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Residents fear temple’s expansion Resident Johnie Williams: “They are destroying my investment and my property. I can’t sell it as I thought at one time.” Page 3

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Homecoming king Harrison Barkham and queen Giulya Rosa

Windermere Prep celebrates Homecoming

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YOUR TOWN WATERING TO CHANGE NOV. 1 Kaitlyn Walsh, 13, Morgan Weber, 14, and Megan Walsh, 13, braved this carnival ride at Holy Family Catholic’s Southwest Fall Fest.

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Southwest Orange County residents enjoyed a weekend of good ol’ fashioned carnival fun at Holy Family Catholic Church’s 2015 Southwest Fall Fest Oct. 22 to 25. Page 7 SPORTS

Brother’s legacy lives on at Dave’s House Dave’s House, an organization started by two West Orange residents, places people with mental illness in houses where they can thrive.

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When Lin Wilensky was entering college, she was excited she would get to attend with her brother, Dave Jeffreys, whom she considered a great mentor growing up.

Today, eight years after his death, Dave’s influence is still front and center in Wilensky’s life. He is the name behind Dave’s House, the organization Wilensky and her husband, Ron, launched in 2007 to provide help for those with severe mental illness.

Earlier this month, Dave’s House celebrated a huge milestone — the creation of SEE DAVE’S HOUSE ON PAGE 4

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Lin and Ron Wilensky hold a picture of Dave Jeffreys, Lin’s brother and inspiration for Dave’s House.

Mandatory one-day-aweek watering restrictions will begin on Sunday, Nov. 1, for Orange County residential and nonresidential properties.

Orange County owners must adhere to the following watering schedule: • Homes with oddnumbered or no addresses water only on Saturday; • Homes with evennumbered addresses water only on Sunday; and • Non-residential properties water only on Tuesday.

Water only when needed and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Watering is restricted to one hour per zone.

For more information, call (407) 254-9850.

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BABY BASH 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Bring your baby for singing, playing and working on motor development skills.

This month, explore with homemade fingerpaints. Children up to 2 years old. (407) 835-7323.

FALL FUN DAY FESTIVAL 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Windermere Union Church, 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Road, Windermere. Family fun will include inflatables, pony rides, face painting, fall crafts, vendor tables, food, pumpkins and a cake walk. Tickets are required for each activity and will be on sale that day. All money raised will go to support the Windermere Union Church preschool.

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SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Windermere’s The Grove, 4750-4757 The Grove Drive, Orlando. Complimentary family activities include a costume parade, trick-or-treating, fall crafts, a DJ and outdoor games such as life-sized checkers, Jenga and Connect 4. For more information visit thegroveorlando.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31

COSTUME PARADE AND HAYRIDE 9:45 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 31, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. The event is hosted by the Windermere Parks and Recreation and includes a children’s costume parade at 10 (line up at 9:45), cookies and punch, storytime or movie and a hayride.

Children can trick-or-treat with the downtown merchants afterward. For information, call (407) 876-2563.

ECOSATURDAY: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Tibet-Butler Preserve, 8777 County Road 535, Windermere.

Suitable for ages 7 and up, limited to 30 participants. The program is free. For details, call (407) 876-6696.

HALLOWEENFEST 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown Winter Garden.

Event includes entertainment, vendors and family activities such as trick-or-treating with the merchants. For more, call (407) 656-4111.

The objective is reducing the prospect of seniors becoming victimized through educational awareness programs and reducing seniors’ fears of criminal victimization. For information, call (407) 835-7323.

PARANORMAL 101: INTRODUCTION TO THE PARANORMAL 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. TnT Paranormal Investigators will discuss methods used to find answers and investigate paranormal or unexplained activity. The discussion will include methods for gathering data during an investigation, how the data is reviewed and if these experiences are natural/ environmental, manmade or paranormal. For details, visit tntparanormal.com.

WHOLE LOT OF NONFICTION BOOK CLUB 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

The club will discuss “The Human Age: The World Shaped

by Us” by Diane Ackerman, a writer with a gift for making scientific discovery intelligible to the layperson. For details, call (407) 835-7323.

MONDAY, NOV. 2

PERSONAL SAFETY FOR SENIORS 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. As a senior, do you know what to do if approached by a perpetrator? If so, do you practice your technique? Why is five minutes important once you have been victimized? Presented by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Senior Crime Prevention Unit.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4

CHAMBER LEAD AND FEED 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Stefano’s Grill, 7512 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 80, Orlando. Build relationships and gain exposure for your business at this West Orange

Chamber of Commerce event.

Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door, which includes lunch.

Pre-register by calling (407) 656-1304.

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Temple’s proposed expansion concerns nearby residents Homeowners say neighboring growth will affect their property values and could bring crime to the area.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER SOUTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY

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Most K-Life activities, such as Friday morning breakfast, are at the K-Life house.

