W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
Foundation Academy community remembers Denzel Irvin. SEE 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025
VOLUME 92, NO. 3
Speed-detection system coming to select school zones YOUR TOWN WINTER GARDEN NATIVE SERVING ON USS LINCOLN
Waste of money Winter Garden lost $1 million annually by maintaining its recycling program — and it wasn’t as beneficial as you would have hoped. STORY ON 4A.
Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mario Castro Gamez
U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Calvin Nimnauth, of Winter Garden, is serving his country aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship carrier of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict.
Ocoee ART ATTACK presents 2025 State of the City The city of Ocoee presented its annual State of the City address at its Jan. 7 commission meeting, featuring local officials highlighting its departments’ accomplishments in 2024. SEE PAGE 7A.
Windermere ready to celebrate centennial The town of Windermere has planned a year’s worth of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding. PAGE 6A.
BRAINFOOD TIME WILL TELL!
Rosen JCC bolsters learning with new STEAM lab. SEE PAGE 5B.
Make your own water clock with just a few items! SEE PAGE 6B.