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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1979
Page
1
Auditions for a clown college are announced in The Big Apple scene, with tryouts described for South County residents and participants preparing for a city-wide event. Specific pages and fuller details are noted on page 18.
Entertainment blurb mentions a music festival on June 9 with details on page 10. Community note reports Woolco opens a Venice store with details on page 34. Sports highlights claim Demasi and Galotte as top athletes with details on page 25.
Temperatures and rainfall are logged at 8 a.m. each day for the prior 24 hours, covering the dates shown in the schedule. The records provide a consistent snapshot of daily weather conditions and precipitation amounts.
A 20 year old Venice man and a 16 year old companion were arrested Monday after shots from a BB weapon shattered a West Venice Avenue business window. David Wayne Welke faces criminal mischief shooting into a public building and paraphernalia charges. bond set over 8000 dollars. Newsmen gave chase and provided details to Venice police.
A Manasota Key Road resident, Armand Bo Carroll of Englewood, promotes public awareness of sexually transmitted diseases described as gonorrhea syphilis and herpes. He organized a college ad competition to bridge communications gaps and boost education, citing STD as America’s best-kept secret.
Representatives of the Southwest Florida Retirement Center seek a June 19 Planning Commission hearing in Venice to rezoning from commercial to office professional and institutional. If unavailable, July 2 is offered. The session will be attended by Medical Facilities Inc. officials and attorney Donald O Connell to speed the process. Executive director Rev Richard J. Hafer was announced as project head. Board officers include William R. Stover as president, Donald Thomson as vice president, Mary M. Bowsher as secretary, and William Byrd Jr. as treasurer.
The Venice Elementary PTA hosts its annual Kids Karnival at the school on Saturday June 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include a fish pond lollipop tree zodiac wheel darts miniature bowling ring toss and a cake walk with a prize for every turn. Tickets are 20 cents per event and refreshments will be sold. Chairman Trudie Anderson says proceeds support PTA projects.
The campaign for STD education gains traction as Bo Carroll, with 40 years in the field and chairing the Roy board, aims to mobilize broader public involvement. States adopt promotional items like matchbooks and napkins to spread awareness.
Venice Mayor Harry Case urged the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners to act as lead applicant on the 201 Facilities Plan to place a wastewater treatment plant east of the waterway within six to eight years. He cited government consent orders, federal funding goals, and the city’s land spread program as key motivators for county action. The mayor and City Engineer Jack Toma met with Russell Klier to advance the issue, with Klier promising a report to superiors and the board expecting a two week update.
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