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What a wonderful world Boy Scout and saxophonist Thomas Davidson is organzing a jazz concert for local military veterans. 5.

A hero’s welcome Winter Park firefighter Richard Ribar comes home after a Texas rescue mission.

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Winter Parker was among several brave Central Florida firefighters and

YOUR TOWN LOCAL AAUW TO HOST RECEPTION The American Association of University Women invites you to join educated women from a variety of professions to a Welcome Reception for prospective members to hear about the scholarships, community service, and interest groups of their organization.

The event will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at First Congregational Church of Winter Park, 225 S. Interlachen Ave.

Town Trelago apartments break ground in Maitland

paramedics who received a hero’s welcome Tuesday, Sept.

5. They had just returned from Texas, where they helped those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

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Winter Park firefighter/paramedic Richard Ribar was welcomed home by his family and community Tuesday after a 10-day mission to rescue Texas hurricane victims.

Crosby Wellness, YMCA sever longtime partnership

It’s another step in the growth of the city of Maitland.

After four years of planning, ground was broken in the last few weeks for the new Town Trelago apartment complex on the north side of Maitland Boulevard.

The 20-acre site was prime picking for the Related Group, SEE TRELAGO PAGE 4

HELPING HANDS

After 18 years, the Crosby Wellness Center in Winter Park and the YMCA have parted ways.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Since 1999, the Crosby Wellness Center has operated alongside the YMCA, but that is no longer the case.

After 18 years of partnership, the Winter Park Health Foundation, which runs the wellness center, and the Y have gone their separate ways after failing to reach a consensus on where they want to take

the wellness center in the future.

The split surprised many at the WPHF, including Debbie Watson, the executive vice president of the foundation.

“We had been working famously together, and everything was going great, and frankly we were surprised that when we reached the point of putting together our memorandum of agreement, that SEE ERA PAGE 4

Rollins College freshmen invest sweat equity into community during SPARC Day of Community. 3.

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BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Venue on the Lake — Maitland Civic Center, 641 S. Maitland Ave. The event will feature musical selections from Bach, Britten, Brahms and Gaga.

The cost is $10 at the door. For more information, call (321) 303-1404.

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WINTER PARK INSTITUTE SPEAKER SERIES: JON MEACHAM 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12,

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POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park. This film series features

classic films for the whole family. Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends and come see a viewing of “The Spy Who Loved Me.” Free popcorn for everyone. Call (407) 6290054. .

LIFE IN A CULT: HOW I LIVED AND HOW I ESCAPED 7 to 8:39 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

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‘LIFE COULD BE A DREAM’ Thursday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Enjoy an upbeat musical comedy about Denny and the Dreamers, a doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest to help them realize their dream of making it big. For information and showtimes, call (407) 645-0145.

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Delays irk medical marijuana patients Winter Park and Maitland residents are finding it difficult to obtain their medical marijuana cards.

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Rollins student Kelsey Eelman painted lines at Killarney Elementary’s PE pavilion so children can line up.

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Rollins College freshmen volunteered their time for the college’s 12th SPARC Day of Community.

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Rollins College continued a tradition of community service on Saturday, Aug. 26 as it celebrated the 12th anniversary of SPARC Day of Community — during which more than 500 members of the freshman class volunteered and served Central Florida.

The Service, Passion, Action, Rollins College Day included stops at 25 different locations where students served the community, including the Wells Built Museum, where volunteers organized and categorized museum artifacts and did general cleaning; Mustard Seed, where they broke down mattresses and organized clothing and furniture; and Killarney Elementary, where Rollins students painted a mural, cleaned and gardened.

Since SPARC Day’s inception in 2006, more than 7,000 students, faculty, and staff have contributed nearly 30,000 hours of community service.

“It sparks this type of commitment all throughout the year, that’s why it’s called SPARC Day,” Communications Manager Jo Marie Hebeler said. “We want it to spark a lifelong commitment to service.”

Being a global citizen means far more than sitting in a classroom, and SPARC Day demonstrates that, Rollins College President Grant Cornwell said.

“These students are going to be studying at Rollins for four years, and we want them to understand that they’re part of a social, cultural, economic ecosystem,” Cornwell said. “We don’t want them just to parachute in and study their subjects, we want them to be immersed in the local issues.

