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YOUR TOWN GET PUMPED FOR PUMPKINS St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is preparing its annual youth ministriessponsored pumpkin patch, which opens Thursday, Oct. 12, at the church 4851 S. ApopkaVineland Road in Orlando.

The pumpkin patch will be open weekdays from 3 to 8 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (The patch will open at noon Monday, Oct. 16, and Friday, Oct. 27.) For more, call (407) 876-4991, Ext. *238.

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Help for the islands

Equipment failure cause of traffic woes at new school Faulty detectors are the cause of unsynchronized signals at Windermere High.

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Transportation officials are citing unsynchronized traffic signals in front of Windermere High School as the cause of numerous traffic jams along Winter Garden-Vineland Road

One Windermere resident went to Dominica to deliver supplies, while First Baptist Church Windermere hosted a large donation drive for Puerto Rico. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4.

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Windermere resident Chad McGhee with some of the military officers patrolling Dominica.

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Community uneasy about 113-home development

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Residents expressed concern about the proposed development lacking a dedicated access road.

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Artist Amanda Torres combines love of paint, pets. PAGE 13.

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With traffic congestion and crowded schools being reoccurring issues in the ever-growing West Orange area, a developer’s proposal to build 113 single-family homes adjacent to the Lakes of Windermere community without a dedicated access road has sparked concern.

During a community meeting

held Thursday, Sept. 28, Lakes of Windermere residents expressed their dismay regarding the developer’s request to rezone 49.9 acres of orange groves from a zoning of rural district to planned-development district for the proposed residential project.

Residents’ anxiety about the proposal chiefly involved vehicular access to the proposed comSEE PROBLEM PAGE 6

Windermere Prep’s offense continues to roll as the Lakers begin the season strong. PAGE 13.

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8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, starting at Winter Garden Wheel Works, 101 W. Plant St, Winter Garden. There are three rides, of 10, 30 and 65 miles, and the start times are 8, 8:30 and 9 a.m. Costs are $10, $30 and $40, and registration includes a T-shirt. For information: active. com/winter-garden-fl/cycling/ wgww-think-pink-breast-cancer-ride-2017.

ORANGE COUNTY RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. The program is on “A Potpourri of Health & Insurance Services.” (407) 677-0446 or ocrea-fl.org.

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VETS: OUR HEROES 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Participate in fun activities, share your creativity and make cards to be delivered to military servicemen and women for Veteran’s Day. Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323.

SOUTHWEST ART CLUB: OIL PASTEL DRAWING WORKSHOP 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Enjoy this step-by-step drawing workshop and render artwork with oil pastels inspired by “Bouquet and A Cat” by French artist Suzzane Valadon. All supplies provided or bring your own. Suggested donation for materials $15, cash or check only. Checks made to Women in the Arts Inc.

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SEVENTH ANNUAL THINK PINK BREAST CANCER RIDE 7 a.m. registration; first ride at

Registration required at (407) 835-7323. Ages 18 and up.

VETS: OUR HEROES 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Participate in fun activities, share your creativity and make cards to be delivered to military servicemen and women for Veteran’s Day. Registration recommended. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

THURSDAY, OCT. 12

ST. LUKE’S UMC PUMPKIN PATCH 3 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends starting Thursday, Oct. 12, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. The patch will feature a variety of pumpkins, from classic carving pumpkins and miniature pumpkins to a range

of winter squashes and gourds.

Prices will range from $1 to $30.

All proceeds support youth ministries’ mission trips, camps and retreats. (407) 876-4991, Ext. *238, or youth@st.lukes.org.

WINDERMERE GARDEN CLUB 9:30 a.m. coffee, 10 a.m. program Thursday, Oct. 12, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Guests who are interested in gardening, flowers and plants are welcome. For more information, call Peggy, (407) 876-4239.

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COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Life Church Horizon West, 12005 Silverlake Park Drive, Windermere.

Families can enjoy “Beauty and the Beast” and fellowship. For more information, call (407) 734-3120.

FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Church of the Lakes, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Orlando. The family event includes crafts, a food and bake sale, car wash, activities such as hay rides, train rides and a raffle for Thomas Kinkade artwork and a television. For more information, visit pcol.org.

FRANKIE VALLI TRIBUTE SHOW BENEFIT CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Dr. Phillips High School Performing Arts Center, 6500 Turkey Lake Road. Ticket proceeds will help with medical bills and recovery expenses of a DPHS student who was shot outside her home this summer. Cost for the Let’s Hang On show featuring music by Valli and The Four Seasons, are $10 to $20 and are available at dpchorus.com or at the door. For more information, call (407) 355-3200.

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Windermere facing rising costs of Irma cleanup The cost of cleanup may delay capital improvement plans, such as repaving roads in the Willows of Lake Rhea.

BRITTANY GAINES STAFF WRITER

A professional arborist will have to be hired to remove the enormous felled oak tree.

Photos by Amy Quesinberry

Gardens raising funds to rebuild storm with no wind damage and minimal structural damage from a large laurel oak that was uprooted on the north side of the driveway.

Withers said some of the downed trees and limbs are so large that a professional arborist will have to be hired to safely remove them.

It will cost at least $4,000 to cut down and haul away the tree by the driveway, she said.

“This is something the volunteers can’t do,” Withers said. “It’s too dangerous.”

SURVIVING THE STORM

David Chomanics, resident caretaker, and Angela Withers, board president, are happy the giant laurel oak on the north side of the property merely grazed the corner of the cottage.

The grounds at Nehrling Gardens needs volunteers and donors to clean up the property after Hurricane Irma.

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he bent bamboo trees are rubbing against each other in the afternoon breeze, sounding like the metal chain of a swaying porch swing. Traffic, once a distant and muffled sound, is louder now that the canopy has been stripped away.

Nehrling Gardens, the former home of famed horticulturalist Henry Nehrling, sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11. The board of directors for the six-acre prop-

erty in Gotha has set up a Fallen Giants Tree Fund to help pay to remove debris, cut down and haul away damaged limbs and trees and restore the gardens.

Angela Withers, board president, said the gardens lost four oak trees, one huge magnolia tree, several historic palms and up to a dozen other important trees. Half of the bamboo trees snapped off, and many of the new plantings were crushed by falling limbs.

Several Boy Scout Eagle projects were damaged, too.

Remarkably, Withers said, Dr. Nehrling’s frame vernacular home, built in the 1880s, withstood the

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David Chomanics, the resident caretaker and ecology specialist, was busy preparing the property for the impending hurricane, trimming trees and cutting back bushes. He and Withers’s husband, Stephen, secured anything that might blow away.

One of the birdhouses they took inside actually was occupied by a flying squirrel and four babies.

After the storm passed, Chomanics returned the family outdoors and began assessing the damage and noting what had been spared.

Birds and animals have had to find alternative living spaces, such as the woodpeckers that took up residency in the eucalyptus tree, now broken in two.

“But first, we clean up and then see what we can salvage,” Chomanics said.

