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The motivational speaker will bring his “Make it Stop” anti-bullying campaign to the middle school.

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Marc Mero believes that by touching a child’s heart, you can change his or her mind.

The former professional wrestler hopes to strike an

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Each weekday, students and staff meet out at the barn to clean the stalls, feed the animals and replace the hay. Back row, direct care staff member Kristin Connely, Evan Pryor, Phillip Keller, Cameron Brown, Cameron Meena; middle, direct care staff member Sherry Easley, Jessica Keller, Luke Byerly, Alivia Easley, Tami Martin (Luke’s companion), program manager Teresa Renfroe; and, in front, Brianna Sutherlin.

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West Orange firefighters help Hurricane Michael survivors Firefighters from the Ocoee Fire Department were among those who volunteered to assist communities devastated by Hurricane Michael.

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Crooked Can celebrates 2018 Oktoberfest with German-inspired festival SEE 17.

Central Florida firefighters and paramedics spent 10 days conducting search-and-rescue missions for Hurricane Michael survivors in Gulf County.

Gulf County was one of the hardest-hit areas by Hurricane

Michael, a Category 4 storm that made landfall Wednesday, Oct. 10, near Mexico Beach.

The hurricane — reported to have been the strongest to reach Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 — carried 155-mph winds and killed at least 29 in Florida before it SEE RELIEF PAGE 10

Nemours Children’s Hospital goes futuristic for gala. 13.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 25

FALL FUN DAY 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Windermere Union Church, 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Road, Windermere. The church preschool hosts the annual event, which includes a bounce house, pony rides, face painting, fall crafts, many food choices and a cake walk with a chance to win homemade cakes. Tickets are required for each activity and will be on sale at the event. All money raised goes to support the Windermere Union Church Preschool. (407) 909-0464 or wucpreschool@gmail.com.

MR. BRAD’S MUSIC FUN 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Kids can sing along and dance to interactive songs as Mr. Brad plays guitar, violin, mandolin, flute, drums, glockenspiel, ukulele and more. Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers and lower elementary. (407) 8357323.

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUNDRAISER 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Nov. 3, at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. For each specialty beer purchased, Crooked Can will donate $1 to Special Olympics Florida. (407) 395-9520.

egg shell, tend it with a little water and, within days, tender green shoots will sprout up from the black soil. Class will include a tasting of all different kinds of produce, and the first 25 children who register can create an eggshell garden to take home.

To register, email info@healthywestorange.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FX MAKEUP 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Learn how to create some cool and gross effects for your Halloween costume at this 10th annual event. (407) 835-7323.

JAZZ IN THE TOWN CENTER 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Oakland Meeting Hall, 221 N. Arrington St., Oakland. Enjoy a relaxing evening featuring live smooth jazz with eats and drinks from Melts on Main Street. Presented by HapCo Music Foundation. (407) 656-1117.

SPOOKTACULAR PUMPKIN CARRIAGE TOURS 3 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 28, starting at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St. Catch a tour aboard an orange lighted pumpkin carriage, hosted by Soul Haven Ranch. To make a reservation, call (407) 509-1981.

Walk-ups are welcome.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27

CREATE AN EGGSHELL GARDEN Noon Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Winter Garden Farmers Market, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Place a few seeds in a broken

HEALTH & HARVEST FESTIVAL 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Winter Garden Farmers Market, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Hosted by Orlando Health, Healthy West Orange and the YMCA, the free event includes fitness classes, free health screenings, cooking demonstrations, a gardening class, family photo areas, games, prizes and giveaways.

HOW TO READ A PAINTING — PART 3 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the SoBo Art Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Have you ever wanted to understand the meanings behind paintings,

but didn’t know where to start?

Join local art historian Adrienne H. Lee for a fun and insightful three-part series that looks at the clues placed within history’s most famous paintings to unravel their meanings. Hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association. Tickets are $10 for WGAA members, $15 for others. For more information, call (407) 347-7996 or email info@wgart. org. To register for this class, visit wgart.org/events/lecturehow-to-read-a-painting-part-3.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ocoee Police Headquarters, 646 Ocoee Commerce Parkway.

The public has an opportunity to help prevent pill abuse and theft by getting rid of their potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents can remain anonymous when surrendering pharmaceutical controlled substances. The services is free.

THIRD ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Ocoee Taco Company, 40 Taylor St. Children’s costume contest, music and prizes. Adults can take part in a hot peppereating contest. (407) 614-2990.

TRUNK OR TREAT 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Citrus, West Orange Community, the event is open to the community.

Enjoy trunk-or-treating, costume contests, a dance party, photo booth, raffle and activities.

SUNDAY, OCT. 28

GOLF CART TRUNK-OR-TREAT 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St. Trick-or-treat at roughly 30 golf carts decorated for the holiday.

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THE ORLANDO CONCERT BAND 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Road, Orlando. A free concert with free-will offering being taken to benefit Catholic Charities’ work. (407) 239-6600.

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payed Koolie’s Maggie Lyden has a simple answer for why you should go to Founders’ Day Festival in Ocoee next weekend: “Duh, we’re playing,” she said with a laugh.

The Ocoee Founders’ Day Festival takes place from Friday, Nov. 2, to Saturday, Nov. 3. Concerts run from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday and from 3 to 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Other events — such as a crafts show, fishing tournament, classic car show and fireworks show — also are held as part of the festival.

The concerts are free to attend.

Lyden plays guitar and sings backup vocals for Spayed Koolie, a Southern rock/country band formed by frontman and rhythm guitarist David Dorr, who grew up in Windermere. Dorr started the band in 2007, and Lyden has been playing with the band for about two years. Neal Phillips, who plays the fiddle in the band, joined about four years ago.

The band has up to eight members, depending on the gig. For smaller shows, the band typically brings out three or four members, but for bigger shows — such as Founders’ Day — more members play. Dorr, Phillips and Lyden all live in Clermont, and the other members are all scattered throughout Orange County and Central Florida.

Dorr is a lifelong musician who got his start with the piano. He also played the drums and later taught himself how to play guitar.

“My brother was in a band, and I used to watch him play and was like, ‘Man, that looks like fun,’” Dorr said. “So I taught myself how to play guitar and was blessed with (a voice) that could sing.”

Phillips, originally from Western Pennsylvania, has been playing the violin since he was a child.

At age 12, he began playing violin in a symphony orchestra, which he played in until he went to college. He’s competed in various “old-time fiddle” contests in West Virginia and in Pennsylvania, “then discovered playing in bars and fell in love,” he said, laughing.

“It took me two weeks to just learn how to hold the violin,” Phillips said. “I was so uncoordinated, but my teacher was excellent.”

Lyden always sang, but she didn’t always think she was good at it. After experiencing a “life transformation” in 2006, she taught herself how to play for therapeutic reasons, she said.

