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Rene Moyer and her dog, Skipper, are the club's first members.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 31, 2014
Canine country club opens for business

Canine Ranch Country Club celebrated its grand opening Oct. 30.

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Britany Banales, Saybre Randall and Kayleigh McBride are in eighth grade.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 31, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Haile Halloween Dance

Students at Haile Middle School danced the afternoon away Oct. 30, during the school's fall dance.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 31, 2014
ODA opens season with win

The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team opened its season with a 3-1 victory over Carrollwood Day School Oct. 30.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 30, 2014
Local golfers tee off in junior challenge

Four local golfers won their respective age divisions in the Southwest Florida Junior Challenge Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, on the Champions Course at Palm-Aire Country Club.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 30, 2014
Pirates to hold mattress fundraiser

Braden River High will hold and mattress sale and fundraising event Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, in the school's gymnasium.

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  • October 29, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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  • October 29, 2014
Letters to the Editor

University signalization offers false hope; Vote for School Board change Tuesday; Watercrest supports SMR development

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2014
Poker face

As ladies in the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club walked into a Monte Carlo-themed Casino Night Oct. 23, at the Polo Grill and Bar, a Sean Connery-version of James Bond, dressed in a white tuxedo, took them by the arms, and posed for a picture.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2014
Give, get a treat

Residents of Summerfield Glades have made it a Halloween tradition to gather at the driveway of Maggie White and pass out candy.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2014
Fall back an hour

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Nov. 2, so turn back those clocks before bedtime Saturday night.

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Olivia Marie Zimmermann
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  • October 29, 2014
Occasions

The East County Observer would like recognize your family's milestones. To have your announcement included in the East County Observer, please email your information to Senior Editor Pam Eubanks, [email protected].

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Lakewood Ranch setter Courtney Rapp records a point for the Lady Mustangs. Photo by Jen Blanco
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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 29, 2014
Mustang Four-Peat

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Sarasota 3-0 in the Class 7A-District 10 championship Oct. 23 and captured its fourth straight district title.

  • East County
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Dick Vitale. File photo
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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 29, 2014
Collegiate tournament courts top players

The Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic presented by First Watch Cafe benefits cancer research and features 20 college tennis teams across the country.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 29, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch's new sandhill crane mascot needs a name. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 29, 2014
SMR creates Mascot

A sandhill crane will soon represent Lakewood Ranch's developer at local events in the community.

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