South County YMCA Summer Camp Yomedhas Opens June 7
The South County YMCA launches Camp Yomedhas for girls and boys aged six to 12 starting June 7 with theme weeks like Carnival and Western Week. Activities include horseback riding at Audrie Skelton Farm in Laurel, daily supervision, and biweekly parent participation with overnight events and a giant pool party. For details call Laura Banes at 488-9688.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County Ymca
Laura Banes
YMCA
Miss Banes
Audrie Skelton
Laurel
Laura
South County
Jeremy Allen
Tim Garson
Audrie Skelton Horse Ranch
Seniors dominate Varsity in 16th Senior Bowl clash
The Seniors defeated the Varsity 34 to 20 in the 16th annual Senior Bowl on the local gridiron. Alvin Mitchell and Randy Turkovics powered the running game while Chris Nelson connected on key passes as the graduates extended their series lead and rolled to victory after a six month layoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Mitchell
Randy Turkovics
Chris Nelson
Grads
Mitchell
WHS
Todd Brooks
Tom Maticka
Brooks
Frank Peacock
Mark Detert
Varsity
Turkovics
Matt Donoghue
Mark Ruehr
Nelson
Donoghue
Bob Deighton
Bob Maier
Randy Koelins
White
Maier
Ruehr
Mike Scavo
Koehns
Scott Dempsey
Nine VJHS wrestlers win weight class at county meet
Venice Junior High School wrestlers dominated the Sarasota County Junior High Conference Championship held at McIntosh with nine grapplers winning their weight classes. A list of first-place finishers includes Hurt, Horan, Stivers, Judd, Kipp, Adkins, Biller, Calkins, and Adams with various byes and pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Sarasota County
McIntosh
WJHS
Snook Ban Goes Into Effect This Tuesday
A two month summer ban on keeping snook from June 1 to July 31 takes effect to protect spawning snook. Violations can bring misdemeanor charges and court appearances, with fines possible as deputies and patrols enforce the rule statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Coast
Sarasota County
Park
Venice
Florida Marine
Florida Freshwater Fish & Game Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Gouvellis
Mark Litchler
Maticka
Gary Graham
Rob Maier
Detert
Joe Hurt
Girard [S
Bill Horan
Menendez
Curt Stivers
Harris
Bob Judd
Putnam
Jim Kipp
Smith
Paul Adkins
Pat Ritchy
Nachtreban
Der
Eric Calkins
Browne
Paul Adams
Gonzales
VJHS
Paul Calkins
Ruish
Cotaci
Bobby Atwell
Keshvori
E.J. Gibson
Simon
Bevier
Bernie McNulty
Phinny
Alan Perkins
Carlen
Ft. Myers Marine Patrol
Marine Patrol
Bill Stookey
Sheriff's Dept
Stookey
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
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!