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All the world’s a stage
Campers got into character at Acting Up Theater Academy. PAGE 10.
Ocoee sets tentative millage rate The tentative millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year is set at 5.75 mills. ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER
The budget process for the upcoming fiscal year has begun in Ocoee. City leaders voted during the July 16 City Commission meeting to set the proposed tentative millage rate for Fiscal Year 201920 at 5.75. Commissioners also voted to set budget workshops for 6 p.m. Aug. 8 and 14 and set budget hearings for 6 p.m. Sept. 11 and 25. The current millage rate is 5.5. With a tentative millage rate set at 5.75, commissioners can set the millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year at that rate or below it. At the start of the budget process, the commission typically sets a tentative millage rate higher than what the final rate will end up being, City Manager Robert Frank said. “Historically, in the past probably 10 or 15 years, we’ve set this SEE COMMISSION PAGE 4
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Theresa Denison has been at the hospital and by her husband’s side daily since Tracy’s aneurysm and stroke April 25.
‘God allowed me to live.’ Tracy Denison has been fighting to get his life back since a near-death experience three months ago. SEE PAGE 4.
FALL FORWARD HITTING THE ROAD Ocoee resident Chris Lowe is taking her kindness program, Fall Forward Across America, around the country. Lowe, whose son Hudson died in 2017, is leaving West Orange County on Friday, July 26, to perform 22 random acts of kindness daily for 22 days. She will travel from Winter Garden to Washington State and back through the Southern states. Before Lowe leaves, though, she is hosting a farewell party from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Crooked Can, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden, where she will perform her first kindness act. Guests can tour the Kindness RV, paint rocks and help perform random acts of kindness.
W.G. pastors host community meeting A group of religious leaders in east Winter Garden invited residents to get on board with coming changes in their neighborhood. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR
The second in a series of community meetings hosted by Pastor Byron Stevenson and several churches in east Winter Garden was held Monday, July 15, at the West Orlando Christian Center, and city of Winter
Garden officials were invited to participate. Both religious and government leaders continued to urge residents in the area to embrace the positive changes that are coming and to get involved with city discussions. Harold Bouler, a former WinSEE RESIDENTS PAGE 4
Karate masters Winter Garden Karate is hitting 15 years of martial arts. SEE PAGE 15.
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IRONMEN OF GOD COFFEE 7 to 8 a.m. July 26, 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 Pat Williams. IronMenofGod.com. JAZZ IN THE CENTER 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Oakland Town Center, 221 N. Arrington St. Enjoy the jazz sounds of Olympia High School’s Kealan Braden Quartet. (407) 656-1117. PAINT & SIP 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Oakland Manor House, 620 N. Tubb St. Get step-by-step instruction and enjoy snacks, wine and a relaxed atmosphere while creating a personal canvas. No experience necessary.
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STRETCH ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Transform into a meteor, a shooting star and even the moon. Gather the family for a space-themed introduction to yoga. (407) 835-7323
SUNDAY, JULY 28
ALCHEMY OF SACRED SOUND MEDITATION 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Oakland Manor House, 620 N. Tubb St. Experience deep healing through sound with Robin Christie, who uses sound frequencies of the planetary gongs, alchemy crystal bowls, sacred drumming, vocal and other ancient sound-healing tools. Take a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, water and anything else needed to be comfortable. Space is limited; cost is $20. (407) 614-8219.
MONDAY, JULY 29
Ocoee. Eligible teens 13 through 18 with no felony or misdemeanor convictions are invited to participate in this Ocoee Police Department program. Topics include active shooter, crime-scene investigation, police helicopter, traffic, SWAT and K-9. To register, forms are available online at ocoee.org under Teen Citizen Police Academy. Contact Officer Jason Strange at (407) 905-3160, Ext. 3024.
CUISINE CORNER: MANGO MONDAY 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Mondays are for mangoes. Representatives from the National Mango Board will instruct you on the proper ways to select and prepare the fruit and introduce intriguing recipes. Registration required at (407) 835-7323.
TUESDAY, JULY 30
CHRISTMAS IN JULY BINGO NIGHT 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Front Row Sports Bar & Grill, 146 N. Clarke Road, Ocoee. The Ocoee Police Department is presenting the event, and a portion of the money raised will be donated to the OPD’s Holiday Toys for Kids in Need Program. Contact Officer Jason Strange at jstrange@ocoee.org for details.
OPD TEEN CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2, at High Point Church, 476 Ocoee Commerce Parkway,
CINÉPOLIS SUMMER KIDS SERIES 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, and Thursday, Aug. 1, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. Enjoy a special screening of “Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch.” Tickets are $6 and include a snack pack with popcorn, fruit gummies and a small drink. (321) 250-3580. DATE NIGHT NOSTALGIA 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas – Hamlin, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. See “The Godfather” in this Cinépolis Handpicked series of cult classics and nostalgic oldies. Visit cinepolisusa.com/home/ cinepolis-handpicked.
MILK MONEY MOVIES: “TANGLED” 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Sponsored by the city of Winter Garden, this summer series of familyfriendly flicks costs $3 admission and includes a child-size popcorn and fruit juice combo. For tickets and more information, visit gardentheatre.secure. force.com/ticket. SUN SAFETY AND SKIN CANCER PREVENTION Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Orlando Health Medical Pavilion – Horizon West, 17000 Porter Road, Suite 204, Winter Garden. Join Veronica Miller from the Orlando Health – UF Health Cancer Center to learn skin basics, sun safety tips and how to prevent and detect skin cancer. Program is free. Space is limited; call (407) 635-3303 to reserve a seat and for more information.
