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Irving Mishkin and Carolyn Kaplan
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  • February 4, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Kobernick Celebration

Residents of Kobernick Anchin Independent Retirement & Assisted Living Community celebrated a special Shabbat dinner Feb. 3, as guests gathered to honor three of Kobernick's founders - Marie Brown, Gersh Cohn, and Jack Weintraub.

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 3, 2012
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  • February 3, 2012
Saint Stephen's Morrish signs with Vanderbilt

Saint Stephen's senior Shannon Morrish signed a national letter-of-intent to play soccer for Vanderbilt University Feb.1.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2012
LAX clinic draws crowd

More than 75 players and coaches attended a free shooting clinic with Liam Banks Jan. 25 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

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  • February 3, 2012
Bulldogs gear up for spring season

The East Manatee Bulldogs will begin practicing for their spring flag football season Feb. 27 with games scheduled to begin March 17.

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  • By John Gudritz
  • February 3, 2012
Rosedale now offering state-of-the-art training aid

Rosedale Golf and Country Club recently began offering the use of one the Explanar.

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All proceeds will benefit the Levi Dakin Trust to support Dakin as he continues to battle brain cancer.
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  • February 3, 2012
East County 'saddles up' for cancer patient

A rodeo this weekend will benefit Levi Dakin, who is battling brain cancer.

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Tristen Woods, Dev Patel, Jayden Vilayvong and Alex Schroeder enjoyed a healthy snack in between activities.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Jump Rope for Heart

Children at Braden River Elementary School are jumping toward their goal of raising $3,000 for the American Heart Association during the school's Jump Rope for Heart event, which runs through Feb. 8.

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  • February 2, 2012
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Josie Kolbe, 8, perfected her jump roping technique today as Braden River Elementary School launched's its Jump Rope for Heart event, which will run through Feb. 8.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 2, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Jump rope

Josie Kolbe, 8, perfected her jump roping technique today as Braden River Elementary School launched's its Jump Rope for Heart event, which will run through Feb. 8.

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Gov. Rick Scott on Jan. 19 issued an executive order suspending Ruben from public office, after the Manatee County Sheriff's Office conducted an initial investigation and forwarded its findings to the State Attorney's Office.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 2, 2012
Manatee County public servant arrested for child molestation

An East County man serving as a commissioner for the Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District has been arrested on charges of molesting several children over the last seven years and suspended from public office.

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First-year medical student Morgan Pyne, of Bradenton, received congratulations from Dr. Thomas Quinn after receiving her white coat. Pyne is a graduate of Lakewood Ranch High School. Photo by Michael Polin.
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  • February 2, 2012
Medical, pharmacy students earn white coats at ceremony

Medical and pharmacy students at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated their transition from classroom study to a clinical education during a special "White Coat" ceremony Jan. 28.

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Bonnie Schiavone, Marilyn Schott and Jules Price enjoyed time together.
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  • February 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Networking Social

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered Feb. 1, at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, for the organization's monthly networking social.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior Gabriella Diaz-Granados scored 14 points in her final game in a Lady Mustangs uniform.
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  • February 1, 2012
Lakewood Ranch falls in district semis

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 58-40 loss to Palmetto in the Class 6A-District 12 semifinals Feb. 1.

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ODA senior Daniel Pivonka looks to give the Thunder a spark late in the second half of a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal Jan. 31.
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  • February 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal: ODA at Indian Rocks Christian School

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team saw its season come to a close with a 4-0 loss to Indian Rocks Christian School in a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal Jan. 31.

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