09.03.15 West Orange Times & Observer

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FOAM FUN

PREVIEW

SPORTS

Bullets fly at Mosaic’s mother/ son Nerfaganza.

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Curtains rise on 10th annual Ocoee film fest.

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West Orange High christens new turf with win over Lions.

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Blue for

OUR TOWN

Bubba

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Jake Steger, YMCA of Central Florida district vice president, left; Dan Wilcox, YMCA of Central Florida president and CEO; and Winter Garden Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Olszewski

+ YMCA names new board chair

GOVERNANCE

by Peter M. Gordon | Contributing Writer

Bubba Hunter strikes a Superman pose.

Winter Garden has experienced a 12% increase in assessed property values and also expects increases in sales tax revenue.

Winter Garden Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Olszewski recently was named chair of the Roper YMCA Family Center board of directors.

Olszewski will serve a oneyear term as board chair.

For more information about the Roper Y, visit ymcacentralflorida.com/y-locations/roper.

WINTER GARDEN — If Winter Garden’s proposed 2015-16 budget is approved, the city will use an additional $2 million revenues to bolster its police department, parks and more.

Winter Garden Finance Director Laura Zielonka presented the fiscal year 2015-16 proposed budget at the Aug. 27 City Commission meeting and budget workshop. Under the proposal, the millage rate will remain flat at 4.250 for the sixth consecutive year. That is currently the third-lowest rate in Orange County.

+ No trash pick-up Monday Orange County Utilities will not collect garbage or recycling Monday, Sept. 7, for the Labor Day holiday.

Customers with garbage collection on Monday will receive garbage service the following Thursday.

Customers with recycling collection on Monday will receive recycling service the following Monday. For more, call (407) 836-6601.

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VISIONARIES

by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer

TEDxOrlando returns to Garden Theatre

+ Chamber seeks new leaders

Photos courtesy KPAL Photography, WOHS

Bubba Hunter makes his way around the Warrior track at the start of the 2013 Homecoming festivities at West Orange High School. His mother, Janice Morgan, sits in the passenger seat.

IN MEMORIAM by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor The student body at West Orange High School came together to mourn the death of Travjuan “Bubba” Hunter, the popular 2013 Homecoming king who had Down syndrome and who made friends with everyone he met.

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Semone Adkins and Principal Doug Szcinski wore Superman shirts to honor Bubba Hunter.

This week’s winner is

Lisa Lehmann.

See the photo on PAGE 7B.

WINTER GARDEN — Semone Adkins’ offer to sing at her best friend’s funeral was touching and sincere and the best way she knew how to show her love for her lifelong buddy, whom she called “a sweet boy.”

Her voice lifted up the words to “Take Me to the King” Aug. 29 at First Baptist Church Winter Garden as she and hundreds of others said goodbye to Travjuan “Bubba” Hunter, undeniably one of the most popular students on the campus of West Orange High School.

Hunter and Adkins, both 20,

made headlines across the nation two years ago as the first students with Down syndrome to be voted king and queen of Homecoming.

Bubba died Aug. 21 of pneumonia, and the news of his passing has rocked not only the high school community but West Orange County, as well.

Bubba’s broad smile, bear-tight hugs and enthusiasm for life made him a friend to everyone.

In the days after West Orange posted the announcement on

Winter Garden will host Orlando’s big ideas convention for the fourth consecutive time.

WINTER GARDEN — With the future on the minds of many more than ever, the theme “Envisioning Tomorrow” for TEDxOrlando 2015 fits with the area’s rapid change and growth.

As a gathering for big ideas, this rendition of TEDxOrlando will focus on preparations for the future from a variety of perspectives.

Past perspectives have included renowned speakers from around the world and presenters from the West Orange community — such as citrus magnate Bert Roper and pediatric cancer activist Amber Larkin, who has since worked with the Garden Theatre, which hosts TEDxOrlando after a year hiatus.

This year’s sold-out event, scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 12,

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INDEX Arts & Culture.......................13A Classifieds..............................8B

Community Calendar..............2A Crossword...............................7B

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Obituaries.............................17A Real Estate.............................5B

Sports.....................................1B Weather..................................7B

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The West Orange Chamber of Commerce is hosting another Leadership West Orange program, presented

by Florida Hospital of Winter Garden.

This hands-on, out-ofthe-classroom program is designed to educate future leaders of West Orange County. Studies are performed one day a month for eight months, during which time participants will take tours focused on specific aspects of West Orange.

Orientation will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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For more, contact Krista Compton Carter at (407) 656-1304, Ext. 6, or kcarter@wochamber.com.

Commission increases budget to $30M, millage unchanged

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 Wellness Tour — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Walgreens, 13720 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden. Walgreens and the National Urban League are providing three free health tests valued at more than $100.

These tests will measure 10 key health indicators that include total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index, body composition, skeletal muscle, resting metabolism, visceral fat, real body age and body weight. The free tests are administered by certified wellness staff to adults 18 and older. For more information, go to Walgreens.com/tour.

Autumnfest for Kids — 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Celebrate fall with stories, carnival-style games and lots of fun. Ages 6-12. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

Lake Apopka: Timucua, Tourists, Trouble & Treasure — 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation presents a concise history of Lake Apopka — from dead water to natural oasis.

Learn how people have used, abused and now reclaimed the lake land. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

It’s time to go wild at the library with stories, arts and crafts about horses. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

join LeDuc outside for a safari and catch some crawly critters.

Admission is free. For details, call (407) 905-0054.

Family Peace Camp — Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4 through 6, at Camp Ithiel, 2037 Hempel Ave., Gotha. The Rev. Kathryn Bausman, of Twin Falls, Idaho, will lead sessions on the theme, “Living Into Scripture, Today! Building Justice and Peace.” The event will include inter-generational discussions and recreational activities and is open to anyone who has an interest in peace and justice.

The registration cost is $25, and there is an additional charge of $2 for each meal. For more information, call Berwyn Oltman at (407) 432-2056.

Duct Tape-tastic — 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. What can you do with duct tape? Explore and create your own unique pieces. Ages 11-18.

For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Insect Safari — 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Discover the six-legged friends that call Florida home and try to find some of your own. Join entomologist Christy LeDuc as she explores the fascinating world of insects. After an educational presentation in the classroom,

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8 LIFE Information for Elders — 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.

8, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. This series on aging is presented by the Orange County Library System and Orange County’s Commission on Aging. Registration required.

Call 407.836.7446 to register or e-mail officeonaging@ocfl. net. Refreshments will be provided to the first 50 attendees.

Tertulia Cuatro Gatos (Spanish Book Club) — 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Join this Spanish-language book club to discuss literature, art, music and more related to Latin America. All are welcome.

For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9

FRIDAY, SEPT. 4

Whole Lot of Nonfiction Book Club -10 a.m.

Wednesday, September 9, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

Join the club to

Wild Pony & Horse Tails — 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Calling all curious kids!

discuss a timely book, “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need. One of his first cases involved a young man who was sentenced to die for a murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination and legal brinkmanship — and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times and recently won the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend. The book club meets bimonthly at the library. For details, call (407) 835-7323.

Chamber Legislative Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, registration and networking and noon lunch and program at Tanner Hall, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden.

The West Orange Chamber of Commerce has invited as guest speaker the Central Florida Delegation featuring Senate Pres. Andy Gardiner. The special guest moderator is Dr. Diane Trees, associate vice president of community relations of University of Central Florida and host of Metro Center Outlook.

Sponsors are Orlando Health, Hamlin, UCF, the West Orange Times and city of Winter Garden.

Cost is as follows: for Chamber members, $41 for individuals and $328 for a reserved table for eight; for others, $51 and $408. To register or pay online, go to wochamber.com.

Hearing Screening — 2 p.m.

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To publicize your event in our Community Calendar, please send by mail: 720 S. Dillard St. Winter Garden, FL 34787; or by email: news@wotimes.com.

Photos are welcome. Deadline is noon Thursday.

Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Hearing is an essential part of our everyday communication. Hearing loss is gradual but can be treated with amplification from hearing aids. Connect Hearing helps people stay connected by offering premium, complimentary testing, servicing and after-care rehabilitation. For more information visit ConnectHearing.com or call (407) 351-9679.

Using the Resources of the Daughters of the American Revolution — 6:30 p.m. at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Have you ever wanted to find your patriot from the American Revolution? Are you interested in joining the DAR? All genealogists can benefit from learning about these valuable resources.

For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

Save Your Photos Day — 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. In today’s digital age, it doesn’t just take a natural disaster to wipe out your photo library. Diana Uricchio, CEO of OXO Digital Organizing, will teach what to do to safeguard photos and treasured memorabilia before disasters or accidents occur. For more details, call (407) 835-7323.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 Windermere Garden Club — 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Plant doctor Tom MacCubbin will present ideas for “What to Plant for Fall” and will share his gardening tips and tricks for gardening in Florida.

Guests who are interested in

gardening, flowers and plants are welcome. Coffee is served at 9:30, and the program starts at 10. For more details, call (407) 909-1461.

Lead and Feed Networking Lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Fresh Made Kitchen, 8965 Conroy-Windermere Road, Orlando. The cost for West Orange Chamber of Commerce members is $15 in advance and $20 at the door; for others, $20 in advance and at the door.

Price includes lunch, drink, dessert, tax and tip. For information, call the chamber at (407) 656-1304.

Pastfinders Genealogical Society Meeting — 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in Room 108 at Cooper Memorial Library, 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont.

The guest speaker is Ralph Jordan, who will talk about research into his family and how he became involved with other Jordan researchers. A short business meeting will follow.

Guests are welcome to join the meetings and participate in round-robin discussions with their own questions about genealogical research. For details, call (352) 242-9805.

Orange County Charter Review Commission Meeting — 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Dr. Phillips High School North Campus cafeteria, 6500 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando. This is the fourth public hearing. The CRC is continuing to gather information from county residents regarding possible changes to the Orange County Charter. All citizens are invited to attend and provide input. For more information, call (407) 8367300 or go to occompt.com/ Charter2016.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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MANGIA! by Catherine Sinclair | Staff Writer

Catania to open in Winter Garden The new Italian restaurant will open in the space previously occupied by Sweet Traditions Bakery in Winter Garden.

WINTER GARDEN — A new restaurant is opening in downtown Winter Garden, serving authentic Sicilian flavors and recipes that have been passed down through generations of the owners’ family.

Catania, named for Salvatore Cimino’s hometown in Sicily, is located at 126 W. Plant St., which was previously Sweet Traditions Bakery.

The Ciminos recently bought the space after the owner of Sweet Traditions decided to move back to the United Kingdom for personal reasons.

The Ciminos continued to operate the business as Sweet Traditions for a short time but then closed to remodel. The restaurant will reopen as Catania as soon as Sept. 4.

When the Ciminos looked at old reviews of Sweet Traditions, they found two comments that were frequently repeated: Customers loved

CATANIA ADDRESS: 126 W. Plant St., Winter Garden the pastries but wanted an updated look to the restaurant. After the remodel, some equipment was moved from the front of the restaurant to the back, and the display case was moved up to make it more easily accessible for customers.

Pastry-lovers who used to frequent Sweet Traditions have nothing worry about.

“We’re still going to keep a lot of those pastries,” said Angi Cimino, Salvatore’s daughter.

“A lot of things on the menu are going to stay.”

But instead of a primarily French influence, the new focus is Italian cuisine.

The panini at Sweet Traditions were popular, so they

will still be available at Catania. All bread will be baked in the restaurant’s front oven, so customers can enjoy the sight and aroma of fresh bread as it goes straight from the oven to their plates.

The pasta will be just as freshly made at a prep station in the front of the restaurant, where customers can watch as it is created.

“We’re going to be able to cut it right here — we’re going to cut the dough, and we’re going to cook it. It cooks in very little time when you’ve got fresh pasta,” Cimino said.

Each day, there will be a different selection of pasta sauces and toppings. But they will all have one thing in common.

“All the flavors are going to be as authentic as we can get them, with Grandma’s recipes,” Cimino said.

Salvatore Cimino grew up in Sicily but later moved to Ven-

ezula, where he met his wife, Zulys. They have two daughters: Angi and Andrea.

The family moved to south Florida 11 years ago and later to Orlando. They did not know about Winter Garden until they were looking for a home for Catania, but they have learned a lot about the history of the area since then—especially from the owners of Downtown Brown’s, who occupied the space before Sweet Traditions and stopped by to meet the Ciminos after they had moved in.

“We came here and we fell in love with the town, the people,” Cimino said.

Everyone in the family contributed their strengths and backgrounds to create the overall atmosphere and concept of Catania.

Salvatore spent most of his life working as an engineer but also has experience in the restaurant business and with planning events.

“Some people say, ‘The restaurant business is so

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Angi Cimino and her family are teaming up to open and manage Catania. hard,’ and it is — but for him, it’s sort of slowing down,” Angi Cimino said about Salvatore.

“It’s not the same, being in a place that’s enclosed, air-conditioned, you’re dealing with customers, when before, he was in mine field and oil fields.”

