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Annette Gueli of Pro-Motion Notions and Millie’s Café Event Planner Barbie Robinson
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Networking

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their monthly networking breakfast Thursday, June 13 at Millie's Cafe to for local businesses to catch up with one another. Approximately 30 people attended the breakfast where they enjoyed fruit, coffee, bacon, bagels and other breakfast foods. The chamber gave away raffle prizes, which included tickets to the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals game on Friday, June 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
Pirates honored for sportsmanship

Braden River High was named the Class 7A overall winner of the Florida High School Athletic Association's Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award.

  • East County
  • Sports
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
SCF to hold baseball camp

The 217 Sports/SCF 2013 summer baseball camp will be held from 2-5 p.m. June 17-20, at Bob Wynn Field on the campus of the State College of Florida.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 13, 2013
Lakewood Ranch named top retirement community

Lakewood Ranch will be one of 50 communities recognized as a great place to retire by Where to Retire magazine later this month.

  • East County
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  • By Amanda Heisey
  • June 13, 2013
June 13: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Study will sketch Circle garage plans; Ford plans $2.5 million expansion; Fish Fry hooks new location; Camp Spotlight: Selby Gardens Camp Lookout

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Jack Sanders and Jared Root showed off some mealworms.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Camp Flying Eagle

Cub Scouts learned about fire safety at Camp Flying Eagle June 10-14. The week also featured a theme called, 'Wild Wild West and the Hunt for Black Bart,' where the campers looked for a fictional character who they were told had robbed a bank.

  • East County
  • News
Six-year-old Kayden Carroll enjoyed smashing into people during the offensive line drills.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: LRHS Football Camp

Dozens of youths hit the gridiron for Lakewood Ranch High's annual football camp June 10-14. Participants spent the week improving their football fundamentals through position related techniques, agilities and speed development. Players also enjoyed competitive drill competitions and flag football games.

  • East County
  • Sports
A group of town officials and Key residents are working to create a list of questions that will be used to find out what the town wants and where it’s headed.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 13, 2013
Town Provides Consultant Draft Questions

Town Manager Dave Bullock facilitated a town working group meeting Monday that got together to create a list of questions it expects a consultant to answer later this year.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Manatee students capture F1 in Schools championship

Four students recently returned to Manatee County with bragging rights.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Eileen and Randy Hedrick. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
OBITUARY: Randy Hedrick

East County residents are mourning the loss of local businessman and friend, Randy Hedrick, who died suddenly Tuesday, June 4, of a heart attack.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Dance teams show off skills

Children from Imagine School and Gullett Elementary School showed off their hard work and dancing talents recently, during a special end-of-year dance team recital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
John Saputo: Undercover boss?

Look closely: Who is that stock boy?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Turtles head home after rehab at Mote

Tyler the turtle is back at sea.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Temple Emanu-El Director of Religious Education Sabrina Silverberg and students Katie Hurwitz and Abbie Jo Mount display the blue boxes used to collect tzedakah donations.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Charitable lesson

Temple Emanu-El Religious School donated its tzedakah - which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew - for the 2012-13 school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Mind blowing

Sarasota Christian School sent four teams - the most in Florida - to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University.

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