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OBSERVER WINS ADVERTISING AWARDS The West Orange Times Observer and Windermere Observer won 15 awards — including the Grand Award for overall creative excellence — for its advertising and marketing initiatives in the Florida Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives’ 2016 Creative Excellence Contest.

The newspapers won gold awards for Best Business to Consumer Campaign (Reading Reindeer); Best Multimedia Campaign (YMCA — Join Sooner and Save); Best Insert (Orlando Health — Health Central); Best Health Care Ad (Golden Pond — Your Family; Best Marketing Collateral (Windermere Observer); Best Special Section (Season Magazine); Best Niche Publication (Spring Fever in the Garden).

The newspapers also won silver awards for Digital Campaign (West Oaks Mall); Multimedia Campaign (Winter Garden Village) and Insert (Spring Fever in the Garden); and five bronze awards: Display Advertising (West Oaks Mall); Niche Publication (MetroWest Connect); Insert (Florida Hospital Winter Garden); and Digital Campaign and Multimedia Campaign (Healthy West Orange Take the Pledge).

Ocoee resident William Gray caught his largest gator, a 12-foot-1-inch beast, in Lake Monroe.

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fter seeing a 12-foot1-inch alligator, most people would try to

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But William Gray is not most people.

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Ocoee resident William Gray is an experienced gator-hunter.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Changes to Oakland Park proposal please residents Crescent Communities continues to tweak future phases of the neighborhood’s west side.

AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE

Music-lovers take note: MusicFest 2016 set for this weekend.

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COMMUNITY EDITOR

It was a sense of déjà vu at the Sept. 27 Oakland Town Commission meeting, as Oakland Park developers again presented changes for the community’s next phases in an attempt to appease

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Another standing-room-only crowd of residents converged upon the town’s meeting hall last week to see the latest alterations to the plan.

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The latest Oakland Park master plan concept responds to key neighborhood concerns.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6

FIRST ANNIVERSARY: ANNE’S ART AND DESIGN 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at 103 S. Main St., Winter Garden.

Anne Fanelli, (321) 438-5078.

LAYLA BRISBOIS CD RELEASE PARTY 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Celebrate with performer Layla Brisbois as she releases her new CD. Opening act is Reggie M. There will be raffles and CD sales.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 7

HOPE HIKE 2016 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, starting in the Health Central Hospital atrium. The hike will take participants to the Cancer Center and back. Be sure to wear pink! Refreshments will be available. Register at ufhealthcancerorlando. com/news-and-events/ events/hope-hike-2016.

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FACEBOOK: CREATE AND MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS PAGE 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Create a page to engage with customers and promote your product and services. (407) 835-7323.

RIBBON CUTTING: SOUTHERN OUTDOOR LIGHTING 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, 12184 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden. Courtney Gibson, (407) 656-1304, Ext. 3.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

ANTI-BULLYING AND ONLINE SAFETY 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at ScribbleSpace, 13790 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd., 1080, Windermere. Antibullying/online safety and peacekeeping class for children and parents.

Sponsored by Codeteachers, this event is based on the

movie “A Girl Like Her” and is intended to stop bullying by empowering kids to take positive action. Free snacks, games and empowerment.

Event is free. facebook.com/ events/314879242208457/.

COMIC & GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Comic, graphic novel and anime enthusiasts come together for an hour of discussion about a featured author or illustrator. Ages 13 and up. (407) 835-7323.

DRIVE OUT HUNGER CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Saturday, Oct. 8, at Forest Lake Golf Club, 10521 Clarcona-Ocoee Road, Ocoee. The four-person scramble is a fundraiser for Bread of Life Fellowship.

Includes contests, awards, snacks and beverages, green and cart fee and luncheon. Cost is $100 per person or $350 for a foursome. (407) 654-7777.

EIGHTH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FX MAKEUP PROGRAM 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Enjoy fall fun and learn to create special effects make-up for your Halloween costume. Thrill your friends with icky scars, ghoulish gashes and lumpy lacerations. This program may contain content not suitable for small children. (407) 835-7323.

OBSERVING THE NIGHT SKY 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland.

Michael McConville, coordinator at Buehler Planetarium, will teach the basics of finding your way around the sky, identifying constellations and finding visible planets. For all ages. Free for members, $5 for others.

Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. (407) 9050054.

FINDING THE LOST SHEEP SALE 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at 730 Ninth St., Winter Garden. Everything must go to make room for new items. Proceeds benefit Finding the Lost Sheep, a ministry dedicated to helping individuals caught in the web of addiction. (407) 614-5942.

SUNDAY, OCT. 9

KING OF DARKNESS WATERSKI TOURNAMENT 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Isles of Lake Hancock, Orlando.

See some of the best skiers around and enjoy live music, food trucks, a children’s costume parade, rides, face painting and ice cream. Admission is free. KingOfDarkness.org.

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ACTIVE SHOOTER AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at People of Faith Lutheran Church, 228 Windermere Road, Winter Garden. The community is invited to this program presented by Certified Crime Prevention Consultants.

CertifiedCrimePC.com, (407) 877-3937.

BE A STAR AT GENEALOGY CENTER ROADSHOW 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Get individualized attention to your genealogy research at the Genealogy Center Roadshow.

Registration is required, and questions can be submitted in advance, at genealogy@ocls. info or (407) 835-7651.

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Development irks Watermark residents When Watermark residents purchased their homes less than two years ago, some didn’t know about incoming surrounding development already approved.

Historic turnpike photos adorn the conference room walls.

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Right: Ocoee Mayor Pro Tem Rosemary Wilsen spoke to the crowd.

The ribbon is cut to signify the official opening of the SunPass Customer Service Center at the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee.

Open for Business OCOEE Where there were dresses, there is now a lobby and conference room. The power tools are gone, and in their place is a walk-in center. And replacing the jewelry, shoes and men’s department is a huge call center.

Xerox held the grand opening of its SunPass Customer Service Center on Sept. 29 at the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee, occupying the space formerly known as a Sears department store.

A ribbon-cutting was held outside the south entrance, and guest speakers touted the benefits of this new center.

It creates 500 jobs in the city of Ocoee; gives customers a convenient walk-in location, which will process toll transactions across the state; and brings new opportunities to Ocoee’s 20-year-old mall.

More than one billion transactions are processed each year, according to Xerox, which was awarded the contract with the Florida Department of Transportation.

The 70,000-square-foot first-floor space boasts a state-of-the-art call center with quality service monitors; walk-in centers on the west and east sides, allowing access from outside or inside the mall; and areas for training and conferences.

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Jim Boxold, Florida Department of Transportation secretary, is excited about the new center.

The Watermark community is the beginning of Horizon West’s Village F. Many residents, who have lived there fewer than two years, have expressed concern about incoming development, which they say they didn’t know about until after they purchased their homes.

Of top concern is an apartment project adjacent to the community. The zoning was approved in 2008, but many residents say they didn’t know about the apartments, including Christa Gill, who signed the contract for her Watermark home in August 2015.

“About 90% of us were never told,” Gill said, referencing a poll in Watermark’s Facebook group.

“When we were going through the contract portion, our sales person explained that the houses can’t have anything less than a one-year lease. No vacation rentals. I specifically told her I did not want to live near apartments or town homes. So now we’re finding out there’s going to be 340 apartments. We had no clue.”

Orange County District 1 Commissioner S. Scott Boyd hosted a meeting for those residents to discuss concerns and talk about the concept of the Village Center, the next piece of development in Village F. “A lot of you now have moved in, and as (the apartment) project was moving forward, I think it came as a shock to a number of the residents who bought in the area,” Boyd told residents. “What I heard, you all had met with some of the sales folks and maybe with a couple of home builders, and they were giving you different information than what you currently have. That’s not the first time I heard that. As involved as they are out here, their sales team should be well educated on everything that’s going on.”

Boyd told them he reached out to Meritage Homes, the Watermark builder, who assured him they were educated about Horizon West happenings.

Meritage Homes emphasized its communication with homebuyers.

HORIZON WEST

“At Meritage, our goal is always complete homebuyer satisfaction, and we strive to achieve it every day through energy-efficient homes built with high quality materials and masterful creativity,” Brian Kittle, division president of Meritage Homes, said in a prepared statement. “However, we have no control over adjacent land use. In an effort to always be transparent with our buyers, this fact is included in the contract that each buyer signs when purchasing their home. Additionally, since the opening of Watermark, our marketing collateral has shown ‘Future Village Center’ development in that area.”

PROPOSED VILLAGE CENTER PLANS

The applicant of the village center — a project entirely separate from the apartments — seeks to make a change to the planned development determination request, which gives instructions on the layout of buildings with Village F. Commercial development in Horizon West is encouraged to front major roadways to create a pedestrian-friendly experience. However, Seidel Road, the major road in Village F, is slated to become a four-lane road. Therefore, the applicant proposed that instead of pushing the development close to Seidel Road, the buildings should go along an internal Main Street within the village center, to push the buildings closer to the new Main Street and create a more walkable area.

To do this, the applicant asked for seven waivers from county code. It went to the County Commission Aug. 2, but Boyd asked to delay it to a community meeting.