To know and be known K-Life is a place where students are embraced as members of a family while they learn more about God and the Bible.

CATHERINE SINCLAIR KERR STAFF WRITER GOTHA On Friday

mornings, a number of Orange County students jump out of bed a little earlier, motivated by a special breakfast treat. They can almost smell the crunchy cinnamon topping on the famous Kanakuk Kamps coffee cake as they make their way to a house in Gotha for a quick stop before heading to school.

But they aren’t just excited about the food. When they walk through the doors of that house, they will be surrounded by some of their closest friends and valuable mentors who have all become a second family to them.

It’s just the boost they need to push through the last day of the week.

K-Life Orlando resides in that house. The Christian student ministry started at Kanakuk Kamps, a summer sports camp in Missouri, and chapters have branched out throughout the country. K-Life Orlando staff aim to recreate the fun, positive culture of Kanakuk Kamps here in Florida, and Friday coffee cake is one of the ways they do that.

Students in fourth through 12th grades get involved with K-Life for its worship nights, small group Bible studies and fun events. But they stay for the mentoring and discipleship that are at the heart of every gathering.

“We’re here to pour into someone on an individual, smallgroup basis and really bolster them,” staff member Kate Devine said. “We say kids spell ‘love’ T-IM-E.” Compared with other chapters, K-Life Orlando is unique because it has the opportunity to reach so many different schools — many with large student populations — within one community.

K-Life Orlando board member Renee Taubensee’s three sons have all grown up with K-Life.

Her oldest son started when he was in sixth grade and continued through high school.

Small group Bible studies are organized by age and gender.

“Every boy in his small group — and there were about a dozen — went to a different school, went to a different church if they went to church at all,” Taubensee said.

“They were sitting down every week saying, ‘Wait — you go through that? I go through that, too.’”

K-Life Orlando has a staff of three Kanakuk alumni who live at the house or on the same property, so students always have a safe place to go. But volunteers are necessary to keep the ministry running. Many are college students and young adults.

K-Life leaders visit students at their schools for tutoring and social visits. It’s a great way for them to check in with the students during the week and become familiar with the school environment the students face every day, Taubensee said. But it also allows the leaders to reach out to their students’ friends.

“Those kids may never come to a small group, but (the leaders) get to impact them because they get to meet the kids where they’re at,” Taubensee said.

To learn how to get involved with K-Life Orlando, email chapter director Michael Sloan at michael.sloan@klife.com or women’s directors Kate Devine, kate.devine@klife.com, and Alli Anderson, alli.Anderson@klife. com.

Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

K-LIFE EVENTS Events are open to the community. As details are confirmed, registration and more information will be available at orlando. klife.com.

GREAT PUMPKIN CHASE WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 31 DETAILS: Students will search for their leaders dressed in certain costumes, including the Great Pumpkin, in a competitive scavenger hunt across West Orange County.

SERVICE SATURDAY WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 7 DETAILS: A monthly opportunity for K-Life students and their families to serve their community. Past sites have included Matthew’s Hope, Second Harvest Food Bank, Orlando Union Rescue Mission and other organizations.

FUNDRAISING BANQUET WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 14 DETAILS: K-Life’s annual fundraising event will include auctions, dinner and a message from Brady White, a pastor at Mosaic Church, about the long-term effects of mentorship in a child’s life.

Johnie Williams has lived in his home, which now neighbors the Buena Vista Commons development, for 35 years.

In all his time there, he has felt safe. He has never worried about someone breaking in.

But an animal hospital built recently near his house was burglarized in the past month.

“That makes you concerned about the probability of what now is coming into the neighborhood,” he said.

He, along with his neighbors, is concerned about office and commercial-type buildings sprouting up in their neighborhood, fearing their safety, privacy and quality of life will be compromised.

Residents living near Buena Vista Commons gathered Oct. 26, at Bay Meadows Elementary School to meet with developers of a proposed expansion to the Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple.

The expansion to the temple will be a 3,000-square-foot building, which will house two priests and include administrative office space. Extra parking and retention areas are the remaining portions of the project.

This means the property must be rezoned from RCE (Rural Country Estate) to PD (Planned Development). The property will be joined with the existing Buena Vista Commons PD for an addition of 1.8 acres.

Connie Owens of Tri3 Civil Engineering Design Studio presented planned development boundaries at the meeting.

“It’s a little odd-shaped because it has to include the parcels that the land owner owns,” Owens said.

Access to the building will be through Maple Street, which will be improved, Owens said.

Neighbors said the addition of parking-lot lights could shine into their houses, as they have experienced with other neighboring businesses.

“For security, there should be lighting,” Owens said. “Of course, it would be maintained so it doesn’t overspill into the residential areas.”

Residents also were concerned about noise from temple events,

but Owens said all events happen inside the temple.

