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Bobby O. wins nod

The Legacy Begins

Republican voters chose Olszewski for Florida House District 44.

ORANGE COUNTY With 39.77% of the vote, Robert “Bobby” Olszewski won the special Republican primary for Florida House District 44.

“It’s over. We won. It’s over,” Olszewski told friends, family members and supporters

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YOUR TOWN CHOIR SEEKS NEW SINGERS

The Garden Community Choir is celebrating its 10th anniversary season this year and is looking for new singers.

The choir, under the direction of internationally renowned conductor Dr. Jeff Redding, regularly performs throughout the Orlando area. The choir is open to all who to love to sing.

Rehearsals take place in the choir room at West Orange High School, 1625 S. Beulah Road, Winter Garden.

For more, contact info@ gardencommunitychoir.org or visit gardenchoir.com.

SELLING SUNSHINE The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation has created an exhibit paying homage to local citrus, and it will be on display at three Winter Garden locations: now through Sept. 18, WGHF, 21 E. Plant St.; Nov. 22 through Jan. 22, 2018, Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St.; and April 26 through June 29, 2018, Winter Garden City Hall, 300 W. Plant St.

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Students roamed around Windermere High during schedule pick-up to locate their assigned classrooms.

Windermere High welcomed its first students this week, signifying the beginning of Wolverine Nation in Horizon West. SEE PAGE 4.

DISCIPLINED DETERMINATION

Inconsistent mail delivery irks residents Horizon West residents have reported a variety of problems, including missing packages, inaccurate tracking and mail delivered to the wrong address.

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Olympia Assistant Principal Nick Zambri is a fifth-degree black belt and power breaker. 15.

HORIZON WEST Following several complaints about missing packages and inaccurate tracking information, residents in Horizon West took to online review tools such as those offered by Google and Face-

book, as well as social-media sites such as NextDoor, to express their frustration about the service they receive from the United States Post Office’s Windermere office on Conroy Windermere Road.

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LIVE MUSIC: DEXTER’S JAZZ TRIO 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at Dexter’s of Windermere. 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. For more, visit dextersorlando.com.

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LIVE MUSIC: THE WINDERMERE ASSEMBLY 9 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 18, at Dexter’s of Windermere.

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

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

SATURDAY, AUG. 19

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.

LIVE MUSIC: SWITCH 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 19, at Dexter’s of Windermere. 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. For more, visit dextersorlando.com.

MID-FLORIDA MILERS WALKING CLUB 9 to 9:30 a.m. registration at Urbain 40 Restaurant, Dellagio Plaza, 8000 Via Dellagio Way, Orlando. The guided 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. Non-credit walkers can participate for free.

A 27th-anniversary luncheon and club meeting will follow.

For more about the lunch and meeting, call Mike Lanpher at (407) 695-9181.

MONDAY, AUG. 21

BRADSHAW FUNDRAISER 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, at The Big Easy, 15502 Stoneybrook West Parkway, Winter Garden.

Twenty percent of each check, including alcohol, will be donated to Ronnie and Stacie Bradshow as their son battles bone cancer. Live entertainment is planned. (407) 654-3279.

SOLAR ECLIPSE 3:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 21, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse and enjoy crafts and stories. All ages welcome. (407) 835-7323.

TUESDAY, AUG. 22

MEET THE ARTIST: AL AKI 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Meet Al Aki, origami expert and Sifu Tai Chi instructor. He will discuss his

origami, including a special origami mural created by students at the Community School of the Arts under his instruction.

Aki uses origami and Tai Chi to help others achieve a path to meditation and well-being. His exhibit is on display through Sept. 30. Light refreshments will be served. (407) 835-7323.

FRIDAY, AUG. 25

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Seven-year-old Kyla Tavares dreams of being a pastry chef and opening a chocolate shop.

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eet the Maitland Farmers Market’s youngest merchant: a 7-year-old aspiring pastry chef and chocolatier.

Windermere resident Kyla Tavares is chasing her sweet dreams of a culinary career from her tent at the Maitland Farmers Market, where she sells cookie-frosting kits she makes herself.

“She uses her great-grandmother’s shortbread cookie recipe,” said Kyla’s mother, Erika. “She’ll measure out the ingredients, mix them, roll it, cut the shapes and put them on the cookie sheet. It’s mainly her.

I help out with the oven.”

Each cookie kit comes with two cookies, two containers of frosting and two containers of sprinkles. It all stems from Kyla’s desire to one day make sweet desserts for a living as a professional pastry chef.

She especially loves to work with chocolate, ordering it from Utah and melting it down over the stove at home into flowers and various Pokémon shapes.

She’s even gone door-to-door in her neighborhood to offer the chocolates for neighbors to try under the name “Kyla’s Sweet Treats.”

“My favorite thing about making desserts is tasting them to make sure they’re yummy,” said Kyla, who also dreams of opening her own chocolate shop someday.

