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YOUR TOWN SCOUT WINS IMPACT AWARD

Five Central Florida visionaries received the coveted Woman of Distinction award from the Girl Scouts of Citrus. The awards pay tribute to women whose actions improve their communities, organizations and the world and who embody the core principles of Girl Scouting: courage, confidence and character.

Allison Walsh, of Windermere, received the Community Impact award for founding Helping Other People Eat to help prevent others from struggling with eating disorders. Walsh recovered from a three-andone-half-year battle with bulimia and anorexia before creating H.O.P.E. in 2001.

She distributed educational programs to 7,000 schools, community health clinics and legislative offices in Florida and 5,000 colleges nationwide. In the past 15 years, she has raised more than $1 million nationally.

Mateo Blanco’s “Coat of Many Colors” debuts in January.

BLACK TIE

Mateo Blanco already has 14 pieces in Ripley’s Believe it or Not galleries. In January, he’ll add a another. See page 4.

Meet the guy behind the grass at Dr. Phillips High. 19

Jennifer Nesslar

“The U.S. helped me to make all my dreams come true, and I want to create more dreams in art. I want to give a good image of the U.S. around the world.” — Mateo Blanco

County introduces plan for future school, park A 28-acre land parcel could one day become home to an elementary school and community park.

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This map shows the 28-acre land parcel in question, located just north of Lake Ingram Road and west of Avalon Road.

HORIZON WEST A looming request to rezone an adjacent piece of property brought concerned Lake Ingram residents to a community meeting Monday, Sept. 26.

Held at Independence Elementary, the meeting served to inform residents of a request to rezone a parcel of land that DeWitt Enterprises currently owns from Citrus Rural District to Planned DevelSEE PLAN PAGE 4

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FUN WITH FALL FLOWERS 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Windermere Garden Club will present a floral-arranging workshop, and participants can create their own arrangement for their home. Cost is $20 and includes flowers, greens, vase and floral supplies. Just take clippers. No experience is needed. Maureen, (407) 909-1461.

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ANNUAL CHARITY INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 8 a.m. shotgun start at MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando.

Sponsored by

the Rotary Club of Windermere.

Cost is $100 for single players or $400 for a foursome.

Information and registration at windermererotary.org or (407) 421-0548.

BACKYARD NATURE INVESTIGATORS 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn to be a nature detective by exploring living things in your own backyard. What will you discover? Ages 3-5. (407) 835-7323.

LITERACY & LOCOMOTION 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

Help children learn by playing by weaving early literacy practices into fun interactive stories, songs, rhythm and dance. For children up to age 3.

Seating is limited. Registration recommended by calling (407) 835-7323.

LIVE MUSIC: SKIN DEEP 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. (407) 2587028.

PINK OUT & MOBILE MAMMO 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept.

30, at Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves, 3251 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Florida Hospital for Women Mobile Wellness and FRi Diag-

nostic Imaging are offering a day of screening mammograms.

No prescription is required, and most insurance plans are accepted. To schedule, go to FHMobileWellness.com or call (407) 303-1615.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1

DR. PHILLIPS FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7625 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando. Enjoy food, music, dance and meeting Dr. Phillips locals at the Dr. Phillips Food and Wine Festival. Cost is $30 in advance; $40 at the door. Purchase tickets at form.jotform. com/62414214926957.

MATTHEW’S HOPE CHEST FUNDRAISER 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Matthew’s Hope Chest, 535 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

The storage is getting full, and furniture needs to go. Proceeds benefit Matthew’s Hope homeless ministry. (407) 905-9500.

Henri Matisse. All supplies and materials are provided. Beginner to intermediate level. Instructor is Xiomara Aleksic. Suggested donation is $15. For 18 years and up. Open to women and men.

Space is limited, and registration is required at (407) 835-7323. womenintheartsinc.org.

INTO THE LIGHT — HELP AND HOPE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Windermere Union Church, United Church of Christ, 10710 Park-Ridge Gotha Road, Windermere. The church will host its annual community-wide interfaith program to observe National Mental Illness Awareness Week with a program update on the National Alliance for Mental Illness. The event is free; childcare is available. Light refreshments will be served. For information, namigo.org or (407) 253-1900.

SOUTHWEST ART CLUB – DRAWING WITH SOFT PASTELS 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct 1, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Learn how to render a drawing using soft pastels, following step-by-step instructions, inspired by the painting “Geraniums” (1910) by

MONDAY, OCT. 3

ARTSY TODDLER 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Paint, paste, glue, stamp and create. Young children will enjoy stories, songs and exploring age-appropriate art experiences. Ages 1-3. (407) 835-7323.

TUESDAY, OCT. 4

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the Target parking lot at Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves.

Hosted by the Winter Garden Police Department, the event will include free food and fun. (407) 656-3636.

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Out with the old, in with the new Parents from Windermere Elementary have taken action to help students get laptops and an upgraded newsroom.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE Most elementaryage children probably don’t know what a VHS tape is, and even fewer would know how to use one.

However, students at Windermere Elementary are all too familiar with the antiquated technology.

“The newsroom in our school is all VHS-tape based, and the technology is just super old,” said Carin Anderson, a co-chair of the Mustang Education Fund, a parent-led initiative to invest in technology at the school. “A lot of the A-rated schools around town, that are also newer, you know, when they move in they get the new HD newsroom because that’s already part of the school.

But our school has been there for a long time, and so we just have to enhance it ourselves.”

The Mustang Education Fund began four years ago as a way to raise money to fill the gap in funding for technology. Every year since 2012, the parent-volunteers of the nine-member committee host Technology Week, where they hold fundraisers and ask for donations for the fund, 100% of which is used for technology expenses.

So far this year, they’ve raised $6,000. However, they are attempting to reach $7,500 to update the VHS-based newsroom. The school’s newsroom is used by the students every morning to communicate daily announcements, and lead the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem. The school principal also addresses the school through the newsroom.

But lately, the quality of the video and sound that comes through has been subpar.

“The technology is so outdated that the image comes out kind of fuzzy and the sounds comes out kind of garbled and not real easy to hear,” Anderson said. “So this will just make everything a lot smoother.”

Since its launch, the fund has purchased 50 iPads, 22 iPad Airs, 97 laptops, 98 Google Chromebooks, 16 high-speed printers, $500 in educational apps, computers for the science lab and Science STEM Kits.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

HOW TO HELP For their project to upgrade the newsroom with more modern technology, the school seeks community or corporate sponsors able to help pay for the school’s newsroom. For more information on how to help, contact info@mustangeducationfund.org or visit mustangeducationfund.org.

Jessica Faraldo is a McDonald’s supervisor for the location on 7836 Winter Garden Vineland Road.

Gabby Baquero

Seizing her opportunity Jessica Faraldo became the first employee in Central Florida to earn her high-school diploma through McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity program.

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hile attending Evans High School during her 11th grade year, Jessica Faraldo dropped out — five credits shy of earning her high school diploma.

She left because of her family’s financial circumstances at the time and immediately applied for her first job at McDonald’s. She was hired on the spot for a location in Lake Buena Vista.

