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Officers file discrimination suit against Ocoee PD Stephanie Roberts and Carlos Anglero allege their supervisors displayed racist and sexist behavior.

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Two police officers are suing the Ocoee Police Department for discrimination.

The Hispanic officers, Stephanie Roberts and Carlos Anglero, allege their supervisors displayed racist and sexist behavior on numerous occasions toward them and other female and/or Hispanic officers.

Roberts worked for the Ocoee Police Department for eight years, and Anglero worked there for nine. Both officers claim the discrimination shown by thenLt. Bill Wagner, then-Sgt. Steve McCosker and Sgt. Mireya Ianuzzi OCOEE

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47 YEARS TOGETHER

Larry and Patricia Cauley, of Winter Garden, are celebrating their 47th wedding anniversary this month.

They were married Aug. 22, 1968, at Beulah Baptist Church. Their children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren are honoring them with a trip to the beach.

SMITH FINISHES BASIC TRAINING U.S. Air Force Airman Jacob B. Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program and earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Smith is the son of Kimberly S. Smith, of Orlando, and grandson of Kenneth E. and Phyllis L. Smith, of Windermere.

He is a 2010 graduate of West Orange High School.

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Reg Lyle and his fellow bagpipers brought a little Celtic fanfare to West Orange during the eighth annual Orlando New World Celts Summer event.

The Orlando New World Celts came together for the Bagpipes, Bangers and Tartan Bash Saturday, Aug. 20, in Winter Garden.

The eighth annual event celebrated Celtic culture with a parade, dinner, entertainment and much more.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 25

ART 101 GREEK POTTERY 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Check out the program series Art 101, where attendees will learn about all things art. Each Art 101 program will feature a hands-on activity. This month’s topic is Greek pottery, and guests will paint a Greek-inspired terracotta pot to take home. (407) 835-7323.

RIBBON CUTTING: VINTAGE ESTATE HOMES 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at 1224 Union Club Drive, Winter Garden. For more, visit wochamber.com.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

FIRST ANNIVERSARY: VOM FASS Noon Friday, Aug. 26, at 3017 Daniels Road, Suite 106. For more, visit wochamber. com.

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INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN’S RETREAT 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden, 125 N. Lakeview Ave. Sponsored by the United Methodist Women. Mary Linda “M.L.” Morlock will be the guest speaker and singer, and her goal is to bring women of all ages together into a place of total trust and surrender to God. Free nursery care is available by reservation. A love offering will be taken Friday night, and the cost on Saturday is $12 and includes lunch. To register, call the church at (407) 656-1135.

MY HERO, THE BUS DRIVER 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2:30 P.M. at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St.Heroes are everywhere. Celebrate the superstars of the community with stories, songs and crafts. Ages 3-5. (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

BBQ 4 THE BLUE 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Bill Breeze Park, 125 N Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. To donate or volunteer, contact Chad, (407) 647-5557 or challmark@jvcbroadcasting.com.

HONORING FALLEN OFFICERS 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Roper YMCA, 100 Windermere Road, Winter Garden. Join the Windermere Police Department and the Roper Y, in sponsorship with Be the 1 Foundation, to honor fallen heroes Officer Robert German and Deputy Scott Pine. The keynote speaker is Bob Wieland, a Vietnam War veteran who lost both legs to a mortar mine. (541) 390-3070.

PAINTING DOTS WITH SEURAT 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St.Learn about famous artist Georges Seurat and create a work of art using his method of separating color into individual dots. Ages 6-12.

Registration required by calling (407) 835-7323.

MONDAY AUG. 29

ART OF PINTEREST 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Join other attendees to try out some popular craft ideas from Pinterest. Ages 18 and up. (407) 835-7323.

TUESDAY, AUG. 30

COMIC & GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 6 at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Comic, graphic novel and anime enthusiasts come together for an hour of discussion about a featured author or illustrator. Ages 13 and up welcome.

SUMMER LEFTOVERS 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Serve yourself a great heaping plate of summer leftovers. It will be better than mom’s meatloaf.

Ages 6-12. (407) 835-7323.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31

CHAMBER BEFORE HOURS 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Bella Room, 12100 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden.

Join the West Orange Chamber of Commerce for its monthly Business Before Hours. Cost is $15 for Chamber members, $25 for others, and includes a hot breakfast, networking and

a guest speaker. For more, call (407) 656-1304.

CREATIVE COLORING FOR ADULTS 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Adults can get together and color with supplies that are provided or take their own colored pencils or markers. Ages 18 and up.

(407) 835-7323.

GENEALOGY RESEARCH QUESTION WORKSHOP 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Genealogy researchers, whether beginning or advanced, are invited to submit one specific research question. Participate in a group discussion workshop to start finding answers. Library staff will lead the discussion and can help direct participants to resources, types of records, databases, websites and more.

Email questions in advance to genealogy@ocls.info.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1

ARTSY TODDLER 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Paint, paste, glue, stamp and create. Young children will enjoy stories, songs and exploring art. Ages 1-3. (407) 835-7323.

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“I lost both legs, but I didn’t lose my heart”

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Bob Wieland participated in the 2011 Dream Ride with his hand cycle.

IF YOU GO BOB WIELAND WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 WHERE: Roper Family YMCA, 100 Windermere Road, Winter Garden HOSTS: Wounded Officers Initiative, Be The 1 Foundation and the Roper YMCA DETAILS: The event will be held in honor of Windermere Police Officer Robert German and Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scott Pine. German and Pine will be honored both through Wieland’s inspirational message and by unveiling a fitnessequipment piece that will be inscribed with their names.

WEBSITE: bobwieland.net

Motivational speaker Bob Wieland, who lost both legs in 1969 while serving in the Vietnam War, will be speaking in Winter Garden this weekend.

MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

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n 1969, he lost both legs to an anti-tank mine in the Vietnam War. He has since spoken at events worldwide, and next week, he’ll be speaking here in Winter Garden.

Bob Wieland, a worldrenowned motivational speaker, has been asked by various sports teams, conference and meeting planners and churches for more than 45 years to share his message of hope and perseverance.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, he will be at the Roper YMCA to speak at an event honoring Windermere Police Officer Robert German and Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scott Pine, who both died in the line of duty.

Known as “Mr. Inspiration,” Wieland draws from his personal experiences to inspire others to think and act like a champion.

Wieland, a current California resident, was a high-school sports star at Greenfield Wisconsin High School and was set to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies after his college career. But the U.S. Army had other plans, and Wieland was sent to fight in the Vietnam War, where he lost both of his legs trying to save one of his friends.

Near death and zipped up in a body bag, Wieland had originally been pronounced dead by doctors. This time, it was God who had other plans to use Wieland.

“Yeah, I lost my legs, but I didn’t lose my heart,” Wieland said. “A lot of people have legs, but an awful lot of people have given up, and that’s where I come in and encourage them to keep going for it.”

From there, Wieland was adjusting to his new life. His career as a motivational speaker indirectly began with the bench press. A former four-time world record-holder in the bench press, he had a best lift of 507 pounds.

“When I broke the world record

in the 1977 bench press and got disqualified for not wearing shoes, the L.A. Times did a huge story and many people read the story,” he said. “The next day I went to my mailbox, and there must have been 100 messages that were asking me to come speak. It lead into a career of speaking anywhere, up to 50,000 people at a time.”

He has since spoken to audiences worldwide as a sports speaker, team builder, inspirational Christian speaker and more at events ranging from camps and churches to conferences and fundraising events.

And his story gets even better. Between 1982 and 1986, Wieland walked across America on his arms over three years, eight months and six days.

After he was banned from bench-press competition, Wieland had prayed about what to do next. In 1981 and 1982, when Los Angeles was gearing up to host the 1984 Olympic Games, one of his friends invited him to come to a facility in Pasadena that had one of the first artificial tracks in the country.

“I jumped out of the wheelchair and decided to take a lap around the track on my arms, and long story short, one lap became two and that became four, and I started training for 18 months,” he said.

In 1982, to raise money for Vietnam War veterans, he began his walk across the country on his hands, beginning in L.A. and ending in Washington, D.C., with a visit to President Ronald Reagan.

His top speed was 11 miles covered per day.

“This is what God called me to do and I’ve been doing it for a long, long time. Doors open up all over the world for me. God’s put it all together, I’m just the vessel. Everybody needs inspiration.”

