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  • December 24, 2013
Legacy lives on through foundation

Longboat Key resident Marty Samowitz, the oldest World War II Iwo Jima survivor who died Dec. 6 at age 99, is still giving back to the community.

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  • December 24, 2013
Couple says 'I do'

Stephen and Justine Boehm Crost, of Bradenton, married April 13, at Mirror Lake, in St. Petersburg.

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  • December 24, 2013
Cannons Marina staffer coasts to the top salesperson award

Jupiter Marine, of Palmetto, recently named Cannons Marina sales associate Capt. Mike Adams as its 2013 salesperson of the year.

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  • December 24, 2013
Longboat student graduates from Savannah College of Art and Design

Bryan Rogers, of Longboat Key, recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Obituary: Irwin Tober

Irwin Tober, 92, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 10.

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  • December 24, 2013
Obituary: Ronald Miller

Ronald Miller, 72, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 11, after an unexpected cardiac arrest.

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  • December 24, 2013
Obituary: George Hodges Harrison

George Hodges Harrison, 90, of Bradenton, died Sunday, Dec. 8, just one month shy of his 91st birthday.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock
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  • December 24, 2013
Holiday wish lists

Longboat Key leaders and residents unwrap their wishes for 2014.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2013
The gift of a lifetime

We asked people throughout the Key about the best Christmas or Hanukkah gift they've ever received. Here's what they had to say about the holiday gifts that kept on giving.

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Marley Gordon
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2013
Spirit of season shines bright on Longboat Key

Here are our top-three picks for festive flair in our 'Spirit of the Season' contest.

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Philip Maiese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bay Isles on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Philip Maiese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bay Isles on Longboat Key.

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  • December 24, 2013
Captured moments

Share pictures of your special holiday moments with the East County Observer by emailing them to [email protected].

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  • December 24, 2013
Puppy love

Like many residents in Lakewood Ranch, residents in the Legends Walk neighborhood of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club love dogs.

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Courtesy photo. Pre-kindergarten student Asylyn Collins and her teacher, Sonya Matson, have a great time creating T-shirts.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
T-shirt time

Students in Sonya Matson's and Sharon Pantuso's pre-kindergarten classes at Braden River Elementary became creative, busy little elves Dec. 12, as they decorated T-shirts for the holidays.

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  • December 24, 2013
Present party

Legendary ESPN Commentator Dick Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, and their family hosted their annual Boys & Girls Club Holiday Party Dec. 16, at the Vitale home, in Lakewood Ranch.

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