Old Times 01.08.15

80 years ago

Murfee Tilden was installed as president of the Winter Garden Welfare League at the annual banquet held in the Edgewater Hotel. Outgoing president was Ann Harrell. A beautiful centerpiece was the Christmas gift of Angilee and Billy Bob Davis and Donald Biggers. Fran Irrgang was in charge of the program, and a musical theme was carried throughout. Grace Zimmerman gave two violin selections with Margaret Story as piano accompanist.

45 years ago

Ted Snell of “Wonderful World of Signs” in Winter Garden has placed on display at the new First State Bank on Dillard Street a collection of his oil paintings recently moved here from New York.

Gov. Claude Kirk will take the spotlight when he speaks to the annual meeting of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce at the Winter Garden Inn — his first speaking engagement in West Orange County. Joe Valdes, the outgoing president for 1969, will install Lew Warden, the newly elected president for 1970.

30 years ago

West Orange High School swimmers and divers celebrated their successful 1984 season at an awards banquet. Members of the boys medley relay team — Peter Schuyten, Ross Lenhardt, Jack Jackson and Alex Fishberg — received special recognition for their first-place win in the district meet. Rena Heckman and Doug Bullman were recognized as Most Valuable Divers, and Most Valuable Swimmers were Angela MacFarland and Jack Jackson. Warrior coaches were Fred Tyler, Pat Moran and Tom Zumberg.

20 years ago

Ocoee has set two public hearings on the biggest project ever proposed for the city — the Lake Lotta Project. The project consists of the Lake Lotta Mall that includes a 1,250,000-square-foot regional mall and 250,000 square feet of related space at the corner of West Colonial Drive and Clarke Road. It is expected to include five large anchor stores (including Gayfer’s), theaters and about 125 specialty shops. This ultimately became West Oaks Mall.

25 years ago

Gov. Bob Martinez declared Florida to be a disaster area as a result of the Christmas weekend freeze and asked U.S. Secretary of State Clayton Youtter to approve federal disaster loans to affected growers through the Farmers Home Administration.