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Gould retains board seat Orange County School Board District 4 incumbent Pam Gould is in for another term, and three other candidates were re-elected in local races that affect West Orange County. SEE PAGE 7.

YOUR TOWN HABITAT BREAKING GROUND The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the site of four future West Orange Habitat for Humanity homes. The program will be held at 275 Center St., Winter Garden.

This project is a partnership between West Orange Habitat, the city of Winter Garden, Polis Institute, 321 Works and neighboring residents. Construction is expected to begin soon.

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ST. LUKE’S HOSTING HOLIDAY MAKERS MARKET St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is hosting its Third Annual Holiday Makers Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7. Many of the more than 50 vendors at the curated show are furloughed theme park employees.

Food trucks will be onsite for lunch and snacks. All attendees will be asked to wear a mask. The church is at 4851 Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando. Admission and parking are free.

Tasha Harrison has started a mobile freshflower business in downtown Winter Garden, and customers are lining up to take home a bit of natural beauty.

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Tasha Harrison sells flowers individually or in bunches from her bicycle-powered flower cart.

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County denies 60 Lakeside Village homes Developer Unicorp planned to buy 14.7 acres of Family Church’s Horizon West-area campus to build a garden-home district.

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County leaders struck down two requests that would have paved the way for 60 single-family homes along Winter Garden Vineland Road.

Applicant Jennifer Stickler, of Kimley-Horn, presented the substantial-change request and

preliminary subdivision plan to Orange County commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The property, known as the First Baptist Church of Windermere Planned Development, spans 51.41 gross acres at 8464 Winter Garden Vineland Road within Lakeside Village. However, only 14.7 acres would have been affected.

If both requests had been approved, the plan was to create a 14.7-acre garden-home district and convert 123,233 square feet of church with day care and recreation uses to 60 single-family homes and one transfer development right unit. Additionally, the location of the southwesternmost access point was proposed to be relocated.

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weren’t promised a park. … It was always going to be ball fields. … We’re putting residential, the most desired use of the property.

We think it’s a great plan.”

Those in the neighboring subdivisions, however, did not agree.

Resident Tom Valley said their community’s concerns included elimination of the buffer zone, increased density that doesn’t fit into Horizon West guidelines, increased traffic and safety issues, disruption to the local ecosystem, and lack of community need for the project. Valley added that there was a petition with more than 250 signatures in opposition to the development plans.

“This is a purely profit-driven endeavor to pack as many houses possible on a small site, inconsistent with Horizon West planning principles, and directly negatively impacting all the surrounding neighborhoods and the delicate Lake Mabel ecosystem,” resident Missy Renard said.

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of the Lake Mabel Shores homeowners’ association, added that these plans were in the works prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

County records show the initial application was filed in September 2019.

“I just feel the county needs to pay attention to what, in my mind, is a gem within Orange County,” Dutton said. “What we’re asking you now is to stop further development around the lake, around our properties, causing us to suffer the consequences of water draining into our land and also the displacement of the wildlife. … It is just very important to us and to our futures.”

District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey motioned to deny both requests, stating that her decision was based on finding inconsistencies with various future land-use policies. Based on these policies, VanderLey said, higher density is to be encouraged in proximity to the Village Center District; compatibility should be

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“If approved, this higher density would not be in proximity to a Village Center District,” VanderLey said. “Regardless, this density would not be compatible with surrounding single-family development in the area, including the R-CE and A-1 zoned lots to the south and southeast and the Lake Mabel Shores subdivision to the east.”

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lots,” said Eric Raasch, of the Orange County Planning Division. “The remaining lots within the community are proposed at 50 feet, and that was an attempt to gain compatibility with the property immediately to the west, also known as the Grande Pines subdivision.”

Chuck Whittall, president of Unicorp National Developments, told commissioners that the church — now known as Family Church — had originally planned 21 years ago to build a 3,000-square-foot worship center, education buildings and ball fields. However, he said, things have changed.

“They came to us and they said, ‘We had a dream that we were going to build this big wor-

ship center, but the church hasn’t grown to a level that would sustain the worship center,’” Whittall said. “They … said, ‘We want to sell off the piece of land to take care of the ongoing concern of the church.’ As you guys know, with COVID, people haven’t been going to church, they haven’t been going to many things, and it’s an opportunity for the church to gather some money. So, we came in with a residential plan that fits in with the Horizon West community that has 60 houses in it, with like lots with the neighboring subdivision. It’s a great plan, it’s very compatible.”

Whittall said that although his team heard along the way that the neighbors were promised a park, this was not true.

“In fact, the residents next door had to sign a waiver when they purchased their house realizing that there may be ball fields next to them with amplified light and amplified sound,” Whittall said. “They

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Garden Theatre has new managing director Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, who most recently was executive director of The Acting Company in New York City, started virtually Nov. 1.

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During the time of COVID-19, a lot of things changed — many times for the worse. But every now and then there comes a change that might actually work in a person’s favor.

That very thing happened for Elisa Spencer-Kaplan.

“I was looking to make a change,” Spencer-Kaplan said.

“Obviously there is a lot of change being forced on the arts and culture sector by the pandemic, but it was really giving me an opportunity to re-examine what I wanted for my life as an arts leader and for my family.”

Looking for a change of pace quickly ramped up to actual changes when she was told about the Garden Theatre by a few of her colleagues who recommended she apply for the open managingdirector role.

Spencer-Kaplan was impressed by what she was told about the theater — and specifically about how it had managed to keep operating during the pandemic in a safe manner. There was also the fact that the theater is known for its musical productions, and that was something she wanted to get back to.

“I’m a great lover of musical theater, and it’s something that I haven’t had as much opportunity to work with recently,” she said.

“I’ve been recently at The Acting Company, which does mostly Shakespeare and Shakespeare-

inspired work, and my heart and soul is in musical theater, so to be able to bring that back into my working life was something I was really excited about.”

Spencer-Kaplan applied for the job and had an interview over Zoom — a process that she said was a bit surreal — before ultimately getting the job.

The new job — which SpencerKaplan started virtually Nov. 1 before she goes in-person a month later — will utilize her skills in arts administration to help keep the theater running strong financially.

“In essence, I’m overseeing everything but the art, and then as far as the art thing goes, I’m working with Joe Walsh to make sure that we’re working in lockstep to achieve the artistic goals,” Spencer-Kaplan said. “I always start with the art — I think that’s paramount. … ‘How can we realize this vision? How can we make it the best version of itself?’

