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Sarasota News Leader November 30, 2012 Page 42 PAY YOUR TAXES FROM YOUR CAR Nov. 30 is the last day to pay property taxes • Venice — Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail (east side, Florida with a 4 percent discount and that day "usuHighway Patrol parking lot). ally brings in quite a crowd at the Tax Collector's Office," a county news release says. Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates also reminds taxpayers in the news release, "The To make it easier for taxpayers, on Friday, 4 percent discount is given if you postmark Nov. 30, drive-through service will be availor pay at www.SarasotaTaxCollector.com by able from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following Nov. 30." Tax Collector Service Centers: In addition, 24-hour drop boxes are available • Downtown Sarasota — Terrace Building, at the service centers and in North Port at the 101 S. Washington Blvd. (south side). Supervisor of Elections Office, 13640 Tamiami Trail, on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The • South Sarasota — West of Palmer Ranch elections office is closed from noon to 1 p.m., Plaza, 8484 S. Tamiami Trail (south side). the news release notes. PINE VIEW JUNIOR NAMED 2013 SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLAR Thomas Chaffee, a junior at Pine View School in Osprey, has been selected to represent the Sarasota County School District as its 2013 Sunshine State Scholar during an event to be held Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22, 2013, in Orlando. technology, engineering and mathematics), a weighted grade point average of 3.9 or higher and a minimum of 25 hours of approved community service. The focus of the program is to retain intellectual talent in Florida, the release notes. If Chaffee is unable to attend, the alternate Each of the scholars, along with his or her student is Dominic Morrow, a junior at Venice parents and a teacher who has served as a High School, a district news release notes. significant influence for the student, will travEach school district in Florida selects its top el to Orlando for the two-day program at the 11th-grade scholar, a person who demon- Doubletree Hotel at Universal Orlando. strates "tremendous academic ability and [expresses] a desire to attend a Florida university," the release adds. The Sunshine State Scholars program recognizes students' achievements in STEM courses (science, The scholars will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of Florida's colleges and universities to discuss career and postsecondary opportunities available to them in the state, the release adds. Press Releases & News Tips News@SarasotaNewsLeader.com