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Jordan Moctezuma makes friends with one of the rabbits in the petting zoo.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 7, 2016
St. Boniface celebrates end of school year
Event chairs Alice Williams, Tina Granthon and Becky Reese
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 7, 2016
Concordia Lutheran brews Mothers and Others Tea party
Co-Chairs Dan Dannheisser, Mike Hagan, Merrill Bonder and Mitchell Epstein
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 7, 2016
Going for the Gold
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • May 7, 2016
Ranchers hit greenways
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 7, 2016
InStride goes Out of the Gates, into the Winner’s Circle
Benjamin Lima and Aspen Kaye
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 7, 2016
Pine View Prom: One night to remember
Caleb Pryor, Cyanne Doyle, Gabrielle Nutter and Olivia Neal duel with lightsabers during the "A Galaxy Far Far Away" prom.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 7, 2016
The force is strong with Riverview prom
Dave Barcomb, Robert Sellberg and Richard Kelly
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 7, 2016
Jack Dusty Derby Party
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 6, 2016
Payton Wright Foundation tees up for golf tournament
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 6, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club gets artsy
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • May 5, 2016
A knight for the arts
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • May 5, 2016
It's tea time for mom
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • May 5, 2016
Modern Pentathlon Opening Ceremonies 2016
Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones played for guests.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 4, 2016
Manatee, Sarasota Chambers rock Blues by the Bay
Kara Kimes strokes Squinty the screech owl . Squinty lost an eye in an accident but now he visits schools.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • May 4, 2016
McNeal Elementary visits with the wild side
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 4, 2016
Lou Newman takes flight
Nine McNeal students' posters went on to the state contest.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • May 4, 2016
McNeal Elementary student art is a drop in the bucket
Tasha Muhammad got a bar for now and for later.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • May 3, 2016
Willis Elementary staff screams for ice cream
This was the third and largest year for the events group Father Daughter Dance. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Wilson.
  • By Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2016
GreyHawk Landing glams up for dads and daughters
All six of the honorees Army Spc. Elwood “Woody” Schiffman, Harold Ronson, retired Air Force Col. Leonard Friedlander, USMC Capt. Tom Smith, retired Army Col. Ben Knisely and Army Spc. Christopher Keilty.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 2, 2016
JFCS salutes six local veterans
Phillis Black and her husband, Jack, pull up for a good seat for the show.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • April 30, 2016
Longboat Key clubs ride in for Butch Cassidy
Crystal Erberfeld watches closely as her dad, Dale Kingsland, pins a boutonniere on her date, Stirling Lamb. Erberfeld is a sophomore and Lamb is a junior.
  • By Jay Heater
  • April 30, 2016
Was Pirates' prom perfect? Go ask Alice
Brenda Murtz of Nokomis jokes with Lucas Naranjo of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • April 30, 2016
Lakewood Ranch tennis festival shows the love
Pineview School student Jack Pullman and Braden River High School student Logan Miller work on the Skull and Bones Robotics team robot.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • April 30, 2016
Da Vinci Faire sparks interest at Manatee Technical College
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Jordan Moctezuma makes friends with one of the rabbits in the petting zoo.
  • May 7, 2016
St. Boniface celebrates end of school year
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Event chairs Alice Williams, Tina Granthon and Becky Reese
  • May 7, 2016
Concordia Lutheran brews Mothers and Others Tea party
3
Co-Chairs Dan Dannheisser, Mike Hagan, Merrill Bonder and Mitchell Epstein
  • May 7, 2016
Going for the Gold
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  • May 7, 2016
Ranchers hit greenways
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  • May 7, 2016
InStride goes Out of the Gates, into the Winner’s Circle

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