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Cleaning up after Matthew Local municipalities were well prepared for Hurricane Matthew’s arrival, and no injuries were reported after it made landfall Friday, Oct. 7. See page 6.

“I’m debt free!”

Independence resident David Nickelson appeared on Dave Ramsey’s show after paying off $252,000 in debt.

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After paying off $252,000 in debt, David Nickelson appeared on the Dave Ramsey show to do the debtfree scream.

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Between law school and a newly purchased house in Independence, David Nickelson was $252,000 in debt.

Occasionally, he would turn on the show of Dave Ramsey, a radio personality who counsels people under financial stress and encourages them to become debt free.

“I finally started hearing what he was saying a little bit better, when he always talks about when you have all this debt, you have lots of risk,” Nickelson said.

He looked at his debt — about $70,000 in student loans and $180,000 on the house — and decided to try to get rid of it.

Nickelson followed Ramsey’s advice to write everything down and begin budgeting. He realized he could pay off up to $40,000 a year.

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YOUR TOWN QUIT SMOKING NOW Dr. Phillips Hospital is hosting a free five-week program with Tobacco Free Florida to help citizens quit smoking.

Classes will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 20 through Nov. 17, in the Garden Room of the hospital, 9400 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando.

Free nicotine replacement patches, gum and lozenges will be handed out while supplies last. To register, call (877) 252-6094.

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First Lady of Florida visits Windermere Prep Four second-grade classes at Windermere Preparatory School got to meet and have story time with Ann Scott.

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Four secondgrade classes at Windermere Preparatory School got to ask questions, enjoy story time and even flex their muscles with First

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Lady of Florida Ann Scott during a special visit.

Scott made stops at three schools in the Greater Orlando area Wednesday, Oct. 5, finishing her day with the students at WPS. She travels the state often and has been to all 67 Florida counties SEE PLAN PAGE 4

First Lady of Florida Ann Scott read “Dex: The Heart of a Hero” to second-graders at Windermere Preparatory School on Oct. 5.

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WINDERMERE GARDEN CLUB 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Vicki Hearst, a noted gardener, landscape artist and decorator, will give a presentation and discuss foraging for plants in the garden.

Guests are invited. Peggy, (407) 876-4239.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN GENERAL MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the West Orange Country Club, West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Kevin Shaughnessy is the guest speaker, and the topic is the Charter Review Commission. Lunch is $20.

RSVP to Carolyn Sparks, (407) 230-3856 or csparks248@gmail. com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14

JIGGLEMAN 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Get ready to laugh out loud and be amazed by the jumping, joking and juggling JiggleMan. Seating is limited.

Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323.

CAREGIVING MATTERS WORKSHOPS Check-in starts at 9:30 a.m., presentation is 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 14, at Serenades West Orange, 720 Roper Road, Winter Garden. In partnership with the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Senior Resource Alliance.

This month’s program is “How to Survive Your Role as Caregiver.”

Information will be shared on how to take care of themselves during this difficult journey.

Admission is free. Register with Cindi Spurgeon of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, (407) 843-1910, Ext. 301.

CASH FLOW: MANAGE YOUR FINANCES 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Register for QuickBooks Levels 1-5 to learn the basic features of QuickBooks Pro and how it can be used to organize your business or personal finances. (407) 835-7323.

SNAKE EDUCATION WITH A TWIST 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Enjoy a snake show with professional snake handler Chief Rowley and his reptile friends.

Ages 6 to 12. Seating is limited.

Registration recommended at (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, OCT. 15

DONUT DASH 5K 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in downtown Winter Garden. This family event supports the Winter Garden Police Department’s Holiday Gifts for Kids program and the Police Athletic League summer camp program.

Discount for previous Citizens Police Academy members, save $5 off registration using discount code GlazeDonut.

Register at RunSignUp.com; search Donut Dash.

OCOEE HIGH REUNION 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Jim Beech Recreation Center, 1820 A.D. Mims Road, Ocoee. All classes through 1975 are invited to attend. For information, (407) 325-4080 or signfarm@cfl.rr.com.

MONDAY, OCT. 17

TEXTURE INSPECTORS 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Soft or hard? Rough or smooth?

Enhance your toddler’s sensory development with hands-on discovery of a variety of textures.

Ages 18 months to 3 years.

Seating is limited. Registration recommended at (407) 8357323.

TUESDAY, OCT. 18

MEDITATION PAINTING 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Free your mind of distractions, relax into color and music, and meditate through painting. No painting experience needed. No teaching. All supplies provided. For ages 18 and up.

Registration required at (407) 835-7323.

MEDICARE DECISIONS MADE EASY 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Golden Pond Communities, 406 Lakeview Road, Winter Garden.

Scott Keiber from Keiber Senior Services will discuss Medicare basics, supplements, Part D, enrollment and more. The hourlong seminar is free. RSVP at (407) 654-7217.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19

DESTINATION EARTH 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

Explore our planet and learn about the geography and culture of exciting places around the world. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 8357323.

HOPE HIKE 2016 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 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/hopehike-2016.

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

SCIENCE OF HARRY POTTER 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Journey to the magical world of Harry Potter and discover the science behind magical potions, mysterious creatures and more. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Church of the Lakes, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Orlando. Children’s train rides, a bounce house, basketball, archery and pumpkin decorating are free. There will be handmade crafts, homemade preserves and pickles, a bake sale, food and a car wash. Enjoy a great day of family fun and get a head start on Christmas shopping. 407-291-2886 or www.pcol.org CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP: BIRD SCIENTIST 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave., Gotha. This class will discuss the identification of birds. Take a walk to look for birds and participate in handson activities that help children connect with nature. Suggested donation of $10. Recommended for ages 4 to 10. Register at NehrlingGardens.org/events/

or email Caroline.Chomanics@ NehrlingGardens.org.

