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Ficquette Road work ahead of schedule

Benefit walk set

Thanksgiving meals available at church Ocoee Church of God will be providing a limited number of Thanksgiving dinner baskets for families in need.

Baskets include a turkey, stuffing, canned goods and other items to make a complete Thanksgiving meal.

Families who would like a meal must preregister by contacting the church office at (407) 656-8011. Dinners will be available for pickup on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Ocoee Church of God, 1105 N. Lakewood Ave.

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The Windermere Police Department hosted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 24-hour DUI training course with 13 Central Florida agencies in attendance.

This year, Windermere was joined by the Central Florida MADD organization, Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) partners, the Trial Lawyer Team, local prosecutors and several police agencies to make this one of the top DUI schools in the area.

The class was coordinated by Jeffrey Lotter (former Florida Highway Patrol trooper and Orange County Sheriff’s Office DUI expert) from the Trial Lawyer Team.

Foundation Academy is hosting the second Patsy and Patti 5K Care Run/ Walk. Proceeds benefit Ken Norat, the husband of a Foundation teacher. Norat has bone cancer, and the money will help offset the cost of surgery and other medical expenses.

The race is at noon Nov. 20 at Foundation’s South Campus, 15304 Tilden Road, Winter Garden. Race entry is $10 for students and $20 for adults. Postrun food and drinks are included in the entry fee.

Foundation is also accepting individual and corporate donations.

Register online at foundationacademy.net/support/ patti-patsy-care-run or call Foundation Academy at (407) 877-2744.

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DeWitt Excavating is beyond 60% finished with Segment F. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER

Photo by Jennifer Nesslar

Alvin Bryant and Haille Walker were crowned Homecoming king and queen at Dr. Phillips High.

A Taste of Dr. Phillips Dr. Phillips enjoyed a sampling of some of the area’s best restaurants.

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Lauren Henningsen prepares Bonefish Grill’s fresh fish ceviche.

HORIZON WEST In Bridgewater Village, construction has been ongoing for Overstreet and Ficquette roads as part of Segment F — Ficquette Road from just south of Fossick Road to 600 feet west of Overstreet Road.

“The project will consist of a four-lane divided roadway with concrete sidewalk and construction of two retention ponds,” Orange County Highway Construction Manager Julie Naditz said. “The proposed roadway is designed to include a closed drainage system, sheet pile work and some under-drain.”

The eastern side will be just a five-foot-wide sidewalk, but the western side has an existing 10-foot-wide multi-use path contractors will have to link in the middle, according to staff reports.

DeWitt Excavating is ahead of schedule on this project after receiving its notice to proceed Jan. 5, Naditz said. As of the end of October, the 17-month project was 60% done, with a contract calling for completion by the end of May 2016, she said.

“Traffic is currently traveling both directions in the southbound lanes while DeWitt finishes the northbound lanes,” Naditz said.

“They are working on construction of Overstreet, which should be open by Christmas.”

Naditz said the cost of this project is about $4 million. Most of the funds come from impact fees, with other funds from the

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HEALTH & SENIOR EXPO 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Wesley Center at First United Methodist Church, 715 W. Juniata St., Clermont. Free event includes antique appraisals, free health screenings, nutrition, travel and leisure, free bingo, shopping, senior living, workshops, community resources and holistic health.

Call (386) 860-0092 for information.

WINDERMERE GARDEN CLUB 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St. Coffee is at 9:30, and the holiday arrangement program starts at 10. Guests interested in gardening, flowers and plants are invited.

Call Maureen at (407) 909-1461 for information.

FRIDAY, NOV. 13

Garden Vineland Road, Orlando.

This fourth annual event will include arts and crafts vendors, food and pastries and music.

Featured items in the combination platters include kabobs, dolmas, sarma and cheese boreg. For information, call John Shahinian at (407) 5391845 or Rita Arnold at (407) 448-1439.

SATURDAY, NOV. 14

5TH ANNUAL GUMBOPALOOZA 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at The Pines at Windermere, 3409 Maguire Road, Windermere. This fishing-themed family cook-off benefits Give Kids The World and includes raffles, games and music. Entry cost of $10 allows attendees all the gumbo they can eat, and a vote for best gumbo. For details, go to gumbopalooza.org.

BUBBLE PLAYTIME 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Have fun while helping your child improve motor-development skills in this interactive bubble class recommended for toddlers and preschoolers. For information, call (407) 835-7323.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando.

Hosted by the United Methodist Women, the event includes vendors, music, food, Santa Claus and a children’s shopping area. For details, contact Debbie McNary at (407) 719-1199 or dsmcnary@gmail.com.

OLYMPIA HIGH HOLIDAY MARKET 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Church of the Ascension, 4950 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. This fundraiser for PTSA-supported projects at Olympia High School includes upscale vendors, crafts, goods and services, as well as family fun, food and games. For information, call (407) 718-4247.

ARMENIAN FOOD FEST & BAZAAR 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church, 9274 Winter

MONDAY, NOV. 16

SCIENCE TOTS 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Children 3 to 5 years old can learn basic science concepts.

Registration recommended by calling (407) 835-7323.

TUESDAY, NOV. 17 SOUTHWEST BOOK CLUB 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Dis-

cuss “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President” by Candice Millard. A narrative account of James Garfield’s political career offers insight into his background as a scholar and war hero, his battles against the corrupt establishment and Alexander Graham Bell’s failed attempt to save him from an assassin’s bullet. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to attend.

No registration needed. Call (407) 835-7323 for details.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18

ADULT COLORING HOUR 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. All supplies are provided, but attendees can use theirs. For men and women ages 18 and older. No registration required. Call (407) 835-7323 for more information.