“My family was having some issues, and I had to drop out and get a job to help my family out,” said Faraldo, now a supervisor for the McDonald’s Horizon West location on 7836 Winter GardenVineland Road. “That was the reason I got a job at McDonalds. …

I was in a desperate situation, so I was like, you know what, I need a job, like, now.”

Six years later, Faraldo finally to finally get her diploma, becoming the first McDonald’s employee in Central Florida to earn it through McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity — a program that offers employees the opportunity to improve their English skills, earn a high-school diploma or work toward a degree.

‘IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND’

By pacing herself and bringing her laptop to work with her so she could work on assignments during her 30-minute breaks every day, Faraldo completed her required classes in six months.

Once she finished the program,

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McDonald’s employee Jessica Faraldo received a surprised visit from her operations manager and supervisor, who congratulated her for earning her high-school diploma through the company’s online program.

her store’s operations manager and supervisor surprised her in the middle of her shift with her diploma, traditional graduation attire, balloons and a cake.

“I never got to go to prom,” Faraldo said. “I never knew what it felt like to have a cap and a gown on, and then my operations manager came the other day and took a picture of me in my cap and gown. It made me feel kind of weird because of my age, since I’m 26, but at the same time, I got the chance to feel what it’s like to graduate. It wasn’t a whole, big ceremony but they still took the time to (congratulate) me for what I’d done so, you know, it made me feel good about myself.”

During her six-year career at McDonald’s, Faraldo always told herself she would eventually finish up her high-school education and get her diploma — as soon as she had more time. However, her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2001, which left Faraldo with little time to pursue school.

So when she heard about the Archways to Opportunity program from her supervisor during a staff meeting, she wasted no time signing up and doing whatever she could to acquire her diploma as soon as possible.

“I just did it until I finished it every day, even if it was only for an hour,” Faraldo said of balancing work and school. “I’m proud of myself. I actually accomplished it on my own, even though I’m 26.

But for me, it’s never too late to turn your life around.”

‘YOU JUST GOT TO DO IT’

Life was a bit difficult for Faraldo’s family two decades ago.

They were living in Miami Beach and owned a tourist guide business, but Hurricane Andrew stole everything in 1992. Her family moved back to its native Argentina in 1996 for two years and then moved to Orlando. Her parents, she said, are proud of her because they see that she’s moving up and making an effort to improve herself and her circumstances.

With her high-school diploma in hand, Faraldo aims to become a paramedic. She plans to enroll in Valencia College in January to complete a two-year degree.

She was introduced to the career while spending time in hospitals as her mom received treatment.

“Back in 2001, my mom got pancreatic cancer, so I’ve been in and out of the hospital with her for years,” Faraldo said. “And after going to the hospital so much, I thought: This is interesting.”

She believes a paramedic career suits her perfectly because she’s developed a distaste for standing still in one place after those years of working in a fast-paced environment.

“To get where you want to be — even if you have to struggle or make some sacrifices — you just got to do it, because at the end of the day it’s going to be worth it,” Faraldo said. “And it was worth it because I got my diploma, and now I can start college and get my career and I can have the life I want to have and help my family.”

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

“I never knew what it felt like to have a cap and a gown on, and then my operations manager came the other day and took a picture of me in my cap and gown. It made me feel kind of weird because of my age, since I’m 26, but at the same time, I got the chance to feel what it’s like to graduate.”

— Jessica Faraldo

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

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944 Publisher / Dawn Willis, dwillis@OrangeObserver.com Executive Editor / Michael Eng, meng@OrangeObserver.com Design Editor / Jessica Eng, jeng@OrangeObserver.com Community Editor / Amy Quesinberry Rhode, aqrhode@OrangeObserver.com Senior Sports Editor / Steven Ryzewski, sryzewski@OrangeObserver.com Staff Writers Gabby Baquero, gbaquero@Orange Observer.com Danielle Hendrix, dhendrix@OrangeObserver.com Jennifer Nesslar, jnesslar@OrangeObserver.com

Mateo Blanco has created 15 pieces for Ripley’s Believe It or Not galleries.

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Not your ordinary artist JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

In the Louisville Slugger Museum, a Ripley’s Believe it or Not gallery features a portrait of Jennifer Lawrence — made entirely from peanuts.

It’s the handiwork of Mateo Blanco, a Horizon West resident.

The portrait is one of Blanco’s most visited and photographed works, but it’s not his only piece for Ripley museums.

In January 2017, his 15th piece for Ripley’s will debut at Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum in Gatlinburg. The piece is a portrait of Dolly Parton, made with several pieces of fabric from his grandmother’s clothing. The artwork gives a nod to Parton’s song, “Coat of Many Colors.”

Blanco agrees to do portraits of those he respects as artists and people.

“I love people who give a positive image of the culture of the United States,” Blanco said. “She’s an iconic singer of the United States.

I love the idea that she’s sang for many, many years. So many artists sing for just a few years. She proves that you can sing for many HORIZON WEST

DANTE AND OLIVER His latest piece, Dante and Oliver, is for a private collection, but he wants Windermere residents to be the first to see it.

“I’d like to share it with everybody in Windermere because I know everyone in Windermere loves dogs,” he said.

The artwork, inspired from a photograph of two dogs standing on staircase, is made entirely out of black and white paper.

To connect with Mateo Blanco, visit mateoblanco.us.

years if you work with love and passion.”

BLANCO’S STORY

Blanco refers to himself as a Colombian-American. He was born in Miami, but his family was from Colombia.

At a young age, Blanco returned to Colombia and spent most of his formative years there. After high school, Blanco moved back to the U.S., where he studied music at Florida Atlantic University.

Music was Blanco’s first artistic passion. He sang at the Opera House in Colombia and performed as a tenor at venues around Boca Raton.

One day, he received an invitation — from the White House.

In 2003, he sang for both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.

After college, he moved to Atlanta to record an album, and he moved to Canada for a year. But he missed his country.

“Canada is beautiful, but I feel always I belong in the U.S,” he said. “I’m happy everywhere in the world, but I feel I am at home in the U.S.” A friend, who knew Blanco loved the nature of Canada, sug-

gested Blanco move to the Windermere area.

“I love Windermere,” he said.

“It’s a lot of nature, and it’s peaceful. It’s the perfect place for an artist. Everyone is so respectful and friendly. I just love it.”

He was working as an art promoter when Edward Meyer at Ripley’s Believe it or Not! stopped him.

“Mateo, you love to promote art,” he said. “Why don’t you create your own artwork?”

Fifteen pieces later, Blanco is far from done.

Ultimately, he hopes to keep making portraits of artists who represent the U.S. well, those who are dedicated and humble. He is a big fan of Dolly Parton and hopes to meet her when she comes to the Ripley’s museum to sign Blanco’s work.

“The U.S. helped me to make all my dreams come true, and I want to create more dreams in art,” Blanco said. “I want to give a good image of the U.S. around the world.”

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

Plans include school, park opment. The land, a total of 28 acres, is located just north of Lake Ingram Road, on the west side of Avalon Road and northwest of State Road 429. The future plans for the land, should it be rezoned, include a 15-acre elementary school and a nearly 13-acre park.

