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Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
West Orange High nearly completes comeback. 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024
VOLUME 91, NO. 10
Double trouble!
YOUR TOWN GET READY TO SPRING FORWARD
Horizon West residents enjoyed a day of family fun, live music, good eats and much more at Horizon West Fest. PAGE 8B.
You will have one more hour of sunlight in the evening starting Sunday, March 10, when daylight saving time begins. Don’t forget to move your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night — or at 2 a.m. Sunday — whichever comes first.
CANDIDATE Q&A
ENJOY BUBBLY AT NATURE PRESERVE The Oakland Nature Preserve is hosting the annual Pours at the Preserve from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Take a leisurely stroll down the boardwalk, guided by luminaries, and listen for owls, frogs and whippoorwills and watch for fireflies. Tickets to the adult-only event are $45 and include food, beer and wine. It is limited to 125 guests. Register at oaklandnaturepreserve.org/ pours.
OAKLAND MAYOR
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OCOEE DISTRICT 4
Real dill Thieves strike Windermere residences The WPD offers advice following a string of home burglaries and vehicle thefts. SEE PAGE 2A.
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Chef Elias Herruzo Puerto sampled many paella dishes in Central Florida but couldn’t find one that tasted like the traditional dish he remembered.
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After he moved from his native Spain, Elias Herruzo Puerto said he couldn’t find an authentic paella in the United States. So, the Winter Garden resident made his own. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
GIRL POWER!
This month, we honor three women who have made contributions in art, movies and games.
Winter Garden to celebrate 10 years of pickleball. PAGE 1B.