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Beautification program of North liam Ryan, 'president of the club ,met
~ lrlando Garden Club gets under way_ . ~ at the Village Hall: recently. (Seminole- ~~'.
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CONSTRUCTION on a second ball diamond m.the~North~Orlando reci-ea _ `~~ .
tion area is underway. Shown leveling clay'fili donated . by .ahe "village =:
are (from left) .Billy Rowell, Councilman and Little League manager , ,
Chuck Rowell and Scotty MacVay. ' ~ ~ . ~ (Herald Photo) '
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Iv ENV P•I aYOR of North Orlando, .David G. Tilson (center, top) along -
«ith newly elected councilman George Fuller (left) receives oath of office
from Orville Johnson, village judge. Other newly elected councihrien
sworn in at the council's reorganizational meeting were, (left to right,
bottom) Lloyd Brown, Jay A. Wetz who's having problems with bursitis,
and Charles Rowell. (Herald Photos)
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=David • G.. ~•~ Tilson, senior ''
,ember pf. the: North Orlando ''
iilage Council, ,was. unani-t• ~,
'ausly, :_,~Iected _lnayac :atnd'' ' ,
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iven•• the'oath o! -office 'by:'' `
illage' Judge+Oryille~Tohnson
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t, a• ieorgariizationa): meet-; '
~g~ lield•Monday..eVg, . g',•• .:. :'T . ,
`George T. Ftiller `s nam ~'
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i• vfce 'mayor by .s r2 -vote.
oanci7nden Gharle~ ~ RowelI
zd~ Jay, Wetz eac~~ received` :~ :• _ ~"
._e~ vote for the office.,w ~. ~'
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.Council 'agreed ~•ta~ 'appoint ~ r~lr•
rs..Helen. Green • as ~ tempor-
clerk, ~ treasnier; ta~c col=. • • ~ -
ctor and tax assessor,' at a D. G. -TILSON ~t~~'.
Lary of $100`per-.month, of-• ."
r• a letter. was read::froctt
ra. Barbara L. Peters stag
g that she could_notaccept
Appointment because of~ it •.
The- oath of office was •ad- ~ "
nistered liy Mrs. ,Green and
uneilmen Fuller, •~. Wetz,
well .and Lloyd ~ Brown by
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zfayor Tilson announced his '
nmittee ~ appointments . to .
.Brown, roads and.liridges;
well. health, education,. zec-'
.tioa and welfare; Wetz,.
ice and ,fire department,.
1 ~Iler, finance. ~ ~ `~~ ~i~-
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ncil was • called for ~a30
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Charles ~E. ' Rowell.,' a~~ •
resident of -the •~Village"
-.for. six years, is° the ~ti1=
lage commissioner ; of
health, .rec=eation =;aad.
welfare. He has had' _an
! :interest in recreation and ;
- ~~ civic 'matters for several
years, being active at one
time in the Y.M.C:A. ~ In-
dian guide Program, -.
and now active in Little
League.• Rowell is presi-. ,
3 . dent of the North Orlan-.
do Civic Association, and ,
is a member of the fire _
department. He and his
wife, -Mary,-have tVvo~
sons, Eddie and Stan:
"-:;and" effort;`;esp"e'cii
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. North ,Orlando Village officials and -North . Frank Fasula, • ~tesident 'manager; " David Tilson,~ ~~'
Orlando Company representatives standing in corner mayor, Charles Rowell and Jay Wets,_ councilmen. _
of one acre tract on Longwood-0viedo Road and Moss Councilman; George Fuller not ~ shown ~ as ~e is
Road soon to become property of the Village; a gift .~ -vacationing ~in Illinois. Land valued. at SL0,000. ''
from the company. (Left to right) Robert Peek, North (Volusia-Seminole `Sentinel Photo by Raymond
Orlando comptroller and. assistant to the president,V ; Morris) ~.
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IVoYth Orla~clo S'~ts
First Public .Hearing
By Mary Ann Campbell
NORTH ORLANDO -
First public hearings on the
new zoning ordinance and
map will be held Sept. 6 at
8 p. m.
Te zoning board will
use the Village Hall for
this hearing and wilt an-
swer questions pertaining
to the comprehensive ordi-
nance, a first for North
Orlando. After the public
hearing the ordinance will
be presented to council.
The ordinance is for the
purpose of promoting the'
health, safety .and general
welfare o.f North Orlando;
for regulating and restrict-
ing use of land, use .and
location of buildings and
restricting height and bulk
of buildings and struc-
tures; size of yards, courts
and other open spaces;
density of population, loca-
tion and use of buildings,
structures and land for
trade, industry, residential
or other purpse; dividing
the village into districts for
such purposes; adopting
maps showing boundries
and classifications of such
districts; establishing ad-
m i n i strative procedures;
regulating and restricting
off-street parking and load-
ing and providing for en-
forcement and amendment;
repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in con-
flict, and prescribing pen-
alties for violation.
SOME OF the provisions
are new to the community,
.(Photo by Mary Campbtlq .
MAKING PREPARATIONS
...Clifford Jordan shows zoning map
such as those designating a
kennel and establishing
restrictions, and regula-
tions covering parking of
camper trailers and dis-
abled aad unlicensed mo-
tor vehicles and large
trucks on the village
streets.
According to zoning
board chairman Cliftord
Jordan, some of the provi-
sions may be controversial.
He requests all who may
have an interest to appear
at the public hearing with
their questions and objec-
tions, if any. The zoning
ordinance has been posted
at the village office, at the
utility company and at the ;
general store. ~
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~Tyll~~e Gets F`i~~e '~ruc~~
By MARY ANN CAMPB$LL and hard, giving many hours of their
free time to make the truck a vehicle
NORTH ORLANDO -The Village to be proud ot, and to meet all
Volunteer Fire Department has specifications at the lease, at no
officially received possession of the expense to the community.
No. 1 fire truck from the Florida
Forestry Service.
To obtain the vehicle, a coopera-
tive equipment lease was signed
between the Village of North Orlan-
do and the Florida Board of Fores-
try. The village in turn, with an
identical document, leased the fire
truck to the fire department.
REQUIREMENTS in this. lease
are: All maintenance on the vehicle
will be done by the fire department;
the equipment will be stored in the
fire department headquarters; it
will be at all times kept in fighting
condition, will be painted red, and
the side of .the door labeled.
"Donated by the Forestry Service,"
and the department will answer any
call in the county-when requested by
the Forestry Service:
The fire department will also
maintain liability and property dam-
age insurance, and the vehicle will
be available for inspection by .the
Forestry Service.
The firemen have labored long
Chuck Kelly (left) and Chief Robert LaFol[ette and
new fire truck recently received from Florida Focestry
Service and put into use by North Orlando Volunteer Fire
Department. (Seminole-Volusia Sentinel Star Staff Phcto
by Marion Harman)
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OEOr{C.E FULLER;',
mayor of North Orlando,
has announced that be=
cause of reasons of ill
health he will not seek
re-election in march.