Jim Willard, the applicant and attorney representing DeWitt, said the DeWitt family has sold numerous land parcels they own in Orange and Lake counties recently, and this is another piece of land no longer being used for company purposes.

The current Horizon West comprehensive plan has a location slightly southwest of the Lake Ingram Road parcel set aside for a future school already.

However, DeWitt would convey the rezoned land to the county, essentially donating it to Orange County Public Schools, the applicant said at the meeting. Many

developers donate land parcels to be designated for schools as part of their overall subdivision plans.

“From what we’ve heard from the school district, they don’t need a school site out here right now,” Willard said. “There are other elementary school sites the district owns. Because there’s a policy that says they need to get one, they’ll take it (the donated land), but they don’t need one right now. When the school district wants it, they can get it from the county.”

Willard and Orange County District 1 Commissioner S. Scott Boyd estimated the school district wouldn’t need the land for at least five years. Additionally, there are currently no specific plans made regarding the potential neighboring park site.

Because plans for future development are years away, some residents were concerned that,

although the current land-use plan upon rezoning calls for a school and park, it could turn into something completely different by the time development begins.

“Whether the county in conjunction with the school district decides to use the land for something different, we don’t have a dog in that,” Willard said. “The map identifies it as an elementary school and park. Once the PD is approved, that becomes the only permitted use on the property. There would have to be further public hearings for that use to change.”

Boyd added that the county has the ability to put conditions on any applicant’s request but that applicants always can ask the county for an exception.

Another concern was possible widening of Lake Ingram Road.

Boyd said this would be unlikely, because the road is currently a

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dead-end street — a situation that caused trouble for Sunset Park Elementary.

“We really don’t want the traffic right on our street; it’s a deadend street and a quiet rural area,” said Lisa Horine, a 15-year resident of Lake Ingram.

If the timeline runs smoothly, the rezoning request will come before the Development Review Committee by the end of October; the Planning and Zoning Commission as soon as November; and the Board of County Commissioners as early as December.

“When we came out here, there was nothing,” Horine said. “I get that there’s going to be development and growth because the groves are going away, but it’s still in our front yard.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Packing hope for Burundi First Baptist Church Windermere is hoping to get the community involved in packing 200,000 meals for people in Burundi.

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In the small African country of Burundi, gunfire, grenades, bloodshed, hunger and political unrest are part of daily life.

And after First Baptist Church Windermere’s downtown campus pastor, Troy Schmidt, visited Burundi, those realities are seared permanently in his mind.

On the outskirts of the country’s capital, Bujumbura, a compound of unfinished, modest mansionlike homes sat abandoned. It was an interesting contrast to multiple shack-like accommodations on the next street over, filled with people struggling to survive.

The plight of the country, currently listed as the poorest in the world, is dire. And that’s why the partnership between FBCW and Burundi Christian Ministries was born.

“The political situation when I was there was heinous,” Schmidt said. “It’s going to reach a limit where there’s too much, but the country has faced genocide many times, and everybody is always

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Burundians often live in shacks like these.

worried about whether that is going to happen again.”

Nearly 250,000 people have fled Burundi out of fear of genocide, and 50,000 of them now live in a Rwandan camp called Mahama.

Escaping the Burundian government is an accomplishment, but the reality of hunger is something that still plagues the people there.

FBCW is teaming up with Feeding Children Everywhere to pack 200,000 meals for the Burundians on Saturday, Oct. 1.

“It’s desperate and that’s why our food-packing is so necessary,” Schmidt said. “The people there easily go without a meal once a day, and so to provide the packet of food which could feed a family of seven means a lot to them.”

Schmidt has met some of the Burundian people who have benefited from their past food-

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packing events while on trips to the country.

“Generally, when you do these things and send them off you never see them, so to meet them face-to-face is pretty humbling,” he said. “I know this food is going directly to people I’ve met. It’s very fulfilling to be able to see their faces when they get something they so desperately need, and it’s basically a pouch of lentils, seasoning and rice.”

The church packs a container with as much as possible and sends it over, sometimes with a missions team, to Burundi.

Although the majority of the contents will be the meals packed, the church also is collecting donations such as shoes, sheets and medical supplies.

In addition to the food packing, the church also works with BCM and E3 Partners — a missions

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organization based in Dallas, Texas — to support a Burundian orphanage, church and a school.

“You don’t have to be Christian to say, ‘Hey, I want to help people,’” he said. “We’re hoping they’ll come and see some of the culture. We’ll have Burundian drummers come down from Atlanta, games that highlight what kids in Burundi play — it’s not Xbox games, sometimes it’s just a tire — and you can sample some of the food you’re packing, taste coffee and more.

“This is more than just a country for us; these are people we’ve been around, we know, we’ve seen, we’ve prayed with, and that’s why it hits so close to us,” he said. “Burundi does not offer you a lot, but the people do.”

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 WHERE: The Pines at Windermere, 3409 Maguire Road, Windermere INFORMATION: To get involved with First Baptist Church Windermere’s foodpacking event Oct. 1, visit facebook.com/ helpburundi, or call Carol Vereb at (407) 876-2234.

FOR MORE INFO Burundi Christian Ministries burundichristianministries.com Feeding Children Everywhere feedingchildreneverywhere.com First Baptist Church Windermere fbcwindermere.com

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Honoring a Warrior West Orange High alumnus Ray Forsythe joked that he and his best friend, Keith Little, were supposed to be standing on the sidelines at every football game this season, critiquing Forsythe’s son, Hawke.

It was something the two were looking forward to as Hawke entered his junior season as a guard and tackle. What they didn’t know at the beginning of the year, though, was that they wouldn’t get that chance.

Little, also a West Orange alum, former college football player and coach, died May 6 from a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 40 years old, and left behind his daughter, parents and other relatives.

‘Hey, Keith had a stroke,’” he said. “Roughly two-and-a-half months later they moved him to hospice, and he passed away in May.” After his experience with recovering from a stroke and with losing his best friend to one, Forsythe knew he had to do something to help others going through the same thing. Currently, he and his wife are in the process of creating the Ray Forsythe Stroke Foundation. The foundation would help families, especially those of young adults, who are going through similar devastating situations. Although Forsythe had help from the Brooks Rehabilitation hospital, which specializes in strokes, he wanted to become a person that a young family can lean on for support.

FALLEN WARRIOR

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Forsythe himself suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in February 2015, when he was 42. He spent four months in the hospital recovering, where he had to re-learn how to walk and move his arm again. It took a toll on his six kids and his wife, but Little made a difficult time easier for him.

“Keith was one of the individuals that came to the hospital to visit me and made sure I was focused,” Forsythe said.

That’s why Forsythe was shocked at the beginning of this year when he received the phone call that Little had suffered the same stroke.

“It was almost a shocker to get that phone call from a mutual friend of ours who said,

Forsythe and Little played football together, first at Lakeview Junior High and then at West Orange.

Little’s father was the basketball coach, so they also played basketball together and even tried their hand at wrestling.

When the two graduated in 1990, Little went off on a full-ride scholarship to play as an outside linebacker defenseman for the University of Pittsburgh, while Forsythe played as offensive tackle at Kent State University. The former teammates even became rivals when they played against each other at Pittsburgh in 1992.

