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2019 In this special edition, we honor the 2019 graduates of the high schools in the West Orange, Windermere, Dr. Phillips and Southwest Orange communities.

See inside our special section honoring seniors at all West Orange-area schools.

Transplant patient graduates college

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Makenzie Whitaker, who wasn’t expected to live past age 6, is using her degree to write a series of children’s books with an emphasis on childhood diseases.

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The best person to write about a chronic illness often is the one who actually has lived with the disease. Makenzie Whitaker, who will turn 22 next month, became sick when she was 2 and had a kidney SEE WHITAKER PAGE 4

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Shane Godoy, Omar Torres, Damarius Maxwell and Taiwo Adebimbe stopped for a picture during their senior breakfast on May 15 at Ocoee High School.

One last blast Local seniors from West Orange High, Ocoee High and Foundation Academy celebrated their last day as high-schoolers. MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES 8-9

Honoring the fallen Ocoee will honor its war dead on Friday, May 24, and Winter Garden will hold its program Monday, May 27.

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Warren Sapp embraced a friend as he walked by during the walkout at Foundation Academy.

Allison Sartini, second from right, was all smiles with her mom, Tracy; dad, Tony; and brother, Tony, after she celebrated her Senior Walkout at West Orange High School.

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SATURDAY, MAY 25

KREATIVE’S CORNER Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. In this artist meet-up, creators of every kind and age can join in one place to create and commune. Enjoy themed meet-ups and have discussions about situations all creators go through. Basic art supplies will be provided. (407) 835-7323.

TUESDAY, MAY 28

LUNCH & LEARN: FUNERAL PLANNING 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Village Inn, 3130 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home is holding this free informational seminar and discussion topics include Social Security benefits, pre-need vs at-need, advance funeral planning, cremation options, veterans’ benefits and

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living wills. Learn how planning your funeral in advance can protect your family. RSVP at (407) 877-6700.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

HARD-TO-FIND ANCESTORS 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Discuss techniques you can use to find your ancestors even if they didn’t leave a large trail of records behind. (407) 835-7323.

MAY 31

IRONMEN OF GOD COFFEE 7 to 8 a.m. Friday, May 31, above Axum Coffee, 146 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Join with other Christians in this independent men’s ministry focused on serving the men in the community. The guest speaker is Chris Whaley. IronMenofGod.com. PAINT & SIP 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Oakland Manor House, 620 N. Tubb St. Enjoy step-by-step painting instruction to create your own masterpiece. No prior experience necessary. $35 includes all materials, instruction, light re-

freshments and snacks. RSVP at artofescapes.com/book-events.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH FREE DAPS 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Celebrate the library’s summer reading program with FREE DAPS, a local group of freestyle rappers and improvisers who use hip-hop to create a thrilling, one-of-a-kind musical comedy show every time they perform. (407) 8357323.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

SINGERS AND SONGWRITERS JAM 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Oakland Manor House, 620 N. Tubb St. Take your favorite instrument and join the group to create original music together. Take a snack and beverage of your choice. RSVP by calling (407) 614-8219.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

PLANT CLINIC 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Bring your plants,

get your soil pH tested and ask questions of Master Gardener volunteers from the UF/IFAS Orange County Extension Office. (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

THIRD ANNUAL SECOND CHANCE PROM 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Jim Beech Recreation Center, 1820 A.D. Mims Road, Ocoee. If you missed your high-school prom or just want to make a new prom memory, enjoy Mardi Gras Magic, which includes dinner, dancing and a prom photo. Tickets are $60 per couple, $35 for singles. For tickets and questions, email 2chanceprom@gmail.com. BUILD MY UNIVERSE: BUILD AN ANIMAL 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. What animal has claws, wings, spots and paws? Yours! Learn about animal adaptations and create an animal as unique as you. Recommended for preschoolers. (407) 8357323. SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in Winter Garden’s downtown historic district.

Shops will be open and offering a variety of sales and specials, and there will be raffles and live music at the gazebo throughout the day. The Winter Garden Art Association is hosting a free children’s art project at the SoBo Art Gallery. (407) 6564111. WINTER GARDEN FOOD TOURS SCAVENGER HUNT 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, along Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden. Explore downtown’s local shops and restaurants to win prizes, including tickets for two different WGFT events. This is part of the city’s Summer Sidewalk Sale.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

COMMUNITY YOGA 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Step out of your comfort zone with yoga. All levels and body types are welcome. Wear comfortable clothes and take water and an open mind. Yoga mats will be provided, or bring your own. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. (407) 835-7323.

