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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 13, 2009
THE VOLUNTEER: Stacey Stroth

Ashton Elementary: To 18-month-old Cason Stroth, a knock at the door can only mean one thing: his babysitter. Tears sliding down his cheeks, he tries to make a run for it.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 13, 2009
THE CAREGIVER: ShelleyStone

Out-of-Door Academy: Shelley Stone is a self-proclaimed 'big kid who hasn't grown up yet.'

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Napier's dog needs good home

This 2-year-old, tri-colored neutered male Treeing Walker Coonhound needs a good home.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Blue-eyed babes bunch together

Children from the MOMS Club of East Manatee enjoyed a day at Marina Jack.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Morgan Mays competes in USTA championships

Morgan Mays, of Longboat Key, competed in the USTA Boys' 18 and 16 Clay Court National Championships held July 19 to July 26, in Delray Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Legacy Golf Course to return to lender

Troon Golf will give up the property to avoid foreclosure.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Doors were a heavy burden on temple members

Temple Beth Israel members have been plagued by too heavy doors for some time, but the problem was fixed two weeks ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Siblings shoulder burden for area families

Stephanie Covey and her brother, James, lead Backpack Club Inc., a non-profit that assists Freedom kids.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
FDOT preps for S.R. 64 lane shift

Work on the East County thoroughfare is progressing as planned. The Florida Department of Transportation expects the project will be finished by March of 2010.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
La Tosca gets new owner, name

The Lakewood Ranch Italian eatery will reopen as Pino's Pizza Pasta & Wine Bar in mid-September.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 12, 2009
Colony feud continues

Federal Bankruptcy Judge A. Rodney May has ruled in favor of the Colony Association twice. Now the feud is directed at closed units, fixtures and furniture.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Ranch senior takes top post for FCCLA

Jessica Hagood learned she earned one of 10 national officer positions during the organization's National Leadership Conference, held July 12-16 in Nashville, Tenn.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Teacher returns from ExxonMobil Academy

Braden River Elementary School's Sue Curry was one of 200 teachers selected from a pool of 1,600 applications to attend the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy July 19-24.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Cops' Corner 08.13.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 12, 2009
Islandside tennis courts debated

Icard Merrill attorney Robert Lincoln, who represents the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, weighs in on the Islandside tennis courts. issue.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2009
University Park home sells for $880,000

A home in University Park Country Club tops this week's East County residential real estate transactions.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Dual Threat

Nine-year-old twins Sarah and Emma Fazio have been playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs for the past four years.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 12, 2009
Merchants make seat bid

Two business owners asked for a private meeting with Michael Connolly, deputy city attorney, to receive a re-interpretation of the state law governing the BID board.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Star-studded treatment

River Club resident Casey Mulholland, a senior at The Pendleton School at IMG Academies, was one of 36 players selected to play in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game Aug. 8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Siblings share love for baseball

Lakewood High freshman catcher Tyler Biggs taught his younger sister Maddie how to play baseball when she was 5. The two have been dominating the fields together ever since.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
St. Armands fire station to open in September

The 9,100-square-foot building, which will house four firefighters, will be the first green fire station in Sarasota. County.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Calvin Drake

The Observer spotlights motorcycle rider Calvin Drake.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
Harbour Square renovations near completion

The updates have taken more than two years and include landscaping updates and a 350-foot-deep well.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Our View

The Colony and next generation

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Sarasota Yacht Club raises roof structure

The Sarasota Yacht Club's clubhouse construction project is well under way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Prepare yourself for a flavorful, hands-on event

Walking into Pattigeorge's Wednesday, Aug. 5 to cover the India interactive dinner, I thought I would spend about an hour in the restaurant learning about the event, taking photographs of guests and being a little bit jealous that they were about to cook and enjoy a full Indian meal. Little did I know that I would be invited to cook along with the group and experience the event first-hand.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Cops Corner

A man reported that an unknown person entered his hotel room the night before and removed three bottles of prescription medication valued at $130.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kent Chetlain
  • August 12, 2009
Two-week sale surge ends in last week of July

After the real-estate-sales surge of 15 transactions for two consecutive weeks in mid-July, realty activity on the keys slipped back to seven for the final week of the month.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
Boating Bash

Moorings Marina hosts National Marina Day

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Virginia Sanders
  • August 12, 2009
Turtle Watch

It's a tough life for sea turtle hatchlings

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan
  • August 12, 2009
Deal Us In: Understand the double?

These doubles are somewhat hard to understand, but the bridge world is sometimes strange.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Man on the street: Hurricane Charley

We asked Longboaters where they were when Hurricane Charley hit in 2004.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Weather

To view a pdf of the Weather Page and The Observer Crossword, please click on the following link.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
Calm before the storm

Five years ago, Hurricane Charley set its sights on Longboat Key. The island was spared of a direct hit four times in 2004.

  • Longboat Key
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