ORANGE HISTORY

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90 years ago

Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Gulley motored to Orlando Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gulley, their son and daughter-in-law.

60 years ago

Plans were announced for the Railroad Ramble to visit Winter Garden.

Jere Sullivan was named local Heart Fund chairman.

55 years ago

In the face of adverse conditions, Winter Garden teachers were to be complimented. Only six teachers from the three Winter Garden schools were reported to be on strike after the first two days of the statewide walkout.

45 years ago

A freak accident slowed traffic at Winter Garden’s busiest corner when a dump truck went through the intersection of Dillard Street and State Road 50 with its bed partially up, taking with it two signal lights.

30 years ago

Columnist H-Lee Allen (Harriette Grimes) wrote a piece about her grandsons, Jason and Justin Grimes, and the beginning of I Want You to be Happy Day. The day is celebrated March 3 to remind people to be thoughtful of others even when things are not going well for themselves.

Residents of Winter Garden and Ocoee could hop on the TriCounty Transit Lynx bus when a route was determined for the area. The bus traveled west on Highway 50 to Health Central in Ocoee, to Old Winter Garden Road to Story Road, to Ninth

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Four students who worked on the Gold Award Project at Tildenville Child Care Center of Winter Garden are pictured with students and teachers though not specifically identified in the original photo. They are Dorothy Johnston, Tracy Myerson, Kathleen Perricone and Glenda Shaw — all members of Girl Scout Senior Troop 840. The center, managed for many years by Amanda Booker, is no longer in existence. Established in 1971 with the purchase of the former Avalon School that once stood adjacent to the Tildenville Missionary Baptist Church, the center served the neighborhood as much more than a school for almost four decades. Clothing, furniture, household items and more was collected here and then distributed to families in need.

The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history.