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  • October 10, 2012
Golf outing to raise funds for brain trauma

East County mom Betsy Krutzig will swing big this weekend by hosting her first charity golf tournament.

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  • October 10, 2012
Salon rounds up ponytails

Boutique Out East will hold its second Ponytail Roundup Saturday, Oct. 13.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
Bashaw stride for cancer research

Bashaw Elementary School students Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 raised $225 for the school's team, The Can Do Core Crew, that will be participating in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk.

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Rusty Chinnis and the birthday girl, Virginia Sanders. Courtesy of Rusty Chinnis.
  • By Rusty Chinnis
  • October 10, 2012
Sanders celebrates birthday with friends

Virginia Sanders has been a vocal advocate of the environment for more than three decades.

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Robert Randall took this photo of a double rainbow over Jeffery D. Young Bridge.
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  • October 10, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Robert Randall took this photo of a double rainbow over Jeffery D. Young Bridge.

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  • Molly Schechter
  • October 10, 2012
Aerobic Grandma: News you can use: Beware of the chair

A recent study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise says that even minor bouts of physical activity can improve cardiorespiratory fitness.

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Senior Haley Preininger has been an integral part of ODA volleyball team’s success this season. Now she hopes to lead the Lady Thunder to its first district title since 2007.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 10, 2012
All Heart: Haley Preininger

The Out-of-Door Academy team-and-floor captain Haley Preininger has learned individual accolades only carry you so far. The senior setter hopes the Lady Thunder's newfound toughness will carry them to a district championship.

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  • October 10, 2012
Obituary: John Roche

John Roche, 82, formerly of Longboat Key, died Sept. 29.

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  • October 10, 2012
Obituary: Barbara Reese McDevitt

Barbara Reese McDevitt, 81, of Glenn Mills, Pa., and formerly of Longboat Key, died Oct. 2.

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  • October 10, 2012
Obituary: Stuart McNaught Dalgleish

Stuart McNaught Dalgleish, 79, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 30.

  • Longboat Key
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Jennifer Downs took this sunrise photo while searching for shells on Lido Beach.
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  • October 10, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Jennifer Downs took this sunrise photo while searching for shells on Lido Beach.

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East County residents Patricia McCullen, Caroline Cox and Leona Braun will put their acting skills to use this weekend during an interactive show, in which they play some of the area’s original settlers.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 10, 2012
Women bring founders to life

Patricia McCullen sees dead people. Or rather, she plays one of them, she says smiling.

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Judy Alexander and Karen Iezzi
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  • Nick Friedman
  • October 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Friends of the Ballet Luncheon

The Friends of the Sarasota Ballet, a collection of volunteers who assist the Sarasota Ballet, met for a luncheon Monday, Oct. 9, at Michael's on East. Attendees socialized before enjoying a meal.

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Matthew Baker
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  • Nick Friedman
  • October 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Sinai Gan Parade

The Temple Sinai Gan Preschool hosted a Simchat Torah Parade Friday, Oct. 5. The students marched behind the Torah from their classrooms, outside to the sukkah, where they waved flags and celebrated before heading back inside to learn about the Torah and sing songs.

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Diane Desenberg, Janet Minker, Dan Snyder and Longboat Key Democratic Club President Murray Blueglass
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Democratic Club luncheon

The Longboat Key Democratic Club held a luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room. The luncheon included a meet and greet with local Democratic candidates.

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