SO U T H W E ST O RA N G E
Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023
VOLUME 8, NO. 39
Speed cushion plan hits bump in the road The implementation of temporary speed cushions on Daniels Road have been removed as the city of Winter Garden continues to consult with its traffic engineering division. SEE PAGE 2A.
SWEET LAND
Triumph on two wheels! Ocoee welcomed the first skateboarders and cyclists to its new Action Sports Park. SEE PAGE 1B.
Lexi and Bill Curtin showed off American flag T-shirts.
OF LIBERTY
Pavilion project stalls Windermere Town Council members will vote on whether to stop work on the project at their July meeting. SEE PAGE 2.
YOUR TOWN ROTARY INSTALLS NEW LEADERS The Rotary Club of Windermere installed new officers and board of directors for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The Windermere club has met consistently at 6:54 a.m. Tuesdays in Windermere Town Hall since its founding in 1969. Those installed were Vijay Wagh (club secretary), Anthony Lightman (incoming district area governor), Frank Fernandez (vocational service), Don Hairston (vocational service co-chair), Karen Hairston (president), Norma Sutton (youth services), Cynthia Hulin (club service), Ron Mathis (embership), Regiane Cidral (public image), Emerson Greco (international ervice), Gregg Gorsky (outgoing district area governor), Jim Schuppert (outgoing president) and Josh Abraham (foundation).
Danielle Bergeron, Jenn Curtis, Alli Upham, Lauren Robertson and Laura Cochran had a girl’s night.
Attendees indulged in myriad activities including decorating the sidewalks with chalk.
Brayden Atkins was thrilled with the event. Photos by Annabelle Sikes
Thousands of Horizon West residents and their guests flocked to the Tower Green for a night filled with food trucks, fireworks and fun Saturday, July 1. MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 4A.