Special Torah Procession, Mezuzah Ceremony & Kabbalat Service
Congregation Sinai has recently moved into their new location with a special grand opening. Congregation Sinai has successfully been serving the Jewish Community of Clermont and Central Florida since 2003. They have...
Lake-Sumter State College is pleased to announce a COVID-19 vaccination event for its students and employees on April 14-15. This is event is being offered in coordination with the Florida Department of Health and vaccinations administered by the Clermont Fire Department.
“We...
Take advantage of a fun stroll with your family at the Sunday Downtown Clermont Farmer's Market. This weekly event is conveniently located along Montrose Street centered between 7thand 8thStreets. It features over 60 vendors each week selling an assortment...
Lake County and the Florida Region of USA Volleyball will host the nation’s largest collegiate beach volleyball tournament at the Hickory Point Beach sand volleyball complex this weekend, beginning today and running through April 18. Matches begin at 8...
submitted by Lisa Graham -ESA, Beta Theta Chapter
Meet “Dreamy” the very sweet and beautiful German Shepherd! Seeking her forever home, she didn’t seem to mind posing for photos with the sisters of Beta Theta who recently presented a donation...
Feature Story and Photos By Larry H. Oskin
Clermont Culver’s celebrated its grand re-opening on a beautiful spring morning. Its new owners, managers and team members were greeted by lots of well-wishers, which included family, fans, and friends. The South Lake...
Cherrylake Farm Races, which includes a 5k, 10k and duathlon, sold out last year, with participants traveling from as far as Georgia to participate in the races. This year, the organizers have increased the capacity of the venue to...
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
As the proud husband of an educator who continues, as First Lady, to teach writing at a community college, I have seen firsthand the dedication, selflessness, and vision of our Nation’s educators. They play so many different roles: ...
LSSC On Saturday, Lake-Sumter State College’s Women’s Volleyball fell to Catawba Valley Community College (N.C.) after 4 sets in round three at the NJCAA Division II National Championships in Charleston, W.Va.
The Lakehawks will finish tied for 11th at the Division...
At the April 20, Clermont City Council Workshop, the City Council received a presentation by the Lake County Water Authority highlighting several areas of concern to the Clermont Chain of Lakes. One such area was the development of the...
By: Larry Oskin
Twistee Treat celebrated its Grand Opening this week with plenty of fun, prizes, cheerleaders and special guests. Friends, family and devout ice cream lovers attended the event.
Ryan Glaze, the marketing manager from the Twistee Treat Corporate Office and...
Lance Sewell, President of Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, was the guest speaker at the May Chamber of Commerce Breakfast.
Lance thanked the business community and service organizations for being so supportive to the dedicated staff during this past year.
Orlando...
Support the East Ridge High School Knights Band, and enjoy the Sounds of the Season, a holiday concert at the Ridge.
New member Kandi Alexander brings to the Kiwanis Club of Clermont a great deal of experience in the fields of Autism Awareness, Boy Scouts of America, Special Needs Ministries and many other areas of community support.
Kiwanis Club president Cleam...
Board Members of Cooper Memorial Library Association met on Wednesday, December 12. This was the last business meeting of the year and a reason to celebrate the many successes at the library.
Highlights: In FY 2018, The Friends of the Library...
Below is the June schedule of activities at Clermont's Kehlor Recreation Center and Clermont's Arts and Recreation Center.
A golf car rodeo, a golf tournament, delicious dinners, live performances and an ice cream social are among the number of fundraising events scheduled during Clerbrook Residents’ Charities annual Cornerstone Hospice Week, January 19 – 26.
The week of events...
Police Explorer Daniel Shipley has been chosen to receive the $3,400 Officer Conrad Buckley Legacy Scholarship. Daniel's parents and sister proudly looked on as Daniel was awarded his scholarship.
The Kiwanis Club of South Lake began this program a year ago...
submitted by Grant Mollett, M.ED and Senior Bryan Lupianez, East Ridge High School
Prior to winter break, East Ridge High School split a win and a loss in its two contests during the last week of school. The Knights played host...
Register for Local SCORE Business Events at:
https://midflorida.score.org/content/take-workshop-6
Starting a Business – Are You Ready?
Start here if you are thinking of starting your own business.
Wednesday, July 7. Online
Payroll Preparation – The Entrepreneur’s Obligations & Risks
Learn what you need to know once you...
An Opinion Article by Doug Shields
On Tuesday, January 29, the Lake County Commissioners will be wrestling with a decision that could set a precedent for future high density development in the Green Swamp. Recently, the Lake County Zoning Board approved the...
submitted by the Clermont Historical Society
The Clermont Historical Society is happy to announce that not only are vendors who participated in the 2019 Dessert Challenge, like first-place winner Ritter’s, returning this year; but several of the new shops in...
Submitted by The Animal League
Peyton is a Shepherd Blend that is about 2 years old and is 65 pounds. Peyton is fully trained, good with kids, and prefers to be the only dog in her home.
Come on out and...
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners is hosting a series of meetings in each Commission district, and the next meeting will be for District 3, which is represented by Commissioner Kirby Smith. It will be held on August...
