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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 25, 2009
Cricket club readies bats for annual Six-A-Side fest

The Sarasota International Cricket Club will host its 16th annual Six-A-Side Festival Nov. 25-29 at the Sarasota Cricket Club in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • November 25, 2009
Cops Corner 11.26.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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  • November 25, 2009
Birth Announcements 11.26.09

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements the last issue of each month.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • November 25, 2009
Ranch homes top week's transactions

Two homes in Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club top this week's real estate transactions.

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  • November 25, 2009
Business Observer 11.26.09

Kompo Family Co. LLC, a limited liability company headed by Sarasota chiropractor Dr. Gary Kompothecras, purchased the 1.7 acres housing the corporate headquarters of Community Bank of Manatee for $1 million.

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  • November 25, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Wendi Golden

The Observer spotlights Lakewood Ranch High girls golf coach Wendi Golden.

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  • November 24, 2009
Guest Fashion Editor - Patti Corcoran

GUEST FASHION EDITOR: PATTI CORCORAN

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  • November 24, 2009
Faithful following

Longboat Key residents and visitors of all faiths attended the 29th annual Longboat Key Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to give thanks for their blessings. Host church for the Nov. 24 service was St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

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  • November 24, 2009
Annual Observer event remains a hit

The 10th annual Observer Challenge will take place from Dec. 11 through Dec. 13, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 24, 2009
New owners make the cut

Lena Lemon and Ken Schwartz are the owners of Crossover Cutters, at 5620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which was formerly Manny's Barber Shop and Boone's Barber Shop.

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  • November 24, 2009
Light up, Longboat, for this year's contest

It's time for The Longboat Observer's annual 'Light Up the Keys' contest.

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  • Molly Schechter
  • November 24, 2009
Temple Beth Israel celebrates veterans Shabbat

Temple Beth Israel held its annual veterans Shabbat service Friday, Nov. 20.

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  • Dora Walters
  • November 24, 2009
Bike rider does 80 in honor of his 80th

Carl Meyers turns 80 on Dec. 3, and he wanted to do something special to celebrate. An avid bike rider, he bought a new bike and decided to ride 80 kilometers - 50 miles - on his birthday.

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  • November 24, 2009
Letters to the editor

Weldon Frost, a 20-year volunteer with the Salvation Army, recalls some vignettes as a bell ringer.

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  • November 24, 2009
Cops Corner

Nov. 13 Deep sleep 11:41 a.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Camping Violation. A town employee told police that someone was sleeping in Bicentennial Park. Police found a man sleeping in the bushes, and he was issued written warnings for camping and possession of alcohol on town property.

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