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Saturday: Partly cloudy with astray thunderstorm. Highs in theupper 80s and lows in the low 70s.Winds from E at 9 mph.Sunday: Partly cloudy, chance of athunderstorm. Highs in the low 90sand lows in the low 70s. Winds fromENE at 7 mph.

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SportsHagerty big mangets college suitorOffensive tackle Victor Gaytanconquered his past troubles andlanded a football scholarship.

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LifestylesLocal artist piecesit all togetherOviedo artist Doug Powell turnspuzzle pieces into pictures offamous faces.

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By Jessica J. SaggioTHE CHRONICLE

After responding to acall for a missing person,Winter Springs Policelaunched a homicideinvestigation last Fridayresulting in the arrest ofJeffrey Tilton on chargesof first-degree murder,

sexual battery and kid-napping.

After receiving a callfrom an unidentifiedmale looking for his girl-friend, the police arrivedat the scene at 823Contravest Lane inWinter Springs. Afterquestioning the man, healerted police that his

girlfriends gym bag waslying next to the stairs onthe second floor, and herglasses, earring and keyswere next to the door ofthe aforementionedaddress.

Officers came in con-tact with Tilton at thataddress; he was thenfound to have scratches

on his faceconsistentwith astruggle .Based onh i sa p p e a r -ance andthe itemsfound out-

side of his door, policerequested permission tosearch the apartment,which he granted.

The search led to thediscovery of the deceasedvictim, Marie MachinenaAlers, 44.

An initial interview byhomicide investigatorsled to the arrest of Tilton,who was then chargedwith first-degree murder,sexual battery and kid-napping. He was trans-ported to the John E. PolkCorrectional Facility onno bond status.

Police find victims body in boyfriends apt.


According to a report from theAgency for Workforce Innovation,unemployment in SeminoleCounty is on the decline.

Figures showing the most recentrates for April of 2011 indicate thatunemployment in SeminoleCounty is down to 9.5 percent, a fig-ure that shows improvement fromthe 10.4 percent seen in April 2010.Comparatively, statewide unem-ployment has also dropped from11.3 percent in April 2010 to 10.8 per-cent in April 2011.

Sean Snaith, a University ofCentral Florida economist, said thenumbers may be going in the rightdirection, but they still suggest thatthe area is in a very slow phase ofrecovery.

The labor market, while show-ing some signs of improving, stillreally remains in a pretty dire state,he said. Payroll job creation hasbeen fairly weak and the unemploy-ment rate, while it has come down,is still unacceptably high in mostparts of Florida.

Joblessclaimsdown inSeminoleUnemployment declinemay not tell whole story

Please see UNEMPLOYMENT | A5

Katie Dees | The ChronicleFOR HIRE: The rate of unemployment inSeminole County is down to 9.5 percent.

Man charged with homicide

Jeffrey Tilton

By Monique ValdesTHE CHRONICLE

In the U.S., an estimated24.8 million men and 21.1million women are smok-ers, according to theAmerican HeartAssociation.

The Seminole CountyTobacco-Free Partnershiphas been trying to reducethese numbers in SeminoleCounty since the late 1990s,and its efforts have provensuccessful.

Adult smoking preva-lence in Florida hasdeclined from 21 percent in2006 to 17.1 percent in 2009,according to the Centersfor Disease Control. In2009, there were about497,306 fewer adult smok-ers in Florida than in 2006,

the CDC reported. From2000-06, adult smokingprevalence in Florida hasbeen at or above the nation-al average. In 2008 and2009, adult smoking preva-lence was significantlylower than the nationalaverage.

In 2007, 15.7 percent ofadults in Seminole Countywere smokers versus thestate average of 19.3 per-cent.

The ultimate goal of thepartnership with the

County continuinganti-smoking efforts

Rayma Jenkins | Central Florida FutureCLEARING THE AIR: The Seminole County Tobacco-Free Partnership has beensuccessful in its recent attempts to curtail smoking, as adult smoking prevalencein Florida in 2009 was down nearly four percentage points from 2006.

By Laura NewberryTHE CHRONICLE

Seminole Countysbudget issues echo thoseof the national economy,and the new county man-ager will soon attempt totackle the problem.

James Jim Hartmannhas decided to leave hiscurrent post as city man-ager in Alexandria, Va. infavor of the county man-ager position in SeminoleCounty.

The last county man-ager, Cynthia Coto, wasasked to step down a yearand a half ago, and theposition has been vacantsince. Hartmann willassume responsibility

starting June 20. According to

Hartmann, his choice totake the seat was madeafter careful considera-tion for the delicate eco-nomic situation in thearea.

When I became inter-ested in the position, Ihad been doing researchand seeing what they hadbeen doing, Hartmannsaid, referring toSeminole County offi-cials. In all local govern-ments, a large portion ofthe budget is payroll cuts.In Alexandria, we con-centrated on reducing thesize of governments.Seminole County hasdone some significant

work in that area, and Iplan on keeping the coun-ty on the right track.

In an interview with

CMF Public Media, com-mission chairwoman

New county manager ready for recoveryIn all localgovernments alarge portion ofthe budget ispayroll cuts ...SeminoleCounty hasdone somesignificant workin that area andI plan onkeeping thecounty on theright track.

James Jim Hartmann

THEIR WORDS

Courtesy Jim HartmannREADY, WAITING: Jim Hartmann will start in Seminole County on June 20.

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POLICE BLOTTERKiara Shazvon Bass, 20, of the 100 block of Mosswood Circle, Winter

Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3and charged with battery.

Truby Lorenzo Boston, 46, of the 1000 block of Calvin Court, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 5and charged with murder, three counts of aggravated assault and onecount of aggravated battery.

James Scott Buettner, 22, of the 100 block of East 3rd Court, Chuluota,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3 andcharged with burglary and larceny.

Sean Patrick Carey, 23, of the 500 block of Wellesly Street, Oviedo, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 4 and chargedwith driving under the influence and a hit and run.

Maria Darlene Dinkelacker, 39, of the 1800 block of Greenbrook Court,Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3and charged with violation of probation and contributing to thedelinquency of a minor.

Stephen Ryan Duncan, 18, of the 2100 block of Old Mims Road, Geneva,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3 andcharged with violation of probation.

Tawanna Renee Finney, 46, of the 200 block of Wilson Avenue, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 4 andcharged with violation of probation.

Richard Andrew Kirkendall, 23, of the 2200 block of Red Ember Road,Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3and charged with possession of drug equipment.

Tara Christine Lehr, 20, of the 700 block of Palenti Court, Winter Springs,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3 andcharged with larceny.

Michael Anthony Marconyak, 40, of the 1000 block of Gwyn Circle,Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3and charged with driving under the influence.

Mason William Moore, 37, of the 800 block of Pecan Court, Oviedo, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 5 and chargedwith driving under the influence.

Melvin Richard Plaskov, 55, of the 300 block of East 1st Street, Chuluota,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3 on an out-of-county warrant.

DeMarcus Devon Reddick, 21, of the 100 block of Denise Street, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 6 andcharged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug equipment.

David Blair Rhodes IV, 49, of 3rd Court, Chuluota, was booked into theJohn E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 5 and charged with failure toappear.

Sharon Lettie Schwartz, 40, of the 2900 block of Granville Circle, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 4 andcharged with battery.

Jeffrey Nicholas Tilton, 30, of the 800 block of Contravest Lane, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on June 3and charged with murder, sexual assault and kidnapping.

COMMUNITY CALENDAROngoing events

Listen to these new features onCMF Public Media, www.cmfme-dia.org:

Representative Scott Plakon (R-District 37) reports on the budgetcuts, new laws and his proposed con-stitutional amendments on faith-based organizations and health caremandates.

Senator Thad Altman evalu-ates the just-completed legislativesession and discusses the efforts toinvigorate the economy and hisopposition to actions by GovernorRick Scott.

A conversation on the chal-lenges and experiences of being gayin Seminole County.

Commentary on womenshealth from Bonnie Donihi, execu-tive director of the Ovarian CancerAlliance of Florida.

On Heard in Central Florida,George OLeary, head football coachat UCF, addresses the challenge ofbuilding a football tradition at UCFand filling a new campus stadiumwith fans each game day.

Mothers Hands Teen MotherSupport Group, a support group forteenage mothers who are pregnantor have children, is held on the firstThursday of every month from 6p.m.7:45 p.m. in the conferenceroom of the East Branch Library, 310Division Street, Oviedo.

Contact Tricia Poole at 407-529-7142 [email protected] formore information.

There is no cost.

