Written by Michael Harris, photos provided and by Anthony Rao
Kent Vanderberg spent a few months working for a mouse in Central Florida in 1996 and after he was done, he looked around and figured Clermont would be a good spot to settle in 1997.
“It looked like there was more going on here than there was in Grand Rapids, Michigan,” he says.
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If you have not heard of the Gasparilla Inn & Club, you have missed one of Southwest Florida’s best kept secrets. It is located on Gasparilla Island, a seven mile long island with beautiful white beaches, a quaint old fashioned downtown and an 1890 lighthouse located in the Gasparilla Island State Park. Until recent years, the inn’s owners have preferred to keep this historic inn a relatively quiet secret.
LAKE Magazine readers may have seen recently on our Web site the April article about Chris Richardson and his ongoing efforts to build an orphanage in Haiti starting this month. If you would like to help his efforts, you will find a list below that shows what his organization, Christian Sharing Resources, and Open Door Haiti are in need of to continue helping those involved in the orphanage. Read Full Entry
Written by Michael Harris, Photos by Anthony Rao
They may have been – and many still are – great athletes, but great golfers they are not.
On Friday, the South Lake Kiwanis Club presented its annual Celebrity Golf Challenge at Bella Collina and featured many former NBA and Major League Baseball stars and current professional bowlers among its list of celebs.
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Written by Michael Harris
The biggest chore Tracy Hernandez has as a stay-at-home mom is keeping up with fireballs Kaylee, 10, and Alyssa, 5.
That was prior to January. Now, four months later, Tracy is keeping up with them and becoming more active with them. Read Full Entry
The Veterans Memorial in Leesburg Will Be a Meaningful Tribute to Soldiers.
Written by Blair Townley; Photo by Anthony Rao
Remembering veterans and what they did to ensure our freedoms will be on countless Lake Countians’ minds during the Memorial Day weekend next week.
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This Year’s Hottest Husbands Fashion Show Was One to Remember
Written by Blair Townley; Photos by Anthony Rao
Anything and everything happened at the 2010 Hottest Husbands contest, from the outrageous to the touching, concluding with the announcement of this year’s winner, Dr. Maen Hussein.
“Thank you to all the people who voted for me and now I have to go the Magic game [with my son],” said Dr. Hussein before exiting to the game in Orlando.
He didn’t leave before thanking his fellow “hot” husband contenders who strutted their stuff up and down the runway to enthusiastic wives, family members and co-workers.
“Thank you all and, ladies, your husbands are the hottest too so we are all winners,” he concludes.
Michelle Vivieros, Dr. Hussein’s wife, was excited and happy to see her husband crowned the winner but enjoyed more the overall experience of the competition.
“The contest has just been fun and everyone has been so nice,” she says. Read Full Entry
It’s just hair you may say or think, but to Mount Dora’s Pure Aveda Salonspa your hair will be helping to stop one of the biggest oil spills in our nation’s history. Recently the salon shipped 70 pounds of their clients’ hair clippings to be used for creating absorbent booms that protect the beaches from the spill. The hair is stuffed in nylon stockings and can take in about one quart of oil in a minute, with the bonus of being wrung out and used again several more times. Read Full Entry
Written by Michael Harris, photos and video by Anthony Rao
Just making the state tournament for any high school athlete can put a lot of pressure on that individual, but with senior Chris Kamp at Tavares, he put some extra pressure on himself in the Class 1A state weightlifting meet.
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