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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • May 1, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
SIDELINES

8U River Dawgs win baseball tourney; River Strand tops Stoneybrook; IMG hoops players sign scholarships

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
JUST THE STATS

288 - The number of strikeouts Braden River senior Courtney Mirabella has thrown so far this season.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
News Briefs

The Lauren O'Hara Memorial Fund and TreeUmph! Adventure Course are teaming to raise funds for children with cancer being treated at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team celebrates its second district championship in three years after defeating Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 1, 2013
District Champs: ODA baseball

The ODA baseball team defeated rival Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26. Both teams now will advance to the regional quarterfinals May 2.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 1, 2013
Athlete of the Week: McKaleigh Goodale

Lakewood Ranch High senior shortstop McKaleigh Goodale hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to help lead the Lady Mustangs to a 9-1 victory over Tampa Sickles in the Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinals April 25.

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Judy Harris has been on 40 cruises. She was a guest educational lecturer for more than 10 years with Royal Caribbean International and Princess Cruises.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 1, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Judy Harris

Judy Harris' students and friends have affectionately called her "Mama Judy" for years, but she truly lived up to her nickname two years ago, when the Sarasota-Herald Tribune named her Sarasota Mother of the Year.

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This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,048 square feet of living area, sold for $1.4 million. Photo by Josh Siegel.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 1, 2013
Home in Country Club Village sells for $1.4 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. ACPA Land Investments LLC and LVI Land Investments LLC sold the home at 7304 Greystone St. to James and Winifred Castoro, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.4 million.

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  • May 1, 2013
Business Observer

Clickbooth helps Boston bombings victims; Multimedia company relocates to LWR

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East County resident Charles Haeussner submitted this photo of an egret enjoying a sunset.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Weather Photo: SUNSET STROLL

East County resident Charles Haeussner submitted this photo of an egret enjoying a sunset.

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Siesta Key Beach was ranked No. 3 by Dr. Beach.
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • April 30, 2013
April 30: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Gas odor causes Peltz shoes, others to evacuate; Bullock outlines Colony initiatives; Dr. Beach names Siesta Key Beach in top six beaches in Florida; John McKenna plays kazoo at concert

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Employees at Peltz Shoes were able to reenter their stores at 9:45 a.m., just before they opened at 10 a.m., said store manager Bryan Reece.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 30, 2013
Gas odor causes Peltz shoes, others to evacuate

Construction crews had been working on gas lines outside the back of the building yesterday. Peltz Shoes and nearby stores were evacuated as a precaution.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 29, 2013
Lady Mustangs finish third

Lakewood Ranch High senior distance runners Kristin Zarella captured Lakewood's lone individual regional championship while helping lead the Lady Mustangs to a third-place finish at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 25, at Charlotte High.

  • East County
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Willowbrook developer files suit against subcontractors
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • April 29, 2013
April 29: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Willowbrook developer KB Homes files suit against subcontractors; Cortez Bridge meeting takes place tomorrow; Registration open for Sister Keys Cleanup; Black Tie Untied

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team celebrates its second district championship in three years after defeating Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Class 3A-District 10 Championship

The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team defeated rival Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26, at McKechnie Field.

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