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enthusiasts are invited to join
Patricia Burgos of Lake Coun-ty Water Authority and Shari Blisset-Clark of the Florida Bat Conservancy for the free
“Wildflowers and Bats” field trip from 2- 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3. Staff will discuss the
efforts taken to convert a pas-ture into a lively wildflower meadow and visit the Flat Is-
land bat houses to learn the benefits of inviting bats into home gardens.
To sign up for these and many other Wings & Wildflowers
events, visit-www.wingsandwildflowers.com. For up-to-date festival in-
formation, follow-www.facebook.com/WingsandWildflow-
ers or www.twitter.com/wingswildflower.
RELEASE DATE: August 1,
2014 LEESBURG – From Segway tours of secluded ecotourism
attractions to a 5K run around Leesburg, Lake County’s 3rd Annual Wings & Wildflowers
Festival is offering new events that will appeal to birders and beyond.
The festival, to be held Oct. 3-5 at Venetian Gardens, located
at 201 E. Dixie Ave., Leesburg, will spotlight Lake County’s growing reputation as Florida’s
premier birding destination and features field trips to bird-ing hotspots and wildflower
havens. New to the festival this year
are two guided Segway tours through Emeralda Marsh, a 7,000-acre conversation area
considered to be the crown
jewel of Lake County birding. It is best known for viewing herons and egrets, and is home to a vast array of spe-
cies including the King Rail, Purple Gallinule, Limpkin and Barn Owl. The tours are $50
per person and will be held at 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 and Sat-urday, Oct. 4.
Sponsored by Advocare of Eustis, the “Running is for the
Birds 5K” is a family-friendly run/walk at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, beginning at Venetian
Gardens and winding through the City of Leesburg's Vene-tian, Fountain Lake and Mag-
nolia trails. Registration is $15 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Florida
Ornithological Society. Also for the first time, nature
Exciting new events added to this year’s Wings and Wildflowers Festival
EAST LAKE
COUNTY
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
August 2014 Volume 28, Issue 8
August 2014 The Communicator
Inside this issue:
Calendar 2
Camp Boggy Creek 3
Job Fair 4
Classes available at
Lake County Librar-ies
5
Volunteer Lake 6
Bear Presentation 7
Back 2 School Bash 8
Renewing Members 9
Friday Night Soccer
in Sorrento
10
Board of Directors
& Officers 11
Arts & Cultural Festival
Lake County Schools is seeking sponsors for its first-ever Arts & Cultural
Festival, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Wooton
Park in Tavares.
The event will showcase the innumerable arts and cultural activities
happening at local schools. In addition to promoting the arts
(performing and visual), the festival will provide schools an oppor-
tunity to fundraise for needed supplies and equipment for arts and
cultural programs.
Page 2 August 2014
4 East Lake County Chamber Meeting, 5:00 pm, East Lake County Library, 31340 County Road
437 South, Sorrento.
9 Back to School Bash at Sorrento Christine Center. See page 8 for details.
11 East Lake Historical Society Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Historical Museum, 24005 State Road 46.
12 & 26 Board of County Commissioners Meeting, 9:00 am, 315 W. Main St., Tavares.
16 Chamber Networking Breakfast, 8 a.m., Lisa’s Kountry Café, 23911 State Road 46, Sorrento.
everyone is welcome and no reservations are necessary. Erika Greene will discuss what the Business
Opportunity Centers can do for you!
18 First Day of School for Lake County Students
20 Chamber Luncheon, Noon, Country Club of Mount Dora, 1900 Country Club Blvd., Mount Do-
ra. Join us to learn more about the 3 Keys to Increase Energy for Profitability. Register online or
call (352)383-8801.
22 Chamber Alliance of Lake County, 8:00am, United Chambers 9:00 am, Lake Sumter Communi-
ty College, Business Resource Center Conference Room.
SAVE THE DATES
September 11 Bear Presentation see page 7 for details.
October 18 Fall Festival at the East Lake County Library
October 24 Trunk or Treat at the East Lake County Library
It’s Good to do Business with Chamber
Members!
Page 4
Page 5
Click on the logos for
more information.
crosoft Windows 8, Cooper Memorial Li-brary Sept. 24, 2014,
1:00 p.m.
Microsoft Word 2013 –
(2 Part Series), Marion Baysinger Library, Oct. 14 & 21, 2014, 10:30
a.m.
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8, Leesburg Public Library, Oct. 15, 2014, 10:30
a.m.
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8, La-
dy Lake Library, Oct.
20, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8,
Cooper Memorial Li-brary, Oct. 22, 2014,
10:30 a.m.
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 (2 Part Se-ries) Cagan Crossings Library, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2014, 10:30 a.m. Call your local library to register or for more in-formation about these free classes. Seating is limited, so be sure to
register early.
Media contact: Barbara Perry Learning Experience
Computer classes are
now forming at several libraries throughout Lake County. All clas-ses are free, however seats are limited so res-ervations are required for all classes. Contact the hosting library to reserve your spot today! Introduction to Comput-ers for the Absolute Be-ginner (4 Part Series),
East Lake County Li-brary, July 30, 2014 thru Aug. 20, 2014, 9 a.m.
