Mount Dora Progress Shines in Down Town Revitalization
In Mount Dora renewed efforts by citizens and city leaders foster downtown growth and charm. The East Central Florida Planning Council aids planned expansion while brick planters and Coachlight Arcade highlight Donnelly Street. Open House at McCain Roy Shoppe invites visitors to explore.
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Mount Dora
East Central
Florida
Donnelly Street
McCain lRoy Shoppe
Donnelly
Billie King
Garland of Roses At Finish Line
Karl Lehmann retires after a long career shaping Central Florida's growth across agriculture citrus highways and recreation. He steered the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and led Seminole and Lake County Chambers with a broad Florida focus before settling in Montverde.
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Karl Lehmann
Florida
Montverde
Lehmann
Orange County
Lake County
Lake
Busy Bees Boost Cantaloupe Yields in Florida
Florida agricultural extension horticulturist John D. Haynie notes bees drive cantaloupe production. For perfect fruit, one bee per 100 flowers is needed and each bee must visit flowers several times.
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John D. Haynie
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Letters to the Editor on lotteries and public roads
Readers critique a state lottery for school funding and warn against gambling as sin. The巻 Mount Dora Topic letter condemns gambling and cites moral decline, while a Sylvan Shores Association petition details paving plans and appeals for unity before county commissioners in Lake County Florida.
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Lake County
Tavares
A. L Brown
The
Association, Inc
Harry W. Fogg
Percy F. Ankers
Gordon Hayes
Carl E. Duncan
Mount Dora
Lake Sentinel
Sylvan Shores
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Confusion Over Paving Petition Letter To Sylvan Shores Owners
Mount Dora Topic reports that a letter sent to Sylvan Shores property owners who signed the county paving petition caused confusion. The notice referenced a local effort to fund street paving at their expense and included unclear language about responsibilities.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora Council Plans Tree Planting and Sewer Bid
Council discusses planting a Wonder Tree alongside oaks for year round shade and beauty. Lt. A. E. Burt O’Neal presents sewer plans for Christian Home and Bible School with bids due October 4. Project cost about $6,000, shared 50 50 by CH&BS and the city. Also agrees to pave Sylvan Shores streets within six months of annexation and contracts Groves Ambulance Service at $15 per call.
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J. P. Turner
Houser
A. E
Burt) O'Neal
Mount Dora
A. E. O'Neal
Edgewater Drive
Orlando
Christian Home and Bible School
City Hall
O'Neal
City
Ch&bs
Sylvan Shores
Frances Dennis
Robert Travers
Sylvan Shores Action Organization
Groves Ambulance Service
Fire
Topic as sounding-board for SS issues. editors rely on sources
The article discusses editorial reliability and the role of reporters in covering the Sylvan Shores annexation and SSAO paving efforts. It notes letters that clarify confusion and urges readers to support city governance integration for streets and services.
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West
Yosemite National Park
Orlando
Sylvan Shores
Lake County
Sylvan Shores Action Organization
SSAO
T. R. Champion
SSAC
Noted Central Florida Leaders Attend Mount Dora Meeting
No. 1 KILLER and president of the Chamber of Commerce Dr. Robert Montgomery, Robert Warfield of Bank of Mount Dora, Mrs. Slater Cox of Eustis, Byron Herlong of Leesburg, Valerie Johnson publisher of the Mount Dora Topic, Susan Montgomery executive director of the Association, and many physicians and civic leaders from Central Florida were present.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Montgomery
Robert Warfield
Bank of
Florida tops nation in driver training program
Florida leads the nation in the Driver Improvement Program with 1,470 trainees in July and 11,252 for the year, edging Texas for the top spot. All Florida drivers should join the course. contact the local Citizens Safety Council or Florida Highway Patrol Troop Safety Officer.
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Florida
National Safety Council
Texas
Citizens Safety Council
Florida Highway Patrol
City to fund 24 hour ambulance station service plan
Groves outlines city aid and credit if insurance covers costs. Ambulance station to be staffed 24 hours a day on Old 441 near Golden Triangle Shopping Center. If Groves misses a 20 minute call, city will engage another service. Also discussed is partial $1200 payment to Fiske-Gay for electrical mapping work amid rate concerns at Southern Aire Mobile Home Park.
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Groves
Old 441
Mount Dora
Tavares
Golden Triangle
Fiske- Gay
Gay
Southernaire
Mobile Home Park
UF Short Course Teaches Food Leaders Analytics
The four day UF Short Course for food leaders focuses on elementary statistics and design and analysis of experiments. Dr. William Mendenhall will lead sessions with chemists and engineers from citrus industry and academia, in a program directed by the Florida Agricultural Extension Service and sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists Florida Section.
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Fong Ad
Mat Aera
Florida Ice
Matthews
William Mendenhall
Department of Statistics
University of Florida
The
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Institute of Food Technologists
Florida
Florida State Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Planned
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce marks its golden anniversary with a celebration in Clearwater in November 2022. Founded in Jacksonville in 1916 to combat cattle ticks, it later became the Florida Development Board before adopting its current name in 1925.
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Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater
Jacksonville
Florida
Florida Development Board
Florida Board Warns Dredging Could Harm Marine Life
Florida Board of Conservation research indicates dredging and filling may damage spawning and development of marine life in low marsh lands, prompting cautions about coastal habitat impacts.
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Florida Board of Conservation
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