“I always sang, but everybody used to tell me to shut up when I was little,” Lyden said. “I never actually thought that I was decent at it. … When I moved to Florida, my roommate heard me sing at a karaoke bar once, and she was like, ‘You’re going to audition for a band.’”

The trio agreed that one of their favorite things about performing is the energy and the audience’s reaction.

“The energy that you get back (and) the response from people that actually enjoy something

Ocoee’s 25th annual Founders’ Day Festival — centered on free country music concerts — will take place Nov. 2 and 3.

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Crooked Can fundraiser to aid Special Olympics Two specialty beers are being renamed for the 10-day fundraiser to raise awareness of Special Olympics athletes.

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PARKING INFORMATION WEBSITE: ocoeefoundersfestival.org FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/ OcoeeFoundersDayFestival n Bluford Avenue in Downtown will be open for Founders’ Day. n More parking lots will be available. Parking updates will be made on the Founders’ Day Facebook page. n Parking shuttle services will be provided by the City of Ocoee Parks & Recreation department. Shuttle service details can be found on the Founders’ Day website or Facebook page. n All parking is subject to availability.

IF YOU GO OCOEE FOUNDERS’ DAY FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3 WHERE: Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee INFORMATION: ocoeefoundersfestival.org CONCERT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOV. 2 5 p.m.: Spayed Koolie 6 p.m.: Runaway June 7:30 p.m.: Scotty McCreery 9 p.m.: Jake Owen SATURDAY, NOV. 3 3 p.m.: Miles Minor 4 p.m.: Greg Warren Band 5 p.m.: Elizabeth Cook 6 p.m.: Drake White 7:15 p.m.: Easton Corbin 9 p.m.: Big and Rich

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Neal Phillips, left, Maggie Lyden and David Dorr, of the band Spayed Koolie, will perform at this year’s Founders’ Day Festival.

you created, that’s probably my (favorite thing about performing),” Dorr said.

“If you walk out on stage and there’s a huge crowd, it just gives you a surge of adrenaline,” Phillips said.

“It’s like a release,” Lyden said.

“The crowd response, that feeds right into everything. It’s just such a cool feeling.”

HISTORY LESSON

Mayor Rusty Johnson said Founders’ Day was originally organized by the Ocoee Lions Club but later taken over by the city.

“The Lion’s Club did it for maybe three or four years,” Johnson said. “Then the city took it over (because) it kinda grew.”

Johnson added that Founders’ Day was started as a way to honor the founding of the city of Ocoee and the various families that were present at the time of its founding. “(Founders’ Day honors) anybody in the city that was here in the old days,” Johnson said. “It’s to honor the founding of the (city) of Ocoee. … There was more than one group of families (here at the time). There was a lot.”

Music always has been a big part of the event. For earlier Founders’ Day concerts, the city experimented with different musical genres to attract larger

audiences and help the event grow even more, Johnson said.

“We tried different music,” Johnson said. “We tried oldies but goodies. We tried local entertainment. We tried a little bit of all of it. It didn’t really bring the crowd. … We switched over to country music and found out that was hot, and it’s been the same way now for about 20 years.”

He said although Founders’ Day features mostly country music, other genres — such as classic rock and blues — have been featured.

“We try to find an up-andcoming act,” Johnson said. “Like, we had Blake Shelton one time when he was on the cusp (of getting famous).”

In addition to the concert, other events are held as part of the Founders’ Day festivities. A Chick-fil-A 5K run, fishing tournament and Classic Car Show all take place before the performances start on Saturday. Additionally, a golf tournament will be held Friday, Oct. 26.

“The main (thing we wanted) is having a free concert where citizens of the area — even Winter Garden, Apopka, anywhere — can come here and sit in the grass and enjoy the music without having to worry about paying,” Johnson said.

How about a beer to quench your thirst and to benefit a nonprofit at the same time?

Special Olympics Florida and the Crooked Can Brewing Company, in downtown Winter Garden, are partnering Oct. 25 through Nov. 3 to give area beer fans a chance to support the local chapter of the national organization and raise awareness of its athletes.

“This is the first year that we’ve done something with Crooked Can, but we’re really excited about it,” said Lori Newcomb, vice president of development for Special Olympics Florida. “We approached them, and they were absolutely open to doing something with us. … They’re a great local partner.”

Two of Crooked Can’s specialty beers are temporarily being renamed to fall in line with the mission of Special Olympics: to provide year-round sports training and competition in Olympictype sports for people with intellectual disabilities, giving them opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

On Thursday, Oct. 25, Crooked Can and the Plant Street Market are offering a special $20 ticket for a pizza from Michael Ali’s Coal Fired Pizza and two beers. From Oct. 25 through Saturday, Nov. 3, $1 from each specialty beer purchase will be donated to Special Olympics Florida.

Several SO staff members will be on hand to share information about the organization.

Such fundraisers are important in helping the organization to serve more than 47,000 athletes across the state, allowing them to experience inclusion.

“We are proud to partner with Crooked Can for this wonderful event that will help bring awareness of our organization to their patrons,” Newcomb said. “We have many athletes that reside in the West Orange area, and we are excited for Crooked Can’s involvement that will contribute to Special Olympics Florida, not only in raising funds for our athletes but also community support of our mission.”

FUNDRAISER DETAILS WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Nov. 3 WHERE: Crooked Can Brewing Co., 426 W. Plant St. WHAT: Fundraiser for Special Olympics Florida

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The Special Hearts Farm at the old Maxey Elementary site allows a transition opportunity for students after they age out of school.

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t’s a typical afternoon at Special Hearts Farm. The staff members are making sure everyone’s rubber boots are on, Alivia’s flag is set aside, Cameron’s headphones are off, someone is pushing Brianna’s chair and everyone is given a bucket of fresh hay for the stalls.

This young farm is carved out of a section of land on the former Maxey Elementary School site on East Maple Street, in Winter Garden. The school’s new campus opened in the fall, so the empty portables are perfect as office and classroom space for the Special Hearts staff and special-needs participants.

A partnership between Orange County Public Schools and the nonprofit farm — an Adult Day Training Program facility — allows a transition opportunity for students with disabilities to train and continue performing jobs once they age out of school.

Students with autism and related disabilities can attend public school until they are 22.

After that, they have no place to go that’s meaningful, said Teresa Renfroe, program manager at Special Hearts Farm.

This is where the farm comes into play.

Luke Byerly is one of the clients.

“Luke graduated when he was 18 years old, but he stayed on at the school until he was 22,” said Patrice Byerly, a member of the board of directors and Luke’s mother. “Once they turn 22, they no longer have the opportunity to go to school. And now they’re coming here to the farm to have meaningful work.”

Byerly praises the farm for allowing people such as her son to not only take care of the animals but also be part of a community and to work with others for a common goal.

