Mount Dora mayor resigns. Ray to assume interim duties
Mount Dora Mayor Tom R. Champion resigns effective month end citing workload and personal obligations. City Council President Jeff Ray III will assume duties as interim mayor per the city charter while a legal opinion is sought on procedures. Road priorities were also listed for state transport study.
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Tom R. Champion
Mount Dora
Champion
Jefferson G. Ray Ili
Ray
Roy Christopher
State Department of Transportation
Rumored principal transfers stir Mount Dora school district
Mount Dora area parents, students, and teachers left a special school board meeting with little new information on rumored moves in district leadership. Superintendent Sam Commander reportedly plans to transfer J. R. Folsom from Mount Dora High to Mount Dora Middle and reassign MDMS principal Hubert Ridaught, citing unspecified middle school problems. The board chair urged patience as Commander prepares a formal reorganizing chart to be unveiled March 28, with no official decisions until then.
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A. M. Liveright
Mount Dora
Sam Commander
Lake County
J. R. Folsom
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Middle School
MDMS
Hubert Ridaught
Barbara Wyckoff
Commander
Laurier A. (Lott) Beard
MDHS
Beth Demro
Folsom
Resignation Letter from Mount Dora Mayor Tom Champion
Mount Dora Mayor Tom Champion announces retirement effective February 28 1977. He thanks Council President Jeff and City Clerk Frank Clifton for support and offers to assist during the transition to new leadership.
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Frank Clifton
Pearson ousts as manager at Winter Park Federal
G R Bob Pearson vice president and manager of the Mount Dora office said he was fired after a dispute with Culpepper president of Winter Park Federal over his political activity. Pearson contends he was told not to attend city council meetings to protect the bank’s image and refused. He left effective Tuesday and is pursuing other employment avenues.
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Blair
Culpepper
G.R
Bob) Pearson
Mount Dora
Winter Park Federal Savings and Loan Association
Financial Institution
Pearson
Culpper
Winterark Federal
Winter Park Federal
Cane Lane
al Pearson
K mart appoints Mount Dora manager for March opening
Roger Hamilton former Daytona Beach K mart merchandise manager is named Mount Dora K mart manager for the Golden Triangle Shopping Center opening next Thursday. He has 11 years with Kresge Company starting in Evansville Indiana. He and his wife Mary and daughters Anne and Linda bought a home in Golden Heights. The new store lists three assistant managers Bill Mann Ken Wiles and Ron Williams. It will include a full pharmacy automotive service center a restaurant and building materials with hours 9 to 9 daily and 12 to 6 Sundays.
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Roger Hamilton
K Mart
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora
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