W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 90, NO. 22
Town of Oakland hires Andy Stewart as its new town manager. PAGE 2A.
FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
Forever WOHS Warriors West Orange High School celebrated the Class of 2023 at its graduation ceremony. PAGE 5B.
ALSO INSIDE: Lake Buena Vista High School and Horizon High School | PAGE 3B
ROLLING WITH IT
A state new law, set to go into effect July 1, requires minors to have a learner’s permit or driver’s license to operate golf carts. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Golf carts are an important mode of transporation throughout West Orange. Local municipalities are adapting their own ordinances to conform to a new state law.
YOUR TOWN
Tilden Road FAMILY FARM FUN plan passes first hurdle
FARMERS MARKET TURNS 15 The Winter Garden Farmers Market is celebrating a milestone as it turns 15 years old. The city is marking this occasion with a community celebration from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 3, at the Downtown Pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave. Free activities include a children’s craft station, lawn games, face painting and live music. The city will gift commemorative 120th anniversary tote bags to the first 120 guests who visit the information booth at the pavilion entrance. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and offers a variety of vendors selling locally sourced produce, artwork, jewelry, gourmet provisions, baked goods, home décor, apparel and accessories, seasonal items, pet supplies, and delicacies. It premiered with about 20 vendors in 2008 and now has 110. The market has become a community hub, garnering more than 4,000 weekly attendees. It has been voted Best Farmers Market in the state and in the United States by American Farmland Trust.
Annabelle Sikes
Horizon West residents enjoyed a day full of old-fashioned family fun Saturday, May 27, at Hamlin Hoedown. SEE PAGE 6A.
HONORING THEIR SACRIFICE West Orange and Southwest Orange municipalities hosted four different ceremonies for Memorial Day. SEE PAGE 3A.
The controversial 24-home project next to Crown Pointe Equestrian will return to the Winter Garden City Commission June 8. SEE PAGE 6A.