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Windermere resident Judi Tome left behind a legacy of art and creativity after her passing July 29.

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Town denies application for cell pole near school In what is expected to be the first of many, Windermere has denied an application to construct a wireless facility in front of Windermere Elementary.

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To the dismay of many local leaders, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill intended to streamline the application process for service providers to construct infrastructure for future 5G technology on public right-of-ways.

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The anticipated 5G tech will provide consumers with faster and SEE CELL PAGE 8

Allen’s Creamery and CoffeeHouse will host its second annual Ice Cream and Miracles event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, at the shop, 523 Main St., Windermere.

This event, a fundraiser for Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, will feature a silent auction, hot dogs and ice cream. Guests also will be able to tour the hospital’s mobile NICU transport.

WANT TO SEE THE ECLIPSE? A solar eclipse is crossing North America on Monday, Aug. 21, and local libraries are hosting parties to celebrate.

The Windermere-area parties will be at 3:30 p.m. at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St., and Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. The best time to view the eclipse in West Orange is between 1 and 4 p.m.

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caregivers and spouses and partners. All faiths welcome.

Meetings include a time of sharing, spiritual and emotional support, as well as a different topic each month related to the key challenges associated with cancer. Email care@st.lukes. org or call (407) 876-4991, Ext. 262, to register to attend.

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, in Building C, Room 201 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road. This helpful support group is designed for parents of children and teens on the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Share challenges, ideas, concerns, success stories and fellowship.

A trained facilitator offers a brief topical lesson each month.

Email care@st.lukes.org or call (407) 876.4991, Ext. 262, to register to attend.

LIVE MUSIC: THE RIGHT STUFF 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at Dexter’s of Windermere. 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. For more, visit dextersorlando.com.

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CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 10, in Building C Room 204 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road. This support group is for cancer fighters, survivors,

WINDERMERE FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m. Fridays outside of Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. For more, visit windermererotary.org.

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LIVE MUSIC: THE WINDERMERE ASSEMBLY 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 12, at Dexter’s of Windermere. 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. For more, visit dextersorlando.com.

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LIVE MUSIC: THE DOWN BROTHERS 9 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 11, at Dexter’s of Windermere.

4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. For more, visit dextersorlando.com.

CENTRAL FLORIDA RAILWAY MEETING 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the Central Florida Railroad Museum, 101 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. The historical society will hear Warren Jennison speak on “Logging Railroads.” Free.

(407) 656-0559.

SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Discuss this month’s selection, “The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend” by Katarina Bivald.

A heartwarming tale about literature’s power to transform.

Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend. The book club meets monthly. No registration needed. (407) 835-7323.

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ICE CREAM AND MIRACLES 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Allen’s Creamery and CoffeeHouse, 523 Main St., Windermere. This fundraiser will benefit the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. It will feature a silent auction, hot dogs and ice cream, and guests will be able to meet Winnie Palmer staff members and tour the hospital’s mobile NICU transport.

For more, call (321) 228-5555 or email matta@riflorida.com.

JCCF FAMILY FUN BOWL 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Brunswick Wekiva Lanes, 2160 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka.

Teams are invited to participate and raise funds for the Jimmy Crabtree Cancer Fund, which helps families in need. Register at JCCancerFund.org.

MID-FLORIDA MILERS WALKING CLUB 9 to 9:30 a.m. registration at Urbain 40 Restaurant, Dellagio Plaza, 8000 Via Dellagio Way, Orlando. The walks start at 9:30 for the 10K and 10 a.m. for the 6K and go through the shady residential areas of Bay Hill.

The club promotes recreational walking, and events are open to the public. A 27th-anniversary luncheon and club meeting will follow. (407) 695-9181.

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Lifebridge plans first Serve Day About 350 members of Lifebridge Church are spending a few hours Saturday morning giving back to the community.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Members of Lifebridge Church will be at various locations in the community on Saturday, Aug. 12, with their work gloves, paint brushes and pruning shears, ready to make a difference in West Orange County.

This is the Windermere church’s inaugural Serve Day, and about 350 individuals registered to participate in the day, which begins at 8 a.m. and ends with a noon lunch and a report from the participants.

Executive Pastor Ron Camblin said the church will send volunteers to clean up a park in Windermere; help with the grounds maintenance at Camp Ithiel in Gotha; help with maintenance and lawn keeping at Do Good Farm and Matthew’s Hope, both in Winter Garden; assist in landscaping at Mercy Drive Ministries in Orlando; and wash vehicles and paint at the Windermere Police Department.

Other opportunities are taking place at Hyde Park in Winter Garden, New Beginnings in Winter Garden and Clermont, Edgewood Children’s Ranch in southwest Orange County and on the Lifebridge campus.

“This is just a soft rollout,” Camblin said. “The intention is we would like to incorporate other churches in the area to partner with us in the months to come and make this a major emphasis on being a blessing in the community and being a help to them.”