“My son, when he was in school, he was very anxious and disturbed,” she said. “Since he’s come here, he’s smiling again, laughing.”

The Adult Day Training Program runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Participants must be 18. A daily routine gives the program some order.

Renfroe explained a typical day: “In the morning, they come in. … We have calendar time. They go into the break room. They put their boots on. We try to get them as independent as possible. We’re usually out at the farm by 9:30.

“The morning duties are dirtier; we’re cleaning out the horse stall,” she said. “They rake it up and dump it in the muck bucket. The clients pull the muck bucket to the dumpster and dump it. They go into all the stalls and rinse them out, give them fresh water and …

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Luke Byerly, left waits his turn while Evan Pryor helps staff member Sherry Easley with the hay.

take out the animals. … And then after that we come in and start working on our goat-milk soap.”

Carrots and hay are dispensed after lunch. At the first scent of the vegetables, Cherry and Bugsy — the miniature horses — and Buster, Dusty, Rusty, Rain, Margo and Dolly — the goats — eagerly follow the clients around the pens, hoping for a nibble.

Sheep, chickens and ducks live on the farm, too. A miniature donkey named Lucy is expected to arrive soon.

A farm store is located on the one-acre property. For sale are items like the soap and rustic wooden signs — all made by the clients. The soap has proven to be a money-maker; recently, a customer requested 100 bars of the soap to give out as wedding favors.

There are plans to set up a booth at the weekly Windermere Farmers Market on Fridays and, possibly, to sell the signs and soaps at a permanent marketplace.

The staff wants to plant a fall garden with apple trees, peach trees, grapes and assorted greens so the clients can develop even more skills.

A SPECIAL FARM

Byerly’s son attended Dr. Phillips High School, and Kathy Meena was his exceptional-student education teacher. She and two other ESE teachers created the first Special Hearts Farm in 2014 to give their students real-life work experience.

After Meena’s own son, Cameron, aged out of high school, she worried about him being able to find meaningful employment with his autism. This new farm in Winter Garden allows him this opportunity. She sits on the farm’s board of directors, as well.

In July, Special Hearts Farm staff members met with Barbara Jenkins, Orange County Public Schools superintendent, to outline their goals. Jenkins was onboard and agreed to let the farm use the land for free.

In return, Byerly said, the OCPS transition program for ages 18 to

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Once they graduate from the transition program, they can attend the adult day program. Fees vary according to their individual needs.

Ten adults are currently participating in the training program, which is funded by the Agency for Personal Disabilities. “(They) all went through the school system together — Princeton House, Thornebrooke Elementary, Southwest Middle,” Byerly said. “They understand what’s expected of them. They know each other very well. And they’re friends.”

The staff includes OCPS transition teacher Kathy Meena, whose son, Cameron, is in the program; OCPS transition job coach Emily Rouse; Teresa Renfroe, director and manager of the Adult Day Training Program; and consultant and OCPS teacher Jennifer Elliott.

Opportunities to volunteer are available, and community members are invited to participate.

Another way West Orange residents can get involved is by making a donation toward a large-capacity van or bus so the adults can travel to farmers markets to sell the items they make. The farm also is looking for a trailer to transport the animals to special events. Other needs include fill dirt for some low-lying areas of the farm, as well as hay.

GAINING RECOGNITION The farm is starting to get noticed in the community. An open house was held Saturday, Oct. 20, and the West Orange Chamber of Commerce is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 29.

A Boots, Wine and Dine Under the Stars fundraiser for Special Hearts Farm is set for Dec. 15 at the Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards, 19239 U.S. 27 N., Clermont. It will include a cocktail party, dinner, entertainment by The Randall Crawford Band, a silent auction and raffles. For updated details about the event or how to purchase tickets, visit the website, specialheartsfarm.com, or the Facebook page.

To make a special order for rustic signs or goat-milk soap, or to make a donation, visit the website, email specialheartsfarm@ gmail.com or call (407) 353-4367.

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IN OTHER NEWS n Mayor Rusty Johnson proclaimed Nov. 3 to 10 as Week of the Family.

This is the city hall design that Wharton-Smith, Inc. and HunterBrady Architects submitted as part of the Request for Proposal process for the new City Hall. This is not a final design for the building.

Ocoee leaders choose designer for new City Hall ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

Ocoee commissioners have chosen a firm to help design the city’s new City Hall.

City leaders unanimously selected Wharton-Smith Inc. Construction Group for designbuild services for the new Ocoee City Hall. Of the three designbuild firms that submitted proposals, the city’s Evaluation Committee unanimously voted Wharton-Smith as the top-ranked firm for the project. Additionally, Wharton-Smith will partner with HuntonBrady Architects for the project.

Support Services Director Al Butler said Wharton-Smith and the two other firms were tasked with creating a design based on criteria authored by Zyscovich Architects, which also evaluated the proposals.

“One of the things I want to

emphasize here is that they were asked to design a product based on the design criteria package without being able to speak to anyone in the city,” Butler said. “We were looking for a company that would design a building based on what we had told them, so this isn’t the final design. I want to emphasize that now we start the design process once we negotiate a contract.

So, there’s several more decision points that we’ll bring back to you.”

Butler emphasized commissioners were not selecting a design for the new city hall; only the firm that will design it.

“There’s several more decision points where we’ll be bringing this (project) back to you … to decide how and whether or not to move forward,” Butler said.

“This building is going to make a statement — one way or another — about the city of Ocoee,” said Danny Gordon, of HunterBrady Architects. “It is going to be a

legacy architectural statement.

This is going to be a once-in-ageneration building, so as we go through the design process, it will be very important to us to be able to collaborate. … We really want to draw out of the city of Ocoee what it is that the city of Ocoee wants to look like.”

Gordon added the design and construction process would take about 17 months. The design and bidding process would take about five months, and construction would take about 12 months.

In terms of cost, Butler said the city has budgeted $12 million for the project as a whole — $10 million would go toward the cost of the building itself and $2 million would cover the cost of furnishings, security systems, technology needs and other associated expenses.

The design Wharton-Smith Inc. and HunterBrady Architects presented at the meeting would cost about $11.9 million.

n Commissioners presented the first reading of two ordinances pertaining to the annexation and rezoning of a 0.68 acre-property located at 735 Center St. The annexation ordinance annexes the property into the city and the rezoning ordinance rezones the property from Orange County R-1 “Low-density Residential” to City of Ocoee R-1A “single-family dwelling.” n City leaders approved unanimously the second readings of two ordinances that pertain to the annexation and rezoning of a 2.59-acre property owned by Innovation Montessori and located at 2336 Fullers Cross Road. The property has been annexed into the city and rezoned from Orange County A-1 to City of Ocoee A-1. The property will be used for recreational fields and overflow parking. n Under the consent agenda, commissioners appointed Bob Briggs to serve as the fifth trustee on the city’s Pension Board. His four-year term will expire Sept. 30, 2022. n City leaders unanimously approved the Forest Lake Estates Phase 2 plant and developer’s and HOA’s agreement for upgraded street lights. n Commissioners awarded a bid in the amount of $368,000 to Broadway Contracting for the expansion of the existing Wastewater Treatment Facility No. 2 Operations Office Building.

