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East County | Neighbors

    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 8, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Polo for Pup's

This Saturday's polo match will benefit Honor Animal Rescue.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The 7 p.m. ceremony was held at Manatee Technical Institute's new State Road 70 campus.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 7, 2013
Manatee Schools honor educators, support staff

The Manatee County School District hosted its annual EdVantage Education Awards event March 6.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Heritage Harbour women host tourney

The Heritage Harbour 18-hole ladies held a tournament - just for fun - Feb. 21. In a golf outing that pitted the Cosmos team against the Mojitos, Cosmos took home bragging rights.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Student filmed chosen for Gasparilla

The film "Color Me Invisible," by students in the Lakewood Ranch-based Inspired Minds' Film Kids program, has been selected for the Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Cardinal Money student heads to international fair

The East County's Courtney Astore, a sophomore at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, has been chosen as one of two students to represent the area at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May, in Phoenix, Ariz.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Dental office aids uninsured children

Team members at Advanced Dental Care of Bradenton made time last month to provide more than $2,100 in free dental care to uninsured children in need of dental treatment.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Gordon Kuhn is a certified fraud analyst, Vietnam War veteran and author. He likes to write at Bob Evans restaurant on State Road 70.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 6, 2013
Your Neighbor: Gordon Kuhn

Through a varied career - first in the 1st Marine Brigade in the Vietnam War, then as a janitor, with bouts as a ditch digger, cemetery lot salesman, accountant and teacher - Lakewood Ranch author Gordon Kuhn, 67, has always had a love for words.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Over two weeks and 160 hours, Gregory Marra made a clay sculpture of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history. The two didn’t know each other.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 6, 2013
Local artist memorializes fallen sniper

Gregory Marra, an East County sculptor, made a life-size clay image of Chris Kyle, a United States Navy SEAL who was killed Feb. 2, and delivered it to the sniper's home state of Texas.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ashley Krueger sits between her parents, Cindi Krueger and Pat Myers. Ashley Krueger is fighting T-cell lymphoma and is awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Photo by Nick Friedman
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 6, 2013
SMA student battles cancer, maintains positive attitude

Ashley Krueger, 18, has battled rare forms of bone cancer for two years. A fundraiser at Fit2Run will help pay for a bone marrow transplant.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
East County resident Edie Abate submitted this photo of sunset taken through her sunglasses at Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Weather Photo: Made in the shades

East County resident Edie Abate submitted this photo of sunset taken through her sunglasses at Bradenton Beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sister Lucia Haas with The Rev. Fausto Stampiglia
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Cardinal Mooney Gala

More than 200 guests gathered March 2, at the Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom, Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School "Luck of the Irish" themed gala.

  • East County
  • News
Danielle Buncik painted a yellow butterfly on the face of 4-year-old Abygail Jimenez.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Faith Kid's Carnival

Families of Faith Preschool and Faith United Church of Christ gathered March 2, at the church for the preschool's annual Kid's Carnival fundraiser.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Suzanne Boissonneault shows her hand towels to Diane Grenier.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Horseshoe Cove Craft Sale

The Horseshoe Cove community hosted its annual Spring Fine Arts and Craft Sale March 2, at the park.

  • East County
  • News
Mixon Fruit Farms is located at 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 1, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Orange Blossom Festival

This weekend's festival will be held at Mixon Fruit Farms.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael Cole, Addison Weimann and Vedant Singh like wearing the hats they created.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 1, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Children at Kiddie Academy today celebrated the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, with activities inspired by the author's children's books

  • East County
  • Schools
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