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  • February 5, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Chinese exchange students Jeffrey Qiu, Cheyenne Zhang, Liz Zhuo, Frank Liao and Tina Shibano visited students at the academy's lower school. They are pictured with Claire Maag, Luca Marino and Johnny Robinson, front row.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 5, 2014
Chinese students glean lessons from visit

Five teenagers from Beijing contrast the teaching style at ODA with schools back home.

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Arsenault
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Freedom Riders return

Students at The Out-of-Door Academy earned a special historical treat Jan. 29, when they heard from Dr. Ray Arsenault, author of 'Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice.'

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Coins for classrooms

McNeal Elementary School's winter carnival event Jan. 25 not only brought smiles to the faces of East County children and their families, but it also helped raise money for classrooms.

  • East County
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$11,000 for teachers who participated in the event.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Elephant ears

The Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary has added a big act to its Animal Extravaganza this month.

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Fran Spring and Shari Paler, University on Wheels co-chairwomen, speaker Stephen McCauley and Shelly Youngelman, BNC chapter president
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  • February 5, 2014
Author Intro

Brandeis University professor and best-selling novelist Stephen McCauley spoke to Brandeis National Committee members from Sarasota and Manatee counties Jan. 12, during a brunch held at the Prestancia Country Club.

  • East County
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Don Champion, the Rev. Gregg Ellery, the Rev. Craig King and the Rev. Mark Childers (back row) and Valerie Ellery and Marsha Champion (front row) switched newspapers with taxi driver Ali (front row, center) near Johannesburg, South Africa.
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  • February 5, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the 'Contests' tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2014
Sochi Bound

Ellenton skaters Nathan Bartholomay and Felicia Zhang held hands for the first time in May 2011.

  • East County
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The Lakewood Ranch High team celebrates following its victory over Seminole in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2014
Back-to-back champs

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team will face Melbourne in the FHSAA Final Four for the second-consecutive season.

  • East County
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Jen Blanco Lakewood Ranch sophomore midfielder Felipe Dangond battles a Fort Myers defender for possession in the first half.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2014
Mustang Magic

With players 100% healthy, the Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team is peaking at the right time.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kelsey Grau The seawall in the Gulf at 6541 Gulfside Road won't be torn down after commissioners decided not to purchase the property.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 5, 2014
Commission won't pursue Gulf-front property

The majority of commissioners decided that purchasing a home on the beach wasn't a good use of taxpayer dollars.

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Courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 5, 2014
Key Club trainer arrested for first-degree murder

Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez, 30, was arrested without incident last week at the resort's fitness center.

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These wetlands were once covered with 6 inches of Australian pine needles. Newly planted spartina grass helped mangroves to grow that today are alive with fiddler crabs, minnows, crustaceans and sea birds that feed on the rich fauna.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 5, 2014
Audio tour spotlights protected Sister Keys

Sister Keys is home to gopher tortoises and gumbo limbo - but no golf courses - and your cellphone can help you find out why.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 5, 2014
Police: Two jewelry thefts don't appear to be related

Both incidents occurred Jan. 28, within approximately 1.25 miles - but police say the similarities end there.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 5, 2014
Aria condos attract those looking for new inventory

Ten of 16 available units were reserved during the first week the project began taking deposits from buyers.

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