The Oviedo City Council regu-larly meets the first and thirdMonday of each month at 6:30 p.m.at City Hall, 400 Alexandria Blvd.The public is encouraged to attend.For more information about theCity Council or other city-spon-sored events, visit www.city-ofoviedo.net.

The City of Winter Springs holdsits regular City Commission meet-ing on the second and fourthMonday of each month beginning at5:15 p.m. The meetings are open tothe public. For more information,visit www.winterspringsfl.org.

The Oviedo Historical Societywill open its doors to the public onthe first Saturday of each month. Ondisplay will be much of Oviedos

rich history, including informationand exhibits on the earliest Oviedosettlers and various landmarksthroughout the city.

The Lawton House, located at200 West Broadway, will be openfrom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more infor-mation, visit www.oviedoohs.com.

The Vine Outreach Thrift Storewill hold a free lunch and grocerygiveaway to those who need it. TheVine is located at 98 W. BroadwayStreet, Oviedo. Lunch will be servedfrom 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. on the lastSaturday of each month. For moreinformation, please call 407-971-8135.

Coffee Talk, a group for seniormen and women ages 55 and up,hosts a weekly meeting onTuesdays at 10. Meetings are held atthe Barnies Coffee on 1016Lockwood Blvd. No. 170, Oviedo.Attendance is free and open to thepublic. For more information,please call 407-977-2484.

Host families are needed forexchange students for the 2011-2012school year. Choose a student fromBrazil, Japan, Thailand, China, HongKong, Australia, Germany, Italy,Hungary, Sweden, and more. Actnow to meet school registrationdeadlines.

Contact Betsy at 321-277-7198 orvisit www.afsusa.org.

Happening this weekFriday, June 10

Members of the Oviedo firedepartment will be looking for dona-tions to fill their boots with from 9a.m.-12 p.m. on McCulloch andAlafaya, Lockwood and 419, andAlafaya and Mitchell Hammock. llmoney earned will go to the Muscu-lar Dystrophy Association.

For more information, contactMegan Glass at 407-562-2035 or [email protected].

Saturday, June 11Oviedo Pop Warner is holding

football and cheerleading registra-tion at the Oviedo High SchoolCommons Building. Returning play-ers can register between 8 and 9 a.m.and new players can register from 9-11 a.m. Age groups from age 5 to 15have availability. For more informa-tion, visitwww.oviedopopwarner.org.

Children of all ages are invited tothe Baby Loves Disco tour, an eventpresented by H&M that creates achildproof disco for the whole familyto enjoy. The event will be held in theCenter Court from 1-4 p.m.

The event will feature musicfrom the 1970s and 1980s spun live bya DJ, bubble machines, egg shakers, achill-out station, diaper changing sta-tions, healthy snacks, and dancing.

The event will also feature craftactivities, food sampling, mini mani-cures, spa services, crazy kids hair-styling, face painting, couponing andmore.

For more information, call 407-323-2262 or visit www.simon.com.

Sunday, June 12Special Olympics Seminole

County is hosting the Bowl-a Thon2011 from 3-5 p.m. at AMFAltamonte Lanes, 280 Douglas Ave.There will be two hours of bowling,music, surprise guests, prizes, a cos-tume contest and more. Bowlerswill receive a prize for every strikeas well as a ticket in the raffle draw-ing. This years goal is $10,000 forthe athletes.

For more information, pleasecontact Ranwa Nin El-khoury [email protected] or 407-929-7254 orvisit the website atwww.SpecialOlympicsSeminoleCounty.org.

Upcoming EventsFriday, June 17

Members of the Oviedo firedepartment will be looking for dona-tions to fill their boots with from 9a.m.-12 p.m. on McCulloch andAlafaya, Lockwood and 419, andAlafaya and Mitchell Hammock. llmoney earned will go to the Muscu-lar Dystrophy Association.

For more information, contactMegan Glass at 407-562-2035 or [email protected].

Sunday, June 25-26The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio

Society is hosting its Amateur RadioField Day 2011 at Central Winds Parkfrom 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m.Sunday. The event is free to all and ispart of a nationwide emergencyexercise.

Community leaders and variousscout troops will be visiting. Formore information, please contactNorm Lauterette [email protected].

By Marisa RamiccioTHE CHRONICLE

A female officer for theFlorida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commissionwas released from the hos-pital after receiving treat-ment for her hand, whichwas lacerated and punc-tured during an altercationwith a Seminole Countyman.

The altercation beganwhen the man, Michael G.Simmons, who received aminor boat citation hoursearlier, approached the offi-

cer and told her he wasgoing to slash the tires of anFWC patrol truck.

The officer then identi-fied herself as an FWC offi-cer and the man took offtoward his truck.

Simmons and the officerthen struggled for severalminutes while he attemptedto start the ignition of hisvehicle. He was ultimatelyable to start the vehicle, andwhen the officer attemptedto grab the keys to turn thevehicle off, Simmons beganto slash her hand.

FWC officers and a

Seminole County deputyrushed to the scene andwere able to subdue theman with pepper spray.They later found a smallknife on the floor of histruck. The officers injurieswere minor.

Our primary concern iswith the health and safetyof our officers, and we arefortunate the officer wasnot seriously hurt, Lt. JeffHudson said. This incidentoccurred during one of thebusiest boating weekendsof the year, during whichseveral people were arrest-

ed for BUI and DUI, andnumerous boating safetycitations and warningswere issued.

Simmons is chargedwith aggravated battery ona law enforcement officer,resisting an officer with vio-lence and battery on an offi-cer. He is also facing DUIand BUI (boating under theinfluence) charges as wellas misdemeanor charges asa result of the incident. Heis being held at the John E.Polk Correctional Facilityon approximately $8,000bond.

Seminole man attacks officer

LAKELAND (AP) Authorities in cen-tral Florida say manwho allegedly killed hisdaughter and his ex-wifes boyfriend hasturned himself in.

Jose AntonioNegron was arrestedSunday morning. TheLakeland PoliceDepartment saysNegron shot 15-year-old Marta Negron and46-year-old Luis

Fernandez, who werepronounced dead at thescene. His ex-wife, 46-year-old OlgaGonzales, is beingtreated for life-threat-ening injuries after alsobeing shot multipletimes.

Its unclear whatsparked the shootingSaturday evening.

Police did not saywhat charges the 54-year-old Negron faces.

Police say man shotex-wife, killed daughter

ST. PETERSBURG(AP) A St.Petersburg woman toldpolice she filed a falsereport after she wentmissing for three daysin May.

Police say 21-year-oldSamantha Ann Gilmantold them she wasabducted and sexuallyassaulted by two men.She was arrestedMonday after a policetalked to a man who toldthem Gilman willinglyspent time with him athis Pinellas Park homeduring the time she was

reported missing.When confronted

by detectives, Gilmanadmitted she made upthe story. She said shehad just wanted tospend some time awayfrom home.

Police say theyspent about 160 hoursinvestigating the case.

Her family reportedher missing when shefailed to meet herbrother for a concert.Her father told policehe was worriedbecause she suffersfrom seizures.

St. Pete woman admitsfaking police report

ORLANDO (AP) Four more activistshave been arrested forfeeding pancakes anddonuts to the homelessin downtown Orlando.

Police officers hand-cuffed the activists andloaded them into apolice van Monday justafter they had distrib-uted food to about 30homeless people indefiance of a city ordi-nance.

The Orlando ordi-nance requires groupsto get a permit to feed

25 or more people inparks in a downtowndistrict. The rules alsorestrict the groups totwo permits per yearfor each park.

The law was passedin 2006, but OrlandoFood Not Bombs chal-lenged it in court. InApril, a federal appealscourt in Atlanta ruledthat the Orlando lawwas legal.

Last week, fourother activists werearrested for violatingthe law.

4 more homelessactivists arrested

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Hes a triple threat:writer, editor, designer.Savvy with technology andfocused, this Oviedo HighSchool grad proved he wasat the top of his game whenhe won the title of FloridaStudent Journalist of theYear and national-runnerup, as deemed by theFlorida Scholastic PressAssociation.

Carson Bailey was justanother 10th-grade studentin a web design class, butthe class just wasnt keepinghis interest. While he had apassion for design, hecraved something more.Listening to the advice ofhis twin brother, Conner, hejoined the staff of the LionsTale, Oviedo High Schoolslongstanding student-runnewspaper. Within a weekof Deb Jepsons challengingjournalism course, Baileywas designing pages of thepaper in full force.

Expecting only to assistwith tech problems, Baileydidnt think he necessarilyhad a future in journalism.But as time progressed,those notions would onlyprove to be false.