“So then my side of it is building a strategy, creating a strong financial plan that can help that to happen, creating new fundraising opportunities and building effective marketing strategies,” she said.

Although she is now in the administrative side of the art world, Spencer-Kaplan originally began her time in the arts as a singer.

Growing up in Minneapolis, she performed with the Minnesota Opera’s children’s chorus. That love for performance continued

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through her high school years and ramped up when she attended Carleton College, where she discovered non-musical theater.

It was there where she fell in love with theater as a whole — including arts administration.

“I joined the college’s student company (The Uninvited Company), which was all student-run — we all lived in a house together and would spend our (time) making theater for the community,” Spencer-Kaplan said. “Part of that was budgeting our shows, marketing our shows and doing a little fundraising — I’d go around town with my tin cup out and ask

for support from our local businesses. Out of that process, I kind of discovered the administrative side of the field, and that I really liked it.”

Following graduation, Spencer-Kaplan found herself at the Guthrie Theater on a fellowship before being accepted into the theater management master’s program at the Yale School of Drama.

After finishing the program — in which she spent time as company manager for the Yale Repertory Theatre and managing director for the Yale Cabaret — SpencerKaplan left for New York City and

enjoyed time at a few different theaters before landing at her last role at The Acting Company.

Now that she’s in her new role in Winter Garden, Spencer-Kaplan is setting her sights on what she and the theater can do to make sure it thrives in the future.

“First and foremost for anyone in the arts right now is making sure things remain safe as we perform,” she said. “I know that the board and the staff have really big ambitions to increase its presence in the region and nationally, and I’m really excited to be a part of that effort.”

Oakland looks at major 2020-21 projects AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Several capital projects were approved in Oakland’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 impact fee budget, and it’s time to start working on them.

Town Manager Steve Koontz provided details of the projects in a workshop during the Oct. 27 Town Commission meeting; staff now can begin moving forward with the list.

The first project is the extension of Starr Street from Oakland Avenue to West Colonial Drive.

The first steps include obtaining a survey and utility information. Lakeside Church and Tractor Supply will provide right of way for the development of Starr adjacent to their properties.

Koontz said the town will hold community meetings because Oakland Presbyterian Church and a number of residents would be affected.

The Sadler Avenue Trail project will extend the cemetery loop trail through the Longleaf at Oakland subdivision. The right of way already has been acquired. Funding is included in the park impact fee budget for the trail’s design.

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The town also is looking at the feasibility of the trail along Tubb Street to complete the loop.

Another project involves improvements and ADA accessibility at the Jake Voss Pier. The town is proposing handicap parking and a path leading to the pier.

At Speer Park, the town is making improvements in phases. The initial work includes planting trees, adding walking paths and incerasing park maintenance.

The town will be replacing the playground equipment, adding a canopy on the west side, adding pickleball and junior basketball courts, and refurbishing the tennis and basketball courts. Koontz said the playground work should start in the spring.

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Cpl. Jason Hayes, who was promoted to his position effective Oct. 12, was introduced to the Town Commission, and his wife, Hannah, was there to perform the pinning. Hayes has been with Oakland for four years, and in that time he has served as a patrol officer; instructor for training, firearms and Taser; department armorer; field training officer; member of the Honor Guard; and mentor to the younger officers.

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Tasha Harrison expected people to like her fresh flowers, but she wasn’t prepared for the overwhelming response folks have had to her mobile flower shop in its first weekend of operation.

Plant Street Flower Cart is the latest business to open in downtown Winter Garden, and it travels to several locations each Friday and Saturday.

“We came out actually on Friday on a photoshoot … with the cart, and as I got set up, I had people coming up to ask if we were selling flowers,” Harrison said. “We ended up being there three hours. It was amazing.”

The attention continued even when she finished taking photos and was on her way home.

“This guy chased us down on foot and asked, ‘Are you selling flowers from your cart?

I was … on my way home, and is there any way you can make a bouquet so I can be the best boyfriend ever?’” she said.

“I think that just sums up the response of the community and how it has been,” Harrison said.

Plant Street Flower Cart currently sets up Friday evenings at the west end of Centennial Plaza and outside Rosallie Le

French Café on Saturday mornings. She said she can park her cart near other businesses that make the request.

“On Saturday, this one woman said, ‘It’s been such a great day to finally get out of my house and spend time with my family, and this was just the icing on the cake to take home some beautiful flowers,’” Harrison said.

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Harrison previously owned a wedding-planning business, so she was familiar with flowers and floral design work. The career was demanding, and after she had her second child last December, she left the company so she could spend time with her daughters.

Earlier this year, the family moved to Winter Garden to help plant a church, but those plans were put on hold because of the pandemic. And then she had the idea of starting a flower cart business.

“I feel like it’s really important for kids, and girls especially, to see Mom seeking pursuits elsewhere, even if it’s home, just to have a creative outlet and not lose herself,” Harrison said.

“I want them to see that Mom has creative pursuits outside of the house, too, so I thought,

‘What can I do to use my skills from my career from before and still be flexible and be home with them?’”

The idea of the bike-pulled flower cart appealed to her, and her husband offered to build it.

“I just thought that’s really cool because it’s mobile, you can take it anywhere, it’s easy to set up and break down, and you don’t have to have a permanent location,” she said.

The two-wheeled cart — full of bright and fresh flowers and toting a black-and-white striped umbrella — is pulled by a pale rose-colored bicycle. The commute to work is just a twoblock pedal for Harrison.

The flower cart’s flowers come from an Orlando wholesaler, who gets them from a floral farm. “(Customers) can do one single-stem rose, or they can do a full bouquet, or they can get a bunch of eucalyptus for their house,” Harrison said.

Fall-inspired flowers are currently on the cart; the offerings will change with the seasons.

Flowers have different meanings, too, and Harrison can help a customer pick out a bouquet “that’s not just beautiful, but it’s meaningful,” she said.

For the fall, her cart will be filled with flowers such as large

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sunflowers, mums, snapdragons and several rose varieties.

The holidays are approaching, and Harrison said she is eager to help people with décor.

“We really want to be able to market for like Thanksgiving centerpieces and Christmas centerpieces and wreaths, and we’ll be posting on our social media sites about ordering those,” she said. “And at the cart, we’ll take email addresses so they can order.”

