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Sophia Miller and Soleil Worrell
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  • August 15, 2012
Camp Spotlight: Art Center Sarasota Creative Kids Camp

It's Friday, Aug. 10 -- the last day of Creative Kids Summer Camp at Art Center Sarasota.

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Richard Bottorff took this photo of a glowing evening sky in Tara Golf and Country Club.
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  • August 15, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Richard Bottorff took this photo of a glowing evening sky in Tara Golf and Country Club.

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Diego Bracho, Harrison Angsten, Riley Huennerkopf and Emmy Morris film at a Lakewood Ranch home for part of their film.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 15, 2012
East County middle-schoolers debut short films

Students will debut short films they created during the Sarasota Film Society's first Filmmaker's Summer Camp.

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  • August 15, 2012
News Briefs

Toddler doing well after rattlesnake bite; Planning board recommends changes

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Seventeen-year-old Cameron Varga and his 14-year-old sister Kiersten both were invited to tryout to represent Team USA in their respective sports this summer.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 15, 2012
Siblings represent Team USA

Kiersten Varga,14, played beach volleyball for Team USA's U17 team this summer, while older brother Cameron made it to the final round of the 18U Baseball National Team Trials.

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  • August 15, 2012
Changing of the Guard

For the past five years, Mike Mullen has preached the importance of family and unity.

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  • August 15, 2012
Comment: Where did the time go?

It seems like only yesterday I was bidding farewell to the spring season. Summer was finally here, and I was looking forward to the calm before the storm - those three long hot months when school is out of session.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2012
COMMUNITY GOLF

Enjoy this week's community golf results.

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The Out-of-Door Academy sophomores Desmond Lindsey and Tyler Dietrich verbally committed to play baseball for the Cougars last week, after attending the University of Houston’s Prospect Camp.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 15, 2012
ODA catcher and third baseman to play for the Cougars

Out-of-Door Academy sophomores Tyler Dietrich and Desmond Lindsey verbally committed to play baseball for the University of Houston.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • August 15, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • August 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Anna Babayan

Nine-year-old Anna Babayan defeated Grace Hagopian 6-4, 6-2, to win the Girls 12s division of the Celsius Local Classic July 28 to 29, at the Bath & Racquet Club in Sarasota.

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Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,788 square feet of living area, sold for $535,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 15, 2012
Country Club Village home sells for $535,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Eugene and Andrea Doren, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 12615 Elgin Terrace to Stephen and Debra Poitras, of Lakewood Ranch, for $535,000.

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Lakewood Ranch resident Vanessa Baugh, pictured with her husband, Don, was giddy with excitement as she learned she would advance in the race for the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 5 seat.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2012
Baugh wins tough primary

Vanessa Baugh wins 57.86% of the vote, while Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube easily wins re-election.

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Join Alex Mahadevan as he reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 14, 2012
Aug. 14: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Sarasota County currently has 271,000 registered voters, 120,315 (44.4%) of which are Republican and 85,885 (31.69%) are Democrat. 62,820 (23.18%) have no party affliation.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2012
Polls close 7 p.m. tonight

Polls for area elections opened 7 a.m. this morning and will close 7 p.m. Check your observer.com tonight for results.

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