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West Orange Times & Observer | Neighborhood

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • August 5, 2020
Gone but not forgotten: Minorville

Minorville was a quick stop on the Florida Midland Railway line that traveled north and south from Apopka to Kissimmee. Jack Minor gave the depot its name in the late 1880s.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • August 5, 2020
This week in West Orange County History

Check out these names, places and faces from West Orange County's history.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • August 5, 2020
Obituary: Georgiana C. Hendrix

Obituary: Georgiana C. Hendrix, 92, of Winter Garden, died Friday, July 31, 2020.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 29, 2020
This week in West Orange County history

Find out what was happening this week in West Orange County's history.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 29, 2020
Code Ninjas opens in Ocoee

Students can learn coding skills important to software engineering and other computer science careers at the new Code Ninjas.

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  • July 29, 2020
High-schoolers share thoughts on returning to school

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a multitude of unforeseen issues within our society. The most pressing issue for many families is the issue of sending their children back to school.

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  • July 29, 2020
Haitian dish connects family

I am a Haitian American, and food distinguished by Haitian culture has been a significant part of my family’s life — especially Haitian rice and chicken.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 28, 2020
Obituary: Mark Edward Sterns

Obituary: Mark Edward Sterns, 64, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

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  • July 28, 2020
Obituary: Hangjun Chen

Obituary: Hangjun Chen, 62, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

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  • July 28, 2020
Obituary: Andrew Joseph "Andy" Gillespie

Obituary: Andrew Joseph "Andy" Gillespie, 90, died July 17, 2020.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 23, 2020
Minnicks return from Costa Rican mission

Brandon and Jennifer Minnick are home after a years-long mission trip that led them to work with pregnant women in the poorest areas of Costa Rica.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 22, 2020
Obituary: Chloe Marie Thornton

Obituary: Chloe Marie Thornton, 87, of Ocoee, died July 16, 2020.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 22, 2020
Obituary: Jacqueline Josselyn

Obituary: Jacqueline Josselyn, 84, of Winter Garden, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • July 22, 2020
This week in history

Learn about West Orange County's past in this week's history lesson.

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  • July 22, 2020
THE MASKED READER: ‘Reaching For the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson’

There is a very popular quote stated by Norman Vincent Peale that says, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

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