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Nick Friedman
June 16, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Fathers and Fenders Car Show

Families celebrated a full-throttle Father's Day Sunday, June 16, at the Fathers and Fenders car show in Five Points Park. Families admired both classic and modern cars while celebrating the holiday.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 15, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Young Eagles Rally

The Experimental Aviation Association taught children about aviation and took them for a flight Saturday, June 15 at Dolphin Aviation for the Young Eagles Program. Each third Saturday of the month the EAA Chapter 180 invites kids ages 7 to 18 to participate in Young Eagle Rally day. Pilots taught kids about aviation safety and how they communicate with towers for take off and landing. Kids had their photo's taken and were given a Young Eagles Certificate.

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Nick Friedman
June 14, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Flag Day in Five Points Park

Groups of people gathered in Five Points Park Friday, June 14, to celebrate Flag Day. Passersby drew on the sidewalk with chalk, got their faces painted and admired the work of other chalk artists.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 13, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Area Sports Alliance June Sports Spotlight

The Sarasota Area Sports Alliance hosted Sports Spotlight Thursday, June 13 at the Courtyard by Marriott Sarasota Airport to unite the Sarasota area sports community. Vice president of the Suncoast Charities for Children and the director of the 29th Annual Super Boat Grand Prix Festival Lucy Nicandri and race team members spoke to community members about the festival and their experiences. Approximately 40 people attended.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 13, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Networking

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their monthly networking breakfast Thursday, June 13 at Millie's Cafe to for local businesses to catch up with one another. Approximately 30 people attended the breakfast where they enjoyed fruit, coffee, bacon, bagels and other breakfast foods. The chamber gave away raffle prizes, which included tickets to the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals game on Friday, June 14.

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Observer Staff
June 13, 2013

Charitable lesson

Temple Emanu-El Religious School donated its tzedakah - which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew - for the 2012-13 school year.

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Observer Staff
June 13, 2013

Mind blowing

Sarasota Christian School sent four teams - the most in Florida - to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 13, 2013

Camp Spotlight: Selby Gardens Camp Lookout

Children concentrated on coloring their Renaissance-inspired plaster masks Tuesday, June 11, at That's Amore!, the first session of the Marie Selby Gardens Summer Camp Lookout.

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Nick Friedman
June 13, 2013

Hidden In Plain Sight: 'Sarasota Half in Dream'

Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil set out to uncover what lies beneath Sarasota's surface in their documentary, 'Sarasota Half in Dream.'

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Nick Friedman
June 13, 2013

Teens Sail Into Craftsmanship

Sarasota Youth Sailors Sam Armington and Jeremy Herrin, recently explored a new side of sailing when they built racing catamarans with their fathers' help.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 13, 2013

Moments in time

Siesta Key resident Doug Stone had more use of a fish than anyone else in his neighborhood.

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Jen Blanco
June 13, 2013

National Champ: Ben Delaney

Sarasota resident Ben Delaney rowed in the stroke seat of the Sarasota Crew Men's Varsity 8+ boat that captured its first national tittle June 9, at the USRowing Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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Jen Blanco
June 13, 2013

Athlete of the Week: Richie James

Riverview High rising senior quarterback Richie James accounted for five touchdowns to help lead the Rams to a 42-35 victory over Southeast in their spring game May 24.

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Observer Staff
June 13, 2013

Weather Photo: DOUBLE TAKE

Sheila Dennehy submitted this photo of her 4-year-old twin grandchildren, Finnegan and Riley, enjoying a sunset from Crescent Beach, on Siesta Key.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 12, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Summer Camp Lookout

Children concentrated on coloring their Renaissance inspired plaster masks Tuesday, June 11 at That's Amore!, the first session of the Marie Selby Gardens Summer Camp Lookout. Earlier in the week children planted basil, oregano, bell peppers, garlic, and chives to learn about what goes into making a pizza.

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Jen Blanco
June 11, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Pan-American Masters Championships

More than 1,550 swimmers, ranging in age from 18-97, hit the pool for the 2013 Pan-American Masters Championships June 1-13, at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota. The event, which was held in the United States for the first time, drew swimmers from 22 different countries to compete in synchronized swimming, swimming and open water competition.

