10.06.17 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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The Performing Arts of Maitland announces its fifth annual concert “Masterpiece Moments at Mead” featuring the Maitland Symphony Orchestra and guest Winter Park Chamber Music Academy.

The concert will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Mead Botanical Garden, 1500 Denning Drive, Winter Park. For more, visit pamait land.org.

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Person of interest Scott Edward Nelson, was apprehended 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

Donut Central and Fuelpresso blends café-quality coffee with made-from-scratch doughnuts.

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Owner Pino Penev and manager Chris Stoychev are chasing their coffee bean dreams with their new coffee/doughnut shop.

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Winter Park dispatchers assist during Irma recovery

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Vonda Jones and Doreen Sabatino volunteered to travel to Naples to assist the Collier County Sheriff’s Office EOC. TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The life of a dispatcher is one full of long hours and a bit of stress — especially during disasters.

Following Hurricane Irma’s rampage through the state weeks ago, many local governments, especially in the southern part of

the state, are still in need of assistance.

And assistance is exactly what the Collier County Sheriff’s Office EOC in Naples required last week when they were in desperate need of dispatchers to volunteer.

Heeding the call, two Winter SEE LENDING PAGE 4

Winter Park golfers Eugene Hong and Canon Claycomb shine at 2017 Junior Presidents Cup . SEE PAGE 12.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 7

LAKES MIDGET & ROSE WATRSHED CLEANUP 6 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park. Join a clean-up effort in and around Lakes Midget and Rose. Breakfast, volunteer T-shirt, snack and water bottle will be provided for all volunteers. Kayakers and paddleboarders are welcome. Meet at Martin Luther King Jr. Park for distribution of supplies. The community sponsors for this event are Rollins College and Covanta. To sign up for this event, contact Vanessa Balta Cook at (407) 599-3364 or vbaltacook@cityofwinterpark. org.

WOODSTOCK WINTER PARK 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Grab your bell bottoms and love beads. Mead Botanical Garden will celebrate an evening of peace, love and music as it hosts Woodstock Winter Park, a groovy garden affair featuring the music that defined a generation. The evening includes food, drink and concert by Central Florida Community Arts. Cost is $125.

For more information, call (407) 599-3397.

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WINTER PARK INSTITUTE SPEAKER SERIES: LAUREN BUSH LAUREN 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Tiedtke Concert Hall in the Keene Music Building, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, at Rollins College in Winter Park. So-

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Lauren is the founder and CEO of FEED, a social business with a mission is to “create good products that help feed the world.” For more information, call (407) 646-2559.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE AND PEP RALLY 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, along Park Avenue in Winter Park. The annual Homecoming Parade will make its way down Park Avenue beginning at 5:15 p.m. A pep rally will be held in Central Park immediately following the parade. Show support for Winter Park High School students, faculty and alumni.

THURSDAY, OCT. 12

COFFEETALK FEATURING COMMISSIONER CAROLYN COOPER 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Winter Park Welcome Center, 151 W. Lyman Ave., Winter Park. If you have a latte beans to grind or you simply want to espresso your thoughts, CoffeeTalk may be the cup for you. This free, popular CoffeeTalk series gives the community an opportunity to sit down and talk with the mayor, city commissioners, and city manager over a cup of coffee provided by Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen. For more information, call (407) 644-8281.

POPCORN FLICKS IN THE PARK 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Central Park main stage at Park and Garfield avenues, Winter Park. Enjoy a free

screening of “The Blob.” This film series features classic films for the whole family.

Bring a blanket, a picnic and some family and friends. Free popcorn for everyone. Call (407) 629-0054.

SATURDAY, OCT. 14

44TH ANNUAL WINTER PARK AUTUMN ART FESTIVAL 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15, in Central Park, 150 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park. The Winter Park Autumn Art Festival is the only juried fine art festival exclusively featuring Florida artists.

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the festival on the second weekend in October each year. The community-oriented sidewalk show presents quality visual art and live entertainment the whole family can enjoy. For more information, call (407) 644-8281.

