New Apartments Expand Venice Skyline With Beachfront Towers
Venice issues show a $265 000 permit for the five story Chateaugay condominium joining the 40 unit Golden Strand complex as the tallest in South County. June totals reach 391 864 including Epiphany School addition 85 667 and Worthington demolition 5 000 permit for hospital parking lot.
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Big City
Venice
Golden Strand
South County
Esplanade
Venice Avenue
Chateaugay
Worthington
Venice Hospital
Venice High School
Pointe Whitecap
Country Club Estates
New Venice Area
Five area crashes mar Fourth of July weekend traffic
A series of incidents on the South County highway left one serious injury and several vehicle damages. Duane Francis Curry 15 of Jackson Road was charged with reckless driving after a Venice Farm Road collision with Donald Edward Jones 16 of Bamboo Drive Venice. Jones suffered minor vehicle damage. Other minor crashes involved Pat Fitzgerald Waldo 86 of Sarasota, Joseph A. Maloney 71, and James Harrison Moree 52 of Miami with various rear end and ditch incidents. Raymond C. Glance 66 of Denver had a car fire south of Nokomis. William R. Conley 44 of Nokomis was charged with improper backing in the Short Stop lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County
Duane Francis Curry
Jackson Road
C. E. Campbell
Ed Galvin
Venice Farm Road
Venice
Curry
Donald Edward Jones
Bamboo Drive
W. P. Dixon
Pat Fitzgerald Waldo
Oak St
Sarasota
Nokomis
Waldo
Joseph A. Maloney
Hatchet Creek Road
James Harrison Moree
Miami
C. H. Baker Jr
William R. Conley
Route 1
Conley
Howard L. Hart
Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Big Crowds in Venice
Weather-shy residents and visitors enjoyed a sunny long weekend with fireworks at Venice Municipal Beach drawing about 2 500 spectators. Police reported a few minor accidents while beachgoers filled parking and shoreline areas. A Jaycees barbecue served 250, and Teen Tiki hosts drew over 250 youths for the largest dance yet. Hospital ER activity was routine and Make Freedom Really Ring participation was strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County Area
Venice
John C. Shockey
Don Breding
Breding
Ner
Venice Area
Venice Hospital
Ronald T. Hanson
Venice Municipal
Niagara Falls
Pat
Floridaland
Joyce Corbin
Jim Lane
Lloyd Cunningham
Mel Rebber
Robert Sanborn
Ed Bahret
Fabulous Fishing Over the Fourth
South County waters drew many anglers over the Fourth of July weekend with mackerel runs and large snook. Notable catches included 76 mackerel by Bruce Thom Jr. and J K Hill, and several heavy snook, cobra, kingfish, and grouper entries from Florida waters and nearby docks.
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South County
Bruce Thom Jr
Charleston
W. Va
J. K. Hill
Laurel Shores
Jessey
MacArthur Beach
Wade Ball
Englewood
Clarence Owens
Patrick Hufstetler
Mt Clemens
Mich
Frosty Allen
James Croft
Tarpon Center
Ed Smolders
Richard Brumning
de Land
Mike Fernandez
Tampa
Ed Pannell
William Voght
al Berry
Sarasota
Werner Levans
Grouper
Plamore
Snook Haven
Myakka River
Zone Hearings on Two Venice Zoning Proposals Tonight
A public hearing at 8 p.m. today in the Sarasota County Courthouse will consider two zoning exception requests from South Venice groups. One seeks a boat house on Lemon Bay for ferry service to Civic Association beaches, the other a South Venice Yacht Club site on Pries ter Road. A large local turnout is expected amid recent yacht club picnic activity attended by about 125 people ferried by small boats. Commodore Gerrit J. Brink notes rapid growth in club membership and praises Ellen Bresnahan and helpers for picnic arrangements and boat operator coordination.
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South Venice
Lemon Bay
Civic Association
Gerrit J. Brink
Ellen Bresnahan
Brink
State Issues New Charters To Area Firms
Two new South County corporations were chartered in Sarasota County this week by Secretary of State Tom Adams. The Sarasota County Teachers Assn Inc aims to unify and strengthen the teaching profession. FJP Enterprises Inc and Westby Corporation, both Venice based, will handle real and personal property with stock authorizations of 96 000 shares at $1 and 100 shares at $100 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South County
Sarasota County
Tom Adams
South County
O. W. Caspersen
John W. Caspersen
Finn W. Caspersen
Venice
South County Finances Boom Reports Steady Growth
First National Bank of Venice reports deposits up 65.15 percent and total deposits $11,848,985.06 as of June 30 1966. Other banks and savings lenders in Sarasota and Englewood show rising assets and lending, with bridges and highways cited as boosting activity.
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South County
First National Bank of
Venice
William C. Payne
Payne
Add
Ing
First Federal Savings and Loan Assn
James P. Maddox
Charles E. Bruin
Sarasota Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Sarasota Federal
Dan H. McLeroy
Englewood Bank
Englewood Savings and Loan Assn
Albert J. Lundwall
Lundwall
Connecticut Man Heads Circus Fans Of America
James B. Hoyle of Newington Conn. elected president of the Circus Fans Association of America at the 35th CFA Convention in Cincinnati June 22 26. Hoyle a retired mechanical engineer and CFA Connecticut state chairman also serves on the Circus Hall of Fame awards committee and the Museum of Science and Industry advisory board in Bridgeport.
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Connecticut
The
Circus Fans Association of America
CFA
James B. Hoyle
Cedar St
Newington Conn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hoye
Eastern
Edwin L. Mehmert
National Circus Buffs
Hoyle
Circus Hall of Fame
Sarasota
Museum of Science and Industry
Bridgeport
Valuations Rise in South County for 1966 Tax Roll
Sarasota County records show total 1966 tax roll at $729,617,268 up from $427,727,667 in 1965 due to 100 percent valuation. Venice valuations climb to $26,373,570 from $13,613,350 and North Port Charlotte non-exempt valuation rises to $8,957,910 from $4,225,620. Exemptions total about $124.3 million. Estimated total taxes rise about $1.25 million with homestead impacts averaging $60+ per homesteaded property. District levies listed for Englewood streets and water, South Venice, Beach Park, Golden Beach, and Warm Mineral Springs areas.
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City of
Venice
Sarasota County
William H. Stuart
South County
North Port Charlotte
Stuart
County Commission
Board of Public Instruction
Englewood Street
Englewood Water District
South Venice
Beach Park
Golden Beach
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Robert Hamilton
Tarpon Center Road
Jones
Raymond C. Glance
Denver
Colo
Nokomis Fire Dept
Osprey
Venice Municipal Beach
Gulf
Topix
Charles Wilson
Gilbert Gregory
Orlando
Venice Beach
Gregory
Circus Fans of
America
State Supreme Court
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