WOMEN VOTERS LEAGUE 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

18, at Grace Hopper Hall, 1913 Meeting Place, Baldwin Park.

Join the Orange County League of Women Voters for refreshments and cocktails with group leaders and learn what the group does in the community.

Admission is free. RSVP: lwvoc. org/, Events or email lwvpat. grierson@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 19 W.O. WOMEN LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Ming Court Restaurant, 9188 International Drive, Orlando.

A speaker from the League of Women Voters will give the program. Lunch is at noon. Contact Dottie Ansel for reservations at dotansel@aol.com or (407) 258-8155 before 8 p.m.

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Bill Criswell, right, and Ed Sowinski enjoy some down time at a bar in Miami on their return trip from Trinidad.

Amy Quesinberry Rhode

As a young man, Bill Criswell served his country in World War II. Now 90, he has led a successful program called Home At Last that provides mortgage-free homes to permanently injured combat veterans.

WWII VETERAN

HELPS HOUSE VETERANS World War II veteran Bill Criswell was one of the lucky ones who served in the war but didn’t see combat.

AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR

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ill Criswell, now 90, remembers the exact moment on Dec. 7, 1941, when he learned the Japanese military launched an assault on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The teenager and some buddies were playing a pickup basketball game at the neighborhood park when a young man ran up to them, yelling, “They attacked Pearl Harbor, they attacked Pearl Harbor!”

Two years later, Criswell said, “Almost every one of the boys in my graduating class was in the military.”

William C. Criswell Jr. graduated from high school in Euclid, Ohio, in 1943, and by fall, he was among those enlisting classmates who found themselves participating in World War II. He joined the U.S. Navy Seabees.

“At that time, if you had blood running through your veins, you entered some sort of service,” he said.

Criswell's father, William Sr., spent four years in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Massachusetts in the Spanish-American War in 1898, and he wanted his only child to enlist in the Navy, too.

“He always was in love with the Navy,” Criswell said of his father.

“Any time there was a parade, my dad would be there with a Navy jack (a U.S. maritime flag). I had no inclination to be a sea-going

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Bill Criswell followed his father and entered the Navy. The elder Criswell served in the SpanishAmerican War in 1898, and Bill Criswell was a member of the Seabees in World War II.

sailor. I always liked building things. The Seabees served his purpose of me joining the Navy, so there was peace in the household.”

CONSTRUCTION BATTALION

A Seabee was a member of the U.S. Naval Construction Forces; the word comes from the initials “CB,” which stood for Construction Battalions.

Criswell was sent to Camp Peary, Virginia, for boot camp and then on to Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center,

in Rhode Island, to board a troop ship headed south to a naval operating base in Trinidad and the British West Indies. It took seven days for this construction battalion maintenance group to reach its destination.

“I questioned one time, what the hell are we doing down here?”

Criswell said.

Because Trinidad is due west from Africa, he was told, the idea was to transport troops injured in the war straight across the Atlantic Ocean for treatment at a large hospital that was being built on the base.

Criswell got involved with the utilities at the base, maintaining the series of pumps, wells and purification systems that handled the water supply. He regularly checked the pumping stations and water and chlorine levels in the storage tanks.

“All the water supply was gravity fed, and that meant there were very large hills and tanks were up above those, big large storage tanks,” he said. “And knowing whether you had adequate water; you did the old dipstick method.

If there’s not enough, you go to the pump station and ask for more water to be pumped in. … We did that 24 hours a day, so sometimes you had a night shift, and the only way to get up the large hill was by jeep, and the only roads were cut

out of the side of it. And you went there rain or shine. One evening I was going up, and I got too close to the edge of it, and the rain had washed out part of it, and I went right over. I felt my head on the roof.”

Criswell sustained no injuries other than a bruised ego.

As a maintenance battalion, his group was also tasked with checking and making repairs on all commissioned ships — such as heavy cruisers and battle ships — “working out the kinks” before any of them were sent into combat. He said a couple of German submarines, rusty and battered, were captured and rerouted to the base, as well.

COMING HOME

After spending two and one half years in the maintenance battalion, Criswell returned to the U.S. in March 1946 and was honorably discharged with the rank of Water Tender 2nd Class. He received a participation medal and European Theatre medal.

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration at Kent State University, Ohio, Criswell moved to Central Florida, where he met his future wife, Helen Ann. The two were married 46 years until her death in 1997. They have one daughter, Holly Hansen, of Orlando, and two grandchildren. He has lived in Windermere for 52 years.

He put his business degree to good use, spending 29 years with H.C. Buchanan Concrete Inc. before retiring as vice president. He is also a past president of the Central Florida Builders Exchange.

After retirement, Criswell devoted his time to community service, taking on the president’s role of West Orange Habitat for Humanity and the Rotary Club of Windermere.

While he was with Habitat, Criswell found a way to combine his passions of building and giving back to veterans and their families. In 2007, he founded Home At Last, which builds homes for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who return home with permanent disabilities related to combat.

“The idea was to give them a starting point,” he said. “And because Habitat built for families, we decided to build for families.”

It’s an important way to say thank you to these veterans who were willing to sacrifice their lives, said Criswell, who serves as project chairman. He has met veterans of the recent wars who

have lost legs or arms or have serious spinal cord damage — injuries that killed many troops 70 years ago but aren’t life-threatening today, Criswell said, “because of the care they get and the better medical attention they get out in the field.”

Home At Last has provided six disability-friendly homes and is about to start on its seventh.

These are funded solely through public donations.

“When you get to be my age, there are things that can give you jaded opinions of what's happening in our society, but working with this and getting the support of the people, it renews your faith in people. … I have met more nice, caring people.”

CLOSE BOND

Criswell sets up a tent at many of the local community festivals, eager to meet folks and share the good work that Home At Last does; he said his booth always attracts the attention of other war veterans.

