Oil drilling off Florida coast eyed by local leader
Venice Nokomis Rotary hears Florida Petroleum Council spokesman Tom Barnawell discuss offshore test borings and the push to reduce foreign oil dependence while highlighting environmental safeguards and the need for public awareness. He cautions spills are possible but damage is unlikely.
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Venice
Florida Peninsula
Tom Barnawell
Florida Petroleum Council
Barnawell
Rotarians
U.S.A
John Q
City Should Not Welcome Industry Voices Against Industrial Growth
A letter argues against turning a small city into an industrial hub citing higher taxes, water and sewer use, and pollution. The writer warns industry benefits landowners and big business, not small firms, and urges keeping the town peaceful and clean with existing local employment.
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Chamber
Hair-Razing Experience supports Big Brothers Big Sisters success
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South County thank supporters of the Hair-Razing Experience held Sunday Oct 18 at Venice Beach Pavilion. Headlines Hair Studio volunteers donated styling for 80 plus attendees, Venice High Stage Band entertained, Clown College clowns delighted children, and donors ensured the event’s success.
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Big Sisters of
South County
Headlines Hair Studio
Big Sisters
Beauticians
Lisa Scalfani
Josephine Loria
Martie Wagley
Nora Roth
Debbie Laucks
Faye Newton
Mary van den Hende
Patti Hicks
Jean Athens
Terri Kicklighter
Barbar Zengenfelder
Fred Sprancer
Venice Beach
Venice High School
Donald Burman
The
Clown College
Lauralyn Atz
Bobie West
Letter Guidelines For Venice Readers
The editor welcomes letters but restricts length to 200 words to avoid excessive editing. Contributors must sign the letter and provide a complete address and phone number. Include the return address: Letters to the Editor, P O Box 1028, Venice, Florida 33595.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Sun Coast Gondolier
Duel of Pistols Ends With Girl Shot in Front of Crowd
A man shoots at his lover during a street confrontation as onlookers stare. He fires two pistols, creating multiple bullet holes in a wooden backdrop and striking the girl in the shoulders as the crowd recoils. The scene escalates with rapid firing before the article continues.
Gems of wisdom on life and curiosity
A collection of reflective statements on knowledge wisdom and self awareness. The speaker emphasizes exchange of opinions as sharpening thoughts and notes gratification of curiosity as the end of knowledge.
Venice trivia: early settlers and the birth of Venice
Venice's early history features Frank Higel as a key figure from Philadelphia who arrived by canoe rigged with sail. The town earned its name from a post office sign reading Venice at Nokomis Avenue, while industries like citrus and turpentine shaped its growth.
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Twin Towers
Sarasota
Gulf
Tampa
Philadelphia
Frank Higel
Sarasota County
Venice Beach
Higel
Philly
Seaman
Existance
Nokomis Avenue
Smitty Brochard
Harbor Drive
Dodge City
Georgia
Florida
Predictions for the New Year from a Humble Seer
A columnist shares hazy forecasts for the year including sugar prices falling and gasoline from water as a joke. He riffs on politics and world leaders, jokes about the United Nations and Ford, and notes local mischief makers will face health consequences, ending abruptly with Nelson Rockefeller not
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East Venice Avenue
Ford
Detroit
Henry F
Henry Kissinger
Leonard Breshnev
Mao Tse-tung
Nincompoops
Venice
Nelson Rockefeller
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