Angi’s experience as a professional architect was helpful during the remodel, and Zulys’ heritage will be highlighted at certain “Latin Night” events at the restaurant.

Andrea is studying music at the University of Central Flor-

ida and therefore has many connections with trained musicians. The family built two small stages at the front of the restaurant, where Andrea’s friends and other performers can showcase their talents.

Customers can expect to be serenaded by classical arias and art songs as they dine in the evening.

“Each one of us has a little thing that we’re going to put together so we can do all this,” Cimino said.

Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

FORE! by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor

Proceeds will help families gain access to YMCA programs The annual Roper YMCA Golf Classic will be held at The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe this year, and the funds it raises will go directly toward the Y’s scholarship program.

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The Florida Hospital senior leadership team spent time in Winter Garden during its annual strategic planning week. With the Florida Hospital Winter Garden campus scheduled to open in January, the senior leaders wanted to learn more about Winter Garden and the West Orange community. Meetings were held in the Roper Building Garden Ballroom, and the leadership team also participated in a downtown scavenger hunt, led by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.

TOWN TALK by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor

Oakland uploads new marketing strategies as its braces for growth The town will spend $17,495 to design and implement a new website.

OAKLAND — The town of Oakland has made many major changes in the last five years, including an update to the Town Charter, a completion reorganization of town functions and staff, huge advancements in infrastructure and major updates in visioning and planning documents to guide future growth.

“We have come a long way in preparing Oakland for the 21st century, and as development occurs, I am convinced we will be very good — in how we look, operate and meet needs of our citizens — by identifying our locational attributes and marketing them in cooperation with our emerging businesses and regional partners,” Town Manager Dennis Foltz said.

The town is looking to brand itself as it embraces a massive development phase along State Road 50, and one of the ways the town can effectively self-market is through a much-improved website.

Elected officials selected CivicPlus to create a website for improving timeliness of updates; easier navigation;

and better communication of information such as weather reports, school closings and evacuation plans. It also will incorporate the town’s new branding efforts.

The town will spend $17,495 over three years for CivicPlus to design, develop and deploy the website plus a fourth-year redesign. The project will take six months to complete.

CivicPlus, with 20 years of experience, will come back to the commission with three design options.

This new website also will share Oakland’s amenities and activities more effectively.

Foltz is eager to push ecotourism, because the town has the Oakland Nature Preserve and is in the middle of the West Orange Trail and the Green Mountain Scenic Byway. The state of Lake Apopka is improving, and the north shore boasts a birding area.

“We want to grab the tourists who have been at theme parks all week and draw them here,” Foltz said.

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.

IN OTHER NEWS • The Oakland Town Commission passed the first reading of an ordinance that updates recreation and administration impact fees. If passed upon the second reading and public hearing, the update would increase combined fees from $685 to $888 and impact residential and commercial development. According to town staff, the increase is necessary because the town has undeveloped land adjacent to the intersection of State Road 50 and Florida’s Turnpike and plans to develop infrastructure to meet growth.

• Duke Energy is starting a project this month that will last until the end of the year. The utility company is replacing every utility pole and major cable in two phases: the Turnpike east to Tubb Street and then the Motamassek canal to the Oakland-Winter Garden

line. Duke Energy is funding the project. Oakland Public Works Director Mike Parker said residents and businesses will experience intermittent power outages as the crews transfer the lines.

• Town Clerk Kim Gay has been designated a Master Municipal Clerk, which is the highest achievement a clerk can receive.

• The commission will hold its tentative millage and budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at Historic Town Hall. The regular Town Commission meeting will follow at 7.

• Repairs have been completed on the fishing pier on Lake Apopka, and it is now open to residents and visitors. A new water-house connection and trash receptacle were installed, as well.

• Oakland Avenue Charter School welcomed nine new staff members and 90 kindergartners for the 201516 school year.

WEST ORANGE — Every so often, the Roper YMCA gets a reminder of why it works so hard for its scholarship campaign.

At certain board meetings, the board of nearly 30 members hears from families and members directly benefiting from the program — which offers financial assistance to families and members who otherwise would not be able to attend the YMCA. These testimonials help fuel the hard work that goes into the annual Roper YMCA Golf Classic, the largest fundraiser of the year for the campaign, which will take place Sept. 21.

“We know that (the scholarship program is) working and that the money is going for a good cause,” said Lori Burshan, one of the co-chairs for this year’s event committee who has been involved with the event for a decade. “We teach kids how to swim who wouldn’t necessarily be able to, whose parents don’t have the money to put them in swim lessons. Every summer, we (help) hundreds of kids.”

It’s that direct connection that members and board members can see that prompted the event’s other co-chair, Rod Rauch, to make the leap from sponsor to actually putting the classic together.

“You can see the dollars come back to the community,” Rauch said. “This is something where you can actively see the families and the difference that it makes in the children’s lives that are there.”

Among perks of this year’s event is its relocation to The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe. Previously, the event has been at area courses such as Orange County National, Windermere Country Club and, last year, MetroWest Golf Club. This is the first year it will be played at a private club, and organizers believe playing a course designed

by Jack Nicklaus will be a big draw.

“It’s a beautiful course … I’d put it right up there with Bay Hill and Isleworth,” Rauch said. “It seems like it’s one of the older-style courses, with a refreshed atmosphere.”

The event is isn’t competitive and focuses more on having fun with golf for a good cause. The all-day event, which is changing from a breakfast/lunch to a lunch/ dinner, will feature food donated by Sysco and goodie bags loaded with prizes from

IF YOU GO 2015 ROPER YMCA GOLF CLASSIC WHEN: Friday, Sept. 21.

Registration and driving range open at 11 a.m.

Shotgun start at noon.

Dinner begins at 5 p.m.

WHERE: The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe, 6300 Jack Nicklaus Parkway, Windermere INFORMATION: Craig James, cjames@cfymca.org or (407) 656-6430.

BY THE NUMBERS Donations help provide programs that promote healthy spirit, mind and body to more than 3,000 kids, families, adults and seniors experiencing financial hardship.

• More than $400,000 in support provided in 2014.

• 2,000 individuals have been given assistance.

• 1,000 kids participated in programs on scholarship.

• 1 out of 4 members at the Roper Y are on financial assistance. area business partners who want to be involved with the scholarship campaign. The theme is Southern cuisine, with a menu offering fried chicken, greens and macand-cheese, among other classic dishes.

Another draw of the event is the chance to interact with many of the area’s leaders.

“They get to see a lot of the people that are in the community that they don’t get to see on a regular basis — a lot of the leaders in our community support the Y and they all come out and play golf for the day,” Burshan said.

The event — which also will feature a silent auction and raffle — will be measured by the money it brings in to help local families access all the Roper YMCA offers.

“This is our largest fundraiser for the Y, for our scholarship campaign,” Burshan said. “We do pretty well.

When I first started out, we were making in the $5,000 to $10,000 (for the scholarship fun). Now we’re between $30,000 and $40,000. It has increased substantially, and it helps a lot of families.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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West Orange High’s Exceptional Student Education students donned blue in memory of Travjuan “Bubba” Hunter, who died Aug. 21 of pneumonia.

HOW TO HELP

West Orange High School is collecting money to assist Janice Morgan in paying for her son’s medical and funeral expenses.

Checks can be made out to Janice Morgan and either dropped off in the school office for Room 628 or mailed to the school, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden, Florida 34787.

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BUBBA / PAGE 1A Facebook, friends and community members were lifting Bubba’s family up in prayer.

He will be remembered forever in everyone’s hearts.

Keep that smile on your face, Bubba, just like you brought to all you met.

Heaven will be much brighter with that smile.

Bubba will always have a special place in the hearts of the West Orange family.

You and your smile and attitude made this community a better place.

“Bubba’s smile and personality was contagious,” Principal Doug Szcinski said last week.

“Everyone at West Orange knew him and loved him. He left an indelible mark and legacy on Warrior Nation. Thank you, Bubba. We miss you, and you will always be remembered.”

Bubba’s name will be added to the fallen warrior memorial near the student parking lot.

Last Friday was deemed “Blue for Bubba” Day, and staff and students showed up in his favorite color. The administration typically makes an all-call to students who are wearing a certain color (such as pink for October or blue and orange for Homecoming) on designated days, and someone takes a group photo in the courtyard.

But so many people showed up wearing Bubba’s favorite color that a group shot was impossible.

“We’ve never had that many students show support for something,” teacher Leisa Hopkins-Brown said.

Many staffers donned a light blue Superman shirt in memory of Bubba.

The Superman title was bestowed upon him by Jim Mattingly, one of his former teachers, because Bubba enjoyed posing like the superhero, flexing his muscles and challenging students and teachers to arm-wrestling competitions.

“For us, it has more meaning than that because through all his struggles, he fought through and overcame them every day — with a smile, no less,” Hopkins-Brown said. “He is our Superman.”

Hopkins-Brown is a teacher on the Exceptional Student Ed-

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Hayden Griffitts, left, Travjuan Hunter and Tyler Hartman compete for the strongest muscles. ucation team and worked with Bubba for several years.

“Bubba was an amazingly positive, bubbly soul and will be forever missed,” she said.

“We have programs like Best Buddies to help bridge the gap between our students and the general population, and it helps. But Bubba single-handedly did more for inclusion than we could ever hope to achieve. He was that special.”

Bubba made friends wherever he went — including at his part-time job of three years at Health Central Park, where he worked in the kitchen preparing food, serving drinks to residents and cleaning up after breakfast. Folding and hanging laundry were also among his responsibilities.

ULTIMATE WARRIOR

Members of West Orange’s ESE team comforted one another by sharing Bubba stories.

Janessa Cavanzon, a former student at West Orange, didn’t attend her senior prom. When Bubba found out, he asked her to go with him to last school year’s prom. He talked about his suit for weeks and considered adding a top hat and cane.

Once he got to the event, he was in the middle of the dance floor the entire evening.

“His energy was so contagious,” she said.

Cavanzon said he frequently talked about taking her to Golden Corral on his threewheeled bike, too.

According to Hopkins-Brown, the daily walk from the classroom to the cafeteria at lunchtime took a lot longer than it should have because Bubba had to stop and hug everyone along the way.

“He didn’t grow into his popularity,” she said. “He had it from Day 1.”

She laughed at his mischievous ways. He had diabetes and knew he was supposed to watch what he ate and drank.

But Hopkins-Brown said he occasionally sneaked a swipe

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The city’s 12% increase in assessed property value, combined with expected increases in sales tax revenue and state revenue share, will net Winter Garden about $2 million more next year. The city’s population is projected to grow to more than 40,000 by the end of 2016.

Winter Garden spends 52% of its budget on public safety, which includes its police and fire departments.

The budget includes funds to hire four additional police sergeants and one more crime scene investigator.

The four sergeants will increase the number of sworn police officers by 5%, from 79 to 83. The fire department budget will increase 3.9% due to capital improvements and equipment upgrades. The fire department does not plan to hire additional officers.

Zielonka and City Manager Mike Bollhoefer projected Winter Garden’s General Fund budget as $30,844,011.

Ad valorem taxes provide the single largest source of this revenue: $14,725,513, or 48% of the total. Intergovernmental transfers such as sales tax and state revenue share make up 25% of revenue, or $7,696,904. After that, permits and fees, such as impact fees, bring in $4,125,276, or 13% of expect-

of frosting off a cupcake or took a sip of juice instead of water.

And then he grinned.

Rhonda Smith was proud of the fact that she was his “school mom,” having had him for almost six years at West Orange.

She and Mattingly both spoke Saturday at the funeral.

“When someone is gone, people say he left an impact,” Michelle Cavanzon said. “He really left an impact.”

Kyle Griffitts, a 2014 graduate and senior class president at West Orange, was devastated when he learned of Bubba’s death. The two had been in the running for the Homecoming king title, which Hunter ultimately won.

After hearing the news about his friend, Griffitts, who is serving a two-year mission in Argentina for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, expressed his feelings in an email he sent to a group of family and friends.

“I just found out today that my buddy Bubba passed away this week,” Griffitts wrote.

“That guy was a stud. I can’t remember the last time I’ve cried so much. … The world just lost an absolute Warrior. It’s hard, it really is; but what means more than his passing away is the legacy that he left for everyone that knew Bubba. That kid was just a bundle of joy.

“I remember every single time I saw him, he would run up to me, or I would run up to him,” he wrote. “He would give me a fist bump, a high five or just the biggest loving hug ever. He would make my day so much. I remember the constant arm wrestling in the cafeteria. And just the energy and love that radiated from him; it was contagious and addicting.

Everyone loved Bubba, and everyone wanted him to come over and say, ‘Hi,’ or have their Bubba time, because he was just so dang loving. He was the obvious winner of Homecoming king, and to see his smile during that time was unforget-

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“I will never forget Bubba and will always remember what he did for me and for the school I will always love,” Griffitts wrote. “We lost a stud, but it’s great to know where he is right now, and I know that he is in a better place right now. … I will miss you so dang much, Bubba. Your life was short but what you left behind will forever be with me and the hearts of the students of West Orange High School and all who had the pleasure to meet you and see your bright smile. He is someone who truly made the world a better place, in his small yet so significant way. I pray we can have more people like Bubba, and I pray I can be more like him, that we all can.”