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n The commission approved the renewal of a three-year Enterprise License agreement with Microsoft Enterprise through Software House International.

Cost of the renewed agreement is $52,651.80 per year. n To advance construction needed for Founders’ Day, commissioners approved transferring $131,180.18 from the Lakefront Park Improvements Phase 1 project budget to the Lakeshore Center Expansion project budget. The construction of electrical distribution to serve the stage and event sponsor tents is part of Phase 1 of the Lakefront Park Improvement project, but the city recently rejected the single bid received for the project. Phase 1 of the project will be rebid and cannot be completed in time for Founders’ Day. City staff used the available contingency budget from the Lakeshore Center project to address elements needed for Founders’ Day. Said contingency funds need to be replenished by transferring funding from the Lakefront Park Improvements Phase 1 budget to the Lakeshore Center Expansion project budget. n City leaders approved a cost-share grant from the St. Johns River Water Management District for retrofitting the Windermere Groves subdivision with reclaimed water. n Commissioners approved change order No. 1 with Central Florida Tapping and Construction Services for the Kimball Area Water Main Upgrade Project in the amount of $279,151.48.

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emotional chord when he gives his motivational speeches to middleand high-school students across the country.

And once he achieves that, he knows he can reach them. He knows many of today’s teens are hurting, and he can relate, because, at one time, he was the hurting young adult.

Mero, 58, will be speaking to students at Lakeview Middle School, in Winter Garden, on Nov. 1, sharing his story and a message of hope. He and his wife, Darlene, residents of Maitland, started the nonprofit Champion of Choices in 2007.

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Mero said he made some poor choices in friends and discovered a lifestyle that sent him spiraling into alcohol and drug addiction. He overdosed three times.

He hurt the people who loved him the most, especially his mother, who wanted only to spend some quality time with her son, he said.

He has experienced great personal tragedy, including the cancer-related deaths of his sister and father, the death of his beloved mother when he was 34 and, two weeks later, the death of his brother. He has lost nearly 30 friends in the wrestling industry to drug overdose and suicide, as well.

In 2003, after contemplating suicide, Mero came to the realization that everyone has a choice. Instead of choosing to end his life, he chose to be happy. And then he chose to share his experiences with others.

“The program we speak at schools is about choices,” Mero said. “We are defined by our choices. We talk about bullying, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, campus violence. We

also talk about goal setting, going after dreams, living a victorious life.

“Great attitude is a choice,” he said.

This year’s tour theme is “Make it Stop,” and it can apply to anything from bullying, self-harm and suicide to drug and alcohol abuse.

He wants students to make better choices than he did.

“It’s almost therapy for me, in a sense,” Mero said of reliving his horrible moments to save the lives of others. “The more you give, the more you get back in your life. I’ve never felt such joy giving to other people. … (It’s amazing) to feel like I’m blessed to go into that (school) auditorium — and to think that someone there is going to be blessed.”

The Meros have dedicated their lives to their organization and helping students. In the last two years, he has traveled to speak at 550 schools. After every presentation, he spends hours reading the inspirational letters the students and teachers write to him.

When he receives a concerning letter from a student needing help, Mero contacts the school principal.

“The darker it gets the brighter we have to shine,” he said. “We really want to change these kids’ lives. … What is a student’s life really worth? At every school, we’re probably changing the life of one kid.”

Mero’s mother gave him what he calls the greatest gift: She always believed in him — despite his selfishness and lack of respect for her, he said — and she eventually made him believe in himself.

“My mom always had this vision of me becoming this amazing man in this world,” Mero said. “I now believe I have become that man. I believe she knows what I’m doing and is proud of me. When I get to heaven, I’m going to spend so much time with her.”

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swept into Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. As of Monday, Oct. 22, the overall death toll stood at 39, but recovery efforts still are ongoing.

The Ocoee Fire Department was one of the Central Florida agencies who sent a few of its own to assist in those recovery efforts. Lt. Colin McCormick and firefighter Jordan Mieras volunteered their time to work as part of the 12-member Ambulance Strike Team 501, which helped locate survivors and transport them to safety.

“We were personally assigned to the Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe area, which was one of the hardest-hit areas,” McCormick said. “So there weren’t many people there when we showed up. Those who were (there) were either trapped in their homes or didn’t even know they needed to evacuate because they had Alzheimer’s or dementia and didn’t know any better. But it was pretty sad — finding these people in their destroyed homes.”

McCormick said the aftermath of the storm resulted in some fatalities in the area and left many homes destroyed, but it didn’t stop the community from offering assistance to the members of the task force.

“If I had to describe it, it would look like someone called out an air strike on the town,” he said. “It was just total devastation. Homes were absolutely destroyed. Almost every home was leveled. … But it was actually pretty amazing, because these people had lost their homes and they were the ones reaching out to us to ask, ‘What

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McCormick said he was happy to offer his assistance to help those communities affected by the hurricane and added others in his department were ready to do just the same.

“The department just asked if anyone was interested in going out and being part of this,” he said. “It’s just kind of a firefighter mentality, because there were several of us who raised our hands to go and were ready to go, but they only needed two. It’s just the

Goodwill has announced it is accepting and distributing donations of clothing and household goods for those communities that have been critically affected by Hurricane Michael.

Anyone wishing to donate items can visit any Goodwill Industries Donation Center location throughout Florida and designate their donation to Hurricane Michael. Goodwill asks for clothing, shoes, towels, linens and other household goods for this effort. For local listings, visit bit.ly/2ytrYfs. Anyone who would prefer to make monetary donations to Hurricane Michael relief efforts can check out the American Red Cross at redcross.org.

way we firemen are wired. … And I think we all did great. And it was an honor working with everybody, and bonds were made but, hopefully, this is just a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Orange County residents can utilize a property fraudalert program through the Orange County comptroller office.

According to the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is the fastest growing white-collar crime. The county’s new property fraud-alert system helps to protect property from fraud by monitoring documents such as liens, deeds and mortgages that are recorded in the Orange County official records.

By signing up for property fraud alerts, Orange County residents will receive notification by email or telephone whenever a document with their name on it is recorded in the county.

“Too many Central Florida residents are victims of cybercriminals,” Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond said. “This free new service will help Orange County residents protect themselves from property fraud.”

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Habitat’s heart for humanity For West Orange Habitat for Humanity’s Marilyn Hattaway, the goal of the annual Rock the House event is to raise both funds for and awareness of a great need — affordable housing.

