W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 89, NO. 33
YOUR TOWN COURTS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING A popular sports court in Winter Garden is being closed temporarily for renovations. The city of Winter Garden’s public pickleball and tennis courts at Veterans Memorial Park will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, Aug. 22. The closure is due to resurfacing and court layout conversion to add more pickleball courts. The completion date will depend on the weather. The park is at 420 S. Park Ave.
SHRED YOUR OLD DOCUMENTS The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Shred the Word Shred-a-Thon event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 20, at Olympia High School, 4301 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. No registration is needed, and the drive-thru event is free. Acceptable items include all paper, file folders, hanging files, computer paper, notepads and envelopes. Items to be shredded should be placed in the vehicle trunk. Prescription drug disposal is available as well.
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Get to know our public school teams. SEE 1B.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
ELECTION 2022: MEET THE CANDIDATES Laura Loomer and Gavriel Soriano are challenging Daniel Webster for seat. 3A.
POSITIVE PLATFORM
TRASH TALK: Rates to increase in W.G.
The City Commission approved a resolution to the revised rate schedule for residential and commercial solid-waste services with an increase of 15.57% to begin Oct. 1. SEE PAGE 2.
ST. LUKE’S TO SHOW “THE FLORIDA PROJECT”
Ocoee PD offers teen camp The community is invited to a showing of “The Florida Project” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, in Building C of Founder’s Hall of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. The local film takes a look at families living in poverty in a Kissimmee motel. The viewing will be followed by a “Talk Back” session with community leaders where attendees can learn more about poverty-alleviation efforts in the Central Florida area. The movie highlights 6-yearold Moonee and her two best friends who forge their own adventures while Moonee’s struggling mom and a kindhearted motel manager protect the children from the harsh reality that surrounds them. The showing is free, but donations will be accepted and concessions will be sold to raise money for poverty-alleviation efforts in Central Florida. RSVP is requested but not required. For information and to RSVP, visit st.lukes.org/movienight. The church is at 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.
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Ocoee resident Erika Feazell is taking the pageant world by storm with her entry and selection into the 2023 Miss Florida USA competition. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Twenty-two local teens completed the Ocoee Police Department’s camp. SEE PAGE 9A.
Will the transportation tax help West Orange? Voters will decide in November whether a one-cent sales tax referendum will fly. SEE PAGE 8A.