“One of the best memories ... was when KSU played Pitt, where we actually met as college athletes as rivals for the first time in

West Orange so much that he went back to the school to teach.

He started coaching at the school, which Forsythe said was a dream for him. The two always had talked about the coaching on junior and high-school levels, always wanting to get involved with teaching them their positions the right way.

“We would show up every Friday night, and Keith and I would stay on the sidelines and root on our Warriors,” Forsythe said.

HONORING A ROLE MODEL

Keith Little was an assistant linebackers coach at Bethune-Cookman University.

our career,” Forsythe said.

After graduating from Pitt with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies, economics and Spanish, Little came back to Orlando, becoming a member of the Orlando Pitt Club — part of the Pitt Alumni Association — and also the assistant linebackers coach at BethuneCookman University.

But one thing that never changed was this: Little loved his West Orange Warriors.

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Since Little’s passing, Forsythe knew he wanted to do something to honor his friend. He mentioned in passing to West Orange High Athletic Director Adam Miller that not only was Little an athlete and coach at the school, but also everybody in the community loved him. From there, Forsythe said, Miller ran with the idea.

The community recognition will take place Friday, Sept. 30, at the school, when the Warriors take on Apopka’s Blue Darters.

Little’s family and some of his closest friends will walk onto the field together around 6:40 p.m., and an award will be presented to his family on the 50-yard line.

And while the Warriors take on the Blue Darters, Forsythe will stand on the sidelines as they said they would this season. He’ll sport a special West Orange football shirt, too — with his best friend’s last name and high-school number, 80, printed on the back.

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Earlier this month, Florida Hospital welcomed its first patients to its new sports medicine and rehabilitation facility at 3131 Daniels Road. After a year of planning and construction, the facility began admitting patients on Sept. 12 and held a community grand opening Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The facility offers physical therapy and occupational therapy for patients with musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains, strains, neck and back pain, tendonitis and recurring injuries.

“Right now, we have 15 clinics throughout the (Central Florida) area, but we just want to able to offer the patients of West Orange and Winter Garden another option to receive physical therapy and occupational therapy (OT),” said Eric Specht, the regional director of outpatient rehab. “We sort of saw the need there. There was a big hole there where there wasn’t a lot of PT and OT services.”

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patients to get therapy without a physician’s referral.

Generally, even for more common injuries, patients would see a physician who would send them to a specialist, who would then send them to therapy. But this program is meant to provide quicker access for patients who already are aware of what kind of injury they might have, which could save in overall costs of care.

Specht hopes the facility will fulfill the care needs for patients

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“There really has been kind of a gap in Winter Garden with access to physical therapy, occupational therapy and an outpatient center,” Specht said. “Down toward Health Central and that area, there’s access, but you know, most patients don’t really want to travel more than five miles from their home. … Without this facility, a lot of people would have to drive from five to 10 or 15 miles to get to care.”

The Winter Garden location will be the second Florida Hospital Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation facility in West Orange.

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Brandt and Staci Leich moved to Florida for one purpose: to start a church.

At the end of their five years at Park Crest Baptist Church in Missouri, they felt the call to plant a church in a growing area that didn’t have a church on every corner. Because Staci’s brother had planted a church in neighboring Osceola County, the Leichs came down to Central Florida to look for the right area.

Horizon West was the perfect fit, and Life Church Horizon West was born.

The church’s name fits the Leichs’ outlook on what a church community should look like.

“We see ministry as life sharing life — doing life with other,” Brandt Leich said. “Coming alongside people. No matter what stage of life they’re in. No matter what they’re going through. We want to do life with them and ultimately point them to Jesus.”

The church has Baptist roots and is affiliated with Converge Southeast, a church-planting organization.

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For the month of September, Orange County Animal Services is hosting its “Real House Pets of Orange County” adoption promotion.

The adoption fee for dogs and cats will be $10.

Fees includes sterilization, vaccinations and a microchip.

Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando Florida near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call (407) 836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.

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The Leichs have been in Christian ministry for nearly 20 years. Their passion to start a church blossomed from their time in college ministry in Missouri, where they were surprised by how many great things happened and the genuine change they saw in the students.

“It really gave us a longing for more than just what we were doing day in and day out,” Staci Leich said. “We wanted to do life with people. We realized in that ministry that we can do this every day.”

Much of the team behind Life Church are some of the young adults the Leichs worked with in college ministry — and they also moved to help out.

Stephen and Hannah Fuller both felt compelled to help after hearing about the church opening, so the couple moved to Florida with the Leichs.

“We believe everything that they say when it comes to what could possibly happen in this area and how many people we could reach,” Stephen Fuller said.

Because the Fullers are not on staff with the church, the most difficult part of the move was finding jobs, which they secured nearby. They currently serve in youth ministry, which already has started hosting some events.

Ultimately, the members of Life Church hope to connect a variety of people — from those who are eager to serve the church to people who are considering Jesus.

“Our vision statement for our church here is we want it to be a safe place where people can find and follow Jesus,” Brandt Leich said. “What we mean by our vision statement is we don’t care where what a person’s background is, how messy their life is. It doesn’t matter. We don’t want people to feel like they have to clean up in order to come to church; that they have to put on airs to be accepted.”

The church is currently in what they call the “preview” stage.

On Sept. 11, the church held its first preview service at the West Orange Country Club.

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been about getting into the Horizon West community and connecting with people. The Leichs have also been hosting Bible studies and other gatherings at their home — often inviting families to their home for dinner. Members of the church have spent time at the pool, as well as at various events in Summerport Village, hoping to make an impact on the community.

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Through the end of the year, Life Church will continue to hold preview services from 10 to 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month at Bay Lake Elementary School.

At each of these services, nursery and elementary programs also will be available. In February, the church will host its grand opening and begin weekly services.

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The partners chose a nature theme to bring a more relaxing vibe to Critics’ Corner.

Bradford said the menu caters to everyone. It features the classic espresso beverages and coffees, but for those who aren’t into coffee, there’s plenty of other options, including tea, hot chocolate, sandwiches, muffins and cookies. But the milkshake-like Signature Frappés are fan favorites.

Each of the frappés, such as the Augustus Gloop, are named based on films. Most contain a fruit puree with milk and special, secret base that give the drinks a smooth texture.

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Bradford and McVay have worked for Sirois since they were in high school. Sirois hired Bradford in 2001, when she was still in high school. She worked there for three years before leaving for college.

She came back in 2007 as a fulltime manager.

“He’s so good to us,” Bradford said. “I couldn’t say no.”

McVay was hired in 2002, and she’s stayed there ever since.

“We’ve kind of grown as a family, so to speak,” Bradford said.

“None of us are related, but to us we are family.”

In the mood of the coffee shop, they’ve adopted a similar mentality.

Because the coffee shop and cinema are connected, guests are allowed to bring food from Critics’ Corner into the theaters.

Eventually, the partners would like to incorporate more movierelated décor to the shop. But for now, there’s a lot of greenery and nature to aid the home-awayfrom-home feel.

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In June, Critics’ Corner opened in Ocoee, neighboring the West Orange Cinema. The shop’s three partners — Tenyl Bradford, Jessica McVay and Patrick Sirois — also manage the theater.