3RD ANNUAL WINDERMERE CRAFT BEER FEST 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Lakeside Realty Windermere is presenting the festival that celebrates local craft beer. Includes tastings of local brews, food vendors and live music. Proceeds benefit the Windermere Police Department Foundation Inc. and the Florida Brewers Guild. For tickets, windermerecraftbeerfest.com.

NINTH ANNUAL OCOEE HAUNTED HOUSE 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 951 Ocoee Apopka Road, Ocoee. The city of Ocoee hosts the haunted house and haunted walk through the woods. Younger children can enjoy a bounce house, hayride, prizes, candy and refreshments.

Admission to the house and walk is $5 each. Attendees are asked to take non-perishable food items to be donated to the West Orange Christian Service Center.

(407) 905-3180 or ocoee.org.

TUESDAY, OCT. 25

SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Join the Club to discuss this month’s selection, “The Water is Wide,” by Pat Conroy. The memoir recalls his dramatic experience teaching impoverished black students in South Carolina. A powerful story of the group of children who changed one man’s life forever.

Anyone age 18 or older can attend. The club meets monthly.

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West Orange escapes hurricane with minimal damage

It’s rare to see downtown Winter Garden completely void of vehicles and people, but that was the case late afternoon Thursday, Oct. 6, as the city and residents prepared for Hurricane Matthew to reach Florida.

The boardwalk at Oakland Nature Preserve is closed until repairs can be made.

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astor Rusty Belcher was already on his way to his church Friday, Oct. 7, when he heard that Hurricane Matthew had caused some damage to the campus. What he saw when he arrived at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden was actually a miracle.

Yes, the 50-something-yearold water oak with the beautiful canopy that graced the front lawn of the campus was split in two. But, this felled giant tree had completely missed the crown jewel of the sanctuary, the 70-year-old stained-glass window. There was minimal damage to the eave above the sanctuary’s southwest entrance.

Immediately, city of Winter Garden crews were there to remove the tree half blocking Lakeview Avenue, and church members and a tree service were on site to assess damage and remove the tree away from the building.

Downed trees appear to be the major damage from the hurricane, which reached the eastern coast of Florida early Friday morning, Oct. 7.

Winter Garden was spared from the worst damage, with much less debris and damage than the city saw from Hurricane Charley in 2004.

“Winter Garden, we are blessed,” said Mayor John Rees.

“I’ll put it that way. We had a few trees down, a couple of neighborhoods — a few people without electricity for a short time period, but nothing major that I know about.”

City crews began going around the city early afternoon Friday to assess the situation and clean up any debris they found.

In Ocoee, the only city employees working Friday were emergency personnel; employees in the Utilities, Public Works and Parks and Recreation departments worked Saturday to aid in cleanup and to handle

any issues that arose.

“I was not made aware of any significant damage within the city,” Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson said. “There were trees down, some power outage and lots of yard debris. We were very lucky.”

Both Winter Garden and Ocoee had sandbags available for residents.

Windermere fared well, too.

“We had no significant damage, and we were quite fortunate,” Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn said. “We lost a handful of trees, but our emergency tree removal people were able to respond immediately and keep our roads open. We did have some power outages in parts of our town, but everyone was back up by late that evening.”

Public Works personnel were on the job Saturday to repair washouts and remove debris.

“We have an issue that most municipalities don’t have, and that is the state of our police department and offices,” Bruhn said. “Staff had to cover or remove electronic devices should our roofs leak or the building be damaged. We also had to remove our Police Command Center to the Ocoee Police Department because of the high winds and the need for our officers to be in a safer building.”

The Windermere Police Department held and attended several meetings to prepare in the days preceding the storm.

Oakland’s damage included a large tree that fell on the west end of Oakland Avenue, downed power lines and significant power outage for most of Friday.

Public Works Director Mike Parker said the water system operated on generator power for nearly 17 hours and no customers were without water service during the storm.

The town secured various contractors prior to the storm for debris removal and other support services.

“All publicly owned drainage facilities performed as expected, and other than construction

site erosion and minor ponding of water along roadways and on private properties, there were no instances of flood damage,” Parker said.

Mayor Kathy Stark said a generator at a home on Tubb Street caught fire and spread to a nearby shed and tree. The shed was completely destroyed, and the tree was scorched.

“In preparation of the storm, Public Works ensured that all outdoor areas were secured and all potentially needed equipment was in working order and available,” Stark said. “We posted information on assistance from Duke Energy, water emergencies, garbage pickup etc. on our website and around town for the residents.”

The Oakland Nature Preserve did not escape damage. While no animals were harmed, the preserve did have some fallen trees, a few of which damaged the boardwalk. “(Hurricane Matthew) left his mark here, which means our boardwalk will be out of commission for a bit while we make repairs,” a post on ONP’s Instagram account stated. “But that’s about the extent of it, and all our animals seem to be in good

Windermere residents looked out their windows to see an object floating past Bird Island on Lake Butler. They soon realized it was a floating dock — capable of colliding with and destroying neighboring docks. The floating dock missed a stationary dock by mere inches and crashed into a group of cypress trees in the water. From that point, the floating dock began to break into pieces, ending the risk of damage to property.

shape, so we’re not stressing too much.”

Orange County District 1 Commissioner S. Scott Boyd said he had been in contact with the fire rescue chief frequently throughout the duration of the storm and has not heard of any significant damage to the West Orange area.

“I would say that Mayor (Teresa) Jacobs and the staff and our public personnel have done a really good job,” Boyd said. “I think we were spared by the storm. … I think we had 1,400 residents that were in the (Orange County) shelters, some traffic lights out and power outages were going on, but for the most part all of that got done.”