The county designated the future land use of the property as professional office years before this project began.

Residents said Buena Vista Commons started out small but now includes several businesses.

They fear there will be future plans for developing the area — and the temple — beyond what was planned.

“Will there be any additional buildings once this will be approved?” asked Noman Syed.

“We would have to come back to zoning to ask for additional buildings,” Owens said.

Privacy is a major concern for Syed, who lives directly behind where the proposed building will be built. The building is not yet designed but could be one or two stories.

“If you are going to put in a twostory building, I will not have my privacy,” Syed said.

He requested developers move the building to another portion of the lot, which surprised the developers, who thought he would feel more privacy next to a building rather than a parking lot.

Williams, the resident who lives behind the animal hospital, believes the increase of commercial-type buildings will affect his home’s property value.

At 66, Williams hoped he would be able to sell his home and downsize. Now, he feels the office spaces surrounding his home have affected his property value.

“They are destroying my investment and my property,” he said. “I can’t sell it as I thought at one time.”

District 1 Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd told the community he wanted to hold another meeting once the project goes through the Development Review Committee. At that point, the development plan would be complete, and the community would have a better visual of the plans for the property. He would be able to address their concerns before the plan is executed.

“I can bring it back out here and let the community take a look at it one more time,” Boyd said.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@wotimes.com.

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Connie Owens, of Tri3 Civil Engineering Design Studio, presented information and answered residents’ questions at the meeting.

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Dave’s House celebrates milestone SAVE THE DATE

The Leadership Excellence with Dennis Snow seminar and breakfast, a benefit for Dave’s House, will take place Feb. 25, 2016. For more information, visit DavesHouseEvents.org.

permanent supportive housing — at its inaugural Happy Days Soiree. At the event, held at Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, the Wilenskys honored Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and retired Judge Belvin Perry Jr. “Both Mayor Jacobs and Judge Perry have demonstrated their commitment to ending homelessness throughout their careers,” Lin Wilensky said. “We were delighted to honor them for their efforts to champion this cause at our soiree.”

Dave’s House will continue its efforts with four new projects: two Dave’s House homes, one Dave’s House home for veterans and 10 apartments for veterans.

The two Dave’s House homes will be based upon the group’s Traditional Home Model, which keeps individuals from the streets — creating a single-family residence for four to five individuals. Funding comes from a $500,000 grant from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. Mental health services will be provided through a partnership with Aspire Health Partners.

An in-kind contribution from Wells Fargo will fund the Dave’s House residences for veterans.

The new apartments follow the group’s Housing First Model, which takes individuals off the streets — providing apartment homes for those with severe mental illness alongside cooccurring disabilities, requiring a much greater intensity of ser-

vices. Residents of these homes will receive services and support through a partnership with Pathway Homes.

Dave’s House monitors the homes to make sure the residents are being well cared for and the houses are in excellent condition.

By 2020, they hope to have 20 houses and 100 residents.

DAVE’S STORY

One night in Lin Wilensky’s freshman year, Jeffreys asked her to dinner. As they walked down the staircase to the dining hall at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, Jeffreys turned to her and asked her why all the people were staring and laughing at him.

The comment startled her, because no one in the dining hall was looking at them.

“I was frightened, and of course, he was frightened as well,” she said.

They left the dining hall and walked across the street to a convenience store, where they ate hamburgers while Jeffreys told her all about his fears and paranoia. She took him to the clinic, where he stayed overnight before his parents picked him up and took him home.

That night began the family’s 40-year journey with schizophrenia.

For the next 25 years, Jeffreys struggled to gain stability — even with a supportive family.

Jeffreys was supposed to walk Lin Wilensky down the aisle in her wedding in 1992. But the night before the wedding, he went missing. He had a breakdown and took off in his car. It was the night the families were supposed to meet each other for the first time, but instead, Lin Wilensky was in the police department filing a missing person report. On the wedding day, the family didn’t know whether he was alive.

Within a few days, he was found. He went to a hospital, but when he left the hospital, he was unable to return to his apartment because he had done damage to the apartment. The family

“The cost of homelessness is not nothing.” — Lin Wilensky

BREAKING THE CYCLE

Lin Wilensky and her brother, Dave Jeffreys.

didn’t know at the time that the apartment was too isolating — he needed professional care.

The family found a solution — permanent housing that allowed him to stay with two other housemates and get care.

“He lived his best years possible in that environment,” Lin Wilensky said.

He made friends with his housemates, worked part time and volunteered at a church. He was never hospitalized for mental health issues again. In 2007, he died of natural causes.

DAVE’S HOUSE

After Jeffreys’ death, the Wilenskys started Dave’s House.

The organization gives permanent housing to people with mental illness who have been homeless at one time or are at risk for future homelessness. Currently, the organization has seven houses serving 34 residents. The experience is similar to Jeffreys’ situation. No one lives in isolation.