“We want them to be learning

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Samuel Konkol was one of several students painting doors.

Left: Olivia Ellwood and Jamie D’Amato helped give classroom doors a fresh coat of paint.

not just by studying, but learning through experience,” he said.

“Our mission is to educate students for global citizenship and responsible leadership — you have to do that by actually rolling up your sleeves and doing something, not just studying it academically.”

Rollins College helped Killarney Elementary in a number of areas. Students put a fresh coat of paint on classroom doors, painted a kindness tree mural where children can post their acts of kindness, and painted poles along the parent pickup loop so children know where to line up.

Volunteers also weeded a garden area and gave it new soil, making way for a new fall planting this school year. That garden serves as an education tool for the children while providing food for 100 homeless students, Killarney Elementary School Principal Kelly Steinke said.

“We were just delighted when we were selected to be one of the recipients of all of the volunteers,” Steinke said. “I’m so glad that Rollins College is doing this.

It’s a great opportunity for those students. We certainly appreciate it here at Killarney.”

Rollins students such as Mya Hurwitz took pride in giving back to the community, and were thankful that SPARC Day gave them something productive to do on a Saturday morning.

“Especially coming to Rollins, it’s nice to be able to explore out into the Orlando community and help the kids that really need it, other than just sitting in our dorm rooms doing things that wouldn’t be as productive as this,” Hurwitz said. “We’re all freshman, so it’s really a great way for all of us to meet and bond. I think we all have the same mindset: we’re all new, we all want to help and this is a way to all come together.”

Florida already is seeing some growing pains when it comes to medical marijuana — just ask Winter Park resident Christina Cusack.

The Winter Parker is one of many Floridians still waiting to receive their medical marijuana card, which allows them to obtain the medication from local dispensaries.

Cusack suffers from multiple sclerosis and has severe pain throughout her body.

A doctor recommended medical cannabis as treatment at the beginning of August, but she’s still waiting to receive her card as of press time.

“There’s a flood of people applying for these licenses,” Cusack said. “(The state is) overwhelmed.”

State departments say the delays are caused by the increasing number of medical marijuana users throughout Florida. The state passed a medical marijuana amendment by 71% in November to treat conditions such as cancer, epilepsy and Crohn’s disease.

Florida isn’t the only state experiencing delays, Florida Department of Health Communications Director Mara Gambineri said.

“As far as cards are concerned, it takes approximately 30 days to process a complete application for an Office of Medical Marijuana Use registry identification card,” Gambineri said.

“For context, several other large states including Illinois, Oregon and Colorado have experienced similar surges in demand for medical marijuana card applications following legislation and referendums, with Colorado reaching a processing time for medical marijuana identification card of nine weeks.”

“(Patients) keep calling, and we tell them we can’t do anything about it. …

The majority really whas to wait for a long time.”

— Dr. Pedro Oliveros, physiatrist, Maitland

Dr. Pedro Oliveros, a physician qualified to prescribe medical marijuana from his office in Maitland, has recommended the medical marijuana cards to about 80 patients. However, the majority have complained about long waits — some who have been waiting since June and still haven’t received a card.

“They’ve promised 30 days or four weeks, but it’s not really happening,” Oliveros said. “(Patients) keep calling, and we tell them we can’t do anything about it… The majority really has to wait for a long time.”

Oliveros added that many applications are being declined

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and delayed because they were not filled out properly. A common culprit is the photo that must be submitted with the application. It’s best to use a passport photo taken at a CVS or a Walgreens and not a selfie taken on a phone, Oliveros’ medical assistant Carmen Candelaria said.

Medical marijuana also has brought about a new wave of criminal activity in Florida.

The Attorney General’s Office has received at least seven complaints of medical marijuana fraud, with online vendors claiming to be selling medical marijuana or selling a medical marijuana “membership.”