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Travjuan “Bubba” Hunter weighed less than 3 pounds when he was born early, said his mother, Janice Morgan, but he’s always been a fighter. He attended Magnolia School, Dillard Street Elementary and Gotha Middle before becoming a West Orange Warrior.

In recent years he experienced swelling in his feet and low oxygen, but no one ever heard him complain.

Morgan wants her son to be remembered for one thing.

“That smile,” she said. “He was just a very loving boy.”

She will forever be grateful to the student body for electing her son Homecoming king.

“It was a night I’ll never forget,” she said. “It was unbelievable. Words cannot express how I felt that night.”

“He loved this place so much,” said Meke Smith, a West Orange dean who often arm-wrestled Bubba. “I never saw someone who loved West Orange so much. He never lost his smile. He made everyone around him better.”

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• The commission unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance to rezone about 7.15 acres on the north side of Roper Road east of Winter Garden-Vineland Road and west of Daniels Road to city PUD. This will enable Sonata West to build a 115-person assisted-living facility on the site.

The facility will include a pool, pond, walking paths and other amenities.

Community Development Manager Stephen Pash said only one resident came to the community meeting to discuss the project.

Community Development Director Ed Williams said the city conducted traffic studies to assess the impact the facility will have on local roads. The developers will pay impact fees and their fair share for road improvements in the area.

• Commissioners unanimously approved ordinances to annex about 1 acre on the west side of Tildenville School Road north of West Colonial Drive and south of East Oakland Avenue and rezone it to single-family residential. Williams said this was a voluntary annexation. The property owner plans to build a single-family residence on the property and wants city services.

• The commission unanimously approved the final plat for 1205 and 1225 N. West Crown Point Road.

This will clean up an old plat that dates back to the 1930s. The property owner plans to build a single-family home on each lot.

• Commissioners unanimously approved the site plan for 1291 Winter Garden-Vineland Road. The plan calls for a 9,000-square-foot office space in the front with flex space in the back.

• The commission unanimously approved renewing a traffic signal maintenance agreement with Control Specialists. Assistant City Manager for Public Service

ed revenue. Service charges net $3,653,533, or 12%.

The budget for Parks and Recreation will increase by a little more than 14%, mainly due to capital improvements. The city budgeted $550,000 to pay for Phase One of the Tucker Ranch Heritage Park and $400,000 for enhancements to the West Orange Trail. The city also plans to offer employees a 3% cost-of-living/merit increase and pay 6% more for employee health insurance benefits.

The Community Development Department Budget will increase by 14.2% to fund a new senior plans examiner and a new customer service representative.

These positions will help city staff keep up with the demand for additional development.

The largest capital expense is $8,956,533 allocated from the Community Redevelopment Agency fund to build the downtown parking garage. After new employees are hired, Winter Garden expects a ratio of eight city employees per thousand residents, down from 8.2 in 2011.

The commission will hold public hearings on the budget during its regularly scheduled meetings at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 24, in the City Hall Commission Chambers, 300 W. Plant St. Don Cochran said Control Specialists has maintained traffic signals in the city since 2009. The contract allowed for a 5% increase per year, but the company only raised prices once during the term of this deal.

• Commissioners unanimously approved the site plan for 1309 Winter Garden-Vineland Road.

The plan calls for building 15,000 square feet of office space to contain a medical office and a day care for special-needs children. Pash recommended approval. Under the terms of this agreement, the day care can’t change its mission without coming back before the commission for further approval.

• City Manager Mike Bollhoefer told commissioners the owners of the property at 160 Plant St. submitted plans that were approved by city staff and the Architectural Review Board. The owners now have 90 days from when the plans were approved to complete construction.

Condemnation proceedings on this property were suspended three times to allow the owners to present a plan to bring the property up to code.

• Bollhoefer plans to schedule Winter Garden’s 9/11 Memorial ceremony at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11.

He also invited commissioners to attend a meeting on Sept. 15 in Ocoee’s Lakeshore Center to present the master plan for Plant and Franklin streets.

He asked commissioners to review ordinances from other municipalities that regulate the use of bars in windows, and said he hoped in the near future to give them a chance to review an ordinance placing a moratorium on development along East Plant Street.

• The next commission meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in City Hall Commission Chambers, 300 W. Plant St.

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Bessman Okafor will spend his life in prison for the 2012 murder of Alex Zaldivar.

ORLANDO — After eight hours of deliberation that began Aug. 25, the jury reached a verdict Aug. 26 of guilty on all counts against Bessman Okafor, 30, including first-degree murder.

Okafor, Donnell Godfrey and Emmaneul Wallace all have been found guilty of first-degree murder for their roles in the 2012 death of Alex Zaldivar, 19. Godfrey and Wallace received sentences to life in prison.

Unlike the others, Okafor, whom authorities said had been the triggerman, could receive the death penalty.

Sentencing hearings began Aug. 27.

The victim’s family has said it would prefer the death penalty.

Prosecutors have Bessman described Okafor how they believe those three men attempted to murder three residents of an Ocoee home Sept. 10, 2012. Three people had broken into Zaldivar’s residence just after 5 a.m., knocking over objects to make the scene look like a robbery, prosecutors said.

But defense attorney Dean Mosley said the wrong man had been charged in Okafor’s case.

“Law enforcement had decided who they wanted to be guilty in this case,” Mosley said. “The truth is, on Sept. 10, around 5:15, 5:20 in the morning, it’s dark; it’s quiet. … They processed the (scene) and did not find … anything in that house that would connect Bessman Okafor to being in the house.”

Authorities said suspects had worn masks and brandished firearms as they

dragged Zaldivar; Brienna Campos, then 20; and Remington Campos, then 23, from their beds at their Bernadino Drive home, ordering them to the living-room floor for execution-style shots to the backs of their heads.

Zaldivar received two shots to the head and then did not move, assumed dead by the Camposes. Brienna said she and Remington had been shot along the side of their heads, remaining conscious.

“After what felt like an eternity, I lifted my head up and called out to Alex — and there was no response,” Brienna said. “After I called out to my brother, he popped up, as well.”

According to a record of the Camposes’ 911 call, Brienna told dispatchers she and her brother had dashed out their back door after the shooters had fled out the front door. The Camposes had clambered over their backyard fence, rolled downhill and then pounded on a neighbor’s door for help, while their head wounds left a trail of blood.

“While it is a physical miracle that those two young people survived the gunshot wounds, it is a larger miracle that they survived the plan that led to them,” Assistant State Attorney Ryan Williams said. “The evidence … indicates Bessman Okafor’s plan was set in motion and was a well-orchestrated attempt to end their lives.”

With their faces to the floor, the Camposes heard a suspect in the Sept. 10 incident ask about a home invasion in May 2012.

That home invasion occurred at the same residence, and it was the reason for this planned execution of witnesses to that crime, prosecutors said.

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Alex Zaldivar, 19, was shot execution-style twice in the back of the head after being forced from bed at his Ocoee residence.

Brienna said Okafor and Nolan Bernard had robbed the residence of money, cell phones and electronics that May afternoon, having asked for drugs, as well.

“They (Okafor and Bernard) used (our) house keys to stick it in the house front door lock and make sure it would unlock and lock, like they were going to come back,” Brienna said.

In the Sept. 10 crime, the suspects asked whether the Camposes were the victims of that invasion, as well as where the other two witnesses to that invasion were.

“They asked again, ‘Where’s the drugs; where’s the money?” Brienna said.

“So I told them, ‘You’re going to be disappointed like last time — there’s nothing here.

Take the electronics and go.’

And then someone said, ‘Well, it looks like y’all are going to get shot tonight.’”

Okafor and Bernard, both already felons, faced convictions of burglary with a firearm, robbery with a firearm, fleeing imprisonment with a weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm for the May robbery, ultimately receiving multiple lifetime prison sentences Oct. 11, 2013. Orange County deputies and Ocoee police had caught them, using cell-

phone-tracking software.

The trial was set for Sept.

11, 2012 — one day after the shootings. Zaldivar and Brienna were ready to testify against Okafor and Bernard.

“Orange County Circuit Judge Bob LeBlanc let …

Okafor … go on a small bond with a cheap radio frequency monitor,” Zaldivar’s father, Rafael said. “Court records indicate Okafor left his Pine Hills home at 4:40 a.m. (Sept.

10) and returned at 5:46 a.m. The deadly shooting in Ocoee occurred around 5:15 a.m., according to police. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to put the pieces of the puzzle together.”

Weeks before the shootings, Okafor’s mother, Catalina Cynthia Ruffin-Sinclair, went to the Campos residence twice, offering bribes for dropped charges against Okafor. The Camposes refused both times, as well as when another woman appeared with the same offer.

The Camposes called the Ocoee Police Department, which sent a response team but recorded no report, according to records. Neither woman had threatened violence, but both were arrested for tampering with witnesses by bribe, in a string of at least nine suspects arrested in connection to the robbery

and shootings. That string included Nesly Ciceron and Sherria Gordon, Okafor’s friend and girlfriend, respectively, who had served as lookouts and ultimately assisted in the identification of Godfrey and Wallace as Okafor’s accomplices in the shootings, prosecutors said.

Okafor was being monitored by the radio-frequency device in home confinement with a curfew, conditions of his release on bond while awaiting trial for the robbery.

The shootings were among 109 curfew alerts for violations of his confinement in less than three months of monitoring. None of the electronic notifications was reported to a judge.

According to two county reviews, Orange County Corrections Department managers pressured staff to avoid reporting such defendant violations. Michael Tidwell, corrections chief, retired when the reviews were published.

Orange County reached a settlement with the Zaldivar family and the Camposes on Sept. 10, 2014, two years to the date of Alex’s death.

Rafael said at the time that his son’s estate and each Campos sibling would receive $100,000, with the possibility of more via claims bills in the state legislature.

He called it an admission of failure for which his son had to pay with his life.

Since his son’s murder, Rafael has called for stricter laws to deny bail to violent criminals. He said all of the defendants and accessories should be exterminated.

Okafor is eligible for the death penalty in part because of considerations of the malice of the acts within charges against him, as well as the five life sentences he received in convictions related to the initial armed robbery.

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200 block of Mather Smith Drive. Burglary. At 7:12 p.m., an officer a victim who had noticed his blower and trimmer were missing from his garage, despite placing them there the previous afternoon. He said a Bright House contractor had been working in an upstairs room, walking back and forth from the work vehicle, while he and his wife were home. At about 4:30 p.m., the contractor returned and said he needed to retrieve tools but emerged with just small pieces of metal.

He appeared nervous, rushed and breathed heavily, the owner said. Officers confirmed the items as found. The owner identified them Aug. 11 on FaceTime, by the leak in the blower and the lack of auto function on the trimmer. The owner noted his expensive tools, SUV, firearm and electronics were untouched.

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500 block of East Oakland Avenue. Drug possession. An officer stopped a man driving a dirt bike at 5:26 p.m. The driver said he was going from Montverde to get oil for the bike. A check on the driver showed an Orange County warrant for grand theft; three dates of license suspended since Feb. 6, 2012; four convictions of driving while license suspended from 2001 to 2011; and license expired as of March 2.

The officer arrested him on felony traffic charges of driving while license suspended with three prior convictions.

The officer asked whether the suspect had any sharp objects; he said he had a diabetic needle in his pocket. A clear liquid in the needle tested positive as methamphetamine. Further searching led to crystals testing positive for methamphetamine. The driver said the bike belonged to a friend.

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County assembles Heroin Task Force activity indicates the need, Espinosa said.

That activity has not yet reached the western part of the county in large numbers, he said.

“Specifically out in West Orange County, I would say no, we haven’t seen anything that has been reported — we have not seen huge numbers,” Espinosa said. “But the numbers seem to be more along the South Orange Blossom Trail area, although we have seen some different places.”

In the first seven months of this year, among 162 reported heroin-related overdoses and 30 such deaths, Sector III of Orange County, which mostly comprises West Orange, had 14 overdoses and three deaths, according to OCSO data. Only three overdoses and three deaths in Sector III were unrelated to heroin.

But Espinosa did say the West Orange Task Force — which includes members from OCSO, Ocoee Police Department and Winter Garden Police Department — already handles various tips and examines drug-related offenses in West Orange, so it will be a resource in the battle against heroin.

In the immediate future, though, the first meeting for the subcommittee will be Sept.

8 to look at stats, trends and strategies, Espinosa said.

“But the overall mission of this task force is to look at it from a law enforcement perspective, to look at it from a treatment perspective, and then from whatever type of other programs we can provide to help the community, because we’re looking at what’s an addiction — it’s an illness,” he said. “Certainly we need to treat it from a law enforcement perspective by combating the criminal side of it, but the task force itself is also looking at other things as far as treatment, programs and things like that, which will include obviously the west side of the county and the different cities that are out there, should we feel that it touches those areas.”

Within a six-month period, Espinosa believes the OCHTF can have a rapid, significant impact.

Based on rapidly rising numbers, the response will need to be fast and effective.

