While Blue Bamboo books acts to come and play, Cortez sets a high bar for who he allows to play

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on his stage — he wants people to walk away with their money’s worth of entertainment.

As a part of that desire to bring in quality entertainment, throughout the year Cortez spends much time getting to know musicians and groups around the area who can provide just that.

“If there is a musician on my stage, I would kind of like him to be a virtuoso musician,” Chris Cortez said. “I want it to be a special night, because if you plunk down $15 or $20 for a ticket, I want you to walk away going, ‘Wow! That was amazing!

That was something I might have seen at Carnegie Hall, but I saw it here for only 20 bucks.’ That’s the goal — it’s affordable, virtuosic entertainment.”

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Maitland Police Department’s public information officer.

“Upon further investigation by the employee, she observed what seemed to be a body in the water, so she contacted us right away.”

Once authorities got to the scene, the market and park were closed until around 2 p.m, which was also the time that the scene investigation wrapped up.

Orange County’s dive team was called in to help with removing the body, while Maitland Fire and Rescue came on to the scene as protocol. Crime scene techs from Winter Park/Apopka and a crime

scene investigator from Winter Park also assisted.

There currently is no known information in regard to the identity of the body or cause of death. Those details will not be known until an autopsy and further investigation are completed by the coroner’s office.

However, Grindle said police believe the body has been in the water for more than a day — though he isn’t sure exactly how long.

“It’s probably been there for a couple of days at least,” Grindle said. “You have to (factor that in) too, because of the element that the body was found in and the

extreme heat, that adds to it as well.”

The smell itself was so overpowering that when vendors arrived earlier in the morning, around 7:30 a.m., they immediately started asking questions.

“We went there, and it smelled horrible,” said local potter Fabian Pesci, who was at the market selling his work. “We started thinking, ‘What the hell happened here?’ And I talked to the manager, and she said it was the lake … and I said, ‘It smells like a dead body.’”

Pesci said the manager walked around his tent, where she stayed for a minute or two, before coming

back around to say she believed there was a body. According to Pesci, the manager realized it was a body when she noticed shoes.

In an image provided by Pesci, the body, which was floating within 10 feet of the shoreline behind his tent, was covered heavily in algae and other greenery.

“If you see the photo, it looks like garbage … it was really hard to see a body there,” Pesci said.

Vendors, including Pesci, were questioned before being asked to come back later to pick up their merchandise.

“It was crazy,” Pesci said.

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FDOT seeks to tame traffic in Winter Park Technology is being placed along U.S. 17-92 to help traffic lights keep cars moving.

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ocal shops, restaurants, and bars participated in a Bastille Day celebration Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15.

In honor of the French independence day, different spots around the Audubon Park Garden District held cheese and wine tastings, special Bastille Day offers, while the Olde Hearth Bread Company put on baguette fencing outside of the East End Market.

The Florida Department of Transportation has its eye on U.S. 17-92 — in search of new ways to keep traffic moving smoothly.

The department currently is installing technology that will monitor turning movements along Orlando Avenue, allowing its engineers to understand where traffic is going and see how they can change the cycles of traffic lights to keep the cars moving.

Instead of the set cycles, there would be cycles added to best suit the needs of the traffic.

“This information will all go back to a command center, where there’s engineers that watch these computers,” Winter Park Traffic Manager Butch Margraf said.

“They help decide what the best timing plans are at any particular time. It’s not 100% operational yet, but we’re working in that direction.”

But that’s just the latest addition of technology to U.S. 17-92. Last summer, FDOT added Bluetooth technology along the street that picks up a signal from cell phones.

That technology records how long it takes cars to travel down the road.

The projects along U.S. 17-92 eventually may be implemented onto other roads such as Fairbanks and Aloma avenues, Margraf said.

The Bluetooth and turn technology coincide with a new team formed by FDOT called the Integrated Corridor Management Team, which monitors major roads such as U.S. 17-92, said FDOT Public Information Officer Jessica Keane. It launched about a year ago and already has been developing traffic-adjustment strategies, Keane said.