Some entities are even posing as the state’s Office of Compassionate Use. A complaint from a Windermere resident in April reported a small sign outside The Grove that read “Legal Weed — Office visit $199 — 866-999-2007.” “‘Legal Weed’ sounds like a quack outfit who set up a store front and charges $199 for some bogus doctor to write down some phony excuse to get a ‘prescription’ for marijuana,” resident Kathryn Berger wrote in a complaint. “A real company that was following the letter and spirit of the law wouldn’t put out signs like that, which violate Orange County code in the first place, would never call it ‘weed,’ and would never place the sign near a place like a pediatric dentist where children frequent.”

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there were several items that the Y did not want to pursue,” Watson said. “So it was unfortunate that we were not able to continue our collaboration.”

One of the biggest issues was that the WPHF was looking to attain a medical-fitness certification for the first time since its founding in 1989, but the Y was uninterested, Watson said.

At the moment, Watson is not sure if the WPHF will take on the role of managing the wellness center as a whole, which it did previously. Other possible options include partnering with Florida Hospital, which is partnering in the overall operations at the Center for Health & Wellbeing, or hiring an independent operator.

Watson said the WPHF is planning to have an operator for the facility setup within the next 60 to 90 days. Everything else, such as design and programs, all will remain as planned.

Until recently, the Y had played a collaborative role in helping to get the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center out of its old 30,000-squarefoot facility and into the new 80,000-square-foot Center for Health & Wellbeing facility currently under construction on the same plot of land.

The original wellness center facility was closed in December 2016. The new building will open in 2018.

“The new wellness center will be surrounded by a variety of other programs, services, wellness/fitness/medicine clinical programs within the new facility,” Watson said.

A big concern for many members of the center before it was torn down has been possible pricing increases. Because the Y is no longer a partner, the prospect of a hospital helping run things could lead to a spike in costs.

However, Watson emphasized that not only will membership prices not exceed what they were before the facility closed, but also she hopes to reduce the price — which also will cover every type of program at the Center for Health & Wellbeing.

“The only thing that has a fee associated with it is membership for the Crosby Wellness Center,” Watson said. “All of the other programs and services within the Center for Health & Wellbeing — whether it be the educational programs that’ll take place in the conference center or the cooking classes in the nutrition theater — all of those things are going to be open to the public.”

Watson also said there could possibly be minimal costs for programs that require extra expenses — such as hosting an expert from across the country.

Watson also said the WPHF hopes to be able to offer more than one membership option.

“We also plan on offering packages — different types of memberships where as in the past it was kind of a one size fits all membership,” Watson said.

“One of the things that we want to take a serious look at is what can we do to offer different types of memberships, and we are going to work on that over the next few months. We expect by the beginning of 2018, we’ll have a handle on membership prices.”

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

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The team of local firefighters and paramedics — known as the Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 — was composed of special operations personnel from the Seminole County Fire Department, Orange County Fire Rescue, the Orlando Fire Department, Winter Park Fire-Rescue and the Clermont Fire Department.

The team traveled to Texas on a 10-day mission and rescued 900 people from flooded homes and buildings. The team — led by Seminole County Assistant Chief Michael Johansmeyer — was headed to Houston but stopped in Beaumont, where they and a task force from Tampa provided search-and-rescue services in the area.

The task force was called to stay in Beaumont and continue helping there for the rest of their mission.

Members worked alongside the U.S. Marines and Army Reserve.

Winter Park firefighter/paramedic Richard Ribar operated a boat for the task force during his deployment.

He returned to Central Florida tired and aching — but also knowing he made a difference.

“We worked through a tropical storm,” Ribar said. “We were in boats with the wind and the lightning and the rain, and we were going door-to-door. The first day, there was a foot of water in someone’s home. Eventually, we had to shut down operations — it was getting too dangerous.

“We go home and come out at six o’clock in the morning, and now, the water is halfway up people’s windows,” he said. “We work all day trying to get people out — some people refusing to go. We had to shut down at night, and then the third day they said it’s mandatory

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Central Florida firefighters and paramedics were given a warm welcome home after leaving on a mission to help the people of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

— you are taking everybody. We go back in, and now water is at the roof level. We’re taking people out of second story windows and off of roofs. Every day — for the first three or four days — it got worse.”

Ribar has been with the Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department for almost 20 years and has received training in swift water, task force leadership and rescue for the past 12 years. When the call for volunteers came, Ribar knew he was ready.