Carol Burkett, Orange County Drug Free Office director, said 75 heroin overdose deaths occurred last year in Orange County, as opposed to 15 similar deaths in Osceola County.

Through July, 409 heroin arrests had occurred in Orange County, according to

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Andrea Eliscu, concerned citizen. In 2011, Eliscu founded Dueling Dragons of Orlando, which unites police and inner-city teens as teams competing in dragonboat rowing races. The groups learn to count on one another and cooperate, which leads to enhanced relationships, newfound trust and improved communities. This program could expand nationally soon.

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ORANGE COUNTY — After a surge in recent reports of heroin-related activity around Orange County, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has formed the Orange County Heroin Task Force to better focus on that drug from an array of perspectives.

“Regarding the use of heroin and overdose-related things, we have seen a spike in that, which is I believe why this heroin task force was created by the sheriff (Jerry Demings) and the mayor (Teresa Jacobs),” OCSO Cpt. Carlos Espinosa said.

Espinosa is one of four cochairs of the OCHTF Law Enforcement Subcommittee with Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Director Steve Collins and Danny Banks, Florida Department of Law Enforcement special agent in charge.

Other subcommittees are in education and prevention, health care and treatment, with involvement from organizations such as Orange County Public Schools, Orlando Health and Florida Hospital.

So far, the OCHTF includes members from the Orlando Police Department, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the DEA, with other law agencies added as

OCSO data. In 2013, 437 heroin arrests had occurred for the whole year, with 546 heroin arrests last year.

Beyond that, the 162 overdoses and 30 deaths from heroin usage this year already exceed OCSO totals from 2013, and the number of overdoses is more than the past two years combined. In each of the last two years, about 1,600 grams of heroin was seized in Orange County, but already more than 2,365 grams have been seized this year.

Finally, 1,529 Orange County law enforcement submissions of heroin occurred from 2010 to 2014, more than the rest of Central Florida HIDTA — Osceola, Hillsborough, Seminole, Brevard, Polk, Volusia and Pasco counties — combined.

This period has seen a dramatic national spike in heroin as a drug of choice in the U.S., especially among young adult males, based on increased availability and cheaper prices. Users steadily require more heroin to get high, to the point their high exceeds bodily tolerance, often resulting in fatal respiratory issues. Other diseases, such as HIV and Hepatitis B and C, also become common among users sharing needles or sexual contact.

If you know someone using or considering heroin, call 211 for treatment options.

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The first TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference occurred in 1984 and grew to a nonprofit that spurred independent verbal presentations of myriad topics worldwide in more than 100 languages.

“TED Talks,” as they often are called, are broadcast on several media platforms and spread online to cultivate the greatest ideas people can offer.

Events organized independent of TED staff are signified with an x, which the central theme or location follows. TEDxOrlando began in 2010 and has occurred in the Garden Theatre each year since 2011, with the exception of 2014, when only events of an offshoot — TEDxOrlandoSalon — occurred in the Orlando area. Tickets to this year’s event cost $90 and include shared food, breaks and direct interaction with speakers.

“Our hope is that, through TEDxOrlando, we raise the profile of Orlando as a city where ideas come to life and where innovation is happening every day,” Casey said.

For more and to see past talks for free, visit ted.com or TEDxOrlando.com.

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has the goal of exploring possible answers to questions such as: What will the future be like?

What do we want it to be like?

How can we shape it?

Each presenter — eight live speakers are scheduled so far — has less than 18 minutes to share a powerful talk with the goal of spreading big ideas to foster greater understanding of the world and change it.

“We’re so excited about the speakers at this year’s conference,” TEDxOrlando organizer Jenny Casey said. “It’s a fascinating group of presenters with anticipated topics ranging from medicine to inspirational social initiatives for youth, to art and technology, to Florida’s unique waterways.”

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Health Central plans to open office on C.R. 535 Officials believe the office will open around the completion of Health Central Hospital’s addition next summer.

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“If you’re living in West Orange and have a heart attack, we can progress you to our cardiac catheter lab and open up the vessels in your heart,” he said. “Strokes are essentially the same type of interruption of blood flow to the brain as a heart attack to the heart. … We will continue meeting the needs of the community and growing our health care in that direction.”

Health Central’s cancer program has launched with the University of Florida Cancer Center, and an impella program is just starting, Ohe said.

“That’s a device that actually assists a failing heart with pumping blood to the lungs,” he said. “It’s a catheter-based technology. Think of it being half the size of your little finger. We’re introducing that technology now for people with weak and failing hearts.”

EKOS is another catheter technology the hospital will have, which involves removing clots threatening lungs, Ohe said. Work in vascular surgery, orthopedics and neurosurgery is also under enhancement, he said.

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soon as permits are ready.

He expects the project to be complete late next summer, around the time Health Central Hospital’s addition is scheduled to be done, he said.

As for Health Central Hospital, recent confusion regarding fictitious buildings on the site’s lane-use plan has given some the incorrect impression that officials of Ocoee or Orlando Health have any plans to expand beyond current construction, Health Central President Greg Ohe said.

Ocoee City Manager Robert Frank said Health Central officials have been controlling their development, and Ocoee officials have no knowledge of any Health Central plans beyond the current expansion project.

Still, the area has seen recent additions to health services, Ohe said.

“Over the last several years, we’ve added tertiary services to respond to community demand,” he said. “Today we are a primary stroke center. That’s critical because time is tissue.

We’ve also instituted an interventional cardiac catheter program.”

Ohe also mentioned the hospital’s STEMI (ST-segment

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OCOEE — Plans for the expansion of Health Central Hospital remain what they were before crews began the current expansion.

But at the intersection of County Road 535 (Winter Garden-Vineland Road) and West Lake Butler Road — across the street from the main entrance to the Summerport community — Health Central purchased about 10.5 acres of land a couple of years ago to develop a medical office building, Administrator of Ancillary Services Lonnie Cahoon said.

“We bought the land with an office specifically in mind,” he said. “It’s a 60,000-square-foot two-story structure and pretty much what we have attached to the hospital here but standalone there. We have doctors in the community scattered, and they’ll be able to move in there to collaborate.”

Summerport Family Medicine, a family practice, will move in with three physicians, Cahoon said. Doctors Dieguez, Oloufa and Pagani, gynecologists, also will move in, with the possibility of adding another doctor to that team.

Cahoon said officials had been pulling permits and will start on construction as

event, the ceremonial beam is in the atrium for the public to sign, he said.

“After the topping out ceremony and the exterior siding on the building, the public won’t see a lot going on,” Smith said. “It’d be on the inside of the building.”

New emergency department space should be complete in May or June, with 40 additional beds ready about a month thereafter, he said.

“Finally, we’ll drop back into the existing (emergency department) space and bring it up to date to match the new space,” Smith said. “Total completion is probably around the October 2016 timeframe.”

Ohe and Smith said parking has been the only true disruption from construction. Officials have rerouted many patients and visitors, but a free 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. valet parking service for the front and emergency department entrances has been a remedy and minimized disruption, Smith said.

“As construction continues, we’re developing an additional parking lot, as well,” Smith said. “It’s close to Blackwood Street. It will be about 62 to 64 parking spaces. That’ll begin probably in the next 90 days or so.”

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FULL HOUSE by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer

Winter Garden Rotary goes all-in with poker tourney The annual event raises thousands of dollars for local charities.

WINTER GARDEN — The Winter Garden Rotary Club will hold its seventh annual charity poker tournament, Friday, Sept. 18, at American Legion Post 63 on West Plant Street.

Registration costs $50 in advance or $60 at the door, which covers the initial buyin for the tournament and refreshments, such as Winter Garden Pizza, salad and beverages from Moon Cricket Grille.

But in this charity Texas Hold’em tournament, the initial buy-in stakes are not as high as, say, the World Series of Poker.

“They have the ability to do add-ons and re-buys throughout the tournament,” said John Kirby, a club member and one of the organizers.

“The $50 gets you a certain amount of chips. The first add-on that we have at the beginning is $10 to get extra chips. That is to pay the dealers; that way the dealers get paid as a decent gesture.

We’ve had almost 100% participation in that.”

Although the stakes are lower, the stacks stay high thanks to Big Stacks Poker League, Kirby said.

“They bring the tabletops and the dealers and the chips and run the tournament,” Kirby said. “We collect the monies and hold it at the reception hall and have the refreshments and what we take care of.”

That includes responsibility for various prizes, such as golf foursomes; a raffle for a three-day, two-night stay at a Westgate resort; and gift cards for ACE Hardware and restaurants, Kirby said. The winner will receive a $1,000 VISA gift card; the runner-up will get a $500 VISA gift card; and the third-place finish-

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Beyond the tournament, this event has included blackjack and Poker 101.

“Starting at 6, they’ll have a little thing set up for everyone who wants lessons on poker,” Kirby said. “The tournament starts at 7; registration starts at 6.”

The event has grown every year, with about 70 who preregistered last year to contribute to the total, about $9,200, Kirby said. This year, the goal is to get to $10,000 and at least 80 advanced registrants, he said. “ W e think we’re going to make it, but we of course can always use

more people — the more, the merrier,” Kirby said. “The response has been phenomenal. The county’s doing well and people are being more generous now. This really helps a lot.”

This tournament has benefited many charities in the past, foremost of which is the West Orange Scholarship Fund, Kirby said. Other charities receiving past funds have included the West Orange Boys & Girls Club, Reading Reindeer, Matthew’s Hope, Oakland Nature Preserve, the Central Florida Down Syndrome Association, Rotary Medical Bank and the American Cancer Society, he said.

All of this emanates from a night of merriment.

“We really have a great time,” Kirby said. “Everyone enjoys themselves, and it’s a joy to do it. I love every minute.”

Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.

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Crowd-funding boosts signal of Ocoee man’s phone invention Dennis Bard created the Mag Hook so he could have easy access to his phone without having his hands full.

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OCOEE — With the help of a new tech idea from Ocoee problem-solver Dennis Bard, it finally could be possible to eliminate dropped calls.

That goal is literal: With the Mag Hook, users don’t have to hold their phones while they are on the go, which lessens the likelihood of phones being dropped or lost, while allowing users to stay hands-free but always have easy access to their devices.

Bard and his wife, Robin, have been Rollerblading on the West Orange Trail just about every weekend since the 1990s.

Robin has an iPhone 6 Plus, which is one of the biggest smartphones currently on the market. Although she generally likes the large screen, it was difficult for her to hold the phone while blading on the trail.

Her options were an armband or fanny pack — neither of which were comfortable or desirable to her. So she started asking her husband to carry her phone in his hand or pocket.

“I’m blading, and I’m holding the phone, and I’m going, ‘There’s got to be a better way,’” Dennis Bard said.

Bard, who has an 18-year background in manufacturing but has never invented his own product before, decided to come up with a solution to fill this need. He thought of the concept for the Mag Hook.

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The Mag Hook, which Bard hopes to eventually sell for about $40, consists of three parts: a clip, a magnetic band and a smartphone case with a magnetic component. The clip fastens the magnetic band to the waistband of a user’s pants or shorts, and then the smartphone can stick to the magnetic band outside of the user’s shirt.

“You can jog with it; it’s not coming off,” Bard said. “What everybody wants but doesn’t have is, they want the phone to be right at their fingertips. …

You don’t even feel this on.”

Bard already has consulted a patent attorney and created a few Mag Hook prototypes that he and Robin have been using on the West Orange Trail and in their daily lives. He is now working full-time to raise awareness and recruit investors so that the product concept can become a reality in the marketplace.

The first Mag Hooks will come with cases that fit the latest iPhone models. The Mag Hook for Samsung, LG and other phones could be available eventually, but Bard wants to start simple to limit costs.

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Dennis and Robin Bard are avid Rollerbladers and needed a hands-free way to carry their phones.

Bard doesn’t consider himself an inventor but simply a problem-solver.

“He’s very organized,” Robin Bard said. “Around the house, too — he’s always fixing and making things better.”

“It went beyond just a per-

sonal solution for Robin and (me) on the trail, to something a lot more,” Dennis Bard said.

“I think it is a compelling answer to something that frustrates people.”

Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

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Meet the 10 Guitars Finalists — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at SoBo Art Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. To expand access to art and culture in Winter Garden and in conjunction with the 10th Winter Garden Music Festival, the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and Winter Garden Art Association are launching the 10 Guitars exhibition. The exhibit will include 10 artistically designed and decorated guitars.

The sculptures will be displayed at various locations within historic downtown Winter Garden. The guitars will suddenly appear without warning during the weeks prior to MusicFest 2015 (Sept. 5 to Oct. 3) and will remain on display throughout the MusicFest weekend (Oct. 9 to 11). See the sculptures up close before they make their way on display all over downtown Winter Garden.

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SAT., SEPT. 5 Prehistoric Pottery — 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn about the advent of pottery in Florida with hands-on experimentation using Play-Doh to explore pottery-making and decorating technology. Ages 6 and up. Presented by the Florida Public Archaeology Network. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

Orlando New World Celts Parade, Film, Movie, Food — starts at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, with a parade on Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden followed by a concert with Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders Pipe Band in the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. At 4:30, watch the movie “How Green Was My Valley” in the theater.

