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  • December 7, 2011
News Briefs

Braden River honors veterans, seeks sponsorships; Ranch CDDs plan capital improvement project timeline; Travelers sustain injuries in I-75 accident

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2011
Our view: Ranch needs one senator

Redistricting must be one of the more thankless tasks for lawmakers. It is rife with political intrigue and the appearance of political intrigue.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
Castaway

Read this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 7, 2011
My View: Time to balance the field

Although it will appear as piling on, the Legislature is going to have to look at the health insurance programs of state workers in the next session.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Stand up be counted on school spending

  • East County
  • Opinion
Construction on the Reflections building is about one-third complete.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 7, 2011
Construction of memory care facility prompts celebration

Officials of Windsor Senior Living celebrated the construction of the company's new memory care residence during a special ceremony Nov. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The East Manatee Bulldog Junior Midget cheerleading squad has surpassed all of coach Jennifer Kirlangitis' expectations this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
Bulldog cheerleaders rally to national championships

The East Manatee Bulldog Junior Midget cheerleading squad participated in the small novice division of the 2011 Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championships Dec. 7, at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Peggy Kunkle learned the game of golf from her husband. She has had 11 holes-in-one in her career.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
River Club golfer sinks two holes-in-one

Peggy Kunkle hit a pair of aces in a span of four days.

  • East County
  • Sports
Associate Editor Jen Blanco proudly wore her own Bulldog cheerleading uniform. Courtesy of Mom.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
COMMENT: Memories from my cheer championship

As I walked onto the football field to interview the East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Midget cheerleading squad, a rush of nostalgia overcame me.

  • East County
  • Sports
Russell Bolingbroke and his fiancee, Lauren Flenniken, are gymnastics instructors at Kids Supergym in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
CELEBRATIONS: Head over heels

Kids Supergym coach Russell Bolingbroke proposed to fellow coach Lauren Flenniken Nov. 22. The couple plans marry in May 2013.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sylvia McNichol took this photo on a foggy morning at the Sarasota Polo Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2011
Weekly Winner: Limited Visibility

Sylvia McNichol took this photo on a foggy morning at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This Waterlefe Golf and River Club home, which has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,879 square feet of living area, sold for $530,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 7, 2011
Waterlefe home tops this week's sales at $530,000

A home in Waterlefe Golf and River Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Van Lilly, St. Augustine, sold the home at 10412 Winding Stream Way to Guenter and Heidi Klark, Bradenton, for $530,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Meet this week's athlete, Skylar Jungers
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Jungers

Twelve-year-old forward Skylar Jungers recorded a hat trick to lead The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team to 4-1 victory over Bayshore Dec. 1. It was the seventh-grader's first hat trick while playing for the Lady Thunder. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High School graduate and Miss DeSoto Heritage Festival Ellie Ohlman spoke to fifth-grade students at Braden River Elementary School today about the importance of community service.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 7, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Youth in Service

Lakewood Ranch High School graduate and Miss DeSoto Heritage Festival Ellie Ohlman spoke to fifth-grade students at Braden River Elementary School today about the importance of community service.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kristi Service, Mary Gamrot and Steve DuToit participated in this month’s Hot Properties event.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2011
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Neal Communities sets record in November; Home-Tech launches apprenticeship program; Tidewater Preserve adds community rep

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