Sarasota County Updates for Nov. 1

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County receives award for hazardous waste collection programSarasota County Hazardous Waste has been recognized by the 2013 North America Hazardous Materials Management Association with a Longstanding Program Excellence Award.
Parks and Recreation is accepting arts-and-crafts vendor applications for the upcoming Barefoot Beach Bazaar season at Nokomis Beach. 
Learn about growing organic cut flowers for local markets Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at Sarasota County Extension, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota.
The 2014 One Book, "Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town" by Bryan Mealer, was revealed at two public events last week.
Preregister now for the 37th annual Sandy Claws Beach Run scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, on Siesta Beach.
The Sarasota County Commission has approved moving forward with building a new emergency operations/911 Center at 6050 Porter Way, Sarasota.
The approaching winter season brings an expected increase in seasonal flu viruses. Getting a flu shot is your best defense against several influenza viruses.
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