Afterward, go upstairs for Celtic food and entertainment

by Hard to Port and Mike Campbell, a raffle and more in the Garden Room. Tickets are $6 for the movie only and $30 for the movie, dinner and entertainment. To purchase tickets, go to gardentheatre. org/community. All profits help support the Orlando New World Celts, Rosie O’Grady’s band and the Orlando Hurling Club. For more information, email Orlando@ NewWorldCeltsInc.Org.

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High School Portfolio Class at The Art Room — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 3 to Oct. 8, at The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere. The class will focus on producing work that will not only meet the college requirements but will help the applicant to stand out.

Media variety is key. Instructor is PJ Svedja. Students will be expected to build a portfolio consisting of drawings, paintings, collage and mixed media.

There will be an emphasis on color theory, scale, proportion, original concept and composition. All art colleges require observational drawings from life, so expect to have at least one class on still-life drawing and one on figure drawing. A sketchbook is strongly recommended to help communicate ideas with the instructor and come up with the best plan for executing the concept. This is a six-week intensive class that will push the student to grow and articulate their ideas through their art. Cost is $190. (407) 909-1869 or artroomorlando. com.

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The Central Florida Film Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year, has become an anticipated annual event in West Orange and will show about 60 films this year.

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he Central Florida Film Festival, held at West Orange Cinema, is back this weekend to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Executive Director Bob Cook, who founded CENFLO in 2005, has made many changes through the years, but the goal is always the same: to present a weekend-long program that is both informative and entertaining for all who attend.

The first festival was four days long, and its 24 films were screened multiple times. Four were features; the rest were shorts.

The festival grew and was eventually condensed to a three-day event. Cook attended a seminar about how to manage a film

festival and made significant changes in 2012, which led to the festival being named one of the “Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” by MovieMaker Magazine the following year.

This year, there will be about 60 films (including shorts), representing filmmakers from 16 states and 11 countries.

There is also a competition among student filmmakers from around the world, for which the festival received entries from 19 film programs.

“We’ve grown into an international film festival where each year, filmmakers come from all parts to attend,” Cook said.

For a full schedule, including shorts and descriptions, go to centralfloridafilmfestival.com.

• “The Answer.” 2:25 p.m.

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The relationship between an Indian guru and American disciple is portrayed.

• “Blessid.” 11 a.m. Saturday and 2:45 p.m. Sunday. A depressed pregnant woman with a cursed past meets a man who claims to be immortal.

• “Boonville Redemption.” 6:40 p.m. Friday. A pioneer-era drama for family audiences.

• “Busted City.” 2:30 p.m.

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Social tension abounds when Chicago’s first black mayor is elected.

• “The Capture of Grizzly Adams.”

10:40 a.m. Saturday. A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge.

• “The Conspiracy Project.” 2:45 p.m. Friday and 1:50 p.m. Sunday.

An artful documentary intended to make people think.

• “Driving While Black.” 7:40 p.m.

Friday and 4:45 p.m. Sunday. A comedy about the extra layer of police hassle that a young black man faces while driving.

• “Dutch Book.” 4:10 p.m.

Saturday. A Florida teen launches a scheme to pay off his father’s gambling debts.

• “Eating Saltines.” 5:05 p.m.

Saturday. A fraudulent doctor leads an untrained medical staff to help patients overcome a nonexistent terminal illness.

• “Feast.” 7 p.m. Saturday.

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• “Hoovey.” 9:30 a.m. Friday and 7:35 p.m. Saturday. When a promising high-school basketball player collapses on the court, doctors discover a life-threatening brain tumor.

• “The Ibur Connection.” 12:55 p.m. Saturday and 10:50 a.m.

Sunday. A documentary about a spiritual road trip to elevate the soul.

• “Peeled Faces of the Amazon.”

10:30 a.m. Friday. A documentary about the first expedition to paddle 4,200 miles on the Amazon River.

• “Show Business.” 8:15 p.m.

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• “Watching in the Wings.” 8 p.m.

Sunday. A musical comedy about two entertainers who are mismatched in a casting office.

• “Wildlike.” 3:30 p.m. Friday and 5:40 p.m. Saturday. A troubled teenage girl is sent to live with her uncle in Alaska but is then forced to run.

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Bob Cook, executive director of the Central Florida Film Festival: “We’ve grown into an international film festival where each year, filmmakers come from all parts to attend.”

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In 1982, Haggerty again appeared as Grizzly in the madefor-TV movie, “The Capture of Grizzly Adams,” in which the protagonist must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter from being sent to an orphanage.

“My kids grew up watching Grizzly Adams, and I’ve known Dan Haggerty for over 20 years,” Cook said. “I reached out to Dan … and I told him if he came out, we’d show a film of his and introduce him to a new generation of fans.”

Haggerty recently has been suffering from cancer in his spine and was in the hospital for treatment last weekend.

But he still expects to be able to travel to Florida for the festival.

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Terry Bomar, who wrote Haggerty’s 2013 biography and has been close friends with him for many years. “If at all possible, he’s going to make it. … The odds are in our favor, and we believe we’re gonna do it.”

The funds generated by this screening will be donated to Haggerty’s charity, Young Adventurers, which helps kids and teens use their talents to serve and inspire others.

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The “Feast” team earned its way to filmmaking on the TV series “Project Greenlight,” in which first-time filmmakers

are given the chance to direct a feature film.

“As a horror filmmaker myself, I was riveted (by) this reality show and watched as the film came to life,” Cook said.

“Ten years later, I am proud to screen the film at the festival. … We have the uncut version, and the Q-and-A afterwards should be a hoot.”

In “Feast,” customers at a remote bar get locked in and have to organize a strategy to defend themselves from hungry monsters that are set to attack.

“It’s kind of a nasty little movie,” director John Gulager said. “We tried to change up what was expected from a horror film — the types of characters, who dies, how they live.

It’s not necessarily for the overly sensitive or squeamish.”

Reflecting back on the filming and production process, Gulager said it had been somewhat stressful because while he was trying to make a movie, there were also Project Greenlight cameras following him around and tracking his words, actions and reactions.

“Feast” did not use many digital effects. Actors were sprayed with actual fake blood, and real worms crawled on their faces. The monsters were real actors in costumes.

“One of the themes in ‘Feast’ is that nothing goes the way the characters plan, but they try with all theirs hearts to do something,” Gulager said.

“Sometimes they live, and sometimes they die. That could sum up movie-making in general.”

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St. Luke’s United Methodist Church reintroduces its youth dance group The sacred dance ensemble for students has not been active for a few years, but it is starting up again this school year.

WEST ORANGE — St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is hoping to get more kids and youth involved in church activities this year — even those who are not members of the church or do not attend regularly — by offering programs that relate to their interests.

Each Wednesday this school year, from 3 to 8 p.m., students in kindergarten through 12th grade can go to St. Luke’s for Thrive: an after-school program where they can participate activities such as choir, homework sessions, youth group and shared meals. Another key part of Thrive for middle- and high-school students is sacred dance.

The church has had an adult sacred dance ensemble for many years. A youth ensemble had previously ex-

isted, but recently has been inactive. The youth ensemble will be starting up again this year, led by Kristin Allgire, who participated in the youth ensemble when she was in high school.

“The arts are important to the church,” Allgire said. “It’s a great opportunity for girls and guys to meet with their peers, learn dance, and they perform during Sunday services.”

The first meeting for the youth ensemble is next Wednesday, Sept. 9. If dancers are unable to start attending regularly until later, they are allowed to join the ensemble at any point during the year, though they might not be able to perform until they have been attending for a while.

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rary and traditional styles, so that everyone in the congregation can relate when they see the dancers perform in church. Most dances will have a central message to make them more meaningful for both the dancers and the audience.

Allgire said some of the benefits for church-goers are the potential for the dance to spiritually inspire them, and the joy of seeing young people participating and giving back to their church.

Allgire grew up dancing, and she taught dance when she was in high school and again for a few years after college. Some of the relationships she formed with her students then are still going strong.

“I just love working with

The first meeting and rehearsal for the dance ensemble will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. All middle- and high-school students are welcome; they do not need to be regular attendees at St. Luke’s.

kids … and for me, it’s an opportunity not just to teach dance, but for me to be a mentor,” Allgire said. “Dance is just the avenue to get people to create a safe place for them to be.

“I think everyone is given gifts, and whether you’re given the gift of dance or you just love it, it’s a great way to show your praise and give of yourself in a way that is faithbased,” Allgire said.

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New coach excited to build program Hailing from Massachusetts, Stacy Osborne brings plenty of experience and an emphasis on team unity to CFCA’s volleyball program.

Panthers take to road to face Seminole County powerhouse DR. PHILLIPS (1-0) AT LAKE MARY (0-1), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: The Panthers will play the second leg of their brutal six-game stretch to open the season after posting a sound victory at Wekiva. Lake Mary has become one of the region’s powerhouses in the past few years and draws energized home crowds.

SCOUTING REPORT: Lake Mary saw a 20-game regular-season winning streak come to an end in Week One when the Rams

OCOEE — For years, Stacy Osborne’s brother, who lives in Oviedo, had been trying to lure his sister and her family down to Florida.

But, as a native New Englander, Osborne had plenty of roots in her Massachusetts community, where she was the head coach for Fellowship Christian Academy’s varsity girls team and also ran a club program, the Pumas.

Plus, moving a family of six children and her husband,

Dean, would be no small task.

After a particularly harsh winter, though, and the realization the FCA would not be able to offer any boys sports because of low enrollment — a crushing blow to her two football-crazed sons, Eric and Jacob — the family decided to consider its options in the Sunshine State.

After sizing up several of the Christian schools in the region, Osborne said they just kept coming back to Central

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“We just really liked CFCA,” Osborne said. “CFCA was the

friendliest; it just seemed like a good fit for us.”

Of course, it didn’t hurt that CFCA happened to have an opening to lead its varsity volleyball program and that the other job offer she had received in the region was just for teaching.

So, Osborne’s brother finally got his wish as she and her family have relocated to the West Orange area, where she will now be bringing her experience as a former coach of the year in Massachusetts (2014 D3) to help lead the Eagles to new heights.

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traveled to Jacksonville to take on Bolles. So it’s safe to assume coach Scott Perry’s team is anxious to get back on the field.

Lake Mary had trouble defending the rush last week, though, which should be music to the ears of Dr. Phillips’ skilled backfield, including dynamic senior Jaquarius Bargnare. On defense, the Panthers will have to try to slow Rams running back Marquis Mickens — a standout junior with offers from Kentucky and Marshall, among others.

IN OTHER FRIDAY ACTION WINTER PARK (1-0) AT WEST ORANGE (1-0), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: The Warriors host the Wildcats as the two teams lock horns for the first time since 2013 — when Winter Park ended West Orange’s season in the state playoffs.

SCOUTING REPORT: A close runner-up for Game of the Week, this week’s contest will constitute a significant contrast for the Warriors, who cruised to a 45-0 win in Week One over Foundation Academy. West Orange’s defense will have its hands full trying to slow Wildcats quarterback Nick Sproles, who threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns last week.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY (0-1) AT THE FIRST ACADEMY (1-0), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: After getting shut out by West Orange in the Battle of Winter Garden, Foundation gets to take on another tough task in traveling to take on the Royals.

SCOUTING REPORT: Coach Brad Lord scheduled a tough opening to the season on purpose for his Lions, hoping to get them as battle-tested as possible before district play. To defeat the Royals, the Lions will have to cut down on mistakes and be more physical, Lord said.

LEGACY CHARTER (1-0) VS. TFA-LEESBURG (1-0), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: Legacy takes to its home field at Walker Field after a surprising shutout victory over CFCA in Week One. SCOUTING REPORT: It seems coach Jarrett Wiggers might not need to pick one quarterback, after all. The Eagles had success in utilizing the skill sets of Hilton Lamprecht, who throws well, and Gehrig Chambless, who runs well, in the opener against CFCA. OCOEE (0-1) AT LAKE NONA (0-1), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: Ocoee hits the road for the first time under coach Ben Bullock and looks to shake off a disappointing Week One performance.

SCOUTING REPORT: The

Knights probably were not going to defeat last year’s state champions, anyway, but turning the ball over in their red zone multiple times against Apopka in Week One didn’t help. Friday’s big question will be whether Ocoee can settle in and play within itself against a Lake Nona team searching for a new identity.

OLYMPIA (0-1) AT EAST RIVER (0-1), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: Olympia faces a winnable road game after letting things slip away against Seminole in Week One. SCOUTING REPORT:

Sophomore quarterback Joe Milton had some strong throws, and CFCA transfer Bradley Dos Santos is a bit of a wild card for the Titans at wide receiver, but Olympia will have to get better blocking up front to score its first win under coach Kyle Hayes.

WINDERMERE PREP (0-1) VS. ALL SAINTS (0-1), 4:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: The Lakers lost for the first time since 2013 in Week One and figure to be amped up — and angry — on Friday.

SCOUTING REPORT: There’s a good chance Windermere Prep — which, in defeat, might have learned some valuable things about its personnel — will take it to the visitors from Winter Haven.

