W E ST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Celebrating more than 110 years in West Orange
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
Celebrate Foundation’s 2018 season. PAGE 19. FREE
VOLUME 85, NO. 47
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NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Global initiative Dillard Street Elementary celebrates diversity at Multicultural Night. SEE 10.
‘Justice too long delayed is justice denied’
Move over, Griswolds! One Winter Garden family’s tradition of nearly 100,000 Christmas lights synchronized to music is ready to spread Christmas cheer. PAGE 4.
Ocoee city leaders proclaimed Nov. 2 as a day of remembrance to honor victims of the 1920 Election Day Massacre. ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER
As William Maxwell read aloud the Day of Remembrance Proclamation of 1920 at the Nov. 20 Ocoee City Commission meeting, a packed commission chambers bore witness to the historical moment. Cell phones were held in the air to capture the moment as occasional silent SEE OCOEE PAGE 4
YOUR TOWN OAKLAND POLICE HOSTS TOY DRIVE
Danielle Hendrix
Sewage pipes soon to host self-operating sewer robots Unmanned sewer inspection robots built and operated by RedZone Robotics Inc. are coming to Winter Garden. GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR
A modern version of Pixar’s beloved Wall-E soon may be crawling through a sewage pipe beneath you. Starting January 2019, a fleet of self-operating sewer robots will venture down into Winter Gar-
den’s underground wastewater network to begin identifying any corroded or damaged sewage pipes in need of repair. The purpose is to ensure all the pipes in the network are functioning properly and prevent leaks that might pose a future health risk. SEE AUTONOMOUS PAGE 6
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The Swathwood family has been working diligently to install nearly 100,000 Christmas lights. From left: Brittany Swathwood, Marcus Buelna, Michael Swathwood, Alicia Swathwood, Katelyn Murray and Robert Swathwood.
REAL BLACK
The Oakland Police Department is hosting its annual Christmas toy drive through Dec. 17. Collection boxes are set up in the lobbies of the police station, Town Hall and Oakland Avenue Charter School, as well as DG Doughnuts and the Remington Road 7-Eleven. Gift cards to toy or department stores are welcome, too. Financial donations should be made by Dec. 14 to allow time to purchase the toys for distribution and can be dropped off in the lobby of the police station or mailed to the Oakland Police Department, P.O. Box 521, Oakland, FL 34760. For more information, call (407) 656-9797.
Florida Hospital hosts ‘legendary’ night at Golden Gala XXXVIII. SEE PAGE 14.