They work with Aspire Health Partners to get the care they need.

During the day, residents attend day programs that cover anything from learning job skills to how to best manage illness.

In the Orlando area, 40 to 60% of homeless people have some form of mental illness.

The cost of keeping someone with mental illness living on the street is three times greater than providing permanent housing for them, according to Dave’s House.

A common misconception is that living on the street doesn’t cost anything.

“The cost of homelessness is not nothing,” Lin Wilensky said.

If people live on the street, they go to jail over a nuisance crime, such as sleeping in a doorway.

While in jail, people with mental illness are assessed as needing mental health care, so they are sent to the hospital. When they are stabilized, they are discharged from the hospital and sent back home — which, for them, is the streets.

The phenomenon is known as the revolving door. Dave’s House hopes to see that cycle end.

“There is a huge, overwhelming need for the word permanent,” Ron Wilensky said. “There’s some transitional housing, but when they leave transitional, when they get stable, they get on their meds, they learn social skills, they get job skills. When they leave transitional housing, where do they go? To the street. Permanent housing—this is a big deal—solves that problem of going to the street when you get out of transitional housing.”

To learn more about Dave’s House or to get involved, visit the organization’s website, DavesHouse.org.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@wotimes.com.

Mishka, mooshka Mickeyyy moneymakers!

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN

The couple honeymooned at Disney World and later watched Disneyland fireworks from their home in Anaheim, California.

And earlier this month, Tom and Diana Phillips opened their own little slice of Disney at 1218 Winter Garden-Vineland Road.

The new business stems from the Phillipses’ long hobby of selling Disney collectibles through eBay for eight years under the name SnowBallBears.

Enter the store, and you’ll hear Disney music. You’ll see Disney items of all kinds, too. The store does three things: buy, sell and trade. If people have older Disney items that they want to sell, they can take their items into the store and get values on them. If the seller agrees to the price, the store will purchase the item.

All items displayed in the store are for sale — a wide variety of new and used items, such as lamps from the Animal Kingdom Lodge, a uniform from the Disney Cruise Line and Disney pins.

“What we get a lot of is people who want to get cheaper pins that

they can go in the parks and trade with the cast members,” Tom said.

Most of the pins in the store are $3 — much cheaper than pins sold on site at Walt Disney World, which typically start at $8 and can cost much more.

The Funko Pop! figures and Mystery Minis are also wellstocked in the store.

“They’re very popular,” Tom said. “They’re very similar to what Disney used to do in the way of Vinylmation.”

TD Collectibles also sells Breweriana items — beer taps, signs and glasses connected to brand names such as Coors Light, Samuel Adams and The Hard Rock Cafe.

The store also provides a space

TD COLLECTIBLES ADDRESS: 1218 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, Suite No. 112.

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Diana and Tom Phillips with the merchandise for sale at TD Collectibles.

for people to trade Disney pins.

The store has a trading book full of pins that customers can look through. Some days, customers go to the store to trade with each other. Saturdays are popular days for pin trading.

The Phillipses have worked for some collectibles stores in the past, so they have experience.

A LONG LOVE FOR DISNEY

The Phillipses’ love for Disney extends beyond selling items.

Tom’s first visit to Disney was before the parks even opened. He visited the Disney preview center in 1970. When he married Diana, the couple lived in California and Chicago but came to Florida for vacation. During one trip, when they were checking into a hotel,

Diana looked into a room where people gathered around a collection of Disney items. They learned it was a Disneyana convention.

The next year, the Phillipses registered for the convention.

During a break, they walked into a lounge to find people trading pins.

“From that point on, we both got hooked,” Tom said.

In Chicago, the Phillipses joined the Windy City Pin Traders. They moved to the Orlando area in 2005 and formed a group that traded pins at a pizza shop in Clermont. They called themselves the “Windy City Pin Trader South.”

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Commission opens with non-religious invocation

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voting 4-1 to restore the practice of opening each City Commission meeting with a prayer, Winter Garden resident Edward Lynch opened the Oct. 22 meeting with the city’s first non-religious invocation.

Two days before this meeting, Andrew Seidel, an attorney for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, sent Mayor John Rees a letter about the city’s invocation policy. Seidel wrote: “We understand that Winter Garden’s City Commission now has a diversity of speakers on its list of invocators, including atheists and other non-religious viewpoints, but that thus far all invocations have been Christian.”

Seidel said the foundation currently was in litigation against Brevard County regarding this issue, along with the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church & State.

Winter Garden resident Joseph Richardson, whose removal from a City Commission meeting last year for refusing to stand during the invocation and pledge became national news, said: “I personally appreciate the fact that after 14 meetings you have finally invited a non-religious person. It is a step in the right direction. It is just unfortunate that it has taken this long and necessitated more complaining and another letter from FFRF to get here.”