CFCA (0-1) VS. ST. JOHN LUTHERAN (0-1), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: Two teams held scoreless in Week One losses figure to get at least one of their offenses on track this week.

SCOUTING REPORT: Dropped passes hurt CFCA against Legacy, as did allowing big plays on defense.

STAFF PICKS Dr. Phillips over Lake Mary, West Orange over Winter Park, The First Academy over Foundation Academy, Legacy Charter over TFA-Leesburg, Lake Nona over Ocoee, Olympia over East River, Windermere Prep over All Saints, CFCA over St. John Lutheran

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As the captain for a loaded Warriors volleyball team, Stephanie Garner will be charged with trying to guide the dynamic group beyond the new heights it reached in 2014.

WINTER GARDEN — The change the girls volleyball program at West Orange High has experienced in the past four years certainly is not lost on the team’s captain, Stephanie Garner.

“When I started here, probably like five or six girls played club, and now, it’s everyone,” Garner said. “Fewer girls are

transferring out of coming here (to West Orange); that’s cool. … More people are noticing us as a team, so they’re wanting to come here.”

As a junior, Garner was a major part of the Warriors’ breakout season in 2014 — one that saw West Orange

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Stephanie Garner and many of her teammates have purchased Crocs slip-on shoes to wear to and from games and at school, along with colorful socks. Additionally, the girls have each customized their individual pairs with addons, such as Minions and CareBears.

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Legacy shuts out CFCA in battle of Ocoee’s Eagles Rainy skies cleared to open Legacy’s aerial attack.

OCOEE — There were no points. Central Florida Christian Academy had driven to the Legacy Charter 8-yard-line late in the second quarter.

Two plays later, Legacy scored the game’s first touchdown.

An incomplete pass on a fake field-goal attempt caused a turnover on downs for CFCA, and a pass behind everybody on the next play led to a 92yard score.

That play broke open a field position battle attributable to slickness from rain that had ended minutes earlier. Both of Ocoee’s Eagles squads in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference already had numerous turnovers: an interception

by Legacy’s Gabe Chambless; fumbles on both sides; and several turnovers on downs.

“It was tough — the ball was slippery,” Legacy head coach Jarrett Wiggers said. “We didn’t

have any way to dry anything off. ... The boys adjusted well.

I was real proud of how they stuck with it. They had a couple of costly mistakes early on, fumbling the ball around, but they figured out how to make the adjustment.”

Just after the first touchdown, on one of many stalled drives, CFCA fumbled while trying to punt. That set up Leg-

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Zachary Kelley (1) and David Dominguez tackle Kai Patterson at the 1-yard-line to preserve their 14-0 lead.

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WHAT WE LEARNED by Steven Ryzewski | Sports Editor

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Five thoughts from Week One

JEAN D’HAITI

WEEK ONE SCOREBOARD

The boys and girls cross-country teams from Dr. Phillips High were off and running Saturday, Aug. 29, as the regular season got underway with the DeLand Invitational.

Leading the way for the Panthers — whose boys team placed third and girls team placed second — was senior runner Jean D’Haiti. D’Haiti placed first in the boys race with a time of 16:48, getting his senior campaign with Dr. Phillips off to a great start.

What’s it like to start off your senior season by winning a race?

I built some confidence coming into my next race, and I just feel good about it.

What are your hopes for yourself and the team this season?

In the end, I want to go to state with my team and run well. Individually, I’m trying to be top-five at state and to just reach for the best I can this year.

Is there a meet, team or specific runner you’re really looking forward to competing against?

I’m looking at the No. 1 (runner in the state) right now. Trying to catch him.

How did you get started running cross-country?

I started cross-country when I was a sophomore, and I got into distance when I was a freshman.

In middle school, I was a sprinter. My coach from freshman year had seen me run a couple miles and she was like, “Maybe you should try distance.” I ended up being good at it.

Were you receptive to running distance at first?

I learned to love it. In the past, I hated it because I always got hurt and all that, but I see that’s what I’m good at, and I’ve accepted it and try to make the best of it.

What’s your training schedule like with the team?

We have summer training, like we started June 6, I believe. Since then, we have been training six days a week.

Cross-country is a team sport that has a very individualistic form of competition. What’s involved with being a leader in a sport such as this?

Every time I see a teammate having a bad day, I try to cheer them up. If I see my teammates are doing badly, I try to run with them.

I just try to push them.

What do you think about when you are running?

I try not to think about pain, and I try not to think about being tired.

I really just think that if I finish one mile, I think, “Oh, I did one mile,

Here are the scores and highlights from Week One action: West Orange 45, Foundation Academy 0 The Warriors’ offense struck early and often, leaping out to a 30-0 edge by halftime. This was the first meeting between the two Winter Garden-based programs.

so I can do another mile.”

That helps me out.

How much has working with your coaches, Jorge and Angie Fleitas, helped you?

Coach Fleitas is one heck of a coach. He has a lot of (championship) rings, and he’s just a good coach who supports me and looks out for me. He just wants to see me be good as a kid and grow.

Do you or have you played any other sports?

Not right now, but I might play soccer, I don’t know. Growing up, I always wanted to be a football player. I played quarterback my freshman year, but then I went into running.

Dr. Phillips 27, Wekiva 0 Two touchdowns from Jaquarius Bargnare and two interceptions by Tanner Ingle helped power Dr. Phillips past Wekiva, 27-0, on the road.

The Ocoee Knights’ offense struggled on Aug. 28 in a 40-6 loss to Apopka.

Rain stinks — and so do lightning delays. Both things happened on Friday, but, nevertheless, all eight coverage-area teams got their respective first games of the regular season in the books last weekend. So, without delay (we’ve had enough of those already), here are my five big takeaways from Week One’s results.

DR. PHILLIPS’ WIN OVER WEKIVA WAS IMPRESSIVE

What’s your favorite sport at Dr. Phillips to watch and support?

I would say track. I run in the (distance) events, but when I’m not I’m in the stadium cheering on my team. It’s really fun watching the 4x400 and all the relays. I played football (as a freshman), so I basically know all of (the sprinters).

What’s your favorite subject in school?

I would have to say history. History is really just remembering, and I really like looking back at history and seeing what happened in the past. I just really enjoy it.

Are you hoping to run cross-country in college?

Yeah, I’m hoping to go to college for running. I gained a couple (recruiting) letters, but as of right now, I’m just trying to stay healthy and run fast and then see what schools are looking at me.

Apopka 40, Ocoee 6 Apopka went up by two scores quickly and never looked back. Ocoee trailed 33-0 at the half. Knights had a few bright spots but could not sustain drives.

Sure, the Panthers were picked by many to defeat Wekiva. Nonetheless, the Mustangs are an up-and-coming football program, and for Dr. Phillips to go on the road and shut them out on their home field was downright impressive. The Panthers couldn’t have started off the season — and the brutal six-game stretch that precedes their bye week — any better.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 53, Windermere Prep 41* Lakers’ comeback attempt fell short after a day mixed with encouraging signs and poor tackling.

OCOEE WILL IMPROVE

Predicting the Knights to have defeated Apopka, last year’s state champion in Class 8A, would have been foolish.

Nevertheless, Ocoee is a better football team than it showed in Week One against the Blue Darters and hope a road game against a beatable Lake Nona team will allow the Knights to get on track.

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Stone Forsythe (73) and the Warriors had little trouble scoring a victory over Foundation Academy. self isn’t impressive. Holding the Lions scoreless, though, was. Despite the difference in roster size and physical size, Foundation has some able skill players on its roster, and the Warriors made plays to keep them out of the end zone — including creating turnovers seemingly every time the Lions got close. That momentum from West Orange’s D will be important as it hosts Winter Park and standout quarterback Nick Sproles this week.

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What are you hoping to study and pursue in college?

I want to major in criminal justice. I would like to work for an agency like the FBI. It’s just, I really don’t like criminals, and (criminal justice) is something, since I was a kid, I’ve thought was cool.

What’s something about you most people don’t know?

I think one thing people don’t know I do is I listen to rock (music) sometimes before the race, really hyped music.

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We wrote a bit in the preseason about how Legacy Charter, with the transferring in of quarterback Gehrig Chambless, would have a dilemma on its hands choosing between Chambless and Hilton Lamprecht. Maybe we were wrong.

The two players complemented each other nicely in a surprising win against CFCA — Chambless is Legacy’s version of Tim Tebow with his running ability, and Lamprecht is an able passer.

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Bradley Dos Santos made some plays for Olympia.

HATS OFF TO WEST ORANGE’S DEFENSE

The Warriors were supposed to beat Foundation Academy, so that in and of it-

CFCA TRANSFER DOS SANTOS IMPRESSIVE IN OLYMPIA DEBUT

Coming over from CFCA, which would be in Class 2A if it was not in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference, it was hard to say whether Bradley Dos Santos would be able to

Doubling up on workouts could do more harm than good You might have seen a of schedule you are on, life few of my prior columns for happens, and sometimes you everyday people like you and will miss a workout. me who are beginHow will you react? ners or have a goal A common problem to attempt their first for most beginning triathlon. triathletes and many If you are lookintermediate or ageing into the sport of group triathletes is triathlon, chances overtraining. When a are you have found workout is missed due yourself a beginner’s to any outside stimuli, training plan to get some athletes feel the CORY you into shape over need to “double up” WARREN a certain amount of on their workouts the time, as you move next day to make up closer and closer to the date for the lost fitness activity. of your race. Your plan likely While doubling up at a started 25 or eight weeks very low or recovery intensity out, depending on your level could be beneficial, to try of fitness prior to your race and go 100% twice in one day goal. No matter what type can be a bit much for your

body. Doubling up on intense workouts without the proper strategy could lead to any number of race-inhibiting factors, such as stress fractures, muscle fatigue, dehydration and many more.

If you are a busy person like me, chances are you are not trying to win the race. If you are not a professional athlete who fully understands all the ins and outs of nutrition and professional training, often when a workout is missed, you can log it as a day off track and get back on the next day. Although time goals are positive and motivational, never sacrifice your health or ability to continue training by doing too many high-intensity

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move up the Class 8A-Titans’ depth chart. He did. Dos Santos made a few nice catches and big plays for Olympia on balls thrown by sophomore quarterback Joe Milton and could very well be a breakout player for the Titans this fall if he keeps it up.

EXTRA POINTS: As part of the changes coach Kyle Hayes has brought to Olympia, the Titans debuted new matte black helmets for their game against Seminole. It was a good look. … Finally, a big thank you to the Windermere Prep Lakers and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Falcons for providing a thrilling finish on Saturday afternoon. The Lakers may not have won, but some of the inexperienced players on coach Jacob Doss’ roster matured plenty during a valiant comeback attempt.

exercises in one day to make up for a missed workout.

With your body strong and your training plan handy, you will conquer your goal and be able to call yourself a triathlete sooner than you think.

Your race will be enjoyable rather than painful, and you will be able to focus on the festivities of the race and your excellent fitness.

Now get out there and train!

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A LOOK AT LOCAL TEAMS CFCA EAGLES Class 2A, District 6 HEAD COACH: Stacy Osborne 2014 RECORD: 10-10 PLAYER TO WATCH: Stephanie Campos, libero (Sr.) OUTLOOK: In the first year under coach Stacy Osborne, the Eagles will benefit from competing in a district that no longer has Foundation Academy or Legacy Charter, which both moved up to Class 3A. CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 8 vs. Legacy Charter; Sept. 29 vs. Geneva; Oct. 1 at ICS

“We’ve got four new players and they’re a great addition to the team. … Our defense is very good so I think that’s something that other teams do not have.” — Stephanie Campos, senior

“Although we have been moved up to 3A and the level of competition will pick up a bit, the girls are very excited and ready to get the season rolling. … It will be a major challenge for us to be district runner-up again but, I do have the girls in two big tournaments in the Tampa area to help get us ready.”

Larry Kimpel, coach OCOEE Class 7A, District 5 HEAD COACH: Cathy Edwards-Lee 2014 RECORD: 11-12

Class 8A, District 5 HEAD COACH: Lindsey Carter 2014 RECORD: 14-14; made state playoffs in Class 8A

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Katy Kauffman, Morgan Farley, Kaila Baker, Alex Puchan OUTLOOK: With a new-look district in 2015, coach Cathy Edwards-Lee and her Knights believe they have a shot at the state playoffs in Class 7A. Ocoee has talent but will need to improve its consistency to contend and surprise some people.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 3 vs. Lake Howell; Sept. 24 vs. East Ridge; Sept. 29 vs. West Orange

LEGACY CHARTER EAGLES Class 3A, District 5 HEAD COACH: Larry Kimpel 2014 RECORD: 12-12; made state playoffs in Class 2A for first time

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Chloe Guy, outside hitter; Victoria Roebke, right side; Maddison Barnett, middle hitter; Cortni Vees, setter OUTLOOK: The Eagles are improved in 2015, having built upon the foundation they laid in their breakout 2014 season. Kimpel said more of his girls played club

Czyzewski, rightside hitter (Fr.) OUTLOOK: The Warriors are embracing the challenge of following up the program’s best season to date. West Orange has a balance of upperclass leaders with underclass standouts.