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‘LIFE COULD BE A DREAM’ Runs through Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Enjoy an upbeat musical comedy about Denny and the Dreamers, a doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest to help them realize their dream of making it big. Featuring a score of classic ’60s hits including “Fools Fall in Love,” “Tears on My Pillow,” “Runaround Sue,” “Earth Angel,” “Unchained Melody,” “The Glory of Love” and more. Cost is between $15 and $42. For more information and showtimes, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org.

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How about all-you-can-eat wings in a variety of flavors?

If that grabs your attention, then you’re going to enjoy the upcoming Wing Thing hosted by the Maitland Chamber of Commerce.

Scheduled for Oct. 12, at the Venue on the Lake in Maitland, Wing Thing is the first best wings competition and dinner organized by the chamber, which hopes to draw in both competitors and hungry guests.

The competition part of the event will feature both individual and team wing contests.

On the individual level, there will be the “amateur wing chefs,” which will include four separate categories: best hot wings, best BBQ wings, best other wings, and individual best of show. The best of show category will come with a money prize of $250.

For teams, there will be two separate events including one for first-responders and another for general teams. Each will include the same four categories as the individual, and both “best of show” prizes are for $250.

Along with both competitions, there will be a trophy for “best overall spirit.”

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Luckily for those who bought tickets to the festivities, the judges aren’t the only ones who’ll get to enjoy the bounty of wings. Starting at 7 p.m., visitors will be invited to partake in the plethora of wings as they take in the Texas State vs. Louisiana Lafayette game on the big screen.

To go along with dinner and the game, a 50/50 drawing will occur at halftime, while door prizes will be drawn throughout the game. Visitors will put their ticket in a team bowl, and whenever that team — either Texas State or Lafayette — scores, they will draw a ticket for a prize.

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Community holds vigil for Roger Trindade The vigil was one day after a judge denied a stand your ground motion for the teens accused of manslaughter.

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Kiwi Camera Service owner Michael Livera looks to share his love of photography with the Winter Park community.

Camera crazy Kiwi Camera is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a camera swap meet.

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For every swap meet, held each spring and fall, Livera sets up a donation jar to raise money for charity. This year, Kiwi will be collecting donations for the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando.

For Livera, the event is a way to give something back by providing the community with a chance to celebrate photography.

“When I moved into this location, I always talked about doing this,” Livera said. “There were traditional camera shows that would show up in the hotels around the state, where they would charge $150 for the dealers, and it would cost $20 to get in to buy stuff, and it was a little expensive.

“I always wanted to have my own little thing where it was kind of more about photography and not about the camera collectors,” he said. “I want people to shoot with them, not put them on a shelf and look at them — I thought the best way to do that was to show off how easily accessible these ‘expensive cameras’ are.”

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Although the store he has now only has been around for 10 years, Livera has been offering his camera fixing wizardry for going on 30 years — while his passion for the craft goes back even further.

Livera first was introduced to photography by his shop’s namesake, his uncle Bill Dickinson — whose nickname was “Kiwi” when he served during World War II. “He had a darkroom in his trailer in Apopka, and when I was 10 years old, he taught me how to shoot black-and-white film and process it in his little darkroom there,” Livera said. “I caught the bug.”

Livera went on to photography school before becoming a commercial photographer. After five years as a photographer, Livera decided to switch gears and went to camera-repair school at Spokane Falls Community College in Washington State.

“It’s really nice to be able to fix things for people and actually make their lives a little bit easier and less stressful,” Livera said.

“I’ve been doing that in many capacities as an assistant or working in camera shops, and now having my own place — actually solving some problems and doing good work. It’s pretty gratifying.”

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Rodrigo Trindade and Adriana Thomé may never know what really took place that fateful night in Winter Park’s Central Park Oct. 15, 2016. It’s been nearly a year since a mysterious, violent incident involving Winter Park High School students took the life of their son, Roger Trindade.

But one thing was known very well on Friday night: Roger was loved. He’s still loved — and the impression he left on others is still felt today.

