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• Geocaching can merge technology and adventure

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

  Rodney BarretoFWC ChairmanAre your kids transfixed by the computer? Are technical gadgets always on your family’s gift list? If so, read on to learn about “geocaching,” a fun way for your family to use technology to explore the outdoors. ...

• Osceola County’s schools schedule all open houses

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

  Osceola County Superintendent Michael A. Grego encourages all parents and students to attend their school’s upcoming open house in order to best prepare for classes to resume Aug. 23. Osceola public schools will hold Open Houses according to the followi...

• Valencia welcomes new Osceola campus provost

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

  On July 19, Kathleen Plinske began as Valencia Community College’s new provost of the Osceola Campus and Valencia at Lake Nona High School. ...

• On the road to recovery

  County News

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 12:26

  

  Submitted photoRoxanne Carter, of St. Cloud, is shown here running a race in late 2008. By Rick MadewellAssistant Editor It was supposed to be a fun and healthy bike ride for Roxanne Carter and her ...

• Stations ready to flip switches

  County News

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 12:23

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanThe RaceTrac station at 1470 E. Osceola Parkway is one of 26 fueling stations in Osceola County that has prepared for the worst by being equipped to run off alternate power, ...

• Downtown Kissimmee postal unit closes

  County News

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 12:20

  

  ews-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanRebecca and Randy Littlefield, operators of the now-defunct contract postal unit at 404 Broadway in downtown Kissimmee, man the scale and postage printing equipment two days p...

• 2 candidates in Kissimmee seat 4 race

  County News

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 12:13

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Kissimmee Commissioner Cheryl Grieb at her downtown real estate office. By Brian McBrideAssociate Editor Described as someone who does her homework on the dais, Ki...

• Medic playing role in Iraq drawdown

  County News

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 12:06

  

  Submitted PhotoJulius Melendez, left, a National Guard combat medic and a former Osceola County School Board member who temporarily relinquished his seat after being called up to active duty, is currently ser...

• Liberty AD takes OHS baseball

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:41

  

  Nick James Scott Birchler takes over for Nick James By Rick PedoneSports Editor Again, Liberty High’s loss is Osceola’s gain. Chargers athletic director and baseball coach Scott Birchler accep...

• Flight pulls out of WBA ending basketball season

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:35

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Flight forward Gavin Gordon (23) is surrounded by Gwinnett (Georgia) Majic defenders during a game at the Kissimmee Civic Center in May. By Rick PedoneSports Edito...

• Sports Briefs for July 24, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:31

  Osc. Youth Baseball Osceola Youth Baseball is holding summer and fall baseball registration for its Osceola Outlaws 10-U and 10-AA competitive programs. Coaches are needed. For registration information, e-mail osceolayouthbaseball@yahoo.com, visit www.et...

• District 3 champs

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:26

  

  Photo/Special to the News-Gazette The Celebration Little League Age 12 All-Stars recently won the District 3 championship to qualify for the sectional tournament that began Friday at Union Park. The ...

• Hate protected

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:24

  

  Apparently there is enough bias or perceived bias in Osceola County for someone to have requested the U.S. Justice Department hold a forum on hate crimes and cultural diversity at the Robert Guevara Community Center in...

• Build the mosque near Ground Zero; it’s the American way

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:22

  

  Leonard PittsTribune Media They want to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. And the outrage burns like jet fuel, the argument billows like choking dust, the questions lacerate like flying glass: Is it right, ...

• Coffin for democracy

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:19

  

  Robyn BlumnerTribuneMedia Florida has two very rich guys competing for high office who are self-funding their campaigns. Neither one of them has held elective office before — not even dogcatcher, if that's still ele...

• Letters to the Editor for July 24, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 23 July 2010 11:16

  Why firetrucks respond To the editor: It is the policy of the Osceola County Fire Rescue to provide the highest standard of care to the sick and injured patients that live and visit Osceola County. Fire Rescue’s highest standard of care is being deli...

• Warped Tour is in Orlando Sunday — Music event is now at Central Florida Fairgrounds

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 22 July 2010 15:16

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor There's a full day of music ahead as the Van's Warped Tour arrives in Orlando Sunday. The Warped Tour, with a slate of some 70 bands on seven stages, had been scheduled to play Firestone Amphitheater in downtown Orl...

• Really taking things to heart — Repo Men makes its Blu-ray and standard DVD debut Tuesday

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 22 July 2010 14:52

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor If you like lots of gore and stylistic futuristic sets for your big screen HD TV, Repo Men is a good bet for home viewing. Repo Men (Universal Home Entertainment), an inconvenient name because it sounds li...

• Tourist tax spending plans aired

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:18

  

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Osceola County commissioners Monday continued to discuss their priorities for spending $19 million in tourist development tax reserves, focusing on possible improvements to Osceola Heritage ...

• Traffic deaths down in 2009

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:16

  

  Hansell By Brian McBride Associate Editor A recently released state report shows that the number of traffic mishaps – including vehicle crashes and alcohol-related deaths – dropped in Osceola C...