The board and staff are eager to get Nehrling Gardens back to its pre-hurricane condition quickly, because the annual Holiday Amaryllis Festival is Saturday, Dec. 9.

“We have a goal,” Withers said.

“We’ll get back.”

HOW TO HELP Nehrling Gardens is holding a volunteer day this Saturday, Oct. 7, and next Saturday, Oct. 14.

Community members who would like to help clean up the gardens can email info@nehrlinggardens.org to register.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., volunteers will cut limbs into smaller sections, haul debris and uncover plants.

All are asked to wear long pants, long sleeves and closedtoe shoes.

Questions? Call (407) 445-9977.

Donations to the Fallen Giants Tree Fund can be made on the website, nehrlinggardens.org.

The pedestrian welcome sign, part of an Eagle Scout project

by Pierce Vogel, was destroyed in the hurricane. One Day Masterpieces has agreed to replace the sign.

The town of Windermere’s budget has taken a major hit in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

Within just a few weeks, the expense of cleaning up the debris and making any necessary repairs already has cost the town more than $300,000.

“Every day, the estimates are going up,” said Mayor Gary Bruhn.

“We’re predicting right now a minimum of $315,000 when you consider what we are doing.”

In the last two weeks, the town approved the hiring of contractors to assist in the debris cleanup — a decision that cost the town at least $100,000. But according to Bruhn, the town hopes to get reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“We have different crews picking it up and putting it in two park areas, where we have to catalog every piece we have,” Bruhn said.

“We have to document it, then it gets sent to a FEMA dump where it gets documented again. We’ve not only hired the crews to pick it up, but we also hired a third-party monitor to document this stuff.

If you have a third-party documenter, you go to the top of the queue for getting reimbursed.”

Although Bruhn said the town is following FEMA’s instructions for cleanup, it is unclear when the town will get reimbursed or what that amount will be.

With an already limited budget, Bruhn said the added cost from Hurricane Irma could put the town behind on future capital improvement projects.

“With a $5 million budget, taking a $315,000 minimum hit — that’s significant,” Bruhn said.

“There’s a lot you can do with that.

We have capital plans we want to put together, so it puts a lot of things on hold.”

During the last Town Council meeting, Bruhn announced that the town had to postpone discussion of resurfacing roads in the neighborhood of The Willows at Lake Rhea.

“We don’t know where we’re at, so right now we have to see what the impact is,” he said. “The priority is safety first.”

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The island of Dominica was ravished by Hurricane Maria.

A need for relief DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

The most accurate Windermere resident Chad McGhee can describe Dominica post-Hurricane Maria is “like post-Nazi Germany after World War II.” Debris and dirt were everywhere, making the small island look like a war zone. Many of its inhabitants lost everything they owned, including homes they spent years building. The majority of power lines were down, and it could be months before power is regained. Much of the tropical island’s resources were wiped out, thanks to one large storm.

McGhee co-owns and operates many retail stores throughout the Caribbean, and he lived there with his family for about seven years before returning to purchase the house he grew up in near downtown Windermere.

When he saw Dominica was going to take a hit from Maria, he immediately was worried for the employees running one of his businesses there and knew he had to help.

RELIEF FOR DOMINICA

“After the storm, I couldn’t get in touch with any of the employees, so it started with us setting up a donation drive in Grenada and Barbados for people in the community to drop off bottled water, canned goods and more to transport to Dominica,” McGhee said.

“After a couple of days of not being able to get in touch and figuring out the logistics of getting the goods to Dominica, I decided to personally go down there and deliver the stuff myself and hopefully find my employees.”

Even the neighborhood kids off Forest Street in Windermere decided to help McGhee in his relief efforts. They held a lemonade stand, which raised a couple of hundred dollars that went toward

purchasing supplies to bring to the island.

After taking off on a flight to Grenada, McGhee found someone organizing a boat to leave from Grenada to Dominica to bring supplies and was able to get on board as a passenger — along with at least 10 pallets of supplies.

“I didn’t really know what I was getting into; I just knew I had to try to get there and help somehow,” he said. “I flew to Grenada, collected all the supplies — maybe 10 pallets of canned goods, a generator and bottled water — and brought them to the port to load onto a 1950s tugboat called the Flying Buzzard — a boat that is absolutely falling apart.”

The journey to Dominica was 240 miles over the span of 42 hours — along with a stop in St. Lucia for more supplies — but McGhee and the crew arrived early on Wednesday, Sept. 27. They then spent the next three days unloading thousands of pounds’ worth of supplies and distributing them to the island’s residents.

“The place is pretty rough; about 80% of the people there have severe damage to their homes,” McGhee said. “It was unfortunate too, because it’s a very tropical island and a lot of the families export produce. The reports are that 100% of crops were destroyed in the storm. It’s going to take a long time before people can start earning a living again.”

RECOVERING FROM MARIA

Although Dominica is elevated and steep, all of the water comes together in a couple of crevices or small rivers down the mountainous areas and into the ocean. Rivers that are normally inches deep are now hundreds of feet wide and 30 to 40 feet high, he said. The rushing water also brings down trees with it, provoking a landslide of sorts.

“Generally, Dominica is a very

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els, toothpaste, toothbrushes and over-the-counter medications.

Volunteers spent the morning loading trucks bound for the plane Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló sent over.

Also in attendance were professional baseball players Wil Nieves, Carlos Peña, Pedro Feliz, and Yuniesky Betancourt, who all have been working in coordination with Rosselló.

While McGhee was in Dominica, First Baptist Church Windermere organized a large donation drive to collect supplies for hard-hit island Puerto Rico.

Church staff, members and volunteers gathered at the Lakeside campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, to collect the following items: bottled water, canned foods, cereal, pasta, rice, dry food, wipes, diapers, shampoo and soap, paper tow-

nice, friendly, non-violent place, but people are pretty desperate right now in Roseau (capital city),” he said. “One hundred percent of businesses have been looted, I mean completely emptied. People just went in and stole everything.

We ended up feeling quite safe when we got there, but going there we didn’t know what to expect.”

But although its people are desperate for help and resources, McGhee that he didn’t encounter one person who was pushy, rude or controlling — everyone was just grateful to have more supplies than they did the day before.

Those who lost their homes are either staying with friends or family, or lining up by the thousands as refugees trying to get to Martinique or St. Lucia. McGhee stood in line from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday morning to get on a boat to Martinique before catching a flight back to Miami.

“I was just there to help,” he said.

“I have the ability with my work to

come and go, and it afforded me the opportunity to help. I know people down there. We were able to get in touch with the manager of the store right before I arrived because he ended up being off island for the storm, and we were able to find the rest of the employees and get supplies to them and their families. They’re all safe.”

Although McGhee is now home, having seen the destruction and relief efforts is something that has shifted his perspective about the resources he enjoys at home.

“The infrastructure here, there’s no comparison,” he said. “We take it for granted. ... Irma comes here, and we’re out of power for three days and we’re complaining because we’re hot. But when you get down there you get to see a real perspective of devastation and loss due to a natural disaster.

People are stuck there, and everything they’ve ever had in their life is taken from them.”

