W E ST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 86, NO. 32
YOUR TOWN
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019
Prep rally
The WOHS marching band is back in business. SEE 3.
DAVIS RECEIVES APPOINTMENT Samuel Davis Jr., general manager and CEO of Lake Apopka Natural Gas District, has been named chairman of the board of the American Public Gas Association. He will serve a one-year term. As chairman, Davis will spearhead the board’s ongoing initiatives to share education about America’s public gas systems and communicate new developments in the marketplace that could affect the communities and consumers they serve. Davis served two years on the APGA Board of Directors and offered several years of board and committee service. APGA is a national, not-for-profit association representing more than 700 publicly owned natural gas distribution systems in 37 states.
Bostic appears in adult court A grand jury indicted Winter Garden teen Vamari Bostic, 14, on a manslaughter charge.
Kids who care
A group of children in Winter Garden created the Kind Kids Foundation to make a difference in the community through volunteer service. PAGE 4. Danielle Hendrix
Five girls — Sasha Haggins, Hannah Symons, Lauren Grauer, Lindsay Gato and Leah Symons — compose the Kind Kids Foundation’s officer core.
FOILED AGAIN
TIM FREED MANAGING EDITOR
A 14-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in the killing of a 25-year-old in Winter Garden. Vamari Bostic was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday, July 30, after being accused of murdering James Anthony Bacon July 4. The 14-year-old — who was 13 at the time of the incident — faces charges of manslaughter, grand theft of a firearm and SEE TEEN PAGE 4
Contract rejected Orange County teachers voted to send their union back to the bargaining table with the district. DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Fencers showcased their swordsmanship at a Winter Garden Fencing Academy camp. PAGE 17.
For the first time in Orange County history, teachers have voted down a proposed teacher-compensation contract. Following the rejection — by about a four-to-one margin — the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association will begin renego-
tiations with Orange County Public Schools. The package agreed upon in June by the CTA and the district included salary increases but also an increase in family healthinsurance costs — which many teachers argued would mean less take-home pay than last year. SEE TEACHERS PAGE 4