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April 6, 2012
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Fan Photo Contest a hit on Eustis Social Networking Site
Eustis, FL
– When a Fan Photo Contest was announced Monday, April 2nd on the City’s Facebook page, it was not anticipated at how successful it would become by the contest deadline at noon on Thursday, April 5th. 28 photos, reflecting the beauty of Eustis, were submitted with a total of 613 votes cast.
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March 30, 2012
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Eustis to Implement Alternative Residential Solid Waste and Single Stream Recycling Collection on June 4, 2012
Eustis, FL
– In January, the Eustis City Commission agreed to move forward with an alternative level of residential solid waste and recycling collection service that will save citizens approximately $2.00 per month and increase opportunities for recycling. In addition, Waste Management, the City’s franchise hauler, will provide both garbage and recycling roll-out containers to each household.
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March 15, 2012
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Museum to introduce special tea blend
Eustis, FL
– As a Level 3 Certified tea specialist, Eustis resident Kathy Niles has been called upon to blend teas for celebrities Kenneth Cole, Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and others, but a recent request to blend a tea to honor a historic home was a first.
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March 5, 2012
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Clifford House Artisan Market announces featured Artisan
Eustis, FL
– Those looking to explore the natural history of Florida often seek out museums, guidebooks and tour groups. For Lake County artist Lynn Herrick, the beauty and history of Florida are revealed on her canvas each time she picks up a paint brush.
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February 23, 2012
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Arbor Day Foundation Honors Eustis with Tree City USA Recognition, Growth Award
Eustis, FL
– The City of Eustis was recently recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit organization, as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. It is the 20th year Eustis has earned this national recognition.
Eustis also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program. The prestigious Growth Award honors environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.
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February 17, 2012
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City recognizes two local heroes
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis City Commission, at its regular meeting on February 16, ceremoniously recognized the lifesaving achievements of two local heroes, Melinda Redd and Sherry Thornton, both Lake County School Board employees.
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February 9, 2012
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The 2012 GeorgeFest Celebration has begun!
Eustis, FL
– 2012 marks
the 110th consecutive annual celebration of GeorgeFest, the 2nd
oldest festival celebrating George Washington's Birthday in the nation and the
longest running festival of any kind in Florida. Sponsored by the Lake
Eustis Chamber of Commerce and our proud partner, the City of Eustis, the
festival is an important piece of living, local history. The theme of this
year’s festival is “Made in America” and is scheduled for February 24-26, 2012.
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February 7, 2012
#12/12 |
Fine Wine and Fine Art come together at the Magnolia Stroll
Eustis, FL
– Eustis Main Street, Inc. proudly presents a night of fine wine and art in beautiful Historic Downtown Eustis. The popular Magnolia Stroll and Arts in the Air Banner Auction will be held on Saturday, Feb 18, 2012 from 6:30 until 9:00 pm.
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January 31, 2012
#11/12 |
Two subjects arrested in Eustis air conditioning theft
Eustis, FL
– On January 20, 2012, the Eustis Police Department announced a significant increase in the number of reported thefts of air conditioning units since November 2011.
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January 31, 2012
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Call to Artists: 2nd Annual Artisan Market
Eustis, FL
– Organizers of the Clifford House Artisan Market are now accepting registrations from artisans to share their art and craft at the March 17th Artisan Market.
The event, which takes place on the grounds of the 100 year old Clifford House in Eustis, will showcase artists from diverse fields, including painting, sculpture, quilting, woodworking, stained glass, jewelry making and much more.
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January 20, 2012
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New incentives available to new businesses
Eustis, FL
– Like most municipalities in the United States, Eustis is faced with decreasing revenues and commercial activity and heavy competition amongst other cities to attract and retain businesses. The City Commission identified this challenge and recently approved an incentive program to promote new development that increases the value of property within the City and provides for additional economic development opportunities.
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January 18, 2012
#08/12 |
Uniquely Eustis!
Eustis, FL
– Eustis Main Street, Inc. proudly presents Uniquely Eustis, a Taste of Eustis event, on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the Eustis Community Center, 601 Northshore Drive in Eustis. Food and libations from thirteen local restaurants, music and a silent auction will be featured during the course of the evening.