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AdventHealth debuts building AdventHealth Winter Garden will be offering pediatric, rehabilitation, imaging and primarycare services at its new medical office building. STAFF WRITER

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings’ first State of the County address, delivered Thursday, May 17, included plans to propose a one-cent sales-tax increase. The tax increase, which Demings said will come to voters in the form of a referendum in 2020, will be used to fund the Lynx bus services, the SunRail commuter sys-

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During the speech, Demings also took time to recognize the works of current Orange County commissioners, including Betsy VanderLey, of District 1. Demings acknowledged VanderLey’s efforts to break ground on a new 220-acre park in Horizon West that is still in its early planning stages. “This park will prove to be a model for other parks in the future and will be a countywide amenity,” Demings said.

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AdventHealth held a grand-opening event May 16 in honor of its new medical office building.

orthopedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, nephrology and urology, among others. Although AdventHealth Winter Garden already offers primarycare services at its freestanding emergency department building at 2000 Fowler Grove Blvd., those primary-care services will be moved to the new medical office building. That will free up space for other services at the main hospital building. There will be four primary-care providers when those services are moved to the new building, but that number will expand to eight in later years, Dupper said. “At the end of the summer, we’re going to be moving our primary care from the third-floor location here (at AdventHealth Winter Garden) to the second floor (of the medical office building),” Dupper said. “(That) is

going to create more space here (at AdventHealth Winter Garden) for more specialists care.” In addition to primary-care services being moved to the new building, sports medicine and rehabilitation services also will be moved to the new facility from a previous location in Winter Garden Village. “(The) sports medicine and rehab (services), really, is a relocation,” Dupper said. “They had a location here in Winter Garden Village. The issue there for patients and residents of Winter Garden, often, is parking. If you’ve been to Winter Garden Village, you know how hard, sometimes, parking can be. Parking becomes even a worse situation if you’re having a knee, hip or ankle issue, and so, having that (service) here … is going to allow patients (to have) easy-access parking right

next to the building, and the space is so much bigger and nicer.” Sports medicine and rehabilitation services will be housed on the ground floor of the new building. In addition to those services, freestanding imaging services will be offered on the ground floor. “In the freestanding imaging (center), we have MRI, ultrasound, X-ray (and) anything you’d need imaging-wise, you can get there,” Dupper said. “The MRI ... can sometimes be a daunting test because it’s a smaller space and it can be loud. So, in our MRI machine, it’s the most technologically advanced in Winter Garden.” “Then for the patient that goes inside and experiences it, (they’re) actually going to be in an entertainment center,” Dupper continued. “(They) can watch a movie.”

The Orange County mayor championed a tax increase to help existing infrastructure and transit systems. NEWS EDITOR

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Demings delivers first State of the County address HANNAH SWAYZE

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The applicant will need a waiver to reduce the required distance between the tower and nearby residences.

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The medical office building at AdventHealth Winter Garden is now open. AdventHealth representatives hosted members of the community in a grand-opening celebration on Thursday, May 16, to honor the new medical office building at 2200 Fowler Grove Blvd. AdventHealth will be offering freestanding imaging services, pediatric services and sports medicine and rehabilitation services at their newest medical office building in Winter Garden. Primary-care services will be added to the new building by the end of the summer, said Carl Dupper, CEO of AdventHealth Winter Garden. “We’re celebrating the grand opening of our medical office building and specifically celebrating the freestanding imaging and sports medicine and rehab (center) that are seeing patients already,” Dupper said. “On the second floor (of the new building), it’s a full pediatric space. We have pediatric primary care and sub-specialists, so basically, anything (to do) with kids, that’s your floor.” Dupper added the pediatric services being offered at the new facility are something AdventHealth Winter Garden did not have on-site before the new building was built. Pediatric specialty services offered at the new facility include endocrinology,

tem and to improve current infrastructures to support the growing community. “If our goal is to empower every resident and citizen, we will need to provide multiple options for transit, including more buses, more routes, more trains and a robust network that supports pedestrians and bicyclists,” Demings said. The mayor said he intends to hold multiple meetings with Orange County communities and stakeholders. Demings plans to work with the County Commission and residents to see where the money needs to go to support the fast-growing community. This issue is one he plans to tackle along with the need for affordable housing, which Demings believes are connected. “This is something we must focus on as a county,” Demings said. “What we have right now is simply not sustainable.” Acknowledging similar tax initiatives in the past which were unsuccessful, Demings was confident the current community will come to a solution that works for everyone. “Timing is everything,” he said.

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Jerry Demings, the mayor of Orange County, gave his first State of the County speech to an audience of about 1,500 May 16 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

“We’re at a critical stage in our community now where people feel the pain associated with the transportation challenges we have.” Additionally, the speech given – to an audience of about 1,500 at the Orange County Convention Center – addressed increasing the amount of affordable housing units in the area; combating opioid abuse and overdose mapping; providing funding for children’s services; creaing community programs for residents who are homeless; and improving the quality of

life of county residents. Demings addressed the latter by saying that building a community means providing a standard for quality of life. He pledged all full-time government employees will make at least $15 an hour by the end of 2021 and encouraged employers in the community to do the same. “I know these are bold proposals, but it is time for us to move forward and build a community that works for everyone,” Demings said.