“I like making desserts so much because they taste so good.”

Kyla’s stand came about as a result of Erika’s business at the farmers market: Stop and Paint, a family-friendly painting station were children and their parents can express their creativity.

Erika was given two tables and decided to give her daughter a place to sell her culinary creations.

The mother-daughter duo started their booth in June.

“We came up with the cookie idea because people could paint, if

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Kyla Tavares has loved working in the kitchen since she was just a few years old.

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you will, on cookies if she made the cookies and provided the frosting and provided the sprinkles,” Erika said. “Her passion is chocolates, but that doesn’t really work with the farmers market in the summertime.”

Kyla has had the desire to craft sweet treats since she was 3 years old. A photo of her from preschool shows her sporting a chef’s outfit, while a small book she made in kindergarten explained why she wants to be a pastry chef.

“I think it was in preschool; the teachers always ask, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’” said Kyla’s father, Lou. “She used to always play with the kids cooking set, so she said, ‘I want to be a pastry chef.’ We just try to encourage it.”

Today, she loves watching Food Network shows such as “Cupcake Wars,” “Cake Wars” and “Chopped,” and attends cooking camps, where she’s learned to make cupcakes.

Erika remembers making banana bread for co-workers with Kyla even earlier in her childhood.

“She really liked being able to create something that other people enjoyed and she herself enjoyed,” Erika said. “She’s got a sweet tooth.”

Erika said they have considered bringing Kyla’s stand to the Winter Garden Farmers Market, but Kyla likes the merchants and customers at the Maitland Farmers Market so much she doesn’t want to leave and feels loyal to them.

Kyla hopes to start implementing chocolates to her table in the fall when the weather is cooler.

“I just think it’s neat that she’s sort of honed in on this one thing,” Lou said. “Who knows what she’ll do? She seems really passionate about it. … She can do whatever she puts her mind to.”

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WINTER GARDEN The West Orange Chamber of Commerce announced plans to renovate its Winter Garden headquarters on State Road 50. The building was last renovated in 1998, and a growing staff had forced the chamber to consider either renovating the existing space or expanding the building.

“The chamber team has grown to a point whereby no additional office space was possible without expanding into the back of our building,” said Chamber President and CEO Stina D’Uva. “That space had been occupied by a tenant up until March. Our tenant was able to find new office space, which allowed the chamber to move forward on the plans to occupy the back of the building. Rather than simply move employees to the back, it was logical that looking at the building in total, rather than just the back, made more sense.”

After working with RLF Architects, the chamber choose a design that will involve a complete renovation of the existing space. These changes will include creating a state-of-the-art interior with expanded meeting areas, new member service stations, upgrades to the building’s exterior and accommodations for a growing staff.

“There are two important parts of this project,” D’Uva said. “The first is the creation of a conference center space that maximizes capacity and allows for additional space for chamber members to meet and collaborate. The other part is creating space for the current and future growth of the chamber team.”

The renovations are estimated to cost $450,000, which will be funded through the support of chamber members.

Construction won’t begin until the entire cost of renovations has been raised. So far, $125,000 has been raised, and the chamber is calling the campaign “Growth Matters.”

HOW TO HELP Updates on the fundraising campaign will be posted on wochamber.com.

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Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST As the sun rose over Windermere High, parents pulled into the campus in droves to drop their students off.

Students roamed the campus, wearing IDs attached to greenand-blue lanyards, while faculty directed both them and traffic.

But there was something else in the air besides the August humidity — the unmistakable buzz of excitement that comes with the first day at a new high school.

Windermere High welcomed its first Wolverines to campus Monday, Aug. 14, a long-awaited day for many parents and community members. Some students are new to the area; others are transfers from the once-overcrowded West Orange High. Regardless of where they come from, all share a common bond as “Original Wolverines.”

For Horizon West resident Jane Benner, it’s the beginning of her next 12 years as part of the Wolverine community. Her oldest is a freshman at Windermere High this year; by the time he graduates, her middle child will be a freshman, too. And in eight years, the youngest also will be roaming the halls at WHS.

“I’ll be there for 12 straight years, and I’m looking forward to every one of them.”

— Jane Benner, Windermere High parent

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Wendy Ellis Green, Leonardo Zimath and Patricia Zimath helped hand out shirts and lanyards to new students.

“We’re just excited and thrilled,” Benner said. “I was one of the parents that participated fairly extensively in fighting to get the high school built, and it’s just really gratifying to finally see it opening and for it to be so beautiful. We’re so impressed with the administration and excited for the Project Lead the Way program.

“It’s very rewarding to know that a lot of parents here were able to change the face of West Orange County and bring this high school to the appropriate location, where they’re serving the kids who needed it so desperately,” she said.

Her oldest already has been on campus for a couple of weeks this summer for band camp; he’s playing the trombone in the marching band. He was only in elementary school when she began to jump in to the process of lobbying for the high school.

