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C.J. Wickersham has been an avid fisherman since he was 4 years old. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 14, 2013
Rescue reenactment airs on 'Trip Gone Bad'

The Outdoor Channel aired a reenactment last week of the 2011 bull shark attack that injured C.J. Wickersham.

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  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Sherwin 'Sonny' Welson

Sherwin "Sonny" Welson, 84, of Longboat Key and West Hartford, Conn., died Aug. 5.

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  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Jeanette Schoener

Jeanette Helen Schoener, 87, of Longboat Key and formerly of West Orange, N.J., died Aug. 5.

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Landry
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
OBITUARY: Christopher Kevin Landry

Christopher Kevin Landry, 69, of Boston and Longboat Key, died Aug. 1.

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 181 are pictured during a cookout and awards ceremony in 2002.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Trio honored with Eagle Scout ceremony

The accomplishments of three members of Boy Scout Troop 181 were celebrated Aug. 12 with a Court of Honor ceremony.

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Rebecca Cantrell submitted this photo, taken during an early-morning walk in Palm Aire.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
Weather Photo: East County 08/14/13

Rebecca Cantrell submitted this photo, taken during an early-morning walk in Palm Aire.

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Sergio Albuquerque submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach.
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  • August 14, 2013
Weather Photo: Longboat Observer 08/14/13

Sergio Albuquerque submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach.

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Birthday girl Ruth McBurney is pictured with her grandchildren, from left: James Lentz, Cole Wise, Dan Bettenhausen, Michael Sarna, Matt Bettenhausen and Mia Sarna.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Long live the 'queen'!

East County resident Ruth McBurney celebrates her 100th birthday

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

School District promotes early registration for students

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Braden River Elementary head custodian Calvin Johnson readies to clean a hallway.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Almost in session

Local teachers and school staff members have been busy preparing to welcome the Manatee County School District's roughly 42,000 students back into classrooms.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 14, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Andrew DiLacqua

IMG Academy senior center fielder Andrew DiLacqua was named the 2013 USSSA World Series MVP after leading his Florida Travel Ball Worth team to a 7-0 victory over Florida Pokers Carolina Underclass July 28.

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Katherine Lumpkin, 10, her sister Mallory, 8, Avery Blechta, 10, and her sister Grace, 11, bring supplies to St. Martha for the Back to School Bash.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha Back to School Bash

Students excitedly bustled in and out of classrooms Tuesday, Aug. 13, at St. Martha Catholic School to get ready for the new school year. Children brought in their supplies, signed up for after school activities, met their new teachers and got their uniforms. They discovered who their new classmates are and some turned in summer homework.

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Bus drivers Loice Carpenter and Craig Taylor load bags full of backpacks into a school bus.
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Rotary Club's Back to School Backpack Event

The Sarasota Bay Rotary held their annual backpack event on Tuesday, August 13 at the Van Wezel.

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Sienna Steiner, 6, Elise Settini, 3, Emma Kleppinger, 4, Rory Wagner, 3, Roselyn Wagner, 6, and Siena Cook, 6, rehearse their dance one last time before showing parents what they learned.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Ballet Children's Camp

Little ballerinas pranced around in tutus Monday, Aug. 4 to Friday, Aug. 9, in preparation for their performance of 'Sleeping Beauty" for their families.

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Lightning lit up the sky 1 a.m. Monday, Aug 12, at Siesta Key Beach as stargazers looked for shooting stars at the Perseid meteor shower.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 12, 2013
Perseid meteor shower lights up the world

Humans have been witnessing the Perseid Meteor Shower every August for the past 2,000 years.

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