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Jody Mathews is thankful for his constant companion, a blue nose pit bull named Apollo.

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Winter Gardent resident Jody Mathews has been sober for more than year and has created Sober is Swaggy, a slogan he proudly wears on shirts and hats as he reaches out to help others fighting addiction. STORY ON PAGE 4.

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Oakland sets tentative budget, 6.5 millage rate The Town Commission approved a tentative budget of $18.7 million for Fiscal Year 2021-22.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

When the town of Oakland sends out its TRIM notices later this month, it will include a tentative millage rate of 6.5 and a tentative budget of $18,774,853 for Fiscal Year 2021-22. The Town Commission approved the numbers at its July 27 meeting.

Oakland’s budget is divided into two categories. The proposed budget for the General Fund is $6,342,750; the Utility Fund is proposed at $5,098,685; and impact fees

are $5,066,234. This does not include the budget for Oakland Avenue Charter School, which was approved previously.

In a memo to the commission, Town Manager Steve Koontz reported property values increased by 17%.

Several items contributed to an increase in the General Fund budget: an increase of $132,000 in funding per the interlocal agreement with Orange County Fire Rescue; employee salary increases based on performance appraisals of 4% for town staff, 5% for directors and 6% for members of the Oakland Police Department; funding for a part-time event coordinator; increased budget for events to include the enhanced lighting of the town center; and the closeout of the revolving loan for wastewater and the construction loan for the Arts and Heritage Center.

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not provide the level of service to this town ourselves; we just could not do it. The deal we made with Orange County for fire services is just awesome. They’re a great partner. … I wouldn’t change that for the world.”

The Utility Fund includes a projected increase in water revenue, increase in wastewater revenue, funding for up to 4% salary increase for staff and a full-time utility billing supervisor position.

The Utility Fund includes funding for three grant projects involving infrastructure.

Town staff and the commission initially came up with a 30-year plan for the septic-to-sewer conversion, but it has taken just 10 years to finish the “spine” of the project, including several lift stations.

“This is (using) no taxpayer dollars from the town at this point,” Mayor Kathy Stark said.

“A vast majority has been through grants and legislative appropriations,” Koontz said.

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the impact fees fund will be used at the Oakland Police Department. Renovations are being made to the police station to increase work space, and Chief John Peek is looking into adding some cameras and other safety features for officers on the road, as well as license readers.

Transportation is playing a huge role in the next budget, with the rebudgeting and construction of the West Oakland Avenue roundabout.

After the roundabout project is completed, Koontz said, the town will seek public input on what the next transportation projects should be.

The town is doing great, he said; it’s a balancing act between millage and reserves.

“We’ve seen over the course of four or five years with the town — we were at a very low point with the General Fund, and we’ve been slowly building that up,” Koontz said. “It really is a balancing act.

In September, it’s very likely we’re going to come in and reduce the STUM

millage. We have done that two out of three years.

“If you lower the millage rate, you have to make sure you have the reserves,” Koontz said.

He has recommended salary increases because the town is between 10% and 30% below what other municipalities pay their directors, he said.

Millage rates are the tax rates used to calculate local property taxes. The rate represents the amount per every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. The millage rate is multiplied by the total taxable value of the property to get the property taxes.

Municipalities can lower their millage rate after setting the rate, but they cannot raise it. Town staff is evaluating a reduction of the millage rate, which can be made at the first budget public hearing.

The town has scheduled public hearings on the budget for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, and Tuesday, Sept. 28.

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Victim Service Center opens office in Winter Garden The organization’s newest satellite office is made possible by its partnership with Shepherd’s Hope and the West Orange Healthcare District.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Jeane and Sidge Boast, center, have owned Chick-fil-A franchises for 25 years. It is now a family affair, as their three sons also work at one of the stores.

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Sidge and Jeane Boast have been making chicken and community service their pleasure in West Orange County for 25 years.

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idge Boast was 16 and in high school when he started his job at a Chick-fil-A in 1989.

Seven years later, he bought his first franchise in the food court at the new West Oaks Mall in Ocoee.

Today, Sidge Boast and his wife, Jeane, are celebrating 25 years as franchisees in West Orange County.

They have owned the freestanding Ocoee location on West Colonial Drive since 2002 and the one in the Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves since 2008.

For Sidge Boast, Chick-fil-A has played a major role in his life — and he, in turn, has played a big role in directing and shaping the lives of countless students in West Orange County.

Sidge and Jeane Boast met in college when he was on the path to becoming a youth minister. He actually served as one for a short time while he was going to school, but, he said, something made him change his career path.

“Two weeks before seminary I came home and looked at my wife and said, ‘I think I should try Chick-fil-A,’” he said. “I felt like the Lord was just saying, ‘Try this,’ and I went on the road with Chick-fil-A.” After college, the Boasts were married and started traveling together around the country as part of the restaurant’s leadership program. They did this for about a year.

They had their first shot at opening their own store when the West Oaks Mall opened 25 years ago. They operated near the mall’s movie theater for about seven years before moving on to the current Ocoee location by Walmart.

They added a second franchise when the outdoor mall in Winter Garden opened.

As their franchises grew with the community, Sidge and Jeane Boast maintained in-store positions, but that changed about three years ago when the scale of the sales became too large for their operations format.

“We were all getting burned out, so we changed everything that we do so we’re trying to run it

Sidge Boast, left, paused for a photo with Cliff Robinson, his business consultant at the time. Robinson now holds the title of chief people officer.

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The Winter Garden Chick-fil-A held a celebration to recognize the 25th work anniversary of Jeane and Sidge Boast.

like a (corporation) — I’m like the CEO, and we meet with the leaders,” he said. “She does the marketing, and I do the operations.”

It’s a family affair now that their three sons work there too. The Boasts still make time for youth and do so through communityand education-oriented events.

