SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
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WORLD Mary Jones, single sculls competitor including U.S. lightweight Rowing Championships. The rowing community, son Park for the 2017 World glides into Nathan Bender
PARK NOT A PIT STOP
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H O ME YOUR HOME + GARDEN SEPTEMBER 2017
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DON’T-MISS RACES
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A sampling of must-see events.
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A+E
A bridge too far? Town, state like high-rise plan for Cortez; residents say it just doesn’t fit.
The show goes on after the storm. INSIDE
Heroes behind scenes
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Michael Ballantyne, Ellen O’Day and Roger Pettingell
Real estate agents send hurricane relief
Town’s team worked hard to hold off Irma. PAGE 2 Eric Garwood
The Florida Department of Transportation and Longboat Key favor a 65-foot-high fixed-span bridge, similar to Sarasota’s Ringling Bridge, to replace Cortez Bridge. Critics say it would be out of place.
Ray urges town to be persistent
TURTLE TRACKS WEEK OF SEPT. 10-16: Nests False Crawls
LOOK EASY?
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
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The sales associates of the Longboat Key Coldwell Banker office recognized that not all of Florida lucked out as Longboat did. So to help, they collected donations among themselves to send to their fellow agents in Naples and Marco Island. They donated ice, water, nonperishable food and monetary donations for gas and propane. Any donations the agents don’t use will be donated to local nonprofits for other hurricane victims.
Key figures built worldclass facility.
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TOTAL, AS OF SEPT. 16: 2017 2016 Nests 1,270 1,160 False Crawls 1,162 1,581
Leaving Longboat for new job in Virginia ‘bittersweet.’
Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
SEE PAGE 4 Alaina Ray
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A Public Works employee checks a lift station after a generator was connected to keep it running.