Outdoor art show draws 28 artists at Mount Dora event
The Mount Dora Art League held its annual outdoor show at Childs Park near the Chamber of Commerce with 28 local artists. Sales exceeded 100 dollars from sketches and paintings priced mostly at zero cents, and judging announced winners in oil painting, watercolor, and all other categories.
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Mount Dora
Childs Park
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Brethauer
Ralph Peterman
Margaret
Peg) Carson
Margaret Bryde
Grace Johnston
Jim Brown
Phyllis Payne
William Coates
Mount Dora taxes reassessed base at 39.6 million
Mount Dora’s 1974 gross taxable value is 39 622 957, up from 22 326 655 in 1973 after a countywide reassessment. The millage is certified at 5.62 per 1 000, aiming to raise revenue equal to last year’s 9.00 rate. New construction adds 2 011 980, mainly Southern Oaks and Eudora Apartments, while Villa Dora and Bunker Hill save for 1975.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Donald E. Stephens
Southern Oaks
Eudora
Villa Dora
Bunker Hill
Stephens
Carl Fowler
Fowler
United Way campaign at three-quarter mark in Mount Dora
Mount Dora leaders David Edgerton and Chester Callero report the United Way drive has reached $15,000 toward a $20,000 goal as volunteers urge further contributions. The campaign supports 12 agencies including Red Cross and Boys Club while local tax and millage details outline year end timing and potential bill impacts.
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United Way
David Edgerton
Chester Callero
Cochairmen
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Callero
Edgerton
American Red Cross
Boys’ Club
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Children's Home Society
Helpline
Thanks From Mt. Zion Church Community
A note of gratitude to the Chamber of Commerce, various clubs, and church groups for painting and beautifying Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church. Reverend Raleigh Harris and the congregation thank all who helped.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
Veterans Day Meaning for Mt Dora Veteran Hutchins
Fernald Hutchins of 1012 N Tremain St recalls Armistice Day memories from Paris as he wears a French government medal for non combat service with the French Army in World War I. Hutchins, 93, is a longtime American Legion member and World War II veteran who later served Massachusetts Senate counsel.
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Mount Dora
Fernald Hutchins
N. Tremain St
Gouraud
France
Belgium
Paris
Hutchins
American Legion
Hutch
Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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