TOO SOON TO QUIT

Despite the challenges he has faced, he is making the most out of the hand he’s been dealt. His motto serves as the backbone of his motivational speeches: “It’s too soon to quit.”

In fact, his determination and zest for life earned him the honor of being one of People Magazine’s “Six Most Amazing Americans” in 1994. He also was named the Most Courageous Man in America and presented with the National Award for Courage in 1995 by the National Football League Player Association in conjunction with the Jim Thorpe Foundation, among other accolades.

“Thousands of people just said, ‘That’s the most overwhelming speech we’ve ever heard in our entire life,’” he said of people’s reactions to his story. “It’s real — I don’t have to make up anything. In today’s society, most everything is make-believe, but my story is all true, and people are overwhelmed. Usually when people listen, they start crying, so you know you’re making an impact. And I’m not (just) talking about the women crying, I’m talking about the men. You can hear a pin drop.”

On Saturday, he will be speaking about striving for success and unleashing the champion within. He noted that everyone has great potential, but if they don’t do anything with that potential nothing happens. “(I’m most looking forward to) honoring these fallen heroes of the police department, recognizing their families and the fact that the community is recognizing the sacrifice they’ve made,” he said.

“That’s why I usually share the Gospel of John 15:13 — ‘Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.’

“This is what God called me to do, and I’ve been doing it for a long, long time,” he said. “Doors open up all over the world for me. God’s put it all together, I’m just the vessel. Everybody needs inspiration.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

— Bob Wieland

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NUREN HAIDER

AGE: 31 CITY OF RESIDENCE: Dr. Phillips FAMILY: Husband, Dr. Saif Haque; three children EXPERIENCE: Attorney; daughter of immigrants who became small-business owners

DR. USHA JAIN AGE: 65 CITY OF RESIDENCE: Orlando FAMILY: Husband, Manohar; two daughters EXPERIENCE: Trauma physician at Orlando Regional Medical Center from 1979 to 1985; 31 years as a physician in West Orange

ROBERT “BOBBY” OLSZEWSKI

AGE: 38 CITY OF RESIDENCE: Winter Garden FAMILY: Wife, Allison (West); expecting baby daughter, Reagan Lynne EXPERIENCE: Winter Garden City Commissioner; chair, Orange County Community Action Board; vicechair, MetroPlan Orlando Municipal Advisory Committee

BETSY VANDERLEY

AGE: 57 CITY OF RESIDENCE: Oakland FAMILY: Husband, Todd; three grown children; two grandchildren EXPERIENCE: President, The Continuum Collaborative LLC; background in construction, development and government; chairman of Orange County Planning and Zoning; Affordable Housing Board

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Orange County Commission District 1 ON BALANCING GROWTH: HAIDER: Smart growth is growth that supports the local businesses we have here already in our community and growth that supports the residents who are already living in our community. As a community, we need to put an end to the concept of growth for growth’s sake and the myth that this boosts our economy.

Development is inevitable, people are moving here every day, but I believe we should be using our current local builders and skilled laborers in our development.

JAIN: Smart growth is where you balance the growth, which helps the growth and economy — but not at the expense of the in convenience to the community by having traffic jams.

OLSZEWSKI: We have an outstanding record in Winter Garden where our city has become the envy of the state — and even throughout the country — because of our community development efforts with a sense of place and purpose for our citizens. Winter Garden residents have enjoyed the highest property value growth increase in Orange County over the past two years and that is achieved with planned, smart and balanced growth. As an Orange County Commissioner, I will ensure that development works proactively with residents in the community, much like we have done in Winter Garden where as a commission, 99% of our votes have been unanimous because of the effort that goes into ensuring the projects will be beneficial to residents prior to voting on them. … Additionally, part of balanced growth is making sure that we have parks and green space with interconnected trails, giving us a more walkable, connected and inclusive community.

VANDERLEY: To grow responsibly, we have to anticipate capacity on the roads, schools, parks and infrastructure. That may sound easy, but it takes coordination with Orange County Public Schools, the county staff and the state, as well as water management districts and local municipalities. It will take a person with experience and good working relationships with all of those entities to help us navigate our way forward. Smart growth is taking into consideration the essential elements that give Orange County its unique character. That means we need to protect our rural areas, our lakes and our green spaces, and we need to make sure we develop in a way that enhances our property values and our way of life.

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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.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

n the weeks before the 2016 primary and general elections, the West Orange Times & Observer will examine the candidates for several

races. This week, we feature candidates for Orange County Commission District 1, the seat being vacated by outgoing Commissioner S. Scott Boyd.

Candidates include Nuren Haider, Dr. Usha Jain, Robert “Bobby” Olszewski and Betsy VanderLey. Voters will make their selections at the primary election, Aug. 30.

Publisher / Dawn Willis, dwillis@OrangeObserver.com Executive Editor / Michael Eng, meng@OrangeObserver.com Design Editor / Jessica Eng, jeng@OrangeObserver.com Community Editor / Amy Quesinberry Rhode, aqrhode@OrangeObserver.com Senior Sports Editor / Steven Ryzewski, sryzewski@OrangeObserver.com Staff Writers Gabby Baquero, gbaquero@Orange Observer.com Danielle Hendrix, dhendrix@OrangeObserver.com

ON OUTGOING COMMISSIONER S. SCOTT BOYD’S PERFORMANCE. ASSIGN A LETTER GRADE (A-F): HAIDER: D+. Commissioner Boyd has done a good job of working with leaders and organizations to create community improvements such as the Magic Gym in Winter Garden.

However, the commissioner has done a lot to stand in the way of the will of the people. The commissioner was found guilty of destruction of public records during his administration. He has advocated for measures that would make it more difficult for the people to petition the government.

JAIN: C or D. Scott Boyd did not support the small businesses and also did not do anything for the disadvantaged people.

OLSZEWSKI: C. In his first term, Commissioner Boyd performed admirably. Unfortunately, (during) the vast majority of his second term, he was too focused on anointing his successor as well as setting himself up to become Orange County property appraiser before he dropped out to now run for Orange County mayor. Additionally, too many municipalities and unincorporated areas did not get the attention they deserved because of his emphasis on an area of our district with all of the well-funded development interests.

VANDERLEY: A-. I believe Commissioner Boyd has done a great job under challenging circumstances. When he was first elected, our economy was in a recession. Homes were being taken back by financial institutions and then sitting empty. They were not always secured and were not being maintained. Commissioner Boyd worked to turn that around and help neighborhoods and HOAs respond to those issues.

Since that time, we have seen a development boom. He has worked tirelessly to hold far more public meetings than the law requires so that as we grow, we have a voice in what that growth looks like. He has also assembled thousands of email addresses so he can push out all of the information about what is happening in District 1 to interested citizens, giving everyone a chance to have a voice in the process.

ON WHAT WOULD STAY THE SAME UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP: HAIDER: Orange County has a signature aesthetic that makes it one of the most beautiful places of earth to visit and live. … We must preserve the environment that makes our home unique. While there are still issues, SunRail is putting us on the right track to making our transportation system efficient and effective. Most importantly, the best thing about Orange County is the diversity of our fellow residents who make up a melting pot of races, genders, religions, orientations and abilities. …

This seat in Orange County is not just mine, it is meaningful to all of us.

JAIN: None.

OLSZEWSKI: The Orange County District 1 boundaries are not changing, as it will be the same geographic district that we have seen for the last eight years. I look forward to putting residents and community first as we keep our community safe and maintain the unique charm and feel of our neighborhoods.

VANDERLEY: I would continue the practice of multiple public meetings to ensure that the community has a voice in our growth. I would continue to make sure we use email to regularly communicate with citizens. I would continue to help with providing backpacks for school kids. I would also continue to push for traffic solutions, particularly on Sand Lake Road.

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Almost 25 years ago, I owned a small construction company that provided pollution clean-up services on contaminated sites. When the DEP pulled the funding on the program to revamp it, we were unable to react quickly enough to keep our doors open. As we worked through paying off all of our vendors, the State Department of Revenue placed liens on my property for sales tax. One of those liens, one was based on just $0.01 of principal with more than $1,000 in penalties and fees. Another was for $30 with more than $5,000 in penalties and fees. I fought those for two years. Ultimately, I paid the tax owed, but the penalties and fees were waived.

