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The Bulldogs try to bounce back Friday, Toy Story 5 plays free on the lakefront, and the Trail of Terror opens next weekend. Here's everything worth knowing this week.
THIS WEEKEND
Bulldogs at Gateway
Fri, October 2, 7pm, Gateway High School, 93 Panther Paws Trail, Kissimmee
District game, and they're coming off their worst night of the year. Map · Schedule
Movie in the Park, Toy Story 5
Fri, October 2, 5:30pm, Kissimmee Lakefront Park, 201 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee
Free. Popcorn, inflatables, a 50 foot screen. Rolls at sunset, so bring chairs. Map · Details
Boots, Bulls and Barrels
Sat, October 3, 7:30pm, Silver Spurs Arena, 1875 Silver Spur Ln, Kissimmee
Bull riding and barrel racing, indoors. Map · Details
Kissimmee Collectorfest
Sat, October 3, 9am, Osceola Heritage Park Events Center, 1901 Chief Osceola Trail, Kissimmee
Toys, comics, die cast. Map · Details
COMING UP
Trail of Terror
Fri and Sat, October 9 and 10, 8pm to 11pm, Peghorn Nature Park, 2101 Peghorn Way
Sixteenth year. $15 in advance, $20 at the gate. Too much for little kids. Map · Tickets
Bulldogs vs Windermere
Fri, October 9, 7pm, St. Cloud High School, 2000 Bulldog Ln
First home game since September 11. Map · Schedule
Soldier City Market
Sat, October 10, 9am to 12pm, Veterans Park, 1201 13th St
Free, and the second Saturday one is usually calmer. Map · Details
Breakfast with the Pros
Tue, October 13, 8am to 9am, VFW Post 3227, 915 New York Ave
Free. Second Tuesday, every month through March. Map · Details
AROUND TOWN
The city balanced its budget without raiding savings. Council adopted a 5.1128 millage rate 5 to 0 on September 11. Finance director Jeff Cooper said it's the first year in 31 that the city didn't pull from prior year fund balance to close the gap. It also adds 48 firefighter positions, most paid by grants. Details here.
Lake Nona handled the Bulldogs 43 to 8. That drops St. Cloud to 3 and 2 on the year, and Gateway is next. Recap.
The Split Oak toll road keeps moving. CFX is into phase two design on State Road 534, a 14 mile toll road from 417 down to Nova Road that clips about 160 acres of Split Oak Forest. The case for it is Narcoossee Road at 5pm. The case against it is that new roads out here arrive with new rooftops. More here.
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
Fortuna Bakery & Coffee, 1300 13th St. Twenty plus years of Colombian and South American breads and pastries, baked every morning. Get the guava rolls.
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DID YOU KNOW
Col. John McElroy named the north and south streets downtown after Union states. New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The town opened April 16, 1909 for Civil War veterans who bought five acre lots for $50 sight unseen. As St. Cloud grew east and west, the newer streets picked up Confederate names. Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi.
Sources: Osceola History
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Last week: minimum wage hit $15, the school zone cameras turned out to have pulled in $562,940 before the program paused, and Kissimmee's mayor agreed to a $2,000 ethics fine. Read it here.
Go enjoy your weekend, St. Cloud. We'll be back Thursday.
- Rob
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