WINDERMERE
Observer Serving Southwest Orange County
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FREE
VOLUME 2, NO. 5
YOUR TOWN WATERING SCHEDULE CHANGES Mandatory one-daya-week watering restrictions will begin Sunday, Nov. 6, for Orange County residential and nonresidential properties. When clocks return to standard time, from Nov. 6 to March 12, 2017, homes and nonresidential properties in Orange County must adhere to the following watering schedule: n Homes with odd-numbered or no addresses water only on Saturday n Homes with even-numbered addresses water only on Sunday n Nonresidential properties water only on Tuesday Water only when needed and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Watering is restricted to no more than one hour per zone. These restrictions apply to private wells and pumps, ground or surface water and water from public and private utilities. For information, visit occonservewater.net or email Water.Division@ocfl.net.
FALL BACK! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, so be sure to move your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
ARTS & CULTURE
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Country strong Edgewood Children’s Ranch rounds up funds at annual dinner, auction. 12A.
Making waves
Water-skiers from all over the world took to the water — and skies — above Horizon West Oct. 29 for the King of Darkness Professional Waterski Tournament.
MIchael Eng
Felix Blomquist, of Sweden, was one of more than 30 water-skiers who competed in the first King of Darkness Professional Waterski Tournament Oct. 29 at the Isles of Lake Hancock. For more photos, see page 10A.
Suggestions for congestion
FRIGHTFULLY FUN
Orange County’s Transportation Planning Division held a community meeting to gather public input on their solutions for traffic congestion on Sand Lake Road. GABBY BAQUERO
Are you ready for Pat Benatar’s best shot? She’s in town Nov. 5.
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STAFF WRITER DR. PHILLIPS According to a show
of hands, the vast majority of attendees at a community meeting for the Sand Lake Road traffic improvement study preferred option No. 2 from the three alternative plans presented by Orange County’s Transportation Planning Division. The meeting, held Oct. 26 at Dr.
Phillips High School, included a presentation of three alternative schemes the TPD’s transportation study suggested would significantly alleviate Sand Lake Road. The initiative was first considered 15 years ago but was shot down by local opposition and did not move forward. The study is now on the table again because of renewed demand. SEE SAND LAKE PAGE 4A
Curious characters invaded the town of Windermere for the annual Halloween parade and hayride. 8A.