“We try to do everything we can for the schools, and so that’s our focus,” he said. “We don’t anymore because it’s so busy, but we used to do spirit nights. A few years ago we tallied that up, and

we had given out $80,000 to the schools in one year, I couldn’t believe that.”

The Boasts continue to partner with nearby schools, and they have maintained their commitment to their student employees by giving college scholarships.

Sidge Boast said his heart always has been into working with youth.

“It’s being around young people and shaping them and telling them business can be fun if you’re doing it the right way,” he said. “You can be a morally ethical company, and it can be fun. On Saturday, they had a hotdog-eating contest before it got busy. It’s just fun to see these kids grow.”

Recently, the Boasts have taken a different tactic when hiring teens and young adults.

“We say, ‘How can we get you to your next job?’” Sidge Boast said.

“We’ve got a girl who wants to do hair and makeup. And we said, ‘How can we help you with that?’

She said, ‘I don’t know how to hire people.’ So, we taught her how to hire people.

“We’re a transition job; what can we teach them?” he said. “We have some kids who are going to be operators, and we teach them the whole business. We have another girl, she never graduated high school, and we said, ‘How can we help you get through high school?’ and she now is taking classes and has an apartment.

“It gives us purpose,” he said.

“It’s not just a job anymore — we’re helping these kids.”

A new partnership among three organizations is bringing vital services to victims of traumatic circumstances in West Orange County.

The Victim Service Center of Central Florida announced Thursday, July 29, it would be joining forces with Shepherd’s Hope and the West Orange Healthcare District to establish a West Orange satellite office that would enhance such services.

VSC was established as a nonprofit organization in 2001 and now serves victims of crime, sexual assault and more across Central Florida. Its new West Orange satellite office is located at Shepherd’s Hope’s Winter Garden campus. The West Orange Healthcare District has provided the VSC a grant to cover costs for renting space there.

“This project has been a long time coming,” VSC Executive Director Lui Damiani said. “A couple of years ago, our board of directors said it’s strategical for us creating mutually beneficial partnerships and also broadening our services into satellite-type offices — expanding to additional offices. Today is a culmination of a lot of that work of fostering partnerships, which today is a very unique partnership between three nonprofits, and it doesn’t happen every day. Individually, we couldn’t do this; together, we can combine our resources and can do this.”

VSC’s newest location will focus on breaking down what a University of Central Florida research study said are the most critical barriers for survivors to seek help. That includes fear and mistrust of the legal system; cultural disclosure norms; lack of service awareness and transportation; a mismatch between survivor-provider demographic characteristics; and survivor shame/stigma.

“We also identified that we were underserving the black community, and what we should do is not only establish the satellite office but then begin to work in West Orange to try to improve services for the black communi-

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ty,” Damiani said. “We will serve all in this facility, and we will specifically make some outreach efforts to make sure that we try to enhance our services to some of the more challenged communities.”

Shepherd’s Hope President and CEO Pam Gould said partnerships like these are among the intentions of the visionaries who made the nonprofit possible.

“This is exactly the kind of partnership for that whole, wraparound kind of service that we need to provide for our community,” Gould said. “This will be one of many programs that we hope to launch and facilitate out of this building to really help people thrive so that they have the medical care and support that they need — whether that’s mental health, physical health or long-term continuity of care. …

We could never do this without funding, because we offer care for free for those that are uninsured.”

West Orange Healthcare District CEO Tracy Swanson said this partnership also helps further the district’s Healthy West Orange initiative — a grassroots movement with a mission of building the healthiest community in the nation.

“We couldn’t be happier to be here as a significant funder for the actual construction and placement of this facility in West Orange,” Swanson said. “To see it blossom and expand to include the VSC, we’re thrilled to be part of it. We’re very proud to be founding champions of Healthy West Orange, and we love the partnership we have with Shepherd’s Hope. (We) welcome Lui, as well, and his team to participate in galvanizing this community around becoming the healthiest community in the nation.”

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Pam Gould, left, Lui Damiani, Tracy Swanson and Orange County District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson were pleased to announce the new three-way partnership.

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‘All I have to do is be sober today’ AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

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or Jody Mathews, “rock bottom” was a three-day bender in Daytona Beach last summer. It was driving from the coast to Winter Garden and not remembering how he got here. It was having his leg amputated a week later.

It was being isolated in the hospital during COVID. He learned that once you reach rock bottom, the only way out is up.

June 22, 2020, is the day Mathews reclaimed his life.

For the past 13 months, Mathews — who lives in Winter Garden and is a lifelong West Orange County resident — has remained sober. He stopped drinking for one day. And then another. And another. Days became weeks, which then became months. He celebrated one year of sobriety June 22, and he wants to tell his story.

Or, more accurately, he needs to tell it.

SLIPPERY SLOPE

The drinking started in high school, said Mathews, a 1995 West Orange High School graduate.

“It really took off in college,” Mathews said. “My first year, I started drinking, did a little bit of weed. I got home and bought like a half-ounce of weed and started selling weed a little bit. I started making $200 in one day. It just escalated into buying half-pounds and pounds. Then that led to cocaine, ecstasy.”

Somewhere during the buying and selling, Mathews tried the drugs.

“It went back and forth like that for years,” he said. “Then it became less about selling and more about having it. And then I needed alcohol.

“You drink, and then to counterbalance being drunk, you take cocaine,” he said.

Mathews became a regular fix-

“I ended up praying for four days. I asked God if He had a plan for me. …

He brought me through it, and I started getting better.”

— Jody Mathews

ture at the bar and liquor store in downtown Winter Garden. In 2008, he called prison home for a brief time after a DUI arrest. There would be more DUI arrests in subsequent years.

Despite being an alcoholic, he was able to maintain a job, and when his driver’s license wasn’t revoked, he was driving trucks for several big companies and traveling the country in his own 18-wheeler.

He sold his big rig and sought employment locally after he got custody of his two sons in 2013.

The drinking continued, especially after he started experiencing pain in his left leg in 2015.