“There is a certain bond with people who have served their country — I don't care if they're Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force — there's just that bond of respect for the other individual for giving time to their country,” he said.

A year ago, he had the chance to take a free trip to Washington, D.C., with a group of local World War II and Korean War veterans through the Central Florida Honor Flight program. He got his first look at the monument for the Second World War, and he was able to pay his respects in Arlington Cemetery. It was a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.

Last week, he was invited to a Veterans Day program at The First Academy, where the school’s Wounded Warrior club honored him and other veterans for their service.

As a war veteran, Criswell has strong opinions about America’s young adults going into the service.

“In World War II, it was a total combined effort, the civilians and the military, and … I don’t think they should have ever done away with the draft,” he said. “I think the military teaches a certain amount of discipline, which I think a lot of our young people could stand, and it teaches respect. I don't think they should serve four years, but I think males and females should serve two years in the military. I think it would make them appreciate their country more.”

“When you get to be my age, there are things that can give you jaded opinions of what's happening in our society, but working with this ... it renews your faith in people.”

– Bill Criswell

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Windermere Council addresses assessments

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Lisa “Tinker” Marsh runs the McKinneyVento program at Dr. Phillips High School.

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

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Marina Bay residents must pay for storm water fixes.

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The Windermere Town Council unanimously passed a resolution pertaining to non-ad valorem assessments for Marina Bay Estates, a town community that needed storm water system fixes, as determined by town and Orange County staff.

Richard Montgomery, a member of Marina Bay’s homeowners association, said the homeowners hoped they would not need to bear the full brunt of paying for the repairs.

But Mayor Gary Bruhn said that would set a precedent of everyone in the town wanting tax money to fix their association’s problems, which pertinent to this system are the responsibility of the association.

Residents from five homes in Marina Bay but outside the homeowners association pleaded with the council not to subject them to the same payments members of the homeowners association would be subject to in the coming fiscal year. They said their lack of any say in the association fixing a problem it should have handled years ago should absolve them of responsibility for paying to fix the problem now.

But town staff told Bruhn the residents of those houses would have to pay because they benefited from the services that fixed the storm water system.

A woman read her husband’s letter on the matter, which stated an agreement in a 2011 council meeting had absolved the homeowners of their responsibility in this matter. She continued reading about misappropriating town funds after many warnings her time had expired, to the point Bruhn asked for staff to remove her microphone and called a recess, through which she finished.

A public hearing on this matter will occur next year.

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LOT SPLITS Bruhn and Town Manager Robert Smith requested the council delay action on an ordinance about lot split revisions, citing a need to further discuss and iron out details of the ordinance, such as grandfathering.

But the council did unanimously pass a lot split of 39 and 51 Pine St., with conditions. Plans called for splitting the lots into six tracts consistent with the original plat, before June 10, 1975.

Public Works Director David Grimm announced he will step down from his position when a replacement is fit.

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Help for hard times A program at Dr. Phillips High School and other U.S. schools helps homeless students continue their education with the same experience as their classmates.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

It’s expensive to be a high school senior.

The year requires a bunch of purchases — large and small — that add up. College application fees. Cap and gown. Tickets to Homecoming and prom. Formal attire to wear to the dances.

With tight finances at home, these costs can be hard to justify.

“Every kid should be able to go to their prom or Homecoming,” said Lisa “Tinker” Marsh, who coordinates the McKinney-Vento program at Dr. Phillips High School.

Marsh, the administration and other volunteers at Dr. Phillips are working to make this a reality — for more than just seniors.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The federal McKinney-Vento program extends to all public schools. The program helps students who are homeless, defined as lacking a place at night that is “fixed, regular and adequate.”

Through this program, schools are required to identify students who lack a permanent residence and enroll them in school, even without the documentation typically required for enrollment. In this way, the law protects students whose documents have been damaged in a disaster, such as a fire.

Transportation is crucial for

students in the program. If students are moved to a shelter or other temporary housing during the year, students are provided transportation and are able to stay at the school they attended before they became homeless.

These students are also automatically added to the free-andreduced lunch program.

Anything more that schools do for students in the program goes beyond the requirement, said Christina Savino, a program specialist for homeless education programs with Orange County Public Schools.

THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED

About 50 students who walk the halls of Dr. Phillips High School are enrolled in the program, which stresses confidentiality. Last year, Orange County had 6,800 students in the program by the end of the year.

“You just don’t know unless there’s a reason for you to know,” Marsh said.

The food bank at Dr. Phillips started within a few years of the school’s opening in 1987. With the help of the federal program, generous students, administrators and parents, the program has grown at Dr. Phillips.

Last year, Marsh started a graduation cap and gown recycling program, so students in the program don’t have to pay for these.

A prom dress bank allows students to get the clothing they

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need to attend formal events. The faculty at Dr. Phillips donates old bridesmaid and prom dresses. A few teachers take in dress shirts and ties.

The classes and student government are also supporting the program. At this year’s Homecoming and prom, students and faculty get $5 off their ticket to the event if they donate a dress or dress shirt to the bank.

On the night of the event, the school has a room students in the program can use as a fitting room and place to do their hair and makeup.

The program provided juniors and seniors prom tickets, as well.

“It’s a great community that’s trying to help people out there,” Marsh said.

The PTSA also contributes to the students in the programs. Last year, the president of the organization gave Marsh a full-size refrigerator to hold any leftover food from school events.

“Kids can come by when they either didn’t eat or were still kind of hungry,” she said.

The organization recently donated take-home bags filled with rice, soup, vegetables and other food items. The students each got a gift card and some hot pizza.

The student government organization also contributes, by holding food and school supply drives.

