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  • October 28, 2021
East County weather page photo: October 28

Marty Franssen captured this whistling duck carrying an eggshell in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • October 28, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: October 28

Dee Blake captured this photo of the sunrise from Siesta Key.

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Club President Scott Gray, Nick Adams and Joe McElmeel. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 28, 2021
Republican Club of Longboat Key reunites for season

The club heard from author Nick Adams for their October meeting.

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Christina Fraser has made a haunted high seas production of her backyard.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • October 28, 2021
Halloween fanatics go deep for costume creations

Detailed outfits and makeup are just the beginning for these Oct. 31 enthusiasts. (Ask them about their characters' backstories.)

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  • By Badger Bob's Services
  • October 28, 2021
Scary Sounds Coming From Your A/C?

Know what they mean and what to do next.

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  • October 27, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 28

Gregory Fiore captured this photo of Longboat Key boats at anchor from along Sister Keys.

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    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • October 27, 2021
Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park hosts Trick-or-Treat on the Lake

Thousands of children got an early start to Halloween at Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park.

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Sheila Colletta balances a water balloon on a spoon during a relay race. The race was one of the activities in the fitness boot camp during University Park Country Club's Pink Week.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • October 27, 2021
East Bradenton community hosts second annual Pink Week

University Park Country Club supports the American Cancer Society by raising funds through golf tournaments, a fitness boot camp, tennis competition and community walk.

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Amie Miller (left) and Marianne Groenings. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • October 27, 2021
Running for a cause in Sarasota

Lakewood Ranch residents participate in the Tidewell Trot to benefit the Tidewell Foundation.

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Robby Wagner and Penny Lesnick pose with the Havdalah. Courtesy photo.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • October 26, 2021
Temple Emanu-El mixes costumes and ceremony at HavdalahWeen

The temple's annual Halloween party was held Oct. 23.

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A bare-eyed cockatoo pecks at pumpkin seeds.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 26, 2021
Save Our Seabirds get birds into Halloween spirit

The season for everything pumpkin applies to birds, too.

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Phyllis Black and Sandra Smith
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 25, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key gets insurance update from Sandra Smith

Smith, who runs Secur-All Insurance on the island, stopped by for an update on the industry.

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Olin cuts steel in her garage.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 25, 2021
All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church hosts reception for Artist of the Month

Pamela Olin is the current featured artist at the Longboat Key church and works mostly in metal.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 25, 2021
Happy haunts add Halloween flair to Longboat Key

The island doesn't go overboard for October, but there are sprightly spooks here and there.

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Apollo Beach's Tim Dickson sits in his 1936 Auburn Model 876 Boattail Speedster. The replica was built in 1981 by California Custom Coach.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 24, 2021
Big day at the Knights of Columbus car show in Lakewood Ranch

Knights of Columbus raises money for St, Jude Children's Research Hospital with car show in Lakewood Ranch.

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