In ninth grade, I wasreally into online games,and I started getting intoweb site design and usingphotoshop. My freshmanand sophomore years I tookweb design, but I just sort ofdecided it wasn't for me,he said. My brother joinedthe newspaper and theyneeded someone whocould come in, and so Iswitched my schedule to gointo newspaper instead ofweb design. Then they juststarted to give me tasks andstuff to do that I wasnt real-ly expecting

After editing every edi-tion and contributing sto-

ries, Bailey became knownas a sort of Jack-of-all-trades, landing him therole of co-editor by his jun-ior year. Keeping a highlevel of focus, Bailey spenthours, both in and out of theclassroom, designing thepaper and looking for betterways to bring the productto fruition.

Hes driven. Hesintense, said Deb Jepson,adviser for the Lions Taleand teacher at Oviedo HighSchool. For example, hewas dissatisfied with theway newspaper class wasorganized, so he came in ona Monday morning and hehad all these forms he haddone to help keep track ofediting and brainstorming.And he also started settingagendas for our meetingsweeks ahead. Its just prettyawesome a student wouldtake the initiative to dothat.

But Baileys plunge intothe world of journalism did-nt stop at the Lions Tale.During a stint of boredomover the summer, Baileyfound himself looking intocompetition categories forthe FSPA. In doing so, hestumbled across the literarymagazine category, a sort ofpublication he had neverreally encountered before.Finding interest in its cre-ative content, Bailey wasstruck with a desire to bringthat sort of publication toOviedo High School.

It just really caught myinterest, and a lot of it [was]geared toward literatureand the creation of studentartwork, and it was gearedtoward my artsy side, saidBailey. My adviser[Jepson] told me a fewyears ago a student had cre-ated one, so I decided Iwould look into it and startit up over the summer.

In an effort to revive the

magazine, Bailey spent end-less hours designing a prod-uct he was passionateabout. After designing atheme, he brought the proj-ect into a class environmentafter Jepson approved himto do so in her multimediatechnology class. However,with conflicting deadlines,Bailey found himself put-ting the finishing touches,and overall design of themagazine, on himself.

The following year, themagazine continued inJepsons journalism class,but the class was conflictedwith deadlines again, leav-ing Bailey to finish theproduct a second year in arow from his home. Themagazine was funded fromgrants from the OviedoWomens club andSeminole County Public

Schools. However, the seeds

Bailey sewed through all ofhis hard work came to har-vest as this year he wasawarded Student Journalistof the Year for the state ofFlorida, and national run-ner-up in the nationwidecompetition.

Its just a gift, saidKathryn Bailey, his mother,in regard to his talents andachievements. Hes just sodriven and it really is, again,a gift. He comes about it soeasily. He can look at some-thing, and it takes himawhile, but he then comesfull circle and creates. Hisdad is an engineer, hisgrandpa is a engineer, butthey all had a little artisticability, but I dont, so he did-nt get it form me for sure.

Bailey graduated fromOviedo High School lastmonth, but still plans to aidJepson with her newspaper

and literary magazine staffnext year. He said as of now,he hasnt fully decidedwhich career path he wish-es to follow, so hell beattending Valencia in thefall. He said hell hopefullybecome involved with theliterary magazine there andis tinkering with the idea ofa double major in graphicdesign and journalism.

When asked about thefuture, he wasnt 100 per-cent sure how to answerthe obligatory What doyou want to be when yougrow up? prompt.

My mind always goesto an art director or editor-in-chief position, but theresalways the possibility maga-zines and print wont bearound, but Im definitelyglued to the online atmos-phere and social media. Itdepends on where theindustry goes for me.

However Jepson had her

mind made up aboutBaileys future in journal-ism and there was no ques-tion about it when it cameto someone she consideredher most impressive stu-dent since her start with theLions Tale in 1988.

I think hed be miser-able if he didnt [pursuejournalism], said Jepson.The field of journalism isso wide now. He can designweb pages, but he has theability to put it all together.Hes not just a one-hit won-der, not just a fabulouswriter, not just a fabulousdesigner. He has all theseorganization skills. He cantake it from the concept tothe actual end product. Alot of students in highschool dont get that experi-ence in their classes. Its alot of pressure and a lot ofwork to be on the LionsTale and hes just stepped itright up.

Student journalist gets states top honors

Courtesy Columbia Scholastic Press AssociationTHE BAILEY NEWS: Carson Bailey, center, was named Florida Student Journalist of the Year by the Florida Scholastic Press Association.


As of June 1, someworkers can expect to seea slight increase in theirpaychecks. The Floridaminimum wage just rosefrom $7.25 an hour to $7.31,and tipped workerswages rose from $4.23 anhour to $4.29.

The increase is theresult of a law-suit filed bythe NationalEmploymentLaw Projectand FloridaLegal Services.They filed thelawsuit whenthe staterefused toincrease mini-mum wage onJan. 1 of thisyear. Theincrease wasrequired bylaw because

the cost of livingincreased in the state ofFlorida.

This [increase] willresult in over $28 millionmore earned and spent inthe local economy thisyear by the lowest-paid ofFloridas workforce, saidJose Rodriguez, an attor-ney with Florida LegalServices who worked onthe lawsuit.

This is an opportunityfor Florida to make anoverdue commitment onbehalf of working Floridi-ans to ensure that theminimum wage is com-plied with.

Advocates are nowworking to address theissue of wage theft, whichincludes not being paidminimum wage, and aremaking sure that individu-

als and busi-nesses areaware of thewage increases.

Employeeswho arentbeing paidminimumwage can con-tact Floridasattorney gen-eral. TheAttorney Gen-eral has thepower toenforce theminimumwage changes.

Floridas minumum wagegiven a small bump up


Brenda Carey said theprevious county manag-er made successfulefforts to reduce staffsize but fell short when itcame to meeting budget-ary expectations.

[In] the last budgetthat she delivered to myoffice, she was recom-mending that we raisethe budget to $5.118 mil-lion and that we imposea storm water fee, shesaid.

Carey also explainedthat the budget had for-merly been $4.51 million.

At that point, I told[her] she had clearly notbeen listening to mythoughts on the budget-ing process, and I hadlost all confidence thatshe was able to operateour government in theway it needed to be,Carey said.

After the board ofcommissioners and thepublic got wind of thebudget debacle, a 4 to 1vote was made for Cototo be removed fromoffice.

When asked his opin-ion on the Coto situation,Hartmann remainedneutral.

Im keeping a for-ward focus on SeminoleCounty. Certainly I readpress accounts and soforth, which informedme, but I didnt make anydecisions based on that,Hartmann said.

In the CMF PublicMedia interview, it wasmentioned that countymanagers are notoriousfor spending only a fewyears in the position dueto unsatisfactory legisla-tive implementation.

However, Carey saidshe has confidence inHartmanns ability.

Its a county manag-ers job to put the budgetand policies we make inplace. As long as some-one does a good job atthose two things, the pol-itics take care of them-selves, Carey said. Itswhen they fight the poli-tics that we put intoplace or they dont listento messages we are send-ing about the budget thatthe county managerstypically get into trou-ble.

Hartmann said he isready to take on the chal-lenge, and he has an arse-nal of positive govern-ment experience toprove it.

During the last 11years in my life, both inAlexandria andSpartanburg, S.C., Ivedealt with significantorganizational issues andtwo recessions,Hartmann said. At thesame time I maintainedan AA bond rating inSpartanburg and an AAAbond rating inAlexandria which isan indicator of how theorganization is man-aged.

Hartmann also haspast experience as acounty administrator inEagle County, Colo., andheld a senior manage-ment position in OrangeCounty for 17 years.

While Hartmannexpressed excitement tomove back to the area,his career change isntwithout sacrifice.

Hartmanns annualsalary was $238,000 inAlexandria, which willbe reduced to $175,000 inSeminole County.

As county manager,Hartmann will have themain responsibility ofrunning day-to-day oper-ations of the county.

That includes report-

ing to the five-membercounty commissionboard and putting thelegislation they pass intomotion.

Additionally, Careysaid there has been a $13million decline in gener-al revenues in SeminoleCounty over the pastyear, and a 2- to 3-per-cent recovery rate.

This indicates theareas slow move towardfinancial rehabilitation,which the new countymanager will be expect-ed to push along.

Throughout thecountry, we are all seeinga very lengthened eco-nomic recovery. I dontexpect that to be any dif-ferent here than in mostplaces, Hartmann said.The latest unemploy-ment rates for April were9.5 percent. For the econ-omy to recover, homeprices will have to go up.There needs to be con-tinued growth and peo-ple need to go back towork and have jobs to goto.

