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Carolyn and Joe Guyton, center, caught up with friends Kay (left) and Ron (right) Houston.
  • By Susan Moore
  • June 3, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Muirfield Party

Residents of the Muirfield community in the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club celebrated the "End of the Winter Season" with a special pool party gathering May 23 to honor the community's winter residents. Guests enjoyed food, music and fellowship at the event at the Muirfield community pool.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 3, 2011
Community Golf Scores 05.24.11 to 05.31.11

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
Third-grader Rain Miller performed several magic acts, including a jumping juice trick.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 3, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Bashaw Elementary Talent Show

More than 30 students at Bashaw Elementary School showed off their talents during the school's talent show June 2. Students displayed a variety of talents, including singing, dancing, magic acts, tae kwon do, tumbling and more.

  • East County
  • Schools
Family members packed Braden River Elementary's cafetorium for the ceremony.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 3, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: BRE Graduation

Braden River Elementary honored its outgoing fifth-graders with the school's annual Fifth-Grade Recognition June 3. Each fifth-grader received special awards at the ceremony, which was held in the school's new cafetorium.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Livi Bright aimed her rocket carefully on the launching pad.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 3, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River High rockets

Braden River High School students took their education to new heights today. Engineering teacher Gil Burlew led the Pirates during a rocket launching project, which tasked students to build rockets and attempt to land them closest to a designated target on the ground.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A sexual battery was reported in a Country Club Shores home last month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2011
Sexual battery reported on Longboat Key

A man renting a room in a Country Club Shores home performed a sexual act on his daughter May 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Florida Protect Our Reefs license plates has raised more than $2.3 million for research, conservation and education.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 3, 2011
Protect Our Reefs license plates raise $274,000

A total 11 awards have been made for coral reef research, conservation and education projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The work is scheduled to occur in three sections, which will be barricaded during the time of work.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 3, 2011
Resurfacing planned for Moorings road

Moorings Point Circle will be closed June 6-15.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 3, 2011
OBITUARY: Dorothea Hall

Dorothea Hall, 83, was a former Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Dave Auker Shumaker, Adria Maria Jensen and Stephen Lee
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Frank G. Berlin, Sr., Small Business Awards

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held its annual 2011 Frank. G. Berlin, Sr., Small Business Awards Thursday, at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Euphemia Haye is one of five Longboat Key restaurants participating in this year's event.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 2, 2011
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week continues

More than 30 restaurants are participating in this year's two-week dining event.

  • Arts + Culture
The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department and the town will work on creating a new three-year contract in June and July.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 2, 2011
Town schedules fire contract meetings

The town of Longboat Key and its firefighters will head back to the contract negotiation table this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 2, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Barb McRae gets a personal room visit and kisses from Kirby, 6 ½, Thursday, May 12 in the Oncology Unit at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Pet therapy at SMH (more photos)

When Ginger, Alie, Finnegan, Parker and Kirby hear the phrase 'time to go to work!' these canines know just what to do. These five dogs visit three different units at Sarasota Memorial Hospital for an hour and a half every Thursday afternoon to work as therapy dogs.

  • Sarasota
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