Richardson concluded his remarks in the meeting by saying: “We are not going away; we will only grow in numbers and in strength, and we have the law on our side.”

Commissioner Colin Sharman said Lynch was his friend and that the decision to have him deliver the invocation was made independent of Seidel’s letter.

“No letter made my decision to do this invocation,” he said.

He said he had not heard of or seen Seidel’s letter.

David Williamson, of the Central Florida Freethought Community, the local affiliate of the FFRF, said to commissioners during the meeting: “While concerns remain, we recognize you are making corrections. ...

Today, our message is one of gratitude.”

After the meeting, Williamson said his assumption the letter sparked the invitation to Lynch was understandable because, after receiving a similar letter, the city of Apopka invited Richardson to give an invocation before a recent meeting.

Commissioner Bob Buchanan voted to retain the city’s moment of silence in March.

“I thought it (the moment of silence) would be the best response to these issues, and I still believe that,” he said.

Buchanan declined Williamson’s request for a meeting, saying he couldn’t talk to someone who threatened a lawsuit.

Rees declined to comment on Richardson’s and Williamson’s remarks.

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IN OTHER NEWS n Commissioners awarded a contract for $1,401,851 to Crom Corporation to build a 1-milliongallon water storage tank to serve the growing southwest part of Winter Garden. n The commission proclaimed Nov. 8 to 14 the Week of the Family. Elizabeth Rahter, from The Week of the Family Foundation, attended the meeting to accept the proclamation. n Commissioners unanimously approved the final plat for Oakland Park Phase 3. This will add 16 single-family homes on the south side of West Orange Trail. The city will add a stop sign and a table, which is a wider, higher type of speed bump, to the road near this section of the development to make it safer for students walking to Tildenville Elementary. n The commission unanimously approved spending money to conduct an independent review of competing ambulance proposals for the city. Rural Metro agreed to extend its contract while the city continued to study the issue. n Commissioners tabled a discussion to purchase two solid waste side-load trucks to allow city staff to research the costs and benefits in more detail. n During the comments section, City Manager Mike Bollhoefer said he is still working with the Cruz-n-Car show’s organizers to find a way for the show to return to Winter Garden. He said the city may have a car show every quarter. n Bollhoefer asked commissioners to review a request for proposal he developed for city-owned property at 109 S. Boyd St. The property is adjacent to the water tower and across the street from where the downtown parking garage will be built. Bollhoefer said nothing would be built until after the parking garage is finished, but he would like to start the proposal process in the near future. He asked for comments before the next commission meeting. n The next commission meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12, in City Hall Commission Chambers, 300 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

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Winter Garden City Commissioner and candidate for Orange County Commission District 1 Bobby Olszewski was out campaigning at the festival.

Charlie Brown, 9, and Reya Morales, 11, could barely hold on during their turn on this spinning ride.

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Kensleigh Mikitka 4, had a blast riding the ladybugs.

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Hollace Stokes, 9, was all smiles on the Ali Baba ride.

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Jenna Boatman, Larissa Sinelli, Yanka Faquini, Mirabella Miranda and Shannon Simmonds helped keep the crowd energized at the Homecoming Parade.

indermere Preparatory School students, faculty and families enjoyed a week’s worth of Laker fun for the school’s 2015 Homecoming.

During Spirit Week, students dressed according to daily themes. Then on Friday, Oct. 23, school spirit spilled outside for the annual Homecoming Parade.

Later that night, the school crowned Harrison Barkham as its king and Giulya Rosa as queen at the Homecoming football game, held at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports. The Lakers defeated Keswick Christian School 49-21.

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Mai Lee loved watching all the Asian-inspired performances.

As the drummer, Laura Ramiz served as the pulse for the CNL Difference Makers.

Martial-arts groups performed demonstrations at this year’s festival.

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Team Save Our Sisters, from Miami, participated in the special ceremony for breast cancer survivors.

housands of dragon boat enthusiasts lined the shores of Turkey Lake for the annual Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival, held Oct. 17 at Bill Frederick Park in Dr. Phillips.

More than 80 teams took to the water to compete in a variety of races, while those on-shore enjoyed Asian-inspired performances and perusing a variety of booths. Kids loved taking a tumble in the nearby bounce houses.

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Aaliyah Muhammad, 3, worked hard on her pumpkin project.

Members of the Bloom & Grow Planning Committee have been meeting to plan the upcoming fashion fundraiser. From left: Ann Blastic, Jennie Reagan (chair), Marilyn Kelyman, Jimmie Atwill (president) and Gretchen Boyd.

The Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips will host the ninth annual A Taste of Dr. Phillips from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Dellagio Town Center off Sand Lake Road.

Food and wine aficionados can enjoy unlimited samples from more than 20 Dr. Phillips-area restaurants from one of the most renowned culinary stretches in Central Florida known as Restaurant Row. Entertainment will be provided by Jen and Dave and sponsored by The Whiskey.

