WOHS spreads the word ‘to end the word’
Eighteen-year-old Kyle Jeffries knows that the word “retarded” is rude and it hurts people’s feelings. So the West Orange High School senior was one of many students who worked hard to promote last week’s “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign.
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Scenic byway might extend through downtown W.G.
— The Green Mountain byway currently runs from Lake County through Oakland.
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Lo’Ruth eyeing Oakland’s Little White House
Locals call the dilapidated old building on Petris Avenue in Oakland the Little White House, but the Lo’Ruth catering business could be calling the place its new home. Audrey M. Ukena and her mother, Ruth Ukena, presented their proposal to the Oakland Town Commission at its Feb. 23 meeting, and the elected officials were completely behind the idea.
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Will Ocoee allow golf carts on city streets?
—Winter Garden has already approved golf
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Oprah features Ocoee Middle
When Oprah Winfrey gives her “stamp of approval” for something, it’s as good as gold, and Ocoee Middle School’s video that promotes teen reading hit the jackpot last week with airtime on her TV show.
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Windermere Farmers Market still pending
The Windermere Downtown Business Committee met last Tuesday and was expected to choose an operator to open a farmers market sometime in April. Mark Dean, DBC chairman, told The West Orange Times Monday the group has not made a final decision. Last week, the DBC voted to eliminate one of the vendors, Omar Caiola, from consideration, and continue talking to other operators. The committee plans to make a final recommendation to the Town Council in April with hopes of opening the market soon thereafter.
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