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The Mayor’s Minute with St. Cloud Mayor, Nathan Blackwell

☑️ On April 3rd, St. Cloud is starting the “Kids in the Kitchen” 5-week hands-on cooking class tailored for junior chefs.

☑️ On Friday, April 7th, the Adult Moonlight Egg Hunt will be held at The Ranch in St. Cloud from 7pm to 10pm for adults 21 and older.

Osceola County Animal Services Dog Fostering Program

Do you want to help reduce the amount of dogs that are in need of a loving home, but aren’t sure you can make the long term commitment?

Osceola County Animal Services is encouraging the community to try their Dog Fostering Program, for those that are willing to provide shortterm in-home care for dogs in need. Its FREE and all veterinary care, food, and supplies are provided.

Celebration Foundation Jaclyn Hayden Concert

The Celebration Foundation continues their concert series on Saturday, April 22nd with Jaclyn Hayden! The concert will take place at Lakeside Park, 631 Sycamore Street in Celebration. Tickets and Information: celebrationfoundation.org Thank you to Experience Kissimmee, Florida for their community support with Celebration Foundation in this concert series.

St. Cloud Walking Ghost Tours

Once a month through May 31st, St. Cloud Main Street will host a series of historic ghost tours featuring multiple stops where you’ll have an opportunity to learn about the ghosts they say haunt some of the old downtown buildings as well as the history behind them.

Next Historic Ghost Tour - Wednesday March 29th.

Capybaras at Wild Florida

Positively Osceola’s Krissi Marie Hardy spent some time with one of Wild Florida’s educators, Desiree, to learn about their amazing animals: Alvin, Simon, and Theodore the Capybaras! To learn more about Wild Florida, visit WildFL.com.

Governor Desantis awards more than $13.6 million to clean up harmful algal blooms

Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday the award of more than $13.6 million for innovative technologies and short-term solutions to aid in the prevention, cleanup and mitigation of harmful algal blooms. A list of innovative technologies projects selected for funding can be found here.

Upon taking office, Governor DeSantis created the Blue-Green Algae Task Force to address the issue of recurring algal blooms in the state of Florida. The task force recommended investment in a diverse portfolio of innovative technologies to detect, prevent, clean up and mitigate harmful algal blooms in a cost-effective, environmentally safe way.

“In addition to our record investment in water quality projects to reduce nutrient loading at its source, my administration has secured dedicated funding to deploy innovative technologies to address algal blooms,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “These projects will help identify new ways to treat, predict and respond to blue-green algal blooms, protecting our environment and our economy.”

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Rotarty club of Kissimmee West’s 8th annual student art exhibit voting now open

The Rotary Club of Kissimmee West Student Annual Virtual Art Exhibit will take place April 17–24, and will include over 500 juried art exhibits from art students throughout Osceola County. The Virtual Art Exhibit will support students, teachers, and the Osceola Council on Aging.

The artwork will be judged (based on grade), and cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded to the students and teachers who have participated in the virtual art exhibit.

The student with the most votes through the “People’s Choice Award” will receive $250, “Best of Show” winners will receive $100, and their teachers will receive $100 for art supplies. Remaining proceeds will support the Osceola Council on Aging’s Food Pantries, Osceola Meals on Wheels and Senior Housing.

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BRIDG hosts commercial fab facilities chips-NOFO meeting

The Southeastern Consortium for Assured Leading-Edge Semiconductors (SCALES), a nonprofit organization that seeks to enable new R&D centers and prototyping facilities in the Southeast region, partnered with BRIDG, a notfor-profit, public-private partnership specializing in advanced system integration and packaging to hold a day-long meeting at NeoCity to prepare for a response to the first CHIPS Notice of Funding Opportunity focusing on Commercial Fabrication Facilities, due June 2023.

“We were excited to host the SCALES consortium and to be part of the developing discussions surrounding the CHIPS Act,” stated Osceola County Manager Don Fisher. “We believe NeoCity is perfectly positioned to be the hub for a CHIPS investment in Advanced Packaging.”

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Gas prices up in Florida and are projected to rise

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline increased by twelve cents since last week to hit $3.67. In Florida, the average price is $3.61 per gallon, with Osceola drivers seeing the average price for a gallon of regular at $3.65.

The main culprit for the increasing gas price is the high cost of oil, gasoline’s main ingredient, which is hovering in the low $80s per barrel. The national average has risen daily since March 29.

“When the cost of crude oil crosses the $80 a barrel mark, that puts a lot of upward pressure on what we pay at the pump,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, “and as long as oil costs remain at the current level, drivers will likely see incremental price increases for now.”

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