For now, the plan is conceptual. Kathy Hattaway, president of HCi, represented the property owner, which according to county staff, is Compass Rose Corp., a subsidiary of Walt Disney World.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

WHAT’S NEXT

The request returns to the Board of Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

New hires will be trained in the Tollway University room.

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HOW DOES HUNTING WORK IN FLORIDA?

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The new design directs vehicles away from established roads such as Starr Street, Demens and Vandermeer avenues to the west of the development and Macchi Avenue to the south. Main arteries now run north and south, and the easternmost north-south roadway filters to the current entrance off Oakland Avenue that is in the Winter Garden city limits. The city of Winter Garden is also planning a traffic light at that intersection.

Hoping for more visual impact, developers replaced a north-end cul-de-sac with a small park with trails. Homes along Starr Street will also be built facing west so current Starr residents will look at front porches instead of rear garages. A 100-foot buffer along Starr will include green space, low vegetation and trees.

Developers said they looked for any opportunities for urban parks and green space as a way to create micro-communities within Oakland Park. Several other key changes were presented; most of who spoke were in favor of them.

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.

IN OTHER NEWS

n Oakland commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting the growth, cultivation, processing and sale of marijuana. n The commission approved the first reading of an annexation, map amendment and rezoning of 10 acres just east of the Lake County border for 20 single-family lots. The applicant also proposes an adjacent 60-acre singlefamily subdivision of 102 lots in Lake County; access to this project will be through the 10-acre Oakland project. n Commissioners passed the first reading of a Comprehensive Plan amendment that changes the future land-use designation of 58 acres from Agriculture, Low Density Residential and Commercial to Mixed Use Activity Center.

The land is north of West Colonial Drive, south of Oakland Avenue, west of Jefferson Street and east of Florida’s Turnpike. n The Rev. Joseph Reeves was granted a special exception for a daycare center in the annex of Anointed Ground Church, 304 E. Oakland Ave. Because of drop-off and pick-up queuing issues at the nearby Oakland Avenue Charter School, however, the daycare must coordinate its morning and afternoon schedules so they don’t conflict with those of the charter school and create additional traffic backups.

The church expects about 45 children and seven or eight employees. n The commission set the ad valorem property tax millage rate at 6.75 and adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17, which began Oct. 1.

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William Gray with his recent catch — a 12-foot-1 alligator.

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The Ocoee resident is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fishing and hunting. Gray got into alligator hunting about seven years ago, and Saturday, Sept. 24, he caught his largest gator yet — a 12-foot-1inch beast in Lake Monroe.

“It’s one of those things that’s kind of a bit of an adrenaline rush,” Gray said. “Once I started doing it, it was something that kind of stuck with me.”

ON THE HUNT

Although hunters get a rush from the sport, alligator hunting also requires a great deal of patience, awareness and — many times — sleep deprivation.

Hunters take to the water between 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. on the nights they are legally allowed to hunt. Gray and his fellow hunters board a 17-foot skiff boat, and after dark, they shine a light on the water to see if they can spot gators. They typically search for the alligators farther away from the shoreline, because these gators tend to be the largest.

Once the hunters get close enough to a gator, they will turn the engine down and cast a reel or rod, or throw the harpoon to hook into the gator. Sometimes, a snatch hook with a rope is needed to attach to the gator.

When the gator is back at the surface, the hunters stick another line into the gator and pull it beside the boat, then sever the gator’s spine, which is the most humane way to kill the gator, Gray said.

Gray spotted his recent catch in Lake Monroe at about 11 p.m.

The hunters moved the boat about 100 yards away from the gator. Each time the gator dipped below the water, Gray and his friends stopped the boat. When the gator resurfaced, they would inch closer.

It wasn’t until two hours later — at 1 a.m. — when they actually hooked into the gator with a rod. It took another hour before the hunters could get another harpoon line into the gator.

GATORS GALORE

Dennis Jones, owner of Winter Garden Wheel Works, noticed something unusual on a regular bicycle ride along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.

The bike trail separates Lake Apopka from a pond, where Jones and his friends saw more than 50 alligators.

The video, taken by the cyclists, has gone somewhat viral in the Orlando area.

Jones said he had never seen so many alligators in that area. He makes the trip regularly depending on his work schedule.

View the video on Winter Garden Wheel Works’ Facebook page, facebook. com/wintergarden. wheelworks.

“He just wanted to pull the boat around like it was nothing,” Gray said. “It was quite the adrenaline rush. I remember when his head came up beside the boat, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, what a monster!’”

It was 3 a.m. before the hunters had the gator in the boat.

It’s not a sport for the faint of heart. It requires much patience and can be dangerous if hunters aren’t properly prepared or aware of their surrounding.

“It’s one of those things that does get your adrenaline pumping, but at the same time, you have to be very cautious on what you’re doing,” Gray said. “One mess up, and it’s over with. You can lose an arm or leg or anything. When they come up beside the boat, they’re usually pretty mad.”

On the weeks when Gray is gator hunting, he usually gets only a few hours of sleep. After his job as a funeral director, he returns home and gets ready for a night out on the water.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

Each year, the state of Florida holds a lottery drawing to award licenses for alligator hunting. If a person is selected, he or she receives two tags, which allows him or her to hunt two alligators. If selected, hunters also are given different regions to hunt. Hunters will receive a countywide license, which allows them to hunt in most bodies of water throughout the county, or a harvest unit, which allows you to hunt a specific body of water, such as a lake. Gray received Lake Monroe as his region this year.

In 2016, hunting season extends from Aug. 15 to Nov. 1, but hunters do not get to participate during the entire season.

During the first four weeks of the season, hunters get assigned one week where they are permitted to hunt.

During the final seven weeks of the season, all licensed hunters are permitted to hunt.

Florida residents also can obtain an alligator trapping agent license if they would like to assist licensed hunters in the hunt.

Hunting can only occur between 5 p.m. and 10 a.m.

For more information, visit bit.ly/2d94G1O.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE Some of the items William Gray uses on the hunt: HARPOON used to establish contact with the gator GAFF helps to drag the gator SNATCH HOOK helps to attach to and pull the gator FISHING POLE helps to attach to and pull the gator

“He just wanted to pull the boat around like it was nothing. It was quite the adrenaline rush.”

— William Gray

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‘Wish you were here!’

COMMUNITY EDITOR WINTER GARDEN Postcards have always been an inexpensive way to share and collect memories of vacations to other parts of the state, country or world.

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation has amassed a collection of postcards from West Orange and local residents who mailed notes to loved ones back home. Some of these cards, 38 in all, are on display in a new exhibit, “Wish You Were Here: Historic Postcards of West Orange County,” at the History Research and Education Center, 21 E. Plant St. Others have been collected through the years and donated to the history center.

When postcards were first distributed, only the post office was allowed to print them; but Congress changed that rule in 1898. This meant a mass production of postcards featuring anything from churches and schools, downtown buildings and downtowns before the buildings were even there to flora and fauna and formal military photographs.

Many local postcards touted the citrus trade, and others advertised picturesque towns inviting folks to move to West Orange.

In the WGHF exhibit, a postcard announcing greetings from Florida on a crate of oranges was sent from Arlie Jones, of Winter Garden, to her sister, Mrs. F.B. Bailey, of Hartwell, Georgia: “Dear Sis, I will just write you a card today. I received your letter a few days ago, was glad to hear from you. How are you all getting about by now? This leaves us all very well except Dad he is sick I think he has the Lagrippe, We haven’t got the Butter yet.

I’m going up town this morning to see if it’s there. So I will close I will write you a letter next week so ans. soon. From your sister as B4, Arlie Jones.”

La grippe is an old-fashioned term for the flu, and Winter Garden residents referred to downtown Plant Street as “uptown.”

The exhibit will remain on display at the history center until Dec. 4.

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.

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This postcard, mailed from Florida to Rhode Island in January 1907, hints at the challenges many growers faced in an otherwise semi-tropical region. On the front, the sender has written “the trees do not look like this since the freeze. Love from R.J.L.”

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation shares glimpses of yesteryear at its new postcard display.

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The grand entrance to the Mather-Smith estate in Oakland is featured on this hand-colored card from 1942. The sender, a resident of Winter Garden’s Trailer City, asks a friend in New York about accommodations for trailer travelers.

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Many early postcards featured formal photographs of family members. J.L. Dillard, a Winter Garden pioneer, “carries” himself in a wheelbarrow in this break from formality.

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Hamlin Town Center announces plans for cancer-treatment facility The 850-acre Hamlin Town Center project, located near New Independence Parkway and State Road 429, recently announced plans to build a proton therapy center starting late 2017.

WHAT IS PROTON THERAPY?

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST The highly anticipated Hamlin Town Center project, an 850-acre mixed-use development at New Independence Parkway and State Road 429, announced the first medical facility to be included in its medical complex: a proton therapy center.