This experience taught me a few valuable lessons, not the least of which was that government does not create jobs, but it sure can kill them.

OLSZEWSKI ON ABSENCES FROM THE METROPLAN MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

The MetroPlan Municipal Advisory Committee is just that — an advisory committee that does not have any actionable voting authority or power. In fact, the last MAC meeting that I attended, I served as the MAC’s vice chair. When I learned that an elected official and fellow MAC member was using their vote on this committee to benefit their personal paycheck and benefit their clients, I was appalled. I brought this to the attention of MetroPlan employee and MAC staff liaison Virginia Whittington, and next, I had a discussion with MetroPlan Executive Director Harry Barley. I can only assume that Mr. Barley discussed this directly with MetroPlan board chair and Orange County District 1 Commissioner Scott Boyd. (Because) the ethical voting concerns I had with the MAC fell on deaf ears, I contacted Winter Garden Mayor John Rees and City Manager Mike Bollhoefer and informed them that I could no longer attend MAC because of this breaching the public’s trust, and they agreed. When I am elected, we will stop the cronyism and corruption ... in Orange County.

ON JOB CREATION:

HAIDER: Focus on infrastructure. We need to build new bike paths and sidewalks. The county’s plan to become ADA compliant for streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, etc., is going to take 20 years to manifest.

This is unacceptable. Focusing on infrastructure will make our community safer, more inclusive and will create jobs for skilled labor. These improvements also increase property values and boost the economy for small-business owners.

JAIN: Small businesses should have support, and politicians need to stop (doing) favors for their contributors. The big companies who contribute for their campaigns will get the favors sooner or later. Small businesses can employ people if they receive the equitable treatment from the government, such as zoning, code enforcement, etc.

OLSZEWSKI: It is imperative that we focus on creating a community that can attract businesses and jobs to West Orange County. … By working proactively with large employers, we expand our opportunities for increased jobs and new small businesses. Also … I will work proactively with the University of Central Florida, Valencia College and Orange County Public Schools to ensure educational opportunities are available right here in our community so our residents have access to highlyskilled training and increased opportunities for our skilled workforce.

VANDERLEY: District 1 is fortunate to have a several major economic drivers in our area for tourism. I am grateful for that, but we must also diversify our economy so we can better withstand future economic storms. As a business development consultant, I am tasked with identifying growth opportunities for my clients. I often work with economic developers to look for trends, companies that may be looking at relocating and more.

I would work with the local EDC to help identify opportunities and use my experience and skills to meet with potential businesses we can recruit, encouraging them to relocate to District 1.

ON COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: HAIDER: As a mother of school-age children, serving families is a top priority for me. The main overlap in responsibility between the Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County School Board is new school placement. Both boards and the community need to come together for a series of conversations on the topic. I will work to schedule and promote those meetings.

JAIN: Working with the School Board would be important. The funding should be distributed fairly according to the growth.

ON PUBLIC SAFETY: HAIDER: We need to reevaluate pay and benefits for our first-responders. The brave men and women who put their lives on the line in our Sheriff’s Office and our Fire Rescue should be receiving the top training and top pay for what they do.

JAIN: Police need to be supported in their work, and the criminals should be taken to the jail rather than worrying about the civil-rights suit.

Safety has been a major issue lately. There are break-ins in Bay Hill, Isleworth etc.

Three cars were broken in one night, including mine in Isleworth.

OLSZEWSKI: The most fundamental role for a local government is to protect the security of the communities it serves. Having a sound and effective Sheriff’s Office and fire departments benefit all communities to provide opportunities that can lead to success for our Orange County residents, guests and businesses.

VANDERLEY: We need to ensure that our firstresponders are compensated with a competitive salary/ benefits package. We must ensure they have the tools that they need to do their jobs well. ... We need to look not only at our historical crime stats when making personnel allocation decisions, but we must also look forward, using residential permits pulled as well so we can make a quality decision as to staffing requirements.

OLSZEWSKI: I hear daily the issues that face our children as we need to ensure that we are working together proactively doing what is best for our children. I had a front-row seat when my constituents at West Orange High had their children eat lunch at 10:30 a.m. because of an overcrowded school because elected officials were playing both sides of the issue regarding the relief high school. I will work proactively with OCPS and Orange County staff to ensure that we get schools out of the ground faster while maintaining new schools that share the unique charm and feel of our neighborhoods.

VANDERLEY: I will work with our School Board to make sure they get the tools they need to get the necessary schools built. Right now, the school-siting ordinances don’t necessarily allow schools to locate at the best locations; I will work with them to make the changes needed. As evidence that I plan to work closely with our School Board, I will share with you that while on the campaign trail I have already worked with School Board Member Pam Gould to get a bus stop moved to a safer location for one community.

I am not waiting to be elected to office to begin making a difference in our community; I have been doing that for years.

ON WHAT WOULD CHANGE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP: HAIDER: We would focus on transparency, efficiency and inclusion. Our No. 1 priority always needs to be the will of the constituency. We were elected by the people. We do this by creating a more inclusive and accessible government that hears the voice of and represents the voice of every resident. If I am elected, that sends a clear message that the will of the people is the need to have smart growth and not growth for growth’s sake.

JAIN: I would ... support the small businesses and will make sure they get fair and equitable treatment. ... I know of businesses that were closed because of unfairness of the government.

OLSZEWSKI: I will work proactively with communities and homeowners associations to ensure we are working through issues before they are problems.

I would not transmit projects just because a developer has asked me to and then have multiple community meetings pretending to get community input when the deal is already done.

VANDERLEY: I want to make sure we address school-siting issues to allow OCPS to have more options for school locations.

ON THE GREATEST PROBLEM IN WEST ORANGE COUNTY: HAIDER: Orange County residents need to feel safe.

This means we need to pay our first-responders what they deserve, guaranteeing we attract and keep the best and brightest police and fire rescue.

To afford this without excessively raising taxes, we need to make our public transportation system effective and efficient.

JAIN: Congestion and traffic jams.

OLSZEWSKI: Crime, congestion and cronyism. Orange County must ensure that we will continue to work together with our sheriff and fire departments and all municipalities ... to ensure the safety of our family and property. …

Safety also means keeping our commutes to and from our homes safe by being proactive rather than reactive. … I will do everything in my power to stop the cronyism and corruption by ... providing a more transparent local government.

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contributed to the creation of a hostile work environment.

As a result of her discomfort, Roberts filed an official complaint to the Ocoee Police Department’s Human Resources division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That complaint sparked an internal investigation that included “nearly 10 hours” of interrogation that Roberts said meant to intimidate her rather than seek information. Recordings of those interrogations are in the possession of the Ocoee Police Department.

While Anglero is still employed by the Police Department, McCosker said, Roberts is not. Roberts and her attorney, Jerry Girley, suspect the coincidental timing of her termination was deliberate, as it occurred the day after she filed the lawsuit.

However, McCosker said this is not the case. He said his department did not learn about the lawsuit until they received a call from media.

“I actually received the call, and I thought they were asking about the EEOC complaint that was under investigation, so they had to clarify that there was a lawsuit,” McCosker said. “This was on Monday (Aug. 15).”

Because of confidentiality policies, McCosker declined to speak regarding details written in the court records.

“I think there’s a lot of things in (the complaint) that are just not true,” McCosker said. “I’m not going to be able to talk about

specifics, because, again, this is an ongoing investigation. However, there’s a lot of creative licensing in her wording and everything else that she did.”

Roberts said the details she included in her complaints were not exaggerated and said other people were present during some of the statements.

According to court records, Roberts maintains she was “wrongfully disciplined for allegedly using excessive force, allegedly taking an excessive lunch break, conducting an unauthorized investigation and being dishonest.” She said the subtle discrimination had been going on for a long while but grew more intense during her last three to four years of employment.

She applied for a promotion after passing an interview with the highest score, but she did not receive the promotion.

She also applied for an open position during a day shift but was instead given a night shift, which is typically the lessdesirable shift.

“If you ever want to move up or be moved into a specialty unit, you can’t cause waves or you’ll be blacklisted and won’t go to training,” Roberts said. “So a lot of people experience the discrimination but are afraid to speak up.”

Roberts also mentioned that after she began to complain, she was placed under internal investigation repeatedly.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

Xerox currently is hiring for its new call center, which opens next week at West Oaks Mall.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER OCOEE The Xerox

call center in the West Oaks Mall opens Sept. 1.