“We wanted to create a space where people could come, hang out and talk and relax,” Bradford said. “We want it to be the backdrop, so to speak, of the movie of your life.”

They found that people wanted places to hang out before or after they enjoyed a movie, and they wanted to provide a space where people could do so. They looked around the immediate area and realized it needed a coffee shop.

“We just felt like coffee is kind of central,” Bradford said. “Everybody wants a cup of coffee, everybody wants to hang out or have a little bite to eat or have something to drink, and we just felt like a cup of coffee was the perfect thing to bring people together.”

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Kayla Marshall, Ashley Lucas, Jim Lucas, Rita Luthra, Kenny Mehase, Star Mehase, Dustin Lucas and Candi Lucas gathered for a nice evening out.

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Orlando’s newest Irish pub, located in the Dellagio Town Center in Dr. Phillips, officially opened for business Aug. 19 and hosted a grand-opening celebration Friday, Sept. 9.

“I felt like the Dr. Phillips and Sand Lake area was in need of a ‘hospitality bar,’ and ever since I’ve been here since 1999, I’ve wanted to open this bar — for probably 15 to 20 years — in this location,” said Paddywagon Orlando Managing Partner Mike Hunsucker. “I’m super excited to be able to do it here and now.”

Paddywagon Irish Pub is a franchise based out of Sarasota and began in 1996. Hunsucker described it as a local, friendly neighborhood pub, Irish in theme. Paddywagon prides itself on friendly service and a fun atmosphere.

Hunsucker said the franchise owners have been wanting to get into the Orlando market for quite some time, so when they found the pub’s current spot in the Dellagio, it just made sense.

“This was a boutique clothing store before, pinks and purples,” he said. “We thought there was a void in Dr. Phillips of just a neighborhood, local, friendly, relaxed, come-as-you-are bar. That’s all we are and that’s all we want to be.”

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Paddywagon Irish Pub recently opened its Orlando location in Dr. Phillips’ Dellagio Town Center.

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Paddywagon Orlando’s staff is excited that the pub is officially open. From left: Steven Fernandez, Patricia Rhees, Sam Campea, Tyler Williams and Managing Partner Mike Hunsucker.

The bar boasts 25 beers on draft and a mix of both local and craft beers. It even has a partnership with Crooked Can Brewing Company in Winter Garden.

And although it is a true bar and doesn’t serve food, guests are more than welcome to bring in their own. Local businesses in the Dellagio, such as Miller’s Field and Bravo Cucina, will deliver to Paddywagon.

“We just try to make it a fun atmosphere,” Hunsucker said. “I

wouldn’t necessarily call us the most authentic pub in the world ... we just want to have the Irish, local, comfortable feel.”

The fact that there’s cyclical business from the tourism close by is an added factor for success, and Paddywagon ensures it is a place that offers a welcome respite for employees in the hospitality industry.

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THE WINTER GARDEN TIMES, SEPT. 11, 1969 After 104 years, the Case Company discarded its original trademark “Old Abe” eagle for plain wording. Pounds Motors was a Case dealer in Winter Garden starting in 1936 and displayed for decades the 400-pound cast eagle at the corner of its building at Plant Street and Lakeview Avenue.

Pounds Motors was founded by Hoyle Pounds, who operated the business with his sons, Russell and Herbert.

The eagle still sits perched on its globe in front of the Winter Garden History Museum, a donation from the Pounds family to the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.

75 years ago

A wedding of interest will be solemnized when Doris Tyson becomes the bride of Clarence E. Heidt, of Winter Garden.

70 years ago

Manager Bailey, of the Edgewater Hotel, is having all the rooms in the building redecorated in light pastel shades and the baths in white enamel.

Reservations for 40 are being made at the Edgewater hotel for members of the Chattanooga Lookouts baseball team that is coming to Winter Garden for spring training.

65 years ago

Hoyle Pounds requests that anyone wishing to enter the Boat-a-Cade in October contact him to register. It will leave Kissimmee and voyage 175 miles through inland waterways, four lakes, three canals and the Kissimmee River.

50 years ago

A new trailer park is taking shape on Daniels Road just off State Road 50. George Daniels, property owner, is carving out 20 spaces in an orange grove for trailer lots.

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Remembering the golf legend who called our community home

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man whose namesake is synonymous with golf, class, advocacy for children and a tasty beverage died Sunday.

All around Southwest and West Orange the past few days, residents have been sharing their memories and photos from meetings and interac-

tions with Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer who planted his tentpole in Bay Hill back in the early 1970s, making Southwest Orange his winter base of operations for years to come.

Although he may not have known it then, Palmer’s affinity for this community and his choice to move here put this area on the map in ways that are hard to quantify.

Southwest Orange County and Central Florida, at large, are meccas of the golf world, and before so many of the clubs and courses we are so familiar with now were built, there was Bay Hill — and there was Arnie.

Roger Masterson, a golf SEE LEGACY PAGE 21

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Austin Stoetzer, 13, is a strong leader for the Dr. Phillips Predators 14U travel baseball team. Page 20

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Senior outside hitter Brynna Deluzio, of The First Academy, has helped lead the Royals to a 15-2 start this fall and is our Observer Preps Athlete of the Week. Check out ObserverPreps.com for the whole story.

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Arnold and Winnie Palmer smile for the camera with Frank and Helen Chase at the Chase’s home on Lake Louise.

A loss to Miami’s Ferguson High Sept. 24 ended the Dr. Phillips volleyball team’s winning streak at an impressive 10 games. The Panthers are 12-2 on the season.

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Dr. Phillips senior swimmer Jake Meisenheimer broke two meet records at the Spruce Creek Invitational last weekend. Meisenheimer was victorious in the 500-meter freestyle (4:46.98) and 100-meter backstroke (0:55.75).

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Collin Hart rolled a 201 for Olympia’s boys bowling team Sept. 26 in a victory over Edgewater, 1,953-1,576.

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Makala Heidelberg had 20 kills, 19 digs and three aces for the West Orange volleyball team Sept. 20 in a 3-1 win versus Apopka.

Dr. Phillips history teacher Mark Seelig has been keeping and lining the Panthers’ home field — regarded as one of the best-kept grass playing surfaces in Central Florida — since 1994.

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Mark Seelig lines the field ahead of a junior varsity football game. He has been maintaining and lining the fields at Dr. Phillips High since 1994.

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hen the Dr. Phillips Panthers take the field Friday night against the Oak Ridge Pioneers, they will do so — as they always do — on one of the best-kept playing surfaces in Central Florida.

From the care of the field to its artful logos and lining, Athletic Director Russell Wambles said visiting athletic directors and coaches constantly alert him to how amazing the field looks at Bill Spoone Stadium each Friday.

The man responsible for that field, though, is usually in the shower when a lot of this happens.

Mark Seelig, who has been taking care of the fields at Dr. Phillips High since 1994, likes to work right up until game time before showering off the dirt that signifies a job well done and heading out to enjoy the game from his golf cart in the north end zone.

Unfortunately, with a program such as the Panthers’ that routinely wins by a large margin, missing the first few minutes often means missing all the fun.