“We are extra eyes, ears and hands to see things, hear things and help fix them if (local jurisdictions) aren’t able to or they’d like us to,” she said.

City Commissioner Greg Seidel also has been developing a traffic model with city staff that could tell how much traffic will result from a potential development project.

Seidel said the concept is still being crafted but compared it to what he does at The Balmoral Group, an engineering design firm with an expertise in economics, environmental analysis and GIS capabilities. Seidel said his firm has every farm in Florida mapped out for its estimated water use so farmers can better understand and monitor their water consumption.

Winter Park can take the same approach with measuring traffic, he said.

“We have development outside of the city that we can’t do anything about,” Seidel said. “With this model that I’m talking about, those are your boundary conditions for the model. Only so many cars can come down Aloma at 436.”

Seidel said he’s hopeful to see it in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Train horns torment residents

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Winter Park resident Jeff Adams said it varies how bad it gets. On some nights, he doesn’t hear the horn at all, but other times — like a few weeks ago — it wakes him up four separate times in one night.

“I was woken up at a quarter to 12; I was woken up at a quarter to 2, around 2:30; and then shortly before 4,” said Adams, who lives along North Park Avenue just two blocks north of where the tracks cross Denning Drive. “Four times in one night, I was woken up by not just a train horn — but literally blaring all the way through.

It must have been 11 or 12 seconds of full blast coming through the intersection at Denning Drive.”

Adams said it’s the CSX freight trains that pass through the city that are responsible. The latenight horns seemed to roughly coincide with the launch of SunRail back in 2014, he said, causing him to believe that the hours of the CSX trains may have been pushed later into the night as a result.

“We knew there was a railroad when we moved in; we knew that there were train horns when we moved in,” Adams said. “We knew the SunRail development was happening and we take absolutely no issue with that. The problem is the disruption and the nuisance of particular horns late at night and early in the morning.

“It seems like when the schedule was adjusted for them to come through later in the evening and at night, they didn’t realize that they are passing residential neighborhoods the entire way through Winter Park and Maitland,” he said.

Adams has reached out to CSX, but has heard nothing back.

However, CSX officials said the conductors obey the laws set in place regarding train horns, though they did confirm that their trains are running later in the evening because of SunRail’s launch.

“Since SunRail began passenger rail service in Central Florida on May 2014, CSX trains have been operating during designated freight windows when passenger trains are not present, including during the overnight hours,” said Rob Doolittle, Assistant Vice President for media and communications at CSX. “While CSX works to minimize the impact of our operations on local communities, we must also prioritize the safety of people in those communities and our employees.

“Train horns are an important tool in alerting drivers and pedestrians about approaching trains, which cannot stop quickly, and CSX engineers blow train horns for two important reasons: they save lives, and it is required by law,” he said. “The Federal Railroad Administration requires

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engineers to blow train horns at crossings and at other designated times and locations, regardless of the time of day. Train engineers may also use their discretion to blow the horn for safety reasons, such as when a person or vehicle is on or near the tracks.”

The solution to the problem still may take a while. For the past few years Winter Park has been in pursuit of establishing quiet zones — stretches of railroad track with no requirement to blare the horn due to added safety measures at railroad crossings.

Winter Park Director of Communications Clarissa Howard said an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to add safety measures has been executed, but that construction won’t be finished until December 2019. The ongoing parts of the project include completing design plans, gathering materials, supply and delivery, and the wiring of Central Florida Rail Corridor signal houses.

The $2.3 million project — 29% funded by the city and 71% by FDOT — will add safety measures to all 16 street grade crossings in Winter Park, qualifying them as quiet zones.

Resident Marni Carey, who lives off Hamilton Place Court just a minute walk away from the Denning Drive railroad crossing, said she and her husband bought their home two years ago with the understanding that a quiet zone would be implemented.

The city hasn’t followed through on the project and the horns still blare, she said.

“The horns just go and go and go,” she said “It’s annoying. I just keep hoping, in my stupid optimism, thinking this is going to happen.”

Resident Michelle Sanderson said it’s not the lack of quiet zones that’s the issue but rather the conductor laying on the horn.