On Sunday, Oct. 9, more than 150 volunteers from the Windermere and Winter Garden congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aided residents in Volusia and Flagler counties. Teams took generators, chainsaws and other equipment to neighborhoods and spent the day clearing storm debris from yards and homes.

One volunteer was Daniel Bowers, of Horizon West.

“We’ve got the will, and we just want to help anybody,” he

said. “Nobody wants to have no power, no water, your roof’s leaking and you don’t know what’s going to happen, and it gives people peace of mind, and that’s why we’re out here doing it.”

Ana Gibbs, spokeswoman for Duke Energy, said that of the areas in Florida that the company serves, Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties were the hardest hit by the hurricane.

Duke Energy serves approximately 350,000 customers in Orange County alone. Of these, about 86,000 reported power outages. Gibbs said that all power in the county was restored by midnight on Sunday, Oct. 9, thanks to the help of more than 3,000 utility workers doing repair work around the clock.

“They actually began before the storm hit,” Gibbs said. “We stage them in areas that are safe until the storm comes, and then they respond once the outages are being reported (after the storm).”

Following the storm, OneBlood was in need of donations of O negative, platelets and AB plasma. For a list of donor centers and Big Red Bus blood drive locations, visit oneblood.org.

The water oak that stood in front of the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden is estimated to be 50 years old.

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Nickelson followed Ramsey’s advice

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

“It’s just a huge relief. Something bad could happen — God forbid, I lose my job — I could probably make minimum wage and still be OK. … You sleep better, it’s just amazing.”

— David Nickelson

Jennifer Nesslar

David Nickelson at his home in Independence, which he recently paid off.

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But he moved more quickly than that, and within 54 months, he was debt free. He was 37.

“It’s just a huge relief,” he said.

“Something bad could happen — God forbid, I lose my job — I could probably make minimum wage and still be OK. … You sleep better, it’s just amazing.”

Recently, he was featured on the Dave Ramsey show to do the debt-free scream, declaring “I’m debt free!”

THE JOURNEY TO DEBT FREE More than 14 years ago, Nickelson was a senior at the University of Michigan when he fell off of a second-story porch, crushing his back.

“It was a mistake I made,” he said. “I was a young college kid who thought that drinking on the weekends was kind of the thing to do.”

He spent five weeks in the hospital, where he shared a room with a positive person, and they mutually helped each other move forward from their injuries. After the hospital, he spent six months in a wheelchair. At first, he couldn’t drive, so he relied on his family to help get him around. He was humbled by how much he had to rely on others for tasks that he had done independently for most of his life.

Fourteen years later, Nickelson has regained much of his independence. He still uses a walker but is able to drive. To stay active, he is able to handcycle throughout the Horizon West trail system.

At the University of Michigan, Nickelson graduated with a degree in chemical engineering but realized his injury wouldn’t allow him to be as hands-on in the field as he had hoped. A few years later, he was admitted into law school, where he specialized in patent research, which allows him to combine law with his engineering background — and enables him to work from home.

When he moved to Horizon West and purchased his home, through listening to Dave

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Independence resident David Nickelson takes a photo with Dave Ramsey.

visiting schools and sharing her love of reading with the students she comes across.

With that in mind, it was a special treat for WPS’ secondgraders, who gathered at the Lower School building to meet with Scott as she read them a book called “Dex: The Heart of a Hero.” WPS students were actively engaged with the story. In fact, when Scott read a part about Dex’s strength, she encouraged the kids to flex their own muscles with her — to which they happily obliged.

During Scott’s visit, the kids also asked myriad questions, ranging from what her favorite color was and if she helps the governor make laws to what she wanted to be for Halloween.

Melissa Fagan, director of the Lower School at WPS, said that she saw Scott’s website months ago and was excited when she found out that Scott was a huge advocate for literacy and for sharing it with students across the state. Since WPS is always looking for special guests to speak to its students, Fagan knew she wanted Scott to visit.

“I thought, wouldn’t it be cool if we had somebody of her significance to visit our students and share her love of reading with us?” Fagan said. “I was able to

contact her office — it was very simple — and six months later they gave me a call to say that she would be in the area. We’re always looking to bring in people with a significant background or presence in our community to share their love of reading with the kids so they see that even their superheroes, professional athletes or people they look up to all have that same, common foundation of a love of reading.”

For Scott, reading had always played a prominent role in her life growing up, so when she became first lady of Florida she wanted to use her platform to help instill the love of reading in Florida’s future.

“I’ve been visiting schools since two weeks after Rick’s inauguration, and I am continuing to visit schools who request me,” Scott said. “(Reading) was so important to me growing up.

I spent a lot of time at the public library, the school library, and because it was so important to me I wanted to share it with both of my daughters. I’m happy to say it’s as important to them as it was to me, too. They’re passing on their passion for reading to our four grandsons.”

The opportunity to acquaint WPS’s students with the first lady was a unique experience, and one that Fagan knows will stick with them. In fact, the

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Ramsey, he realized his debt was a huge risk — particularly with his disability.

Nickelson said budgeting by planning what he was going to spend his money on ahead of time helped him to pay off the debt.

“Before I got on his plan, I was kind of trying to do everything — in the sense of saving a 401K and saving an IRA,” he said. “I had just bought a vehicle, and I paid cash for the vehicle, but I still had student loans. It was realizing how much risk that debt really carries and if something happens and all the sudden you couldn’t start paying your debt payments, you could lose the truck, you could lose the house. If you get that stuff cleared, it’s just amazing.”

He found that focusing on getting rid of the debt, rather than doing all the other investment-related things helped him greatly.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com

WANT TO BECOME DEBT-FREE? HERE ARE SOME OF NICKELSON’S TIPS.

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n Budget. It’s good to look and see where you spent your money last month, but plan ahead of time on where your money will go.

