Senior Friendship Center Venice Opens July With Help
The Senior Friendship Center Venice will open in early July at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Riviera Street two days a week through church generosity. The Sarasota based non profit Senior Friendship Centers Inc plans recreation education and health programs for seniors with volunteer roles in discussion groups crafts education and more. Call 955-0066 and ask for the volunteer coordinator to learn more or offer help.
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Venice
Venice Center
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Riviera St
Sarasota
Senior Friendship Centers Inc
North County
South County
Eugene van Arsdall
N. J. Yerkes
Walter Koons
Venice Gardens
Bridges
Art lessons debut on Channel 8 in St. Petersburg
The Arts Center of St. Petersburg and WFLA TV Channel 8 announce a 10 week series on Visual Arts airing Saturdays at 1 30 pm starting June 18. The first 30 minute show covers pottery with Ed Prevet of St. Petersburg demonstrating wheel techniques hosted by Bruce Marsh USF associate professor. Subsequent weeks cover painting drawing sculpture fibers printmaking and photography.
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the Arts Center of
St. Petersburg
Wfla-Tv
Channel 8
Ed Prevet
Bruce Marsh
University of South Florida
Campbell Labels Aid Lemon Bay Junior High First Aid Kit
Douglas Brobst, a Lemon Bay Junior High School student, displays items the school saved from Campbell Soups and Pork and Beans labels. The first aid kit, kept in a metal box, contains supplies for minor injuries during sports activities.
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Douglas Brobst
Lemon Bay Junior High School
Englewood
Del
Venice chapter DAC honors state regent and college aid
Mrs. Onni G. Koski of Merritt Island Florida state Regent of the Daughters of the American Colonists spoke at the Venice on the Gulf DAC annual meeting at the Venice Yacht Club. She outlined aid to Bacone College Oklahoma and needs for Native Americans. Valerie Gray daughter of Mrs. Hugh Gray attended. she recently earned a $3500 University of South Florida scholarship for a master’s degree.
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Onni G. Koski
Merritt Island
Florida
Daughters of the American Colonists
Venice-on-the-Gulf
DAC
Venice Yacht Club
Bacone College
Oklahoma
Valerie Gray
Hugh “Stoney” Gray
Miss Gray
Golden Eagle
University of South Florida
BREATH Center to Hold South County Respiratory Clinics in June
BREATH Center, Sarasota County Health Department and Council on Aging sponsor adult respiratory clinics every Tuesday at 1927 Laurel St and Fridays at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on U S 41. A physician referral is required and a $5 weekly fee applies where possible. Public Health Nurse leads breathing exercises and postural drainage with group therapy.
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Sarasota County
Breath Center For Children and
Mary Jelks
New Research Links Carotid Bodies to SIDS Risk
A Hershey Medical Center team suggests infants who die from SIDS may have abnormal carotid bodies in neck vessels that misread oxygen levels. Other findings show low oxygen at birth and heavier hearts, indicating the body struggled to supply oxygen. The American Lung Association supports efforts to prevent these tragedies.
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Hershey, Pennsylvania
SIDS
American Lung Association
New teacher retirees to be honored in Sarasota County
Sarasota County Retired Teachers Association plans a May 27 dinner at Crown House Restaurant to honor new retirees Dorothy Aldrich Violet Kuhn Venice Elementary and others including Mary LaMountaine Mary Lamp ton Lucille Montgomery Elmer West Marie Goode Carolyn McPhail Morna Glaney Robert Weaver Marian Briggs Barbara Burr and Beulah Tidwell Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. Friday with Carl Werner at 924-7234.
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Sarasota
County
Crown House
U.S. 301
DeSoto Rd
Mary A. Lampton
Lucille Montgomery
Elmer West
Booker Bay Haven
Marie Goode
Gulf Gate
Carolyn McPhail
Phillippi Shores
Morna Glaney
Sarasota Junior High
Robert Weaver
Sarasota High
Marian Briggs
Brentwood
Barbara Burr
Sarasota County
Vo-Tech Center
Beulah Tidwell
Alta Vista
Carl Werner
Engagement of Pamela Britton and Jud Curwood Announced
The engagement of Pamela Ann Britton daughter of Kathryn Britton and H H Britton Jr of The Esplanade and Golden Beach Blvd and Jud Curwood son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Curwood of Rainbow Rd is announced. They plan to wed October 1. Britton is a Venice High School graduate 1973 Centre College attendee and works at the Rag Shack in Venice. Curwood graduated VJHS in 1967 and is a self employed carpentry subcontractor.
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Michael Cope
Sarasota Area
Pamela Ann Britton
Kathryn Britton
the Esplanade
H.H. Britton, Jr
Golden Beach Blvd
Jud Curwood
Gerald Curwood
Rainbow Rd
Miss Britton
Venice High School
Centre College
Kentucky
The
Rag Shack
Venice
VJHS
Lemon Bay JH presents first musical final weekend
The final two performances of Lemon Bay Junior High School’s first musical comedy will be held Saturday at 7 30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. on Placida Road. Directed by Miss Virginia Vivona with John Cicci as musical director. Tickets cost $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for students.
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Lemon Bay Junior High School
Placida Rd
S.A. #75
Virginia Vivona
John Cicci
Epiphany School honors graduates and auxiliary awards
Venice area notes report Epiphany Catholic School awards for scholastic achievement to Georgia Basil Tzankis and Ralph Alphonse DeMasi and citizenship awards to Kim Rey Molaro and James Fredrich Blom Jr presented by American Legion Auxiliary leaders. May Day party at Arcadia hospital served 250 patients.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Epiphany Catholic School
Charles Bell
Georgia
Basil Tzankis
Ralph Alphonse DeMasi
Kim Rey Molaro
James Fredrich Blom, Jr
William Houtzer
G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital
Arcadia
Optimists Entertain Wives With Golden Apple Dinner
Optimists forgo regular meeting to host wives at a Golden Apple Dinner Theatre event. W. Reynolds Carr of Englewood will speak on diamonds and girls best friends. June 9 meeting, June 16 membership drive, June 23 Venice Chamber guest Dennis Frushone, and June 30 slide on Venetian San Fiesta plans.
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Optimists Club
Robert Bay
Venice
Kissin’ Cuzzin
U.S. 41
W. Reynolds Carr
Englewood
U.S. Army
Carr
Carr Manufacturing Jewelers
Albany
N.Y
Charles Keith
Service Club
Dennis Frushone
Venice Area
Garden Club Hosts Final Session and Picnic
Venice area gardeners gather for the Venice Area Garden Club final session hosted by Mrs. Henry B. Kellog at 511 Verdi St. on Thursday June 2 at 10 a.m. Members bring sandwiches and their own lawn chairs for the annual picnic.
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Henry B. Kellog
Venice Area Garden Club
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