Free weed control class by Sarasota Extension Service
The Sarasota County Cooperative Extension Service offers a free program on lawn weed control. It will be held Tuesday January 4 at 10 a.m. at the South County Courthouse Annex in Venice and Wednesday January 5 at 10 a.m. at the Extension Auditorium in Sarasota. Attendees may bring troublesome weeds for identification.
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Sarasota County
Larry Rabinowitz
Venice out Palm Beach case negotiations on rebates
Kelton's study supports the claim that Sarasota County municipalities do not get a fair return for taxes to fund the sheriff's patrol. Negotiations with the county are expected to resolve the issue, with a court battle avoided if possible. Cities have received over $600,000 in dual taxation rebates from the county.
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Palm Beach
Kelton
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Thompson
DNR to reconsider breakwater funding for Venice project
The DNR will hear the latest recommendations on the Venice breakwater revetment and may reanalyze data after meetings with city engineers. Officials said state funds are not automatically off the table if the county or corps present a favorable plan, despite prior rejection. Coastal engineer David Tackney warned breakwaters could accelerate erosion at Caspersen Beach, impacting county efforts to protect the undeveloped shore.
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Redington
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Lonnie Ryder
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Whitfield
Ryder
Caspersen Beach
David Tackney
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Venice
Decidedly Denison Parody Notions On Everyday Life
A humorous column riffs on domestic quirks and light satire. The narrator jokes about preachy phrases and the clutter of household items, laments over re reading forbidden texts, and quips about holiday decor turning into other celebrations with a sly do not.
Times Recalled Before You Ask How I Rode a Horse
A memoir fragment recounts a father patrolling Mexican desert leases on horseback, a horse accident, and a mother who rode to supply the family while caring for a newborn. The narrator, Fred, explains he has ridden horses all his life, from infancy to adulthood, amid desert peril and family resilience.
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