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A Day at the Central Florida
Zoological Park |
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It's a Jungle Out There!
When visiting a zoo or animal park, most
people would recognize a leopard, an elephant or a cheetah. But how many
of us would recognize the serval, the spot-nosed guenon or the caracal?
These are just three of the more than 300
animals that live and thrive in the Central Florida Zoological Park,
located in nearby Sanford along Route 17-92.
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The Culinary Couple |
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Bella Dora Italian Restaurant
One of the new additions to the area this year is Bella Dora Italian
Restaurant, located in a former fire and police station in nearby Mt.
Dora. The attractive building is set back a bit from the street and
offers ample parking in back. The restaurant consists of several small
rooms with scattered tables that can accommodate about 60 diners.
Louie Cappolla, who has more than 25 years of restaurant experience in
New York City, opened Bella Dora at the beginning of the year. It is
open seven days a week from 11 AM to 10 PM, and until 11 PM on weekend
nights, serving both lunch and dinner.
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Royal Harbor Bear Club |
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Among the many weekly activities that take place at Royal Harbor, there
are some that benefit not only the members themselves, but others as
well...
One of these activities is the Royal Harbor Bear Club, a group of
residents who meet weekly to make teddy bears and afghans for children
at the nearby Boggy Creek Camp. The camp was fashioned after the
Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut, which was founded by Paul
Newman and Norman Schwarzkopf. Boggy Creek is located on 232 wooded
acres housing 44 cracker-style buildings, a dining hall, medical center,
and recreation centers. The camp helps critically ill children cope with
the challenges they face by bringing them together in a variety of
activities.
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Those Who've Come Before You ... |
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By: Frank Denzler
For Sandra Mair Brandt, a Royal Harbor resident, keeping in shape while
having fun is very important Ð she loves tennis and participates in it
almost every day!
Sandra came to Central Florida from Medford, New Jersey, last year,
although she was born in Michigan. She was a resident of Florida years
ago, when she worked for radio station WLOF in Orlando for about two
years and then ran a newspaper delivery service for 13 years. While in
New Jersey, Sandra worked at the Burlington County Times for an
additional 13 years before moving to Royal Harbor.
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