“I wouldn’t take pain medication; I would drink heavily,” he said. “I was a basket case for years.

I don’t know how I didn’t kill anyone all those years.”

Mathews would endure 16 surgeries on his leg following a diagnosis of osteomyelitis, and he never worked a solid year after that because of the frequent PICC lines in his veins needed to deliver high doses of antibiotics. He was headed for amputation.

ROCK BOTTOM

He decided he had had enough June 16, 2020, after being told he was going to lose his leg, and he wanted to end his life in Daytona Beach.

“I had no focus on life,” Mathews said. “I had lost my girlfriend, I had no drive to live, my doctors were telling me they wanted to amputate my leg. … I remember going to the liquor store that day and saying, ‘I’m not going to make it, man.’ I just didn’t care. … I didn’t want to be here anymore.

“I didn’t want to shoot myself, so I thought I would drink myself to sleep,” he said.

That didn’t happen. He doesn’t know what came next after the heavy drinking, but he knows he passed out and awoke several times in various Daytona parks over the course of a few days — and he managed to drive back to Winter Garden.

At this point, the osteomyelitis in his leg was getting worse, and he was admitted to the hospital.

He had sepsis and his kidneys were shutting down.

On June 28, Mathews’ left leg was amputated below the knee.

“I ended up praying for four days,” Mathews said. “I asked God if He had a plan for me. … He brought me through it, and I started getting better.”

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Jody Mathews keeps close his sober chips from Alcoholics Anonymous.

A month later, he lost his job.

He was fitted with a prosthesis, and 100 days later, he took his first steps at home with a walker.

“I totally learned patience,” he said. “My spirituality was really strong, and I knew that I had a purpose.”

Now on disability, he spends his time trying to help others.

ONE DAY AT A TIME

Alcoholics Anonymous saved Mathews. At one point, he was going twice a day.

“At the beginning of sobriety, your mind’s going a million miles an hour, and I’m saying, ‘I have to not stop at the liquor store,’” he said. “When you become sober, you’re a badass. It’s not easy to get sober and stay sober. A lot of people are going through pain and say, ‘I need a drink.’

“I just take it one day at a time,” he said. “I like helping people. I’m no problem-solver; I just listen.”

Prayer has gotten Mathews far in his journey with sobriety. He said he has a great deal for which to be thankful, and that includes his relationship with his parents, Danny and Pat, and his sons, Hunter and Logan.

“My parents have always been there for me — through the rough times and through the great times,” Mathews said. “They never left my side. They showed tough love.

They showed 100% support, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without them.”

There is a sense of pride that comes with the success of sobriety.

“What’s cool is they always said, ‘People will see your actions, and they won’t listen to what you say,’” he said. “My actions now speak louder than my words for the first time in my life. … I will be a light

for God and for Jesus and for my family, and I want people to (say), ‘Man, if Jody can do it, I can too.’”

SOBER IS SWAGGY

There are many pieces to Mathews’ saving grace: the power of God and prayer; his parents and sons; Apollo, the family’s blue nose pit bull; AA and his sponsor, Joe Staley; and his creation of Sober is Swaggy — three little words he wrote down and showed a friend during an AA meeting.

He has created merchandise such as T-shirts, shorts, hats and bracelets, and they are for sale on soberisswaggy.com.

He has grown quite a fan base with #SoberIsSwaggy, and he hopes to grow the brand and one day make it a full-time job, taking his story to prisons and sharing his path to sobriety.

He has shared his story at AA meetings and on Facebook and in a friend’s podcast.

“That’s what keeps me going — to see the guys I’ve brought in the circle and see them (do well),” he said. “It’s a transformation I love to see. Sober is Swaggy keeps me locked in my sobriety and keeps me doing what I need to do and help the next person. I can’t solve problems, but I can lend a hand.”

Mathews said he will speak with anyone needing to talk. He can be reached on his two Facebook pages: Jody Mathews or Sober is Swaggy.

“I just want to be able to help people fight addiction and drugs, to be the help to someone who’s down and out,” he said. “Nothing’s too big, nothing’s too small. I’m very overwhelmed and blessed. …

The more sober you get, the more honest you get, and the more honest you get … you see who you are.”

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The new pizzeria opened last week in Lakeside Village.

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For some, the new Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza location in Horizon West is simply an interesting new place to try for dinner.

For General Manager Conor Ellis, it’s the culmination of a long road with the company.

Ellis, who now leads the Florida chain’s newest restaurant, started with Piesanos as a busser at its second Gainesville location, known as “Pie 2,” while he was a student at the University of Florida. From there, he also worked in carryout, bartending and serving before ultimately being tapped to run the Horizon West location.

Ellis said the company’s culture of excellence and respect has kept him around for six years. “(The owners) treat their people right,” he said. “They invest in them, they trust them, they invest in training, which is not cheap. They are willing to make that investment in us, which is greatly appreciated.”

The Horizon West location is Piesanos’ eighth restaurant. The Gainesville-based chain also operates locations in Ocala, Clermont and The Villages.

Piesanos is a family-style restaurant with a full bar that accompanies parties of all sizes. The menu offers a variety of stone-fired pizzas, pastas, calzones, and even burgers and chicken for those not in the mood for anything Italian.

Ellis said Piesanos strives to be more than just the average pizzeria by making sure its customer service is high-end and the food is high quality. The restaurant hopes to offer an “at-home feeling” that guests feel when they visit. All food is made in-house, he said.

“We don’t like the words ‘good’ or ‘all right,’ because we feel that anybody can do a good job,” Ellis said.

“It takes a lot of additional effort to do a great job, and that is what we’re always striving for is a great dining experience from beginning to end.”

Piesanos started in 2009 as a collaboration between Joe and Rebecca Mills, Michael and Melissa Akey, and Laure Young. The Millses had previously owned Italian Gator Pizza by the Slice, another pizza store they opened in 2000 in Gainesville. Michael Akey focused on the front of the restaurant, while Joe Mills managed the food and made sure it maintained the quality they desired.

