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  • July 9, 2014
Obituary: John Arnold Cole

John Arnold Cole died June 23.

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Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.
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  • July 9, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.

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Gabby Barmash and Lauren Sambursky
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 9, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El candle making

Members of Temple Emanu-El hosted a Havdalah candle making workshop Wednesday, July 9. Attendees learned how to hand dip candles for the Jewish ceremony that separates the Sabbath from the week ahead. The candles serve as centerpieces and are made of different colored wicks woven together.

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SOUND OFF. Lakewood Ranch resident Fred Lopez reads his East County news while enjoying the view of the Sydney Opera House, in Australia.
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  • July 9, 2014
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LOVELY TRIP. Peter and Christie Nolan recently got married in Ireland, and the couple stopped to catch up on their Observer news while honeymooning near the Cliffs of Moher.
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GOLF BUDDIES. Jessica Ortiz and her son, Tav, read their East County Observer at the Trump National Golf Club, in Westchester, N.Y.
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There were 93 hatched and 27 unhatched eggs in the nest.
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 9, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Leaving the Nest

Unhatched sea turtle eggs lay on the beach after Cyndi Seamon, a longtime Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer, excavated a nest Wednesday, July 9. Fellow volunteer Lindsey Conrad then separates the eggs to see how many hatched and possibly made it to the water. The Longboat Key Turtle Watch patrols the beaches at sunrise each morning.

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CANYON CRAWL. Ron and Glenda Robertson and Elaine and Pete Bokach brought their East County Observer to Bryce Canyon National Park, in Utah.
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Courtesy Robert Snow Photography
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  • July 9, 2014
Mote-tagged shark swims toward Sarasota

A 14-foot, 2,300-pound great white shark is currently heading eastbound toward Sarasota.

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  • July 9, 2014
Police get a wheel deal from anonymous citizen

An anonymous citizen recently contacted the town with an offer to buy the Longboat Key Police Department a new bicycle.

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  • July 9, 2014
Tennis pro earns honors

Palm-Aire Country Club Director of Tennis Greg High has scored big with the U.S. Professional Tennis Association.

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Petruff
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  • July 9, 2014
Petruff receives service award

East County resident and local attorney Patricia Petruff, a senior partner of the Dye, Deitrich, Petruff & St. Paul law firm in Bradenton, has been awarded the 2014 William C. Grimes Award for Lifetime Achievement in Community Service.

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Sarasota High senior catcher Carson Keyser works on a hand-eye coordination drill during the Sailors baseball camp July 7.
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  • July 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota High Baseball Camp

Eighty kids hit the diamond for Sarasota High's annual summer baseball camp, which began June 7 and runs through July 10. During the 20-session camp, players, who were divided into groups based on age, focused on baseball fundamentals, including hitting, fielding, pitching and more. Players also spent a hour each day working on strength training.

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