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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 41, NO. 6
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YOUR TOWN
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Temple sets goals for a new year. PAGE 14
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Armoring the shore The town applies to add five groins to the Key. PAGE 3
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Daniel Heath receives his new badge from wife, Kaia Heath.
Proud promotion
TO THE BATCAVE!
Firefighter and paramedic Daniel Heath is working his way up the ladder. The Longboat Key Fire Rescue firefighter was promoted to lieutenant Sept. 13 during a Lieutenant’s Promotional Ceremony. Heath is the first of four firefighters-paramedics to be promoted to lieutenant after two days of testing. He earned the No. 1 spot.
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40 years of memories The Longboat Observer is getting ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special issue Oct. 18. As part of this edition, we’re looking for readers’ favorite Observer memories. Were you featured in a story? Did your photo make the front page? Did our April Fools’ edition trick you? Let us know your favorite Observer memories so we can possibly include them in our anniversary edition. Email memories to Katie Johns at kjohns@yourobserver.com.
Katie Johns
John, Eugene and Bello Nock own the Batcopter, Batmobile and the Batcycle and take them to events locally and throughout the country.
Three brothers spread joy through their love of all things Batman. SEE PAGE 13 A+E New challenges await. INSIDE
Turtle Tracks SEPT. 9-15: Nests False Crawls
2018 2017 0 0 0 0
YEAR TO DATE: 2018 2017 Nests 993 1,285 False Crawls 1,003 1,168 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
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Town tallies costs The largest toll of red tide cleanup was time. SEE PAGE 5