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  • By Donna Swan
  • October 20, 2010
Deal Us In

Jacoby two notrump

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Wispy Waves

Ian Hunter submitted this sunset photo, taken near Whitney Beach on the north end of the Key. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
Cancer Support Community opens Ranch facility

The organization celebrated the grand opening of its new five-acre campus with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 19.

  • East County
  • News
Stuart Roth, founder of the Center of Faith and Freedom, said the organization will create more general videos so they can be used by non-profits throughout the country rather than just for specific not-for-profits.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
Ranch's Stuart Roth named 'Humanitarian of the Year'

Stuart Roth was awarded the C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian of the Year Award Oct. 15 by the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River High defensive back Ben Peacock and Manatee High running back Mike Blakely found themselves on the same playing field as their teams went head-to-head Oct. 15. Blakely has been living with Peacock and his family for the past three years.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 20, 2010
Sense of Stability

Manatee High running back Mike Blakely has been living with Braden River High defensive back Ben Peacock and his family for the past three years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Freshman Bianca Dean, who began playing golf six months, is now the No. 4 golfer on the Lakewood Ranch girls golf team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 20, 2010
Ranch biker rules BMX circuit

Lakewood Ranch High School freshman Bianca Dean captured her second-consecutive BMX state championship earlier this year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Will Kazokas set the school record in the 50-yard freestyle (21.75) Sept. 15.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 20, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Will Kazokas

Sophomore Will Kazokas has been rewriting the Lakewood Ranch High School records books this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtney McDevitt and Sydney Jordan block a shot during their district match versus Dixie Hollins. Photo by Brian Blanco.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 20, 2010
Pirate power dominates districts

The Braden River High volleyball team clinched the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A-District 10 tourney with a 3-0 victory over Dixie Hollins Oct. 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bryan Balak, George Fischer and C.O. "Ollie" Kyte
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
ELECTION 2010: GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 1

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The East County Observer will profile contested races pertinent to East County residents. Meet the contestants for GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 1.

  • East County
  • News
Julie Mekhail and Marcia Weaver
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
ELECTION 2010: GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 3

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The East County Observer will profile contested races pertinent to East County residents. Meet the contestants for GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 3.

  • East County
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Anthony "Tony" Francis and Scott Ziegler
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
ELECTION 2010: GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 5

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The East County Observer will profile contested races pertinent to East County residents. Meet the contestants for GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 5.

  • East County
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Diana Armbrust, Jack Hanrahan, Harold (Hal) Sheridan and Ronald Weismehl
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
ELECTION 2010: University Place CDD Seat 1

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The East County Observer will profile contested races pertinent to East County residents. Meet the contestants for University Place CDD Seat 1.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2010
News Briefs 10.21.10

Members of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office COPS North unit have apprehended another suspect in a rash of residential burglaries in the North Manatee and East County areas.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 20, 2010
Lakewood Ranch home tops weekly transactions

Steven Monahan and Marilynn Monahan, trustees, of Waterford, Mich., sold the home at 13523 Blythefield Terrace to Mel Kent and Janet Kent, trustees, of Toronto, Canada, for $745,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman star in "Red."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 20, 2010
Film Review: 'Red'

Based on a DC Comics miniseries, "Red" starts out with a major bang, and the action never lets up.

  • Arts + Culture
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