Story by Mark Chapman on July 30th, 2010 at 8:45 am
A man attempting to come to the aid of a woman involved in an altercation early this morning instead became the focal point of an attack.
According to a media release from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, a 58-year-old man saw a man and a woman involved in an altercation about 1:27 a.m. in the 200 block of West Cowles Street and decided to help the woman. The man was then cut by the woman and hit with a baseball bat by the man involved in the fight, according to the release. The victim was treated at Englewood Community Hospital.
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Story by Nancy Guenther Chapman on July 30th, 2010 at 2:52 am,
with photos by Nancy Guenther Chapman

Pat Knox, left, comes out to get lunch from the buffet Thursday in front of Foursquare Church. Karen Oakers, right, prepared the main course in the solar cookers in the foreground.
A black pot in a plastic bag sat surrounded by a silvery car shade for several hours Thursday morning in front of Foursquare Church.
Someone was cooking.
Karen Oakers, who visits the church regularly, wanted to show the Rev. Sue Bannan a solar cooker. She had hot dogs in two pots, one in the homemade setup, the other in a cooker she bought from Solar Cookers International. She also had a jar of Sun Tea brewing.
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Story by Mark Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 4:28 pm,
with photos by Nancy Wille and Cathy Redman
Submitted by Pioneer Days Committee
One of the big events during the 1978 Englewood Pioneer Days Celebration was Donkey Baseball at the old Recreation Center on Orange Street. It’s difficult to be sure what the donkeys thought about it, but the kids – and more than a few grownups — loved it.
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Story by Mark Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 4:13 pm,
with photos by courtesy CCSO

Christopher Lee Prew
Submitted by Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Warrant Squad detectives arrested an Englewood Beach man for on drug trafficking charges after a Narcotics Unit undercover investigation.
Christopher Lee Prew, 38, of Shoreview Drive, was charged with trafficking in Oxycodone, Possession of Oxycodone and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia stemming from a June 1 undercover operation that took place at Prew’s home. The pills purchased were sent to an FDLE lab for testing and came back positive for Oxycodone; a warrant was then issued for his arrest.
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Story by Nancy Guenther Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 1:38 am,
with photos by Nancy Guenther Chapman

Kristen Fisher, director of Foundations Preschool at Englewood United Methodist Church, in what is now the choir room at the church. It will soon be remade into an additional classroom for her preschool, helping to emulate the kindergarten program at Englewood Elementary School.
Foundations Preschool is expanding its program this fall, adding a classroom so it can better prepare pupils for kindergarten at Englewood Elementary School.
Also on the agenda: the first after-school program offered by the preschool.
The changes are made possible by a win-win game of musical chairs at Englewood United Methodist Church: The choir will move into a large room off the main room in Fellowship Hall, and the preschool will take over the space.
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Story by Nancy Guenther Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 1:20 am,
with photos by Nancy Guenther Chapman

Firefighters wait for notification from Florida Power and Light before dumping water into the burning transformer.
A late afternoon fire in an electrical transformer on Placida Road shut off power nearby, sent thick black smoke skyward, diverted traffic and attracted onlookers from Merchant Crossing and Palm Plaza shopping centers.
Englewood Area Fire Control District Battalion Chief Peter Ojeda did not know what caused the fire. Station 71 received the call at 5:26 p.m.
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Story by Mark Chapman on July 28th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

The Winn-Dixie in Englewood is not part of the supermarket chain’s 30-store cutback, according to the store manager.
Rumors of Winn-Dixie’s demise are apparently quite premature.
The east Englewood store is not part of the 30-store cutback reported in several print newspapers today, according to store manager Al James.
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