“If you don’t put it down on paper, if you don’t make a plan for that time or plan for that money, it kind of ends up getting frittered away or spent on something we don’t remember what we spent it on,” he said. n Use leftover expenses to pay off debt. When you budget, you’ll often have money left over at the end of the month. Use this money to reduce your debt. If your expenses are right at your income, consider other options to increase your income or reduce your expenses.

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Instilling the love of reading in Florida’s future CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

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First Lady of Florida Ann Scott visited second-graders at Windermere Preparatory School on Oct. 5 to share her love of reading with them.

highlight of Fagan’s day was being able to share the children with Scott, and vice versa.

“I thought it would be fun to share my school family with the governor’s office,” Fagan said.

“I think the kids here at Windermere Prep are very unique and special in their own way, and they have such a passion for learning and for each other.

They feel very proud when we have guests on campus and they want to embrace them and be embraced by them. We’re proud of what we do here, and we’re proud of the kids.”

Danielle Hendrix

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

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SJRWMD budget reduces tax rate In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the St. Johns River Management District hopes to reduce the taxpayer burden while increasing efficiency in water resource protection projects.

DISTRICT REVENUES BY MAJOR FUNDING SOURCE AD VALOREM, $84.1 million, 51.1%

LOCAL REVENUES, $200,000, 0.1% OTHER DISTRICT SOURCES, $5.9 million, 3.6%

FEDERAL REVENUES, $500,000, 0.3%

STATE REVENUES, $38.4 million, 23.4%

FUND BALANCE, $35.5 million, 21.6%

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“The district’s emphasis on cooperative funding supports Florida’s economy with projects that directly benefit water resources,” Ann Shortelle, St. Johns River Water Management District executive director, said in a statement. “This budget demonstrates the governing board’s commitment to water resource protection as well as responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.”

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LANDS AND WORKS, $22,831,526, 13.9%

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Pam Gould and Bill Sublette unveil the district’s gift to the school, a lion that emphasizes courage.

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District officials cut a ribbon and gave a gift to the school.

Superintendent Barbara Jenkins asked students to commit to take care of the building, to respect the adults in their life and to work hard throughout their educational careers. In response, the students shouted “yes, we will!”

The Lyrical Lions, a music group made up of students from Bay Lake, provided music during the ceremony.

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RAVE OF THE WEEK BONNIE MURRAY BROADIE RAVE! I would like to thank all of our Winter Garden law-enforcement officers who did an amazing job keeping order and calm during the hurricane. I couldn’t be more proud of how Winter Garden upholds itself in the midst of what could be chaos in a state of emergency.

New to Winter Garden, I was amazed to see the officers at many gas stations directing traffic and preventing any issues from happening as emotions heighten.

Thank you to all of the businesses who were open to cater to those who were enduring the storm outside of their homes and away from their loved ones.

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Disney College Program friends Samantha Kapinos, Chrissie Bodden, Justine Kaminsky and Kristie Ernst are long-time “Gilmore Girls” fans.

Holy Grain Coffee Shop was one of more than 200 coffee shops around the country that transformed into Luke’s Diner Oct. 5 to celebrate the revival of the “Gilmore Girls” TV show.

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TARS HOLLOW Sarah Sandel and Erin Warren had Wednesday-morning plans to meet for a coffee.

But the night before the date, they heard about Luke’s Diner.

In anticipation of the Netflix revival of the TV show “Gilmore Girls,” Netflix hosted “Luke’s Diner” experiences Oct. 5 at more than 200 coffee shops around the country. Locally, Holy Grain Coffee in Dr. Phillips transformed into the show’s famous eatery for the morning.

In the light of the news, Warren, a Windermere resident, donned her Yale T-shirt, and, like many local “Gilmore Girls” fans, switched her coffee date with Sandel to Luke’s.

They weren’t the only ones. Hundreds of “Gilmore Girls” fans flocked to Holy Grain Coffee Shop Wednesday morning, some waiting nearly two hours to even get inside for a free cup of Luke’s Coffee.

“I didn’t expect it to be this big,” Warren said. “I think someone at Netflix is getting a raise today.”

In the show “Gilmore Girls,” Luke Danes, one of the main characters, owns the local diner that appears in nearly every episode. Luke doesn’t allow cell phones in his diner, a request that was posted to the wall of Holy Grain Coffee — and broken by nearly every patron,

Lilian Hentz, the owner of Holy Grain Coffee, transformed her coffee shop into Luke’s Diner for a day.

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Johnny Dee and the Starlights, which includes Abraham Couch and Andy Matchett, played early rock’n’roll hits before a packed crowd Staurday night.

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between the mother and daughter is really good, the relationship between the mother and the grandmother is not good.”

The show revives on Netflix starting Nov. 25, more than nine years after the last episode aired in 2007. The Luke’s Diner event took place Oct. 5, the 16th anniversary of the day the show first aired.

Many fans are excited about the revival — so excited that waiting for two hours to get into Luke’s Diner was completely worth it.

“I owe this to my middle-school self,” said Justine Kaminsky, who attends the Disney College Program and watched the show growing up.

Photos by Gabby Baquero, Danielle Hendrix, Jennifer Nesslar and Amy Quesinberry Rhode.

Playing an acoustic guitar, Kyle Lemaire, 27, who goes by his stage name “Circa Modo,” has been a musician since he was 14.

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“I owe this to my middle-school self.”

just as character Lorelai would have done.

“It’s one of those perky little fandom things that people have going on, and I like to be a part of it,” said Sandel, a MetroWest resident.

The show’s strong emphasis on family relationships — good or bad — stuck out to the people who attended the event. Many people enjoy the strong motherdaughter relationship between main characters Rory and Lorelai.

