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East County | Neighbors

Jasmine Bragg. Photo by Amelia Hanks.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 3, 2018
Summer safari

Painting for the birds

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Six-year-old Kinsie Reith picks out a prize from the Cairo Marketplace.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 28, 2018
Bayside Community Church holds 'Big Dig' camp

Children at Bayside dig up fun, Bible stories.

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Lilliann Bridges. Photo by Amelia Hanks.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 27, 2018
Dream Oaks camper loves tug of war

VBS builds character

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The 60th anniversary PAWC board — Janice Scanlon, Kim Lege, Judy Bouchard, Susan Romine and President Patti Hernandez — is installed during a candlelit ceremony. Photo courtesy of Meg Garofalo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 27, 2018
Charity grows at garden club

Palm Aire group celebrates 60th year.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
East County weather page photo: June 21

Joseph McAuliffe captured this sunset from Gosport Cove in Lakewood Ranch’s Del Webb neighborhood.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 15, 2018
Woodland camp offers fantastical fun

Woodland Fine Arts Academy campers present 'Alice in Wonderland Jr."

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2018
East County weather page photo: June 14

Sherry Packard photographed these sandhill cranes as the sun set over Summerfield lake in Lakewood Ranch.

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Kennedy Cameron, 15, performs with the Sailor Circus Academy in Sarasota.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • June 14, 2018
Circus serves up fun at Sarasota mall

Mall at UTC hosts circus-themed summer fun.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 14, 2018
Lakewood Ranch area students explore healthcare careers at camp

LECOM students teach science camp.

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Lakewood Ranch's David and Jaime Marco take the dance floor for the Children's Guardian Fund.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • June 10, 2018
Dance for the Guardians in Lakewood Ranch

Cuban-themed fundraiser at Lakewood Ranch Country Club benefits the Children's Guardian Fund.

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Gus Mahler embraces his dad, Head of School David Mahler, after he was awarded "The Faculty Cup" for outstanding performance.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 3, 2018
Memories cap graduation ceremony at The Out of Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch

Memories cap graduation ceremony at The Out of Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2018
East County weather page photo: May 31

Gordon Silver captured this lake photo from his back yard in the Del Webb neighborhood in Lakewood Ranch.

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Del Webb's Herman Martinez and his Lakewood Ranch Association of Veterans and Military Supporters want to place a flag on every lawn in his community.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 30, 2018
Veterans group at Del Webb in Lakewood Ranch shows its colors

A veterans group at Del Webb in Lakewood Ranch hopes every home in the community will fly the American flag.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2018
East County weather page photo: May 24

Fernando Ugarte captured this early morning moment in Lakewood Ranch.

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Rebekah Boudrie and Monika Oberer, the co-race chairs of the event, with Another Day for Gray's Grayson Tullio and Deanna Murchie, the chair of the board at the Human Society.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • May 10, 2018
Charity race raises the woof in Lakewood Ranch

Doggies 4 Duchenne presents record amount to Lakewood Ranch Humane Society and Another Day for Gray.

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