Her goal, she said, is for her fresh flowers to brighten upcoming family get-togethers.

“We want to help them make it special,” she said.

She hopes the community will come to rely on her for their weekly flower purchases.

“My desire is that people know that I’m going to be out on Plant Street every Friday and Saturday … and they can stop just like they would stop at Publix,” Harrison said. “They will be super fresh and … different varieties. … And it will be a part of their routine that they can count on.”

If the enterprise continues to do well, she will consider being open Sundays during brunch hours, too.

“I felt like the community needs something like this,” she said.

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Windermere discusses stormwater concepts Town stakeholders recently reviewed conceptual plans to rectify stormwater issues at First Avenue and Forest Street and the Bessie basin.

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Multiple stormwater-improvement projects in Windermere have been a hot topic among town stakeholders.

Town leaders hosted a public workshop Oct. 27 to discuss conceptual plans for two projects in particular — First Avenue and Forest Street, and the Bessie stormwater basin. The concepts presented meet the minimal standards required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from which the town has been allocated grant money.

Representatives from Kimley-Horn presented the concepts. For First Avenue and Forest Street, it focuses solely on the stormwater-improvement component.

“This plan focuses on just the stormwater aspect of the project — more of a stormwater-maintenance project trying to maximize the use of what was previously deigned four years ago and constructed,” said Hao Chau, civil engineer at KimleyHorn. “We are not proposing to reconstruct the dirt road; we’re leaving it as is. … This is regrading existing swales. … We just want to make them more well defined and more conducive to conveying and capturing the runoff from the dirt road.”

Chau said Kimley-Horn recommends two additional improvements to the existing system. Those include grading a swale area as a secondary outfall to the system along First Avenue to provide conveyance from south to north and adding an additional outfall pipe to the system to convey water quicker. Such improvements would allow the town to maximize the use of what is already in place.

“This is really more of a stormwater maintenance, and so really we’re just working within the confines of the swales and the conveyance system, which is why we’ve been able to kind of maintain what we’re working on specifically,” town engineer John Fitzgibbon said.

The Bessie stormwater basin project requires more effort. The conceptual project, as presented, would begin at Main Street and Ninth Avenue, and it continues along East Boulevard to Bessie Street. A swale system with a maximum width of 14 feet would be created along the existing 18-foot Ninth Avenue, and a cross drain would connect over Oakdale Street to keep water moving, among other improvements.

Residents have made various arguments regarding the conceptual designs — including the desire to maintain the exact width of the existing dirt roadways, encroachment on perceived property lines, environmental and tree concerns,

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American Legion event raising funds to end veteran suicide A virtual option is offered for folks who want to participate but feel safer doing so from their homes.

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Organizers for this year’s annual Challenge 22 have had their share of challenges in getting prepared for this important event, which raises funds for the awareness of post-traumatic stress suicide among veterans. But they found a way to continue the event — with social-distancing measures in place and an opportunity to participate virtually.

The American Legion Hugh T. Gregory Post 63 in Winter Garden and Project: VetRelief are hosting the program Saturday, Nov. 14, at Winter Garden’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Local veterans are invited to participate in the 2.2-mile walk; golf carts will be available for those who cannot walk the entire distance.

This year seems particularly important for such an event. Lana Gies, whose husband, Kurt, is the post commander, said the isolation mandates during the coronavirus pandemic have put veterans at an even greater risk of depression and suicide.

Attendees must wear a mask and agree to have their temperature checked at the entrance point.

Folks who register for the physical walk and pay $22 receive a gold-colored Challenge 22/ American Legion coin, as well as tickets for the raffle, a meal and a drink.

Those who pay $22 and choose to participate virtually will be featured on a big screen and online during the walk. A truck will follow the walk route broadcasting the participants’ photos and videos.

A #challenge22vet campaign was started, and individuals have been encouraged to do something having to do with the number 22.

Gies said they can donate $22 or do something physical like clap 22 times, run 22 laps, perform 22 pushups or donate 22 hours of community service; participants are limited only by their imagination.

They can take a photo or record their challenge and upload it to social media with the hashtag.

People can download the sign for their virtual pledge at tinyurl. com/Challenge22Vet. Businesses are getting in on the challenge, as well. Fat Mike’s Hot Chicken vowed to donate the proceeds from 22 chicken baskets, Gies said, and Dee’s Cupcakery has donated packages of mystery

cupcakes for $22.

So m e bigticket items have been given to the American Legion for the silent auction. Lowe’s has donated a gazebo with lawn furniture and grill; Whirlpool washer and dryer; and Craftsman tool storage suite.

Challenge 22 merchandise, such as T-shirts, ruck sacks, neck gaiters, koozies, dog tags and Challenge 22 coins, can be purchased on the American Legion website or at the event.

Replicas of the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terrorism memorial walls will be on display, and a mobile counseling clinic will have two rooms for anyone needing immediate help.

Many veterans benefited from last year’s event in Winter Garden. Thirteen vets were trained in administering the Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories protocol, and 580 veterans, active duty personnel, military spouses, first responders, nurses and civilians had their PTS symptoms cleared through the protocol.

In addition, 18 service dogs were

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trained and paired with a veteran with PTS, 75 families completed retreats at a veteran’s ranch to help them with side effects of PTS, and 30 families experienced the Warrior Beach Retreat.

This year’s goal is to raise $100,000.

“We want to make sure we are still coming together as a community to show support,” Lana Gies said. “We need to come together and show the veterans we are together with them.”

The American Legion is still looking for sponsorships for the Challenge 22. To donate or become a sponsor, call Kurt Gies at (407) 701-9416.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 WHERE: Veterans Memorial Park, 420 S. Park Ave., Winter Garden DETAILS: Registration and sign-in starts at 10 a.m.; the opening ceremony begins at 11, followed by the 2.2-mile walk at noon. The afternoon will include live music from rock band Godsmack starting around 12:45 p.m., food, children’s activities and a blind-draw cornhole tournament.

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Pam Gould retains School Board seat, three other incumbents re-elected It was a night for the incumbents in West Orange County.

When all the General Election votes were counted Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters returned four incumbents to their positions representing local constituents.

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In the race for Orange County School Board District 4, incumbent Pam Gould will serve another term after winning over her challenger, Prince Brown. Gould received 6,444 votes (59.3%) to Brown’s 4,593 votes (40.7%).