All these ingredientsare going to take time toimprove conditions.

Though such condi-tions are intimidating,Hartmann maintains thathe will be doing a lot toaid the county in recov-ery.

Im going to get toknow the people insidethe organizations andthroughout the variouscommunities n the coun-ty. Theres a lot of info togather and assimilate andunderstand before mak-ing certain major deci-sions, Hartmann said.All my interactions thusfar have been extremelypositive, and Im reallylooking forward to get-ting in the seat andbeginning that connec-tion process.

From MANAGER | A1

Hartmann brings experience


The failure to acquirethe Sematech researchgrant was a crushing blowfor Winter Springs,Seminole County and theUniversity of CentralFlorida, but as one door ofopportunity closes, leadersare hoping for a window ofnew options to boost thelocal economy.

Sematech, an studyaiming to reduce the timefrom innovation to manu-facturing through semi-conductors and emergingtechnologies, according toits website, set out on anationwide search to find ahome to pursue itsresearch. Of the universi-ties competing, theUniversity of CentralFlorida was in fierce com-petition with theUniversity at Albany for a$100 million researchgrant. However, theUniversity at Albany wasselected to head the proj-ect, leaving UCF with $5million to fund a facility inPalm Bay.

Winter Springs specifi-cally would have benefited

from the success of theproject had it come toCentral Florida. Offeringup their land between SR-434 and SR-417, the citywould have been a centrallocation for the Universityto build a research park.However, as the opportu-nity fled the scene, the citywas left having no otherchoice but to pursue othereconomic recovery plans.

We dont know specifi-cally whats next. All weknow is that we put our-selves forward as a goodpartner with the key play-ers in Central Florida, saidWinter Springs MayorCharles Lacey. The city ofWinter Springs steppedforward, made some com-mitments and, in the end,we didnt win this particu-lar proposal. But in thatprocess, some very goodthings happened. Wedeveloped good relationswith UCF and we thinkthat weve shown wevegot a number of things wecould bring to the table inthe future.

However, as the disap-pointment slowly sub-sides, the city has joinedforces with its sister city,

Oviedo. Although the twocities disbanded their jointeconomic developmentgroup at a governmentallevel, the group hasreformed as a public effortthrough citizen involve-ment.

They meet on amonthly basis and aregoing through the samekinds of things that thesanctioned Oviedo-Winter

Springs economic taskforce was going through tosee what the cities need todo to be business-friendlyand have the kinds ofincentives and atmospherethat can attract small andlarge businesses to thearea, said Lacey.

The new group knownas the Oviedo-WinterSprings Business AdvisoryGroup was formed after

city officials quickly dis-covered that deals couldbe made better on a busi-ness level, rather than oneheaded by governmentofficials. Because a govern-ment-run group wouldrequire open records andtransparency, the processof attracting businesses tothe area would have beenmore difficult as deals areoften made behind closed

doors, said Lacey. Oviedo, while not play-

ing a big part in theSematech proposal, is join-ing hands with WinterSprings to develop the cor-ridor along the Greenwayfrom the SR-426 inter-change to the bridge, saidMayor DominicPersampiere. In doing so,the two cities are trying todevelop uniform codesthat will make for an easytransition if a corporationsteps on the scene.

Over in Oviedo weveput in place impact feeassistance programs, jobincentive programs andwe have the CRA set up.The last three years it hasbeen a primary focus ofthe city of Oviedo to setourselves up in this slowereconomy for when thingsstart to pick up again andweve positioned ourselvesreally well.

Still, it seems to be awaiting game for bothcities as they wait for fur-ther opportunity to comeknocking. Until then, bothmayors agreed that thecities will work hand inhand until theres a light atthe end of the tunnel.

Winter Springs looking for economic boost


The National Philan-thropy Day planning com-mittee is looking for out-standing philanthropists tohonor in the Central Flori-da community.

Corporations, organiza-tions and individuals whohave shown excellence infundraising, volunteering,philanthropy and champi-oning for children, amongother categories, areencouraged to nominate

themselves. National Philanthropy

Day is the special day setaside to publicly recognizeand pay tribute to the greatcontributions that philan-thropy and those peopleactive in the philanthropiccommunity have madeto our lives, our communi-ties and our world, saidMarilyn Hattaway, presi-dent of the Central Floridachapter of the Associationof Fundraising Profession-als.

Those selected will be

notified by July 31 and willbe recognized at the 26thannual National Philan-thropy Day awards break-fast. The event will be heldat the Ritz-Carlton Orlan-do, Grande Lakes on Nov.18 from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.More than 500 communityand civic leaders will be inattendance.

To nominate an individ-ual or corporation, visitwww.apfcentralflorida.org/npd. Nominations mustbe received no later thanJune 15.

Organization looking forstandout philanthropists


Seminole Countyrecently welcomed thelady sailors competing inthe Florida Womens Sun-fish State ChampionshipRegatta. The event washeld on Lake Monroe onMay 21-22 and was spon-sored by the Lake MonroeSailing Association and theSeminole County Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau.

We are honored the

Florida Womens SunfishChampionship Regattachose Seminole County asthe location for their 2011event, said Sharon Sears,Seminole County CVBexecutive director. Thesailors brought their com-petitive spirit and out-standing skills to thewaters of Lake Monroe,while enjoying our beauti-ful county.

After a total of eightraces, Mindy Strauley wasdeclared the winner, beat-

ing 14 of the top womensailors in the state. Overthe weekend, the ladieswere allowed to exploreSeminole County in aseries of events organizedby LMSA.

Lake Mary was a won-derful location for thisyears championship, saidLMSAs Byron Hicks. Thecommunity is so pleasantand our sailors greatlyenjoyed racing on thesmooth waters of LakeMary.

Lake Monroe hosts regatta


Snaith explained thateven though the unemploy-ment figures may showpositive results, there are afew factors affecting thischange. Notably, he saidthat while unemploymentrates are going down, thelabor force figures are stillstagnant.

Part of the reason forthe decline in the unem-ployment rate is that thelabor force continues toshrink, and so month overmonth, the labor forcefalling means people aredropping out of the jobsearch. People that havebecome frustrated havebecome discouraged.When they stop looking fora job, they dont show up inthe unemployment survey,he said. What Id like tosee is the labor forceincreasing at the same timethe unemployment is goingdown.

The states unemploy-ment rate is down .3 per-cent, but about 996,000 res-idents are jobless in a laborforce of 9.2 million.

Its not time to celebrateyet, said Gary Earl, presi-dent and CEO of WorkforceCentral Florida. If you lookat our numbers here in theregion, you have equalnumbers of people going towork, and almost a similarnumber of people droppingout of the work force alltogether.

Nevertheless, the state ofthe economy is not alldoom and gloom, Snaithsaid. He upgraded his diag-nosis of the Central Floridaregion from being in a crit-ical state to a seriousstate, after the numberswere released. There was aslight increase in payrollemployment, which meansmore businesses are hiring.While these numbers areventuring upward slowly,

they are at least progressingin the right direction, hesaid.

But the questionremains: When will it allend? Though Snaith doesntclaim to be any sort ofphysic, his opinion is thatwe will start to see a slowrecovery into 2012.

I think as the year pro-gresses the numbers shouldimprove through 2011, hesaid. I really feel it will be2012 when things start totake off. Ive used themetaphor of Floridas econ-omy being a jumbo jet, and2012 is that jets departurerunway. But weve got along way until we reach thataltitude we were at before2008.

Earl, had a slightly differ-ent prediction.

The market changesfaster than the system thatteaches people their skills,Earl said. If we keep goingat the pace were growing,and the growth continues toslowly improve, we proba-bly could declare recoveryto be a real fact in maybefive years from now. Maybefour.

In the meantime, Earloffered some advice for jobseekers in Central Floridadespite the economic strug-gles faced on an every-day

basis. He said there areincreases being seen in sev-eral fields including healthservices, retail, sales man-agement, tourism and tele-marketing. However, hesaid to stray away from theconstruction or real estatefields until the housing glutis cleared up. In the mean-time, pursue education in afield youre likely to find ajob, even if it means startingfrom scratch.

Take a real good look,get into doing someresearch online and comeinto the Workforce Orlandoone-stops, he said. Lookand see if the occupationyouve been depending onis doing well or not, and ifits not, you might want toconsider going back toschool and taking up some-thing else. The economy weused to have, whenever itcomes back, is not going tolook like it used to.

From UNEMPLOYMENT | A1

Opinions split on timetable for areas recovery

Katie Dees | The ChronicleOUT OF BUSINESS:Sean Snaith, a University of Central Florida economist, said he expects Florida to see a slow recovery in 2012.

