Club notes
n South Lake Junior Women's Club has scheduled a Golf Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13 with registration at 7 a.m. and a shot-gun start at 8 a.m. at Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club. The format will be a 4 person scramble and the entry fee is $65 per person. The fee will include lunch, greens ...
Leisure tips
n The Moonlight Players have announced a varied and exciting schedule for the 2008/09 season:
Nov. 21 to Dec. 21 -- "Babes in Toyland"
Jan. 9 to Feb. 8 -- "Chicago, the Musical"
March13 to Apr.12 "Biloxi Blues"
May 8 to June 7 -- "Li'l Abner"
n The South Lake Art League has ...
Health calendar
n SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) have scheduled free, unbiased counseling sessions by trained volunteers to assist with the annual enrollment of Medicare Part D. SHINE volunteers will be at Jenkins Auditorium from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Bring ei ...
Meet Jim Lively at St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Name: The Rev. Jim Lively
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind
Occupation: Episcopal Clergy
Family: Wife, Tracy; Daughter, Mary Elizabeth, 11; Son, James, 6
Q. What do you enjoy most about south Lake County?
A. Our beautiful lakes
Q. If ...
Sports bar ready for action
ROXANNE BROWN
Staff Writer
CLERMONT -- Eric Laird, the general manager of Sports on Tap Bar and Grill, is sure people will love everything the grill offers from the big screens, homemade foods and exceptional service that he is intent on providing.
Sports on Tap, ...
Remember When
Ann Dupee
Beach donation given to Chamber
35 Years Ago - 1973
n "Recreational Pavilion at Jaycee Beach" - Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce President John Harder accepted a $5,000 donation from Robert Shumaker, Executive Vice President of the Clermont branch of ...
Stay safe if you're traveling
Thanksgiving is a time for each of us to look back on the past year and be thankful for what we have. It's also when many of us reunite and celebrate with family and friends.
To help reduce potential problems with your vehicle, AAA recommends adhering to the followi ...
Community Notes
n Marine Corps Reserve has begun the annual "Toys for Tots" drive. Please deposit any unwrapped, new toy at your nearest fire station, police office and other select locations. The donations will help make what could be a bleak Christmas much nicer for those children in need and t ...
What are you most thankful for?
Good health and my two beautiful children.
Bebe Sahadat
Clermont
I'm thankful for my husband and my two little boys. They're really fun.
Denise Trsucott
Minneola
I am most thankful for my family, friends and anybody that is my elder.
Jessica H ...
Community notes
n Marine Corps Reserve has begun the annual "Toys for Tots" drive. Please deposit any unwrapped, new toy at your nearest fire station, police office and other select locations. The donations will help make what could be a bleak Christmas much nicer for those children in need an ...
Natural Medicine
by Michael Visconti, A.P., N.P.
Are you ready for another one of my disclaimer articles?
I am writing this based on the growing trend of ministers and pastors challenging their married congregation members to make love with their spouse every day for anywhere from one we ...
Faith Chat
n Heart House Ministries has started the fifth annual toy collection for children whose parents are incarcerated throughout the south Lake County area. Boxes have been distributed to businesses such as Barnie's Coffee & Tea, Kim's Cabbage Patch, Nelson Dry Cleaners, Green Valley Country ...

Empty shelves
Empty spots on the shelves of FAITH Neighborhood Center's food bank drive home the urgent need for donations from the community.
The FAITH Neighborhood Center is a non-profit organization, part of the Human Care Network, and is the lead agency in South Lake for providing aid to t ...

Trunk 'N Treat
Wayne Varga directs traffic to the parking area at the recent Trunk 'N Treat event at Woodlands Lutheran Church. Over 350 people enjoyed the festivities which included live music, face painting, bounce house, various Fall crafts and free hotdogs, chips and sodas (sponsored by the ...

New Hope
Pictured is the student body of New Hope Christian Academy on a recent field trip to the Zellwood Corn Maze. The children especially enjoyed solving the clues, as well as the slide and ended their visit with a picnic lunch.
...Health Calendar
n SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) have scheduled free, unbiased counseling sessions by trained volunteers to assist with the annual enrollment of Medicare Part D. SHINE volunteers will be at Jenkins Auditorium from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Bring ...

