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  • November 28, 2013
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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On Nov. 25, Pine View School for the Gifted students were officially awarded the Guinness World Record of most sandwiches made in an hour.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2013
School Board

WOWbutter and jelly time; taste of Italy; SMA salutes Country's fallen servicemen

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  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 28, 2013
The real-life 'snowbirds'

Sarasota County's moderate winter weather attracts a variety of migrating wildlife, which can be easily viewed thanks to the area's variety of outdoor recreation areas.

  • East County
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Jack Ryan Gruters
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2013
Occasions

Local weddings, engagements, anniversaries and births.

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Joan Tufts submitted this photo of her grandchildren playing during sunset at Turtle Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2013
Weather: Sarasota

Joan Tufts submitted this photo of her grandchildren playing during sunset at Turtle Beach.

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Rabbi Mendy Bukiet explains the menorah is made of cans, because it was the first time Hannukah overlapped with Thanksgiving.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Hanukkah Celebration

Manatee and Sarasota County residents joined in celebration Nov. 27, as Chabad of Bradenton hosted its annual Hanukkah event on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
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Chabad of Bradenton's Thanksgiving Hanukkah Celebration event starts at 6:30 p.m., on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 27, 2013
East County celebrates Hanukkah

Chabad of Bradenton will celebrate Hanukkah tonight as it lights a menorah made out of canned goods on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Marching medals

The Braden River High School Marching Band took home top honors Nov. 23, at the Florida Marching Band Coalition state finals.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Holiday helpings

Lakewood Ranch resident Don O'Leary and friends, Dick Moran and Richard Lozier, this year may be foregoing their annual drive through Lakewood Ranch to collect non-perishable food and financial donations for the Food Bank of Manatee, but that doesn't mean they've given up their annual tradition.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Musical season

A group of East County freelance musicians gathered Nov. 21, in front of Publix on Market Street, in Lakewood Ranch, to help raise funds for the Salvation Army.

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Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Veterans salute

Residents of the Tara community paid tribute to U.S. military veterans during a special Veterans Day Dinner and Dance, at the Tara Golf & Country Club.

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Eagle Trace will open Dec. 7.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 27, 2013
Builders prepare for new community's big reveal

Neal Communities targets family buyers in its next phase of homes at Eagle Trace, with amenities and larger floor plans.

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Kevin Wallace, owner of Urban Accents, Lakewood Ranch, hopes to use the event to get customers interested in his website.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 27, 2013
Day celebrates small businesses

Locals look forward to a boost from Small Business Saturday Nov. 30.

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CDD 1
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • November 27, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDD Wrap Up

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and the Inter-District Authority Board met Nov. 21, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, for their regular meetings.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • November 27, 2013
Decoration Destination

Every holiday season, Benderson Development, owner of 1.5 million square feet of commercial space along University Parkway, quietly lights up the roadway.

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