The 2015 event celebrates food, wine, auction items and community efforts with 100% going to local areas charities.

An additional highlight this year will be a silent auction, during which guests will be able to bid on items donated by sponsors and local businesses.

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Bloom & Grow Garden Society The Bloom & Grow Garden Society will present a “Steppin’ Out” open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at Tanner Hall, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden. A fashion show will start at 5:30 p.m.

Models will be strolling around the event in an informal setting, showing the latest fashions

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This event raises funds for the various projects the club supports, including horticulture scholarships, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Nehrling Society, Home At Last, Oakland Nature Preserve and Matthew’s Hope.

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Brelo DeJesus, 5, took careful aim at the archery booth.

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Guests climbed aboard the Liberty Express trackless train for a tour around the church.

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Judd Kuneman, Jeff Brinkman and Richard Sheridan, of American Legion Hugh T. Gregory Post 63, presented Matthew’s Hope with a check for $1,500. Accepting the donation was Scott Billue, founder of the homeless ministry. The money will be used to purchase tents for the homeless community and tools for the Matthew’s Hope Chest Furniture Restoration and Repurposing Warehouse.

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SPORTS LAKERS EARN PLAYOFF SPOT

Windermere Prep finished as the runnerup in the Class 3A, District 5 Tournament last week, advancing the Lakers to the state playoffs for the first time. Windermere Prep traveled to Winter Haven Tuesday after press time to take on All Saints’ Academy.

If victorious, the regional semifinals are scheduled for Saturday.

Harry Xue, a senior golfer at Windermere Prep, placed first in the district competition and third in the region. Page 16

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Austin Tanner ran into a wall of Lake Highland Prep defenders.

Lakers take home SSAC title Windermere Prep’s middle-school team won the SSAC Championship Oct. 22.

POP WARNER FINALS The Mid-Florida Pop Warner organization will hosts its championship games Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1.

All games will take place at Lyman High School in Longwood.

Locally, Dr. Phillips Pop Warner’s Junior Pee Wee team will take on Lake Mary at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for the Division 1 Championship. Later, at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Olympia Pop Warner’s Unlimited team will face Ocoee in the Division 1 Championship.

CLUB CROWNS CHAMPIONS The Keene’s Pointe Ladies Golf Association at The Golden Bear Club recently held its annual two-day Ladies Fall Championship.

Rose McCormick was the overall winner.

Kirsten Summer captured low net for the Championship Flight. Jeanne Polarolo received the low gross in the First Flight, with Joung Mah winning the low net. Gill Morrin won the nine-hole low gross, with Judy Bukala capturing low net.

WIND. TENNIS PLAYER SOARS Tami Florin, a Windermere resident, was part of a team that won a tennis national championship last weekend in Indian Wells, California.

Florin’s team, based out of a tennis club in Tampa, won the USTA Women’s 40-and-over 4.5 Championship after defeating a team from Hawaii in the championship.

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Mitchell Sadowsky trains the Olympia High School boys golf team. From left: Doug Smith, JP Miller, Mitchell Sadowsky, Jackson Burttram and Muki Viswanathan

Mitchell Sadowsky, the Olympia High School girls volleyball coach, does far more than coaching volleyball — and he loves every bit of it.

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In addition to his work at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Sadowsky is also the head coach of the Olympia High School girls volleyball team and the owner of Mitch11 Strength & Performance, his own strength-training and performance company.

Through his company, he works with a variety of organizations and has become the strength coach for Olympia High’s boys golf team.

He also coaches and works as a strength and performance trainer for Florida Mojo volleyball, a local club team.

Sadowsky’s work within the game of golf has led to partnering with golf courses around the country. He helped to design golf-performance programs at the Legend at Brandybrook and Milwaukee

Athletic Club, two Milwaukee organizations that work with golfers.

He travels to Milwaukee about once a month.

“I love what I do,” he said. “I can’t say I’ve ever really worked a day in my life. In any facet of my life, I don’t go into an office.

I go to a gym, and that keeps me fairly energized.”

Sadowsky added his duties with the Titans by chance — and begrudgingly. During the 2008-2009 club volleyball season, three Olympia boys volleyball players were on

“I love what I do. I can’t say I’ve ever really worked a day in my life. In any facet of my life, I

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don’t go into an office. I go to a gym and that keeps me fairly energized.”

Prep middle-school football team raced out to a 20-0 lead in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference Middle School Championship, led 30-6 at halftime and concluded an undefeated season with a 44-6 victory over Lake Highland Prep.

The Lakers were dominant in all facets of the game, with the only score by the Highlanders coming on a kickoff return for a touchdown.

“We put a lot of practice time in, and we also made a decision that we’re going to try to encourage them to give their all every play,” head coach Roger MacClellan said after the game.