To help with future projects or make suggestions for the next Serve Day, email ServeDay@ lifebridgechurch.org.

“We just want to be a blessing to our community,” Camblin said.

“We would like for folks to capture (this vision): What does a person gain by giving themselves to others and not expecting anything in return? Sometimes, you just have to offer the experiences for people to encounter that.”

Camblin said the church hopes to hold three Serve Days annually. “(We are) bringing our community to life through a day of service and giving back,” he said.

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Café con amor Paloma Coffee Co. opened its doors July 27, in downtown Windermere.

BRITTANY GAINES STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE Coffee lovers have a new spot to sip their favorite brew in downtown Windermere.

Paloma Coffee Co. officially opened its doors Thursday, July 27.

“The Windermere community has been phenomenal to us,” said one of the owners, Marcelino Hoyo. “They have accepted us.

They have accepted the change.

They have been supportive.”

Marcelino and his wife, Celia, decided to open a coffee shop, because, after nearly a decade of working in the hair salon business, Celia was beginning to develop back problems and wanted an alternative work environment for when she couldn’t cut hair anymore.

“The health issues made us think about what we wanted for the future, and that’s when we thought of coffee,” Marcelino said.

However, it took several weeks before Marcelino was convinced that opening a coffee shop was the right decision. But once he tasted Panther coffee — their coffee supplier — he was sold.

“When I tried the coffee, I was blown away,” he said. “I’d never had a coffee like this. I’ve been a Starbucks guy forever until I tried Panther.”

In June, the Hoyo family began working on converting the space at 507 Main St. into a coffee shop.

Marcelino did construction work,

“The Windermere community has been phenomenal to us.

They have accepted us.

They have accepted the change. They have been supportive.”

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Paloma Coffee Co. has a variety of espresso-based drink on the menu.

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while his wife and daughters handled the decorating.

“It looks like our home — it’s just our aesthetic,” said Arianna Hoyo. “Simplicity and cleanliness is key.”

As for the coffee, it’s all about precision. A single shot of espresso takes up to 30 seconds to brew.

If it’s not brewed long enough, it’s acidic. Too long, and it’s bitter.

“You have to strike that sweet spot,” Marcelino said.

On the menu is a variety of espresso-based drinks, regular brewed coffee, cold brew coffee and even coffee on nitro — something that’s more commonly associated with craft beer. In addition to all things coffee, Paloma’s menu also includes a variety of teas, from green and black tea to herbal tea.

Even though it’s only been open for two weeks, the shop already has a group of kids who stop by daily to order Arnold Palmers.

The drink has now been added to the menu and dubbed the Raemella Palmer — a combination of the kids’ names.

“We just get excited to see them in here every day,” Arianna said.

In the front of the shop is a small bakery, featuring a variety of breads and desserts, and all the items are brought in from local bakers.

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port the community,” Marcelino said.

And just around the corner from the bakery is a black-andwhite photo featuring a woman surrounded by doves. The woman is Marcelino’s mother. He kept a smaller version of the photo in his Bible for years, and that original photo was the inspiration for the coffee shop’s name — Paloma, meaning doves in Spanish. Now, she sits watching over the crowds coming and going at Paloma Coffee Company.

“It’s been a wild ride,” Arianna said about the opening of the coffee shop. “It’s really nice I get to work with my family. I’ve grown up here, so the fact that I get to have a hand in building my community has been phenomenal.”

THREE TO TRY CAFÉ CON LECHE. “It’s a Spanish staple,” said Arianna Hoyo.

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MEET THE CANDIDATES Florida House District 44 Included on the ballot for the Florida House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary on August 15 will be Bobby Olszewski, Bruno Portigliatti, John Newstreet, and Dr. Usha Jain.

All four candidates, along with

the sole Democrat candidate Paul Chandler, are in the running to fill former Florida State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle’s now-vacant seat.

Eisnaugle rescinded his candidacy once he was nominated for a job as a judge on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach.

As the sole Democrat, Chandler will advance to the Oct. 10 special election, but Olszewski Portigliatti, Newstreet and Dr. Jain will need to garner enough votes to advance to October’s election.

The winner will serve as the District 44 House Representa-

tive until Nov. 6, 2018, when all 120 House seats are again up for election. District 44 encompasses Southwest Orange County and includes Windermere and Winter Garden.

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Why are you running for the state Legislature, and what are your long-term political goals?

When this seat came open, many business leaders in the community encouraged me to run because they believe I have the right conservative values, the right background and a track record of getting things done. That’s why I decided to run — to strengthen our community and our state. I have no long-term political goals.

What are the two most pressing issues facing District 44?

