SO U T H W E ST O RA N G E
Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
OARS Director Kirstin Anderson celebrates 25 years. SEE PAGE 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
VOLUME 8, NO. 19
Resident concocts pie shop Will Lenhart opened his new cottage pie business, Signature Bakehouse. PAGE 5A.
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YOUR TOWN LACE UP FOR WOHS FUN RUN
The community is invited to participate in West Orange High School’s first Student Government Association WarriorThon Fun Run Saturday, Feb. 25. The run raises funds for the school’s Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon. The cost is $15 for youth and $25 for West Orange students and adults. Pre-registration is available at bit.ly/3YGKWsI. Day-of-run registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at WOHS, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden, and includes the run, T-shirt, snacks and games after the run. Three runs are scheduled: youth at 9 a.m., WOHS students at 9:30, and adults at 10. For information, email Alicia.Light@ocps.net. This year’s WarriorThon is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the West Orange gym. Entry is $10, and the community is welcome to attend.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH TO CELEBRATE PASTOR
Michael Eng
Horizon High senior color guard member Valeria Marcial will travel in May to Ohio to march with The Bluecoats, a prestigious DCI drum and bugle corps. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4A.
County rates residents in recycling program Citizens in select areas of the county are receiving feedback cards on their bins with either a thumbs up or thumbs down on their recycling efforts. SEE PAGE 2A.
Ocoee approves fest funds PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID WINTER GARDEN, FL PERMIT NO. 81
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The 2023 Ocoee Music Festival will take place March 10 and 11, with a budget of $115,000. SEE PAGE 5A.
DANCING IN THE STREET Winter Garden Heritage and Music Festival delights community with history, jams. SEE PAGE 3A.
Calvary Baptist Church is hosting a drop-in party to celebrate Dr. Reynold Lemp’s 95th birthday. The festivities will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the church’s fellowship hall, 631 Dillard St., Winter Garden, and the community is invited to stop by and wish the pastor a happy birthday.