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Former Lakewood Ranch High boys golf coach Dave Frantz held a Champions Golf Camp July 6 through July 10 for junior players of all skill levels.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2015
Junior golfers hit the Links

Former Lakewood Ranch High boys golf coach Dave Frantz hosted a Champions Golf Camp July 6 through July 10, at The Links at Greenfield Plantation.

  • East County
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Fourteen-year-old Joe Kelley plays basketball for Sarasota Christian.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2015
ODA scores with hoops camp

Former NBA player and The Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach Marcus Liberty hosted the Liberty Edge basketball camp July 6 through July 9.

  • East County
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Challah bread is distinguished by its braided pattern.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 10, 2015
Children learn culture and tradition during Camp Gan Israel

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch held its annual summer camp for three weeks.

  • East County
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The Palm Aire Women's Club raises money annually to later donate to scholarship funds and local charities.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 10, 2015
East County club celebrates fundraising achievement

The Palm Aire Women's Club raised more than $17,000 during the 2014-2015 year.

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Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 10, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center names COO

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has named Chris Loftus as its new chief operating officer.

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Three acres of the West Lake property will be used for storm water mitigation.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 9, 2015
Manatee County Planning Commission approves site plan for Lockwood Ridge Road plaza

The site, which formerly hosted a Winn Dixie, will be home to a Walmart and WaWa.

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Corbin Durfee
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Occasions: birth announcements

The East County Observer welcomes the area's newest additions.

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Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber and relative Spyder Broussard, who grew up in Houma, La., outside New Orleans.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Polo Grill heats up with Cajun fun

The Polo Grill and Bar will host its annual fish fry and shrimp boil this weekend.

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Benderson's additional 700,000 square feet of retail and office space will be located north of Nathan Benderson Park, primarily along property immediately west of Interstate 75, but east of The Mall at University Town Center, pictured here.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Benderson expansion gets yellow light

The Sarasota County Commission slows construction plans for the University Town Center to accommodate pending traffic improvements.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
CEVA HOA takes on new role: home owner

Typically, homeowners associations’ hands are tied in maintaining distressed properties, but one Lakewood Ranch HOA is in a unique position to protect its owners.

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Jeff Meyer is the senior vice president of event marketing and sales North America for Feld Entertainment. Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Alliance welcomes Feld exec

Feld Entertainment VP Jeff Meyer will be the keynote speaker at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliances July luncheon.

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Rick and Carol Ohlendorf, of Panther Ridge, say Pine Island should be protected.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
County, SWFWMD seek solution for Pine Island

SWFWMD, owner of the 66-acre Pine Island, hopes to have another entity assume ownership.

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Marla Doss, 55, started as residential director at Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities 30 years ago; now, she's president and CEO.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Conversation with Marla Doss

Marla Doss, CEO and president of Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities, hit her 30th anniversary June 25.

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Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics' Derrian Gobourne has been a Level 10 gymnast for the past three seasons.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 8, 2015
Rising to the Top

Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics’ Derrian Gobourne is one of the top Level 10 gymnasts in the nation.

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Eva Rey is the incoming president of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 8, 2015
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch welcomes new president

Eva Rey takes on another community role as the new president of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch.

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