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DAVID JENBINS, new North Orlando councilman
(fight) receives oath of o~ ointed to fillnvaca.n v
Freeman. Jenkins was aPP
the council created by resignation o(He°a d Photo}
JULIAN HEELER, newly elected president of the
North Orlando Civic Association (left) receives
congratulatory handshake from Charles Rowell, re-
tiring president. (Herald Photo)
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NORTH ORLANDO Fire Department named new
officers at recent reorganizational meeting. In the
group are (left to right) Robert Lafollette, re-
elected fire chief ; Charles Holzman, re-elceted as-
sistant fire chief ; Donald '151son, elected captain,
and Allen Cronk, elected lieutenant. (Herald Photo)
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Sunday, June 16,\.1968
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. ~ NORTH ORLANDO - A `:Blue Star Memorial
Highway' Marker was dedicated to ':the:.-American
$ei:viceman, at U.S. 17-92 and-Florida 434.: This project
was .sponsored by the Florida ~ Federation -of Garde
Clubs, Viand the hLorth Orlando.. Garden yGlub.
A color guard from VFW Post. 10050,` Casselberry,
participated in the ceremonies:
AN INVOCATION and benediction -was.. given by
Capt. Frederick W. Brick, chaplain, Navy- Training
Center,. Orlando.
Mrs. Ralph West, president of the North Orlando
Garde~l Club welcomed Mrs. Carroll 0. Griffin;
president of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs,
Mrs. Maurice S. Dillingham, first vice president of the
Federation, Mayor Clifford Jordan of North Orlando,
Mrs. Calvin Crocker and Mrs. Raymond Ware o[
Albany, Ga., to the ceremonies. Also present was Mrs.
Frank Wn~drnff 111, nrrsirlcnt ~lictr~~r ~ rt,..-;.tom
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The Blue Star Memonal~~is:-~dedicated'=to' our
country's servicemen, "past, present. and future" It
stands for patriotisritr and appi-eciatson sand Ts~a:"living
pledge" to those who serve. • :. :. ~~ -
Ending the ceremonies -Paul. Willet played:, taps.
The plaque was installed by ` ~ the State Road
Department, and will ~be landscaped at' a later date.
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84 Children
Take Parf (n
Fishing Rodeo
I3y RAYMOND WARE
North Orlando annual fishl-
!ng rodeo was held at the re-
creation center lake, under
sponsorship of the village Civic
Association with cooperation of
the Fire Department, Fire De-
pactment :Women's Auxiliary
and Garden Club..
Registration began at 9 a. m.
The lake officially opened, and
the rodeo began with Mayor
George Fuller painting over the
sign which read "No Fishing-"
At .10:01. the shore o[ the
amall lake was lined from. end
to .end with 64 children from
ages one ;thorough 12 .doing one .
of America's greatest known .
past-times, "fishing." The par-
ents of the small children stay-
ed busy baiting hooks and un-
tangling lines.
At noon, time was called, the
[fishing rodeo was over. "One
could see a sad look in the eyes
of the youngstecs and a happy .
one in the eyes of the mothers
and fathers," officials report,
The judges, Forrest $tratEon,
Chuck Kelley and Scotty McVay
gathered the children together
that had caught fish and after
careful comparing,. -sizing and
measucing: came up with the
winners, -
Prizes consisting of two tac-
kle bogies, two rod and reels
and .two gold fish bowls with
fish and food were awarded to
the winners. Paul Richardson,
ivy. Stratton, Donna Warrick.
Robert Richardson, John Camp-
bell and Wallace Wilson.
h[SI{1NC ROllLO in \'orth Orlando «as officially
opened when Mayor George Fuller painted out the
words "no fishing" on sign at lake in recreation
center. Looking on are Russell Rudd of the Work
Conservation Unit, U. S. Department of Agiicul-
tui•e, and Charles Rowell, president of Civic Asso-
ciation. Winners .were P.obert and Paul Richard- ~~
son, Ivy Stratton, Dcnna \\'arrick, John Campbell
and ~\'allace Wilson. (Herald Photos)
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-- By MARY IIYATT
North Orlando Village Council
- Tfonday night installed its new-
...ly elected mayor, Clifford Jord-
an, and appointed committees
-for the coming year.
,,, Councilman Jay \Vctz waa
named vice mayor. The oath o[
:..office also was administered to
the three newly elected council-'
-•men, Granville Brown, Harold
.,,(Dick) Longcore and Allen
Cronk.
.: Mrs. Helen Green will remain
as village clerk and Thomas
-Freeman will be council attor-
.. ney for the coming year.
Serving on the various coun-
cil committees will be Cronk,
_ assisted by YJetz, police and
[ire: Charles Rowell, assisted
•.by Jerry Brown, recreation and
zoning: Brown, assisted by
Wetr, finance; Longcore, assist-
ed by Rowell, health and beau-
tification, and. Cronk, assisted
by Longcore, road ahd bridge.
Council presented the outgo
ing mayor. George Fuller. witt
a silver cigarette 1ig~rict ier
"outstanding service to the com
munity-" 6g
Present at the awards diviner were
lets to right Paul Bates. Cassclberry
Fire chief: William Hahn, North Orlan-
do fire chief; C. W. McPherson, Winter
Park, Deputy State Fire Marshal: .ice
mayor of North Orlando Geor;c Fuller
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and \V. T. "Tommy" Knight, Chief
.Deputy State Fire Marshal. Tal-
lahassee, principal speaker. (~'ol~:sra-
Seminole Sentinel Photos by Rai mend
Morris)
If 2a•efiJl~zte~•s
\/'ellca~e Gets
Police thief
North Orlando will have a
-w police chief effective Mon-
~y, the Village Council an-
~uaced this morning following
special meeting last night to
,nsidcr the appointment.
Taking over the office will be
homas R. Hennigan, now a
sident of Casselberry who will
- moving to the village.
Hennigaa, 38 years old, has
.d experience in police work
~d has been employed at Cape
ennedy. He fills the vacancy
~. North Orlando due to resig-
ation earlier this month of Ar-
~ur Devoe whose contrack in
ie eonimunity as police chief
up as of Thursday, this week.
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Tuesday, April 27, 1971
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By DONNA ESTES
Staff ~Vritcr
Little known historical
data about the South Semi-
nole cities of Casselberry,.
Altamonte Springs, Long-
wood and North Orlando
was discovered by Dr. Paul
Douglass and his Rollins
College Center for Practi-
cal Politics team in the
study on the question of
consolidation for the area.
In the report it is pointed
out the city of Longwood is
the oldest of the four, that
the North Orlando territory
vas included in the 1660's
land grant •from the King of
Spain; that A l.t a m o n t e
Springs- was. visited ty
notables in the 1880's
including the wife and son
of President U. S. Grant
and that Casselberry area
was once known as Winter
Park Ferneries.
'THE TRACT of land
now known as North Orlan-
do was historically known
as the Levy Grant deeded
in 1611 to Moses B. Levy by
the King of Spain for
supplying horse feed for
the king's cavalry in the
war fought over the Florida
peninsula," the report
notes.
