After Thought with Austin Arthur

Meet Winter Garden’s Mayor! Austin sits down with the mayor of our beautiful city to discuss it’s past, present, and future. They also discuss some of the mayor’s personal life and some of our city’s past mayors including a special mention of former Mayors Jack Quesinberry and Ray Spears. This episode is dedicated to these two beloved mayors who have passed away within the past several years. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT: www.afterthoughtshow.com Special Guests: Mayor John Rees Official city webpage: www.cwgdn.com/331/John-Rees [http://www.cwgdn.com/331/John-Rees] LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to support and stay updated. Also subscribe and follow at www.AfterThoughtShow.com “After Thought" is all about our History, Heritage, and Community. Please send any inquires to austin@starsandstripesmgmt.com. Special thanks to We Are Winter Garden & Minion Media We Are Winter Garden for use of their beautiful media during the show's introduction portion. Visit them at www.wearewg.com [http://www.wearewg.com/]and www.minionmediagroup.com [http://www.minionmediagroup.com/] Another special thanks to Higher Power Drone Photography for allowing use of some beautiful content they have created here in Winter Garden. Visit them at higherpowerdrone.com [https://higherpowerdrone.com/] Mayor John Rees’ Official Biography: Rees has served as mayor of Winter Garden for 13 years and was a city commissioner for 12 years prior. He also has served on boards of the city’s Planning & Zoning Board, as well as the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Little League, YMCA, Health Central, Lake Apopka Natural Gas and the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. He was chairman of the Winter Garden Recreation Board, and he served on the West Orange Committee of 101. He spent years coaching football, basketball and soccer at the Y; and coaching Pop Warner football and Little League baseball. Rees has been married to Linda Johnson, his childhood sweetheart, for 51 years, and they have two sons, Johnathan and Justin; and six grandchildren, Emily, Madison, McKenzie, Morgan, Abigail and John. The lifelong resident of Winter Garden graduated from Lakeview High School in 1967 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in accounting from Rollins College. Rees is a member of the First Baptist Church Winter Garden. He is retired and is president and COO of Silver Springs Citrus. #WinterGarden #WestOrange #AfterThought #AfterThoughtShow #WinterGardenFl #CityOfWinterGarden #WeAreWG #WeAreWinterGarden #WeareWG #WinterGardenFL #WOHFH #HabitatforHumanity #OrlandoFL #WindermereFL #WinterGardenFlorida #MayorWinterGarden #JohnRees #AustinArthur #OrlandoHistory #WestOrangeHistory

Austin sits down with Marilyn Hattaway, the Executive Director of the West Orange Habitat for Humanity in Winter Garden, Florida. WATCH TO ENJOY IMAGES AND VIDEO AT: www.AfterThoughtShow.us West Orange Habitat for Humanity, Inc. was founded in 1990 at the Oakland Presbyterian Church, Oakland Presbyterian Church, Oakland, Florida and is a recognized affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Its primary goal is to build houses for God's people in West Orange County, Florida, i.e. Oakland, Ocoee, Winter Garden and Windermere. Habitat for Humanity International is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.   PLEASE CLICK SUPPORT: www.afterthoughtshow.com   Special Guests:  Marilyn Hattaway (the Executive Director)   Visit their site: www.westorangehabitat.org E-Mail them: info@westorangehabitat.org Follow them on Facebook: @WestOrangeHabitatForHumanity   Visit the ReStore: 13369 W. Colonial Dr., Winter Garden, FL | (407) 905-0406   LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to support and stay updated. Also subscribe and follow at www.AfterThoughtShow.com   “After Thought" is all about our History, Heritage, and Community. Please send any inquires to austin@starsandstripesmgmt.com.   #WinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergarden] #WestOrange [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/westorange] #AfterThought [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/afterthought] #WinterGardenFl [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergardenfl] #CityOfWinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cityofwintergarden] #WeAreWG [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wearewg] #WeAreWinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wearewintergarden] #WeareWG [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wearewg] #WinterGardenFL [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergardenfl] #WOHFH [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wohfh] #HabitatforHumanity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/habitatforhumanity] #OrlandoFL [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/orlandofl] #WindermereFL [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/windermerefl] #WinterGardenFlorida [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergardenflorida] #AffordableHousing [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/affordablehousing] #EastWinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/eastwintergarden]

Winter Garden/West Orange Florida’s oldest newspaper! The West Orange Times and Observer!   WATCH TO ENJOY IMAGES AND VIDEO AT: www.AfterThoughtShow.us Join Austin as he discusses the history of the paper and the paper as it is today.  In this long-form talk he sits down with Editor and Publisher Michael Eng as well as Multimedia Sales Executive Cyndi Gustafson.   If you love the City of Winter Garden and West Orange FL, you are going to enjoy this talk! Please support by sharing, subscribing, and liking our FB site!  PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT: www.afterthoughtshow.com  Special Guests:  Michael Eng (Editor and Publisher of WOT and Observer) Cyndi Gustafson (Multimedia Sales Executive of WOT and Observer) West Orange Times & Observer   Visit their site: www.orangeobserver.com   Follow them on Facebook: @wotimes   LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to support and stay updated. Also subscribe and follow at www.AfterThoughtShow.com  “After Thought" is all about our History, Heritage, and Community. Please send any inquires to austin@starsandstripesmgmt.com.   Special thanks to We Are Winter Garden & Minion Media \We Are Winter Garden for use of their beautiful media during the show's introduction portion. Visit them at www.wearewg.com and www.minionmediagroup.com   #WinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergarden] #WestOrange [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/westorange] #AfterThought [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/afterthought] #WinterGardenFl [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wintergardenfl] #CityOfWinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cityofwintergarden] #WestOrangeTimes [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/westorangetimes] #ObserverMedia [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/observermedia] #WOTandObserver [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wotandobserver] #WeAreWG [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wearewg] #WeAreWinterGarden [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wearewintergarden]

Deep dive into Winter Garden Florida’s true history and heritage! WATCH TO ENJOY IMAGES AND VIDEO AT: www.AfterThoughtShow.us If you love the City of Winter Garden in Florida, you are going to LOVE this talk! Please support by sharing, subscribing, and liking our FB site! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT:  www.afterthoughtshow.com Special Guest: Jim Crescitelli Operations & Program Director at the WG Heritage Foundation Visit the GREAT West Orange Heritage Foundation at www.wghf.org Jim Crescitell: jcrescitelli@wghf.org Some Topics in Episode: -Winter Garden’s settler period -Civil War Time Period -Century-old hotel in Winter Garden (Edgewater)  -First Mayor of Winter Garden, AB Newton -Etymology surrounding the name “Winter Garden” -Black history in Winter Garden (Feat. History of William and Juanita Maxey civil rights heroes) -WWII History in Winter Garden (Feat. George McMillian, World War 2 hero) -Great Depression and Recovery in Winter Garden (Feat. Great City Mayor George Walker) -Garden Theatre History -Winter Garden Heritage Foundation  -Modern Winter Garden Resurrection   LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to support and stay updated. Also subscribe and follow at www.AfterThoughtShow.com “After Thought" is all about our History, Heritage, and Community. Please send any inquires to austin@starsandstripesmgmt.com. Special thanks to We Are Winter Garden for use of their beautiful media.  Visit them at www.wearewg.com #WinterGarden #WestOrange #AfterThought #WinterGardenFl