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Brandon Stoddart, fourth grade, gives Serendipity the llama some bunny ears.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • May 22, 2015
Bashaw Elementary celebrates North America at Art and Music Festival

Each year, students perform and display artwork that represents the culture they learned about during the year.

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Third-grader Gabby Stamos completed a project on whether dogs are color blind.
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  • May 22, 2015
Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch celebrates reading, science

Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch May 21 offered Family Night, during which students showcased science projects and looked for books at a book fair.

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Manatee County Animal Services hopes shelter dogs will find a forever home with a veteran, because of adoption specials offered Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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  • May 21, 2015
Animal Services salutes veterans with free adoptions

Manatee County Animal Services is offering free dog and puppy adoptions to military men and women and local law enforcement, Memorial Day through Labor Day.

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  • May 21, 2015
Manatee Clerk to run for re-election

Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller R.B. 'Chips' Shore will seek re-election in 2016.

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FAR EAST. Eva Rey poses at Lake Kawaguchi near the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.
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  • May 20, 2015
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it and you could win travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

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Cops Corner: East County 5.21.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Ruth Jones and her daughter, Allison Cavallaro, show off their fans and matching smiles before having tea and snacks at the “Proud as a Peacock” annual Ladies Tea. Courtesy photos
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  • May 20, 2015
Ladies toast to charity

An unlikely friendship struck up April 23 between preschoolers and adults.

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Tom Waters, president and CEO of Easter Seals, Rose-Anne Frano, board chairwoman of Easter Seals, and Doug Domino, general manager of Meadows Country Club, show off the the monetary contribution.
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  • May 20, 2015
Meadows Golf Tournament raises $100,000 for charity

The Meadows Cup Pro Am Golf Tournament, one of the longest-running charitable golf tournaments in Sarasota County, added five more zeros to its running pot of funds raised for Easter Seals of Southwest Florida.

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Julia Butler shows off her handmade butterfly accessories.
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  • May 20, 2015
Of butterflies and becoming bigger

All God’s Children voluntary pre-K students spent weeks caring for caterpillars and watching their transformations within the classroom.

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  • May 20, 2015
Just the stats: East County 5.21.2015

The week in sports by the numbers.

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The Suncoast Storm ’02 team earned berths to both the ASA Nationals and USSSA Select Elite 12U National Championships slated for July.
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  • May 20, 2015
Taken by the Storm

The Suncoast Storm ’02 softball team has won four of its last six tournaments in the 14U division.

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  • May 20, 2015
News briefs

SCAT station on drawing board; County plunges into water park negotiations; Beruff appointed to healthcare commission

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Tom and Holly McAndrew gather with their children Thomas, 11, Merritt, 2, two foster children, center, Owen, 9, and Scarlette, 3. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • May 20, 2015
Always enough love

A homemade welcome mat leading into the McAndrew home reads, “Welcome to our loud, crazy, fun, happy home.” With six children under one roof, the noise begins at 6:30 a.m. It doesn’t stop until nearly 9 p.m.

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  • May 20, 2015
The Hall way

Don Hall’s career gave him a lesson on overcoming adversity. His new role will put him to the test.

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Aubrey Grimwood cruises through the 2014 parade.
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  • May 20, 2015
Tribute to Heroes parade marches down Main

This year’s event includes a post-parade street party.

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