“All I’ve ever wanted to do was serve people and run emergen-

“We go back in, and now water is at the roof level. We’re taking people out of second story windows and off of roofs. Every day — for the first three or four days — it got worse.”

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cies,” Ribar said. “That’s all I’ve ever known since I was a kid.

“Winter Park has sponsored me for the last 12 years. This was my first deployment, and for 12 years, they’ve allowed me to go to every training (session) and get every certification that was offered.

That’s paid off in this case. … I won’t say I was lucky, because I’ve worked very hard to do this, but it was years in the making.”

Ribar’s family held onto that same sentiment while he was away, understanding that while they initially feared for his safety, they also knew he was prepared.

“He’s selfless,” said Ribar’s son, Michael. “No matter what he does, he’s always thinking of others before himself. We’re very proud of what he does for other people.”

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a Miami-based developer that is overseeing the project, which bought the land for $10 million and is planning on having the complex up and running in two years.

“It’s an extraordinary site,” said Jeff Robbins, who oversees development in Central Florida for the Related Group and acts as the vice president of development. “It’s an infill site in Maitland — which is extremely rare and hard to come by. We have the opportunity to develop lakefront property, which again is very difficult to come by and obviously is very desirable for apartment homes.”

The complex will include 350 units of apartment homes spread across 13 buildings around the property, which will be two or three stories depending on the location. Buildings on the lake will be built in the developer’s “big house design,” which will give it the feel of a typical lakehouse.

The two-story buildings will be placed lakeside, providing a view of the water, while the three-story buildings will be built closer to a planned 130,000-square-foot

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The apartment complex also will feature a wide range of amenities.

“We’ll have all the class-A plus amenities with a sauna, yoga studio, massage therapy rooms, clubhouse and outdoor dining spaces,” Robbins said. “It’s really a one-ofa-kind opportunity.”

Although the Related Group will oversee the complex and its infrastructure — including sewage, water, and roads — Pelloni development will be taking on the dining and shopping section of the project.

The 130,000-square-foot retail center will feature a range of res-

taurants, shops, office spaces, and there are even plans for a hotel to go up — allowing for visitors to the area to also enjoy the shopping center.

“We have the proximity of 130,000 square feet of retail space at our front door, which I think is going to give us a tremendous amount of opportunity to really create a mix-use environment that people can not only call home, but they can enjoy shopping and they can enjoy dining,” Robbins said.

Although pricing for the new complex is not yet available, Robbins said it would be competitive with other apartments around the Maitland area.

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Thomas Davidson hopes to honor veterans through his skill with the saxophone.

Solo composition Winter Park Boy Scout Thomas Davidson is hosting a jazz concert for veterans for his Eagle Scout project.

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A Winter Park Boy Scout is blending his passion for playing jazz with supporting a good cause — all to lend a helping hand and fulfill his Eagle Scout project.

Winter Park High School senior Thomas Davidson, a 17-year-old from Boy Scout Troop 246, has organized a Jazz for Tots event, which takes place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at Veterans

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of Foreign Wars Post 2093, 4444 Edgewater Drive, Winter Park.

The event offers veterans a jazz concert to thank them for their service while also serving as a toy drive for Toys for Tots.

It’s a way for Davidson — a tenor saxophonist — to use his musical talents to support a good cause. He’ll be playing alongside a jazz combo of 10 to 15 other Winter Park high-schoolers, running through a set of patriotic themes with a flag ceremony beforehand.

Davidson has loved playing the saxophone since he was accidentally scheduled for a music class in the eighth grade. He fell in love with jazz, including legends Dexter Gordon and Louis Armstrong.

“There’s always something to be heard,” Davidson said. “If you

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listen closely, you can hear what they’re trying to say. It’s like they’re talking to you.”

Realizing that many veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War grew up listening to jazz, Davidson said he hopes to spark a sense of nostalgia for the attendees of the event — and perhaps draw a bigger crowd who will donate toys.

“I think music is timeless, especially with jazz,” Davidson said. “Kids these days don’t necessarily listen to jazz as much, but if you consider the 60-, 70- and 80-year-olds who are still members of the VFW, most older folks enjoy jazz. This is something they would be interested in. If it was a rap concert, I don’t think I’d be getting too many VFW people. So many people have been impacted by jazz in a positive way. This is just a way for me to honor them.”

