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West Oaks Branch
ABOVE: Opening day crowds.
West Oaks branch, located at 1821 E Silver Star Road and Clarke Road in Ocoee, Florida, opened on August 8, 2001, with a door count of 2,319.
Above: Grand Opening ribbon cutting August 8, 2001.
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2008 Birthday Blast on the Suncruz Casino
We celebrate my friend Dan's birthday in 2008 on the SunCruz Casino, in style!
ABOVE: Emma, Brian, and the birthday boy - Dan on SunCruz Casino cruise from Port Canaveral.
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Central Florida Fair
When I was growing up in Marion County, the 4-H Club would bring us down to Orlando on a bus to attend the Central Florida Fair. At the time (in the middle 1950's) the Fair was held where the Amway...
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Halloween 2006 - House Party
We had a small Halloween party at my house off Econlockatchee Trail. I know we are too old for trick or treating, but we did it anyway!
John Lennon
Paul Bunyan
The Invisible Man and Scarlett Cultist.
Raiden god of Thunder
John Lennon, ...
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Glenn Beck in Orlando - 2008!
ABOVE: Television personality, talk show host, New York Times best selling author and all around good guy - Glenn Beck was in Orlando on Thursday, December 4, 2008. I stood in line for 2 1/2 hours with over a thousand...
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Pine Castle Pioneer Days
ABOVE: In 1974, Channel 24 - WMFE-TV, participated in the Pine Castle Pioneer Days Parade. The royal blue dune buggy was the float with signs promoting the station's first Auction - November 18-23, 1974. The driver is Oliver Peters and...
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Spring Break 2006 at Ichetucknee Springs
ABOVE: Nick Martinolich, Chris Wegerif, and Chris Waggener during their Spring Break 2006 at Ichetucknee Springs.
My two best childhood friends and I drove up to Ichetucknee Springs outside of Gainesville for the day. It was during the off season and...
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Eddie Graham Sports Stadium - Three Dog Night
ABOVE: On April 23, 1971, Chuck Negron.
The Orlando Sports Stadium / Eddie Graham Sports Stadium
The second concert I attended at the Orlando Sports Stadium / Eddie Graham Stadium was on 23 April 1971 with my friend Judy Jackson and my...
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Walt Disney World - 25th Anniversary
ABOVE: This is my husband and children at Epcot. You can see the Spaceship Earth on the left and the Monorail track on the right. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom opened to the public for the first time in October 1971....
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President Nixon at FTU
ABOVE: President Nixon addressing graduates on 8 June 1973 at Florida Technological University (FTU) now University of Central Florida (UCF).
On June 8, 1973, then President Richard M. Nixon addressed graduates and guests numbering almost 10,000 in front of t...
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Florida Technological University
ABOVE: This print version of a watercolor original by artist Richard Lewis is Florida Technological University as it appeared around 1972. There were just a couple of buildings around the reflection pond - affectionately referred to by students who grew...
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EPCOT - America Gardens Theatre - Candlelight Processional
ABOVE: Marlee Matlin (at podium to the left in the photo) is one of my favorite performers at Candlelight. Without speaking the words herself, with the aid of her interpreter, she presents a truly dramatic and emotional performance of the...
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