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La Stanza is going to the dogs (and cats)
La Stanza will host a Suncoast Humane Society fundraiser Aug. 4.
La Stanza Ristorante will hold a fundraising event Wednesday for the Suncoast Humane Society.
From 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4, a portion of every check will go to the SHS to help support the group’s mission to feed, shelter and find homes for the region’s homeless animal population.
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Continue reading this story…Lunch is a given at church, but solar-cooked hot dogs is a first
Pat Knox, left, comes out to get lunch from the buffet Thursday in front of Foursquare Church. Karen Oakers, right, prepared the main course in the solar cookers in the foreground.
A black pot in a plastic bag sat surrounded by a silvery car shade for several hours Thursday morning in front of Foursquare Church.
Someone was cooking.
Karen Oakers, who visits the church regularly, wanted to show the Rev. Sue Bannan a solar cooker. She had hot dogs in two pots, one in the homemade setup, the other in a cooker she bought from Solar Cookers International. She also had a jar of Sun Tea brewing.
Kids beat the heat, learn to ride at horse camp
Sarah Hamsher, 8, left, rides Jose. Coming up behind her are Alex Schlapman, 11, and Rosey.
Sara Corzilius, 11, and Kaity Corzilius, 15, had never ridden a horse before last week.
This week they are described as intermediate riders, capable of riding a horse bareback through a pond.
The sisters made this progress at two of the Bit of Hope Horse Ranch summer camps held at the home of Lisa and Don Hamsher, near Englewood Farm Acres. They and about 15 other girls are enjoying riding horses, decorating horses, learning about horse health care and horsing around in the camps, which cost $175 a week. Also enjoying the fun are about six young helpers, some of them siblings.
Ponies supplant donkeys at Pioneer Days celebration
Submitted by Pioneer Days Committee
One of the big events during the 1978 Englewood Pioneer Days Celebration was Donkey Baseball at the old Recreation Center on Orange Street. It’s difficult to be sure what the donkeys thought about it, but the kids – and more than a few grownups — loved it.
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Performing Arts Academy offers back-to-back shows
Submitted by Lemon Bay Performing Arts Academy
The Lemon Bay Performing Arts Academy will offer 2-for-1 entertainment this weekend with its original production of “Nemo!” followed by a “Rock Star Concert” starring Englewood area youth ages 5 through 14.
Tickets are on sale for the performances at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Lemon Bay Performing Arts Center, Lemon Bay High School, 2201 Placida Road.
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EUMC to offer after-school program, expanded VPK
Kristen Fisher, director of Foundations Preschool at Englewood United Methodist Church, in what is now the choir room at the church. It will soon be remade into an additional classroom for her preschool, helping to emulate the kindergarten program at Englewood Elementary School.
Foundations Preschool is expanding its program this fall, adding a classroom so it can better prepare pupils for kindergarten at Englewood Elementary School.
Also on the agenda: the first after-school program offered by the preschool.
The changes are made possible by a win-win game of musical chairs at Englewood United Methodist Church: The choir will move into a large room off the main room in Fellowship Hall, and the preschool will take over the space.
Kids Needs shoe drive coming down to the wire
The Kids Needs shoe drive ends Aug. 4.
Submitted by Kids Needs
Kids needs is in the home stretch of its Drive for Five.
The “Five” is 500 pairs of sneakers, sandals, tennis shoes and flip flops – the goal of this year’s Kids Needs summer drive in partnership with Placida Rotary.
There are 1½ weeks left to make the goal. The drive concludes Wednesday, Aug. 4.
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Women’s professional group inducts new members
From left: New member Kathleen Kessler, Vice President of Membership Morina Chmielak, and new member Sue Lang.
Submitted by Business and Professional Women of Englewood and Venice
Two new members were inducted July 20 at the dinner meeting of the Business and Professional Women of Englewood and Venice at Boca Royale Country Club.
Joining the organization were Kathleen Kessler and Sue Lang.