The center will be the first piece of a 25-acre medical complex, which will be located on the west side of State Road 429. The complex is a joint venture between Provision Healthcare LLC and Hamlin Retail Partners West — an LLC that includes Boyd Development Corporation and real-estate agency Schrimsher Properties. It also will have other medical offices built that should be generated as a result of the proton therapy center’s presence.

With fewer than 25 proton therapy centers nationwide, the official news was welcomed

by Ken Kupp, partner at Boyd Development Corp.

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The proton therapy center in the developing Hamlin Town Center will be modeled after Provision Healthcare’s proton therapy facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.

“We’re very excited; it’s a cutting-edge treatment facility,” Kupp said. “Its growing use throughout the cancer industry and its benefits are significant over other treatment options.

There are very little side effects, and it’s very targeted in terms of treating the cancerous cells and limits the impact on surrounding tissues. You can go and have your treatment in the morning and then be off on a golf course in the afternoon because it just doesn’t have much side effects. So it’s kind of the way of the future.”

The proton therapy center will be a two-story building of about 30,000 square feet and will have three treatment rooms, plus a medical office in the rest of the building. They project the cen-

ter will see 800 to 1,000 patients a year, Kupp said, and generate about 100 clinical and administrative jobs.

“It’ll benefit the local community through job generation,” Kupp said. “These are all well-paying jobs, and that’s great, but the benefit of the proton therapy goes really beyond the local community. It’s really more of a regional project in the sense that we expect people from all over Central Florida will come to be treated there. So we see it as a fairly wide-ranging project in terms of its benefits to the overall Central Florida community.”

The center’s proton-systems technology will be built by ProNova Solutions, a Provision Healthcare affiliate. It will use

the latest “pencil beam” radiation technology, which is highly effective in destroying cancerous tumors while sparing healthy tissue, according to a press release.

Construction for the center, which will be Tennessee-based Provision Healthcare’s third proton therapy center, is estimated to begin in late 2017 with a target opening date somewhere around late 2018 or early 2019.

The Hamlin Town Center project already has announced three other tenants: a 54,000-squarefoot Publix, a 40,000-squarefoot 10-screen Cinépolis luxury theater and a 189,000-squarefoot Walmart Supercenter.

Proton therapy, also known as proton beam therapy, is an advanced radiation cancer treatment that uses protons — positively charged particles — instead of harmful X-rays to destroy cancer cells.

According to the UC Davis Cancer Center, the concept of using protons for selective destruction of cancerous cells was first proposed

by Robert R. Wilson, a Harvard physics professor.

The treatment method was first used on patients in 1954 at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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The ceremony included the presentation of a bouquet of flowers to Warren Little, Keith’s father, by his high-school teammate Ray Forsythe. Former West Orange football coach Tim Smith presented Little’s daughter, Kaia, with a commemorative plaque.

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GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Riley Desin, a 15-year-old who likes to play basketball and attends 10th grade at Foundation Academy, has lost count of all the surgeries he’s endured since he was a baby.

Born with hereditary multiple exostoses, a bone growth disorder that causes bumpy bone growths to develop during childhood and early adolescence, Riley Desin has had what his parents, Rick and Tina Desin, estimate to be 10 to 15 surgeries since he was first diagnosed at 14 months old.

“I was a wreck because this was my baby,” Tina Desin said.

“Whereas (Rick Desin) — you know you’re sitting there waiting for the doctor looking at all these kids come in with braces or crippled or severely handicapped — and (he) looked at it from the point of view that it could be much worse. But, as a mother, at that point in time it was very hard for me to look at it that way.”

For Riley, this was life as he knew it. He has a severe case of the condition. Given the knowledge of his family’s medical history, which shows no one else with the genetic mutation, his doctors believe it was caused by a spontaneous genetic mutation.

The condition can cause various problems, ranging from limblength discrepancies to joint and mobility issues. If a growth presses on a nerve, it can cause severe

pain. Doctors usually remove the growths if they cause serious issues. At one point, a bone growth on one of Riley’s arms concentrated too much pressure on an adjacent bone, causing his arm to bow out instead of remain straight. He’s since had multiple surgeries in an attempt to correct it.

Riley sometimes spends several weeks in recovery from the chronic surgeries, some of which required him to use a wheelchair or have both arms wrapped in casts.

When he returns to school after surgeries with scars on him, he usually receives many questions from his classmates about what happened, but he doesn’t mind.

His most recent surgery was Aug. 4, just a week before the 2016 school year began. He had three-year-old plates removed from his knees meant to help strengthen his legs, which led to him attending his first week of school in a wheelchair. He said the most challenging parts of living with his condition are the leg surgeries.

“When I got my plates in, that was probably the worst one,” Riley said of his surgeries. “I kept on throwing up from anesthesia, and the surgery and recovery part of it was really the worst part, because I’d wake up in the middle of the night with a lot of pain for no reason.”

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The Horizon West Home Dwellers Unite group is a networking venture at ScribbleSpace that aims to connect those who work from home.

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In an age when 84% of American households own a computer and technology is so seamlessly integrated into the workforce, telecommuting has become increasingly prominent.

According to Global Workplace Analytics, “50% of the U.S. workforce holds a job that is compatible with at least partial telework.”

Additionally, 3.7 million employees now work from home at least half the time.

Although working from home offers flexibility, it has its downfalls, including a lack of socialization and opportunities to network and connect with others.

In Horizon West, ScribbleSpace is a co-working space where people who are self-employed or who telecommute can go to work. ScribbleSpace owner Cynthia Dailey decided to form a networking group for those who work from home to give them a chance to meet other people and connect on both personal and professional levels.

The group, called Horizon West Home Office Dwellers Unite, is open to small-business professionals who work from a home office in or near Horizon West.

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aged to meet for a luncheon once per week to get out of the house and spend time learning and networking with others. They also can gather tips for business and professional improvement.

Shanny Rios is a mother of six who works at ScribbleSpace and runs the Lakefront Farmer’s Market and Food Truck Nights in Summerport Village, as well as her own company, eSCENTials Bath, Body & Home. As the office manager for ScribbleSpace, she coordinates the weekly luncheons.

The group has been meeting once a week each Thursday since June.

“Previously, we hosted a creative meet-up that occurred on Fridays and realized that with family commitments and schedules, a luncheon would be more beneficial,” Rios said. “We also offer lunch delivered by Mindful Meal Delivery, or they can brownbag it. Anyone in the local area is invited for the luncheon, and they do not necessarily have to work out of ScribbleSpace.”

The official Facebook group currently has more than 140 members, and Rios said there is a good rotation of those who are able to come to the weekly luncheons. At each luncheon, there is generally a topic of discussion relating to the smallbusiness and professional worlds.

HORIZON WEST HOME DWELLERS UNITE GROUP WHEN: Meets at noon Thursdays for lunch WHERE: ScribbleSpace, 13790 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd. Suite 1080, Windermere PHONE: (725) 222-1080 FACEBOOK: facebook. com/groups/HorizonWest HomeOfficeDwellers

Rios said members include a freelance writer, medical consultants, web designers, marketing professionals, a blogger, health coaches, “solopreneurs” and those in other careers spanning many industries.

“Friendships are most definitely made, along with social interactions outside of the luncheon,” she said. “Home-office isolation can actually hinder productivity.

By coming to the weekly lunch meet-up, it is an hour of adult face-to-face contact with both social and professional benefits.”

The group also is launching another initiative, PossibilitiesYou, which will provide training classes, health and self-care workshops and other tools to help businesses succeed.

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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Johnny Dee and the Starlights performs its throwback sound throughout Central Florida.

Winter Garden’s annual MusicFest will feature a plethora of local and regional artists.

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Off Kilter still enjoys a strong fan base after the end of an 18-year run at Epcot.

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all is in the air, and for Winter Garden music fans, that can only mean one thing: It’s time for Winter Garden MusicFest.

The free event takes place Oct. 7 to 9 in downtown Winter Garden. This year, music fans will get to enjoy an additional stage for music at the Plant Street Market.

The festival covers multiple genres from a range of artists, many of which are local to the Orlando area.

JOHNNY DEE AND THE STARLIGHTS

Growing up, Andy Matchett rode around the Orlando area listening to the tunes of the 1950s and ’60s on the radio. During that time, Matchett made some fond memories. Radio stations no longer offer those tunes for Matchett, who graduated in 1998 from Dr. Phillips High. When he realized there weren’t many ’50s tribute bands comprising people who didn’t grow up in that era, he saw an opportunity.

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LOCAL SPOTLIGHTS HANDPICKED Jason Thomas and Billy Varnes of Off Kilter also perform in Handpicked, a blues and country acoustic band composed of people local to West Orange.

Varnes performs guitar, Larry Crosby plays the five-stringed banjo, and Thomas plays the fiddle and mandolin.

See Handpicked at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Ace Hardware Stage at Plant and Main streets.

BRUTHA NIEL & THE REAL DEAL Ocoee resident Tim Nielsen has been able to focus more on music since he retired from his career as an elementary school teacher.

He plays Americana music based around the blues, with a band composed of people with strong ties to the West Orange area. If you frequent Winter Garden hangouts like the Attic Door, Moon Cricket Grille and the Chef’s Table, you are probably familiar with Brutha Niel.