And those college application fees? Seniors can get help with that, too.

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Capital Improvement Fund.

For the remaining segments extending this four-lane project on Ficquette Road, county and developer funds could both be involved, she said.

“The next one, just south of that, is Segment G, and supposedly, it’s going to be a partnership project, which means the developer and the county will fund that together,” Naditz said. “We don’t have any plans for that yet. And then just south of that is Segment H-1, and that’s also a partnership project. Just south of that is Segment H-2; that connects to Summerlake Park (Boulevard).”

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Segment F facing westward, with the southbound lanes used for traffic on the left and northbound lanes under construction to the right.

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in-One contest allows one participant who gets a hole-in-one to win a Tahoe.

Breakfast and lunch will be served, and all participants receive a T-shirt.

“We try to make it greater than the value you are paying,” said Joseph McMullen, HapCo founder.

The organization hopes to raise $15,000 through the tournament.

WHY GO?

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Golfers get ready for the day during a previous Kenneth R. Tolbert Golf Tournament.

GOLFING FOR THE ARTS The Fourth Annual Kenneth R. Tolbert Golf Tournament supports the HapCo Music Foundation, which seeks to connect youth to the arts.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

Golf and the arts come together at the Fourth Annual Kenneth R. Tolbert Golf Tournament.

The event, 8 a.m. Nov. 14 at The Legends - East Village Orange Lake Resort in Kissimmee, sup-

ports HapCo Music Foundation, an organization that seeks to promote the arts and music education for the youth of the West Orange area.

FEATURES AT THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT

Retired professional football

players will be paired with foursomes who signed up early. They will spend the entire day with the foursome. These players include Reggie Branch, Kevin House and Barry Wagner.

Different holes will feature contests and prizes to win. At one hole, the Chevy Tahoe Hole-

McMullen founded HapCo Music Foundation in 1999 when he lived in Miami. There, the foundation focused solely on supporting marching bands.

When he moved to the West Orange area in 2002, he got involved in the community here and realized the need to extend the program beyond just marching bands and to encompass all forms of art.

He believes art is crucial for youth in multiple ways.

“The data is there,” he said.

“Kids have greater self-esteem.”

Art also enables students to get involved in the community and get better grades, he said.

“Not only does it affect the kids, but it also affects the community at large,” he said.

McMullen was influenced by Kenneth R. Tolbert, the namesake for the tournament and scholarship fund. Tolbert was McMullen’s high school band director.

“I was only in band with him for three years, but he poured into my life,” McMullen said.

When McMullen got accepted at Florida A&M, Tolbert assured McMullen that he would help pay for his schooling if McMullen’s financial aid did not come through.

The event specifically benefits

Art After 5, Arts in the Classroom and the Kenneth R. Tolbert Scholarship Fund.

The Art After 5 program is a partnership with St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. The afterschool art classes teach visual arts on Tuesday evenings and theater arts on Thursday evenings.

McMullen hopes to expand the program to more days of the week and add more varied types of classes.

Arts in the Classroom connects art professionals to youth community programs or classrooms to teach arts of all types, from writing to music.

The scholarship fund supports students, both at grade school and collegiate levels, who want financial assistance performing in the art form of their choice.

Funds also support the Oakland Avenue Charter School art program, the Ocoee High School band program and the Garden Music School.

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IF YOU GO Where: Orange Lake Resort, 8505 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee When: 8 a.m. Nov. 14 Info: Register at hapcopromo.org.

Cost: Registration is past early bird registration, but registration now costs $600 for a foursome and $150 for a single player.

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Blue Sky name fits vibe of new Windermere office Century 21 Metro Lifestyles real estate professionals decided opening their newest acquisitions would be the perfect time for a name change.

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Century 21 Blue Sky celebrated the grand opening of its Windermere office Oct. 15.

with living the Florida lifestyle.”

Blue Sky staff celebrated the grand opening of the office on Winter Garden-Vineland Road on Oct. 15, complete with a West Orange Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting.

“One of the greatest things we did recently that I think was a wise decision on our part was — when we first took over the acquisition, we were advised to join the West Orange Chamber of Commerce,” Acosta said. “We’ve had nothing but phenomenal success with them through our grand opening and through just the amount of opportunities that are available to us through networking.”

Luxury homes of various special types are one of Blue Sky’s specialties, now with lakefront houses and golf communities. In

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“The idea of having an office in Windermere was a very easy one for us because of our already higher-end type of clientele that we were handling in Celebration,” she said. “We went ahead and acquired the offices in July. We decided that October would be a fantastic time for a grand opening with a little bit of a flow as far as not a lot of tourists in town.”

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With its headquarters in Celebration, Century 21 Metro Lifestyles recently acquired existing Century 21 offices near Davenport and Windermere, which office manager Katie Acosta said was a good time to change the group name to Century 21 Blue Sky. “When we acquired the Windermere and Davenport offices, we had already been talking about changing our name,” Acosta said.

“In fact, the idea of us changing our name to Century 21 Blue Sky Realty Group has been in the works for a little while.”

The idea of Blue Sky is to freshen the group’s identity and to fit the area atmosphere, Acosta said.

“When you think of Florida, you think of that sunshine,” she said. “You think of that blue sky.

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“The timing of it with the opening of (Independence Elementary) has been very critical,” Boyd said. “I know a lot of mothers and fathers and community members who live here appreciate the fact that you’ll have something like this here.”

Boyd said the county is working to open similar parks in the other major villages of Horizon West. He also said Orange County staff would look into options for providing more shaded areas at Independence Park.

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“SLEEPING BEAUTY” Orlando Ballet will present “Sleeping Beauty” at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. The show is one hour. A wicked fairy casts a spell on Princess Aurora, who falls asleep. Only a prince’s kiss can wake her.

