W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
Summerport Beach home tops weekly real-estate sales in Horizon West. 9A.
FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023
VOLUME 90, NO. 25
TFA welcomes new coach The Royals have found their new leader in Jeff Conaway, who replaces Leroy Kinard. SEE PAGE 1B.
Garden Theatre names new COO
“My friends and my family are all backing me up and trying to help me in any way that they can. I’m just so grateful. I couldn’t imagine how anybody could do this on their own.” — Caitlin Schlueter
Winter Garden and the Pet Alliance seek to control stray population. SEE PAGE 5A.
The venue in downtown Winter Garden has named Keith Davenport as its chief organizational officer. He stepped into the role immediately. SEE PAGE 2A.
A hero in his time of need
YOUR TOWN HISTORIAN TO SPEAK AT MUSEUM
Seth Bramson, a noted railroad historian of Miami, will appear at the Central Florida Railroad Museum in Winter Garden at 1:30 pm Saturday, June 24. He will present a program titled “The Florida East Coast Railway: For More Than 125 Years, America’s Speedway to Sunshine.” Bramson has devoted much of his adult life to studying the FEC railroad and collecting historical artifacts from it. This railroad has declared him its official historian. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at cfrhs.org. The museum is located at 101 S. Boyd St. in Winter Garden.
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Reedy Creek firefighter Steve Hollingsworth is recovering from a heart attack. SEE PAGE 3A.
Courtesy photo
FRESH AIR
Caitlin Schlueter is an emergency room nurse and the mother of two children.
SCHLUETER
STRONG
Winter Garden resident Caitlin Schlueter, 34, was diagnosed with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer in December. The community has come together to show its support as she embarks on her journey to becoming cancer-free. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Urban Air Adventure Park opened last week in Hamlin — much to the delight of children and parents. SEE 7A.