W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 92, NO. 43
FREE • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025
Embedded in service Hundreds work to build beds that will be donated to children. PAGE 3A.
YOUR TOWN WINDERMERE CRAFT BEER FEST RETURNS
After a five-year hiatus, the Windermere Craft Beer Fest is back. The volunteer-organized and not-for-profit event will take place 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, at 520 Main St., Windermere. Attendees can expect live music by the Down Brothers, food vendors and, of course, craft beers. The festival is a sampling-style event to showcase some of Florida’s local breweries, so expect small pours. General admission is $35 and VIP admission is $50, both subject to availability. VIP members get exclusive access to air conditioning, a private restroom and “some solid festival swag.” To purchase your tickets, visit bit.ly/46FBflj.
Booked on creativity
HORIZON WEST ROTARY TO TEE OFF WITH GOLF TOURNEY The Rotary Club of Horizon West Foundation will hit the links for its Golf Tournament. The tournament takes place at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Stoneybrook West Golf Club, 15501 Towne Commons Blvd., Winter Garden. Check-in begins at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Golfers also will enjoy a 50/50 raffle, tournament games, complimentary beverages, lunch/ award ceremony and a goodie bag. For more information, visit horizonwestrotary.com.
OCOEE PLANS FRIGHTFULLY GOOD TIME
The city of Ocoee will present a night of fun and frights at its 2025 Halloween Howl Night. The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, October. 24, at Bill Breeze Park, Ocoee. Attendees will enjoy a spooky maze, costume parade, escape room challenge, fortune teller, trunk or treat, food trucks, games, rides and more. The city is presenting this event in partnership with Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital. Registration is required for the escape room; visit bit. ly/4obMCaE. activities and contests, such as the Best Pets Contest. For more information, visit bit.ly/4pXvtmD.
Megan Bruinsma
West Orange High junior Autumn Tucker was happy to see her completed work put together in The Pulp Pages. It was the third editon of the West Oaks’ Teen Library and Creative Arts Magazine.
West Oaks Library invites local teens to produce work for the library’s literary magazine, The Pulp Pages, while earning community service hours. SEE PAGE 4A.
Oakland amends Out in full force town charter Oakland Town Commission will have a second reading of an ordinance addressing the charter at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28. SEE PAGE 3A.
Police departments make positive connections with residents during National Night Out.
SEE PAGE 7A.