Tickets are $28 for adults and $24 for students and seniors. (407) 877-4736.

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TINY TOTS THEATER Florida Film Academy will host a theater class for children ages 2 to 5 from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the film school, 270 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tiny Tots Theater Company is a weekly class where children focus on creativity, imagination, character work and performance art, and new families are always welcome.

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Jared Draheim is a young singer-songwriter who soon will be releasing a single from his first EP, and there is no end in sight for his dream of inspiring others with music.

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ared Draheim met with his manager early this summer, having worked together only a few weeks, to discuss his recent success and booming stats online.

Draheim had only one word to describe it.

“It’s so fast, man,” he said to Brandon Bailey of Two B Entertainment.

Draheim, 19, graduated from Ocoee High School in 2014 and has been following his dream of becoming a famed singer-songwriter. He is already well on his way, with a following of fans engaging with him from Europe, Canada, South America and 49 of the 50 United States.

Draheim knows the power of music and lyrics. He hopes to use that power to inspire those fighting illness, as he is, and to relate to everyone who is familiar with the general challenges of life and love.

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Draheim was born HIV-positive, having received the virus from his biological mother, but Gary and Debbie Draheim adopted him at birth.

“They fostered a lot of kids in that house at one point, and then they adopted three of us,” Jared said. “They’ve always had a soft spot for kids with illnesses.”

Draheim was drawn to music from an early age and got his first guitar when he was about 6. But it didn’t last long.

“I smashed it trying to be a rock star,” Draheim said. “I thought I was cool.”

In middle school, Draheim was walking in his neighborhood and heard a guitar at one of the houses. The sound intrigued him, so he followed it, and he met a young singer and guitarist who would become a musical mentor for him.

After returning to the house again and again to learn from his new friend, Draheim asked his father for a new guitar. Gary hesitated, referencing the first guitar, but decided it was likely safe this time. Jared Draheim’s professional pursuit of music had officially begun.

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Draheim started learning to sing and play in front of an audience at Glad Tidings Church in Ocoee. He led worship there for about a year.

He started developing his style as a singer-songwriter, which he describes as a soulful expression of emotion. He writes about real experiences that he or someone he knows has had. Some of his influences are Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, James Bay and Cody Simpson.

Last month, he released his first recorded single, “Done and Over.” It’s about a relationship that took a bad turn when lies and disloyalty hurt him.

His next single, “Black Dress and White Lies,” will be released in December. The rest of his first EP, “Songs from the Soul,” will be released in the spring.

The EP was recorded at Plush Studios in Winter Springs, which has served Chris Brown, Creed, Justin Bieber, Lil’ Wayne, Paramore, Rick Ross and Shinedown. “(The EP) is going to be very organic, very indie,” Bailey said. “Singer-songwriter, stripped-down power acoustic is what they call it.”

But before the album could become a reality, Draheim had to show industry pros his music had a following. The online stats for the social media accounts where his music is available showed that he had dedicated fans all over the world.

There is even a group of about 40 listeners in France who call themselves the “Frenchie Squad.”

“I think ... that really identifies an artist—how much they can connect with their fans,” Draheim said. “The fans are how you’ve gotten where you are.”

Those fans demonstrated commitment by attending Draheim’s shows at Disney Springs, the Florida Mall, Westin Resort at Universal Studios and even out-oftown tour stops in Chicago and Nashville.

Draheim is ready to share “Songs from the Soul” with his friends and fans, and he is looking for more opportunities to play live around the country. He will definitely keep up the songwriting.

To hear Draheim’s music online, go to jareddraheim.com.

Contact Catherine Sinclair Kerr at csinclair@wotimes.com.

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Maritza Rivera is Tildenville Elementary’ s Support Person of the Year. She has been a vital part of the Tildenville family for 14 years. She has worked as a bilingual paraprofessional in kindergarten through sixth grade. Rivera has also provided students with additional reading and math interventions. She has offered her assistance for after school functions such as curriculum night, spring carnival and the Christmas parade, and she has been a PTA parent and is a current SAC member.

West Orange High School’s AFJROTC competed Oct. 24 at Mainland High School in Daytona and came in second place overall out of 14 schools. Irma Banda won Best Overall Exhibition Drill Commander. Drill Team won first in Drill Team Inspection and second in Exhibition Drill. Color Guard won third place in Inspection, second place in Color Guard and second place in Special Drill.

The Orange County Retired Educators Association will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. A Sounds of the Season musical program will be presented by Orange County Public School students. Anyone

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“Each year the show gets bigger and bigger,” said Steve Marbais, chariman of the show and a classic car enthusiast.

“Several years ago when we broke 100 cars we were excited, but last year we almost ran out of space when we ended up with 125.”

The show, which has occurred annually during Founders’ Day for the past 18 years, will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, in downtown Ocoee. Participants are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy not only the fine autos, but also the music provided by DJ Jennifer of WJBJ. Special custom-made trophies will be awarded to the Top 15 cars that are voted on by the participants themselves. Those trophies have become legendary in their own right; Marbais designs, builds and donates them to the winners on behalf of the Rotary Club of Ocoee.

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Windermere Garden Club A group from the Windermere Garden Club recently gathered to weed, trim, dig and plant around the 1880s Historic Schoolhouse in downtown Windermere. Community groups and organizations have been working together to improve the historical schoolhouse and its adjacent citrus grove. The Windermere Tree Board has planted 100 varieties of historic camellias and completed restoration pruning on the old citrus grove and oaks. They will also be replanting 15 historic varieties of citrus back into the grove. The Windermere Historical Preservation Board is having the historic doors, windows and floors restored. The board found some authentic pieces to refurbish the interior. The Windermere Garden Club has been an avid supporter through the years and an enthusiastic donor to the schoolhouse. Mustang Education Fund’s successful Wine & Dine event has contributed generously to this project.

