Manatee Junior College South County campus seen as likely
State Senator Pat Neal says the Manatee Junior College South County campus funding looks strong with a decision expected by May. Neal notes reapportionment delays, the special session, and funding split between Public Education and Capital Outlay or sales tax allocations as key factors. House Speaker Ralph Haben backs the project with Senate support from Sen. Warren Henderson.
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Manatee Junior College
South County
Pat Neal
Bradenton
Manatee County
Neal
Senate
House
Venice
Englewood
North Port
Ralph Haben
Palmetto
Venice Area
April Fools Day Births Spur Humorous Reflections
A personal essay about being born on April 1, exploring jokes from friends and family, the author’s self awareness, and strategies to handle playful teasing. It notes reactions from mother and father and hints at continuing discussion on the subject.
Venice Fishing Pier to be repaired despite April closure plan
City council approves $137,400 repair funded from unencumbered general funds and sets up a committee to study making the pier profitable. The 17 year old structure is in poor condition and may threaten liability insurance if not repaired or closed. A final decision on closing April 15 awaits April 12 council action following engineers and contractor Altair Maintenance recommendations.
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Ev At
Venice
Frank Proctor
Altair
Kalajian
Kosteck
Charles Wheeler
Kostock
Ed Taylor
Council
Taylor
South County YMCA boat auction nets 40000 dollars
The YMCA of South County held its first annual boat auction yielding forty thousand dollars to support operating expenses and to fund a future gym. Forty five boats sold as donors provided vessels from dinghies to cabin cruisers while 20 new memberships were sold at a discount.
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South County Ymca
Sun Coast Waterways
Bryan Holcomb
Holcomb
Progressive Board
Scott Confer
Stamas
Y Board
South County
Don Richard
Classifieds and Notices Slice Through Local Paper
A fragmented OCR of a local paper shows sections like Business Fishing Classifieds Legals Editorial Letters Entertainment Obituaries Real Estate and various business names such as ABC Liquor Foremost Liquor Gillespies Golden Corral Dick & Meadows and Jj &F Upholstery. The legible bits indicate ad listings and notices scattered across departments with no cohesive story.
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ABC Liquor
Foremost Liquor
Auto Service
Gillespies
Peewee Ees
S Golden Corral
Dick & Meadows
Jj &F
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Sen. Neal
Haben
MJC
Times Editor
BY Tom Denham
Ken Kostock
John
Eugene Atz
Atz
Florida
Paul Schmidt
David Martin
Confer
Beall
Scotty
Sears Woolco
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