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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1975
Page
1
Floridora Mount Dora prepares for a landmark event February 8 and 9 billed as the first annual Mount Dora Art Festival The piece notes the town's 5000 residents will face a temporary surge of visitors possibly up to five times the population The writer urges Mount Dorans to be gracious hosts and to welcome outsiders while acknowledging the challenge ahead
Calendar and classifieds note events in the Arts District with brief items from the Business Guide. Legal notices, obituaries, and school updates appear in the surrounding pages, alongside sports and birds commentary.
Navy Band Orlando will give a free concert at 8 p.m. this Thursday Feb 6 in the Mount Dora Community Building. Led by Senior Chief Musician Samuel R Patz the program features American composers and includes A Trumpeter's Lullaby My Fair Lady selections Symphonic Sketch American Overture for Band Thunder Song March and Ceremony of Allegiance. The Country and Western band will also perform. Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce sponsors this community event. Navy Band Orlando is the U S Navy's official musical organization in Florida.
Mount Dora City Council moves to amend its procedures act to comply with the Administrative Procedures Law and votes unanimously on first reading of a revised ordinance. The meeting covered citizen input rules, engineering firm selection, Lions Park status, and deferred action to the next agenda.
WGTW radio in Mount Dora halted broadcasts last Thursday as its studios move to the transmitter site on Old Eustis Road. Station Manager Ellis Stewart said the team will remain in the Golden Triangle and return after a few weeks. Lake Radio Inc. owns WGOTW, which began broadcasting on July 31 last year and operates daylight hours.
Roy Christopher reports 54 pre race entries for Lake Dora events this Sunday. Notables include Sherman Polhamus Miami with a 225 ci hydro in GPR, Duff Daily Miami with the world straightaway record in Ski boats, and Micky Franklin Cape Coral in the 280 CI class. Free viewing from Old Hwy 441. Pits at Gilbert Park with three cranes for speed show. First race around 1 p.m. on Feb. 9.
Representative Richard Kelly announced Mount Dora has qualified for the federal flood insurance program. Beginning Feb. 3, all residential, business, religious or agricultural structures and facilities used by nonprofits or state and local governments become eligible. Local agents can get policies from the National Flood Insurers' Association office at Travelers Indemnity, Orlando.
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