Strobe light ideas questioned after Venice plane crash
After the South Venice crash that killed two in heavy fog, the Venice Airport faced talk of installing a strobe light to prevent similar accidents. City officials denied considering such a device. Ingram Air Service owner insisted lights would not help in heavy fog, and investigators echoed this view. The engine will be shipped to New Jersey for tests.
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Venice
Alan Collins
John Ingram
Ingram Air Service
Ingram
Alan Yurman
Lycoming Engines
New Jersey
Yurman
Trouble shooters hit schools in South County aid campaign
The school district’s traveling maintenance team of 12 preventive specialists visited Garden Elementary School for three days. They repainted areas, repaired electrical systems, laid sod, cleared palmettos, restriped parking, and fixed roof damage. Principal Mark Cook said the crew did substantial groundwork and would return later.
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South County
Garden Elementary School
Mark Cook
Venice Officials Take Oath of Office
Venice officials take oath of office in city hall as Frank Proctor is sworn in as mayor and Eugene Atz and Edwin Taylor become councilmen. Charles Muller was sworn earlier so he and his wife could spend Christmas in Hawaii with their son.
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Venice City Hall
Frank Proctor
Eugene Atz
Edwin Taylor
Charles Muller
Hawaii
Greatest Show opens 111th Ringling Bros premiere
The Venice area greets 1981 with the premiere of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey in a unique New Year celebration. The event marks the 111th edition of the long running circus tour as winter entertainment for locals.
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Gunther Gebel-Williams
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Venice
Barnum
Venice golf group opposes airport fence excavation plan
Lake Venice Golf Association objects to excavations for a six foot FAA required fence along golf course greens. Sarasota attorney Richard Taylor warned that digging would further encroach on the course to avoid obstructing flight paths, challenging city plans backed by Gary Bennett assistant city manager.
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Venice
Lake Venice Golf Association
Gary Bennett
Richard Taylor
Sarasota
Golf Association
Taylor
Federal Aviation Administration
Christmas letters spark gifts for two Venice girls
A letter to the Gondolier sparked local gifts after a Venice Elementary School bike theft left a 12 year old girl without her new bike. Donors contributed twenty to eighty dollar amounts, totaling 200 dollars to replace the bike and buy a second, identical one for her 14 year old sister, with any excess aid groceries and locks.
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Santa
Wilson
Duke
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