I believe traffic and growth is hindering our quality of life. If elected, I will work with other legislators, local governments and the Department of Transportation to ensure District 44 is

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ROBERT “BOBBY O” OLSZEWSKI AGE: 39 PROFESSION: Business consultant and adjunct professor HOMETOWN: Winter Garden EDUCATION: Dr. Phillips High School; bachelor’s degrees in radio/television and organizational communication; master’s degrees in corporation communication and technology and management; doctoral degree in business administration EXPERIENCE: Former Winter Garden City Commissioner; Orange County Community Action Board Chair; MetroPlan Orlando Municipal Advisory Committee vice-chair; MetroPlan Orlando Regional Leadership Council; Roper YMCA Family Center Board chair; Florida League of Cities CAMPAIGN SITE: VoteBobbyO.com FAMILY: Wife, Allison; daughter, Reagan, 11 months

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Why are you running for the state Legislature, and what are your long-term political goals?

I am running in this race to represent District 44 because it is my hometown. It has been my home since 1980 (and is) where my wife, Allison, and I are raising our 11-month old daughter.

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Do you agree with state-mandated term limits on locally elected officials?

I support term limits. I also support citizens’ rights to make that decision for their own municipality. Just last year, the voters of Longwood passed a measure that enacted term limits on their commissioners. It passed overwhelmingly. In other cities, such as Winter Garden, no commissioner since 2010, which includes one of my opponents, has offered legislation promoting term limits.

JOHN NEWSTREET AGE: 40 PROFESSION: President/CEO, Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce HOMETOWN: Orlando EDUCATION: Finance degree, University of Central Florida EXPERIENCE: Military service in the U.S. Coast Guard; CEO of two $1 million-plus organizations; Orange County Young Republicans, president; worked for Republican U.S. Senators Mel Martinez and Marco Rubio CAMPAIGN SITE: JohnNewstreet.com

What are the two most pressing issues facing District 44?

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adequately funded for its transportation needs.

Another pressing issue is crime, both in our neighborhoods and in the tourism corridor. To protect the industry that provides the most jobs in our area, it’s critical that law enforcement has every tool they need to protect the residents and millions of visitors.

What are the three most important changes you want to make?

1. Ethics reform. I would reimplement a ban on legislators being employed by a lobbying firm while they’re in office.

2. Education. Teachers need to have the ability to teach, and parents need to be able to choose the best educational path for their children. We also need to pave the

way for more affordable options for college and technical training.

3. Jobs. I want to free up the entrepreneurs and job creators by ending unnecessary barriers and government regulations that inhibit economic and job growth.

According to some elected officials, an alarming number of state bills that threaten Home Rule were proposed this past legislative session. What are your thoughts on Home Rule?

I believe in protecting Home Rule and defending against unfunded mandates. ... The issue with several bills in the last legislative session arose because they were not written in partnership with local governments.

Several municipal governments believe recent legislation on medical marijuana limits local decision-makers. What are your suggestions on how to best regulate the medical marijuana industry?

The Legislature stated that whatever regulations a municipality applies to a marijuana distributor, the same regulations would apply to pharmacies. So, a city may regulate marijuana as long as they are willing to regulate pharmacies in the same manner.

What would you suggest to improve Florida’s public education system?

As a legislator, I will consider any proposal that ensures success for our children, but we must provide choices for parents and ensure great teachers can teach for success, not for a test.

Do you agree with state-mandated term limits on locally elected officials?

Elected officials should be subject to term limits, but because I support Home Rule, it would be up to the municipalities to decide. I will not sell out my beliefs or conservative principles for an endorsement. I am seeking to go to Tallahassee to represent the will of the people, not the priorities of politicians.

public policy that allows our community to meet its challenges and continue to grow in a way that meets the needs of our residents, businesses and communities. That starts with great schools, so that our families can have access to great classrooms and teachers in our neighborhoods. It is also imperative to have a business climate that encourages job creation.

What are the three most important changes you want to make?

First, a low tax environment is a key to a growing Florida economy. I will fight any efforts to raise taxes and fees on Floridians and will support efforts that help reduce taxes.

Next, government does not

create jobs, but it creates a regulatory and tax environment that helps businesses grow.

Lastly, Florida must always get a return on their taxpayers’ investments. ... It starts with government creating conditions where all businesses and residents can flourish.

According to some elected officials, an alarming number of state bills that threaten Home Rule were proposed this past legislative session. What are your thoughts on Home Rule?

I absolutely support Home Rule, being a former Winter Garden commissioner and now as a Florida House candidate.

Several municipal governments believe recent legislation on medical marijuana limits local decision-makers. What are your suggestions on how to best regulate the medical marijuana industry?

The Legislature needs to ensure the law is being upheld. Because I support Home Rule, I feel municipalities and counties need to do what is best to meet the standards of their unique communities.

What would you suggest to improve Florida’s public education system?

The Legislature needs to ensure all the standards are the same for public, private, charter and home-based schools to improve accountability in education across the board while empowering our teachers in the classroom.