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8,
Leesburg Public Library, Aug. 12, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Microsoft Word 2013 – (2 Part Series), Leesburg Public Library, Aug. 19 & 21, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8,
Cooper Memorial Li-brary, Aug. 27, 2014,
10:30 a.m.
Introduction to the IPAD, Paisley County
Library, Sept. 2, 2014,
10:00 a.m.
Introduction to Comput-ers for the Absolute Be-ginner (4 Part Series),
Cagan Crossings Li-brary, Sept. 8, 2014 thru Sept 29, 2014, 1:00
p.m.
Introduction to the IPAD, Astor County Li-
brary, Sept. 9, 2014,
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Comput-ers for the Absolute Be-ginner (4 Part Series) Lady Lake Library Sept. 16, 2014 thru Oct. 7;
2:00 PM
Getting Started with Mi-crosoft Windows 8,
Leesburg Public Library, Sept 17, 2014, 10:30
a.m.
Introduction to Grants for Non-Profit Organiza-tions, Marion Baysinger Library, Sept. 18, 2014;
3:00 p.m.
Getting Started with Mi-
Upcoming Computer/Technology Classes
Page 8
Lake County Supervisor
of Elections Emogene
Stegall, the state’s long-
est serving supervisor of
elections, was recently
honored for more than
50 years of service.
The Florida State Asso-
ciation of Supervisors of
Elections presented Ste-
gall with a plaque during
the 2014 Annual Con-
ference in Destin, Flori-
da. Stegall is in her 11th
term and worked in
elections for 14 years
before taking public of-
fice.
Her first day on the job
was May 1, 1958. “We had paper ballots, very
few voting machines –
they were 900-pound
Shoup machines,” Ste-
gall recalled. Ballots
were counted manually,
with spotters watching
the people tallying up
votes in sets of five,
then organizing them
into neat stacks of 25.
Forget about instant
results. It took days to
determine the outcome
of an election, but that
didn’t take away from
the excitement.
“It’s like Christmas
morning when you’re a
kid,” she said of Election
Day.
In the 1950s, voting re-
quirements were also
far more stringent. Citi-
zens had to be 21 years
old, a Florida resident
for one year and a Lake
County resident for six
months.
In 1964, everything
changed.
“Our registration really
grew with the Civil
Rights Act and the Vot-
ing Rights Act,” Stegall
said. “We have really
come a long way. It’s
much easier now to
register and vote.”
Today, more than
200,000 people are reg-
istered to vote in Lake
County with 103 availa-
ble polling locations.
“There is something
different every day,”
Stegall said of her job.
“It’s kind of a challenge,
and that’s why I like it.”
For more information
on the Lake County Su-
pervisor of Elections
office, call 352-343-9734
or visit http://
elec-
tions.lakecountyfl.gov.
Lake County Supervisor of Elections honored for more than 50 years of service
Brooks Insurance, Inc., Sorrento,
(352) 385-9095, Member since 2003
LD Marketing Associates, Sorrento
(352) 385-9095, Member since 2003
US Pak-N-Ship Eustis,
(352) 483-0405, Member since 2010
Things change from
time to time and now is the time to re-
view and update your listing to make
sure all information is accurate and up
to date. Would you like to offer a Mem-
ber to Member Discount? Would you
like to include a coupon with your list-
ing? If you need anything updated, just
let us know!
Thank you to our Renewing Members
Page 9
August 2014
Training and Seminars
Success in today’s quickly shifting marketplace is heavily dependent on a
business’s ability to adapt to changing business trends and to stay informed on the
latest in innovative thinking and cutting edge technology. Lake County’s Business
Opportunity Centers, through a partnership with the UCF Small Business Develop-
ment Center (SBDC), have developed a series of classes and training seminars
aimed at helping businesses enter and navigate this rapidly changing business envi-
ronment.
All courses and training seminars are offered free of charge or at a very low
cost. To register for an upcoming class or training seminar or to view the upcoming
calendar, please click on the "Register for Class" link below, which will redirect you
to the SBDC’s website.
25530 State Road 46
P. O. Box 774
Sorrento, FL 32776
Phone: 352-383-8801
Fax: 352-383-9343
E-mail:
Maggie Denk, Camp Challenge
George Dore, East Lake County Library
Shirley Grantham, First National Bank
Mount Dora
Tonya Hodak, Cool Cuts Hot Tans
Ron Holman, Individual
Tammy King, ERA Tom Grizzard, Inc.
Frank Lovejoy, Catherine Hanson Real
Estate, Inc.
Jack McDonald, Individual
Clark Morris, Individual
Ron Tomassi, Firearms Freedom for
Females
Our Officers President: Bill Smalley, Individual
Vice President: Bob Otten, Individual
Treasurer: Kyle Burnett, Instant Insur-
ance, Inc.
Secretary: BettyAnn Christian, Bet-
tyAnn’s Antiques and Collectibles
Past President : Catherine Hanson, Cath-
erine Hanson Real Estate, Inc.
Our Directors Dave Croson, J.A.Croson, LLC
We’re on the web!
elcchamber.com
WIGGINS BROS. WELL DRILLING
Sales and Service Since 1939
Wells from 4” to 12”
Mt. Dora/Sorrento Clermont Apopka
352-383-5935 352-242-9252 407-889-9770