See Brutha Niel at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Ace Hardware Stage at Plant and Main streets.

GRIMES ALLEY For the sixth-consecutive year, Grimes Alley returns to MusicFest.

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5:30 p.m.: Lakeview Middle, Ace Hardware Stage 6 p.m.: Carly Jo Jackson, Bright House Stage 6 p.m.: Layla Brisbois Trio, Crooked Can 6 p.m.: Stephanie and Tim Christofore, Pilars

1:15 p.m.: Sean Holcomb, Bright House Stage

8 p.m.: James Bondy, Attic Door

2:15 p.m.: Handpicked, Ace Hardware Stage

8 p.m.: Tim Turner, Chef’s Table

2:15 p.m.: Kurt Frohlic, Crooked Can 2:30 p.m.: Sleeping Sunset, Bright House Stage 3:30 p.m.: Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders, Ace Hardware Stage

6:30 p.m.: Grimes Alley, Ace Hardware Stage

3:30 p.m.: Layla Brisbois, Crooked Can

7:15 p.m.: Crenshaw, Crooked Can

3:45 p.m.: Michael Petrovich, Bright House Stage

7:15 p.m.: Sandy Shugart, Bright House Stage

4:15 p.m.: The Wait, Ace Hardware Stage

7:15 p.m.: Liza Morales, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage

4:15 p.m.: Circa, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage

7:30 p.m.: Daniel Heitz Band), MoonCricket Grille

4:30 p.m.: Jim Snyder and The Raisin Cake Orchestra, Pilars

7:45 p.m.: Bailey Callahan, Ace Hardware Stage

4:45 p.m.: Layla Brisbois, Crooked Can

8 p.m.: Chris C., Attic Door

5 p.m.: Gerry Williams, Bright House Stage

8:15 p.m.: Paul Smith, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage 8:30 p.m.: The Vibe, Bright House Stage 8:30 p.m.: Beemo, Crooked Can 9 p.m.: Evolushon, Ace Hardware Stage 9 p.m.: Jim Snyder and The Raisin Cake Orchestra, Pilars 9:30 p.m.: MPiRE, Urban Flats 10 p.m.: Off Kilter, Bright House Stage

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SATURDAY, OCT. 8

Noon John Wyatt, Chef’s Table

7:15 p.m.: Crenshaw, Crooked Can

12:30 p.m.: Layla Brisbois, Attic Door

7:15 p.m.: Stu Kinniburgh, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage

1 p.m.: Acoustic Tonic, Ace Hardware Stage

7:30 p.m.: David Oliver Willis, Bright House Stage

1 p.m.: Blondetourage, Melts On Main

7:30 p.m.: Bird Dog Bobby Band, MoonCricket Grille

1 p.m.: DJ Renee, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage

7:45 p.m.: GT and the Jam Campaign, Ace Hardware Stage

8 p.m.: Suzy Park Hosmer & Ricky Melvern, Pilars 8:30 p.m.: Beemo, Crooked Can 8:45 p.m.: Anita Drink, Bright House Stage 9 p.m.: MPiRe, Ace Hardware Stage 9:30 p.m.: Acoustic Inferno, Urban Flats 10 p.m.: Johnny Dee and the Starlights, Bright House Stage

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Noon Katie Lay, Melts On Main 12:30 p.m.: Casey Hurley and Tim Nielsen, Attic Door 1 p.m.: Ocoee High, Ace Hardware Stage 1 p.m.: You & I, Crooked Can 1 p.m.: Kelly Richards, Pilars 1 p.m.: Tony 506 Band, MoonCricket Grille 1:15 p.m.: Peyote Moon, Bright House Stage 1:15 p.m.: Jimmy Killgallon, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage 2:15 p.m.: Ennis Pruitt, Ace Hardware Stage 2:15 p.m.: Seth Pause, Crooked Can 2:15 p.m.: Chuck Magid, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage 2:30 p.m.: Freightliners, Bright House Stage 3:30 p.m.: Orlando Taiko Dojo, Ace Hardware Stage 3:15 p.m.: O-Town Chorus, Orlando Health Gazebo Stage 3:30 p.m.: Layla Brisbois, Crooked Can 3:45 p.m.: School of Rock, Bright House Stage 4:30 p.m.: W.G. First Baptist band, Ace Hardware Stage 5 p.m.: Jazz Jam, Pilars

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Now, Matchett and a sevenpiece band — Johnny Dee and the Starlights — will headline Winter Garden MusicFest.

“We’ve been fired up about this since we stepped off the stage at last year’s MusicFest,” Matchett said.

The band, which features members Abraham Couch, Amanda Warren, Randy Coole, Whitney Abell-Couch, Tommy Cooper and Simon Palombi, focuses its efforts around Central Florida.

A few of the band members connected during a production of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” at Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse in Mount Dora, where Matchett starred as Buddy Holly. Matchett later turned down an offer to play Buddy on a national tour, deciding that touring with Johnny Dee and the Starlights was a better use of his time and resources.

The group’s show is highenergy, and because it plays many four-hour shows in The Villages, the shorter set at MusicFest will allow the group to showcase its best work, Matchett said.

Johnny Dee and the Starlights headline MusicFest at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Bright House Networks Stage.

For more, visit johnnydeeandthestarlights.com OFF KILTER

When Off Kilter played its final performance at Epcot in 2014, group founder Jamie Holton was shocked by the outpouring of support.

The Celtic rock band had performed at the park for 18 years, but yet continued demand for the band came as a surprise to Holton, who lives in Winter Garden.

“I wasn’t prepared for how many people wanted more Off

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performances. When they went off to college, Grimes began to incorporate more family and friends into the performances.

In the beginning, Grimes Alley frequently played at the Attic Door, which ultimately gave the band many connections in the music community.

The band takes older music, some extending back to the 1920s and 1930s. See Grimes Alley at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Ace Hardware Stage at Plant and Main streets.

Kilter,” Holton said. “It was wonderful that we had touched so many people’s lives for so many years.”

The support the band received gave the motivation to continue. It has toured throughout Florida and the continental United States.

The band comprises six members who rotate for different performances. One of those members, Jason Thomas, plays the fiddle and is also a Winter Garden resident.

Thomas and Holton met in 1991 when they were roommates while working at Tokyo Disneyland.

“He was playing on a solo show by himself at Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland,” Thomas said. “I just was amazed at his abilities to entertain.”

The band performs at 10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7, at Bright House Networks Stage at Plant and Highland. To learn more about Off Kilter, visit offkilterrocks. com.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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All proceeds raised from the tournament went straight to The Autism and Related Disabilities Gym Program in Winter Garden. The program is free for members and their families and provides recreational programs for individuals with autism and related disorders.

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ake Whitney Elementary School’s cafeteria was packed with 300 to 400 attendees who came to participate in the school’s second annual Grandparents Bingo Night.

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Wilber is excited to represent Foundation as queen.

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YOUR TOWN SCOTT APPOINTS AREA RESIDENT Gov. Rick Scott announced Sept. 18 two appointments and one reappointment to the Florida Virtual School Board of Trustees. Robert Gidel Sr., of Windermere, is the managing partner at Liberty Capital. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term that began Sept.

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Welcome, readers, to the first edition of the Windermere Observer, a sister paper of the West Orange Times & Observer, which has roots that date back to the Winter Garden Ricochet in 1905.

For more than a century, our newspaper — through all its previous owners and iterations — covered the entire West Orange region with just one edition.

Today, that changes.

Put simply: West Orange has grown too large for one hyperlocal community newspaper.

For longtime readers: this new Windermere Observer will cover Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips, Bay Hill, Gotha and MetroWest, while the West Orange Times & Observer will renew its focus on Winter Garden, Ocoee and Oakland.

As the 10th newspaper owned by the Sarasota-based Observer Media Group, the Windermere Observer will strive to deliver on OMG’s slogan: “You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.”

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Rebecca Brown, center, and her daughters, Claire, left, and Callie, packed their West Orange Times when they took a trip to Washington, D.C., and visited the Lincoln Memorial.

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Doreen was born Feb. 27, 1928, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and was the daughter of the late Isabelle and William Moore.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Evan Davies; and son, Thomas William Davies. She was the last surviving of five children.

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Donald M. Griffith, 83, of Palm Beach Gardens, departed this life Sept. 23, 2016. Survived by his wife, Joyce; sons Ronald (Mary) and Morris (Wendy); five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

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Janelle Silguero shot a 71 to lead all golfers.

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Defense spurs Knights to signature win After the district game between Ocoee and the Hagerty Huskies was postponed to Saturday, the Knights came out in the afternoon heat and scored a 20-13 victory that gives them sole possession of first place in Class 7A, District 4.

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en Bullock, the perpetually prepared coach of the Ocoee football team, had given some thought to what he would say if his Knights defeated the thenundefeated Hagerty Huskies last week with first place in Class 7A, District 4 on the line.

But, when Ocoee actually scored the 20-13 upset — and,

in doing so, put the program in the driver’s seat in the district and in prime position to make the state playoffs for the first time ever — the second-year coach for the Knights was at a loss.

