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“I promised him I’d help him, and we couldn’t put him down. He has such a will to live and so much to teach us.”
— Heidi Hardman
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
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For 50 years, the Edgewood Children’s Ranch has been restoring hope — one life at a time. See page 3.
Foundation seeks funds to restore vehicles
Step ‘Into the Woods’ at WOHS
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The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation has launched a GoFundMe campaign to restore four vintage vehicles. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN
There are many aspects that make downtown Winter Garden what it is today: a blend of businesses old and new, historic sites, refurbished architecture and, of course, the West Orange Trail. Another important feature is the set of vehicles the WinSEE VEHICLES PAGE 4
ARTS+CULTURE
Danielle Hendrix
Maverick has found a special friend in Polka Dogz Pet Rescue President Heidi Hardman.
Maverick
the miracle dog Polka Dogz Pet Rescue, based in Winter Garden, is working to rehabilitate and care for a paralyzed pup named Maverick. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER
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hen Winter Garden’s Polka Dogz Pet Rescue found Maverick — a 1-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix — he was a sorry-looking stray lying in a yard, his entire back half paralyzed from a trau-
Ocoee muralist Stephanie Cooper creates wonderwalls.
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West Orange High School will present “Into the Woods” at 7 p.m. April 29 to 30 and May 5 to 7, and 2:30 p.m. May 8, at the school, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden. More than 80 students are involved. Leading the cast are Zachary Croft as the Mysterious Old Man/ Narrator; John Sublette and Alyssa DeCresie as the Baker and his wife; Matt Guernier as Jack and Kailey Jones as his mother; and Grace Austin as Little Red Riding Hood. Tickets are $15 for reserved seating, $12 for general admission and $10 for student general admission. For tickets and information, call (407) 905-2400, Ext. 6162282.
matic injury. The little dog’s spinal cord sits at a 90-degree angle, and his leg is broken and in a splint. But Polka Dogz’s founder, Heidi Hardman, promised she would help him every step of the way.
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Donate to Read to Sydney sale The Read to Sydney program is collecting items for its annual yard sale, set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 5-7, at 12552 Scottish Pine Lane, Clermont (Greater Pines subdivision). All proceeds benefit Sydney’s reading and literacy programs. Items can be dropped off at the sale location, by appointment only, and at Sydney’s Reading and Learning Center in the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays. To donate, call (407) 247-8595.