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May Year in Pictures: Longboat Key


  • By Observer Staff
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 26, 2012
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May Year in Pictures: Longboat Key
Dean DuCray donned a Col. Sanders costume May 5 at the Sarasota Yacht Club’s Kentucky Derby party.
Dean DuCray donned a Col. Sanders costume May 5 at the Sarasota Yacht Club’s Kentucky Derby party.
Tanner, Nancy and Larry Stults were among the 100 volunteers who helped with the May 12 Sisters Key Island cleanup.
Tanner, Nancy and Larry Stults were among the 100 volunteers who helped with the May 12 Sisters Key Island cleanup.
Pallbearers lifted Longboat Key Police Chief Albert Hole’s casket at May 24 at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
Pallbearers lifted Longboat Key Police Chief Albert Hole’s casket at May 24 at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
Vicki the swan was reunited with her mate, Henry, at the Harbor Links pond after spending nine days at Save our Seabirds in April for medical treatment.
Vicki the swan was reunited with her mate, Henry, at the Harbor Links pond after spending nine days at Save our Seabirds in April for medical treatment.
Gwen Mooney won best hat May 5 at Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant’s annual Kentucky Derby party.
Gwen Mooney won best hat May 5 at Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant’s annual Kentucky Derby party.
Damien Blumetti raced to the second portion of the Longboat Key Spring Triathlon and Duathlon at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.
Damien Blumetti raced to the second portion of the Longboat Key Spring Triathlon and Duathlon at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.
Donna Boscia and her daughter, Celia Lawar, posed May 13 during Mother's Day brunch at the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Harbourside Dining Room.
Donna Boscia and her daughter, Celia Lawar, posed May 13 during Mother's Day brunch at the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Harbourside Dining Room.
Sandra Rios accepted a certificate on behalf of Longboat Key Club and Resort from outgoing St. Armand's Circle Association president Andrew Vac May 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
Sandra Rios accepted a certificate on behalf of Longboat Key Club and Resort from outgoing St. Armand's Circle Association president Andrew Vac May 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
Peter Sibinkic, a Longboat fitness instructor and a former Olympic rower, won the Longboat Key Cahllenge May 20 at Bayfront Park Recreation Center with a time of 29 minutes and 6 seconds.
Peter Sibinkic, a Longboat fitness instructor and a former Olympic rower, won the Longboat Key Cahllenge May 20 at Bayfront Park Recreation Center with a time of 29 minutes and 6 seconds.
Lisa Martin and her children, Annabelle and Kamren, enjoyed a poolside barbecue May 26 at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.
Lisa Martin and her children, Annabelle and Kamren, enjoyed a poolside barbecue May 26 at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

 

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