School’s Open – Drive Carefully
No matter where in Florida you may live, keeping our children and students safe is a community responsibility. There are many guidelines put in place to ensure that our students arrive to and from school safely every single day – designated crosswalks, Community Service Aides, seat belt laws, and so on. But one law that is absolutely crucial – and yet often gets ignored – is ALWAYS stopping behind a school bus.
The State of Florida has enacted laws that require every single driver to stop when a school bus has its “Stop” sign extended and its red lights flashing. But sometimes impatient drivers may think to themselves, “There are no children crossing the street, and I’ll drive very slowly so I can stop if I see one. I don’t have time to sit and wait for this bus!” Drivers like these should think again: the penalties for passing stopped school bus could literally stop you in your tracks for quite a long time. Continue reading
by TomL
Please Google the following
Crowds on Demand
Crowds for Hire
Protest Rallies
Recruiting $25 Hour “Political Activists”
Rent a Mob
It goes on and gets worse and worse Continue reading
Please see the information below regarding Governor Rick Scott’s lunch with President Donald Trump.
“Governor Scott had lunch today with President Trump following an invitation from the White House last week. Governor Scott was solely there to promote Florida. They discussed a wide range of topics including the President’s commitment to partner with Florida on needed repairs to the federally-operated Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee. Governor Scott wants to do all he can to protect Florida’s environment and President Trump is very supportive to help. Additionally, they discussed the terror attack in Barcelona and the efforts President Trump is taking to keep America safe.”
Villages Honor Flight’s fourth flight for 2017 will depart Sept. 6 taking 40 area veterans to Washington , DC . While in Washington , the veterans will visit Arlington National Cemetery and various war and service memorials. Since the first flight in May 2012, Villages Honor Flight has flown 925 veterans to Washington , D.C.
This flight, the organization’s 35th, includes one WWII veteran, 28 Korean War veterans, eight Korea-era and three Vietnam veterans. (15 Army, 14 Navy, four Marines, and seven Air Force) They live in The Villages, Belleview, Brooksville, Fruitland Park , Lady Lake , Leesburg, Melrose , Mount Dora , Ocala , Silver Springs, Summerfield, and Wildwood. Villages Honor Flight serves veterans from the Central Florida counties of Lake, Sumter , Marion , Citrus and Hernando. Each veteran has a volunteer guardian to assist him/her during the trip. Continue reading
Florida Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Half of 2017
TAMPA, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida set another record by welcoming the highest number of visitors of any six months in the state’s history with 60.7 million visitors, according to VISIT FLORIDA. This represents a 4.1 percent increase over the same period in 2016, and includes 53.2 million domestic visitors, 5.3 million overseas visitors and 2.2 million Canadian visitors.
Governor Scott said, “I am proud to announce today that Florida has continued its record breaking success by welcoming more than 60 million visitors to our state over the first half of 2017- the highest number of visitors of any six months in our state’s history. This means back-to-back record quarters for our state. Now, with the investments made in VISIT FLORIDA during this year’s Special Legislative Session, we can continue to break records and work toward our goal of 120 million visitors this year. Florida’s booming tourism industry supports 1.4 million jobs across the state, and I know that VISIT FLORIDA and their many local partners are continuing to focus on breaking more records in order to help create even more opportunities for our families.” Continue reading
At the CEP, things are always changing. We are looking for ways to provide an ever greater return on investment for our partners and for the community. We are excited to announce a new program to encourage entrepreneurs and two new team members who have recently join us.
1 Million Cups-Ocala
Ocala soon will be the newest home of a national program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs. 1 Million Cups — based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee — is a free, weekly gathering that helps to build startup communities on a grassroots level.
Beginning Wednesday, September 20, 2017, entrepreneurs, innovators, funders and other interested community members are invited to attend each Wednesday from 9:30am to 10:30 a.m. at the CEP’s Power Plant Business Incubator – 2nd Floor, located at 405 SE Osceola Ave. Ocala. Continue reading
Senator Dennis Baxley spoke to Ocala Business Leaders. Mr Baxley has run in 15 races and lost two. He stated that he had learned most from his losses. He believes failure is a part of success.
Mr Baxley believes strong families make a strong Florida. He is committed to his own family. He and his wife, Ginette, have been married for 43 years. They are the proud parents and grandparents of five children and 7 grandchildren.
Mr Baxley believes in the power of free enterprise to grow our economy and provide opportunity for both businesses and employees. While supporting job training and other truly helpful programs, he will work to keep government out of the way as much as possible so that innovation can flourish. He stated that people need encouragement and we shouldn’t be is hard on ourselves.
Guest Natalie McComb spoke to the group about the United Way Reading Pals Program. This is an opportunity for you or your business to partner with a local Elementary school and promote childhood literacy. Children can read to learn until they learn to read! Please call the United Way’s Literacy Manager to sign up as a ReadingPal Volunteer today! 352-732-9696 x 212 Just image the impact that you can make on the life of a child.
The Vines Hospital recently announced the opening of a new wing in their Hospital. The new addition will be for service women and veterans. Picture are some of the staff along the CEO of Vines Hospital. The program is called the Meadows H.O.P.E. Program, Healing, Overcome, Persevere, Empower. They are providing inpatient and residential care for active-duty servicewomen and veterans. Their mission is to give women tools needed to recover from trauma and addiction. Continue reading
Suspect Shot and Killed by Victim During Armed Home Invasion In Summerfield
On Monday, August 14, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a residence located at 10420 SE 158th Place in Summerfield in reference to an armed home invasion. When deputies arrived on scene, they made contact with the victim, who stated that a suspect armed with a handgun entered the home and injured his dog. The victim told deputies that he barricaded himself in a room in the house to get away from the suspect and the suspect attempted to forcefully enter the room. The victim stated that he then shot the suspect and the suspect fled the residence. Soon after the home invasion, the suspect was dropped off by unknown persons outside the Ocala Health Summerfield Emergency Room, where he was later pronounced deceased. Continue reading
