The Downtown Kissimmee Area Council awarded their June/July Downtown Beautification Award to Osceola Arts for their facilitation of the four new murals in Downtown Kissimmee.
If you haven’t headed downtown to check these out, they are a must! You can find Iron Horse at 16 Broadway, and Cosmic Owl just across from it at 8 Broadway. The Wild Ones can’t be missed at 120 Broadway, and Toho at Sunset can be found on the back of the Kissimmee Main Street Building at the corners of Broadway and Neptune.
“The idea for this project was to create something that the community could wrap itself around in a joyful way, create community dialogue, enjoy beautiful art in public places, and bring something special to the Downtown area,” said Osceola Arts’ Visual Arts Director Marilyn Cortes-Lovato. Congratulations Osceola Arts!
The DKAC presented their second Business Over Breakfast of the year on June 6. Officer Scott Reaves presented a room of about 65 people with CRASE: Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event. We were surprised to learn that over 50% of active shooter events happen at places of business, and only half of those are committed by a shooter with a connection to the site. Some tips from this presentation include:
At the Business Over Breakfast, the DKAC helped Chamber Chairman Rob Rosen honor Back the Blue Award recipients from the Kissimmee Police Department for January, February, March, & June. Corporal Charlie Popp with Major Crimes was honored for January. Officer Darius Benjamin was named the February recipient for his dependable but calm demeanor in high-stress situations. Detectives JP Antepara and Justin Lunsford were the co-March winners for their dedication to the preservation of lives of others while risking their own. Officer Emerson Godin-Koehler was named the June winner for his life-saving efforts during a recent traffic incident. Officer Cyle Smallwood was honored as the April recipient at a separate event back in April. Congratulations to our officers of the month, and thank you for all you do to keep our community safe!
Business Over Breakfast was sponsored by Kissimmee Utility Authority and the City of Kissimmee. Attendees enjoyed breakfast catered by Big John’s Rockin’ BBQ.
The Young Professionals of Osceola County hosted their second annual Dinner on the Dirt event on June 6th. This farm-to-table event allows attendees to dine on the dirt surface of Silver Spurs Arena. This year, diners enjoyed beef sliders and a blueberry dessert from the Double C Bar Ranch, steak cooked by the Osceola County Cattlemen’s Association, Fresh from Florida green beans and potatoes, Florida swamp cabbage cooked by the Florida Farm Bureau’s Herb Harbin, and corn and fresh made salsa from MickFarms.
After dinner, representatives from the Silver Spurs Rodeo,the Osceola County Cattlemen’s Association, and the Florida Farm Bureau spoke about agriculture in Osceola County. Here are few fun facts we took away:
Dinner on the Dirt was presented with support from Osceola County Cattlemen’s Association, the Silver Spurs Rodeo, the Florida Farm Bureau, Commissioner Fred Hawkins, and Centennial Bank.