What Id like tosee is the laborforce increasingat the same time theunemploymentis going down.

Sean Snaith, University of

Central Florida economist

THEIR WORDS


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TABLE SCRAPS: A rooster pecks at food strewn on the ground in Oviedo.

FIRED UP: Artistic Hand owner Del Seaman opens one of the kilns to show finished pottery by his students. Artistic Hand offers year-round classes for all ages.

Photos by Katie Dees | The ChronicleGOING GREEN: Everson, 3, shows off his grandmothers chilis in her garden off of Snow Hill Road in Geneva.

MENAGERIE: A blue glass octopus on display at the Artistic Hand crafts store.

LET FREEDOM RING: A patriotic flag waves outside a Geneva home.


Seminole County HealthDepartment is to reducetobacco use, reduce theyouth initiation rate and toprotect all residents ofSeminole County fromsecond-hand smoke expo-sure, says Josette Sykes, theTobacco PreventionSpecialist of the program.

The purpose is to pre-vent tobacco use, tobaccosales to minors, reduce thenumber of retailers nearschools that sell tobacco,she said. We get that sup-port from people in thecommunity to bring theissues to the county gov-ernment.

The partnership beganwith $11.3 billion tobaccosettlement Floridareceived in August of 1997.The money was used forvarious tobacco preventionprograms, statewideefforts to reduce tobaccouse and for the state to getback tax money used onMedicaid patients whowere hospitalized fortobacco-related illnesses.

The key points of thesettlement were:

1. All cigarette bill-boards to be removedwithin six months, startingwith signs within 1,000 feetof schools.

2. Cigarette vendingmachines to be removedfrom places accessible tochildren.

3. Outdoor advertisingin sporting arenas and onmass transit will bebanned.

4. Industry to pay $200million by Sept. 15, 1997 earmarked for an anti-tobacco advertising cam-paign, followed by $1 bil-lion within a year and thebalance within 25 years.

Since then, the partner-ship has rallied together toinform the public of newdata concerning tobaccouse and working withyouth programs to preventpeople from starting thehabit.

The youth componentis big since many beginsmoking at a young age,some as young as 9 yearsold, Sykes said. Weexpose people to definitetrends that we receive reg-ularly and find out whatworks for prevention.Some of these trends areunexpected. We are seeingthe trend of Four Lokosparallel to the candy-fla-vored tobacco issue.

Through localizingstate initiative to reducetobacco use and preven-tion, the Seminole CountyTobacco-Free Partnershiphas seen an increase in thenumber of calls to theFlorida Quit Hotline, a freetelephone-based counsel-ing service for those want-ing to quit smoking.

Sykes said another partof the program is discover-ing why people beginsmoking in the first placeso they can initiate betterprevention tactics.

Environment is themost common factor ofwhy people smoke, shesaid.

Sykes cited one story ofa woman she had metthrough the partnershipwho was trying to stopsmoking.

She said the womanonly began smokingbecause her parentsowned a pool hall and itwas part of her life growingup.

She would just let the

cigarette smoke [waft]because she had a need tosmell it, it was familiar toher, she said. She wasalways around it and thenwhen she got older andwasnt around the family

business, she started smok-ing. Theres a wide varietyof reasons as to why peo-ple smoke, but we findenvironment is the mostcommon.

Along with seeing the

number of smokers inSeminole County continueto decrease, Sykes wouldalso like to see more regu-lars at the partnershipsquarterly meetings.

We meet up on a quar-

terly basis and its all vol-untary. Its not anythingtaxing, and we want volun-teers all the time. We dontprohibit smokers. Werehere to help and providehelp, Sykes said.

From SMOKING | A1

Officials see decrease as step in right direction

June 9 - 15, 2011

SportsOVIEDOLittle League

The Top Team Tournamentbegan last week. The District23 All-Stars managersmeeting will be held at 7p.m., June 23, in Lake Mary.Oviedos 9- and 10-year-olds,10-11, and 11-12 teams willparticipate in the All-Startournaments, which arescheduled to be held June27-30 in Apopka.

Girls track andfield

Oviedos Danielle Turk wonthe Class 4A, District 2 meets800-meter dash with a timeof 2 minutes, 23.12 seconds;Carolyn Jackson, first, 1600-meter run (5:30.11); SadieYanckello, first, 300-meterhurdles (:46.90); and the 4 X800-meter relay team ofRyley McCallum, DanaRoberson, Rachel Robersonand Turk, first (9:51.45).

HAGERTYBoys track andfield

Hagerty finished 16th inthe Class 4A, Region 1 meet.


Hagerty placed fifth in theClass 4A, Region 1 meet.

THE MASTERSACADEMYBoys track andfield

The Masters Academy tiedfor 26th place in the Class 1A,Region 2 meet.


The Masters Academy tiedThe Geneva School for 14thplace in the Class 1A, Region2 meet.

WINTERSPRINGSBoys track andfield

Winter Springs finishedninth in the Class 4A, Region1 meet.

Individually, in the District2 meet, Ladale Hollie wonthe 100-meter run (:10.82)and 200-meter run (:21.99).


Winter Springs placed 17thin the Class 4A, Region 1 meet.

Individually, the BearsRebecca Evans won the discus(113-05). Individually, in theDistrict 2 meet, Evans wonthe discus throw (116-10).

TRINITY PREPBoys track andfield

Trinity Prep tied MelbourneHoly Trinity Episcopal for theClass 1A, Region 2 title.


Trinity Prep finished fifth inthe Class 1A, Region 2 meet.

Individually, in the District7 meet, the SaintsKellyFahey won the 1600-meterrun (5:16.47); and the 4 X400-meter relay team ofRebecca Purkey, PaigeMcKenzie, Krystal Huang andNoelle Vandendreissche, first(4:14.64).

THE GENEVASCHOOLGirls track andfield

The Geneva School tied TheMasters Academy for 14thplace in the Class 1A, Region2 meet.

Compiled by Jeff Gardenour

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KEEPINGSCORE

By Erika EsolaTHE CHRONICLE

The images of a half-empty Brighthouse Net-works Stadium and UCFArena has alarmed theUCF Athletics Associa-tion, so theyve chosen tounite, or UKnight, with thelocal communities ofOviedo and WinterSprings surroundingUCFs main campus tosolve this problem.

Its been long over-due, said Joe Hornstein,associate director of ath-letics. Everyone seems tobe behind what wereabout to do: which is tapinto the community for

support and fuller stands,fuller arenas, fuller ven-ues.

UCFAA has launched anew marketing campaignexpanding on last yearsUKnight campaign calledTHE PATCH. The cam-paign is designed to build aUCF tradition on campusand within the surround-ing communities and toincrease the amount ofseason ticket holders.

Torey Brewer, formerticket sales manager, isnow the associate directorof fan development anew position created tolead the campaign.

UCF PATCH reaches out to community


Wow! Whos that bigkid wearing number 75?

This was a commonquestion that Hagerty HighSchool football head coachNate Gierke was asked lastseason by many collegehead coaches. The collegecoaches, who were initiallyon Hagertys campus toscout phenom quarterbackJeff Driskell, always tooknotice of the massive line-man who protected theman under center: 6-foot-5,280-pound Victor Gaytan.

Gaytan, a left tackle, wasalways a big kid who lovedplaying football. He didnt,however, always love beingat Hagerty,

At first, I hated it,because I was the new kid,Gaytan said.

After moving to Oviedofrom Houston for his fresh-man year, Gaytan feltremoved from his truehome and his friends.

He had gotten into trou-ble from, what he calls,hanging out with thewrong crowd, which hadcaused the move to Florida.

After moving, Gaytanstruggled in the classroomat Hagerty and was aca-demically ineligible to playfootball.

I moved here freshmanyear after the season, so Iplayed football my fresh-man year at my old school(in Texas), Gaytan said.But then my gradeswerent good enough toplay my sophomore sea-son, so I had to sit out andmiss the whole season.

Having football takenaway was a wake-up callfor him.

When he sat out hissophomore year it was thefirst time he had to sit outand watch from the side-lines, Gierke said. I toldhim he was the biggest stu-dent-manager Ive everseen and that he needed tobe out on the field playing.

Watching from the side-lines triggered a transfor-mation in Gaytan.

When I moved fromTexas I faced some adversi-ty and I didnt care toomuch for school, Gaytansaid. I looked at what waswrong and saw what I hadto do. I had to get weeklyprogress reports from myteachers. They told me that

Strong side

Courtesy Victor GaytanBMOC: Former Hagerty offensive lineman Victor Gaytan, who starred in the Central Florida East-West All-Star Game, will be taking his talents to Pikeville in Kentucky.

