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  • July 20, 2017
East County weather page photo: July 20

Pamela Williams photographed this dragonfly at Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • July 13, 2017
East County weather page photo: July 13

Barbara Birkenberger photographed this sunset from her backyard in River Landings Bluff in Bradenton.

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  • July 6, 2017
East County weather page photo: July 6

Sharon Lytle captured this shot of rainbows over Lakewood Ranch Country Club.

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  • July 6, 2017
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Gordon Silver, Lou Newman and JoAnn Schwencke have won the Observer's photo contest for June.

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  • Meghan Sasser
  • June 29, 2017
East County weather page photo: June 29

Jeannie Sparks captured this photo of an osprey feeding its chick at Jiggs Landing.

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Students perform the "Grasslands Chant" in one of the opening scenes.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 22, 2017
Crowd roars for Lakewood Ranch campers

Summer camp concludes with 'The Lion King Jr.'

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  • June 22, 2017
East County weather page photo: June 22

Stan Pastor captured this summer sunset at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club after a storm.

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Lakewood Ranch's Lori Walker. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Berkley Mason
  • June 16, 2017
Garden club earns accolades

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  • June 16, 2017
Congratulations to our 2016 weather and nature photo contest winner!

Stan Singer captured this shot on Longboat Key

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 7, 2017
Vacation Bible School blasts up fun in Lakewood Ranch

Children have a 'very veggie' VBS.

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Fireworks will be the main attraction. Photo provided by Flickr.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 6, 2017
Fireworks display to brighten Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch

An Independence Day celebration will be held July 1 at Nathan Benderson Park.

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  • June 3, 2017
Caps off to ODA graduates

ODA graduates largest class in 92-year history.

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  • May 18, 2017
East County weather page photo: May 18

Carolyn Eliason captured this shot of a sunset at Lakewood Ranch Country Club.

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Photo by Berkley Mason. Landon McCutchan.
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  • May 17, 2017
Ducks hatch in kindergarten classroom

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  • May 12, 2017
East County weather page photo: May 11

Jeannie Sparks captured this shot of a roseate spoonbill ruffling its feathers in a Lakewood Ranch marsh.

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