The culture they maintain emphasizes that everybody has a hand in making the restaurant go.

No job is beneath anyone — not even the managers.

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The dough for Piesanos pizza is made fresh at the restaurant.

“Everybody is willing to do any job necessary to make sure that the guest has a great experience,” Ellis said. “The managers are bussing tables, they’re taking orders … anything that needs to be done.

They wear all hats.”

This commitment to going the extra mile for guests is part of what Ellis says separates them from the other pizza chains.

Piesanos partners with Uber Eats and DoorDash, along with their usual takeout, which Ellis said is about 40% to 45% of its business.

Conor Ellis is the general manager of the new Piesanos location in Horizon West.

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Town of Windermere presents design plans for Bessie basin Town staff and Kimley-Horn recently presented residents with the 45% design plans for the Bessie stormwater-drainage improvements project.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

With the Bessie stormwaterdrainage improvements having reached the 45% design phase, Windermere residents received another chance to look at what the project will entail.

Town staff and representatives from Kimley-Horn hosted a virtual public workshop Tuesday, July 27, to update residents on the progress being made in the design phase.

Public Works Director Tonya Elliott-Moore reminded residents that both the dirt roads and their existing widths will be maintained as well as possible, and road width will be unaffected by the project.

“The design will also limit the amount of right of way used to ensure that the appearance and look of the road and adjacent properties remain as it exists today and mirrors as reasonably as possible what it will look like at the final design,” Elliott-Moore said. “The design also incorporates the water lines associated with the town’s potable water master plan. It is more efficient and generally more cost effective — as well as less of a disturbance to residents — to perform this work simultaneously.”

Elliott-Moore added she and Town Engineer John Fitzgibbon have met with many affected residents on site at their properties and modified the design based upon those conversations and input.

“We are reviewing a design that has been built based upon input from those most directly impacted while adhering to best management processes in stormwater and hydraulic engineering to not only lessen the impacts for storm events but to also assist in protecting our gorgeous lake system,” she said.

Fitzgibbon thanked the residents who have been directly impacted for their time, support and input throughout the process.

“We believe we’ve engineered a solution that maintains the charm and character of the town but at the same time provides a solid engineering solution, meeting the requirements of the grant to improve our stormwater collection and treatment to protect our lakes,” Fitzgibbon said.

The Bessie project includes improvements on Ninth Avenue, East Boulevard, Eighth Avenue, Bessie Street, Oakdale Street, Magnolia Street and Third Avenue.

On Ninth Avenue, the plan is to continue using and optimizing the existing open-swale system on the north side of the road. Victor Gallo, civil engineer with Kimley-Horn,

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The Town of Oakland Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public hearing to change the Town’s Future Land Use Plan Map Designation of its Comprehensive Plan of the following property generally located east of the Florida Turnpike, at the southeast corner of State Road 50/West Colonial Drive and South 4th Street, containing approximately 23.36 acres.

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF OAKLAND, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE TOWN’S FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP DESIGNATION OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM “COMMERCIAL” AND “MIXED USE COMMERCIAL” TO “MIXED USE ACTIVITY CENTER” IN THE TOWN OF OAKLAND’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF STATE ROAD 50/WEST COLONIAL DRIVE AND S. 4TH STREET WITH PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS 29-22-27-4534-03-010; 29-22-27-4534-03-020; 29-22-27-4534-03030; 27-22-29-0000-00-015; 29-22-27-0000-00-016; 29-22-27-0000-00-017; AND 29-22-28-0000-00-003 WITH AN APPROXIMATE SIZE OF 23.36 ACRES; MAKING FINDINGS, AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Public hearing will be held on the request as follows: OAKLAND PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DATE: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 WHERE: Town Meeting Hall, 221 N. Arrington St., Oakland, FL WHEN: 6:30 P.M. or VIRTUALLY: See Join Zoom Meeting Instructions below All hearings are open to the public however attendance inside the Oakland Meeting Hall may be limited to accommodate social distancing. Any interested party is invited to offer comments about this request at the public hearing or in advance by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021, in writing to the Town of Oakland, PO Box 98, Oakland FL 34760, or by e-mail to ehui@oaklandfl.gov. A copy of the request can be inspected at the Town Hall. Any party appealing a land use decision made at a public hearing must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the evidence and testimony that is the basis of the appeal.

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

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said the same will be done on Oakdale Street.

“There’s a lot of water that is coming from Oakdale and contributing to where currently it’s draining using the road as conveyance and therefore bringing sediment transport and erosion to an area of Ninth just east of Oakdale,” Gallo said. “We’re providing that conveyance system, providing relief and avoiding the constant erosion of the road and the ponding that is occurring right now on Ninth.”

At Ninth Avenue and East Boulevard, engineers proposed a T-intersection configuration due to safety concerns with drivers coming around the curve. There also would be a bio-retention system on the right side of East Boulevard.

The existing retention pond on Eighth Avenue will be upgraded, and engineers will be making some adjustments to the stormwater system there to be able to send water into it. On Bessie Street, design plans call for realigning the road to move the project away from private property.

At the basin boundary at Seventh Avenue, engineers plan to crown the road to where the curve begins. That would allow for conveying water flow into the retention area before it becomes an issue and before it is discharged into Lake Bessie.

“We’re redirecting water, trying to keep it as much as possible off of private property, trying to keep it from tearing up our dirt roads too much, redirecting it into swales which captures it, then we’re conveying it and we’re treating it so that it doesn’t cause as much impact to our lakes,” Elliott-Moore said. “That’s a broad overview of everything they’ve tried to do within this plan.”

“We believe we’ve engineered a solution that maintains the charm and character of the town but at the same time provides a solid engineering solution, meeting the requirements of the grant to improve our stormwater collection and treatment to protect our lakes.”