After seeing the initial architectural drawings, and now through the completion of the school, it’s time to see her own children walk through its hallways for the next dozen years.

“I’ll be there for 12 straight years and I’m looking forward to every one of them,” Benner said. “I have a first-grader, and (high school) seems like a long way off. But the next 12 years is going to go by in a blink of an eye. My little boy is going to be a graduate of Windermere High in 2029, and it’s going to be here before I know it.

“As far as the duration, my other two love coming up there and checking it out,” she said. “We’ve talked about doing T-shirts for younger kids that say ‘Future Wolverines.’ Mine are definitely on board, they’re very excited to be part of the high school. We are very blessed and excited to have it (the school).”

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Orange County School Board member Pam Gould said she is working with Orange County Commissioner Betsy VanderLey on a solution.

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A missing strip of sidewalk near the Ficquette Road and Overstreet Road intersection — coupled with a state statute disqualifying some families from bus transportation — has some Windermere High parents worried about their child’s route to school.

The statute states families who live within a two-mile radius of a school do not qualify for busing. Unfortunately for students who reside in the Berkshire Park community, their walking or bik-

road that has no shoulder.”

Some families located in the back of the Berkshire Park subdivision, Spikes added, fall right under the two-mile mark at 1.9 miles. And some surrounding communities located a block or two down the road from Berkshire fall over the two-mile mark, qualifying them for bus pickup and drop-off.

Moreover, the eventual opening of Windermere High’s stadium will increase the need for a sidewalk network throughout the area.

“It’ll allow us to ride bikes to sporting events and allow the kids to go to school,” Spikes said. “And you’ve also got a lot of kids who will be in band, football, soccer or some other after-school extracurricular — how will those kids get home after school once they’re done?”

District 4 School Board Member Pam Gould said she is work-

Mail problems perturb residents recurring mail-delivery issues, including packages that were never delivered; packages that are marked as delivered but then come two or three days later; mail delivered to the wrong address; and one- to two-hour wait times to reach a post office representative to report complaints.

Some residents said their experience with home delivery was so consistently poor that they gave

up altogether and procured a P.O. Box to receive mail.

Representatives from the Windermere post office declined to comment and instead directed inquiries to Tampa-based USPS spokeswoman Enola Rice, who said residents experiencing problems need to report their problems.

“Customers are asked to immediately call 1-800-ASK USPS

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Windermere High biology teacher Graig Smith and his wife, MacKenzie, welcomed the newest member of their family — and the Wolverine family — on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Griffin William Smith was born at 2:19 p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 10.6 ounces, and measuring in at 19-andone-half inches long.

Smith and his wife are very excited about their newest addition, and said that big sister MacKayla already loves having a little brother.

Berkshire Park parents say path to Windermere High School isn’t safe ing route also includes a half-mile stretch of road that lacks both a sidewalk and street lights.

The predicament has unsettled parents, some of whom are calling on Orange County and the Orange County School Board to install a sidewalk.

“The issue that the parents here have is that over on Overstreet Road, there’s a path that the kids would have to travel a little north leaving our subdivision going to Ficquette Road that is still zoned agricultural,” said Patrick Spikes, a Berkshire Park resident who has a middle school-age daughter who will be zoned for Windermere High School in two years.

“So there are no sidewalks there or street lights. The concern is that (because) high-schoolers go to school so much earlier … is you’re going to have kids walking and riding bikes in the dark on a two-lane

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ing with Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey to see if there are any short-term solutions that could help with the situation until a sidewalk is eventually installed.

“I am going to bring it up for further discussion with the board, but right now, the policy doesn’t give much wiggle room to alter the current busing situation,” Gould said. “But we are working pretty hard with Orange County to try and get the sidewalks put in faster.”

The School Board does not direct its attention to infrastructure improvements outside of the school property, Gould said, because the board does not collect money for that purpose. Gould also added that although it is possible to offer extra busing to some students, to make that happen, the board would need to pull money from other programs.

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(275-8777), so that we can follow up,” Rice said. “If our investigation shows that items with a specific delivery guarantee or items that are insured are not delivered, we have a process for reimbursement.”

Currently, the Windermere post office has 24 carrier routes ranging from 475 to 975 deliveries, depending on the route, Rice said.

The post office employs 23 full-

time mail carriers and 17 part-time carriers, each of whom is assigned to a route, she said.

Rice recommended not calling the local post office because there is no one designated to take calls.

“The phones at the (Windermere) post office are answered by employees who have additional responsibilities, which may sometimes result in a longer-thanexpected wait,” Rice said.