Ground break
Pastor Brian Kneser begins the groundbreaking for the Woodlands Lutheran Church classroom facility as the children look on. Woodlands Lutheran Church and School in Montverde recently observed its 10th anniversary by dedicating a new outdoor fellowship area and breaking ground for a f ...

Halloween
The first "Halloween Fun Fest Trunk 'n Treat" which was held in the Chic-Fil-A parking lot recently was a tremendous success with over 350 children attending. The event was sponsored by "Buy Local South Lake LLC" a business association formed to help promote and support the local busines ...

Daiseys
Pictured are Shannon Ganley, Emily Busto, Lilly Anderson, Kendyl Cardwell, Katy Farmer, Elizabeth Nowak, Caitlyn Cavender, Cordelia Bolling, Micah Grames and Julia Mausser, along with Jennifer Ganley and Carol Farmer at the Girl Scout's Daisy Troop #9068 Investiture Ceremony. At the cerem ...
Sports calendar
n East Ridge High School's Knights Baseball Team has scheduled the sixth annual East Ridge Baseball Golf Tournament at 7:30 a.m.with registration and an 8:30 shotgun start on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Legend's Golf & Country Club, 1700 Legendary Blvd., Clermont. There will be a l ...
Youth Calendar
n Give A Kid A Backpack has invited everyone between the ages of eight and seventeen to join a new group called "Give a Kid a Backpack by Kidz" and help to make a difference in the lives of thousands of children while having fun. For more information, call 877-452-7225 or visit info ...
n The Moonlight Players have announced a varied and exciting schedule for the 2008/09 season:
Nov. 21 to Dec. 21 -- "Babes in Toyland"
Jan. 9 to Feb. 8 -- "Chicago, the Musical"
March13 to Apr.12 "Biloxi Blues"
May 8 to June 7 -- "Li'l Abner"
n The South Lake Art League has scheduled a ...
Sports calendar
n East Ridge High School's Knights Baseball Team has scheduled the sixth annual East Ridge Baseball Golf Tournament at 7:30 a.m.with registration and an 8:30 shotgun start on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Legend's Golf & Country Club, 1700 Legendary Blvd., Clermont. There will be a lunc ...

Montverde learning experience
Pictured are Montverde Academy Dean of the Middle School Warren Delmolino, Middle School English teacher Donna Forrest, Make-A-Wish Foundation Speaker Alicia Caraby and seventh grade student Aaron Sassani. Make-A-Wish was one of several help organizations to visit wit ...

Food donations
Pictured are Barbara Tanney, Commander of VFW Post 5277; Susan DeHart, Regent of the Tomoka Chapter, DAR and Andy Smith, Commander of the Marine Corp League. Approximately 200 people attended the Veteran's Day observance Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Veteran's Park in Clermont. The program w ...
Government calendar
MONDAY
n Groveland City Council -- 7 p.m. first and third Mondays at the Puryear Building, Groveland. Call 429-2141.
n Mascotte City Council -- 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays at the Mascotte Civic Center, Mascotte. Call 429-3341.
n Lake County Black Democratic Caucu ...

Veterans
Pictured are Barbara Tanney, Commander of VFW Post 5277; Susan DeHart, Regent of the Tomoka Chapter, DAR and Andy Smith, Commander of the Marine Corp League. Approximately 200 people attended the Veteran's Day observance Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Veteran's Park in Clermont. The program was coo ...

Shoot out
Clermont/Minneola Club Secretary Faye Sanders hands Shoot-Out Winner Joe Isola his prize. Isola was the winner of multiple rounds that paid cash prizes ranging from $10 to $20. The next Shoot-Out from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday will be extra exciting since Clermont police, Groveland po ...

Boy Scout
Boy Scouts, their leaders and volunteers from FAITH all work to sort and load trucks with the 7,763 pounds of food collected during the Scouts' recent campaign. First the Scouts of Central Florida Council's Rolling Hills District passed out empty bags to residents of Clermont, Groveland ...