She’s lived along Denning Drive near the tracks for 15 years and has noticed the horns getting louder and going off later in the evening over the past few years.

Sanderson brought her concerns to the city not long ago, but the horns only became worse, she said.

“It seems that now when he comes through, he basically lays on the horn from Maitland all the way through Winter Park,” Sanderson said. “It’s so loud that it literally vibrates the house sometimes. Obviously, nobody is doing anything about this particular person who is, as far as I’m concerned, terrorizing the neighborhood,” she said.

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Added safety measures to railroad crossings are the only way Winter Park can establish quiet zones throughout the city.

Winter Park hopes to have this in place by December 2019.

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Taylor Gagliano, Erika Beneev and Joanne Stake mingled at the 20th anniversary party.

Chez Vincent Owner and Chef Vincent Gagliano was honored among friends and loyal patrons July 11.

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ongtime friends and loyal patrons honored the culinary work of Chef Vincent Gagliano as the community celebrated the 20-year anniversary of Chez Vincent Tuesday, July 11.

Since opening in July 1997, Chez Vincent has been a local favorite Orlando restaurant for traditional French cuisine and wine presented in an upscale dining room with a romantic atmosphere located in the artsy Hannibal Square in Winter Park.

Craig and Cathy Cook were excited to celebrate Chef Vincent Gagliano’s anniversary.

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Guests enjoyed a medley of seafood in a puff pastry with a roasted bell pepper sauce as their appetizer.

Left: Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary, right, congratulated Chef Vincent Gagliano at his 20th anniversary party.

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‘IDENTITY: AN EXHIBITION OF YOU’ “Identity: An Exhibition of You” at the Orlando Science Center is a three-part interactive experience that explores our unique identities.

In the age of the “selfie,” the exhibit helps answer the question, “How well do we know ourselves?” By checking our physical, psychological and social identities, we learn how we are different — and how much we are the same. Highly recommended at 777 E. Princeton St., Orlando.

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“SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL” “Oh the thinks you can think when you think about Seuss!” Horton hears a noise coming from a speck of dust; Jojo, who “doesn’t think normal thinks,” finds his place in society; and Gertrude McFuzz tries to catch the attention of her love. With some help from the Cat in the Hat, these characters come to realize they are not “alone in the universe.”

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JULY 22 AND 23

‘HAIRSPRAY’ Presented by the incredibly talented performers from Disney World, the Encore cast takes us to Baltimore in 1962 for “Hairspray,” winner of eight Tony Awards. This family-friendly musical introduces the bouncy plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, who has one desire — to dance on TV’s “Corny Collins Show.” Presented

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Winter Park baseball players named to Under Armour All-America Team Elijah Cabell and Slade Cecconi are headed to Wrigley Field this month to compete on the national stage.

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Elijah Cabell is coming off his best season yet at TNXL Academy.

Slade Cecconi already has committed to playing at the University of Miami.

ers getting drafted, but right now, he’s taking things slow — thankful for every opportunity he’s received so far.

“Of course, the draft would be really cool,” Cabell said. “If I got drafted, I would be very blessed.

If I don’t, I have a great backup plan to go to LSU. Right now, I’m just taking it day-by-day, getting better, getting stronger, getting healthier. Hopefully, I do well at this Under Armour game. I can’t wait to play and show off my talent.”

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Two Winter Park baseball players are headed to the national baseball stage to represent the top high-school talent in the U.S. at the 2017 Under Armour AllAmerica Baseball Game.

Elijah Cabell and Slade Cecconi will be among 40 players chosen from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to step onto Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday, July 29, for an American vs. National team showdown.

The All-America Baseball Game caps a four-day, comprehensive baseball experience staffed by some of the game’s very best players and coaches, including a formal workout in front of Major League Baseball scouts and a home-run derby.

Cabell and Cecconi got the call after standing out in a tryout last year.

“It’s really cool to know the kind of history on Wrigley Field,” Cabell said. “It makes my experience even more special. I’m blessed and honored.”

“My coaches for travel ball helped me a lot through this process to get me where I am today,” he said. “I’m very appreciative. I wouldn’t be here without them.”

