SO U T H W E ST O RA N G E
Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 8, NO. 8
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
Right here, right now! Venardos Circus has returned for three weeks of shows under the big top. SEE PAGE 3A.
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YOUR TOWN TREE LOT TAKES ROOT DOWNTOWN Local entertainer Billy Flanigan has returned to downtown Winter Garden this year with his Santa’s Old Fashioned Christmas Trees. He is selling Fraser Fir trees, wreaths and holiday décor at 114 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, as well as at Windermere High School, 5523 Winter Garden Vineland Road.
ROTARY CLUB HOSTING TOY DRIVE The Rotary Club of Horizon West once again is collecting toys for its annual toy drive for the kids of Maxey Elementary School in Winter Garden. The club still needs toys for boys and girls ages 4 to 11. Donations should be unwrapped toys at a recommended value of $25 and small enough to fit in a backpack. If it requires batteries, please include those, as well. Toys can be dropped off with Bryan Fifer — State Farm Insurance Agent, 16106 Marsh Road, Suite 104, Winter Garden. Donors also can contact Emily Pawlicki Tornatore, (407) 491-2476, if pick-up is needed. Deadline to donate is Dec. 2.
Cancer fund kicks off annual drive Courtesy photo
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church will present two productions in celebration of the Christmas season. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
FESTIVE FUN It’s officially Christmas season, and there are plenty of local events to attend. PAGE 6A.
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The Jimmy Crabtree Cancer Fund’s Brighten Someone’s Christmas event seeks to give gift cards to those affected by cancer. 2A.
The family that works together … Three generations of one family work at Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital in Ocoee. PAGE 6A.
Just in time for Christmas, we take a look at some of the world’s timeless toys.