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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Molly Klauber and Ethan Biter. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 15, 2013
Going to the chapel ...

Sarasota resident Ethan Biter proposed to his now-fiance, Molly Klauber, in late June on a private cruise in the Bahamas.

  • Siesta Key
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Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 14, 2013
Couple sets sail to matrimony

Kelsey Brooke Lashway, daughter of Wayne and Toni Lashway, of Longboat Key, married Alan Daniel Yim, of Boston, July 28. Yim is the son of Ming Do and Wah Kit Yim.

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Susan Phillips and Phyllis Black wait for bail. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 14, 2013
Partners in crime bail out of lock-up

Susan Phillips, assistant to the town manager, and her partner in crime, friend Phyllis Black, were "arrested" Aug. 7 at Longboat Key Town Hall and "booked" at Ruth's Chris Steak House.

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C.J. Wickersham has been an avid fisherman since he was 4 years old. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 14, 2013
Rescue reenactment airs on 'Trip Gone Bad'

The Outdoor Channel aired a reenactment last week of the 2011 bull shark attack that injured C.J. Wickersham.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Sherwin 'Sonny' Welson

Sherwin "Sonny" Welson, 84, of Longboat Key and West Hartford, Conn., died Aug. 5.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Jeanette Schoener

Jeanette Helen Schoener, 87, of Longboat Key and formerly of West Orange, N.J., died Aug. 5.

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Landry
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Christopher Kevin Landry

Christopher Kevin Landry, 69, of Boston and Longboat Key, died Aug. 1.

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Sergio Albuquerque submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
Weather Photo: Longboat Observer 08/14/13

Sergio Albuquerque submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach.

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Sirlene and Jerry Bonney with Jackie and Lynn Millikin
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 11, 2013
SYC's Black & White Ball

Masked and dressed in black and white, members of the Sarasota Yacht Club enjoyed their annual Black and White Ball Saturday, Aug. 10.

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Volunteers will count the number of eggs that hatched and check for stragglers at the excavation.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 8, 2013
Turtle Watch to excavate nest

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers will excavate a nest that hatched recently this Saturday.

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Adam Stump, 10, and Eric Hvideberg, 11, look for critters that landed in their seine net.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 8, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: SEA SLEUTHS CAMP

Children scouted for sea creatures, snorkeled, kayaked, field sampled, fished and boated Monday, July 29 to Friday Aug. 2, at Sea Sleuths Camp at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

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Partners in crime: Susan Phillips and Phyllis Black were 'arrested' Wednesday, Aug.7 for MDA's Lock-Up. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 7, 2013
Jailbirds for MDA Lock-Up

Susan Phillips, assistant to town manager, was 'arrested' on Wednesday, Aug. 7 to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Joanne Torlucci submitted this sunset photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
Weather photo: Longboat Key

Joanne Torlucci submitted this sunset photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.

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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
Our Town: Couple celebrates 50 golden years

James and Barry Walsh, of Longboat Key, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary July 13, at St. Martha's Catholic Church in Sarasota

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David Novak rides his bicycle nightly to the Bay Isles ponds to check on the swan family.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Swan keeper seeks family-planning support

Overpopulation is a real threat for the Bay Isles swan family. Caretaker David Novak hopes to curb the problem with a five-to-eight-year plan.

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