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Observer Celebrating 110 years in West Orange
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 83, NO. 33
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016
Don’t feed the bears After a Florida black bear wandered into an east Winter Garden neighborhood in search of food, experts offer advice on what to do if you spot one. Page 3A
YOUR TOWN DO YOU KNOW TUPPERWARE?
How much do you know about Tupperware’s history? Join the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, for award-winning journalist and author Bob Kealing’s reading and signing of his book about Brownie Wise. The event takes place at the WGHF History Center, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. Call (407) 656-3244 to pre-order a copy of the book, “Life of the Party: the Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire,” which chronicles the charismatic executive who popularized the famous Tupperware party.
RAINEY EARNS SCHOLARSHIP West Orange Culture Keepers Inc. awarded the Juanita C. Maxey Memorial Scholarship to Chantel A. Rainey, a 2016 West Orange High School graduate. She will be attending Valencia College, and her interest is in veterinary medicine or zoology. She volunteered at area animal shelters and was a member of the marching band while in high school. As a scholarship recipient, Rainey is eligible for $500 each semester if she maintains a 3.0 grade-point average.
A BRIGHT START
Amy Quesinberry Rhode
Maxey Elementary second-graders enjoyed a trip to the media center on the first day of school. With books in hand and full backpacks, Kinon Bastian, left, Yariel Reyes, Jayci Massey, Iyana Louis and Makenzey Strain were ready for the new school year.
Thousands of curious minds throughout West Orange returned to the classrooms Aug. 15 for the start of the 2016-17 school year. In Ocoee, one charter school opened its doors for the first time. See page 6A
Winter Garden commission approves $400K break for downtown project Developer Tremaine Boyd LLC increased its offer to $177,000 for the property at 109 S. Boyd St. JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER
After postponing the vote two times, commissioners approved the sale of city property at 109 S. Boyd St. to Tre-
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maine Boyd LLC. Tremaine Boyd LLC plans to develop the property into a threestory development, with the first floor as office space and the second and third floors 22 high-end apartments.
The sale was postponed twice out of concern for the amount of taxpayer money being waived. Because of the city’s belief that the apartments will benefit the city of Winter Garden, the city will waive $174,177 in transportation impact fees and $235,484 in other fees. SEE APARTMENTS PAGE 10A
ARTS & CULTURE
St. Luke’s UMC stages ‘Big River’ production.
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