“I’m happy to be able to complete some of what I’ve started and continue to move forward in advancing schools and advancing career training,” Gould said. “I definitely have some joy about being able to complete what I’ve started and keep some of the programs that I think benefit our students moving forward.

Gould plans to continue focusing on managing growth and being innovative with it in an economy ravished by impacts from COVID-19. She also intends to keep championing programs that will assist children holistically, not just academically.

FLORIDA STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 11

Incumbent Randolph Bracy retained his seat as Florida State Senator for District 11. He garnered 145,789 votes (64.94%) over challenger Joshua Eli Adams’ 78,713 votes (35.06%).

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“I feel great,” Bracy said. “I feel grateful for the support of District 11 and I look forward to continuing to serve West Orange County. The re-election campaign went well. Most of it was just spent on just continuing to work and serve the constituency.

“But I felt good about it the whole time — to see that from the community every time we were out doing something was positive, and I think the people appreciate the work I’ve been doing,” he said.

Bracy is a resident of Ocoee and has served in the Florida Senate since 2016.

The race for State Representative District 44 was a close call. Incumbent Rep. Geraldine F. Thompson won with 61,177 votes (52.36%), while challenger Bruno Portigliatti garnered 55,659 votes (47.64%).

“I have worked hard to represent all residents of House District 44, especially during the pandemic which impacted so many in the hospitality industry,” she said. “I will do all within my power to help guide us to recovery, and I greatly appreciate the confidence voters have shown in me.”

Thompson is a resident of Windermere.

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“Orlando, constituents of Congressional District 10, we have much work to do,” Demings said. “I cannot do it by myself. I can only do it with you, the wind beneath my wings. So, thank you for giving me yet one more opportunity to serve you.”

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A TASTE OF DR. PHILLIPS Each restaurant passport costs $49 and includes more than $400 in combined dining savings at 22 local restaurants.

For more information or to purchase a passport, visit atasteofdrphillips.com.

Additionally, the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips welcomes anyone interested in seeing what the organization is about to join them for a meeting. They can join via Zoom or in person at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

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Passport for palate pleasers The Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips has partnered with 22 Orlando-area restaurants to offer exclusive dining savings and raise funds for charitable organizations.

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Most years, the annual “A Taste of Dr. Phillips” event draws a crowd of about 800 for a few hours of sampling local delicacies and socializing with friends.

In the COVID-19 era, though, the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips

knew that wouldn’t be possible this time.

This month would have marked the 14th anniversary of the Rotary club’s signature fundraising events.

“A Taste of Dr. Phillips brings 20 restaurants together to demonstrate their wares at the fountains at Dellagio,” said Terry Tag-

The A Taste of Dr. Phillips restaurant passport costs $49 and guarantees more than $400 in dining savings.

gart, the club’s president-elect and chair of the event’s committee this year. “We normally hold it the second week of November … and those 20 restaurants put together a display of some of their favorite dishes. We started to move along to do this event again this year — then COVID hit. Obviously, it changed everyone’s perspective on how to do a charitable event.”

However, Taggart said, the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips came up with a new game plan. This year’s A Taste of Dr. Phillips event takes on a new meaning in the form of a restaurant passport.

“We turned around and looked at the devastation our partners, the restaurants, were going through,” Taggart said. “We thought — as a philanthropic organization — we wanted to do whatever we could to give back to them and actually drive business to them.”

With the restaurant passport idea in mind, the event committee visited more than 20 Dr. Phillipsarea restaurants and asked if they would like to participate by putting their coupon in the passport book. Each restaurant is offering a tailored dining and savings experience. The only cost to restaurant partners is honoring the coupon.

“There were quite a few restaurants that could not do it because of COVID, and we certainly want to thank them for their support over the years,” Taggart said. “The

idea is to give people a reason to go out and enjoy with their friends. … What we are doing is taking those coupon books — we have a limited number of 750 — and we are selling them at $49 apiece to raise money for the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips Foundation, and all monies will go to charities here in the local area.”

This year, those benefactors are Second Harvest Food Bank, Feed the Need and United Against Poverty. The goal was to use proceeds to help local workers who have been affected by COVID-19.

Taggart said that through sponsorships, the cost of printing the passports, distribution and other associated costs have been covered. Passport sales began Nov. 1 and will continue until they are sold out. Passport coupons are good through April 30, 2021, and each book contains more than $400 in savings. As of press time, Taggart said the Rotary club has sold more than half of them.

“It’s a new endeavor for us,” Taggart said. “We think it’s a win for the restaurants because it causes people to go out to the restaurants and help them out, and then it also is a way for us to continue our charitable work. … We consider them partners in A Taste of Dr. Phillips, (and we) assist our partners during difficult times.

“We’d also like to thank all of the past participants of A Taste of Dr. Phillips and those new ones who are supporting the passport, and we look forward to the future … of returning to A Taste of Dr. Phillips,” he said.

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THESE OLD TIMES 85 years ago

Classified ads: (1) Bids now being received (for West Orange Country Club). Building roads, restation of golf course, renovating and decorating club house. Apply Mather Smith, Oakland. (2) For rent: sevenroom furnished house; water included. $20 per month. (3) One good mule. Also, two grove spraying machines. Priced reasonably. Julian Sadler, Oakland.

(4) For sale or rent: pool tables and equipment in Sandy’s Restaurant, below post office, Winter Garden.

75 years ago

Ed Reeves, who has been employed at A.D. Mims Barbershop on Main Street in Winter Garden since 1937, became associated with Roy Fulmer in the dry cleaning and pressing business.

45 years ago

Father F. Joseph Harte, pastor, announced plans for a new church and parish center to serve Holy Family Parish. Plans called for a modern contemporary design building to be erected on Apopka-Vineland Road.

30 years ago

Oakland voters elected two new town councilmen during balloting. Mrs. Lou Richardson and Willie Welch were the two top vote-getters.

The West Orange Junior Service League held a fashion

CROSSWORD

FROM THE WINTER GARDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

THROWBACK THURSDAY

FROM THE ARCHIVES

OCT. 31, 1947 There wasn’t a whole lot of entertainment in West Orange County in the 1940s, but when 1947 rolled around, Joiner Radio Service announced the “best show in town!” Folks who saw the Oct. 31, advertisement in The West Orange News could watch demonstrations of the new Bendix Home Laundry machine, which does the washing “all by itself!”