It is noted that the young-
est and smallest of the
municipalities of South
Seminole was incorporated
in 1959. Chief reason for the
incorporation, according to
the report, "was to benefit
the developers of the land,
Ray Moss and -William
Edgeman who purchased
the land under the name of
North Orlando Company, a
subsidiary of the Silver
Creek Precision Company,
Silver Creek, New York.
First residents of the
community moved into
homes in February, 1959.
Some 300 homes were sold
and occupied in the subdivi-
sion.
TfiLNORTHOrlando
Company developed water
and sewer utilities. Subse-
quently an area known as
Ranchlands sold one to five
acre lots for country homes
for some twenty-five {ami-
lies.
The report continues, in
1967 most of the holdings of
the North Orlando Com-
pany, including the water
and sewer facilities, were
foreclosed by the General
Acceptance Corporation.
In I968 Gulf American, a
subsidiary of GAC took
over the management of ..
the North Orlando proper-
ties, including the water
and sewer plants, and pro-
posed adevelopment plan.
THE REPORT points out,
"this plan was turned down
by the city council because
of the specifications of
proposed sub-standard
improvements.
Of Longwood, Dr. Dou-
glass's team noted, "In
tradition Longwood is the
oldest of four communities
under study. Founded about
1880, it took the name from
a district of Boston, Mass.,
from which E. W. Henck
had migrated to Florida.
Henck arrived in Florida
in 1873 by steamboat up the
St. Johns River from
Jacksonville to 14iellon-
ville, now called Sanford.
He laid claim to a homes-
tead and by 1876 much of
the best land had been
settled- -
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interested in development,
Henck made a survey of
. most of Central Florida
with the idea of developing
railroad lines. By the fall
of 1879, he decided to run a
line from Sanford to Orlan-
do to be known as the South
Florida Railroad, now
incorporated into the
Seaboard Coast Line. Opera-
tions began in 1880.
With the coming of the
r a i f r gad. Longwood and
Central Florida began to
boom . Christ Episcopal
communicants and s t i l l
stands as one of the historic t
landmarks of the town. t
The Long wood Hotel
opened in 1888 and became
the mecca for C e n t r. a 1
Floridians because of its
fine Southern cuisine. Dur- i
ing -the latter part of the .
19th century the rambling
old hotel was the social
gathering place for the
.elite of Central Florida.
LONGWOOD continued io
boom until the severe
freezes of 1894 and 1895
destroyed the citrus groves
and sent tourists scram-,
.bling back to their homes.
Many settlers in despair
p u l l e d up stakes and
moved to other areas of the
west of the present AI
amonte Springs which wa
hen named Snow's Station
It later became Altam
onte Springs to publiciz
the ,supposedly therapeu:i
waters of. the small sprin
n that area.
The Boston developer
planned a new city, a
elegant hotel, and a cans
linking Altamonte lake
with the Wekiva Rive:
creating a navigable tivat::
way from Altamonte to t::
St. Johns River. They plc
tured large yachts deliver
ing parties of influentia
and affluent people direc
to -the Altamonte doe
which they intended t•
build.
state , their means of THE CANAL plan died, .
livelihood gone. is .said, because of lack o
Longwood was first cooperation on .the part c
granted a charter in 1917,- the adjacent property o~~-r
but now operates under a ers. But the hotel became
enacted' by the
charter reality in 1883. A talente
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Florida legislature in 1923. hotel man from the whit
The report points out the mountain country of Nc~
significance of- the plan to Hampshire and his wife
restore the downtown sec- ~ .Mr. __ and ~ Mrs. Frank '
tion of the city to its ~ Cofran, became manager
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original 1880's atmosphere ,
the elite came
;and
and the prosperity which droves. Ahorse-dra~vtt car
would come to the city when riage met there ac :h
the p r o t e c t rs accom-
plished.
TILE HISTORY of Al-
tamonte Springs began in
the autumn of 1882 with a
Bostonian _ dream, the re=
port states. In that year a
group of _Bostod business-
men bought 1,200 acres of
high, lake-dotted pine land
and formed the Altamonte
Land, Hotel, and. Naviga-
tion Company. The original
seat of their operation was
called Altamonte and was
about three miles north-
7/ a ~'~ 7
'raced
ad station and drove
uests the half-mile to
side-verandaed hostel-
erlooking Lake Orien-
1'hey returned year
year, •bringing new
~s
ong the notables who
the registers, . ac-
ig to the report, were
U.S. Grant and her
1.S. Grant Jr.; Grover
Land, author Edward
-tt Hale, Ralph Wal-
iierson, H. H. Westinb
and Cordell Hull to
only a few. Another
inept guest was Col.
Haskell of the Boston
ald, who wrote
ngly of the area in his
s p aper, certainly a
inept factor in bring-
ew growth to the town
its moss-hung ancient
ue of the guests from
eginning started to buy
in Altamonte Springs.
° children married into
da families and be-
a part of the fabric of
-egion.
E HOTEL was pur-
~d in 1902 by Everett
for $4,500, who con-
To 1660s
timed its famous hospita-
lity until July 1, 1953, when
fire of an undetermined
origin leveled the historic
three-storied building to
the ground. With it went the
treasured registry of fa=
mows names and ir-
rep[acab[e memorabilia of
the late 19th century. It
was never rebuilt.
Casselberry's h i s t o r y
dating from its founder,
Hibbard Casselberry, a
businessman who came to
Florida from association
with a family-related and
C h i cago-based wholesale
hardware firm of Hibbard,
Spencer, Bartlett and Com-
pany, is recounted.
Casselberry moved to
Winter Park in 1926 and
entered the fern-growing
business on an expanding
acreage of raw :and north-
west of Altamonte Springs.
With the fern industry as its
economic base, Casselber-
ry as a developer attracted
families who wanted to
balance leisurely . living
with outdoor work and
enjoyment..
C A S SELBERRY estab-
lished the first general
store in 1926 and then
platted a subdivision
known ~ as Winter Park
Ferneries the first of his
extensive real estate ac-
fiv..it.ies. In 1930 'he
constructed a Normandy-
style building .across the
highway from the general
store to house the Fern
Park Post Office building.
From thi$ beginning Cas-
selberry expanded service
functions. In 1931 he or-
ganized a water company.
to supply the Winter Park
Ferneries subdivision and
neighboring k~omes, Four
years later a spur from the
Atlantic Coastline- Rail-
road was extended to ser-
vice ferneries with Lumber,
fertiliser and oil. When the
name of the siding, Winter
Park Ferneries, . led' to
confusions with the~city of
.Winter Park the .name tvas
changed to Casselberry's
Siding. When a railway
express agency was opened
in 1937, it was located in_ a
ne~v railway s€ation which
was then- and there named
Casselberry.
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~ira~er Sprir~~s ~eaclies 2nd decade
~NCY A. BOOTH
wenty years ago this month, June 20, 1959, the city of
ester Springs was born under the name "Village of
cth Orlando."
1'he youngest municipality in age, but the largest in
d area in Seminole County, it has had a colorful,
~troversial, sad at times, naughty. past.
t has grown from a "company town" to a thriving
-tropolis, on the verge of becoming one of the most vital
rniclpalitiea in Seminolo County.