“Sometimes I get out here and the score is 14-0 already,” Seelig said with a laugh. “I can hear

(public address announcer John) Magrino with the foghorn, and I know that we scored while I’m in the shower.”

For Seelig, it’s all part of a routine that officially dates back to 1990, when he was a teacher at Apopka High — but unofficially goes back to his days as a kicker at both Apopka High and the University of Miami.

In high school for the Blue Darters, Seelig said that, as the kicker, he was one of the favorite choices of then-coach Chip Gierke to help with mowing and maintaining the field.

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Seelig played football for the University of Miami as a placekicker during the Hurricanes’ glory days of “The U” in the 1980s. Seelig played during Howard Schnellenberger’s final season in 1983 and for three more years under Jimmy Johnson from 1984-1986.

So much for being a game manager.

Olympia alum Trevor Siemian threw four touchdown passes and accumulated 312 passing yards for the Denver Broncos in a 29-17 win against Cincinnati Sept. 25.

Making his first start in a road game, Siemian was awarded the game ball afterward.

Now, Siemian and the Broncos will travel to the Sunshine State to take on the Tampa Bay Bucs in a game just down Interstate 4 from where the quarterback grew up.

Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium.

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Austin Stoetzer The Dr. Phillips Predators 14U travel baseball team is having a strong fall season most recently winning the championship for the Silver Bracket at the Nations of Orlando “Fall Classic” in Apopka. Helping to lead the way has been Austin Stoetzer, 13. Stoetzer has been valuable to the Predators on the mound, at the plate and on the field as the eighth-grader looks to improve himself for high school ball next year.

It seems you’re having a pretty strong fall. What’s your assessment of how you’ve played so far?

I think I’m doing pretty (well). I’ve been getting better at pitching and just overall playing on the field.

The organization’s board of directors overwhelmingly voted for the changes Sept. 26.

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In a landmark vote for highschool football in Florida, the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors voted 14-2 Sept. 26 to accept a proposed playoff format that tweaks how teams earn a playoff berth in larger classifications and eliminates districts in smaller classifications entirely.

The proposal — which will be instituted beginning with the 2017 season — was formed and revised over more than a year by a team led by FHSAA administrator Frank Beasley, who afterward expressed his excitement for what’s ahead for the sport.

“This is a landmark day for high school football in the state of Florida,” Beasley said in a statement. “It’s been a long, ongoing process.”

The new format most dramatically affects teams competing in classes 1A through 4A. Within those classifications, districts will be eliminated in favor of a points system to decide which teams make the playoffs in each of the four respective regions.

Without scheduling requirements mandated by districts, teams will be free to build their own regular-season schedules.

What are you focused on improving this fall?

I want to get better at pitching, quite honestly. It’s been helping me out a lot in games. Mostly, I want to improve my speed and mechanics.

What do you enjoy most about playing the game?

Just being with the team, making great plays and trying to win.

Baseball-wise, who is one of your role models?

It would have to be my coach, James Parr. He’s helped me a lot with pitching and other positions.

What’s your favorite baseball team?

That would have to be the (Philadelphia) Phillies. It’s my dad’s favorite team, and it’s just become mine, too.

What’s your dream job?

It would have to be a paleontologist. It started as a love for dinosaurs when I was little, and it has just grown.

I’m pretty sure it came up through some books I was reading when I was younger.

To mow and maintain “I’m the low man on the totem pole, so coach would say, ‘Mark, cut the grass,’” Seelig recalled, adding he would also help with top-dressing the field during the summer. “I used to get in the back of his truck, he’d fill his truck up with sand, and I’d sling sand going down the field.”

In college as a kicker for the University of Miami, Seelig struck up a friendship with Kevin Harty, the Hurricanes’ field manager at the time. That friendship led to the two partnering to keep the small practice field for the kickers in tiptop shape — and dugout seats for Seelig with the grounds crew during Miami baseball games.

When Seelig returned to Central Florida in 1990 and got into teaching — he currently teaches history at Dr. Phillips — he again returned to a budding passion for keeping fields pristine.

The would-be side job for Seelig is often as intensive as his actual job as a teacher. Seelig takes care of the field at the stadium at Dr. Phillips in addition

What’s the last good book you read?

The “Divergent” series. I like the characters and how they develop through the whole series.

Do the movies that have come out recently do the books justice?

Yeah — they’ve been pretty close to the books.

What do you like to do with your spare time?

Just to play video games.

My favorite is “Star Wars: Battlefront.” It’s really fun to play as a Stormtrooper. I also get to play against my dad.

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The maintenance includes several mowings each week — as many as five times if the Panthers have a home football game — repairing the field and lining it ahead of games.

During the summer, when usage is low, Seelig goes to work full-time on top-dressing.

“I have a very understanding wife,” Seelig said of his wife, Janet. “There are a lot of times in the summer when I’m up here 60 or 80 hours a week.”

Seelig — who has a son, Brett, at Florida Atlantic and a daughter, Gretchen, who attends Dr. Phillips — also plays a large role in helping to schedule out field availability. One of the key ways to keep a field looking fresh is to limit who is on it and when — a task that can be difficult. Especially in the coming weeks, with

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schools will take a look at returning.

The change in earning seeds five through eight in the higher classifications is expected to create more excitement toward the end of the season.

“We have the best high school football in the nation, and this is only going to enhance that,” Beasley said.

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football and marching band ongoing and soccer starting up, the task can be a tall one.

“Everybody is begging for space, and Mark is the guy that makes sure they have some place to go,” Wambles said.

On game weeks, Seelig paints the field for the varsity game starting on Thursday during his planning period (seventh period) and into Friday, where he has a longstanding permission to take the day off.

“Between Larry Payne, Gene Trochinski and Dr. Suzanne Knight, they have given me the day off on Friday when we have home games,” an appreciative Seelig explained.

Seelig enjoys being outside, but mostly he does what he does for the kids. He is known to put a small wrinkle in his design each week — shading the white numbers with a different color, for instance — to see if the players notice.

“I do it up kind of like a college, and the main reason is for the kids,” Seelig said.

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Longtime members and newer ones were making the turn toward the back-nine as part of the regular rotation of weekly games.

Head professional Brendon Chase was working with a swarm of third-grade girls on the practice green, all clad in pink golf gear, each high-fiving the others after every made putt. Families were frolicking in the nearby refinished swimming pool, as a few toddlers took their first lessons.

A foursome of ladies had just finished a friendly doubles match on one of the new tennis courts and were now enjoying a relaxing brunch.

The view provided a look at the cross-section of exactly what happened a year ago. The community activities that are available at West Orange on a showed us they care.” daily basis for golfers and non-golfers, old friends As much as the club has grown in the past year, there and new ones. remains room for further growth. Membership Under new management for the past year, the club opportunities are still available, with the ultimate has increased its membership from 150 then to goal of 350 members now within reach. around 250 right now, and was recently presented Many of those who have recently joined with the 2016 Ambassador of are Change award from the attracted to the increasing concentration West Orange Chamber of Commerce on the as it continues variety of activities for every member of the family. to cement itself as a pillar of the community.

