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East County

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
Our View: Right ideas, faulty methods

Last week in this space, we presented the context for how and why the referendum question on the indigent-care, one-half-cent sales surtax came into being.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
Long-planned 44th Avenue East extension comes into focus

Tired of waiting and to the dismay of neighboring residents, Manatee County will pay as it goes for the east-west transportation project.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
News Briefs

FCAT results released May 24 show fewer than half of Manatee County's third-grade students are reading or have math skills at or above grade level.

  • East County
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SMART Executive Director Gail Clifton and Eileen, Gary and Darrin Simone, of 1st Choice Industries, stand alongside a newly installed wheelchair ramp by SMART’s pool.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 29, 2013
East County business saddles up to help

A local business invested more than $25,000 to upgrade bathroom facilities at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

  • East County
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East County resident Elizabeth Sullivan submitted this photo of a sunset from Creekwood.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
Weather Photo: EN-LIGHTENED VIEW

East County resident Elizabeth Sullivan submitted this photo of a sunset from Creekwood.

  • East County
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Carden Axl Cubria
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
East County Birth

The East County Observer would like to congratulate all the parents who celebrated recently the births of their new bundles of joy.

  • East County
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Spencer Schmidt
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 29, 2013
East County teenagers make buzz about history

Braden River Middle School students Spencer Schmidt and John Lin share an affinity for history and may even quiz each other on the subject.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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Rising junior tight end Kyle Brady hauls in a pass late in the third quarter.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
Defensive effort propels Mustangs

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Naples Lely 21-0 in its spring game May 24.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
SIDELINES

PEMCO Pirates win championship; Braden River searches for new baseball coach; Pirates to retire No. 3

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
State champ to hit greens for the Virginia Cavaliers

LWR High junior Danny Walker verbally committed last month to play golf for the University of Virginia.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Jason Fineberg

The Out-of-Door Academy eighth-grader Jason Fineberg rushed for 167 yards on 15 carries and scored a 1-yard touchdown as time expired in the Thunder's 17-13 loss to St. Petersburg Northside Christian in its Spring Game May 17.

  • East County
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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
Your Neighbor: Ann Kale

Ann Kale's dog, Regis, lived to see his owner become the oldest graduate of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2007.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,889 square feet of living area, sold for $1.35 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 29, 2013
County Club Village home sells for $1.35 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 28, 2013
Sales-tax may yield new health-care model

In part II of our preview of a June 18 referendum on the half-cent sales tax increase in Manatee County, the East County Observer examines how new revenue would impact care in the community.

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