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PHOTO GALLERY: Rotary Club Kentucky Derby Party

May 6, 2013

Members of the Rotary Club of Sarasota Keys Foundation met Saturday, May 4, at the home of Al and Ilene Mirman, for a Kentucky Derby party. Attendees enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, sipped mint juleps and bid in a silent auction before enjoying the race.

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Christian Banquet

May 5, 2013

Sarasota Christian School juniors and seniors dressed in their best formal wear Saturday, May 4, for the Junior and Senior Banquet. Each year, the juniors surprise the seniors by choosing a theme and decorating the school’s gymnasium. Students enjoy a meal before the banquet king and queen are named. This year’s king and queen were Hunter Drake and Nicole Wittmer.

PHOTO GALLERY : Riverview High School Prom

May 5, 2013

Riverview seniors checked off on one of life’s milestones Saturday, May 5 by attending prom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Riverview High School held their prom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the first time since the ballroom could accommodate the 582 tickets sold. The theme was A Victorian Masquerade and Jaclyn Falconetti was announced prom queen and Alex Auchey prom king.

PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Yacht Club Kentucky Derby Party

May 4, 2013

The Sarasota Yacht Club held their 3rd Annual Kentucky Derby Party Saturday, May 4 to benefit scholarships for the study of Marine Sciences, Marine Engineering and Seamanship and to watch the 139th Kentucky Derby. Approximately 180 guests enjoyed mint juleps, derby appetizers, buffet, desserts, raffles and races. Women wore a variety of creative large hats and men wore colorful suits for the occasion.

PHOTO GALLERY : Arlington Park Neighborhood Association Picnic

May 4, 2013

The Arlington Park Neighborhood Association held their annual picnic Saturday, May 4 at Arlington Park to get the community together. Approximately 25 neighbors attended and enjoyed hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips and beverages. Candidate Susan Chapman joined community members for the picnic.

PHOTO GALLERY : Ashton Elementary World Series

May 3, 2013

Ashton Elementary 5th graders played the 1992 and 2007 World Series games Friday, May 3 at Twin Lakes to have fun and use the baseball bucks they had been earning throughout the semester. Fifth grade teachers Donna McGarry and Stacy Sanders teamed up to organize the World Series day for the seventh year in a row. The idea started when one of McGarry’s classes read “In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson,” 12 years ago before she came to Ashton Elementary. This year teachers were granted the Edge of Excellence Grant for $500 that they used to purchase t-shirts for approximately 130 fifth graders.

Amateur sculptors carve their niches

May 2, 2013

The Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest returns for its 41st year.

Sarasota police chief stresses crime prevention

May 2, 2013

After a rash of four burglaries in the Alta Vista neighborhood, Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino is urging neighborhood residents to use their best judgment and take precautions to avoid being victimized.

Father and son create an appetite for words with book

May 2, 2013

Barron and Sy Schimberg are donating the money from their children's book, 'Pancakes and Pickles,' to the Miracle League of Manasota.

HER 'BIG BREAK': Lindsey Bergeon

May 2, 2013

Sarasota resident and 2004 Riverview High graduate Lindsey Bergeon was one of 12 golfers selected to be on ‘Big Break Mexico,’ which premieres May 13, on the Golf Channel.