“I told those guys in the huddle that I had all these things to

DISTRICT STANDINGS

Through six weeks of the regular season, here are the standings in Class 7A, District 4: Ocoee 3-0 (3-2 overall) Hagerty 2-1 (4-1 overall) West Port 2-1 (2-2 overall) Lake Howell 1-1 (4-1 overall) East Ridge 1-1 (3-2 overall) Edgewater 0-2 (0-5 overall) Lake Minneola 0-3 (0-5 overall)

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Adriana Jessup had 46 assists and 15 digs for Foundation Academy in a 3-1 victory (25-18, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22) against Mount Dora Christian Sept. 29.

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Wanya Mitchell bowled 100% for the Ocoee boys bowling team (6-0) in a narrow 781771 match against Wekiva Sept. 29.

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The Ocoee volleyball team swept Evans at home Oct. 3.

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OCOEE HONORS ALIZÉ CASTRO Ocoee High School volleyball honored Alizé Castro, a former Ocoee volleyball player who was killed in a car crash in July, before its game Sept. 29.

The team retired Castro’s No. 13 jersey and welcomed Castro’s family out for the evening.

A photo of Castro was placed on one of the seats on the sidelines. Students who attended the game where encouraged to wear white.

Castro graduated from Ocoee High School in 2016 and was preparing to study business at Lynn University this fall.

She spent much of her time with her mother, Stephanie Pineda, and her younger siblings.

Colt Fake, 28, has been riding BMX bikes since he was 13.

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Ocoee native and BMX rider Colt Fake was recently featured on the X Games, winning a fan-favorite award and silver medal.

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n any given day, you could find Ocoee native Colt Fake performing 360-degree twists, jumping 30-foot gaps or casually jumping his bike off a roof.

That’s because Fake, 28, is a professional BMX rider.

When he was younger, his dad, Tim, dabbled in bikes, and he taught Fake to ride. Fake got into skateboarding in middle school, but when he was 13, a new friend who also rode BMX bikes moved to his neighborhood, which spurred him to get back into BMX. Fake began to take riding more seriously as he neared 18. He and his best friend, Rickey Bates, went on many adventures on on their bikes. Bates always had a camera in hand and filmed whatever they were doing.

“He would talk me into doing things most of the time, and it kind of naturally happened,” Fake said.

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Ryan Le Despite having taken up the sport just over a year ago, Ocoee High junior Ryan Le has already entered his name into the Knights record books after breaking the school record for the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05 — a 10-second improvement from his previous best. Le also has come close to toppling the school record in the 50-meter freestyle and is excited about what’s still to come in his budding swim career.

Did you think you would be able to break a school record?

No, I didn’t expect it at all because I’ve only been swimming for a year. I’ve just been working hard. My best time before (in the 100-meter breaststroke) was like a 1:15, so when I dropped 10 seconds, it was crazy.

What got you into swimming at a later age than normal?

Actually, I really want to get into the Navy and become a Navy Seal, that kind of stuff.

So, I came to this school as a sophomore and joined swimming and was like, “Oh wow, this is a lot harder than I thought.”

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THE BASICS SCHOOL: Ocoee High YEAR: Junior HOMETOWN: Orlando HEIGHT: 6-foot-2 EVENTS: 100-meter breaststroke, 50-meter freestyle

do you like it there?

I came from Orlando Science.

It’s a charter school with no sports, so we decided to come over here, and I would have a change of scenery. There are a lot more events than my old school. (Ocoee High) has a bigger environment and so many more people. … It’s really cool.

What are your hopes for the rest of the season?

I definitely want to break that 50-meter freestyle (school record) at Metros.

What do you enjoy about swimming?

I’m addicted to how hard you have to work and then watching yourself grow over the years, dropping time.

That hard work actually pays off, and it feels really good.

You mentioned that you’re still growing. How much taller have you grown during high school?

I grew like four inches in 10th grade and another inch this year. Hopefully, I keep on growing.

Beyond possibly joining the Navy, what are other careers you would like to pursue?

I want to become a computer engineer, which is what my dad does. so I might follow in his footsteps. I’m also interested in becoming an astronaut, because that’s always cool.

What are some sports you like to watch?

Soccer and the other thing is e-sports. Soccer because the announcers are super enthusiastic. … (e-sports) I like FNATIC, OpTic and Cloud9.

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say, planned, and I can’t get it out right now because I’m just so happy for the kids,” Bullock said Saturday afternoon in Oviedo.

Oh yes — you read that right — Saturday afternoon.

Before the Knights and Huskies could even take the field the night before on Friday, the heavens opened up, and the combination of a downpour and lightning rolling through the area meant the game was postponed to Saturday afternoon.

There, in front of a crowd probably one-fifth the size it would have been on Friday, two of Central Florida’s best defenses went toe-to-toe, and it was Ocoee that held Hagerty to its lowest scoring output of the season and handed the Huskies their first loss.

“They played unbelievably — our defense made a superhuman effort,” Bullock said.

The Knights’ defense didn’t allow a touchdown until the waning moments of the fourth quarter when, up 20-6, it dropped into more of a prevent-defense strategy.

Through three-and-one-half quarters before that, though, defensive coordinator Terrance Larmond’s unit expertly contained the Huskies’ singlewing offense and its many misdirections.

Many players stepped up for the Ocoee defense, including Johnny Matos’ delivering of the biggest hit of the game, but efforts from seniors Dorian Jones and Lyston Barber particularly stood out.

Jones, a Georgia State commit, had two interceptions — one of which he returned for his first-ever pick-six and the other coming at a crucial juncture with 7:30 left in the game.

As for Barber, Bullock likes to joke that he sometimes thinks there are two of the senior linebacker out on the field thanks to his tendency to be everywhere. Barber racked up the tackles, including a pivotal tackle for a loss on fourth down of the Huskies’ second-to-last drive.

Then, with Hagerty trying to convert a desperation onside kick with under a minute to play, it was Barber who came down with the kick off the

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The Ocoee defense held Hagerty to its lowest scoring output (13) of the season Oct. 1.

CHEERS TO THE BAND With the unusual nature of the game being postponed to Saturday, the atmosphere for Ocoee’s big win over Hagerty was a little subdued. It would have been downright eerie, though, had it not been for the members of the Ocoee High band who made the optional Saturday afternoon trip. Although not at full-strength, the Knights band still did its part to making sure the Saturday showdown still felt like high school football ought to feel and not like a glorified Pop Warner game with much faster athletes.

So, kudos to you, Ocoee High band.

bounce to seal the win for the Knights.

“I knew I had to be the one to get it,” Barber said. “It sealed the game. … This win is a dream come true against the hardest team in our district.”

The big plays weren’t entirely limited to the defense, either.

Konrie Brown, who is emerging as a budding star

running back for Ocoee after transferring in from Foundation Academy, had two long touchdown runs — one of which came on a short pass from Jake Novello in the first quarter and the other coming as a bonafide game breaker that extended the Knights’ lead to two possessions with with 3:35 to play.

But the defense really has been the star the past two weeks for Ocoee.

Against East Ridge, another district victory many would consider to be an upset, the Knights held the other Knights to just 12 points. Saturday, it was 13 points — both strong efforts having come in arguably the two most important games on the schedule.

Except now every game is important because Ocoee is within sight of its first district championship — and first playoff appearance — in program history. At 3-0 in 7A-4, Ocoee likely can secure the district by winning at least two of its final three district games against West Port (Oct. 7), Lake Howell (Oct. 13) and Lake Minneola (Oct. 28).

Whatever happens, though, the Knights’ Saturdayafternoon special in Oviedo was a signature victory that the program — especially seniors who suffered through a threewin season in 2013 and a twowin season in 2014 — can feel good about.

“They’ve (the seniors) seen the lowlights for the program,” Bullock said. “We’ve got a lot of games to play. But, for tonight, it’s an unbelievable win for the kids.”

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filming like, ‘Yeah, we’re gonna get famous.’ We just wanted to film and make cool videos for our friends.”

ON THE RISE

This was all back around 2006, when YouTube was rising and posting videos on the Internet became more prominent. Fake’s friend put together a video of him adventuring and performing tricks, and the video blew up, even getting on to a BMX website.

Shortly after, Sean Burns, of the company Bone Deth, contacted Fake through MySpace messaging.

Since then, Fake’s friend has been documenting him and helping get his name out there.

Fake is mostly involved in street or freestyle riding because he loves the adventure and camaraderie that comes along with it. While on rides, he and friends will explore and look for staircases, ramps and more to perform tricks on.

“I feel like BMX is the best way to explore a new city because it’s faster than walking, and you can cover more ground than in a car,” he said. “You’re actually out there, you can ride down an alley or through the grass, you’re not contained to just roads or sidewalks. It’s awesome, the thrills of finding something in the street and in the mind seeing something you can do and making it a reality.”

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The ride hasn’t always been smooth.

Bates, who started a BMX filming company called Banned 4 Life, was involved in a car crash in Arizona in September 2011. Bates and another mutual friend, Gary Demartine, died.