Jeer the next few wee~ce, to s multi-part aeries, a
-tory of the city will be presented. Sources wt71 be city
vrds, newspaper clippings, and memories of "how it
s back then" from long-time residents.
4peual thanks to all those at city hall who made my job
much easier, and a special mention to former
~cilman Charles "Chuck" Rowell, for his invaluable
~fstaace and loan of his records.
Part I
A tract of land now known as Winter Springs was
signated the Levy Grant when iC was deeded in 1611 to _ .
oses B. Levy by the King of Spain for supplying horse `
>d• for the King's cavalry.
The land lay dormant for hundreds of years until 195?.
t that time, Ray Moss and William Edgemon purchased
e land under the name of the "North Orlando
~mpany'", a subsidiary of the Silver Creek Precision Co„
ew York. ~ ~' '
During the next two years a few families moved into' ~
e area, all on the north side of State Road 434. The first
rests in the city were N. Fairfax and N. Devon.
House Bi_ll• 2474, signed into law on June 20th, 1959
sated the municipality of the Village of North Orlando.
was the sixth municipality in Seminole County. •
According to residents who lived there at the time, the.
page was a "company town." House Bill 2474 would ~
-gym to bear out that promise. ~It states that five men ~
cold be appointed as the Village Council. From that
e, a mayor and vice-mayor would be chosen. Those five
en were Flay Liddicott, Reginald S. Webster, Frank A.
usula. Dominick Terabo. and George Spears. All those
,en were employed by the North Orlando Company.
It warn t until five years later that a council took office
gat had been elected by the people: Women were also a
art of the Village government during the early sixties.
ecords show Mona Grinstead was a council member as
-rly as 1962. In 1963, another woman was elected to
~uncil and the following year that same woman, Irene
anEepcel, was elected mayor, by secret ballot of the
?unciL She became .the city's First mayor and is the only
•oman to fill that position to date.
• Mrs. VanEepoel's year. as mayor was marked by a
cries of charges, counter charges, investigations, threats
~ resign and resignations, according to village records
nd clippings. Minimal growth (one house was built) and
eople leaving many homes vacant occurred during that
ame year. It was a year of political turbulence. and a
aajor controversy erupted over a charter amendment
hat was being proposed.
Perhaps because the city was experiencing growing
pains, perhaps because of the personalities of the city
government and citizens at Chat time, for whatever
reason, 19G4 stands out in the 20-year history of the city
as one that most citizens would like to forget.
The village council was meeting in a one-room hall in
the water company offices. police and fire were on a
volunteer basis and no commercial growth occurred in
the city.
Despite the turmoil, a charter amendment election did
take place, providing for the first time an elected mayor.
The election was to take place in the following year. And,
despite all the turmoil, the village survived and continued
to grow.
Things took an upswing in 1965. George Fuller, the
first mayor elected by the people, took office. A 12.5 acre
site was deeded [o the city by the North Orlando
Company for a recreation park, and talk first began on
the building of a municipal complex.
Plans for the complex took a back seat when the village
council announced that funds were dangerously low. A
tax increase was proposed to aid in the construction, and
created another major controversy. Council did pass the
tax, but no building was built. A move to change the
name of North Orlando took place and a move to "go back
to the county" wa.s~ in the headlines.
There was a population of about 1,000 in about 325
homes iu the mid-sixties. The •village's fu•st store was
built then, aptly named the North Orlando Super Market.
In 1967, Robert La Follette was. Fire Chief, Arthur
DeVce was Police Chief, and village clerk Helen Green
appeared on the scene.
Excitement generated around the March elections that
year, where four seats were open. Twenty-nine families
moved into the village in January alone, and a poalice
cruiser was purchased. .
By March, two teams of. four men each were
bombarding the citizens with political rhetoric. The four
incumbents, Charles Rowell, Granville Brown, Lloyd
Brown, and Jay Wetz ran as a team on their past records.
The other team, Ray Bradshaw, John VanEepoel, Robert
Key, and Henry Fairborn promised to "eliminate the last
tax imposed, and never to ask for a salary."
The incumbents won, with 90 percent of the registered
voters casting their ballots. Total of registered voters
was 202.
March was also the month that the "Company", the
North Orlando Co. was transferred, by quit claim, from
.the ~ Silver Creek Company of New York to the
Commercial Corporation of Allentown, Pa.
[More on tho history of Winter Springs aext week]
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WINTER SPRINGS -- The
tract o[ land now known a_<
Winter Springs was historically
designeated the levy Grant
when it was deeded in 1611 to
Moses B. Levy by the King of
Spain for supplying horse feed
for the King's Cavalry in the
-war fought ~ over''the Florida
peninsula.
The youngest o[ the
municipalities of Seminole
County, it was incorporated as
the "Village of North Orlando"
by the Florida Legislature in
1959.
A new charter changing the
city's name to Winter Springs
was adopted by the legislature
and approved by the voters in
1972. -
[n1957 Ray Moss and William
Edgeman purchased the land
under the nafne~of the North
Orlando Co. a:subsidiary of the
Silver Creek Precision Com-
pany, Silver ,(.Peek, N.Y. The
first residents of the com-
munity~'moved into homes In
-February 1959. Some 300~hOmes
were spld apd Occupied in the
subdivision.
The chief reason for the in-
corporation originally was to
benefit the developers as their
instrument for establishing
their own ordinances and
regulations. The North Orlando
Co. developed water and sewer
utilities.
Florida Land Co., a sub-
sidiary of Florida Gas, noa~
owns the utility company.
The 1970 census showed the
population of Winter Springs to
be 1,161, but the phenomenal
growth seen in the city since
that time has made it nearly
impossible to estimate the
current population,
For the first three months of
1973 building permlta tiave•been
issued for new structures --
valued at a conservative
13,093,783, up more than 200 per
cent over the same three-month
period one year ago.
During the month of .March
alone as much building activity
was seen as during the entire
first quarter of 1972.
March saw building permits
issued Eor 34 single family
dwellings valued at S1,1T0,700;
the city's first church, Seventh-
day Adventist, at Garden Drive
.and Dfoss Rd. worth 1150,000
and a development water plant,
110,000.
The city government still
'operates out of an office in the
utility company building on SR
`:but plans are to build,a city
~ this year on a tract of land
na d for the purpose to the.
a land developer.
't also plans to build a
}~o_ cet_ ., ple>c-Fire house.
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Sctttittolc ~'ucsdav, December ll, 1973
~in.ter Spr~n~~ ~'i~°st ~'~rer~ar~
By MARY CAMPBEL.I.
Stnllncl Stir SUIT
~WINTGR SPRINGS - Charles
I{olzman knows he has a big job
ahead of him as the city's first paid
fireman.
A job which involves organization
of the department, getting and
maintaining equipment in working
order, building membership in the
volunteer ranks and initialing an
or~;ani,,cd training program.
ilOL"1_MAN IS anxious to lacklc
the doh he took only a few months
a{ter retirement tram 2J years in the
U.S. Air E~orce.
