The oldest computer can be traced back to Adam and Eve. Surprise! It was an Apple. It had extremely limited memory. Just one byte. Then everything crashed.
Sanders, Harris, Booker and Warren are pushing the Democratic party off the cliff and re-Identifying the Party. I was a lifelong Democrat coming from my Family upbringing. This very thing they are doing now is what help me make up my mind this was not the party for me. Obama started the move to the left. Moving to a different party was a traumatic move because of family. A few of my family have opened their eyes, others have not. It is their choice, I don’t mind, they are still family. I have many friends who have different views.
Believe it or not? A KGB defector Yuri Bezmenovs warned America about brain washing in the schools and colleges. One of the other things they are being taught is to use the word “racist”.
American values are under attack. If you push too hard something has to give or break. I hope it is not our form of government. Respect the people in office and vote with your heart and brain. Continue reading
Lady Lake Chamber Business to Business Expo was a great success, with over 50 venders exhibited. It is an expo not open to the public but to the businesses that participate.
Let me try to explain how it works. Say you have eight rows of exhibitors. Four of the rows go to the other four rows to listen to their information. In a couple of minutes a bell rings and you move on to the next business. That continues until every business person in the first four rows sees everyone in the second four rows. At this point half of the people have seen half of the businesses. You then do the same thing in reverse.
There were plenty of volunteers helping. Most were Lady Lake Chamber Ambassadors. The pictures you see are compliments of Village Spectator & Lady Lake Magazine.
The event is held every year. Watch for the announcement in this paper next year.
Disclaimer: We tried to put the name of the business with the picture. There were a few we could not ID. For that we apologize!
Sue Kelley has left the Lady Lake Chamber. When she accepted the job as executive Director she had a different vision of where the Chamber needed to go. She took it there. It has grown by leaps and bounds. The Chamber has had as many as 100 business representatives for a lunch meeting…not bad.
When I ask Sue about doing an article announcing her leaving she said NO! So she is not going to be happy with me but I have to say she will be missed by many.
As I understand she is going back to Grand Oaks and to do their marketing. They have a Grand Place there and she will share it with everyone she meets. Sue is internet savvy and will add that to her box of tools.
Sue cares about people. They will see that and they will listen to her! Good Luck Sue.
Now you see, that did not hurt.
TomL
Dennis McGee left presenting an award to Tom Loury (TomL Publishing)
The following is a presentation speech given by Sue Kelley executive Director.
“We all know Tom as that guy who takes our pictures each month at this lunch. But did you know:
Tom Loury is the owner of the TOML Publishing LLC and produces the award winning newspapers The Lady Lake Magazine, Village Spectator, Ocala DownTown and Seniors Voice of Ocala each month.
And that Tom posts at least one picture of a chamber event on his front page each month, helping to build brand awareness for our chamber?
And that Tom has been a member in good standing with the Lady Lake Chamber since 2004? Continue reading
By TomL
Several months ago I wrote a story about a School Bus Driver that was charged wrongfully. She was charged with Child Abuse, was arrested, lost her job of 30 years, was humiliated and her picture was on the internet in Marion County prison attire. Here is how it went down.
Two male teachers come out the school with a student, one hand under each arm and put him on the handicap bus. The aide asked him to get into his seat. He refused but finally did. The aide was trying to get him buckled in because the bus can’t move until he is buckled in. He punched the aide in the face and grabbed the seatbelt buckle next to him and hit the aide in the head with it.
The bus driver seeing this went back and held his hands down so that the aide could buckle him in. The school charged the driver with child abuse? Continue reading
By TomL
Famous people I have met. A Veteran came to a meeting I was attending some years ago. I listened to this veteran’s story. He was being escorted around by other veterans helping him tell his story. According to his report, he was the last person alive that raised the flag on Iwo Jima and he felt obligated to tell the true story. He started: It was a day of a lot of dying. His fellow soldiers were falling all around him. After and during the battle a small group of solders put up the flag to show the ships and other solders that they had taken that part of the island. A high ranking military officer was watching with a pair of binoculars from a ship that was just off shore. He was struck by the sight of the flag raising. So after the battle he decided it would make a great photo op to send back home to USA. So he contacted his photographer to meet him on shore. Continue reading
Picture is Walt left & Eric, right of Walt’s Brakes and More. They are family owned and have operated since 1965. They have three generations working the business with ten employees, twenty bays, three diesel techs. Walt’s Brakes and More had started out as a brake shop in Miami, Florida. Walt senior designed brakes systems for school buses and semis. They would later expand to Ocala where they call home today.
They have a motorhome division under roof for repairing and storage. Drop by and see Walt. He will welcome you. Walt’s favorite words are “Bring it in”. That is what he has always said to me. They do a good job and he has always been fair.
PALS Auto Repair hosted a Networking event for the Ocala Business Leaders, some customers and friends. They gave a tour of their shop. There was entertainment, games, door prizes, great food and drink. The Ocala Business Leaders is a business networking group that has been inviting business people to breakfast on Wednesday morning for many years. They share information weekly. The club and the breakfast invitation is for open categories. One business per category. For more info call 804-1223.
Flags & Flag Poles is a LOCAL Family owned & operated business. The family came here from North Carolina they believe in the good old style of helping their neighbors. The family consists of husband, wife and their son.
Come meet Linda, the smiling face behind the counter and Bill, who can help you with all your repair needs or just stop by and say “hi” and hear the friendly “Southern” accent of Linda.
The family has served the local area for over 15 years and have done hundreds of installs during that time.
The family is so happy to have so many customers support them over the years and keep them busy & successful. If not for our local customers we would not be here today.
The family also wants to say thanks to all the military members who have served for the United States of America. Thank you for your service and continued service of those that still protect us so we can have the freedom we enjoy every day.
Flags & Flag Poles offer all types of flags like military, states, some countries, and handicap flags. We stock garden flags of all types, golf cart flags and stick flags to line your driveway during the patriotic Holidays. Continue reading
Marion County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 2pm – 4pm at the Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL. Jack Butler will present “Land Records, the Underutilized Resource”. For more info visit www.mcgsocala.org or call (352) 897-0840.