The loss was tough, but Bates’ father approached Fake about carrying on the company in his memory. He obliged and has been working on the company video since they died.

“I’ve been working on it for five years now, and it’s nearing completion,” he said. “My goal is to get that done and get it out there for the world to see, and just to keep the ball rolling and keep producing new content and staying fresh.”

While he keeps up with Banned 4 Life, he’s also traveling and spending time adventuring and filming. He takes around six trips each year out of state for riding, but several more in state.

This past weekend he spent time in Austin, Texas, filming.

BROADENING HIS HORIZONS

It’s paying off, too. Fake was recently featured on the X Games’ Real BMX 2016 segment, where he was voted Fan Favorite and was named a silver medalist. He was also featured on a segment from ABC’s “World of X Games: Real BMX” broadcast.

“It was crazy; it felt good

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knowing that the BMX community is into what I do and all the feedback from it was amazing,” he said. “It motivated me to ride more because I motivated other people to ride more. I like the fact that somebody can watch my video and that pumps them up to go outside and ride their bike.”

Looking ahead, Fake is excited to complete the Banned 4 Life company video and spend as much time as he can biking, adventuring and filming with his friends.

“My goal is just to keep riding, stay healthy and injury-free, keep filming more videos and keep going on trips with my friends,” he said. “Ultimately, it keeps me feeling youthful and sane. If I didn’t have my bike and couldn’t go pedal around and do what I want to do, I’d go crazy. It’s the biggest stress relief.”

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Warriors top Titans in rivalry showdown

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The Warriors were led by Makala Heidelberg’s 17 kills, 13 digs and three aces. Bay Bumford added 47 assists and two aces.

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WEEK SIX RESULTS:

Scores from Week Six football games played Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 (home teams on bottom): Ocoee 20, Hagerty 13 Apopka 56, West Orange 20 Cornerstone Charter 0, Foundation Academy 61 CFCA 62, Lake Mary Prep 0 Windermere Prep 48, Legacy Charter 27

he onslaught started from the first whistle as Foundation Academy’s Jaquane Patterson ran the opening kickoff from Cornerstone Charter back 80 yards for a touchdown.

The Lions never looked back in the 61-0 victory over the visiting Ducks, improving to 3-3 on the season and 1-0 in Class 2A, District 4 — clinching the program a playoff berth in the three-team district for a third consecutive year.

Patterson scored a total of four touchdowns on the day. Other Lions getting in on the scoring fun for Homecoming were Evan Thompson, Lance and Lester Axson, Luke Chase, Elijah Colon.

Thanks to the blowout victory, Brad Lord’s team can clinch backto-back district championships — and home field in the Class 2A State Playoffs — Oct. 14 when Foundation travels to Victory Christian.

Other Observer Preps.com scores:

Some notes from the Week Six action:

n Foundation Academy brothers Lester and Lance Axson each had a touchdown for the Lions Sept. 30. n Foundation Academy kicker Chaz Cannon was a perfect 7-for-7 on extra points Sept. 30 for the Lions’ Homecoming game.

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Foundation Academy’s Jaquane Patterson ran the opening kickoff back 80 yards for a touchdown Sept. 30 against Cornerstone Charter.

Trinity Catholic 10, The First Academy 14

WARRIORS HANG TOUGH EARLY

Oak Ridge 0, Dr. Phillips 45 Wekiva 27, Evans 6 Olympia 26, Freedom 15

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Kvyeon Jones had a touchdown for West Orange against Apopka Sept. 30.

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The undefeated Apopka Blue Darters eventually pulled away from the host West Orange Warriors — as they have in all but one of their six victories so far this fall — but not before the Warriors put up some fight early in what was eventually a 56-20 loss.

Darian Williams broke open a 59-yard scoring rush in the first quarter to tie the score at 7-7 and later, in the second quarter, Austin Burton connected with Kyveon Jones for a 12-yard touchdown pass to cut the Blue Darters’ lead to 21-14.

After that, though, things began to slip away from the Warriors, who endured their fifth consecutive loss after losing

just one regular-season game combined in 2014 and 2015.

Head coach Bob Head said afterward it was a matter of not taking advantage of opportunities against a first-class opponent.

“We just didn’t make the plays we needed to make — there was a couple key plays, we had some drops and a fumble and we had a couple turnovers that they capitalized (on) and ran the ball all the way down,” Head said. “I tip my hat to Apopka’s defense — they made it tough.”

— STEVEN RYZEWSKI AND JEAN RACINE

n Darian Williams rushed for a total of 191 yards for West Orange in a loss to Apopka, including a 59yard touchdown run in the first half. n Konrie Brown took a short pass from teammate Jake Novello 72-yards for a touchdown in Ocoee’s big win at Hagerty and, later, busted open a 57-yard scoring scamper that helped seal the game for the Knights. n CFCA’s 62-0 shutout of Lake Mary Prep is the Eagles’ first shutout since Sept. 18 of last year when CFCA whooped up on Mount Dora Christian — coincidentally with a final score also of 62-0.

Eagles host Eagles when Legacy visits CFCA LEGACY CHARTER (3-2) AT CFCA (2-3), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: Although it was the Legacy Eagles that started the season red hot with a three-game winning streak, it is the CFCA Eagles who are now winners of two of their past three games, including a 62-0 blowout victory at Lake Mary Prep last week. Former CFCA standout Gehrig Chambless, now the quarterback for Legacy, will return to CFCA, where his Eagles hope to bounce back after a pair of losses. Meanwhile, a young CFCA squad appears to be hitting its stride.

OCOEE (3-2, 3-0 DISTRICT) AT WEST PORT (2-2, 2-1 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: In 2015, the Knights overcame the Wolf Pack — and themselves — in a 28-6 victory. This year, West Port is a little harder to figure out, with strong district victories to its credit against Lake Howell and Edgewater but also a 41-0 blowout loss to Hagerty. Senior running back Kameron Duncan is the workhorse for the Wolf Pack offense, with five touchdowns and an average of 8.3 yards per carry this fall.

LAKE NONA (4-1) AT WEST ORANGE (1-5), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: After Lake Nona’s deceptive down year in 2015 — during which West Orange defeated the Lions 49-13 — the Lions are back to form in 2016 with a 4-1 record through the first half of the season. Quarterback Michael McFarlane is an absolute stud this fall, with six passing

FOUNDATION ACADEMY (3-3) AT JORDAN CHRISTIAN PREP (4-0), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: In just their second year as a program, the Seahawks figure to be a much different team than the one the Lions beat 35-6 in 2015.

Already, JCP is off to a 4-0 start — with every victory coming by double digits. Foundation’s defense, which has posted

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touchdowns and a whopping 14 rushing touchdowns to his credit. McFarlane and company will test a Warriors defense

that showed some signs of improvement in the second half against Apopka last week.

back-to-back strong efforts, will have its work cut out for it with the Seahawks in Auburndale on Friday.

OTHER OBSERVERPREPS. COM GAMES: Olympia (4-1) at Apopka (6-0), 7 p.m.

P.K. Yonge (0-5) at The First Academy (5-0), 7 p.m.

East River (3-2) at Freedom (1-4), 7 p.m.

Evans (2-4) at Cypress Creek (2-3), 7 p.m.

Byes: Dr. Phillips (4-2), Windermere Prep (6-0)

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Lakefront JEWEL Pulte Homes recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Dr. Phillips neighborhood, Ruby Lake, which features 236 home sites.

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T h e n ew R u by L a ke neighborhood has been under development since December 2015 and held its grand opening in September. Located in Dr. Phillips five minutes from Restaurant Row and Sand Lake Road, Ruby Lake has 236 home sites, 100 of which are lakefront.

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“Large secondary bedrooms and plenty of storage are musthaves within the designs, which are perfect for growing families,” Patterson said. “The community has appeal for families looking to expand and empty-nesters looking to downsize.”

As the community is built and families begin to move in, residents also will get to take advantage of myriad community amenities. The community will be gated and is centered on a lowmaintenance, casual and relaxing lifestyle.

“Amenities include a clubhouse with fitness center, resortstyle pool and event space with catering kitchen,” Patterson said.

“Tennis courts, a playground and

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With just about 200 home sites left to sell, potential homebuyers have the opportunity to completely customize their new home and have it built to order.

Buyers can choose from nine one- and two-story home designs on either 50- or 60-foot home sites. The floor plans offered range from 2,000 to nearly 5,000 square feet of living area with from three to seven bedrooms.

Additionally, buyers can choose from two-and-one-half to sixand-one-half baths, with either a two- or three-car garage.

“Buyers are able to choose from a variety of home sites including lakefront, preserve or privacy wall,” said Lyndsey Patterson, director of marketing for Pulte. “Home designs can be customized with options such as additional bedrooms and baths, loft spaces, covered decks, media rooms, extended covered lanais (and more).”

Walking through the model homes, potential homebuyers will get to see gourmet natural gas kitchens, vaulted ceilings and an optional Pulte Planning Center — an open, centrally located room that can be used for office space, a playroom or whatever the family desires.

Each home has Mediterraneaninspired elevations with barreltile roofs, paver driveways, 10-foot ceiling heights on the first floor and natural gas as an included feature.

