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Lakewood Ranch junior Talia Falco won the triple jump with a jump of 36 feet, 10.5 inches.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Mustang Stampede

Sisters Talia and Sophia Falco will lead the Lakewood Ranch High track team into the FHSAA Class 3A track and field championships May 3, in Jacksonville.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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Out-of-Door Academy tennis players Mary Ann Rompf and Maria Ross will play together on the junior tennis circuit this summer. They hope to defend their state titles in the spring. Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Perfect Pair

The Out-of-Door Academy freshmen state champions Maria Ross and Mary Ann Rompf will continue their doubles partnership on the USTA junior tennis circuit.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Sidelines

ODA's season ends in playoffs; LRCC to hold summer golf camp; Mustangs will host summer hoops camp; Ellenton to start hockey program

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After winning the school district's logo design contest, sophomore Abigail Vigna is considering attending art school. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 30, 2014
East County student wins school district logo contest

Sophomore Abigail Vigna never thought the doodles she started etching in the margins of her notebook last year would translate into more than class-time entertainment.

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In 2011, Larry Rose founded a program that connects volunteers and youth in the juvenile justice system — Replay Outreach. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 30, 2014
Program gives youth a second chance

Replay founder Larry Rose has a plan to keep youth out of detention centers - but it will require help.

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Foundation for Dreams Director of Development and Fundraising Elena Cassella and Executive Director Susannah Cripe plan to use the new playground for camp activities. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 30, 2014
Nonprofit makes play toward long-term goals

Foundation for Dreams expects to complete its new barrier-free, $150,000 playground in mid-May.

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Benjamin Bell, center, meets with students at Imagine School to inspire them to appreciate being Americans. Photo by Josh Siegel
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 30, 2014
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard visits Imagine

Eighth-grade students will see the history they learned about when they travel to the Capitol.

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This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,974 square feet of living area, sold for $880,000. Photo by Josh Siegel
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 30, 2014
Country Club Village home sells for $880,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
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Photos by Amanda Sebastiano. Waldorf Sarasota teacher and puppeteer Connie Manson crafts a variety of puppets, including finger puppets, out of wool. She uses them in the classroom and at public puppet shows.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 30, 2014
VIDEO: Passion for Puppets

Puppeteer Connie Manson brings tales to life for students.

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Mindy Towns submitted this sunset photo, taken near Heron’s Nest Park in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2014
Weather: East County

Mindy Towns submitted this sunset photo, taken near Heron's Nest Park in Lakewood Ranch.

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A private fundraising drive is expected to help fund improvements to Nathan Benderson Park.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 29, 2014
Rowing park denied state funding

The state's 2014-15 budget does not include funding for improvements to Nathan Benderson Park, but the park is still on track to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
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SCF students who meet admissions requirements will now gain early acceptance to LECOM's Masters in Health Services program.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 29, 2014
LECOM and SCF join forces for masters program

State College of Florida students who meet admissions requirements will gain early acceptance to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Master's in Health Services Administration (MHSA) program.

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Employee “Pcards” that act as credit cards will be shut down during the freeze.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 28, 2014
School district enacts spending freeze

To balance its budget, the Manatee County School District has enacted a spending freeze effective Monday, April 28 through June 30.

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