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Why are you running for the state Legislature, and what are your long-term political goals?

I’m running for the same reasons that I became a physician. I have a passion to help the sick … and I have that same passion to help the citizens of my district.

What are the two most pressing issues facing House District 44?

I believe education and job

According to some elected officials, an alarming number of state bills that threaten Home Rule were proposed this past legislative session. What are your thoughts on Home Rule?

I support Home Rule and selfgoverning and control. opportunities are the most pressing issues facing our district. Toward that end, I would strengthen our school system and support vocational training so that our young people can

compete in the job market.

What are the three most important changes you want to make?

1. Expand educational and

place to live, work and raise a family.

BRUNO PORTIGLIOTTI AGE: 29 PROFESSION: Executive vice president of Florida Christian University and CEO of Excellence Senior Living HOMETOWN: Dr. Phillips EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish; MBA; juris doctorate QUALIFICATIONS: Board member, Dr. Phillips YMCA; chairman, city of Orlando Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Board CAMPAIGN SITE: electbruno.com FAMILY: Wife, Stephanie

Why are you running for the state Legislature, and what are your long-term political goals?

I’m running for the state Legislature because our com-

Do you agree with state-mandated term limits on locally elected officials?

I support state-mandated term limits. It sends a message to our citizens that we don’t

munity deserves a fresh face and new voice fighting for us in government. I will always look to the community for guidance in our Legislature, not special interests’ donors and lobbyists.

Representing the community I love and call home would be a tremendous honor, and I look forward to working with local residents to find ways to make Central Florida an even better

What are the two most pressing issues facing House District 44?

As the representative of District 44, I plan to use my realworld business experience as executive vice president of Florida Christian University and CEO of Excellence Senior Living to bring conservative solutions to our community (such as) fixing roads and reducing traffic, eliminating needless regulations for small businesses, incentivizing the best and brightest teachers to come to Florida, and protecting our shared conservative values.

According to some elected officials, an alarming number of state bills that threaten

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support career politicians.

Election days set by Tallahassee are acceptable. It imposes uniformity across the state.

Several municipal governments believe recent legislation on medical marijuana limits local decision-makers.

What are your suggestions on how to best regulate the medical marijuana industry?

I support physicians and their oath to first “do no harm.” I believe each physician will have to make that choice for their practice and their patients.

What would you suggest to improve Florida’s public education system?

Offer more vocational training so students can leave high school with specific job training.

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vocational training opportunities.

2. Strengthen access to health care services.

3. Support our first-responders by recognizing their importance to the safety of our community.

DR. USHA JAIN AGE: 66 PROFESSION: Medical doctor HOMETOWN: Orlando QUALIFICATIONS: Emergency medicine and anti-aging doctor CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: electushajain.com FAMILY: Husband, Manohar Jain

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Home Rule were proposed this past legislative session. What are your thoughts on Home Rule?

I believe that Home Rule is an integral aspect of our democracy, and the government closest to the people is in the best position to address that constituency’s specific needs. As a legislator, I will always keep this in mind as I work to balance the needs of the entire state with our local needs.

Do you agree with state-mandated term limits on locally elected officials?

The voters of Florida enacted term limits at the state level, and I believe it’s been useful to make sure that the people drafting the laws are also living according to them.

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DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST For many business owners, running both their businesses and their families is a balancing act.

It’s a challenge Windermere resident Dr. Lauris Johnson knows all to well. Johnson is a mother to two small children, a wife to husband Lawrence — who owns and operates V’s Barbershop in Lakeside Village — and an orthodontist with her own practice.

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It’s part of the reason Johnson eventually went off to dental school and gained an interest in orthodontics. She learned about many different dental specialties, but orthodontics is one of the only specialties that isn’t taught in depth in dental school. When she was introduced to orthodontics, she had her “Aha!” moment — it was a competitive field, but it was what she wanted to do.

Johnson completed an orthodontic residency at the University of Colorado in Denver and has been working in the field ever since. But after nine years of working as an associate in private offices and in group practices, she wanted to have autonomy and treat patients her own way.

“I always knew I wanted to be able to treat patients in a fashion where they don’t feel like just another mouth,” she said. “I like to be hands on, get to know the patients and educate them about oral health and how it’s related to total wellbeing. It’s always very rewarding when you realize you’ve impacted someone’s life so much.”

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A painted blueand-green background frames the blank spot on the canvas where a small black-and-white dog would have been painted. The unfinished painting hangs above a desk covered in paintbrushes.

The portrait will never be finished.

Judi Tome had just begun working on it before she died. It was to be a portrait of her own dog, Chief, who had died earlier in July.

It’s a reminder of Tome’s unstoppable energy, even in the days leading up to her death Saturday, July 29.

“She was kind of like the energizer bunny,” said her daughter, Karin Tome.