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Currently, potential homebuyers who tour Ruby Lake can see two of the community’s nine designs and floor plans.

The Pompeii is one of the smaller design choices for 50-foot lots and is a one-story home plan starting at 2,104 square feet.

Buyers can choose the elevation level and whether they’d like to add a loft area. It includes three bedrooms, either two or three full Danielle Hendrix baths and one half-bath.

Top features include a walk- The Pompeii model home is located on a 50-foot waterfront lot. in closet off the owner’s bath, a brick paver-covered lanai and front porch, ceramic wall tile in duction, and there are two quick are of the Amberwood design and all shower areas and study on the move-in homes that will be avail- sit on 60-foot lots. One home is first floor. able to close by the end of the year. 2,714 square feet with four bedThe two-story Siena is designed Nearly 40 homes have been sold rooms and three-and-one-half for a 60-foot lot and starts at so far. bathrooms. It includes stain3,509 square feet. The floor plan “Every new home is built to less-steel appliances, an owners includes four or five bedrooms, our high standards, and yours,” suite, great room/gathering room anywhere from three to five Patterson said in a press release. extension, covered lanai extenbathrooms and a half-bath. It has “Our step-by-step process sion and granite countertops with many of the Pompeii’s features includes strict quality-control backsplash, for $583,540. and also boasts an open floor measures that ensure accuracy The other is 3,480-square-foot plan, with a bright and spacious and attention to detail. We won’t home with a waterfront view, living and dining area and sliding just build you a new home, we four bedrooms and three-andglass doors that lead out to the will also stand behind it with our one-half bathrooms. It also has backyard and pool area. warranty, including a two-year stainless-steel appliances, maple Home prices range from the low coverage of plumbing, electrical cabinets with crown molding, $400s through the mid-$600s. and HVAC systems, five-year an owners suite and a loft with 720 Celebration A The Pompeii, for example, starts water infiltration and leaks and bedroom and bath, for $644,170. at $421,990, while the Siena starts a 10-year structural integrity Celebration at $556,990. Ruby Lake has more coverage.”

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ORANGE COUNTY When you fork over thousands of dollars to a home-remodeling contractor, you generally would expect a job well done and your dream home waiting at the end.

But for some unlucky homeowners, the reality couldn’t be further from what they expected, which is why homeowners should always be cautious when hiring contractors — even for simple jobs. If you’re not careful, the result of a lousy job could end up doubling your initial investment and even threaten your safety.

Tyler Bedle, a real-estate investor and managing member of Aberdeen Capital, LLC, an Orlando-based real estate investment firm, knows this well. He’s been in the business of flipping houses for a little more than two years and has had several unfortunate experiences with contractors.

“I’ve experienced workers both drinking alcohol or using drugs while on job sites, quitting at several stages of the job, stealing materials and tools and just plain not delivering on their agreedupon terms,” he said.

Poor contractor jobs are not uncommon, and some of the stories are enough to make any aspiring homeowner strongly consider doing the job themselves. But with proper research, homeowners can find and hire reputable and responsible contractors.

THE SEARCH

When looking for a contractor the first step is to determine what type of contractor you need for the project. Then, check multiple sources of information for possible contractors, such as Yelp, Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor or even recommendations from trusted family and friends.

Once you find some leads, read past reviews from former clients.

Contact the contractors and ask for solid references. Bedle advises homeowners to also contact local real-estate brokers, homebuilders associations, realestate investors associations or chambers of commerce if they want more options.

After narrowing down your list, Bedle urges homeowners to verify the contractors are all

HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NEVER n Pay large portions up front. n Pull building permits for contractors. This makes you liable if the job is done incorrectly. n Allow unpermitted work on their property. n Hire contractors advertising a license number belonging to someone else. n Get repairs/renovation consultations from door-todoor salesmen.

licensed, determine the insurance needed and get price quotes from different contractors.

“As a rule of thumb, always gather itemized estimates from at least three different contractors to better understand what you’re being charged,” Bedle said. “To start, verify that your contractor is licensed, determine what level of liability insurance is required for your project and obtain a copy of your contractor’s liability and workman’s comp insurance policy from their insurer.

“Gather credible references and aim to pay a maximum of 10% up front and a lump sum payment upon completion, or arrange for certain amounts payable after pre-determined milestones are reached,” he said. “If they won’t budge, offer to purchase the materials yourself.”

He emphasizes to always include meticulous detail and photos to supplement the contract and specify what needs to be done, along with firm dates for when the labor should begin and end. Bedle said this is where most homeowners fall short.

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

Dianna Desboyaux, a business owner who lives in the Reserve at Belmere, never expected to buy her first family home and end up in a lawsuit.

Desboyaux hired a contractor her friend recommended to remodel her new home before her family moved in. The contractor was instructed to install 1,650 square feet of square marble tiles, rain gutters, bathroom toilets and showers, as well as paint the kitchen cabinets, walls and replace the baseboards.

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contractors still were not done with all the tasks. Desboyaux noticed the poor job they were doing and ordered them to stop.

The baseboards were not installed properly, the paint on her kitchen cabinets looked as though they were done by an amateur, and some marble tiles were irreparably chipped.

“This is brand-new floor; this has only been used for a week, and look at it,” said Desboyaux as she pointed to the portion of the floor that was chipped. “They butchered it.”

After paying about $13,000 over several weeks to her contractor, Robert Head, Desboyaux will have to pay another $10,000 to have it redone.

Desboyaux accused Head of hiring untrained, illegal immigrants, which would allow him to pocket a large portion of the money by paying them less than the standard pay for subcontractor labor.

However, Head, who has been in the business since 2000, maintains that the jobs that were part of the original contract were nearly complete before Desboyaux asked the subcontractors to leave.

“The job was basically com-

pleted,” he said. “All that was left was some punch-out work to do to finish the job, and she ran us all off the job because she ended up moving in and the completion date was supposed to be on (Sept.)

20. ... But throughout the job she kept adding and adding things. So the job, obviously, started running about a week behind.”

When asked why the subcontractors complained about not getting paid what was due to them, Head said he always paid them.

“That’s the reason the men complained: They thought they could finish up a lot sooner, but they were having to work about an extra week longer just to get the final check so we could all get paid,” he said. “But before it was done, she ran us off and did not pay us.”

Head asserted he would never leave a job undone, considering such a practice would damage his reputation and leave him with no business if word got around.

“And now she’s there com-

plaining that the job was not completely done,” he said. “Well, she never gave us the opportunity to finish the job. If she would have, I assure you, the job would have gotten finished perfectly.”

When situations such as this arise, Bedle recommends taking a few extra precautions, such as changing your locks and notifying contractors they are forbidden from entering your property.

He also encourages homeowners to ensure the construction work does not create hazards by hiring a credible, licensed contractor who also can provide a home inspection and detailed report.

If the situation comes with substantial financial losses, Bedle proposes homeowners hire an attorney to obtain court-ordered restitution. To help others avoid contractor disasters, leave honest reviews to inform consumers and report unlicensed contractor activity by emailing ULA@ myfloridalicense.com or calling (866) 532-1440.

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The home at 16017 Citrus Knoll Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

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The home at 8091 Bowery Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 20, for $336,780. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,127 square feet. The price per square foot is $158.34.

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The home at 4901 Wildwood Pointe Road, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 16, for $346,705. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,821 square feet. The price per square foot is $122.90.

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The home at 7809 Purple Finch St., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 19, for $302,905. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, three baths and

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The home at 1308 Arden Oaks Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $543,620. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 5,359 square feet. The price per square foot is $101.44.

BROOKESTONE

The home at 248 Covered Bridge Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $305,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,052 square feet. The price per square foot is $148.64.

FOREST TRAILS

The home at 2268 Laurel Blossom Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 21, for $270,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,890 square feet. The price per square foot is $93.43.

FORESTBROOKE

The home at 256 Wallrock Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $283,000.

Built in 2012, it has six bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,070 square feet. The price per square foot is $92.18.

MCCORMICK RESERVE

The home at 3542 Heart Pine Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 16, for $291,040. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,776 square feet. The price per square foot is $104.84.

WESTYN BAY

The home at 624 Westyn Bay Blvd., Ocoee, sold Sept. 22, for $425,000. Built in 2011, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 4,057 square feet. The price per square foot is $104.76.

The home at 2306 Pesaro Circle, Ocoee, sold Sept. 20, for $330,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,869 square feet. The price per square foot is $85.29.

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The home at 15101 Ovation Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 19, for $391,000. Built in 2008, it has

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The home at 1818 Morning Sky Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

20, for $275,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,855 square feet. The price per square foot is $96.32.

LAKE COVE POINTE

The home at 557 Lake Cove Pointe Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

19, for $558,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,429 square feet. The price per square foot is $162.73.

LOOKOUT HILLS ESTATES

The home at 17825 Terra Vista Court, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

16, for $432,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,089 square feet. The price per square foot is $206.80.

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The home at 825 Oakland Park Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Sept.

19, for $485,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-and-

The home at 2259 Black Lake Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Sept.