4ic remembers when Winter
Springs - then North Orlando -
spprted an energetic volunteer fire
depantment with two trucks and a
CHECKING r'[RE ROSE
Wtntcr Springs fireman Charles Holzman
keen spirit of dedication.
Ike wants to call on former
volunteer firemen and once again
involve them in department ac-
tivities, including re-establishing an
administrative wing to handle the
business side of the volunteer unit.
AS THE ONLX paid fireman,
Holzman is relying on the volunteer
force which, tic said evidences quick
response, involvement and dedica-
tion.
But, he said, the biggest fire
department need is dependable
equipment used or new.
"We need a well-equipped truck.
The biggest sweat we have is getting
to a fire and wondering if the truck
will operate properly," Holzman
said. ~~
•HE KI~IOWS he is starting on the
"ground floor" in organizing a
professional city fire department but
believes he will succeed.
"ft's a big job, but I can't fail. The
only way to go is up, because -let's
face it - ,,ve are starling at the
bottom. It we.have the cooperation of
citizens the way we once did, the
department can be. built," Holzman
added.
~-Ie wants to organize the fire
department's record-keeping proced-
ures in line- with state requirements.
Expressing an interest in past city
history, Holzman said, he wants to
keep documents recording the
department`s activities throughout
past .years.
'HE ALSO would like to see city
council adopt a fire code, -one
administered: by, the fire department
and enforced by the- police depart-
ment.
Holzman isn't new to this city,
having kept a home here for. nine
years. .Before leaving on his final
four-year duty tour, Hotzman was an
active volunteer fireman, serving in
both administrative 'and firefighting
capacities.
"[ would like to bring back some
of the "old timers", those active .n
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past years, who for one reason or
another dropped .out. The older
members can be the administrative
officers fof• the volunteers, while the
younger men fight the fires," Holz-
man said.-
"THEY HAVE knowledge . and
experience which can be used for the
department's benefit," he added.
Holzman, hired Dec: 1, will work
a 45-hour week primarily during
daylight hours so fire •protection is
available then.
One problem the city has faced is
a lack of available volunteers
•iuring the day, because of employ-
1
•ment commitments.
"I AM PRAYING there isn't a fire
until the equipment is checked out,"
he said.
He also needs a telephone, uni-
form and a rearranged Affice, one
without a lost tricycle parked in the
corner or a broken refrigerator
waiting for removal.
He shares space with the ;police
department and has an office in the
department's trailer an State Road
434.
HE ATTENDS the firefighting
school at Seminole Junior College,
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working toward 200 hours of certified
schooling. His training should be
completed this month.
Holzman said the school has been
a valuable aid and has made him
even more aware that firefighting is
a science.
He admits he became interested in
firefighting partly because he never
outgrew a childhood .desire - to be
where the excitement is. .
When he attends fire school, son
•Ski.p is right beside him. Holzman
said he believes his son is one=of-few
17-year-olds in Florida taking. ~ h e
certified fire training course.~~_~: Y
by Marlrnc L.cottn
Winter .Springs residents
will find bnnlcing much
easier now thnl there is n
new bank in towm R::ibon
cutting ccr-cmonics wcrc
held on Tuesday, Jan. 9, rat
4=30 P~m. at Tropic Bank of
Seminole's new office st
401 State Road 434 Winter
Spriags_ Ttrc opening
marks Tropic Bank's sec-
ond entry into rapidly
growing Seminole County.
The office will provide
added convenience for
csisting customers in tlu
Winfcr Spnngs arcs as well
as expand the Bank's
market area.
Richard G. Kessler has
been named Manager of
the-new office_'Mr_ $essler.
joined Tropic Bank in Mai,
1978, having pncviously
been employed in Branch
- Administration by Girard
Bank in Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania.
The office is housed in a
1100 square foot -building
supplied 6y Syme•National,;
•Inc., Bank Builders, Shel--
"by, N:C Architect for the
project is Tom.R_ Huston
- - ~~ --Ribbon -Cutting Ceremony - °f Meshy. Hnnton, "shi-
. ~-.; '~~~ vcrs, Brad
,~•' • -~- •. " -.... ; .: _. ~ ;, _ . PA., :Orlando; aad the
_ -Mal-Qr, Winter SPrfrzYt;'Rl~'r,~~r, _
Maaigor, .T1inpTc • Bank-: of <Seminok;„'and:-~IIi~+(:easett, General 'Contractor u
'P~sfdent,~o~{d Bank of Seminok, cut tho dbboa at the :. ~~hamrock . Engineering.
wtat~~!cofb.~-j~nchOffice. _ - _ _ .- ~o-. Altamonte .Springz.
-- - . T_ ropic..BanTc of. Seminole -;
it an independent :bank
with total assets of
513,000,000. Home "office
for the bank is located at
1391 Scmoran Boulevard,
Casselbcrry, Florida_ The
Winter Springs branch will
open with two tellers. More
staff members wit! be
added az ~-their business
grows. -
Following the official
greeting by .Bill Gossett.
President of Tropic Bank,
and the ribbon cutting
ceremony, pcrfocmed by
the -Mayor of Winter
Springs, Troy Phan, chain- "
pagne and sandwiches were
served to over 60 ~fiiends
and well wishets of the
bank. Among those present
for the opening wcrc Lester
H. Mandell, .Board of -
Dircctors, Tropic Bank of
Seminole; Dick Rozansky,
Winter Springs City Plan-
ner; Bill Jacobs, Winter
Sptings_,City. Coauciinan;
and Bob Kelly, Casselberry
Postmazter. -
Mr. Kessler, a native of
Philadelphia, Pa_, and his
wife, Gail, arc ce~idents of
~Vintcr Springs. Gail is also
a focmcr Pcnnrylvania
resident, being a native of
Oley, scar Reading.
~ ~®pic ~~n~ t~p~~s ~ranc~ in ~'~~~e~- Sp~~
~/off
Major T1-o~ PiLin, at the new Winter Springs Broach of-
the Tropic Bask, Wednesday morning, maldn~ tia City. of
W[ntcr Springs the Ban1r's firm Depoaltor.
I`le ~v "rroplc Bank opens branch !n W (rater Spr(ngs on Strata
Kond d34.
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~°` M'AY 6,1978 _
6.30 PM - -
HIS'NRY OF THE WIIJ'SSR SPRINC.4 SSRIOMA CLUB -
The club wsa chartered on January 13, 15?7 by the Ea addition to the aforementloaed, Winter Springs
Sertoma Club of Winter Park, We are indeed grateilil, to Sertoma has supported many worthy causes: Winter Springs
Winter Park, eapecialZ,y to Ambnsasdore Rip Mena and John ~ Youth Police, Speech end Hearing Fbundatioa, Easter Seal
Ridden ibr the help, service, and effort extended to Cerap Endeavor, Kradle l;are, Seminole Youth Ranch, and
Winter Springs. the Volunteer Fire Department.