She gave art lessons to her granddaughter, Emily. She cooked dinner for her daughter, Karin, several times a week. She spent months planning trips for her art students. She never turned down the chance to help her friends and family. And every Thursday, after a round of chemotherapy, she would meet with her church group for lunch.

It was her vibrant liveliness and creative spirit that everyone knew.

Few even knew she was battling cancer, said her daughter, Kristin O’Brien.

Diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer in 1996, Tome was given two years to live. It was nearly 20 years later that she received a second cancer diagnosis — stage 4 metastatic bone cancer. But Tome refused to let cancer consume her life — she even refused to wear hospital gowns when she had to attend doctor appointments.

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Judi Tome was known for her incredible artwork, which included intricate chalk art.

Another year, she painted Cinderella’s carriage in Karin’s bedroom.

“She could make anything enjoyable and creative,” O’Brien said.

Tome had once dreamed of being a costume designer for Broadway, but was told she could only be a teacher or a nurse. She chose teaching and ended up teaching art for 25 years.

Art was her passion.

She always carried a sketchbook with her. She would sketch at church, at her grandchildren’s sporting events, at the beach. Dozens of small sketchbooks filled the nooks and crannies of her home.

She always grabbed one before she left the house.

As a member of the Florida Chalk Artists Association, she often participated in chalk-art events, including Winter Garden’s Spring Fever in the Garden.

But despite her incredible artistic skills, she always focused on helping her students rather than furthering her career as an artist.

“She would always say that there’s something in everyone,” O’Brien said. “She would laserfocus on a kid and see that they had talent.”

It was this spirit that led her to become a founding member of the The Master’s Academy in Oviedo.

“She always had that vision,” O’Brien said. “She was putting in all the pieces to make that happen because she cared about the next generation.”

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However, although the faster cellular service would be welcome by most, the utility poles required to obtain it, Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn argues, will not be.

“When they call it small cell devices, they are not talking about the size of the device — what they are talking about is its range,” he said. “Small cell meaning the size of the cell that it covers. One of these poles only serves about two city blocks, so that means you have to these every two blocks.

And they are allowed to construct them in our rights-of-way. We cannot dictate, we cannot control, we cannot charge and we cannot deny. But we can find issue when they make mistakes.”

And that’s exactly what Windermere leaders did when they received an application for a cell

She even painted the screaming eagle mural in the middle of the academy’s gymnasium floor.

“She could do anything,” Karin said.

And she always glowed with pride over her students’ success.

Several pieces of artwork from former students hang on the walls of her home.

Her own artwork is tucked away in closets and drawers. She never displayed it, although friends and family often insisted she enter her work in contests and galleries.

Tome never wanted the accolades or attention, her daughters said.

She just wanted to have fun.

“I think that’s the mark of a true artist — (their work) doesn’t have to be displayed,” O’Brien said.

“She did it for herself.”

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pole to be located in front of the Windermere Elementary a week after the bill went into effect.

Because of discrepancies in the application involving the height of the pole, and a request for verification on the planned size of the device, the town denied the application for the time being and asked to renegotiate the location, as is permitted under the state statute.

“The documentation said it was a 40-foot pole but then in other documents within the application package, they said would be 36 feet,” Bruhn said. “So we told them: You need to clarify the height. ... They said we are going to move Duke Energy’s pole and install our pole and share it. But we discussed with Duke and they said they would not approve that and that if they were to replace and share that pole that 36-foot pole would need to be 50 feet. That’s not good.”

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ments to waive certain permit application requirements and forbids governments from adopting ordinances that regulate the placement or operation of the facilities.

Local officials believe the bill and its limitations threaten the Home Rule, and, further, allows for the placement of unattractive poles. Further aggravating local officials is the issue of how many poles they need to permit at one location. The poles, allowed to reach up to 50 feet in height, are not shared by different providers.

One can have several poles clustered together belonging to different providers, creating what might be a visual blight to an otherwise charming town or city block.

“People should be outraged,” Bruhn said. “And they should hold their state legislators accountable for this.”

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Image, Reimagined Winter Garden photographers Sean and Cricket Whitman received national attention after a recent underwater maternity photoshoot.

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She was doing a maternity photoshoot for her sister-in-law, Suzanne, and asked if she would want to try doing underwater photos. Despite being nine months pregnant, Suzanne agreed to give it a try.

The two jumped into a pool to do the photos, but the process was much more challenging than expected, Cricket said.

“It was very interesting, but a lot harder than I thought it’d be,” Cricket said. “I think we laughed more than we did anything else.”

As a former dancer, Cricket’s sister-in-law posed in various elegant positions underwater while wearing a maternity gown.

But holding poses was anything but easy.

“We both had a hard time staying underwater,” Cricket said.

After the shoot, Cricket posted a photo to her Instagram account, where it caught the eye of a “Good Morning America” producer. It wasn’t long before several national agencies picked up her photos.

