ANNA MARIA — The first Anna Maria Island Thanksgiving Family Corn Toss Tournament” is set for Saturday with registration at 9:30 a.m. and tournament play starting at 10:30 a.m. at Island Community Center Gymnasium, 407 Magnolia, Anna Maria. The corn toss benefits Island Community Center and Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party. Fee is $50 per team. There is a 64 team limit and early registration is recommended at www.amithanksgivingcorntoss.eventbrite.com. For more information, call event organizer Linda Moore at (941) 737-3581.
Reclaimed water system still out of service
MANATEE — The Manatee County reclaimed water system for much of the western portion of the county will remain out of service until later this week.
According to a press release, the repairs to a clarifier were to be completed over the weekend but due to unforeseen problems the repairs will not be finished until today.
After the repairs are made it will take several days for calibration and standards tests to return the system to required levels of quality.
Customers may experience increased pressure sporadically toward the end of the week, but consistent normal pressure will most likely return by Monday, according to the press release.
Reclaimed water is treated wastewater that can be used for non-potable purposes, such as landscape irrigation.
For more information, visit the county Web site at www.mymantee.org.
‘Going to College with Grandma’ to have signing
SARASOTA — East Manatee author and illustrator Ann Stephanian Kale will sign copies of her book, “Going to College with Grandma,” at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Circle Books, 478 John Ringling Blvd., St Armands Circle, Sarasota.
The book tells the shared experiences the author had with her grandson. Kale graduated from USF Sarasota-Manatee in 2007 at the age of 80. All proceeds from her book go to the Gyumri Orphanage in Armenia. For more information, call (941) 388-3250.
King Farm bringing fresh produce to town
BRADENTON — King Farm Myakka will be selling produce harvested from its farm Friday and Saturday at three locations: Crowder Brothers/Ace Hardware, 5409 Manatee Ave., Bradenton, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days; The Downtown Bradenton Farmer’s Market, corner of 12th Street West and Fourth Avenue 9 a.m. -2 p.m. on Saturday and Orban’s Nursery, 9601 Ninth Ave. N.W., Bradenton on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
— Herald staff
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