Issue link: https://newsleader.uberflip.com/i/198837
Sarasota News Leader October 25, 2013 Page 87 educational program, funded in part by the release notes. Contributions may be made at www.sarasotaaudubon.org. Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Sarasota Audubon recently announced a $50,000 Matching Challenge for the Gift of Nature Campaign for a Visitor and Nature Center at the Celery Fields, the release points out. Through November, all contributions will be doubled with matching funds, until the $50,000 mark is reached, the The Celery Fields Bird-A-Thon will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 9. Participants are requested to "flock" to Center Road off Palmer Boulevard, behind "The Hill." In advance, they are asked to email their names, their grades and the names of their schools to info@sarasotaaudubon.org. Call Jeanne Dubi at 724-1709 for more information. PREREGISTRATION UNDER WAY FOR SANDY CLAWS BEACH RUN Preregistration has begun for the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department's 37th annual Sandy Claws Beach Run, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, at Siesta Public Beach, located at 948 Beach Road on Siesta Key, the county has announced. begins at 7 a.m., a news release notes. The fun run begins at 8 a.m., with the 5K race starting at 8:20 a.m. "The event, sanctioned and co-sponsored by the Manasota Track Club, will use MyLaps bib timing," the release adds. Preregistration for the 5K race is $25; it is $18 for the one-mile fun run. Preregistration ends Those interested in participating may comNov. 29. plete and return a registration form available Race-day registration is $30 for the 5K race at any county recreation center, library or and $20 for the fun run. Race-day registration government building, the release continues. CORRECTIONS Two errors were included in the early version of the News Leader's Oct. 18 edition. First, in City Commission preview, the original article said no firms had been interested in making an offer on the State Street garage project. Realtor Ian Black wrote to point out, "I received 5 offers, as a result of my marketing efforts and eventually presented a Memorandum of Understanding that I had negotiated with Jebco Ventures Inc. to provide a mixed use component for the State [Street] Garage." He made that presentation to the City Commission, sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, on Aug. 29. The commission, however, received advice from City Attorney Bob Fournier to turn down the proposal because of concerns about Sunshine Law violations during the selection process. (See the related story in this issue.) Second, the headline for a Crime Blotter article indicated Sarasota Sheriff's Office personnel had dismantled a grow house operation in North Port. The house was in Sarasota, as the story explained. SarasotaNewsLeader.com