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“We have a lot of fun together,” Cricket said.

Their specialty is wedding photography. They have shot more than 600 weddings over their course of their careers.

“That’s our bread and butter,” Sean said.

But being a wedding photographer comes with a huge amount of pressure, Sean said, because once the flowers die and cake is eaten, the photos are the remaining mementos of that day.

“All you have left are the photos,” he said. “It’s a big responsibility; it’s stressful.”

But much of their success over the years has come from the development of their photographic style, Cricket said.

“We’re always trying to do something different — to think outside the box — (the photos) are a piece of art instead of just a wedding photo,” she said.

As business has grown, Sean has taken on a new role as videographer. It’s a role he’s fallen in love with, but it comes with it’s challenges, he said.

When she isn’t shooting a wedding, Cricket said one of her favorite types of photography is shooting senior portraits.

“I can be the most creative with senior photography,” she said.

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Cricket said she plans to do several more practice underwater shoots before making it available to her clients.

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Olympia High’s band members returned to campus a couple of weeks before school and started to learn and put together their fall marching band show.

Throughout band camp, students worked in small groups and took to the field to practice footwork and marching.

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Noah Janney, a rising junior pitcher who will attend Windermere High after previously playing varsity for West Orange High, has committed to play his college baseball at the University of Central Florida. Janney was an important part of the Warriors’ pitching staff in 2017, including a clutch save in the district championship game against Lake Brantley.

Luke Carey spent the majority of his summer in the pool improving his water polo game. Page 16.

Windermere youth makes regional team for national baseball tournament Randy “RJ” Ruiz, 10, made the Atlantic Region team for the USSSA All-American Games. There, he’ll face some of the nation’s top youth ballplayers.

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Randy “RJ” Ruiz was just 6 months old the first time he held a bat in his hands.

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Now 10 and a resident of Windermere with his family, RJ Ruiz has the unique and exciting opportunity of playing in this week’s 2017 USSSA All-American Games at

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RJ showed what he could do at the tryouts for the Atlantic Region teams in March and was one of only 24 10-year-olds selected to comprise two teams — American and National — representing SEE TOURNEY PAGE 16

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When he is pitching, Randy “RJ” Ruiz, 10, uses his fastball, changeup and a wicked slider.

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Taylor Head, a rising sophomore outside hitter for the West Orange volleyball team, has committed to play her college volleyball for the University of Arkansas. As a freshman for West Orange in 2016, Head compiled 239 kills to go along with 41 aces. Earlier this summer, she was part of the OTVA South Rox Red 15 team that won an AAU National Championship at Disney.

The group of local girls on the third-place team at nationals included Aimee Stemples, left, who will attend Montverde Academy, as well as Zoey Williams, Isabella Saba and Annielee Schiller, who will attend Windermere High.

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our local girls from Windermere and Horizon West came together this summer as part of an exciting — and unlikely — run to a third-place finish at the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships.

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Luke Carey Instead of sitting at home during his summer break, Luke Carey spent the majority of his summer in the pool improving his water polo game.

At the start of the summer, he competed in the Top Gun competition in south Florida, where he won first place. Then, he traveled to California for more than a month to train with elite high-school water polo players in preparation for the Junior Olympics, where his team placed third in its division. This year, he hopes his own team at Olympia High will win first place at the state championships.

What was it like competing in California?

California is such a higher level than here. It’s more physical. It’s a higher lever of skill.

I expected to go out there and not be as good as everyone else. But I actually competed well. It was way better than I could have imagined.

Was there anything you learned that you want to bring back to your team at Olympia?

We have to work so much harder to get to the championships. And there are a lot of plays out there that I want to bring to my team.

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Although he was confident he had done well at the oneday tryout and could make the team, RJ still remembers what it felt like when he found out he had been named to the roster.

“I was excited to try out and I was very confident that I was going to make the team,” RJ said. “But, when I figured out that I made the team, I turned around and looked at my grandma and said, ‘Is it OK if I cry?’”

This was RJ’s first time trying out for the USSSA AllAmerican Games. He usually plays baseball for Windermere Little League, where he has been an All-Star for the past several seasons, and for Chandler Baseball’s 11U team, coached by Jason Slattery.

A jack of all trades, RJ shows great range in center field — where he enjoys tracking down and diving for fly balls — but also plays the infield and pitches. At the plate, RJ has shown himself to be a strong hitter and has hit several home runs dating back to the spring.

The son of Randy Ruiz Sr. and Lena Covel, RJ and his family have been in Windermere since July 2013, when they relocated from Las Vegas. His father. Randy, also an assistant coach for the Atlantic Region teams, has played baseball professionally for two decades — including three years in Major League Baseball (for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins) and six years in Japan, among other leagues.

