Venice couple marks 50th golden wedding anniversary
Edward and Marie Morgan celebrate 50 years of marriage on March 7 1931 in Greensburg Pennsylvania. They received congratulations from President Reagan and Nancy Reagan. The Morgans worked for U S Steel before retirement and spend winters in Venice at Venice Bay Mobile Home Park and summers at Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania. They have three sons one daughter and six grandchildren.
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Edward and
Marie Morgan
Ronald Reagan
Nancy
Morgans
Greensburg
Morgan
U.S. Steel
Venice
Venice Bay
Venice music teachers recital showcases 31 students
Eight music teachers from the Venice Music Teachers Association will present a student recital at Nokomis First Baptist Church on Shore Road at 3 p.m. Sunday March 8. The program features 31 students in vocal solos piano solos and duets with both classical and modern works. Margaret Strong chairs the event and Jo Ann Lamb welcomes attendees. Teachers include Susan Draper Joan Clayton Emily Hightower Pauline Rayburn Eleanor Groth and Phyllis Stoltz. Venice Area MTA is affiliated with Florida and National MTA.
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Venice Music Teachers Association
Nokomis First Baptist
Shore Road
Margaret Strong
Jo Ann Lamb
VAMTA
Strong
Lamb
Susan Draper
Joan Clayton
Emily Hightower
Pauline Rayburn
Eleanor Groth
Phyllis Stoltz
Terry Morrison
Chris Pifer
GOP Women Plan Luncheon in Venice March Meeting
The Venice Nokomis Republican Women’s Club holds its March luncheon Friday at the Elks Lodge. Social hour starts 11 30 a.m. and lunch at noon. County Commissioner Bob Anderson speaks. Reservations to Mrs. E J O Neil at 485 9534. Public invited.
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Venice-Nokomis Republican Women’s Club
Elks Lodge
Venice Avenue
Bob Anderson
Cloggers to Perform at Venice Arts and Crafts Festival
The Lee County Cloggers will appear at the Venice Community Center during the Arts and Crafts Festival on Sunday March 8 with shows at 1 pm and 3 pm. Bill McMahon leads the group and aims to grow local interest with demonstrations and a new teen and adult class at the Venice Recreation Center.
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Lee County
Venice Community Center
Bill McMahon
State
Ft. Myers
Tennessee
Carolinas
McMahon
Janet
Lee County Cloggers
Bill
Florida Clogging Council
National
Ringling Museum
Venice Barbershop Gondoliers
Sarasota
Health group hosts drug abuse seminar in Venice
The Mental Health Association of Sarasota County offers a public seminar on Drug Abuse As a Mental Health Problem and What’s Being Done About It. On March 11 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Venice, leaders Alexis Augustine and Terry Sloan discuss adolescent adult and elderly perspectives, marijuana research, prescription drug abuse, treatment options, and statewide prevention programs. A showing of the film Psychoactive will conclude the session.
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The
Mental Health Association of
Sarasota County
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
U.S. 41 Business
Venice
Alexis Augustine
Terry Sloan
Venice Area Library hosts new art exhibit gallery display
The Friends of the Library chair Mrs James Brandt oversee a new picture gallery in the adult reading room with prints by Robert Bateman and Maynard Reece from Mill Pond Press. Beatrix Potter items in the main lobby loaned by Mrs George Crompton, plus Potter books, biographies and needlepoint pillows, will be on display until mid March.
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Venice Area
The
Friends of the Library
James Brandt
Robert Bateman
Maynard Reece
Venice
Mill Pond Press
Nassau Street
George Crompton
Jemina Puddle Duck
Floppy Bunny
Peter Rabbit
Mr. Tod
Beatrix Potter
Gloucester
Wonderful Lady
Margaret Lane
The Source opens shop in Venice
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida forms a teen council called The Source in Venice to provide sex education and counseling. The group, meeting Sundays 6:30 to 8:30 pm, aims to reach more area teens through debates seminars panels and school outreach. Contact 365 3913 for involvement.
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Source
Venice
Planned Parenthood Organization
Sarasota
The
Venice High School
Planned Parenthood
Florida
Deborah Foundation Mobile Health Screening Comes to Sarasota
The Deborah Hospital Foundation brings a 40 foot mobile health van to the Sarasota Mall on Thursday March 12 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for free blood pressure and lung function tests and heart disease prevention films co sponsored by Venice and Englewood Holiday chapters.
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Venice
Sarasota Mall
Englewood
Deborah Foundation
Florida
SPARCC Aids Abuse Victims Expands Outreach and Seeks Funds
Local non profit SPARCC offers 24 hour confidential help for rape and domestic violence victims and their families. Volunteers educate the public and operate teenage Acquaintance Rape prevention sessions. LEAA funding ends June needing at least 13000 more dollars. Contributions can be mailed to SPARCC P O Box 1675 Sarasota Florida 33578.
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Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
Law Enforcement and Assistance Agency
LEAA
Sparcc
P.O. Box
Sarasota
Florida
Tops elects proxy officers for Nokomis Venice chapter
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly held its officer election naming Mrs George Wooster of Nokomis as leader. Co leader is Mrs Charles Pixley of Venice with secretary Mrs Paul Dunning of Venice and treasurer Mrs Everett Phillips of South Venice. Next meeting Monday March 9 is Chapter Recognition Day at South Venice Baptist Church at 6 30 p.m. Call 485 3635 for details.
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TOPS
George Wooster
Nokomis
Charles Pixley
Venice
Paul Dunning
Everett Phillips
South
South Venice Baptist Church
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Michell Farley
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Susan Pattison
Debby Maddox
Ann Vanda
Sandra Hughes
Nicole Yust
Sara Davis
Kathy Gonyea
Eileen Lindsay
Robin Koplin
Erin Hurter
John Wagner
Vivian Veltri
Michell Pittman
Teresa Rines
Troy Brooks
Ann Johnson
Tracey Ross
Jeannie Tyler
Karen Thro
Susan Loomis
MTA
GOP
E.J. O'Neill
Appalachia
Solan
Storefront, Inc
Miss Alexander
Front’s
South County
Center For Counseling and Human Development
Prospect Street
Deborah Hospital Foundation
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Browns Mills
N.J
Deborah
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Aids
Aneels Cvely Aneaavel
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Booker, Venice
Riverview High
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