Most World War II fighter pilots would tell you that the fighter plane they most wanted to fly was the P-51, but not everyone was assigned to one.
In Jack Hallett’s case, he ended up flying primarily the twin-engine P-...
FBC Roofing of Central Florida was welcomed into the business community at a ribbon-cutting hosted by the South Lake Chamber of Commerce.
FBC Roofing handles both residential and commercial roofing needs. FBC proudly states, "Whether commercial or residential, quality roofing...
The Montverde Academy Middle and Upper School robotics programs have been competing and doing very well in VEX robotics’ league competitions. Two Middle School, Circuit Breakers and R.O.A.D., and two Upper School teams, 19122A – Loading…, and 19122B MABF,...
On Fri., Aug. 27 at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida’s virtual job connection team will host a free webinar for job seekers who are interested in exploring a new career path. This virtual course...
By Ted Luebbers
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 based at the Leesburg International Airport hauled its cooking equipment to Umatilla on February 24, to support a seaplane splash-in at Bowden’s Landing, at Island Lake just west of downtown Umatilla.
This...
On Tuesday, September 7th at 12:30 pm, the Clermont Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of the 2021-2022 season with a new board.
Introducing the Clermont Woman's Club officers: Myra Levine-Recording Secretary, Daniela Martinez-President, Sylvia Barto-2nd Vice President, Ann...
Students from Lake County Schools secured 23 of the top honors in the annual Lake County History Day competition held March 2, 2019, at the Lake County Historical Museum in Tavares. Seven area middle schools and three high schools...
by Jan Sheldon, South Lake Montessori School
I had just purchased a building at 983 West DeSoto Street in Downtown Clermont and was
preparing it for what would be the South Lake Montessori school. The inside of the schoolhouse was ready for...
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...
As a part of their ongoing mission for engagement to beautify Lake County, Keep Lake Beautiful (KLB) is encouraging residents to participate in the Lake County Adopt-a-Lake Program 2022 Calendar Contest by submitting original photographs of county waterways.
All photos...
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...
By Arnold Sanchez
If you’ve ever dropped off a box of donations at your local Goodwill, you might have wondered what happens to it after you hand it over. Where will it go? Who will buy it? How much will...
The East Lake County Library is holding its 17th Annual Poetry Contest in honor of April as National Poetry Month. Entries are being accepted now until May 3, 2019.
The Poetry Contest is for all ages and will be separated...
by Grant Mollett, M. ED. East Ridge High School
October 9, 2021 - Montverde, Florida
The East Ridge High School girls' cross country team competed in the Montverde Eagles Invitational at the campus of Montverde Academy on Saturday morning. This was Montverde’s...
During the month of April, the Florida Department of Children and Families, along with Prevent Child Abuse, is engaging communities throughout Florida to renew a collaborative commitment to break the cycle of abuse and neglect, to coordinate efforts to...
Enjoy an evening out on November 4, 2021, at Clermont’s Waterfront Park, complete with food tasting from more than 30 local restaurants, and business samplings from more than 20 local business leaders. Admission to the event provides guests with...
Lake-Sumter State College is providing public notification of proposed changes in student fees related to security equipment fees.
In accordance with Florida Statutes section 1009.23(20), Lake-Sumter State College is notifying the community of proposed changes in institutional student fees before its consideration...
The Senior Saints Ministry of New Jacobs Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 410 Rte. 50, Clermont, is sponsoring a 7-days, 6-nights bus trip to Cincinnati, Ohio on June 26-July 2, 2022 to visit the Ark Encounter, Creation Museum and National...
Clermont Councilwoman Diane Travis recently returned from Pontevedra, Spain, where she won the silver medal in her age group at the World Triathlon's Duathlon World Championships. Travis won the gold at nationals earlier this year. Congratulation to a Clermont...
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties (UWLS) is partnering with Lake Sumter State College (LSSC), Lake Cares and Second Harvest of Central Florida for their 2nd annual ThanksGiveAway food distribution event. Lake County and Sumter County residents in...
by Michelle Delaney
It was only a little over a year ago that I found a pretty little pregnant calico cat living in my garage. My big-hearted neighbor had been feeding her but the cat had found a small outside entrance into...
by Tim Ferrell
East Ridge Senior Caleb Melendez capped off a record-breaking season by breaking several East Ridge High School Cross Country records on Friday at the State Finals in Tallahassee, Florida. In what were about the closest thing to...
All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, the Lake County Animal Shelter and the Lake County Extension Center will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.
LakeXpress, the fixed-route...
In this family history research class, become acquainted with types of vital records, learn how to recognize first and second sources, interpret census, naturalization and military draft registration data. You will see how to avoid common research mistakes and see varieties of simple...
submitted by Donna Digennaro, South Lake Historical Society
Nine of the ladies of the Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter ID of Leesburg got together on a Tuesday morning and visited the Historic Village in Clermont. The ladies contacted Roxanne Brown, the...
On a chilly December 4, The South Lake Elks Club's annual Lighted Boat Parade was held on Clermont's Chain of Lakes. The floating parade began at sunset and circled Lake Minnehaha and then Lake Minneola.
Parade organizer Mendy Bacon noted,...