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The Town of Oakland Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public hearing to consider rezoning certain property generally located east of the Florida Turnpike, at the southeast corner of State Road 50/West Colonial Drive and South 4th Street, containing approximately 23.36 acres.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF OAKLAND, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE TOWN’S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP DESIGNATION FROM C-1, COMMERCIAL AND PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN OF OAKLAND, FOR A PARCEL OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 23.36 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED AT 15992 WEST COLONIAL DRIVE IN OAKLAND, FLORIDA, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST COLONIAL DR. AND SOUTH 4TH STREET; MAKING FINDINGS, AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

The home at 15981 Citrus Knoll Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 27, for $735,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 3,527 square feet. The price per square foot is $208.39. Days on market: 34.

The home at 15191 Lake Claire Overlook, Winter Garden, sold July 29, for $718,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths, a pool and 3,505 square feet. The price per square foot is $204.85. Days on market: Zero.

The home at 15670 Citrus Heights Drive, Winter Garden, sold July 30, for $615,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,505 square feet. The price per square foot is $175.46. Days on market: 18.

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The home at 14640 Avenue of the Rushes, Winter Garden, sold July 28, for $1,150,000. Built in 2013, it has six bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 5,231 square feet. The price per square foot is $219.84. Days on market: 61.

TOWN OF OAKLAND NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TEXT CHANGES TO ADD A PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT

Public hearing will be held on the request as follows: DATE: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 WHERE: Town Meeting Hall, 221 N. Arrington St., Oakland, FL WHEN: 6:30 P.M. or VIRTUALLY: See Join Zoom Meeting Instructions below

The Town of Oakland’s Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed ordinance to change/amend the text of the Comprehensive Plan as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF OAKLAND, FLORIDA AMENDING THE TOWN OF OAKLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BY ADDING A PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED TEXT FOR SAID ELEMENT THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATUTORY REVIEW PROCESS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

All hearings are open to the public however attendance inside the Oakland Meeting Hall may be limited to accommodate social distancing. Any interested party is invited to offer comments about this request at the public hearing or in advance by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021, in writing to the Town of Oakland, PO Box 98, Oakland FL 34760, or by e-mail to ehui@oaklandfl.gov. A copy of the request can be inspected at the Town Hall. Any party appealing a land use decision made at a public hearing must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the evidence and testimony that is the basis of the appeal.

The ordinance will be effective within the boundaries of the Town of Oakland, Florida.

The public hearing will be held as follows:

BY: OAKLAND PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DATE: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 WHERE: Town Meeting Hall, 221 N. Arrington Street, Oakland, FL

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

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Any person needing special accommodations to attend a public hearing must contact Elise Hui, Town Clerk, at 407-656-1117 x 2110, at least 24 hours before the meeting.

All hearings are open to the public however attendance inside the Oakland Meeting Hall may be limited to accommodate social distancing. Any interested party is invited to offer comments about this request at the public hearing or in advance by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 16, in writing to the Town of Oakland, PO Box 98, Oakland FL 34760, or by e-mail to ehui@oaklandfl.gov. A copy of the request can be inspected at the Town Hall. Any party appealing a land use decision made at a public hearing must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the evidence and testimony that is the basis of the appeal.

This meeting will be held as an in-person meeting and attendees may also attend virtually through the Zoom Platform. Instructions below will allow you to join the meeting virtually: Topic: Planning and Zoning Board Hybrid Meeting (In-person and Zoom) Time: August 17, 2021, 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The home at 7623 Carlow Court, Windermere, sold July 30, for $680,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,474 square feet. The price per square foot is $195.74.

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The home at 15840 Shorebird Lane sold July 28, for $670,000.

Built in 2020, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,304 square feet. The price per square foot is $202.78.

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The home at 7524 Tangerine Knoll Loop, Winter Garden, sold July 28, for $697,900. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 4,067 square feet. The price per square foot is $171.60. Days on market: Four.

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The home at 14610 Seton Creek Blvd., Winter Garden, sold July 29, for $430,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,916 square feet. The price per square foot is $224.43. Days on market: 42.

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Reactions are not emojis or individual icons, and the y cannot be use d in this way.

It’s important to show Reactio ns in the way they are intended to be used on Facebook—as a quick and eas y way to express how you feel.

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2021 HURRICANE SEASON When preparing for hurricanes, don’t forget tree maintenance

HURRICANE SEASON STORM NAMES 1. Ana (tropical storm) May 22 to 24

Unhealthy or damaged trees can pose a threat to your property and home during a hurricane.

2. Bill (tropical storm) June 13 to 16

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4. Danny (tropical storm) June 28

Throughout hurricane season, Orange County advises homeowners to keep their trees trimmed and healthy. If maintained properly, healthy, mature trees can help shield your home during a storm.

Keeping them professionally pruned will allow hurricane-force winds to pass through them, and this will lessen the chances they blow over.

“There’s a lot to remember when it comes to hurricane preparedness, but making sure your trees are trimmed and healthy going into hurricane season is critical,” said Regina Ramos, project manager at Orange County Community, Environmental and Development Services. “Unhealthy and damaged trees can be the cause of major damage to your home during a hurricane due to flying debris, so it’s important to have a healthy yard going into a major storm.”

Professional pruning should be done every few years by a certified, insured arborist. Look for

3. Claudette (tropical storm) June 19 to 21

5. Elsa (hurricane) July 2 to 7 6. Fred 7. Grace 8. Henri 9. Ida

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Keeping trees professionally pruned will allow hurricane-force winds to pass through them. Professional pruning should be done every few years by a certified, insured arborist.

an arborist who provides written quotes before agreeing to have any work done. It is important to have your tree-care specialist evaluate branch patterns that may be susceptible to wind damage. Dead wood, especially, can damage your home during high winds substantially.

Sometimes, an arborist may recommend removing large,

unhealthy and damaged trees that are close to your home to avoid potential hurricane damage. If unhealthy or damaged trees are removed, always ask the arborist to recommend a replacement tree you can plant.