Conversely, the Warriors can expect to sneak up on no one in 2015 and likely will find themselves battling with Apopka for the district.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 10 at Apopka; Sept.

23 vs. The First Academy; Oct. 6 vs. Boone

“I think this year is going to be even better than it was last year, with our young talent. Every girl we have playing this year either played on the ones or twos team with their club. … Everyone has a lot of club experience.”

— Stephanie Garner, senior

There was plenty of high-flying action when CFCA hosted Windermere Prep on Aug. 27.

Area volleyball teams show skill in season’s first week The first week of school marked not just the beginning of football season but also the start of fall’s other headlining sport: volleyball.

In perhaps the busiest evening of the week for volleyball, several area teams took to the court Thursday, Aug. 27.

Among other results, Dr. Phillips swept Ocoee, 3-0, Windermere Prep took to the road and defeated CFCA, 3-0, and Olympia picked up its second win of the season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Edgewater.

Left: Morgan Grillier rises up for a kill for Dr. Phillips during its 3-0 sweep of Ocoee on Aug. 27.

OLYMPIA Class 8A, District 5 HEAD COACH: Mitch Sadowsky 2014 RECORD: 10-16

FOUNDATION ACADEMY LIONS Class 3A, District 5 HEAD COACH: Danny Eleutiza 2014 RECORD: 19-6; won district and advanced to regional semifinals in Class 2A playoffs PLAYERS TO WATCH: Elyssa Stimell, middle (Sr.); Adriana Jessup, libero (Jr.); Christina Rubaumgh, setter (Jr.) OUTLOOK: After a few departures due to graduation and transfers, coach Danny Eleutiza will rely on veteran players to lead the Lions as they make the transition from Class 2A — where they advanced to the state championship game twice — to Class 3A. CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 15 vs. Orangewood Christian; Oct. 6 vs. Lake Highland Prep; Oct. 13 vs.

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volleyball in the offseason and, although it will be a tall task, Legacy cannot be ruled out as a dark-horse playoff contender.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Mt. Dora Christian, Merritt Island Christian, Masters Academy and Ocoee High School.

DR. PHILLIPS PANTHERS

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Morgan Grillier, outside hitter (So.); Rachel Scime, middle back (Sr.); Sabrina Scime, right side (Sr.); Tiane Kong, right side (Sr.) OUTLOOK: A senior-laden team with some talented underclassmen figures to battle with rival Olympia for the district crown. After the departure of Rachel Sawyer to graduation, Dr. Phillips is lacking a true star, but will bring a by-committee approach to games against stiffer competition.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 15 at Olympia; Sept.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH: Lorissa King, setter (Sr.); Gabby Nye, middle (So.); Alix Polk, outside hitter (So.) OUTLOOK: With just two seniors on the roster this fall, Olympia is a young team, and veteran coach Mitch Sadowsky views this season as an “all-hands-on-deck” occasion. With a core of solid, capable players but no true star, the Titans are going to look to be a balanced, well-rounded team this fall that will compete with Dr. Phillips for a district championship.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 15 vs. Dr. Phillips; Oct. 1 vs. West Orange; Oct. 14 vs. Boone

“We don’t really have a hammer. We’ve got to really spread the wealth around a little bit. We’ve got a phenomenal setter. … We can’t get into an outside battle — we’re going to have to spread the ball around and get a lot to our middles.

The more balanced an offense we are, the better we’re going to be.” — Mitch Sadowsky, coach WEST ORANGE Class 8A, District 3 HEAD COACH: Ross Usie 2014 RECORD: 22-9; district champions and won first playoff game in program history PLAYERS TO WATCH: Makala Heidelberg, outside hitter (So.); Lauren Miller, outside hitter (Jr.); Ava

WINDERMERE PREP Class 3A District 5 HEAD COACH: Diego Serpa PLAYERS TO WATCH: Alex Lennon, Peyton Warp, Riley Nowicki, Isabella Teixeira OUTLOOK: The Lakers had a season of improvement in 2014 and now, with a young core, feel like they can take another step forward in 2015.

CAN’T-MISS MATCHES: Sept. 9 vs. Forest Lake Academy; Sept. 15 at Lake Mary Prep; Oct. 1 at Orangewood Christian

“We have a large underclassmen group … they are extremely competitive and talented athletes, so it will be a great year of growth for us as a team.” — Diego Serpa, coach

VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS Class 8A, District 3 Apopka Evans West Orange Wekiva Class 8A, District 5 Cypress Creek Dr. Phillips Freedom Oak Ridge Olympia Class 7A, District 5 East Ridge East River Lake Howell Lake Minneola Ocoee Class 3A, District 5 Foundation Academy Lake Mary Prep ​Legacy Charter Orangewood Christian Windermere Prep Class 2A, District 6 CFCA Central Florida Prep Geneva International Community Orlando Christian Prep ​Pine Castle Christian

Outside hitter Alix Polk prepares to serve for Olympia against Edgewater.

Left: The battle of the Eagles in volleyball saw Legacy Charter score a victory over CFCA Aug. 25.

GARNER / PAGE 1B win the district championship over rival Apopka and win its first playoff match. Now, she’s the elder stateswoman on a roster loaded with dynamic young players, including standout sophomore hitter Makala Heidelberg and junior hitter Lauren Miller, a transfer from Foundation Academy.

Garner said she has embraced her role as a captain and leader on a team that even includes a few freshmen in its playing rotation.

“It’s kind of easy — everyone is really mature,” Garner said of her younger teammates.

“For me, it’s like they’re all my little sisters, and I’m like the mother of the team. So it’s kind of fun for me to help them excel in their volleyball careers.”

Garner, who started playing competitive club volleyball when she was 8, has been a part of the program at West Orange for all four years of her high school career — meaning she has been there almost as long as fifth-year coach Ross Usie. The Warriors’ emergence as a contender on a regional and perhaps even state level has been as much a result of

OSBORNE / PAGE 1B “It’s part of my DNA,” Osborne said of coaching, before assessing what she has seen so far of her program. “I have some strong hitters, I have some great defensive players, and I have some aggressive setters.”

Osborne hit the ground running as the new coach for CFCA, getting an early start with her new roster and working hard to create a culture of unity on campus. One adjustment for Osborne, though, is getting used to a higher level of play down in Florida — even within her own team.

Usie’s coaching as it has been a credit to an influx of talent on campus, and Garner said she has grown close with her coach through the years. “(Usie) works with us not only as a coach but as a friend — so he helps us a lot with balancing high school and volleyball,” Garner said. “I think that’s really good this year with all the young players.”

Usie has raved about Garner’s leadership skills even back to when she was a junior on a team with a strong senior presence. For Usie’s program to be successful this fall, with a roster some believe is even better than it was in 2014, he will rely upon his captain to be an extension of the coaching staff on the floor and to make sure that the lessons the team learned from a season ago — including a playoff loss on the road to Boone — will not be in vain.

“We kind of learned to stay confident in our ability (from the 2014 season),” Garner said. “Last year, when we lost to Boone (in the playoffs), we kind of just let things go. … We weren’t confident in our ability. This year, we’re trying to stay positive and kind of keep

ourselves level-headed but know that we’re good enough to win and go far.”

Garner has committed to play her college volleyball at Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, Georgia, leaving one less thing to stress about during her senior season. Located just three-and-one-half hours up Interstate 95, Garner said the coaching staff, proximity to home and the beach all were factors in her choice.

For now, though, Garner isn’t as concerned with her looming career for the Mariners as she is with having a senior season to remember and playing home games in front of the team’s beloved “7th Man” student cheering section. The expectations are high, the team is young and the senior captain is just taking it all in stride.

“Everyone’s kind of just seeing what we can do, but I think we have a good chance of making it to states,” Garner said. “That’s what I hope for, especially since it’s my last year and I’m playing with both my best friends. It should be fun.”

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“Even just seeing my own team, I was pleasantly surprised that I actually have some athletes,” Osborne said.

“The competition is definitely more difficult down here.”

In two games during the first week of regular season competition, the Eagles faced tough teams in Legacy Charter and Windermere Prep and are 0-2 as of press time. Still, the program’s new head coach has taken a long view as she learns the scene in FHSAA’s Class 2A District 6 and who’s who around the Central Florida area.

In the meantime, she is stressing unity among her

players and has scheduled a spaghetti supper for the girls each week. A veteran coach, Osborne noted that if there is tension among the girls off the court, it will show up on the court. By keeping the team united and focusing on pressure situations in practice, the Eagles are optimistic to be hitting their stride once district competition begins on Sept.

15 with a home match against Pine Castle Christian.

“I’m really excited about this program,” Osborne said.

“I definitely see potential with this group of girls.”

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Dylan Clinger (34) pounces on one of many fumbles in a slippery first half.

LEGACY / PAGE 1B acy at the CFCA 30-yard-line.

Quarterback Hilton Lamprecht reeled off consecutive long rushes to put Legacy at the 1-yard line, where quarterback Gehrig Chambless plowed in for his team’s second touchdown in as many possessions.

With less than a minute left in the first half, Visual Russell returned the ensuing kickoff to the Legacy 3-yard line, where Miles Moyer made a touchdown-saving tackle.

Two runs followed by time-

outs left CFCA with one shot to score before halftime. Quarterback Kai Patterson bootlegged to his right, where Zachary Kelley and David Dominguez tackled him at the 1-yard line to preserve their 14-0 lead.

“That was huge,” Wiggers said. “To go into halftime after making that big stand gave our boys the momentum starting in the third quarter.”

Drake Dickens’ long punt return would have put CFCA in prime scoring position early in the third quarter, but a block in the back negated it,

one of many flags on the night.

Still, a long reception by Austin Mathis put CFCA in the red zone, where a fourth-down incomplete pass into double coverage became another turnover.

“We had three turnovers — two interceptions and a fumble — and we were inside of the 15 four times,” CFCA head coach John Davis told his players afterward, noting areas for improvement. “I could count about five dropped balls.”

Another drive ended just outside the red zone after CFCA recovered Legacy’s fumble late in the third quarter. Legacy followed CFCA’s turnover on downs with a long touchdown pass to Brian Carmean, who had found a coverage gap, early in the fourth quarter.

“The (offensive) line was huge,” Wiggers said while explaining his offense’s success. “It was a collective effort.

Across the line, the boys just did not quit. ... It was fun to watch.”

CFCA’s defense blocked the ensuing PAT to keep it 20-0.

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Sanford; Sept. 12 at South Orlando; Sept. 19 at South Lake; Sept. 26 vs. South Central; Oct. 3 at Hagerty; Oct. 10 vs. Azalea Park; Oct. 18 at Wekiva 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: The Wildcats had four teams advance to the MFPW Division 2 Playoffs in 2014.

TEAM TO WATCH: The Wildcats Unlimited Team, which consists of boys ages 11-14 and has no weight restrictions, is coached by Andre Dudley and loaded with future West Orange Warriors.

OCOEE BULLDOGS MFPW Division 1 WEBSITE: ocoeebulldogs.org BOUNDARIES/AREA: Players zoned for Ocoee High HOME TURF: Ocoee Bulldog Field 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 at Lyman; Sept. 5 at Olympia; Sept. 12 vs. Lake Mary; Sept. 19 vs. Winter Park; Sept. 26 vs. Dr. Phillips; Oct. 3 vs. Apopka; Oct. 10 at Sanford; Oct. 18 at Pine Hills 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: Four football teams made it to the MFPW Championships, and the Junior Pee Wee team made it to the regional playoffs in Jacksonville. Two cheerleading teams (Pee Wee and Junior Pee Wee) advanced to Nationals.

TEAM TO WATCH: Once again, Ocoee figures to have several playoff teams, but the Junior Pee Wees, coached by Jeff Dorsey, and the Junior Midgets, coached

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HOME TURF: Olympia High 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 at South Orlando; Sept.

5 vs. Ocoee; Sept. 12 at Winter Park; Sept. 19 vs. Dr. Phillips; Sept. 26 at Apopka; Oct. 3 vs. Sanford; Oct. 10 vs. Pine Hills; Oct. 18 at Lake Mary 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: The Titans’ Pee Wee, Junior Midget and Unlimited teams made the playoffs.

DR. PHILLIPS PANTHERS MFPW Division 1 WEBSITE: dppanthers.com BOUNDARIES/AREA: Players zoned for Dr. Phillips High.

HOME TURF: Dr. Phillips High 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 vs. Avalon; Sept. 5 at Sanford; Sept. 12 vs. Pine Hills; Sept. 19 at Olympia; Sept. 26 at Ocoee; Oct. 3 vs. Lake Mary; Oct. 10 vs. Winter Park; Oct. 18 at Apopka 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: The Panthers Unlimited team advanced to the Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

CENTRAL FLORIDA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE OCOEE CARDINALS WEBSITE: cfyfl.com BOUNDARIES/AREA: Players zoned for West Orange High and Ocoee High HOME TURF: West Orange High School and the Ocoee Youth Football Field (aka Ocoee Bulldog Field) 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 vs. West Orlando (at Ocoee); Sept. 5 vs. South Lake (at Ocoee); Sept. 12 at Oviedo; Sept. 19 at East Orange; Sept. 26 at Lake Mary/Sanford; Oct. 3 at Altamonte; Oct. 10 at East Orlando; Oct. 17 at Apopka 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: All of the Cardinals teams made the playoffs in 2014 and four teams made the American Youth Football Southeast Regional Tournament. The Cardinals’ seventh-grade team advanced to the AYF National Championship.

