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ISAAC BABCOCK Page 9 Observer Staff Winter Park is one vote away from banning protests in neighbor- hoods forever, as the City Commis- sion gave preliminary approval on Monday to make an “emergency public safety ordinance” perma- nent. The ordinance, which would ban anyone from protesting within PHOTO BY ISAAC BABCOCK — THE OBSERVER 50 feet of a residence in the city, Rollins Football players practice at Hungerford Field on Monday night. They’re gearing up for their first game, which is Sept. 29. comes after anti-abortion protes- tors picketed the home of a notable Lifestyles ISAAC BABCOCK “We were really scared that we wouldn’t have resident on Aug. 18. Electronic Arts Tiburon studio in Observer Staff anybody this year,” Alvarez said. “When I saw “I literally had to push through Maitland creates the games of today The football field shimmered with more all the people on the field I was like ‘Yes!’ be- these folks who were carrying mas- and trains the creators of tomorrow. blue than ever as Rollins College took the field cause now I’ll have backup.” sive protest signs and signs that for practice on Monday night. In less than two When the Tars pulled off their first win said, ‘Jenna Tosh kills babies and Page 10 weeks they’ll hit the gridiron for their second against Clemson last season, only 18 men were hurts women,’” Planned Parent- season since a resurrection after 62 years of dor- left standing by game’s end. One of them played hood of Greater Orlando CEO Jen- mancy. When that moment comes on Sept. 29, with a hand that had been crushed because he na Tosh said at the Aug. 27 Com- Letters to the editor they’re hoping to be bigger and better than ever. had no backup. mission meeting. The head of the A Winter Park resident found her They’re getting there. His eyes panning a More than 2,000 fans were watching as that women’s health care provider is biological family members thanks to a dimly lit damp field, Coach Ezra Simmons sees scoreboard showed 30-16, a gritty but happy also the sister-in-law of “Tosh.0” 2011 story by writer Brittni Johnson. some familiar faces and a lot of new ones under end to the second of two exhibition games that show host and University of Cen- Page 14 shiny white helmets. The head count is in the would make their 2011 season. tral Florida alumnus Daniel Tosh. high twenties on Monday night, though the full “Last year people were interested in the nov- That night the Commission roster comes out closer to 40, he said. Meager as elty of it,” Simmons said. “They wanted to see if passed an emergency 60-day ordi- it is, that’s still substantially better than last year. this is going to succeed or fail. Now they know nance banning protesting in resi- Returning lineman Chris Alvarez said he’s ex- we’re serious.” dential areas. On Monday, Sept. 10, cited already. n Please see ROLLINS on page 2 n Please see COMMISSION on page 5 City approves 51-year A&H lease Obama Publisher statement on page 4. USPS 00-6186 Lease OK’d in a split vote after adding an amendment that requires A&H to open a new gallery within three years office open SARAH WILSON The approved lease includes an amend- Observer Staff ment drafted after the Council’s last meet- More than two years of talks and nine ing, Aug. 27, adding an additional clause months of negotiations regarding the Art that A&H must commence construction on & History Museums – Maitland’s cultural a new building or purchase an existing one partnership and lease with the city of Mai- in the Cultural Corridor to house a new gal- tland came to a rolling lery within the next three years. The amend- To learn more 51-year conclusion at ment lays out that if by Sept. 30, 2015, A&H about new and the City Council meet- has not commenced construction or pur- ongoing programs ing on Monday. chased an existing building costing at least hosted by Art & History Museums Hours of back-and- $600,000, Council can terminate the lease. – Maitland, visit forth between City “I want the organization to invest the ArtandHistory.org Council members, A&H money they have right here in our city,” directors and the public Councilman Ivan Valdes said, as he worked culminated in a 3-2 vote to negotiate the amendment into what he PHOTO BY ISAAC BABCOCK — THE OBSERVER to extend A&H’s 51-year evergreen lease deemed acceptable. He was the swing vote Jacqueline Jones entertained at the opening of the with the city of Maitland when its initial needed to extend or terminate the lease. Winter Park headquarters for the re-election of President one-year trial period ends on Sept. 30. n Please see COUNCIL on page 3 Obama on Friday at Morse Boulevard and Denning Drive. Page 2 Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 Winter Park / Maitland Observer ROLLINS | The Tars will face seven opponents in their second season and they hope to attract big crowds n CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE “Our roster size has increased quite a bit,” Hoblick said. “We’ve A collision at midfield Mon- had a lot more commitment at day sent two blue jerseys hurtling practice weekly. There’s a lot sideways toward the ground as more expected from the players Rollins practiced tackling drills to this year and more responsibility. get ready to face Kennesaw State, With seven games instead of just t-minus 12 days and counting. On two, there’s a lot more demanded Hungerford Field in Eatonville, from them physically.” the Tars are practicing late to stay They’ll have a bit more star out of the summer simmer, ready- power this time around, with ing for the long ride to where the what Simmons said is the team’s swamps meet the cooler Appala- first recruiting class, of two play- chian foothills in north Georgia. ers. Joey Vinck, from Glendale The Tars have never played Rancho Solano Prep in Arizona the Owls before. When Kennesaw was a three-sport varsity athlete State was founded, Rollins’ foot- and helped launch a team that ball team had been shuttered for had 15 players the first year. Trey more than 13 years. More pointed- Vaillant is also a multi-sport ath- ly, Kennesaw State has never had lete. a football team until this year. But “I’m pretty excited for our first they’re ambitiously growing the game,” Vinck said. “One thing program, with the Marietta Daily I’ve noticed is the enthusiasm and PHOTO BY ISAAC BABCOCK — THE OBSERVER With a roster that’s grown by more than 50 percent in the last year, the Rollins Tars will face tougher opponents in an ambitious schedule. Journal reporting that the school intensity that we have.” has aspirations to play in NCAA- But some on the team don’t level football by 2014. have as much experience with full of experience, Hoblick said that well,” Hoblick said. “The teams And over the course of seven With no experience against the football seasons heading into their Kennesaw State could be their where they’re the only one at their games they’re hoping to build Owls to go off of, the Tars are rely- first year at Rollins. That means biggest opponent this year. school, those are the ones that will skills on the field, but also a buzz ing on practicing harder and gain- longer practices and more condi- With a roster of 60 players, give us the biggest competition.” and a fan base to try to trump ing as much experience as pos- tioning drills to try to get them they’re maxed out for a club sport. Those teams include Virginia their big opening game last year, sible before the scoreboard lights more into shape than their first “Even though they’re new, Commonwealth (Nov. 10) and which Hoblick said had 3,000 fans up at the end of the month. opponent. And despite their lack they’ve got it together pretty Longwood University, which will in attendance. arrive on Oct. 14 for the Tars’ first “We’re pretty confident that home game of the season. But the we’ll be able to win quite a few Tars will be playing some club- football programs this season,” level teams from much bigger Hoblick said. “The winning is namesakes including Clemson, what’s going to bring people out South Carolina and North Caro- to the games, then we’ll see how lina. far we can go from there.” HUGE ORCHID AUCTION 2012 Rollins College Football schedule Sept.