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Marilyn Hattaway has been with West Orange Habitat for Humanity for fewer than two years, but it’s been a jam-packed time for her and her board members.

The organization’s biggest supporters and volunteers have seen a lot of progress in that time. WOHFH’s newest affordable-housing community, Green Oaks Row, is well under construction — and its first partner family moved in to one of the homes a few weeks ago. Soon, two more families will call east Winter Garden home.

Hattaway, the organization’s director of development, and the board also took on one of their newest endeavors last year for the first time — its annual WOHFH fundraising event, Rock the House.

There is much success to be celebrated and happy tears to be shed, and that’s exactly what drew Hattaway to WOHFH in March 2017. She previously served for two years with Habitat for Humanity of Seminole County & Greater Apopka, and before that was the executive director for 10 years with Hospice of the Comforter.

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tremendously and still do, but I wanted to experience tears of joy. I volunteered with Habitat before and when the position with (West Orange) came up, they were poised for such growth. This (Habitat) community was growing, because it supported Habitat for so long and I just thought this would be awesome to come and build here — build a team, build fundraising, build events and build a whole community of people to push our mission out there.”

Another reason that spurs Hattaway on to serve with Habitat is the need for affordable housing in the Central Florida area.

“The need for affordable housing is tremendous,” she said.

“Orlando is tied with Las Vegas for the least attractive environment for affordable housing.

That’s terrible. Metro Orlando is ranked third nationally for lack of housing, for extremely lowincome residents. There are a lot of reasons for that, but one is low-wage employment growth is not keeping up with rent. The rent isn’t matching what the employers are paying. Affordability struggles have even crept further into the mainstream, affecting moderate-income households, as well.”

Working with WOHFH, she said, gives her the chance to do what she loves most and connect people with each other. Connecting people who love to make a difference with people who really need the help is something Habitat does well, and the connections and relationships that

are built through the organization serve as catalysts for getting the community involved.

It’s also why WOHFH is preparing for its second Rock the House event, which encourages community members and businesses to sponsor tables and compete for prizes for the best themes. But the real purpose behind the event is to raise funds and community support in order to continue building local communities such as Green Oaks Row — and to see those happy tears.

“Rock the House is mostly a board- and volunteer-led event,” she said. “Our first goal is to share the need and importance of affordable housing and how West Orange Habitat is answering that call, and then to get as many people involved in giving and volunteering as possible. It’s a fundraising event, and that’s our optimal goal, but really, we just want to share the message that the need is great here in West Orange County for affordable housing, and we want to encourage as many people as we can.”

Although Hattaway plays a large part in the organization, events like Rock the House could not go on without the tireless effort, time and dedication from her board members and volunteers.

“Pam Billue — she’s been active with Habitat for a while but has been on our board for almost a year, and I cannot tell you how many hours she’s put into it,” Hattaway said. “She has been a board chair of Rock

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(And) our board of directors are pretty important because they’re the ones who brought together a team of people to be on the Rock the House committee.

“The reason I’m here — and we’re here — is because the need is so great,” she said. “I love connecting people who want to help their community and do something big or little to make a difference and give a voice to the people who need it most.”

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hispering Oak Wildcats walked, ran, danced or pranced as they participated in the elementary school’s inaugural Boosterthon Fun Run Wednesday, Oct. 10. Wildcats spent the morning running, walking and sometimes dancing laps around the front of the school for the event. The purpose of the Boosterthon Fun Run is to raise money for school improvement while also providing character education to the students. Students learn about character traits, setting goals, teamwork and cooperation and more, Principal Kip Montgomery said.

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appelling down the side of a sevenstory building was easy for Erin Akers because she’s not afraid of heights, but confined-spaces training was a bit of a challenge for the Winter Garden resident, who is working toward becoming a firefighter.

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Two former West Orange Wildcats and West Orange Warrior football players competed in a recent SEC game.

Garrett “Juice” Johnson is a wide receiver for the Kentucky Wildcats, and Sean Kelly is a punter for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

With them is Eric Poole, who was one of their coaches during their Wildcats years.

HISPANIC HERITAGE Ocoee is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. The month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. Motorists traveling on Clarke Road will see festive “Ocoee Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month” pole banners dotting the street.

Viewers can tune in to Ocoee TV to watch a fourpart series titled “Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation.” The show will air at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on Channel 493, Bright House Networks.

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Parker Boudreaux chooses Notre Dame — much to the delight of longtime supporters of his school.

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Car-show organizers search for new sponsor The Sept. 19 Cruz-N-Car Show in downtown Winter Garden might have been the last.

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Droves drove to the large parking lot on West Plant Street for what might have been the last Cruz-N-Car Show, a tradition each third Saturday of the month for about seven years.

The longstanding sponsorship of the show from the Winter Garden Merchants Association ended recently, based on cost increases that caused the association to lose money with the show each

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A lack of sponsorship has led to the possible finale of a monthly downtown Winter Garden car show fervently supported among community members.

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FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION FROM THE ARCHIVES The West Orange Chamber of Commerce has been housed at various locations since its inception, including a stint at what became today’s Winter Garden Heritage Museum at 1 N. Main St. This photo shows the chamber when it was housed in a building on West Colonial Drive.

The man standing at left has been identified as Charles Godley, who owned Helmly Furniture; the man at right is not identified. If readers can help supply photographs of the chamber’s sites over the years, the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation asks that they share them by calling (407) 656-3244.

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Plans to create a landscaped park at City Dock, and the possibility of building a swimming pool, were discussed by directors of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce at the Edgewater Hotel. A total of $14 was donated toward the building of three shuffleboard courts on the diamond ball park on Plant Street.

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Non-inoculated dogs found by police on Winter Garden streets are being shot, Mayor George Barley announced.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY OCT. 29, 1970 Hungry Winter Garden workers had several lunch choices when the noon fire station bell rang, and one of them was Wishbone Fried Chicken, located at the corner of Dillard and Plant streets. The Chicken Quickee meal was a low 69 cents, and the advertisement was aimed at the area’s many citrus packers, fruit pickers and office workers who had a limited lunch break.

Other menu items included hamburgers, barbecue and steak sandwiches.

The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history.

son and Kim McKinney.

The Ocoee High School Homecoming Court consisted of Rita Klein, Sylvia Webb, Linda Vaughn, Diane Rowe, Vicki Oldiges and Pam Brodous.

Janet Barnes was crowned Homecoming queen at Lakeview High School by last year’s queen, Barbara Foote.

Runners-up were Robin West, GiGi Phillips, Terry Sutton and Jackie Wright.

A twister tore through Windermere, causing several thousands of dollars in damage. The Town Hall roof was damaged, and many beautiful shade trees were destroyed.

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30 years ago

Tiffany Chancey and David Reagan were crowned Homecoming queen and king at West Orange High School.