This bright yellow Chesapeake & Ohio caboose, weighing in at 40 tons, has been drawing visitors to the Winter Garden Heritage Museum since its placement on Plant Street 20 years ago. Built in 1948, the car served as an office, kitchen and sleeping quarters for conductor and crew until its 1984 decommission. In 2000, the Chicone family purchased it from the Root family collection in Daytona Beach, and the Florida Central Railroad located in Plymouth paid for and installed the track and its bed.

The caboose is shown as it is being hoisted onto its final resting place. It played host to candysnagging revelers eager to explore the decorated, “haunted” interior last month.

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.

show at the Isleworth Country Club with clothing and jewelry from Rheinaurs. Chairmen were Gwen Smith, Karen Grimes and Ann Streit. Models were Mary Beth Asma, Linda Griffith, Connie Oliver, Linda Fewell and Leigh Anne Nichols.

20 years ago

Jay Conn, recreation director, and Sebrenia Brown, recreation leader, showed off the trophy the Winter Garden Recreation Department received through the Walt Disney World Community Service Awards program.

The city also received a $3,000 grant for its swim program for elementary students.

The town of Windermere purchased its first fire truck, a water tanker, under an agreement with the Ocoee Fire Department.

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The home at 5097 Latrobe Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $2.85 million.

HIGHLANDS AT SUMMERLAKE GROVES

The home at 15760 Sweet Limetta Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 22, for $430,000.

Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,571 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $167.25. Days on market: 203.

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bedrooms, five-and-onehalf baths, a pool and 6,215 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $458.57. Days on market: 13.

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HORIZON WEST ASHLIN PARK

The home at 11462 Misty Oak Alley, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $400,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,532 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $157.98.

Days on market: 15.

The townhouse at 11606 Water Run Alley, Windermere, sold Oct. 20, for $289,100. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,584 square feet of living area. The price per square foot

The home at 14603 Whittridge Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $330,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,224 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $148.38. Days on market: 24.

The townhouse at 5589 Laurel Cherry Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $267,500. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,642 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $162.91. Days on market: 21.

LAKE REAMS TOWNHOMES

The townhouse at 8740 Danforth Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $244,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,480 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $164.86. Days on market: 41.

The townhouse at 12512 Langstaff Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 20, for $239,500. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,480 square feet of living area.

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The home at 5097 Latrobe Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $2.85 million. This home blends transitional style with a wealth of modern appointments to create a golf-front sanctuary.

The price per square foot is $161.82. Days on market: Nine.

LAKE SAWYER SOUTH

The home at 13251 Strode Lane, Windermere, sold Oct. 20, for $359,900. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,160 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $166.62. Days on market: 33.

LAKES OF WINDERMERE — PEACHTREE

The home at 8536 Abbotsbury Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 22, for $335,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,726 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $194.09. Days on market: One. LAKESHORE PRESERVE

The home at 15661 Shorebird Lane, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $415,000. Built in

2018, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,170 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $191.24. Days on market: 70.

LAKEVIEW POINTE

The home at 14137 Lakeview Park Road, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $355,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,088 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $170.02. Days on market: 29.

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The townhouse at 14364 Desert Haven St., No. 41, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $275,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,067 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $133.04.

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The price per square foot is $166.01. Days on market: 21.

The home at 15019 Night Heron Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $378,500. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,090 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $181.10. Days on market: Five.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 4913 White Bud Court, Windermere, sold Oct. 22, for $382,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,618 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $145.91.

Days on market: 103.

WATERLEIGH

The home at 16304 Rock Coast Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $489,500. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths, a pool and 2,348 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $208.48. Days on market: Two. The home at 16808 Oakboro St., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $367,995. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 2,027 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $181.55.

Days on market: 73.

The home at 16084 Bayou Crest Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $368,000.

Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,477 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $148.57. Days on market: 26.

The home at 16143 Wind View Lane, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $339,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,685 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $201.19. Days on market: Five.

WATERMARK

The home at 9190 Grand Island Way, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $705,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 2,806 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $251.25.

Days on market: Nine.

The home at 14687 Scott Key Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $527,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,393 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $155.32.

Days on market: 16.

The home at 14718 Watowan Alley, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $355,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,908 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $186.06. Days on market: Five.

The home at 9678 Emerald Berry Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $315,000. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,937 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $162.62. Days on market: 3.

WINDEMERE LANDINGS

The home at 6036 Roseate Spoonbill Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 21, for $347,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms,

two-and-one-half baths and 1,984 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $174.90. Days on market: Eight.

of living area. The price per square foot is $173.31. Days on market: 66.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

JOHNS LANDING

The home at 8243 Bryce Canyon Ave., Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $340,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,048 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $166.02. Days on market: Six.

OAKLAND

SNAPSHOT Total Sales: 86 High Sale Price: $2,850,000 Low Sale Price: $170,000

The home at 719 Regina Circle, Oakland, sold Oct. 16, for $374,900. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,141 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $119.36. Days on market: 55.

The home at 2850 Black Birch Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 19, for $296,485. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,444 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $205.32. Days on market: 15.

WINDING BAY

OAKLAND TRAILS

CROSS CREEK

The home at 15347 Gilligan Court, No. 67, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 22, for $371,990. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,156 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $172.54. Days on market: 36.

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HAMMOCKS

The home at 17050 Petrillo Way, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $457,760. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,445 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $187.22. Days on market: Zero.

WINDING BAY PRESERVE

The townhouse at 11163 Hanlon Terrace Alley, No. 36, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $329,990. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,881 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $175.43. Days on market: 99.

The townhouse at 11133 Hanlon Terrace Alley, 41, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $326,000.

Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,881 square feet

The home at 2187 White Feather Loop, Oakland, sold Oct. 16, for $339,900. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,859 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $182.84.

Days on market: 12.

ARDEN PARK NORTH

The home at 1908 Lake Sims Parkway, Ocoee, sold Oct. 22, for $361,520. Built in 2020, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,571 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $140.61. Days on market: Six. The home at 2817 Black Birch Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 19, for $319,905. Built in 2020, it has five bedrooms, two baths and 2,389 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $133.91. Days on market: 15.

The home at 2849 Black Birch Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $300,485. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,444 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $208.09. Days on market: 12.

The home at 282 Bridge Creek Blvd., Ocoee, sold Oct. 21, for $355,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,308 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $153.81. Days on market: Six. The home at 1014 Featherstone Circle, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $310,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,221 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $139.58. Days on market: 42.