Family, friends, classmates and people the young Winter Park high-schooler never knew gathered to honor the 15-yearold boy at a vigil in Central Park last week — comforting a community that’s still healing.

Trindade’s parents were present, able to hear stories of the impact their son made at Winter Park High. He’s remembered as someone who was optimistic, always smiling and easy to talk to.

He made people laugh and smile with jokes and sleight-of-hand card tricks.

“He was one of my best friends,” Winter Park High School student Joao Faya said. “He always made everyone around him happy. No one can replace him. He’s always in our hearts.”

Trindade also is remembered for his perseverance. Despite English being his second language, the boy from Brazil studied hard to succeed in his IB History of the Americas class. He

Three Winter Park highschoolers were arrested following the Oct. 15, 2016, altercation that left Roger Trindade brain dead. He was kept on life support and then removed from it just a couple days later.

Friday’s vigil was just a day after a judge denied a stand your ground motion — a defense put up by attorneys representing two of the juveniles who have been charged with manslaughter and battery. A third juvenile was charged with tampering with evidence.

A trial date is set for Nov. 15.

had just moved to Florida from Brazil in early 2016.

“He was determined to join the IB program,” teacher Kris Rengel said. “I sat down with the IB coordinator, and Roger and I said, ‘OK, it’s a lot of reading.’

He said, ‘I got this; I can do it.’ He was funny, he was uplifting. The kids didn’t get enough time to know him. None of us did.”

Friday’s vigil was comforting though, Rodrigo said. Hearing about his son’s warm influence on others was uplifting.

“It’s amazing the number of hearts he has touched,” Rodrigo said. “Even though we don’t have him anymore, we’re proud of him and his heart.”

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Roger’s parents, Adriana Thomé and Rodrigo Trindade, remembered the life of their son during a vigil Friday, Sept. 29, as Deacon Bill O’Brien gave a short message.

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Walking into Kiwi Camera is like diving into the brain of its owner and founder Michael Livera — a local with a passion for photography.

Walls and cabinets are lined with a variety of film and digital cameras, and all sorts of mechanical photography equipment sit atop tables and workbenches.

His shop is the physical embodiment of the work Livera has done since he was a kid growing up in Central Florida, and he is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its biannual camera swap meet this Sunday.

“It’s a buy, sell, trade (event), and it’s free for everyone,” Livera said. “I don’t charge the dealers.

I don’t charge the people coming.

It’s a community event — it’s like an anti-Craigslist. You can actually see the stuff and have a professional check it out.”

The flea market-style event will include 20 to 30 dealers set outside of the shop, and people can freely move about and enjoy the thrill of checking out camera gear.

Attendees also can bring their own

camera equipment to sell or trade, Livera said.

Along with the swap, Livera and his wife also will be cooking breakfast and lunch free for visitors to enjoy as they shop.

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Entrepreneurs brew up classic combination TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Nothing goes together quite like coffee and doughnuts. Just ask the men behind Donut Central and Fuelpresso on the outskirts of Winter Park.

The coffee/doughnut shop located at 495 N. Semoran Blvd. is still in its soft opening phase, but the business already has garnered several loyal regulars. It might have something to do with their wide selection of coffee — from lattes to cold brew — and their array of creative doughnuts, such as maple bacon with an entire strip of bacon on top and s’mores with a toasted marshmallow on top.

The shop came from the creative minds of owner Pino Penev and manager Chris Stoychev.

“We’re following the dream — the coffee passion,” Penev said.

There’s a great attention to detail with every aspect of the shop, from the light, airy fromscratch recipes of the doughnuts to the carefully poured designs of

the latte art.

All of their coffee beans are roasted in-house as well.

Even the furniture was hand crafted by Penev, who combined red cedar wood with coffee beans beneath a lacquered surface to create unique tables.

But before all the nuances, taste comes first, Stoychev said.

Penev and Stoychev both come from Bulgaria, a place where espresso coffee is king. The coffee addiction started early for Stoychev, he said.

“I think I started drinking coffee when I was 12 or 13,” Stoychev said.

“It’s pretty much been nonstop.

It really became a passion during college. I had to keep myself awake sometimes.”