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Traffic concerns continue since the start of the school year.

However, Orange County Traffic Engineering officials hope to have a fix installed this week, stating that the problem lies with faulty detectors.

“The signals are fully actuated, adjusting the timing based on actual traffic conditions,” said chief engineer Hazem El-Assar.

“However, detectors are intermittently failing and reverting to fixed timing on the side street when there is no traffic.”

The faulty traffic signals are

located along Winter GardenVineland Road at the entrance to Windermere High School and the intersection of Lake Cawood Drive.

According to El-Assar, when there is no traffic on the side streets, the lights for Winter Garden-Vineland Road traffic should remain green.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, seven accidents have occurred on Winter GardenVineland Road in front of the high school since the start of the

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school year in August, primarily because of an increase in traffic from the new high school.

“There’s going to be an influx of traffic now because of the new school,” said FHP Public Affairs Officer Sgt. Kim Montes. “Seven (accidents) is not atrocious, but I looked back and we didn’t have a lot before. Anytime we see a new school go in, crashes go up.”

However, Montes could not say if the problematic traffic signals were contributing to the increase in crashes in front of the school.

In addition to fixing the traffic signals, El-Assar said Orange County Traffic Engineering will be collecting additional data to make sure the signals are adjusted for the appropriate amount of traffic flow through the area.

“Traffic count data is also being collected to develop new synchronization plans to minimize stops and delays along the main street, Winter Garden-Vineland Road,” he said. “New timing plans will be implemented by the end of this month.”

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munity, inadequate public amenities and the developer’s request to double the proposed community’s density.

With the only access road for the community going directly through the Lakes of Windermere subdivision, the about 25 residents in attendance at the meeting seemed baffled by how the developer considered an increase in the density to be a sound idea.

“There would be only one way in and out and it is not a main road, so only neighborhood streets would allow access to this new neighborhood,” resident Paul Marcoccia said. “With no straight road into it, we’re going to be increasing the number of cars that currently use those neighborhood roads by basically 20%, possibly even more than that. So that’s a huge concern, especially because those are narrow roads not built to handle all that passing traffic.”

The inconvenience is a difficult fix for the developer, however, as the proposed community is surrounded by property that cannot be developed into roads — with wetlands encompassing two sides, an easement on another side and the Lakes of Windermere community on the other.

In response to residents’ concern over vehicular access, Jim Hall, director of planning and urban design for VHB firm that represented the developer during the meeting, emphasized the masterplan created for Horizon West in 1996 limits options for creating another access road.

“The thing I’ve heard most that is really concerning to you all is that vehicle access would be through this neighborhood, but that’s the way it was set up 21 years ago,” Hall said. “That’s the way it is — there’s really no other way in or out. So if we follow the comprehensive plan and the tenets of the Horizon West

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Hall added that his firm has been looking at creating other entrance points, but no matter what, any access point would eventually need to filter through the Lakes of Windermere neighborhood.

Aside from vehicular access, residents noted other issues with the proposal — the first involving inadequate public amenities.

Because the developer informed the HOA the new community would have minimal amenities, residents worry the proposed neighborhood’s future homeowners might use Lakes of Windermere’s three playgrounds and pool despite not paying HOA fees to help maintain it.

The second issue pertained to the developer’s request to increase the future community’s density from the masterplanapproved density of two homes per acre to four homes per acre.

The doubled density, Lakes of Windermere residents fear, would cause even more traffic to the already-stressed neighborhood roads that see heavy traffic during school hours.

Hall said the increase is really not that significant and that the average density in Lakeside Village is five homes per acre.

“I think we would be less opposed to it if they would stick to the master plan of two homes per acre,” Marcoccia said. “That would at least make it a little more tolerable for us in terms of the traffic that would have to pass through. And usually, communities that are built with two homes per acre are typically larger homes, so people looking to buy those homes would want more amenities to make that neighborhood more appealing to them, therefore that would also ease our concern with folks using the amenities in our neighborhood when they aren’t a part of our community.”

“There would be only one way in and out and it is not a main road, so only neighborhood streets would allow access to this new neighborhood … increasing the number of cars that currently use those neighborhood roads by basically 20%, possibly even more than that.”

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Developer seeks to replace townhome proposal with assisted-living facility BRITTANY GAINES STAFF WRITER

A proposed zoning change to a 6.55-acre plot of land along Seidel Road was met with opposition during a recent community meeting.

The parcel of land, located just south of the Summerlake Park Boulevard and Seidel Road intersection in Horizon West, currently is in the process of being developed into 19 townhouses. However, the developer, Park Square Homes, recently requested for a change of zoning to allow for the creation of a 75-bed assisted-living facility in place of the townhouses.

To allow for community input on the proposed change, a meeting was held Monday, Sept. 25, to discuss whether adding an assistedliving facility would be beneficial for the surrounding communities.

“The concept is aging in place,” said Jim Hall, director of planning and design studios with VHB who was representing Park Square Homes during the meeting.

For most of the area residents who attended the meeting, changing the development from town homes to an assisted-living facility would be less than ideal.

“Property values — that’s all I care about,” said Tom Culp, who lives in an adjacent neighborhood to the proposed development. “I know there’s no guarantees in life, but because it’s a planned community, I want it to keep going up.”

Culp’s concerns were voiced by

several other area residents, several of whom claimed that adding an assisted-living facility would impact property values negatively.

Resident Eric Wichhart also is concerned about safety and noise.

“I don’t really want to wake up to the beep, beep, beep of (delivery) trucks every morning,” he said.

According to Hall, noise concerns would be taken into consideration with the possibility of putting loading docks and dumpsters in unobtrusive areas.

Residents also inquired whether the assisted-living facility would create traffic increases. Hall said the facility would follow the same traffic guidelines as the proposed townhouses with an estimated 150 vehicles coming and going to the facility on a daily basis.

“The traffic, based on county standards, will be the same as 19 townhomes,” he said.

According to Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey, the proposed change has several more steps to go through before reaching the County Commission. That process likely will take between two and three months.

“It’s an application,” she said.

“That just means that somebody is asking — not that it’s a done deal.

There’s a lot of unknowns because it’s conceptual at this time.”

If the proposed change is not approved, the developer will continue with its plans to build the 19 townhomes.

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Missing nanny found dead in Southwest Orange County The person of interest in the case, Scott Edward Nelson, was apprehended Sunday, Oct. 1.

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Police found the body of Jennifer Lynn Fulford, 56, in Southwest Orange County after she went missing from a Winter Park home last week.

Fulford, who lived in Altamonte Springs, was last seen Wednesday, Sept. 27, at a home on Webster Avenue in Winter Park, where she worked as a nanny. She was also seen on video earlier that day at about 10:30 a.m., leaving a dentist office on Canton Avenue.

According to a Facebook post written by Fulford’s husband, Robert, her purse was found on the floor at her employer’s home and her employer called the police when Fulford failed to pick up his son.