As should always be the case when having any work done in or around your house, make sure permits have been properly pre-

FIND AN ARBORIST To find an ISA-certified arborist in your area who does provide these services, visit Treesaregood.org.

pared before you agree to have trees removed or have other substantial hurricane preparation work completed.

Please note that Orange County Government does not provide tree trimming and arborist services to residents on private property.

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Emergency preparedness for Orange County’s special-needs community COURTESY/ORANGE COUNTY

Citizens who require transportation assistance should register their needs through Orange County’s Special Needs Program.

The damage caused by forces of nature such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods can present challenges for citizens who have physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities.

The same challenges apply to the elderly and other specialneeds populations. It’s important to prepare in advance for possible weather-related emergencies.

Fortunately, the Orange County Emergency Medical Services System is set up to provide optimal care and resources for those with special needs.

Citizens who require transportation assistance or have no alternate means to evacuate their home, as well as those who have a medical condition that requires attention by skilled medical professionals in a shelter environment, should register their needs through Orange County’s Special Needs Program.

Program Coordinator Carmen Weatherford said people with special needs move to Orange County every year and have never experienced a hurricane or other disaster. It is imperative that registrations remain up to date.

According to Weatherford, about 4,800 special-needs individuals are currently registered in Orange County. She stressed the infor-

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mation is protected by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act and is only shared with emergency responders when a disaster strikes.

“The best thing people can do is be prepared — especially those with special needs,” Weatherford said. “We coordinate with other agencies to ensure we are ready when disaster strikes. Being able to quickly identify those with special needs enables us to prepare transportation and get them to special-needs emergency shelters, which are equipped with the proper medical equipment.”

Once in the system, individuals are reviewed based on either medical or functional need. Functional need means a person has a medical need but is able to function on his

or her own. Medical need means a person needs assistance with dayto-day activities. This is important information for emergency responders to have when a disaster strikes so they can properly assist those with medical needs.

Orange County has three designated special-needs shelter sites during an emergency. During a hurricane, for example, citizens are encouraged to monitor their local television and radio stations for specific shelter openings and locations.

In addition to an automated phone message, a public service announcement is in place to announce special-needs shelter locations. Residents should call 311 if they require special-needs sheltering or transportation.

“We deploy a tremendous amount of equipment to shelters, including cots, wheelchairs, medication, oxygen and other medical supplies,” Weatherford said.

“Curbside at each shelter, a nurse performs a mini triage and checks people in. Special-needs individuals are all assigned a cot and can bring their immediate family who reside with them at home to the shelter.

“You should also leave your porch light on when you’ve evacuated,” Weatherford said. “This will assist the authorities who drive around your neighborhood after the storm to indicate that you have electricity.”

Once the emergency situation has passed, Orange County provides a list of all the people in the special-needs emergency shelters to all local fire departments. The fire departments conduct driveby surveys to ensure homes are safe upon residents’ return. Once homes are cleared, Access Lynx takes everyone who needs transportation home.

Weatherford speaks to community groups throughout the year to inform them about Orange County Emergency Management protocols. She said individuals often have misconceptions about preparing for emergency situations.

“People think they have to put a lot of money into an emergency kit, which just isn’t true,” Weatherford said. “They also don’t realize that service animals are always admitted into pet-friendly shelters. The main thing for people with special needs is to be ready when a disaster strikes so we can get them to a shelter in a timely fashion.”

Be sure to download the OCFL Alert app, which provides critical information during times of emergency.

WHAT TO BRING

According to Weatherford, although the special-needs emergency shelters are fully stocked, you should bring the following supplies for your stay: n Identification card n Medical information card n Daily prescriptions (twoweek supply) n Non-prescription medicines (two-week supply) n Non-perishable food and water (three-day supply) n Blanket, pillow, folding chair n Change of clothing and personal toiletries n Mobile phone charger, if needed n Other special items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, walkers, special dietary foods, etc. n Medical supplies you utilize on a daily basis, which may include any portable oxygen, cannula, diabetes testing kit, nebulizer, etc. n A book, magazine or something to occupy your time while you wait for the storm to pass The American Red Cross or Salvation Army provides food for Orange County shelters, but it is recommended that people also bring food, snacks and water with them.

Additionally, they should bring the names, addresses and telephone numbers of family and friends should they need to contact them or to provide information on their whereabouts.

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THESE OLD TIMES

FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Joe E. Brown starred in “Earthworm Tractors” at the Winter Garden Theatre, and admission was 10 cents.

The members of the Idle Hour dance club were entertained at the Pounds Camp on Lake Butler with Lucy and Hoyle Pounds acting as hosts.

80 years ago

70 years ago

Mrs. Herbert Schley was hostess at an informal coffee for a group of friends. … Mrs. James Bock entertained at a breakfast bridge at her home in Winter Garden, and the day’s high-score winner was Jean Pitchford. … Mrs. Willis Hall entertained her bridge club in Oakland, and Mrs. Jimmy McKey was high-score winner there.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY AUG. 11, 1966 The Star-Lite Drive-in was the hot spot on East Plant Street in Winter Garden for decades.

In the Aug. 11, 1966, issue of The Winter Garden Times, the movie theater advertised its films for the week. On the big screen were “Mary Poppins” and “Johnny Reno,” with “Hold On!” and “The Tramplers” scheduled for the following week.

On Fridays, children who attended were given free candy.

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is working on the next heritage museum exhibit, “At the Movies: Winter Garden’s Silver Screens,” which will trace the history of the city’s movie houses.

85 years ago

There were several parties given in honor of bride-elect Lela Henderson and her fiance, Wilson Griffith. Miss Dottie Lu Hall and Miss Ruth Grafton held a luncheon for Lela, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cone had a dinner party for the couple, and Mrs. Evans Jones and daughter Thelma held an informal party for the two.

