Mount Dora seeks city help to expand Little League
Mount Dora Youth Baseball spokesman Frank Richey asked the city council for assistance to handle 86 extra players. He proposed installing lights at the Little League field to run night games and add four more teams, creating a minor league path to the major league. A fund has started with $1,700 raised after a $700 anonymous gift, with an estimated $4,000 total cost.
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Frank Richey
Mount Dora
Richey
Mount Dora Youth Begins Racing Career with Formula Vee
Bruce Stewart of Mount Dora, 21, enters his first race on March 31 after securing sponsorship from Dr. Bill Elme of Leesburg. He will race a German chassis Formula Vee car built while he worked for Curt Wetzel Racing Inc, aiming for the national title via four regional races starting in Lakeland. Team members include Bruce Feustel, David Bouterse, Tommy Shipes, Wayne Hay, and Paul Potsko.
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Bruce Stewart
Mount Dora
Atlanta
Germany
Curt Wetzel Racing Inc
Owens- Corning Fiberglas
Bruce
Owens-Corning
Curt Wetzel
Berlin
States
Bill Elme
Leesburg
D'Icker and Doc Enterprises
Lakeland
Bruce Feustel
David Bouterse
Tommy Shipes
Wayne Hay
Paul Potsko
Calendar and Notices Highlight Local Events
A clipped page shows a mix of church calendar items, classifieds, deaths, and legal notices with partial headlines and scattered entries. The readable fragments indicate community events, service schedules, and public notices amid a dated layout.
Rake County Schools Close For Three Day Assembly
Rake County schools will close Wednesday through Friday next week. March 28 is a work day while March 29 and 30 mark the Florida Education Association's annual convention.
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Rake County
Florida Education Association
Bunker Hill drainage tie in eyed by Mount Dora Council
Everette Huskey asked Mount Dora City Council to allow tying in drainage from his Bunker Hill condominium project into the Johns Avenue system. City officials voiced uncertainty about any agreement, while City Engineer A E Oneal said the 42 inch pipe could overload without catch basins. He noted the system can handle more water with basins but warned continued strains remain a concern.
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Everette Huskey
Mount Dora City
Bunker Hill Cluster
City Hall
Huskey
Johns Avenue
Bunker Hill
Clayton Street
Tommy Houser
O'Neall
IceHouse delays Lion in Winter to March dates at Mount Dora
IceHouse Players Inc postpones James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter to March 29 30 31 at 8 30 p m and April 1 at 2 30 p m at Mount Dora Theatre. Box office opens on performance days. tickets may be bought at the Whistling Oyster. Cast includes Dale Carpenter Richard the Lion Hearted Keith Fowler Henry II Karen Deutsch Eleanor. Orlando’s Dianne Johnson plays Alais with Mark Wilson and Henry M Laing II in supporting roles.
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IceHouse Players Inc
James Goldman
Mount Dora Theatre
E. Eleventh Ave
Whistling Oyster
Mount Dora
New York
England
Dale Carpenter
Richard the Lion Hearted
Keith Fowler
Henry II
Phillip Ragland
France
Karen Deutsch
Eleanor
Alais
Orlando
Dianne Johnson
John
Henry I
Mark Wilson
Eustis
Geoffrey
Henry M. Laing II
Mount Dora Cemetery Lot Prices Raised for Non Residents
Mount Dora council member Shirley Murray announced higher Pine Forest Cemetery rates for non residents to 350 dollars and 200 dollars for those on the city grid. Local residents keep the 125 dollar price as council seeks to limit out of town sales.
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Mount Dora
Pine Forest Cemetery
Shirley Murray
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Business Guide
Gerta
Vention
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Albion Land
A. E. O'Neall
IceHouse
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