As part of his Eagle Scout project, Davidson was required to create the concept for the event, find a venue and reach out to the parties who would benefit.

The project teaches a Boy Scout how to be responsible, conduct research and consider all the small details involved.

So far, Davidson has done just that while putting his own creative musical spin on it, project coach David Reynolds said.

“He’s doing it for the veterans,” Reynolds said. “It’s a good plan, but he’s also trying to raise toys for Toys for Tots. It could be one toy, it could be 100 toys. … We’ll have to see what happens.”

“I don’t have any goal as far as a limit,” Davidson said. “It really doesn’t matter how big or small it is, more that it affects someone positively. That’s the whole purpose: doing what I can to benefit someone.”

“It really doesn’t matter how big or small it is, more that it affects someone positively.

That’s the whole purpose: doing what I can to benefit someone.”

— Thomas Davidson

IF YOU GO WHEN: 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 WHERE: Foreign Wars post 2093, 4444 Edgewater Drive, Winter Park INFORMATION: (407) 622-9158

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Nothing shows off the triumph of the human spirit more than when society is faced with a disaster.

Although it’s been more than a week since Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane to make landfall since 2005, hit Texas in devastating fashion, the state continues to fight an uphill battle.

Currently, there is believed to be more than a million people who have been displaced from their homes.

Despite human impact and the economic toll, which is estimated to be between $150 and $180 billion, the people of Texas are not alone in their fight.

Donations of food, clothing, money, and supplies from all over the country have made their way to the Lone Star State, and local churches and organizations around Winter Park and Maitland have been doing what they can to lend a hand.

At Winter Park Presbyterian Church, cash donations are welcomed as means of support, while St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church will take up second collections to raise money to go to relief efforts.

The congregation at Maitland Presbyterian Church, led by Pastor Megan Collins, is one such group that has tried their best to help alongside the nonprofit Clean the World Orlando.

“They have had open volunteering days this week to pack toiletries kits for people in Houston, and we have been encouraging our

folks to go,” Collins said. “That’s a group we have partnered with for a long time, but especially now it is great that they have a really easy way to volunteer — you just show up and you can pack kits.”

The organization specializes in collecting and recycling unused toiletry items from hotels to help prevent waste and hygiene-related illnesses.

Along with Clean the World, Collins said the church is also participating in the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, a national organization that helps with both relief and recovery. The group also trains members in its churches to provide ground support at disaster sites.

Collins said the main goal is getting members of the church to collect an assortment of items such as non-perishable food and clothing, while hoping to work alongside other community groups.

“I’m eager to help in any way that I can, and eager inspire people in my church and my community to help in any way than can too,” Collins said. “We have to all pull together when this stuff happens, and with a storm this size, it’s going to take people from all over the country pulling together for a long time to help rehabilitate the cities there in Texas.”

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‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’ When Rob Winn Anderson brings the community together to produce a big musical at the Garden Theatre — it’s a touch of Broadway in Winter Garden.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s awardwinning musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” is the brilliant rock opera that follows Christ during his last days on Earth with lyrics adapted from the Gospels.

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BACH, BRITTEN, BRAHMS & GAGA Enjoy an afternoon concert by the always-unique Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Maitland as it performs selections including “Bach’s Brandenburg No 3,” “Britten’s Dynamic Simple Symphony,” “Brahms Hungarian (Gypsy) Dance No. 6” and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” (arranged in the style of a Bach fugue)! Admission is $10 at the door; performance begins at 4 p.m. at the Maitland Civic Center, 641 S. Maitland Ave. Call (321) 303-1404 or visit pamaitland.org.

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‘LIFE COULD BE A DREAM’ I know — life often is a dream at the Winter Park Playhouse, but this Florida premiere is “super dreamy” as it calls up those doo-wop days of the 1960s. A singing group prepares to enter the Big Whopper Radio Contest, and winning would, of course, launch them to stardom. With a score of classic hits including “Fools Fall in Love,” “Tears on My Pillow,” “Earth Angel,” “Unchained Melody” and more, this promises to be classic Winter

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Golfer Olivia Wynn is poised for a strong season — her last with Trinity Prep. Page 10.

