At this week’s Town Commission meeting, Mayor Ed Freeman presented the National Arbor Day proclamation to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Burske, recognizing the vital role trees play in keeping our community healthy, beautiful and thriving.
Trees provide cleaner air, cooler temperatures, wildlife habitat, erosion protection and lasting beauty throughout Lady Lake. They also enhance property values and contribute to the character that makes our town so special.
Residents are encouraged to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands — and to plant trees that will benefit generations to come.
Together, we can continue growing a greener, healthier Lady Lake!
By Brigette Smith
Executive Director of the Republican Party Marion County
DID YOU KNOW: Sewage effluent is being dumped into our Aquifer.
According to the CDC, Marion county is leading in cancer sicknesses and it is getting worse. Boiling water won’t help remove carcinogens, according to health officials. Best way to say it is, we have a sewage problem in central Florida, and it’s not coming from farmer’s agriculture, nor homes with septic systems.
Few people know that the University of Florida and Gainesville utilities inject vast quantities of sewage effluent every day and we are all living with this awful situation. According to their own data, the University of Florida and Gainesville Utilities are injecting 16 million gallons of sewage effluent every single day straight into the Florida aquifer – right under where people live and drink and especially suffer downstream. No one currently employed at the sewage treatment plants invented this method of dumping sewage effluent. It’s been going on and increasing for many decades. Some wastewater goes in the Alachua sinkhole into the drinking water aquifer, some goes into Kanapaha injection pipes to the drinking water aquifer, This must stop.
That’s not “recharge!” That’s chronic low-level exposure to sewage carcinogens daily for thousands of families in Ocala, Silver Springs, Lake Weir, Rainbow Springs, the Villages and Marion county now leads the nation in cancer rates for people under 50 according to the CDC and NIH. Continue reading
The Lady Lake Police Department arrested a man March 29 after he fled from officers following a traffic stop attempt.
Officers were alerted around 4:34 p.m. to a license plate reader hit on a white Chevrolet Suburban traveling on U.S. Highway 27/441. A records check showed the vehicle’s owner, Bradley Seymour, 51 had active warrants in Lake County.
An officer located the vehicle a short time later and attempted a traffic stop. The driver did not stop and continued driving through multiple streets in Lady Lake, at times operating the vehicle in a reckless manner. During the incident, the vehicle left the roadway and entered private property, coming close to a bystander, before continuing through a hotel parking lot and back onto U.S. Highway 27/441.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies deployed tire deflation devices, which the vehicle struck. Officers saw a tire fly off the car and smelled burnt rubber as it slowed to a stop near 625 First Ave., where the driver got out and ran. Officers apprehended him near a fence line. Continue reading
LADY LAKE – The Town of Lady Lake is bringing back one of its most exciting family events with a new twist. The third annual Survivor challenge returns on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Snooky Park, 120 W. Lady Lake Blvd., now welcoming both mother-son and father-daughter teams to compete.
This expanded edition invites even more families to take part in a day of action-packed fun inspired by the hit television show Survivor. Teams will test their skills through a series of engaging, age-appropriate challenges designed to encourage teamwork, friendly competition, and lasting memories.
“After such a strong turnout and positive feedback from last year, we’re excited to grow this event and welcome even more families,” said Amy Alicea, Events Coordinator for the Town of Lady Lake. “By adding father-daughter teams, we’re creating more opportunities for families to connect, compete and enjoy a fun day together in our parks.”
Participants will outwit, outplay, and outlast through a variety of games, with challenges also organized by age group to ensure everyone can join in the fun. Mothers and sons and fathers and daughters will face off against similar teams and not compete against each other.
Each ticket includes picnic-style food and the opportunity to win prizes throughout the event. Call 352-205-2826
Space is limited to ensure the best possible experience, and early registration is encouraged.
By Matt McKoprmic
There’s something about downtown that makes networking feel a little more natural.
Maybe it’s the walkability. Maybe it’s the familiar faces. Or maybe it’s just that when you spend enough time here, conversations don’t feel like “networking” at all, they just feel like part of your day.
You run into someone grabbing coffee. You stop and catch up outside a storefront. One quick introduction turns into a longer conversation, and before you know it, you’ve made a connection you didn’t plan on, but you’re glad you did.
That’s the kind of environment downtown Ocala creates.
It’s not forced. It’s not overly structured. It just happens.
And those moments matter more than people realize.
Because while big events and formal meetings have their place, there’s something powerful about the everyday interaction, the unplanned conversations that build familiarity, trust, and over time, real relationships.
Downtown gives us that space.
It brings together business owners, professionals, creatives, and community leaders in a way that feels accessible. You don’t have to go far. You don’t have to overthink it. You just have to show up. Continue reading
Do the Democrats really hate the American people? I don’t think so, but they are being made out to be fools by the communist party! Bernie Sanders to be more exact! Him, the squad which he created and some very wealthy people are influencing young ambitious college students / politicians and out of the country effluence that Democratic Communism is the way to go. Here is what will happen…They tax the rich, the rich move away to Florida or Texas. Florida become wealthier and the poor get poorer. NY has to pay their own taxes. The Democrats that remember what they stood for just a few years ago are saying please go back to the middle! They need to take it back to the middle, is it to late, the only thing they can do is go independent or change to a different thinking! I don’t think that is going to happen. They have allowed the Communist to take over their party.Killing someone is not the answer. It will not change the actions of the Republican Party!
Buuuut the Republicans have the vote but people like Ran Paul can’t agree with anything, because they want to control or run the country, so they obstruct putting something in the way of progress. I don’t care if you don’t like the way Trump talks he is your president elected by the people you represent! The only way America can be great and stay great is UNITED & Stay UNITED!
Hotel Eastport held Lady Lake Area Chamber After Hours
Last Month we had missed a picture of the Best Booth at the Cheese Festival.
We missed a picture of the best Booth it was the IDW “The Big Cheese Best Booth”
The Ocala International Horse Trials will be taking place April 16-19th; truly one of the best times of the year at the Park. This is one of our largest, if not the largest of our Horse Trial events, bringing Three-Day Eventers from around the world together to compete at an FEI level of competition. Last year’s International Horse Trials was the third time in the Florida Horse Park’s history to offer a CCI4*-S level of competition, and we look forward to being able to offer such an advanced level of competition again. If you’re interested in volunteering for this special event, go to https://www.eventingvolunteers.com/.
The Lady Lake Chamber April business luncheon was held at Grandview Country Club. As you can see by the pictures there were many door prizes. About 50 members attended. Attending businesses help meet new people in business and learn more about others businesses, so they can refer them to a friend or a future customer. The food and service is always great at Grandview Country Club.
