🌱 Mount Dora double-homicide trial opens with starkly different insanity arguments

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In today's newsletter:

• Mount Dora double-homicide trial opens with starkly different insanity arguments
• How Mount Dora became the star of a statewide PBS road trip

Also on today's calendar: Lake Young Professionals Networking Evening at THE YARDERY and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trial begins for woman accused of killing elderly couple in Mount Dora (wesh.com) — A high-profile murder trial tied to a Mount Dora senior community is now underway, as Vickie Williams faces charges in the 2022 stabbing deaths of Darryl and Sharon Gettman. Prosecutors say she knew her actions were wrong, while her defense argues severe psychosis and a brain abnormality drove her behavior, with witnesses from the neighborhood now testifying.
   

• See which Lake County town kicks off Florida TV series' new season (dailycommercial.com) — Mount Dora takes center stage in the new season premiere of WUCF's "Florida Road Trip," airing Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. The episode dives into the city's history, Black community, arts scene, and iconic institutions like Lakeside Inn, IceHouse Theatre, and Mount Dora Center for the Arts, featuring local historians, leaders, and artists sharing how the town's identity was built.
   

📸 Around Mount Dora

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Dora

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Suspicious Minds: Mystery Fiction & True Crime Book Club →
  Archives Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Mah Jongg Social Club →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 am
• iPhone & iPad Basics →
  Technology Lab, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 am
• Beyond the Veil - New Age Book Club →
  Community Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Needle Arts Group (Embroiders Guild) →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  9:30 am
• Microsoft Excel Basics →
  Technology Lab, 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
• Whiskey Kitchen Mount Dora →
  Mount Dora FL
  5:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Autumn Yard Sale →
  20651 US-441, Mount Dora
• Firefighters' Pension & Retirement →
  Mount Dora FL
  7:30 am
• Police Officers' Pension & Retirement →
  Mount Dora FL
  9:00 am
Friday September 25
• Lake Young Professionals Networking Evening at THE YARDERY →
  The Yardery, 231 N Baker St, Mt Dora
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Any idea what this will cost to replace?
  Any plumber out there that can help me out? It is the back flow preventer value for my sprinklers. (Nextdoor Oak/Dudley)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Mount Dora. Apply here.
• Miller's Ale House Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a job opening for Expeditor in Mount Dora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Dora here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eustis

• Neighbors raise concerns over possible sale of Eustis Community Center, lakefront park (wesh.com)
• Petition · Allow Eustis residents to vote on public land sales (change.org)

Tavares

• Silver Alert Issued for Missing 81-year-old Woman Last Seen in Tavares (bocapost.com)

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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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