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First responders tended to “wounded” teachers and students.
First responders escorted survivors to safety during the active-assailant scenario drill.
An OCPS District Police officer assumed the role as the shooter in the active-assailant scenario.
WHO WAS THERE: Participants in the two-day exercise included: n Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition n Central Florida Intelligence Exchange (CFIX) n City of Ocoee Fire Department n City of Ocoee Police Department n City of Orlando Fire Department n City of Orlando Office of Emergency Management n City of Orlando Police Department n City of Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department n City of Winter Garden Police Department n East Central Florida Regional Planning Council n Emergency Response Educators and Consultants Inc. n Florida Department of Education n Florida Department of Health in Orange County n Florida Division of Emergency Management n Florida Highway Patrol n Medical Examiner’s Office n Orange County Emergency Management n Orange County Fire Rescue n Orange County Medical Director’s Office n Orange County Public Schools n Orange County Public Schools District Police n Orange County Sheriff’s Office n Orange Technical College n Town of Windermere Police Department n U.S. Attorney’s Office n Middle District Florida
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range County Public Schools is preparing for a day it hopes will never come. First responders from Orange County, Ocoee, Orlando, Winter Garden and Windermere took part in a two-day emergency training exercise hosted by Orange County Public Schools — an effort to help better prepare police, fire rescue and schools for school shootings and other emergencies. It all began with a public safety drill Wednesday, July 17, at Windermere High School, where first responders reacted to an active assailant scenario. Actors, school administrators and principals played the roles of teachers and students in class, while an OCPS District Police officer acted as an assailant armed with an automatic firearm that shot blanks. The scenario involved the assailant wounding a student resource officer in the school’s courtyard before making his way through several floors of a classroom building. Within 10 minutes, first responders entered the building, rescued and treated wounded students and teachers, and neutralized the assailant. “This is the first time we’ve done a full-on, full-scale activeassailant drill,” OCPS Chief Communications Officer Scott Howat said. “The goal today was really preparedness, to test our capabilities, to see where our strengths and weaknesses are and where we need to improve. …
Orange County Public Schools hosted a two-day emergency training exercise with local first responders at Windermere and Ocoee high schools. This is all about testing capabilities and making sure we are ready for the unthinkable.” Just a 10-mile drive away from Windermere High, Dr. Phillips High School is sifting through what it learned as a result of the drill. Principal Suzanne Knight said it was eye-opening to act as a student during the active-assailant scenario — and that the exercise gave her and her administrative team plenty to think about moving forward with their approach to lockdowns. “We talk about what we would do and ‘here’s the plan,’ but as the presenters shared — which came to be true — you really don’t know what you’re going to do until it actually happens,” Knight said. “It was really weird and intense when we heard the shots. We didn’t react how we had planned to. … It gave me a different perspective than being the principal, like what do my teachers (and students) go through when we had to go into a lockdown?” A student-reunification training exercise took place the following day on Thursday, July 18, at Ocoee High School, where actors and administrators posed as students arriving at a designated reunification point following an evacuation.
At the beginning of the school year, students fill out blue information cards that include details like the student’s name, the student’s grade, the parent or guardian’s name and emergency contacts. When parents arrive at a reunification site to pick up their students after an emergency, they’re required to fill out a similar white card, which is then cross-referenced for safety and security purposes. Actors and administrators also took on the role as parents picking up their students during the July 18 drill, giving OCPS a chance to test their reunification process in a realistic scenario. West Orange High School Principal Bill Floyd recalls just a few years ago in 2013 when a student was shot at his school at the bus loop during dismissal. There wasn’t any kind of OCPS reunification plan in place then, he said. Seeing a new plan at the OCPS level being developed brings Floyd a sense of confidence and comfort, he said. “In 2013, we were essentially left to our own to figure out how to handle a situation of that nature as a receiving center,” Floyd said. “We had minimal help but absolutely nothing like what I’m seeing today (at the reunifi-
cation exercise). “We’re a thousand times better equipped now. … God forbid it ever happened, we would be prepared,” he said. Orange County School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs remembers the 2013 incident as well, having served as the Orange County mayor at the time. “Until very recently, we never dreamed in this country we would have to practice for these things, but we do,” she said. “It’s getting it right at this part of the process that matters. … Never be blindsided — I think the district is leading the way when it comes to this and I think that parents and citizens across the county should be very, very proud.”