The two coffee fanatics met in New York through a mutual friend about 10 years ago and later on went looking for new coffee houses throughout the city. Ideas started to brew, and eventually, they began talking in 2015 about possibly running a coffee shop of their own.

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dispatchers during a time of great need.

“It can be very stressful,” Sabatino said. “Giving them that mental break, where it’s one less thing for them to worry about on top of everything else that they’re going through — that’s why I did it.”

During the week, Jones and Sabatino lived in and worked out of the Collier County EOC. They were provided meals, hot showers and cots to sleep on after working long shifts from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

As soon as they arrived, Jones and Sabatino were thrown straight into a quick two- to three-hour crash course on the CAD system that Collier County utilized. It was totally different than what they were use to in Winter Park.

Along with learning a new system, there was also the need to learn the geographic area better to best help those who were calling.

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Penev already had experience running several restaurants and retail stores in the past, but coffee was his first love. To make that a reality though would mean adjusting the concept, he said.

“I’ve always wanted to own a coffee shop, but just a coffee shop wasn’t going to support my family,” Penev said. “Combining it with the doughnuts, that’s a different story.”

All doughnuts — including the frosting and glazes — are made

Lending a helping hand Park Police Department dispatchers — Vonda Jones and Doreen Sabatino — made the three-anda-half-hour trip south to help.

“I got the notification in reference to the need, and at that point, I needed to get approval through my chief — as far as being authorized to actually go,” Jones said.

“So once my chief authorized it, we left on Sunday, and we were there assisting Collier County from Sunday through Friday morning.”

The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force and Association of Public Safety Communications Officials sent the request on behalf of Collier County — helping to man the call center to assist handling whatever calls came through.

The calls in general were pretty standard, Sabatino said, but that was only an aspect of the work that they were doing. For Sabatino, it was also about helping out fellow

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The shop features a broad selection of donuts made from scratch.

from scratch. It’s all an effort to set themselves apart — to have the very best coffee and doughnuts all in one place, Penev said.

“Combining a doughnut shop and a craft coffeehouse is huge for me,” he said. “If you go to a craft coffeehouse, they’re buying their baked goods from somewhere else, and the freshness is not always the best. If you go to a doughnut shop, the coffee is just low-quality coffee.”

The shop is planning for an official grand opening in about a month. A second location with a drive-thru also is planned. Sandwiches will be coming soon, as well.

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were there right along with us and were able to help us,” Jones said.

“There were times where they would jump in on the call and took information, so they were very, very helpful.”

Along with the help from the others in the Collier County EOC, both Jones and Sabatino had past experience on which to rely. Sabatino started her dispatching career in Altamonte Springs in 2001 and has been with the WPPD for the last nine years. Jones has been working as a dispatcher since 1996 and has been with WPPD for 17 years. She also has served as the manager of the Emergency Communication Center in Winter Park for the past decade.

All that experience helped prepare them for this situation.

“You get adapted to it — I hate to say that — in this kind of work,” Sabatino said.

Jones agreed and said between recent experiences with Irma in

Winter Park and also past hurricanes such as Jeanne and Frances, they were ready.

“We had our own hurricane experience just the week prior — we were on call, we started at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and we worked here, we slept here at the public safety building and ate here for two days,” Jones said.

The last few weeks for Jones and Sabatino have been long and stressful, and the same goes for many others working in emergency departments around the state.

The good news for the two local dispatchers though, is that they’re back home in the comfort of their own beds — though their experience helping those in Collier County will not be forgotten.

“No matter where we go or what we do, the fundamentals are always the same,” Sabatino said.

“The attitude of ‘this is my family coming in to help me.’ It gave me that pride in what I do.”

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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 Apopka-Vineland Road in Southwest Orange County Friday, Sept. 29. 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 law-enforcement 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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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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Oren and Tali Brockman, Ashley Garcia and Ryan McGrath got ready to dance the night away.

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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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Tom Keller and Sascha Voss were spotted at the event in their mysterious masks.

Gigi Stclair and Brie Williams wore matching masks at the ball.

