SIESTA KEY
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 49, NO. 44
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PHOTO FINISH Great Mother’s Day race fills Siesta with families. SEE PAGE 14A
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Mother’s Day present After spending three years watching two ospreys build and rebuild their nest from her terrace, Nancy Shapiro’s watching eyes finally received their reward after spotting two baby ospreys on Mother’s Day. A “lifelong nature lover,” Shapiro and her husband began watching the birds when the couple first moved to their Beau Ciel condo. What started out as paying attention to how “ugly” the nest seemed became an all-out fascination. Shapiro said the two baby birds were her Mother’s Day gift and she named them Orville and Wilbur after the Wright Brothers. She plans to check on them daily now.
$20,000? Surprise!
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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019
Main’s middle stirs Development could fuel street’s still-quiet center. PAGE 3A
Turtle Tracks AS OF MAY 11 TOTAL NESTS: 2019 2018 Lido Beach 2 1 Siesta Key 31 0 Casey Key 63 11 TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS: 2019 2018 Lido Beach 0 3 Siesta Key 37 5 Casey Key 51 17
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Julie Shea ran with her children, Sullivan, left, and Addison.
Source: Mote Marine Laboratory
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Can you stop summer hunger?
Market stays true to its roots
Here are the week’s donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank’s Campaign Against Summer Hunger, which runs through May 15. To donate, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org. Goal: $1.4 million matching challenge Amount raised to date: $1.32 million
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Ted, Pauline and Eddie Morton shortly after the Morton family purchased the market.
At 50, Morton’s still relies on service with a smile. PAGE 1B
Summer shows sizzle at FST. INSIDE