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Health Matters AUGUST 2019
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Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
Delay dementia with a bilingual brain. PAGE 2
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BRAIN
SKEETER PROBLEMS Help dealing with those nasty bites.
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LUNCHTIME Keep kids motivated at school with a healthy lunch.
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PICTURE OF HEATH
Create an exercise plan, and stick to it.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019
YOUR TOWN DORA WALTERS 1927-2019
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Ed Schaye celebrating his 90th with family and friends.
A LONGBOAT LEGEND
Happy 90th, Ed! Ed Schaye’s family gathered Aug. 10 to celebrate his 90th birthday at Blu Kouzina on St. Armands Circle. Schaye and his late wife, Harriet, moved to Longboat Key after visiting their son, John Schaye, who worked for Nick Bolletierri at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in 1976. They immediately fell in love with Longboat Key and bought at the Colony. The following year, they bought at Seaplace and moved into Winding Oaks in Bay Isles 20 years ago, where Ed lives with his son, John. Ed was active on the boards of the Suncoast Tennis League, CAN Community Health and Designing Women Boutique.
It’s a record year The Sarasota area has more turtle nests this year than it has in 38 years of tracking and nesting on the beaches. As of Aug. 4, this year’s numbers break several midseason records: number of nests, turtles tagged and different species. Longboat Key alone has 1,326 nests out of the total 5,063. Because females nest every two to three years, many of this year’s nesting turtles are thought to be returning from 2016, according Mote Marine Laboratory,
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Dora Walters, seen at her desk in the Longboat Observer office, reported just about every kind of story possible here from 1987 to 2013.
Spunky and beloved, longtime reporter remembered for her devotion to her community.
NAT KAEMMERER AND STEN SPINELLA STAFF WRITERS
In this week’s Fannin Sentinel in Blue Ridge, Ga., you can find Dora Walters’ last contribution to her local paper — one of the many she has reported for over the years. On Aug. 6, the 92-year-old was in her office typing out the column from
Living the Longboat lifestyle
Turtle Tracks LONGBOAT August 4-10 2019 2018 Nests 13 8 False Crawls 9 5 Total as of August 10 2019 2018 Nests 1,337 991 False Crawls 1,517 1,002 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory
Things to do propel town up the list of cool places to call home. PAGE 13 Eric Garwood
Among the recreational opportunities for Longboaters: kayaking in Sarasota Bay.
Jake, head of security for the community. A snake was trying to get into Petunia Possum’s house, and she was determined to get it done. This was an important one. Perhaps it should be mentioned that Jake is Walters’ beloved dog. But if you knew Walters, none of the above should come as a surprise. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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