The town is in the final stages of restoring this historic schoolhouse site before the Dec. 11 dedication and celebration.

Club members include Theresa Meyers, left, Jackie Rapport, Maureen Tuber, Jennifer Pilson, Vicki Hearst, Margaret Scoleri and Bonnie Baum.

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Your hometown newspaper has been spotted all over the United States and in other countries around the globe. Are you planning a vacation? Be sure to pack a copy of the West Orange Times & Observer or Windermere Observer. All entries will be entered into our ongoing Travelin’ Times contest.

Entering is easy! Just snap a high-quality photo of you and your friends or family members with the paper and email the picture to Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes.com. You can also mail or drop off the photo: West Orange Times, 720 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden 34787. Emailed photos should be at least 200 dpi. Include the names of everyone in the photo, where it was taken and a phone number where the editor can reach you. Call the newspaper office at (407) 656-2121 with questions.

Jennifer Stevenson packed her hometown newspaper when she traveled to Maine to visit family. She and her husband, Garrett, stopped at Acadia National Park.

James and Tanga Teasley traveled to the Midwest with their 15-year-old twins, Jennifer and Taylor (and the West Orange Times), and toured Purdue University Notre Dame. The last stop on the four-state trip (Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois) was Chicago, and they visited many sites, including Navy Pier (above). Taylor’s goal is to visit all 50 states and has already been to 32.

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He retired from the US Postal Service after 26 years as a Letter Carrier and then worked for Orange County Public Schools as a custodian.

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He also served proudly in the US Air Force and loved to read.

Calvin was preceded in death by his daughter, Valerie Griswold; and he is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Griswold; his daughter, Nicole (Kevin) Hooker; his mother-in-law, Doris Braswell; his sisters, Rosemary Laux, Judy Wilson and Martha Dunham; and by his brother, Jerry Oltz.

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SPORTS Cross country state results The FHSAA Cross Country State Championships took place over the weekend in Tallahassee and Dr. Phillips was well represented by its boys and girls programs.

Panthers senior Annika Sison completed an impressive career with an eighth place individual finish and led Dr. Phillips’ girls team to a fourth place finish among 24 teams. Sison finished her race in 18:55.64.

For the boys team, senior Jean D’Haiti wrapped up his high school career with a top-20 individual finish and led the Panthers to a top ten finish as a team. D’Haiti placed 18th in the field of 193 runners with a time of 16:27.

Windermere Prep’s boys team made the state meet and placed 17th in Class 1A. The Lakers’ top finisher was eighth grader Kaio Valle, who placed 44th.

Titans boys golf places 13th The boys golf team for Olympia High School competed at the 2015 FHSAA Golf State Championships last week in Howey-in-theHills. The Titans placed 13th at the two-day event with a team score of 657.

Olympia was led by senior Jake Rickard, who finished tied for 44th place with a twoday score of 161.

Luke Noah concludes memorable career playing for CFCA football. Page 18

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varsity soccer season has arrived with regular season play having started earlier this month.

Six varsity teams will take the field representing the coverage area’s four high schools this winter with hopes ranging from simply improving from a season ago to reaching the state playoffs and beyond.

The following is a school-byschool preview of what to watch for on the pitch this season.

DR. PHILLIPS

The Dr. Phillips girls soccer team is coming off of the best season in its history.

The 2014-2015 campaign was a season that saw the Panthers finish 15-3-2 and set a program record for winning percentage (.833), most shutouts (14) and fewest goals allowed (9). Individually, senior forward Shae Vevera now owns the

Top to bottom: Dr. Phillips’ Samantha Boshears and Leonardo Moreira, Olympia’s Jayson Moorman and Hannah White and Windermere Prep’s Patrick Hunter and Danielle Hercules are all excited that soccer has returned.

school record for goals in a game (7) and season (33).

Dr. Phillips also had a programrecord 12-game winning streak to highlight its phenomenal run.

Joel Dobrowolski coached the team to the success it had but this year has returned to coaching the Panthers’ boys team. Now, Ashley Womack, who was an assistant coach the past two years, is at the helm and looking to build off of last season’s success.

“The girls really came together to play as a team (last winter),” Womack said. “They started to believe in each other for the first time and I think they started to believe in the program for the first time, which brought their season around and ultimately brought the entire program around.”

Though there were some important departures from last year’s squad via graduation, including lockdown goalkeeper Sarah Kollas, the Panthers’ leading goal-scorer is back in Vevera — as well as several other seniors.

“We have a lot of seniors, which means they’ve played together for a long time,” Womack said. “So they want to do well, they believe in each other.”

The girls team is 1-2 as of Nov. 9.

On the boys’ side, Dr. Phillips will look to improve upon a season that saw it 4-11-5, ultimately falling to Olympia in the district tournament.

With Dobrowolski in his second stint leading the boys program, the Panthers have raced out to a 2-0-2 mark so far this fall — including a 1-1 tie against district rival West Orange Nov. 4.

DR. PHILLIPS There was always a method to the madness.

Even when the Dr. Phillips Panthers (7-3) were in the midst of an unprecedented three-game losing streak, head coach Rodney Wells would constantly remind his players of when being undefeated truly mattered — in the month of November.

Starting Nov. 13, the Panthers will get to show just how much their rugged first half of the schedule benefitted them when they take their home field at Bill Spoone Stadium for the opening round of the FHSAA Class 8A State Playoffs.

Dr. Phillips will host Steinbrenner (9-1) in the Region 2 Quarterfinals. The contest will kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Both teams enter the matchup on winning streaks — the Panthers have won five in a row while the Warriors are winners of their past four contests.

