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Pulmonary condition can’t stop Founadtion star. 17A
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 83, NO. 48
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016
Adoption solidifies local family Winter Garden resident Diana Bonilla will celebrate the holiday season with her newly adopted daughter, Madison. See 3A
The Flower Shop Boys
YOUR TOWN Cities name parade marshals
BJ and Boo are two of Ocoee’s most beloved sons. The feline duo can be found causing all sorts of trouble at Betty J’s Florist on Bluford Avenue. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Lisa Arnold, Teacher of the Year for Ocoee Elementary School, has been named grand marshal of the Ocoee Christmas Parade, which takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The parade is presented by the Ocoee Lions Club in conjunction with the city of Ocoee. In Winter Garden, the parade grand marshals are Sam and Marian Wagster, longtime educators. The Winter Garden parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Observer to host Reindeer Run
Photos by Gabby Baquero
BJ, a ringtail tabby who was rescued from a funeral home, loves hunting all sorts of critters and terrorizing his family of humans. Inset: Boo, who is deaf, loves riding on the dashboard of cars.
ARTS & CULTURE
The first Reindeer Run, a 5K benefiting the Observer Media Group’s Reading Reindeer campaign, will take place at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Winter Garden Village, 3251 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Packet pick-up begins at 6 a.m. Registration costs $30 and can be completed online at trinrun.com. For more, call Tony Trotti, (407) 656-2121.
Residents say speeding problem worse with new parking garage Residents on South Lakeview Avenue are dissatisfied with the Winter Garden Police Department’s efforts to solve an ongoing speeding issue in their area. GABBY BAQUERO
SoBo Art Gallery hosts paint class for Alzheimer’s patients.
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STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Residents living on South Lakeview Avenue near West Story Road have been plagued by speeding cars in their area for years.
They said they have made multiple calls to both the Winter Garden Police Department and city of Winter Garden but are troubled by the inadequate action to discourage speeding on their street. SEE SPEEDING PAGE 6A
Gabby Baquero
Residents along South Lakeview Avenue near West Story Road have posted signs to try to deter speeding in their neighborhood.