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Suzi Karr sells business, joins Sotheby’s. PAGE 21.
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YOUR TOWN WOMAN’S CLUB TURNS 93 YEARS The GFWC Woman’s Club of Ocoee celebrated 93 years of service to the community with its annual Birthday Luncheon and Fashion Show. Lunch was catered by Marge Johnstone, of Jesse Taylor Catering, and the models, Mary Jane Antonov, Sherrall Applegate, Gail Daniels, Doris Druid, Vicki Raduenz and Cathy Sills, presented fashions by Chico’s, Winter Garden Village. Marge Freeman Merritt was honored during the event for her membership.
Riley Thomas, a 2011 graduate of Foundation Academy, died July 21 in a motorcycle crash. SEE 13.
Stepping up for Sarah Friends are organizing multiple events to raise funds for a new prosthetic leg for Sarah Wrigley, who is struggling with the basic one she currently uses. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR
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ith 150 pairs of shoes in her closet — many
of them high heels — Sarah Wrigley’s outfits were always on point. She loved
Orange County Public Schools officials revealed more detailed plans for the relief school.
her heels so much that she wore them everywhere — even to the grocery store.
DANIELLE HENDRIX
Now, all the 50-year-
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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 Middle
old Windermere resident
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017
Foundation remembers Riley
Bridgewater relief school reaches 60% design
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does is cry when she sees the beautiful footwear she will never again slip on her feet. That’s the harsh realAmy Quesinberry
Sarah Wrigley struggles to get through the day following a horrific crash that resulted in her left leg being amputated. She has gone through several prostheses as the swelling in her thigh continues to go down.
ity when one loses a leg. SEE FINDING PAGE 4
SPORTS
ZIP code issue still a top priority, Ocoee leaders say
... ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE
Despite being annexed into the city, residents in the Rose Hill, Lake Lily Oaks and Forest Lake Estates communities still don’t have an Ocoee ZIP code. GABBY BAQUERO
Cyclist plans crosscountry ride in honor of his best friend.
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NEWS EDITOR
The city of Ocoee hosted a city hall meeting July 25 to update Ocoee residents on ongoing efforts to change the ZIP code for those who live in Ocoee but
do not have an Ocoee ZIP code. Not having an Ocoee ZIP code — despite having been annexed into the city years ago — has frustrated residents who live in the Rose Hill, Lake Lily Oaks and SEE PAGE 6
Winter Garden resident Joe Bryant turns discarded construction material into furniture. SEE PAGE 9.