“Her first granddaughter was born today, and she is not responding to any text(s) or phone calls,” Robert Fulford wrote in the post. “She was planning to fly to Dallas tomorrow to meet her new grandchild. She would never disappear like this.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team recovered evidence from Fulford’s vehicle that was found abandoned in Orlando on Colonial Drive in front of a Publix on Thursday, Sept. 28. Following tips Winter Park police detectives received, the team conducted a search of a wooded area off Apop-

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There, team members found Fulford’s body. Police have ruled her death a homicide.

Multiple federal and state lawenforcement agencies subsequently joined the search effort and offered a $20,000 reward for information that could lead to the capture of Scott Edward Nelson, 53, who now has been identified as a suspect in Fulford’s death.

Nelson reportedly accessed Fulford’s bank account at a Wells Fargo ATM location in Winter Park the day she went missing.

Nelson finally was apprehended Sunday, Oct. 1, in Jacksonville and is being held without bond.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Twitter account, Nelson was found Sunday at Sunshine Inn, 5830 New Kings Road, Jacksonville.

Law enforcement also is working on collecting evidence from

the motel room in which he was found.

“Scott Edward Nelson was, and remains, a person of interest in this homicide investigation,” said Winter Park Police Chief Michael Deal during a press conference held Monday, Oct. 2.

“Nelson is on federal probation and is currently being held without bond on federal charges. The Winter Park Police Department, with the assistance of our lawenforcement partners, will be putting together the pieces based on evidence that is being collected, analyzed and processed.”

Nelson reportedly used the Amtrak to reach Jacksonville and might have used funds he withdrew from Fulford’s bank account to purchase the ticket, Deal said.

Deal was unable to comment on whether Nelson has mentalhealth issues but said Nelson has a prior criminal history involving bank robberies. Nelson did not live in Winter Park but had stayed previously at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission.

“The city of Winter Park is devastated by the death of Jennifer Lynn Fulford,” said Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary. “Jennifer’s death has shaken our family and our community. We are a small tight-knit community here in Winter Park, and we pray for strength for the Fulford family and wrap our arms around them as they grieve this tragic loss of their loved one.”

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Animal instinct

Artist Amanda Torres has combined her love of art and animals to create a way to raise money for local charities. national level and compete in Kentucky.

At 17 years old, she finally qualified for the national competition, but she never made it to Kentucky.

During a practice run on a course, a jump went terribly wrong, and Torres was thrown, resulting in a broken back and the end of her riding career.

During her weeks and months spent recovering in an upper-body cast, her parents offered to buy her a dog. For Torres, there was only one option.

“I wanted to find a dog that looked as much like a horse as possible,” she said. “I wanted the most giant animal possible.”

As a result, Torres ended up adopting an Irish Wolfhound puppy — a breed known for its massive size. When she adopted the puppy, the breeder insisted that she enter it in dog shows.

Torres obliged and has since

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Amanda Torres never planned on becoming a painter.

As an animal lover, her goal was to become a veterinarian when she went to college, but one course of chemistry made her re-evaluate her plan. Instead, she ended up in art instead, studying acrylics and watercolors.

Several years later, her art has now led her back to her love of animals.

“It’s blossomed into something more than I could have imagined,” said Torres, who lives in Winter Garden.

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Regardless of the medium, a large painting can take up to three hours for Torres to complete while a smaller one may only take 45 minutes.

“I paint really quickly,” Torres said.

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“I like to combine what I see with an artistic flair,” she said. “(With watercolors), I’m forced to be more artsy with it because it dries so quickly.”

Recently, Torres has partnered with animal-based nonprofits to help raise money for the organizations. Through October, Torres has partnered with Greyhound Pets of Orlando, a nonprofit dedicated to finding homes for retired racing greyhounds regardless of injury or old age. Torres will donate half the proceeds of every painting she sells to the charity.

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ost little girls live for playing dress-up in their pink and purple princess gowns — right down to those toe-pinching plastic shoes with no tread.

As those little girls grow, they turn into teenage girls who painstakingly pore over Homecoming and prom dresses at Dillard’s, knowing that it has to be the perfect dress for a night out with friends. Later in life, they’ll “say yes to the dress,” the perfect gown for their wedding day.

So, it goes without saying that dresses are a big deal in the lives of many girls.

I, however, am not one of those girls. As a child, I lived in blue jeans and T-shirts. Even today, I’m much more comfortable in a pair of jeans and a nice shirt than I am in a dress. However, you’ll probably see me out and about in a dress more often now — for a little thing we like to call Black Tie. Except that it’s not a little thing — it’s a big deal.

We’re following in the footsteps of our sister papers in Sarasota to bring you the same Black Tie coverage — but this time in Orange County.

My hope is you’ll pick up the paper and not only see fancy dresses and tuxedos but also the heart and soul behind these events. The hors d’oeuvres, décor and entertainment are all fun, but there’s more than meets the eye.

It’s the passion of the people who support the cause that is the driving force behind such events.

These events wouldn’t exist if there weren’t people with vision.

They wouldn’t be executed if it weren’t for hundreds of volunteers who give their time yearround to coordinate them.

And they also wouldn’t be successful if it weren’t for the thousands of people out there who commit time and funds to the causes they love the most.

All of these people are the faces behind our local Black Tie community, and our goal is for you to get to know them, why they care and why you should care, too.

I’m very excited to be taking on the new role of Black Tie editor in Orange County. So here’s to a new season — for both the Observer and for myself.

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undreds gathered in the name of education Saturday, Sept. 30, for the Bridges of Light Foundation’s 14th annual Players Ball. Hosted at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando, the evening featured a three-course meal, silent and live auctions, live music, dancing, casino games and more. The gala raises money for the Bridges of Light Foundation, which supports children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected, or are at-risk.

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Bridges of Light Foundation founders Stacey and William Papp awarded three students affected by the Pulse nightclub tragedy with college scholarships.

Emily Sakol, Diane Dalmain and Phaedra Steele enjoyed catching up with each other.

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ip-hop and ballet performances — as well as both a four-time Olympian and a Heisman trophy winner in the building — were just a few highlights of the night during the Fifth Annual Central Florida Dreamplex Gala and Auction Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Clermont Arts & Recreation Center.

Games, a silent auction and special appearances from four-time Olympic champion Chaunte Lowe and former Gators and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow all helped round out the evening.

Brett Chulman, Austin Coker, Holly Joffrion and Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn had a good time chatting.

Windermere Police Chief Dave Ogden and his wife, Shelly, enjoyed the evening together.

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Theresa O’Neal, Stephanie Ellis and Chaunte Lowe were happy to meet each other at the gala.

Amy Gomes, president of the CFPT Foundation, thanked guests for supporting the cause.

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The Orlando REP has opened its new season as the first theater in the Southeastern United States to present the Drama Desk and Tony Award-winning “Newsies: the Musical.” Inspired by the reallife Newsboy Strike of 1899, this Disney musical tells of publisher Joseph Pulitzer raising the price of newspapers — at the newsboys’ expense. Against all odds, a young leader rises up to help “the little guys” stand up and seize the day. The musical is selling so well that the theater has added two extra performances and continues through Oct. 22. For your thrilling dose of inspiration, call (407) 8967365 or visit orlandorep.com.

