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Courtesy photo Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department Chief Steve Kona has been in his position for a year and a half.
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • February 6, 2014
A helping hand for the rescuers

The Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department purchased new protective gear for its firefighters thanks to a donation from the Casey Key Foundation.

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  • February 6, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Photo courtesy of Imely Photography
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2014
Occasions

To see your own wedding, engagement, anniversary and birth annoucements in the Sarasota Observer, send your information to Jessica Luck at [email protected].

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Ten-year-old Sarah Cripe typically drives between 45 and 50 mph when she's solo go-kart racing.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Fast track

Ten-year-old Sarah Cripe began solo go-kart racing last summer.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Sidelines

Rams open season with win; Lady Blazers win district; Cougars outlast Tornadoes; The Sailors' season ends

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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Sarasota forward Shelby Miller finished with 12 points for the Lady Sailors.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Lady Sailors capture second consecutive district title

The Lady Sailors captured their second-consecutive district title and will host St. Petersburg Northeast in the regional quarterfinals Feb. 6.

  • Sarasota
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Marcos Wilson, of Venezuela, Elisabet Safont, of Spain and Bruce Holst, of Selby Gardens, conduct a botanical inventory in March 2012 on a remote table mountain in southern Venezuela. Photo courtesy Bruce Holst
  • By Randi Donahue
  • February 6, 2014
Floral notes

It's easy to admire the beauty growing in Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. But what visitors don't see is some of the behind-the-scenes work that has not only helped shape the present and future of the garden but also preserved the history of the plants.

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Trey N., left
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Student Spotlight: The Out-of-Door Academy

ODA second-graders tell us what they learned by studying old school photos.

  • Sarasota
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ODA students still have PE outside.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Classroom Spotlight: Second-graders compare ODA's past and present

The Out of Door Academy's lower-school students are using the past to prepare for the future.

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  • February 6, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the 'Contests' tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

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Rodger Skidmore submitted this sunset photo, taken off Big Pass.
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  • February 6, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Rodger Skidmore submitted this sunset photo, taken off Big Pass.

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Janice Smyth with her quilt "BinaryCode," her second quilt in a series of three focused on codes.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Your Neighbor: Janice Smyth

As a semifinalist in the 2014 AQS QuiltWeek International Quilt Show in March in Lancaster, Pa., Janice Smyth's quilt, 'Mystery Decimals,' will go up against 173 other quilts chosen out of thousands.

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Harriet Sokmensuer Unit 6 at 1330 Main St. has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,954 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 6, 2014
Home in Siesta Properties sells for $1.75 million

A home in Siesta Properties tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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