A 150-foot cell tower is being proposed within a Horizon West development. Orange County government leaders hosted a community meeting Thursday, May 16, regarding a request to allow for the construction of a 150-foottall communication tower at the Sutton Lakes Planned Unit Development in Horizon West. The Sutton Lakes PUD is located north of Arrowhead Boulevard, East of Avalon Road and south of Hartzog Road. To construct the tower, the applicant is requesting a waiver for a reduced distance in separation from the tower to a single-family residential area. The county code contains separation requirements for communications towers that are based on the type of tower and the zoning of land adjacent to a tower or proposed tower location. The type of tower being proposed within the Sutton Lakes PUD is a 150-foot monopole tower. This type of tower has a separation requirement of 700% of the proposed tower height between the proposed location and residential properties, which is a separation requirement of 1,050 feet. The proposed tower meets that requirement to the north, south and east of its proposed location — but not to the west, Chief Planner Eric Raasch said. “In the location that they’ve chosen, if you go across Avalon Road to the west, they’re roughly 680 feet or something like that, away (from residential properties),” Raasch said. “They would need a waiver on the west side (of the proposed tower). They meet the distance requirements on the north, south and on the east.” Raasch added the Sutton Lakes PUD — currently undeveloped — has residential entitlements for development. However, if the cell tower is built first, the residential uses can be built adjacent to the tower with no waiver required. Scott Glass, an attorney with Shutts & Bowen LLP, spoke on behalf of the project and said, if constructed, the new tower would help improve the service capacity of the area. “What it does is it helps build the network,” Glass said. “WiFi (and cellular service) is like a road, and if you have (a certain amount of) lanes and (so) much traffic at a certain time of day, if you can divert some of that traffic to another tower, everyone gets better coverage and your carrier doesn’t squeeze you down on your data speeds. It covers an area that’s not (covered) there now, but will be. And it also gives you stronger (service) in that area.”

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Ocoee, Winter Garden to recognize Memorial Day with ceremonies AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Local citizens who paid the ultimate price will be honored at annual Memorial Day ceremonies in the cities of Ocoee and Winter Garden. Each will have retired military personnel speak during the program. OCOEE

The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 24, at the Tom Ison Seniors and Veterans Center, 1701 Adair St. The public is invited to attend. This year’s guest speaker is Anthony Gladney, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served for 12 years before being injured on an operation with the 82nd Airborne. He achieved the rank of E5 sergeant. In 1991, Gladney’s first assignment was with the 1/506 Infantry in the demilitarized zone in South Korea, where he received an award for recovering sensitive classified information in the Joint Security Area of the DMZ. He also served in the Army Band with the 7th, 82nd, 8th Army and

77th Army Bands playing for the President of the United States on March 18, 1996. Gladney is a native of Egypt and lives in Ocoee with his wife, Sherri, and their three children. The program will honor Ocoee’s fallen soldiers with flag presentations by the Ocoee Fire Department Honor Guard, commemorative wreaths, the national anthem and taps. Mayor Rusty Johnson and the city commissioners will recite the names of Ocoee residents who gave their lives in the name of freedom and democracy. For more information, call (407) 905-3100 or visit ocoee. org. WINTER GARDEN

Winter Garden’s program will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 27, at Veterans Memorial Park, 420 S. Park Ave. The community is invited to attend and enjoy the ceremony, as well as coffee and doughnuts. Kurt Gies, American Legion commander, is the master of ceremonies. The guest speaker is retired Air Force Col. Wayne Mendez, a

combat veteran with more than 33 years of service, including eight enlisted. At his retirement, he was deputy director of logistics and Command Competition advocate for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He was born in Honolulu and is married to the former Julia G. Bekemeyer, of Winter Garden. They have three children. Former City Commissioner Theo Graham organized and led the Memorial Day program for 25 years before handing it over to the city of Winter Garden and the Hugh T. Gregory American Legion Post 63 after the 2018 ceremony. “We want to maintain Theo’s legacy and use the day to honor those who had given the ultimate sacrifice,” Gies said. “This year we’re going to keep (the program) the same, and as we grow into this we’ll look into things we can possibly do.” The ceremony also will include patriotic music, a roll call and placement of wreaths at the veterans memorial and taps.

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Anthony Gladney will be the guest speaker at Ocoee’s Memorial Day program Friday, May 24.