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As Central Florida’s most beautiful museum continues its glorious 75th-year celebration, the Morse Museum in Winter Park is appropriately focusing on the “creative eye” of Louis Comfort Tiffany and the creative process at his studios. “Tiffany — Impressions on Film, Canvas and Paper” is an

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exhibition of Tiffany’s personal photographs, paintings and watercolors that provide a view of the man who built the artistic empire of Tiffany Studios. The museum is located at 445 N. Park Ave in Winter Park. The VIP/Members opening begins at 5 p.m. Oct. 16. The exhibit opens to the public at 9:30 a.m.

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The hit musical “On Your Feet” will conga its way into the Dr. Phillips Center with the inspiring, “against-all-odds” story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.

From their humble beginnings in Cuba, the Estefans came to America and broke through all “traditional” barriers to become a cross-over sensation at the top of the pop music world. Just as they began to enjoy international stardom, however, they lost almost everything when a truck crashed into the Estefan tour bus, breaking Gloria Estefan’s back. After years of pain and physical therapy, Gloria Estefan once again stepped onto the stage as a heroic performer and role model to the world.

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He is remembered and will be dearly missed by his son and daughter-in-law, Craig A. and Lisa K. Hammock, of Geneva, Alabama, and their children, Royce’s grandchildren, Colton Allen (Kaylyn) Hammock, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Savanna Hammock, of San Diego, California; Shelby Hammock, of Geneva, Alabama, and

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Youthful volleyball Wolverines crafting an identity Windermere’s senior-less volleyball team won six consecutive games between Sept.

20 and Oct. 2 and has big matches looming before the regular season concludes.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The first game of the first season for the Windermere High volleyball program opened against a program with which the Wolverines may develop a fun and exciting rivalry.

Windermere hosted the nearby Olympia Titans, who are current-

ly 14-3, and after a fast start the team’s youth and inexperience — there are no seniors on campus — began to show. The Wolverines were promptly swept by the veteran Titans.

That, however, was back in August. More than a month later, head coach Layla West’s team is starting to find its rhythm. Windermere has won six consecutive

matches and seven of its past eight to improve to 7-3. The Wolverines are 5-1 in district competition.

“It’s very exciting,” West said last week. “There’s still a lot that we’re working on. We’re working as a team and facing challenges, but I think that we’re getting stronger.”

West worried early on about how long it might take for the

team to gel and whether there would be personality divides on a roster of brand-new teammates, but said she has been pleasantly surprised with the way the girls are getting along.

Junior Ava Czyzewski, who comes to the program from West Orange, has emerged as a teamleader, and West said she has performed well as the team’s captain.

Strategically, the Wolverines — who have several talented players SEE WINDERMERE PAGE 14

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The TFA boys golf team topped West Orange and Foundation Academy Oct. 2 in a tri-meet at West Orange Country Club.

John DuBois shot a 38 (+3) for the Royals, who carded a 154 to top the Warriors’ 178.

Foundation came in third with 187.

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Dr. Phillips football’s Davarius Bargnare scored a whopping four touchdowns — two receptions and two kick/punt returns — in the second half of the Panthers’ 41-6 win against Oak Ridge Sept. 29.

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The volleyball teams for Dr. Phillips and Olympia took the Titans’ home floor Oct. 3 for a rivalry match. For the result, photos and a recap, visit ObserverPreps.com.

From left: Senior running back Ismael Cortes, junior quarterback Kai Patterson and junior wide receiver Khadry Jackson are three essential parts of Windermere Prep’s offense this fall. For a fourth consecutive season, the Lakers are scoring over 40 points per game.

The undefeated Windermere Prep football team is — once again — an offensive juggernaut, averaging 43.7 points per game so far this fall.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

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he well-oiled, high-powered machine that is the Windermere Prep offense has its roots in Lexington, Kentucky.

That’s where, as the star quarterback at Lexington Catholic High School, Jacob Doss learned the spread — breaking some records along the way.

It’s a system in which he developed even further as a college quarterback at the University of Wyoming.

Now, as the head coach of the Lakers’ football program — the only coach the program has ever known — Doss has spent nearly eight seasons as a chemist of sorts, taking the base of the spread offense and adding wrinkles to suit the roster he has each fall.

The product of his ongoing experiment has been an offense that has averaged 43.7 points per game during the past four sea-

sons, dating back to the Lakers’ Sunshine State Athletic Conference Championship in 2014.

At times, it seems the Windermere Prep offense can — and will— chug on despite whoever suits up for the Lakers.

“We do change (the specifics of the offense), but the overall philosophy is that I like to change tempo as much as possible,” Doss said.

Changing the tempo means that the high-flying passing attack the Lakers are most known for, an attack that might take the team down the field in four plays, always has been anchored by potent rushing attack that can just as soon key a 12-play drive.

Over the years, changing the tempo also has meant that opposing defenses have at least had some say in the manner in which they allow 40-plus points.

“Teams have to gamble; they have to make a decision,” Doss said. “Do they try and stop the run or try and stop the pass? And

as soon as we figure that out and see that, we try and combat that. … If you start unpacking the box to stop (our receivers), then we’ve got a senior veteran running back.”

This season, the latest iteration of the Windermere Prep offense has manifested itself to the tune of 43.7 points per game. It is the first year that Olympia transfer Khadry Jackson has been a part of the program, and the junior receiver is enjoying the system.

“Offense is all about timing — when you have timing down, everything runs smoothly,” Jackson said. “It’s fun because we put a lot of points on the board — it’s a real fun system to play in.”

What the Lakers have done so far this fall may be the program’s most impressive feat yet, simply because of the adversity weather has posed. While all football teams in Florida have had to deal with Irma-related headaches, SEE PUTTING PAGE 14

THE LAKE SHOW: SEASON 4 PASSING n Kai Patterson: 134.1 QB Rating (4 games), 11 passing touchdowns, 56.9% completion percentage RUSHING n Ismael Cortes: 347 rushing yards (86.8 per game), 10.5 yards per carry, four rushing touchdowns

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The University of North Florida has offered its UNF Arena to be the site for the 2017 FHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships, with matches taking place Nov. 16-18. This year will be a finals-only format at the venue, with state semifinals taking place on-campus.

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Dr. Phillips girls soccer senior Carmel de Oliveira has been selected to practice with the Brazilian Women’s U20 National Team, beginning Oct. 16.

RECEIVING n Khadry Jackson: Four receiving touchdowns, 212 receiving yards, 23.6 yards per reception n Blake Stillwell: Two receiving touchdowns, 161 receiving yards, 20.1 yards per reception n Ross Fournet: 122 receiving yards, 24.4 yards per reception, one receiving touchdown Photos by David Jester

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of the spread and RPOs, with varying degrees of success.

