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  • October 3, 2012
Longboat Key businesses re-open

Steff's Stuff and Terry's Framing Gallery re-opened Oct. 1 after a summer hiatus.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Teen pens ode to Longboat Key

Longboat Key resident Wendy Leakeas' family frequently visits her from Longwood. And those visits inspired Leakeas' 13-year-old nephew, Vincent Cangimilla, to write the following poem entitled "When I Was Young on Longboat Key" for a recent school project.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Visitor spots rare shell on LBK beach

A recent find on the beach across the street from Bayport Beach and Tennis Club left Diane Lewandowski feeling shell shocked.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Oasis Church celebrates milestone

Members of Oasis Church, which meets at Braden River Elementary School, celebrated the church's first anniversary with a special Sunday morning service and family fun post-service event Sept. 23.

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Team Co-Capt. Jenny Linde read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" to children in Kristie Engelberger's class. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Soccer players dig in to story time

Eight players from Braden River High School's varsity girls team headed Sept. 26, to Freedom Elementary School, where they shared their favorite childhood books with kindergarten students.

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  • October 3, 2012
East County youth named national scholarship finalist

Braden River High School's Ashley Gillam is one of two Manatee County high school students who have been named semifinalists in the 49th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program, according to a release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

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Richard ‘Sam’ Barlow
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
Key Club's long-term staffers share highlights

These five Longboat Key Club and Resort employees were there from the beginning - 30 years ago. Some began their positions even earlier in jobs with Arvida Corp. Now, these long-time employees reflect on the Key Club's pearl anniversary.

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Parent volunteers Amy Goodman and Denise Radenmacher help student Micah Radenmacher, center, get all the sea creatures from his net.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Aquatic 'ed-venture'

Fifth-grade students from McNeal Elementary learned about marine life during field trips Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, at Coquina Beach.

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B.B. Gault
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
Pupcake Pooch Parties: Meet the models

Shannon Gault got some of Longboat Key's most prominent pups to model for her new business, Pupcake Pooch Parties. Here are the furry faces that agreed to work - but only for food.

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B.B. Gault, left, and Shadow Gault, right, with their owner, Shannon Gault, pose for a picture before wolfing down their dog cakes.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
Key business gets the party started for dogs

Shannon Gault's new Pupcake Pooch Parties online business allows humans and canines to celebrate any occasion together.

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David Rosenthal took this sunset photo of a bird flying home on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

David Rosenthal took this sunset photo of a bird flying home on Longboat Key.

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Jeff Peck took this early morning sunrise photo along Pope Road.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Jeff Peck took this early morning sunrise photo along Pope Road.

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  • October 2, 2012
Obituary: Gloria Buckner-Truitt

Gloria Buckner-Truitt, of Freedom Village and formerly of Longboat Key, died Sept. 23. She was 86 years old.

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Matilda Diconstanzo, 3, has fun Monday, Oct. 1, playing by the water and collecting seashells at Lido Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 1, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Buckets of fun

Matilda Diconstanzo, 3, has fun Monday, Oct. 1, playing by the water and collecting seashells at Lido Beach.

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Cindy Walsh makes waffle cones Monday, Oct. 1 at Big Olaf on Siesta Key. Walsh estimates that she makes around 50 waffle cones a day.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 1, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cone creation

Cindy Walsh makes waffle cones Monday, Oct. 1 at Big Olaf on Siesta Key. Walsh estimates that she makes around 50 waffle cones a day.

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