🌱 Why College Park’s vanished cemetery ended up in Gotha

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In today's newsletter:

• Why College Park’s vanished cemetery ended up in Gotha

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
• Monday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery (thehistorycenter.org) — Gotha quietly plays a role in Orlando’s early Catholic history, as graves from the former St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery along Edgewater Drive were moved in 1938 to Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha. The story traces how an Irish immigrant’s bequest created the original cemetery, its haunted reputation, and why College Park development led to relocating identifiable remains.
   

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📸 Around Gotha

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gotha

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• Patriotism on Plant: A Musical Journey Celebrating America's 250th →
  Garden Theatre, 160 W Plant St, Winter Garden
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Gotha Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Yoga in the Garden - Saturdays
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32789, United States
  9:00 am
• Celebrating 8 Years of Yoga in the Garden
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32789, United States
  9:00 am
• Winter Garden Knits →
  Winter Garden Branch, 805 E Plant St, Ocoee
  10:15 am
• Tai Chi in the Garden
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32789, United States
  10:30 am
• R&B Wing Festival →
  Festival Park, 2911 E Robinson St, Orlando
  12:00 pm
• Post 148: ALR Monthly Dinner
  The American Legion, Department of Florida Post 148, 6740 Us Hwy 301 S, Riverview, Florida, 33568, United States
  5:00 pm
• Chapter 418: Bike Night
  The American Legion, Department of Florida American Legion 418, 14736 Edward R Noll Dr, Springhill, 34609, United States
  6:00 pm
• The Name Above All Names Night of Worship →
  Clermont Arts & Recreation Center, 3700 S Hwy 27, Clermont
  6:00 pm
• ALR: Chapter 10 Bike Night
  The American Legion, Department of Florida Captain and Tequilla Dockside, 69 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, 34741, United States
  7:00 pm
• U2 - 2 U Tribute to U2 →
  Rock 'N Rev Ocoee, 8969 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee
  7:00 pm
• Attic Saturday →
  Attic Orlando, 68 E Pine St, Orlando
  10:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Vitality Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper - FT in Windermere. Apply here.
• Advantage Drainage Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Hauler in Winter Garden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gotha here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Windermere

• Windermere Prep Lakers complete medical clinic in Tanzania (orangeobserver.com)
• Windermere Police Department Foundation hosts day at sea (orangeobserver.com)
• Florida leads nation in lightning damage claims — hear the 911 call from Seminole County strike (clickorlando.com)

Ocoee

• Owners of Tienda Mi Guatemex Supermarket arrested (orangeobserver.com)

Winter Garden

• Coming Soon Winter Garden: Sprout and Bean (businessdebut.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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