MCCORMICK WOODS

The home at 655 Wooster Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $342,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,599 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $131.59. Days on market: Six. MICHELE WOODS

The home at 1010 Wyoming Court, Ocoee, sold Oct. 22, for $209,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,372 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $152.33. Days on market: Four.

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in 2005, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 7,796 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $291.17. Days on market: 319.

ROBERTS LANDING

The home at 9238 McDavid Court, Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $542,750. Built in 1986, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,437 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $222.71. Days on market: 12.

SILVER WOODS

The home at 5122 Honeynut Lane, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $350,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,492 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $234.58. Days on market: Five.

TILDENS GROVE

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The home at 2239 Farnham Drive, Lot 2260, Ocoee, sold Oct. 22, for $370,232. It was the largest transaction in Ocoee from Oct. 16 to 22.

PEACH LAKE MANOR

The home at 703 Carmen Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 19, for $170,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, one-and-onehalf baths and 1,000 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $170. Days on market: 42.

PRESERVE AT CROWN POINT

The home at 2239 Farnham Drive, Lot 2260, Ocoee, sold Oct. 22, for $370,232. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,187 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $169.29. Days on market: Three.

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The home at 1931 Lochshyre Loop, Ocoee, sold Oct. 16, for $275,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,855 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $148.25. Days on market: 43.

The home at 1390 Montheath Circle, Ocoee, sold Oct. 19, for

$275,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,606 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $171.23. Days on market: 10.

RESERVE AT MEADOW LAKE

The home at 1266 Glenleigh Drive, Ocoee, sold Oct. 20, for $218,900. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,689 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $129.60. Days on market: 37.

SAWMILL

The home at 5019 Sawdust Circle, Ocoee, sold Oct. 21, for $269,900. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,732 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $155.83. Days on market: Two.

WINDERMERE

CRESCENT LAKE ESTATES

The home at 1350 Crescent Lake Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $1,679,900. Built in 1985, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,695 square feet of

living area. The price per square foot is $357.81. Days on market: Five.

ISLEWORTH

The home at 5518 Worsham Court, Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $1.6 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 5,781 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $276.77. Days on market: 82.

KEENE’S POINTE

The home at 11532 Vinci Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 20, for $2.18 million. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, five-andone-half baths, a pool and 5,781 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $377.10.

Days on market: 477.

The home at 9828 Buckhead Court, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $1,112,000. Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths, a pool and 5,100 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $218.04.

Days on market: 11.

The home at 11323 Camden Loop Way, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $667,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,492 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $191.01. Days on market: 65.

The home at 11512 Claymont Circle, Windermere, sold Oct. 22, for $570,000. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,451 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $165.17. Days on market: 208.

LAKES

The home at 10318 Down Lakeview Circle, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $775,000. Built in 1989, it has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths and 4,644 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $166.88. Days on market: 91.

RESERVE AT LAKE BUTLER SOUND

The home at 11042 Bridge House Road, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $2.27 million. Built

The home at 12750 Jacob Grace Court, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $1.5 million. Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, sixand-one-half baths, a pool and 6,262 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $239.54. Days on market: 54.

The home at 5409 Tildens Grove Blvd., Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $1,149,800. Built in 2004, it has six bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 5,457 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $210.70. Days on market: 122.

WINTER GARDEN BELLE MEADE

The home at 15404 Firelight Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $505,000. Built in 2010, it has six bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,050 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $100. Days on market: 31.

COVINGTON CHASE

The home at 475 Copperdale Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 19, for $380,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,180 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $174.31. Days on market: Four.

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First Baptist Church Pastor Tim Grosshans 125 E. Plant St, Winter Garden (407) 656-2352 Sundays: 8:30 a.m. Traditional 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Contemporary Wednesdays: 6 p.m.- Awana 2nd Campus: Foundation Worship Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Rd., Winter Garden (407) 730-1867 Sundays: 9:45 a.m. All Ages FoundationWorship.com Starke Lake Baptist Church Pastor Jeff Pritchard PO Box 520 611 W Ave., Ocoee (407) 656-2351 StarkeLakeBaptist.org

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Church of the Messiah 241 N. Main St., Winter Garden Services: 8, 9:30, & 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

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Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 22, for $568,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,826 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $148.46. Days on market: Four.

HERITAGE AT PLANT STREET

The home at 632 Orange Belt Loop, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $335,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,688 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $198.46.

Days on market: 65.

LOVELESS AND SEWELL

The home at 310 Railroad Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 21, for $135,000.

Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 925 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $145.95. Days on market: Five.

METHODIST

First United Methodist Church 125 N. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden (407) 656-1135 Services: Livestreaming Sunday @ 9 AM. Viewable on Facebook and Youtube

OAKLAND PARK

The home at 15311 E. Oakland Ave., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 22, for $1,105,099. Built in 2020, it has six bedrooms, five baths and 4,742 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $233.04. Days on market: 141.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

The home at 842 Gayle Mill Drive, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $575,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,878 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $199.79.

Days on market: 21.

STERLING POINTE

The home at 705 Archus Court, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 20, for $241,500.

Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,425 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $169.47. Days on market: One. STONE CREEK

The home at 1443 Sherbourne St., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 19, for $276,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,651 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $167.17.

Days on market: 39.

STONEYBROOK WEST

The home at 1833 Black Lake Blvd., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $890,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,996 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $178.14. Days on market: 346.

The home at 13814 Fox Glove St., Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $398,800. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,599 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.81. Days on market: 11.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH GLICAN COMMUNITY PO Box 520, 611 W Ave, Ocoee CHURCH 13640 W. Colonial Dr., Ste 110, LLOWSHIP CHURCH Pastor Jeff Pritchard 125 N. Lakeview Ave Winter Garden Winter Garden of God tor The Rev. CanonOcoee Tim TrombitasChurch (407) 656-2351 Service Times 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM 407-654-9661 • Prayer 9:30AM, 6 East Plant St, Winter Garden www.starkelakebaptist.org Pastor Thomas Odom Phone – 407-656-1135 Fellowship 9:45AM, Service 10:05 AM NDAY SERVICE 10:00 AM Web: fumcwg.org Church Orlando Ave.,Ocoee Purpose d us at: Theacf.net 1105 N. Lakewood CHURCH OF GOD (407) 656-8011 13640 CHURCH W Colonial OCOEE CHURCH OF GOD UNITED OF Dr. Ste 110, APTIST Pastor Thomas Odom Winter Garden CHRIST 1105 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee ULAH BAPTIST WINDERMERE UNION CHURCH (407) 654-9661 407-656-8011 or Casey Butner 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd. Beulah Rd, Winter Garden Sunday Service: 10:05 a.m.

