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VOLUME 84, NO. 34
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017
Addition by subtraction
Total eclipse draws eyes to the skies. PAGE 11.
IN THIS ISSUE Are you ready for some football? We sure are! SECTION INSIDE
YOUR TOWN
DAVIS NAMED TO NATIONAL BOARD
Orlando jazz ensemble offers uplifting performance
Samuel Davis Jr., Lake Apopka Natural Gas District’s general manager and CEO, has been appointed the second vice chair of the American Public Gas Association Board of Directors. Davis first started serving the board in 1993 and has participated on a number of its committees.
PAPERS WIN STATE AWARDS
Patients at the UF Health Cancer Center in Ocoee were surprised with a performance from Orlando Big Band’s jazz ensemble. DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER OCOEE On a Thursday at Ocoee’s UF Health Cancer Center, popular jazz melodies filled the room. People tapped their feet to the beat, while smiles stretched across their faces.
James Capeletti has displayed a healthy sense of humor following a decision to amputate part of his left leg. The police sergeant has been in pain ever since a 2006 crash. SEE PAGE 4.
SEE SOOTHING PAGE 6
ARTS & CULTURE
Courtesy photo
Ocoee Charter Review Commission proposes future ballot questions
The West Orange Times & Observer and Windermere Observer newspapers combined to win 17 awards — including four first-place nods — in the Florida Press Association’s 2016 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. The first-place awards include Best Headline (Jessica Eng); Portfolio Photography (Michael Eng); Sports Spot News Story (Steven Ryzewski); and Arts and Entertainment Reporting (Brittany Gaines). The paper also received 11 second-place awards and two third-place awards. The awards were presented during the Florida Media Conference Aug. 11 in Naples.
ORANGE AND BLUE
The review commission presented eight ballot questions it recommended for inclusion in the city’s 2022 election. GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR
Woodworking passion fuels Windermere resident Larry Roofner.
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OCOEE Every 10 years, Ocoee appoints members to create a Charter Review Commission to analyze the city charter and provide recommended changes. This year, the CRC convened and crafted eight charter questions it proposed to have included
on the ballot in the 2022 election. During the Aug. 15 City Commission meeting, the CRC presented its questions and the reasoning behind each to the mayor and commissioners. The questions included charter amendments to sections involving the residency requirement for SEE CRC PAGE 8
Warrior Nation packed the stands for West Orange’s football game against Windermere High. PAGE 14.