RJ said he enjoyed the process of trying out and meeting kids from different states, and he is excited to do more of the same this week at Disney. The event began Aug. 7 with opening ceremonies in Champion Stadium, and pool play is ongoing from Aug. 8 to 10. Championship games will be played Friday, Aug. 11.

However the weeklong tournament goes, this young ballplayer is excited to soak in the experience and continue to improve.

“It’s going to be fun,” RJ said. “It’s going to be at Disney, it might be on TV, we’ll be having a nice time — all kinds of stuff.”

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What skill do you feel you need to work on for this year?

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What is your greatest strength in the pool?

Foul and shooting, which is when you pick up the ball, really get high out of the water and shoot. I’m a right-hander, so the left side of the pool is much easier to shoot from.

How do you prepare for matches?

I like to listen to music before games. I listen to my pregame playlist to get into the zone.

Why did you start playing water polo?

I’ve played every sport you can think of, then I tried it before my freshman year for a month or two and loved it. It’s a fun sport. I love being in the water.

What are your goals for this year?

I’d like to make the all-state team and the all-area team as well.

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Winker, who was recalled by the Cincinnati Reds for a fourth time this season Aug. 1, homered that day in the Reds’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Winker made his first home run viral with what he did when he returned to the dugout. An unwritten rule of MLB is that when a player hits his first home run, he will be ignored

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The Celebration-based club was welcoming, though, and the girls saw their skills progress quickly throughout 2016, when they joined.

“The thing I like about my coach (Bravo master coach Ricardo Pereira) is that he sees what everyone individually needs,” Saba said.

Saba, Schiller and Williams came to Bravo together, as they attended Bridgewater Middle together and have been friends for a few years. Stemples, who lives near all three but had not met them previously because she went to Holy Family Catholic School, arrived through her friendship with another player for Bravo — Luciana Pereira.

In addition to having some new friends that live nearby, Stemples said it has been a fun experience learning from the Brazilian coaching staff at Bravo, noting she’s even picked up a little Portuguese along the way.

“There’s a little bit of a language barrier — I can’t speak it, but I can understand it when they say it,” Stemples said.

During the season, the Bravo team consistently impressed and won several smaller tournaments. Coming into AAU Junior Nationals, which is hosted at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports, the girls tempered their expectations and took it one set

at a time.

“We really just wanted to do our best — we really didn’t expect anything,” Stemples said.

The girls from Bravo did just that, winning their first eight matches of the event in two-set sweeps. Their second-to-last match — and final win — of the event came against a strong team from Texas, and required the girls to prevail in a deciding third set, 15-10.

In total, Bravo went 12-1 at the event and placed third.

For the four friends, playing together for club volleyball has been a lot of fun — especially for the three who knew one another prior to joining Bravo.

“I get to see my friends very competitively and just like messing around,” Schiller said.

“It’s super cool to see different sides of their different personalities. It’s a blast and we all get along very well.”

The girls intend on continuing with Bravo, but also will have some added volleyball responsibilities. Saba, Schiller and Williams each made the freshman team at Windermere High, and Stemples made the varsity team at Montverde Academy.

Should the three girls at Windermere work their way up to varsity, the teammates for Bravo may one day get to face off as rivals, should Montverde and the Wolverines ever cross paths.

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League-champion River Rats slowed Winter Garden’s red-hot offense.

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LEESBURG The night before Kyle Corbin had his biggest game of the summer, he was working late. “I’ve been putting in a lot of work — last night I actually hit at the cage from 12:30 (a.m.) to 1:30 (a.m.) at night,� Corbin said moments after the Squeeze’s 9-4 win over Leesburg Aug. 1 in the Florida Collegiate Summer League Playoff Play-In Game. “I’ve been putting a lot of work to get back, so I can help my team win.�

Corbin went 3-for-4 in the game against the Lightning, homering in the third inning and driving in three runs, total.

The Olympia High alum and junior outfielder for BethuneCookman provided a spark for the Squeeze after returning from a sprained shoulder injury July 25.

He hit .400 during a span of seven games to end the regular season, with five RBIs and a pair of extrabase hits. During that time, the Squeeze successfully secured a playoff berth and enjoyed one of its strongest stretches of the season, winning four of five games before it was cut down by Sanford in a best-of-three in the FCSL Semifinals Aug. 2 and 4 to end the season.

The injury forced him to miss a month of action, from June 25 to July 25, but Squeeze manager Jay

Ahead of its best-of-three series with the Sanford River Rats in the Florida Collegiate Summer League Semifinals last week, it looked as if the Winter Garden Squeeze — which had finished the regular season at 11.5 games out of first place — might have a shot at upsetting the top-seed River Rats.

After all, the bats for the Squeeze had awoken during the final stretch of the regular season. Winter Garden won four of its past five games — including a decisive 9-4 win over Leesburg in the Playoff Play-In Aug. 1.

