Mount Dora police report arrests in three cases
Mount Dora officers arrested Duane Stedman 18 at Reynolds Coin Laundry for suspected marijuana after a tip. James Podesek 25, found inside Golden Triangle store after burglary, wore a leather coat and was jailed on burglary charges. Mary Zackery 20 was struck by a vehicle on US 441 and treated at Waterman Memorial Hospital. no further details given.
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Duane Stedman
Reynolds Coin Laundry
Grandview Street
Stedman
Lake County
Sanford
Golden Triangle Ro
James Podesek
Podesek
Bula T. Young
Mount Pore
Mary Zackery
Car Overturns After Collision Near Mont Dora Motor Lodge
Two people escaped serious injury after a car driven by Sandra Gray Dibble 34 of Eustis was rear ended on US 441 near Mont Dora Motor Lodge. The 1976 sedan rolled 14 times and ended on its side. Dibble and Ronald Tennant were hospitalized. Hershel W. Brock 33 of Dunlap Tenn. was cited for DWI. Vehicle damage: Dibble car about 1500, other car about 800.
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Caress Onlle Mont Dora Motor Lodge
US 441
Mount Dora
Sandra Gray Dibble
Eustis
Ms. Dibble
Hershel W. Brock
Dunlap
Tenn
Ronald Tennant
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Dibble
J. C. Goolsby
Apopka
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Mount Dora to Pave 28 Blocks in East Town Expansion
The city plans to pave 28 blocks in East Town, add new drainage and sewer lines, funded in part by federal Economic Development Administration aid and revised city estimates. Work could start in two to three weeks, with 5 percent of East Town streets slated for paving.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
City Council
Frank Clifton
Easttown
Florida Avenue
Clayton
Highland
Highland Street
Florida
19Th
Jackson Avenue
Wardell
Simpson Street
Grant Jackson
Lincoln
11Th
Evans Park
Gilbert Park
Allan Jones
Harvey Spears
Meet Martin Richard H. (Dick) Martin, 53, Mount Dora police leader
Martin Richard H. Martin Jr. served 15 years with the Mount Dora Police Department as of November 2, 1977, after being appointed assistant chief in November 1967. Born on a 600 acre farm in Gifford, Illinois, he graduated from Armstrong Township High School and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 with 30 months in the South Pacific War Theatre. He previously worked as a security policeman and deputy in Peoria, Illinois, before moving to Florida in 1961.
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Dick) Martin
Mount Dora
Martin
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Armstrong Township
Armstrong
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U. S. Navy
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Peorialis
Mountaicentire 6A
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Mount Dora City Council Qualifying Opens with Petitions
Election qualifying begins for Mount Dora's December 13 municipal vote. Incumbent mayor Jeff Ray III and councilman Brandon Wald filed petitions on day one. Four council seats plus one park commission seat are up, with mayoral race. Dean Van Landingham moves outside city limits and cannot serve. Clifford Harden and Adrianne Lowe will not seek a 2 year term. Petitions require 25 resident signatures and are due by 5 p.m. November 22.
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Clifton
Mount Dora City
C. O. Lott
Florida Public Service Commission
Mount Dora
Jeff Ray III
Tom R. Champion
Brandon Wald
Frank Clifton
Ree
Dean van Landingham
Ray
Clifford Harden
Adrianne Lowe
Mount Dora Community Trust Seeks Gifts for Local Causes
The Mount Dora Community Trust reports assets over 40 000 as of Aug 31 1977 and 1 500 disbursements this year include a 650 grant to Triangle Elementary for playground equipment. Over 2 000 is earmarked for a Mount Dora High School fieldhouse, 200 for library furnishings, and another 200 for the new Mount Dora Public Library.
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Mount Dora Community Trust
Triangle Elementary School
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Public Library
Mount Dorans
Community Trust
Topic Subscription Rates Rise Effective December First
Lake County mailings will cost 6.00 per year or 11.00 for two years while out of state rates are 7.50 for one year and 14.00 for two years. This is the first rate increase in five years for local and distant subscribers. Old renewals may extend at the prior rates of 5.00 per year and 90 for two years in Lake County.
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Wa Y Bet Puig County
Five Golden Triangle dealers stage Mount Dora car show
Five Golden Triangle automotive dealers display about six vehicles each at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center in Mount Dora this Friday and Saturday. Dealers’ reps will be present from noon to six with free drawings for shoppers. The Bank of Mount Dora runs a fruit juice stand during the event.
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Golden Triangle
Mount Dora
Boomer Chrysler-Dodge
Deery- Allison
Buick-Pontiac
Nahas Oldsmobile
Mort. Rice Chevrolet
D. C. Waters Ford
Bank of
Parking meters as quirky gifts from Mount Dora City Hall
A lighthearted feature notes unused 10 cent parking meters unearthed by Mount Dora City Hall as possible quirky Christmas gifts. It suggests practical vintage items like cooking timers or cake racks and teases playful uses to spark gift ideas for hard to shop for recipients.
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Robert Locke
Gail Moore
Ay Brooks
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Ed Brooks III
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Kiwanis Club of
Harlow Middleton
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