City County plan funds Venice recreation facilities
The city county agreement would have the county maintain Chuck Rieter Stadium Venice Beach Pool Pinebrook South Recreation Area Venice Recreation Center Hecksher Park and Venice Community Center. The Community Center would receive about 50 328 in 1976 77 and the beach about 22 728 in 1978 79 with funding from the Parks and Recreation budget and later budget hearings. Rieth said negotiations with the county include obtaining free furniture and kitchen equipment for the Community Center from surplus items at the old Sarasota Motor Hotel but no final deal was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Rieter
Venice Municipal Beach
Venice Municipal Pool
Pinebrook South
Venice Recreation Center
Hecksher
Rieth
Sarasota Motor Hotel
County proposal stalls amid city input dispute
At a county commission meeting Saba opposed the wording of a resolution backing a study proposal with four votes in favor and one against. Rieth and Thompson offered cautious positions while Sarasota and Venice officials weigh city tax fairness and sheriff’s budget impacts. The Sarasota County League of Cities plans to meet to discuss the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saba
Sheriff's Department
Sarasota
Moon to follow footsteps in Alan Eckert adventure
Bob Mullins announces a Moon led journey inspired by The Frontiersmen to highlight American heritage. The group will hold Governor led leave-taking and arrival ceremonies in Ohio and Kentucky as part of Bicentennial events and log the trip for future use. Moon will play guitar, provided by friends, during campfire reunions on the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Eckert
Bob Mullins
Ohio
Kentucky
Mullins
Ohio River
Moon
Boone
Memorial service planned for Englewood optometrist Lund
Memorial services for Dr. Jerry Lund 29 an Englewood optometrist believed drowned while scuba diving off the Florida Keys last weekend are set for 7 30 p m at Englewood United Methodist Church. Lund led Lions Club efforts and contributed to Florida Foundation for the Blind. He and his dive party searched near Elbow Cays before Lund failed to surface. Surviving are his wife Elizabeth and two children Andrea and Todd. a third child is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Florida Keys
Jerry Lund
Englewood United Methodist Church
Florida Foundation For the Blind
Lund
Elbow Cays
Cay Sal Banks
Marathon
Keys
Cuba
Bahamas
Lions Club
Lions
United Methodist Men's Group
Elizabeth
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Philadelphia
Q Ohio
Orlando
Andrea
Todd
Saunders seeks supervisors post in Sarasota election race
Saunders a deputy clerk in the Sarasota Circuit Court office announces candidacy for county supervisor of elections. He cites GOP support and outlines a plan to deputize citizens for voter registration, improve deputy registrar offices, brief candidates on election laws, and computerize procedures. He serves in many local groups and is a former colonel in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Saunders
Sarasota
R. H
Bud) Hackney, Jr
Saunders
Didates
GOP
Supervisor of Elections
Mary Orr
Air Force
U. S. Army
82Nd Airborne Parachute School
Carol
Sarasota County
Golden Gate Point
Obituaries for Siener Kirkman Avery Died June 14 1976
Rainer G. Siener of Venice age 85 died June 14 1976 in a Venice nursing home. He was born in Germany and lived 21 years in the Venice area. Burial Gulf Pines Memorial Park. Also William H. Kirkman 79 died June 14 1976 in Venice. He came from Hawthorne New Jersey and was a retired electrical superintendent. He leaves a daughter and a brother. Burial Hawthorne New Jersey. Grace M. Avery 82 died June 14 1976 in Venice. Born in Indiana she moved to Florida in 1964 and Venice in 1966. She leaves a daughter two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Rowles Venice and burial at Sarasota Memorial Park.
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Rainer G. Siener
S. Nokomis Ave
Venice
Germany
Westbury
N.Y
Carolyn B. Siener
Gulf Pines Memorial Park
Rawles
William H. Kirkman
Outer
Dr. W
Colonial Manor Mobile Home Park
Williamstown
Mass
Hawthorne
N.J
Kirkman
Venice-Nokomis Bpo Elks Lodge
American Legion
Doris Lynch
Fairlawn
James Kirkman
Grace M. Avery
Leisure
Indiana
Florida
Albion
Ind
St. Petersburg
Venice-Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Order of Eastern Star of Albion
Lester
Athena) Wendt
Rowles Funeral Home
David A. Bowles
Sarasota Memorial Park
Bicentennial fireworks to cap grand July Fourth celebration
The Bicentennial Committee offers over 1,000 prizes valued at more than 2500 dollars as part of a patriotic July 4 observance. The Grand Finale is a fireworks display with viewing from the Jetties to Manasota Key, parking provided from the Lake Venice Golf Club area. Ground displays are not planned this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing
Lake Venice Golf Club
Manasota Key
Time Capsule to be Sealed in Venice Fourth of July
The 100 year Time Capsule to be sealed at First National Bank of Venice on July 4 will include an up-to-date Venice telephone directory and the latest Sears Roebuck Catalogue. It will also contain the movie The History of Venice and letters from President Ford Vice President Rockefeller Congressman Haley and other state representatives to the Venice Area Bicentennial Programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Dent
First National Bank of Venice
Sears
Charles Selman
Dorothy Gange
Venice
Sears Roebuck
Dent
Ford
Rockefeller
Haley
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Commission
William Muirhead
Muirhead
Parks and Recreation Department
Beverly Clay
Larry Rhodes
Dale Rieth
Ken Thompson
South Sarasota
Dave Cislo
George Cislo
David Hoops
Ewing Funeral
Venice Ave
Karl L. Blizzard
L.F.D
George B. Kalbfleisch
Venice Area
Bilt
Buck
Hell
Circuit Court
Republican Executive Committee
Washington
Obituarie
Lemon Bay Funeral Homes
South Tamiami Trail
Englewood Chapel
Dearborn St
Old Englewood Rd
Steven Annecone
Robert Brady
Raymond Williams
the Gondolier
Associated Label Systems, Inc
Warfield Ave
Spur St
Vetate Society For
15Th St. W. Sarasota
Gulf Pines
Venice Memorials Gardens
Venice’s
Center Road
U.S. 41
Medicare
Michael Watson
William Watson
Mike
Marine Corps
Johnson Chapel
M. B
Laurel, Fla
Ae Care
Rawls Funeral Home
Miami Avenue
West Dearborn
David Pendleton
Sf.o
Venice, Florida
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