Presented by Experience Kissimmee, this semi-annual event offers shoppers the opportunity to browse an array of goods, including antiques, collectibles, baby and children’s items, clothing, electronics, furniture, tools, and more. Whether you’re on the hunt for a rare vintage item or practical household goods, the Celebration Porch & Yard Sale promises something for everyone.

In addition to residential sales throughout the community, a designated area at Lakeside Park, located at 631 Sycamore Street, will feature even more offerings for visitors to explore.

Registration and Event Details
Residents interested in participating can register now at https://celebrationth.square.site/. Registration ensures a spot on the official event map, helping shoppers easily locate participating homes.

Organizers remind attendees to exercise caution and patience while navigating the community on event day, as foot traffic and vehicles are expected to increase.

Mark your calendars and don’t miss this opportunity to experience Celebration’s charm while uncovering unique treasures and connecting with the local community. Whether you’re a seasoned yard sale enthusiast or simply curious about what the event has to offer, the Spring Porch & Yard Sale is a can’t-miss occasion.

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This annual festival celebrates all things canine, offering a day filled with live entertainment, popular vendors, engaging contests, and a “watering hole bar” serving a selection of beverages. Whether you’re a pet owner or simply an animal admirer, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Event Highlights:

• Live Entertainment: Enjoy performances from local musicians and entertainers throughout the day.
• Vendor Village: Explore a variety of pet-centric vendors offering products and services for your furry friends.
• Contests: Show off your pet’s talents and creativity in various contests, including the popular pet costume contest.
• Watering Hole Bar: Adults can unwind with a selection of craft beers and other beverages.

A special thank you goes out to this year’s event sponsors: Experience Kissimmee, and Island Village by Mattamy Homes.

For those interested in participating as vendors or sponsors, opportunities are available to reach a diverse and engaged audience. For more information, please contact the Celebration Lifestyle Office at 407-566-1200 or email townhall@ciramail.com.

‘Pups and Pints’ is an annual event that brings together the community to celebrate the bond between pets and their owners. With a focus on fun, entertainment, and community engagement, the event has become a staple in Celebration’s calendar, attracting attendees from both local and regional areas.

Costume Contest registration will take place at the event and begin at 10:00 p.m. and run until 11:30 p.m. You must register in advance to participate in the contest. Late entries will not be accepted. The contest will begin at 12:00 p.m. on the Great Lawn stage.

Stay updated on event details and share your excitement by following Celebration’s official social media channels and using the hashtag #PupsAndPintsCelebration.

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• Osceola Heritage Park, (Shakerag Road): 1211 Shakerag Road, Kissimmee FL 34744
• Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (or until supplies run out), Tuesday, October 8

A second sandbag distribution site will also be open today at the Celebration Athletic & Recreation Complex. Supply at this site is limited and will not be restocked. The distribution will close once the supply is exhausted.

• Celebration Athletic & Recreation Complex, 305 Campus St, Kissimmee, FL 34747
• Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. until sandbags run out

Supplies will be provided including bags and sand. Residents are allowed 25 sandbags per household and will need to bring their own shovel or filling tool. Supplies are limited, and sandbags will be available for filling on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents who still have uncontaminated sandbags from previous distributions earlier this year are strongly encouraged to reuse those sandbags

“As Hurricane Milton strengthens, Osceola County leaders are working around the clock to safeguard our community, including here in District 1. We encourage all residents to remain calm, stay vigilant, and be prepared for any potential impacts. Hurricane-force winds are now projected for our area, making it essential to take all necessary precautions. To further support our residents, we are opening a second sandbag distribution site today in Celebration. For any questions or concerns, the Citizen Information Center is here to assist. Remember, we are all in this together, and together, we will stay safe.”

— Peggy Choudhry, District 1 Osceola County Commissioner

Shelters

At this time, no evacuations are in effect for Osceola County. However, residents who live in low-lying or flood-prone areas – or in homes with potential structural issues – should have an evacuation plan ready. The following shelters will open at 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, for residents who need a safer place to ride out the storm.

• Celebration High School – 1809 Celebration Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34747
• Gateway High School (Pet-Friendly) – 93 Panther Paws Trail, Kissimmee, FL 34744
• Harmony High School (Pet-Friendly) – 3601 Arthur J. Gallagher Blvd., St. Cloud, FL 34771
• Holopaw Community Center – 8801 Community Center Rd., St. Cloud, FL 34773
• Kenansville Community Center – 1178 S Canoe Creek Rd., Kenansville, FL 34739
• Kissimmee Middle School (Pet-Friendly) – 2410 Dyer Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34741
• Liberty High School (Pet-Friendly) – 4250 Pleasant Hill Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34746

A shelter for those with special medical needs will open at noon today, Tuesday, October 8, at the Osceola Council on Aging, 700 Generation Point, Kissimmee, FL 34744.

Residents who wish to evacuate are encouraged to make arrangements to ride out the storm with friends or family, or consider staying in a hotel, if possible. Shelters are available to all residents who need them but should be considered a last resort.

