Whitaker promoted to Venice Hospital director
Paul Whitaker formerly assistant director of engineering at Venice Hospital is promoted to director. He succeeds Lee Stilwell who becomes Regional Operations Manager for Adventist Health Systems Sunbelt hospitals in Tennessee and Kentucky. Whitaker, a Bolivar Tennessee native, served 20 years in the Navy submarine force and worked at Kent General Hospital before Venice.
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Paul Whitaker
Venice Hospital
Whitaker
Lee Stilwell
Adventist Health Systems
Sunbelt Corp
Tennessee
Kentucky
Navy
Servicemaster Corp
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Del
Bolivar
Tenn
Bank employees donate MAX Bingo winnings to United Way
Venice Nokomis Bank and Trust staff who won MAX Bingo tickets donated their $106 winnings to United Way of South Sarasota County. The bank supports community causes as part of its 57 year tradition of charitable involvement.
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MAX Bingo
Venice-Nokomis Bank and Trust Co
G. David Burks
Steve Church
United Way of South
United Way
Sarasota County
William Gibson
James Roden
Arthur Eve
Venice-Nokomis Bank
Paul Schmidt
Venice
Nokomis Bank and Trust
United Way of
South Sarasota County
Skillcraft Huston Pioneered Low-Floor Bus Development
Skillcraft Huston founded Skillcraft Industries in 1972 and created the Transmaster prototype from early elderly transit design ideas. After road testing in Florida, Sarasota County Transit Authority ordered 23 low-floor models in 1980, with most completed and in service.
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Huston
Skillcraft Industries
St. Petersburg
U.S. Department of Transportation
Sarasota
U.S
Florida Departments of Transportation
Saraso
New Owners Take Over Jerry's Sewing Machines in Venice
Rick and Laurie Worley acquired Jerry's Sewing Machines at 2133 S Trail Venice from Bob Imes who ran the store since 1977. Worley formerly managed a National Sewing Machine Co. shop in Clearwater and a Missouri Sewing Machine Co. outlet in Kansas City. The couple relocated to Venice in 1980 and Mrs Worley designed clothes for The Children's Shop in Hamilton Square from 1980 to 1982.
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Rick
Laurie Worley
Jerry
S. Trail
Venice
Bob Imes
Worley
Jerry’s
National Sewing Machine Co
Clearwater
Kansas City, Mo
Missouri Sewing Machine Co
Silk Screen Shop Opens in Venice by Aquarius Silk Screeners
Ronald Ernst owns Aquarius Silk Screeners at 2231/2 W Miami Ave Venice. The shop opened in February. Ernst previously worked as a computer technician for Burroughs Corp Plymouth Michigan and as a technical illustrator for Sangamo Weston in Saraso ta from 1978 to 1982. He also served as an assembly line inspector for Ford Motor Co Detroit from 1975 to 1976.
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Ronald Ernst
Aquarius Silk Screeners
Miami Aven
Venice
Ernst
Burroughs Corp
Plymouth
Mich
Sangamo-Weston Co
Sarasota
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
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Dan Lovett
Fred Manfra
Dave Johnson
Paddock
Winner's Circle
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States of the Union
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Camp Cook
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