🌱 Altoona community invited to honor the life of Richard Baber
Altoona, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Altoona! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Altoona community invited to honor the life of Richard Baber
Also on today's calendar: Free Lunch and Learn: Understanding Memory Loss and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What goes up but never goes down? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 76.
- Thursday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Richard Curtis Baber (villages-news.com) — Family and friends of Richard “Rick” Curtis Baber are invited to a celebration of his life on August 15 at Sunset Ranch in Altoona from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The longtime Central Florida resident is remembered as a devoted family man whose kindness, loyalty, and quiet strength deeply touched those around him. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Live Music at Eden Abbey →
Eden Abbey Brewing Community, 405 S Highland St, Mt Dora
12:00 pm
Saturday July 11
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Other local events
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Free Lunch and Learn: Understanding Memory Loss →
Pisces Rising, 239 W 4th Ave, Mt Dora
12:00 pm -
Divas and diamonds →
Magnolia Breeze Restaurant, 108 N Bay St, Eustis
12:30 pm -
Trivia With Pete! at Eden Abbey →
Eden Abbey Brewing Community, 405 S Highland St, Mt Dora
6:30 pm -
Live Music at Eden Abbey →
Eden Abbey Brewing Community, 405 S Highland St, Mt Dora
12:00 pm -
Senior Crime Prevention →
AdventHealth Well 65+ Eustis, 2906 David Walker Dr, Eustis
11:00 am
Wednesday July 15
Sunday July 19
Wednesday July 22
Saturday August 1
Wednesday August 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Cheerleading on Tuesday and Thursdays from 5-7pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
5:00 pm -
Just Keep Rolling Run Club by Shadrach's Fiery Furnace →
Shadrach's Fiery Furnace Pizza Co., 334 N Donnelly St, Mt Dora
6:30 pm -
Free Movie: Supergirl →
Epic Theatres Mt. Dora, 2300 Spg Hbr Blvd, Mt Dora
12:00 pm -
Trout Lake "What is a reptile?" →
Umatilla Public Library, 412 Hatfield Dr, Umatilla
1:00 pm -
Cheerleading on Tuesday and Thursdays from 5-7pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
5:00 pm -
1st Annual Central Florida Force Trivia Fundraiser →
Eden Abbey Brewing Community, 405 S Highland St, Mt Dora
7:00 pm
Tuesday July 7
Thursday July 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Circle K posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Altoona. Apply here.
- Lake County School District - Leadville, Colorado posted a job opening for Food Service Assistant - 4 Hours in Umatilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altoona here.
🗞 Nearby News
Umatilla
- Pennsylvania boy loses hand after 8-foot alligator attack in Florida (thecooldown.com)
- Central Florida schools show improvement in 2026 state report (theorlandoreal.com)
Eustis
- ⚽ Where's the USA watch party? (dailycommercial.com)
- Lake County celebrates USA 250 in style (coralspringsflnews.com)
- Franklin BSP Capital Corporation (sec.gov)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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