During those games, manager Jay Welsh’s team had been averaging 10 hits per game.

In the opening game of the series at Sanford, Winter Garden even held a 2-0 lead through six innings, fueling the hopes that this was a team with a trick or two still up its sleeve.

Then the wheels came off.

The River Rats scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game One, spurring a 9-2 win. They then won Game Two 2-0, ending the season for the Squeeze. Winter Garden combined for 13 hits in the two games — 10 of which

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Kyle Corbin hit .400 over a seven-game span that included the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs for the Squeeze.

Welsh was certainly happy to have had him back for the stretch run. “He was just locked in,� Welsh said. “When he’s going really well, he lets the ball get deep — and I get a great view from the third base coach’s box — he lets the ball get deep and just gets those quick hands involved.�

On the season — including eight games before he got injured in June and the two games against Sanford to end the team’s playoff run —

Corbin hit .321.

As an everyday starter for Bethune-Cookman this past spring, Corbin hit .269 with 25 RBIs and 40 runs scored.

With one year left of college eligibility, this will have been Corbin’s final season with the Squeeze. Now, he will return his attention toward preparing for his senior season with the Wildcats and completing his degree.

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Jay Welsh and the Winter Garden Squeeze finished the season with a 17-23 record.

came in Game One — but the Squeeze had trouble translating baserunners into runs.

With that, Winter Garden concluded its season with a combined mark of 17-23, after finishing 16-21 in the regular season. The team’s advancement to the league semifinals marked its strongest postseason showing since the franchise’s inaugural year, when it lost to Winter Park in three games. The Squeeze did not make the playoffs in 2015 and fell to Leesburg in the Playoff Play-In Game in 2016.

The River Rats went on to win a league-best fourth FCSL Championship Aug. 6 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, rallying to beat Winter Park in extra innings.

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9 Adam’s donation to wom- 81 All lathered up 83 Timetable abbr. for pilots anhood 84 Small brook 10 Shorebird with a curved 85 Petroleum jelly brand beak 86 Tell all 11 ___-eyed (naive) 12 Went up against Usain Bolt 87 Route on the waves 88 Mammal that lays 9713 Measures of work, in Down physics 89 Inferior dog 14 Byproduct of too much 90 Monogram of a very large exercise 15 Nuclear energy producer country 91 Rope down a mountain 16 Vase holders over 93 Fundraising lottery fireplaces 97 Early birds?

17 Washes with detergent 99 More pleasant to be 19 Amphibian young ‘un around 21 Thing to excavate 100 Noah’s vessel 23 Alternative to assn.

102 Monkeys with bushy, 24 Military “facility” nonprehensile tails 30 Eccentric or a bit nutty 103 Exhausted 31 Tolkien humanoid 105 First garden creatures 106 Wood strip under a 32 “The Blacklist” network mattress 34 Type of dirty pie?

108 Expression of sorrow 36 Battery filler 39 Excellent or outstanding 110 They’re cool machines, really 41 Thrilled to pieces 112 Guitar parts 43 Brunched 114 Old name for Tokyo 44 Soak up again 115 Baby goat 45 Extolled or lauded 46 Did more than merely edit 116 Most superior (Abbr.)

117 Anvil and stirrup site 47 Swimmer’s ailment, 118 Place with lots of pork

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1 Make it to an event 7 Violin that’s nearly priceless, for short 12 Prepares for another offensive 18 Like the kings of the jungle 20 Relinquish, as one’s rights 21 Legendary mime Marcel 22 Have a ball four times 25 Ancient 26 Track pace, sometimes 27 Greenish-blue 28 Branches of a religious tree

29 Where hairstylists are employed 33 Lawn ornament figure 35 Crumpets’ partner 37 Place for a high ball?

38 The sun, moon and planets, poetically 40 “The ___ Limits” of old TV 42 Christmas songs 45 Deeply absorbed in thought 50 Creators of boundaries 52 Is rewarded as a farmer 53 Henry VIII’s Catherine or late-night TV’s Jack 54 Positively charged battery terminals

55 Twisted to one side 56 Thing transferred from parent to child 57 Stuffs to satisfaction 59 Some complex poems 63 Tax-deferring option, briefly 64 Not at all easy to solve 65 First word of Poe’s “The Raven” 66 Forward surge 68 Have a ball four times 73 Heavenly organic compounds?

74 Good friends 75 Shopper’s “mini” destination

76 Hula Bowl necklace 77 Hold, as an opinion 78 An emerald, essentially 80 ___ over the coals 81 Make, as a putt 82 In a quite macabre manner 85 Wine by another name 86 Dutch painter Hieronymous 87 Soldier on guard duty 89 Surrenders 91 Thermometer type 92 Miley of TV and music 94 Rush-order letters 95 Sound uttered to a dentist

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HAVING A BALL by Timothy B. Parker

Puzzle One Clue: L equals C

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