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Simon and Susan Gaunt from Seattle hooked up with the Sarasota Paddleboard Company and went on a two-hour paddleboarding adventure that ended at Bird Key Park.
Families from Temple Emanu-El gathered tonight at Summerfield Park for the temple's fifth annual Family Picnic and Havdalah. Attendees enjoyed pizza and ice cream before a Havdalah ceremony.
Hundreds of Lakewood Ranch families enjoyed their last summer hurrah Aug. 27 at the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.'s annual Back to School Splash Bash event. The event, held at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, featured swimming, arts and crafts, inflatable slides and other activities.
The Out-of-Door Academy Thunder kicked off its 2011 campaign with its preseason contest against Berkeley Prep Aug. 26 at Thunder Stadium. The Bucs handled the Thunder 41-6. For more, see next week's East County Observer.
Actor Mike Kradlak portrays an astronaut in an independent film called "Life in a Glass House." Part of the short film is being shot at SMR Aggregates today.
The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce held their After Hours event Wednesday, Aug. 24 in conjunction J Wood Realty's 'meet the neighbors' event that included Envy and Bridge Street Bistro.
