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Sep 26, 2017 – SUN contributor
June 23, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Legos at the Island Branch Library

Legos excavation at library

The Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts Legos Excavation on Saturday, June 24, from 2 to 3 p.m. It’s part of the library’s free summer activities where learning is mixed wit…
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June 22, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Island Branch Library

Pre-school story time features “All Round the Town”

Children’s Services Librarian Trudy Bell will have fun activities at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, on Tuesday, June 27 from 10 to 11 a.m. during pre-school story time. T…
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June 21, 2017
By Tom Vaught
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Kiwanis discusses business in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Executive Director Heather Kasten will be the speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting at the Manatee Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, on Sa…
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June 21, 2017
By Tom Vaught
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Learn CPR now to save lives later

West Manatee Fire Rescue presents a free monthly CPR class on Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Pre-registration is required and…
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June 21, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Turtle nest

Turtle talk at Senior Adventures

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring Director Suzi Fox will give an update on the nesting season at Senior Adventures on Friday, June 23, at 10 a.m. at Annie Silver Community Cente…
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June 21, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Kayakers at Robinson Preserve

Explore Robinson Preserve by kayak at sundown

Nature explorers bring their own canoe or kayak plus safety equipment on Monday, June 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. for a sunset, starlight paddle at Robinson Preserve. It’s a great way to spend a Monday even…
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May 17, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Manatee County Library Sunshine For Your Mind

Book club meets

The Friends of the Island Branch Library Book Club meets on Thursday, May 18, at 10:15 a.m. to discuss “West with the Night,” by Beryl Markham. For more information, call the library at 941-778-6341.
May 15, 2017
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Bar Talk… “Warm Florida Coats”

Bartenders are listeners. You sit at the bar. You drink. The Bartender listens. The topics can be tricky. The patron’s ex-wife. This one is real tricky. The bartender has to try to…
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April 25, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Uncle George the fashion plate

My uncle George generally looked like he had fallen off the back of a lobster boat and then rolled around in a barn. He wore a battered 7up cap, a grubby grey sweatshirt and green dungarees tucked…
March 16, 2017
By SUN contributor
Heritage Day fishing

AMI history comes to life on Heritage Day

ANNA MARIA — People took a step back in time at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society’s Heritage Day celebration. Attendees flocked to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum on March 4…
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