“That’s just a great momdaughter relationship that everyone should have,” said Kristyn Shannon, who went with friends.

Others recalled enjoying the show with family.

“My sister turned me on to it, and I’m really close with my sister,” said Margo Eagon, who enjoyed coffee by herself after friends had to leave for work. “But I’m really close with my mom, too, so when I watch it with her, it’s like watching a show about us. It’s a very family-oriented show. It just makes you feel good about whether you get along with your parents or you don’t. There’s always something to relate to. …

Even though the relationship

inter Garden welcomed local and regional bands downtown for the 2016 MusicFest.

Originally scheduled to run Oct. 7 through Oct. 9, the festival cancelled Friday performances due to Hurricane Matthew.

However, the winds didn’t keep people away on Saturday and Sunday.

People came downtown to enjoy local bands, eat food and spend time with the community.

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Supporters of the organization, including many people who train the dogs, came out in the finest, and brought dogs along with them. Attendees got to hear stories and mingle with each each other.

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A True Servant’s Heart ARETTA ANN DUNCAN DIED OCT. 5, 2016.

Aretta Ann Duncan, 68, of Ocoee, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at her home. She was the loving wife of 49 years of William “Doug” Duncan and the daughter of the late Otis and Margaret Pennington.

Aretta’s world revolved around her six grandchildren, better known as “Granny’s Angels.” She will be remembered as a great friend and giver. She was always there to help anyone in need, hav-

ing a true Servant’s Heart. Aretta was known for her cooking and baking, most notably her dinner rolls.

She is survived by her husband, Doug; one daughter, Mariann Love (Curtis); one son, Paul (Heather); her beloved angels, Jeremy, Jonathon, Brooke, Brandon, Nicholas and Daniel; and one sister, Deborah Love.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her

brother, Otis Vinton Pennington Jr. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home in Winter Garden.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ocoee Cemetery.

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DONALD LAWRENCE JOERGER, 89, Winter Garden, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

OLGA M. PLACKO, 91, Winter Garden, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. DeGusipe Funeral Home and Crematory, Ocoee.

MICHAEL E. “MIKE” CLANTON, 69, Winter Garden, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

WILLIAM RAY “BILLY” LEWIS, 47, Ocoee, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Gotha.

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CLIFFORD A. MALCOLM, 80, Ocoee, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home Inc., Apopka.

PATRICK WILLIAM GLEASON, 35, Winter Garden, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

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TAYLOR’S TRAVELS Five seasons of professional baseball in various independent leagues has led to Taylor Oldham playing everywhere from the desert town of Taos, New Mexico, to the suburbs of Cincinnati — and the 27-year-old Dr. Phillips native isn’t ready to hang it up yet.

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aylor Oldham was done.

After being cut by two independent professional baseball teams before the 2013 season had started, the former local standout and son of CFCA coach Larry Oldham was ready to call his brief professional baseball career quits.

Being cut twice was discouraging — as was making phone calls to other clubs that were not returned and sending letters likely not read.

“It really wasn’t clicking for me,” Oldham, now 27, recalls. “I told my dad I was done and I flew home.”

There was one team that did call, though — the Taos Blizzard, a former team in the Pecos League. Oldham had a change of heart — he was just 23 and it felt early to give up completely on his dream — and signed with the Blizzard.

It was a unique experience, to say the least. The Pecos League operates in desert mountain cities in the Southwestern United States. But, it kept him in the game.

Three years later, after completing his most successful season to date with

the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League — Oldham led his team in hits (107), RBIs (65) and home runs (14) this summer — the Southwest Orange native is appreciative of the season he spent with the now-defunct franchise.

“That (season) saved my career,” Oldham says frankly, adding, “It was good to finally see it pay off this year.”

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Oldham grew up in Dr. Phillips and was home-schooled in high school, playing his varsity baseball for Dr. Phillips as a freshman, CFCA as sophomore and finishing his at The First Academy.

After playing collegiately for Covenant College and Tennessee Wesleyan — where he won a national championship in 2012 — Oldham went undrafted out of school.

That’s when independent baseball — or professional baseball unaffiliated with Major League Baseball or its minor leagues— first popped up on his radar.

“I got a call from the Washington WildThings of the Frontier League,” Oldham recalled. “I show up and it’s a beautiful stadium seating 3,000 fans. … I’m like ‘okay — it’s pro ball.’”

Oldham found that, while

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Taylor Oldham made the “Y’All Star Game” in the Frontier League this summer.

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Brad Ramsey, an art teacher and defensive coordinator for the Lakers, passed away over the weekend. The team intends to play its scheduled game on Friday as tribute.

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he Windermere Prep football team — and the campus community, at large — is mourning the death of Brad Ramsey, an art teacher and football coach for the school. Ramsey died over the weekend.

Messages of mourning began circulating through social media the evening of Oct. 9 and the school’s official Twitter account confirmed the news with a tweet at 9:28 p.m. that evening read-

ing, “We are so saddened to say our colleague and friend, Brad Ramsey, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend.”

Athletic director and football coach Jacob Doss, who said Ramsey was his first hire when he started the program at Windermere Prep, said that the team gathered together and decided to play its scheduled game this Friday against CFCA at home.

“I wanted to talk to the boys and feel them out,” explained Doss.

“Overwhelmingly, unanimously, they wanted to play to kind of SEE LAKERS PAGE 16A

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Morgan Given had 10 kills, three aces, three blocks and 11 digs for Olympia volleyball Oct. 10 in a sweep of Apopka. The Titans are 12-6 as of Oct. 10. The game was senior night for Olympia.

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Windermere Prep boys golf placed first Oct. 5 at the TFA Invitational at MetroWest Golf Club. The Lakers topped runner-up The First Academy, Trinity Prep and others with a team score of 293.

