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FREE • THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024
VOLUME 9, NO. 24
ELECTION RESULTS SEE 2A. Shane Taylor
George Oliver III
Chloe Johnson
YOUR TOWN
Ron Mueller
Iliana Ramos Jones
Windermere resident Amelia Grace Donaho, a junior at Foundation Academy, has been selected as Miss City Beautiful’s Teen 2024. She will help represent Team Orlando at the Miss Florida 2024 competition in June in Lakeland. SEE PAGE 4A.
OAKLAND PLANS CELEBRATION AMONG THE OAKS The town of Oakland is hosting its annual springtime festival, Celebration Among the Oaks, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at VanderLey Park, 117 E. Gulley Ave. During the event, guests can shop at more than 40 vendor booths, and children can participate in activities and crafts, pose for free photos with the Easter Bunny and hunt for eggs. The Lakeside Church will host a helicopter egg drop, and families can play in a stream of bubbles at The Bubble Bus. There also will be a chance to win a tree, dine at several food trucks and visit the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland to see the Central Florida Watercolor Society’s 2024 Annual Juried Membership Art Show.
ROTARY HOSTING EVENING AT THE POPS SATURDAY
The Rotary Club of Winter Garden is presenting its annual Evening at the Pops concert under the stars at Newton Park, 31 W. Garden Ave., in Winter Garden. The musical event begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and will feature the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, with special guest John Stevens of “American Idol.” Tickets are $10 for general admission and $75 for VIP, which includes dinner, drinks and live entertainment. They are available online at bit. ly/2024Pops or at Winter Garden City Hall, 300 W. Plant St., or the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation – Healthy West Orange Heritage and Cultural Center, 21 E. Plant St.
TRUE BEAUTY RESIDES WITHIN Annabelle Sikes
From tap dance to weightlifting, community service, volleyball, National Honor Society and more, 17-year-old Amelia Grace Donaho is an excellent representative of the city beautiful.
Portable traffic signals coming to Avalon intersection Following various accidents at the intersection in recent months, Orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson announced at a community meeting that temporary traffic lights are on the way.
SEE PAGE 4A.
Luck of the Irish Plant Street Market was packed for a weekend of fun at Crooked Can Brewing Company’s annual Celtic Fest SEE PAGE 5B.