Mount Dora native attends National Register ceremony
James W. Simpson, 97, Mount Dora's first native-born resident, stands beside a Donnelly House painting during the dedication marking its enrollment on the National Register of Historic Places. The Minerva Art Gallery loaned the painting for the event where Cloutier's romantic works are on display.
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James W. Simpson
Mount Dora
Donnelly House
Minerva Art Gallery
Francois Cloutier
Cloutier
Mount Dora Considers Demolishing Fisherman Headquarters
Mount Dora City Council weighs razing the Fisherman's Headquarters dock buildings to save costs while leaving the south deck and slips. A salvage deal may cover expenses. others urge preserving the log cabin as a memorial or retaining structures for Coast Guard use. Budget and zoning issues, noise ordinances, and CETA funded hires also discussed.
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Mount Dora
Fisherman's Headquarters
John Cain
Shirley Murray
Dale Bennett
Coast Guard
Henry Land
Gordon Dake
Duke
Gilbert Park
Dake
City of
S. Highland St
Brandon Ward
Roy Christopher
Murray
Sorrento Post Office Break-In Stolen Checks Reported
The Sorrento Post Office was broken into over the weekend with an undetermined amount of checks and negotiables stolen. The entry was through the ceiling and discovered at 3 a.m. Monday by a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy. Officials warn merchants to verify Social Security check recipients closely. Sandell notes this is the first break-in since his arrival, though two or three other incidents have occurred this year.
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C. T. Clark
Clark
Carl Fowler
Tommy Houser
Public Works Committee
Houser
Apopka City Hall
Mount Dora
Ruth Cooper
City Council
City Hall
Sorrento
Lake County
Cording
Doug Sandell
Sandell
Syntactic Fragments Hover in Classifieds Section
A fragmented OCR sample from an old newspaper shows scattered headers and page labels such as Arts Business Briefs Calendar and Legal Notices. The readable bits hint at sections rather than a cohesive story.
Senator Stone Visits Leesburg for Q and A Session
Senator Richard Stone will be in Leesburg at 3 15 p m this Thursday for a question and answer session with area residents. The gathering takes place at the ballpark on Dixie Avenue near Venetian Gardens.
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Richard
Dick) Stone
Leesburg
Dixie Avenue
Venetian Gardens
Cleanup drive led by Nathaniel Walker in East Town Mount Dora
Nathaniel Walker a former policeman heads an ad hoc cleanup in East Town Mount Dora. His crew of volunteers including Leroy Woodard Lawrence Walker Spence Davis Joseph Tidwell John Duvall and Kenneth McDowell has already collected three loads in Walker’s 30 ft trailer.
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Nathaniel Walker
East Town
Mount Dora
Walker
Leroy Woodard
Lawrence Walker
Spence Davis
Joseph Tidwell
John Duvall
Kenneth McDowell
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