🌱 How Sydonie Mansion became a regional hub for Central Florida history

Hi there, Mount Dora! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Sydonie Mansion became a regional hub for Central Florida history
• Jury hears disturbing details in Mount Dora double-homicide trial

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

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 73.
• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Museum Sharing Symposium Connects Central Florida History Keepers (lakeandsumterstyle.com) — A regional history symposium brought more than 75 museum and preservation leaders to Sydonie Mansion in Mount Dora this week, spotlighting the city as a hub for Central Florida history work. Attendees shared upcoming programs, funding challenges, and preservation tips while touring the restored 1880s estate, and state officials outlined grants and resources local groups can tap into for future Mount Dora and Lake County projects.
   

• Madwoman slaughtered frightened elderly couple, stole their car then cackled with delight when asked about her new wheels, murder trial told (legitgov.org) — A murder trial is underway for Vickie Williams, accused of killing Darryl and Sharon Getman in their Mount Dora home on December 31, 2022, and stealing their car. Prosecutors say she stabbed the elderly couple multiple times, while her defense argues she was experiencing psychosis, leaving Mount Dora residents watching closely for the jury’s decision.
   

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📸 Around Mount Dora

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Dora

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21

• Free Movie: Practical Magic 2 →
  Epic Theatres Mt. Dora, 2300 Spring Harbor Boulevard, Mount Dora

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Other local events

Monday September 21

• Drop-In Crochet Class →
  Archives Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:00 am
• Chair Yoga →
  Community Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:00 am
• Teen Improv Group →
  Community Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  3:00 pm
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting →
  City Hall Boardroom, 510 North Baker Street, Mount Dora
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Book Bedazzling Night @ Serendipity Brews →
  Serendipity, 144 West 5th Avenue, Mount Dora
• DIY Jersey Bar →
  Chick-fil-A Mt. Dora, 17240 US 441, Mt. Dora
• BENISE - 25 Years of Passion! →
  Mount Dora Music Hall, 520 North Baker Street, Mount Dora
• Coloring for Adults →
  Archives Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  3:00 pm
• Public Arts Commission Meeting →
  City Hall Boardroom, 510 North Baker Street, Mount Dora
  3:30 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Mah Jongg Social Club →
  Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
  10:30 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

• Fall is on the way!
  Recently, while mowing a customer's yard, I noticed flower buds forming on her Golden Rain tree, a sure sign that fall is on the way, as that is when… (Nextdoor Lake Gertrude West)
• I'm looking for a 55 plus community, preferably Tavares or maybe Leesburg, that will allow me to move in with my 19 year old son.
  He is not my caretaker or anything, he just can't afford to live on his own yet and could help with the mortgage. I just want a manufactured home,… (Nextdoor NE Lake Dora)

• Thimble Alterations posted a job opening for Wedding Dress & Bridal Seamstress Alterations Mount Dora, FL in Mount Dora. Apply here.
• Equity LifeStyle Properties posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Eustis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Dora here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Eustis

• Eustis police seek vehicle, woman after suspicious incident near elementary school (wdbo.com)
• Richard James Green (leesburg-news.com)
• 🏡Homes of their own? (dailycommercial.com)

Tavares

• Dozens of kittens complete 120-day quarantine, ready for adoption (leesburg-news.com)
• Edgewater at Jones is postponed to Oct. 12 due to lighting issues (miamiherald.com)
• Lake County inmate accused of offering $5,000 to have witness killed on day he was set to be released (clickorlando.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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