The facility will be home to a call center, which will take calls for the SunPass program.

SunPass is a Florida program that allows people traveling on toll roads to prepay tolls. When the car drives through a toll plaza with a SunPass transponder, the money is automatically deducted from the user’s prepaid account.

When the facility becomes fully operational in 2017, employees there will manage five million SunPass customer accounts across the state. Additionally, employees will process one billion toll transactions each year.

“It will bring several hundred jobs to the local community while providing incremental business to the retail outlets,” said Carl Langsenkamp, director of public relations for the Xerox Corporation.

Safety and space were key reasons why Xerox chose the West Oaks Mall.

“Our goal is to ensure we provide employment opportunities in a safe environment,” Rich Bastan, group president for Xerox Transportation, who is working on the Ocoee Xerox. “The West Oaks Mall is an ideal location because it offers ample parking in a safe environment. The space

WANT A JOB? Xerox’s new location at the West Oaks Mall currently has job listings posted on Xerox’s website. Currently, the company is seeking a service delivery manager and assistant operations manager and client services analyst.

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also provides for future expansion.”

Nikki Fosnaugh, merchandise supervisor at JC Penney at West Oaks Mall, said the addition should help neighboring businesses.

“I think it’s going to bring more stores into the mall, especially the food court,” Fosnaugh said. “I think it’s going to bring more restaurants into the mall, because these people are going to be there for at least eight hours a day. They’re going to have to have their hour lunch, have somewhere to eat if they don’t bring their

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food — they’re going to want to shop at the stores.”

Fosnaugh is an outspoken advocate of West Oaks Mall and also an administrator on the Winter Garden Rants, Raves and Reviews group.

“At least two or three times a week, I’ll have customers come into the store and say, ‘Aren’t you the admin for the Rants, Raves and Reviews group?’ and I always have to say, Yes,’” she said. “Having things like that helps bring people into the mall, too, because they’re curious, especially with me because I’m always like hardcore, ‘Don’t bash West Oaks.’ I think they’re intrigued of why I want to be there so badly.”

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Ocoee Commission to pay attorney fees for Milton West A complaint filed by an Ocoee resident has led to a legal battle, and city commissioners have approved $15,000 to support Planning and Zoning Commissioner Milton West.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Controversy arose after the Ocoee Planning and Zoning Committee held a meeting Feb. 9 pertaining to the sale of 10 acres to school developers to build Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point.

The charter school board was interested originally in developing at another location near A.D. Mims Road. However, because of voiced opposition citing concerns of traffic congestions, the city decided not to place it there. The school then reached out to Planning and Zoning Commissioner Milton West, displaying interest in the property he owned by West Road.

Ocoee resident Michelle Greco filed an official complaint with Florida’s Commission on Ethics against West. Her complaint held four allegations, three of which the ethics commission dismissed as not being legally sufficient, and one of which was determined to have probable cause.

The allegation deemed as having probable cause concerned a potential conflict of interest because West owned four of the 10 acres.

As is standard procedure in OCOEE

such situations, West publicly declared his personal interest in the property and abstained from voting on any motions pertaining to the property.

“All our board can do is make a recommendation to the City Commission; we have no power to make it happen,” West said. “And when it came up in discussion, I discussed it as well. The lady that filed the grievance thing doesn’t know Florida law, obviously.”

Greco also charged West of being overly forceful in how he spoke to her and addressed other commissioners.

“During the meeting, he was all but bullying the members of the commission along with getting hostile with citizens of Ocoee who opposed the sale of this property,” Greco wrote in the formal complaint. “Member West called to myself (Michelle Greco) across the chamber and said, ‘You are out of order,’ in regards to a comment that was made aloud.”

West maintains he did not bully anyone and was simply concerned there might not be enough time to build the school if the recommendation was not given to the City Commission soon.

“I wouldn’t dare bully my fellow commissioners,” West said.

“The only thing I said is, you

know, if you don’t have a problem with the school, you need to make a decision soon because they’re trying to get the kids in there. This was like March. February or March, and they need to get the kids in there by August, which means they’re really going to have to make the building fast.”

The Planning and Zoning Committee did not make any recommendations for the property to the City Commission. However, Ocoee City Commissioners approved the sale eventually.

City Commissioners also approved up to $15,000 to support West with his legal fees. A blueberry farmer by day, West has volunteered on the Planning and Zoning commission for 16 years, but neither he nor other members of the committee are financially compensated for their service.

West firmly believes if he had violated any standard procedures, the city would not be spending money to defend him, and that if he had indeed done anything illegal, the city attorney present at the meeting would have told him and stopped him.

“I’m just a little upset with the lady because there was no need for it,” West said. “There was a big demand for the school. ... The public schools are crowded, and they’re behind in their building program and everything, and the charter school helps out.”

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This photograph depicts the Oakland-Winter Garden School, built circa 1905 in Tildenville. The property was donated by the Willis Family. It was the first consolidated school in Orange County with instruction for all grades. School terms were six months long, and Angie Phillips was the first teacher.

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TILDENVILLE W est Orange County has a number of communities that started off

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series of stories on such places in West Orange.

WHERE IS TILDENVILLE?

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The community of Tildenville lies within and directly adjacent to the city of Winter Garden and town of Oakland. It is located in northwest Orange County and is bounded

by West Colonial Drive to the north, Winter Garden Vineland Road to the east, Ellerbee Street to the south and Avalon Road to the west. The Tildenville community is about .41 square miles.

Wedged in between Winter Garden and Oakland is a community initially called South Apopka and later renamed Tildenville that dates back to the 1870s. The area has a rich history that had its beginnings in farming and citrus.

Many of the homes built by early settler Luther Fuller Tilden and his offspring still stand today.

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THE TILDEN FAMILY

Luther F. Tilden came to Orange County from the north in 1875. He bought 160 acres of land in Apopka the following year and farmed that for two years. After traveling to the south side of Lake Apopka to purchase some corn and surveying the luscious farmlands there, he purchased 561 acres in an area in unincorporated Orange County later named Tildenville.

He became a leading citrus grower, was instrumental in establishing the area’s first schools and

donated land for the construction of Beulah Church, the Presbyterian Church in Oakland and Lakeview High School (now Lakeview Middle School).

The citrusman learned early that quality matters, and while fruit packaging was crude in those days, Tilden made sure merchants knew that when they received a crate with “L.F.T.” or “C.H.T.” on it. This meant it was packaged either by Tilden or his son, Charles H., and the contents were top quality.

Luther F. was among the first to build packinghouses for properly packing citrus and vegetables, and his sons, Charles H. and Luther W., joined him in this venture.

The Tildens became early growers of vegetables in the state.

Before the railroad came through, products were hauled by ox, horse or mule team and shipped from Sanford to Jacksonville via the St. Johns River.

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the largest land owners and citrus growers in Orange County. He served as president of the South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers Association and, with James H. Sadler, formed the Bank of Oakland in 1912.

His first home, at 15400 Oakland Ave., was a one-story Colonial Revival-style house built in 1883. Today, it serves as the offices for the McKinnon Corporation.

The second Charles H. home was built in 1910 at 15373 S.R. 438 (Oakland Avenue) and was later owned by his granddaughter, Margaret McKinnon.

The youngest son, Luther W. Tilden, developed groves and vegetable farms numbering around 300. He was associated with the formation of the Florida Citrus Exchange, the state’s oldest and largest cooperative fruit packing and marketing association.

SOUTH LAKE APOPKA CITRUS GROWERS ASSOCIATION

The South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers Association was established in Oakland in 1909, and a packinghouse was built the following year at 1061 Tildenville School Road. The organization, one of the largest in Orange County, was formed by James H. Sadler,

L.W. Tilden, G.R. Croft, D.L. Pierson, S.B. Hull and A.W. Hurley.

Citrus processed by the South Lake Apopka Exchange was marketed through the “Fellowship,” “South Lake” and “Good Will” brands. Several outbuildings and a water tower and tank were added during the next decade.

About 150 growers affiliated with the association shared the costs of grove care-taking and harvesting services, equipment ownership, joint marketing and the packing and shipping of citrus.

The large main building, the cooling rooms and the adjacent office building still stand at the site and are now rented by various small businesses.

