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East County resident Ellie Ohlman competed in the Miss Florida Pageant July 1-7. Published July 12, 2012.
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  • December 28, 2012
July Year in Pictures: East County

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of July 2012.

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Braden River Elementary’s Lusero Acosta, front, and Lizzy Ebury, went on the slide as many times as they could, during the school's "Movin' and Groovin" Inflatables Day June 5. Published June 14, 2012.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 27, 2012
June Year in Pictures: East County

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of June 2012.

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At last week's meeting, IDA representatives asked about potential ways to further trim project costs, which put square-foot costs at $220 to $237, but Town Hall officials indicated the proposal was as "bare bones" as possible.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 27, 2012
Year in review: June 2012, 'IDA moves forward with new maintenance facility'

Supervisors are ready to approve construction of a facility that meets the state requirement that a building withstand 140-mph winds.

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  • December 26, 2012
Kiddie Academy hosts holiday breakfast

Kiddie Academy welcomes more than 230 people to its Family Holiday Appreciation Breakfast Dec. 8.

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  • December 26, 2012
Bashaw students learn through dance

Zumba instructor Sandra Aguirre taught Bashaw Elementary School students Latin dance from Mexico Dec. 12, at the school.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 26, 2012
BRHS students honor veterans

Students at Braden River High School have continued their Christmas tradition of honoring servicemen and women.

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Leonardo Leal-Guerrero says he's thankful for the opportunities he has had and the people he's met while attending Stanford University.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 26, 2012
Home for the Holidays

As a homeless student, Leonardo Leal-Guerrero graduated with top honors from Braden River High School in 2011. Now, he's a sophomore at Stanford University.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 26, 2012
Country Club West changes its manager

Country Club West will no longer contract with the Inter-District Authority for property management services, starting Jan. 1.

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Marian Kessler
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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 26, 2012
Season of Sharing: Marian Kessler

Kessler, a Plymouth Harbor resident, has been donating to Season of Sharing since shortly after the campaign's inception.

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Jerry Pujol with his wife, Carolyn, who taught him how to run. Pujol also showed off his gold medal from the Senior Games State Championships.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • December 26, 2012
Going the distance

Jerry Pujol learned to run late in life. The 80-year-old recently qualified for the National Senior Games.

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Audrey Grace Moore
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 26, 2012
East County Births

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

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Robert Francisco
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 26, 2012
2012 Best of weather photos: East County

Looking back through our archives of weather photos in 2012, picking our best submissions was a near impossible task. You, our readers, submitted some of the most spectacular sunset and sunrise photos we have ever received!

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  • December 26, 2012
2012 Best of Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy the year's best Cops Corner.

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  • December 26, 2012
The Year in Sports: Photo Gallery

East County athletes brought home district, regional and state championships in 2012.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 26, 2012
Female athlete of the year: Olivia Ortiz

After capturing Lakewood Ranch High's first Class 3 individual cross-country state championship in 2011, Olivia Ortiz returned to the track this past spring hoping to pick up where she left off last season.

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