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The event captured the essence of “Phantom of the Opera,” featuring music from the classic Broadway hit performed by internationally acclaimed countertenor Terry Barber and his orchestra.

Kids Beating Cancer CEO and Founder Margaret Guedes and Jamie Kalinsky had a wonderful time at the event.

— TIM FREED Jay Ryon, 10, and his father, Nick, were two of the event’s honored guests.

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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 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. Oct. 17. Call (407) 645-5311 or visit MorseMuseum.org.

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Circle Christian golfers earn spots on Junior Presidents Cup roster Eugene Hong and Canon Claycomb had the chance to represent country on the golf course last month.

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Twelve golfers were given an opportunity to represent the United States in the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup last month — and two of them came from Winter Park.

Circle Christian School students Eugene Hong, 17, and Canon Claycomb, 15, earned their way into the prestigious tournament this year and helped the U.S. beat the International Team to capture the Cup on Sept. 24 to 26 at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey.

Both players went 2-1, capturing four points as the Americans won the tournament 14-10.

Claycomb managed to capture one of those points by beating the top junior golfer in Australia.

Hong and Claycomb also had the chance to witness the atmosphere of the Presidents Cup tournament, as well as meet golf

legends such as Tiger Woods.

“It was really cool — being part of the first Junior Presidents Cup made it that much better,” Claycomb said. “We also got to play for our country, which is something that a lot of us never get the chance to do. … It was probably the best week of junior golf I’ve ever had.”

“It was a really great experience,” Hong said. “It was so much fun. Even after we got to meet the pros from the actual Presidents Cup teams. To see everyone up close was really awesome. Being part of the 12 best junior players in the country … it’s a really big honor to be on the team.”

Even more remarkable was the fact that Hong and Claycomb came from the same school, Claycomb said. Both players managed to earn slots on the roster because of their high placement in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.

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“We also got to play for our country, which is something that a lot of us never get the chance to do. … It was probably the best week of junior golf I’ve ever had.”

— Canon Claycomb

state is pretty phenomenal, let alone two people from the same school,” Claycomb said. “We’re a pretty solid high-school team, not just Eugene and I — but our bottom three, as well.” “(Canon and I) know each other pretty well and play a lot together,” Hong said. “(Both of us) making the team was pretty cool, and we had a great time.”

Hong represented the U.S. last year in the Junior Ryder Cup and also was named USA Today’s National Player of the Year. Despite just joining the team as a sophomore, Claycomb has comparable numbers to his senior teammate, Circle Christian golf coach Scott Richardson said.

The two golfers have a bright future ahead of them, he said.

“They both think their way around the golf course like 30-year-olds, their swings are very sound, very repeatable swings and they both have a desire to win,” he said. “You add all that up, and they’re on the path to success.”

Both players hope they can carry over their strong play to their school team this season.

“I’m going to draw a lot from it,” Claycomb said. “I have a lot of confidence in our team this year. …

We’ll definitely draw some confidence from playing in the Junior Presidents Cup.”

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Circle Christian School golfers Canon Calcomb and Eugene Hong helped the U.S. capture the Junior Presidents Cup.

WINTER PARK OBITUARIES RICHARD (DICK) LEON BAKER DIED SEPT. 25, 2017.

the Winter Park Land Company.

He served as an officer, trustee and Chairman of the Finance & Investment Committee of the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation for more than 30 years.

Dick and the love of his life, Sally, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 19, 2002, at their Waterbridge home. After Sally passed away, he moved into The Mayflower Retirement Community, where he enjoyed various activities, especially playing pok-

ligence officer.

Dick and Sally moved to Columbus, Indiana, where their two children, Kathryn and Keith, were born and where he worked at the Union Starch and Refining Company. After Columbus, he and his family lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois and then Chappaqua, New York. He became the Treasurer, VP-Finance and CFO of Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation and was active in civic and professional organizations. The Ball State University School of Business elected him to its Hall of Fame in 1974.

Close friends, colleagues and family from across the States gathered at The Mayflower to celebrate his 100th birthday with him. Dick Baker lived a full, loving, meaningful life.