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Lauren Miller had 15 kills and 11 digs for Foundation Academy in a clean sweep of Lake Mary Prep Oct. 4. Taylor Rouke added 20 digs.

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Makala Heidelberg had a combined 53 kills in two wins for the West Orange volleyball team (17-2) Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against East Ridge and Timber Creek, respectively.

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Congratulations to Ocoee High senior linebacker Lyston Barber on being named Observer Preps Athlete of the Week last week. For the whole story, see ObserverPreps.com.

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Brad Ramsey was the first hire Lakers head coach Jacob Doss made when he took over the program.

No one can blame the Dr. Phillips girls volleyball team (14-4 as of Oct. 10) if it needs to catch its breath after a busy week this week. The Panthers have games each day this week — including two on Thursday — and they are against some of the region’s best teams.

Dr. Phillips opened the week with a loss to Oviedo, played Edgewater (Tuesday) and West Orange (Wednesday) after the time of publication and will play a doubleheader Thursday at Bishop Moore against the nationally-ranked Hornets (6 p.m.) and Bishop Kenny (5 p.m.).

The busy week ends with a match at 5:30 p.m.

Friday at Evans.

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less glamorous, independent ball is real professional baseball. The teams are competitive, many of the stadiums are impressive, the fans show up and care — and the checks cash.

“People go ‘oh, is that semipro?’” Oldham said, describing conversations with friends unfamiliar with the leagues he has played in. “As I get older it doesn’t insult me, but when I was younger it bothered me.

People definitely underestimate, but people don’t believe things until they see it.”

Most people also wouldn’t believe how tough it can be to make it. Unlike in the minor leagues, where players are there to develop and improve so they might one day contribute to an MLB club, a job in independent ball is purely performance based.

“It’s a very cutthroat environment in independent ball — they’re not going to let you sit there and hit .200 because they want you to develop,” Oldham said. “That was the biggest adjustment for me — you’re not competing against guys you see. You’re competing against guys you don’t see. If you’re not performing, they’re going to go find someone that is.”

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Pay can be low — as low as $600 a month in some leagues, higher in others — but it has the potential to create a nice living for some players.

“There’s a living to be made if you can get up there to that level,” Oldham said.

Then, of course, there’s the pursuit of the dream. Players get inspired when someone like Stephen Cardullo, now on the roster for the Colorado Rockies after independent stops that included Florence, makes it to “the Show.”

“I think it’s kind of like a drug. We’re all kind of like ‘oh, it’s possible,’” explains Oldham. “It happens and it drives people to want to keep going forward.”

Players are expected to interact with fans and sign autographs, and sometimes the gimmicks to get people out to the ballpark can be fun or just plain funky: Oldham has seen dog races, odd performances and even had Pete Rose coach third base for his team as a stunt.

There’s also plenty of moving around and living with host families — things that can cramp the style of a young man in his mid-20s.

“It’s different — you definitely give up certain things,” Oldham admitted. “It’s not easy to have that perfect relationship you would have with a girlfriend or a wife.”

Luckily, Oldham says he has had a strong support base back here in Southwest Orange, anchored by his father.

“My dad has been my main

support,” Oldham said. “He was always behind me. He’s definitely been my life coach in that area.”

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Oldham has loved playing professional baseball, but has also considered hanging it up several times.

Most recently, Oldham had told himself that 2016 would be his last season — unless he met a certain criteria that would make sense for him to keep going. As his breakout season checked off every box on that list, Oldham realized he wasn’t done just yet.

“I think it’s God telling me I need to go for another season,” Oldham said.

In two weeks, Oldham will leave for Barranquilla, Colombia, where he will play winter ball. In the spring, he plans to upgrade to a team for either the American Association or the Atlantic League.

One day, he knows, he will have to get what most folks would call a real job. In that regard, he has a degree and an interest in finance. For now, he’s happy to keep living in the moment and seeing just where baseball will take him because, for every person wondering what he is thinking, there is another who will tell him how cool it is that he is living his dream.

“That really sticks with me — I look forward to having zero regrets whenever I finish playing,” Oldham said.

“I can’t say I’ve ever been unhappy since I started playing professional baseball.”

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memorialize Coach Ramsey. One of the kids said it best, he said ‘Coach, I don’t even think this is a question — this is, without a doubt, what Coach Ramsey would want us to do.’”

Doss calls Ramsey, the Lakers’ defensive coordinator in seven out of the past eight seasons, a “a true Renaissance man,” citing the wide range of interests and talents of his former colleague.

Ramsey taught visual arts for the school’s International Baccalaureate program and was an avid artist and photographer.

A mentor for Doss as he navigated his own first job as a head coach, Ramsey played collegiately at Franklin & Marshall College, where he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2015. He played professionally overseas in

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Details concerning the cause of Ramsey’s death are not yet available, and the school has not yet announced plans on how it will honor his memory.

And, though the team intends to play on Friday to honor him, Doss says he and his program are cognizant there will be a void on their sideline.

“I’ve never coached a game without him on the sideline, ever,” Doss said. “The boys just absolutely loved Coach Ramsey.”

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Upset propels WO boys bowling to conference title The undefeated Warriors topped Apopka Oct. 5 — ending the Blue Darters’ 64-match winning streak in the regular season — to clinch the West Metro Conference Championship.

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The West Orange boys bowling team won its biggest match of the regular season Oct. 5, topping defending state champion Apopka: 2,541-2,448.

The victory for the Warriors (8-0) snapped a 64-match winning streak in the regular season for the Blue Darters (9-1). It also secured the first Metro West Championship since 1993 for West Orange’s boys team.

The victory against the powerhouse Blue Darters is a signature win for the Warriors as a program.

“It was gigantic for us to catch them at the right time and for us to be at the top of our game when we met them,” head coach John Colbert said.

