Virginia Wilson’s remarkable Venice Florida life story
Virginia Wilson a longtime area resident born 1889 in Maryland built a multi career path across continents. She ran nurseries taught and managed a hotel later led Copper Shop Copper Kettle Tearoom LaCantina and Venice Country Day School and even ran a 24 hour taxi service before moving to Laurel with her daughter at 88 she remains active and outspoken.
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Laurel
Virginia Greenway Wilson
Cedar Lawn
Govanstown
South America
Cuba
Florida
Siesta Key
Sarasota
Venice
Wilson
St. Augustine Ave
Travel and Adventure Series Opens Saturday in Englewood
The Kiwanis Club of Englewood launches the Second Annual Travel and Adventure Series this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Lemon Bay Junior High gym. Incredible Japan by James Forschee starts a six show run with season tickets at 10 dollars and single admissions at 2.50. Proceeds support local philanthropic efforts.
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Kiwanis Club of
Englewood
Lemon Bay Junior High School
Placida Rd
S.R. 775
James Forschee
Frank Scrimegeour
Kathy Jillson
England
Joe
Life Renewal and Marriage Renewal seminars planned for Venice area
A new Venice couple offers Life Renewal seminars at the Venice Community Center each Thursday starting Jan 19 led by Nolan Crawford. Marilyn Crawford will lead Marriage Renewal later. the pair run the World Renewal Foundation focused on mental physical and spiritual renewal with courses nationwide and overseas.
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Venice
Venice Community Center
Nolan Crawford
Marilyn
Crawford
World Renewal Foundation
Girl Scout Troop 75 Rummage Bake Sale at St Mark's
Girl Scout Troop 75 plans a rummage sale and bake sale at St Mark's Parish Hall on Saturday January 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to shop for clothes furniture pots pans dishes jewelry odds and ends and trash and treasures. Coffee and donuts will be served.
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St. Mark's
Emmanuel Circles Plan Gatherings At Local Church
Emmanuel Lutheran Church circles plan meetings next week on January dates. Ruth Circle gathers January 16 at 12:30 p.m. at 554 Mt Vernon Dr. Naomi Circle meets January 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Rowe Hall. Mary Circle convenes January 17 at 10 a.m. in Rowe Hall. Dorcas Circle meets January 23 at 10 a.m. in Rowe Hall.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
U.S. 41
Ruth Circle
Edward Pollard
Mt. Vernon Dr
Ellison Garrison
Dorcas
Rowe Hall
Kenneth Forman
Plan Pomona Grange meet on Saturday
Tamiami Pomona Grange No. 2 will hold a visiting Pomona Night Saturday Jan 14 at 7 30 p m at the Fruitville Fire Station Sarasota Guests are expected from St Petersburg and Fort Myers Mrs Walter E Wood master from Nokomis will preside Reports from the Florida State Grange Session held at Daytona Beach will be given by the delegates A covered dish supper will precede the business meeting at 6 30 p m For information contact Mrs Walter E Wood at 488 3894 Tamiami Pomona Grange consists of subordinate granges in Venice Sarasota and Manatee
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Tamiami Pomona Grange No. 2
Pomona
Fruitville
Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Fort Myers
Walter E. Wood
Nokomis
Florida State Grange
Daytona Beach
Tamiami Pomona Grange
Venice
Manatee
Myakka Chapter DAR Plans 24th Anniversary
The Myakka Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will mark its 24th anniversary on January 18 with a fellowship hour at noon and a 1 pm business meeting at the Venice Nokomis Methodist Church in Nokomis. Delegates to the 87th Continental Congress will be elected, and the Florida State Society Tea at the Mayflower Hotel on April 19 will be noted. Three charter members will be honored for founding the chapter. A postponed program replacement is planned. Visitors and Daughters welcome.
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Myakka
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Venice-Nokomis Methodist Church
Palm Avenue
Nokomis
Robert Taylor
Continental Congress
Washington, D.C
Florida State Society
Mayflower Hotel
Hubert Kuykendall
Robert Mahon
Franklin Mulhern
Myakka Chapter
DAR
Venice
Ivan L. Carter
Walter R. Sisk
Audubon Wildlife Film at Venice Center Monday Night
Audubon Wildlife Film programs begin Monday Jan 16 at Venice Community Center. Burdette and Violet White present Vanishing American Wildlife at 8 p.m. featuring birds grey wolf grizzly bear kit fox whooping crane and Florida manatees. Public invited. Single tickets 2 adults 1 50 students series tickets 5 and 4. Tickets available at the community center.
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Venice
Nokomis Ave
Burdette
Violet White
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M.B. Macfarlane
Venice Avenue
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Susan Murphy
Jerry Meadows
Clare Suter
Philip Youngberg
Gail Brohard
Satuday
Adair
Ways of France
Bob Ditta
Canada
Robert Brower
Bright
Belgium
John Strong
Duke Insurance
First Federal Savings and Loan
Perin’s
Drs. Gaunt and
Timmerman
Tom Falvey
Kiwanis
Japan
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Crawfords
Allapata
North Port
Girl Scout
Emmanuel
Naomi
Rudy Kupres
Mary Circle
Lillian Faehriich
Effie Rudin
O. W. Lea
Mary Stever
Pomona Grange
Audubon Wildlife Film Show
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