(Excerpts from the Daily Herald-News from Sept. 14 through Sept. 20, 1978)
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Imagine getting 50 young men between the ages of 15 and 18 prepared to play football and then having to wait for the lightening horn to go off…
On Friday, Sept. 7, the Cultural Heritage Center of Southwest Florida sponsored “A Trip Around the World” at the Punta Gorda Library, 424 W. H…
Amp'd Youth car wash
NORTH PORT — One of the investigators attempting to warn the nation of a major terrorist strike before 9/11 happened will host a remembrance o…
Florida Gulf Coast University’s Renaissance Academy is hosting an ice cream social to introduce its fall programs, which include a monthly Har…
Green Living Green Planet (GLGP), a nonprofit organization, hosted a “Saving the Earth from Us” event at Gilchrist Park on Saturday, Aug. 25. …
There is an etiquette handbook for manners, weddings, how to hold a conversation, and how to conduct yourself in a job interview, but I have y…
The Charlotte County Economic Development Office recently announced that Integrity Employee Leasing Inc. of Punta Gorda, and Galaxy America In…
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On Saturday, Aug. 25, Arts in August, presented by the Visual Arts Center, filled the Village promenade with arts & crafts vendors, live d…
(Excerpts from the Daily Herald-News from Sept. 7 through Sept. 13, 1978)
Quarters for a Cause for the Homeless Coalition was held on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gor…
September is National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to get your household ready for an emergency. The American Red Cross Southern Gulf …
Bion Cantorum moves to Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda Rotary annually selects a recipient for its prestigious Service Above Self award and honors the winner with a November testimonial…
Quarters for a Cause for the Homeless Coalition was held on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gor…
Pasta and karaoke
(Excerpts from the Daily Herald-News from Aug. 31, 1978 through Sept. 6, 1978)
Obituaries
The Charlotte Tarpons started their 2018 season with a split as they lost to Venice, but beat Lemon Bay 165-179. Senior Billy Brumbaugh earned…
The JV Tarpon volleyball team continued to take care of business as they easily swept the Sarasota Sailors 25-11 and 25-15 in last week’s seas…
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Are you willing to leave $1 million on the table? Of course not. However, that’s what the 56 percent of college students who drop out — mainly…
Craig DeYoung, president of Charlotte State Bank & Trust and treasurer of the Port Charlotte Sunrise Kiwanis, expressed gratitude to bank …
(Excerpts from the Daily Herald-News from Aug. 24 through Aug. 30, 1978)
The Charlotte Warriors Pop Warner Junior Pee Wees attended the annual Jamboree at Cape Youth in Cape Coral on Saturday, Aug. 18.