The Winter Springs Club sponsored end helped build' Winter Springs has bernme a meaningful entity in
the Altamonte Springs Sertoma Club, which was chartered the Sertoma International femi]y of clubs, Our progress
on May 4, 1978. We also have a SerRben Club in the pro- and achievements are due entirely to the collective
tees of formation. Winter Springs 3ertoma will be recog- DESIR$ of membership to be a vital factor in Sertoma's
nized ae a Cold Aonor Club for the 1977-78 year, Service to Maniclnd program,
' Freedoa Week is held annunTly and students from two We do Invite any man, regardless of race, color, or
elementary schools are honored as we do tonight, Also, creed to Join with ue in service to mankind; wives are
the Winter Springs Club sponsors an annual Service to lavited to Join Ia Sertoma, Winter Springs 6ertoma, a
Mankind Award to give rerngnition to an individual who breakfast.club, meets every Tuesday at 7:30 AM in the
has rendered extraordinary service, again ea we do Winter Springs CorM unity Hall, La 6ertoma~meete the I
:aiighp, 'fourth Thursday of each month,
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The.Winter Springs Sertoma Club:members -. ~ pee ..
have been`busy as bees trying~tnreturblsh
Sureshlne Park. Whentil 4t complekd the park'. .-. ~' utrell-
will rnntaln a picnic area, nature trails, ball a
fields and play areas: l'hev latest protect Is a Wlakr Spriags
restroom faclGly. ~ - Cortespondeat ~ ~~~~
1'he name Sertoma is a contraction of the y~7.977g Z J
words Service to Mankind. Some of the clu '
... ~ orolects In-lhU~area are to ielecl.-a ,~
SWEARING IN CEREMONy.19$2
Commissioner Inez Linville
sc;~rn in by Mayor JOhn V,Torcaso
SWEARING IN CEREMONY 1982.
Commissioner Jim HarCman sworn
in by Mayor John V, Torcaso
1982 HOLIDAY PARADE
Commissioner Maureen Boyd
Commissioner Leanne Grcve
Commissioner Inez Linville
Commissioner Bill Jacobs
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S.M. Burgess (tight) and Joe Dupuis of the state Department
of Transportation erect one of four signs Tuesday on Inter-
state 4 that directs motorists to Winter Springs. The city lob-
bied for the signs for more than a year before a phone call to
OOT from state Rep. Carl Selph got the job done.
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COLC~riIa~tOTY
It is the pleasure of the Mayor of the Clty of Wlnt• Springs, Florida to proclaim
Saturday, February 21, 1987 as Winter Springs Sertoma Day.
Sertoma stands for Service to Mankind and 1[s main ~~r`rices are for the people with
speech and hearing problems. The Winter Springs Sertoma Clu' s celebrating its tenth (10)
anniversary ac this time.
It was approximately this time of the year back in •7/ when the idea of forming a
~' local civic organization was being thoroughly reviewed in tt;- ossibility of helping some of
our residents, men, women and children. We knew there were o~1 Clubs. Rotary Clubs and other
x' organizations in Seminoln County but no civic organication i ha City of Winter Springs, there-
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:N fore it was decided that a Sertoma Club would be built In o~.~ lty.
Through the efforts of the Winter Park Sertoma C1:. the budding Winter Springs Club
was formed and chartered with thirty-six (36) members as a _eus for a bigger club.. Changes
over the years saw the Winter Springs Sertoma Club go from ty-six chartered members to a
low of sixteen. At this time there were only four orginal er.a left and it became a matter
of pride for the remaining members to recruit new people, were auc¢eseful in inducting
ten new members and the membership now stands at twenty-sir -bars.
The Winter Springs Sertoma Club meets every Tuee _orning at 7:30 AM in the Winter
Spriggs Civic Center Building on North Edgemon Avenue agd :mrea both men and yomea to via it
our Club and enjoy our breakfast and attend a meeting. Tc. :tur Springs Sertoma Club and
the Winter Springs La Sertoma (womea only) welcome new rea :s to visit our meetings and we
hope they will be interested in joining either one of our ~izations.
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By JOHN HORNER ~~~~ 3 ~~. aid. She added that the remaining `
Correspondent 24 acres of orange groves, : as
WINTER SPRINGS-In a con- Dameron presented, on the north
census of the city commission it side of SR 434 at.Wagner's Curve
decided on two parcels of land of are priced a[ $795;000 and are z_on-
about 55 acres costing upwards of ed C-1 commercial
$1.8 million including l , l00 feet on The other parcels presented _ by .
Lake Jesup, to survey for its pro= Ioca1 realtor Tom Binford=for the .
posed superpark. commission's consideration were 25
The properties, some of which are 'acres at Foxmoo~ Untt4 in the city .:
still used as orange groves along SR '`;belonging to former courtycomttis
434 north of the infamous_Wagner s ~°'sioner i,Bacbara:" Christensen :af s.
-Curve; were.-selected. pricnanly ,;;$22,500 per~cre,-for:$540,~00 and>.
because of heir central .-location . `.-a 'possible 3 C: usable :•_acres of.: a
enough acreage -for the ;recreation - 'S4 acre #ract in, the Tuscawdla PUD
facilities, and finally; were priced -owned ``=by the ' Wtnter~ Sprtngs~,
right for prime real;estate~ _~~ ` a "Development-Corp ~ `- a~`.~
T#te~decision prompted-Gommts `-`~`'ExLept ;for °Cominissionec~BtILY
stoner Paul Partyka. to-comment; ~. Jacobs, who.urged the city to btly"all:;,
"That -puts us in the real estate : of -the parcels presented, only done ;
business...and I guess that's OK '' . -~ other favored the Foxrrioor~proper ``
A remark about widening SR 434 • • ry and none indicated an interest ,ih ='
made by realtor Bill Dameton;-who :the Tuscawiila parcel, as=indicated'_
represepted the owners of several of by Mayor I.eannc Grove's'conse'n-`
the lots, made the commissioners sit sus. Her scoreboard showed three
up and take notice. He stated that the -'commissioners were for the Prago -
state Department of Transportation ;:lakefront property and'.four for.the'
is getting federal funds to get road- ,_ Dameron lots af'Wagner's curve.
widening construction on SR 434 ` = These two combined comprised
"back on schedule.`' .`what the mayor called Plan "A,"
Commissioner Art Hoffmann later. which thecity decided to have --
said this was his first knowledge of. surveyed first.. Jacobs .kept pushing--
DOT's,decision as the -state had `.for- -Fozriioor, explaining' that
previously reported it had run out of ' Casse(berry is planning"to develop:
funds for SR 434. Dameron; a city _.an adjacent area and he proposed that
. .:..: resident- whose new . office .•is .'-n the city eonsider.its community park ~Yn: -•. =~-~
y1,Ayptj!atyjns?;-:)". y.t_Y.U.i'N~'~t?;'~{`a7 n, ~ -,v.-.~ .,....'i$.. - .,... ~.,. -...~. _ - - - -
Longwood, said that Henry Fuller of 'alongside that of~ Casselberry. ~ . 1
DOT told him-that Phase l of this '
project inctudes.four-laning SR 434. _
from SR 419 to a point near City
' Hall and straightening- Wagner's
- Curve:. i
One entrance to the proposed park
property woald _ be `: acibss _•-the
railroad tracks•where thertiad makes .
