WINDERMERE
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FREE
VOLUME 2, NO. 41
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017
There’s no place like home Windermere High School’s inaugural football team held its first practice on its home practice field. SEE PAGE 13.
Bridgewater relief school reaches 60% design
Faith, fulfilled The Windermere Police Department swore in Andy Jones as its new chaplain. He will provide moral and spiritual support to the town’s law-enforcement community.
DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WEST Plans for Bridgewater Middle’s relief school are moving along, and Orange County Public Schools officials recently presented the community with the 60% design plans. At the community meeting held at Bridgewater Mid-
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SEE RELIEF PAGE 6
ARTS & CULTURE
Gabby Baquero
Pastor Andy Jones, who was ordained in 2005, has served in various leadership roles at Discovery Church for the last 27 years.
YOUR TOWN DONATIONS NEEDED S.T.A.R.S. of West Orange has partnered with Kona Ice of NW Orlando to collect school supplies for economically disadvantaged students in West Orange County. Backpacks and basic school supplies can be dropped off at the S.T.A.R.S. volunteer center near JCPenney in the West Oaks Mall, 9401 W. Colonial Drive, or at Kona Ice, 129 W. McKey St., both in Ocoee.
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St. Luke’s thespians invite community to be their guests
Joe Bryant turns discarded material into new furniture.
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NATIONAL TREASURE
This year, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church will stage the classic, “Beauty and the Beast.” BRITTANY GAINES STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS Every summer since 2012, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church has put on a theatrical production, but this summer’s show marks a new era for the church’s theater ministry. Not only will this show have the largest cast to date, but also it will be the first show in the church’s new theater — Founders Hall. “We used to be housed in the
gymnasium for the last five years, so we’re really excited,” Director Steve MacKinnon said. This year’s show will be the Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast” and includes a cast of more than 90 actors. “One of the biggest challenges is the sheer size of the production and the cast,” MacKinnon said. “Trying to coordinate 90 people for rehearsals is challenging.” SEE CHURCH PAGE 4
A quilt by resident Roberta Blick will be added to the Smithsonian Institution’s collection. SEE 8-9.