Whitaker chases writing dream

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transplant at age 7, so she knows firsthand what it’s like to live with a deadly disease. She graduated May 4 from Florida Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers — with a degree in English literature with two minors: entrepreneurship and creative writing — and already is putting her college education to good use. Whitaker has published her first book, “The Kidney Kronicles,” designed to be a seven-book series that covers all the major stages of kidney disease, “from discovering you need a transplant to already preparing for your next one,” she said. The inaugural publication is “Discovery,” featuring Olive the pig — modeled after Whitaker’s own pet swine. The book was released in March. Whitaker has been busy promoting her book and attending and speaking at charity events, conferences and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. On Sunday, she spoke at a National Kidney Foundation Walk in Baldwin Park. She has begun writing the second kidney book, as well as a book on pediatric diabetes. “I do my own basic research, (and) I work with actual doctors with Arnold Palmer Hospital and doctors who have written books, too,” Whitaker said. She takes it a step further and reaches out to people who have experience with the chronic illness she’s writing about to make an emotional connection in the books. Whitaker pitched her book idea in several entrepreneurial competitions, and she has won grant money totaling nearly $30,000 through the Angel Investors program at FGCU and in the Daveler competition at the University of South Florida. The college graduate has plans to write and publish a whole line

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Makenzie Whitaker has published her first book and coloring book that explains to children the journey of living with chronic illness.

of simplified medical books for children. “My goal is to have a bookshelf full of pediatric chronic illness (books), so that no matter what they have, they can pick a book off the shelf,” Whitaker said. PAIN LEADS TO PURPOSE

Whitaker’s love of writing began when she had to stay in the hospital for long periods of time after being diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and Nephrotic Syndrome at age 2. She had been on peritoneal dialysis for a year-and-one-half when, on her seventh birthday, one of her kidneys was removed. Three months later, the second kidney came out. The following month, she received a kidney from her father, Paul, a lieutenant with the Ocoee Fire Department.

KIDNEY KRONICLES For information about Makenzie Whitaker’s transplant journey and her new book series, visit MakenzieMorgan LLC.com. Her first book, as well as other merchandise, is available for purchase on the website.

In 2014, her senior year of high school, Whitaker’s body started rejecting the kidney. Today, Whitaker has about 30% kidney function left and will need a second transplant. “The original plan was to get me through college because of the high school rejection, because they didn’t think I would get four

years out of it,” she said. She surprised the doctors and has surpassed the four-year mark; however, she is in the second half of stage three. Transplants occur in stage four. Whitaker must take a number of anti-rejection medications plus twice-a-day iron injections and treatment for hyperparathyroidism. Another transplant is inevitable. In the meantime, Whitaker will continue writing her books and, she hopes, her memoir. She currently lives in Estero, south of Fort Myers, and works with the university’s entrepreneur program. Whitaker also is the daughter of Melissa Massa, a West Orange High School graduate who now lives in Tavares.

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County considering regulations on golf cart use GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

Orange County government officials are analyzing the possibility of allowing county residents to drive their golf carts within communities and designated roadways with speed limits under 25 or 30 mph. Since 1994, several communities in unincorporated Orange County have asked the county to allow golf carts on public roadways. Those include Hunter’s Creek, and Bay Hill in District 1, Rio Pinar in District 3 and Eastwood in District 4. So far, the county has not supported the idea because of safety and operational concerns, Orange County Traffic Engineer Humberto Castillero said during the Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting held April 23. However, following an open discussion Jan. 8, Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey requested the county revisit the issue. She believes there is a need to allow and regulate golf carts on public roads, Castillero said. “I don’t want to penalize the folks who are operating (their golf carts) in a safe manner by saying

you can’t do that any longer,” he said. “But I’d like to give them a way forward to do that safely. … And I want to make sure that if it’s not possible for them to do so in a safe manner, that it’s been vetted. … I don’t see anything changing in terms of enforcement, but I do see it changing in terms of seatbelts, lights, and putting kids in car seats so that you could have a safer operation.” Any future ordinance also would need to address the safety and minimum-age restrictions, registration process, license and insurance requirements, and logistics for enforcement of any proposed law regulating golf cart operation. Presently, state laws mandate that golf carts are prohibited on public roads unless allowed by local laws on select roads which display appropriate signage. Florida statutes also forbid anyone younger than 14 years old from operating a golf cart and limits usage between sunrise and sunset — unless a local government allows extended hours with the condition that golf carts include additional equipment, such as headlights and turn signals. State law also permits golf carts to be used within self-contained retirement communities, unless

a local government prohibits such operation in the interest of safety. Winter Garden’s golf cart 2011 ordinance allows golf carts registered through the city’s police department to be used on designated streets. It does not require drivers to have a license, but drivers have to be at least 18 years old. And in Oakland, a 2005 ordinance permits golf carts on certain streets between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., but the golf carts must be registered through the town’s police department and equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and windshields. VanderLey suggested 16 as the minimum-age requirement for anyone driving a golf cart and that any passenger three years or younger be secured in a car seat. She added she would like to require headlights and tail lights because she assumes people will drive the carts afterhours anyway. Va n d e r L e y also said she would prefer the registration process be handled

by a county department or agency. As for enforcement, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector 3 Captain Tony Marlow assured commissioners that OCSO would continue to enforce any future laws using their current number of deputies and would not hire more, but would work with

HOAs to “augment the servi es (OCSO) currently provides to each community.” “This is a challenging issue that we’re talking about here, because at the end of the day, we want people to be safe and, like all laws, if there’s no enforcement, it’s like not having a law at all,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said. “So we want to be a bit realistic about the enforcement capabilities.”