its 45-degree; curve: ~ ~ -
''Tfieaakefront- tracts were-.con- _
rained `in a-presentation°.iitade by
Judith Crago, Altamonfe'~Springs
broker-. who showed: th'e.`commis-.
stoners a "scale ' 'drawing ~of:what,
the lakefront would lookaikewttliits•-
boat ramps and. fshing piers;`as.well
as ballfrelds and tennis courts: "
This prompted Commissioner Phil'
Kulbes, who said he had juSf.walked•
through this area,- to ask`tier'aboilt
the percent of usable land.- She.
replied about 30 percent is .open
area: while the lakefront is still
heavily wooded. Crago, who said
her husband is the architect .who
. drew the map, listed the Lake tesup
property as 35 acres in Seminole
- County, located on the south shore:.
north of SR 419... "north on Clif-
ton cm dirt read to Orange Rd." Her
letter to the city described it as
" I ,400 feet of road frontage on
county roads with 2,000 feet of take
Crc+ntaee on Lake Jcwp." ne:+r the 1
STATE OF FLORIDA
Orr=rca ors Trtg Govr;rzrrorz
BOB MARTZNI':Z
June 24, 1989
Greetings:
It is a pleasure to extend congratulations to the residents
of Winter Springs on the occasion of your city's 30th
birthday.
It is the beautiful cities and towns like yours that make
Florida the great state that it is. You can be proud of
the lovely natural surroundings, the commercial growth,
and friendly atmosphere~of Winter Springs. I am certain
that this celebration will be enjoyed by everyone present.
I regret that I am unable to be with you but send best
wishes for a memorable event.
Sincerely, ^
rnor -
BM/row
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POPULATION- ..' ~ ~ . ..'~~8gd,6 - .- 1970- 96 CHANGE
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Seminole County '1b6,.~Clr2~ .:83,692.... __ 98.6
Altamonte Springs ~ ~- - - ~O;a4't~ '4;391` - ~ 367.8_
Gasselberry - 1;~"~`~`4~. '•_ 9,438.. ` 5F.2
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Beltway ramps at
WINTER SPRINGS -Commuters, start
your engines.
The entrance and exit ramps to the Central
Florida GreeneWay at State Road 434 will
open at 6 a.m. Wednesday, state Department
of'I~ansportation officials said Monday.
The ramp openings mean the entire 12-
mile stretch of toll road in Seminole County is
S.R. 434. to open
rnmpleted. However, because of recent heavy
rains, work will be done to repair damaged
shoulder slopes on parts of the ramp. Motor-
ists are cautioned to observe traffic signs and
lane restrictions during the next several days.
Final repaving of S.R. 434 near the
GreeneWay, also known as State Road 417,
will be done the next several days.
95`a~~~
Seminole picks out 2 new school site
By Elaine Bennett
OF THE SENTINEL STAFF ~~ ~ /' y~
SANFORD -The Seminole
School District has signed contracts
to buy land to build an additional
elementary school in Winter
Springs and a high school south of
Oviedo.
School planner Dianne Kramer
said the proposed high school site is
immediately. southwest of where
Seminole Community College is
considering building an east cam-
pus on 160 acres on the east side of
Lockwood Road at Lockwood Bou-
levard. That site is a mile north of
the Seminole-Orange county line.
The close praxirnity, Kramer said,
would enhance the district's dual
enrollment partnership ~~ogram
with SCC that allows academically
talented high school students to
earn college and high school credits
simultaneous>~y.
The high school would be built
between Lockwood Road and Lock-
wood Boulevard on 59 acres that
Will cost nearly $2.2 million, Kramer
said. Construction of the eighth
high school would start sometime
after 1999, about three years after
the opening of the planned Winter
Springs High School
A contract also has been negotiat-
ed for a proposed elementary school
site on the nortfT side of Shepard
Road, east of U.S. highway 1?-92
and immediately northwest of the
Highlands community of Winter
Springs: That site consists of 22.5
acres that will cost X600,000. Only
about 14 acres are buildable because
8.5 acres are within the Soldier's
Creek basin, said Kramer, who has
suggested atwo-story school be
built on the land
Kramer said the new elementary
would be built to ease csuwding at
Winter Springs IIementary on State
Road 434, about two miles south of
the proposed school
Because enrollment at Winter
Springs e~aceeds 1,000 and rnntin-'
ues to grow, that school has been on:
year-round and multitrack sched-
ules for several years. Students ink
multitrack schools are divided into
groups, or tracks, and each has a
different schedule for attending
lasses and vacations. At single-
track schools, all students are on. the
same schedule.
All middle and elementary
schools will be on year-round sched-;
ales starting July 18, and each year
more elementary schools are going.
multitrack to meet enrollment de-.
mands.
Lf all elementary schools are mul-
titrack by the year 2002, Kramer
said, the district will need five more
elementary schools to meet pro-
jected enrollment. The district
would have to build eight or nine
more schools to meet those needs if
all elementary schools stayed on
single fraclcs, she. said. Kramer ex-
pects gm~vth to stabilize soon after
the turn of the century. ~ _ _.
y~o~o9
Sunday, June 12, 1994 - Heraid Advertiser -Thursday, June 16, 1994 -Sanford, FL - 7
Winter Springs: 35 years old
By SANDRA ELLIOTT
Nerald Staff Writer
WINTER SPRINGS - It was a year
marked by changes, some lazge and
some small. Alaska became the 49th
state on Jan. 3 that yeaz. Eight
months later, Hawaii became the 50th
state on Aug. 21, adding two mote
stars to "Old Glory."
The St. Lawrence Seaway opined in
the spring and Soviet Premier Nikita.
Khrushchev paid an unprecedented
visit to the U.S. in September making
a transcontinental tour..
1959 was also the yeaz the Village of
North Orlando, which later became
Winter Springs, was chartered. The
little village of about 200 people has
grown to 23,000 population today.
To mark the 35th anniversary of
being a chartered municipality. '
Winter Springs is having a party June
25 with aday-long celebration. The
city became Winter Springs in 1972.
Historian John Baker said the
festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with
displays setup in the lobby of city hall
by Winier Spr[ngs civic groups and
businesses, including homeowners'
associations, the YMCA and Lynx.
"There will be displays by virtually
any group that works or functions In
the city," Baker commented.
City officials wlll be on hand to greet
visitors- and everyone attending will
receive a small memento.
There will also be an archaeological
exhibit of Indian artifacts from the
area azound Winter Springs. '
From 3 to 4 p.m. there will be
presentations by Clifford Jordan and
Irene Eepcel, both former mayors of
the Village of North.Orlando. A host of
dignitaries, including the Setziinole~
County Commissioners, have been
invited.
"We have Invited'a whole bunch of
people associated directly or indirectly
with' the city and its history." Baker
said.
A plaque wlll also presented to a
civic official for long service to the
city:
'A catered reception is planned at
the Winter Springs Civic .Center on
North Edgemon Road from 4:30 to 6
p.m. for anyone who wishes to attend
and about 75 invited guests.