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In what could be a championship preview of next month’s Orange Belt Conference Swimming Championships, Celebration hosted Harmony in a dual meet at Lakeside Park on Wednesday.

The Storm boys’ team, who will be favored to take the OBC title, went to 5-0 on the season with a 117-56 win over Harmony. Last week, the Storm also defeated Gateway (217-54) and Osceola (204-55) in a tri-meet. It was much closer in the girls’ meet, as the Storm edged the Longhorns in the swimming events by an 84-82 score. In the same three-way meet last week, the Storm girls defeated Osceola (167-71) and Gateway (153-105).

“It was senior night, so we let our swimmers decide which individual events they wanted to swim in,” Storm Head Coach Kelly Walton said. “Because of that, I would say that we did not have our strongest lineup at each event.”

Leading the way for the boys’ team was senior Roman Sukhorukov, who won both the 200-free and the 100-breast. Other impressive performances came from Felipe Costa, a senior who earned all-state honors in the 100-backstroke last year, who won that event and senior Greg Kamensky, won the 100-free (0:58.18) by more than seven seconds over the next closest finisher.

In all, the Storm boys won seven of the eight individual swimming events and all three relays. Other individual winners for the Storm included Cunningham in the 50-free (0:25.25), Nate Esteban in the 100-fly (1:32.75).

Harmony picked up wins in the 200-Individual Medley with Bryan Wong (2:37.32) and in the 500-free with Alexander Tanon (6:28.90).

The girls’ meet came down to the final event with the Celebration Storm taking first in the 400-free relay to hold on for the two-point win. In fact the victory could be attributed to the relays, as Celebration also won the 400-Free Relay.

Individual winners for the Storm included a double win by Sarah Moreno in the 100-free and 200-Individual Medley and wins by Sophia Galvao in the 100-breast and Monoi LeHelley in the 50-free.

The Longhorns had a double individual win from Savannah Steele in the 100-fly and 50-free.

Heading into the Orange Belt Conference Championships on Oct. 7, Walton says she feels good about the possibility of a Celebration sweep. “I would think our guys will be favored in the boys meet,” Walton said. “Our girls are right there with Harmony. Diving was not calculated in the dual meet so those points will be important. But the two teams are very close in talent and it should be a great meet.”

Photo by Dan Pearson

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If students have access to a personal computer or laptop at home, they are encouraged to use it during digital learning. Laptops and hot spots will be distributed only to students who need them for digital learning at home. Parents of students who need a device are asked to fill out a borrower’s form that can be found on Remind, the school’s website, and its social media, and bring it to the school today up until 7:00 p.m. or tomorrow during the school day.  Parents and students needing assistance with connectivity and accessing TEAMS are encouraged to call the district’s Digital Learning Support Hotline at 407-870-4037.

Breakfast and lunch meals will be available Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week for curbside pick-up for parents from 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the school in a drive-thru setting. Parents must provide a student’s school ID with name and ID number to pick up meals.

Families and employees are reminded of the importance of monitoring closely for COVID symptoms, including runny nose, cough, fever, headache, and tiredness.  Please do not send your child to school on Monday if anyone in your family is experiencing these symptoms during this school closure period.  Please contact the school’s office to report a potential COVID case, and it is highly recommended that you seek COVID testing to help us stop the spread of COVID in our school community.  The Osceola School District appreciates the understanding, support, and patience from the Celebration K-8 community as we take this precautionary measure to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff members.

La escuela Celebration K-8 cerrará por el resto de esta semana

Todos los estudiantes y maestros pasarán al aprendizaje digital del 25 al 27 de agosto de 2021

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado a varios estudiantes, maestros y miembros del personal en Celebration K-8 durante la semana pasada. Por precaución, el Distrito Escolar de Osceola ha decidido trasladar a todos los estudiantes y maestros de Celebration K-8 al aprendizaje digital a través de TEAMS a partir del miércoles 25 de agosto hasta el viernes 27 de agosto. Los estudiantes y el personal regresarán al aprendizaje presencial el lunes 30 de agosto. Los estudiantes y el personal que hayan sido identificados por tener un posible contacto directo con una persona que haya dado positivo en la prueba de COVID-19 serán notificados directamente. El día escolar continuará según lo programado hoy con la salida regular de automóviles y autobuses esta tarde.

Si los estudiantes tienen acceso a una computadora personal o computadora portátil en casa, se les anima a usarla durante el aprendizaje digital. Las computadoras portátiles y los puntos de acceso se distribuirán solo a los estudiantes que las necesiten para el aprendizaje digital en casa. Los padres de los estudiantes que necesitan un dispositivo deben completar un formulario de prestatario que se puede encontrar en Remind, el sitio web de la escuela y sus redes sociales, y llevarlo a la escuela hoy hasta las 7:00 p.m. o mañana durante la jornada escolar. Se anima a los padres y estudiantes que necesiten ayuda con la conectividad y el acceso a TEAMS a que llamen a la línea directa de apoyo al aprendizaje digital del distrito al 407-870-4037.