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However, district runners-up no longer will be guaranteed a playoff spot, and the other four playoffs spots in each region (each respective region has four districts and eight playoff spots) will be determined at-large by the same points system used in the lower classifications. Those “wild-card” entrants will be seed No. 5, 6, 7 and 8.

In December, region and district (for 5A-8A) assignments will be updated.

Part of the hope of the change in the smaller classifications is to lure back some of the more than 70 programs who have left district competition to play in independent conferences.

Unburdened by un-winnable districts and the freedom to schedule according to their needs, FHSAA representatives are hopeful some of those

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From golf to tennis to swimming, the club’s list of activities don’t stop there.

Yoga and fitness classes are now being offered each week. College and professional football games are being shown on the big-screen television in the banquet room every Saturday and Sunday. And chef Michele Farmer has put together one of the West Orange area’s finest menus, featuring fresh, healthy options, including dinners on Wednesday and Friday nights, plus special occasion meals for events and on select major holidays.

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coach of more than 30 years who currently teaches out of Orange County National, said the ripple effect of Arnold Palmer calling our community home is profound.

“When he got involved with Bay Hill Club and hosted his invitational there … I really think everything that he did kind of took the area to a whole new level as far as sports was concerned,” Masterson said.

“He created a lot of opportunities for people. I think that was all started by Arnold — I really think he spurred a lot of that.”

Just a few miles from Bay Hill are the offices for Golf Channel, a passion project for Palmer.

Then, of course, there is his namesake tournament — the Arnold Palmer Invitational — played annually at Bay Hill.

Each spring, thanks to Arnold, Southwest Orange gets to be atop the sports world for a weekend.

Palmer’s local legacy goes beyond golf, though. It’s hard to quantify, precisely, but his role as a trendsetter for athletes and other wealthy folks to move to this area cannot be overlooked in its role in our community’s growth.

Further, anyone with a child who has received treatment at Palmer’s namesake children’s hospital in downtown Orlando knows that the man was big-

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ger than golf — people such as Mark and Rena Cross, of Winter Garden, whose daughter Jenna was treated for leukemia at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in 1995.

Unlike some of the other famous personalities who have called our community home, Palmer was less a recluse and someone who cared about and interacted with his neighbors.

The archives of our sister newspaper, the West Orange Times & Observer, are filled with photos of Palmer out and about in the community.

Masterson, who grew up watching Palmer play on the fairways of Bay Hill, recalled an instance where he ran into Palmer at the pro shop of Bay Hill. Whether the King of Golf actually remembered him, Masterson can’t be sure — and doesn’t particularly care.

Palmer asked him how his business teaching golf lessons was going and then, more pointedly, asked Masterson if he was enjoying it, to which Masterson said yes. “(Palmer) said, ‘Good — well make sure you stay with your passion,’” Masterson recalled.

“That meant a lot to me. … He was that kind of person that walked up to everybody, shook your hand and looked you right in the eye.”

The most famous, beloved golfer of all-time called our beautiful community home for more than 40 years — and we were lucky to have him.

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CHALK TALK Some notes from the Week Five action:

Scores from Week Five football games played Sept. 23 (home teams on bottom): Dr. Phillips 21, Mainland 42

n Olympia High’s Chris Sipp returned a kickoff by the Evans Trojans 95-yards for a touchdown.

Olympia 31, Evans 16

n Tanner Ingle did it again for Dr. Phillips. During a loss to Mainland Sept.

23, the junior defensive back ran back a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. It is Ingle’s fifth return (kickoff, punt or interception) for a touchdown this fall.

Windermere Prep 36, St. Edward’s 32 Jones 48, West Orange 24 St. Pete Catholic 14, Foundation Academy 40

n Ismael Cortes rushed for three touchdowns and had a sack for Windermere Prep in a 36-32 win over St. Edward’s.

CFCA 8, Lake Weir 35 Other Observer Preps.com results: Ocoee 21, East Ridge 12 Jordan Christian Prep 42, Legacy Charter 6 Winter Park 7, Wekiva 35 Apopka 54, University 3 Palm Glades Prep 0, The First Academy 54

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fter win margins this season of 48, 40, 42 and 49 points, the Windermere Prep Lakers finally got tested in Week Five — and the Lakers (5-0) responded as well as head coach Jacob Doss could have hoped.

Windermere Prep scored a goahead touchdown with about two minutes to play against host St. Edward’s of Vero Beach, and its defense held off the Pirates’ final drive to seal the 36-32 victory.

“We were tested by a tough, tough group,” Doss said of a backand-forth affair. “I thought our team did a really good job of facing that adversity. … It was hard for us to tell who our team (was) before this game.”

The game marked the first time this season the Lakers score fewer than 40 points. Down the stretch, Doss said it was Windermere Prep’s defense that shined brightest in shutting down the St. Edward’s rush when it mattered most.

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ultimately won this game,” Doss said. “Our defense kept making plays.”

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Speaking of the Lakers, Windermere Prep’s undefeated run to start the season sure is reminis-

cent of the program’s undefeated season in 2014 that won it its first Sunshine State Athletic Conference Championship.

Through five games that season, the Lakers scored 283 points to opponents’ 90 points with an average margin of victory of

n Evan Thompson of Foundation Academy recorded a team-high 12 tackles and recovered two fumbles — one of which he returned for a touchdown — in a win against St. Pete Catholic.

38.6 points. This year, Windermere Prep has scored slight fewer points (236) but also has allowed fewer (53). The margin of victory is only marginally smaller at 36.6 — and that number is slightly skewed by the four-point victory against St. Edward’s in Week Five.

Beyond the number, though, head coach Jacob Doss said the similarities are most pronounced when examining each unit’s chemistry. This year’s squad, in particular, has been together for several road trips to start the season.

“As much time as we’ve all spent together, you just create a bond,” Doss said. “These two teams (2014 and 2016) are very similar in how much they like to hang out together.”

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Red-hot Titans return to district competition OLYMPIA (4-1, 1-0 DISTRICT) AT FREEDOM (1-3, 1-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Olympia Titans hope to extend a four-game winning streak Sept. 30 when they travel to nearby Freedom High for their second of four district games.

Although the Patriots have just one win, that win is a district win in the form of an upset over Oak Ridge, meaning this week’s game is important for both standing in the district and possibly a tiebreaker. While Olympia’s offense has steadily improved each week, Freedom’s defense has been porous, allowing 38.8 points per game so far this fall. Derrick Bell, who has emerged as the Titans’ featured back of choice, could have a big night.

OAK RIDGE (1-3, 0-1 DISTRICT) AT DR. PHILLIPS (3-2, 0-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: A year ago, when the Panthers were coming off of a trio of losses entering district play, they took out their frustration on the Pioneers to the tune of a 34-7 thumping. This year, Dr. Phillips is arguably better — the Panthers have just two losses from their rugged first half of the schedule this time around — and Oak Ridge has limped out to a 1-3 start that included a loss to district rival Freedom.

Look for the Panthers to try and make a statement following a pair of tough losses to Apopka and Mainland.