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Funeral services will be held at Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren, Hagerstown, Indiana.

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Donations in Richard Baker’s memory can be made to: Rotary Club of Winter Park Charitable Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 1416, Winter Park, FL 32790; or the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789.

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Dick was a U.S. Army veteran, gardener, member of Rotary, University Club and Winter Park Racquet Club. He was always active, running track in high school and college, competing in the Olympic trials and even snowshoeing in Yosemite while on a family vacation when he was 88. He enjoyed traveling the world with his beloved wife, Sally.

He moved to Winter Park with Sally 40 years ago to serve as the Executive Vice President of

er and bridge with friends, participating in ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) and vacationing with his grandchildren.

Born in Marion, Indiana, on Nov. 22, 1916, to the late Lester and Harriett Baker, he graduated from Marion High School and Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. He met Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth Wisehart as a senior, and they were married two years later at Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren in Hagerstown, Indiana. While taking graduate courses at Butler University, he enlisted in the Army. After training at Camp Lee, Virginia, Boston and Ft. Washington, he shipped out of New Orleans on his way to Recife, Brazil, where he served as First Lieutenant and Headquarters Commandant. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1945, he was assigned to Camp Stoneman, outside San Francisco, as an intel-

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PLAYER Following a strong junior season, Bishop Moore grad Bri Civiero is tearing it up for the Rollins College volleyball squad.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The volleyball court is a refuge.

It is a place she can escape from the stressors of school and the real world — and it’s also a place for her to vent with force.

You wouldn’t know it from just talking with Bri Civiero, the softspoken Mount Dora native who plays on the Tars’ volleyball squad, but there is a competitive fire that burns deeply. So deeply, in fact, that it’s what led her to volleyball.

Between the ages of 9 and 14, Civiero was an outstanding junior tennis player — tearing it up on the green and blue courts instead of her now usual wooden volleyball courts.

But thanks to the temper of the young Civiero, that path was cut a bit short by her mom one day after she had tossed around one too many rackets.

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Bri Civiero has become a driving force on the Tars volleyball team.

when I play tennis,” said Civiero with a grin. “So I go play tennis to work out those issues and then I go back and play volleyball.”

The routine and passion of playing four years of collegiate volleyball, with a small dose of tennis on the side, has molded Civiero into an impressive player and leader on the Tars’ team.

In her freshman year, Civiero asserted her presence quickly. She started in 24 of the 27 matches she appeared in — impressive for such a young player. She also was named to the All-SSC Freshman Team following the end of the season.

Although the stats and honors from that first season show a player of fortitude, Civiero said she was a bit of a nervous wreck, feeling as though she was going to fail as a college volleyball player.

Thankfully, there was help and inspiration from former Tars player Jessica Wilson.

“I roomed with her for camps before we got here, and I think she just really set the tone for me of

what to expect and how I should come into this program, and what I should give to be successful,” Civiero said. “I thought she was really influential for my time here at Rollins.”

Since that quick start in 2014 — and the help she received from players such as Wilson — she has gone on to tear it up on the court.

As a junior, she had the best year of her college career as she racked up a slew of recognition for her solid play as an outside hitter for the Tars, including being named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, All-SSC First Team, and All-South Region Team Honorable Mention.

Stat-wise it’s pretty easy to see what gained her such attention.

Civiero ranked 11th in the conference with 374 digs. She collected a team-best 483 kills throughout the 2016 season, and her 4.03 kills per set was the third best in the conference. In a game against Nova Southeastern, Civiero recorded her 1,000th career kill as a Tar.

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Everything Civiero has been able to do the last four years is impressive considering she didn’t become truly serious about volleyball until 10th grade — where she started looking into club ball.

With her quick growth as a player, Civiero transferred to Bishop Moore her junior year to hone her playing skills and take in the academics that the school had to offer. In her two seasons as a Hornet, she helped lead the team to an impressive 62-0 record and two back-to-back state titles in 2012 (at 4A) and in 2013 (at 5A).

