Venice chase ends with trooper firing on fleeing Camaro
A high speed chase through Venice ended when Trooper Williams fired two shots as a white Camaro fled toward East Venice Avenue. A bullet struck a plate glass window at Patch’s Restaurant wounding waitress Jean Haton. the driver, 16, was charged with multiple offenses.
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Florida Highway Patrol
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Inn
Jean tHaton
Briarwood
Veure Gardens
Williams
Patches
East
Venice Ave
North Grove
Dunaway
Division of Youth Services
Woolco to offer breakfast with Santa this season
Correction: Woolco will charge $2 for a breakfast during visits with Santa on the next three Saturdays from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. The event includes a puppet show and a photo with Santa.
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Woolco Department Store
Santa Claus
Santa
Venice dredging plan faces funding and regulatory hurdles
Venice officials discuss a dredging project off the boat ramp near the Venice Yacht Club. Willian Woomaw pushes for approval as Rieth notes funding must arrive before work can begin. The plan would remove up to 500 cubic yards, using a dragline to load trucks and dispose of sludge behind rocks on the south jetty, with silt containment and a 30 day completion window once funded.
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Venice
Roberts Bay
Venice City
Tarpon Center Drive
Growth costs for new telephone customers escalate
The piece explains the burden of serving 40 acres of undeveloped land and new phone customers, noting mandatory service expansion costs exceed 2400 per line. It highlights long lead times for growth planning, central office equipment orders, and the extensive paperwork to add customers to billing and directory systems.
Obituary of Harry J. Gruber of Venice Florida
Harry J. Gruber 69 of 331 Sea Gra Rd Venice died December 2 1980 at Venice Hospital Born in Milwaukee Wis he moved to the Venice area seven and a half years ago from Escanaba Mich He was president of State Bank and Trust Co of Petoskey Mich and owner operator of Photo Art Shop there He was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church Kiwanis of Venice Delta Masonic Lodge Escanaba and Tampa Consistory He is survived by wife Grace W Gruber of Venice a son David W Gruber of Bradenton a daughter Martha S G Nolt of Sarasota and four grandchildren Memorial services were held at 11 am at the Presbyterian Church with the Rev John G Parrett officiating Memorial gifts may go to the Florida Kiwanis Foundation Rawles Funeral Home Venice handled arrangements
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Harry J. Gruber
Sea Gra Rd
Venice
Venice Hospital
Milwaukee
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Escanaba
Mich
State Bank and Trust Company
Petoskey
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis International
Suncoast Kiwanis Club
Delta Masonic Lodge
Escanabe
Tampa
Grace W. Gruber
David W. Gruber
Bradenton
Martha S.G. Nolt
Sarasota
John G. Parrett
Florida Kiwanis Foundation
P.O. Box
Orlando
Fla
Rawles Funeral Home
Bafalis Aide Announces Venice Office Hours Dates
Congressman L A Skip Bafalis Florida 10th District says district aide B E McCharen Jr will hold office hours at Venice City Hall on Friday December 5 and Friday December 19 from 2 to 4 pm.
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L.A
Skip” Bafalis
Florida
B.E. McCharen, Jr
Venice City Hall
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Venice Youll Heating Association
Rieth
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Worden Forecasting
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