Mount Dora Art Festival Draws 250 Artists to Donnelly Park
Mount Dora prepares for the third annual art festival with 250 artists from across the country and an expected throng of spectators statewide. Downtown will host painters, sculptors, photographers and craftspeople around Donnelly Park, causing traffic detours but hailed as a premier Southeast show. Climate quirks persist with mild winter days and occasional frosts, as residents welcome visitors and brace for the weekend crowds.
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Mount Dora Utilities to Install NCR Billing System
Mount Dora will mail new look utility bills after purchasing a $20,000 NCR mini computer for billing and other uses. The city will enforce a five percent penalty 11 days after mailing and cut off service after 20 days if unpaid. Conversion starts in three to four months on one of 34 routes, with full rollout in six to eight months. Payment period is three years, with initial funds from Federal Revenue Sharing. The change will cut man hours in bill processing and free operators for other duties.
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Mount Dora
Frank Clifton
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NCR
Mount Dora Art Festival to Exhibit 250 Artists
Mount Dora prepares for a compact festival weekend with 250 nationally accepted artists. Traffic is rerouted along Donnelly Park area as officers expect crowds up to 30,000. Registration starts Friday at the Chamber of Commerce. Cash prizes total 4000 dollars across five categories plus merit and Wendy Alderman awards.
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Mount Dora Weather Totals Track Year Rainfall
The Mount Dora Fire Department weather station records show high and low temperatures since January 26. Precipitation for the period is 0.34 inches, bringing the yearly total rainfall to 4.18 inches.
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Eriod
Mount Dora Rejects Sunday Alcohol Sales in 4–3 Vote
Mount Dora City Council defeated a proposed Sunday sale ordinance for beer wine and spirits by a 4–3 vote despite a compromise to permit Sunday sales with food only Several council members opposed the measure and the mayor signaled no veto would occur The meeting also advanced water sewer fire mutual aid and annexation topics and discussed city finance and committees.
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James C. Noblitt
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Dude) Grantham
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Mount Dora Officers Resign Over Reassignment
Two Mount Dora Police Department officers, Bill Bass and Art Blundell, resigned rather than accept reassignment. Bass exits Feb 22 and Blundell on March 4 after leave. Chief Stephen J. Simon says the department morale has improved since changes. Bass served almost seven years and Blundell four. The chief plans to turn to new candidates to replace them.
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