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Orange County commissioners requested staff gather more information before drafting an ordinance establishing restrictions on golf cart operation within public roadways.

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MAY 9 13500 block of West Colonial Drive. Petit theft. At 3 p.m., officers responded to a report about shoplifting. Upon arriving at the gas station, a store manager informed the police that a man had stolen two 25-ounce cans of beer. The man, who had two prior theft convictions, was arrested May 11 on this charge.

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MAY 14 10500 West Colonial Drive. Retail theft. At 8 p.m., officers responded to a Walmart and spoke with witnesses of a possible retail theft. According to one store employee, two females selected merchandise, placed them in their shopping cart, walked to the self-checkout registers but failed to scan all the items in their shopping cart, according to a police report. They then concealed the unscanned merchandise inside Walmart’s shopping bags and made their way to the exit before being stopped by an asset protection officer. The APO escorted them back inside and recovered $53.74 worth of stolen merchandise. The two women stated they were having trouble scanning the items at the register and believed that everything had been scanned prior to exiting. The women’s behavior, as observed via surveillance footage of the incident, convinced police there was a probable cause to charge the women with petit retail theft.

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MAY 9 East Eighth Avenue. Burglary of dwelling. At about 8 a.m., a Windermere police officer attempted to pull over a pickup truck traveling 23 mph in a 15-mph speed zone. The officer walked out and waved to the driver in an attempt to make him stop his vehicle, but the driver failed to yield and continued driving. The officer then began following the pickup with his own vehicle and found it pulled into a driveway. The garage door was open, so the officer made contact with the resident inside, thinking the driver had fled inside the residence. But as the officer spoke with the resident, he spotted the driver concealed in some nearby bushes. The man then began running away from the officer, and the officer gave chase on foot ordering him to stop. The driver then threw down a trashcan, causing the officer to cut his leg. The man then crossed into several private properties, jumping over fences to flee the officer. At this time, the officer requested assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocoee Police department, which created a perimeter and used K-9s to track the suspect from his last known location. He was discovered in the rear of a property located at 826 Oakdale Street and arrested. After acquiring the identification of the man, it was discovered he was wanted in Pennsylvania for violation of parole. The suspect was ultimately charged for resisting an officer with violence, battery on a law-enforcement officer, fleeing/attempting to elude a police officer, and burglary of a dwelling.

Winter Garden seeks alternative grants for Dillard Street redesign The city’s Dillard Street Reconstruction Project is still on schedule, but it plans to avoid accepting a grant that may have caused a two-year delay. GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

Despite a change in plans to secure grant funding for the mile-long Dillard Street Reconstruction Project, the city of Winter Garden is moving forward with its plans to begin construction in early 2020. During the April 25 City Commission meeting, Winter Garden City Manager Mike Bollhoefer informed commissioners of the complications and delays that may arise from accepting the terms of the federal grant it had in mind to help fund the project, which Bollhoefer estimates may cost “somewhere in the neighborhood of $12 million.” Bollhoefer explained the city should avoid accepting the grant, because it would have significantly delayed the project, but added the city will continue to search for other eligible grants. “There’s a good chance we may not accept the federal grant because, one, it would lengthen the project process, and two, it would drive up the cost of right-of-way and drive up the cost of construction,”

he said. “And they’d make us make so many changes to meet their standards.” Bollhoefer said meeting all the requirements for the Department of Transportation grant would have delayed the project by two years. “It would delay it by an extra two years because they have to review all the projects, make sure it meets all these standards,” he said. “One of the things you learn in government is that a lot of times grants aren’t worth the money when you look at all the hurdles you have to jump over. And this may be one of those instances. But we are going to look for other funding from other types of grants from different organizations, and there are also some state grants that have fewer rules. The problem with this DOT grant is that it’s a federal pass-through, so you have to meet all the federal criteria. And that’s what makes it so cumbersome.” The Dillard Street redesign will take about a year to complete once the full engineering designs by Cribb Phillbeck Weaver Group are done and construction begins in 2020, Bollhoefer said.

“We’re in the middle of the full engineering design process right now, and that’s a yearlong process that will be completed in the fall,” he said. “There may be some small community meetings to follow, but we went through a whole series of community meetings with the conceptual design where everyone gave their opinions and their take on it.” Bollhoefer added that about 90% of the meeting attendees in previous community meetings were in support of the design, despite some negative backlash he has seen on social media about the project making Dillard Street a two-lane roadway. “Dillard Street will be the most progressive road in the entire county,” he said. “Ian Lockwood (from Toole Design Group) is probably the best designer of roads in the county. And at least 90% were in support of keeping Dillard Street as a two-lane road at the community meetings. And this road, with the two lanes and flex lanes, will move more cars, be safer for pedestrians, safer for bicyclists, and encourage redevelopment all along Dillard, making it look more like downtown.”

