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Marian Kessler
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 26, 2012
Male athlete of the Year: Seth McGarry

After suffering a tender elbow in the off-season, Lakewood Ranch High pitcher Seth McGarry spent much of the season serving as the Mustangs DH.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior Danielle Valley qualified for the final in the 800-meter freestyle of the U.S. Olympic Trials July 1. She finished eighth.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 26, 2012
Year in sports: A look back

Building off of last year's successes, East County athletes made remarkable headlines in 2012, putting together one of the most eventful and successful years in recent history.

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Behind the leadership of 12 seniors, the Lakewood Ranch High baseball team captured its first district title in nine years and advanced to the Class 6A state semifinals May 17.
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  • December 26, 2012
Sports Teams of 2012

Enjoy our picks for the top sports teams of 2012.

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"To open this school (Braden River High), gave me new life," Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley said.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 26, 2012
Year in review: May 2012, 'Pauley to leave Braden River'

The school board is expected to approve the appointment of Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley to director of secondary education May 14.

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Joanna Graczyk got an airplane ride from her dad, Frank, before the show during Lakewood Ranch’s Moonlight Movie April 27. Published May 10, 2012.
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  • December 26, 2012
May Year in Pictures: East County

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

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Channing Weir was crowned the 2013 Miss Lakewood Ranch. Published April 12, 2012.
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  • December 25, 2012
April Year in Pictures: East County

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

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Nathan Benderson, founder of Benderson Development, an East County-based developer, died April 7. He was 94. File photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Mark Gordon
  • December 25, 2012
Year in review: April 2012, 'Nathan Benderson: 'One of a Kind''

Nathan Benderson, who grew up in the Great Depression, turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of business success and unbridled philanthropy. He died April 7.

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On March 3, members and officials of the YMCA celebrated the opening of the facility’s new $2.1 million, 13,000-square-foot addition, which has been under construction since September.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Ranch YMCA unveils expansion'

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA opened its new fitness center to the public March 3.

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