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Late in life, unable to walk or talk, Jim Hunsader rode around the farm on his golf cart, watching the Pumpkin Festival from afar. Photos by Josh Siegel and courtesy of the Hunsader family
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 11, 2013
IN MEMORIAM: Cultivating a Passion

East County remembers Donald James 'Jim' Hunsader, pioneer of Hunsader Farms.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
News Briefs

Port Manatee executive director arrested; Manatee County accepts applications for seats; Cattlemen Road extension project recognized for quality; Ranch executive named to Leadership Florida class

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 11, 2013
The Good News: Shelley Thayer of Cat Depot

Shelley Thayer has been the executive director of Cat Depot since 2009. Read more about her in this week's Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Braden River High volleyball team celebrates a point during its 3-2 victory over rival Lakewood Ranch Sept. 10.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River Volleyball vs. Lakewood Ranch

The Braden River High volleyball team defeated rival Lakewood Ranch 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 14-25, 15-11 in district action Sept. 10.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 9, 2013
School board votes to adopt budget tonight

The Manatee County School Board will vote to adopt the district's $566.9 million budget tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team improved to 16-0.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 8, 2013
Mustangs remain unbeaten

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team shot a combined 278 to win the six-team Lakewood Ranch Invitational Sept. 7.

  • East County
  • Sports
The ODA volleyball team defeated Sarasota Christian in five games Sept. 6.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2013
ODA digs out win

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Sarasota Christian 3-2 Sept. 6.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2013
Injuries hamper Thunder

The Out-of-Door Academy football team fell to Calvary Christian 43-7 Sept. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex threw an 85-yard touchdown in the Mustangs loss to Tampa Jesuit.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2013
Lakewood falls on the road

The Lakewood Ranch High football team suffered its first loss of the season Sept. 6, falling to Tampa Jesuit 31-7.

  • East County
  • Sports
Woolf is a potential candidate on this year’s American Idol
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 6, 2013
American Idol Filming Main Street

American Idol films local Sam Woolf on Main Street

  • East County
  • News
Kitty Brooks surprises her granddaughter, Jade Voorhees, with a cookie for dessert
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 6, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Grandparents Day at Braden River

Braden River Elementary students have lunch with their grandparents.

  • East County
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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May is giving Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties three more weeks to present a settlement that affected parties will sign.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2013
Sept. 6: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Colony settlement extension granted; Commissioners reject Waterline Road development; Sarasota Memorial Hospital previews new Courtyard Tower; County commissioners break ground at Gulf Gate Library site

  • Longboat Key
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Richard I. Martin and his wife, Mary Jane Martin Smith, who sought to develop land she owns, and their counsel, waited out a six-plus hour hearing.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 6, 2013
Commissioners reject Waterline Road development

After pleas from neighbors urged commissioners to preserve their rural lifestyle, commissioners voted Sept. 5 to deny plans to build 175 residential units on 77 acres of wooded property on the north side of Waterline Road.'¨

  • East County
  • News
The new Siesta Key public beach enhancement is one major public project that will greatly alter the look of Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 6, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Reasons Sarasota is on track for a major facelift

A surging economy and ambitious public and private developments will significantly change how Sarasota County looks forever.

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