One reason Doss believes the Lakers have had so much success is that, by virtue of the education his athletes get at the elite prep school, he has a team full of intelligent players. “We take a lot of pride in these kids being smart,� Doss said, adding that senior center Will Sealy is in contention to be the school’s valedictorian. “We’re able to put a lot on these kids.�

For the kids, the end-game is a win-win: the Lakers have fun putting up plenty of points each week, and for a team of playmakers who would like to continue their careers on Saturdays in college, they are equipped to step right into many collegiate systems. “Colleges that know offense will come in here and recognize that what I’m running is a college-level offense,� Patterson said.

LAKERS OFFENSE THROUGH THE YEARS 2014: 50.1 points per game (398.1 yards per game) 2015: 41.7 points per game (389.2 yards per game) 2016: 43.4 points per game (451.9 yards per game) 2017: 43.7 points per game (298.2 yards per game) CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

Windermere Prep’s issues started earlier, with a storm ending their Kickoff Classic after just four plays from scrimmage and weather again canceling their Week One game against St. Stephen’s Episcopal.

Despite that, the Lakers haven’t missed a beat, and running back Ismael Cortes says it is because of work done when there isn’t a crowd in the stands. “Practice — Coach Doss doesn’t let us go one play (with a mistake),� Cortes said. “If a little step is wrong, we’ll redo the whole play over again.�

Doss has an affinity for quarterbacks, given he played the position, and one of results of that is that he runs an offense where the quarterback has a lot of freedom to create. With the run-pass options (RPOs for short) that Windermere Prep utilizes on nearly every offensive snap, quarterback Kai Patterson is given more discretion than the average varsity quarterback. “I know (Coach Jacob Doss) has a lot of confidence in me — that’s why he puts a lot on my plate,� Patterson said.

Many high-school football programs run some variation

Windermere on a win streak

Reef Ide Swimming is life for Reef Ide. Having participated in competitive swimming since he was 8, Ide currently trains with Steve Lochte in Daytona Beach to help get his skills to the next level.

And his skills in the pool are already making him a standout swimmer with the Windermere High swim team.

Why do you love swimming?

I love winning. It kind of became an obsession. There’s always another fish in the pond to keep you building and building and building, until your competition isn’t even in the state. It’s the feeling of everything paying off.

How do you feel about your team at Windermere High?

The team is great. We have a good coach. We’re still working on our cheer, but there’s camaraderie.

What is your best race?

200 freestyle. It’s the perfect race, right between a sprint and strategy.

How do you get ready for a meet?

The trick is no pressure. So win or lose, no pressure in how you do. In the race it’s all about the moment — who’s next to you and pushing it.

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who do well in the club scene — are also beginning to display an identity. “I think we’re aggressive with our attacks,� West said. “We try and mix it up.�

West is a first-year varsity coach, having come to Windermere after coaching at Bridgewater Middle School — which just so happens to be Windermere’s main feeder school.

The Bobcats have had an incredible amount of success

SCHOOL: Home-schooled GRADE: 10 SWIM TEAM: Windermere High FAVORITE STROKE: Everything but breast stroke

How do you know when you’ve done a great race?

After the first 25 (meters), everything hurts. But you get these races that after the flip turn, you’re like, ‘I feel great. I could go forever.’ That’s when you have a good race.

in recent years, dominating the competition in Orange County Public Schools. Those girls moving to the high-school level and playing for Windermere bodes well for the program.

One such example is Wolverines hitter Cassidy Chambers. “Cassidy Chambers, who is a ninth-grader, is a phenomenal hitter,� West said. “She’s a great asset on the court.�

Big matches remain on the schedule for Windermere, including against teams that will grow into rivals. The Wol-

verines are at West Orange Oct. 11 and will host Dr. Phillips Oct. 12 in their regular-season finale.

Although the Warriors are 17-0 and a state-title contender in Class 9A, West said her girls still are pumped for a chance to show what they can do against a team for which some of them played not too long ago. “They’re really looking forward to it,� West said. “They know those girls (for West Orange) and they know that’s the potential they want to work up to.�

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How is it training with Steve Lochte?

Sometimes it’s really hard. But through all the pain you put yourself through, it pays itself off in the meets.

How do you balance school and swimming in Daytona and at Windermere High?

It’s a laptop in the car. You just juggle it. School is important so you have to get it done no matter what.

Do you have any swimming goals for this year?

I want to get every record on the team. It’s a brand-new team, so it’s all up for grabs.

The 100 fly is the only one I have left.

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The Windermere High girls golf team won the first Metro Conference championship in any sport in the school’s history, placing first out of seven teams Sept. 27.

The Wolverines carded a 309 as a team, topping the second-place squad from Dr. Phillips and its score of 330. Olympia placed third with a 367.

Sonia Mistry, a junior, led Windermere by placing second as an individual by turning in a score of 69.

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The Bears are 2-2 and have not played a district game yet. They also have yet to play a competitive game — win or lose. The Bears have won by margins of 30 and 37 points and lost by margins of 45 and 20 points. Sylvens Sinophat anchors the team’s rushing attack with 106 yards per game and two touchdowns.

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WEEK SIX REPORT Dr. Phillips 41, Oak Ridge 6 Continuing a trend of strong second-half play, the Panthers (4-0, 1-0) scored all 41 of their points in the third and fourth quarters.

Olympia 42, Freedom 9 After consecutive losses, the Titans (3-2, 1-0) bounced back with authority in their district opener.

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(0-5 overall, 0-2 in District 7A-5) AT HARMONY — 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, OCT. 5

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(3-2 overall, 1-0 in District 8A-5)

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AT EAST RIVER — 7 P.M. MONDAY, OCT. 9

BeSean McCray and the Dr. Phillips football team will have a challenge playing Wekiva and Apopka in a four-day span.

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urricane Irma came and went nearly a month ago, but scheduling complications it created still are being felt by local football programs.

For Orange County Public Schools programs such as Dr. Phillips (4-0), Olympia (3-2) and Windermere (0-5), in particular, the decision to move games that scheduled for Friday, Sept. 15, to Monday, Oct. 9, created some unexpected challenges.

To help with preparation and rest time between games, OCPS moved games scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6, to Thursday, Oct. 5. With games scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13, remaining in place, that means most Metro Conference teams who do not have a bye will play three games in a nine-day span.

Luckily for the Titans and Wolverines, they do have a bye week on Oct. 13, so the challenge for those programs will be limited to the quick, three-day turnaround between Thursday and Monday games.

For the Panthers, however, their status as the top-ranked team in the state in Class 8A will be tested as they face two wouldbe state-title contenders in four days and a district opponent after that.

(4-0 overall, 1-0 in District 8A-5)

Wekiva is 4-1 so far, and its one loss came in a last-minute 10-6 defeat at undefeated Winter Park. Although the Mustangs’ offense has been suspect at times, its Wekiva’s defense that is the real story: The Mustangs are allowing less than a touchdown per game (6.6 points).

VS. APOPKA — 7 P.M. MONDAY, OCT. 9

The Blue Darters, who are 4-1 overall and 1-0 in District 8A-4, lost more than a dozen players to transfer in the offseason (most to Wekiva) — not mentioning the players they lost to graduation. No matter. Apopka is as strong as ever, beating up on Metro opponents 122-29 in three games.