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January 13, 2012
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Eustis to Implement Alternative Residential Solid Waste and Single Stream Recycling Collection
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis City Commission agreed to move forward with an alternative level of residential solid waste and recycling collection service. Under the plan, both solid waste and recycling roll-out containers will be provided by Waste Management, the City’s franchise hauler.
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January 11, 2012
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Museum welcomes re-enactors for living history timeline
Eustis, FL
– For typical exhibits, the Eustis Historical Museum relies on artifacts, old papers and recorded histories to tell the story of life of the people who lived in Central Florida in years past. This Saturday, when they stage the annual Living History Timeline, they’ll add re-enactors to the mix to breathe life into the stories of early Lake County.
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January 9, 2012
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Kick-off the New Year with “A Musical Evening”
Eustis, FL
– Eustis Main Street, Inc., Public Arts and Music (PAM), and Bay Street Players present the 2012 Variety Show Series: A Musical Evening at the Historic State Theater, 109 N. Bay Street, Eustis at 7:30 PM, January 14, 2012.
Back by popular demand and sharing the Historic State Theater stage for this special evening are two of Florida’s most popular acoustic bands featuring award winning songwriting, great instrumentals and superb harmonies!
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January 9, 2012
#04/12 |
Art in the Air
Eustis, FL
– Come to historic downtown Eustis, stroll the streets and view “Arts in the Air” banners created by emerging and professional artists. Over 50 works of art will be displayed on the lamp poles lining the bricked downtown January 9th through February 10th. The banners will be on display in local businesses and will be sold in a silent auction on February 18th. You will also have the opportunity to meet the artists. The event is open to everyone.
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January 6, 2012
#03/12 |
Harlem Ambassadors Tour is coming your way!
Eustis, FL
– The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Show will be visiting Eustis to play against a locally sponsored team, The Lake County Rebounders! The game will be held at Eustis High School on February 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM. The high school is located at 1300 E. Washington Avenue in Eustis.
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January 5, 2012
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Eustis Government Closure for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Eustis, FL
– All offices at Eustis City Hall, the Eustis Memorial Library, and Parks & Recreation will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2012, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Scheduled rentals of Parks & Recreation facilities are not affected by this holiday closure.
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January 3, 2012
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Commission elects Mayor and Vice Mayor
Eustis, FL
– At the Organizational City Commission Meeting at 7:30, January 3, 2012, one of the Commission’s first actions was to elect a new Mayor and Vice-Mayor to serve in those positions for current calendar year. Commissioner Susan Hooper, Seat 4, who served as Acting Mayor in 2011, was elected by the Commission to serve as the Mayor for 2012. Kress Muenzmay, Seat 2, was elected to serve as the Vice-Mayor of Eustis for 2012.
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December 21, 2011
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The Gift of Giving – Eustis Shares Program
Eustis, FL
– This holiday season, City employees showed their “Hometown Spirit” by donating canned and non-perishable food items and cash donations to the Hearts & Hands Ministries in the 5nd Annual Eustis Shares Program. Through this program, employees generously filled 21 boxes with canned and non-perishable food items, weighing a total of 1,291 pounds!
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December 19, 2011
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Eustis City Government Closures for Christmas and New Year Holidays
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis City Government will be closed for normal business in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. For closure details, follow this link.
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November 4, 2011
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Eustis City Government Closures for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis City Government will be closed for normal business in observance of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.
For closure details, follow this link.
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November 2, 2011
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Eustis Improves Emergency Medical Response
Eustis, FL
– When Eustis firefighters and city officials cut the ribbon last week, they weren’t opening a fire station, but marking an important advance in the life-saving efforts provided by the department. The City of Eustis, which had provided Basic Life Support services with trained emergency medical technicians, made the transition to Advanced Life Support services last Friday.
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October 31, 2011
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Call for Artists! – 6th Annual “Arts in the Air”
Eustis, FL
– Public Arts & Music /Eustis Main Street Inc. is issuing a call for professional & emerging artists to participate in the award-winning “Arts in the Air” Banner Project. Banners will be displayed on the lamp poles lining the bricked downtown streets in Eustis. This “gallery on the streets” runs January 9th to February 10th, 2012, culminating in a Banner Auction & the Magnolia Stroll Wine Walk on February 18th.
