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It's Read Everywhere


  • By Observer Staff
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 23, 2014
  • East County
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It's Read Everywhere
CRUISIN’. John, Jason, Derek and Jackie Breiner enjoyed catching up on their East County news while on the beach at Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The family enjoyed a Norwegian cruise to the Caribbean.
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FAMILY FOCUS. Dennis and Karla Reens read their East County Observer in front of Karla’s dad’s home from the 1920s in Melsungen, Germany. His home was rebuilt into a hotel, where the couple stayed on their visit.
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