June 18, 2009
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America's Research Group president, Brit Beemer, will present his survey findings to merchants and residents at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, June 19 at the Winter Park Welcome Center at 151 W. Lyman Ave. Input will be taken to help form an action plan for the Avenue. For more information contact Community Development Director, Sherry Gutch at 407-599-3665 or sgutch@cityofwinterpark.org.
The Winter Park YMCA Treasure Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 with a BBQ lunch, provided by Four Rivers Smokehouse, for $6. All proceeds will go to the Edward C. Smith Scholarship Fund to provide assistance for those who normally cannot afford programs.
The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) will once again participate in the national Dump the Pump campaign providing a coupon for free rides on Thursday, June 18. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2009 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, protect the environment, reduce dependence on foreign oil and improve quality of life. Print the "Free Ride" ride coupon at www.golynx.com. Passengers looking for trip assistance may call LYNX Customer Service at 407-841-LYNX (5969) or visit www.golynx.com to use the online Trip Planner.
The following are Maitland Public Library Events (501 S. Maitland Ave.)- Call (407) 647-7700 or visit www.maitlandpubliclibrary.org for more information:
Blood Pressure Checks by the Maitland Fire Department will be held from10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19. No registration necessary
Health professionals Clarice Yenor, RN and Phyllis Phipps, RN, EAP–certified, will provide a program on the obesity epidemic; how it affects your health and solutions at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.
Computer Class: Internet Part 3: E-mail Basics at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 22.
Books to Die For! Book Discussion for John Le Carre's, "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23.
Friends of the Maitland Library Weekly Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, June 24.
Contemporary Authors Book Discussion Group on "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24.
First Watch Restaurants is celebrating Father's Day on Sunday, June 21 at its 1221 S. Orlando Ave. location. The Florida-based chain of restaurants will be giving away free Nike golf balls emblazoned with the First Watch logo to fathers that dine at their local First Watch — or any of the company's 80 restaurants that day.
Representative Bryan Nelson has announced that he will be hosting a community leadership forum about the "Orange Blossom Express Rail" Initiative at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 in the Apopka City Hall Chambers. The Orange Blossom Express Rail would run from downtown Orlando to Tavares and would provide a public transportation alternative to driving on U.S. Highway 441. For directions or more information, please contact Representative Bryan Nelson's office at 407-884-2023.
Community Bulletin
The Center for Cultural Interchange is looking for about 10 families to host foreign exchange students from Spain from June 29 to July 27. For more information call coordinator, Pennie Martin Cooke at 407-312-0821 or visit cci-exchange.com.
The Morse Museum of American Art will provide free admission on July 4, continuing its annual public celebration of American art on Independence Day. The museum will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 4, in conjunction with Winter Park's "Olde Fashioned July 4th Celebration" in Central Park. The city celebration, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., includes live patriotic music, a hot dog eating contest, horse-drawn wagon rides, face painting and more.
Kelly Branham, a resident of Winter Park and a member of the class of 2012, has been named to the Dean's List at Providence College for the spring 2009 semester.
Emily Brennan, of Maitland, was named to the Honor List of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Ga., for the 2009 spring semester.
The Bach Festival Society is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Florida to fund publicity efforts and the purchase of new sheet music for the Young at Heart Chorale. The Young at Heart Chorale is a group of seniors who share a love of singing. The Chorale annually presents about a dozen free performances for a variety of community organizations and retirement centers, such as the Winter Park Towers and the V.A. Hospital. For more information on the Young at Heart Chorale or to join for the fall semester, e-mail youngatheart@bachfestivalflorida.org or call the Bach Festival Society Office at 407.646.2182.
Winter Park-based insurance agency Cooper, Simms, Nelson & Mosley is partnering with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to award a $6,259 grant to Winter Park Fire Rescue for a thermal imaging camera.
Thermal imagers use updated technology to enable firefighters to "see" through smoke and darkness to quickly locate anyone trapped in a building during a fire. Grant funds will also be used to support the department's Community Smoke Detector Program, which places smoke detectors in homes of residents that don't have them.
Orlando – Orange County Property Appraiser, Bill Donegan is pleased to announce the development of an interactive map of foreclosed properties in Orange County. The map was released for public use on the Property Appraiser's Web site www.ocpafl.org on June 11. All properties displayed on this new interactive map have been identified by the Property Appraiser as having completed the foreclosure process with a Certificate of Title issued and recorded in the public records of Orange County.
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