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October 28, 2011
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Downtown Eustis continues to grow
Eustis, FL
– We are growing and open for business - and the proof was evident with the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Wells Fargo Advisors offices on October 27th at the corner of Bay St. and McDonald Ave. in Eustis.
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October 27, 2011
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City receives GFOA Certificate of Achievement
Eustis, FL
– The City of Eustis and the Eustis Finance Department was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting with the 9/30/2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This award is given by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada and was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
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October 26, 2011
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City’s Inaugural Citizen Police Academy a success!
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis Police Department is proud to announce the completion of the City’s first Citizen Police Academy, October 25, 2011. The program enabled the participants to become familiar with the daily operations of the Eustis Police Department.
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September 29, 2011
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Firefighters strike a pose for cancer awareness
Eustis, FL
– A firefighter’s uniform is quite basic, with standards across the country including fire-retardant pants and coats, heavy boots, suspenders and bulky helmets. For the month of October, Eustis Firefighters will wear pink t-shirts along with their regular gear to draw attention to the dangers of breast cancer.
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September 28, 2011
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Museum launches “Family Foundations” Roundtable with the Ferran Family
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis Historical Museum and Preservation Society, which works to preserve the history of the Central Florida town, presents the first roundtable in the “Family Foundations” series this Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 pm. The discussion will focus on early Eustis founder E.L. Ferran and the influence he and his family had on Eustis.
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September 23, 2011
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Eustis honored by Florida Main Street
Eustis, FL
– Florida Main Street awarded honors to the City of Eustis and to Eustis Main Street, Inc. at this year’s Florida Main Street conference held in DeLand. Eustis won the award for Outstanding Public Improvement and Eustis Main Street won honors for Outstanding Image Campaign. The awards were presented by Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Phillip Wisley.
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September 1, 2011
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Mary Montez selected as Eustis City Clerk
Eustis, FL
– At a special meeting of the Eustis City Commission on September 1, 2011, Commissioners approved the appointment of Mary Montez as City Clerk for the City of Eustis. Ms. Montez fills a position being vacated by the current City Clerk, Judy Roberts, who is moving out of state.
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August 31, 2011
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Eustis City Government Closure for Labor Day
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis City Government will be closed for normal business in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 5, 2011. Normal hours of business will resume on Tuesday, September 6th. In addition, the following services are affected:
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August 29, 2011
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September 1st Book Signing Event: Images of America- Eustis
Eustis, FL
– Scouring the archives of local museums can be rewarding but daunting work. Photographs can be mislabeled, newspaper articles yellowed with age and records incomplete. For local historian Betty Ann McClellan, a longtime local resident and past president of the Eustis Historical Museum, the need to gather this history in a convenient format has been evident for years.
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July 27, 2011
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Museum discusses history of the Lake Eustis Sailing Club
Eustis, FL
– The Eustis Historical Museum & Preservation Society will welcome members of the Lake Eustis Sailing Club for a roundtable discussion of the Club’s early years. The presentation, which will be held on Thursday, July 28th at 7:00 pm, will include Jane Hartge, Bob DeWitt, Frank Keenan and others who took part in shaping the Sailing Club into the organization it is today.
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July 21, 2011
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Firefighters from Eustis, Mt. Dora, Tavares Train for Water Rescues
Eustis, FL
– Drivers traveling the scenic route around Lake Gertrude this week were slowed by what initially appeared to be an emergency: almost a dozen firefighters, in the water and on a boat, lifting a patient from the water. Fortunately, the scenario was not an actual emergency, but part of a cooperative training program between the Eustis, Mt. Dora and Tavares fire departments.
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July 18, 2011
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Museum teaches history of Victory Gardens with hands-on lessons
Eustis, FL
– Visitors to museums are used to dusty relics that harkens back to another era, but at the Eustis Historical Museum, learning about wartime victory gardens means getting your hands dirty as well. Earlier this month, museum officers joined with members of the Eustis Flower and Garden Club to plant a victory garden on the grounds of the museum.
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July 14, 2011
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Open for Business video premiere a success!
First video in ongoing series features Party Source of Eustis
Eustis, FL
– Eustis has been a leader in the use of the latest trends in technology to market itself and communicate with its residents. The City took another leap forward with the premiere of a new video titled “Open for Business – Featuring Party Source of Eustis” at the Lake Eustis Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast on the morning of July 14th.
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