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Steve and Mary Coburn attended to watch their grandson perform at Grandfriends' day at Out-of-Door Academy.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • February 19, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Grandfriends' Day at ODA

Grandparents and family friends were invited for a special 90th anniversary performance and to spend the morning at Out-of-Door Academy with their students Friday at the Siesta Key campus.

  • Siesta Key
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Speaker Matthew Woodside and Historical Society President Pam Coleman
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 18, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Historical Society lecture

The Longboat Key Historical Society held its monthly lecture on Feb. 19. Matthew Woodside, chief curator and director of exhibitions of the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, spoke about the history of the Gulf Coast of Florida and how we got where we are today.

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Leonardo Distefano, firefighter and paramedic Matt Taylor and Joe Zampino
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 18, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Men's Club roast beef dinner

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men's Club held a roast beef dinner on Feb. 19. Before the dinner, Longboat Key firefighters showed club members the technology and apparatuses of the fire trucks.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2015
Taking love to new heights

The sky was the actual limit for the vow renewal of Ed and Dora Sementelli Saturday, at Autumn of Sarasota.

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SMA assistant coach Kevin Jakub demonstrates a technique on Robert Herrera. Photos by Jason Clary
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 18, 2015
Pinning down their future

SMA will send three juniors to national competition in Iowa.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2015
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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  • February 18, 2015
Sidelines

McMahon verbally commits to Louisville; Players, coaches rack up honors

  • Sarasota
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Most treasure hunters recommended you kept quiet if you foun a coin, because someone might rob you — or spoil your hunting grounds.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 18, 2015
This week in history

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

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Rob Christy submitted this sunset photo, taken at the Venice pier.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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Sara Masciopinto and Jerry Kilanoski catch up.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Palm-Aire Artist Reception

The Art Association of Palm-Aire Country Club welcomed members to an artist reception Feb. 17 to kick off the association's annual art show, which runs through Feb. 22.

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  • February 17, 2015
Paw party

To celebrate the first birthday of Sydney Anderson, her parents, Ben and Casey Anderson, put a little bark in her birthday bash Feb. 8.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
Obituary: Nora Mae Dillon Murphy

Nora Mae Dillon Murphy, 78, of Venice and formerly of Longboat Key, died Feb. 5.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
Obituary: Matilda Bicknell Fontaine

Matilda Bicknell Fontaine, 100, of Plymouth Harbor and formerly of Longboat Key, died Jan. 31.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
Obituary: James Richard Allen

James Richard Allen, 79, of Longboat Key and formerly of Pittsburgh, died Feb. 10.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
Lovebirds: 75 years fly

Charles 'Buzz' and Jane Walker celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day with 40 family members and friends at Moore's Stonecrab Restaurant.

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