Pint-sized putter Six-year-old Michael Ott is taking the golf course by storm after a top-40 finish at the US Kid’s World Golf Championship.

The Wildcats have started the new volleyball season hot and look to make noise in district play.

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ix-year-old Michael Ott stands on the putting practice holes at the Winter Park Country Club.

This is his happy place — where the young golfer has worked on his game since he was 3.

Crouching down, Ott eyes the ball and prepares for the shot — taking a reading of the hole that sits about three-yards away.

He stands back up, lines up with his putter and gives a soft swing.

The reflective yellow golf ball rolls quickly to start but slows some as it reaches the hole before finally falling in with a loud “kurrplump” sound.

“Great putt, son!” said Rich, his father.

Putting on a show of pure golfing artistry is nothing new for Michael, who at such a young age already has played in 40 different youth tournaments — winning about 25 to 28 of them.

His most recent adventure came in the US Kid’s World Golf Championship at Pinehurst.

After qualifying by winning six of the seven tournaments with US Kid’s Golf — taking the title of Tour Champion — Michael traveled to North Carolina for the championship, where he faced off against kids from all over the world. After three days of tough competition, Michael finished an impressive 36th overall, and his father could not have been any more excited.

“Being a proud dad, you don’t really know how your little guy stacks up (against others) in the world — meaning, he might be good locally, but how can he

She preaches the old game philosophy: “One game at a time.”

Concentrate on the task at hand, and worry about everything else as it comes.

Head coach Stephanie Gibson’s Wildcats squad has done just that, and it’s paying off early and often.

A year after going 16-13 (7-2), the Wildcats have come out of the gate firing and currently sit at 4-0 (2-0) and have won all 12 sets they have played so far.

“We have a phrase that we are using this year, ‘Grit,’ and in our practices, these kids have bought SEE WILDCATS PAGE 10

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What inspired you to play golf?

I actually started playing with my dad, but I was introduced to this organization called Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association, and I have been playing ever since I was 8.

What is your favorite thing about golf?

I love a challenge, and golf definitely has a challenge aspect to it — it’s a lot harder than most sports.

Is there one thing that you’ve learned playing golf that has really stuck out to you?

I’ve definitely learned to have patience and discipline.

Who is your favorite golfer?

I do love Lydia Ko, even though it’s not her best game right now, I’m still an outstanding fan.

What’s the best advice you’ve been given since you started playing?

One thing my coach always said, was ‘the best part of a bad shot is it’s in the past.’

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THE BASICS AGE: 17 YEAR: Senior SCHOOL: Trinity Prep HEIGHT: 5-foot-3 SPORT: Golf

Do you have a favorite course you like to play?

That’s a tough one. I have played out in Isleworth a couple of times, and I really did like it there.

What’s one thing besides golf that you enjoy?

I’ve always, through golf, kind of developed a family with my friends and stuff, so it’s always nice to hangout with them. I do do other sports — I run track and do weightlifting, and also play basketball.

Cats or dogs?

Definitely dogs. Cats just aren’t as playful and always seemed a little mean.

Favorite food?

I love Asian food, I can never get enough of it. My parents will say, ‘Aren’t you tired of it?’ And I can never get tired of Asian food.

If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be?

I’d probably say Bill Gates, because I really like his work, and it would just be a good experience to see what goes on in that type of mind on a daily basis.

in to no ball hitting the floor ever — even if it’s just a warm up drill,” Gibson said. “They are getting after it 100%, and this team, probably more than teams I’ve had in the past, they will literally buy in and they will kill themselves.”

Part of that grit comes from preseason bonding activities that helped teach team work and trust among players. Another factor is the team’s experienced lineup, which features 10 upperclassmen out of the 13 players on the roster. The Wildcats are led by a core group of seniors who have taken the reigns after the talented Sasha Moore and Julie Frinfrock graduated last season Captaining the Wildcats at the libero position is Maeve Billings and Megan Downing.

Alongside Billings and Downing stands a trio of standouts for the Wildcats, which includes outside hitter Katherine Webb, setter/outside hitter Lauren Musante and middle hitter Paige Massengale.

