Travel notes from Mount Dora readers vacationing in the East
A Mount Dora letter describes a five year gap since a family’s last long trip. They ride Auto-Train north with crowded cars and upper berths for kids, then visit Pennsylvania and North Carolina. They report Legionnaires disease cases near Philadelphia and praise Topic staff for covering their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbound
Nancy Hamilton
Nancy
Mount Dora
Ohio State University
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mmsiliager
Mount Dorans
Dwight Davises
Cashiers
N.C
Skee Dicks
Mount
Atlanta
Highlands
Final surge of summer activity and the area youngsters
Local page notes a last wave of summer events as area youngsters join in fairs sports and educational programs. Community leaders urge attendance at workshops and outdoor gatherings before schools reopen.
Mount Dora Council Acts on Insurance and Library Loan
Mount Dora City Council accepted a bid for employee health and life insurance with Western Life and approved up to a $60,000 loan to fund a new public library. The panel tabled charges for free utility use by local groups and discussed a mutual fire aid pact with Pasco volunteers. Five injuries were reported in two separate Old Highway 441 crashes near Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Mount Dora
East Town
Progressive Citizens Association
Pasco
Simpson-Waite
Mount Dora
Council
Western Life
Mike Hanson
Jack Morgan
Lott
Brandon Wald
Wald
Iveright Jeff Ray Ill
Library Committee
Library Board
David Edgerton
Edgerton
Dean van Landinghan
Morgan
Howard Cox
Helm Field
Ray
Golf Club
Cody
Voter Registration in Mount Dora Next Week
Lake County election chief Emogene Stegall will register voters for the November 2 general election at two Mount Dora sites. She will appear at American Legion Post 35 on Old Highway 441 August 24 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and at the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce on Alexander Street August 25 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The registration deadline is September 18 at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emogene Stegall
Lake County
Mount Dora
American Legion
Old Hwy
S. Highland St
Weather summary from Mount Dora station
Weather data from Mount Dora Fire Department shows daily highs and lows from August 11 to August 17 with rainfall totaling 1.10 inches for the period and 2.45 inches for the year. Temperatures ranged from the upper sixties to the mid nineties across the spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floridora
Diane Demro
Ruth Beam
George Martin
Peggy Shanbarker
Recreation Department
Topic
Danny Lee Coon
Apopka
Dora Way
Old 441
Steven D. Bolt
Tavares
Coon
Stuart E. Murphy
Golden Triangle
Gordon St
James M. Lockley
Waterman Hospital
Ir Lockley
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