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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
7
Mt Plymouth By and Kate trap chickens after dusk to curb a hawk and relocate the birds to a henhouse. The group then enjoys a woods outing near Winter Springs, spotting dried eds and two Pileated Woodpeckers. Area residents are urged to attend Sorrento Cemetery cleanup on April 2. The final note humorously offers a joke about marriage.
A reader thanks volunteers who collected cans and junk along the highway and urges kindness with litter bags. Civic Club meets Monday at 4 8 p.m. in the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall with Easter egg hunt plans. A TB test and immunizations are offered at the Lake County unitation Clinic on the first Thursday of April. An invitation invites Plymouth Colony descendants to a luncheon on April 2 at Sorrento Presbyterian Church with Rev. Russell V. Carr as speaker. The Florida Chapter, Old Plymouth Colony Descendants, celebrates its 16th birthday and lists member cities nationwide.
The Bell Telephone Pioneers of America Mid-Florida Life Members Club will hold a spring luncheon and officer installation on April 14 at the Leesburg Community Building. Social hour runs 11 am to noon before the meal. Membership is free for members, with a $4.25 fee for associates and guests. E. C. Mayer will speak on Wills and Social Security and How It Will Affect You.
The Mid-Florida Chapter regrets cancelling the April 2 Super Walk for the Golden Triangle area. Prospective walkers who pledged support are invited to join a rescheduled walk starting at Venetian Gardens with registration at 7 a.m. and steps at 8. The event ends at 5 p.m. with refreshments and music.
Mount Dora and nearby towns host family visits and birthdays. Louis Samson, recovering from a stroke in Waterman Hospital, receives care as relatives from Dennis Mass and Parma Ohio visit. Hibiscus Park hosts a March 22 shuffleboard tournament with 64 players, won by Earl Shorb. Myron Splan dies in Orlando hospital. services held in Mount Dora and Conneautville Pennsylvania with family in attendance.
Cadette Troop 111 of Mount Dora wins Friendliest Troop award at Cadette International Incident in Heart of Florida Council event. Troop ties with Bartow’s Troop 393 for Best Banner and showcases Tahiti theme with palm huts, leis, sarongs, and a tinikling dance. Leaders emphasize Scouts Own Brotherhood theme and present international goodwill.
Becky Champion was declared the winner of a Young Careerist speakoff at a Mount Dora Business and Professional Women's Club meeting. Barbara Frame and Maureen Mancini spoke on Responsibility, Third Century Woman. Champion will represent the club at the District IV speakoff in DeLand on April 24. New club officers were elected: Demi Bray president, Champion secretary, Gerry Roe vice president, Jackie Barlow second vice president, Joan Driggers third vice president, Anne arle Schilling recording secretary, and others.
The Lake County Safety Council announces a Florida Department of Transportation public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday April 19 in the Eustisty Building to discuss the improvement of the Creek Bridge on State Road 44 at Lisbon.
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