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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 13, 2009
Thunder coaches set the tone for parents

The Out-of-Door Academy will host a mandatory fall sports informational meeting for all middle and upper school parents from 7-8:15 p.m., Aug. 24.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2009
School board honors business partners

More than 300 entities partner will Manatee County schools to enrich the educational opportunities of students this year.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 13, 2009
Planning commission considers Ranch retail project

Board members will consider whether SM Duck Dog 2 LLC should be allowed to build a project that includes a grocery store, a bank, retail stores, offices and a convenience store with gas pumps on a 14.46-acre site at the southwest corner of State Road 64 and Lorraine Road.

  • East County
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 13, 2009
Chef signs deal with Paula Deen's literary agent

Lakewood Ranch's Jaden Hair will have New York-based agent Janis Donnaud supporting her when she releases her first book in October.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2009
Justin Matthews staged python capture

East County wildlife rehabilitator Justin Matthews admitted to staging a dramatic capture of a 14-foot Burmese python from a Manatee County drain pipe July 25.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Napier's dog needs good home

This 2-year-old, tri-colored neutered male Treeing Walker Coonhound needs a good home.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Blue-eyed babes bunch together

Children from the MOMS Club of East Manatee enjoyed a day at Marina Jack.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Legacy Golf Course to return to lender

Troon Golf will give up the property to avoid foreclosure.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Siblings shoulder burden for area families

Stephanie Covey and her brother, James, lead Backpack Club Inc., a non-profit that assists Freedom kids.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
FDOT preps for S.R. 64 lane shift

Work on the East County thoroughfare is progressing as planned. The Florida Department of Transportation expects the project will be finished by March of 2010.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
La Tosca gets new owner, name

The Lakewood Ranch Italian eatery will reopen as Pino's Pizza Pasta & Wine Bar in mid-September.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Ranch senior takes top post for FCCLA

Jessica Hagood learned she earned one of 10 national officer positions during the organization's National Leadership Conference, held July 12-16 in Nashville, Tenn.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • August 12, 2009
Teacher returns from ExxonMobil Academy

Braden River Elementary School's Sue Curry was one of 200 teachers selected from a pool of 1,600 applications to attend the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy July 19-24.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Cops' Corner 08.13.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2009
University Park home sells for $880,000

A home in University Park Country Club tops this week's East County residential real estate transactions.

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