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Tree trimming
AME second-graders Hunter Storey, Ceira Thomas and Jules Henig cut and decorate holiday trees crafted of construction paper and garnished with glitter, beads and ribbons during a holiday craft session in Karen Granstad's classroom.
Normand continues recovery, store opens By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
“Taking care of business” proved the motto in the aftershock of the Dec. 5 shootings on Anna Maria Island.
Friends and family of Sue Normand have launched a Web site, www.supportsue.com, to provide updates on the Islander’s recovery and to receive assistance.
Chuck Sloan has traded the sand of Bradenton Beach for the snow of Quantico, Va., and the slow pace of police work on Anna Maria Island to the frenzy that is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Florida Department of Transportation was scheduled to close the Anna Maria Island Bridge to boat traffic between 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19.
CART to host property tax proposal meeting By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Islanders, mainlanders and anyone interested in the property tax situation in Florida are invited to a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19, to hear Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio present his plan for a maximum annual property tax increase of 1.35 percent.
Attorney asks GSR judge to cancel trial By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Islanders and mainlanders who have lost money investing in the failed GSR Development LLC were hoping for their day in federal bankruptcy court Jan. 10. That’s the day that adversarial proceedings against GSR principals Robert Byrne and Steve Noriega and others involved in the failed company were slated to start.
The world is counting down the days to the end of the year and the start of 2008: Thirteen if you are reading TheIslander the morning of its issue date.
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