Ocala News
Date:12/15/2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Tuscawilla Park
829 NE Sanchez Avenue
Ocala, Florida 34470
Join us for Let’s Skate Ocala’s Friday night theme night, “Santa’s Workshop” with this favorite holiday movie! Ice rink admission is $5/person, n fee for movie. Popcorn and drink will be available for a small fee. Please bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. For more information, call 352-368-5517.
Effective Monday, Dec. 11, the parking lot at the SE 31st Street Start! Walking Trail located at 2025 SE 31st St. will be closed for resurfacing.
OCALA, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2017) – Effective Monday, Dec. 11, the parking lot at the SE 31st Street Start! Walking Trail located at 2025 SE 31st St. will be closed for resurfacing. This resurfacing project is expected to be completed in approximately two weeks.
During construction, the walking trail will remain open to the public, however due to space limitations, there will not be a temporary parking lot available during this time.
For more information, please contact the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department at 352-368-5517.
The City of Ocala is pleased to announce the selected sculptors and their works participating in the 2018-2019 Ocala Outdoor Sculpture Competition.
OCALA, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2017) – The City of Ocala is pleased to announce the selected sculptors and their works participating in the 2018-2019 Ocala Outdoor Sculpture Competition.
SELECTED ARTIST LOCATION NAME OF SCULPTURE
Mike Hansel Middletown, RI Navigator
Corrina Sephora Atlanta, GA Transcendence
John Gamache Ocala, FL Robustae
Claudia Lauster Naples, FL Job
Keith Bryant Charlotte, NC Leaf Boats
Richard Whitehill Earlysillve, VA Waves
Kevin Lehman Lancaster, PA Monoliths: Shine
Gus and Lina Ocamposilva Clearwater, FL Arabesque
James Futral Ft. Myers, FL Metal Elephant
Darryl Lauster Arlington, TX Untitled (Monument to John Glenn) Continue reading
The Marion Civic Chorale and Countryside Presbyterian Church Choir, both directed by Ryan Pagels and the Chancel choir from First Presbyterian Church, directed by David Bedenbaugh will perform on Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 pm. at Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 S.W. Hwy 200, Ocala. They will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra of local musicians.
The first half of the program will be a sing-a-long of favorite carols followed by “The Gift of Love,” an original work, written by Bedenbaugh and Pagels. This is based on the 9 Lessons & Carols.
The public is invited and there is no admission charge but a freewill offering will be taken.
For further information, please call the church office at (352) 237- 4633.
A year ago, the CEP kicked of our Equine Engagement Initiative. As the Horse Capital of the World, we knew we needed a focused and directed effort to engage our incredible equine community with both the broader business community and with fellow equine businesses. Our economic impact analysis of Marion County’s Equine Industry had found that equine contributed $2.6 Billion a year to the local economy!
Thanks to the underwriting support of New Millennium Realty, we were able to kick off this initiative late last year. Louisa Barton joined our team as our Director of Equine Engagement and has done a masterful job at reaching out and engaging equine businesses and educating the rest of us. Our monthly Equine Engagement meetings have out-grown the CEP conference room and must now be held at our Power Plant Business Incubator Training Room so we can accommodate the more the 60 participants who now attend. Continue reading
OCALA, Fla.-The Florida Department of Health in Marion County recognizes November as National Diabetes Month, a time set aside every year to raise awareness about diabetes and promote the importance of taking steps to confront diabetes as a critical health issue. The theme for National Diabetes Month this year is “You are the center of your diabetes care team,” highlighting the importance of prevention and self-management.
“Diabetes is one of the significant health challenges our community will continue to face in the years ahead,” said Florida Department of Health in Marion County Health Officer Mark Lander. “The good news is that it’s easy to identify if you are at risk for diabetes, and there are simple changes you can make in your day-to-day life that can help prevent the onset of diabetes or manage your diabetes if you already have it.” Continue reading
The photo shows off part of our Crippen & Co. “Bean Counters” chili cook-off team: From L-R, Naomi Vandergrift, Jerett Schrader, Kelsie Smith, Marie Fox. Photo taken at the 36th Annual Marion County Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, November 4th at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion to benefit The Cornerstone School. Crippen and Co. came in 1st Runner Up in the Small Business Chili division.
Pictured is Karin Nicely member of the Ocala Business Leaders. Karin owns and operates a business called Writing Nicely and here she was explaining to members about some of what Writing Nicely does. The business features professional writing and editing, promotional writing, revision, consultation, editing, proofreading. The business is based in Ocala Fl. If you need it written Call Karin, 352-792-8277.
The Marion County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday December 14, 2017 at 2 PM at the Marion County Public Library located at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala. A brief business meeting will be followed by the holiday party. For further information, contact Joel Swanson at (352)897-0840 or president@mcgsocala.org.
The Senior Fishing Derby was a great success, with over a hundred reservations accounted for. And the winners are: Oldest Fisherwoman – Lillie Brooks 97; Biggest Fish – Mae Jones.
Thank-Yous out to the City, especially Grace Huff for coordinating the event. Thank you to the city crew for the set up and clean up. Thank you to Dustin Echols of Clay Electric for cooking. Thanks to BJ Trophys for the two trophys and thanks to TomL Publishing for donating fishing rods, reels and restaurant coupons for door prizes (Ocala DownTown and Seniors Voice of Ocala newspapers).