Webb is a newcomer to the

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team who already is making her presence known. In last week’s game against Harmony alone, she picked up 10 kills and 10 digs.

“We added Katherine Webb, who has been a terrific addition,” Gibson said. “She’s added speed, composure, offense and defense — she’s added to every component of the game.”

Musante plays on the outside as well, which provides the Wildcats with threats from line-to-line — Gibson refers to this offensive strength as being

“pin dominant.” Massengale will act as the leader in the middle of the court.

Although the upperclassmen will be asked to take the Wildcats to the next level, Gibson also hopes that they — and their freshman and sophomore counterparts — continue to grow as players one game at a time.

“Our absolute goal is to get better every day — the wins and the losses, if we do our very best, it will play out the way it’s intended to,” Gibson said.

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hang with the best in the world his age?” Rich said. “Much to my surprise, not only could he compete with kids from Japan, China, Venezuela, etc., but he was good enough to get a top-40 ranking this year.”

Although Michael has been getting a lot of attention with his golf game, the start of it all was a happy accident.

When he was 2, Michael started playing baseball. Every time he swung the bat, he would basically golf swing. As a golf enthusiast, his dad took notice and suggested possibly trying golf.

In his first golf tournament at age 3, Michael competed and won against other kids at the Country Club of Winter Haven.

Since then, Michael became absolutely hooked into the sport.

“I like everything (about golf),”

Michael said with a grin. “Driving is the most fun, the putting has gotten a little bit better, and (my) chipping has gotten a little bit better.”

The little golfer takes to the course to practice four to five times a week and is constantly asking his dad to take him out to the greens.

His passion for the game doesn’t stop at playing — Michael is an avid fan, too.

Sitting in the chair in the pro store at the Winter Park Country Club and Golf Course, Michael “oohs,” “aahs” and comments on the game as he watches a PGA tournament on TV. He knows all the lingo, the players and the ins-and-outs of gameplay to the proverbial tee.

That combination of passion and pure talent for the game has led him to places that his father never thought possible.

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tion of him just having fun, that was the main thing,” Rich said.

So far, Michael is slated to take part in the upcoming US Kid’s Golf Fall Tour and the regional PGA Golf Invitational, though he also has been invited to participate in the Australian Open, British Open and Guadalajara Open.

Seeing his son’s game progress over these last few years has been a great experience for Rich.

“He has made a ton of new friends — literally friends that have invited us to go all around the world … that’s been one of the most rewarding things,” he said.

As a kid, all Michael is thinking about is getting out onto the golf course and hitting around that little colorful ball and winning more tournaments.

As a financial planner and father, Rich hopes there is also the a possible golf scholarships could be in Michael’s future — helping to pave way for a great education.

“My main goal for him is to just have fun,” Rich said. “And when he is good at what he likes to do, that’s the most important thing for me.”

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WEEK TWO RESULTS

The threat of Hurricane Irma has caused many local athletic programs to move their football contests scheduled for Friday up one day to Thursday.

The following games took place yesterday, and the results are available at ObserverPreps.com: Wekiva at Winter Park; Olympia at Edgewater and The Master’s Academy at Orangewood Christian.

Trinity Prep’s game against Jacksonville Episcopal was cancelled.

Bishop Moore’s road game against Archbishop Spalding in Maryland is obviously unaffected.

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EDGEWATER 28, COLONIAL 0 Game was called final at halftime. Quondarrius Whitfield scored three touchdown and the Eagles ended a 12-game losing streak.

BISHOP MOORE 35, LAKE BRANTLEY 34 Completed Saturday morning. Hornets defense stopped a two-point conversion with 40-seconds left that preserved the win.

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Autumn updates for your Central Florida home

Home sweet home After leaving Winter Park for Sarasota seven years ago, Danny Williams has returned, working for Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

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anny Williams is back in Winter Park – and he means business. The real estate business to be exact.

Williams was recently named the managing broker of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Winter Park office, where he also will oversee the Smyrna Beach office and commercial office in the Dr. Phillips area.

The broker previously spent 35 years as a broker along Park Avenue before moving to Sarasota to manage two offices for Michael Saunders & Company in 2010.