Her play during that time caught the attention of coaches at Rollins, and by the middle of her junior season, Civiero had committed to play for the Tars.

“I knew I wanted to stay close to home, and knew I wanted to play DII,” Civiero said. “I just knew there is a great academic program here, and that was really important to me, so it just all worked out.”

Although not everything has been easy for her since joining on to play for the Tars — especially as it relates to the three coaching changes that she has seen in her four years — Civiero still has been able to thrive thanks to her dedication to the sport and positive coaching up from head coach Mika Robinson.

Although her college career is coming to a close, Civiero is hoping she will have a chance to continue her volleyball career on another level — preferably somewhere overseas.

“In January, I’m going on an exposure tour in Europe, because I want to play professionally over there — I’m trying to not be an adult for as long as I can,” Civiero said. “I just think it would be a great opportunity to play the sport I love and I would love to live in Europe, so all around, it just seems great.”

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“In January, I’m going on an exposure tour in Europe, because I want to play professionally over there — I’m trying to not be an adult for as long as I can.”

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With 20+ years of multicultural Marketing and experience in Corporate America helping organizations reach lucrative ethnic markets, Monica also has experience in Public Relations and Communications. She has worked with global brands including Exxon Corporation, Wal-Mart and Charter among others

Puzzle One Solution: “In love, one should ... choose persons worthy of their promises and leave them if they don’t keep them.”

– Isabelle Adjani

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Puzzle Two Solution: “Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it’s just an illusion.”

– Juliette Binoche

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FORECAST FRIDAY, OCT. 6 High: 86 Low: 74 Chance of rain: 20%

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017

SUNRISE / SUNSET

Sunrise Sunset

Friday, Oct. 6

7:21a

7:06p

Saturday, Oct. 7

7:21a

7:05p

Sunday, Oct. 8

7:22a

7:04p

Monday, Oct. 9

7:23a

7:03p

SATURDAY, OCT. 7

Tuesday, Oct. 10

7:23a

7:02p

Wednesday, Oct. 11

7:24a

7:01p

High: 87 Low: 76 Chance of rain: 60%

Thursday, Oct. 12

7:24a

7p

MOON PHASES

SUNDAY, OCT. 8 High: 87 Low: 74 Chance of rain: 60%

Oct. 27 First

Oct. 5 Full

Oct. 12 Last

Oct. 19 New

RAINFALL

Jessica deArcos, of Winter Park, captured this nice image of Greeneda Court off Park Avenue.

Wednesday, Sept. 27

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The Winter Park/Maitland Observer is hosting this weekly contest, and winners will have their photograph featured in the newspaper. To enter, email your photo, along with your name, city and a caption, to tfreed@orangeobserver.com; put “I Love Winter Park” in the subject line.

High: 86 Low: 74 Chance of rain: 60%

Friday, Sept. 29

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Saturday, Sept. 30

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Monday, Oct. 2

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Tuesday, Oct. 3

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YEAR TO DATE:

SEPT. TO DATE:

2017 37.60 in.

2017 14.09 in.

2016 49.38 in.

2016

7.26 in.

39 Stop driving 40 Brendan of mummy films 41 Stereotypical weather feature of London 43 Gangster’s pistol in slang 44 Undeniable truths 46 “Working Girl” star Griffith 47 Tiny skin hole 48 Lazy lecturers 49 Revolutionary socialist anthem that holds “Annie lie rot ant” 50 Original settler 51 Caveat ___ (buyer beware) 52 Credos and other such beliefs 53 More like a baby or puppy 54 Heavenly places in deserts 57 Lord of literature and poetry 59 Alarm clocks and roosters 61 The caption next to “After” 62 Highest Alp 63 Light and open to a breeze 71 Did the light thing?

72 Offerings in fine restaurants 73 Camelot lady DOWN 74 Good thing to break on a 1 Performed like Kendrick golf course Lamar 75 Stop working or playing 2 Land on one side of the 77 Does darn good?

Urals 78 State of infuriation 3 Opinions formed before80 Written agreement behand that hold “snips sos tween two or more parties repose” 82 Chooses 4 ___ Altos, Calif.

