Nokomis Shell station closes doors
Nokomis area loses a 25 year local anchor as Dick Stickney and Dick Sadey report drying fuel tanks and rising costs. They warn that independents may vanish within five years as company owned stations increase and profits shrink amid higher gas prices. Traffic slows to a stop before empty pumps and fluttering Out signs as customers pass by.
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Dick’s Shell
U.S. 41
Albee Road
Nokom
Stickney
South County
Sadey
Venice YMCA Appreciation Day marks mortgage burning
About 75 people gathered on February 14 at South County Family YMCA Center Road for Appreciation Day. Speakers recounted the group’s history from 1966 start at Venice Noko mis Presbyterian church to the 1980 bailout and formation of the YMCA Must Stay Committee that saved the project.
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David Farley
YMCA
Y’ Board
Tony Levering
Jeannette Hanchey
Rick Haas
M. B. Macfarlane
South County Family Ymca
Center Road
Tom Russell
Ymca Board of Directors
Sheppard Lawrence
Bryan Holcomb
Hanchey
Venice-Nokomis
Sarasota Ymca
Ps Pool
Robert Arbuckle
Richard Hazen
N.A
Miami
Venice
Morris
Bradenton
Venice City Extends DuPont Permeator Warranty
DuPont extends a five year guarantee on all 96 Permatep permeators used in Venice’s reverse osmosis plant after their five year service, with replacement costs about 1100 to 3000 dollars per unit. City officials led by Stu Wilson announce expansion plans to raise daily production from 3 to 5 million gallons.
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Venice
EBI
DuPont de Nemours
John Strunk
DuPont
Daniel Anderson
North
South America
Stu Wilson
City Utilities
Polymetrics
California
Wilson
Water Department
City of Venice Water and Sewer Departments
Paul Schmidt
Narcotics Anonymous Opens Venice Branch Meeting Friday
Venice residents will hold an organizational meeting for a local Narcotics Anonymous branch at 8 p.m. Friday in the parish hall of the Catholic Church of the Epiphany 317 Tarpon St Venice. Bill Morris promotes NA in South County and hopes to help adults with drug problems while L.LF.E serves younger teens.
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L.lf.e
Catholic Church of the Epiphany
Tarpon St
Venice
Narcotics Anonymous
L.I.F.E
Osprey
N.A
Bill Morris
Morris
South County
Beall's Mobile Home and Real Estate Listings
Real estate section highlights mobile home sales and listings in the Beall area. Includes new trailers, park fees, lot availability, and nearby amenities. Provides contact details for sales agents and dates for open house events.
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Nokomis Shell
David Martin
Dick Stickney
Dick Sadey
Haas
Venice Water Department
E.J. DuPont de Nemours
Don Moore
ABC Liquor
Burger Queen
Dick & Meadows
Foremost Liquor
Hearing Aid Center
Byron
Venice Camera Kmart
Walgreens
Publix
Water Works W
Mobile Home
Beall's
Sears Woolco
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