TEAM TO WATCH: While all of the Ocoee teams are play-

off-ready, the seventh-grade team (coached by William Floyd) and eighth-grade team (coached by Julian Pittman) are particularly dynamic.

FLORIDA YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER (AAU) WEST ORANGE BOBCATS WEBSITE: fyfcl.com/youthfootball-clubs/west-orangebobcats-youth-football/ BOUNDARIES/AREA: Players zoned for West Orange High, Olympia High and Dr. Phillips High HOME TURF: West Orange High School 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 vs. Conway; Sept. 5 bye week; Sept. 12 at Lake Nona; Sept. 19 at Kissimmee; Sept.

26 at Celebration; Oct. 3 at Lakeland; Oct. 10 vs. East Orlando; Oct. 17 vs. East Orange; Oct. 24 vs. Seminole 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: The Bobcats’ 12U and 6U football teams won the 2014 FYFCL Championships. All tackle teams were invited to AAU Nationals.

TEAM TO WATCH: The 12U Bobcats, coached by Sam Miller, look to continue their success in 2015.

OTHER WEST ORANGE JUNIOR WARRIORS WEBSITE: westorangejrwarriors.com HOME TURF: Walker Field 2015 SCHEDULE: Aug. 29 at Dundee; Sept. 5 at Sarasota; Sept. 12 vs.

Central Florida; Sept. 19 vs. Lakeland; Sept. 26 at Haines City; Oct. 3 vs. Avon Park; Oct. 10 at Eustis; Oct. 17 vs. Osceola

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DP opened play Dec. 7 with a 22-18 victory over Brick City (New Jersey) but fell to the Everett (Massachusetts) Crimson Tide in the Unlimited (ages 14-and-under, no weight restrictions) national semifinals, 24-22, Dec. 10.

The Panthers finished with a record of 15-1.

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Keene’s Pointe home sells for $1.393 million A home in the Keene’s Pointe community in Windermere topped all West Orange-area residential real-estate sales for Aug. 7 to 13.

The home at 6024 Greatwater Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 13, for $1.393 million. Built in 2002, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 6,350 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $219.37.

Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,612 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.07.

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The home at 7313 Hunterdon Court, Orlando, sold Aug. 10, for $234,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,957 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $119.57.

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The home at 10224 Windermere Chase Blvd., Gotha, sold Aug. 7, for $337,900. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,296 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $147.17.

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The home at 318 Pacheco Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $199,900. Built in 1973, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,399 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $83.33.

The home at 615 Aldama Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $160,050. Built in 1974, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,849 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $86.56.

The home at 6017 W. Amelia St., Orlando, sold Aug. 13, for $53,300 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,578 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $33.78.

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The home at 254 Wescliff Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 11, for $255,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $147.48.

The home at 244 Longhirst Loop, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $225,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,677 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $134.17.

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The home at 630 Palio Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 11, for $249,000 (REO/bank owned).

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The home at 11579 Vicolo Loop, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $432,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,443 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $125.47.

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The home at 11629 Sprawling Oak Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 13, for $330,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,066 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $159.73.

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The home at 205 Mather Smith Drive, Oakland, sold Aug. 12, for $265,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,460 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $107.72.

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The home at 1593 Doris Ann Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $154,500. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,352 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $114.28.

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The home at 601 Strihal Loop, Oakland, sold Aug. 11, for $240,000 (Auction/REO).

Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,336 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $71.94.

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The home at 331 Cedar Point Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 8, for $67,500 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,000 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $67.50.

The town house at 8609 Leeland Archer Blvd., Orlando, sold Aug. 7, for $216,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,512 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $142.86.

The town house at 11761 Fitzgerald Butler Road, Orlando, sold Aug. 7, for $200,000.

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The home at 915 Johns Cove Lane, Oakland, sold Aug. 10, for $392,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,486 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $157.68.

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The home at 6222 S. Hampshire Court, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $965,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,827 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $199.92.

The home at 11726 N. Camden Park Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $705,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,619 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $194.81.

The home at 6018 Caymus Loop, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $675,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four-

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The home at 1484 Hempel Ave., Gotha, sold Aug. 13, for $319,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,828 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $174.51.

The home at 2416 Sweet Oak St., Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $199,900. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,886 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $105.99.

The home at 3388 Bellington Drive, Orlando, sold Aug. 11, for $535,000. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 3,680 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $145.38.

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The home at 7130 Shady Wood Lane, Orlando, sold Aug. 7, for $374,250 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1986, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,932 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $127.64.

The home at 11144 Ledgement Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $420,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,788 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $150.65.

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The home at 9120 Lake Fischer Blvd., Gotha, sold Aug. 11, for $265,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,379 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.39.

The home at 706 Malcom Road, Ocoee, sold Aug. 10, for $136,000. Built in 1959, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,371 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $99.20.

The home at 418 Robyns Glenn Road, Ocoee, sold Aug. 10, for $215,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,801 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $119.38.

1986, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,785 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.20.

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The home at 1703 Little Spring Hill Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $88,000 (Auction/ REO). Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, one bath, a pool and 1,000 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $88.

SNAPSHOT

The home at 4065 Winderlakes Drive, Orlando, sold Aug. 10, for $288,500. Built in 1984, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,284 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $126.31.

The home at 5450 Gemgold Court, Windermere, sold Aug. 12, for $340,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,615 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $130.02.

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The home at 7525 Pointview Circle, Orlando, sold Aug. 13, for $719,900. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,750 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $261.78.

MEADOWS

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,824 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $65.12.

The town house at 663 Fortanini Circle, Ocoee, sold Aug. 7, for $182,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,837 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $99.07.

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WINDERLAKES

The home at 13745 Eden Isle Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $321,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 2,349 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.65.

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The home at 8861 Della Scala Circle, Orlando, sold Aug. 12, for $410,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,334 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $175.66.

This Keene’s Pointe home, at 6024 Greatwater Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 13, for $1.393 million. It features five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 6,350 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $219.37.

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The home at 8131 Vineland Oaks Blvd., Orlando, sold Aug. 11, for $347,500. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 3,953 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $87.91.

The home at 12717 Butler Bay Court, Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $445,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,024 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.59.

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The home at 8625 Vista Shores Court, Orlando, sold Aug. 11, for $840,000. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,209 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $199.57.

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and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,668 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $184.02.

The home at 11207 Camden Park Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $620,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,140 square feet. The price per square foot is $197.45.

The home at 1005 Garden Heights Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 10, for $238,500.

Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,202 square feet. The price per square foot is $108.31.

JOHNS LAKE POINTE

The home at 8937 Newmarket Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $163,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,311 square feet. The price per square foot is $124.33.

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The condo at 11565 Mizzon Drive, No. 819, Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $155,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,161 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.51.

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This Bay Vista home, at 8625 Vista Shores Court, Orlando, sold Aug. 11, for $840,000. It features four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,209 square feet of living area.

OASIS COVE

The town house at 8209 Mystic View Way, No. 902, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $229,900.

Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,028 square feet.

The price per square foot is $113.36.

OXFORD MOOR

The home at 5836 Oxford Moor Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $769,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,269 square feet. The price per square foot is $180.14.

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The home at 9149 Palm Tree Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $253,800 (short sale).

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The home at 13142 Sunkiss Loop, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $284,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,196 square feet. The price per square foot is $129.33.

The home at 5230 Lemon Twist Lane, Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $284,200. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,208 square feet. The price per square foot is $128.71.

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The home at 5462 Tildens Grove Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $550,100 (REO/bank

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The home at 716 Oakdale St., Windermere, sold Aug. 7, for $395,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,803 square feet. The price per square foot is $219.08.

WINDERMERE LANDINGS

The home at 6550 Golden Dewdrop Trail, Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $288,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,139 square feet. The price per square foot is $134.64.

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VILLAS AT TUCKER OAKS

The home at 1452 Scarlet Oak Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $185,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,592 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.21.

WALKERS GROVE TOWNHOMES

The town house at 858 Walkers Grove Lane, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 12, for $254,329. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,873 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.79.

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The home at 646 First Cape Coral Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $343,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and

The condo at 15328 Oak Apple Court, No. 15B, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 13, for $134,500 (short sale). Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,544 square feet. The price per square foot is $87.11.

The town house at 13741 Golden Russett Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 10, for $174,900 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,699 square feet.

The price per square foot is $102.94.

ALEXANDER RIDGE

The home at 14832 Coscester St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $37,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 864 square feet. The price per square foot is $42.82.

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The home at 15410 Heron Hideaway Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 13, for $399,900.

Built in 2012, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 4,247 square feet. The price per square foot is $94.16.

The home at 934 Marsh Reed Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $314,950. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,619 square feet. The price per square foot is $120.26.

The home at 5371 Bowman Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $430,787. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,781 square feet. The price per square foot is $154.90.

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The home at 1952 Pantheon Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $359,190. Built in 2015, it has six bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,777 square feet. The price per square foot is $95.10.

The home at 1962 Pantheon Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $275,640. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,032 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.65.

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The home at 13237 Charfield St., Windermere, sold Aug. 10, for $280,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,706 square feet.

The price per square foot is $164.13.

The town house at 7756 Moser Ave., Windermere, sold Aug. 11, for $213,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,644 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $129.56.

The home at 15493 Porter Road, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 11, for $303,440. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,447 square feet.

The price per square foot is $124.

The home at 14539 Bahama Swallow Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 12, for $265,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,088 square feet. The price per square foot is $126.92.

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WESTFIELD LAKES

The home at 510 English Lake Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $417,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,833 square feet. The price per square foot is $146.49.

The home at 167 Blue Stone Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $279,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,129 square feet. The price per square foot is $131.05.

The home at 1415 Marble Crest Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $470,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,647 square feet.

The price per square foot is $128.87.

The home at 2800 Balforn Tower Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 11, for $315,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,589 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.67.

The home at 13821 Fox Glove St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $250,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,155 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.01.

The home at 15148 Masthead Landing Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 10, for $249,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,602 square feet. The price per square foot is $155.43.

WESTLAKE MANOR

The home at 323 Park Court, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $201,255 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,663 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.02.

WESTSIDE TOWNHOMES

The town house at 997 Stucki Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 7, for $68,500 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,216 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $56.33.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY To advertise in the Church Directory call 407-656-2121or email sfelt@wotimes.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 Sundays 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary Awana - Wednesdays - 6pm Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: “FOUNDATION WORSHIP” Sundays 9:45 am - All Ages at Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Road - Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407.730.1867 STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH 611 West. Ave., Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 Email: starkelakebaptist@gmail.com

Advertise your Services, Bible School or Events on this page weekly This page appears weekly in the West Orange Times & Observer and online at wotimes.com.

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CHRISTIAN

WEST ORANGE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1450 Daniels Road Winter Garden 407-656-2770 www.cocwo.com

CHURCH OF GOD

OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD Pastor Thomas Odom 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee 407-656-8011

EPISCOPAL

CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH 241 N. Main, Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11am, 7pm www.churchofthemessiah.com

METHODIST

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Service Times 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM Phone – 407-656-1135 Web: fumcwg.org

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE LAKES, USA Conroy-Windermere Rd. @ Lincoln Ave. Sunday School 9:00AM, Worship 10:30 407-291-2886 Worship on Wed. 7:00 - 7:30 PM “Come hear the Gospel” Rev. Ferdinand Brits www.pcol.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

WINDERMERE UNION CHURCH 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd. Windermere, FL 34786 407-876-2112 Worship times: 9:00am Adult Sunday School 10:00am Worship www.windermereunion.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

NEXT COMMUNITY CHURCH 13640 W. Colonial Dr., Ste 110, Winter Garden 407-654-9661 • Prayer 9:30AM, Fellowship 9:45AM, Service 10:05AM

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando Sun.Serv 8:30am, 10:30am, 6:30pm.

407-876-3480 www.ascension-orlando.org

APOSTOLIC Pastor Jerome & Gloria Shaw

You Are Invited To Worship With Us! Sundays @ 11:45AM and Wednesdays @ 7:00PM

241 North Main Street Winter Garden, FL (In The Church Of The Messiah)

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice... Psalm 95:6-7 (NIV)

321-961-3961 info@TheMaxLifeChurch.org www.TheMAxLifeChurch.org

Car Detailing Program MATTHEW’S HOPE - HOMELESS MINISTRY

Giving West Orange County’s homeless responsibilities and another opportunity to become independent and to break the cycle of homelessness.

All vehicle-detailing work is done at Matthew’s Hope, 1460 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Cars cost $25 for an inside-and-out detail. An additional $15 will get the car hand-waxed with high-quality products. Vans and small trucks are $35 for a detail, $50 for detailing and waxing. Larger trucks can be cleaned, too, and drivers can call for a quote.

Stop by or call us for a quote today!

407.905.9500

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