The Wildcats are undefeated and emerging as a regional — and, perhaps, state — powerhouse.

Winter Park has outscored opponents 157-37 and has shown grit in close games, including a come-from-behind victory in the final minute over Wekiva.

Cameron LeGree has a quarterback rating of 127.5 thanks to his 11 touchdown passes and 64.6 completion percentage, while Tyrone Davis is averaging 91.8 yards per game on the ground.

The Falcons are 4-1 this fall and undefeated at 2-0 in the district.

The story for East River has been one of defensive dominance, as the Falcons have allowed just nine points per game and put up shutouts in their past two outings. East River averages 185.8 rushing yards per game and four Falcon ball-carriers have more than 20 carries and 150 yards this fall, meaning it will be difficult for Windermere to key on any one player.

AT FREEDOM — 7 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 13

On paper this is the easiest of the three games — the Patriots are 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the district. Because it is a district game, though, it carries an important amount of significance and the Panthers have to take care to not overlook it after two games against elite programs.

Windermere Prep 43, Legacy Charter 0 A late stand preserved the shutout for the Lakers.

Windermere Prep is 4-0; Legacy Charter is 0-4.

BYE — TFA (4-0, 1-0)

Windermere Prep (4-0) at Clearwater Academy International (0-4), 7 p.m.

The Lakers — a team that defends well and scores even better — will hit the road to take on the Knights, who have scored just 32 points through four games while allowing 137.

TFA (4-0) at Four Corners Charter (0-0), 7 p.m.

The Royals will represent the first opponent in school history for the program at Four Corners Charter.

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The Longhorns are 3-2 overall and 2-1 within the district, meaning this will be another tough matchup for seniorless Wolverines. The offensive combo of quarterback Nathan Herstich and receiver Caeleb Bass have accounted for five of Harmony’s touchdowns this fall. Should this game be competitive, the Longhorns are well prepared for that: Three of the team’s five games have been decided by four points or fewer.

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or large-wind technology. This gave me an opportunity to bring some of my experience in aerospace manufacturing and product technologies to a more competitive level in small wind here in the U.S.” Berdan said much of the world is already developing small-wind technology — the goal of which is to generate usable power starting at wind speeds as low as five to seven miles per hour. In fact, in the one-and-one-half years his company has come to market, it already has turbines on four continents.

“BE-Wind offers small-wind technology for the urban environment — that is being able to bring wind technology now into the cit-

ies and the smaller communities,” he said. “These are small systems, very discreet and quiet, and they don’t need a high elevation to capture the wind.”

Around the world, he said, people are using small-wind technology, in combination with solar power, for things such as powering street lights or lighting parking lots. The energy collected from small-wind collection units can be stored and used to power anything, including homes.

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renewable energy.

“There is such a need to start bringing energy around the clock to homes, communities and businesses, and especially during events like we’ve just been through with the severe storms,” he said.

“I think it’s going to be huge, and there’s a lot of people now working on different types of technology since they’ve seen mine.”

His reasoning on the future of small-wind energy is evidenced by the number of requests and emails he has received from around the globe for more information on BE-Wind’s systems. Although the response is slower in North America, where fuel and gas prices are cheaper, the response from other parts of the world — including in the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Europe and Asia industrial customers, such as res- — has been phenomenal, he said.

Already, Berdan has been contaurants or larger operations. Berdan said they can use multiple tacted by three developers to colunits and build a small microgrid laborate on building green comor wind farm on a rooftop. The tur- munities, which would utilize bines are also designed to function renewable energy to help new as a marketing tool — they light up neighborhoods become self sufwith LED lighting at nighttime, ficient with power.

“As an example, Irma was a big and BE-Wind can adorn them with a company’s name and logo one where a lot of the communities were waiting for large power to double as signage.

“What we’ve done is we’ve companies to come in and fix the brought (to market) a small-wind power,” he said. “You can actually technology to have as an energy have your own power source, so source, with a cool style to it so it now you can be off the grid with looks like art when it’s in motion multiple reusable technologies. and pleasing to the eye, and is real- You can have a small solar farm, ly installable almost anywhere,” he a small wind farm, some backup said. “It’s more than just an energy generators and a storage system. source; it’s art, and it can be used You’re self-sufficient if the power goes out, and the community can as a marketing tool.” be sustained or independent from THE OUTLOOK OF SMALL WIND the power grid. They’ll have ener720 Celebration In the next five to 10 years, Berdan gy even through the storm through Aven F Celebration expects the small-wind energy backup power. I think we’re going 720 Celebration Avenue, Suite 100, sector to become a burgeonto see that moreFacebook.com/Century and more, and it’s Celebration 34747 ing, billion-dollar industry as FLnot just here in Florida.”

Facebook.com/Century21Celebration Multi-Lingual O more people jump on board with According to Canadian windenergy company Surespan, small wind is usually defined as “a lower-scale wind turbine that produces less than 100 kilowatts of electricity and is created to be installed at homes and small farms, either as a source of backup electricity, or to reduce electricity costs.”

Big-wind operations, on the other hand, are developed to produce mass power for the grid. According to Surespan, the average large wind turbine is between 195 and 260 feet tall, with a capacity to generate about two megawatts of electricity.

axis design. That was when the EOW2 wind turbine was developed, and in January 2016, the product was brought to market.

According to BE-Wind’s website, the turbines “have a proprietary deflector system that creates optimum air flow and eliminates opposing wind.” The design also allows the turbines to operate efficiently in extreme wind conditions.

BE-Wind’s turbines come in three sizes — six feet, eight feet and 10 feet. The smallest unit is ideal for remote locations such as oil rigs in the ocean, and it can handle hurricane-force winds. The eightfoot unit is a bestseller for homes and ranches, Berdan said, and it offers a mid-sized power supply while still being compact.

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22 to 29.

The home at 11634 Vinci Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $2.1 million. Built in 2010, it has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 5,873 square feet of living area on 1.46 acres.

The price per square foot is $357.57.

DR. PHILLIPS

BRENTWOOD CLUB

The home at 9537 Castleford Point, Orlando, sold Sept. 29, for $667,000. Built in 1994, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,440 square feet. The price per square foot is $150.23.

EMERALD FOREST

The home at 8617 Dover Oaks Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 28, for $424,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,753 square feet. The price per square foot is $154.01.

ESTATES AT PHILLIPS LANDING

The home at 8821 Southern Breeze Drive, Orlando, sold Sept.

29, for $1.875 million. Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,193 square feet. The price per square foot is $302.76.

The home at 8901 Southern Breeze Drive, Orlando, sold Sept.

25, for $1.5 million. Built in 1998, it has five bedrooms, five-andone-half baths, a pool and 5,333 square feet. The price per square foot is $281.27.

GRANADA VILLAS

The home at 7808 The Esplanade Court, Orlando, sold Sept.

29, for $365,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 1,852 square feet. The price per square foot is $197.08.

The home at 8217 Alcoa Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 25, for

Lake Butler | $2,390,000

Wonderful lake house primely located on one acre of manicured grounds with 113 ft of sandy shoreline. 5,400 sf offers luxurious master suite, office and bonus room.

