Good morning, Ocala.

Ocala native and West Port High grad Jayden Olivera is serving as a quartermaster aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (homeported in San Diego), where she runs navigation, watchstanding, and navigational equipment; she enlisted last year after graduating in 2025 and credits family and Marion County for her commitment.

Ocala Recreation and Parks will host Holiday Craft Corner on Tuesday, Nov.

3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Eighth Avenue Adult Activity Center (830 NE Eighth Ave.) for adults 55+; supplies and instructions are provided, cost $10, and in-person pre-registration is required, call 352-401-3915.

VOCAL filed plans to add 8,694 sqft of veterinary space at its southwest Ocala campus, comprising a 6,187 sqft clinic and a 2,507 sqft quarantine building; the Marion County Development Review Committee will review the proposal Monday, Nov.

2 and the deed requires 3,000 spay/neuters yearly.

The Marion Cultural Alliance celebrated its 25th anniversary at Protea Farm south of Ocala on Oct.

29 and honored visionaries while announcing cultural grant recipients that support local arts organizations and educators. A raffle for the Tribute25 Horse Fever sculpture will reveal its winner Dec. 4 at The Brick.

Vanguard beat Forest 22-14 on Oct.

30 at Mikey Kelly Stadium (a fourth-down defensive stop in the back of the end zone with 31 seconds left sealed the win), extending the Knights' streak to 15 straight and moving Vanguard to 8-2 as they head into a first-round bye for the state playoffs starting Nov. 7.