Baker said two developers began j
building homes in the late 1950's. "So
that they could control the building
and evolution in the village," Baker
said, "they chartered themselves as
the Village of North Orlando."
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35th Anniversary Presentation Speakers
by Darrell Johnson At the first council meeting ev- '
The four speakers at Winter eryone asked, "How do we know ~ -
Springs' 35th anniversary celebra- we have a problem?" As if resi- ,F
Lion each offered his or her personal dents' complaints were not an indi- Ads-;
viewof the city, complete with mem- cation.
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ones and ironies. At the second meeting, Van
Eepoel entered with a coffee can in ~
a pretty shopping bag. When she
openedihecanandreleasedasam- )<,tk,A'~ Gary EIIIs,
piing of huge flies, the Sergeant at ~ archaeologist
John Bak- Arms called for a can of bug spray. Traces of settlements along the
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Springs' offi- said. "That just gets them high." found dating back as early as 2300
cial "Unoffi- Beforethe.thirdmeetingshetook BC. As the level of the lake rose and
_ '-_, ~`~~ cial Histori- Polaroids of the piles of manure.
a n " - After a staff expert told the council
The area now occupied by Win- that the tradt was operating within fell in its normal cycle, the Indians
ter Springs has~been part of four guidelines, Van Eepoel pulled out moved inland and then returned to
counties throughout its history: St. the pictures and explained to him the original shore.
Johns, Mosquito, Orange and, fi- the difference between straw and The Timacuans were generally
Wally, Seminole. It was incorporat- manure. happytorunaroundnaked,although
ed as the village of North Orlando in The expert resigned the next af- they did tattoo images of clothing on
1959, and became Winter Springs t~oon• _ _ _ their bodies. It seems strange to us,
in 1972. ~ perhaps, that the human body held
There is evidenc ~ that the area no shame, but they would not toler-
has been occupies by an assort- ateteasing.Satirewasthewontform
mentofpeopleforscme4500years. of insult.
The primary Native American tribe Seminoles were rare in the area
were the Timacuans, a large, robust kx although one site has been discov-
people whose leaders were often Cliff Jordan, Bred where Spanish glass wine bot-
women. former mayor, ties were broken and then knapped
The oldest public building in the ` `"" 1968-1971 withflinttocreatesharpcuttingtools.
city is the old water department on When Jordan moved to the area By the time white settlements were
Fairfax and SR 434. The only writ- in the early'60s, therewere two busi- becomingcommon,the natiyeswere
ten history is five typewritten pages. nesses and 200 homes. Then the alf but gone.
Baker and the Winter Springs His- Navy facilityinSanford cbsed down, ! The Indians of the sixteenth cen-
toricalSociety hope to convert part and instantly 100 of the homes were 1 fury viewed the Spanish as pagans
of the building into a museum, and on the market. He helped sell them ~ who were very likely can::•~:~'='•:~-
publish abook detailing the true foranaverageof$8,900,withmonth- andnotworththetroubecfcezling
and complete history of the area. ly payments of $82.50.
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voters in the dty, so when he ran for ish regarded the lrrdians as pagans
mayor he was able to sit down and who were very likely cannibalistic
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reality. 80~ of the land occupied by
t`,• •y "Eepoel homes plus20%bybusinessesequals
"~~' `~ former mayor, 100%. Workwillbedoneinthehomes
1964-1965 of 80°,b of residents, using electronic
Van Eepoel was the first female communications. The entire county
mayor of the city. She was a feisty wid be one huge megalopolis.
official who pulled no punches. At What does he think we can do
one point during her tenure, the aboutit?Get involvedinthecommu-
racetrack, located near where the ,
Wily, participate in programs, attend
Ranchlands is now, was drawing commission meetings. '
complaints, as well as flies, because "We can't change the past," he
huge piles of horse manure were said. "It's gone, but maybe we can / ?
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By K Robert May
OF THE SENTiNEI STAFF
~ Tuscawilla and Oak Forest resi-
dents will get a chance to tour
their new fire station at 850 North-
ern Way during an open house
from 2 to 4 p.m. May 27.
Built at a cost of $329,000, the
structure replaces the original sta-
tion, which was built in 1976. The
concrete-block facility with a
wood-frame second story is de-
~ signed to blend into the neighbor-
hood. A firetruck, rescue vehicle
i and five firefighters will. be sta-
tioned at the building.
In addition to tours, refresh-
ments will be served at the open
house. Some city officials are ex-
pected to be on hand, as well as
hire Chief Tim Lallathin.
~ CITY EMPLOYEES PICNIC
~ TWO PICNIC pavilions just
• constructed at Central Winds
Park, 1000 E. State Road 434, will
. get their first workout Sunday,
afternoon. That's when an esti-
mated 270 city workers and family
members gather for the city's an-
nual employee picnic.
In addition to feasting on barbe-
cued ribs, chicken and other
dishes, the city workers will com-
pete in softball, volleyball, flag
football and- horseshoes. Children
will play miniature golf and enjoy
the playground.
Work on the picnic pavilions be-
gan in March. Each is 28 feet by
36 feet and has eight picnic tables.
One table at each pavilion is de-
signed for wheelchair use.
Families and organizations are
welcome to use the pavilions,
which are on the west side of the
park. To be sure one is available
for use, call the Parks and Recrea-
tion Department at (407) 327-7110.
^ ADULT SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION FOR the
adult softball program sponsored
by the Winter Springs Parks and
Recreation Department has been
extended through Friday.
Play for the 10-week season be-
gins June 5 for coed, men's and
women's leagues. Cost per team is
$310.
For more information, call the
Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment.
® SUPER STUDENTS
SUPER STUDENT for April at
Winter Springs Elementary
School is Nick Leichtenberg, a
third-grader.
Named super students for each
grade level were Susan Couillard,
kindergt~rten; Joshua Sammons,
first grade; Brittany Gray, second
grade; Micki Nouric, fourth grade,
and Meghan Ct~elette, fifth grade.
Honored as students of the
month are
Kindergarten -- Ashton Sy-
monds, Shawn Langan, Phelisha
Pizazro, Allison Barbara, Tymbrc
Cown and Jessica Vivano;
First grade -Logan Seaver,
Joshua Diaz, Timothy Kaplon,
Angela Jenkins, Steven Grady
and Matthew Hoffman.
Second grade -Shannon Lyda,
Amber Hampton, Aaron Harr, Ju-
lian Flores and Steven Prichnick;
Third grade -Ricky Rivera,
Tim Gould, Christopher Hedrick,
Elizabeth Baker and Larry Pills-
bury;
Forth grade -Mark Gau, Bryan
Dubicki, Branden Hoffman, Mat-
thew Wenger and Emilio Davila;
Fifth grade -Astor Forbes,
Lackesha Martin, Shaun Camp-
bell and John Mangiapane.
Students of the month in the
Exceptional Student Education
program are LaDawnyea Wells,
Christopher ~i'hitley and Semone
Shah.
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Swan St., Winter Springs, 32708,
or faxed io (407) 830-2459. Or you
may call (407) 695-8829 weekday
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