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Ocoee Cardinals had a 19-7 victory over Oviedo — their fourth of the season. Touchdowns were scored by quarterback John McGuire, Lamar Trowell and Donnie Aycock.

Safety patrols at Dillard Street Elementary were Tim Hutchinson, Laura McKey, Rodney Reynolds, Debbie Anderson, Dwight Giddens, Kurt Van Deventer, Robert Struthers, Danny Wells, George Bekemeyer, David Gaddy, Eddie Best, Jeanne Pitchford, Joy Browder, Debbie Creech, Eddy Spencer, Valerie Heineman, Pam Powell, Carol Patrick, Beverly Jones, Nancy Meredith, Lester Tinsley, Danney Robertson, Steven Atkin-

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This Overlook at Hamlin home, at 7574 John Hancock Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $1.4 million. This upgraded Taylor Morrison Treviso model features frontage on Lake Hancock.

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The home at 15837 Sweet Lemon Way, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 12, for $364,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,354 square feet. The price per square foot is $154.63.

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The home at 14465 Whittridge Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 15, for $340,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,802 square feet. The price per square foot is $121.34.

The home at 7574 John Hancock Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $1.4 million. Built in 2016,

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The townhouse at 7243 Duxbury Lane, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 12, for $280,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,624 square feet. The price per square foot is $172.41.

square foot is $243.52.

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The home at 9123 Pinch Shot, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 18, for $332,320. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,455 square feet. The price per square foot is $135.36.

Total Sales: 68 High Sale Price: $1.86 million Low Sale Price: $117,000 REO/bank owned: One Auction/REO: One

The home at 9293 Cut Shot Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 17, for $327,320. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,455 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.33.

The home at 9226 Cut Shot Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $322,620. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,186 square feet. The price per square foot is $147.58.

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The home at 14576 Spotted Sandpiper Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $309,900. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,012 square feet.

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The home at 7719 Minutemen Loop, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 12, for $432,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,242 square feet. The price per square foot is $192.69.

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The home at 727 Keaton Parkway, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $411,000. Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 4,191 square feet. The price per square foot is $98.07.

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The home at 847 Mount Pleasant Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 12, for $329,900. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,477 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.19.

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The home at 222 Bridge Creek Blvd., Ocoee, sold Oct. 18, for $278,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,897 square feet. The price per square foot is $146.55.

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The home at 2622 Elwick St., Ocoee, sold Oct. 15, for $293,400. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,838 square feet. The price per square foot is $159.63.

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The home at 3298 Fawnwood Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 18, for $307,000 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,551 square feet. The price per square foot is $120.34.

The home at 1669 Cambridge Village Court, Ocoee, sold Oct. 18, for $245,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,136 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $114.70.

HARBOR HIGHLANDS

The home at 820 E. Harbour Court, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $275,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,895 square feet. The price per square foot is $145.12.

HIDDEN OAKS

The home at 400 S. Cumberland Ave., Ocoee, sold Oct. 12, for $245,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,615 square feet.

The price per square foot is $151.70.

MCCORMICK WOODS

The home at 3477 McCormick Woods Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 15, for $299,500. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,456 square feet.

The price per square foot is $121.95.

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This Admiral Pointe home, at 727 Keaton Parkway, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $411,000. It was the largest transaction in Ocoee from Oct. 12 to 18.

PLANTATION GROVE WEST

The home at 937 Grovesmere Loop, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $399,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,636 square feet. The price per square foot is $151.37.

RESERVE

The home at 1149 Royal Marquis Circle, Ocoee, sold Oct. 15, for $233,429 (auction/ REO). Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,224 square feet.

The price per square foot is $104.96.

SHOAL CREEK

The home at 540 Whiskey Creek Court, Ocoee, sold Oct. 18, for $296,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,043 square feet. The price per square foot is $144.88.

TEMPLE GROVE ESTATES

The home at 456 Canby Circle, Ocoee, sold Oct. 15, for $247,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,118 square feet. The price per square foot is $116.62.

~ Courage ~

The home at 1848 Rushden Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 15, for $300,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths, a pool and 2,501 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $119.95.

WINTER GARDEN BLACK LAKE PARK

The home at 598 First Cape Coral Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 17, for $342,500. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,834 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $120.85.

CYPRESS RESERVE

The home at 14068 Jomatt Loop, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 15, for $420,687. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,226 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $130.41.

DANIELS LANDING

A lump found during a selfexamination, a consultation, a biopsy confirming. Facing surgery, a mastectomy, chemo, and all the side effects. She met the challenge head on.

The home at 13239 Harbor Shore Lane, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 15, for $190,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,234 square feet. The price per square foot is $153.97.

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Brushing the dark cloud of Cancer away, always full of hope that her faith has given her, and believing that she would persevere.

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GROVEHURST

The home at 12706 Grovehurst Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 12, for $380,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,382 square feet. The price per square foot is $112.36.

LAKE COVE POINTE

The home at 408 Lone Heron Way, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 12, for $377,950. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,477 square feet. The price per square foot is $152.58.

STONE CREEK

The home at 1833 Eagle Beam Road, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 15, for $259,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,541 square feet. The price per square foot is $168.07.

WATERSIDE

The home at 16740 Broadwater Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 13, for $480,150. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,696 square feet.

The price per square foot is $178.10.

WINTERMERE POINTE

The home at 2202 Tall Oak Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 18, for $394,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,616 square feet. The price per square foot is $150.61.

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The home at 14662 Tullamore Loop, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 15, for $268,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,916 square feet. The price per square foot is $139.87.

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Joyce L. Griffith, 80, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, departed this life Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Survived by sons Ronald (Mary) and Morris (Wendy), five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald.

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During the last four years, he worked at Publix in the customer service area. Music and people were his passions. He brought smiles to the faces of all who knew him and loved being a DJ at any social event.

He is survived by his sister, Angeles Shoultz; and his brother, Jose Jesus Sanchez; as well as his sister-in-law, Blanca Sanchez; his brother-in-law, Jim Shoultz; and nephews and nieces whom he loved deeply (Angelina, Oscar, Emmanuel,

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Former LAX rivals reunite on UCF women’s team The UCF Women’s Lacrosse club team has a handful of alumni from West Orange High and Olympia High and is coached by former Warrior coach Mary Hopkins.

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When Alisa “A.J.” Silverstein found out Mary Hopkins — her lacrosse coach during her playing career at West Orange High — would be taking over the women’s club program at UCF, she was pretty excited to tell her teammates what to expect from their new coach.

“I told them to be ready to have fun — (Hopkins) always knows

how to bring fun to practice,” Silverstein said.

At the time, Silverstein — currently a junior — was a rising sophomore. Hopkins, who lives in Ocoee and had been at West Orange High for two decades, is now in her second year at the helm for the Knights.

It was an exciting reunion, to be sure, but others — such as Olympia

HELP THE KNIGHTS As a club team at UCF, the women’s lacrosse program gets no funding from the school and has to pay its way to road trips such as the one it recently took to South Carolina.