Cabell is coming off his best season of high-school baseball yet at the TNXL Academy. The 18-year-old outfielder racked up seven home runs, 15 stolen bases, and batted just under .400, he said. The incoming senior has already committed to playing at Louisiana State University.

It’s his second time playing at Wrigley Field; he also was part of the USA Baseball 2016 17U Development Program last summer.

“I’m really excited and just honored to get the opportunity to play again on Wrigley Field among all those fine players,” Cabell said.

“I can’t wait, honestly. It’s going to be a blast. It’s awesome to play on a major league field.”

Cecconi has been turning heads as well as the pitcher for Trinity Prep. He’s committed to the University of Miami and has built a reputation with his mean 95-mph fastball.

Since the game’s inception in 2008, 284 of the 323 draft eligible players from the Under Armour All-America Game have been selected in the MLB Amateur Draft, including 83 first-round picks.

“We are very excited to complete the roster for the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game,” said Steve Bernhardt, executive vice president at Baseball Factory and Chairman of the Under Armour All-America Game Selection Committee. “The 40 players that have been chosen represent the best high school players from across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Every year, it is a very tough decision, and this year was no exception. We look forward to seeing these talented players compete at Wrigley Field this summer.”

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Puzzle One Solution: “Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don’t care to make.”

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Dermatologists constantly warn of the damage sun can cause to your skin over time and recommend several products to combat conditions such as acne. But color of your skin and your type of skin also have a lot to do with how well you age and how careful you should be when you leave your home.

Dr. Allison Arthur, of Sand Lake Dermatology Center, is a boardcertified dermatologist by the American Academy of Dermatology. She is a firm believer in making sure the skin care products her patients use match the type of skin they have.

“I do agree with tailoring your skin-product regimen to whether you have, you know, dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin or acne-prone skin, but a lot of my recommendations would be based on that and not necessarily your skin color.”

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“They also need to choose the right surgeon. You want someone who has the experience, and they need to have experience in the surgery you’re getting.”

There are plenty of practical steps that can be done outside of the doctor’s office to help keep your skin healthy, she said. Chief among those are applying sunscreen regularly and not smoking.

“Those two things make a huge difference,” Yeilding said. “The next thing is taking good care of your skin early. If you can start early doing little things along the way, instead of just letting everything go and then wanting something done all at once, those are patients that have the best outcome.”

In the end, an appearance that

lends itself to confidence is valuable, Yeilding said. She remembers one male patient in his 60s last year who went to her looking to reverse a “tired” look around his eyes. He was looking to return to the workforce and was having difficulty hearing back from employers.

After an upper and lower eyelid lift, the patient had eight interviews and landed a new job.

“Confidence is such an important thing for everyone,” Yeilding said. “When you lose confidence in how you are presenting yourself to others or you hear negative feedback from other people … that makes a big impact on people. Being able to change that can make a big difference.”

“Confidence is such an important thing for everyone. When you lose confidence in how you are presenting yourself to others or you hear negative feedback from other people … that makes a big impact on people. Being able to change that can make a big difference.”

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Your appearance and confidence go hand in hand. Just ask Dr. Ruth Hill Yeilding of YMD Eye & Face.

Yeilding has been in the practice of cosmetic surgery for the past six years and is nearing four years of work in Central Florida.

YMD Eye & Face deals in both surgical and nonsurgical treatments of the face and neck. Whether it’s peels and facials; Botox and fillers; or laser treatments and surgery, there’s an option to best suit your needs.

But Yeilding’s particular specialty is treating hooded eyelids, giving eyes with heavy upper eyelids and puffy lower eyelids a more youthful and rested appearance.

Eyes are one of the most critical features when it comes to the face, Yeilding said.

“We pretty much strictly focus on other people’s eyes when we’re talking to them,” she said, as per many eye-tracking studies. “It’s eyes and a little bit of mouth, and then you go back to the eyes.

The eyes are extremely important because it’s how you’re presenting yourself to the world and to other people.”

Yeilding always has had an interest in conducting surgery and the surgery of the eyes themselves fascinated her the most.