THE ADVENT OF ELECTRICITY

In 1910, the power plant at SLACGA began providing electricity to homes in Tildenville and Oakland.

Every day at 11 p.m. the power was turned off for the night. Residents knew when the lights began flickering at 10:55 p.m. that they had five minutes before service was interrupted. The company was sold to Florida Public Service Co. in 1925.

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It started providing power to Winter Garden in April 1920.

TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY

A two-story frame schoolhouse was erected in 1905 in Tildenville on land donated by the J.A. Willis family. A larger brick building was later built on the same site to serve Winter Garden and Oakland, and in 1918, it was expanded. A new facility was constructed in 1964.

The school was replaced in 2006.

BRICK ROAD

It spans little more than a halfmile from Plant Street to Tildenville School Road, but it is a significant piece of history. Brick Road is exactly that — a .6-mile historic remnant of a brick-laid road, Highway 22, that once took travelers from the Orange-Lake county line all the way to Orlando’s Washington Street.

An Orange County historic marker will be placed at the intersection of Brick and Tildenville School roads.

HOMES

Tildenville School Road was a popular place for Tilden family homes. Luther F. built his first home there in about 1878. The second home he built, in around 1905, was just south of his original house.

His son, Luther W. and his wife, May Wise, were married May 4, 1893. Nine children were born to the couple in the palatial home he built at 940 Tildenville School Road on 14 acres surrounded by azaleas, oaks, palms and a formal rose garden. The house was later given the name “Meadow Marsh.”

It recently served as a Victorian bed and breakfast. In 1999, HGTV filmed a segment, called “If Walls Could Talk,” at Meadow Marsh.

The historic home, currently set on 2.31 acres, was sold in November 2015 for $725,000.

J.S. “SHORTY” REDDICK’S MARKET

Everyone in the area was familiar with Jacob S. “Shorty” Reddick and his market, which stood on the northeast corner of Oakland Avenue and Tildenville School Road. It now houses Page’s Pastiques antiques shop.

Reddick’s supplied the Tildenville neighborhood with meats, groceries and notions for many years and also cashed the checks of workers who labored in the area’s citrus groves. Reddick lived

across the road on the northwest corner in the large brick house that replaced the Victorian Clarence G. Tilden home that once stood on the spot.

Reddick, 70, was killed during a possible armed-robbery attempt at his store in February 1970. He had been shot in the chest. He was still clutching an empty .38-caliber revolver when police found his body; his six bullets were later found inside his store.

TILDENVILLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Tildenville Missionary Baptist Church, 233 Massey Ave., Winter Garden, was established in 1939.

The church organized the Tildenville Child Care Center in 1971 to give working parents a safe place to take their preschool-age children.

Members of the church purchased the 9.5-acre Avalon School property. Alice Siplin started a thrift shop to raise money to get the daycare started.

Amanda Booker became the director later that year. She said in the first four months of her job, there were no funds for food so she bought it with her own money.

Financial strains ultimately led to its closing in 2004.

POSSUM HOLLOW

The small neighborhood of Possum Hollow is nearly indistinguishable to drivers traveling Avalon Road just south of West Colonial Drive. It was originally

part of south Tildenville but was separated from that neighborhood

by Florida’s Turnpike when it was built in the early 1960s.

The neighborhood suffered extensive damage during the February 1998 tornado that tore through the area. Many of Possum Hollow’s older wooden dwellings were destroyed.

SOUTH TILDENVILLE/ HARLEM HEIGHTS

Mabel McKinnon opened the Black Lake subdivision along the east shore of Johns Lake in 1937. A black settlement emerged there during the 1930s and 1940s.

Nearly 20 dwellings, typical of labor housing built for citrus grove laborers, remain near the intersection of Avalon Road and the turnpike.

Through the years, the Silver Moon grocery and J’s Heritage Community Store have offered residents a place to buy food and hang out.

In the 1980s, the city of Winter Garden and the town of Oakland both wanted Tildenville for their reserve growth zone for future expansion, but the results of a questionnaire mailed out to Tildenville residents from the Orange County Planning Department revealed most responders wanted to be excluded from both municipalities.

In 2012, a plumber installing pool piping in a newer subdivision on Avalon found mummified fragments of two skulls and news-

paper scraps dating to 1978. The former migrant-worker housing camp was located on this land, once known as Harlem Heights.

For more than 30 years, Ralston O’Connor managed this village of wooden barracks occupied by generations of orange pickers. Freezing temperatures in the mid-1980s wiped out the citrus industry and ended the migrants’ work here.

In the last decade, Orange County started a landmark neighborhood revitalization program to assist residents living in older transitioning neighborhoods.

Nine Safe Neighborhood communities, including Tildenville, were designated.

The Tildenville Safe Neighborhood Action Plan calls for partnering citizens with community stakeholders to preserve and stabilize neighborhoods. The idea is to identify the community’s core issues and then recommends projects and programs to address them.

Tildenville Park opened on Shongi Avenue in 2003. The neighborhood park was funded

by Orange County’s ReNEW Initiative. County projects also have included road improvements, the demolition of several unsafe vacant buildings and, currently, the addition of new LED lights.

Clockwise from top left: This house, built at 1284 Brick Road, around 1893, still stands across from Tildenville Elementary.

The man by the horse is Edward Hobart Willis, who married Carrie Wise in 1893. The house is also known as Miss Annie’s House. Annie Connell was a principal and teacher at the OaklandWinter Garden School and later at Tildenville Elementary.

Betty and Katherine Wade were baptized at Black Lake in Tildenville.

This is an aerial view of the South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers Association packinghouse property.

Six members of the Tildenville basketball team were photographed, presumably in 1925 because of the “THS -25-” written on ball. The home of the school’s principal, Annie Connell, is in the background.

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Marissa Herring, owner of Garage Mama Fitness — which hosted Chamber After Hours — talked to members about upcoming fitness events.

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Additionally, members of the Ocoee High School’s varsity cheerleading team performed their routines in sync with the Ocoee High marching band’s special performance at the event.

Seven members of the West Orange High football team were also on hand to show their support.

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“HAIMA” FILMMAKER: Colin Harris SHOWTIME: 7:35 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Theater 1 SYNOPSIS: After an attack set up by a former lover, a woman awakens to find she has amnesia.

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“MAFIOSA” FILMMAKER: Veronica Russo SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks to avenge the death of her parents.

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“WE ANSWERED THE CALL” FILMMAKER: Scott Holmgren SHOWTIMES: 10 to 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Theater 3 as part of a military double feature; 4:05 to 4:35 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, Theater 3 SYNOPSIS: The true story of Jim Wilhite, a 35-year veteran sent to start a military school in Afghanistan.

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“MANIFEST: DESTINY” FILMMAKERS: TL Westgate and Dale Metz SYNOPSIS: A brother and sister trek across the country with a mysterious girl.

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“THE GROVE” FILMMAKER: Sonny Dyon SYNOPSIS: A Realtor delivering foreclosure papers to a home among orange groves runs into trouble.

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Ultimately, he followed though.

Ashton is known for his roles in “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Midnight Run,” and you can meet him at the Central Florida Film Festival.

Following a showing of “Beverly Hills Cop,” Ashton and co-star Lisa Eilbacher will participate in a Q&A session with the audience.

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Westgate, an Altamonte Springs resident who works in Winter Garden, has two films in this year’s Central Florida Film Festival — “Manifest: Destiny” and “Resolution.” He worked on

“Manifest: Destiny” in tandem with another local filmmaker, Dale Metz.

It is a short film that tells the story of a brother and sister traveling across the country with a “mysterious girl” in tow.

Westgate dabbles in a variety of genres, but comedy is one of his favorites to do. He comes up with one joke or gag, and then builds the rest of the film to build up to that moment.

He prefers producing short films to longer features.

“When they’re good, they’re great, but when they’re bad, at least they’re short,” Westgate said with a laugh.

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He began to speak with the team of people with which he made films in the past.

He came up with “The Grove,” a short film about a Realtor who submits foreclosure papers to a family who lives in the middle of an orange grove and ends up at the wrong house, where “Texas Chainsaw-Massacre”-like events ensue.

“The Grove” plays at the 11th annual Central Florida Film Festival, held in Ocoee.

At last year’s CENFLO, Dyon’s film “Clarity” won the Audience Choice Award — the first short film in the history of CENFLO to do so.