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Windermere leaders approve design for veterans monument The monument will feature six pedestals on the outer edge of the town’s flag plaza to honor each military branch and the Great Seal of the United States. posed the idea of turning one of NEWS EDITOR the town’s public parks into a Veteran Memorial Park, the council During a special meeting held July turned it down. However, upon 24, Windermere Council mem- hearing of his idea, several town bers agreed on a proposed design architects offered to help Criswell for a veteran monument around make his vision into a reality and the flag plaza in front of Town create a formal area to remember Hall. those who served the country.

The project, which has been “The whole concept is about three years in the making, was letting people know that we first envisioned by Home At Last respect veterans,” said Stephen founder and longtime Winder- Withers, a retired Windermere mere resident Bill Criswell. architect. “In my day, it was either Criswell, who served in the U.S. you were a Vietnam veteran or you Naval Construction Battalion in threw rocks at Vietnam veterans. the 1940s, helped build makeshift And those were the only two sides base camps, hospitals, airfields there were. … It was really a rough and bunkers for the U.S military time in history for veterans, but during World War II. we’ve been getting better … so When Criswell initially pro- (the monument) is just to say thank you for your service.”

The project, funded through “All veterans who have citizen donations, will cost served, or are serving, our $25,000 to construct, Withers said. It will have six pedestals on the outer edge of the town’s flag country honorably and plaza — five of which will bear a faithfully deserve proper bronze plaque recognizing each military branch. The sixth peda memorial in recogniestal will contain the Great Seal of the United States and an inscription for their service and tion.

George Poelker, committee sacrifice.” chairman for the project in the — Bill Criswell Windermere Rotary Club, hopes visitors will use the memorial as a contemplative area once it is

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Stephen Fasen, left, Stephen Withers, Bill Criswell and George Poelker constitute the team behind the project.

Fasen designed the physical layout.

installed on Nov. 11.

“It will provide spaces for people to think, to think about the country, to think about the sacrifices that people have made to make this country what it is,” Poelker said.

To date, the project’s team has raised a little more than $10,400, but anyone who wishes to donate

to help make the project a reality may visit the Gofundme campaign at gofundme.com/windermere-veterans-project.

“It’s just a beacon of recognition within the community that will be there,” said Stephen Fasen, project designer. “But it all goes back to Bill Criswell’s vision.”

HORIZON WEST Soon, Lakeside Village will have five new businesses fronting Winter Garden Vineland Road.

Construction has begun on a one-story, 9,014-square-foot retail building on the east side of the property, just west of Winter Garden-Vineland Road and north of Silverlake Park Drive. The building sits on .82 acres between the McDonald’s and 7-Eleven gas station, and according to county documents will be up to 28 feet high.

Designated as a retail center, it is set to have five retail suites of varying sizes. According to county documents filed in March, the first suite will be a 3,000-squarefoot mattress store. The second will be a 2,400-square-foot high-end nail salon, and the third a 1,200-square-foot beauty/hair salon, documents show. The last two are general future retail spots with tenants to be announced, measuring 1,200 and 1,213 square feet.

Plans show that there will be 49 parking spaces around the building, with a bicycle rack out front.

Owner and developer Ravi Ainpudi said the businesses should be open sometime in the first quarter of 2018.

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Of the 6,314 voters in the primary, 2,509 chose Olszewski, leading him to a 99-vote victory over opponent John Newstreet, who took 2,410 votes.

In the final count, Olszewski had 39.77% of the votes; Newstreet won 38.21%; Bruno Portigliatti grabbed 18.2%; and Dr. Usha Jain received 3.79%.

Olszewski, who said he spent the majority of the day visiting voters to gain support, hopes to campaign even harder in the coming months. “I’m sunburnt; I’m sweaty; and I’m exhausted, but I thank every voter and volunteer who has supported us throughout this entire campaign,� he said.

To those who doubted him, Olszewski said he hopes they give him a chance to earn their support. “I hope you give me the opportunity to win your vote in October’s election, because no one is more dedicated or cares more about our community than I do,� he said.

Olszewski’s triumph comes even after he received $48,574 less in campaign contributions compared to Newstreet. According to the state department’s Division of Elections, Newstreet raised $124,554 in contributions,

while Olszewski raised $75,980.

Olszewski now could face Democrats candidate Paul Chandler in the Oct. 10 general election.

However, that remains uncertain following a lawsuit filed against Chandler in the Leon County Circuit Court Aug. 8. The suit alleges Chandler does not meet state qualifications required to run for office, because he was registered to vote in a Missouri election in November 2016 and only completed a Florida Voter Registration Application on Dec. 29, 2016.

According to the suit, it is impossible for Chandler to have both voted in a Missouri election and be able to comply with the two-year residency requirement for Florida legislators.

If the judge presiding over the case rules against Chandler, he will be disqualified from the race.

According to Florida Statute 106.18, if a candidate is disqualified, the political party may fill the vacancy with another individual. “Any candidate whose name is removed from the ballot pursuant to subsection 2 is disqualified as a candidate for office,� the statute reads. “If the disqualification of such candidate results in a vacancy in nomination, such vacancy shall be filled by a person other than such candidate in the manner provided by law.�

The registration deadline to vote in the general election is Sept. 11.