WINDERMERE PREP (5-0) AT LEGACY CHARTER (3-1) AT BULLDOG FIELD, 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Lakers will face a stiff challenge for a second consecutive week when they travel to nearby take on nearby Legacy Charter in Ocoee. The Lakers are averaging 47.2 points per game this fall, making them the perfect challenge for a Legacy defense that is allowing just 15 points per game. Eagles quarterback Gehrig Chambless will have his work cut out for him eluding a WPS defense that is averaging better than two sacks per contest.

APOPKA (5-0, 0-0 DISTRICT) AT WEST ORANGE (1-4, 0-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: Little about this matchup bodes well for the Warriors, who are in the midst of a four-game slide. Apopka is averaging 48.8 points per game and is itching to avenge two losses to West Orange in 2015. The Warrior defense has allowed an average of 46.8 points in each of its four losses.

CORNERSTONE CHARTER (1-3, 0-0 DISTRICT) AT FOUNDATION ACADEMY (23, 0-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. AT WALKER FIELD SCOUTING REPORT: The Lions won big at Cornerstone last year, 42-7, and will look to repeat that effort at Walker Field on Friday. The Foundation

defense, which has been strong in its two victories and has a knack for scoring touchdowns, will look to take advantage of an offense that has been shutout twice already this season.

CFCA (1-3) AT LAKE MARY PREP (0-4), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: An Eagles’ defense that has faced some tough tests through its first four games should have a chance to put forth its best effort yet when it travels to take on a Griffins squad averaging just six points per game.

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n estate in Isleworth topped all West Orangearea residential realestate transactions from Sept. 9 to 15.

The home at 6348 Deacon Circle, Windermere, sold Sept. 15, for $4.1 million. Built in 1994, it has seven bedrooms, seven baths, two half-baths, a pool and 7,940 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $516.37.

SNAPSHOT Total Sales: 67 High Sale Price: $4.1 million Low Sale Price: $33,000 REO/Bank Owned: Two Short Sales: Three

The home at 10220 Cinchwood Lane, Orlando, sold Sept.

9, for $275,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,228 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $123.43.

CARRINGTON

The home at 8610 Via Tavoleria Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 15, for $250,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,891 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.21.

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This Isleworth home, at 6348 Deacon Circle, Windermere, sold Sept. 15, for $4.1 million. The home is situated on Isleworth’s tennis island.

DR. PHILLIPS BELLA ISLES

The home at 10007 Serene Waters Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 13, for $1.139 million. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 5,229 square feet. The price per square foot is $217.82.

The home at 10012 Serene Waters Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 10, for $1.1 million. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 5,229 square feet. The price per square foot is $210.37.

GRANADA VILLAS

The home at 8014 S. Madeira Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 13, for $275,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a

pool and 1,473 square feet. The price per square foot is $186.69.

SAND LAKE POINT

The home at 10125 Stanton Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $322,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,999 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $161.08.

The home at 7518 Lindenhurst Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $320,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,926 square feet. The price per square foot is $166.15.

VIZCAYA

The home at 8360 Via Rosa, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $765,000. Built in 2004, it has

five bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 4,550 square feet. The price per square foot is $168.13.

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The home at 3748 Crystal St., Gotha, sold Sept. 12, for $185,000. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,350 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $137.04.

WINDERMERE CHASE

The home at 814 Little Hampton Lane, Gotha, sold Sept. 12, for $390,000. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,228 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $120.82.

GRANDE PINES

The home at 11746 Sheltering Pine Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $299,999 (short sale). Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,877 square feet. The price per square foot is $104.27.

HAMLIN RESERVE

The town house at 15381 Honeybell Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 15, for $249,990. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,845 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.50.

LAKE REAMS TOWNHOMES

The town house at 8843 Newmarket Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $190,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,420 square feet of living area.

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The home at 12837 Woodmere Close Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $447,000. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,956 square feet. The price per square foot is $151.22.

STONEBRIDGE LAKES

The home at 6043 Froggatt St., Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $243,000 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,833 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.57.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TOWNHOMES

The town house at 10603 Village Lake Road, Windermere, sold Sept. 14, for $255,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 1,834 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.04.

OASIS COVE II AT LAKESIDE VILLAGE

The town house at 14307 Oasis Cove Blvd., No. 1905, Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $255,000.

Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,028 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $125.74.

OVERLOOK AT HAMLIN

The home at 14506 Black Quill Drive, No. 155, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 15, for $300,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,274 square feet. The price per square foot is $131.93.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 5106 Beach River Road, Windermere, sold Sept.

12, for $282,500. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,310 square feet. The price per square foot is $122.29.

SUMMERPORT TRAILS

The home at 13856 Summerport Trail Loop, Windermere, sold

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THORNHILL

The home at 9316 Brinbury St., Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $265,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,887 square feet. The price per square foot is $140.43.

WATERLEIGH

The home at 16233 Wind View Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

15, for $340,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,924 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.28.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

The home at 8770 Crescendo Ave., Windermere, sold Sept.

9, for $439,000. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,720 square feet. The price per square foot is $118.01.

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The condo at 3314 Robert Trent Jones Drive, No. 105, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $149,900. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,412 square feet.

The price per square foot is $106.16.

PALMA VISTA

The condo at 3314 Robert Trent Jones Drive, No. 106, Orlando, sold Sept. 13, for $143,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,247 square feet. The price per square foot is $114.68.

This Tildens Grove home, at 12824 Jacob Grace Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 15, for $1.565 million. This home features views of Lake Davis and a two-story boat dock with a private sun deck.

METROWEST

The condo at 6166 Westgate Drive, No. 304, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $104,000. Built in 1988, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,422 square feet. The price per square foot is $73.14.

The home at 7670 Debeaubien Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $419,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,855 square feet. The price per square foot is $146.76.

PEMBROOKE

The home at 2673 Rangeley Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $260,000. Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,100 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.81.

SERENATA

The town house at 6105 MetroWest Blvd., No. 106, Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for

WEST ORANGE GLENMUIR

The home at 6348 Crestmont Glen Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $325,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,184 square feet. The price per square foot is $148.81.

PARK SPRINGS

The home at 7473 Park Springs Circle, Orlando, sold Sept. 12, for $1.1 million. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths and 5,349 square feet. The price per square foot is $205.65.

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SUMMER LAKES

The home at 1041 Summer Lakes Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 9, for $195,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,520 square feet.

WESTMINSTER LANDING

The home at 8134 Westminster Abbey Blvd., Orlando, sold Sept.

14, for $505,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,238 square feet. The price per square foot is $155.96.

WINDERMERE

TILDENS GROVE

The home at 12824 Jacob Grace Court, Windermere, sold Sept.

15, for $1.565 million. Built in 2005, it has seven bedrooms, eight-and-one-half baths, a pool and 7,462 square feet. The price per square foot is $210.69.

The home at 12733 Jacob Grace Court, Windermere, sold Sept.

13, for $505,000 (short sale).

Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,779 square feet. The price per square foot is $105.67.

TOWN OF WINDERMERE

The home at 220 E. Ninth Ave., Windermere, sold Sept. 14, for $435,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,495 square feet. The price per square foot is $174.35.

WATERSTONE

The home at 11946 Waterstone Loop, Windermere, sold Sept.

12, for $880,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths, a pool and 3,442 square feet. The price per square foot is $255.67.

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