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Health Matters DECEMBER 2019
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HOLIDAY BLUES Handling seasonal r grief is a step easie with support. PAGE 2
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 16, NO. 4
CANCER CARE
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YOUR TOWN
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New facilities and services come to SMH.
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BALANCING YOUR DIET
Tips to stay on track during foodie season.
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PICTURE OF HEALTH
Aging doesn’t equal stopping daily exercise.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019
Plan lost and found Residents’ group finds long-forgotten plan to help their neighborhood. PAGE 3
ALL SMILES Preschoolers enjoy a special day. SEE PAGE 20
Whitney Elfstrom
Siesta Key condos sparkle
Would it even feel like Christmas on the beach if Siesta Key didn’t hold its annual holiday lighting contest? Maybe, but it wouldn’t be nearly as fun. In the category for 100 or more units, first place was a tie for Excelsior Beach to Bay Club and Siesta Dunes. In third was Siesta Harbor. In the category for 50 to 100 units, Fisherman’s Cove took first place, Casablanca was second, and House Beach Resort was third. In the category for fewer than 50 units, Seashell Condominiums was first, Marina del Sol was second, and Harbor Town Yacht Club was third.
Whitney Elfstrom
Kellan Letschert-Price, 4, laughs as he tubes down an ice slope at Holiday on the Green at University Town Center.
Whitney Elfstrom
Selby Gardens celebrates family Lights weren’t the only thing glowing at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens on Dec. 13. The faces of Sarasota families lit up as they wandered around the garden’s Lights in Bloom display for Family Togetherness Night. The event was in partnership with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to invite families from Emma E. Booker Elementary, Alta Vista Elementary, Gocio Elementary, Tuttle Elementary and the Sarasota Housing Authority. Around 800 families attended the event.
The greatest gift of all Best presents don’t always come in a box, residents say. SEE PAGES 4-9
A+E Artist retreat bids leader goodbye. INSIDE