Our hometown team, the Osceola Magic G-League Basketball team, were crowned Eastern Conference Champions two weeks ago with a win over the Maine Celtics, 135-122. This propelled them info the G-League Championships against Western Conference Champs the Stockton Kings. After a 129-118 win over the Kings at Osceola Heritage Park on April 8, they suffered a loss at Game 2 of the Finals series in California.
Tonight, your Osceola Magic return home to host the winner-take-all Game 3 at 8:00 pm at Silver Spurs Arena! Perhaps you’ve had the opportunity to cheer on the Magic this year in person, met their mischievous mascot Swish out and about int he community, or heard about the team’s slam dunk champ Mac McClung? Your love has been felt and the Magic appreciate the energy the Osceola community has brought this season as they look forward to your support at THE CHAMPIONSHIP Game! This is like the Super Bowl/U.S. Open/World Series, of the NBA G-League!!!
The Magic previously won the G-League championship in 2021 as the Lakeland Magic, but this will be first time they attempt to claim the title as the pride of Osceola!
As we prepare to cheer on the Magic in tonight’s final game, join is in a trip down memory lane of the Osceola Magic’s past two year’s in Osceola!
In 2024, the Chairman of The Osceola Chamber was Carlos Velez, Vice President of the Osceola Magic. He and the team welcomed our board for a retreat during which they did valuable planning, spent some time on the court, and enjoyed a Magic win courtside. They even posed with Swish and high-fived the team as they entered the arena.
The Downtown Kissimmee Council recently awarded their Downtown Beautification & Innovation Award to White Rose Books & More, Downtown Kissimmee’s first independent bookstore.
Throughout the year, the Downtown Kissimmee Council will take notice when businesses make strides to enhance the Downtown area with projects that include either physical upgrades or improvements to their properties or innovative programming that improves the Downtown experience. For their first presentation of 2025, Downtown Kissimmee Council Chair Candice Shields of the Osceola Library System and members of the DKC Board dropped by to present White Rose with a signed letter and certificate as well as an a-frame sign that is theirs to display until the next award is presented.
White Rose was opened in Downtown Kissimmee in 2023 by former school media specialists Erin Decker Kratter and Tania Galiñanes. They got the keys and in two short weeks in November 2023 transformed the space into a working bookstore. Out front they added storefront signage. Inside, they create a children’s corner in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition, decorated with artwork by local artists, and have kept their shelves stocked with popular first-run books, used books, items from local vendors, and more.
They have brought novel (excuse the pun…) programming to Downtown Kissimmee in the form of book-related events and activities that have included everything from book fairs and author signings to book clubs and audio book walking groups, and several projects in partnership with other local businesses.
In addition, White Rose accepts the DKC’s Downtown Dollars, has an in-house coffee cart, and offers a personal greeting from canine mascot Teddy.
Applications are available now for the 2025 Poinciana Council Scholarship!
This year the Poinciana Council Board of Directors will award (at minimum) two (2) $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in the following zip codes: 34758, 34759, or 34746, and two (2) $1000 scholarships to students already enrolled in a technical education program, two- or four-year degree program, or Master’s program at a post-secondary educational institution.
All winners will be honored at a luncheon at Poinciana High School on April 22, 2025.
If you meet the qualifications and are interested in applying, please click on and complete the application below by Sunday, March 23, 2025.
CLICK HERE TO FIND AND COMPLETE THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR APPLICATION
CLICK HERE TO FIND AND COMPLETE THE POST-SECONDARY APPLICATION.
Donations are accepted to the Poinciana Council Scholarship Fund. Donations are accepted HERE, or contact us f you wish to donate a specific amount.