El desayuno y el almuerzo estarán disponibles los miércoles, jueves y viernes de esta semana para que los padres los recojan en la acera de la escuela de 10:00 a.m. a 10:30 a.m. en un entorno de autoservicio. Los padres deben proporcionar la tarjeta de identificación de la escuela del estudiante con el nombre y el número de identificación para recoger las comidas.

Se recuerda a las familias y a los empleados la importancia de vigilar de cerca los síntomas de COVID, que incluyen secreción nasal, tos, fiebre, dolor de cabeza y cansancio. No envíe a su hijo a la escuela el lunes si alguien en su familia está experimentando estos síntomas durante este período de cierre de la escuela. Comuníquese con la oficina de la escuela para informar un posible caso de COVID, y es muy recomendable que busque la prueba de COVID para ayudarnos a detener la propagación de COVID en nuestra comunidad escolar. El Distrito Escolar de Osceola agradece la comprensión, el apoyo y la paciencia de la comunidad de Celebration K-8 mientras tomamos esta medida de precaución para garantizar la salud y seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y miembros del personal.

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Last year, the Osceola County School District shared nearly 38,000 books were not returned after the 2019-20 school year due to schools closing and the switch to virtual learning. Thousands of these missing books belong to Celebration K-8 School, and this loss has left students with a great need as they are lacking the materials they require to succeed.

With both face-to-face and distance learning happening this 2020-21 school year, the need for both print and digital books has increased tremendously. To kick off Literacy Week, the Celebration Foundation is hosting its first virtual book drive.

Please consider purchasing books by making a monetary donation on the Celebration Foundation’s website. Books cost an average of $20 each. And the Celebration Foundation will match the community’s donations up to $10,000 dollars. So when you purchase a $20 book then another book can be purchased with the Celebration Foundation’s matching funds. It is two books for one!

CLICK HERE to donate and help make a Positive difference in Celebration’s community school library, and give the gift of reading to a student!

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No time like Kuzma’s final year coaching soccer.

Celebration’s Isabella Foster fired a shot into the net from 25 yards out 21 minutes into the Storm’s District 7A-6 semifinal against Freedom, and a stingy defense made it stand up in a 1-0 victory.

The Storm (15-3-3) will host Ridge (14-6-2), who made easy work of Cypress Creek in Tuesday’s other semifinal, in the district championship on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

“Freedom possessed the ball the rest of the first half (after the goal), and our defense refused to break,” Kuzma said. “It wasn’t pretty, but it was enough. In the second half they started to press up, but our girls stepped up as a team. No girl wanted to be the one who broke down to let in a goal.

“It’s a passionate and proud group who’s finally convinced themselves they’re winners.”

In a Region 2 where it’ll probably take winning the district to make the regional playoffs, Celebration girl’s program can make history by making the playoffs for the first time since the school opened in 2003-04. Kuzma will become the Storm’s full-time baseball coach — which is already practicing — this spring.
“No second-guessing, I’m done this soccer season,” he said.

It could be a Celebration doubleheader Friday — if the boys team wins Wednesday at Cypress Creek, they’ll play for their district title Friday at 7:30.

BOYS: VIERA 3, HARMONY 0: The Longhorns (12-4-5) will have to await an at-large berth after falling in Tuesday’s District 6A-9 semifinal.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: WARRIORS NOW 23-0. City of Life rolled past Winter Haven All Saints, 70-14, in Tuesday’s District 2A-11 semifinal. Jayshlynn Vega had 23 points and 9 steals, Shannelle Heredia had 12 points and 8 rebounds, while Sophia Chevres scored 10 points and 7 steals.

The Warriors will go for their fourth consecutive district final Thursday at Orlando Christian Prep at 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES:
Girls soccer: Harmony vs. Melbourne at Viera (6A-12), 5:30; Tohopekaliga at St. Cloud (6A-9), 5:30.

Boys soccer: Celebration at Cypress Creek (7A-6), 7 p.m.; Tohopekaliga at St. Cloud (6A-9), 5:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Osceola vs Windermere at Celebration, 5:30 (7A-6); Gateway at Heritage (5A-8), 7 p.m.

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It’s the Kowgirls who will go on after a 61-48 victory over the Storm.

Celebration (11-9) stayed in the game for stretches with some very good defensive rebounding, but couldn’t cash in at the offensive end to score enough to keep up with the breakout speed of Osceola (12-8). The Kowgirls also played swarming defense, with five steals in the first quarter alone when they jumped to a 10-3 lead.They stayed in control the whole game.

Still, OHS Coach Dion Bynum said it was a slow start, something they can’t afford Wednesday.

“We played Friday and had the weekend off, so you expected this on a Monday,” he said. “We have some things to overcome defensively. We’re young so some times this kids have it and then get out of control.

“We missed a lot of open shots tonight, we can be better there, which makes me think we have a chance on Wednesday.”

Sophomore Angel Roman poured in 25 points, Mya Lomax added 16 and Yahnae Kindell scored 12.

For Celebration, Selina Rivera led with 22 points and Giomarie Rodriguez added 13.

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