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  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Temple Emanu-El hosts fall festival

Members of Temple Emanu-El enjoyed special Wild West-themed family time Oct. 15 as the temple's preschool hosted a fall festival fundraiser.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Ranch hosts Boo Fest family fun

Lakewood Ranch Community Activities' Corp.'s annual Boo Fest event will run from 6-9 p.m.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Student shows school spirit

Longboat Key resident Savannah Schield has spirit, yes she does.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Library resumes full-time hours

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1, Longboat Library will be open full-time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Turtle season comes to a close

Sea-turtle season on Longboat Key ends Oct. 31. This year, there have been 267 loggerhead nests and 249 loggerhead false crawls recorded on the Key's beaches.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 26, 2011
Hogle's notes reveal ongoing issues

Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle's notes surrounding an investigation of P&Z Director Monica Simpson detail increasing conflict with employees.

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Commissioners reached consensus to establish a committee to explore the idea of giving dogs limited access to a portion of the island’s beaches and report back to the commission.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 26, 2011
Committee to sniff out dog beach issues

Dogs could be a step closer to their day at the beach following a commission workshop.

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  • October 26, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Longboat behind China in cell-phone reception; Proposed Key cell tower is anything but stealth; Commissioners owe an apology to Hogle

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Al Hogle
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 26, 2011
Hogle, St. Denis apply for county administrator job

The Longboat Key police chief and former town manager are two of the candidates for the top Sarasota County position.

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Reed Savidge and his wife, Ginny, are finalizing renovations on a new convenience store at the site of the former Longboat 7-Eleven.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 26, 2011
Store to open in the former 7-Eleven spot

Longboat Ace Hardware owner Reed Savidge will open a Quik-n-Easy convenience store.

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The town has a little-known ordinance that requires residents who reside on the island for more than 90 days to register with the town each year by Oct. 1 each dog or cat that is 6 months old or older.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 26, 2011
License requirement dogs Key pet owners

Few Longboaters know of the ordinance that requires all dogs and cats to be licensed by the town, as well as the county.

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  • October 26, 2011
News Briefs

Coast Guard rescues three divers; Commission makeup change to be considered; Commission appoints subcommittee members; LBK Fire Rescue hosts safety officer courses; Mote currently treating melon-headed whale

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Janet Walter and her dog, Buck.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
I Am Woman captures strength of women through portraits

Janet Walter's family cherishes a portrait, painted in the '30s, of her grandmother wearing a canary-yellow dress. They refer to the painting as 'Dearie.' It now hangs in a museum in Tulsa, Okla.

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Lora Jason starts packing the things she will be taking with her to Jordan.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
Neighbors: Lora Jason

Lido Key resident Lora Jason prepares for the trip of a lifetime.

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Pancreatic cancer survivors Suzanne Bourdeau and Joan Gardyasz pose together prior to starting the Sarasota Walk last year. File photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
Sarasota Walk takes strides to raise awareness

Longboat Key resident and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Foundation founder Nancy Flemming started the Sarasota Walk for pancreatic cancer awareness seven years ago because of a personal experience. Her husband, Harry, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died nine days later.

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