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East County

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 27, 2010
Deputies to focus on DUIs

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is participating in a drunken driving through the upcoming Labor Day weekend.

  • East County
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  • By Erine Soller
  • August 27, 2010
Lakewood Ranch Knights welcome Haitian colleagues

An East County Knights of Columbus group recently helped install new members.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 26, 2010
Celebrity bartenders uncork support for Ranch SmartFarm

Farm organizers hope to host a groundbreaking ceremony in October and open the farm to the public in February.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 26, 2010
Lakewood Ranch CDDs adopt budgets

Four Lakewood Ranch community development district boards today adopted their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 26, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Pure Blends Performance Nutrition

When you step into Pure Blends Performance Nutrition, you won't find a typical menu that lists a variety of smoothie flavors on the wall.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Main music to benefit Wobbly Feet

Lakewood Ranch's next Music on Main concert will benefit Wobbly Feet Foundation Inc.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Braden River needs your vote

Braden River Middle School needs the community's help implementing a step dance program.

  • East County
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 25, 2010
Lakewood family welcomes exchange student

This school year, the Rich family will host German student Louisa Sinz, who started classes at Lakewood Ranch High School this week.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 25, 2010
Residents flood Fort Hamer meeting

The U.S. Coast Guard will use community feedback to determine what will be included in an upcoming environmental impact study.

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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 25, 2010
STEP BY STEP

Rachael Jaworski, the Lakewood Ranch 10-year-old who collapsed Dec. 26, 2009, after an arterio-venous malformation in her brain ruptured, recently underwent CyberKnife surgery. Although the surgery was successful, doctors discovered yet another AVM.

  • East County
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 25, 2010
'Friends' star to appear in East County

Maggie Wheeler, aka Janice from 'Friends,' will perform this Saturday at Braden River High School.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 25, 2010
CDD supervisors amend security expectations

CDD 4 supervisors hope the changes will help deter burglaries and other suspicious behavior in the community.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Cops Corner 08.26.10

A store manager stated a young male left the store and passed all points of sale without paying for a box of chicken and a box of doughnuts and ran from the store.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 25, 2010
College opens new nursing center

The Medical Technology & Simulation Center houses associate and baccalaureate level nursing programs, other health professions, science labs and classrooms.

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  • August 25, 2010
Birth Announcements 08.26.10

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements the last Wednesday of each month.

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