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James Earl Jones reads to little ones at Selby
Libarary as part of a new reading program.
 "George Hunt will
be showing Clint Eastwood movies in his office from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M." Mr.
Hunt, City Manager, Venice, wanted to carry a gun to work because he was afraid
of City employees.
"Sarasota-Bradenton Airport has decided it would be more fruitful to turn most of the open runways into vegetable patches, thank goodness they left one lane open for President Bush"
Pig-Laden, cries "Who let the gators out?"
We say, "If it smells like a pig, acts like a
pig than roast it like a pig"
This picture of a sunrise of the NYC
skyline was taken July 28th, 2001 by
a
man returning from a cruise. He saw
that the sun was going to line up
exactly
in the middle of the WTC Twin Towers.
(OT 50 optimized the photo which
embellished the symbolism of the
original}
The Ringling Causeway being built in 1925.
Family time being well spent biking
on segment 4 of the
Venetian Waterway Park.
High tech meets low tech as a Sarasota Mennonite talks on her cell
phone while sitting on her three wheel bike.
Sailor Circus performers who are all area students exhibit the seesaw jump
onto a bar.
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Florida's first "Bionic Man", Dan Strzempka,
a native of Sarasota demonstrates to the press the first bionic leg
in the world that works based on electronic sensors. Previous to this new
invention persons with prosthetic legs could not put weight on them while
the knee was bent. Dan, an avid golfer, says that the new leg allows him
greater follow through with his swing and to extend his walking range. This
golfer not only got a new bionic leg but he is the manager of Manasota
Orthopedic which offers the new leg made by Otto Bock a German prosthetics
company. Dan flew to Bocks office
in Minnesota to pick up the leg and learn how to program it with a laptop
computer.
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These girls along with hundreds more from the Gulf Coast Girl Scouts Council
held a ceremony to celebrate their
Council's 40th birthday and the Girls Scouts 90th birthday at Siesta Key
Beach Tuesday night. There are over 9,000 Girl Scouts in their Council which
covers from Bradenton to Naples.
And the winners are
L to R Firefighter Chris Lopes, his wife Donna, one of the judges Wilson Alvarez (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Minuche Rhoades and her husband Paramedic T.J. Rhoades. Congratulations goes to “B”- Shift for repeating there win from a year ago. 2nd place went to 911 Dispatch Center and 3rd place to Station #6./2001
The Sarasota County Fire Department Chili Cook Off held at Morton's Market was a huge success. Chris Browne the cartoonist of Hagar the Horrible gives a thumbs up for all the firemen's chili.
"Gee, if I can collect water with my swimming pool and use it to water my lawn why can't Sarasota County do the same?
OT 50 has proposed that Sarasota County build reservoirs instead of tapping the aquifer and importing 60% of their water from Manatee's reservoir.
"What do you mean our house doesn't fit into the neighborhood. It has the same roof line as the rest of them" The City of Sarasota has drafted an ordinance against "megahouses" which they put on hold until the end of this year.
Sarasota County Sheriff's expands motorcycle patrol. Deputies Bradley and Rowe.
President Bush's plane departing Sarasota on September 11, 2001
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 "I am sooo popular that I
have to take my calls while driving." And so goes the psychodynamics of
cell phone usage. Maybe they could program cell phones so that they won't
work while a driver is driving :)
Junior League Tinsel and Treasures Chair Cheryl Strzempka (R) and Patty Marachetti in front of Phillippi Mansion. Patty
will Chair the event next year.
A curious ladder from Iverson's overhang
leads to the roof of the second
hand store.
We have heard of basement sales but
not roof top sales:)
"We'll beat the parking meters by
parking on top of one another
at
the beach."
 This is the first part of a series on our NYC-WTC , OurTownSarasota Tour.
The sign to the left says, "The human spirit is measured not by the size
of the act but the size of the heart" The sign is painted directly next to
and overlooking the WTC.
President Bush's plane shown leaving
Sarasota-Bradenton Airport after the 9/11 attack. Photo: OurTownSarasota
Exclusive. Picture may not be copied
or reproduced or transmitted without express written permission of Michael
W. Penn.
 Photo Lt.
Terry Marshal.
Winners of the 2002 Fire Fighters Chili Cook Off: Station- Station
#4 "B" Shift.
2nd place goes to Fire PDQI
3rd place to Firefighters Benevolent.
Approximately $ 4,000.00 was raised.
The Police Athletic League held a Labor Day Weekend raffle for a new
motorcycle at Classic Motorcycles.
Auntie Bumble from the TV series "The Huggabug Club" helped
out at the Animal Shelter for their "Animal Adoption Day". L-R Judy
Landers, Auntie Bumble and Audrey Landers who are the Executive Producers
of the series along with their mother Ruth Landers.
The Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their Hob Nob event at the Sarasota
Fairgrounds this week. Plenty of good food and cool drinks mixed well.
The Siesta Key Chamber ties up members with chains and weights and throws
them in the pool for fun. (This stunt was performed by MagicMan, a local
entertainer)
The Manasota Mako Club held their annual Owners Funament. The children
pictured above all won trophies. The youngest was 4 months old :) Some won
trophies for being conservationists :) We love it.
The American Business Women's Club - Gulf Coast held a 50's dance Saturday night.
There wasn't a dull moment with hoola hoop, and bubble gum blowing
contests. Click here for more pictures of the
dance.
Tommy Young, left, heads the Care Free Learner Program at Sarasota H.S.
Tommy typically takes 8 H.S. weekly classes and 80 6th grade classes on to
Sarasota Bay to learn about marine life. In addition he takes out other
groups who are interested such as the local American Littoral Society,
above. Tommy talks with Roger from CT, on the Care Free Learner. The boat
was built by Sarasota H.S. students in 1978.
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