“God forbid it ever happened, we would be prepared.” — Bill Floyd, West Orange High School principal
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HOW TO HELP: A donation page has been set up on Facebook to help the Denisons with mounting medical and household bills and can be found at bit. ly/2GBvdG7. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR
Tracy Denison has the most incredible story to tell, and he is anxious to recover from his stroke and share with others his experience with God. For three months, the Ocoee resident has been working on regaining his strength and his short-term memory and learning how to walk again. On April 25, Tracy suddenly felt tired and began seizing and vomiting. He was unresponsive when his wife, Theresa, who was with him, called 911. “In the ambulance, I died,” Tracy said. “While I was dead I (saw) the city of gold, … the huge palm tree, I (saw) it, so what is in this Bible is the truth. What God says He has ready for us, it’s there. “I remember a loud voice — not overbearing or loud, but crisp — ‘No, not him, he has work to do,’” Tracy said. “God’s just telling me where I need to go. The path I need.” Tracy remembers a feeling of
contentment and warmth. “It was like being in a fuzzy blanket,” he said. “It was the brightest gold, everywhere, everything. I remember that palm tree; it was so tall and slender, (with) fronds, no coconuts, … nothing else.” While Tracy was unconscious, doctors determined he had a ruptured aneurysm and stroke. They inserted a coil to block the blood flow to the aneurysm, removed a blood clot and, because of severe brain swelling, removed a portion of the right side of his skull. He has three other aneurysms, all tiny, that will be treated, too. Last week, he developed sepsis. Surgery to replace the piece of his skull has been scheduled for Aug. 1; until then, he has to wear a protective helmet. Tracy said aneurysms are hereditary and he is the fifth person in his family — including his mother and an aunt and grandmother — to have one. When Tracy woke up about 10 days after the stroke, he was paralyzed on his left side. Physical therapists have been working with Tracy to strengthen his muscles and regain use of his limbs. Earlier this week, Tracy was transferred to the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center at Orlando Health to begin an intensified rehab program. Tracy has been a truck driver for nine years. His employer told him he would retrofit his truck and incorporate hand pedals and
“God’s will is God’s will. I don’t like sitting here since May, sitting waiting on rehab, but I trust my Lord, my friend. And when this is over, I’m going to be out there telling people my story.” — Tracy Denison
any other necessities Tracy might need. Tracy doesn’t know what his future looks like, but he said he woke up with this overwhelming sense of wanting to help people in his hometown of Winter Garden. But for now, it’s the Denisons who could use some assistance. Theresa and their daughter, Kayley Blair, are hairdressers at Theresa and Kayley Denison at iStudios, in Winter Garden. They have been with Tracy since his stroke to assist in his recovery and haven’t been able to work consistently. “That is one good woman right there,” Tracy said of his wife of 28 years. “She has (gone) through every step with me. She has been with me all the way for me. She’s my best friend. She’s the best woman I know. She’s an angel.” The Denisons attend Free Will Baptist Church, with Pastor Jeff Shaver, in Winter Garden. Tracy has developed an even closer relationship with God through this ordeal.
“For each and every minute, hour, day that I’m here, He works on me, and it’s working, and I feel it,” he said. “The power of God is amazing if people would just open their minds. “I know God totally plucked me and said, ‘I’m going to rebuild you,’ Tracy said. ‘And that’s what He’s doing. I didn’t feel like I had any purpose in life … as soon as that happens, and I wake up here, I just want to help people. … I know where my life is going right now, and it’s right here in this Bible.” Theresa said doctors didn’t expect Tracy to walk or use his left arm again, but already he is walking with assistance with a hemi walker and has arm and hand movement. “You don’t realize how precious life is until something like this happens,” Theresa wrote on Facebook. “We take so many things for granted. He can’t do anything without assistance. … But he stays positive and is determined to walk again, and I truly believe he will.” Tracy believes he will, too. “God’s will is God’s will,” Tracy said. “I don’t like sitting here since May, sitting waiting on rehab, but I trust in my Lord, my friend. And when this is over, I’m going to be out there telling people my story. “God allowed me to live,” he said. “He allowed me to be here right now, and I’m going to be fine. When I walk out (those) doors, I’m going to be fine.”
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ter Garden city commissioner, and pastors Stevenson, Xerxes Snell and Elliot Brown led the meeting, with input from City Manager Mike Bollhoefer, City Commissioner Mark Maciel and Police Chief Steve Graham. The city embarked on a plan for the east side of Winter Garden in March 2018, one that includes five essential ideas: to create “one Winter Garden” and increase connections between historic downtown and east Winter Garden while adding destinations along Plant Street for outdoor dining, new businesses and more jobs; to increase homeownership and housing options while respecting the scale of the existing community; to improve health and recreation, safety and security; to add new destinations within walking and biking distance; and to continue support for initiatives underway, including churches, missions, nonprofits
and other organizations. “I see a lot of great things on the horizon,” Snell said. “We’re going to have to embrace the change that is here.” Bouler acknowledged that some residents want the community to remain the same, but he asked them to embrace the progress. Snell encouraged a unified effort and told those in attendance to appropriately approach city hall with ideas and opinions. “We don’t want to be on the bad side of change; we want to be on the good side of it,” Stevenson said. “We definitely don’t want everything to happen around us.” Bollhoefer said when Winter Garden started its redevelopment in the 1990s, it concentrated on the historic downtown area to build up revenues. Now, funding is in place to move redevelopment efforts into east Winter Garden, he said. If Orange County grants the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency an extension from 2023 to 2033, Bollhoefer said, this will give
the city $10 million in funding. “One of the things I hear about the most … is the fear of gentrification,” he said. “That is not our intention. … What you’ll see is a (historic) community redeveloped with the same families … but you will see a big improvement.” The city plans to start the redevelopment work at Tenth and Center streets, but must first decide what to do with the large group of people who spend a great deal of time there without displacing them. Bollhoefer said the city is looking at creating a clubhouse for them to drink and play games. Maciel and Bollhoefer said city officials have been talking to them in hopes of finding a solution and the city welcomes any ideas residents might have. “If we’re going to be successful, we’ve got to find a way to get everyone working together,” Bollhoefer said. The Winter Garden Police Department is beefing up its Community Oriented Policing program
and will place school resource officers in all Winter Garden schools, including Maxey Elementary, which is located on the east side. Chief Graham said it is important for police officers to get to know the children in the city and to interact with them so they have a positive view of police. Bollhoefer said the city will be meeting with individual property owners and is planning a citysponsored community meeting. The initial housing projects will take place along Center Street. “Within the next year you should see a lot of projects starting,” he said. Maciel reiterated the importance of residents becoming involved in the city decisions. He said he would like to see more diversity on the city’s boards, in the city’s staff and on the City Commission. Bollhoefer suggested those in attendance attend commission meetings and budget meetings so they can fully understand the process.
