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Roger Pettingell's sales have exceeded $975 million during the course of his 25-year career.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 20, 2011
Pettingell named top Florida Coldwell agent in 2010

The top-producing Longboat Key agent sold 36 properties for a total of $40.5 million in 2010.

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Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos speaks about upcoming Longboat Key events.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 20, 2011
Longboat Key gets a new challenge

The Longboat Key Challenge 2011 will be the first local open-water race for rowers, scullers and human-powered water craft.

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The commission will review its Vision Plan and Organizational Review Subcommittee findings today at Town Hall.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 20, 2011
Beach discussion continues today

The Town Commission also will decide whether to amend an ordinance that would prohibit beach furniture on the beach overnight during sea turtle nesting season.

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Linda Masterman, Sanctuary Director Lee Fox, John McFadden and Ben Masterman
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  • Dora Walters
  • January 19, 2011
Harry's hosts benefit for SOS

The Save Our Seabirds sanctuary was the beneficiary of a wine tasting held Jan. 19, at Harry's Continental Kitchens.

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Kerrie Ann Lehnert and Robert Dinan, Kitchens by Kerrie
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 19, 2011
Chamber celebrates new year, new Longboat

Approximately 300 people attended the "The New Year, the New Longboat: A Celebration of Things to Come" event at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

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  • January 19, 2011
Kiwanians will have a ball Valentine's Day

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation is holding its first Valentine's Day Ball from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Harbourside Dining Room.

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  • January 19, 2011
Observe slice of paradise in this issue

This week's issue of the Longboat Observer comes with a special key to paradise: the 2011 Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Visitors Guide and Community Directory.

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Joe Peterson chats with John and Teresa Ginevan.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2011
Villagers bend over backwards for speaker

Kathleen Gallen, massage therapist and yoga instructor, was the guest speaker at the Jan. 5 meeting of the Longbeach Village Association.

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Mary Ahern
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  • January 19, 2011
Beachplace residents put on their game faces

Beachplace residents and New England Patriots fans Mary Ahern and her husband, Paul, showed their team spirit by inviting over friends to watch the Patriots play the New York Jets Jan. 16.

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  • January 19, 2011
'Hooray! It's a Soiree'

"Hooray! It's a Soiree" will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at Longboat Key Club and Resort Harbourside Dining Room.

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Cindy Shoffstall and Debbie Comer
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2011
Lido Key residents rise for annual breakfast

The Lido Key Residents Association rose early Saturday, Jan. 8, for its annual breakfast at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel, on Lido Beach.

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  • January 19, 2011
Longboat Key Club gears up for annual Game Day

Game Day takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Harbourside Dining Room.

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  • January 19, 2011
Correction

The Jan. 13 issue of the Longboat Observer stated that Lois and Bill Cohodas recently celebrated their 61st anniversary. But we were wrong - that was so 10 years ago.

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The logo for Longboat Key Club and Resort is similar to the Wave 2 Me sculpture that was created by Malcolm Robertson.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 19, 2011
Wave 2 Me sculpture finds new home

The Wave 2 Me sculpture that has been an iconic piece at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, was installed Wednesday morning at the front entrance of the Longboat Key Club and Resort Islandside.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 19, 2011
Home burglaries rise, total crime level falls

Longboat Key saw an 84.6% increase in home burglaries from 2009 to 2010. Vehicle larcenies, however, decreased 64.6% in 2010.

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