Dyon, who lived in Clermont for 10 years, recently moved to Hollywood to be closer to his sons and further his filmmaking career. “The Grove” was filmed in Clermont.

He is an entrepreneur and filmmaker with QiCo Films. He is currently working on an animated series called “Relatively Super,” which features actors such as Michael Dorn, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.

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COLIN HARRIS Colin Harris’ first feature-length film is darker than many other filmmakers’ firsts.

The movie, “Haima,” tells a story of a woman who, while searching for answers about her past, is brutally attacked by a man connected to an ex-lover.

She must elude her attackers before they can finish her off.

“The reason why I decided to do this type of movie is because a lot of people, when they do their first film, try to do something more inspirational or uplifting,” Harris said. “I wanted to make sure, since I’m putting all this work into it, that I’m making a film for me. So I try to do a film that is in line with the type of movies that I like. So pretty much, if nobody else likes it, I would.”

Harris, an Orlando resident, leads a busy life as a husband, filmmaker, full-time employee with the Federal Aviation Administration and instructor of cinematic studies at Central Florida Institute of Technology.

The Central Florida Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 2 to 4, is celebrating its 11th anniversary. The event was started by Bob Cook at the Osceola Center for the Arts in 2005, moving to West Orange Cinema in Ocoee a few years later.

This year, 70 films were accepted to the event, with more than 22 films produced by local directors.

Cook, who has been a filmmaker for more than 30 years, plans Q&A sessions with some film directors, as well as some well-known actors.

Some independent movies are not family-friendly. However, families who wish to enjoy the festival can attend the “Old Fashioned” Saturday Matinee, which features Warner Brother Cartoons, a showing of the Western “Big Jake,” a meet-and-greet with Chris Mitchum, son of actor Robert Mitchum, and a showing of a newer film “Spare Parts.”

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Russo, an Orlando resident, produced “Mafiosa,” which follows the story of a girl whose parents have been murdered.

As she uncovers the truth, she finds a link to an organized crime family. She enlists the help of her friends to seek revenge.

At the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, “Mafiosa” won Best Action Film. The film went all out on the action and effects.

“With the gunplay, we had to have off-duty police officers on set, we had to have a pyrotechnics company come out, especially when using the guns,” Russo said. “There were a lot of professionals on set making sure everything was done correctly.”

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Baptisms will take place at the front of the sanctuary.

Pastor Kenric Barnett is thrilled to give Sunday’s morning service in the new 700-seat sanctuary at the Winter Garden church. The dedication will take place in October, during the church’s 45th anniversary celebration.

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was so limited at West Orlando Baptist Church that the pastor had to share his office with a Sundayschool class, and every weekend, he moved his desk and set up about 25 chairs so members could attend class.

The church, which has an Ocoee mailing address but is in Winter Garden, now has the space it needs to continue growing following a yearlong expansion project that started last summer.

The church is holding its first service in the new sanctuary at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28.

The project includes a 700-seat sanctuary, a large foyer with seating and a coffee bar, seven additional Sunday-school classes, an abundance of storage space, a covered drive-through and 200 paved parking spaces.

Pastor Kenric Barnett is excited

about the modern updates to his church, including the state-ofthe-art sound equipment and new all-digital format.

“I’m happy about it,” he said.

“It’s very practical for the different ministries. I’m excited that we have a building that will meet the vision that we saw a year ago.”

Prior to adding the new sanctuary, Barnett had to offer two Sunday church services just to accommodate the number of people in attendance.

“It’s exciting to be able to worship together as a family again,” he said.

On Monday, the new playground was being delivered and set up.

The old parts of the campus will still be in use, as the old sanctuary, a multipurpose room, will provide space for the church’s deaf ministry and for fellowships and meals.

The former administration area

will house an expanded youth ministry and include a game room and hangout area. The offices can be used for smaller breakout sessions and counseling.

The existing education building will be a children’s facility with more security, including checkin and check-out points. The church has a preschool program for infants through grade K-4.

Barnett said a formal dedication will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 and will include former staff members, pastors and City of Winter Garden staff who were instrumental in moving the project forward. This will coincide with West Orlando Baptist Church’s 45th anniversary.

The church was started in Pine Hills in 1971 and moved to its current location in 2001.

A new welcome center greets members and guests before they walk into the new sanctuary.

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Herman Stephen Bekemeyer of Winter Garden, Florida, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at the age of 85.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry S. and Lela E.; brother, Fred; and sistersin-law, Mildred and Jane F. He is survived by brothers, Bert (Irene), of Palatka, and H. Lee, of Winter Garden; best friend, caregiver and niece, Kristin; and beloved nieces and nephews and their families.

Herman was a graduate of Florida State University and University of North Carolina.

He taught in the high schools of Leesburg, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and at the Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina, before becoming a reference librarian at the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City.

At the time of retirement, he was a music and dance cataloger for the New York Public Library’s 68 branches.

His final resting place will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Per his request, there will be no service.

GERALDINE PREBEE, 72, of Ocoee, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. Dobbs Funeral Home, Orlando.

WILLIAM WAYNE BROWDER, 72, of Ocoee, died Monday, July 25, 2016. Neptune Society, Altamonte Springs.

BEATRICE M. RAMSDELL, 93, of Winter Garden, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka.

FERRELL A. CARDWELL, 51, of Ocoee, died Monday, July 25, 2016. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden.

BRIAN DEMETRIE ROBINSON, 25, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

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MARYANN GLORIA COOCEN, 80, of Winter Garden, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016.

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CLARENCE E. ROSE, 79, of Ocoee, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. Gail & Wynn’s Mortuary Inc., Orlando.

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MICHAEL GENE THOMPSON, 58, of Windermere, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.

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CHARLES D. WEST JR., 91, of Windermere, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Gotha.

DONALD B. TYNDALL SR., 87, of Ocoee, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Gotha.

WILLIAM KITNER “BILL” WHITMIRE, 79, of Ocoee, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

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SAMUEL UNDERWOOD, 80, of Winter Garden, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

EDWARD EUGENE “ED” VANDERPOOL, 59, of Gotha, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.

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TRACY GREGORY, 41, of Ocoee, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Waldon, Sanford.

EDDIE D. WINDOM, 77, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home Inc., Apopka.

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FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

AUG. 24, 1978 Remember when Phillips 66 stations dotted the highways? As evidenced by an Aug. 24, 1978, advertisement in The Winter Garden Times, there were three locations in West Orange County — Bay Hill, Ocoee and Winter Garden — where customers could not only gas up their vehicle but also pick up some snacks, drinks and smokes.

The first Phillips 66 service stationed opened in 1927 in Kansas. It was so named because the gasoline was being tested on U.S. Highway 66, in Oklahoma, and the car was going 66 mph, a fast speed at the time.

50 years ago

Mildred Hornstein, of Oakland, has started what she calls Operation West Orange — a drive to gather sheets and pillowcases for Vietnam to use in the hospitals. Mrs. Joe Burch has organized Girl Scout Cadette Troop 379 for pickup missions in the Oakland area. Mrs. Tommy Sanders is heading up vacationing Joe Hill’s Boy Scout Troop 217 in Ocoee. Articles may be left at Tom Cox Men’s Store, Pounds Pharmacy, Dees Grocery and Mrs. Frank Chase’s home in Windermere.

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45 years ago

Shirley’s Antiques on State Road 50 is a brand-new baby for Shirley Stevenson. At one time, she had a shop of this kind in Asheville, North Carolina, and she brought back with her an extensive knowledge of antiques.

40 years ago

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Windermere town officials have learned from Seaboard Coastline Railroad that permission has been granted to use a portion of the railroad’s rightof-way for the construction of a bike path.

The Hawthorne Grove care barn fire raged on Aug. 18, 1975. The building was located off Broad Street behind the former First State Bank, on South Dillard Street in Winter

Garden, and was rented from H.M. Bowness, of Ocoee. The Winter Garden Fire Department was assisted by the Ocoee Fire Department to help quell the flames.

Pictured are Fire Chief Jim Briggs, center, and Mike Spears, second from right.

The other firefighters are not identified.

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 new History Research and Education Center.