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Nick Friedman
June 11, 2013

Manasota Track Club beach runs begin tonight

The weekly summer beach runs kick off tonight at 7 p.m.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 9, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival

Festival-goers browsed through an assortment of arts and crafts Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, at the 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 8, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Mote World Ocean Day

Children explored Mote Marine Aquarium Saturday, June 8, during World Ocean Day. Mote partnered with nonprofits that focus on marine issues to educate children about marine life. About 800 children visited the aquarium where they learned from 13 vendors.

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Nick Friedman
June 6, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay Club Legislative Update

Senator Nancy Detert joined Representatives Greg Steube and Jim Boyd for an annual legislative update Thursday, June 6, at the monthly Tiger Bay Club meeting. Senator Lisa Carlton monitored the discussion, in which the three politicians provided an update about the last year of legislation. Carlton and Tiger Bay members submitted questions, which covered topics like healthcare reform, state budget, domestic partnerships, homelessness and environmental issues.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Women's Exchange Celebration

The board of directors of the Women's Exchange awarded $257,000 in grants and Scholarships Thursday, June 6 to 19 of Sarasota and Manatee counties local arts and cultural organization and to 32 students. The board of directors chose recipients in April based on a few key guidelines. Students had to be pursuing higher education in the arts and the local community organization had to be involved in the arts as well.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

Booker High School student wins People's Choice Award

More than 1,000 exhibit goers filled out a survey from which Booker High School 10th grader Wade Turner's artwork "It's All Up to You Now," was chosen as the People's Choice Award.

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Observer Staff
June 6, 2013

Top Truitt

The Board of Directors of Leadership Florida, the president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and four Florida Leadership graduates nominated Sarasota's Pam Truitt, of Truitt Consulting, for a position on the board of directors.

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Observer Staff
June 6, 2013

First catch

Landon Forde, 8, of Sarasota, caught his first tarpon Saturday, June 1, during the 83rd annual Sarasota Sportfishing Anglers Club Tarpon Tournament.

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Observer Staff
June 6, 2013

It takes a Village

The Siesta Key Association and the Siesta Key Village Association invited residents to clean up the Key Saturday, June 1, for the Adopt-a-Road Pickup.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

SSAS and neighbors revamp park benches

Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association and Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences join forces to enliven the benches in Gillespie Park.

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Nick Friedman
June 6, 2013

Forty Carrots welcomes new executive director

After 12 years of involvement, Michelle Kapreilian began her role as executive director of Forty Carrots Family Center Monday, June 3.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

Moments in time

A Mercedes might have been better-suited as a swamp buggy after high winds and rain caused flooding on much of Siesta Key after Hurricane Agnes, in June 1972.

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Nick Friedman
June 6, 2013

Riverview junior soars toward Eagle Scout rank

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Amontree recently completed his community service project at Siesta Key Chapel. The project puts him one step closer to obtaining Eagle Scout status.

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Jen Blanco
June 6, 2013

Masterful Shark: Rachel Bowman

Sarasota resident and volunteer coordinator Rachel Bowman has been tasked with making sure 500 volunteers are in place while also attempting to swim four events during the 2013 Pan-American Masters Championship.

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Observer Staff
June 6, 2013

SIDELINES

Lady Sailor signs with the Falcons; Fleet Feet Sports hires a fit specialist; Extra Innings plans indoor summer camps; Totally Tennis to hold summer fundraiser

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

YOUR NEIGHBOR: Steve Wilberding

Steve Wilberding has lived in places most people only read about in travel magazines. His 30-year career in international investment banking with Merrill Lynch has taken him and his family to London, Japan, India, Russia and Saudi Arabia, just to name a few.

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN

In Michael's Memory; Fencing fanatics

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Yaryna Klimchak
June 6, 2013

Student Spotlight: Matt Klinkel

Matt Klinkel is used to speaking and reading foreign languages: His email account is set to Spanish; he reads French and Spanish newspapers; and his phone and Facebook account are set to Chinese (although he says he switches it to Spanish occasionally).

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Observer Staff
June 6, 2013

Weather Photo: SUNSET SILHOUETTES

Marjie Goldberg submitted this photo taken of a sunset on Siesta Key.

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Nick Friedman
June 5, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota YMCA Y Achievers Breakfast

The Sarasota YMCA hosted its 23rd annual Y Achievers Recognition Breakfast Wednesday, June 5, at Michael's On East. The YMCA awarded $100,000 in scholarships to 43 students, including high-school seniors heading to college and current college students receiving a renewal scholarship as they continue their education.

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