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The West Orange High girls volleyball team (20-6) won its district championship for a fifthconsecutive season Oct. 18 with a sweep of Apopka.

Ragan Washington had six aces and 16 assists for West Orange. West Orange hosted Winter Park Oct. 24 in the regional quarterfinals, after press time.

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After a three-year absence, the Foundation Academy volleyball team has returned to the regional playoffs after finishing as district runner-up last week in the FHSAA Class 3A, District 3 Tournament. The Lions (16-8) fell 3-1 in the district final to TFA-Leesburg (17-1) after defeating Real Life Christian and Orlando Christian Prep in the district quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.

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The West Orange High girls bowling team claimed a Metro West Conference Championship with a 9-0 record against conference opponents (11-4 overall). It is the team’s second Metro West title in the last three years, after finishing as runner-up in 2017.

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The winter sports season has arrived with the beginning of practice Oct. 22 for boys and girls soccer. The first practice date for girls basketball is Oct. 29, and boys basketball begins practice Nov. 5.

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he SunRidge Middle School girls soccer team completed an undefeated season Oct. 17 with a 4-0 victory over Hunters Creek Middle School in the Orange County Public Schools Championship Game, held at West Orange High School. The Lady Eagles roster includes Liliana Casado, Jordan Cullen, Camila Dishinger, Kate Fennessy, Kaili Mota, Vivyanna Tong, Emily Woodall, Caroline Arney, Natalia Bartko, Payton Brown, Elly Harrington, Sophia Heller, Hayden Hipps, Chloe Long, Addi Malmberg, Rianna Rojas, Kaitlyn Soto, Davan Ware, Destiny Castell, Cynthia Cummings, Page Guardia and Sarah Woodall. The team is coached by Rachel Ridgeway. Anthony Williams is the athletic director, and Amy McHale is the principal.

Revised FHSAA proposal to go before vote next week A new version of the FHSAA’s proposal to reform its postseason in several team sports — excluding football — features several compromises and will go before a vote next week.

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As has been expected dating back to the summer, the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors meeting Oct. 29 likely includes a vote concerning several team sports, excluding football.

What that proposal looks like,

though, has changed. The proposal that passed 9-1 at last week’s FHSAA Athletic Directors Advisory Committee meeting is similar to the original version but with some significant differences.

In it, classifications in several sports — including baseball, softball, girls volleyball and boys and girls basketball — would be reduced from nine to seven (six

revised classifications plus the existing rural classification, which will remain as is).

That part remained unchanged, but districts — eliminated in the original proposal —will remain.

However, schools would not be required to play regular-season district contests. Instead, district tournaments would be seeded

by MaxPreps rankings. With the

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Kimberly Hamilton Kimberly Hamilton, a junior at West Orange High, has been a starter on the varsity girls bowling team for three seasons. A captain for the Warriors this fall, Hamilton is averaging 165 on the season, with a season-best game of 236 — and that’s not to mention her 4.42 weighted GPA. Hamilton and the Warriors have high hopes of making some noise in the postseason.

How did you get started in bowling?

I actually got started because my dad (Daniel Hamilton) used to bowl a lot for fun, and he would take my brothers and I with him. I guess my oldest brother (T.J.) really got hooked on it, so when he started high school, he joined the bowling team. Then, my other brother, Sam, went out (for the team) his freshman year and was like, “Yeah, it’s great. Join!” So I started bowling with the team before my freshman year, so I figured I would give it a shot — and I’ve loved it ever since.

The team has had some success while you’ve been on it.

What’s that been like?

It’s been great, but we’ve had rough patches. We struggle year-to-year to have enough girls on the team, so we work hard and we recruit. Every girl (who) comes out here, they end up having a blast, and they want to come back year-afteryear. I’d say we’re pretty close, and we have a lot of new people this year.

With two brothers who have bowled for West Orange, are the three of you competitive?

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postseason, only the four district champions in a region would earn an automatic berth. The other four playoff berths (each region would have eight playoff teams) would be awarded on an at-large basis, again based on MaxPreps. This is similar to the change made with football two seasons ago.

Most significantly, classifications would remain based on student enrollment. An earlier proposal had those based on MaxPreps rankings from the previous two seasons. This eliminates one of the prominent fea-

tures of the original idea, which was a 32-team “super classification” in each sport, pitting the state’s best programs across all enrollment sizes against one another for one championship.

The compromise comes after months of discussion with FHSAA and school officials, during which the elimination of districts and classification based on MaxPreps emerged as the two largest sticking points.

The new version of reform won’t please everyone, but local coaches and athletic directors seem more receptive to it.

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nitely the most competitive.

My middle brother (Sam), he’s usually pretty chill — but when he gets going, he will not let you beat him.

Hopkins, Silverstein reunited

Do you know what you’d like to study in college?

In college, I actually want to psychology with a minor in French, probably. I want to go to medical school to become a military psychiatrist — I feel like the veterans do need our help and they deserve it more than most people. … I’ve always thought it took a special person to join the military.

High alumnae Kim Goic, Casey Zimmerman and Brittney and Ashley Matthews — were understandably a little skeptical.

“At first (the Olympia alumni) were kind of hesitant — we were like, ‘She’s from West Orange,’” said Goic, also a junior. “But then we really liked her. She’s an awesome coach, and she’s helped us improve.”

Indeed, Hopkins’ role as the coach of the club program at UCF is one of several ways in which the team has deep roots in the area.

In addition to players who went to West Orange and Olympia, the team features student-athletes from Timber Creek, East Ridge, Lake Minneola, Edgewater and Hagerty, among others.

“The twins, Ashley and Brittney, I actually played with them in middle school (in club lacrosse), and I’ve known them since kindergarten,” Silverstein said. “It’s just really cool to be able to play with them again and to be able to play with people like Kim and Casey, whom I played against in high school and I remember. It’s really weird, at the same time, because I remember wanting to beat them so bad, and now we’re all really good friends.”

The program at UCF formerly was coached by Hopkins’ husband, Tom, and has had plenty of success. Tom Hopkins was a conference coach of the year twice and a national coach of the year once, and his teams have finished as high as fourth in the nation at the club level.

In Mary Hopkins’ first spring season earlier this year (the team also plays a fall season), the team

Do you have other hobbies?

I used to play violin and clarinet. I’m also a dancer — I spend probably twice as much time on that as bowling. I do country-ballroom dancing.

I’ve been dancing since I was 3 — I really love it — and I also knit a lot in my free time.

What’s your favorite dish?

It’s a Filipino food called lumpia. It’s like a spring roll, and my mom makes it because she’s Filipino.

Whenever we have it, everybody loves it.

Out of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, which are you the most excited for?

Christmas, definitely.