Hagerty tackleconquers hispast to find wayto next level

Please see GAYTAN | A10

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Oviedo Lions will haveregistration for returningcheerleaders June 11 from 8a.m.-9 a.m. at Oviedo HighSchool and open registra-tion for all cheerleaders onJune 11 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. atOviedo High School.

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I had to keep working andkeep pushing.

Gaytan had to workextra hard to get on thefield by not only trying tokeep his grades up, but alsoby still training eventhough he couldnt play in agame.

I saw a complete 180,and he deserves all thecredit in the world, Gierkesaid. Most kids in Victorssituation would just giveup. Im really proud of theperson that hes becomefrom that.

The hard work finallypaid off. His grades werehigh enough to play foot-ball.

I was playing springfootball and (Coach)Gierke called me after finalspring transcripts came outand he said I became eligi-ble, Gaytan said. It wasmy junior year, thats whenI started playing again. Mycoach really stuck with meand helped me get eligible.

Gaytan found happinessin Florida on Hagertysfootball field playing forthe Huskies.

Coming here was a badsituation at first because itwas all new to him, Gierkesaid. When I first met him,I had my doubts. But younever give up on a kid. Isaw a lot of potential inhim.

Because of his priorstruggles in the classroomand off the field in Texas,Gaytans recruiting processwas different from hisother teammates.

I didnt even think I was

going to play college ball,Gaytan said. But then theseason ended and coachGierke called me out ofclass into his office one dayand said Purdue wanted totalk to me. I was like, Ohmy God, its Purdue.

The interest neverpanned out, however. Eventhough many collegecoaches took notice of Gay-tan in the games and on thepractice field, his poor aca-demic performance fresh-man year was a turn-off formajor collegiate programs.

There were a lot ofquestion-marks, Gierkesaid. They didnt know ifhe was going to qualify.

They didnt want to takea chance on him, despite

Gaytan having put his badgrades and past behindhim.

I thought the whole eli-gibility thing was donewith my junior year, butthen when recruitingpicked up it became a prob-lem again, Gaytan said.Its been a roller coaster.

Gaytan thought thatmid-major Division I pro-gram Middle TennesseeState was about to offer hima scholarship and wasspurned when he didntreceive one.

My senior year andMiddle Tennessee Statecame and they said theywere going to offer me, andI told them basically Youoffer, I commit, Gaytan

said.By the time National

Signing Day came around,Gaytan was without a col-lege and a football career.He was crushed. He had toturn to his back-up plan:the military.

So signing day hadcame (still without theoffer) and I had called theMiddle Tennessee coachand he told me that theydecided to go in a differentdirection, Gaytan said. Iwas so upset I called everycoach I talked to asking ifthey had any room andeveryone said no.

A day before Gaytanwas about to sign a contractwith the Navy, he receiveda call that changed his life.

Coach had called me tocome down to his office,Gaytan said. Pikeville wasthere to see me. Ive nevereven heard of Pikevillebefore.

University of Pikevilleassistant coach DeMoreoFords jaw dropped whenhe met Gaytan.

His eyes blew up, Gay-tan said. He asked mewhat my height and weightwas. I told him and he juststarting smiling and laugh-ing.

Pikeville eventuallyoffered Gaytan a scholar-ship, to which he acceptedand signed a Letter ofIntent.

The biggest stress waswaiting to see if I was going

to go anywhere, Gaytansaid. Thank God its over.

Gaytan has found a newhome in Pikeville a tinyliberal arts college inPikeville, Ky., with 1,130 stu-dents.

I think why Vic is reallyhappy with pickingPikeville because theymade him feel at home,Gierke said.

The Bears compete inthe NAIA are in the processof re-branding themselvesas University of Pikevillefrom Pikeville College.

Its very likely that Gay-tan will be the big man oncampus.

Im just so excited tosee what happens, Gaytansaid.

From GAYTAN | A8

Hagertys Gaytan to play for Pikeville in Kentucky

I know that as an alum-ni myself, were missingcertain pieces to create thatlifestyle, that tradition,Brewer said. But we havean extremely large alumnibase locally. 100,000 in theCentral Florida area. Withthat said, were not filling

seats.Brewer hopes that the

new campaign can changethings.

For $5, fans get THEPATCH (a UCF logo patchon a lanyard) that givesfans special discounts andbenefits at local merchants.The patches will be sold aton campus, at local retail-ers, restaurants, at football

games and at localPATCH parties. PATCHparties, like the inauguralone that was heldWednesday at Down-town Orlandos Terrace390, will be held through-out the year at differentrestaurants, night clubsand civic meetings inOrlando and SeminoleCounty.

THE PATCH itself isan outcry, Brewer said.Its something tangible,its an activation tool toget people to brand thelogo.

The building of a UCFbrand is starting to showin Seminole County. UCFhas reached out to manyyouth sports leaguesallowing for the usage ofTHE PATCH andKnights insignia.

Weve made somespecial allowances withOviedo (to use black andgold), East Orlando witha Junior Knights footballteam and the JuniorKnights hockey team in,I believe, SeminoleCounty, Hornstein said.You see colleges suinglocal youth leagues aboutusing their logo. Maybeone day well be in thatposition. But as long as

theygothroughthe process, wewelcome it.

UCFAA hopes THEPATCH will not onlyincrease the amount oflocal presence in thecommunity, but will alsobuild a UCF brand andattract more season tick-et holders.

Its a tool thats goingto allow us to go intonew markets in CentralFlorida and create UCF-themed events, Horn-stein said.

PATCH parties arejust one of many wayshow UCF is continuingto increase their localpresence in SeminoleCounty. UCFAA alsoplans on implementing aPATCH patrol hiredindividuals traveling todifferent businessesaround Orlando andSeminole County who

dis-tribute pro-motionalUCFmaterial:THEPATCH,UKnight posters and cal-endars.

Along with the patroland the parties, SeminoleCounty-based organiza-tion Krewe of Leadersand UCF will also have aPATCH parade of cham-pions before the footballteams opening gameagainst CharlestonSouthern honoringUCFs championshipteams and local champi-ons in the community,such as little league, popwarner and even spelling

beechampions.

Its goingto be this

incrediblecommunity

event, Hornstein said.UCFAA hopes that

the campaign will helpbuild a tradition not onlyon campus, but in thesurrounding SeminoleCounty communities aswell.

After all, SeminoleCounty is UCFAAsbread and butter.

Seminole County,they house the most sea-son ticket holders thatwe have, Brewer said.Oviedo and WinterSprings.

From UCF | A8

UCF hopes to UKnight locally

Courtesy Victor GaytanA ROLLER COASTER: After overcoming academic struggles his freshman year, Victor Gaytan improved his grades to sign with Pikeville, left, and graduate from Hagerty, right.

LifestylesJune 9 - 15, 2011

Photos by Ed Ruping | The ChroniclePUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: Powell sifts through his bin of puzzle pieces, which he uses to create large portraits.

By Amy KD TobikTHE CHRONICLE

Doug Powell looked content as he slowly ran his fingers through anestimated 100,000 puzzle pieces, carefully studying the myriad colorsand shapes.

In some ways, this is like my paint, the Oviedo artist said as puzzlepieces filtered through his fingers back into the large wooden bin.Powell stood over his most recent project, an oversized portrait of the

late comedian/actor George Burns, as he analyzed his next step. There arentany paint brushes to be found in this artists studio; only a partially decorated

canvas in a room filled from floor to ceiling with hundreds of puzzle boxes and abottle of glue. Powell said he is practicing the fine art of Duzzling, a term he

coined to describe his unusual puzzle art technique. The name is a combina-tion of part of his first name with the word puzzle.

A Navy veteran and Winter Park massage therapist for 14 years, Powellunleashed his more creative side in 2001 when he glued random puzzlepieces to a canvas to add interest to his enormous spin art projects. Itwas his attempt, he said, to return to his more imaginative side from hisyouth. Though Powell never had formal art training, he said he wasalways encouraged as a child to experiment and be creative. As a youngteen, for example, he was known for his enormous String Art creations,

which he sold at a local boutique.I never did anything mainstream. I just refused to follow that, Powell

said.About five years ago, Powell let his creative juices flow as he repurposed

tons of remnant leftovers from a countertop business and created containers,planters and sculptures, many of which can be found on display throughout

Orlando.And then one thing led to the next, Powell said.

