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Communities heating up for Fourth of July celebrations
Faith Lutheran Church and School, 2727 S. Grove St., Eustis, will present "Our Country's Birthday Party" June 29. Festivities include children's entertainment from 9 to 11 a.m. with face painting, pony rides, Peppermint the Clown, fire truck display, a bounce house and more. Comment?
Clermont wants to hear more ideas on how to make city a destination
... Players will be 20 years old next summer. We have existed without any help from the city, unlike theater groups in Eustis, Mount Dora and Leesburg. Our "theater kids" learn communication techniques, creativity and problem-solving. Many have gone on ... Comment?
Lake charter's attendance records could cost district $986K
... - and it could end up costing the school district up to $986,378. Alee Academy, an alternative charter high school in Eustis , served 283 teens in the 2011-2012 school year. Because of faulty attendance-keeping, however, the school was unable to ... Comment?
Meeting to Discuss US 441 Corridor Study
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Connectivity from SunRail in downtown Orlando, to northwest Orange County, the Lake County cities of Eustis, Tavares and Mount Dora is the subject an upcoming meeting hosted by the Florida Department of Transportation District Five. Comment?
Lake school board ready to take hard look at budget cuts
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... but would mean the schools would likely start at the same time. Staffers are eyeing schools in rural areas like Eustis, Umatilla and South Lake High School for the changes. Superintendent Susan Moxley last week told School Board members they would ... Comment?
Algae bloom in two lakes, river prompt warning to say out of water
This is not so funny. Have you noticed? The lakes and their connector to Lake Eustis, always dark from tannins, have turned a murky brown. Comment?
Women's Florida Wave Team Takes Second at the PVL Championships
... formation contact: Krissy McKane, Marketing Coordinator Florida Region of USA Volleyball, Inc. 15010 US Highway 441 - Eustis, FL 32726 T: 352-742-0080 F: 352-414-5304 E: Krissy(at)FloridaVolleyball(dot)org W: http://www.FloridaVolleyball.org Comment?
... Room Gay said the program, offered through the interactive entertainment company she and her husband, Jeff, operate - Eustis-based Dreamland Productions - is interspersed with lighthearted jokes. But she said Ross' life before, during and after the ... Comment?
... principal shuffles approved this week. Leah Fischer is due to replace Barbara Longo at Seminole Springs Elementary in Eustis. Longo will head to Oak Park Middle School in Leesburg starting July 1. The job shuffles were approved by the School Board, ... Comment?
Truck, tractor pull is Saturday at Hernando County Fairgrounds
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... Gene formed the Florida Tractor Pullers Association and began organizing local tractor meets near their farm in Eustis. Within a few years the annual Sunshine State Tractor Pull became one the Southeast's premier two-day pulling events, drawing ... Comment?
Flash flooding buries 4 cars in downtown Mount Dora
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... water washed away the sand underneath, she said. However, crews were able to get the backhoe out. Debra Heitling of Eustis owns one of the cars affected by the flood. Heitling, a teacher at Round Lake Elementary school in Mount Dora, had met friends ... Comment?
Daughter of Lake School Board chairwoman to get first head principal job amid jobs shuffle
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... Fischer abstained from the vote. Also becoming a first-time principal is Brenna Burkhead, who will take the helm of Eustis Heights Elementary as principal Doug Kroulik moves to become the district's interim supervisor of compensation and employee ... Comment?
Summer Kidspack program expanding, continuing this summer
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... students, mostly in the Lake Mack, Paisley and Altoona areas where poverty is high. (Tom Benitez/Orlando Sentinel) EUSTIS - The Deliver the Difference Summer Kidspack program is back this summer, and the organization plans to deliver almost three ... Comment?
Firth keeps Clemson streak alive
... on Thursday, his loss was anticipated. What was less certain was the future of Chris Okey, a Clemson commitment from Eustis, Fla., and one of the nation's top prep catchers. But Okey, whose mother was a Clemson cheerleader and whose grandfather ... Comment?
Vacation Bible school themes include 'Colossal Coaster World' and 'God's Backyard Bible Camp'
... for Lake children, many of whom will spend a week at vacation Bible school. Here are some programs available: Lake Eustis Christian Church, 315 E. Orange Ave., Eustis, will have vacation Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday for ... Comment?
New director named for MainStreet DeLand
... said. "He stood out because he had MainStreet experience." For the past seven years, Carter was executive director of Eustis MainStreet in nearby Lake County. Eustis MainStreet recently closed its doors after falling victim to budget cuts in ... Comment?
Performer Chase Padgett returns to Eustis with his '6 Guitars' show
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It's a good thing musician, actor and comedian Chase Padgett doesn't get tired of performing his one-man show, "6 Guitars." Comment?
Bookkeeper sentenced after stealing $56,000 from employer
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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Andrea Jennings, 54, of 39949 Lake Norris Road, Eustis, was sentenced today and given 30 months in a Florida State Prison, 10 years probation, and will have to pay $56,438 in restitution. Comment?
... 1960, in Pontiac. He was a member of the Sandwich Moose Lodge, Sandwich Veterans of Foreign Wars and Eagles Club of Eustis, Fla. Jerry enjoyed mowing, NASCAR racing and the company of good friends, but especially his family. He is survived by his ... Comment?
Eustis 'dreamer' turned market into BBQ haven
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A dreamer who turned a meat market into one of Lake County's first barbecue smokehouses, Jim "J.C." Cushman had a reputation not unlike his restaurant's: Popular and welcoming, family said. Comment?