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If one were to look up “jill of all trades” in the dictionary, Horizon West resident and Studio K owner Kristin Weissman would be a good definition.

Weissman works as the director of marketing and communications for Windermere Preparatory School by day. In her spare time, she also runs her dance and fitness studio, a cosmetics line, her own public-relations firm and a photography team.

She’s also an author, with two books published and a third in the works.

Studio K was born in 2010 after Weissman stepped back from the world of entertainment PR. Traveling and working all the time had burned her out, and her doctor suggested doing something for herself to get healthy again.

That’s when the idea of operating her own dance fitness studio came to mind.

“I decided to take my whole life savings and open my dream business,” she said. “We opened in 2010, and it (the studio) was just a construction shell. I met a developer who offered me a twoyear lease. … I literally invested my entire life savings since I was 11 years old to open the studio on my own. It was dance, photography and a PR firm all in one, and we were the first of our kind in the country.”

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table of attorneys from the premium outlets who had bought the land for expansion. She had 30 days to pack up her studio and leave. It was a complete surprise, she said.

At that point, Weissman went back to work full-time for a year, until her web designer convinced her it was time to do something new. Although the studio was closed, thousands of people still visited her website, so she began a blog.

“That’s when I started our blog,” she said. “I started to get the word out and the blog grew, and today that blog has 37,000 subscribers. From there we start-

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Weissman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m meant to be an entrepreneur, and I love it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve loved to dance since I was a little girl, but to be able to be here and connect with all of the members (is incredible).

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become not only a place for working out, but a place for adults who desperately need a place to connect thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive.

I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you how many people come here, make new friends, fall in love here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are truly the judgmentfree studio,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The floor is yours. No matter your age, size, background, level of ability, everyone is welcome to dance here. It makes me proud that it all came together and my dream is happening.â&#x20AC;?

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Weissman worked three jobs over the span of three years to earn back the money she had lost, and in 2015 Studio K reopened in its current building on International Drive, but in a smaller space that was previously a dance studio.

The studio was once again successful, and in December 2016, Studio K moved to the other side of the building in its current location. The space is much larger, and the ambiance is more relaxing, decorated with fairy lights.

Now, Studio K offers 35 styles of dance and fitness classes for ages 15 and up. It also hosts custom classes, such as ballet rock and lightsaber fitness, the latter of which encourages participants to bring lightsabers and work out to fights choreographed from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? films.

Balancing her many business endeavors with taking time for herself is a challenge, but her friends and family are the support system that keeps her going and reminds her itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to take time out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have an amazing boyfriend who reminds me every day I have to take care of myself, too,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Truly staying crazily organized is key, because I run a lot of stuff. For one person, it gets very overwhelming. I think I learned a lot because I got so unhealthy and got burned out and not well.

I learned how important it is to take care of yourself, too.â&#x20AC;?

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THROWBACK THURSDAY AUG. 7, 1980 Suzi Karr and her realty company were a staple in downtown Windermere for 35 years, and she sold countless homes in the Windermere area.

In a 1980 advertisement in The Times, she promoted a three-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath pool home for $129,500 and a one-acre lot in Kelso with dozens of citrus trees for $38,500.

Karr recently sold her business and now works as a real-estate professional with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Dr. Phillips.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The Lakeview High School Glee Club is shown in this photograph from 1948 or 1949 performing at a competition in Tampa. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation doesn’t know much about the photo, so staff is asking Lakeview High School alumnae for help with details: for example, how did Lakeview place in the contest? Call the WGHF at (407) 6563244 to share your information.

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrating its third decade with the debut of its History Research and Education Center.

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Miracle machine: Ron Henson and Suzanne Dickerson, of Davids, Henson and Hadley, of Winter Garden, were pictured in front of the law firm’s new Lanier computer. According to Henson, “the machine of the future” is a growing necessity for law firms. The business is one of three in Central Florida to own such a machine.

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SUSAN DIANE CRAWFORD SULLIVAN DIED TUESDAY, AUG. 8, 2017.

Susan Diane (Crawford) Sullivan, age 58, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. She was born Jan. 17, 1959, in Winter Garden.

She was predeceased by her father, Raymond Crawford, and her brother, Greg Crawford.

Susan was an active participant in Relay for Life for many years.

She enjoyed fundraising with cancer-related organizations. She was also a member of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Ocoee (now known as Quest Church).

Susan lived for her family and was most proud of her granddaughters. Susan took pride in her years working with the Orange

County Sheriff’s Office and Dr. Ferdinand (orthodontist) in Windermere.

