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West Orange Times & Observer | Neighborhood

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 30, 2024
Dream Center plans annual Dream Big fundraiser

The barbecue dinner takes place Saturday evening in Winter Garden.

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  • October 30, 2024
American Legion hosting Challenge 22 walk Saturday

The event includes music, food and a 2.2-mile walk to help raise funds to end veteran suicide.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • October 29, 2024
Community remembers Vel Heckman, former Lakeview High football coach

From friend to coach to father, the former Florida Gators All-American was an All-American person to those who crossed paths with him.

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  • October 29, 2024
City of Ocoee to host 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony

The City of Ocoee will host its 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center.

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  • October 27, 2024
PHOTOS: Ocoee hosts trunk-or-treat

Families donned scary, fun and creative costumes for the city of Ocoee's annual fall festival.

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  • October 25, 2024
PHOTOS: Dillard Street Elementary's Boo Ball 2.0

Students filled Dillard Street Elementary for an evening full of candy, music and Halloween fun for the school's Boo Ball 2.0 event.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 23, 2024
West Oaks Farmers Market switching days

The Friday market is closing, but organizers are opening a Sunday afternoon market.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 23, 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs branch to break ground

The community is invited to join in the celebratory groundbreaking for the local club Oct. 24.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 23, 2024
HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for the week of Oct. 24, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived.

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  • October 23, 2024
Mom completes 10K in memory of son

The 2024 Windermere Among the Lakes run was one of Roxanne Baggott’s favorite races. She ran the Oct. 5 10K in memory of her son, John Watson-Baggott, also a runner, who died in April.

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  • October 23, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Alison Herring of Water Spring Elementary School

Ms. Herring is a first-grade teacher who also works during the summer in the Extended School Year program.

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  • October 23, 2024
Seminole Tribe garments on display at heritage museum

Becky Nix loaned her extensive collection to the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation to display through December. November is National Native American Heritage Month.

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  • October 23, 2024
Ocoee adopts one-year residency requirement for mayoral, commissioner candidates

After a 3-1 vote, the Ocoee City Commission approved an amendment to establish the residency requirement for those running for mayor or city commissioner at its meeting Oct. 15.

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  • October 23, 2024
Ocoee's new food truck park, The Backyard, is slated to open in early 2025

Construction of the new family-owned outdoor dining experience off West Road, near the 429 — which aims to recreate the warmth and hospitality of a backyard gathering — has begun.

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  • October 23, 2024
Ocoee at West Orange football game moved to Friday, Oct. 25

Originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24 at Raymond Screws Field, the Battle for the Shield rivalry game will be pushed back one day.

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