20 years ago

When the West Oaks Mall opens in October, it will have four popular department stores — Dillard’s, Gayfers, JCPenney and Sears. Gayfers will feature a solid glass elevator, 17 cosmetic bays in a domed glass atrium, full-scale designer bou-

tique for women and men, 10 personal shoppers, a children’s play area and a Vie De France Café and Restaurant.

10 years ago

The Windermere Town Council was split on how to solve the

town’s governmental problems. Two council members tried unsuccessfully to remove Town Manager Cecilia Bernier, a 23-year employee, at the end of a late-night meeting when the last-minute addition to the agenda lacked a consensus.

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WGLL recognized for growing the game Little League International informed Winter Garden Little League that it is one of the top leagues for newplayer growth in the state and the nation over the past two years.

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Winter Garden Squeeze pitcher Jarred Neal earned the 2016 Cy Young Award. Page 20

5 FOR FUN After spending her summer competing in national and state championships, 13-year-old trampoline gymnast Kayla Smith is ready for more as she enters eighth grade at Foundation Academy.

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West Orange quarterback Austin Burton has committed to UCLA after de-committing from Boston College. Burton threw for three touchdowns in the Warriors’ preseason victory against Osceola Aug. 19.

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West Orange freshman Nemea Hall made a strong first impression as a member of the Warriors football team, when he ran back a punt 60 yards for a touchdown against Osceola.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WINTER GARDEN When the call came, so too did the questions.

After filing the participation numbers for Winter Garden Little League last spring, league President Matt Eidelman fielded the phone call from a very curious representative with Little League International.

As it turns out, the questions Little League had for Eidelman were because of an achievement.

In the past two years, Winter Garden Little League has had the top increase in percentage of new players to the league in Florida and the third-highest percentage increase in the nation.

“Our league is on a tremendous upswing, and (Little League International) wanted to know why,” Eidelman said. “They wanted to know what was happening, what we were doing differently.”

That curiosity comes at a time when most little leagues in America are suffering annual participation declines of about 15% due to myriad factors — from players being poached by travel ball teams to a decline in interest in the game.

The growth at Winter Garden Little League can, in part, be attributed to the surge in growth in Winter Garden and surrounding areas. But David Ocasio, a coach at WGLL and a member of the board of directors responsible for public relations, said there is more to it.

“We have a very active board who is passionate about the game,” Ocasio said. “It’s a family-oriented league, basically a big community.”

Various improvements have been implemented at the league in recent years, but innovation truly began when Eidelman was named president about a year ago. Since then, there has been a push to

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New Ocoee quarterback Jake Novello threw for two touchdowns in a preseason game against Bishop Moore Aug. 19. Ocoee trailed 20-19 against the Class 5A State Champs from 2015, when starters were pulled. The final score was 33-19.

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he’s been wearing sparkly leotards and learning to perform impressive flips in mid-air since before she could form memories.

After starting at age 2 in a “mommy and me” recreational class, Kayla Smith’s passion has remained the same — gymnastics.

Twelve years have passed since that first taste of the sport.

Smith, 13, now spends nine hours a week training her body to perform stunts with pinpoint accuracy and powerful execution. She launches her full body into the air, commanding it to bend and twist in myriad positions as she flies through the air and finally lands on her feet, perfectly still.

Smith’s love of defying gravity has earned her several medals and trophies throughout the years.

Last summer, she competed in both the United States Tumbling and Trampoline National Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as the USTA Florida State Championships in Stuart.

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As a trampoline and tumbling gymnast, Smih performs in three events: trampoline, double mini and floor. In the national championship, Smith placed 10th in

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To find out more about Winter Garden Little League, check out it’s new website, wintergardenlittleleague.org, or visit the league on Facebook, facebook.com/WinterGardenLittleLeague.

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Above: Thirteen-year-old Kayla Smith performs a stunt during a pass in double mini while competing in the USTA National Championship in Knoxville, Tenn., June 2016.

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Jaquane Patterson scored two touchdowns for Foundation Academy in a 35-7 preseason victory over Legacy Charter Aug. 19.

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As part of the sponsorship, the first 100 students from either school will receive free admission to the game with a valid student I.D. Baptiste also will do the pre-game coin toss.

Festivities before the game will also include the ring ceremony for the West Orange softball team that won the FHSAA Class 9A State Championship last spring. The Warriors will receive their championships rings at 6:40 p.m.

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Jarred Neal Ocoee High grad Jarred Neal spent his summer as a pitcher for the Winter Garden Squeeze and recently was named the 2016 Cy Young Award winner.

Neal ended the season with a 2.44 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 56 innings. Neal will be a junior this fall at Lake-Sumter State College, studying general business and pitching for the team’s 2017 season.

When did you start playing baseball?

I was young, but I wasn’t very good until he (Bobby Brewer) came into my life. He’s actually my stepdad, but he came into my family when I was 9.

He was the main reason; he taught me everything I know.

When you found out you got the Cy Young Award, what was your reaction?

I was actually really surprised that I was the one that won it. I was just kind of letting it go, trying not to worry about it and see what happens. I already knew I had a good season. I already was offered, so this was just a bigger plus to end the season. My brother called and told me, and we all went out to dinner.

What’s your pitching technique?

Confusing the hitters with

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timing. Timing is how the hitters hit the ball solid, and if they can’t time it up, they can’t get it over.

What do you like about pitching?

The fact that I’m the center of attention. The fact that everything that I do affects what happens in the field.

Everything is in my control; I know what I’m going to do with each hitter to get it in a certain spot.

What’s your favorite MLB team?

I am a Philadelphia Phillies fan. I was always a big Philadelphia fan when Chase Utley was there and Jimmy Rollins — that was always my favorite infield duo. Even though they’re past that and that was back when I was an infielder, I’m still a Philadelphia fan.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

To run fast. I would want to be Dash from “The Incredibles.”

If you run fast, there’s more opportunities for you (in baseball).

Who’s your biggest inspiration in baseball?

Zack Greinke. He’s my biggest role model because of the way he talks about the game and what he knows about the game — changing speeds on pitches and giving people different looks and changing timing of everything.

Do you have a favorite quote?

“Never say can’t.” If you say you can’t, then you won’t.

But if no one ever told you that you couldn’t, you’re going to give it your best effort.

— DANIELLE HENDRIX

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Winter Garden Little League has more than 400 players registered to play fall baseball this season.

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try new things — from selling the naming rights to fields to help build partnerships with local businesses to trying new food at the concession stand.

“We constantly are changing things; we’re doing things that we’ve never done before,” Eidelman said.

An attention to detail and keeping the experience as first

class as possible has led to more enjoyment for kids and the families, the pair said. To keep kids engaged in a time when interests clamoring for their attention are plentiful, part of the challenge is to identify what kids care about.

“It can seem like a very small thing, but when you think about it, it’s a big thing for kids — we keep the uniforms fresh,” Ocasio said, noting this year’s fall

season would feature throwback uniforms, including the nowdefunct Montreal Expos.

Of course, both men said quality of coaching trumps everything else they can do as a board, so board members at WGLL have worked hard to create systems to put volunteer coaches in position to be successful.

“We make sure that our managers and coaches are aware that we appreciate them,” Eidelman said. “We really dedicated ourselves to making sure that we do everything we can not to put a new guy, who hasn’t done much coaching, into a manager’s spot.”

The proof is in the numbers.

WGLL was recognized by Little League International for its growth in the spring season, the only season it recognizes as an official season. However, the growth isn’t limited to the spring. Fall baseball, set to start in September, has seen an increase each year: from 302 players in 2014, to 352 in 2015, to north of 400 this fall.

Smith sticks her landing KAYLA AT A GLANCE AGE: 13 SPORT: Gymnastics SCHOOL: Foundation Academy SKILL SHE’S WORKING ON: Double back MOST CHALLENGING SKILL: Whip WHY SHE LOVES GYMNASTICS: “It’s fun. I just like doing it.”

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the trampoline event, 13th in floor and 15th in double mini. In the Florida state championship, Smith placed second in double mini, third in tramp and sixth in floor.

For her hard work and success, Smith was named to the 2015-2016 USTA Florida AllStar Team, a recognition given by the United States Trampoline and Tumbling Association for outstanding performance.

“I just clear my mind and just focus on that one event and go through the routine in my head,” Smith said about the pressure a

large competition presents.

One of her favorite gymnastics memories occurred while she was competing at nationals: Smith went for a pass in the double mini apparatus and felt she “was on the edge of flying off.” But she saved it and stuck the landing.