Resort style backyard with stone patio, heated pool and spa, summer kitchen and boat house.

Winter Garden | $425,000

High and dry homesite among the rolling hills of West Orange County. Spacious 5 acres is cleared, leveled and ready for building. Fenced with cypress wood rail. 2 driveways, well and electric on property. Easy access to Turnpike and close to Winter Garden Village.

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This Keene’s Pointe home, at 11634 Vinci Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $2.1 million. It is situated on 1.46 acres on Lake Burden.

$353,500. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 1,850 square feet. The price per square foot is $191.08.

MILLIONAIRES ROW

A 3.67-acre lot in the Millionaires Row community in Dr. Phillips sold for $1.4 million.

The lot is situated on the Butler Chain of Lakes and offers frontage on Lake Pocket.

PARKSIDE

The home at 8089 Chilton Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 26, for $575,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,295 square feet of living

Winter Garden | $1,000,000

Private waterfront oasis with 374’ of sandy shoreline.

Almost 6 acres walled and gated with NO HOA. Property includes 3,700 sf cottage and 1,800 sf workshop garage with lift. County approval for 7 lots including 3 waterfront.

Windermere | $639,000

Wonderful 4/3 pool home located on 1 acre shaded by oaks. Quiet cul de sac street ends at the water! 5 homes share a common dock on Lake Down. Detached workshop has drive through garage and 2nd floor loft.

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area. The price per square foot is $174.51.

RUBY LAKE

The home at 10939 Lemon Lake Blvd., Orlando, sold Sept. 28, for $605,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,509 square feet. The price per square foot is $172.41.

SAND LAKE POINT

The home at 8215 Lake Crowell Circle, Orlando, sold Sept. 22, for $393,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,406 square feet. The price per square foot is $163.34.

Kissimmee | $795,000

Vacation destination! Furnished 5 bedroom home has been upgraded to appeal to high end guests. 3,600 sf interior features travertine floors, granite countertops, game room and 2 master suites. Tropical pool and spa with waterslide.

Gated community close to new Margaritaville Resort.

Ocoee | $299,000

Impeccably maintained and updated 4 bedroom home.

Corner lot in well established neighborhood. Kitchen and baths remodeled with wood cabinets and granite countertops. 10’ ceilings, tile floors and plantation shutters. Screened patio overlooks fenced yard.

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VIZCAYA

The townhouse at 8264 Tivoli Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 28, for $500,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,836 square feet. The price per square foot is $176.30.

GOTHA

WINDERMERE CHASE

The home at 10401 Windermere Chase Blvd., Gotha, sold Sept.

27, for $329,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,459 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.79.

Bay Hill | $1,495,000

Classic Bay Hill residence on the Butler Chain of Lakes.

Stately exterior transitions to a warm cottage interior with 3,500 sf of living space. Large picture windows overlook lush pool area with summer kitchen and firepit. Prime waterfront offers unobstructed views and 139 ft of sandy shoreline.

Lake Butler | $1,900,000

Prime Lake Butler custom home with all the bells and whistles. Spacious, open plan offers 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, designer island kitchen, huge game room and a safe room to ride out the next storm. Fenced yard, sea-walled waterfront and boathouse. No HOA dues or restrictions!

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This Isleworth home, at 6235 Cypress Chase Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 22, for $1.53 million. The chef’s kitchen offers granite countertops, custom cabinetry, walk-in pantry, wood flooring and stainless-steel appliances.

BERKSHIRE PARK

The home at 13235 Roskin Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 28, for $370,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 3,598 square feet. The price per square foot is $102.83.

ENCLAVE AT WINDERMERE LANDING

The home at 6401 Swanson St., Windermere, sold Sept. 25, for $632,476. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,934 square feet. The price per square foot is $160.77.

LAKE SAWYER SOUTH

The townhouse at 12934 Vennetta Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $230,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,644 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.90.

PEACHTREE PARK

The home at 8803 Peachtree Park Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 27, for $427,000. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,780 square feet. The price per square foot is $153.60.

The home at 8736 Peachtree Park Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 22, for $383,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,450 square feet. The price per square foot is $156.33.

VINEYARDS OF HORIZON WEST

The home at 13814 Inglenook Drive, Windermere, sold Sept.

28, for $309,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,348 square feet. The price per square foot is $131.60.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

The home at 11811 Otterbrooke Trail, Windermere, sold Sept. 26, for $450,000. Built in 2013, it has six bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 4,457 square feet. The price per square foot is $100.96.

The home at 8937 Lookout Pointe Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $409,710. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,320 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.41.

WEST ORANGE

COURTLEIGH PARK

The home at 8132 Courtleigh Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 27, for

The home at 8143 Belshire Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 25, for $517,500. Built in 1996, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,490 square feet. The price per square foot is $148.28.

The home at 8017 Monier Way, Orlando, sold Sept. 22, for $435,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,451 square feet. The price per square foot is $177.48.

HAVENCREST

The home at 7601 Blue Quail Lane, Orlando, sold Sept. 25, for $730,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,487 square feet. The price per square foot is $209.35.

LAKVIEW HEIGHTS

The home at 146 Mileham Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 22, for $735,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,507 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.47.

LAKEVIEW POINTE

The townhouse at 7356 Duxbury Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

27, for $237,110. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,780 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.21.

OXFORD MOOR

The home at 5747 Oxford Moor Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $595,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 4,354 square feet. The price per square foot is $136.66.

WESTOVER RESERVE

The home at 2144 Westover Reserve Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept. 26, for $592,500. Built in 2002, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,928 square feet. The price per square foot is $150.84.

WINDERMERE BUTLER BAY

The home at 2411 Butler Bay Drive N., Windermere, sold Sept. 28, for $1.15 million. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 5,911 square feet. The price per square foot is $194.55.

The home at 2943 Marquesas Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $615,000. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 2,553 square feet. The price per square foot is $240.89.

The home at 6235 Cypress Chase Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 22, for $1.53 million. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, five-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 5,427 square feet. The price per square foot is $291.92.

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KEENE’S POINTE

The home at 6054 Caymus Loop, Windermere, sold Sept. 28, for $576,000. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,021 square feet. The price per square foot is $190.67.

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LAKE DOWN SHORES

The home at 9620 Maywood Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $1,321,700. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 3,285 square feet on 1.35 acres. The price per square foot is $402.34.

RESERVE AT LAKE BUTLER SOUND

The home at 11036 Bridge House Road, Windermere, sold Sept.

27, for $1.475 million (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 6,574 square feet. The price per square foot is $224.37.

SUNSET BAY

The home at 5005 Down Point Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $1.45 million. Built in 1999, it has six bedrooms, five-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 6,138 square feet. The price per square foot is $236.23.

WINDERMERE DOWNS

The home at 9649 Wild Oak Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 25, for $514,100. Built in 1978, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,908 square feet. The price per square foot is $176.79.

The home at 9618 Hollyglen Place, Windermere, sold Sept. 22, for $380,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,467 square feet.

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