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Al Hogle
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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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Read this week's Cops Corner
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  • October 26, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Read this week's edition of Cops Corner

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The sanctuary is close to being finished except for a few minor cosmetic details.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
Christ Church opens its doors for first service

After being without a permanent home for five-and-a-half years, Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, opened the doors to its new home for a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, Oct. 23.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Obituary: Daniel Curran

Daniel Curran, of Longboat Key and formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Cincinnati, died Oct. 18. He was 81.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Obituary: Harriet Dorothy Hanover Glasspiegel

Harriet Dorothy Hanover Glasspiegel, of Longboat Key, and formerly of Milwaukee, Wis., died Oct. 13. She was 93.

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  • October 26, 2011
Obituary: Robert Oliver Hughes

Robert Oliver Hughes, of Bradenton, and formerly of Flint, Mich., died Oct. 13. He was 95.

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Unit 266 at Grand Bay II, 3040 Grand Bay Blvd., has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,137,000. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 26, 2011
Queens Harbour home sells for $1.76 million

Kelly and David Cain sold their home in Queens Harbour, at 3578 Fair Oaks Way, to Fred and Loraine McWilliams, of Greenwood, Ind., for $1.76 million.

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Toni Teasdale
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Toni Teasdale

Toni Teasdale, 64, won the gold medal for women's doubles in pickleball at the recent Tampa Bay Senior Games.

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Competitors crossed the finish line at the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 26, 2011
JUST THE STATS

69 The age of Ched Lyman, of Park City, Utah, the oldest competitor in the second Longboat Key Triathlon and Duathlon Sunday, Oct 23.

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