Susan is survived by her mother, Margaret Crawford; siblings, Teresa Crawford (Thomas), Gary Crawford (Dana); and children, Jason Vandergrift (Jennifer), Jennifer Vandergrift and Kendall Sein. Susan also had two beautiful granddaughters, Reagan Vandergrift and Hailey Vandergrift.

CAROL SUE (RUUD) TORP DIED FRIDAY, AUG. 11, 2017.

Carol Sue (Ruud) Torp, age 50, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed from her earthly life on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, exactly two weeks after her 50th birthday.

Carol was born in Orlando to Don and Sue Ruud and grew up in West Orange County. She graduated from West Orange High School in 1985 and the University of Florida in 1990. Carol married Eric Torp in 1991, and they raised two wonderful children: Kirsten and Jared.

Carol worked as a systems analyst at Procter & Gamble in the 1990s, but her most beloved and recent work life was as a school registrar and counselor at Greenwood Christian Academy.

Through her work there and her connection with her local church, The Creek, she touched so many people from young students to adults and always encouraged others while sharing her great faith and God’s love. She impacted many people throughout her life, witnessed by the outpouring

of love from family and friends through social media.

Carol is survived by her husband, Eric Torp; her children, Kirsten Torp and Jared Torp; and one brother, Alan Ruud. She also leaves behind many loving extended family members and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Sue and Don Ruud; and her brother, Steve Ruud.

Memorial services are planned to celebrate her life in both Indianapolis and Orlando. The first service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at The Creek Shelby Street Campus, 8435 Shelby St., Indianapolis. The second service will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at St. Luke’s United Method-

Susan never met a stranger. In the midst of a crisis, she would make a friend. Her love for others never wavered. Her personality and charm will never be forgotten.

The Crawford family would like to thank the community for the unwavering support and love.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Matthew’s Hope Ministries 523 S. Woodland St., Winter Garden, FL 34787, (407) 905-9500.

The funeral service was held Wednesday, Aug. 16, at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church (Quest Church), 1450 Citrus Oaks Ave., Gotha, FL 34734. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

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Donations also can be made to The Creek (thecreek.org), or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (st.lukes.org).

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Betty L. Brown, 91, of Windermere, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

After high school, she worked as a bookkeeper in a bank. She met her husband, Alwood, before he entered service in the U.S. Navy.

They corresponded throughout the war and got married on Aug. 27, 1947, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

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Services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home in Winter Garden, with the family receiving friends from 1 to 2 p.m. and a service to follow at 2 p.m. A private interment will be held at Highland Memory Gardens, Apopka, Florida, at a later time.

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The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday the team had signed a handful of players, including two local alumni.

Former Dr. Phillips standout Trey Griffey and former Olympia standout Rashad Lawrence, both wide receivers, were signed by the Dolphins.

Aaron Crawford named Olympia’s athletic director Crawford comes to the Titans after previously holding the same role at East Ridge High School.

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When Aaron Crawford decided to pursue the athletic director opening at Olympia High, there was one thing in particular that stood out to him: For a school that opened in 2001, it already has a defined culture and tradition.

“I knew the tradition and I

knew the culture was one that was consistent with what my ideals and visions are,” Crawford said from his office during the first day of school Monday. “I think there’s just a culture that is so rich, and for that to be able to be established in just 17 years — that’s kind of a big deal.”

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Dakota Rivers. a 6-foot-7 junior for the Windermere High basketball team, received his first scholarship offer from Stetson University earlier this month.

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Sadler Goodwin, of the Winter Garden Squeeze, was named the Most Valuable Player for the Florida Collegiate Summer League. Additionally, Chase Smartt received the league’s sportsmanship award, and Kevin Vallene was named the league’s broadcast intern of the year.

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Aaron Crawford is excited to continue the branding efforts that began under former athletic director Lauren Bradley, including finishing the incorporation of the teal accent color for uniforms of every sport on campus.

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The preseason for varsity volleyball is ongoing this week, with regular-season action beginning Monday, per the FHSAA. For large classification programs, Olympia hosts Ocoee Aug. 22, and Dr. Phillips begins its season Aug. 24 at Apopka.

For smaller classification programs, Windermere Prep hosts International Community School Aug. 22, and The First Academy will travel to Lake Nona that day, also.

The Windermere High baseball program has announced Ryan Breen will be one of its assistant coaches. Breen formerly was a standout college baseball player at UCF, where he also began his coaching career.

Dr. Phillips junior Laura Misko committed to Stetson University for beach volleyball. Page 16.

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f one is looking for an outward indicator that Nick Zambri, an assistant principal at Olympia High School, is a taekwondo master and champion power breaker, it’s there — but it’s subtle.

The clues that Zambri, 53, is a fifth-degree blackbelt who can break cement with ease, as well as a martial arts performer who is as comfortable lying on a bed of nails as he is breathing fire, can be found in simple interactions.