Miss Viola Lincoln with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., was here to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Lincoln, for 10 days.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Owners Joe and Ruth Valdes are pictured at the entrance to Modern Stationery in downtown Winter Garden. Once located at 56 W. Plant St., the shop offered everything from formal wedding invitations to toys and games. The Valdes family also operated a printing business — Valbro — that was located on North Main Street in what was once a Coca-Cola distribution warehouse.

Interested in researching the history behind a West Orange County business? Call the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation at (407) 656-3244.

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.

of the First Baptist Church was given boat rides, a swim and a picnic at Fish Lake in Ocoee.

45 years ago

Marilyn Pearson, of Crest Avenue in Winter Garden, was

seriously injured in an airplane mishap at Maguire Airport near Windermere. Her Cessna 172 stalled during takeoff and crashed into trees at the south end of the runway.

40 years ago

A new face at the Winter Garden Post Office is that of Joe Morabito, who recently transferred here from Winter Park.

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Bahamas’ pink sands captivate local family Looking for a tropical getaway?

The Bahamas offer plenty of activities, beautiful sights and amazing food.

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The first thing that happens when you get there is to go through the airport customs and have your passport checked, collect your luggage, and head outside to find yourself a taxi.

The taxi brings you over to Three Island Dock, here you’ll board a water taxi and head to the island where you will spend your vacation. The only way to get to Harbour Island is by riding a boat over, and the ride is as short as five minutes. Once on the island, you will be met by another taxi to bring you to your hotel. From there you can venture into town, enjoy the beach or have a meal at one of the many restaurants.

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SUMMER SCHOOL ZONE ferent activities to do during your stay, the pink beaches of Harbour Island are the most breathtaking sight to see.

Not all of the Bahamas have this special pink sand. Only Harbour Island has this color of sand.

The color comes from Foraminifera. The Foraminifera are a protista. Protista means they are not an animal, plant or fungi, but they are living. They also are one-celled organisms.

Foraminifera are also known as coral insects that are microscopic. The insects have red or pink shells with many holes in them.

The pink sand is more visible when wet rather than dry.

When the waves crash into the sand at the shoreline, the waves turn into a coral color pink.

Beyond the pink sands of Harbour Island, there are a lot of different things to do. You can stay in one of their many hotels on the beach or venture out to visit the different shops and marinas. There are so many different activities to do

on the beach or in the water.

You could snorkel at their beautiful coral reefs and find animals of all different kinds, like conch, sea stars and sand dollars. You also can paddle board over their clear water, boogie board in the waves or jet ski around. You’ll also find horses available if you would like a ride down the beach.

Boat excursions are also available if you would to explore isolated beaches, interact with marine life or go deep-sea fishing.

If you wanted to stay on shore, there are beach chairs to sit on and restaurants at the hotels that overlook the beach.

One of the many things that the Bahamas are known for are the conch shells found in their shallow, clear blue, iridescent waters. Almost all the restaurants that you can find have this tasty mollusk on their menu. They also have many other fish, shellfish and crustaceans, such as lobster, grouper, sea bass, wahoo and kingfish.

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While there are many different activities to do during your stay, the pink beaches of Harbour Island are the most breathtaking sight to see. Not all of the Bahamas have this special pink sand.

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First Academy alum Teahna Daniels finished seventh in the final of the women’s 100 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday, July 31. Daniels is also slated to compete on the women’s 4x100-meter relay later this week.

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All West Orange County football teams appeared at the Varsity Sports Network Media Day Saturday, July 31, at the Amway Center to meet the press as well as see their fellow players from around the Orlando area. Fall sports training camps started Monday, Aug. 2, as the football season inches closer.

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Windermere Laker Aquatics and Southwest Stars Swim Club competed at the USA Swimming Futures championships in Huntsville, Alabama, last week and came away with several fast swims. For Southwest Stars, Brennan Muramatsu qualified for Junior Nationals in the 100 freestyle, and Nico Cecchi qualified in the 100 backstroke. On the Windermere side, Brooke Lawreth finished third in the C final of the women’s 50 freestyle after having to go through a swim-off to get there. Artiom Volodin finished 14th in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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Former Dr. Phillips quarterback JoeJoe Patti announced July 27 he will transfer to West Oaks Academy for his senior season. He was a key piece of the Dr. Phillips team that went 5-3 last season.

Windermere High School’s football team was pushed to its limits while training with U.S. Army drill sergeants last week.

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t was hot and steamy.

Even at 6 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, the typical humidity of a Florida summer was cranked up to 11 as the Windermere High School football team arrived for a training session that would be unlike any other they had experienced before.

And that was precisely the point.

It was not long before the field was filled with the sound of shouting — always met with “Yes, Drill Sergeant” in reply — and sweaty football players pushing themselves as hard as they could. It resembled basic training for the U.S. Army sans the military fatigues. Instead of preparing for war in a far-away country, this training was to prepare the Windermere football team for war on the gridiron.

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Five drill sergeants from Charlie Company 2nd Battalion 485th Regiment were on hand to run a full three-hour training session. The players were separated into four groups: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. Those four groups rotated among stations with a drill sergeant — 12 players were at each station for three minutes.

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Windermere players pushed themselves through the hardest training they have experienced during their time with Army drill sergeants.

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Windermere Prep coach cultivates lacrosse program on U.S. Virgin Islands Jojo Marasco hopes to see the Virgin Islands one day compete in lacrosse in the Olympics.

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One of the best ways to measure one’s life is how they have helped others. Giving people a chance to learn something that could lead

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Jojo Marasco, head coach of the Windermere Prep boys lacrosse team, embodies this with the work he has done to build lacrosse programs in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“It’s one of the greatest things,” he said of being able to give back.

“If I didn’t have guys, like a guy for me, it was Paul Carcaterra.

He played at Syracuse, and he’s a famous announcer now for ESPN. If it wasn’t for him — he gave me a stick, he trained me growing up — I would have probably have never played lacrosse. ... He gave me this opportunity.”