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Clockwise from above: Bailey Brandon-Imes, left, Abigayle Graham, right, and Alexa Kennedy, back, passed yearbooks during breakfast prior to their Senior Walkout in the cafeteria at Ocoee High School. Seniors joyfully exited the cafeteria at Ocoee High School during their senior walkout. Jedelande Odumas and Isaiah Johnson joined in a quick hug during the Ocoee High School Senior Walkout. Ocoee Knights were excited to end their high-school careers.

Clockwise from above: West Orange seniors were all smiles as they celebrated their final day. Oliva Correa’s car got a touch of Ole Miss school spirit after her dad, Ricky; her mom, Kimberly; and her aunt, Peggy Bohart, came to school early to decorate it at the West Orange Walkout. Manuel Silva, and his wife, Carla, right, were proud of their daughter, Camilly. Members of the West Orange drumline led the seniors through campus during the walkout.

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Despite the University of Toledo’s 7-2 loss to the University of Kentucky in the NCAA softball tournament Friday, May 17, West Orange alum Samantha Golden had one of the better days for the Rockets. She went 1-for-3. Unfortunately the Rockets fell out of the tournament with a 2-0 loss to the University of Illinois the following day.

Foundation Academy had a dominating performance in its 30-0 win over Lake Highland Prep in its annual spring football game Thursday, May 16. Quarterback Henry Austad tossed for three touchdowns and 195 yards. Receiver Danny Stutsman was on the other end of most of those throws; he finished with 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bryan Thomas added to the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown and a 12-yard reception for a touchdown.

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livia Lu is exhausted as she walks from the ninth hole to the clubhouse at Rio Pinar Country Club in east Orlando. On this Sunday afternoon, the sun sits high above, and the heat that permeates throughout the links is unforgiving. And yet there was the 14-yearold Lu, who spent the last two days competing in the Florida Junior Tour— fighting both the course and the weather. “You have to deal with it — you

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Why did you start playing baseball, and how for long have you played? For two years. It felt like a good sport to learn how to use your body and your arms more, because some sports do that but baseball mainly uses your body and your mind, too. What’s your favorite part of the game? Just playing ball and having fun. Tell us about the AAA Championships your team just won. It was a good game. We played (well). They were acting like they were tired, and our pitching was good. They only got like a couple of hits off us, because when we gave them good pitches to hit, they hit it, but a lot of them missed it, because we have fast and slow pitchers so it was hard to get their timing down. When we were hitting, one pitcher threw a lot of balls and strikes, but a lot of them we hit, and a lot of them we didn’t. We stole a lot, because the defense wasn’t ready for it, so we had more runs than them. Do you have a favorite position to play? I do like playing third and first, so third, first and catcher are my main favorite positions. Catcher I really like, because you get to throw people out and you get to watch all the plays.

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because they see it going down the middle, outside or anywhere, and when they swing it would go down, and they’d miss it or foul it off. What are you most looking forward to with baseball this summer? Getting good rest and getting better, resting my body, and then after that I can get back on it. Then I have full energy, and I can get better, stronger and faster. How do you balance school and baseball? It’s like I have school mode and then baseball mode, so I switch (between) one another. Sometimes, it can be hard with all the testing, and I get out (of school) sometimes late because of rainstorms, but I can get it done. I can still get baseball practice in and still get my homework down. What your favorite MLB team? The Boston Red Sox, because my dad was born in Boston and I’m sort of like a Washington fan, a little, but I mainly like the Red Sox.

What’s your favorite pitch to throw? My twoseamer. It’s sort of like a sinker, because it dives when I’m on top of it, and it’s hard to hit

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between her old division and this one is massive. The girls in FJT are bigger and stronger, and they have the ability to drive the ball a good 40 yards farther than she can. Although that may bother some golfers, it doesn’t seem to make Lu secondguess her game. “Golf is an individual game, so why would you worry about the other people?” Lu said. “They’re just playing with you, and all you need to really worry about is yourself and your game only.” Competing against physically stronger girls in her division may not be a cause for concern, but it does mean she has to adapt her game to the situation. So instead of worrying about driving the ball as far as she can, Lu works her magic in her short game. “My short game is my lifesaver,” Lu said. “For a chip, I have to find the landing point, because you know — when it chips — it’s going to roll. Then for putts, I measure how far the distances are by footsteps — so a big step would be a yard for me. It takes a lot of practice to actually know how far the distances are.” Like any sport or activity, it’s practice that has led Lu to the success she has experienced in the four years she has played. Growing up, Lu played a number of sports, before her mom sent her to a golf summer camp where she learned the basics and found she actually really enjoyed it.

