Topper s was hardly alone: Scores of restaurants nationwide shut down or reduced service as American got a grip on COVID-19. Even as restrictions eased, the industry and its employees were reeling.
The National Restaurant Association says 2020 sales were $240 billion below the association’s pre-pandemic forecast for the year. By Dec. 1, more than 110,000 eating and drinking places were closed for business temporarily, or for good.
As for employees: According to the association, 2020 ended nearly 2.5 million jobs below its pre-coronavirus level.
But just when things looked toughest for the workers at Topper s Tavern, the golfers of Spruce Creek stepped up – or, to be more exact, they scrubbed up.
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Classic Rock Weekend on the Square: Rock out southern style beginning at 7 p.m. May 28 at Citizens Circle, 151 SE Osceola Ave., Ocala, with Southbound Highway 41, celebrating music of the Allman Brothers. At 7 p.m. May 30, hear the Mr. Nice Guy Band at the same venue. Call (754) 368-6118 or 427-1655 for tickets and details.
Dressage Under the Oaks: Orlando Dressage will present “Dressage Under the Oaks,” a USEF and USDF-approved event, May 29-30 at The Grand Oaks Resort, 3000 Marion County Road, Weirsdale. Spectators welcome with face masks. For details, visit orlandodressage.com or call 406-9886.
World Equestrian Center Weekend Entertainment: A strolling pianist/singer will roll throughout the Grand Plaza from 5-8 p.m. May 28 at the World Equestrian Center, 1390 NW 80th Ave., Ocala. Nicholas Marks, the “Jimi Hendrix” of Flamenco music, will perform from 5-8 p.m. May 29, and international violin showman Gary Lovivi will play May 30 from 5-8 p.m. Free and open to the publ
Anna Bell Teague, restaurant owner and server in NE Ocala, remembered as a caring soul Andy Fillmore © Family photo Anna Bell Teague
Anna Bell Teague – mother, friend, former restaurant owner and server whose quick smile, warm welcome and sincere concern for others endeared her to many – died last month from complications of heart failure. She was 56. Mom had a huge following, said her daughter-in-law Pam Bair, married to Teague’s son Philip Bair.
Teague is survived by her children – Philip Bair, Tiffany Smith, Joanna Cruz, Catrina Green, Stacey Bair, Bonnie Lu Parker Price and Eric Parker – 11 grandchildren and other family members, according to an obituary provided by the family.
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