“When we started doing that toward the end of the season, we were winning a lot more plays than we were losing.

“They are smart kids,” he said. “We have very few penalties, and we have a lot of where we are calling the plays from the sideline, and they know how to get into them and execute the plays.”

Windermere Prep won through a total-team effort but also has been led all season by eighth-grader Tommy Darrow, quarterback for the Lakers’ offense.

“He’s just the emotional leader on offense and defense,” MacClellan said. “He exemplifies that giving his all every play, and the guys follow suit when he does that.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.

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Harry Xue Harry Xue, a senior golfer at Windermere Prep, placed first in the district competition and third in the region. As a team, the Lakers finished second and competed this week at the state competition in Howey-in-the-Hills.

So how are you feeling approaching the state tournament?

I feel really good about my golf game. Everything is in pretty good shape.

What are your hopes for the rest of the season?

We didn’t win (first place) in regionals, but we’re pretty confident in winning states.

We put a target on first place in states. My team and me; more on the team.

What are you looking forward to at the states competition?

Do my best, show my performance to help the team try to win for sure.

Tell us about when you started playing golf.

I started when I was 7 or 8, playing every day after school when I was back in China. In China, we don’t really have a green or course to play. So we just play on the range. That also helped my swing, so it’s kind of a good basic that I have a good start on a good swing. (I worked) on the short things more when I came to America. It helped my golfing a lot.

When did you move to America?

I moved here (in) 2012.

How long have you been playing for Windermere Prep?

I played last year. I didn’t get into the state champ. This is my first year playing the state champ.

You’re a senior. What are your plans next?

Play college golf. I haven’t made a decision (about which school) yet. I’m still looking at some. I think I’ll have a decision pretty soon.

(I’m) looking at Rutgers (University) and George Washington (University).

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SIDELINE SCENE

Growing up in the greater Chicago area, I had no shortage of local sports heroes. As a ’90s kid living just outside the Windy City, I could — quite literally — worship the ground on which Michael Jordan walked.

Unfortunately, it’s never quite been the same for youth and teenage female athletes.

There simply aren’t as many high-profile female stars who dominate the sports news cycle. There are some, of course, but for girls growing up in Central Florida and West Orange, there hasn’t been that same local connection that boys get from having the Orlando Magic, the UCF football team or, most recently, the Orlando City Soccer Club.

Sure, young female soccer fanatics such as Isabel and Olivia Nuetzi, of Ocoee, had the success of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s winning the World Cup — even going so far as to travel with their family and the Rizzo family of Windermere to Canada to watch the team — but it’s not quite the same as having your own hometown sports heroes.

Fortunately, that changed last week.

Ahead of the USWNT’s friendly against Brazil Oct. 25 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl — a 3-1 victory for the USA

What are some highlights from your golf career at Windermere Prep?

I like the team. The team is really good. We have a nice coach.

What’s your favorite thing about playing golf?

It gives me fun. I enjoy playing it. When you have a good shot, it feels so comfortable — so good. That’s why I like to play.

If you could go anywhere to eat tonight, where would you go?

I’d go to Outback. That’s my favorite place. I like steaks.

In China, I almost ate steaks every day, and I like it. Here, it’s better than China.

What’s your favorite subject in school and why?

Math. I like numbers. It relates to golf — all the numbers add up.

What do you hope to major in in college?

It kind of depends. I’m not so sure yet. (I think) just in business management.

Have you read any good books lately?

I just read the books that the teacher assigns. Chinese books I read a lot more. I like reading, but I don’t like reading in English.

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Sadowsky’s club team. They told Sadowsky they didn’t have a coach at Olympia and asked him if he would be interested in coaching them.

His response: No, absolutely not.

Still, they continued to ask him, so Sadowsky went to talk to the athletic director.

“They were just great kids — it was a good program,” he said.

“I didn’t really want to see them go through their senior year and not have some coaching.”

What languages do you know?

English, Chinese and Cantonese.

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— Orlando City Soccer Club announced it had brought an expansion franchise for the National Women’s Soccer League to Orlando.

Then, on Oct. 26, the Orlando Pride introduced the first three players to be added to its roster: Sarah Hagen, Kaylyn Kyle and Alex Morgan.

Morgan, part of that World Cup championship roster, scored the first goal during Sunday’s game and is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world.

“It’s just a really great day for women’s soccer … just the fact that we’re bringing an expansion team to the NWSL,” said Morgan, whose trade to Orlando from Portland might have been one of the worstkept secrets in Orlando sports history. “In Florida, there’s so many great NCAA women’s soccer teams … so just showing how youth clubs and college can translate into becoming a professional soccer player, as females, and successful ones, at that — I think it’s something that this region hasn’t had before.”

That’s something with which Josie Banks, the captain for

the girls varsity team at West Orange High, agrees.

