🌱 How a purple Mount Dora building is launching new nursing careers

Good morning Mount Dora! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a purple Mount Dora building is launching new nursing careers
• How long will Bay Road roundabout headaches last for Mount Dora neighbors?

Also on today's calendar: Needle Arts Group (Embroiders Guild) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Friday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Patricia Allen explains how nurses can start their own healthcare business (newsbreak.com) — A Mount Dora nurse has turned her purple 12,000‑square‑foot building on Old US Highway 441 into Abundant Life Nursing School, a home health agency, and office space for local entrepreneurs. She explains how her programs support aspiring nurses, especially locals seeking affordable training and home‑health careers, and offers practical advice for Mount Dora nurses considering starting their own healthcare businesses.
   

• Mount Dora neighbors say Bay Road roundabout sends headlights into homes as Lake County approves fencing (clickorlando.com) — Neighbors near the Bay Road roundabout in Mount Dora say detour traffic is flooding their homes with headlights, noise, and congestion, and Lake County has now approved up to $30,000 for privacy fencing at three homes. The county expects traffic to ease only after a larger Eudora Road roundabout opens in early 2028, leaving affected Mount Dora residents facing years more disruption.
   

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📸 Around Mount Dora

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Dora

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 14

• Classic Film →
  Community Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 15

• Needle Arts Group (Embroiders Guild) →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  9:30 am
• Microsoft Word Basics →
  Technology Lab, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time Stay & Play →
  Children's Program Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 am
• Nature, Science & Us Book Club →
  Archives Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  2:00 pm
• Pumpkins on the Patio →
  19360 U.S. 441, Mount Dora
  3:00 pm

Friday October 16

• TRIXTER with Special Guests The 789's and Permacrush →
  Mount Dora Music Hall, 520 North Baker Street, Mount Dora
• Sweet Peas Baby Story Time →
  Children's Program Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 am
• Knitting Drop-In →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 am

Saturday October 17

• Mid-West Tool Collector Show →
  Mount Dora FL
• Fall Harvest Festival →
  Sunset Park, 230 West 4th Avenue, Mount Dora
• Wood Carvers Club →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mount Dora Ice Cream Stroll & Pup Walk Draws More Than 750 Attendees to Downtown —Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Read on Patch

• IS THIS YOUR CAT OR A NEIGHBOR’S CAT?
  WE’RE TRYING TO FIND IT’S HOME OR A NEW HOME PLEASE HELP SPREAD THIS MESSAGE. IT’S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY’S KITTY THAT RAN AWAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP (Nextdoor Southernaire)

• Links Car Wash posted a job opening for Team Member in Eustis. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Arby's Shift Manager in Eustis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Dora here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Eustis

• Lake County teacher almost chose a career in the FBI (mynews13.com)
• Eustis cancels Salute to Veterans parade over budget restrictions (wesh.com)
• 🧌 'It's a Thriller night' (usatoday.com)

Tavares

• Lake zoning board backs 55-building warehouse park (orlandosentinel.com)
• Habitat Seeks Build-Off Teams to Make Christmas Wishes Come True (lakeandsumterstyle.com)

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Ok Mount Dora! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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