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Skidmore’s Englewood office closed during February

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 by Mark Chapman

The Engle­wood office of Com­mis­sioner Robert Skid­more, Dis­trict 3, will be closed the month of Feb­ru­ary. The office will reopen on March 7.

The com­mis­sioner holds Engle­wood office hours at the West County Annex, 6868 San Casa Drive, Engle­wood, on Wednes­days from 9 a.m. to noon. Walk-ins are wel­come. He also main­tains office hours at the Mur­dock com­plex through­out the week. To make an appoint­ment at either loca­tion, please call 941.743.1300.

10th Lemon Bay Fest opens Feb. 3

Sunday, January 29th, 2012 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by File

A crowd takes part in fes­ti­val activ­i­ties in 2010.

By Jean Airey

Lemon Bay Fest – Engle­wood His­tory with Zest!, begins its 10th year Fri­day, Feb. 3.

Kick­ing things off and run­ning through the week is the fourth of the orig­i­nal “Billery Dean” mur­der mys­tery plays. This one calls for the great detec­tive (and Engle­wood fish­er­man) to solve “The Case of the Pur­ple Por­poise.” Reser­va­tions can be made by call­ing 941−474−3764.

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The cookies are coming

Sunday, January 29th, 2012 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by courtesy Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast

Troop 208: front row from left: Anne LeV­asseur, Adri­ana Basile. Back row: Car­rie Har­vey, Court­ney Botelho, Saman­tha Mar­tel, Eliz­a­beth D’Amico, Rea­gan Moody, and Emily Lang

Girl Scouts through­out Engle­wood and sur­round­ing areas have begun tak­ing orders for Girl Scout Cookies.

What makes this year dif­fer­ent is that Girl Scouts is cel­e­brat­ing its 100th birth­day. On March 12, 1912, Juli­ette “Daisy” Gor­don Low assem­bled 18 girls from Savan­nah, Ga., for the first Girl Scout meet­ing. She believed that all girls should be given the oppor­tu­nity to develop phys­i­cally, men­tally and spir­i­tu­ally. With the goal of bring­ing girls out of iso­lated home envi­ron­ments and into com­mu­nity ser­vice and the open air, Girl Scouts hiked, played bas­ket­ball, went on camp­ing trips, learned how to tell time by the stars, and stud­ied first aid.

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‘Postmortem’ now playing at LBP

Thursday, January 5th, 2012 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by Rob Davis

Lemon Bay Play­house cast of “Post­mortem”: From left, seated: Lee Lawler, Mon­ica McIn­tire, John T. Wyc­zlin­ski; Stand­ing: Steve Horowitz, Mau­reen Young, Direc­tor Dale Moore, Lisa Pin­dara, Richard Blanchard.

The Lemon Bay Play­house pro­duc­tion of “Post­mortem,” which opened Wednes­day, will run through Jan. 29.

The mys­tery is directed by Dale Moore and fea­tures Lee Lawler, Mon­ica McIn­tire, John T. Wyc­zlin­ski, Steve Horowitz, Mau­reen Young, Lisa Pin­dara and Richard Blanchard.

Tick­ets are $18 and can be ordered online at http://www.lemonbayplayhouse.com, by phone at 475‑6756 or at the box office at 96 Dear­born St. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Sheriff: Beware door-to-door scams

Saturday, December 24th, 2011 by Mark Chapman

Sub­mit­ted by Sara­sota Co. Sheriff’s Office

The Sara­sota County Sheriff’s Office is warn­ing res­i­dents about sea­sonal door-to-door scams, most recently a scheme where peo­ple pose as stu­dents involved in a fundraiser.

Reported inci­dents indi­cate that well-dressed college-age young men are approach­ing peo­ple under the guise of rais­ing money for a school trip. They claim that they attend local uni­ver­si­ties and that their par­ents live nearby.

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Gulf Cove church plans candlelight services

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 by Mark Chapman

Gulf Cove United Methodist Church will offer Christ­mas Eve can­dle­light ser­vices at 6, 8 and 11:30 p.m.

The first at 6 p.m. will be a con­tem­po­rary ser­vice for the whole fam­ily. At 8 p.m., a tra­di­tional wor­ship ser­vice will be held. You can par­take of Holy Com­mu­nion at the quiet, more med­i­ta­tive ser­vice at 11:30 p.m.

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Church invites community to free Christmas dinner

Monday, December 12th, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by file

Turkey prepa­ra­tion from Christ­mas past reminds every­one that the Engle­wood United Methodist Church offers a free Christ­mas Day meal.

Sub­mit­ted by EUMC

There will be roast turkey and all the trim­mings from noon to 3 p.m. at the 20th annual Engle­wood United Methodist Church Christ­mas Din­ner on Christ­mas Day. The free meal will be served in  Fel­low­ship Hall behind the church at 700 E. Dear­born St. Dona­tions are appre­ci­ated but not required.

The hall will be decked for the hol­i­day and Christ­mas music will fill the air. There is no stand­ing in line as every­one is greeted at the door and seated to be served by vol­un­teers. Use the court­yard doors for faster seat­ing. The park­ing lot doors are best for hand­i­capped accessibility.

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Annual Santa Firehouse Pancake Breakfast is Dec. 21

Sunday, December 4th, 2011 by Mark Chapman

Enjoy break­fast with Santa Dec. 21 at the fire­house in Gulf Cove.

The 13th annual Santa Fire­house Pan­cake Break­fast will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednes­day, Dec. 21, at the Char­lotte County Fire/EMS Sta­tion 4, 13600 Marathon Blvd., Gulf Cove.

Fire Chief Den­nis R. DiDio and the chief’s staff wel­come the com­mu­nity into their fire­houses for fire­house and appa­ra­tus tours, fire safety edu­ca­tion, and hol­i­day cheer. This year’s event is spon­sored by Engle­wood Com­mu­nity Hospital.

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