Mount Dora dedicates $200000 public library on Donnelly Street
The eight year effort culminated in the dedication of a new Mount Dora library building on Donnelly Street. David Edgerton was praised for perseverance with remarks from Mayor Jeff Ray III, Friends of the Library member Broder Petersen, and Librarian Edythe Wald. The crowd filled the main floor, with some seating on the mezzanine. Donor anonymity was noted and will be listed on a lobby plaque.
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David Edgerston
Donnelly Street
Dave
Jeff Ray III
Dave Edgerton
Friends of the Library
Broder
Petersen
Edythe Wald
Mount Dora
Mr. Edgerton
Ray
Carl Brookhauser
Allen Arthur
Tangerine
Mount Dora Public Library
Ninth Avenue
Vernon
Miss Firecrackers crowned at Mount Dora Fourth of July Jubilee
Two Little Miss Firecrackers crowned in Mount Dora at Gilbert Park. Dawn Cheri Gower of Eustis won ages 2 to 3 while Ruth Ann Slone, also of Eustis, won ages 4 to 5. Winners received $25 savings bonds, bank notes, and jewelry. Additional awards went to Lisa Blue and Zoie Viola Little for runner-up placements. Flowers were supplied by Mount Dora Flower Shop.
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Mount Dora
Dawn Cheri Gower
Eustis
Ruth Ann Slone
Firecracker
Lisa Blue
Zoie Viola Little
Gilbert Park
U.S
Feder Sevings
Lan As
First National Bank of
Kiddie Korner
Horsley’s Jewelers
Zoie
Viola Little
City seeks bids for Mount Dora fire engine upgrade
Mount Dora city council plans to buy a 1000 gallon per minute pumper with 750 gallon carrying capacity at an estimated 45000 to 50000 dollars funded by federal revenue sharing. Bids will be opened at the July 19 meeting after advertising by City Clerk Frank Clifton.
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A. M
Mount Dora
As of Council
Frank Clifton
Ince
Jeff Ray
Arcadia
de Lappin
Brandon Wald
Wald
Roy Christopher
Grandview Street
Eventh Avenue
Lake Region Printing
Charles West
Bob du
Mount Dora Public Library to Stay Open Through Delays
Construction problems push completion of the Mount Dora Public Library back by about a month. The current building on Fifth Avenue will remain open in July as the roof work and shelving delivery are postponed.
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Mount Dora Public
Mount Dora Council Reviews Comprehensive Plan Elements
Mount Dora City Council on Tuesday night accepted the land use recreation and housing elements prepared by the Lake County planning office with Mount Dora Planning Advisory Committee. The plan spans from US 441 to Lake Dora and west to Bay Road and will be sent to Tallahassee for review before adoption as an ordinance.
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Mount Dora City
Lake County
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Bay Road
Tallahassee
Mount Dora Weather Summary Reported Rainfall Rise
The Mount Dora Fire Department weather station records show high and low temperatures since June 29. Precipitation totaled 3.94 inches for the period, including 1.92 inches on July 3 and 1.77 inches on July 4, bringing year to date rainfall to 16.7 inches.
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Mount Dora
Fishathon Set for July 15-16 at Lake Tem
The eighth annual Fishathon for boys and girls ages 1 through 14 will be held Friday and Saturday July 15-16 at Lake Tem. Sponsors include Golden Triangle Merchants Association Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and local PTA. Prizes total $350 with bicycles for top overall and prizes for age groups 1-4 5-9 and 10-14. Contestants supply their own cane-pole outfits and bait will be sold on site. No registration fee though participants must register at the event.
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Lake Tem
Golden Or
Golden Triangle Merchants Association
Ong
PTA
Mount Dora
Cliff Barton Joins Mount Dora Police Department
Cliff Barton joined the Mount Dora Police Department at the end of April. Born in Aiken South Carolina he is a Alameda High School graduate and spent five years in the U S Navy. He is in his second year at Lake Sumter Community College in police administration and has attended the Vo Tech Center in Eustis.
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Cliff Barton
Mount Dora
Aiken
S.C
Alameda
Calif
U. S. Navy
Barton
Lake Sumter Community College
Eustis
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Floridora
David Edgerton
Della Noyes
Kiddie Inet
Cucus World
Fiveright
Rhodes
Third Avenue
Eudora Road
Winter Park
Affiliated Services
L. Conner
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Oto
Edgerton
Library
Council
Fishathon
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