WINDERMERE
Observer Serving Southwest Orange County
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 2, NO. 24
Real Estate
YOUR TOWN BRADY EARNS WHITE COAT Abigail Brady, of Windermere, was honored at the recent annual White Coat Ceremony for Samford University’s Ida Moffett School of Nursing. The traditional ceremony recognizes bachelor’s degree students who began clinical courses this year. The ceremony included the presentation of a white coat and commemorative pin to each student.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017
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GRAB A BURGER, HELP A CAUSE
BurgerFi is holding a fundraising event from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at its Windermere location, 4750 The Grove Drive. Fifteen percent of the sales will be donated to LabAnswer Gives Back in support of the Cancer Research Institute. Be sure to tell the cashier you are with LabAnswer.
Town of Windermere preps for race day
Olympia High School thespians go Goth for their upcoming production of “The Addams Family.” SEE STORY PAGE 9.
FITNESS
This year’s Run Among the Lakes will feature both a 5K and 10K race. STAFF WRITER
Throughout the last 16 years, the annual Run Among the Lakes 5K has become a vital source of income for the Windermere Parks and Recreation Department, and every cent goes back into the city’s seven parks. “We try to put back into the town what we get from the
GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER
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Police: Car burglaries at post office are rare Windermere Police Department statistics show seven car burglaries in the last 15 months.
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“The Addams Family” opens Thursday, March 30, and runs through Saturday, April 1, at Olympia High School.
Entrepreneur Angela Lopez opens West Orange’s first Lagree Fitness studio. SEE PAGE 15.
Statistics shared on a popular social-media platform about the number of car burglaries at the Windermere Post Office are simply not true, said Windermere Police Chief David Ogden. A victim of a recent attempted car burglary at the post office posted there were no video cameras at the post office and that a responding police officer said there had been at least 30 bur-
glaries in the lot. However, both claims are untrue and likely the result of misinformation or miscommunication, said Ogden, who is checking with the officer to see what statements were made to the resident, if any. “Vetting information is extremely important,” Ogden said. “When I put stuff out on my Facebook … I always take a little bit of time to vet the information SEE CRIME PAGE 4