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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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FREE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019
VOLUME 21, NO. 50
YOUR TOWN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Tick, tock. Turn back your clock! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
Pam Eubanks
Sunny, an Amazon parrot, chatters in his aviary at Birds of Paradise, which is being forced to leave its East County home. Pam Eubanks
Soup with soul Alice Gest, the lifestyle director of the Stone River Retirement Community, used to make her special homemade chicken noodle soup for sick friends when she lived in Wisconsin, and Stone River resident John Reuss (above with Gest) knows why. “It was pretty delicious,” he said after casting a vote for it during Stone River’s Soup Cook-off and Tasting event Oct. 23. More than 40 residents sampled nine soups, and Gest’s came out on top.
NEARLY 4 IN 10 HOUSEHOLDS ARE COST- BURDENED IN MANATEE Residents and officials say housing is a pressing issue. How significant is it, and how did it arise? PAGES 11-14A
Bye, bye birdies Parrot rescue owner must move from Water Line Road property. PAGE 3A
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‘That’s my dad’
Liz Ramos
Students enjoy this doctor’s appointment Students in R. Dan Nolan Middle School’s pre-medical program learned what it takes to be a doctor. Dr. Patrick Dermarkarian (above), an orthopedic surgeon at Coastal Orthopedics, told students about education paths to become a doctor during a presentation Oct. 21, and he also shared stories of surgeries. “You get to give them a glimpse at what their future lives are going to look like,” Dermarkarian said.
Ryan Kohn
Out-of-Door Academy senior J.J. Easto hugs his father, Capt. Josh Easto, after a surprise homecoming during the Thunder’s football game Oct. 25.
U.S. Army captain surprises his children with an early return to Lakewood Ranch from duty in Iraq. SEE PAGE 8A
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