“It was the best moment ever because I thought, ‘Oh no, I’m going to fall off and get lots of points taken off,’ but then I tried to keep it together and did my best to stay tight,” she said with a shy grin. “I spun off in a really bad position, but I still stuck (the landing), and it felt good.”

EVERYTHING IS DONE IN THE CAR

As school resumes, Smith has mentally prepared herself to begin her routine of balancing both gymnastics and her grades.

After years of training and what was a nearly 45-minute commute from her home to the gym, Smith has basically mastered the art of studying for tests in a moving vehicle.

“She does homework in the car,” said Kris Smith, Kayla Smith’s mother. “Everything is done in the car to make it work. She’s become so good at

it because she’s done it for years. … She knows if she wants to keep with gymnastics, she has to do her schoolwork. She just whips out those books and gets to work.”

Smith is starting eighth grade at Foundation Academy and is now training on obtaining skills needed to advance to level eight in gymnastics. One of those skills is the double back, a stunt in which gymnasts do two backtucks in rapid succession in midair.

To acquire those skills, Smith is moving to a new gym called Reflex Gymnastics because her previous gym in Longwood does not have the equipment necessary to accommodate more advanced skills.

Smith hopes to someday be chosen to join the Olympics for T&T gymnastics and has her eyes set on a college in New Jersey that has a high rate of training T&T gymnasts that have made it to the Olympics.

“I would try my best to (make it), but even if I don’t, it would still be a great experience,” Smith said.

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Warriors host Lions in Battle of Winter Garden FOUNDATION ACADEMY AT WEST ORANGE, 7 P.M. QUICK HIT: Bragging rights in Winter Garden will be on the line as Foundation travels to nearby West Orange. The Lions have some capable players and depth like never before, and head coach Brad Lord’s team is hoping for a better showing then last fall’s 45-0 loss. Both teams are coming off of double-digit wins in their respective Kickoff Classics.

OCOEE AT APOPKA, 7 P.M. QUICK HIT: After a strong showing in its Kickoff Classic against last year’s Class 5A state champion Bishop Moore — Ocoee trailed 20-19 when starters were pulled at halftime — the Knights are hopeful to avenge a 40-6 loss to the Blue Darters in 2015. Ocoee’s defense will have its work cut out for it, with Apopka’s playmakers such as Demetri Burch and DeShawn Massey.

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LEGACY AT TFALEESBURG, 7 P.M. QUICK HIT: The Eagles defeated TFA-Leesburg 29-12 in 2015.

KICKOFF CLASSIC RESULTS Scores from preseason games Aug. 19 (home teams on bottom):

CFCA AT ORLANDO CHRISTIAN PREP, 7 P.M. QUICK HIT: These two teams will meet for the first time since 2014, when OCP defeated the Eagles twice — including in the SSAC Playoffs, derailing CFCA’s dream season.

OBSERVERPREPS.COM GAMES: Windermere Prep at Boca Christian, 7 p.m.

Olympia at Seminole, 7 p.m.

Wekiva at Dr. Phillips, 7 p.m.

West Oaks at The First Academy, 7 p.m.

Evans vs. Taravella (at Disney), 7 p.m.

Freedom at Winter Springs, 7 p.m.

The Ocoee Knights will travel to Apopka this week to take on the Blue Darters.

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West Orange freshman Nemea Hall ran a punt back 60 yards for a touchdown.

The Warriors’ Kickoff Classic game against Osceola, a 57-35 shootout victory, showed both positive and negatives.

West Orange showed it could put up points and make big plays, including two touchdown receptions by Naquan Renalds from quarterback Austin Burton, a punt return ran back by freshman Nemea Hall and a kick return ran back by senior Kyveon Jones. At the same time, the Warriors also gave up a lot of points and at times struggled to protect Burton in the pocket.

“We’ve got a lot of stuff to learn from,” head coach Bob Head said. “Obviously, we’ve got to work on getting time for (Burton). … Once he gets his feet set, he’s money.”

On defense, tackling was an issue at times — as was giving up big plays that offset the Warriors’ own game-breakers.

“Big plays — we can’t give up big plays,” Head said. “Osceola had like three plays over 80 yards, and our special teams have to improve.”

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The home at 7433 Derexa Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 5, for $270,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,700 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $158.82.

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The home at 9120 Kilgore Road, Orlando, sold Aug. 10, for $1.9 million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,279 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $359.92.

SNAPSHOT Total Sales: 53 High Sale Price: $1.9 million Low Sale Price: $57,000 REO/Bank Owned: Two Shore Sales: One

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The home at 12969 Overstreet Road, Windermere, sold Aug. 5, for $275,500. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,461 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.73.

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The home at 11650 Ashlin Park Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 8, for $329,990. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,366 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $139.47.

EDEN’S HAMMOCK

The town house at 14024 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 5, for $215,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,642 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $130.94.

$217,500. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,629 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $133.52.

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The town house at 14855 Evergreen Oak Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 5, for $248,500.

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The home at 6883 Helmsley Circle, Windermere, sold Aug. 8, for $375,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 3,160 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.67.

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LAKE REAMS TOWNHOMES

The home at 3113 Winesap Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 8, for $292,544. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,127 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $137.54.

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ORCHARD PARK

The town house at 7417 Leighside Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $248,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,881 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $131.84.

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This Millionaire’s Row home, at 9120 Kilgore Road, Orlando, sold Aug. 10, for $1.9 million. This custom contemporary estate sits on more than five acres on Lake Sheen.

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The home at 14113 Magnolia Ridge Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 8, for $349,934. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,769 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $126.38.

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The town house at 8087 Sweet Orange Ave., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 9, for $240,990. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,833 square feet. The price per square foot is $131.47.

The town house at 542 Fortanini Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $180,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,612 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.66.

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The home at 5439 Gemgold Court, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $278,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,040 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.27.

WATERMARK

The home at 14668 Scott Key Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 5, for $406,500. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,423 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.76.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

The home at 11902 Silverlake Park Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 6, for $279,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,064 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.17.

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JOHNS LANDING

The home at 636 Strihal Loop, Oakland, sold Aug. 2, for $244,800. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,054 square feet. The price per square foot is $119.18.

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The home at 11725 Waterstone Loop Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $999,000. Built in 2012, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths, a pool and 5,366 square feet of living area.

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This Watermark home, at 14668 Scott Key Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 5, for $406,500. The Thoreau model features a kitchen with granite countertops and custom tile backsplash; large center island; walk-in pantry; stainless-steel appliances; and eat-in dining.

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The home at 3023 Westyn Cove Lane, Ocoee, sold Aug. 10, for $370,000. Built in 2016, it has six bedrooms, three baths and 3,400 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $108.82.

FOREST TRAILS

The home at 2375 Laurel Blossom Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 5, for $215,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,047 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $105.03.

LAKE SHORE GARDENS

The home at 715 Vandergrift Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $190,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,652 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $115.01.

The home at 449 S. Bluford Ave., Ocoee, sold Aug. 9, for $199,000 (short sale). Built in 1910, it has six bedrooms, six baths and 3,589 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $55.45.

OCOEE COMMONS

The home at 834 Kazaros Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 11, for $230,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,978 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $116.28.

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WINDERMERE

The home at 849 Enola Way, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $195,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,980 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $98.48.

The home at 2428 Butler Bay Drive N., Windermere, sold Aug. 9, for $630,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,387 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $186.01.

DOWN ACRES ESTATES

The home at 9078 Ron Den Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $1.59 million. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,394 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $361.86.

KEENE’S POINTE

The home at 8469 Eagles Loop Circle, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $820,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,707 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $221.20.

WATERFORD POINTE

The home at 13112 Luntz Point Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 8,

for $740,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,694 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $200.32.

WINTER GARDEN

ARROWHEAD LAKES

The home at 14802 Strahan Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 9, for $380,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,932 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $129.60.

CARRIAGE POINTE

The home at 1851 Jean Marie Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 9, for $288,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,062 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $139.67.

STONEYBROOK WEST

The home at 2448 Baronsmede Court, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 5, for $510,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,349 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $152.28.

The town house at 15508 Oxley St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 10, for $207,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,915 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $108.09.

The town house at 15514 Campden St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 10, for $202,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,917 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $105.37.

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The home at 13760 Amelia Pond Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $274,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,203 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.38.

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