In 2007, Powell developed the idea to create a detailed mosaic of a human faceusing unaltered puzzle pieces. Using Hollywood icon Ingrid Bergmans face for the

project, Powell set out to create a detailed work of art inspired by artist Andy Warhol.His success at recreating the intricacies of the facial features as well as shadow and light

led Powell to recreate an image captured by photographer Steve McCurry. His well-

Artist turns puzzles into pop art

Please see PUZZLE | A12

In some ways, this islike my paint. I neverdid anythingmainstream I justrefused to follow that.

Doug Powell, Oviedo artist

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Ever since AleenaVoorhees was a little girl,she has been on a mission tosave the world.

Aleena has always beeninterested in the underdog,said her mother, KatrinaVoorhees, as she smiled ather 11-year-old daughter.

When she was tiny, shewanted to go to Africa andsave people, find the curefor different diseases.

And when Aleenalearned in second grade shecould donate grains of ricethrough the United NationsFood Program by complet-ing vocabulary lessons onFreerice.com, she spentcountless hours on the fami-

ly computer feeding thechildren.

By fifth grade, Aleenaspassion for service hadgrown immensely, fromsinging with her schoolchorus at a local retire-ment center to collectingfood for a homeless shel-ter.

This year, Aleenaskind heart and leadershipqualities caught the eye ofPartin Elementary fifth-grade teacher, JulieGrunther, who nominatedAleena for the SeminoleAssociation of SchoolAdministrators award atthe school level.

The professionalorganization of education-al leaders publicly honorsoutstanding students,administrators and com-munity leaders each year.

After submitting a 250-word essay describing hercommitment to servingher community, Aleenawas awarded the SASAelementary schoolStudent Leader of theYear Award for all ofSeminole County lastmonth.

She received a plaqueas well as a check for $100,which Aleena said will gostraight to her collegefund.

Aleena said she wasshocked but thrilled whenshe learned from PartinElementary principalMaria Katz she was thewinner at the county level.

I never had heardabout the award before,but I was excited when Ifound out I won, especial-ly when I heard it was outof all of Seminole County,Aleena said.

Volunteering hasbecome a way of life forAleena, as she spendsmost of her free time try-ing to make a differenceboth locally and globally.

I am a leader at vaca-tion bible school for thepreschoolers (at FirstUnited Methodist Churchin Oviedo) and I teachthem about Christianityand encourage them tobring in donations for theHOPE Foundation (a non-profit organization for thehomeless), Aleena said.I also sing in the chorus

for school, and we goaround helping places likethe homeless center bysinging to them anddonating things like socksand Suduko puzzles. Wealso went to The Tremont(retirement home) andsang for them in theircafeteria.

Also on the local level,Aleena said she has cher-ished her time spent withan elderly woman namedFran every week.

She likes to read, so Ibuy her books at Goodwilland garage sales writtenby her favorite author,Aleena said.

At the beginning of theschool year, Aleena alsovolunteered to read tokindergartners enrolled inthe Partin Elementaryextended-day program tohelp calm and soothethese young ones after along day of school.

A proponent for caringfor others, Aleena used thedangers of bullying as herplatform when she ran forstudent council at Partin.

I emphasized bullyingbecause I was a victim of

that Im not now and Istand up for kids who arebullied, she said.

On a global level,Aleena organized a stu-dent group at PartinElementary to create andsell handmade braceletsand necklaces to benefitthe people of Haiti. Theysold each piece for 25cents, the equivalent offeeding one meal to achild in Haiti; they raised$88.

Aleena also took partin the Feed the Childrenprogram this year whereshe and her classmatesscooped and assembledmeals into bags at theschool to be sent off toHaiti.

Aleena said she hopesher commitment to help-ing others will inspireother students to volun-teer and become a part ofthe community.

The less fortunateneed someone to maketheir lives better, Aleenasaid. It definitely makesme feel good inside know-ing I have made a differ-ence.

Fifth-grader wins student leadership award

Amy KD Tobik | The ChroniclePARTINS LITTLE HELPER: Aleena Voorhees, who attends Partin Elementary, won the Student Leader of the Year award for all of Seminole County.

known photo of Sharbat Gula,known as the Afghan Girl, was fea-tured on the cover of NationalGeographic in 1985.

I wanted an image that wassomewhat iconic so people wouldrecognize it and I would have feed-back, and have a fair comparison,"Powell said.

When Powell learned EdwardMeyer, vice president of Exhibitsand Archives for RipleyEntertainment, was searching forunique portrait art for the Ripleymuseums, he immediately intro-duced him to his signature form ofDuzzle Art. In one year, Ripleys haspurchased five portraits fromPowell depicting Ingrid Bergman,Sophia Loren, Lady Gaga, LadyLiberty and a portrait of AbrahamLincoln made using more than4,000 keys from leftover computerkeyboards. The portraits will be dis-played in numerous cities, fromHollywood, Calif., to Times Squarein New York City.

Powells impressive mosaics oncanvas, which are typically 4 feet by4 feet in size, incorporate between2,500 and 4,000 random puzzlepieces. He said it takes him between100 and 150 hours to complete ahighly detailed piece.

Its totally my passion to dothis, he said. I have been collectingpuzzle pieces from thrift stores andgarage sales [and] Craigslist. It takesa whole lot of patience. It allbecomes a process and you contin-ue and continue and continue.

Powell said he typically beginswith the most detailed part of theproject first and works outward.

At first its a challenge; whenyou start it looks awkward anddoesnt look right, but you have tobelieve it will work out, he said. Alot of it is interpretive; Im not tryingto get the color just right because itis still kind of an abstract.

Powell said he does cut thepieces sometimes to make them fitand accentuate detail, but he doesntpaint them. He said he takes pleas-ure in surprising the viewer byincluding pieces that reveal anotherprinted object upon closer viewing,such as a flag or part of a barn.

With the Lady Gaga, I wasalmost finished with it when I cutthe lights off and headed off to bedand realized she glowed in the dark;turns out I had some glow-in-the-dark puzzle pieces and they werespread out all over, he said.

Powell said he has been thrilledwith the response to his work as anartist. In addition to his pieces beingpurchased by Ripleys, his work hasbeen on display in the Scott Laurent

Collection in Winter Park and inmultiple art shows.

My head is still spinning; I didntrealize this was going to go some-where, Powell said of his artisticrejuvenation. Biologically speaking,I will be 50 this August and I waswondering how long I was going tohold off before jumping back in.One door would open another. Youdont know that door is there untilyou jump in.

From PUZZLE | A11

Powell thrilled to delve into art again

Ed Ruping | The ChronicleTOWER OF PUZZLE: Powell and his collection of puzzles, which hes collected over the years.


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By Laura NewberryTHE CHRONICLE

Amateur radio oper-ation is more than just ahobby; its a reliable wayto call for help duringnatural disasters, andSeminole County ama-teur radio operators areout to prove it.

During AmateurRadio Field Day on June25 and June 26, mem-bers of the Lake MonroeAmateur Radio Societyand the Amateur RadioEmergency Service willbe testing their commu-nications abilities, mak-ing sure their radioequipment works quick-ly and efficiently.

Nobody dreams [a]disaster will happen andall of a sudden an entiretown is wiped out.These things happenand you have to be pre-pared. Thats what fieldday is about: prepared-ness, said NormLauterette, public infor-mation officer ofLMARS.

According toLauterette, the suddenspike in tornadoes andfloods across the coun-try has made ham radioservices even more use-ful.

Its been a tremen-dous year for disasters,Lauterette said. Thereneeds to be a lot of com-munity awareness aboutour event so people canbecome educated aboutwhat we do.

Amateur Radio FieldDay is an annually coor-dinated, nationwideevent that occurs over a24-hour time period.

During this time,amateur radio operatorscome together to testtheir radio emergencyequipment and educatethe community as towhy their skills areimportant.

They communicatewith other radio opera-tors in all fifty states,Canada and, if theyrelucky, the InternationalSpace Station.

When the ISS isover our area, we cancommunicate with theastronauts, Lauterettesaid. There will be fiveopportunities for satel-lite relay with them atthe event this year.

Satellite communica-tion is one of six modesof communication theradio operators test dur-ing the field day.

The other kinds oftransmission includephone, Morse code,slow-scan television,digital communications,and Get on the Air, thehands-on public partici-pation station.

According toLauterette, slow-scantelevision is whensomebody sends a pic-ture via radio frequen-cies, and it comes acrossa television screen onthe other end. Forinstance, a Field Dayparticipant in Californiacould send a picture toWinter Springs and theimage would appear onthe screen, one line at atime.

