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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Islandside tennis courts debated

The town stated that The Longboat Key Club and Resort cannot remove 14 Islandside tennis courts or use the pro shop as an information center as it had planned.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
Observer Group wins 17 awards

The Florida Press Association bestows five first-place awards on The Observer Group publications in its annual 'Better Weekly Newspaper Awards,' held July 11, in Palm Beach.

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  • July 15, 2009
Villagers get bowled over by sight

It was something he had never seen before.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Club submits new traffic study

A revised traffic analysis states the Key Club's Islandside renovation project adds one extra car per minute.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
What would happen if a storm hit Longboat?

Longboat Key officials recently discussed the decisions that go into evacuating the island and how residents would get back to their homes if a major storm ever hit the Key.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Jaleski wants electronic agendas

Commissioner Gene Jaleski says the town will save both money and time by using electronic agendas.

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  • July 8, 2009
Weather

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  • By Donna Swan
  • July 8, 2009
Deal Us In: Planning Defense

Against the four-heart contract, West leads the ace of spades. You follow after looking at the dummy with the king of spades.

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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • July 8, 2009
Water Club II unit sells for $2.2 million

Sales recordings rebounded on the keys during the fourth week in June, jumping from seven the week before to 12 for the week of June 22 through June 26.

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  • July 8, 2009
Obituaries

Donald James Roosa, 80, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key and Lansing, Mich., died June 27.

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  • By Jessica Luck
  • July 8, 2009
Johnson leaves legacy of lifelong passion

Williams Douglas "Billy" Johnson, 86, of Longboat Key, died July 2.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 8, 2009
Canine cares for owner

Longboat Key resident Dawna McDonough says her service dog, Ninja, a Doberman, helps her to lead a normal life.

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  • By Virginia Sanders
  • July 8, 2009
Number of turtle nests down in the last decade

It's a tough time for turtles. The number of loggerhead turtle nests on Florida beaches has dropped more than 40% in the last 10 years.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2009
Cops Corner

For the fourth time this month, police responded to a boarded-up house because of a 911 hang-up call. Police determined there is a problem with the phone line.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 8, 2009
Town water receives top scores

All 151 water samples taken in 2008 were bacteria free. Town water also has acceptable levels of copper and lead.

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