83 TLC word 5 Like dusty, dry land 84 Not fitting 6 Small informal eateries 85 New parents and finger7 Certain female hormone pointers 8 Long, spectacular films 86 Feature of a well-thrown 9 Coat that signifies wealth football 10 Poem form 87 Spelling of “Beverly Hills 66 Homophone of air rarely 11 Williams the slugger 90210” used today 12 Recluse that keeps the 88 Fast, long-eared bounders 67 Does more than exagfaith?

90 One involved in idle gerates 13 Pub draft choices chatter 68 Cookie that may be 14 Scottish lake 91 Mighty horses stacked 15 ___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras) 94 Gals of mob goons 69 No. 50 in the 103-Across 16 Type of energy 95 Submarine detector 70 Old-style “formally 17 ___ Tuesday (Ash Wednes- 98 Like some dorms rejects” that holds “safer day preceder) 99 Things bookies set rows” 19 Photographer’s suggestion 100 Way to the top of a snowy 74 One making cuts at the 21 Features of Mississippi hill home branch?

24 Tropical starchy root 101 The Destroyer, in Hindu76 Time in court 27 Lamented and regretted ism 79 Male horse and female 31 Issue avoiders 104 Type of therapy for a sore donkey offspring 33 Bohemian dance knee 80 Salad type 34 Valuable thing on a ledger 105 Small digit 81 Make an inaccurate 35 Walk as if lame 106 Did some snacking decision 37 Interstate rumbler 108 Prefix for night or week 82 Barrier or boom type

SCRAMBLE MANIA by Timothy B. Parker

83 Body-shaping garment 84 Lacking sugar that holds “teens we dune” 88 Solo in a film series 89 Game show prizes, sometimes 92 Piles of fabric?

93 Rousing cheers around a bullring 94 Gas station stores 96 Something you can do in Excel 97 “___ my brother’s keeper?”

98 Reactor part 100 They receive 93-Across 102 Scot’s negative reply 103 Classroom chart that contains “poetic lair bed” 107 Bring to life in celluloid 109 Outlined 110 Sums 111 Was a nitpicker 112 Vehicles that don’t go uphill 113 Supposed tea-leaf readers 114 Some Wall Street workers

CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“JO BDAT, DOT PCDIBV ... YCDDPT ZTGPDOP HDGECU DN ECTJG ZGDXJPTP FOV BTFAT ECTX JN ECTU VDO’E MTTZ ECTX.” – JPFKTBBT FVLFOJ Puzzle One Clue: H equals W

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“CLEZK W YWXBJD WIGSLDD XWR KEUL RBJ W DLZDL BY CLEZK EXOBSGWZG, CJG CLAELUL XL, EG’D NJDG WZ EAAJDEBZ.”

ACROSS

1 Be a substitute 8 Be a loud obnoxious actor 13 Zippy Italian sports cars, briefly 18 First lights 19 “Along came a ___, and sat ...”

20 Opposite of fancy 22 De-lump ahead of time, as flour 23 Safety devices that holds “me credit notes” 25 Sound a weasel makes?

26 Simple crane device 28 Trapper John’s show They contain 29 several wks.

30 Epic poetry form 32 Spirits and bodies go-with 33 Any two of a kind 35 Happening now as opposed to recorded 36 Office fillers 38 Old-school “well, I’ll be” 39 Delivery establishments that hold “cope sos tiff” 42 Encircled in a military maneuver 44 Like testimony that leads to trouble 45 CD-___ 46 Half guy, half fish 47 ___-Davis of pharmaceutical stuff 48 Instrument associated

with Scotland 52 One way to see if something works 53 Some very noisy birds that holds “ask coco to” 55 Takeaway game with matches 56 “What ___ can I say?”

57 Legendary actor Lancaster 58 100 square meters 59 Straddling 60 Spread-on hair removal brand 61 Computer storage units 62 Less decent 6 Thing often paid on the first of the month 65 One of Eve’s grandsons

Puzzle Two Clue: O equals P

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SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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