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Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 41, NO. 25
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YOUR TOWN
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
With doubts surfacing over fundraising, the town re-evaluates its plans for the Arts, Culture and Education Center.
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Bob Williams, Zachary Gray and John Roble
Bird Key offers a helping hand Bird Key Yacht Club members are helping those in the U.S. Coast Guard affected by the recently ended temporary government shutdown. On Jan. 25, Bird Key Commodore Bob Williams and member John Roble presented a $6,000 Publix gift card to Zachary Gray of the USCG Chief Petty Officer Association. The donation will be exchanged for smaller gift cards to be donated to the Sun Coast Chief Petty Officer Association.
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Where will you take us in 2019? Come fly with us, we’ll fly, we’ll fly away ... in our new It’s Read Everywhere photo contest, that is. As it turns out, the Observer is quite the jet-setter. Over the years, we’ve been everywhere from the pyramids of Egypt to the Great Wall of China. We’ve even been diving in the Florida Keys and sledding in Alaska. But that doesn’t mean we’re jaded. We’re just as excited about where you’ll take us in this year’s contest, which runs through October. We’re also excited to announce the grand prize this year is two $250 vouchers on Allegiant Airlines, our 2019 contest sponsor. So when you pack for your next adventure, don’t forget to bring a copy of the Observer for a photo op at your destination. Then submit it at YourObserver.com/contests/itsreadeverywhere.
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New focus on deck for Brown Longtime elected leader sets a new course for public life. SEE PAGE 2A
Suzanne Elliott
Jim Brown recently announced he is stepping away from elected office but not from public service.