Venice year in review 1967 marks wins and woes
A month by month Venice area recap shows civic center and school bond defeats, a new county administrator, a 5 mill school levy, and notable events. Notable items include high school sports wins, local officials elected, civic projects advancing or stalled, and the Inland Waterway dedication with Sen Spessard Holland as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Venice
Cy. Venice High School
EMI
Bob Miles
Charles Bruin
South Sarasota County
Venice Civic Center
VHS
Venice High
Mildred McAmis
C. A
Nick) Keller
VACC
Council
Blackburn
Miss Venice
Randy van Norman
VHS Gradu
Sen. Henderson
Venice Avenue
John Hasson
Sarasota
Exstate
Clarke C. Wilmot
Sage
Manasota Key
Optimist Club
Barstow Praises Rehearsals for Ringling Circus Debut
Barstow lauds 86 chorus members learning new steps for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1968 program. Richard Barstow says this rehearsal session is the best in 20 years as producers plan Venice premieres January 12 13 and 14 with a Bulgaria troupe pending arrival. Rudy Bundy hails the aerial ballet as a potential standout of the tour season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Richard Barstow
Ringling Arena
Hugo Schmitt
Elephants
Flying Waynes
Flying Goonas
Europe
Bulgaria
Venice
Cus
Rudy Bundy
Bundy
Excavator Finds Encrusted WWII Hand Grenade in Venice
Bobby Rigby of the Nokomis Septic Tank Company unearthed an encrusted World War II hand grenade and delivered it to the Venice police. Assistant Chief Allen Slater disposed of the device.
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Bobby Rigby
Nokomis Septic Tank Company
Venice
Asst
Allen Slater
Venice Area Enjoys Holiday Visitor Surge In 1967
Holiday visitors boosted the Venice area economy as families on short vacations filled restaurants and motels, with service stations and attractions also benefiting. Downtown shops and centers stayed brisk through Christmas and picked up again after. Grocers, both chain and independent, reported higher business than in 1966. A mass exodus of working families began yesterday and will continue through the week before summer visitors return after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Letters Show GI Efforts From Sarasota County Drive
An exchange between Project Vietnam director Al Ettinger in Sarasota and Venice area serviceman Gerald Nye reveals off duty acts to aid South Vietnamese. Nye describes teaching English, a Christmas toy drive for a Catholic orphanage, and local support from the Nye family and Country Club Estates.
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Project Vietnam
Sarasota County
Venice
Gerald E. Nye
Country Club Estates Mobile Home Park
al Ettinger
Bill Nye
Mobile Home Park
Daniel F. Pope
Pope
Attaway
van Lydegraf
U.S. Army Support Command
Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Information Office
Army
Sarasota
Here
Gerald
Parking Lot Collision Causes $125 in Damage
A two car accident in the Venice Shopping Center parking lot Thursday afternoon caused an estimated $125 damage. There were no injuries and no charges were filed. Harry Clements of Englewood and John F. Seaman of Venice backed from spaces. Clements' auto struck Seaman's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Harry Clements
Englewood
John F. Seaman
Clements
Seaman
Nokomis Post Office Dedication Set for Sunday Ceremony
A dedication ceremony for the new Nokomis Post Office will be held Sunday January 7 at 3 p.m. Attending dignitaries include Congressman James A Haley Postal Service Officer Percy Manley and county and local officials. The facility on Colonia Lane features 4200 square feet interior space and 15500 square feet parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nokomis
James A. Haley
Postal Service
Percy Manley
Colonia Lane
James Cobb
E. G. Boone
William H. Beer
Venice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Steiner
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
William Beer
Venice-Nokomis Bank Presiden
Ward Curry
U.S. 41
State Road Department
United Fund
Venice Little Theatre
Warren Henderson
State Senate
East Bay
Myakka
Art Center Drive
Roberts Bay
Patty Johnson
Morton Chiles
Venice High School
John Davis
County Commission
Leslie Miller
Robert Wright
Venice Junior High School
Susan McCracken
Rosalind Petrucci
Boston
Mass
Larry Rhodes
South County Committee
Thio
Ate
Miller
Bill Cunningham
Venice Lions
Venice Shopping Center
Raymond S. Fuller
Laurel
Venice Hospital
Atlanta
Mission Valley Estates
SRD
Carl Hamilton
North Fort Myers
Dillon
Barstow
Greas
Spec
Zulu
Jack Joyce
Joyce
G. Nixon
Mr. Ettinger
Country Club Estates
Del
David Palmer
David B. Palmer
Riviera St
No Vel
American Legion
Charles A. Wrede
George Devlin
John Louis Jones
Venice-Nokomis
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