Family of Seven Fiees Burning Home Nokomis Fire
Don Seward says an arsonist burned his Nokomis home and threatened his wife and seven children. Betty Seward and the kids escaped with only the clothes they wore as the house went up in flames. The By Way residence near Curry Creek was destroyed, with $3,000 in furniture lost. A relief fund via First National Bank of Venice is organized to aid the Sewards.
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Don Seward
Seward
East Nokomis
Frank Blackburn
Curry Creek
Albee Road
Betty
Sheriff's Department
Gerald Curry
Leroy Boatwrights
Don
Nokomis Volunteer Fire Dept
Nokomis Fire Dept
Sewards
William C. Payne
First National Bank of Venice
Venice
Payne
John Shockey
Sarasota School Board weighs construction funding plan
The Sarasota County School Board and chairs of school building committees will discuss funding for new construction over the next two years in a Monday meeting at 5 PM. Superintendent Guilford will outline a referendum funded by state race track receipts at about 250000 per year, aiming to marshal a new bond issue.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Thomas W. Guilford
Pattison Heads New Venice Lions State
C. A. Pattison was elected president of the Venice Lions Club at the weekly meeting at Fisherman’s Wharf. New officers include first vice president Albert Minger, with others named for two-year terms and holdovers for one year. The club announced $810 raised from eye sight seals and a light bulb sale to fund conservation and youth activities.
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C. A
Pat) Pattison
Venice Lions Club
Fisherman’s Wharf
Albert Minger
Louis Ferguson
William McCracken
Dana McLenon
Robert Cooper
Gale Dunn
Kemper Breeding
George Youngberg Jr
Sam Herron
Harold Smith
James Dick
Pattison
Venice Club
Englewood
Venice Noon
Nokomis
Port Charlotte
Nokomis Post Office adds third mail route Saturday
Postmaster James W. Cobb announces a new three route plan serving six streets Sunrise Drive Colonia Lane Banyan Drive Nippino Trail Cherokee Place and Sunset Drive none had mail service before. Residents should coordinate mailbox height side of street and crossings with post office staff.
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Nokomis
James W. Cobb
Colonia Lane
Banyon Drive
Nippino Trail
Cherokee Place
Sunset Drive
Cobb
Mobile City
Nokomis Post Office
Sorrento Shores
Bay Point
Bay Shore
Shore Road
Casey Key
Blackburn Road
North Bridge
Laurel
Constable Will Seek Re election
Paul Taylor filed Friday for re election to the office of constable in District 2 Sarasota County. A native of Sarasota, born in Osprey, he has lived in Venice and Nokomis since 1929 and is 42 years old with a wife and two children. He served in the Air Force in World War II and is active in multiple local groups and police programs.
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Paul Taylor
Sarasota County
Taylor
Osprey
Venice
Nokomis
First Baptist Church of Venice
Nokomis Lions Club
Venice Police
Nokomis Union Volunteer Fire Department
Navy League of the United States
Justices of the Peace Association
Gulf Little League
Social Security Office Extends Hours in Sarasota
The Social Security Office in Sarasota will stay open until 9 p.m. on Monday April 1 to allow seniors 65 and older to enroll in voluntary Medicare doctor bill insurance before the April 1 enrollment deadline. Those over 65 who enroll late face higher premiums and a $4.40 monthly rate for late entrants.
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Sarasota
John W. Robinson
Robinson
Drug Problem Invades South County Schools
Venice Police Chief John Shockey cites glue sniffing and marijuana use in Sarasota County schools and notes state action to address it. He warns marijuana leads to sex crimes and heroin, while praising the department’s cooperative aid to residents and visitors, and highlights traffic as Venice’s top issue with 38 of 45 recent court cases traffic related.
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Sarasota County
South
Venice
John Shockey
Venice Avenue
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New Venice Lions State
Post Office Dept
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Social Security
Venice High School
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Bill Granger
Clark Briggs
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Roy Bernius
N. Havana Road
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D. W. Granger
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Jack Briggs
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al Chenault
Groveland Ave
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