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Sarasota Polo Club resident and Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber competed in his second triathlon Aug. 4, on Siesta Key. Klauber now will prepare for his first Ironman 70.3 Sept. 29, in Augusta, Ga. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
IRON ON: Tommy Klauber

Sarasota Polo Club resident and Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber is preparing for his first Ironman Triathlon.

  • East County
  • Sports
Thirteen-year-old Bailey Jackson holds the record for the most interceptions in the i9 Sports league. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
For the love of the game

Thirteen-year-old Bailey Jackson has been playing football for i9 Sports since he was 6 years old and is the longest tenured player in the league.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
Comment: Come on! You know you like me

I experienced my first competition when I stepped out onto the field for my first T-ball game when I was 5 years old, and my competitive spirit has only intensified since then.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
Community Golf

Enjoy this week's community golf scores.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2012
News Briefs

Honor Rescue launches program; Collision yields injuries; Water District approves proposed millage rate; LECOM welcomes largest class

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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Nine-year-old Ava Frank and her 6-year-old sister Ally say their favorite part about gymnastics is flipping around the uneven bars. The two sisters will compete for Kids SuperGym's level 3 team this year.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
Siblings fly high

Nine-year-old Ava Frank and her 6-year-old sister, Ally, both will compete for Kids Supergym's level 3 team.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 8, 2012
County, School Board set tentative budgets, millage

The Manatee County School Board and Manatee County Board of County Commissioners have set maximum millage rates and approved tentative budgets for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 8, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Dick Vitale

Lakewood Ranch resident and ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale was recently selected for induction into the Little League Hall of Excellence in South Williamsport, Pa.

  • East County
  • Sports
This Central park home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,038 square feet of living area, sold for $429,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 8, 2012
Four-bedroom home in Treymore sells for $590,000

A home in Treymore at the Village of Palm Aire tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
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Rosemary Balandra took this photo of a rainbow from the back door of her home in Panther Ridge.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Rosemary Balandra took this photo of a rainbow from the back door of her home in Panther Ridge.

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Film crews capped off their visit by interviewing patrons at their tables. Photos courtesy of Sarasota Sally.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 8, 2012
Travel Channel spotlights East County's Linger Lodge

Film crews from the Travel Channel filmed a segment at the local eatery Linger Lodge Restaurant and Bar.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 7, 2012
Aug. 7: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Seven-year-old Antonio Archila looks to dribble past defender Rafael Alonso.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: i9 Sports Summer Camp

More than 20 East County children enjoyed learning how to play basketball, football, soccer and baseball during the i9 Sports Camp July 23-27.

  • East County
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The company is reporting 11 home sales in each in the Central Park neighborhood of Lakewood Ranch, and its newest community, Woodbrook, last month.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 7, 2012
Neal home sales keep climbing

Neal Communities' home sales are up 36% compared to the first seven months of 2011.

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