WINTER PARK/MAITLAND
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 30, NO. 48
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018
All that glitters is golden Florida Hospital dazzled guests with the legendary Golden Gala. SEE PAGE 14.
YOUR TOWN WINTER SWIMMING? ONLY IN FLORIDA! The Winter Park Parks & Recreation Department announced the pool at the Winter Park Community Center, located at 721 W. New England Ave., will be open through the winter months. Make a splash this winter in the heated, zero-depth entry, state-of-the-art pool. For more pool information, call (407) 599-3338 or visit cityofwinterpark.org/swim.
So long, chief After more than 36 years of public service, Maitland Fire Chief Kim Neisler is retiring. HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER
A
fter nearly four decades
Winter Park to install new buoys
of public service, Mai-
tland Fire Chief Kim Neisler is calling it a career. Neisler will retire Jan. 4, 2019 after nearly 37 years – six as one of the five
City Commissioners hope the 35 buoys will make local lakes safer for residents.
full-time station chiefs at the helm of the Maitland Fire Rescue Department.
TIM FREED
SEE CHIEF PAGE 4
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Winter Park City Commissioners on Monday, Nov. 26, approved the installation of 35 buoys along the shorelines of Lake Maitland, Lake Osceola, Lake Mizell and Lake Virginia. Harry Sayer
SEE BUOY PAGE 7
IN FOCUS
’TIS THE Maitland SEASON appoints interim councilman Michael Wilde will serve as the newest councilman before the spring election. HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER
The Pet Lovers Holiday Craft Fair mixed hounds and holiday cheer. SEE PAGE 6.
The city of Maitland appointed an interim councilman, approved the 60% construction for the SEE CITY PAGE 4
See inside for holiday happenings. PAGE 3.