New Fire Truck Delivered to Mount Dora
The Mount Dora city fire department received a JACO fire truck built by Jack Cocke and Company Inc. of Mo Ala. The unit arrived Oct 11, funded by federal revenue sharing, costing 50919.48 dollars. Chief Carroll Griggs says the apparatus will be a valuable asset and invites the public to view it.
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Traition Canoe
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Mount Dora
Belton Man Paints City Flagpole at Donnelly Park
Belton itinerant flagpole painter Belton Holton climbs the Donnelly Park flagpole to repaint the city’s pole. Holton travels to the area every couple of years to perform the maintenance and touch up the flagstaff.
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Jean Holton
Donnelly Park
Holton
Jean Mahaffey
Why a Free Press Discussed by Local Journalist
John F. Blatt, retired newspaper man now residing in Tavares, will speak on Why a Free Press at the OJ Coffee event in the Baggage Room Depot Mount Dora. The Mount Dora Topic sponsors the program for National Newspaper Week with 8 a.m. start this Thursday Oct 13 and open to the public.
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John F. Blatt
Tavares
Mount Dora
Dora Invitational Golf Tournament Opens With 160 Entrants
The 11th Dora Invitational tees off with 160 golfers including 22 from Mount Dora. Play starts 7 40 a m Friday across 10 flights at Mount Dora Golf Association course. Local hopes rise as several Mount Dora players contend for the title.
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Texas
Mount Dora Golf Association
Harry York
Mount Dora gains Sea Market with famous Magic Chef owner
George Nichols, known as the Magic Chef and father of cooking shows, opens Seven Seas Seafood Market in Mount Dora. A Greek-born American, he built a restaurant chain and fishing ventures, now commuting from Daytona while seeking Mount Dora land for another Seven Seas Restaurant.
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Noel Griffin Joins Mount Dora Police Department
Noel Edward Griffin is introduced as the newest patrolman for the Mount Dora Police Department starting in September. Griffin was born and raised in Eustis and graduated from Eustis High School in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree.
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