His polite demeanor, his emphasis on respecting others and following protocol are all reflective of a martial-arts lifestyle that Zambri said has served him well over the years. “(Taekwondo has) taught me to be respectful to everybody, all the time,” Zambri said. “It gives me a servant attitude. What it does for me that makes me happy, is it makes me handle myself in such a way to where, you don’t have to earn respect from me — I give respect to you. It’s all about my self-respect.”

Zambri is in his 10th year as an assistant principal at Olympia, where his responsibilities include everything from facilities and maintenance to teacher assessment and helping pilot the school’s special-education offerings.

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Above: In addition to his skills as a championship power breaker (pictured top left), Nick Zambri also performs feats such as breathing fire.

Olympia High Assistant Principal Nick Zambri is a fifth-degree blackbelt, a world champion power breaker and recently became the owner of his own gym.

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Laura Misko When Laura Misko was younger, she took up beach volleyball to keep busy during the offseason for indoor club volleyball. Soon, though, the two sports flipped in priority and Misko dedicated herself to the beach game. Misko, who still plays indoor at the varsity level for Dr. Phillips High, committed to play for the beach program at Stetson University in DeLand last week.

What was it about Stetson that led you to commit there?

It’s really close to home, and my family lives in Orlando, so it’s really convenient. It has all the majors I’m interested in, and it is one of the best schools in the country for beach volleyball.

Beach volleyball is a relatively new and growing varsity sport at the collegiate level. Does that make you more excited to have committed?

I’m super excited to be part of the development of the sport in the NCAA. What do you enjoy so much about beach volleyball?

I love being outdoors and being able to do everything, not just one position. I enjoy having a teammate on the court and being able to communicate well.

Does playing beach make you a better player for traditional volleyball?

It does, because it makes you use all the skills in beach.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI

THE BASICS SCHOOL: Dr. Phillips High YEAR: Junior AGE: 16 HEIGHT: 5-foot-7 HOMETOWN: Orlando CLUB: Elite Volleyball Prep

What do you think is the outlook for Dr. Phillips this fall?

I think we have a lot of potential — I’m super excited for this season. We definitely have a ton of good players and I think we’re building a really strong program.

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The wait is over.

High-school football returns this week with a slate of preseason Kickoff Classic games this week, although fans of all three public high schools will have to do some traveling to get a look at their favorite team.

Here is a game-by-game preview of this week’s preseason action:

All games at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, unless otherwise noted. n Ocoee at Oak Ridge n Foundation Academy at Lakeland Christian n Legacy Charter at Bell Creek n CFCA at Orangewood Christian (jamboree), 7 p.m.

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fers, means Olympia has firmly asserted itself as a program to watch this fall.

Lake Nona provides an intriguing preseason test, because the Lions have had a strong passing attack over the past few years and should test the Titans’ defense.

Equally intriguing will be how good Olympia’s offense looks.

Quarterback Michigan commit Joe Milton has no shortage of skill players with highlight-reel potential to get the ball to.

7 P.M., FRIDAY, AUG. 18

The scheduling philosophy for the Panthers has been clear the past few seasons, and it extends to the preseason: Dr. Phillips wants to play the best teams it can in preparation for the playoffs.

This fall, that means heading on the road to take on the Kowboys, a team that played in the FHSAA Class 8A State Final in 2015 and went 10-1 in 2016.

Points of interest will be how the Dr. Phillips defense, led

by Tennessee commit Tanner Ingle, handles the measured rushing attack Osceola is famous for, as well as how the offense looks under transfer quarterback BeSean McCray.

What’s the best volleyball advice you have received?

I think to just always stay calm in every situation. There’s going to be a lot of games where you’re down, but you can come back. I feel like most people play better when they’re calm, because they’re more confident.

Which majors at Stetson are you interested in studying?

I’m looking into business, and they also have a sports marketing major that I’m interested in.

OLYMPIA AT LAKE NONA 7 P.M., FRIDAY, AUG. 18

The Titans returned to the playoffs in 2016 after missing out from 2013 through 2015.

Returning several of its top players from last fall’s team, along with some exciting trans-

What do you think you would like to do for a career?

Probably to be a physical therapist of some sort.

How did you spend your summer?

I travel a lot for tournaments, so that consumes most of my time. Other than that, I just hang out with friends and family and I work on school — I took some online classes.

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7 P.M., FRIDAY, AUG. 18

The Wolverines will not have to wait long to face off against the school that Windermere High was built to relieve. Windermere travels to face natural rival West Orange for this preseason affair, pitting many former teammates against one another.

The Warriors have an expected advantage, because the Wolverines feature no seniors and relatively few players with

Building the brand Crawford, who spent the past three school years as the athletic director at East Ridge High School in Clermont, was named to that role at Olympia over the summer. He replaces Lauren Bradley, who stepped down to pursue other opportunities within the school on the administration spectrum.

