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West Orange’s real-estate market remains hot. SEE 9.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
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VOLUME 88, NO. 5
Ready for battle! Foundation Academy hosted its mother/son event last week. 14.
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YOUR TOWN ONP UNCORKS FUNDRAISING EVENT The Oakland Nature Preserve invites the community to walk its upland trails in the evening, sipping wine or tasting beer, enjoying the sunset through the trees or the stars in the night sky during its Pours at the Preserve. The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. The half-mile trail will be lighted with luminaries. The event has a limited number of tickets, priced at $40. To register, visit OaklandNaturePreserve.org/ pours.
NERVES OF STEELE Daniel Steele, who has autism, is to learning the game of golf. SEE 15.
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After several years of uncertainty, Stoneybrook West Golf & Country Club will be offered for sale in an online auction next month. SEE PAGE 4.
In good hands Ashlynn Webb will promote programs at Oakland’s new Heritage Center. SEE PAGE 7. PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID WINTER GARDEN, FL PERMIT NO. 81
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City OKs sprinkler system The system will protect Winter Garden’s Central Florida Railroad Museum. SEE PAGE 4.
HOUSE BILL 35: A bad bill for Floridians How Gov. DeSantis, Senate President Simpson, Speaker Sprowls want to thwart government transparency. tinyurl.com/wlw8l94b