People

Inside her home in The Villages, Diane Bilyk is usually surrounded by colorful fabrics,

Corinne Vogel 15 years old  Born in Lancaster, PA  Raised in Minneola since

DAN ROBUCK, JR.  Executive Chairman of RoMac Building Supply Attorney since 1972 Lifelong

Justin Alsedek never expected to settle down or find his footing as an artist

Evelyn Gonzalez  Leesburg High Graduating Senior Age: 17 GPA: 3.62 Construction Academy Dream

Chief Ryan Henry  Tavares High School graduate UCF Alumni  Joined Leesburg Fire Department

When PJ Svejda moved to Mount Dora in 2020, the day they closed the

Jariyah Smith Senior at Eustis High  Age: 17 Homecoming Queen and Queen of

Peggy LeCroy 73 years old Raised in Tennessee Lives in Oxford Pageant queen

Lisa Huey doesn’t shy away from the hard parts of her story. In fact,

Evelyn Purdy  GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 5.1 weighted Senior at Umatilla High School Cambridge

Kathryn Wheeler Started the Mount Dora School of Ballet in 2003 Attended NYU

For more than a decade, Johnny Wild Productions has built a loyal following in

Taylor Hamilton GPA: 3.5 unweighted/3.8 weighted Senior at Tavares High School Active in

Mayor Chris Creech President & CEO - RCM Utilities, LLC Born at Waterman

It started with black squirrels and a Sears Roebuck catalog purchase. Karen H. Sabel

Thomas Richard “Tommy” Merrill Age: 82 Born and raised in Umatilla Married to

Abi McDonald 16 years old 4.67 GPA Junior at East Ridge High School

A ctor Jerry Walsh is finding renewed joy on a much smaller stage in

Decades in education and service led John Temple to the role of president at