Sailors spread gospel along Florida gulf coast aboard Son Light
Don Clarke and his wife Fay sail the 32 foot cutter Son Light serving a water born congregation from Tarpon Springs to the Florida Keys. Based in Venice they meet shrimpers fishermen and boaters at marinas sharing Bible lessons and distributing the King James Bible. Clarke a former pastor and Bible Truth Institute dean leads Lighthouse Mission efforts from Hanover Maryland.
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Don Clarke
Gulf Coast
Tarpon Springs
Florida Keys
Son Light
Clarke
Fay
Venice
Venice Marine Center
St. Cloud, Fla
Clearwater Christian College
Bible Truth Institute of Pennsylvania
Bay View Baptist
Tampa
Lighthouse Mission
Hanover
Florida
Coast Guard
Gulf
False alarms hit Venice businesses draw $225 bills
Dozens of bogus alarms plague Venice police with 24 false alarms from four area businesses in three and a half months. Under a six month limit, each extra alarm costs $25, with banks and pharmacies leading the tally and eight alarms at one electronics firm. Police Chief Ray Waymire warns false alarms waste manpower and risk real emergencies.
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David Martin
Venice
Ray Waymire
Waymire
Punta Gorda
Venice Fire Chief laments budget cutbacks on training and prevention
Venice Fire Chief James Culbert says the City Council's tentative budget cuts strike at critical operations, eliminating a proposed combined fire prevention and training officer and reducing firefighter and dispatcher positions. He argues a dedicated officer ensures training continuity and better shift instruction, while the council plans to cover understaffing with about $30,000 in overtime.
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Ray Porter
Venice
James Culbert
Culbert
Dale Rieth
Doudna urges trial middle school before countywide shift
Venice educator Dick Doudna supports testing a single middle school as a working model for two to three years. If scores and needs improve, the district could expand. otherwise it would be scrapped. He cites cost and planning committee input guiding a potential 1982 83 start.
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Sarasota County
Dick Doudna
Venice
Doudna
Venice- Nokomis
Rotary Club
James Fox
Educational Comprehensive Planning Committee
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Fire Department
Mike Beagle
Lyle Waldref
Paul Schmidt
Business Church
Legals
Walgreens
Arby's
J. Byrons
Young Vogue
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