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April 23rd, 10-11:30a, Cooper Memorial Library, 2525 Oakley Seaver Dr., Clermont
Participants will learn the three basics of financial literacy: budgeting, saving and credit. Enhance your money management skills and avoid financial pitfalls. Participants will receive a free...
The Rotary Club of South Lake County is keeping a stretch of Hartwood Marsh Rd. clean as a community service project. Each quarter the club meets on a Saturday morning and cleans up the road with help from not...
Celebrate and Honor First Responders at the 3rd Annual Celebration of Heroes at Clermont Waterfront Park. On Saturday, April 6 from 12 pm till 5 pm, enjoy a day of food, fun and great entertainment. Parking and Admission is...
The Groveland Historical Society held a Founders Day Expo at the Puryear Building last Saturday. The expo contained a wealth of historic knowledge in the form of photographs and memorabilia from the city's past.
Retired Groveland Police Chief T.R. "Tommy"...
Last Saturday, the City of Groveland kicked off its Founders Day celebration with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Groveland Park located on 40-acres on Wilson Lake Parkway.
After the groundbreaking, the celebration continued at Groveland's Downtown Festival Park...
Lake County’s 8th Annual Landscape & Garden Fair, a botanical-themed festival that’s free to the public, will be held Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at the Lake County Extension Center’s Discovery Gardens, located at 1951 Woodlea Road,...
April 6th kicks off Montverde's Spring Concert In The Park Series. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the sounds of Blue Stone Circle at the Kirk Park Stage, 17436 Division Street. Music and fun begin at 6 pm. The...
The South Lake Democratic Club’s monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 3, beginning at 7 pm, at the Kehlor Building, 466 W. Minneola Ave., Clermont. The meeting will feature guest speaker Eileen Tramontana from the Trout Lake...
South Lake Trail will close to all traffic between Greater Hills Boulevard and Old Highway 50 from April 8 to April 19 for improvements and resurfacing. Trail users should avoid this section during construction and consider using an alternative...
Carla is an active German Short Hair Pointer Blend that is 1 year old and is 35 pounds. Carla loves other dogs, she can even shake and sit.
Come on out and adopt me or one of my friends! There...
Lake County Schools purchased 24 regular transportation buses at $107,550 per bus, and three buses for special-needs students at $113,993 per bus for a total of $2.9 million for all 27. The buses will be placed into service once...
Central Florida BeerFest is back by popular demand! It offers an opportunity to sample a collection of the finest craft beers from microbreweries located in Central Florida and is a great chance to meet the brewmasters and discuss their...
On Saturday, April 6th, Chickie Broman, floral designer extraordinaire, will be demonstrating her technique of “Leaf Manipulation”. This free event will be held at the Clermont Garden Club, located at 849 West Avenue near downtown Clermont, and begins at...
by Kevin Grogan
The newly formed FloDash Events has created quite a buzz around the immediate endurance community.
Amalie Skorman, the co-race director, described how the FloDash events started, "The group of us all run and also have a passion for producing...
SOUTH LAKE PHILOSOPHERS CLUB meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month, 6:30 to 8:00 pm. in the Kehlor Building at 466 West Minneola Avenue in Clermont.
Take SR 50 in Clermont, turn north on Fifth Street, travel five blocks to...
Clermont Garden Club will celebrate their 70th anniversary as a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs by presenting a Spring Garden Festival on Saturday, May 4, from 9 am -5 pm.
The festival will feature Ask the Garden...
East Ridge High School Theater Department presents the spectacular last musical show of the season 9-5. Tickets are available online. If you remember the movie with Dolly Parton, you will love this play!
The show will be presented April 10 -13...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership continues to host exciting new Downtown Clermont First Friday Food Truck events with the next one planned for Friday night, April 5 from 5:30 to 9 pm. With a live band, food trucks, special craft...
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce welcomed Gentle Goodbyes Pet Aquamation to the business community at a ribbon cutting this week. Gentle Goodbyes is located at 1504 Max Hooks Road, Suite B, Groveland.
The new business offers Eco-Friendly, Water-Based Alternative...
The Lake County Fair
April 4th- 13th, County Fairgrounds in Eustis
Come cheer on 4-H members as they showcase their projects at the annual Lake County Fair. For a complete schedule of events please visit www.lakecofair.com
U-Pick Self-Guided Tour of Lake...
Umatilla Middle School student Alexandra “Lexie” Clow, wins top honors at the state science fair. South Lake students Brooke Buchanan, Gray Middle School; Ryan Sanders, Imagine South Lake Charter; Sophia Boardman; Imagine South Lake Charter; Victoria Usrey, Windy Hill Middle...
The annual Groveland High School Alumni Reunion is set for Saturday, April 13, from 11 am – 3 pm at the Wesley Center, 715 W. Juniata St., in Clermont. Anyone who attended the school as a student or faculty...
by Kevin Grogan
One of the first Track and Field Olympians to put Clermont on the map was certainly Damu Cherry-Mitchell. The world-class hurdler spent many hours grinding away and perfecting her trade at the National Training Center track leading...
The City of Groveland will host its 2019 Founder’s Day Celebration beginning on Saturday, March 30. This year’s event will include the Historic Groveland Expo at the Puryear Building, a Ground Breaking for Groveland Park at Wilson Lake Parkway....
Congregation Sinai will host their annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 31 at the Green Valley Golf Course on Sunday in Clermont. This tournament offers lunch, plenty of awards and prizes. It is open to the public.