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(tentative millage rate) higher just to give the commission all kinds of leeway when we actually work on the budget,” Smith said. “We actually looked at what kind of flexibility we would need this year, and instead of (setting a tentative rate at) 6.5, which we’ve done for years and years, we figured we’d bring it down to 5.75. … We just left a little flexibility if there’s additional things you wanted to leave in there.” City documents show the current millage rate of 5.5 generates $15,951,221 in ad valorem revenues. A millage rate of 5.75 would gener-
ate $16,676,276 in ad valorem revenues. Frank said that he’s planning to present a budget balanced at 5.5 mills or lower, and he expects the commission to lower the millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Mayor Rusty Johnson said the city has been able to lower the millage rate over the last few years because of recent economic development. “This is what we’ve tried to do the last three years,” Johnson said. “We’ve lowered the tax base … because economic development is happening in the city and we can afford to do that. This helps the citizens out.”
IN OTHER NEWS n District 44 State Representative Geraldine Thompson gave a presentation about this year’s legislative session. n Commissioners came to a consensus to rename a city park after former longtime Ocoee Mayor Scott Vandergrift. The consensus came after Vandergrift’s daughter and grandson spoke before the commission to request the city to name a park or public building after Vandergrift to honor his years
of dedication and service to the city. Vandergrift’s family suggested renaming Central Park after him because his family has a long history with that park. n City leaders voted 4-1 to approve a contract in the amount of $365,000 with ZHA, Inc. for owner’s representative services for the construction of the new Ocoee City Hall. ZHA, Inc. will provide professional construction management services related to the construction project. Commissioner George Oliver was the dissenting vote.
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Warriors hosting community coffee West Orange High School’s new football coach is reaching out to the community in hopes of finding financial supporters and creating stronger relationships for the players. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR
When Dee Brown accepted the head coach’s position at West Orange High School, he knew his role would extend far beyond that. “When I took this job I knew wholeheartedly that the platform wasn’t just to coach football,” Brown said. “I know my strengths
IF YOU GO WARRIOR COFFEE KICKOFF WHEN: 8 am. Tuesday, Aug. 6 WHERE: Tanner Hall, 29 W. Garden Ave., Winter Garden DETAILS: Business leaders, government officials, alumni and parents are invited to meet the new West Orange High School football coaching staff and learn ways to support the Warriors for the 2019-20 school year. It’s a chance to connect community members and players to enrich the students’ lives and introduce opportunities for sponsorships, partnerships, mentoring and community service. To attend the coffee, RSVP to the Quarterback Club at wohsqbclub@gmail.com.
and my calling. And if I can use a sport that I played at the highest level — to now be able to use that same sport to engage communities to form bonding relationships, to formulate examples of what real support and commitment really looks like — these kids are just going to benefit from all of the great ideas and all the heartfelt gestures, the collaboration of great minds for one common goal.” The coach, who once played for the NFL, said one way to accomplish this is to connect the highschool football players with folks in the community — and the idea of the football team hosting a coffee kickoff was born. “We had our meeting to see how we could help and what his goals were for the year, and he mentioned he wanted to do a community coffee because he is eager and willing to get involved in our community and partner with businesses and others in the community to help enrich the young men on our team and also to utilize the capabilities of the team to help the community,” said Dana Wells, event chairperson and Quarterback Club board member. “He really is invested in creating cohesiveness with the school and the community. We are the football team and the
The 2018-19 West Orange Warrior football team finished with a 7-4 record.
school for our hometown.” The team has had challenges in recent years. In August 2017, Windermere High School opened, taking Warrior players, along with some of the revenues associated with game attendance. A month later, Hurricane Irma hit Florida, bringing down two stadium light poles and spreading shattered glass all over the synthetic turf field. The Warriors lost admission and concession income because they had to play elsewhere for the season and experienced a lull in game attendance. It’s time to rally around the home team, Brown said, and additional funds are necessary for the success of the football program. “The WOHS football field and stadium is one of the biggest and most hospitable athletic (facilities) in all of West Orange County,” Wells said. “It noticeably is in need of some repair.” Brown said much of the football equipment is outdated, and he would like to be able to purchase everything from weight-room equipment to an industrial washing machine to an ice machine. Brown also would like to con-
vert an empty space into a student-athlete academic wing. “We have high expectations for this population, yet we’re not taking into consideration that every environment is not conducive for higher learning,” he said. “Sports and education — in my world, that’s how I know how to conquer success.” COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS
The Aug. 6 coffee will kick off the Warriors’ fall season, which begins with a preseason game Aug. 16 at Bishop Moore Catholic High School. The coffee will include a display of some of West Orange’s trophies, including one from the annual Ol’ Orange Crate Game against Dr. Phillips High. Sponsorship representatives will be available to sign people up for packages, spirit wear items will be for sale, and attendees can meet and talk with coaches, three of whom have NFL experience. The guest speaker is Orange County Undersheriff Mark Canty, a WOHS graduate who attended college on a football scholarship. Brown will introduce his coach-
ing staff, and those with NFL experience will speak on their transition and why they chose West Orange High. Warrior players past and present will speak to guests, including Jaylon Carlise, a WOHS senior and team captain who currently has more than 20 football scholarship offers, as well as former Warrior standout Eddie McDoom. Brown would like to see Tanner Hall filled with a supportive community. “I want the community all interested and invested to be an advocate for sport education and higher learning just as I am,” he said. COACH BROWN
Brown is a 1996 Lake Brantley High School graduate and earned a football scholarship to Syracuse University, where he played running back. He spent six seasons with the National Football League. He coached high-school football in North Carolina for eight years. He moved to Central Florida in April when he was hired for the West Orange coaching position.