“I think it’s long overdue,” Banks said. “I think it’s such a great step forward. … It’s nice to have the role models and have them be the dream of someone you want to become one day. It’s something that’s relatively new.”

The fact is, girls soccer is big here in Central Florida — as evidenced by the enthusiasm of Banks, the Nuetzis and the Rizzos, or even SunRidge Middle School’s Cristina Roque, 13, who just last week told me she wanted to be a professional soccer player growing up.

Having those role models to look up to, then — and having them on a local basis — could make a world of difference. Just ask the players, themselves.

“I just remember that when you do find that special player that you idolize, it means all the world,” said Hagen, who comes to the Pride after playing for Kansas City. “For me, I just want to try and remember that and all the younger girls that look up to me, hopefully, I can give back to them.”

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World Cup champion Alex Morgan, regarded as one of the best women’s soccer players, was introduced on Oct. 26 as a member of the Orlando Pride expansion professional soccer team.

When he took over the program, he was asked if he would be interested in coaching the girls volleyball team, as well.

No, absolutely not, he said again.

Sadowsky worked with the boys in the spring of 2009, and he decided to take over the girls program that fall. He’s coached at Olympia ever since.

At the end of last season, Sadowsky began working with the boys golf team.

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club is a six-minute drive from Sadowsky’s house. But he often makes it eight, because a coffee stop is needed. His schedule varies, but once he arrives, he works with a variety of golfers.

He stays at the country club until 2 or 3 p.m., when he grabs some food and heads to Olympia High School. Some days, he works with the golf team. Volleyball practice runs from 4 to 7 p.m. If the team has a game, he typically arrives at 5 p.m. and finishes after 10 p.m.

It begs the question: Does he ever sleep?

“You find sleep when you can,” he said. “I tend to sleep quite a bit on airplanes.”

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@wotimes.com.

TITANS TAKE DISTRICT CROWN The Olympia Titans volleyball team withstood a spirited effort from the Cypress Creek Bears Oct. 21 to win the FHSAA Class 8A, District 5 Championship, 3-1 (27-25, 9-25, 25-23, 25-18).

Johnna Shambley led the Titans (21-6) with 20 kills, an ace and 14 digs.

The victory means Olympia will host the runner-up of Class 8A’s District 6, Riverview, in the first round of the FHSAA State Playoffs at 7 p.m.

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If successful, the regional semifinals are scheduled for Saturday.

Earlier in the tournament, the Titans swept Freedom, which had defeated Oak Ridge in the play-in round.

In the other semifinal, Dr. Phillips fell to Cypress Creek, 3-2.

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Olympia faced with must-win in district finale The winner of the Titans’ home game against Oak Ridge on Oct. 30 will earn a berth in the Class 8A State Playoffs.

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schedule, is so we could find out what our weaknesses and our strengths are,” head coach Rodney Wells said. “We knew we had to grow when we lose 36 seniors. … These guys are getting better and better every week.”

The Panthers got multi-touchdown efforts from both Alvin Bryant Jr. — who scored on runs of 52 and 24 yards — and Marvin Washington. Dr. Phillips even got a defensive touchdown on an interception by Chance Bush.

Olympia (5-3, 2-1 in 8A-5) scored on a field goal by Jonathan Messina and a late touchdown pass from Joe Milton to Jeff James.

The game saw a significant number of penalties by both sides and had an expected chippy feel from two rival programs playing a contest with heavy district implications. The night is believed to have gotten off to a rocky start well before kickoff, as there was reportedly an exchange between the teams during warmups.

Afterward, Wells praised his team for staying focused and not allowing the emotions of the contest to run too high or too low.

“It’s been respectful since I’ve been here, for 13 years, with Olympia — me and (former Titans coach) Bob Head had a great relationship,” Wells said. “Lately, it’s been a little disrespectful. …

That’s why the emotions were going a little bit. (Our players) handled it very well.”

you’re-in affair at Olympia High on Friday when the Titans host Oak Ridge in their district finale.

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Both teams are coming off a loss, though Olympia is on a twogame slide from losses to Apopka and Dr. Phillips. Prior to that, the Titans had won five consecutive games anchored by strong defensive and special teams play. That defense, which is allowing just more than 20 points per game, will be tested for a third consecutive week. Both Apopka and the Panthers scored more than 40 points against Olympia, and Oak Ridge comes in averaging 31 points per game.

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Car Detailing Program MATTHEW’S HOPE - HOMELESS MINISTRY

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All vehicle-detailing work is done at Matthew’s Hope, 1460 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Cars cost $25 for an inside-and-out detail. An additional $15 will get the car hand-waxed with high-quality products. Vans and small trucks are $35 for a detail, $50 for detailing and waxing. Larger trucks can be cleaned, too, and drivers can call for a quote.

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407.905.9500

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