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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 16, 2009
Fatality sparks push for signal

SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen wants a traffic light at the Post Boulevard and State Road 70 intersection.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 16, 2009
Polo season gallops into full swing

The season-opening match will be held Dec. 20 followed by an after party at The Polo Grill and Bar.

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  • December 16, 2009
OBSERVED: From our families to yours

For you, our loyal reader, The East County Observer's editorial staff members share our families' most cherished recipes.

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  • December 16, 2009
School board OKs MTI move, master plan

The Manatee County School Board Dec. 14 unanimously approved the concept of constructing a new Manatee Technical Institute campus along State Road 70 frontage as well as an master plan for the overall 195-acre parcel on which the school would sit.

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  • December 16, 2009
CAMERA READY: Model Student

Nolan Middle sixth-grader Ally Rahn has been working with Ford Models for about a year.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 16, 2009
BRHS JROTC named state champs

The Mixed and Girls Raiders teams took home titles during the Dec. 5 meet.

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  • December 16, 2009
Cops Corner 12.17.09

Unknown person(s) entered the victim's vehicle through the unlocked passenger side door. Once inside, the person(s) took a TomTom GPS unit valued at $150. The person(s) then fled in an unknown direction.

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  • December 16, 2009
Business Observer 12.17.09

Fit2Run has been named one of The 50 Best Running Stores in America for the second year in a row.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 16, 2009
GreyHawk Landing home tops transactions

Timothy Mitten sold his home at 12123 Aster Ave. to Patrick O'Dell, Bradenton, for $397,000.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 16, 2009
Mustangs, Pirates pumped for 2009 season

The Lakewood Ranch High girls weightlifting team posted four first-place finishers at the team's first meet of the season Dec. 10.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 15, 2009
Hayes voted chair of Manatee commission

East County Commissioner Donna Hayes will serve as the chairperson for the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners in 2010.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 15, 2009
Church brings holiday cheer to farmworker families

Children at Peace Presbyterian Church donated bikes, toys and other gifts to children in Wimauma.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 15, 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder visits Boys & Girls Club

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Lastings Milledge, a 2003 Lakewood Ranch High School graduate, visited with members of the Palmetto Boys & Girls Club Dec. 14.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2009
Manatee announces public H1N1 vaccinations

The Manatee County Health Department is hosting a free H1N1 flu vaccination clinic for all county residents wishing to receive the vaccination from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 19, at the Manatee Convention & Civic Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 15, 2009
Youth baseball registration underway

The Sarasota Christian Baseball League is now accepting registrations for the 2010 spring baseball season.

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