Ringling Bros Greatest Show on Earth dazzles with Blue Unit
The Blue Unit premiere at Venice Circus Arena features 200 Years of the Circus in America. Highlights include Michu the smallest man in the world marriage spectacle, Ursula Boettcher polar bears, bears on high wire, Charly Baumann tiger act, King Charles Troupe unicycling basketball and a large 34 clown troupe. The Red Unit rehearses this week for a Feb 9 11 premiere.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Venice Circus Arena
America
Michu
Don Foote
Richard Barstow
Thell
Ursula Boettcher
Charly Baumann
King Charles
Harlem Globetrotters
Venice mobile park residents sue Hofmanns over rent hike
More than 150 Harbor Lights Mobil residents in Venice sue operators Herbert and Arlene Hofmann seeking a court ruling on rent increases tied to a 1975 water and sewer assessment. They seek injunctions against evictions and a declaration that rent increases are improper.
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Harbor Lights Mobil
North Tamiami Trail
Venice
Herbert and
Arlene Hofmann
Harbor Lights
Hofmanns
City of
Maslankas
Harbor
Hofmann
Mobile Park
Park
Brickyard Aims for Intimate Open Air Shopping Center
Gene Vercheski builds a two story, L shaped Brickyard on the 41 Bypass south of East Venice Avenue in South County. The half million dollar concept creates up to 50 small shops and offices around a landscaped courtyard with a fountain. Opening shifted to mid January due to delays. initial 14 shops include a bookstore, pizza shop, coin laundry, art shop, and a golf shop.
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Gene Vercheski
South County
East Venice Avenue
Vercheski
Venice
Gene
Cornelia Vercheski
Briggs
Venice Chamber Plans Self-Supporting 76 Parade Budget
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce outlines a self supporting Bicentennial Ringling Circus Parade budget. Estimated costs total nearly 20000 including bands, decorations, publicity, awards, and contingencies with ticket sales and concessions aimed to raise 13000 to 15000 plus sponsor support.
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Venice
Florida
Chamber
Chamber Treasury
Special Kids Center Opens To Aid South County Children
The South County Child Development Center opens today offering individualized diagnostic teaching for three to five year olds with special needs. Enrollment reaches seven with space for twelve. board meets January 12 at 7 30 p.m. at Venice Nokomis Presbyterian Church to consider applications.
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South County Child Development Center
Venice-Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Pat Scavo
Kiwanis
P.O. Box
Venice
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Blue
By Tony Briggs
Grantsharovi
Axel Gautier
Clown College
Circus’ Red
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
John T. Allen, Jr
Edward and
Marie Maslanka
Checkers
Tony Briggs
McDonald's
Scott Walker
Venice-Nokomis Woman's Club
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