Exceptional Industries Helps Handicapped Grow Through Summer Program
The Venice area program runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 30 students aged 16 to 80. Volunteers from six groups aid activities from weight and fitness to self care, arts, crafts, and office tasks while buses, restaurants, and local sites are used for community awareness and service projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twe
Debbie Hogan
Sue Wotring
Wotring
Sarasota
Ouida Boyd
Exceptional Industries
Rick Kitchen
Kitchen
Brohard Park
Exceptional
Boyd
Yuautics
Bates File
Sun Coast Aluminum
Telephone Pioneers Club of America
Luella M. Birney
Venice
Englewood
Nokomis
Osprey
Birney
Turin Street
Teens Selected for Maas Brothers 1981 82 Teen Board
Two Venice area youths were named to the Maas Brothers Teen Board for 1981 82. Diane Matthews a Lemon Bay High School senior and Traci Lay a Venice High School junior will promote Maas Brothers through the year and appear in teen fashion shows at Sarasota Square Mall. Traci 16 is VHS coach Mike Lay’s daughter. She cheers, swims, skis and sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice Area
Maas Brothers
Gloria Lucas
Diane Matthews
Lemon Bay High School
Traci Lay
Venice High School
Sarasota Square Mall
Traci
VHS
Mike and
Patricia Lay
Otis Road student active in school and politics
Diane Matthews of Otis Road North Port served as junior class treasurer and student council secretary. She was a congressional intern to U S Rep L A Skip Bafalis this past year. Her family's fall fashion show is set for Saturday August 1 at Maas Brothers mall entrance. Two Venice students, John Alexander Burhof and Robert William Palmatier, were named to the Georgia Tech Dean's List for spring quarter with GPAs of 3.0 or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Matthews
Otis Road
North Port
Diane
Interact Service Club
U.S. Rep. L.A
Skip Bafalis
Maas Brothers
Venice
Georgia Tech University
Atlanta
John Alexander Burhof
Laurel Oak Dr
Robert William Palmatier
Ryan Court
Big Sisters and Brothers Honored for Volunteer Work
The South County Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters honors 22 Big Sisters and 28 Big Brothers for at least three hours weekly of volunteering with Little Sisters and Brothers. The event includes a karate exhibition, games, swimming, and a dinner funded by local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Sisters
South County
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Gail Cain
BBBS
Hwan
Frank Calderon
Arby's
Foodway
Meat Block
Kash 'N Karry
Students named to President's Honor Roll at UF Gainesville
Five Venice area students earned straight A's for the spring quarter at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Sophomores Jeffrey E. Charlotte Laura Jean Furtan and Mark Edward Sievers. junior Nancy Dinka. and freshman Carol Annette Runyon are listed with the honors. A separate item promotes a blood donation badge at Venice Hospital Blood Bank with a mobile unit schedule at Lums on US 41 and Englewood Bank and Trust, urging donations to meet hospital needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice Area
University of Florida
Gainesville
Jeffrey E. Charlotte
North Hampton Road
Laura Jean Furtan
Lemon Bay Drive
Mark Edward Sievers
Cypress Point Drive
Nancy Dinka
Pinetree Road
Carol Annette Runyon
Tarpon Center
Venice Hospital Blood Bank
Lums
US. 41
Greater Venice
New Outlet Opens For Senior Citizens Crafts
A new outlet for quality handcrafted items by seniors opens in Laurel Florida. Residents may bring craft samples material lists and production costs starting Monday July 6 to Kountry Krafts Laurel Square Laurel Road Laurel. Bonnie Phillips notes elder craftsmen turn hobby into skilled work and demand for quilts wood leather metal and needlework exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County
Kountry Krafts
Laurel Road
Laurel Square
Laurel
Florida
Nokomis Village
Miss McCord and Joseph Croom wed in Rockingham vows
Patricia Lynn McCord daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Ryan of Venice and Joseph Michael Croom son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Croom of Nokomis were married June 29 at Cartledge Creek Baptist Church Rockingham in a candlelight ceremony. The couple resides at 414 Champlain Street Apartment 4. The bride, escorted by her father, wore pale blue with matching accessories. Attendants included Marsha and Johnny Grant and Lisa Ryan with Thomas E Ryan Jr as ring bearer. The couple honeymooned after a reception at the church hall. The bride works for David Freeman Insurance Agency in Hamlet. the groom is an electrician with Industrial Electric in Rockingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Lynn McCord
Thomas F. Ryan
Venice
Joseph Michael Croom
Joseph M. Croom
Nokomis
Rockingham, N.C
David Blanton
Cartledge Creek Baptist Church
Marsha
Johnny Grant
Hamlet
N.C
Lisa Ryan
Bradenton
Thomas E. Ryan Jr
David Freeman Insurance Agency
Industrial Electric
Rockingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Debbie Intagliata
Venice and Englewood
Traci Lay Maas Brothers Teen Board
Maas Brothers Teen Board
Bob Vedder
Ida Lercher
Yvonne Pinkerton
Bob Hirschman
Mike Komisarz
Paul Hansen
Frank Kimball
Jim Speed
Jim Christy
Bobbi West
Sue Vedder
Annie Ruth Summers
Mary Blades
Nancy Casey
Monica Kimball
Center
Bonnie Phillips
Miss McCord
Mr. Croom
Church Fellowship Hall
Champlain Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!