This fall has been the best season in program history for Steinbrenner, with Friday’s contest marking the Warriors’ first playoff appearance. Steinbrenner has

SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 18

OLYMPIA

Lou Romao isn’t bashful about how good he thinks his team will be this winter.

Romao, who has been the head coach for the Olympia boys soccer program for four years, has several SEE SOCCER PAGE 18

Steven Ryzewski

The Panthers will host the Steinbrenner Warriors, who are making their first playoff appearance.

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players back from his 20142015 team that finished 12-5-5 and a few key newcomers. Most importantly, though, is the depth he says he has available to him.

“Our bench players could pretty much start on our team,” Romao said. “We have so much depth and our defense is strong, our midfield is strong, our offense is strong, our goalie’s strong—we’re strong overall. …

I do believe this is the best high school soccer team I’ve ever coached here and one of the best teams I’ve ever had period.”

Of course, for Romao’s Titans to attain the success they hope for they will have to go through rival West Orange, which advanced to the state title game last season and has dominated the district in recent years.

“They’re obviously the team to beat,” Romao said of the Warriors. “Even though I think we’re better this year, I still don’t think that we’re the better team until you beat the better team.”

Brand new to the Sunshine State, Deepak Shivraman is the new coach for Olympia’s girls program after coaching in Michigan for 26 years.

Shivraman inherits a program that went 11-6-2 last year but that will have to contend with the likes of West Orange — which ended Olympia’s season in the district tournament this past January —and Apopka if it hopes to emerge from the district. Though still fairly new to the team, Shivraman has been appreciative of the leadership from captains Hannah White and Sam Hilsey.

“They lead by their work ethic,” Shivraman said.

Shivraman says the GPS in his car has been his best friend since moving to Florida as he learns the terrain, but to his credit he already understands one of the more important parts

Luke Noah Luke Noah, a senior linebacker and quarterback at Central Florida Christian Academy, has 89 tackles as a total for the season. He completed his last game at CFCA on Friday, after playing on CFCA football teams since his sixth grade year. Noah has been an important part of the Eagles’ success over the past two seasons — in 2014, CFCA went 8-4 and placed fourth in the 24-team Sunshine State Athletic Conference, and in 2015 the Eagles finished with a 7-3 mark.

How do you think you were able to accomplish 89 tackles this season?

Just knowing it’s my last year.

I think I prepared well, and coach (John) Davis put me in the right spot every play to make a tackle. And just not missing when I do get that opportunity.

What do you like best about the sport of football?

The brotherhood and the bond you have with the teammates.

That’s the best part.

As a senior, what do you hope to do next?

I’m looking at colleges looking at me. Hopefully I’ll be able to make a decision soon where to to play football. There’s some smaller colleges (that are interested), but then I also have baseball (and) I’m going to look forward to see what colleges I can get for baseball.

What is your dream school to get an offer from?

I really like UCF, just because it’s my home school. That would be pretty cool.

When did you start playing football?

I started playing football in the sixth grade. I always liked football. When the opportunity came to put pads on, I liked hitting people. I’ve never played football anywhere else other than CFCA. I started off on the middle school team and then I played middle school sixth, seventh and eighth grade. And then, in seventh grade, after the middle school season ended, I’d come up to varsity and play with them.

Have you seen any good movies lately?

The “Woodlawn” football movie was pretty good.

I think had a good story and was a good Christian movie.

Have you read any good books lately?

I read Waldon by Henry David Thoraeu, that was pretty good.

I liked it because I like nature and I like the outdoors, and that’s kind of what it was about.

What’s your favorite sport to watch other than football or baseball?

I like supporting soccer with Orlando City. The new women’s team coming out.

I’ll get some season tickets to that.

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What other sports do you like to support at CFCA? I think the basketball games are always fun.

How often do you play quarterback?

A few series a game. We normally split it with me and (freshman Kai Patterson).

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“Based on what the kids are telling me, Dr. Phillips is (our rival) because of proximity,” Shivraman said. “It’s always a rivalry across the board for most of the sports.”

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Both Windermere Prep soccer teams experienced notable success during the 2014-2015 campaign — with the boys team advancing to the regional playoffs and the girls team amassing 18 wins.

Both teams also graduated several seniors who were important to that success, meaning new faces will be asked to step this winter.

“We graduated a few good seniors, so we have some younger players this year that are kind of moving into the program — a lot of freshman and a couple eighth graders,” Lakers girls coach Greg Stone. “So we’re young, but we have some talent as well.”

Stone, in his ninth season, figures his team will thrive on its defense this time around.

The Lakers are dealing with some early-season injuries and also the move from Class 1A to Class 2A, meaning a presumably higher level of competition.

“We have Danielle Hercules that’s going to be kind of a key player for us in the defense and Emily Begovich is a midfield defender that should be a strong player for us this year as well,” Stone said.

For Windermere Prep’s boys, Jonathan Griffiths steps into the role as head coach for his first season. Off to a 1-1 start already, Griffiths sees this year as a bit of a rebuilding campaign that will depend on how younger players come along.

“We’ve only got four seniors on our team right now, so it’s a rebuilding season,” Griffiths said. “Defensively we are set up well, and we (have) got quick pace going forward.”

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scored an average of 30.2 points per game while allowing just 16.8 points.

The Panthers, meanwhile, have taken a step back of sorts after making a habit of undefeated regular seasons — but it is a step back with purpose. Dr. Phillips scheduled six consecutive games against playoff teams from 2014 — starting the season against Wekiva, Lake Mary, West Orange, Apopka, Main-

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The hope is that the trial by fire early in the season will have helped to mature a Panthers roster that is heavy on impact players who are either juniors or sophomores.