Crawford said he was impressed with Olympia’s faculty-retention rate.

“The folks that are here on campus — they don’t come here for a year or two — they come here for their career,” Crawford said. “A lot of the faculty has been here since the school opened.”

Before holding the A.D. position at East Ridge, Crawford

What’s your favorite movie?

“Chasing Mavericks” — I love how it’s an inspirational movie, yet it relates to real life.

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Probably a silver Jeep Wrangler.

taught and coached at Windy Hill Middle School and again at East Ridge, where he started his teaching career. While serving as the school’s A.D., he oversaw a stretch during which more than 50 student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent for scholarships and also directed a focus on branding.

At Olympia, that process already was underway, thanks to Bradley’s work over the past few years to incorporate teal as the school’s accent color and to bolster school pride and identity with branding around campus and athletics facilities.

Crawford said he is excited to continue that branding effort, noting the football team has added the teal accent to its

varsity playing experience, but the game nonetheless represents both an opportunity for head coach Greg Miller to see how his program has progressed since the spring and also an opportunity to play in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd.

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7:30 P.M., FRIDAY, AUG. 18

Two teams coming off of strong campaigns in 2016 will take the field Friday when the Royals host the Lancers.

Both Cambridge and TFA made the playoffs last fall, with Cambridge falling in its Class 2A Regional Final and finishing 9-1, while the Royals fell in the Class 3A Regional Semifinals and finished 10-1.

TFA fans should get an opportunity to see which new faces have stepped up into leadership roles.

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Looking to build upon a season that saw them race out to a 10-0 record before falling in the SSAC’s Coastal League Championship, the Lakers will tune up for the 2017 season by hosting the Saints.

Trinity Prep had a rough go of it in 2016, finishing 1-8, but as a team that competes in Class 3A of the FHSAA State Series, the Saints nonetheless represent an important opportunity for Windermere Prep to see how it measures up.

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new black home jerseys for this coming football season — it also is present on the Titans’ new scoreboard at their outdoor stadium — and that baseball is the next program that will work to incorporate the rebrand.

Additionally, he will look to hire a boys and girls track coach and he also is looking at some new solutions for storage space on campus.

Crawford said he benefits greatly from Bradley’s presence on campus and, generally speaking, the new A.D. for the Titans said he is excited to keep the positive momentum on campus going “I don’t think I could have jumped on a better situation,” Crawford said.

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The New Jersey native has been in education for three decades, dating back to the 1980s, after he graduated from the University of Central Florida. During his career, he has worked for Orange County Public Schools, Seminole County Public Schools and also for charter schools. Zambri achieved his master’s degree in education in 1995 and moved to the administration side of the profession.

He also has spent a decade of his career working specifically with special-education students, and Zambri’s passion for education, he said, is motivated by a desire to help youth enjoy getting their education and feel wonderful while doing so.

“I want kids to love school,” Zambri said. “I’m very lucky to have this job. … I get to sell kids a better life.”

Of course, all of this is what Zambri likes to call his “straight job.”

In addition to working 50-plus hours a week as an educator, Zambri recently opened Breakwando Martial Arts in Longwood, near his residence in Altamonte Springs. It’s the latest occurrence in a lifelong journey in martial arts that dates back to when Zambri was 19 and took up kung fu. When his kung fu instructor left in 1984 to follow Van Halen on tour and never returned, Zambri — who swam and wrestled for Lyman High School — transitioned to taekwondo and never looked back, earning his first black belt in 1989.

“Chuck Norris was very big back then, and we were just kind of looking for something to do,” Zambri said.

Zambri’s involvement in martial arts has changed throughout the

years, from competing in power breaking to a period where he was an editor and marketing director for Martial Arts World Magazine.

The longtime educator, who has six children (including stepchildren) ranging from age 5 through 38 and seven grandchildren, said he did not get serious about power breaking until he was in his 40s.

Since then, though, he has seen incredible success — from holding a world record for most concrete patio blocks broken with a stomp within 60 seconds to a handful of world championships to regularly competing as a professional.

In a roundabout way, Zambri said, his advancements as an educator ultimately led to his championship career as a power breaker, noting that his master’s degree opened doors in martial arts, too.

“It’s given me the opportunity to do world championships,” Zambri said. “If I didn’t have a master’s degree in education, I never would have directly worked as an admin in martial arts, and when I worked as an admin, I wanted to show how good I was as a martial artist. Otherwise, why would you listen to me as a martial artist?”

Zambri, who still serves as a regional director for the USBA/ WBA in Florida, said the discipline is about having a servant’s heart.

Not only that, but Zambri said he has enjoyed passing the craft down to his family — three of his adult children have black belts, and his 9-year-old son can safely break cement — as well as his students over the years, at least 12 of whom have went on to become black belts.

“It can’t be just about me,” Zambri said. “What I enjoy the most is watching other people be successful in the martial arts.”

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