Controversy Over Gas Tank Proposal at Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council debated a petition to halt construction of a 50,000 gallon propane storage tank on Highland Ave near the railroad underpass. Fire Chief Carroll Griggs said dangers cited are possible but not probable and that fire code requirements are being met.
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Dean van Landingham
Mount Dora
Friends and Neighbors
Robert C. Penley
Louis Montgomery
Highland Ave
Harris Oil and Gas Corp
Carroll Griggs
S. Baker St
S. Highland St
van Landingham
City Coun
Stephen Vaughn
Overlook Dr
Eleventh Ave
Dakes
la Bonne Vie
Princess Mall
Fifth Avenue
Jeff Ray
Robert Locke
Locke
Council
Plaa
van Landingam
Adrienne Lowe
Howard Cox
Ray
Jack Cocke Fire Equipment Co
Mobile
Ala
Frank Clifton
Geen
Griggs
Linda Spurlock
Camp St
John Cain
Charles Johnson
Sun County
S. Simpson St
C. O. Lott
CETA
DOT
Mount Pavé
Suzville
Ahd
Forest
Jack Morgan
Gordon Dake
Brandon Wald
Matsche Realty
Ten Ave
Tremain St
Beth Ann O’connor
Clifton
Youth Injured After Fall at Local Pool Incident
Mount Dora officers responded to a reported fall at 160 Avenue near the pool. A youth sustained an injury to the right side and was transported to Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis by ambulance, where treatment and release followed.
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Mount Dora
Seigeting
Avenue
Griffin
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Meet Ed Edwards joins Mount Dora Police Department
Ed Edwards a 44 year old law enforcer joins the Mount Dora Police Department on July 4 1970 after a year as a private investigator in Jacksonville He previously served with Jacksonville Beach and Takoma Park police departments and spent six years in the U S Army He has attended 17 police and related training programs totaling over 1200 hours and cites ongoing education as essential in the business.
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R. L
Ed) Edwards
Mount Dora
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Beach
Washington, D. C
Takoma Park
U. S. Army
Edwards
Maryland University
Florida Junior College
Lake Sumter
Nan Eys
Two injured in Mount Dora collision near Dairy Queen
Rhonda Teresa Smith and Mary Ann Smith of Sorrento were treated and released from Waterman Memorial Hospital after their 1974 Ford Maverick collided with a 1964 Chevrolet station wagon driven by Arthur Edward Leonard of Sorrento. The crash occurred at 1 50 p m Tuesday in front of Dairy Queen on Highway 19A. Rhonda Smith was charged with failure to yield.
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Rhonda Teresa Smith
Mary Ann Smith
Sorrento
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Ick
Arthur Edward Leonard
Dairy Queen
Mount Dora
Rhondamith
Centenarian Mount Dora Rotary pianist Charles Grau
Charles Grau age 91 remains active as a pianist and member of the Mount Dora Rotary Club. A lifelong musician with a civil engineering background, Grau has performed from Pittsburgh to Billings and designed water systems for Yellowstone. He plans a cataract operation this year while continuing musical involvement with local clubs.
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Charles P. Grau
Mount Dora
Gray
Pittsburgh
Billings
Mont
Northwest
Ohio
Yellowstone National Park
Great Falls
Rhinelander
Wis
Ene Grau Ra Ggne
Rhin der Ae Infe
Ee Butane
Mount Dora Weather Update Records 1.26 Inches Rainfall
The Mount Dora Fire Department weather station reports precipitation of 1.26 inches for the period since July 27. This raises the year to date rainfall total to 21.93 inches.
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Mount Dora
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