Whether or not that desired effect is achieved will become evident over the next few weeks, beginning on Friday.

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ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER OCOEE In its final 2015 home game, the Central Florida Christian Academy football team had just scored its third touchdown and two-point conversion Nov. 7.

Receivers Drake Dickens and Trey Jordan had made acrobatic catches on the first drive of the second half, setting up a Judah Stone touchdown run and a delayed sneak to barely get two points. The Eagles led Windermere Prep for the first time in the game, 24-21, after keeping pace while playing catch-up in the first half.

On the next play, Davis Crayner returned the kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

CFCA did not score again.

“Having a young football team, getting them to understand how to play in big games is going to be our struggle,” Eagles head coach John Davis said. “It’s something that as they get older they’ll understand, how to stay in and fight in the big games. When the game’s out of reach … anyone can play well, but I want our guys to understand when the game’s tight, that’s when the best football players play their best.”

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CFCA concluded what might have otherwise been a rebuilding year with an impressive 7-3 mark.

unanswered points after that last CFCA conversion.

“I think one of the things we knew going into the season was we were going to be able to run the ball pretty well,” Lakers head coach Jacob Doss said. “Rely on the offensive line.”

That offensive line did not miss one practice this season and bought in more than anyone, Doss said.

Davis also said his Eagles ran well, primarily via Stone, and came together as a team even with 11 freshmen starting and a new coach.

“We had a lot that we needed to replace, coming from last year

into this year,” Davis said. “We put a lot into learning a new system. For some of these guys, I’m their third coach in four years, so it’s a lot to take in. I felt like we were able to gel, to play some great offense and great defense all year. We’re not quite at the caliber of … Windermere Prep, but we’re younger than everybody we played, and that’s something we can hold solace in.”

But the Lakers have not been perfect — at least not this season — and Doss’s biggest regret was the first game of the season, in which Windermere Prep lost on home turf to divisional foe St. Stephen’s Episcopal, 53-41. It was

the team’s first loss since 2013.

“It was a funky day — played on Friday, had to come back on Saturday because of some weather, and I just don’t think we played our best football there,” Doss said. “A win or loss there really catapults you into the season. …

Had we won that game, I think the playoff scenario would have been a bit different, but the way (players) responded after that loss was incredible.”

He called the Lakers set to graduate from his program the winningest he has ever had and hopes young players — who will have holes to fill from several talented graduating seniors — follow their example.

“We’ve got to get bigger and stronger; I want to get faster,” Doss said. “One of the exciting things is our middle-school team went undefeated this year … so there’s a lot of talent … and I think they’ve really bought into football, which is something I’ve wanted here for a lot of years.”

As for Davis, he is excited for his team to get a full off-season without having to switch systems, so the players can further develop under his.

OLYMPIA PLAYS IN BOWL GAME

One turnaround program met another Nov. 11, after the time of publication, when Celebration (7-3) hosted Olympia (6-4) in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Honor Bowl.

Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@wotimes.com.

The Lakers closed the 2015 season on a five-game winning streak.

WINDERMERE PREP Record: 7-3; -3 wins from 2014 Points scored: 420 Points allowed: 258 Best win: Nov. 6 — 54-24 vs. CFCA

CFCA Record: 7-3; -1 win from 2014 Points scored: 308 Points allowed: 175 Best win: Sept. 11 — 18-13 vs. Orangewood

WEEK 11 SCOREBOARD n Olympia 27, Winter Park 24 n Dr. Phillips 47, Evans 0 n Windermere Prep 54, CFCA 24

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home on Davis Shores in Windermere topped all West Orange-area residential real-estate transactions from Oct. 16 to 22.

The home at 49 Oakdale St., Windermere, sold Oct. 19, for $645,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,944 square feet of living area on 1.76 acres on Lake Down. The price per square foot is $331.79.

WINDERMERE CARRINGTON The town house at 8609 Via Tavoleria Way, Windermere, sold Oct. 21, for $235,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,970 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $119.29.

LAKE DOWN SHORES The home at 2823 Midsummer Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 22, for $452,500 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,506 square feet of living area on 1.12 acres.

The price per square foot is $129.06.

LAKE REAMS TOWNHOMES The town house at 8634 Danforth Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $194,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and

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This Fox Meadow home, at 10120 Fox Meadow Trail, Winter Garden, sold Oct. 16, for $595,000. The home features private gates, a three-car garage, screened-in pool. The property also allows horses.

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1,380 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $140.58.

SUMMERPORT The home at 4749 Blue Major Road, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $270,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,863 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $94.31.

WINDSOR HILL The home at 2613 Windsor Hill Drive, Windermere, sold Oct. 16, for $535,000. Built in 1998, it has six bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,272 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $163.51.

DR. PHILLIPS CONROY CLUB The home at 4598 Conroy Club Drive, Orlando, sold Oct. 16, for $243,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,558 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $155.97.

GOTHA SADDLEBROOK The home at 3375 Furlong Way, Gotha, sold Oct. 16, for $280,000 (short sale). Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,230 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $86.69.

AZALEA RIDGE The home at 9440 Azalea Ridge Way, Gotha, sold Oct. 16,

for $146,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,233 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.41.

METROWEST AZUR AT METROWEST The condo at 6344 Raleigh St., No. 1115, Orlando, sold Oct. 16, for $56,500 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 1997, it has one bedroom, one bath and 499 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $113.23.

HAMPTONS AT METROWEST The condo at 6659 Time Square Ave., No. 38102, Orlando, sold Oct. 16, for $110,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in

SNAPSHOT Total Sales: 54 High Sale Price: $645,000 Low Sale Price: $56,500 REO/Bank Owned: Eight Short Sales: Two

2001, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,548 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $71.06.

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