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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 14, 2010
Lucky Pelican plans sizzling Bayou Blast

The event will raise money to help seabirds affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 14, 2010
Athletic center expands to 24-hour schedule

Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center will implement the new schedule later this month.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 14, 2010
Service with a Purpose

Seven members of Woodland, The Community Church, will be heading to Uganda July 18 to visit with orphans.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 14, 2010
Marine rediscovers green thumb at Mariposa

Twenty-two-year-old Ashley Brown spent seven months in Iraq as a U.S. Marine. She returned to the East County in April and now is working at Mariposa Nursery in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rick Steele
  • July 14, 2010
LETTER TO THE LETTER: Regarding 'The Birth of Spirit of America'

I enjoyed your editorial of July 1, 2010. It is altogether fitting and proper that we honor those who were willing to give all to ensure the birth of our nation.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Cops Corner 07.15.10

Unknown person(s) placed what appeared to be fireworks inside the complainant's mailbox. Upon discharge, the mailbox was destroyed.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Barkley Nash
  • July 14, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: School reductions unfair to substitutes

Great article on Manatee County Public Schools. However, I would like to make a comment and ask that you look into it further. Superintendent Tim McGonegal listed the reduction recommendations, and one in particular caught my eye - as well as one that was missing.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 14, 2010
Lightning to strike at championships

The Lakewood Ranch Swim Association will send six swimmers to the Florida Swimming 2010 Long Course Junior Olympic Championships July 15-18 in Orlando.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 14, 2010
Passion for game drives Woodland director

Laura Torrisi, recreation director for Woodland church, competed in the Massachusetts Women's Open June 28-29.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 14, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Charlie George

The Observer spotlights Manatee East catcher Charlie George.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
OUR VIEW: Rick Scott for governor

If you cut through all of the Bill McCollum and Alex Sink character-assassination attack ads; if you discard the standard operating procedure of the daily newspapers and their editorialists - which is to discredit anyone who has been a success in business; and if you judge Florida's gubernatorial candidates on their professional accomplishments, the choice for governor is overwhelmingly clear.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Scott explains what happened

Florida's daily newspapers and Rick Scott's gubernatorial opponents have rushed to paint him as an unethical profiteer. And everything they present you is through their filter. We're reprinting Scott's own explanation of the Medicare fines that his former company paid in 2000 and 2003.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2010
County details plans for Benderson Park

Commissioners are expected to discuss the proposal at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2010
IDA considers water schedule changes

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will discuss water schedule changes and other items at a meeting Thursday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 13, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: AllSports Uniforms

East County residents Rob Arakel and Brian Hedgepeth opened AllSports Uniforms in May.

  • East County
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