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Silver Spurs Rodeo Parade

The Silver Spurs Rodeo is celebrating its 150th rodeo event this February, starting with the Silver Spurs Rodeo Parade in St. Cloud! The parade is free and open to the public and will kick off at 10:00am on February 11th, traveling through Downtown St. Cloud around Pennsylvania and 9th Street in Centennial Park.

Old Town’s Saturday Classic Car Show and Cruise

For over 30 years, the Old Town Classic Car Show and Cruise has been a local tradition and one of the premier weekly car shows in Central Florida. Every Saturday, the Classic Car Show welcomes show-quality 1985 and older hot rods, street rods, and antiques. The Classic Car Show is free for participants and free for the public to attend! For more information, visit MyOldTownUSA.com.

Clue at Osceola Arts

Next up at the Osceola Arts main stage is “CLUE” under the direction of Joy Belding-Gagne! This must-see show will take place Friday, January 20th through Sunday, February 5th.

Celebration Foundation’s Concert Series

The Celebration Foundation continues its exciting concert series on Friday January 27th at 7:00pm at Celebration’s Community Presbyterian Church featuring singer extraordinaire Zoë Tyler. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience presented by the Celebration Foundation and sponsored by Experience Kissimmee, Florida. For tickets and more information go to CelebrationFoundation.org.

12th Annual Monster Bulls

Come on out for a night of bull riding fun at the Silver Spurs Rodeo’s 12th Monster Bulls on Saturday, February 11th at 6:30pm! The biggest and baddest Silver Spurs bulls will enter the arena and give those cowboys the ride of their life.

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Silver Spurs Riding Club Names 2023 Coca Cola Cowboys, Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

The Silver Spurs Riding Club recently honored Danny Hall and Jimmy Chapman as their 2023 Coca-Cola Cowboys, and Lois Hall and Leslie Chapman as their 2023 Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. These awards recognize the many years of service these faithful men and women have provided to the Spurs organization and to the community.

Each year, the Silver Spurs Board of Directors carefully chooses two men to receive the honor of Coca-Cola Cowboy and two women to receive the Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Coca-Cola Cowboy award started in 1982 and the Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award began in 1992 to honor four Silver Spurs Riding Club members that have dedicated their time and efforts to keep the Silver Spurs Rodeo and Osceola County’s ranching history alive.

Congratulations to these four selfless individuals who will undoubtedly be serving the community once again at the upcoming 12th annual Monster Bulls event on Saturday February 11 at the 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo February 17-19. Save time in line now, and get your tickets at SilverSpursRodeo.com.

Gas prices continue to soar across Florida, up 32 cents in the last 2 weeks

Florida drivers are feeling the pain at the pump with gas prices continuing to soar across all parts of the sunshine state.

AAA reports the national average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.50, up 12 cents from last week and 39 cents from one month ago. Drivers in Florida are paying $3.56 while the average price in Osceola County is at $3.52 per gallon.

Prices have gone up nearly 32 cents in just the last two weeks, according to AAA.

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Orlando Health Cancer Institute –St. Cloud Celebrates Official Grand Opening

Orlando Health Cancer Institute – St. Cloud celebrated the phased opening this month of the first comprehensive cancer center in the St. Cloud community.

The 7,200-square-foot facility, housed within Orlando Health Medical Pavilion – St. Cloud, features six exam rooms, a consultation room and an inhouse lab.

“Orlando Health Cancer Institute is nationally recognized for the superb cancer and hematology care we give patients,” said Margo Shoup, MD, president of Orlando Health Cancer Institute. “We are excited to have the opportunity to offer this great care to the St. Cloud community so that patients can stay as close to home as possible, while being treated with the expertise they would expect from Orlando Health.”

Patients who need chemotherapy, immunotherapy or IV therapy began receiving infusions in 10 semi-private bays, which opened this month. Two private infusion bays and a pharmacy are set to open in summer 2023.

“At the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in St. Cloud, you get the benefit of the entire hospital system,” said Simi George, MD, lead oncologist at the facility. “You get access to state-of-the-art surgery, access to clinical trials – all the things you would get at a big cancer center, with the bulk of the treatment being delivered close to home.”

Patients will have access to resources and support services, including nutritional care, counseling, pain management, palliative care and cancer support groups. Orlando Health Cancer Institute – St. Cloud is the organization’s fifth regional oncology facility, including Osceola and others in Lake Mary, Ocoee, and Orlando’s Dr. Phillips-area. The 3,238-bed system includes 23 hospitals and emergency departments – 18 of which are currently operational with five coming soon. The Orlando Health has more than 4,000 physicians, representing more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system.

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150th Silver Spurs Rodeo to Hit the Dirt

February 17-19 at Osceola’s Silver Spurs Arena, Monster Bulls February 11

The Silver Spurs Riding Club will host the 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo on February 17-19, 2023 at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee.

During the rodeo, fans will watch contestants from all over the nation compete in rodeo’s seven traditional events: bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, women’s barrel racing, steer wrestling, and team roping for an entire year of bragging rights and $52,500 in cash. Plus, rodeo fans will be entertained by the Spurs’ rodeo clown and talented Silver Spurs Quadrille team, who perform a square dance on horseback, something the club has performed since its inception over 79 years ago.

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Creative, Talented and Inspiring High School Students Chosen for This Year’s Disney Dreamers Academy at Disney World

A budding artist, an aspiring neurosurgeon and a creative storyteller are among the 100 talented high school students selected for this year’s Disney Dreamers Academy, an educational mentoring program hosted at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

The 100 students from across the country will descend on Walt Disney World Resort March 23-26 for the 16th annual event, aimed at broadening career awareness and creating exclusive opportunities for Black students and teens from underrepresented communities across America.

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State Representative Kristen Arrington Files to Run for State Senate District 25

On Wednesday State Representative for District 46 Kristen Arrington drove to Tallahassee, not for a special legislative session, or a committee meeting ahead of the upcoming Florida legislative session which takes place in March, but rather, to file to run for State Senate District 25, the seat currently filled by Victor Torres, who will not be running for reelection due to term limits. District 25 in the Florida Senate includes all of Osceola County, and a portion of Southwest Orange County.

Arrington, who is currently serving her second term in the Florida House, is from Osceola County, went to school and college within her district, owns a small business locally, and is married to Osceola County Commissioner for District 3, Brandon Arrington. Her role as state representative may take her away from the county and off to the Capitol in Tallahassee, but she has continued to be plugged into the local community she serves by working with organizations like Hope Partnership, the Osceola Council On Aging, SNiP-it and more.

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Osceola County in Line for Billions from Governor’s Transportation Improvements Program

An initiative announced by Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday that would allocate $7 billion in traffic congestion relief to the state, including $2.8 billion to Osceola County for needed transportation improvements designed to benefit commuters and businesses, has brought praise from Osceola County leaders.

“Osceola is already on the move with $2.4 billion dollars being invested in transportation and infrastructure but this additional support from the state will advance critical transformational projects,” said Osceola County Commission Chairwoman Viviana Janer. “Connecting the Poinciana Parkway to I-4 is a significant step in creating a beltway system around the county and relieving gridlock throughout Osceola.”

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