SO U T H W E ST O RA N G E
Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 9, NO. 34
See inside for our last spring football stops. 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2024
The real world awaits Foundation, Olympia, Legacy and Innovation Montessori celebrate seniors. 5-8B.
Roundabouts, beacons among Tiny Road improvements
A grateful nation
Orange County is continuing its Roadway Conceptual Analysis study to evaluate improvements needed for the two-lane section of Tiny Road. SEE PAGE 2A.
YOUR TOWN OCOEE GRADS SERVING IN JAPAN
Courtesy photos
Two graduates of Ocoee High School are serving in the U.S. Navy in Japan. Petty Officer 1st Class Rafael Alvarado, a native of Ocoee, is in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge. He graduated from OHS in 2017. Airman Caleb Webster, a native of Orlando, serves in Japan aboard the self-contained mobile airport and the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Equipped with a full flight deck and more than 60 aircraft including attack fighter jets and helicopters, aircraft carriers are one of the largest warships in the world. Webster graduated from Ocoee High in 2023.
Michael Eng
The Gold Star families released doves at the conclusion of Woodlawn Memorial Park’s 74th annual Memorial Day Ceremony. From left: Orange County Sheriff John Mina; retired U.S. Army Col. Calvin Wimbish; Barbie and John Pugh; and Placida, Francisco and Angelica Hernandez.
The West Orange and Southwest Orange communities hosted five different Memorial Day ceremonies. PHOTOS ON PAGE 3A.
Winter Garden OKs ART & SOUL new freestanding ER HCA Florida Osceola Hospital’s one-story, 11,570-square-foot freestanding emergency room building will cost $11.5 million. PAGE 6A.
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE A Bay Hill estate sold for $4,062,500 to lead all real-estate sales from May 13-19. SEE LISTINGS ON PAGE 9A.
Leah Chen and Madison Benedict, two Olympia High School art students, have won top honors in the Congressional Art Competition. PAGE 4A.