Golf Course complaints discussed at Venice meeting
Lake Venice Golf Association and city officials held a meeting with the ad hoc committee to address persistent issues at the Lake Venice Golf Course. Discontent ranged from alleged discrimination in applications to course upkeep and pro shop cash receipts, with Tom Moore as the first vocal patron.
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Lake Venice
City of
Venice
Lake Venice Golf
Eugene Caffrey
Tom Moore
Blair
Lake Venice Golf Association
Carl
Travel to Venice boosts Merrill Lynch staffer morale
Marian Hawkins, Merrill Lynch construction coordinator and Ringling School of Art graduate, visits the Venice office at 225 S Nokomis Ave to finalize setup. She has helped design 200 Merrill Lynch offices nationwide and plans future projects in Winter Haven and San Juan. Her Venice trip blends work with family ties in the area.
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Venice
Marian Hawkins
Merrill Lynch
Ringling School of Art
Miss Hawkins
S. Nokomis Avenue
New York
Marian
Hawaii
Winter Haven
Florida
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Gondolier
Craig Nelson
Venice High helps slow readers through targeted classes
Venice High School uses a reading improvement program for sophomores scoring below seventh grade. Reading specialist Mrs. Stevens conducts one to one instruction with tests to pinpoint weak areas. The program aims to reintegrate students into mainstream classes and prepare them for life after graduation despite stigma.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
Venice High School
Venice High
Riverview High
Jim Kopel
Venice
Margaret Stevens
Kopel
Better ambulance service for South County takes shape
The South County Ambulance Service District opened a new quarters in the sheriff's building near the courthouse annex. A staffer says southern run times will drop from about ten minutes to roughly three minutes with one unit on call from the new facility.
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South County
South County Ambulance Service District
South County Courthouse
U. S. 41
County Commission
Mineral Springs
New South County
Teenager seeks first non stop car waxing record
Steve Williams a 16 year old Venice High School student and Matthews Curry Ford employee began a 24 hour car waxing marathon at 6 am Friday March 24 aiming to wax 60 cars. He checked the Guinness Book for precedent and found none matching non stop waxing.
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M.B. Macfarlane
Steve Williams
Venice
Matthews Curry Ford
Nokomis
Steve
Sun Coast Gondolier
Matthews-Curry Ford
Macfarlane
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Liliane Johnson
Rohmann
Venice Beach
Coney Island
Randall Hicks
Ron
Maggie Rupp
Mrs. Candlewick
West Venice Avenue
Jeanie Chadwick
Herbert Rupp
Englewood
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