Because of Carcaterra, Marasco has gotten the opportunity to play lacrosse in places such as Japan, Hawaii and Bermuda. With those experiences, he hopes to one day help kids have the same opportunities he had.

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Conner Bent Conner Bent is a rising sophomore for the Ocoee High School baseball team. This past season, Bent hit .340 for the Knights and led them in RBIs with nine. He won the Florida Team Hustle Award at an MVP showcase baseball camp recently for showing determination in spite of a nagging knee injury that plagued him the whole time.

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and to win with this team. We have a young team here, and I think we can do a lot of good things.

What are some of your hobbies?

I love working out, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends. I also love playing baseball.

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The underdog mentality at Ocoee. We’re overlooked a lot, and I love being an underdog. We shock a lot of people, and that’s a lot of fun.

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Vanilla. I never grew up loving chocolate, and vanilla just tasted better to me.

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My mom’s curry chicken and oxtail.

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Not really. It’s just something I like.

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everything they had before being allowed for a water break.

After a short break, they got right back out and did it again for an hour.

Windermere assistant coach Adam Militello came up with the idea for the training session a few months ago. Last year, the Wolverines posted a 2-7 record; two of those losses were by fewer than 10 points. After five years without a winning season, the pressure is on to try something different.

“At this age, the wins-losses matter for varsity, but it’s about teaching these young men how not to give up, how to fight through adversity, how to dig down deep, have some intestinal fortitude and push yourself when you can’t push yourself further,” Militello said.

He presented the idea to head

coach Eric Olson and athletic director Russell Williams, who both loved it.

Militello is a captain in the 5th Battalion U.S. Army Reserves and thought a good (albeit mild) dose of military discipline would help send the message for this upcoming season — resilience and toughness. Militello came dressed in his army boots, pants and hat. The Windermere football shirt was the only nonArmy attire he had on.

At first, it took a while for that resilience and toughness to show through in the first session.

“It was definitely deer-inthe-headlights,” Militello said.

Even so, that was how he expected the players to react at first.

“No one’s going to roll into that environment for the first time and just be completely oriented to what’s going on,” he

For Marasco, sharing is caring CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19

come over here to the states and play,” Marasco said. “So I think just having that chance to do that ... (is) really going to be something special for me.”

PAYING IT FORWARD

Marasco became Windermere Prep’s head coach after he graduated from Syracuse University in 2014. Marasco also played on Team USA from 2014 to 2018.

Three years ago, he had an opportunity to help in Bermuda.

There, he got to play and help coach a youth team, and that experience sparked his interest in growing the sport in areas where lacrosse isn’t as popular.

Rich Carter, currently an assistant lacrosse coach at New Canaan High School in Connecticut, helped set up the opportunity. Carter’s wife is from St. Croix, which inspired him to start bringing lacrosse gear to the Virgin Islands and help locals

become more familiar with the sport.

Last year, Matt Casey, the offensive coordinator for the boys lacrosse team at Lake Highland Prep, connected Morasco with Carter to see if he would be interested in going to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for four days.

In May, they went and held a day training camp.

During his time there, Morasco’s main goal was to see who would be interested and help people become more interested in lacrosse. Although growing the sport and seeing the talent on the island were important, what stood out the most to Marasco was the hospitality.

“The coolest thing was just, you know, how incredibly nice everyone was there,” Marasco said. “We kind of felt like family, and I was meeting (them) for the first time.”

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“It was an awesome situation for them,” Marasco said. “It was pretty cool to get to meet those guys and coach them and play some games and see the talent and what we’re going to have.”

Next year, lacrosse players from the Virgin Islands will have an opportunity to play in Colombia. If they manage to finish in the top four, they will qualify to play in the World Games in two years.

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Senior center Joey Lisa was expecting to work hard going into the training session, but he had no idea it was going to be anything like it turned out to be.

“I really did not know what was going to happen,” he said.

Banastre Tarleton, a sophomore long-snapper, also was shocked by the intensity of it at first, but he came to enjoy it as it went along.

“It helped put me in a new mentality,” he said.

After an hour of intense training, the groups were separated into two large groups as they went into the locker room to listen to the drill sergeants speak — a simulated halftime. During the hourlong talk, the drill sergeants and Militello drove home the message that they wanted the players to understand.

It seemed to hit home: The group came out for the second part of the training ready to work harder. Tarleton noticed the difference immediately.

“It motivated everyone and gave them the discipline of mind to push through the pain,” Tarleton said.

Militello was proud of the way his team fought through the rigorous training.

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He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 52 years, Terri (Winter Garden); his beloved mother, Barbara R. Dyer (Lynn Haven); his children, Angela (fiance Kevin) (Tampa) and Shawn (wife Lisa) (Atlanta); his brothers, Bob (wife JoAnn) (Pensacola) and Tom (Mary Esther); and his sister, Jennifer (husband Fox) (Lynn Haven); grandchildren Kathryn and Graham (Tampa), his Aunt Betty (Orlando) and Aunt Ann (Oviedo); and a multitude of cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.

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Now Open - Our Newest ER at Palm Parkway 7823 Palm Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826 AdventHealth Palm Parkway ER* is a brand new, freestanding facility now open by the Daryl Carter Parkway and Palm Parkway intersection. Dedicated to 24/7 care, this 18,540-square-foot facility is designed to provide quicker access to hospital-based ER services for the growing community and its diverse needs. AdventHealth Palm Parkway ER is staffed by board-certified emergency physicians, critical care nurses, as well as stroke and chest pain experts trained to stop a heart attack in minutes.

• 24 private rooms • Dedicated pediatric emergency care, backed by nationally recognized AdventHealth for Children, including:

• Board-certified emergency physicians and nurses • Full-service lab • Diagnostic imaging (CT, ultrasound, X-ray)

• Specially trained pediatric providers • 2 rooms designed just for kids

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*This emergency department is part of AdventHealth Orlando and this is not an urgent care center. Its services and care are billed at hospital emergency department rates.

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