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Observer Celebrating 110 years in West Orange
Ocoee High School earns spot in playoffs. PAGE 23
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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Historical significance The town of Oakland will honor its past at this weekend at its annual Oakland Heritage Festival. The event will feature lake tours, live music, a silent auction, cultural exhibits and more. See 3.
SWEET FEET
YOUR TOWN READY TO BE SPOOKED? The city of Ocoee is presenting its Ninth Annual Ocoee Haunted House from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 951 Ocoee Apopka Road, Ocoee. The event includes a haunted walk through the woods. Younger children can enjoy a bounce house, hayride, prizes, candy and refreshments. Admission to the house and walk is $5 each. Attendees are asked to take non-perishable food items to be donated to the West Orange Christian Service Center. For information, (407) 905-3180 or ocoee. org.
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Danielle Hendrix
Cassie Stark and Marie Price dressed perfectly for the Winter Garden Police Athletic League’s Donut Dash 5K, held Saturday, Oct. 15, in downtown Winter Garden. For more photos, see pages 16 to 17.
ARTS & CULTURE
Winter Garden commission places ban on security bars GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER
Third beer fest on tap in Windermere.
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Security bars will no longer be allowed on storefronts in downtown Winter Garden. City commissioners approved the second and final reading of an ordinance that prohibits security bars during their Oct. 13 meeting. Ordinance 16-46 amended the City Code to reflect a prohibi-
tion on security bars, grilles and grates on windows and doors that are visible from streets or public rights-of-way for commercial and industrial properties. The regulation does not pertain to residential properties. “The primary reason that we wanted to consider an ordinance for the bars is for safety purposes,” SEE BAN PAGE 4
Darcey Sims Allen has received her doctoral degree of philosophy in clinical psychology from Florida State University and has accepted a position as a visiting assistant professor of psychology at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She previously earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rollins College in 2007 and a Master of Science in clinical psychology from FSU in 2011. She is the daughter of the late John Sims and Janet Sims, of Ocoee.
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Crooked Can Brewing Company celebrates second Oktoberfest with beer, food and fun. PAGE 3