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Thomas and Arlie Dowell, 50th wedding anniversary
No full textLocal residents Thomas and Arlie Dowell are pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. Longtime Palmetto residents, Thomas died in 2013 and Arlie in 2016
Judah P. Benjamin
No full textMr. Trevethan talks about the life and times of Judah P. Benjamin, the Secretary of War during the Confederacy government. Benjamin famously took refuge in Gamble Mansion before escaping to England
Judge Deno Economou at Investiture Ceremony
No full textNewly appointed Judge Deno Economou (right) is pictured at his investiture ceremony. As of 2020, he continues to serve on the bench and oversees Manatee County's drug court
Children at Rubonia Community Center
No full textA group of unidentified children pose for the camera outside Rubonia Community Center
Judge Robert Farrance investiture
No full textHe attended College of Wooster and received his B.A. in 1972 and J.D. Emory Law School, receiving his degree in 1975. In the mid-1970s, Judge Farrance joined a law partnership with Scott Brownell. He began serving on the County Court Bench in December 1999. He was sworn in as a judge in 2000. In May 2005 he took part in a Law Day special event, entertaining the audience with the Top Ten reasons people gave to be excused from Jury Duty. [Source: Smith, Lawyers and Legends of Manatee County, 2012 and https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/
Joe Kinnan, Manatee High School football coach on field
No full textManatee High School football coach Joe Kinnan on the field. Kinnan was fooball coach at the school from 1982-2000
Snooty Eats Leafy Greens
No full textSnooty the manatee enjoys some leafy greens while museum visitors observe him in his enclosure at the South Florida Museum (now Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
Marshes at Waterlefe Golf & River Club
No full textA view of the marshy waters at Waterlefe, a housing development and golf club located along the Manatee River just west of the Fort Hamer area
Summary of Joseph Herman Simpson's History of Manatee County up to 1904
No full textMr. Kent Chetlain discusses the history of Manatee County up to 1904 from the writings of Joseph Herman Simpso
Preparing Rocky Bluff's Opening
No full textStaff members prepare carts of books to shelve at the new Rocky Bluff Branch Library locatio