“I was drawn to the eye surgeries because the ophthalmologists were very meticulous and detailoriented,” she said. “The surgeries inside the eye are very perfect. I thought the surgeries were really beautiful, even the surgeries around the eye.”

Board certified by The American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery and The American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Yeilding had fellowship training in oculoplastics and facial cosmetic surgery. It was during her fellowship training that she became an expert with the use of a laser.

Yeilding said she understands how significant the decision is to undergo cosmetic surgery.

“What I usually tell the patients first is you have to be bothered by whatever the issue is enough to say, ‘OK, I want to undergo surgery,’ and be willing to accept the risks that are involved in all surgical procedures,” Yeilding said.

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FITZPATRICK SCALE Developed in 1975, the Fitzpatrick Scale is a skin-color classification system that categorizes human skin into six different skin tones. The scale, which factors a person’s skin reaction to sun exposure and the color of their skin, hair and eyes is widely used by dermatologists to determine how at risk a person might be for skin cancer. Patients who fall under category one or two on the scale generally have a higher rate of skin cancer compared to people with skin color classified as a five or six on the scale.

I: IVORY

II: BEIGE

III: LIGHT BROWN

CHARACTERISTICS: Pale skin, light or red hair, prone to freckles. Burns easily and rarely tans.

SUN PROTECTION: At the greatest risk of developing skin cancer. Needs to protect skin, preferably with clothing.

CHARACTERISTICS: Fair skin, likely to have light hair, blue or brown eyes. Some have dark hair but fair skin.

Usually burns but may tan gradually.

SUN PROTECTION: At the greatest risk of developing skin cancer. Needs to protect skin, preferably with clothing.

CHARACTERISTICS: Light olive skin with dark hair and brown or green eyes. Burns with long exposure to the sun but generally tans easily.

SUN PROTECTION: Should protect themselves in strong sunshine.

IV: MEDIUM BROWN CHARACTERISTICS: Brown eyes and dark hair. Burns with very lengthy exposures but always tans easily.

SUN PROTECTION: Should protect themselves in strong sunshine.

V: DARK BROWN

CHARACTERISTICS: Naturally brown skin, brown eyes and dark hair. Burns only with excessive exposure to the sun. Skin darkens further easily.

SUN PROTECTION: Protect themselves when outdoors in the sun for a long time.

CHARACTERISTICS: Black skin with dark brown eyes and black hair. Burns only with extreme exposure to the sun. Skin darkens further easily.

SUN PROTECTION: Protect themselves when outdoors in the sun for a long time.

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nin is a bit higher, people with darker skin have more natural protection from the sun’s harmful effects. But she recommends that people with darker skin not rely only on their natural protection, particularly if they are outside for an extensive amount of time.

“Melanin is like a built-in sun protection,” she said. “So the more melanin you have in your skin, the more natural protection you have. We do recommend sun protective measures for people of all skin colors, but for people with fair skin, they have to be a lot more careful.”

To drive the point home with her patients about the importance of proper sun protection, Arthur often shows the effects of the sun’s ability to damage and age skin prematurely by asking them to compare the skin that receives the most sun exposure to the skin on those areas of their bodies that receive the least amount.

“A lot of those changes that we see with aging are caused by the sun, so a lot of the fine lines and wrinkles are created when collagen and elastic tissue in the skin break down,” she said. “And although some of that happens naturally as part of our chronological aging process, a lot of it occurs simply because of sun exposure.”

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Melanin is substance that gives the skin, hair and eyes its color. The amount of melanin in your skin is what determines your skin color. The more melanin you have, the darker your skin will be. In human skin, melanin is formed by cells called melanocytes as part of the process of metabolizing an amino acid called tyrosine. A melanin deficiency can result in various types of albinism and is associated with increased mortality rates.