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Orange County eyes loosening in-law suite regulations The county might make it easier for residents to build granny flats, in-law suites and garage apartments in order to bring more affordable housing to the area.
cally serve grandparents, caregivers, single parents and young professionals. The units go by many different names — carriage houses, in-law suites, backyard cottages TIM FREED A proposed comprehensive plan and next-gen homes — MANAGING EDITOR change would state that “acces- but would all be impacted sory dwelling units shall not be by the proposed changes. range County could be see- included in density calculations.” Accessory dwelling ing more granny flats, in- Proposed code changes include units can provide numerlaw suites, garage apart- removing requirements that only ous benefits, Vargas said, ments and carriage houses in the family members can live in the ADU including housing for in-laws, near future — providing additional for the first three years, and that grown-up children and retirees; options for affordable housing to the primary unit or ADU must be affordability in costly neighborresidents. owner occupied at all times. Under hoods; and a second source of The Orange County Board of the proposed changes, minimum income for home owners who rent County Commissioners heard living area requirements for ADUs them out. about potential comp plan and code would also be eliminated, while the States like California have changes it could make in regards to maximum living area requirement already taken measures to proaccessory dwelling units at a work would be increased to 50% of the mote affordable housing by changsession on Tuesday, June 18. primary home it sits next to. ing accessory dwelling unit codes, Planning Division Manager An accessory dwelling unit is Vargas said. The state made a law Alberto Vargas spoke to the board defined as “a self-contained resi- that prohibited a local government about how updating the county’s dential unit that shares the same lot from requiring parking for an ADU laws could reduce barriers that pre- as the primary residential dwell- within a half mile of public transit, vent accessory dwelling units. ing.” It generally includes a living in a historic preservation area or “The reason why we’re here is room, sleeping area, kitchen and where on-street parking is allowed. to better understand and open up bathroom, and is subordinate in Portland, Oregon, in 2010 waived the details of the tool of accessory size, location and appearance to the its permit fees for ADUs — which dwelling units in order to increase main home on the property. range from $8,000 to $13,000 — the diversity of the housing prodVargas added that they can be resulting in a 20-fold rise or 1,900 uct types in Orange County,” Var- attached or detached from the permits issued through 2016. gas said. main home, and they would typiOrlando changed its own ADU rules last year, removing the requirement of an ADU PERMITS ISSUED extra parking space for 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* units that are 500 square Orange County 6 2 6 27 21 46 21 9 feet or less, among other Orlando 18 35 26 30 37 44 67 40 changes. * Year to date The presentation on
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June 18 came as a result of Orange County’s 38-member Housing for All Task Force looking to revise the county codes to create more affordablehousing options. Mayor Jerry Demings launched the task force earlier this year to find short- and long-term solutions to the affordable-housing issues the county faces. The proposed changes to ADUs were well-received by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, but there were some questions. “I would certainly be supportive of moving forward on everything that you discussed,” District 2 Commissioner Christine Moore said. “The one concern I would have would be with the ADUs in areas where the lot, the parking and the driveways might be difficult — we’ve already had some discussions and had to bring the firefighters in to do an analysis. “I think it’s a really great initiative and I think it can have tremen-
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SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA? Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that the average number of people living in a household nationwide has dropped from 3.7 in the year 1940 to 2.5 in the year 2017. The data also shows that 53% of Orange County homes hold one to two residents, while 18% hold three and 29% hold four or more. In the Central Florida region as a whole, the number of homes with one or two residents is up to 59%. That number is 67% in the city of Orlando. “I believe that is going to drive a change in the type of housing that is going to be needed and required within Orange County itself,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said. “I do believe that we are going to have to modify our current codes to allow for additional accessory dwelling units.”
dous benefits for our citizens, she said.” The Orange County Board of County Commissioners came to a consensus to move forward with looking into the code and comp plan changes. The board is tentatively scheduled to have public hearings for the code changes on Sept. 24 and Oct. 22, while comp plan public hearings would take place on Aug. 6 (transmittal) and Nov. 12 (adoption).
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From finance to film Horizon West resident Robert J. Smith is a financial advisor-turned-filmmaker who studied screenwriting to help him recover from serious car accidents that limited his mobility.
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Robert J. Smith, center left, is joined by some of his crew and cast members from his latest short film, “NEXT!” on the stage at Hagan O’Reilly’s Irish Pub in Winter Garden, which is where the film was shot. Pictured from left: actor Varvara Haggins, actor Natalie Maskulak, Smith, Production Assistant Kelly Riese, Production Assistant Brittany Bryant and Director of Photography Scott Fitting.
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After sustaining neck and spine injuries from a couple of car accidents, Robert J. Smith’s mobility became very limited for a number of years. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to continue to walk, so I thought, ‘Maybe I should think about looking at a second career,’” Smith said. Although the injuries limited his movements, he didn’t sit idly by as he recovered. Instead, he kept himself busy by going back to school and studying film from two different schools — the University of California, Los Angeles and Full Sail University — at the same time. Today, he’s back on his feet
and recently completed filming his 66th short film with his production company, Robert J. Smith Productions. “It keeps you busy — taking two college courses at the same time, or basically completing two degrees at the same time,” Smith said. “I was busy writing and working till 3 (o’clock) in the morning sometimes. You’d have deadlines, a lot of times at midnight, so I was working probably 60 hours a week just going to school, and I was able to do that without having to get up and around and walk. I could just sit and write, so it helped (me) recover.” Smith’s latest film is called “NEXT!” and Smith wrote, shot, produced and even starred in the film itself. “NEXT!” tells the tale
of a casting director on the search for a suitable Juliet for a production of Shakespeare’s classic, “Romeo and Juliet,” but he learns that finding his Juliet may be as difficult as finding a suitable wife. The casting director finds himself in — what Smith calls — a “love square” between himself and three of the actresses who auditioned as Juliet. “The whole premise of it is casting for ‘Romeo and Juliet” and the subtext, or the subplot, is a love story because it’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’” Smith said, adding that he plays the role of the casting director in the film. “Rather than the typical ‘love triangle,’ we actually did a ‘love square,’ so it’s the casting director and three women rather than two.”