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The home at 13327 Fox Glove St.,

Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for Windermere Union Church $390,000. Built in 2005, it has four 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Rd., bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,172 Windermere square feet of living area. The price (407) 876-2112 per square foot is $179.56. Days on Adult Worship: 9 a.m. market: Five.

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SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL to know that the community is just as intact as it was back then. My wonderful colleagues have made me feel right at home.

Robert “Bobby” Matheison is a social studies instructor at Southwest Middle School, teaching sixthgraders Ancient World History. He is working alongside many teachers he had as a student, including Anne Edwards, who taught him social studies in sixth grade and whom he calls an incredible mentor as he learns to navigate what it means to be a middle school teacher. What makes his job even more special is he works with his mother, Sandy Matheison, Southwest’s front office clerk. He also has been one of the drumline instructors for the Dr. Phillips High School marching band since 2016.

What is your motivation?

My motivation is to hopefully help my sixth-graders find history more interesting than they found it before middle school. When they’re interested in something, they allow themselves to learn so much more. My goal is to foster that interest and help prepare them to be successful young men and women.

What brought you to your school?

Since finishing college, I had been trying to find a teaching position in (Orange County Public Schools). I was working as a substitute teacher when I was made aware of an opening for sixth-grade social studies at Southwest Middle School. They were kind enough to allow me to sub for the class long-term while I acquired my temporary teaching certificate, to make sure I was a good fit. I guess they liked me, because here I am!

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Lions crown Homecoming royalty

Anna Binkley — the 2019 Homecoming queen — returned to help Carol Grosshans crown the new Homecoming queen.

A Juliana Wilson and Tate Ewing were named Foundation Academy’s 2020 Homecoming queen and king.

lthough Homecoming festivities look different this year across the board, Foundation Academy was able to celebrate its Homecoming court Friday, Oct. 30. Members of the court walked the red carpet at halftime. Each class had one pair of representatives except for the senior class, which had four. Anna Binkley and Bailey Trinder — last year’s queen and king — returned to crown the 2020 queen and king, Juliana Wilson and Tate Ewing.

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Left:Juliana Wilson was crowned Foundation Academy’s 2020 Homecoming queen.

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West Orange High celebrates Homecoming

Mikayla Brown and Jaden Floyd were crowned.

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efore the West Orange football team beat rival Ocoee on the field, the school celebrated the culmination of its Homecoming week by crowning Jaden Floyd and Mikayla Brown as the school’s 2020 Homecoming king and queen Thursday, Oct. 29.

Along with Floyd and Brown, seniors on the Homecoming court included Katherine Cubillan, Abby Gibbs, Ellie Smith, Josie Territo, Gavin Goldwire, Masson Mack, Jack Main and Buddy Pagliuca.

Rounding out the court as a whole were juniors Taylor Duncan and Brady Scott; sophomores Lilly Schlegal and Jeremy Seda Ramos; and freshmen Callie Huffman and Trevor Jackson.

Mikayla Brown reacts as she is named Homecoming queen.

Jaden Floyd sports his crown with a smile.

— TROY HERRING

These students comprised the 2020 West Orange Homecoming court.

Photos by Thomas Lightbody/TK Photography

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Windermere High golfer Juliana Camargo had a good showing at the Class 3A state tournament at Las Colinas Golf Course (par72) Oct. 30 to 31, as she finished in fifth place with a two-day total of 145.

Camargo finished Day One shooting a solid 70, before shooting a 75 on Saturday. Her fifth-place finish helped lead the Wolverines to a seventh-place spot in the standings.

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The Windermere girls swimming and diving team finished at the top of the Class 4A, Region 3 standings as the Wolverines picked up the first-place finish Saturday, Oct. 31. The Wolverines took home first-place trophies in the 200-yard freestyle (Addison Reese), 200-yard IM (Hayley Clark), 50-yard freestyle (Brooke Larweth), 1-meter diving (Antonina Harned), 200-yard freestyle relay (Larweth, Clark, Regan Allen, Reese) and 400-yard freestyle relay (Larweth, Clark, Gabby PuryearLynch, Reese).

Windermere Prep’s Marcela Scaramuzza was recently named a Scholastic All-American by U.S.A. Swimming. Page 20.

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hen Brooklyn Travis stepped onto the football field for her first game of tackle football, the Foundation Academy eighth-grader didn’t know what to expect.

Despite that uncertainty, however, there was one thing she was certain of: She wasn’t scared of those standing on the other side of the line of scrimmage — no matter their size, and no matter that she was the lone girl amongst a field of boys.

In fact, she knew it was they who should be scared. They came to play checkers, while Brooklyn came to play a hard-hitting game of chess.

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The West Orange girls cross country team came out of the Class 4A, District 6 meet Saturday, Oct. 31, with a first-place finish ahead of rival Windermere. The Warriors were led by a first-place run by Ella Klyce (19:28.92) and a third-place finish by Ava Baldauf (19:47.17).

Multi-sport athlete Brooklyn Travis just finished up her first year of tackle football at Foundation Academy.

Between softball, football and soccer, Brooklyn Travis has kept busy this year on the field while also maintaining a 3.6 GPA.

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West Orange reclaims Shield with 31-0 win over Ocoee

The Olympia Titans raced their way to the Class 4A, Region 3 boys swimming and diving championship Saturday, Oct. 31. The Titans brought home first place in 1-meter diving (Brandon Wegner) and second-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (Coby Scanlon), 1-meter diving (William Turnbull) and 100-yard breaststroke (Nicholas Tsai).

Big plays led the Warriors to a win over their rivals.

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In Foundation Academy football’s 47-14 win over West Oaks Academy Friday, Oct. 29, Ian Garcia had a big night for the Lions in more ways than one. On defense, the junior racked up six total tackles and two interceptions, while on special teams he picked up 276 yards on five kickoff returns and 39 yards on a single punt.

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Jamari Jones celebrates following a play during the Warriors’ win over Ocoee.

As the clock hits 0.0, pandemonium ensues.