The Get on the Airstation is a preapprovedarea for the general pub-lic to talk on the radio,giving people a feel forthis sort of communica-tion theyve oftentimesnever experiencedbefore.

We get kids on thereand give them exposureto the process,Lauterette said. GirlScout and Boy ScoutTroops have been pres-ent at the event in yearspast, testing the equip-ment and earning theircommunication meritbadges.

For them its anopportunity to get out inthe field, Lauterettesaid of the scout troops.

A lot of thetroops that came out lastyear set up their tents inthe field and spent theday with us, or two dayswith us. We tell them allabout the radios and let

them hear contactsthrough the satellite as wellas Morse code operation.

In todays generation,communication by radio isseldom used, as most peo-ple find it most convenientto talk through cell phones,land lines and the Internet.In a crisis such as a hurri-cane or a flood, however,these modes of communi-cation often becomeunavailable. Thats whenham radio operators stepin.

Cell phones will godown in extreme weatherconditions, said AndyGausz, past president andcurrent board member ofLMARS. Amateur radio isan unstoppable communi-cation because they can geton the radio right now.They arent encumberedby any government organi-zational structure, andtheyre able to use theirskills in those times with-out having to wait for a fed-eral agency to respond.They are ever ready.

According to Lauterette,there are over 700,000licensed amateur radiooperators in U.S., andaround 40,000 of them par-ticipate in the nationalAmateur Radio Field Day.There are also more than1,000 ham radio operatorsin Seminole County alone.

Radio Field Day isntonly a community activity;it demonstrates to the com-munity that they have peo-ple, neighbors, who arecompetent at emergencycommunications, Gauszsaid. There are people liv-ing right next door thatthey never realized are ableto request help or relaymessages or inform localgovernments of neighbor-hood conditions in times ofemergency.

Lauterette also findsradio operating skills to beof great use to the commu-nity.

Every one of thosethousand operators inSeminole County havetheir own equipment andcan operate as a base sta-tion from their home, fromtheir car, or from theirhandheld radios,Lauterette said.

During Radio Field Day,LMARS members keeptrue to conditions theywould find themselves induring a flood or hurricane.What that means for themis operating all of theirequipment using only bat-teries, generators, and solarpower panels.

On Field Day we can-not use commercial poweror electricity, because in astorm there isnt going tobe any, Lauterette said.

Lauterette, who has sentout many invitations to

public figures in the area,says that government offi-cials such as Rep. SandyHayes and Rep. John Micahhave attended the event inpast years.

He hopes for them toattend this years Field Day,along with Florida SenatorBill Nelson.

The year before lastwhen John Micah came toour Field Day site, he wassurrounded by about 25 Girland Boy Scouts. They were

just overwhelmed seeing agovernment official,Lauterette said. He gave twoof the youngest ones com-memorative coins. Theythought that was fantastic.

For a day of amateur radiointeraction, check out theevent on June 25 and 26 in thelower pavilion field ofCentral Winds Park inWinter Springs.

Festivities begin at 2 p.m.on Saturday and end 2 p.m.on Sunday.

Radio group preps for disaster

Laura Newberry | The ChronicleWHAT A HAM: LMARS members setup for the Amateur Radio Field Day.

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Immigration: Whatthe U.S. does right

The nation recently received twocontradictory signals about the impor-tance of immigration reform. PresidentObama stood near the Mexican borderin El Paso on May 10 and called (again)for immigration reform. The nextweek, Gallup released a poll showingthat a scant 4 percent of Americansconsider immigration to be the nation'smost important problem. That's downfrom 11 percent four years ago.

What's happened to our nationalimmigration angst? Clearly, the eco-nomic slump that began in late 2007has given us other things to worryabout. The long recession and slowrecovery have had more direct effectson our perception of immigration prob-lems too.

This is a central conclusion of arecently released Manhattan Institutereport I wrote on immigrant assimila-tion. The recession brought immigra-tion to a virtual halt, and in the processsmoothed over the differences betweenimmigrants and natives that provokedso much worry in headier times.

The recession affected immigrantsmore severely than natives. This ledsome migrants to leave the country,and undoubtedly caused some would-be migrants now living in other coun-tries to stay put. The immigrants mostlikely to leave were, by and large,recent arrivals to the United States, andrecent immigrants are always the leastassimilated, measured by economic sta-tus, cultural factors like English fluency,or civic engagement. When some ofthese new arrivals depart, and otherwould-be new arrivals decide to stayhome, the average differences betweenimmigrants and natives narrow. Asthese differences fade into memories,our collective concern with immigra-tion policy naturally declines.

Are we being shortsighted? Will westart worrying about immigration againonce the economy heats up? The Man-hattan Institute report provides someadditional perspective on these ques-tions, by comparing the experiences ofimmigrants in the United States and 10other advanced nations. Though manyof us have been conditioned to think ofinternational comparisons as unflatter-ing to the United States, handlingimmigration turns out to be one thingwe do better than most of the rest ofthe world.

This conclusion leaps out fromstudy of many indicators in manycountries. The homeownership rateamong immigrants to America exceedsthat of immigrants to Italy by 20 per-centage points. The employment rateof American immigrants exceeds thatof immigrants to the Netherlands by 13percentage points. Immigrants here aremore likely to be naturalized citizensthan those in many European coun-tries.

A focus on averages does obscureimportant parts of the story. While themore successful half of the immigrantpopulation, represented most clearlyby immigrants born in Asia, has done

quite well, the other half has exhibitedmuch slower progress. As we worryabout the status of Mexicans and Cen-tral Americans in the United States,however, so do Europeans worry aboutMuslim immigrants -- many of themsimilarly illegal -- from North Africaand the Middle East. Witness the 2009Swiss ban on the construction ofminarets, and the collective hand-wringing of Angela Merkel, NicolasSarkozy and David Cameron on thefailure of multiculturalism in Europe.Evaluated side by side, the problems ofMuslim immigrants in Europe are asbad or worse than those of Mexicansand Central Americans here.

Given demographic trends in thedeveloping world, the transatlanticdivide in immigrant experiences isbound to grow. Fertility rates in Mexi-co, which a generation ago ran morethan twice the level in the UnitedStates, now equal those on this side ofthe border. History shows that slow-downs in fertility precede slowdownsin emigration. Africa, a vastly moreimportant source of migrants in Europethan in North America for simple rea-sons of geography, will be the last con-tinent to witness the great decline infertility rates historically associatedwith economic development.

Aside from demography and geog-raphy, what explains the surprising suc-cess of modern American immigrants?Culture and history clearly matter.Referring to oneself as German or Ital-ian invokes concepts of ethnicity and ofnational identity simultaneously. In thiscountry, we have long separated thetwo. Our hyphenated identities may bedisagreeable to some, but they encap-sulate a societal readiness to assimilate.We couple this cultural plasticity withreasonable policies. We place relativelyfew obstacles on the path to economicand civic integration.

While the U.S. fares well in interna-tional context, there is one nation thatconsistently outperforms us. Thanks insome part to its greater distance fromthe developing world, and in larger partto its own policy choices, Canadastands out as the developed nationwith the best record of incorporatingimmigrants into society. This recordappears consistently in internationalcomparisons of migrants from specificbirth regions, from North Africa toSoutheast Asia.

Two facets of immigration policyhelp to explain Canada's success. Indistributing visas, Canada emphasizesskills and education rather than coun-try quotas and family reunification. Justas important, Canada permits dual citi-zenship and allowing naturalizationafter only three years.

Our immigration system is clearlynot perfect. But it is, in fact, quite good.The first task of any proposal forreform should be to preserve ourinnate advantage in incorporatingimmigrants into society.

JACOB L. VIGDORLOS ANGELES TIMES

Drew Sheneman | Tribune Media Services

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Restaurants face another foe

My food costs are up 6 percent thisyear, and food cost is my largest singleexpense. Im terrified to increase pricesin this market but Im going to have toand I hope all of you will understand.

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UCF baseball continues to beef up local identity

So many things to say. A leagueknown for extraordinary talent? Really?All that talent in Conference USA hasled to 12 teams TOTAL out of the con-ference to ever make it to Omaha. FSUhas been 20 times alone. Failed argu-ment there. Next On the verge of ath-letic dominance? Really? And exactly

what sport are they on the verge ofdominating in? Look, UCF does deservecredit. They have turned things aroundas a whole, athletically. But they are nowhere near the same level as many,many, many programs in the nation,even in their own state. Its become thenorm for many UCF supporters to goas far as being arrogant or cocky. That, Ireally do not understand. Theres a dif-ference between being supportive andbeing overconfident. Come back an

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