This exciting annual...
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital broke ground today on a 29,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center with four operating rooms, two procedure rooms, twenty pre and post-operative rooms, located on the hospital’s main campus in Clermont, Fla. Scheduled to open in...
As Police Chief Chuck Broadway read the accomplishments of the 2018 Award recipients, everyone attending the Clermont City Council meeting on Tuesday evening was filled with great pride, admiration and gratitude to the men and women of the Clermont...
Submitted by Donna Digennaro
Everyone can agree that the weather lately has been crazy! It can be 80 degrees one day and cold and rainy the next. But even that cannot dampen the enthusiasm of Historical Society volunteer, Domenick Molinaro. ...
The Senior Saints Ministry of New Jacobs Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 410 Rte. 50, Clermont, is sponsoring a 7-day, 6 nights bus trip to Memphis, TN on June 23-29, 2019. Due to an overwhelming response, the Ministry has a...
The Clermont Police Department is promoting the campaign used by many law enforcement agencies across the country known as the “9 pm. Routine”. The 9 pm Routine is aimed at asking residents and visitors to adopt a “routine" each...
Lake County Commissioners unanimously approved the adoption of a new county logo at today’s board meeting. The logo was created by Lake County’s Office of Communications team at no additional expense and features a picturesque sunset, a blue heron,...
From 5-9 pm. March 27, the Clermont Police Department will deliver dishes with a smile at Chili’s, 2555 State Road 50. This Tip-A-Cop fundraiser will benefit the Special Olympics Florida.
Special Olympics Florida, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization headquartered in Clermont, provides year-round sports training and competition...
Clermont City Council Member Diane Travis will soon be on her way to the 2019 USA Duathlon National Championship – run, bike, run -- in Greenville, SC, on April 13. Following that, she will compete at the ITU World...
A Cycling Safety Forum was held on March 20 at Minneola City Hall. The purpose was to inform residents of laws related to cycling, best practices for both motorists and cyclists and the current safety concerns related to cycling...
On the third Saturday of each month, Clermont Mayor Gail Ash meets with her constituents in various business locations in Clermont to discuss news, new businesses, upcoming events, and local projects. Over a relaxing cup of coffee, residents have...
Below are only a few of the recently opened or coming soon businesses to the South Lake Community
SR 50
Bella Italian Bakery next to Beef O’Brady’s. The bakery will be using generational recipes and baking onsite.
Five Guys - located at Hancock...
Belk Store of Clermont, 270 Citrus Tower Blvd, along with all Belk Stores, will be having a Back to School KidsFest on Saturday, March 30, from 12 pm – 3 pm. This event is to celebrate those special children...
On March 5th, 2019 City of Minneola Mayor Pat Kelley issued a Proclamation declaring Friday, March 29th as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day in the City of Minneola. In recognition of this day, Building Blocks Ministries has planned a Developmental...
submitted by Marcia Hilty, Circuit Director of the 5th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program
They are infants, toddlers and children below 12 years of age. They are daughters and sons, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They are our neighbor’s children and...
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce (SLCC) holds a monthly breakfast on the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:15 am. It is normally held at the City Center in Downtown Clermont but locations vary. Breakfasts are sponsored by business(s) and...
On the second Thursday of every month, Dave Lofgren, retired principal of Clermont High School, meets the guys at one of the local sports restaurants to watch a game on TV and talk about guy things. This month was...
Support Your Local Masonic Lodge
Groveland Masonic Lodge #190 is having a Fish Fry on Saturday, March 30th, between noon and 4 pm. Everyone is welcome to the fundraiser, located at 320 Jim Payne Rd., Groveland. Support your local Lodge while...
Coming this Friday, March 22 at 7:30 pm
Jay & the Americans…
The iconic 60s hit-makers are back at the Clermont PAC by popular demand. With a staggering 18 charted hits and five Top 10 records, few bands ever reached the...
The Clermont Police Department will host its first public safety youth academy in June 2019.
This event will take place June 10 through 14, from 8 am to 4 pm at Clermont Police Department Headquarters located at 3600 S. Hwy....
Halbert is a Corgi Blend that is 9 weeks old and will be 20-30 pounds full grown. Halbert is very sweet and loves to give lots of puppy kisses.
Come on out and adopt Halbert or one of his friends!...
submitted by the Clermont Garden Club
This month’s beautiful yard is at the home of Joanne and Paul Cappolla at 12134 Lake Valley Drive in the Oak Valley neighborhood.
Selected by the Clermont Garden Club, the front yard is filled...
"Monday is DAR Day" in the genealogy room at Cooper Memorial Library, 2nd floor. If you have an American revolutionary soldier or civilian in your family or think you might, Daughters of the American Revolution can help you decode documents...
Now is the time to plant caladium bulbs, and the Clermont Garden Club is the place to buy them! We have several different varieties (pictured is “Florida Cardinal”) for sale this year. Cost is $5.00 for 6 bulbs. Come...
Southern Sisterhood Society (SSS) in conjunction with Flying Scissors Salon brought some big smiles to children from the Hannah Grace Foundation. The owners and staff cleared 2 hours on a Saturday so some well deserving kids could get the...
Pull back the curtain and unravel the mysteries that abound in the work of painter Rene Magritte! Magritte, a reserved and private man, used repeated motifs and puns frequently in his artwork. Together we will learn how this playful artist...