20, for $320,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,521 square feet. The price per square foot is $126.93.

The home at 15039 Masthead Landing Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 21, for $280,100. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,886 square feet. The price per square foot is $148.52.

VERDE PARK

The home at 17900 Gourd Neck Loop, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

19, for $399,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,016 square feet. The price per square foot is $132.29.

WINTERMERE POINTE

The home at 2308 Wintermere Pointe Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 19, for $385,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,869 square feet.

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The Winter Garden Music Fest is like no other. It is a FREE three day outdoor music celebration held October 7-9 on Plant Street in Historic Downtown Winter Garden.

MusicFest is the only Music Festival that showcases a diverse collection of Central Florida’s finest musicians and exposes the community to its music styles. MusicFest boasts more than 20 different music genres that include: Country, Jazz, Blues, Americana, Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Blue Grass, Alternative, Pop, Folk, Classical, Opera, Musical Theater, Choral, R&B, Zydeco, Native American, Japanese, African, and Celtic.

FRIDAY

(October 7th)

SATURDAY

(October 8th)

5:30 6:00

Lakeview Middle School ......................................... Ace Hardware Carly Jo Jackson ..........................................Bright House Networks

1:00 12:00

Acoustic Tonic ......................................................... Ace Hardware John Wyatt ...................................... Tasting Room at the Chef’s Table

6:00

Layla Brisbois Trio .................................................... Crooked Can

12:30

Layla Brisbois ......................................................... The Attic Door

6:00

Date Night with Stephanie and Tim Christofore ....... Pilars Martini

1:00

Acoustic Tonic ......................................................... Ace Hardware

6:15

GT Springer .............................. Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

1:00

Blondetourage .............................................. Melts On Main Street

6:30

Grimes Alley ........................................................... Ace Hardware

1:00

DJ Renee ................................. Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

7:15

Crenshaw ................................................................ Crooked Can

1:15

Sean Holcomb .............................................Bright House Networks

7:15

Sandy Shugart .............................................Bright House Networks

2:15

Hand Picked ........................................................... Ace Hardware

7:15

Liza Morales ............................ Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

2:15

Kurt Frohlic .............................................................. Crooked Can

7:30

Daniel Heitz Band ............................................. MoonCricket Grille

2:30

Sleeping Sunset ..........................................Bright House Networks

7:45

Bailey Callahan....................................................... Ace Hardware

3:30

Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders ................................... Ace Hardware

8:00

Christopher C.......................................................... The Attic Door

3:30

Layla Brisbois .......................................................... Crooked Can

8:00

Layla Brisbois .................................. Tasting Room at the Chef’s Table

3:45

Michael Petrovich ........................................Bright House Networks

8:15

Paul Smith ............................... Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

4:15

The Wait ................................................................. Ace Hardware

8:30

The Vibe ......................................................Bright House Networks

4:15

Circa ....................................... Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

8:30

Beemo..................................................................... Crooked Can

4:30

Jim Snyder and The Raisin Cake Orchestra .............. Pilars Martini

Evolushon .............................................................. Ace Hardware

4:45

Layla Brisbois Trio .................................................... Crooked Can

9:00

Jim Snyder and The Raisin Cake Orchestra .............. Pilars Martini

5:00

Gerry Williams .............................................Bright House Networks

9:30

MPiRE Trio ................................................................. Urban Flats

5:15

Gatlin ...................................... Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

10:00

Off Kilter .....................................................Bright House Networks

(Rock/Pop)

(Cover Hits) (Acoustic)

(Blues) Presented by The Attic Door (Indie/Folk)

(Americana/Jam) (Acoustic)

(Blues/Rock/Jam)

(Country/Pop) Presented by The Tasting Room at the Chef’s Table (Acoustic)

(Rock/Pop) (Acoustic)

(Rock ‘n Roll) Presented by Prism One (Americana)

(R&B/Jam) Presented by the City of Winter Garden (Grooving American Jazz) (Rock n Roll)

(Acoustic)

(Rock/Pop)

(Americana/Bluegrass) Presented by Crawford Tire Service (Pop/Rock)

(Kids DJ Fun)

(Country/Pop) Presented by Asma & Asma, P.A.

(Americana/Bluegrass) Presented by Phil & Ann Cross (Rock ‘n Roll)

(Rock/Pop) Presented by Ginger Lore, P.A

(Celtic Bagpipes) Presented by New World Celts (Rock/Pop)

(Latin/Guitar) Presented by Bright Future Electric

(Rock ‘n Roll) Presented by Harry & Lucy Bradford (Acoustic)

(Grooving American Jazz)

(Rock/Pop)

(R&B/Jam) Presented by Melts on Main Street (MOMS) (Acoustic)

(Celtic/Rock) Presented by the City of Winter Garden

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Saturday, October 8th: 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm Sunday, October 9th: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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(Country/Pop)Presented by Ward & Judy Britt

N Woodland St

N Main St

N Boyd St

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S Main St

W Plant

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E Plant

E Joiner St

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W Joiner St

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SATURDAY (cont)

(October 9th)

5:30

Kasson ................................................................... Ace Hardware

12:00

Katie Lay........................................................ Melts On Main Street

5:50

Layla Brisbois ............................................................ Urban Flats

12:30

Casey Hurley and Tim Nielsen ................................. The Attic Door

5:50

TBR .............................................................. Anne’s Art and Design

(Southern/Classic Rock) Presented by Anne’s Art & Design, MOMS and The Sophisticated Closet

1:00 1:00

Ocoee High School .................................................. Ace Hardware You & I ..................................................................... Crooked Can

(Folk/Americana)Presented by Lynn Walker Wright, P.A.

1:00

Kelly DeWayne Richards ......................................... Pilars Martini

(Americana/Jam)

1:00

Tony 506 Band.................................................. MoonCricket Grille

(Acoustic)

1:15

Suzanne Dee Gorman .............................................. Bright House

(Rock/Americana) Presented by MoonCricket Grille

1:15

Peyote Moon ........................... Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

(Indie/Folk)

2:15

Ennis Pruitt............................................................. Ace Hardware

(Acoustic)

2:15

Seth Pause............................................................... Crooked Can

(Rock ‘n Roll) Presented by Lynn Walker Wright, P.A.

2:15

Chuck Magid ........................... Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

(Blues/Rock)

2:30

Freightliners ................................................Bright House Networks

(Americana/Jam) Presented by Steve Stanford

3:30

Orlando Taiko Dojo ................................................. Ace Hardware

3:15

Jimmy Killgallon .........................................Bright House Networks

(Indie/Rock) Presented by the Tasting Room at the Chef’s Table (Rock/Pop)

(Acoustic Pop/Rock)

(Blues/Rock)

6:15

The 502’s .....................................................Bright House Networks

6:00

Late Fer Dinner ........................................................ Crooked Can

6:15

Stephan and Yardis .................. Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

6:45

Brutha Niel & the Real Deal ..................................... Ace Hardware

7:15

Crenshaw ................................................................ Crooked Can

7:15

Stu Kinniburgh ........................ Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

7:30

David Oliver Willis .......................................Bright House Networks

7:30

Bird Dog Bobby Band ....................................... MoonCricket Grille

7:45

GT and the Jam Campaign....................................... Ace Hardware

8:00 8:00 8:00

James Bondy .......................................................... The Attic Door Tim Turner ....................................... Tasting Room at the Chef’s Table Suzy Park Hosmer & Ricky Melvern with the Per and Tamara Danielsson Quartet ................... Pilars Martini

3:30

8:30

Beemo..................................................................... Crooked Can

3:45

8:45

Anita Drink ..................................................Bright House Networks

9:00

(Rock n Roll) Presented by Ronald W. Sikes, Attorney

MPiRE .................................................................... Ace Hardware

4:15 4:30

O-Town Sound Chorus .............. Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital WG First Baptist Praise Band ................................... Ace Hardware

9:30

(Rock/Pop) Presented by Urban Flats

Acoustic Inferno ......................................................... Urban Flats

5:00

Jazz Jam with Per Danielsson, Charlie Silva, Walt Hubbard......Pilars

10:00

Johnny Dee and the Starlights .....................Bright House Networks

(Jazz/Gospel/Hits)

(Americana/Bluegrass)

(Rock)

(Piano Sing Along)

(Party Favorites with Calypso Twist)

(Country / Pop / Indie Pop) (Folk/Americana)

(Celtic Rock) Presented by Billy & Kathy Burch (Acoustic)

(Acoustic)

(Americana) Presented by Woodard & Curran

(Japanese Drums) Presented by Gerald and Virginia Vaughn (Acoustic)

Layla Brisbois .......................................................... Crooked Can

(Rock/Pop)

School of Rock .............................................Bright House Networks

(Rock n Roll) Presented by Irv Lipscomb

(Gospel/Praise)

Martini (Jazz)

(Acoustic)

(Early Rock ‘n Roll) Presented by the City of Winter Garden

The Bright House Networks stage is located at the corner of Plant Street and Lakeview Avenue.

Schedule subject to change without notice.

The Crooked Can Stage is located at 426 W Plant St.

Toole’s Ace Hardware stage is located at the intersection of Main and Plant Streets.

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