“We’ve known we were at least the second-best team in the (West) Metro for the last four years now — if you knock on the door long enough, hopefully you get it open.”

While a total team effort was required to knock off Apopka, which was led by Andrew Gayetsky’s 214 game, brothers Sam and T.J. Hamilton each rolled games of 245 to lead the way

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for the Warriors.

T.J., a junior, has been West Orange’s top bowler dating back to the end of last season, according to Colbert, while Sam, a sophomore, has elevated his game in recent weeks.

Usually a bowler who scores around 190, Sam Hamilton has been averaging above 220 in recent weeks, possibly signaling a sustained improvement.

“Sam has come along and been a very pleasant surprise,” Colbert said. “For him to start doing that consistently, I’m starting to think that he’s just gotten that much better.”

Additionally, Christian Lease rolled a 222, Zach Bullock rolled a 191 and Matt Delano rolled a 181.

Colbert, who has been coaching the team since 2011, says the team has a family-like atmosphere that enables it to play so well and that assistant coach Bill Delano — whose grandson is Matt Delano — has played a big role in helping the bowlers improve.

“The Delanos are a bowling family,” Colbert said. “In the two years he has been out there, we’ve gone from being a conference runner-up to a

conference champ.”

The Warriors have three matches this week, including their conference finale against Olympia on Wednesday after publication.

Following this week’s action, West Orange will prepare for the district tournament at Aloma Bowl Oct. 25. After steadily ascending in the district the past few years, but not making the two-team cut to advance to state, the Warriors are optimistic this could be their year to move forward.

“We’ve been slowly climbing that hill,” Colbert said.

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The Warriors girls team, coached by longtime bowling coach Rudy Zubricky, also defeated Apopka that day, improving to 9-0.

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REWIND: Foundation defense posts WEEK SEVEN RESULTS:

Scores from Week Seven football games played Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 (home teams on bottom): Foundation Academy 27, Jordan Christian Prep 0 Legacy Charter 10, CFCA 0 Ocoee 30, West Port (Ocala) 7 Byes: Windermere Prep, Dr. Phillips Cancelled: Olympia at Apopka, Lake Nona at West Orange

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Hurricane Matthew may not have inflicted the level of damage in inland Central Florida that many feared, but the storm did significantly alter the high-school football slate for this past weekend.

No games were played on Friday because of the storm, and locally two games were outright cancelled and will not be made up as they are nondistrict games: Olympia at Apopka and Lake Nona at West Orange.

Foundation Academy and CFCA played postponed games on Saturday, while Dr. Phillips and Windermere Prep were unaffected as they were on bye weeks.

consecutive shutouts T raveling to Lakeland Saturday night, the Foundation Academy Lions served Jordan Christian Prep its first loss of the season with a 27-0 shutout effort.

The Lions (4-3) have now won three consecutive games and four of their past five contests.

Foundation’s defense recorded its second shutout in as many weeks and recovered two of Jordan Christian Prep’s (4-1) fumbles along the way.

As it was for many teams that played postponed games Saturday or Monday because of the storm, it was an odd experience preparing for the game for the Lions. Teams were unable to practice on Thursday or Friday, and Foundation had its walkthrough Saturday afternoon.

“The hardest battle we had was Thursday and Friday we didn’t do anything,” Lord said.

The veteran coach is glad his Lions played, though. The win helps to build positive momentum for Foundation ahead of a game Friday at Victory Christian that will likely decide the district.

“I was so glad that we played — (Jordan Christian Prep) had good athletes and a big line,” Lord said. “We should be ready for Victory.”

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CFCA FALLS TO LEGACY IN SATURDAY SHOWDOWN

The path of Hurricane Matthew forced Legacy Charter and CFCA to play their scheduled rivalry game later Saturday morning instead of Friday night, with Legacy getting the best of CFCA 10-0.

Legacy (4-2) came out strong and capitalized on turnovers to score all 10 of its points in the first half. Legacy’s senior quarterback Hilton Lamprecht connected on a 37-yard touchdown pass to senior Zachary Kelley for the game’s only touchdown

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Foundation Academy’s Jaquane Patterson helped lead the Lions to victory Oct. 8, scoring two touchdowns on offense and adding three tackles on defense.

with seven minutes left in the second quarter.

Led by freshman running back Supreme Richardson, CFCA’s ground-heavy offensive attack saw several drives get traction and approach scoring position.

A combination of turnovers and a bend-but-don’t-break effort from the Legacy defense, though, kept CFCA off of the scoreboard.

“We have a lot of young guys, we’re about five games in into putting a new offense. … Our plan was to come in and be runheavy,” explained CFCA coach Chris Cook. “It worked — we just fumbled two or three times in key situations. We have a pretty good power game; counter, iso, that sort of thing. So, we just shot ourselves in the foot.”

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Supreme Richardson anchored the CFCA rushing attack Oct. 8.

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Rested Panthers prepare for Patriots FREEDOM (1-4, 1-1 DISTRICT) AT DR. PHILLIPS (4-2, 1-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. THURSDAY Scouting report: Dr. Phillips got its bye week last week — and, thanks to Hurricane Matthew, so did Freedom and a lot of other teams around Central Florida. Nevertheless, a wellrested Panthers squad could spell trouble for the Patriots, as Freedom has scored just 24 points combined in its past two games and Dr. Phillips’ defense is one of the strongest in the area. The Patriots’ pass-defense had trouble against Olympia in Week Six — welcome news to Panthers quarterback Marvin Washington.

CFCA (2-4, 2-1 DIVISION) AT WINDERMERE PREP (6-0, 3-0 DIVISION), 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY Scouting report: Coming off of being shutout, the Eagles will need to drastically ramp up their scoring production to try and keep pace with the highflying Lakers, who are averaging 47.3 points per game. Though the matchup figures favorably for Windermere Prep, a loss would likely create a three-way tie for first place in the division.

