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East County | Neighbors

Lyndon Hoying stops jumping to pose and say cheese.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 1, 2015
Faith Preschool Kid's Carnival

Families outlast rain for carnival fun

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cousins Abigail Tallent and Maddie Harrison test out a John Deere tractor.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 1, 2015
Orange Blossom Festival

Fun and citrus in bloom at festival

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 1, 2015
East County jams at Winterfest

The Doobie Brothers headlined this year's festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Rachel Cox and Justyce Rulison work together to make a bracelet.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 28, 2015
Girl Scouts Journey Jamboree

Journey Jamboree teaches Girl Scouts about life lessons and having fun

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sydney Hodgkinson, Thomas Alexander, Savannah Hodgkinson and Connor Alexander chat before dinner.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 28, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Fish Fry

Christ Presbyterian Church hosts a fish fry.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lena Spencer, 6, fishes for the first time.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 28, 2015
Youth cast in for fishing tournament

Lakewood Ranch Youth fish on Lake Uihlein.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 25, 2015
Modern marvel

Sunday evening marked the end of an international competition for the ultimate athlete.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2015
Artistic by nature

University Park resident Polly Curran invites friends, family and the public to explore her work as an artistic nature photographer.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2015
Ash-Only drive-thru

Harvest United Methodist Church offered a drive-thru approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2015
Sign points to PSA

Seventh-graders at R. Dan Nolan Middle School put conviction to action Monday, as they installed a sign at Lakewood Ranch High School.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sara Masciopinto and Jerry Kilanoski catch up.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Palm-Aire Artist Reception

The Art Association of Palm-Aire Country Club welcomed members to an artist reception Feb. 17 to kick off the association's annual art show, which runs through Feb. 22.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
Paw party

To celebrate the first birthday of Sydney Anderson, her parents, Ben and Casey Anderson, put a little bark in her birthday bash Feb. 8.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
ALBANIAN ENCORE. Marlene and Jim Kitchell pose with their Observer at the Skanderbeg Museum, which overlooks Kruja, Albania. The couple enjoyed the stop as part of a cruise from Monte Carlo, Monaco, to Venice, Italy.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2015
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it and you could win travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • East County
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TSA members Jimmy Ansley, Michael Kisida, Griffin Hudson, Jason Berger, Devon Summerville and Jordan Brown built playhouses for Foundation for Dreams. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 17, 2015
Haile students build playhouses, character

The project isn't just about winning a competition - it's about filling a need for the disabled and raising money for a cause.

  • East County
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Three local farms offer u-pick strawberries while they are in season, now through April. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 17, 2015
The season of sweetness

Strawberry season is ripe in East County.

  • East County
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