It wasn’t long before he became homesick for Winter Park, Williams said.

“I had 93 agents (in Sarasota); it was a wonderful situation, but I started missing all the people and friends that I have in Winter Park,” Williams said. “Sarasota, St. Armands and Longboat are paradise, but so is Winter Park in another way. I started missing everyone, so I wanted to come back.”

An opportunity came up for him to grow Sotheby’s presence in Winter Park, and Williams was offered the job and jumped at the opportunity.

Headquartered in Naples, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has more than 1,000 employees throughout Florida and North Carolina. In 2017, the company was ranked No. 35 in an annual REAL Trends 500 survey

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With fall unfolding, now is the perfect time to get that home improvement list done. The holidays are beginning, and your family likely will be hosting guests at home, so why not make a great impression with some upkeep and home improvements? Unlike the states that experience snow, here in Central Florida we have to be sure to guard against rain, wind and, from time to time, more severe storms.

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Hurricane season overlaps with our fall, so a good place to start with your autumn home updates is the roof. Step outside and take a good look. Is there anything that seems damaged? Many roofing contractors will come evaluate the home for free or a nominal charge. Having a professional assess the condition of your roof is a great thing to do pre hurricane season.

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Although we don’t have quite the number of falling leaves as our northern neighbors do, fall is the best time to get your mind in the gutters!

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of the top U.S. residential sellers by volume, the highest ranking for a Florida-based brokerage.

Williams started his new position with Sotheby’s in June, and he couldn’t be happier, he said.

“Sotheby’s is a great brand; it’s known globally,” Williams said.

“You know who the oldest company is on the New York Stock Exchange? Sotheby’s. They’ve been around awhile — 1755.

“We just need to now bring it here to Winter Park and grow it,” he said. “I’ve lived on the lakes here. I’ve sold on the lakes for over 30 years. … Now we’re bringing this great brand to Winter Park. I just can’t wait.”

Williams also has a background teaching license law and realestate principles and practices.

He taught from 1977 to 1988 at the Bert Rogers School, where he instructed more than 30,000 real-estate applicants face-toface throughout the state.

Throughout his career, Williams has learned many tricks of the trade. But above all, his No. 1 sales tactic isn’t a trick at all.

“To be successful, you need to be yourself, don’t read canned scripts,” Williams said. “Let everybody around you know that you are genuine. I don’t care what field you’re in, you have to be yourself — people can see that — and work hard. There’s no fast track. Work hard, and your rewards will be tremendous.”

Williams hopes to pass on the knowledge that he’s learned from 44 years in the field to young, aspiring brokers at Sotheby’s.

“If I can make my company successful, I’m in,” Williams said.

Especially living in a state such as Florida, it’s vital to keep them free of debris with a good cleaning and mesh guards put in place to keep them that way.

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Some other key items to check up on this fall are your duct work, HVAC and weather-stripping. Leaky ducts are one of the main culprits for high utility bills, so it’s advised to check for any potential rifts.

Many homeowners will hire HVAC pros to evaluate and service their systems annually or biannually. Some utility companies will provide a free energy-efficiency inspection too, so there are multiple routes to go in keeping your family comfortable heading into winter.

Weather-stripping around doors and windows can let climatecontrolled air out into the wild without your knowing. Make a visual inspection by walking your home’s perimeter inside and out to see where weather striping needs repairing and make the necessary fixes.

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Take your energy efficiency to the next level by installing a smart home thermostat like the one offered

by Nest. Smart thermostats can be set up to control temps and maximize efficiency when you are not at home, helping to shave a few bucks off your utility bill.

Already have a smart thermostat in place? Replace all the light bulbs in your home with energy star approved LED bulbs. The bulbs last up to 50% longer than incandescent lights.

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Now back to those pesky storms. Here in Central Florida, some of the most important autumn home updates we can make are related to hurricane preparedness. Make an evacuation plan. Make space to house any patio furniture or outdoor items in the event of high winds, and don’t forget to trim those trees. If you have any dead limbs or trees that need removal altogether, do so before they become a liability to your home. You may also want to keep some boards on hand to cover your windows with if the need arises.

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