I love the holiday spirit and Christmas songs are some of my favorites.

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Olympia alumni Casey Zimmerman and Kim Goic, left, have joined forces with West Orange alumna Alisa “A.J.” Silverstein and former Warriors coach Mary Hopkins on the UCF Women’s Lacrosse club team.

spent most of the season ranked between fifth and 13th in the nation.

Part of the reason for that success is the ability of the program at UCF to offer some enticing options for local standouts who might otherwise go out of state to play for an NCAA program.

“If you’re an in-state kid, with Bright Futures and everything else piled together, you can pretty much go (to UCF) for free if you have the grades,” Mary Hopkins said.

For those who chose to stay close to home at UCF — where many of their parents are able to attend home games — they also are pleasantly surprised by a formidable level of competition.

“My freshman year, when I came, every day was really hard — and I wasn’t expecting that for a club team,” Goic said. “It really surprised me.”

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The team operates as a campus club at UCF and has representatives — Silverstein, for instance, is the president of the club. Those reps are responsible for reserving practice space and time at the school’s turf intramural fields, and the team does its fundraising for travel, equipment and other expenses on its own.

That is not to mention that most of the girls have jobs, internships and a full course load, as well.

“We talk to them about time management constantly,” Hopkins said. “It’s a lot to manage, and it has to be somebody who is really dedicated.”

The local women are just that, though, and excited to have a connective thread between their varsity and collegiate careers.

“It’s nice to bring a little piece of high-school lacrosse with me,” Silverstein said.

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LAKE MINNEOLA (4-4, 2-3) AT OCOEE (4-4, 3-2) 7 p.m. Oct. 25 The Knights have a chance to improve over .500 and keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a win over the Hawks.

Lake Minneola is coming off consecutive losses and has allowed 29.3 points per game — and 42.8 points per game in its losses. Ocoee, coming off a bye week, has scored a combined 105 points in its previous two games — both wins.

BRADENTON CHRISTIAN (1-6) AT CFCA (3-5) The first meeting of these programs will come in an SSAC match-up contest for FBS teams that did not make the league’s playoffs. Bradenton Christian allows 36.7 points per game, which should be welcome news for the Eagles, who have scored just eight points over their past two games. Quarterback Zach Seagreaves has led Bradenton Christian’s offense with 12 touchdown passes and 1,144 passing yards through seven games.

WEST OAKS ACADEMY (4-3) AT FOUNDATION ACADEMY (6-2) This game originally was scheduled as a road game for the Lions, but Athletic Director Lisa Eaves announced Oct. 21 it would be played at Foundation Academy. West Oaks averages just more than 30 points per game and has an offense keyed by Demetrius Cox, who is averaging 110 rushing yards per game this fall. Foundation is looking to bounce back after consecutive losses that preceded its bye week.

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The Legacy Charter football team got off to a fast start and didn’t look back against Cornerstone Charter Oct. 19.

Legacy celebrates seniors, Homecoming with big win T

he Legacy Eagles jumped out to a 29-0 lead by halftime and never looked back as they went on to beat the Cornerstone Charter Ducks 29-6.

The thunderous victory only added to the festive spirit in the air; the game also was Legacy’s Homecoming and Senior Night game.

The Eagles (6-2) took advantage of the opportunities in racing out to their big lead.

“We caught a couple breaks,” head coach Trent Hopper said.

“Offensively, we got some good field position, (and) we got a breakdown on a kickoff that no one covered. (The) defense did a good job — got them (the offense) the ball back, and we

TFA-LEESBURG (4-3) AT LEGACY (6-2) Seven turnovers boosted Legacy when these two teams — both of which have Eagles as their nickname — met Oct. 5. Legacy won that matchup 35-18 and hope to beat a rival twice when these teams meet again. TFA-Leesburg Samuel Punt averages 85 rushing yards per game.

BYE — West Orange (6-3)

threw the deep ball well.”

Jacob Worley threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns, two of which landed in the hands of Justin LaGasse.

LaGasse also rushed for a touchdown, helping to key the offensive attack for Legacy.

On defense, Gabriel Chambless had a team-high 10 tackles — including three tackles for a loss.

With the win, Legacy capped off its eight-game regular season with a three-game winning streak, which followed backto-back losses to All Saints Academy and Orangewood Christian.

“The mid-season adversity was good, because they were two teams that are rivals of

Steven Ryzewski

Jamari Cook and the Eagles will play two match-up games — against Bradenton Christian and Santa Fe Catholic — to close the season.

ours,” Hopper said. “We played them tough, and it kind of let us know where we’re at and how much more work we had to do. The losses had a benefit to them.”

OTHER WEEK NINE RESULTS

n West Orange 52, Evans 18 n Lafayette 47, CFCA 8 n Dr. Phillips 44, Olympia 13 n Windermere Prep 54, Bishop McLaughlin 6 n Liberty 44, Windermere 23 n TFA 50, West Park Prep 0 n BYE: Ocoee (4-4), Foundation Academy (6-2)

—NATE MARRERO

SSAC PLAYOFFS SET

Following its final regularseason game, Legacy now will prepare to host a home playoff game for the first time. The Eagles will compete in the SSAC’s Florida Championship Series, which is its lower classification that it introduced ahead of this season.

Legacy will host TFA-Leesburg (4-3) in the SSAC FCS Semifinal at 7 p.m. Oct. 26.

It will be the second meeting between the two teams in less than month — Legacy topped TFA-Leesburg 35-18 Oct. 5.

In the semifinal opposite that one, Canterbury will host St. Edward’s.

The main event for the SSAC, though, is its Florida Bowl Series Playoffs, which also begin Friday. The FBS is now the SSAC’s upper classification, and only Windermere Prep (8-0) will be represented among local programs. The Lakers are the conference’s top seed and have been rewarded with a bye in the first round.

Windermere Prep will host the winner of Orangewood Christian and The Master’s Academy Nov. 2.

CFCA (3-5) ended the regular season Oct. 19 with a 47-8 loss to Lafayette, a Class

1A public school program that replaced the Eagles’ originally schedule game against The Nation Christian Academy.

CFCA missed the SSAC Playoffs this fall and instead will play two match-up games to close the season.

The Eagles will host Bradenton Christian (1-6) Oct. 26 and will travel to face Santa Fe Catholic (2-4) Nov. 2 — giving CFCA a chance to finish the season with a .500 record if it wins both contests.

CONFERENCE TO ADD EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL

In one last bit of SSAC-related news, the conference is adding another feature for its members.

The SSAC announced Sept.

27 it will be adding eight-man tackle football for the 2019-20 school year. The conference’s eight-man league will mirror its existing 11-man leagues.

Beginning next fall, the SSAC will have three football offerings: its upper-classification Florida Bowl Series, its lower classification Florida Championship Series and its new Florida Premier 8-Man Football Series.

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