Smith, 54, originally is from Detroit and moved to Florida in 1984. He moved to Windermere in 2013 and then moved to a home in Horizon West in 2018. He shoots many of his films in locations throughout Winter Garden and West Orange. In fact, he shot the entirety of his latest film, “NEXT!” inside Hagan O’Reilly’s Irish Pub off of Marsh Road in Winter Garden. “We film here in Winter Garden,” Smith said. “We did a film that we actually shot some of it here (at Hagan O’Reilly’s) and some of it in downtown Winter Garden at Celebrity Medical (Center). We did like a ‘(Dr.) Jekyll and (Mr.) Hyde’ remake.” Before he began filmmaking, Smith worked as a financial advi-
sor, but he decided to change careers after the car accidents. He was rear-ended while at a stop sign in 1987. The driver was going about 50 mph, and the crash broke his neck. Ten years later, he was rear-ended again while at a stoplight by another driver going about the same speed, and that crash broke his back. While recovering from that accident, he decided on a career change and started studying screenwriting. In 2014, he got into another accident that worsened his already-injured back. By that point, he had already begun making films. Smith said he graduated from Full Sail as the valedictorian of his class, and he’s been making films for about 10 years now. Although he worked in finance before he switched careers, he said he always was interested in writing and films. “The writing was what intrigued me the most, and I had some stories to tell,” Smith said. “Rather than just (going down) the traditional journalism route — and sure, I write articles and we write books and things — it’s just a little more exciting doing the screen writing and bringing stories together.” He might have just wrapped up filming “NEXT!” but he already has a sequel for that film planned, along with a number of other film projects up his sleeve. He’s had about 14 different surgeries because of his injuries and still has to go through ongoing treatment. But he doesn’t let that keep him down. “I’m still recovering,” he said. “I still do two hours of physical therapy every single day. … It’s a lifelong process … but, man, I’m walking, I’m happy, and I couldn’t be happier.”
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Seven-year-old Ollie Crabtree proudly showed off a miniature teepee he crafted.
Alexis Ownby, 9, weaved pieces of fabric to create a potholder.
ampers got crafty at the SoBo Art Gallery’s “Let’s Create” art camp from July 8 to 12. Sketch books, masks, wicker baskets, potholders, miniature hot-air balloons and “Tree of Life” platters were just some of the creations the campers crafted. The weeklong camp also included a tour of the works on display at the SoBo Gallery. During the tour, campers voted for their favorite art piece in the SoBo Gallery’s Top Choice competition. The campers capped off the week with an art show of their own as they displayed their work for their parents.
Twelve-year-old Luke Twohig considered adding a paper plate to a staff he crafted.
— ERIC GUTIERREZ Artist Norma E. Johns spoke to campers about the painting of Plant Street she has on display in the SoBo Gallery.
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A whole new world “Aladdin Jr.” is coming to the Maxey Community Center in east Winter Garden. HANNAH SWAYZE NEWS EDITOR
Take flight on a magic carpet ride this weekend as the East Winter Garden Neighborhood Alliance presents “Aladdin Jr.” at the Maxey Community Center. Each year, the Maxey Community Center hosts the summer musical for the community. The house is packed for each show, with family and community members coming out to see the performance. The annual production first kicked off in 2015 as just an experiment with only 12 students.
Now, more than 50 children are involved throughout the weekslong programs during the summer — singing, acting, dancing, working on the crew and taking part in nearly every other aspect of the stage production. Ruth Berlus, associate director of neighborhood ministries at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, said that so many people have shown up for performances in the past that she had to get smaller chairs so more people could fit into the auditorium. “Our programming is different from any theater and any
dance group,” Berlus said. “It’s not about the production. It’s not about the perfection. It’s literally about the person.” Berlus said the program is all about creating opportunities for the children and having a musical that is by the community, and for the community. Trenton Bryant, 12, is an upcoming seventh-grader in east Winter Garden who will portray the villain of the story: Jafar. This summer marks his fifth year participating in the summer musical with old and new friends. “You create a bond with everybody that’s in the play,” Trenton said. “You create a bond with them and so it’s like a relationship. You have a family relationship and you have a connection with a lot of people.”
Marley Chery plays Aladdin in the production.
For many of the children — whether they knew each other before the show or not — they consider the rest of the cast friends. “I love how everyone is together and how we work together,” said Zaileen Cosme, who plays Isir. Zaileen also said she’s learned a lot from being in the musical. “I’ve learned how to breath and project my voice and also not to be shy when you’re in (front of) others,” she said. “That was one thing that really threw me off when I had big audiences.” The show is student-directed by high-schoolers Destani Thomas and Aliyah Bryant, veterans of the summer musical.
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CITY OF OCOEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE CLRM PUD LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM “ORANGE COUNTY” RURAL SETTLEMENT 1/5 TO “CITY OF OCOEE” LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CASE NUMBER: CPA-2018-008 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the OCOEE CITY COMMISSION will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2019-013 thereby adopting a Comprehensive Plan Amendment related to the CLRM PUD Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The subject property consists of three (3) parcels located on the south side of East Mccormick Road and the west side of North Apopka Vineland Road. The Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment consists of classifying approximately 193.22 acres of the subject property from “Orange County” rural settlement 1/5 to “City of Ocoee” low density residential.