Although some would be turned off by the copious amounts of required practice time to master the game, it was that concept that intrigued Lu. “I did figure skating, I did soccer, and I did tennis, and none of those caught my attention — I felt like golf was a sport that you can’t play without practice,” Lu said. “Anyone else can play soccer or tennis, but golf is really a game that you have to get into. It takes a lot of time — it’s like, the only sport you can’t play without common sense.” Unlike her play today, those early days and tournaments were difficult. In her first U.S. Kids tournament at age 11, she struggled as she shot a 126 in her first 18 holes of play. It was a frustrating moment for Lu, who admits as a kid she had quite the temper. Thinking back on her early playing days, Lu said getting control of her emotions has been one of the biggest changes she has seen throughout the last four years. “My temper has gotten better,” Lu said with a laugh. “I was an angry kid — I always got mad at everyone when I was little — but I feel like golf has really helped me.” While Lu has put in the hard

work to get to where she is today, she didn’t just get here by herself. Her coaches — Dennis Kwon and DeLin Feng — have been instrumental in developing her game, and her parents have played the role of being her biggest fans. Having her parents there for every tournament is something that helps her game, Lu said. “It means everything for them to watch me,” Lu said. “It’s comforting (to me), because I know that they’re there for me even though they can’t talk to me. They’re always 50 yards away from me. I think if my parents weren’t watching, I would be a lot more nervous because even though they can’t help, just knowing they’re there helps me a lot.” Lu will have her parents alongside her this weekend, when they fly down to the Dominican Republic, where she will compete in the AJGA Dominican Junior Open in Punta Cana. “I’m psyched, but I’m a little bit nervous; it is my first time going out of the States,” Lu said. “I’m just hoping I do (well) — if I don’t do (well), It’ll at least be a really good experience for me to even play there.”

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est Orange had a tough go of it during the Warriors’ 21-16 loss to Viera in its lone spring game of the season on Friday, May 17. The Warriors capped off weeks of spring practice with their annual spring game in front of an excited crowd. Now the Warriors will take the summer off before they start off the regular season, which kicks off Friday, Aug. 23, against Olympia. — TROY HERRING

A rally for the Warriors came up short on Friday night. The Warriors finished the spring season with the loss to Viera. Bottom: A number of Warriors combined to make this tackle.

The offense had issues through the first half. Left: Under new head coach Dee Coach, the Warriors hope to keep their offense rolling.

Squeeze to play at Lake Minneola Kerry Whetro — the head coach at Lake Minneola — is a really good man, and we had a team in Clermont (the Mavericks) that actually won it back in the day,” Bates said. “But (maybe) we can just turn this into an opportunity.” Although the team won’t be playing in Winter Garden this season, Bates stressed the organization is 100% dedicated to staying in the city and continuing to grow into something that can positively impact the community. Eventually, the dream for Bates

is to move from West Orange High to a baseball field closer to the heart of the city. “My ultimate goal, and we’ve always talked about it, but hopefully this might spearhead being able to develop something in downtown Winter Garden from a baseball-field standpoint,” Bates said. “We could bring economic impact to the city of Winter Garden. There’s some serious opportunity there. “And the thing is, if we ever get downtown, we will be the No. 1

team in the league — hands down, no questions asked,” he said. “Because nobody in Central Florida has the potential to have a Plant Street behind a baseball stadium.” HOST FAMILIES NEEDED

Along with the change of scenery, there is one other thing that has to be taken care before the new season’s quickly approaching June 2 arrival: finding more host families. Each year, the Squeeze take in collegiate students from all over the Southeast — with this year’s

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group seeing players coming from as far west as Texas — which means they need places to stay for the summer. Unfortunately this year has seen usual host families drop out, and it’s an issue. “We’re in need big time,” Bates said. “We lost some families just from their family situations. One family that usually takes four players couldn’t this year because of family dynamics, and some other people (couldn’t) because of work and vacations.

“I’m going to be really, really working these next 10 days on trying to find about 10 host families,” he said. “It’s going to be a challenge, but I wouldn’t say us moving to Minneola (will be an issue). … In fact it might give us a chance to find some people out there who might want to host.” If you’re interested in hosting a player, contact Bates at abates@ floridaleague.com or visit bit.ly/ FCSLHost.

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MAY 26, 1966 Britt’s Service Station, owned and managed by Billy Britt, once stood at the southwest corner of Plant Street and Lakeview Avenue. It provided Standard Oil products and a full line of Atlas tires and offered completed vehicle service. An advertisement in The Winter Garden Times urged readers to keep their automobiles in peak shape with regular and personalized service.

A baseball team without a nickname is like a rudderless ship, and so far the Winter GardenOcoee team is nameless. The West Orange News unofficially named it “The Gardeners.”

