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Editor’s Note Mistletoe and candy canes, bright reds and green! I am so happy! As I have never been! Oh, Christmas won’t you hurry!?! It is unseasonably warm outside and a part of me is not so happy about that. Don’t get me wrong...I love the amazing weather we are enjoying in the WG! But I’d like a nip in the air so I can feel the Season! Hooray! It’s December, and all the time of 2018 that has gone and is but a memory. How quickly the year turned. How swiftly the seasons changed. How wonderful that Christmas is near and so is the New Year! cee castillo [email protected] Publisher / Editor-in-Chief And that means another new beginning. Another chance to look back and see how we have grown as a community! From Tucker Ranch to Hamlin and all the burgeoning new neighborhoods, the new eateries and drinkeries...wait, is that even a word? Did I just make that up? Why not?! It’s December and everything is merry! Just look at how beautifully the WG glows under the twinkle of lights! Editor Brett Dault [email protected] I look back and think of all the amazing things we experienced this year! Most exciting of all is our move to the heart of the WG! Come visit, come play, come frolic, Hooray! Join us on Joiner! Contributors Audrey Costa michelle L. curtis Brett Dault Allison Couture Otero Tracy pretorius Gabriella West Marion E. Wildey We’re also so very excited about the votes for the Best of Winter Garden! The WG readers made their voices heard and we can’t wait to share that with you in our January issue. Layout & Graphic Design taylor mobley Samantha Rhodes Illustration Taylor Mobley Photography Samantha Rhodes Advertising [email protected] 407.966.3446 Contact Us 16 E. Joiner Street Winter Garden, FL 34787 407.966.3446 I can’t wait to see what the next year will bring! I am humbled and so very thankful for each of you, our readers, our fans, our friends, our WG family! May the Blessings of the Season bring you joy and peace! A very happy birthday to my daughter, Chloe, and happy December birthdays to Jim, Megan, Jackie, Jennifer, Ashley, Will, John, Mike, Henry, Pamie, Sarah, Noel, Samantha, Sara, Mark, Holland, Jeff, Martha, Lamya, Nadine, Michael, Jeff, Amy, Stasha, Maria, Cody, Donna, Nancy, Shaunda, Olivia, Maria, Christi, Hayden, Natalie, Tiffany, Danielle, Julie, Debbie, Layla, Sarah, Brett, Larry, Barbara, Broc, and all you wonderful December babes! Cee The WG Magazine is a monthly publication distributed through media outlets, various vendors, digitally, and mailed directly to subscribed homes and businesses throughout Winter Garden and the surrounding areas. Readership per edition 15,000. Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., 315 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden, FL 34787, is the parent company of the The WG Magazine and The Winter Garden Magazine, www.thewgmagazine. com. The previous names and the wax seal logo are federally registered trademarks. Reproduction or use in whole or in part of the contents of this magazine or of the trademarks of Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., without written permission of the Publisher, is prohibited. The WG Magazine’s due diligence process ensures the accuracy of content published. Neither the publisher nor advertisers will be held responsible for any errors and or omissions found herein. The publisher accepts no liability for the accuracy of statements made by advertisers in their ads and/or any open forum letter to the editor or in paid promotional features. DECEMBER 2018 | WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE |   3