Those players dressed in the orange and blue of West Orange rush to the sideline to seize the ultimate prize of the night: The split-colored shield handed to the victor of the annual West Orange/ Ocoee Shield Game.

This symbol of victory — in which the Warriors took following their 31-0 win on Thursday, Oct. 29 — was passed around from player to player and it became the center of attention as an untold number of photos were snapped.

Eventually, the Shield made its way into the hands of head coach

Mike Granato, who took in the moment as a light rain fell around him.

“It’s phenomenal — I can’t say enough about the character of our team, our leaders and our coaches,” Granato said. “I obviously attribute this all to the community support and the coaches — they work tireless hours, we don’t get paid a lot of money, and the kids put up with me day in and day out challenging them.”

Though the final score of 31-0 seems comfortable enough, the first half set a completely different tone.

The first two quarters of play were a slog for both teams offensively as they struggled in what felt like would be a game of nothing but defense.

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Marcela Scaramuzza A junior on the Windermere Prep swim team, Marcela Scaramuzza has dominated in the pool for the Lakers — especially in the 100 breast and 100 fly. She also was recently named a U.S.A. Swimming Scholastic All-American for a second year in a row.

When did you first get into swimming?

I was kind of forced into it by my parents — I used to do dance and my brother started swim at school. I was a little overweight as a child, so my parents kind of made me do it as a way to maintain health, and eventually I started progressing and I started falling in love with the sport.

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sport, and I would never know these people if it wasn’t for swimming.

What’s the biggest change that you’ve seen in yourself since you first started swimming?

I think the biggest change in me as a person is that swimming has given me so much confidence. When I walked on deck in sixth grade, I had no idea of my potential — I was just kind of doing it because I had to, and eventually as things progressed, I started to build my confidence and started to build myself as a person, and it definitely has taught me a lot of character and maturity as years have gone on.

Is there a highlight moment for you that stands out?

I’d have to say last year at states when I swam the 100 fly and I went 55.7, and that was just huge — I went from 57.2 to 55.7, and I was in shock. I left the pool crying and I had the flu (during) the entire states, so no one really expected anything from me.

You were recently named a Scholastic All-American by U.S.A. Swimming for a second year in a row. How does that feel?

Obviously it feels great to have recognition, especially for something that’s not just times — it’s also academic responsibilities. I feel like it’s great that U.S.A. Swimming combines that into one award, and I feel like that really highlights how much work we as student-athletes have to put in not only within our sports, but also academically to stay on track for college.

What is your favorite part about swimming?

I think my favorite part about swimming — aside from the sport itself — is the connections that you build with people. I know so many incredible athletes who have done so many incredible things through this

After a regular season that was affected by COVID-19, you all won the district title. What was that like?

This is our second district championship as a girls team, and I think after having the Citrus League meets where it was all virtual, it was really hard to stay focused and stay motivated throughout those. I think coming together at districts as a team and really putting in the effort was huge for us.

— TROY HERRING

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“I was never really scared to play tackle football, because I’m not really scared of people who are bigger than me — stronger than me — because I feel like there is more to it than just power,” said Brooklyn, 13. “I remember for my first football game I wasn’t nervous (and) wasn’t worried that I’d mess up; I was just ready to get out there and sack somebody.”

She didn’t get the sack she was looking for, but she played on both sides of the ball — on the offensive and defensive lines — and picked up a half-dozen tackles for the Lions junior varsity team.

In the stands, her father, Brian Travis — a former Florida Gator and NFLer — watched on in utter joy as he saw his daughter dominate in a game that’s as much a family tradition as it is a sport.

“The very first time, I cried, and the reason why I cried is because we love to see our children flourish,” he said. “This young lady has zero fear ... and everything she sets her mind to she has done successfully.”

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Though Brooklyn Travis started out her athletic career playing soccer as a kid, it was at the age of 5 that she began taking on football — albeit flag football.

At the Roper YMCA, she played under the tutelage of her father, who coached the team, and it was there she first started to get a feel for the game, which came with its own unique challenges.

“It was OK for me; I wasn’t the best at it,” Brooklyn Travis said.

“One of the hardest things was I wasn’t as fast as the other kids, but I was good at pulling flags and defense, and then having my dad as my coach — he is definitely a lot harder on me than any other coach ever at any level.”

Brooklyn Travis and her younger sister, Bailey Travis, were both always two of the best defensive players on the field, and that itself led to a fun competition between them.

Brian Travis also added his own spin to things as the coach.

“There were times it was, ‘Who could pull the most flags,’ and the loser would have to clean the loser’s room,” Brian Travis said. “It built competitive nature in both of them.”

As the years passed, she continued playing flag, as her parents wouldn’t let play tackle football until she was physically mature enough to do so. She needed to be able to take the physical wear and tear of tackle before she would be allowed to play, Brian Travis said.

Brooklyn Travis had been begging her dad for years to play on the West Orange Bobcats — a youth organization that Brian Travis helps coach — and finally, this year, she was allowed to take to the field to compete in tackle football for the first time.

And when she showed up and joined the junior varsity team at Foundation, it took some adjusting for her teammates — who had never had a girl on the team before. She quickly gained respect in practice and in games

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mark in the second quarter before either team picked up a first down, and not until there were 30 seconds left in the half before West Orange (4-2) scored the game’s first points on a 29-yard field goal by Riley Boyd to give the Warriors a 3-0 lead over Ocoee (2-4) going into the break.

“We believe in our defense — we believe that we always have a shot with our defense and special teams,” Granato said. “We challenged our offensive line and …

I told (quarterback Tyler Huff) to play better — you’re missing open receivers, you’re holding the ball too long. But at the end of the day, after you chew them, you come over and you tell them you love them.”

The Warriors took those words to heart.

In the first series of the half, Warriors linebacker Jahshari Jones recovered an Ocoee fumble before Huff hit Jayden Gibson for a big gain down to the Knights’ 1-yard line. Joanes Polynice Jr. would cap off that quick drive with the 1-yard score to help push the Warriors to a 10-0 lead with 10:48 left in the third quarter.

The next four minutes of the quarter would largely dictate the rest of the game, as the speedy Matthew McDoom reeled off back-to-back touchdowns — one on a 40-yard run, the other on a 65-yard punt return.

Huff would get his second touchdown of the night in the final quarter on a 49-yard toss to Jack Main in what would be the loud exclamation mark to finish the game.

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