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West Orange High football will be hosting its Football & Business Community Coffee event from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Tanner Hall. On hand will be new Warriors Head Coach Dee Brown and special guest speakers, who will discuss the history of the program and the positive role it has on the community.
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In the Winter Garden Squeeze’s 7-5 loss to Seminole County on Sunday, July 14, Bryce Jackson had a strong showing offensively, as he went 3-for-5 with two RBI while also scoring two runs. He was followed up by Dalton Sheffield’s 2-for-5 hitting and Brenden Frese’s 2-for-4 night.
STILL KICKING The Gonzalez family-run Winter Garden Karate is celebrating 15 years of martial arts. TROY HERRING SPORTS EDITOR
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Foundation Academy will have a handful of new coaches going into the 2019-20 school year, including: Chase Newman (head baseball coach), Nathaniel Hughes (assistant JV football/head JV basketball coach), Chandler Warren (varsity football QB coach, assistant varsity baseball and MS basketball), Wright Bynum (offensive coordinator, football), Jackson Kewaski (quarterbacks coach), Steven Charles (defensive backs/assistant lacrosse coach), Tony Consolino (golf), Andre Walker and Christie Thompson (weightlifting).
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ifteen years. Despite the rollercoaster of running a business and all the uncertainty it brings, there’s one spot on Plant Street — just down the road from downtown Winter Garden — that has found its niche and survived for 15 years. Winter Garden Karate has called its building home since Kermit Gonzalez decided to make his
dream a reality back in 2004. And every day it pays off. “Through all the good, the bad and the ugly that we’ve had over here, it shows the public that we are stable,” Kermit said. “Our goal is to show these kids what is important for them to move forward in life. We try to incorporate how important it is to be respectful and to be able to follow certain guidelines that they don’t get to follow elsewhere.” The life lessons taught in his home away from home over the years have stuck with his students like glue, and it’s been a
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big part of Winter Garden Karate’s success. And with that decade-and-ahalf run of sustainability for Kermit — as well as his son, Li, and daughter, Yaidel — he’s been a part of some families’ lives for multiple generations. “I run into kids in the street that I don’t even recognize anymore — that is an inspiration,” Kermit said. “Kids that are parents now tell me, ‘When my daughter or my son gets older, I’m going to bring them to you.’ That tells me a lot — that tells me that we are doing something good for the community.” THE JOURNEY TO SELF-DEFENSE
Sometimes athletes go into their sport because they have a desire to do something fun. That wasn’t so much the case for Kermit. SEE WINTER GARDEN PAGE 16
Foundation Academy starting swimming, lacrosse programs Chad Sundemyer, Jen O’Neil and Victor Rodriquez will be coaching the new teams at the school.
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The task at hand for Chad Sundemyer, Jen O’Neil and Victor Rodriquez is huge, though expected. A few months after Foundation Academy Athletic Director Lisa Eaves announced a handful of new sports would kick off in the upcoming school year, the search for new coaches began.
Building a program from scratch is no easy feat, but the trio of coaches will look to do just that, as Sundemyer and O’Neil take over the swim program while Rodriquez takes charge on leading the lacrosse program. “I’m excited — it’s a great challenge,” Rodriquez said. “It’s really up my alley. … I’m a church planter and a pastor, so starting up ministries is what I do anyway. I like being able to come in from the ground level and build something up, especially with lacrosse — I
love coaching it and I’ve played it ever since I was a little kid.” The coaches are faced with a few challenges, like finding funding for equipment and a space to hold practices, but they aren’t worried about finding students to participate. The biggest thing is getting possible swimmers to dedicate themselves to the sport, Sundemyer said. “(In the) first year I’d just like SEE FOUNDATION PAGE 16
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courses? West Orange Country Club back in the mid-’60s, they asked dad if he would (design it), so he kind of started us out. I was taking drafting in school, and dad wasn’t really good and smooth with his lines, so he asked me to help him. I didn’t even know what I was doing — I was just kind of tracing what he did — and that kind of sparked an interest in me. I think the first really contour plan that I did was The Villages’ first golf course. What’s been some of the best words of advice you’ve been given when it comes to golfing or designing golf courses? I think the (best) advice I’ve ever gotten was from my father — he preached patience in me and my partner, because a lot of times things will straighten themselves out if you give them a little bit of time. He really didn’t care too much for the knee-jerk reaction to anything. When you’re not doing golfrelated things, what do you like doing in your free time? Fishing is up there — my wife and I enjoy fishing together, and we go on trips to bass fish. Saturday (July 20) I’ll be out on the ocean snapper fishing. We’re pretty active in our church, and we like to stay close to that. What’s your perfect meal? I’m kind of a surf and turf guy, it’s (my) favorite — I like steak and lobster. I think that would be my last meal if I was on death row. — TROY HERRING
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to get as many of these student athletes to commit the next 12 or 14 weeks to trying something new,” said Sundemyer, a Missouri native who has four kids attending Foundation. “(We) just have to get some participants and build from there each and every day.” While many of the athletes might be familiar with the sport, most of them — as Sundemyer said — will be taking on the sport with fresh eyes. With that comes growing pains, but the trio of coaches aren’t deterred by that at all. In fact, it’s a welcomed feeling. “It gives us a really big chance to develop not just swimmers from their freshman year, but also swimmers that are coming from middle school,” said O’Neil, who coached swim at Bishop Moore Catholic High School. That same mentality reaches from the pool to the field, as Rodriquez looks to take advantage of starting up a new lacrosse program. “Especially when you’re dealing with sports, you’re able to teach all the best habits right from the beginning, and you’re able to set a program in motion the way you’d like to see it,” Rodriquez said. While both programs have a
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lot of similar obstacles to overcome, there’s one thing that the swim program will have to deal with on its own: not having a practice space on campus. With Foundation not having a pool, the swim team will have to hold its practices at SouthWest Aquatics in Winter Garden, where they’ll practice from 5:15 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. Monday through Friday. “It’s going to be a little tricky for the kids — they have to be at school by 7:30 a.m., but its a great pool and we are just very happy that SouthWest Aquatics gave us that chance,” O’Neil said. Growing pains aside, those
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Growing up as a boy in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Kermit got his dose of the real world at a young age. In 1970, at the age of 10, Kermit was mugged by five thugs — this was the turning point for him. “After I got jumped, I saw this guy was teaching taekwondo in my neighborhood, and I went to him,” Kermit said. “From that point forward I started learning different arts — from taekwondo to Korean-based, Japanesebased and Hawaiian-based martial arts. And I liked it.” Five years later — before he had even graduated high school — Kermit already had earned a first-degree black belt in Shotokan karate. Then, two years later and just before he joined the U.S. Army, he had attained a second-degree black belt in Shotokan karate and his firstdegree black belt in Kyokushinkai karate. His time in martial arts went a long way during his 20-plus year stint in the military, as he would eventually go on to teach hundreds and hundreds of soldiers hand-to-hand combat.