SKIN PIGMENTATION DISORDERS n MELASMA: Sometimes called the “Mask of Pregnancy,” this disorder is seen in both men and women, but is typically more common in woman. It is characterized by brown patches on their cheek, nose, upper lip and forehead. It is thought to be related to a combination of sun exposure and hormones. n LENTIGINES: Known as sun spots, these show up as brown freckles on areas of the body that are commonly exposed to the sun, such as arms, back of the hands, face, and shoulders. n VITILIGO: This is an autoimmune condition in which the immune cells attack the cells in the skin that make melanin, leaving behind white patches on one’s skin. n POST-INFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION: This disorder typically shows up a dark print that is left behind from a previous rash or injury. n GUTTATE HYPOMELANOSIS: Known as reverse freckles, this pigmentation disorder is characterized by white confetti-like spots that show up in areas that see a lot of sun and is commonly seen on the top of one’s forearms and shins.

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Florida summers: Too hot for our health I t’s hot. Very hot. We are the tough ones, the real Florida residents who don’t melt in this heat.

But let’s not underestimate the impact of our hot world. The heat affects more than just your sweat glands and mood. Heat aggravates heart conditions, multiple sclerosis and joint pain.

Extremely hot temperatures and prolonged exposure can cause heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. It can kill. The heat also can alter our ecosystems, create a perfect environment for molds, mosquitos and the deadly brain-eating amoeba in our lakes.

For most people, the most obvious and immediate health impact of the heat is dehydration.

It is good to drink water often. It helps to carry a water bottle with you throughout the day, refilling it frequently and washing out the bottle daily. Don’t wait to get thirsty; thirst and a dry mouth are signs that you already are get-

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ting dehydrated. If you are well hydrated, your urine is almost clear. If it is bright yellow, you need more water. Lack of water can make you weak, dizzy or confused. Severe dehydration can shut down your kidneys and take your life.

Heat degrades the air quality.

The spring drought brought us field fires. That acrid smell and fine dust particles in the air were not the fresh, clean air we need to thrive. The summer rains, combined with the heat, put more humidity and more mold in the air, triggering coughing, aller-

gic reactions, asthma and other chronic conditions.

Increased rain and humidity also bring disease-carrying mosquitos and other insects. In 1887, travel writer Iza Hardy described Florida as “a malaria-cursed desert, a barren wilderness swarming with poisonous snakes and repulsive reptiles.” Sounds like he was not a Florida fan or a writer for Visit Florida. At that time, life insurance companies would not insure people living south of the 30-degree latitude (Jacksonville and Tallahassee) because of the hostile and hot environment.

The Cross Florida Canal, through what is now the Ocala National Forest, was not finished, in part because mosquitos brought malaria to the workers. Florida’s population explosion didn’t start until air conditioning became widely available.

Newer infections traveling via mosquitos include chikungunya, zika and dengue. The mosquitos bringing those infections do their

work during the day, not as much as the dusk and dawn biters with other infections. In our community, the health department tests the blood of the “sentinel” chickens, chickens placed in different parts of the county as the bellwether for insectborne diseases. We can reduce mosquito-borne disease spread by removing standing water where mosquitos can flourish.

Drain water that gathers in plant saucers, birdbaths, and containers. Remove gutter clutter so rain water can flow away. Most of the technology and supplements that are supposed to keep mosquitos away have not been proven to be effective, but we do have evidence that insect repellants with DEET, Picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus repel those pests.

The more carbon dioxide your body produces can be a mosquito magnet. Higher heart rates, spicy foods, beer and other alcohol drinks, and excess weight increase your metabolic rate,

which ups your CO2 and brings mosquitos to you. The Centers for Disease Control have great information for protecting yourself from mosquito infections at cdc. gov/features/StopMosquitoes.

Some tricks for keeping cool in the summer heat: Swim, float, chill out in a pool or at the beach.

Snack on frozen fruit. Freeze bananas when they start to go bad and eat them like ice cream. Go ice skating (yes we do have yearround ice skating in town). Soak in a bathtub filled with ice. As an additional treat, eat sherbet while in the tub. Spritz yourself with cologne kept in the refrigerator.

Support your local lemonade stand. Summer is a sport here.

Dr. Nancy Rudner, local workplace nurse coach with HealthAction. biz, helps individuals, employees and organization understand health, make healthy choices easier, and achieve their health goals. Send your questions to Nancy@HealthAction.biz.

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