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Sunny McGrath, Barbara Anne Manning, Craig Dropkin, Richard McGrath and Vietnam veteran Bob Hamel march in the inaugural Rotary Club of Longboat Key Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 11, on Bay Isles Road.
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Holly Baran hugs Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party Chairman Michael Garey after winning the second prize of "A Year of Delicious Dining" in the event's raffle Dec. 6, at the Longboat Key Club's Islandside driving range.
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Freedom Elementary School's Isabella Pasquale says she loves to read, but she doesn’t have a favorite book or author. In her spare time, she also enjoys playing softball. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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When 9-year-old Isabella Pasquale moved to Heritage Harbour last summer, she heard it had a community library.

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Ed and Geraldine Berbaum team up to play guitar and the fiddle for guests at the Manatee County Fair. 2
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Volunteers helped care for animals rescued from Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary.
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Runners make a colorful statement during the Run or Dye 5K at Nathan Benderson Park. Chloe and Christopher Camacho, Keira Jackson and Selah and Abby Swanson show off their new post-race colors.
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Rev. Brian Bagley-Bonner blesses Piper, a beagle/pug mix owned by Marge Hooie at Faith United Methodist Church.
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Members of Tara Elementary School’s dance team perform a routine to "Ghostbusters" during a recital at Braden River High School. Dancers from Braden River middle and high schools also performed.
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As one last hurrah for Tara Elementary fifth-grade students, the children competed against the school's faculty members and alumni in a kickball game, on a field tucked behind the East County school.
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Children gather around Justin Matthews, of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, for a better look at Woody, the screech owl, during an All God’s Children preschool summer camp.
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Zoey Long, Annie Jaco, Michal McClusky, Madison Hayes and Melody Fetterman at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA's summer camp.
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Drew Wojcik, Charlene Faust and Dylan Wojcik with Kevin, Reese and Ryann Gurski, Trevor Young and Rebecca and Charlie Gurski splash around during the Hang Ten for Autism surfing event.
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Charlie Coury, Virginie Breuer and Doreen Karras, of Tropicana's team, create a video of themselves and the rest of their team to share with Sandi "Samandi" Miller, for whom they are walking during the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.
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Phill Phelan proposes to Kailee Burgess on Lakewood Ranch Main Street at Music On Main after a flash mob dance routine to Brad Paisley's "Wrapped Around."
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Mary and Newt McCollough enjoy the Old Braden River Historical Society’s boat parade.
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