WEST ORANGE (1-5, 0-1 DISTRICT) AT EVANS (2-4, 0-1 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. THURSDAY Scouting report: After five weeks of facing high-powered offenses, the Warriors defense will get a bit of a reprieve as the Trojans are averaging just 10.5 points per game in their past four outings — all losses. The winner of this game remains alive in the hunt for a playoff berth while the loser is officially eliminated from contention.

West Orange coach Bob Head said he is eager to see if his team can put together its first complete effort of the fall.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY (4-3, 1-0 DISTRICT) AT VICTORY CHRISTIAN (5-0, 0-0 DISTRICT), 7 P.M. FRIDAY Scouting report: The Lions will take the field in Lakeland on Friday with the opportunity to clinch a second consecutive district championship, but will have to take down an undefeated Storm squad to do so.

Both teams are coming off of a pair of dominant wins, with Foundation riding consecutive shutouts into Friday’s game and Victory Christian having outscored opponents 72-7 in its past two wins.

MORE GAME INFO n Byes: Olympia (5-1) Other ObserverPreps.com games: n Lake Howell (5-1, 2-1 district) at Ocoee (4-2, 4-0 district), 7:30 p.m.

Thursday n Orangewood Christian (1-5, 1-2 division) at Legacy Charter (4-2, 2-1 division), 7 p.m. Friday n Apopka (6-0, 1-0 district) at Wekiva (4-2, 1-0 district), 7 p.m. Thursday n The First Academy (5-0, 1-0 district) at Trinity Prep (0-5, 0-1 district), 7 p.m. Friday

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Waterstone estate sells for $1.05 million two-and-one-half baths and 2,385 square feet. The price per square foot is $138.36.

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home in the Waterstone community topped all West Orange-area residential real-estate sales from Sept. 23 to 29.

The home at 6207 Tiroco Way, Windermere, sold Sept.

29, for $1.05 million.

Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, fiveand-one-half baths, a pool and 5,499 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $190.94.

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The home at 15022 Wild Lime Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

28, for $329,350. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,748 square feet. The price per square foot is $119.85.

The home at 15016 Wild Lime Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

26, for $293,710. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,998 square feet. The price per square foot is $147. movoto.com

This Waterstone home, at 6207 Tiroco Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 29, for $1.05 million. This home features two garages — to accommodate four cars — that flank either side of the house.

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The home at 8651 Tara Oaks Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 23, for $439,000. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,155 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.14.

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The home at 10075 Cove Lake Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 27, for $458,250. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,254 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $140.83.

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The home at 10212 Louth Court, Orlando, sold Sept. 26, for $419,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, two-and-

one-half baths, a pool and 2,853 square feet. The price per square foot is $146.86.

HORIZON WEST ASHLIN PARK

The home at 11632 Ashlin Park Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept.

29, for $304,990. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,919 square feet. The price per square foot is $158.93.

EDEN ISLE

The home at 6243 River Fruit Court, Windermere, sold Sept.

28, for $327,500. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,020 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $162.13.

LAKES OF WINDERMERE

The home at 6963 Northwich Drive, Windermere, sold Sept.

26, for $257,000 (short sale).

Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,068 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $83.77.

SUMMERLAKE

The home at 8086 Wood Sage Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 26, for $257,891. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,715 square feet. The price per square foot is $150.37.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 4841 Blue Major Drive, Windermere, sold Sept.

26, for $300,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,620 square feet. The price per square foot is $114.50.

The home at 7742 Purple Finch St., Winter Garden, sold Sept.

26, for $339,150. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,920 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.15.

The home at 14357 Red Cardinal Court, Windermere, sold Sept.

26, for $305,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,618 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.50.

The home at 7549 Bluejack Oak Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 28, for $330,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms,

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The home at 8776 Powder Ridge Trail, Windermere, sold Sept. 28, for $449,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,428 square feet. The price per square foot is $130.98.

The home at 8758 Powder Ridge Trail, Windermere, sold Sept.

23, for $442,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,911 square feet. The price per square foot is $151.84.

The home at 9048 Overlook Pass Drive, Windermere, sold Sept.

28, for $405,000. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,282 square feet. The price per square foot is $123.40.

The home at 9212 Reflection Pointe Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 26, for $388,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,613 square feet. The

CYPRESS CHASE

The home at 9343 Pecky Cypress Way, Orlando, sold Sept. 26, for $310,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,264 square feet. The price per square foot is $136.93.

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The home at 12742 Windermere Isles Place, Windermere, sold Sept. 26, for $270,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,479 square feet. The price per square foot is $108.91.

KEENE’S POINTE

The home at 11449 Claymont Circle, Windermere, sold Sept.

29, for $550,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 3,544 square feet. The price per square foot is $155.19.

The home at 3318 Bellington Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 26, for $500,000 (short sale). Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,695 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.32.

The home at 11579 Claymont Circle, Windermere, sold Sept.

26, for $475,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,461 square feet. The price per square foot is $193.01.

HARBOR POINT

The home at 1239 Glenheather Drive, Windermere, sold Sept.

26, for $516,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,123 square feet. The price per square foot is $165.23.

The home at 7320 Seamans Bluff, Orlando, sold Sept. 26, for $210,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,424 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $147.47.

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The home at 1033 Algare Loop, Windermere, sold Sept. 23, for $430,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a

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The home at 15531 Waterleigh Cove Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 28, for $299,990. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,262 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $132.62.

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The home at 16317 Wind View Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept.

28, for $382,178. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, four-andone-half baths and 3,355 square feet. The price per square foot is $113.91.

The home at 9066 Overlook Pass Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 26, for $379,270. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,690 square feet. The price per square foot is $140.99.

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