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  • January 11, 2012
Little Rancher's opens classes

Little Rancher's Learning Center at Sarasota Baptist Church now is enrolling students for classes five days weekly.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Mooney students ready for brain bowl

Students on the Academic Olympics Team at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School are ready to put their brains to the test.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Critter Corner

Davis, this 2-year-old, 15-pound rat terrier mix, will steal your heart!

  • East County
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 11, 2012
Obituary: Saul Seigle

Saul Seigle, of Longboat Key and formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Providence, R.I., died Jan. 5. He was 97 years old.

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  • By George Rauch
  • January 11, 2012
Market Watch: Continuous stagnation

Capital goods purchases by businesses continue to improve. That's good. Orders for consumer goods, however, remain flat. That's bad because consumer spending represents about 65% of our GDP.

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 11, 2012
Piracy no longer an issue on Dream Island Road

The 1,000-pound pirate statue that welcomed guests to The Buccaneer Inn from 1957 to 2000 was located at the entrance of Dream Island Road. It was a landmark for residents.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioner Lynn Larson and Mayor Jim Brown at last year’s fashion show.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 11, 2012
Fashion sense and the sense of taste come together

It's the second year to see Longboat Key 'celebrities' strut the catwalk in clothes by Tommy Bahama at the Taste of the Keys Fashion show.

  • Longboat Key
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Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 11, 2012
Neighbors: Marie Garafano

This art teacher seeks the sublime in the ordinary when choosing her subjects for her paintings.

  • Longboat Key
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Braden River High School students Jessica Garcia, Haley Brown, Elizabeth “Annie” Curry and Larry Haymore are excited about participating in this year’s fair.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 11, 2012
Manatee County Fair opens Thursday

The Manatee River Fair Association will host the 96th annual Manatee County Fair Jan. 12-22.

  • East County
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Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
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Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

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"Damn the torpedoes — I’m reading The Observer," says Barb Smith.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Enthusiastic reader takes Observer on tour of Europe

Ordinarily, we are thrilled whenever we receive an It's Read Everywhere submission from one of our readers. We're always amazed where you take our little paper -- and your creativity in composing the photograph.

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"When (opera is) done right, it touches a part of your soul you didn’t know was there — just like animals do, actually," said opera singer Randy Locke, right, pictured with his wife, Carol Sparrow, and their cat, Boca.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 11, 2012
OASIS celebrates 10 years of saving animals

Mote Ranch residents and opera singers Randy Locke and Carol Sparrow will host TENors, Tabbies and Terriers Sunday at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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East County resident Robert Francisco shot this sunset photo last September on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

East County resident Robert Francisco shot this sunset photo last September on Siesta Key.

  • East County
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    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 10, 2012
Obituary: Leo L. Tonner

Leo L. Tonner of Longboat Key, formerly of New Jersey died Jan. 7. He was 84.

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