50 years ago

Longtime volunteer fire chief Hoyle Pounds was honored by the Winter Garden City Commission with the presentation of a fire chief’s hat and badge by Mayor C.H. Johnson and Commissioner Julian Revels.

40 years ago

A nostalgic Walk Down Memory Lane, or So Long to Winter Garden Elementary School, drew a good turnout. Originally called Winter Garden-Oakland School, it came into being sometime around 1909. Four principals were among the guests: Jessie Brock (1926-70), Evelyn Foust (1970-76), Thomas Berkner (1976-78) and current principal Jefferson P. “Jack” Voss.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The chief operator keeps an eye on her three charges in this 1940 photograph. The women, none of whom have been identified, worked for Florida Telephone when the company was housed in the two-story Mission-style structure that still stands on North Main Street. It was constructed in 1925 by Otto Wettstein Sr., president of Florida Telephone. The building has two stories, each featuring 900 square feet of workspace.

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.

20 years ago

Former Orange County Chairman Linda Chapin was in West Orange County for the dedication of the Chapin Station on the West Orange Trail. Orange County Commissioner Bob Freeman and Winter Garden Mayor Jack Quesinberry both praised Chapin for her leader-

ship in developing the 27-mile trail before they helped her cut the ribbon.

10 years ago

West Orange High School’s AVID students heard the firsthand experience of Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel Greenspun, who was a teenager when she was sent to

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101 Type of floor 102 Roll of bills 103 Weak ground ball 104 Word after Miller but not Bud 105 Enzyme suffix 106 Cat carrier opening 108 Junior, to Senior 109 Pop, for Ariana Grande 110 “Wheel of Fortune” purchase 112 “My otolaryngologist ...” 115 Gives off 116 Anger 117 Sushi seaweed 118 Clearly display 119 Canadian gas company 120 ___ Lingus 121 Goes (for) 122 Like many circuses

Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp in Germany. West Orange Habitat For Humanity selected a site in Oakland to build its second house in the Home At Last project. Wounded warrior U.S. Army SPC Marcus Griffin, his wife, Andrea, and their sons, Joseph and Isaac, will be the recipients.

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PET SERVICES

el Puppy Dreams Pet Hot

Willie J. Fulmore Owner

CLASSIFIEDS from home Your pet’s home away

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703 S. Vinelan d Rd. Winter Garden, FL 34787

• 11 am until 7 pm

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Yard Sale - 20 E Division St., Winter Garden. May 24th & 25th. 9am - 2pm. Antiques and collectibles. 5/23 rc

Health & Medical

Help Wanted

Lawn Care Specialist for Montverde Academy. Responsible, reliable, hard-working with strong lawn maintenance background. Competitive pay and benefits for FT employment. Background check required. Apply in person at Montverde Academy, County Road 455 in Montverde. No phone calls please. 5/23 ma

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GET YOUR – MEDICAL MARIJUANA – CARD HERE

PUBLIC WORKS DEPT - TOWN OF WINDERMERE — is seeking qualified applicants to join our PW team. The ideal candidate would have experience in streets and drainage, as well as general facilities and grounds maintenance. A positive individual to be part of our expanding team. Equipment operator and/or masonry experience preferred, but not required. Pay is BOQ. Valid FL DL required, CDL preferred. No phone calls accepted. To find out more and/or to apply see Town of Windermere’s web site www.town.windermere.fl.us for additional details. DFW and EOE.

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Bus Driver Full time. Must have CDL and clean driving record. Flexible hours, which could include hours on weekends and evenings. Competitive pay and benefits for full time employment. Apply at Montverde Academy, CR 455, Montverde, FL. 5/23 ma

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CONSTRUCTION LABORERS. Full time. Must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs., pass drug test. Apply in person to Precon Corporation at Malcolm Road. Water Supply Facility, 16965 Malcolm Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MondayThursday. 5/23 tm

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Pet sitting at your home and dog walking service. Serving Winter Garden and Windermere. Insured, reliable, safe, and experienced. Please call/text 407-506-2575 or email at furvana73@gmail.com. Sarah and Bryan Furvana Pet Sitting. 5/23 sb

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019

Get The R&R You Both Need

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June 10th thru 14th, 2019 6:00-8:30 PM

Serenades offers free workshops to help you prevent the isolating behaviors that accompany memory loss. And, get a break while discovering a community of people who face similar challenges daily. What could be more timely?

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Serenades Memory Care Summer R&R Workshops Innovative programs centered around ideas that work while honoring individuality and choice are the heart of what we do at Serenades. Reserve your place at one or all of our workshops.

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It’s time to look closer at the future of American energy. Tomorrow’s fuel is here today…at home in abundance. America’s natural gas is the cleaner, more reliable, more affordable and more efficient energy alternative, offering a local solution to a national challenge.

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June 4, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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June 11, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Physical Engagement Interactive experiences to involve the memory impaired

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Call 407.656.2734 or

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On this Memorial Day we commemorate and remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and our nation.

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