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What you see now at Winter Garden Karate’s longtime home is the realization of a dream that started — of all places — in the Gonzalez family’s garage. At their home in Gotha, Li and Yaidel — alongside a handful of other kids from the neighborhood — would take in lessons led by Kermit in conditions that Li said weren’t exactly ideal. There was no A/C, it was hot and there was no real padding. It was a normal, everyday garage. “That’s the funny part: people would ask, ‘Where did you start at? What school do you go to?’ and I’d say, ‘Our garage,’” Li said. “We literally opened our garage and moved the cars out — you look to the left and you’ll see an oil pan. “We had a carpet and that’s what we trained on, and the only reason we had a carpet is because we didn’t want to have dirt on our feet,” Li said. Since those early days a lot has changed for the Gonzalez family and their dojo. Instead of practicing on carpet in the oppressive heat in their garage, the students who come through
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Celebrates Business TUESDAY NETWORKING GROUP Held every Tuesday from 8:00-9:00am at Village Inn in Winter Garden. Bonus Networking starts at 7:30am. To find out if there is an opening for your business or to be added to the wait list, please contact Bob Gentile (Bob@ NaturalSolutionsLLC.com).
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West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Gosselin Realty’s 20th Anniversary WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Gosselin Realty, a real
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Live2Row Studios with “We Noticed” Award
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Saporito Italian Restaurant and Bakery’s Ribbon Cutting
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates the Melts on Main’s Ribbon Cutting
estate office located in Winter Garden, specializing in the communities of Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windermere, Apopka, Gotha and Oakland and other areas of West Orange County. To learn more, visit www.gosselinrealty.com.
The West Orange Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently
recognized Live2Row Studios for the improvements made to their business, located at 2783 Old Winter Garden Road, in Ocoee. To learn more, visit www.live2rowstudios.com.
Held the first and third Wednesdays of the month (except for holidays) from 8:00-9:00am at Fairfield Inn Ocoee. In months with a fifth Wednesday, please visit wochamber. com for meeting location. To find out if there is an opening for your business or to be added to the wait list, please contact Pam Birdsong (pam@ proformaalbrecht.net).
THURSDAY NETWORKING GROUP Held the 2nd and 4th Thursday (visit wochamber.com for specific dates) from 8:00am - 9:00am at Dr. Phillips YMCA. To find out if there is an opening for your business or to be added to the wait list, please contact Marc Jablon (marc@ imaginethatpromo.com).
WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of Saporito
WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of Melts on Main, delicious
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates the Tutor Doctor Southwest Orlando’s Ribbon Cutting
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Lake Apopka Natural Gas District’s 60th Anniversary
Italian Restaurant and Bakery, located at 2759 Old Winter Garden Road, in Ocoee. To learn more, visit www.saporito-orlando.com.
wholesome food without any compromise, featuring locally sourced ingredients in their most natural form to create all our dishes and beverages. Melts on Main is located at 108 South Main Street, in Winter Garden. To learn more, visit www.meltsonmain.com.
HORIZON WEST NETWORKING GROUP Held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 8:00a - 9:00a at Orlando Health Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion - Horizon West, 2nd Floor, Center for Health Improvement. To find out if there is an opening for your business or to be added to the wait list, please contact Tina Zernickow (tzernickow@ axiombanking.com).
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WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of Tutor Doctor
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WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Lake Apopka Natural Gas District, located at 1320 Winter Garden Vineland Road, in Winter Garden. To learn more, visit www.langd.org.
Held once a month. This group plays nine holes of golf at MetroWest Golf Club. Check-in time is at 4:45pm, Tee time starts at 5:15pm (visit wochamber.com for specific dates). To find out more information, please contact Tracy Solly (tsolly@ wochamber.com).
For more information about joining the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, call 407-656-1304 or visit wochamber.com
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates the Oelrich Construction’s Ribbon Cutting
WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of Oelrich
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West Orange Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Vylla Home’s Ribbon Cutting WOCC Ambassadors celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of Vylla Home,
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