LONGBOAT
Observer
Health Matters FEBRUARY 2019
Observer Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
HOW MANY STEPS? Technology now can measure our movement, ? but how much is enough PAGE 2
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Tips and tricks for running your first 5K.
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VOLUME 41, NO. 28
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Abstaining from alcohol isn’t as hard as you think.
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PICTURE OF HEATH
Want to stay young? Hit the weights.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Medics coming to town
YOUR TOWN
Katie Johns
Milton Harr and Harold Ronson
Thank you for your service On Feb. 19, 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on a desolate island in the Pacific, about 700 miles south of Tokyo. Two Longboat Key residents, Harold Ronson and Milton Harr, were there. So, on Tuesday, Michael Garey of The Lazy Lobster, treated the veterans to lunch at his restaurant. Garey announced to the other dining guests that Harr and Ronson were Iwo Jima veterans, and they received a round of applause. Harr was in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 to 1945, and Ronson was in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.
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GOING DRY
7th Heaven Garden Club’s Home Tour spotlights decades of decor in seven homes across the island. SEE PAGE 8B
Doctors, Paradise Center, services team will share Northern Trust site. PAGE 3A
Suzanne Elliott Courtesy photo
The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women’s Guild donated 400 books to the Early Learning Coalition’s Bucket of Books program.
St. Mary turns the page The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women’s Guild celebrated Valentine’s Day a few days early last week, but instead of receiving chocolate and gifts, the ladies doled them out. On Feb. 12, the women donated 400 books to the Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota’s Bucket of Books program. During the club’s meeting, Executive Director Janet Khan and Volunteer Coordinator Ana McCledon spoke to the guild about the coalition’s work and mission.
Photos by Katie Johns
The early reviews are in Brown encouraged to raise enough funding to make a black box theater a reality. SEE PAGE 2A Rendering courtesy Longboat Key Arts, Culture and Education Center Project
Suzy Brenner, executive director of The Paradise Center
A+E Preparing for the circus. INSIDE